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Union Calendar No. 23 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 468 
[Report No. 117–40] 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive 
payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2021 
Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for himself and Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure 
MAY 28, 2021 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expedited Delivery of 
Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. ALLOWABLE COST STANDARDS FOR AIRPORT DE-
VELOPMENT PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47110(b)(1) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1) if the cost necessarily’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(1)(A) if the cost necessarily’’; 
(2) by striking the semicolon at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) if the cost is an incentive payment in-
curred in carrying out the project described in sub-
paragraph (A) that is to be provided to a contractor 
upon early completion of a project, if— 
‘‘(i) such payment does not exceed the less-
er of 5 percent of the initial construction con-
tract amount or $1,000,000; 
‘‘(ii) the level of contractor’s control of, or 
access to, the worksite necessary to shorten the 
duration of the project does not negatively im-
pact the operation of the airport; 
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‘‘(iii) the contract specifies application of 
the incentive structure in the event of unfore-
seeable, non-weather delays beyond the control 
of the contractor; 
‘‘(iv) nothing in any agreement with the 
contractor prevents the airport operator from 
retaining responsibility for the safety, efficiency, 
and capacity of the airport during the execution 
of the grant agreement; and 
‘‘(v) the Secretary determines that the use 
of an incentive payment is likely to increase air-
port capacity or efficiency or result in cost sav-
ings as a result of shortening the project’s du-
ration;’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 47110(e)(7) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended in the heading 
by striking ‘‘PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AIRPORTS’’ and in-
serting ‘‘PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AIRPORTS’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 23 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 468 
[Report No. 117–40] 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit 
the use of incentive payments to expedite certain 
federally financed airport development projects. 
MAY 28, 2021 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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