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Union Calendar No. 296
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1979
[Report No. 107–496]
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide assistance for the
construction of certain air traffic control towers.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 23, 2001
Mr. WICKER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
JUNE 6, 2002
Additional sponsors: Mr. DELAY, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. PICKERING, Mr.
SHOWS, Mr. RYUN of Kansas, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr.
WELDON of Florida, Mrs. THURMAN, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. FROST, Mr.
ENGLISH, Mr. GOODE, Ms. HART, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr.
ADERHOLT, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. PETERSON
of Pennsylvania, Mr.
BONILLA, Mr. TIAHRT, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr.
STUMP, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. CANNON, Mr. HUTCH-
INSON, Mr. HERGER, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr.
HOLDEN, Mr. PASTOR, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. WELLER, Mr.
EVANS, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. FLAKE, Mr.
SIMPSON, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. KIRK, Mr.
UDALL of Colorado, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. KELLER, Mr.
HALL of Texas, Mr. GORDON, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. SHAW,
Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii,
Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. CANTOR, Mr.
MOORE, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina,
Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. ROSS, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr.
NORWOOD, Mr. PENCE, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr.
JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr.
BLUMENAUER, Mr. BALLENGER, Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico, Mr. BARR
of Georgia, Ms. DUNN, Mr. SIMMONS, and Mr. HAYES
JUNE 6, 2002
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 23, 2001]
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide assistance
for the construction of certain air traffic control towers.
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 ‘‘Small Airport Safety,
Security, and Air Service Improvement Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF TOWERS IN AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT.
Section 47102(3) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(M) constructing an air traffic control
tower or acquiring and installing air traffic con-
trol, communications, and related equipment at
an air traffic control tower under the terms spec-
ified in section 47124(b)(4).’’.
SEC. 3. CONSTRUCTION OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOW-
ERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47124(b)(4) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(4) CONSTRUCTION OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
TOWERS.—
‘‘(A) GRANTS.—The Secretary may provide
grants to a sponsor of—
‘‘(i) a primary airport—
‘‘(I) from amounts made available
under 
sections 
47114(c)(1) 
and
47114(c)(2) for the construction or im-
provement of a nonapproach control
tower, as defined by the Secretary, and
for the acquisition and installation of
air traffic control, communications,
and related equipment to be used in
that tower;
‘‘(II) from amounts made avail-
able under sections 47114(c)(1) and
47114(c)(2) for reimbursement for the
cost of construction or improvement of
a nonapproach control tower, as de-
fined by the Secretary, incurred after
October 1, 1996, if the sponsor com-
plied with the requirements of sections
47107(e), 47112(b), and 47112(c) in
constructing or improving that tower;
and
‘‘(III) from amounts made avail-
able under sections 47114(c)(1) and
47114(c)(2) for reimbursement for the
cost of acquiring and installing in that
tower air traffic control, communica-
tions, and related equipment that was
acquired or installed after October 1,
1996; and
‘‘(ii) a public-use airport that is not a
primary airport—
‘‘(I) from amounts made available
under 
sections 
47114(c)(2) 
and
47114(d) for the construction or im-
provement of a nonapproach control
tower, as defined by the Secretary, and
for the acquisition and installation of
air traffic control, communications,
and related equipment to be used in
that tower;
‘‘(II) from amounts made avail-
able under sections 47114(c)(2) and
47114(d)(3)(A) for reimbursement for
the cost of construction or improvement
of a nonapproach control tower, as de-
fined by the Secretary, incurred after
October 1, 1996, if the sponsor com-
plied with the requirements of sections
47107(e), 47112(b), and 47112(c) in
constructing or improving that tower;
and
‘‘(III) from amounts made avail-
able under sections 47114(c)(2) and
47114(d)(3)(A) for reimbursement for
the cost of acquiring and installing in
that tower air traffic control, commu-
nications, and related equipment that
was acquired or installed after October
1, 1996.
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—An airport sponsor
shall be eligible for a grant under this paragraph
only if—
‘‘(i)(I) the sponsor is a participant in
the Federal Aviation Administration con-
tract tower program established under sub-
section (a) and continued under paragraph
(1) or the pilot program established under
paragraph (3); or
‘‘(II) construction of a nonapproach
control tower would qualify the sponsor to
be eligible to participate in such program;