Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act
Bill: S.3662 | Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. (D-MI)
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act
This act temporarily allows the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to cover 100% of the costs for airports to purchase and deploy equipment to test fire suppression systems that contain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) without discharging such substances. (PFAS are manmade substances and may have adverse human health effects.)
The FAA must also (1) conduct outreach to inform airports of the availability of the increased cost-sharing; and (2) brief Congress on options to reimburse airports that acquired equipment without, or with reduced, federal funding and other matters.

[117th Congress Public Law 254]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 117-254
117th Congress

                                 An Act


 
   To temporarily increase the cost share authority for aqueous film 
       forming foam input-based testing equipment, and for other 
             purposes. <<NOTE: Dec. 20, 2022 -  [S. 3662]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Preventing PFAS 
Runoff at Airports Act. 49 USC 40101 note.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports 
Act''.
SEC. 2. <<NOTE: Deadlines.>>  TEMPORARY INCREASED COST SHARE 
                    AUTHORITY FOR AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM INPUT-
                    BASED TESTING EQUIPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 47109 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Special Rule for Covered Equipment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Government's share of allowable 
        project costs for covered equipment and its installation shall 
        be 100 percent.
            ``(2) Definition of covered equipment.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `covered equipment' means aqueous film 
        forming foam input-based testing equipment that is eligible for 
        Airport Improvement Program funding based on Federal Aviation 
        Administration PGL 21-01, titled `Extension of Eligibility for 
        stand-alone acquisition of input-based testing equipment and 
        truck modification', dated October 5, 2021 (or any other 
        successor program guidance letter).
            ``(3) Sunset.--The higher cost share authority established 
        in this subsection shall terminate on the earlier of--
                    ``(A) 180 days after the date on which the 
                eligibility of covered equipment for Airport Improvement 
                Program funding under the authority described in 
                paragraph (2) terminates or is discontinued by the 
                Administrator; or
                    ``(B) 5 years after the date of enactment of this 
                subsection.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: 49 USC 47109 note.>>  Outreach Efforts.--Not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration shall conduct an outreach effort to 
make airports aware of the higher cost share authority established in 
section 47109(g) of title 49, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a).

    (c) <<NOTE: Briefing.>>  Forward-looking Airport Reimbursements.--
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall provide a

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briefing to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives that reviews--
            (1) potential options for Congress to reimburse airports 
        that--
                    (A) are certificated under part 139 of title 14, 
                Code of Federal Regulations; and
                    (B) acquired covered equipment (as defined in 
                section 47109(g) of title 49, United States Code) as 
                added by subsection (a)--
                          (i) with Federal funding but with a 
                      Government's share less than 100 percent; or
                          (ii) without Federal funding;
            (2) information relevant to estimating the potential cost of 
        providing such reimbursement;
            (3) the status of the Federal Aviation Administration's 
        outreach efforts as required under subsection (b); and
            (4) any additional information the Administrator of the 
        Federal Aviation Administration considers appropriate.

    (d) <<NOTE: Applicability. 49 USC 47109 note.>>  Authorization of 
Appropriations.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply to amounts 
that first become available in fiscal year 2023 or thereafter.

    Approved December 20, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 3662:
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SENATE REPORTS: No. 117-138 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
            Sept. 6, considered and passed Senate.
            Sept. 28, 29, considered and passed House, amended.
            Dec. 1, Senate concurred in House amendment.

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