Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5295
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Introduced: 2014-07-30
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Noise pollution

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2014 - Prescribes a special rule to require the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) for FY2015 and FY2016 to apportion amounts for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning and programs to sponsors of primary airports based on the number of passenger boardings at the airport during calendar year 2012 if it had: (1) fewer than 10,000 passenger boardings during the calendar year used to calculate the apportionment for FY2015 or FY2016, and (2) 10,000 or more passenger boardings during calendar year 2012.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5295 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2014 Mr. Smith of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to apportionments under the Airport Improvement Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2014 . 2. Apportionments Section 47114(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (G) Special rule for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor of an airport under that subparagraph, for each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016, an amount based on the number of passenger boardings at the airport during calendar year 2012 if the airport had— (i) fewer than 10,000 passenger boardings during the calendar year used to calculate the apportionment for fiscal year 2015 or 2016 under subparagraph (A); and (ii) 10,000 or more passenger boardings during calendar year 2012. .