Remotely Piloted Aircraft Mission Protection Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2571
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2016-02-24
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Military facilities and property

National Guard and reserves

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2016-02-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-02-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Remotely Piloted Aircraft Mission Protection Act of 2016</b></p> <p>This bill bars the Department of Transportation from disapproving an airport development project grant application just because the airport enters into or renews a lease for the use, at a nominal rate, of airport property by a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard, without regard to whether that component operates aircraft at the airport. </p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2571 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 24, 2016 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Cotton , and Mrs. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To provide for the eligibility for airport development grants of airports that enter into certain leases with components of the Armed Forces.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Remotely Piloted Aircraft Mission Protection Act of 2016 . 2. Eligibility for airport development grants of airports that enter into certain leases with components of the Armed Forces Section 47107 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (t) Eligibility for airport development grants of airports that enter into certain leases with components of the Armed Forces The Secretary of Transportation may not disapprove a project grant application under this subchapter for an airport development project at an airport solely because the airport enters into or renews a lease for the use, at a nominal rate, of airport property by a regular or reserve component of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard, without regard to whether that component operates aircraft at the airport. .