Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-239
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2015-01-22
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Noise pollution

Transportation programs funding
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2015</b></p> <p> Prescribes a special rule to require the Secretary of Transportation for FY2015-FY2017 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-FY2017, and (2) 10,000 or more passenger boardings during calendar year 2012.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 239 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 22, 2015 Mr. Enzi (for himself, Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Franken , Mrs. Fischer , and Mr. Heinrich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 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 2015 . 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 through 2017 Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor of an airport under that subparagraph, for each of fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017, 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, 2016, or 2017 under subparagraph (A); and (ii) 10,000 or more passenger boardings during calendar year 2012. .