Secure Airport Public Spaces Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2859
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2018-05-16
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2018-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-05-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Secure Airport Public Spaces Act of 2018</strong></p> <p>This bill allows airports to: (1) use passenger facility charge revenue for projects to enhance security of areas of an airport outside of areas screened by the Transportation Security Administration that are directly and substantially related to the movement of passengers and baggage, and (2) install security cameras in the public area of the interior and exterior of the airport terminal as part of the airport improvement program.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2859 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 16, 2018 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Gardner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To provide for the use of passenger facility charge revenue to enhance security at airports and to make projects for the installation of security cameras eligible for the airport improvement program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Airport Public Spaces Act of 2018 . 2. Use of passenger facility charge revenue to enhance security at airports Section 40117(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (H) A project for the construction, repair, or improvement of facilities at an airport, or for the acquisition or installation of equipment at an airport, to enhance the security of any area of the airport directly and substantially related to the movement of passengers and baggage in air transportation. Such a project shall not include the acquisition, installation, operation, or maintenance of screening equipment and technology or the functions or activities of the Transportation Security Administration under subsections (d) and (e) of section 114. . 3. Eligibility of CCTV projects for airport improvement program Section 47119(a)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking directly related to moving passengers and inserting the following: “directly related to— (i) moving passengers ; (2) by striking ; and at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (ii) installing security cameras in the public area of the interior and exterior of the terminal; and .