Rebuilding America’s Airport Infrastructure Act

Bill: 117-hr-2719
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2021-04-21
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Transportation costs

Transportation programs funding

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Rebuilding America's Airport Infrastructure Act </strong></p> <p>This bill increases the cap on the airport passenger facility charge program of the Federal Aviation Administration. The program allows certain agencies to impose a passenger facility charge on each paying passenger of an air carrier or foreign air carrier boarding an aircraft at an airport the agency controls to finance an eligible airport-related project.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2719 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2021 Mr. Blumenauer (for himself and Mr. Amodei ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rebuilding America’s Airport Infrastructure Act . 2. Passenger facility charge (a) In general Section 40117 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1) by striking of $1, $2, or $3 and inserting described in paragraph (4) ; (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: (4) Passenger facility charge amount The maximum amount of a passenger facility charge imposed under paragraph (1) shall be— (A) for a 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2023, $5.50; (B) for a 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2024, $6.50; (C) for a 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2025, $7.50; and (D) on and after January 1, 2026, $8.50 (adjusted annually for inflation). ; (C) in paragraph (6)— (i) by striking paragraphs (1) and (4) and inserting paragraph (1) ; and (ii) by striking or (4) ; and (D) in paragraph (7)(A)— (i) by striking , (4), ; and (ii) by striking or (4) ; and (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking the semicolon and inserting ; and ; (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ; and and inserting a period; and (C) by striking paragraph (4). (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to passenger facility charges imposed on or after January 1, 2023.