Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-1046
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2023-03-29
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-29
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill allows commercial service airports that do not meet the minimum passenger boarding requirement to continue to receive certain Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a limited time. </p> <p>The AIP provides grants for planning and development projects at public-use airports, including primary airports. Under current law, <i>primary airports</i> are generally commercial service airports that have more than 10,000 passenger boardings each year.</p> <p>Specifically, this bill creates a special rule for FY2024-FY2026 for commercial service airports that (1) had fewer than 10,000 passenger boardings during the calendar year used to calculate the apportionment, and (2) had 10,000 or more passenger boarding in calendar year 2019. For the purpose of AIP grant apportionment, the bill requires the FAA to use the number of passenger boardings at the airport during calendar year 2019, 2020, or 2021 (whichever had the highest number of passenger boardings). </p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1046 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 29, 2023 Mr. Barrasso 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 for small airports 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 2023 . 2. Apportionments Section 47114(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (K) Special rule for fiscal years 2024 through 2026 Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor of an airport under that subparagraph, for each of fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026, an amount based on the number of passenger boardings at the airport during calendar year 2019, 2020, or 2021, whichever had the highest number of passenger boardings, if the airport had— (i) fewer than 10,000 passenger boardings during the calendar year used to calculate the apportionment for fiscal year 2024, 2025, or 2026, as applicable, under subparagraph (A); and (ii) 10,000 or more passenger boardings during calendar year 2019. .