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[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Water Technology Acceleration Act of 
2016''.

SEC. 2. INNOVATION IN CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUNDS.

    (a) Innovative Water Technologies.--Section 603 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(12) for the deployment of innovative water technologies, 
        including--
                    ``(A) green technologies, including manufactured 
                technology and natural systems, to address nonpoint 
                source pollution from agriculture;
                    ``(B) resource recovery in water and wastewater 
                treatment systems, including--
                            ``(i) energy conservation and production;
                            ``(ii) water reuse and recycling; and
                            ``(iii) recovery of valuable materials, 
                        such as nutrients from wastewater streams; and
                    ``(C) green infrastructure and other innovative 
                technologies, such as real-time system monitoring and 
                peak wet weather treatment technology, to reduce sewer 
                and storm water overflows due to wet weather events in 
                urban areas.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator shall carry out 
technical assistance programs to facilitate and encourage the provision 
of financial assistance for the purposes described in subsection 
(c)(12).
    ``(k) Report.--Each year, the Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report that describes--
            ``(1) the amount of financial assistance provided by State 
        water pollution control revolving funds to deploy innovative 
        water technologies;
            ``(2) the barriers impacting greater use of innovative 
        water technologies; and
            ``(3) the cost-saving potential to cities and future 
        infrastructure investments from emerging technologies.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 607 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1387) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as 
        subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively, and indenting 
        appropriately;
            (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so 
        redesignated), by striking ``There is'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--There are''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Innovative water technologies.--In addition to any 
        other funds made available to carry out this title and 
        notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, there is 
        authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to make 
        additional allotments under this title to States to provide 
        financial assistance solely for purposes described in section 
        603(c)(12) $100,000,000 for each fiscal year.''.

SEC. 3. INNOVATION IN DRINKING WATER STATE REVOLVING FUNDS.

    Section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-12) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``only''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``Except'' and inserting 
                        the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Except'';
                    (B) in the second sentence, by striking 
                ``Financial'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Financial assistance.--Financial'';
                    (C) in the third sentence, by striking ``The 
                funds'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(C) Loans to public water systems.--The funds'';
                    (D) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``The 
                funds'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(D) Innovative water technologies.--The funds may 
                be used for the deployment of innovative water 
                technologies, including technologies to improve water 
                quality and technologies to improve real-time water 
                quality information of water users.
                    ``(E) Limitation.--The funds''; and
                    (E) in the fifth sentence, by striking ``Of the 
                amount'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(F) Public water systems serving fewer than 
                10,000 persons.--Of the amount'';
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) for the deployment of innovative water technologies, 
        including technologies to improve water quality and 
        technologies to improve real-time water quality information of 
        water users.'';
            (3) by striking subsection (m) and inserting the following:
    ``(m) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to any other 
funds made available to carry out this section and notwithstanding any 
other provision of this Act, there is authorized to be appropriated to 
the Administrator to make additional allotments under this section to 
States to provide financial assistance solely for the deployment of 
innovative water technologies, including technologies to improve water 
quality and technologies to improve real-time water quality information 
of water users, $100,000,000 for each fiscal year.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(s) Technical Assistance.--The Administrator shall carry out 
technical assistance programs to facilitate and encourage the provision 
of financial assistance for the deployment of innovative water 
technologies, including technologies to improve water quality and 
technologies to improve real-time water quality information of water 
users.
    ``(t) Report.--Each year, the Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report that describes--
            ``(1) the amount of financial assistance provided by State 
        drinking water revolving funds to deploy innovative water 
        technologies;
            ``(2) the barriers impacting greater use of innovative 
        water technologies; and
            ``(3) the cost-saving potential to cities and future 
        infrastructure investments from emerging technologies.''.

SEC. 4. INNOVATIVE WATER TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (2) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
                    (A) a public utility, including publicly owned 
                treatment works and clean water systems;
                    (B) a municipality;
                    (C) a private entity, including a farmer or 
                manufacturer;
                    (D) an institution of higher education;
                    (E) a research institution or foundation;
                    (F) a State;
                    (G) a regional organization; or
                    (H) a nonprofit organization.
    (b) Grant Program Authorized.--The Administrator shall carry out a 
grant program for purposes described in subsection (c) to accelerate 
the development of innovative water technologies that address pressing 
water challenges.
    (c) Grants.--In carrying out the program under subsection (b), the 
Administrator shall make to eligible entities grants that--
            (1) finance projects that--
                    (A) are public-private partnerships; and
                    (B) deploy, test, and improve emerging water 
                technologies;
            (2) fund entities that provide technical assistance to 
        deploy innovative water technologies more broadly, especially--
                    (A) to increase adoption of innovative water 
                technologies in--
                            (i) municipal water and wastewater 
                        treatment systems; or
                            (ii) areas served by private wells; and
                    (B) in a manner that reduces ratepayer or community 
                costs over time, including the cost of future capital 
                investments; or
            (3) specifically target investments that, as determined by 
        the Administrator--
                    (A) improve water quality of a water source;
                    (B) improve water quality through the improvement 
                of the safety and security of a drinking water delivery 
                system;
                    (C) minimize contamination of drinking water, 
                including contamination by lead, bacteria, and 
                nitrates;
                    (D) improve the quality and timeliness and decrease 
                the cost of drinking water tests, especially 
                technologies that can be deployed within water systems 
                and at individual faucets to provide accurate real-time 
                tests of water quality, especially with respect to 
                lead, bacteria, and nitrate content;
                    (E) treat edge-of-field runoff to improve water 
                quality;
                    (F) treat agricultural, municipal, and industrial 
                wastewater;
                    (G) manage urban storm water runoff;
                    (H) conserve water; or
                    (I) address urgent water quality and human health 
                needs.
    (d) Priority Funding.--In making grants under this section, the 
Administrator shall give priority to projects that have the potential--
            (1) to provide substantial cost savings across a sector 
        (such as municipal or agricultural waste treatment); or
            (2) to significantly improve human health or the 
        environment.
    (e) Cost-Sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of activities 
carried out using a grant made under this section shall be not more 
than 70 percent.
    (f) Limitation.--The maximum amount of a grant provided to a 
project under this section shall be $5,000,000.
    (g) Report.--Each year, the Administrator shall submit to Congress 
and make publicly available on the website of the Administrator a 
report that describes any advancements during the previous year in 
development of innovative water technologies made as a result of 
funding provided under this section.
    (h) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $50,000,000 for each fiscal year.
[A]: Water Technology Acceleration Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to accelerate the testing, deployment, and commercialization of innovative water technologies.  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)must evaluate the barriers impacting greater use of innovative water technology and provide technical assistance to facilitate financial assistance tohelp communities use new technology.The new technology is designed to help communities address wastewater, storm runoff, and drinking water challenges. Additionally, the EPA must carry out a grant program to accelerate the testing and deployment of innovative water technologies that address water challenges. Priority funding must be given to projects that have the potential to: (1)provide substantial cost savings across a sector, or (2)significantly improve human health or the environment.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Debt Buy-Down Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF AMOUNTS FOR REDUCTION OF PUBLIC DEBT.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (relating to returns and records) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new part:

          ``PART IX--DESIGNATION FOR REDUCTION OF PUBLIC DEBT.

                              ``Sec. 6097. Designation.

``SEC. 6097. DESIGNATION.

    ``(a) In General.--Every individual with adjusted income tax 
liability for any taxable year may designate that a portion of such 
liability (not to exceed 10 percent thereof) shall be used to reduce 
the public debt.
    ``(b) Manner and Time of Designation.--A designation under 
subsection (a) may be made with respect to any taxable year only at the 
time of filing the return of tax imposed by chapter 1 for the taxable 
year. The designation shall be made on the first page of the return or 
on the page bearing the taxpayer's signature.
    ``(c) Adjusted Income Tax Liability.--For purposes of this section, 
the term `adjusted income tax liability' means income tax liability (as 
defined in section 6096(b)) reduced by any amount designated under 
section 6096 (relating to designation of income tax payments to 
Presidential Election Campaign Fund).''
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for such subchapter A 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

                              ``Part IX. Designation for reduction of 
                                        public debt.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 3. PUBLIC DEBT REDUCTION TRUST FUND.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 (relating to trust fund code) is amended by adding at the 
end the following section:

``SEC. 9512. PUBLIC DEBT REDUCTION TRUST FUND.

    ``(a) Creation of Trust Fund.--There is established in the Treasury 
of the United States a trust fund to be known as the `Public Debt 
Reduction Trust Fund', consisting of any amount appropriated or 
credited to the Trust Fund as provided in this section or section 
9602(b).
    ``(b) Transfers to Trust Fund.--There are hereby appropriated to 
the Public Debt Reduction Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the amounts 
designated under section 6097 (relating to designation for public debt 
reduction).
    ``(c) Expenditures.--Amounts in the Public Debt Reduction Trust 
Fund shall be available only for purposes of paying at maturity, or to 
redeem or buy before maturity, any obligation of the Federal Government 
included in the public debt. Any obligation which is paid, redeemed, or 
bought with amounts from such Trust Fund shall be canceled and retired 
and may not be reissued.''
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such subchapter 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 9512. Public Debt Reduction Trust 
                                        Fund.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to amounts received after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. TAXPAYER-GENERATED SEQUESTRATION OF FEDERAL SPENDING TO REDUCE 
              THE PUBLIC DEBT.

    (a) Sequestration To Reduce the Public Debt.--Part C of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by 
adding after section 253 the following new section:

``SEC. 253A. SEQUESTRATION TO REDUCE THE PUBLIC DEBT.

    ``(a) Sequestration.--Notwithstanding sections 255 and 256, within 
15 days after Congress adjourns to end a session, and on the same day 
as sequestration (if any) under sections 251, 252, and 253, but after 
any sequestration required by those sections, there shall be a 
sequestration equivalent to the estimated aggregate amount designated 
under section 6097 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the last 
taxable year ending before the beginning of that session of Congress, 
as estimated by the Department of the Treasury on May 1 and as modified 
by the total of (1) any amounts by which net discretionary spending is 
reduced by legislation below the discretionary spending limits (or, in 
the absence of such limits, any net deficit change from the baseline 
amount calculated under section 257, except that such baseline for 
fiscal year 1996 and thereafter shall be based upon fiscal year 1995 
enacted appropriations less any 1995 sequesters) and (2) the net 
deficit change that has resulted from direct spending legislation.
    ``(b) Applicability.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), 
        each account of the United States shall be reduced by a dollar 
        amount calculated by multiplying the level of budgetary 
        resources in that account at that time by the uniform 
        percentage necessary to carry out subsection (a). All 
        obligational authority reduced under this section shall be done 
        in a manner that makes such reductions permanent.
            ``(2) Exempt accounts.--No order issued under this part 
        may--
                    ``(A) reduce benefits payable the old-age, 
                survivors, and disability insurance program established 
                under title II of the Social Security Act;
                    ``(B) reduce payments for net interest (all of 
                major functional category 900); or
                    ``(C) make any reduction in the following accounts:
                            ``Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
                        Bank Insurance Fund;
                            ``Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
                        FSLIC Resolution Fund;
                            ``Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
                        Savings Association Insurance Fund;
                            ``National Credit Union Administration, 
                        credit union share insurance fund; or
                            ``Resolution Trust Corporation.''.
    (b) Reports.--Section 254 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting before the item 
        relating to August 10 the following:
    ``May 1 . . . Department of Treasury report to Congress estimating 
amount of income tax designated pursuant to section 6097 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.'';
            (2) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ``, and 
        sequestration to reduce the public debt,'';
            (3) in subsection (d), by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
        paragraph (6) and by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
        following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Sequestration to reduce the public debt reports.--The 
        preview reports shall set forth for the budget year estimates 
        for each of the following:
                    ``(A) The aggregate amount designated under section 
                6097 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the last 
                taxable year ending before the budget year.
                    ``(B) The amount of reductions required under 
                section 253A and the deficit remaining after those 
                reductions have been made.
                    ``(C) The sequestration percentage necessary to 
                achieve the required reduction in accounts under 
                section 253A(b).''; and
            (4) in subsection (g), by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
        (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively, and by inserting 
        after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Sequestration to reduce the public debt reports.--The 
        final reports shall contain all of the information contained in 
        the public debt taxation designation report required on May 
        1.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--Notwithstanding section 275(b) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the expiration date 
set forth in that section shall not apply to the amendments made by 
this section. The amendments made by this section shall cease to have 
any effect after the first fiscal year during which there is no public 
debt.
[A]: Taxpayer Debt Buy-Down Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow every individual with adjusted income tax liability to designate on their tax returns that a portion of such liability (not to exceed ten percent) be used to reduce the public debt. 
Establishes a Public Debt Reduction Trust Fund for the deposit of designated amounts.  Makes amounts in such Trust Fund available only to pay at maturity, or to redeem or buy before maturity, any obligation of the Federal Government included in the public debt.  Prohibits the reissuance of any obligation which is paid, redeemed, or bought with amounts from the Trust Fund. 
Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to provide for the sequestration of amounts designated to the Trust Fund.  Specifies accounts exempt from such sequestration.  Includes aggregated amounts designated to the Trust Fund and amounts sequestered to reduce the public debt in sequestration preview and final reports.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Forward Looking 
Investment in General Aviation, Hangars, and Tarmacs Act of 2017'' or 
the ``FLIGHT Act of 2017''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. General aviation airport entitlement reform.
Sec. 3. Extending aviation development streamlining.
Sec. 4. Establishment of public private-partnership program at general 
                            aviation airports.
Sec. 5. Disaster relief airports.
Sec. 6. Airport development relating to disaster relief.
Sec. 7. Inclusion of covered aircraft construction in definition of 
                            aeronautical activity for purposes of 
                            airport improvement grants.

SEC. 2. GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT ENTITLEMENT REFORM.

    (a) Apportionment.--Section 47114(d)(3) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
        subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated 
        by paragraph (1), the following:
                    ``(A) Not less than 4 percent to airports 
                designated as disaster relief airports under section 
                47145 to enhance the ability of such airports to aid in 
                disaster relief, including through funding for airport 
                development described in section 47102(3)(P).''.
    (b) Period of Availability.--Section 47117(b) of such title is 
amended by striking ``3'' and inserting ``4''.
    (c) United States Share of Project Costs.--Section 47109 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) General Aviation Airports.--The Government's share of 
allowable project costs may be increased by the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration to 95 percent for a project--
            ``(1) at an airport that is not a primary airport if the 
        Administrator determines that the project will increase safety 
        or security at that airport; or
            ``(2) at an airport that is categorized as a basic or 
        unclassified airport in the report of the Federal Aviation 
        Administration entitled `General Aviation Airports: A National 
        Asset' and dated May 2012.''.
    (d) Use of Apportioned Amounts.--Section 47117(e)(1) of such title 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(D) All amounts subject to apportionment for a fiscal 
        year that are not apportioned under section 47114(d), for 
        grants to sponsors of general aviation airports, reliever 
        airports, or nonprimary commercial service airports.''.

SEC. 3. EXTENDING AVIATION DEVELOPMENT STREAMLINING.

    (a) In General.--Section 47171 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by inserting ``general aviation airport construction or 
        improvement projects,'' after ``congested airports,'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
                (3); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) General aviation airport construction or improvement 
        project.--A general aviation airport construction or 
        improvement project shall be subject to the coordinated and 
        expedited environmental review process requirements set forth 
        in this section.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``(b)(2)'' and 
        inserting ``(b)(3)'';
            (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``(b)(2)'' and inserting 
        ``(b)(3)'';
            (5) in subsection (h), by striking ``(b)(2)'' and inserting 
        ``(b)(3)''; and
            (6) in subsection (k), by striking ``(b)(2)'' and inserting 
        ``(b)(3)''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 47175 of such title is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5) 
        as paragraphs (2), (5), (1), (3), and (4), respectively, and by 
        rearranging such paragraphs so that they appear in numerical 
        order;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) General aviation airport construction or improvement 
        project.--The term `general aviation airport construction or 
        improvement project' means--
                    ``(A) a project for the construction or extension 
                of a runway, including any land acquisition, taxiway, 
                safety area, apron, or navigational aids associated 
                with the runway or runway extension, at a general 
                aviation airport, a reliever airport, or a commercial 
                service airport that is not a primary airport (as such 
                terms are defined in section 47102); and
                    ``(B) any other airport development project that 
                the Secretary designates as facilitating aviation 
                capacity building projects at a general aviation 
                airport.''.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC PRIVATE-PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AT GENERAL 
              AVIATION AIRPORTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 481 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 48115. General aviation public-private partnership program
    ``(a) Small Airport Public-Private Partnership Program.--The 
Secretary of Transportation shall establish a program that meets the 
requirements under this section for improving facilities at--
            ``(1) general aviation airports; and
            ``(2) privately owned airports used or intended to be used 
        for public purposes that do not have scheduled air service.
    ``(b) Application Required.--The operator or sponsor of an airport, 
or the community in which an airport is located, seeking, on behalf of 
the airport, to participate in the program established under subsection 
(a) shall submit an application to the Secretary in such form, at such 
time, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, 
including--
            ``(1) an assessment of the needs of the airport for 
        additional or improved hangars, airport businesses, or other 
        facilities;
            ``(2) the ability of the airport to leverage private sector 
        investments on the airport or develop public-private 
        partnerships to build or improve facilities at the airport; and
            ``(3) if the application is submitted by a community, 
        evidence that the airport supports the application.
    ``(c) Limitation.--
            ``(1) State limit.--Not more than 4 airports in the same 
        State may be selected to participate in the program established 
        under subsection (a) in any fiscal year.
            ``(2) Dollar amount limit.--Not more than $500,000 shall be 
        made available for any airport in any fiscal year under the 
        program established under subsection (a).
    ``(d) Priorities.--In selecting airports for participation in the 
program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give 
priority to airports at which--
            ``(1) the operator or sponsor of the airport, or the 
        community in which the airport is located--
                    ``(A) will provide a portion of the cost of the 
                project for which assistance is sought under the 
                program from local sources;
                    ``(B) will employ best business practices in 
                developing or implementing a public-private 
                partnership; or
                    ``(C) has established, or will establish, a public-
                private partnership to build or improve facilities at 
                the airport; or
            ``(2) the assistance will be used in a timely fashion.
    ``(e) Types of Assistance.--The Secretary may use amounts made 
available under this section--
            ``(1) to provide assistance to market an airport to private 
        entities or individuals in order to leverage private sector 
        investments or develop public-private partnerships for the 
        purposes of building or improving hangars, businesses, or other 
        facilities at the airport;
            ``(2) to fund studies that consider what measures an 
        airport should take to attract private sector investment at the 
        airport; or
            ``(3) to participate in a partnership described in 
        paragraph (1) or an investment described in paragraph (2).
    ``(f) Authority To Make Agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
agreements with airports and entities entering into partnerships with 
airports under this section to provide assistance under this section.
    ``(g) Availability of Amounts From Airport and Airway Trust Fund.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated, 
        out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund established under 
        section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, $5,000,000 
        for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2022 to carry out 
        this section.
            ``(2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to 
        paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) shall remain available until expended; and
                    ``(B) shall be in addition to any amounts made 
                available pursuant to section 48103.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 481 of such title 
is amended by adding at the end the following:

``48115. General aviation public-private partnership program.''.
    (c) Expenditure Authority From Airport and Airway Trust Fund.--
Section 9502(d)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by inserting ``or the FLIGHT Act of 2017'' before the semicolon at the 
end.

SEC. 5. DISASTER RELIEF AIRPORTS.

    (a) Designation of Disaster Relief Airports.--Subchapter I of 
chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
``Sec. 47145. Disaster relief airports
    ``(a) Designation.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
        designate as a disaster relief airport an airport that--
                    ``(A) is categorized as a regional reliever airport 
                in the report issued by the Federal Aviation 
                Administration entitled `National Plan of Integrated 
                Airport Systems (NPIAS) 2017-2021';
                    ``(B) is within a reasonable distance, as 
                determined by the Secretary, of a hospital or 
                transplant or trauma center;
                    ``(C) is in a region that the Secretary determines 
                under subsection (b) is prone to natural disasters;
                    ``(D) has at least one paved runway with not less 
                than 3,400 feet of useable length capable of supporting 
                aircraft up to 12,500 pounds;
                    ``(E) has aircraft maintenance or servicing 
                facilities at the airport able to provide aircraft 
                fueling and light maintenance services; and
                    ``(F) has adequate taxiway and ramp space to 
                accommodate single engine or light multi-engine 
                aircraft simultaneously for loading and unloading of 
                supplies.
            ``(2) Designation in states without qualifying airports.--
        If fewer than 3 airports described in paragraph (1) are located 
        in a State, the Secretary, in consultation with aviation 
        officials of that State, shall designate not more than 3 
        general aviation airports in that State as a disaster relief 
        airport under this section.
    ``(b) Prone to Natural Disasters.--
            ``(1) In general.--For the purposes of subsection 
        (a)(1)(C), a region is prone to natural disasters if--
                    ``(A) in the case of earthquakes, there is not less 
                than a 50 percent probability that an earthquake of 
                magnitude 6 or above will occur in the region within 30 
                years, according to the United States Geological 
                Survey; and
                    ``(B) in the case of other types of natural 
                disasters, the President has declared more than 5 major 
                disasters in the region under section 401 of the Robert 
                T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
                Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), according to the most recent map 
                of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
            ``(2) Natural disaster defined.--For the purposes of this 
        section, the term `natural disaster' includes any hurricane, 
        tornado, severe storm, high water, wind-driven water, tidal 
        wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, 
        mudslide, snowstorm, drought, or wildfire.
    ``(c) Requirements.--
            ``(1) Operation and maintenance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A disaster relief airport and 
                the facilities and fixed-based operators on or 
                connected with the airport shall be operated and 
                maintained in a manner the Secretary consider suitable 
                for disaster relief.
                    ``(B) Exclusion.--A disaster relief airport shall 
                not be considered to be in violation of subparagraph 
                (A) if a runway is unuseable because the runway is 
                under scheduled maintenance or is in need of necessary 
                repairs.
            ``(2) Compliance with assurances on airport operations.--A 
        disaster relief airport shall comply with the provisions of 
        section 47107 without regard whether the airport has received a 
        project grant under this subchapter.
            ``(3) Natural disaster management plan.--A disaster relief 
        airport shall develop an emergency natural disaster management 
        plan in coordination with local emergency response teams and 
        first responders.
    ``(d) Civil Penalty.--A public agency that knowingly violates this 
section shall be liable to the United States Government for a civil 
penalty of not more than $10,000 for each day of the violation.
    ``(e) Consideration for Project Grants.--The Secretary shall give 
consideration to the role an airport plays in disaster relief when 
determining whether to provide a grant for the airport under this 
subchapter.
    ``(f) Applicability of Other Laws.--This section shall apply 
notwithstanding any other law, rule, regulation, or agreement.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 471 of such title 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 47144 the 
following:

``47145. Disaster relief airports.''.

SEC. 6. AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT RELATING TO DISASTER RELIEF.

    Section 47102(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
                    ``(P) planning, acquiring, or constructing 
                facilities at an airport designated as a disaster 
                relief airport under section 47145, including--
                            ``(i) planning for disaster preparedness 
                        associated with maintaining airport operations 
                        during a natural disaster;
                            ``(ii) acquiring airport communication 
                        equipment and fixed emergency generators that 
                        are not able to be acquired by programs funded 
                        under the Department of Homeland Security; and
                            ``(iii) constructing, expanding, and 
                        improving airfield infrastructure to include 
                        aprons and terminal buildings the Secretary 
                        determines will facilitate disaster response at 
                        the airport.''.

SEC. 7. INCLUSION OF COVERED AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTION IN DEFINITION OF 
              AERONAUTICAL ACTIVITY FOR PURPOSES OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT 
              GRANTS.

    Section 47107 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(u) Construction of Recreational Aircraft.--
            ``(1) In general.--The construction of a covered aircraft 
        shall be treated as an aeronautical activity for purposes of--
                    ``(A) determining an airport's compliance with a 
                grant assurance made under this section or any other 
                provision of law; and
                    ``(B) the receipt of Federal financial assistance 
                for airport development.
            ``(2) Covered aircraft defined.--In this subsection, the 
        term `covered aircraft' means an aircraft--
                    ``(A) used or intended to be used exclusively for 
                recreational purposes; and
                    ``(B) constructed or under construction, repair, or 
                restoration by a private individual at a general 
                aviation airport.''.
[A]:
Forward Looking Investment in General Aviation, Hangars, and Tarmacs Act of 2017 or the FLIGHT Act of 2017 This bill revises general aviation apportionments by: (1) providing at least 4% of entitlement funding to airports designated as disaster relief airports, (2) increasing the period of availability of apportioned funds, (3) increasing the federal government's share of project costs for certain airports to 95%, and (4) allowing the use of non apportioned funds for general aviation airport grants.   DOT shall: (1) implement an expedited and coordinated environmental review process for general aviation airport construction or improvement projects; and (2) establish a public-private partnership program for building or improving hangars, businesses, or other facilities at general aviation airports and privately owned airports for public use that do not have scheduled air service. The bill requires DOT to designate certain airports as disaster relief airports, including regional reliever airports, airports within a reasonable distance of a hospital or transplant or trauma center, or airports in a region prone to natural disasters. The bill treats the construction of certain aircraft used exclusively for recreational purposes as an &quot;aeronautical activity&quot; for purposes of airport improvement grants.