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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 "aeronautical activity" for purposes of airport improvement grants.