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Introduced
01/22/2015
01/22/2015
In Committee
01/22/2015
01/22/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
Introduced Session
114th Congress
Bill Summary
Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2015 Prescribes a special rule to require the Secretary of Transportation for FY2015-FY2017 to apportion amounts for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning and programs to sponsors of primary airports based on the number of passenger boardings at the airport during calendar year 2012 if it had: (1) fewer than 10,000 passenger boardings during the calendar year used to calculate the apportionment for FY2015-FY2017, and (2) 10,000 or more passenger boardings during calendar year 2012.
AI Summary
This bill, the Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2015, amends the Airport Improvement Program to provide a special rule for how federal funds are distributed to certain airports for fiscal years 2015 through 2017. Specifically, it directs the Secretary of Transportation to calculate the apportionment of funds for airport planning and development, as well as noise compatibility planning, based on an airport's passenger boardings in calendar year 2012, rather than the most recent year. This applies to airports that had fewer than 10,000 passenger boardings in the most recent calculation year but had 10,000 or more passenger boardings in 2012, effectively offering some regulatory relief to smaller airports that experienced a significant drop in passenger traffic.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (11)
Michael Enzi (R)*,
John Barrasso (R),
Deb Fischer (R),
Al Franken (D),
Martin Heinrich (D),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
Jeff Merkley (D),
Jerry Moran (R),
Pat Roberts (R),
Tom Udall (D),
Ron Wyden (D),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (on 01/22/2015)
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