Bill > HR853

This bill, the Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2015, amends the Airport Improvement Program to provide a special rule for how funds are distributed to airports for fiscal years 2015 and 2016. Specifically, it directs the Secretary of Transportation to calculate funding for eligible airports, known as "sponsors of primary airports," based on their passenger boarding numbers from 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, aiming to offer relief to smaller airports that experienced a recent dip in passenger traffic.