Investing in America: Rebuilding America's Airport Infrastructure Act
This bill reauthorizes and revises the Airport Improvement Program through FY2023.
The bill also (1) eliminates the cap on passenger facility charges (local user fees) of $4.50 per enplanement; and (2) with respect to large hub airports that increase such charges beyond $4.50 per enplanement, provides for corresponding reductions in program grant funding.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3791 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3791
To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the
passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation
Administration, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 17, 2019
Mr. Massie (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
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A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to make modifications to the
passenger facility charge program administered by the Federal Aviation
Administration, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Investing in America: Rebuilding
America's Airport Infrastructure Act''.
SEC. 2. PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES.
Section 40117(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``of $1, $2, or $3'' and
inserting ``in any amount'';
(2) by striking paragraph (4);
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as
paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively;
(4) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)--
(A) by striking ``specified in paragraphs (1) and
(4)'' and inserting ``specified in paragraph (1)''; and
(B) by striking ``imposed under paragraph (1) or
(4)'' and inserting ``imposed under paragraph (1)'';
and
(5) in paragraph (6)(A) (as so redesignated)--
(A) by striking ``specified in paragraphs (1), (4),
and (6)'' and inserting ``specified in paragraphs (1)
and (5)''; and
(B) by striking ``imposed under paragraph (1) or
(4)'' and inserting ``imposed under paragraph (1)''.
SEC. 3. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Funding.--Section 48103(a) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``$3,350,000,000'' and all that follows before the
period at the end and inserting ``$2,950,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2020 through 2023''.
(b) Apportionments.--Section 47114 of title 49, United States Code,
is amended--
(1) by striking ``$3,200,000,000'' each place it appears
and inserting ``$2,950,000,000''; and
(2) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``paragraph (3)''
and inserting ``paragraph (4)'';
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) Special rule for certain large hub airports.--Subject
to paragraph (4), and in lieu of the reduction under paragraph
(1), an amount that would be apportioned under this section
(other than amounts apportioned under subsection (c)(2)) in a
fiscal year to the sponsor of an airport having at least 1.0
percent of the total number of boardings each year in the
United States and for which a charge of more than $4.50 is
imposed in the fiscal year under section 40117 shall be reduced
by an amount equal to--
``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), 100
percent of the projected revenues from the charge in
the fiscal year but not by more than 100 percent of the
amount that otherwise would be apportioned under this
section; or
``(B) with respect to an airport in Hawaii, 100
percent of the projected revenues from the charge in
the fiscal year but not by more than 100 percent of the
excess of--
``(i) the amount that otherwise would be
apportioned under this section; over
``(ii) the amount equal to the amount
specified in clause (i) multiplied by the
percentage of the total passenger boardings at
the applicable airport that are comprised of
interisland passengers.'';
(D) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) by
striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``paragraph
(1) or (2)''; and
(E) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--
(I) by striking ``.25 percent'' and
inserting ``1.0 percent''; and
(II) by striking ``paragraph (1)''
and inserting ``paragraph (2)''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking
``fiscal year 2004'' and inserting ``fiscal
year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter''.
(c) Use of Apportioned Amounts.--Section 47117(e)(1)(C) of title
49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$3,200,000,000'' and
inserting ``$2,950,000,000''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
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