,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgbg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #b1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,warren1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a grant      
program to incentivize the energy       
resilience of air carrier airports to   
acquire or install solar photovoltaic   
panels1 battery storage systems1        
microgrids1 and related electric        
infrastructure for on-site renewable    
energy generation and storage1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,airport       
,energy ,resiliency and ,renewable      
,energy ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,grant      
program  7a7 ,program  7#a7 ,in general 
,the ,secretary shall establish a       
program under which the ,secretary shall
 award grants to sponsors of air carrier
 airports for an eligible project that  

directly and substantially benefits the 
airport4  7#b7 ,application ,a sponsor  
of an air carrier airport seeking a     
grant under the program under this      
section shall submit an application to  
the ,secretary at such time1 in such    
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require1 including
 an assurance to comply with any labor  
regulations set forth in subchapter ,i  
of chapter #dga of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code4  7b7 ,eligible projects  
,for purposes of this section1 an       
eligible project includes any project to
 acquire or install new renewable energy
 generation resources1 such as solar    
photovoltaic panels1 battery storage    
systems1 or microgrids4  7c7 ,federal   
share ,the maximum ,federal share of    
allowable project costs for an eligible 
project carried out with a grant under  
this section is #ij percent4  7d7       
,administration ,of the amounts made    
available under subsection 7f71 the     
,secretary may reserve up to #b percent 

for the administrative costs of carrying
 out this section4  7e7 ,consultation   
,in implementing this section1 the      
,secretary shall consult with the       
,secretary of ,energy4  7f7             
,authorization of appropriations ,in    
addition to any amounts otherwise made  
available1 there are authorized to be   
appropriated to the ,secretary1 out of  
any funds in the ,treasury not otherwise
 appropriated1 #be1jjj1jjj for each of  
fiscal years #bjbc through #bjbg for the
 purpose of carrying out this section4  
7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,air carrier airport ,the term air      
carrier airport has the meaning given   
that term in section #dgajb of title    
#di1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7       
,microgrid ,the term microgrid has the  
meaning given that term in section #fda 
of the ,united ,states ,energy ,storage 
,competitiveness ,act of #bjjg 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #agbca74  7#c7 ,secretary ,the
 term ,secretary means the ,secretary of
 ,transportation4  7#d7 ,sponsor ,the   

term sponsor has the meaning given that 
term in section #dgajb of title #di1    
,united ,states ,code4