S. 1046 — Introduced in Senate

II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1046 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 29, 2023Mr. Barrasso introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to apportionments for small airports under the Airport Improvement Program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Airport Regulation Relief Act of 2023. 2. Apportionments Section 47114(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (K) Special rule for fiscal years 2024 through 2026 Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor of an airport under that subparagraph, for each of fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026, an amount based on the number of passenger boardings at the airport during calendar year 2019, 2020, or 2021, whichever had the highest number of passenger boardings, if the airport had— (i) fewer than 10,000 passenger boardings during the calendar year used to calculate the apportionment for fiscal year 2024, 2025, or 2026, as applicable, under subparagraph (A); and (ii) 10,000 or more passenger boardings during calendar year 2019. .