,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajee  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bi1 #bjbc,mr4    
,m>key introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to e/abli% an airport         
infra/ructure resili5ce pilot program4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,airport ,infra/ructure ,resili5ce    
,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,airport             
infra/ructure resili5ce pilot program   
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t  7,a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,secret>y   
%all e/abli% a pilot program to provide 
competitive grants to sponsors (        
airports to inc5tivize ! plann+ & design
 & con/ruction ( projects t make        
improvem5ts to infra/ructure t is       
subject to1 or t faces increas$ long-t]m
 future risks ) respect to1 ! foll[+3   
7i7 ,*ang+ conditions1 su* z sea level  
rise or p]mafro/ ?aw4  7ii7 ,wea!r ev5ts
 & natural disa/]s1 su* z sev]e /orms1  

flood+1 dr\ght1 levee & dam failures1   
wildfire1 rockslides1 mudslides1 sea    
level rise1 p]mafro/ ?aw1 extreme wea!r1
 includ+ extreme temp]ature1 &          
e>?quakes4  7,b7 ,cl>ification ,projects
 fund$ "u ! pilot program "u ?is section
 may be = new projects z well z = mak+  
improvem5ts to exi/+ infra/ructure & may
 include ! pur*as+ ( monitor+ equipm5t  
or s]vices4  7#b7 ,consultation ,9      
e/abli%+ ! pilot program "u p>agraph    
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 engage 9 a
 public comm5t p]iod2 &  7,b7 consult   
)-- 7i7 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al       
,aviation ,adm9i/ration2  7ii7 !        
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy        
,managem5t ,ag5cy2  7iii7 ,!            
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic     
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration2 &  7iv7 !    
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,a]onautics &
 ,space ,adm9i/ration4  7#c7            
,consid]ations ,9 aw>d+ grants to       
sponsors "u ! pilot program "u ?is      
section1 ! ,secret>y %all consid] !     
foll[+ ) respect to projects fund$ "u ! 

grant3 7,a7 ,:e!r ! project is natural  
infra/ructure or nature-bas$4  7,b7     
,:e!r ! project is bas$ on ! be/        
available sci5ce & eng9e]+ /&>ds4  7,c7 
,:e!r ! project w mitigate ! airport's  
impact on ! environm5t4  7,d7 ,o!r items
 det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y4    
7#d7 ,eligibility ,to be eligible to    
receive a grant "u ! pilot program "u   
?is section1 a sponsor ( an airport %all
 submit an application to ! ,secret>y at
 su* "t1 9 su* =m1 & conta9+ su*        
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4    
,su* in=mation %all include a           
description ( h[ ! propos$ project is   
project$ to b5efit & pot5tially impact  
bo? ! airport & ! surr\nd+ communities  
reg>d+ *ang+ conditions1 wea!r ev5ts1 & 
natural disa/]s4  7#e7 ,reports to      
,secret>y ,a sponsor ( an airport t is  
aw>d$ a grant "u ! pilot program "u ?is 
section %all submit to ! ,secret>y      
p]iodic reports on ! use ( ! funds4 ,su*
 reports %all be submitt$ at su* "t1 9  
su* =m1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !     

,secret>y may require4  7b7 ,di/ribution
 = regional airports ,9 conduct+ ! pilot
 program "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y    
%all ensure t n less ?an #ae p]c5t ( !  
funds made available "u subsection 7e7  
is us$ to aw>d grants to sponsors (     
regional airports4  7c7 ,f$]al %>e ,!   
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t's %>e ( all[able
 project co/s = a project c>ri$ out ) a 
grant "u ! pilot program %all be !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t's %>e ( all[able
 project co/s specifi$ "u section #dgaji
 ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7d7 
,requirem5ts ,! con/ruction "w = a      
project fund$ ) grant "u ! pilot program
 %all be subject to ! requirem5ts "u    
section #dgaab ( title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code4  7e7 ,report to ,congress 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] 
! ,secret>y fir/ aw>ds a grant "u !     
pilot program "u ?is section1 & annually
 !reaft] = z long z ! ,secret>y is      
conduct+ ! pilot program "u ?is section1
 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee
 on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation

 & ! ,committee on ,environm5t & ,public
 ,works ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on    
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report t      
evaluates ! pilot program e/abli%$ "u   
?is section4 ,ea* su* report %all       
include-- 7,a7 a description ( ea*      
project fund$ "u ! program1 includ+ !   
*ang+ condition or wea!r ev5t or natural
 disa/]s ! project is address+2  7,b7 a 
description ( ! applications "u !       
program2  7,c7 recomm5dations to improve
 ! adm9i/ration ( ! program1 includ+    
:e!r assi/ance f additional or few]     
ag5cies to c>ry out ! program is        
appropriate2  7,d7 a description ( !    
p]iod requir$ to disburse grant funds to
 sponsors bas$ on applicable ,f$]al     
coord9ation requirem5ts2  7,e7 a        
description ( ! facilities t repeat$ly  
require repair or recon/ruction due to  
wea!r ev5ts & natural disa/]s 7z        
describ$ 9 subsection 7a772 &  7,f7 o!r 
items det]m9$ appropriate by !          
,secret>y4  7#b7 ,public availability ,!

 ,secret>y %all po/ ea* report submitt$ 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 on ! public int]net    
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation4
  7f7 ,fund+ ,!re is au?oriz$ to be     
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y #cjj1jjj1jjj 
= ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh to
 c>ry out ?is section4 ,su* sums %all   
rema9 available until exp5d$4  7g7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,airport ,! t]m airport has ! mean+ giv5
 t t]m 9 section #djajb ( title #di1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,regional    
airport ,! t]m regional airport means a 
small hub airport1 a nonhub airport1 a  
nonprim>y airport1 & a reliev] airport  
7z su* t]ms are d9$ 9 section #dgajb (  
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code74  7#c7  
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,transportation4