,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #g1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,budd introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,commerce1        
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title #di1 ,united ,states  
,code1 to increase access to general    
aviation airports1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,general ,aviation  
,airport ,access ,act4  #b4 ,public     
airport apron access for transient      
general aviation aircraft  7a7 ,in      
general ,chapter #dja of title #di1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3        
#djaca4 ,apron access for transient     
general aviation aircraft  7a7          
,transient apron ,a covered airport     
shall provide transient general aviation
 aircraft parking on or near the        
existing apron when the pilot or owner  
of that aircraft does not need or       

request fuel or use other related       
services from the covered airport or a  
fixed-base operator at the covered      
airport4  7b7 ,transient fees ,a covered
 airport may assess a fee on a transient
 general aviation aircraft for using the
 transient apron described in subsection
 7a7 and1 if it does assess such a fee1 
the fee shall be fair1 reasonable1      
transparent1 publicly available         
7including on the website of the entity 
that imposes such fee71 and exclude any 
extraneous or hidden costs4  7c7 ,access
 to transient apron ,a controlled access
 airport1 or a fixed-base operator at a 
controlled access airport1 may not      
charge a fee for a pilot or passengers  
to transit between their transient      
general aviation aircraft parked on the 
transient apron described in subsection 
7a7 and a place outside the airport's   
perimeter fence1 whether or not such    
transit requires passing through a      
building4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this    
section3 7#a7 ,controlled access airport

 ,the term controlled access airport    
means an airport that is a public use   
airport and-- 7,a7 is required to have  
an airport security program under part  
#aedb of title #di1 ,code of ,federal   
,regulations2 or  7,b7 the airport or a 
fixed-base operator at the airport does 
not allow a pilot unescorted access to  
the pilot's transient general aviation  
aircraft that is parked on the transient
 apron described in subsection 7a74     
7#b7 ,covered airport ,the term covered 
airport means an airport that is a      
public use airport and has-- 7,a7       
received a grant under section #dhajc or
 chapter #dga at any time during the    
most recent #bj-year period2 or  7,b7   
been the recipient of a ,federal        
property conveyance4  7#c7 ,fixed-base  
operator ,the term fixed-base operator  
means a business granted the right by an
 airport sponsor or heliport sponsor to 
operate on an airport or heliport and   
provide aeronautical services1 including
 fueling and charging1 aircraft         

hangaring1 tiedown and parking1 aircraft
 rental1 aircraft maintenance1 and      
flight instruction4  7#d7 ,public use   
airport ,the term public use airport has
 the meaning given that term in section 
#dgajb4  7#e7 ,transient general        
aviation aircraft ,the term transient   
general aviation aircraft means an      
aircraft1 not owned or operated by an   
air carrier or foreign air carrier1 that
 is seeking to park temporarily at an   
airport4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the analysis for chapter #dja of title 
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after the item relating to 
section #djacj the following3  #djaca4  
,apron access for transient general     
aviation aircraft4  4