,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aiff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #e1 #bjbe
 ,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself and ,mrs4 
,blackburn7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish
 a grant program for surface            
transportation infrastructure projects  
that connect to airports1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,don't ,miss ,your 
,flight ,act4  #b4  ,grants for airport 
connection infrastructure  7a7          
,definitions  ,in this section3 7#a7    
,public airport ,the term public airport
 has the meaning given the term in      
section #dgajb of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code4  7#b7  ,secretary  ,the  
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,transportation4  7#c7 ,state ,the term 
,state means--  7,a7 a ,state2  7,b7 the
 ,district of ,columbia2  7,c7 the      
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico2 and     

7,d7 any other territory or possession  
of the ,united ,states4  7b7            
,establishment  ,the ,secretary shall   
establish and carry out a program to    
provide grants to entities described in 
subsection 7c7 for projects described in
 subsection 7d74  7c7  ,eligible        
entities  ,an entity eligible to receive
 a grant under this section is-- 7#a7 a 
,state2  7#b7 an ,indian ,tribe2 or     
7#c7 a unit of local government1        
including a public agency 7as defined in
 section #dgajb of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code7 that has control over a  
public airport4  7d7  ,eligible projects
  7#a7  ,in general  ,a project eligible
 to be carried out with a grant under   
this section is a project described in  
paragraph 7#b7 that--  7,a7 connects to 
a public airport2  7,b7 makes           
improvements on land that is on1 or     
within #e miles of1 that public airport2
 and  7,c7 reduces congestion1 expands  
capacity1 provides access to            
under-connected areas1 or rehabilitates 

roadway1 rail1 or transit infrastructure
 7including bridges1 tunnels1 and       
rolling stock74  7#b7  ,projects        
described  ,a project referred to in    
paragraph 7#a7 is-- 7,a7 a highway or   
bridge project eligible for assistance  
under title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code2 
7,b7 a public transportation project    
eligible for assistance under chapter   
#ec of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code2
 or  7,c7 a passenger rail              
transportation project eligible for     
assistance under title #di1 ,united     
,states ,code4  7e7  ,application  ,to  
be eligible to receive a grant under    
this section1 an entity described in    
subsection 7b7 shall submit to the      
,secretary an application at such time1 
in such manner1 and containing such     
information as the ,secretary may       
require4  7f7  ,requirement  ,of the    
amounts made available for each fiscal  
year to carry out this section1 the     
,secretary shall use--  7#a7 not less   
than #ej percent for projects described 

in subsection 7d7 that connect to       
airports that are large hub airports 7as
 defined in section #dgajb of title #di1
 ,united ,states ,code7 as of the date  
of enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7 not
 less than #cj percent for projects     
described in subsection 7d7 that connect
 to airports that are medium hub        
airports 7as defined in section #dgajb  
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code7 as 
of the date of enactment of this ,act4  
7g7  ,cost-,share  7#a7  ,in general    
,the ,federal share of the cost of a    
project carried out with a grant under  
this section shall be determined in     
accordance with section #abj of title   
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7       
,non-,federal share  ,notwithstanding   
any other provision of law1 an eligible 
entity may use toward the non-,federal  
share of the cost of a project carried  
out with a grant under this section--   
7,a7 credit assistance under the ,,tifia
 program 7as defined in section #fja7;a7
 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code71  

if that credit assistance was provided  
for a project described in paragraph    
7#ab77;,g7 of that section2 and  7,b7   
any passenger facility charges 7as      
defined in section #djaag7;a7 of title  
#di1 ,united ,states ,code7 collected by
 the eligible entity4  7h7              
,authorization of appropriations  ,there
 is authorized to be appropriated out of
 the ,highway ,trust ,fund 7other than  
the ,mass ,transit ,account7            
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years 
#bjbg through #bjca to carry out this   
section4