,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ihj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #ab1 #bjbe,mr4 ,warner 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 and ,mr4 ,lujn7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to establish an intermodal transportation infrastructure pilot program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,alleviating ,spaceport ,traffic by ,rewarding ,operators ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,intermodal transportation infrastructure improvement pilot program 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may establish a pilot program to issue grants to operators of launch and reentry sites for projects to construct1 repair1 maintain1 or improve transportation infrastructure and facilities at such sites4 7b7 ,pilot program qualifications ,the ,secretary may enter into agreements under this section to issue a grant to an operator only if the operator-- 7#a7 has submitted an application to the ,secretary in such form1 at such time1 and containing such information as prescribed by the ,secretary2 7#b7 demonstrates to the ,secretary's satisfaction that the project for which the application has been submitted is for a permitted use under subsection 7c72 and 7#c7 agrees to maintain such records relating to the grant as the ,secretary may require and to make such records available to the ,secretary or the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states upon request4 7c7 ,permitted use of pilot program grants ,an operator may use a grant provided under this section for a project to construct1 repair1 maintain1 or improve infrastructure and facilities that-- 7#a7 are located at1 or adjacent to1 a launch or reentry site2 7#b7 directly enable or support transportation safety or covered transportation activities2 and 7#c7 shall be made generally available subject to reasonable commercial and other terms as appropriate4 7d7 ,pilot program grants 7#a7 ,grant formula ,subject to the availability of appropriations1 at the beginning of each fiscal year after fiscal year #bjbf1 the ,secretary may issue to an operator that qualifies for the pilot program under subsection 7b7 a grant in an amount equal to the sum of-- 7,a7 #bej1jjj for each launch or reentry operation under a license described in section #ejije of title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 conducted from the applicable launch or reentry site or at any adjacent ,federal launch range in the previous fiscal year2 and 7,b7 #ajj1jjj for each launch or reentry operation conducted under a permit 7as defined in section #ejijb of title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code7 from the applicable launch or reentry site or at any adjacent ,federal launch range in the previous fiscal year4 7#b7 ,maximum grant ,except as provided in subsection 7e77#e71 a grant issued to an operator under this subsection shall not exceed #b1ejj1jjj for a fiscal year4 7#c7 ,adjacency 7,a7 ,in general ,in issuing a grant to an operator under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall determine whether a launch or reentry site is adjacent to a ,federal launch range4 7,b7 ,limitation ,in the event that more than #a operator adjacent to a ,federal launch range seeks funding under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall determine which operator receives the grant based on criteria set forth in section #ejija7;b77#d7 of title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,c7 ,multiple launch or reentry sites operated by #a operator ,if an operator holds a license to operate more than #a launch site or more than #a reentry site that are adjacent to a ,federal launch range1 the ,secretary shall consider such launch or reentry sites as #a launch or reentry site for purposes of subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a74 7e7 ,supplemental grants in support of ,state1 local1 or private matching 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may issue a supplemental grant to an operator1 subject to the requirements of this subsection4 7#b7 ,dollar-for-dollar matching ,if a qualified entity provides an operator an amount equal to or greater than the amount of a grant provided in a fiscal year under subsection 7d7 7for the explicit purpose of matching such grant71 the ,secretary may issue a supplemental grant to the operator that is equal to #be percent of such grant in the following fiscal year4 7#c7 ,additional non-,federal matching ,if a qualified entity provides an operator an amount equal to or greater than #b times the amount of a grant provided in a fiscal year to the operator under subsection 7d7 7for the explicit purpose of matching such grant71 the ,secretary may issue a supplemental grant to the operator that is equal to #ej percent of such grant in the following fiscal year4 7#d7 ,supplemental grant limitations 7,a7 ,match timing ,the ,secretary may issue a supplemental grant under paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c7 only if an amount provided by a qualified entity is provided to the operator in the same fiscal year as the grant issued under subsection 7d74 7,b7 ,non-duplication of matching grants ,if the ,secretary issues a supplemental grant to the operator of a launch site under paragraph 7#c71 the ,secretary may not issue a supplemental grant under paragraph 7#b7 to the same operator in the same fiscal year4 7#e7 ,non-application of grant ceiling ,the limitation on a grant amount under subsection 7d77#b7 shall not apply to supplemental grants issued under this subsection4 7f7 ,funding 7#a7 ,pilot program grant funds ,the grants issued under this section shall be issued from funds made available out of amounts available under section #ajf7k7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,maximum annual limit on pilot program 7,a7 ,in general ,the total amount of all grants issued under this section shall not exceed #bj1jjj1jjj in any fiscal year4 7,b7 ,grant reduction ,in complying with subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary-- 7i7 may proportionally reduce the amount of1 or decline to issue1 a supplemental grant under subsection 7e72 and 7ii7 if the reduction under clause 7i7 is insufficient1 shall proportionally reduce grants issued under subsection 7d74 7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered transportation activity ,the term covered transportation activity means the movement of people or property to1 from1 or within a launch site and the necessary or incidental activities associated with such movement through the use of-- 7,a7 a vehicle 7as defined in section #d of title #a1 ,united ,states ,code72 7,b7 a vessel 7as defined in section #c of title #a1 ,united ,states ,code72 7,c7 a railroad 7as defined in section #bjajb of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code72 7,d7 an aircraft 7as defined in section #djajb of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code72 or 7,e7 a pipeline facility 7as defined in section #fjaja of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code74 7#b7 ,launch2 launch site2 launch vehicle2 reentry site2 reentry vehicle ,the terms launch1 launch site1 launch vehicle1 reentry site1 and reentry vehicle have the meanings given those terms in section #ejijb of title #ea1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,operator ,the term operator means a person licensed by the ,secretary to operate a launch or reentry site4 7#d7 ,qualified entity ,the term qualified entity means a ,state1 local1 territorial1 or ,tribal government or private sector entity1 or any combination thereof4 7#e7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,transportation4 7h7 ,pilot program sunset ,this section shall cease to be effective on ,october #a1 #bjcj4