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Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2020: Report 116-464

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Report 116-464 of the 116th Congress, 2d Session, dated July 29, 2020, in which Mr. DeFazio reports for the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on H.R. 5912, the Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2020. The bill would amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects, and the report includes a cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office. The committee reports favorably without amendment. Closing text on bird-detecting radar systems has the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration update Advisory Circular No. 150/5220-25 and, within 180 days after research concludes, issue a final report on avian radar systems.

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                                                                                  116TH CONGRESS                                                                                              REPORT
                                                                                                 " HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                                                           !
                                                                                     2d Session                                                                                               116–464




                                                                                        EXPEDITED DELIVERY OF AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
                                                                                                         ACT OF 2020



                                                                                       JULY 29, 2020.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
                                                                                                          the Union and ordered to be printed




                                                                                            Mr. DEFAZIO, from the Committee on Transportation and
                                                                                                    Infrastructure, submitted the following


                                                                                                                                   R E P O R T
                                                                                                                                [To accompany H.R. 5912]

                                                                                                     [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                                                                                    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
                                                                                  was referred the bill (H.R. 5912) to amend title 49, United States
                                                                                  Code, to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain
                                                                                  federally financed airport development projects, having considered
                                                                                  the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and rec-
                                                                                  ommends that the bill do pass.
                                                                                                                                          CONTENTS
                                                                                  Purpose of Legislation .............................................................................................           2
                                                                                  Background and Need for Legislation ....................................................................                       2
                                                                                  Hearings ...................................................................................................................   2
                                                                                  Legislative History and Consideration ..................................................................                       2
                                                                                  Committee Votes ......................................................................................................         3
                                                                                  Committee Oversight Findings ...............................................................................                   3
                                                                                  New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ......................................................                               3
                                                                                  Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate ..........................................................                           3
                                                                                  Performance Goals and Objectives .........................................................................                     5
                                                                                  Duplication of Federal Programs ............................................................................                   5
                                                                                  Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ...                                                  5
                                                                                  Federal Mandates Statement .................................................................................                   5
                                                                                  Preemption Clarification .........................................................................................             5
                                                                                  Advisory Committee Statement ..............................................................................                    5
                                                                                  Applicability to Legislative Branch ........................................................................                   5
                                                                                  Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ......................................................                          5
                                                                                  Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .....................................                                    6




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                                                                                                                  PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION
                                                                                    The purpose of H.R. 5912 is to permit airports to use Airport Im-
                                                                                  provement Program (AIP) funds to make incentive payments to
                                                                                  contractors for early completion of airport development and plan-
                                                                                  ning projects.
                                                                                                      BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
                                                                                    H.R. 5912 seeks to incentivize early completion of federally fund-
                                                                                  ed airport improvement projects. The AIP—a grant program ad-
                                                                                  ministered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)—is a key
                                                                                  source of funding for the planning and development of public-use
                                                                                  airports in the United States. AIP funds are often used for airside
                                                                                  infrastructure projects, such as runway, taxiway, or apron con-
                                                                                  struction or reconstruction. While necessary and beneficial, these
                                                                                  projects can sometimes have a significant effect on an airport’s op-
                                                                                  erations and its users. H.R. 5912 could help alleviate these effects
                                                                                  by permitting airports to use AIP funds to make incentive pay-
                                                                                  ments to contractors for early completion of certain airport develop-
                                                                                  ment and planning projects.
                                                                                                                             HEARINGS
                                                                                     For the purposes of section 103(i) of H. Res. 6 of the 116th Con-
                                                                                  gress the following hearing was used to develop or consider H.R.
                                                                                  5912:
                                                                                     A Full Committee hearing ‘‘The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why In-
                                                                                  vesting in Our Nation’s Airports Matters’’ was held on March 26,
                                                                                  2019. The purpose of the hearing was to explore the state of U.S.
                                                                                  airport infrastructure and opportunities for Congress to increase
                                                                                  funding for projects that will rehabilitate and modernize this aging
                                                                                  infrastructure and prepare for anticipated passenger demand in
                                                                                  the coming years. The Committee received testimony from Mr.
                                                                                  Lawrence J. Krauter, Chief Executive Officer, Spokane Inter-
                                                                                  national Airport; Ms. Tori Barnes, Executive Vice President, Public
                                                                                  Affairs and Policy, U.S. Travel Association; Ms. Candace S.
                                                                                  McGraw, Chief Executive Officer, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
                                                                                  International Airport; Mr. Joseph W. Lopano, Chief Executive Offi-
                                                                                  cer, Tampa International Airport; Mr. Ted Christie, Chief Execu-
                                                                                  tive Officer and President, Spirit Airlines, Inc.; and Mr. Marc
                                                                                  Scribner, Senior Fellow, Competitive Enterprise Institute.
                                                                                                      LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND CONSIDERATION
                                                                                    H.R. 5912 was introduced on February 14, 2020, by Congressman
                                                                                  Sam Graves (R–MO) and Congressman Garret Graves (R–LA), and
                                                                                  referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
                                                                                  Within the Committee, H.R. 5912 was referred to the Sub-
                                                                                  committee on Aviation.
                                                                                    On February 26, 2020, the Chair discharged the Subcommittee
                                                                                  on Aviation from further consideration of H.R. 5912.
                                                                                    On February 26, 2020, the Committee on Transportation and In-




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                                                                                  frastructure met in open session to consider H.R. 5912 and ordered
                                                                                  the measure to be reported favorably to the House, without amend-
                                                                                  ment, by voice vote, a quorum being present.




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                                                                                                                       COMMITTEE VOTES
                                                                                     Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representa-
                                                                                  tives requires each committee report to include the total number of
                                                                                  votes cast for and against on each record vote on a motion to report
                                                                                  and on any amendment offered to the measure or matter, and the
                                                                                  names of those members voting for and against.
                                                                                     There were no recorded votes taken in connection with consider-
                                                                                  ation of H.R. 5912.
                                                                                                            COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS
                                                                                    With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII of
                                                                                  the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee’s over-
                                                                                  sight findings and recommendations are reflected in this report.
                                                                                                NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY AND TAX EXPENDITURES
                                                                                     Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Represent-
                                                                                  atives does not apply where a cost estimate and comparison pre-
                                                                                  pared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under sec-
                                                                                  tion 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 has been timely
                                                                                  submitted prior to the filing of the report and is included in the re-
                                                                                  port. Such a cost estimate is included in this report.
                                                                                                    CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE
                                                                                    With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII of
                                                                                  the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 402 of the
                                                                                  Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has received the
                                                                                  enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 5912 from the Director of the Con-
                                                                                  gressional Budget Office:
                                                                                                                                        U.S. CONGRESS,
                                                                                                                             CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE,
                                                                                                                                 Washington, DC, June 23, 2020.
                                                                                  Hon. PETER A. DEFAZIO,
                                                                                  Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
                                                                                  House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
                                                                                     DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has pre-
                                                                                  pared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 5912, the Expedited De-
                                                                                  livery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2020.
                                                                                     If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased
                                                                                  to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Aaron Krupkin.
                                                                                          Sincerely,
                                                                                                                             PHILLIP L. SWAGEL,
                                                                                                                                           Director.
                                                                                     Enclosure.




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                                                                                     The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) provides grants to air-
                                                                                  port sponsors for capital improvement projects related to airport
                                                                                  safety, capacity, and security. H.R. 5912 would expand the defini-
                                                                                  tion of eligible AIP project costs for future grants to include con-
                                                                                  tractor incentive payments. The payments would be capped at the
                                                                                  lesser of $1 million or 5 percent of the project’s contract value.
                                                                                     H.R. 5912 would not provide additional contract authority (a
                                                                                  mandatory form of budget authority) for the AIP or increase the
                                                                                  program’s existing obligation limitations. Under current law, how-
                                                                                  ever, airport sponsors are authorized to use funds from other Fed-
                                                                                  eral Aviation Administration (FAA) grants for contractor incentive
                                                                                  payments, including those newly provided under the CARES Act
                                                                                  (Public Law 116–136).
                                                                                     In addition, based on information from the agency, CBO expects
                                                                                  that the FAA would need to develop guidelines and amend grant
                                                                                  language in order to implement the bill’s provisions. CBO esti-
                                                                                  mates that the cost to do so would not be significant. Accordingly,
                                                                                  CBO estimates that implementing the bill would have no signifi-
                                                                                  cant effect on discretionary spending.
                                                                                     The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Aaron Krupkin. The
                                                                                  estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Director
                                                                                  of Budget Analysis.
                                                                                                        PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
                                                                                    With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of
                                                                                  the Rules of the House of Representatives, the performance goal
                                                                                  and objective of this legislation is to permit airports to use AIP
                                                                                  funds to make incentive payments to contractors to expedite cer-
                                                                                  tain airport development and planning projects in the United
                                                                                  States.
                                                                                                         DUPLICATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS




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                                                                                    Pursuant to clause 3(c)(5) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House
                                                                                  of Representatives, the Committee finds that no provision of H.R.
                                                                                  5912 establishes or reauthorizes a program of the federal govern-




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                                                                                  ment known to be duplicative of another federal program, a pro-
                                                                                  gram that was included in any report from the Government Ac-
                                                                                  countability Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public
                                                                                  Law 111–139, or a program related to a program identified in the
                                                                                  most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
                                                                                   CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIMITED TAX BENEFITS, AND LIMITED
                                                                                                       TARIFF BENEFITS
                                                                                    In compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House
                                                                                  of Representatives, this bill, as reported, contains no congressional
                                                                                  earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined
                                                                                  in clause 9(e), 9(f), or 9(g) of the rule XXI.
                                                                                                               FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT
                                                                                    The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of federal man-
                                                                                  dates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office
                                                                                  pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
                                                                                  (Public Law 104–4).
                                                                                                                PREEMPTION CLARIFICATION
                                                                                    Section 423 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 requires the
                                                                                  report of any Committee on a bill or joint resolution to include a
                                                                                  statement on the extent to which the bill or joint resolution is in-
                                                                                  tended to preempt state, local, or tribal law. The Committee finds
                                                                                  that H.R. 5912 does not preempt any state, local, or tribal law.
                                                                                                           ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT
                                                                                    No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b) of the
                                                                                  Federal Advisory Committee Act were created by this legislation.
                                                                                                        APPLICABILITY TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
                                                                                    The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to the
                                                                                  terms and conditions of employment or access to public services or
                                                                                  accommodations within the meaning of section 102(b)(3) of the Con-
                                                                                  gressional Accountability Act (Public Law 104–1).
                                                                                              SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF THE LEGISLATION
                                                                                  Sec. 1. Short title
                                                                                    This section provides that this bill may be cited as the ‘‘Expe-
                                                                                  dited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2020’’.
                                                                                  Sec. 2. Allowable cost standards for airport development projects
                                                                                    This section would permit airports to use AIP funds to make in-
                                                                                  centive payments to contractors for early completion of an airport
                                                                                  planning or development project. This authority is conditioned on
                                                                                  the following:
                                                                                         • the payment does not exceed the lesser of five percent of
                                                                                       the initial project or $1 million;




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                                                                                         • the contractor’s actions to shorten the duration of the
                                                                                       project do not negatively affect the operation of the airport;




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                                                                                            • the contract details the application of the incentive struc-
                                                                                         ture in the event of unforeseeable, non-weather delays beyond
                                                                                         control of the contractor;
                                                                                            • nothing in any agreement with the contractor prevents the
                                                                                         airport from maintaining responsibility for the safety, effi-
                                                                                         ciency, and capacity of the airport; and
                                                                                            • the Secretary of Transportation determines that the use of
                                                                                         an incentive payment is likely to increase airport capacity or
                                                                                         efficiency as a result of the project’s early completion.
                                                                                        CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
                                                                                    In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
                                                                                  House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill,
                                                                                  as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omit-
                                                                                  ted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italics,
                                                                                  and existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in
                                                                                  roman):

                                                                                                        TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE
                                                                                             *            *           *               *           *         *           *

                                                                                             SUBTITLE VII—AVIATION PROGRAMS
                                                                                             *            *           *               *           *         *           *

                                                                                   PART B—AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND NOISE
                                                                                             *            *           *               *           *         *           *
                                                                                                    CHAPTER 471—AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT
                                                                                             *            *           *               *           *         *           *
                                                                                                    SUBCHAPTER I—AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT
                                                                                             *            *           *               *           *         *           *
                                                                                  § 47110. Allowable project costs
                                                                                     (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Except as provided in section 47111 of
                                                                                  this title, the United States Government may pay or be obligated
                                                                                  to pay, from amounts appropriated to carry out this subchapter, a
                                                                                  cost incurred in carrying out a project under this subchapter only
                                                                                  if the Secretary of Transportation decides the cost is allowable.
                                                                                     (b) ALLOWABLE COST STANDARDS.—A project cost is allowable—
                                                                                          ø(1) if the cost necessarily¿ (1)(A) if the cost necessarily is in-
                                                                                       curred in carrying out the project in compliance with the grant
                                                                                       agreement made for the project under this subchapter, includ-
                                                                                       ing any cost a sponsor incurs related to an audit the Secretary
                                                                                       requires under section 47121(b) or (d) of this title and any cost
                                                                                       of moving a Federal facility impeding the project if the rebuilt
                                                                                       facility is of an equivalent size and typeø;¿; or




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                                                                                          (B) if the cost is an incentive payment incurred in carrying
                                                                                       out the project described in subparagraph (A) that is to be pro-
                                                                                       vided to a contractor upon early completion of a project, if—




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                                                                                                 (i) such payment does not exceed the lesser of 5 percent
                                                                                              of the initial construction contract amount or $1,000,000;
                                                                                                 (ii) the level of contractor’s control of, or access to, the
                                                                                              worksite necessary to shorten the duration of the project
                                                                                              does not negatively impact the operation of the airport;
                                                                                                 (iii) the contract specifies application of the incentive
                                                                                              structure in the event of unforeseeable, non-weather delays
                                                                                              beyond the control of the contractor;
                                                                                                 (iv) nothing in any agreement with the contractor pre-
                                                                                              vents the airport operator from retaining responsibility for
                                                                                              the safety, efficiency, and capacity of the airport during the
                                                                                              execution of the grant agreement; and
                                                                                                 (v) the Secretary determines that the use of an incentive
                                                                                              payment is likely to increase airport capacity or efficiency
                                                                                              as a result of shortening the project’s duration;
                                                                                            (2)(A) if the cost is incurred after the grant agreement is exe-
                                                                                         cuted and is for airport development or airport planning car-
                                                                                         ried out after the grant agreement is executed;
                                                                                            (B) if the cost is incurred after June 1, 1989, by the airport
                                                                                         operator (regardless of when the grant agreement is executed)
                                                                                         as part of a Government-approved noise compatibility program
                                                                                         (including project formulation costs) and is consistent with all
                                                                                         applicable statutory and administrative requirements;
                                                                                            (C) if the Government’s share is paid only with amounts ap-
                                                                                         portioned under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 47114(c) or
                                                                                         section 47114(d)(3)(A) and if the cost is incurred—
                                                                                                 (i) after September 30, 1996;
                                                                                                 (ii) before a grant agreement is executed for the project;
                                                                                              and
                                                                                                 (iii) in accordance with an airport layout plan approved
                                                                                              by the Secretary and with all statutory and administrative
                                                                                              requirements that would have been applicable to the
                                                                                              project if the project had been carried out after the grant
                                                                                              agreement had been executed; or
                                                                                            (D) if the cost is for airport development and is incurred be-
                                                                                         fore execution of the grant agreement, but in the same fiscal
                                                                                         year as execution of the grant agreement, and if—
                                                                                                 (i) the cost was incurred before execution of the grant
                                                                                              agreement because the airport has a shortened construc-
                                                                                              tion season due to climatic conditions in the vicinity of the
                                                                                              airport;
                                                                                                 (ii) the cost is in accordance with an airport layout plan
                                                                                              approved by the Secretary and with all statutory and ad-
                                                                                              ministrative requirements that would have been applicable
                                                                                              to the project if the project had been carried out after exe-
                                                                                              cution of the grant agreement, including submission of a
                                                                                              complete grant application to the appropriate regional or
                                                                                              district office of the Federal Aviation Administration;
                                                                                                 (iii) the sponsor notifies the Secretary before authorizing
                                                                                              work to commence on the project;
                                                                                                 (iv) the sponsor has an alternative funding source avail-




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                                                                                              able to fund the project; and
                                                                                                 (v) the sponsor’s decision to proceed with the project in
                                                                                              advance of execution of the grant agreement does not af-




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                                                                                            fect the priority assigned to the project by the Secretary
                                                                                            for the allocation of discretionary funds;
                                                                                          (3) to the extent the cost is reasonable in amount;
                                                                                          (4) if the cost is not incurred in a project for airport develop-
                                                                                        ment or airport planning for which other Government assist-
                                                                                        ance has been granted;
                                                                                          (5) if the total costs allowed for the project are not more than
                                                                                        the amount stated in the grant agreement as the maximum
                                                                                        the Government will pay (except as provided in section
                                                                                        47108(b) of this title);
                                                                                          (6) if the cost is for a project not described in section
                                                                                        47102(3) for acquiring for use at a commercial service airport
                                                                                        vehicles and ground support equipment owned by an airport
                                                                                        that include low-emission technology, but only to the extent of
                                                                                        the incremental cost of equipping such vehicles or equipment
                                                                                        with low-emission technology, as determined by the Secretary;
                                                                                        and
                                                                                          (7) if the cost is incurred on a measure to improve the effi-
                                                                                        ciency of an airport building (such as a measure designed to
                                                                                        meet one or more of the criteria for being considered a high-
                                                                                        performance green building as set forth under section 401(13)
                                                                                        of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42
                                                                                        U.S.C. 17061(13))) and—
                                                                                               (A) the measure is for a project for airport development;
                                                                                               (B) the measure is for an airport building that is other-
                                                                                            wise eligible for construction assistance under this sub-
                                                                                            chapter; and
                                                                                               (C) if the measure results in an increase in initial project
                                                                                            costs, the increase is justified by expected savings over the
                                                                                            life cycle of the project.
                                                                                     (c) CERTAIN PRIOR COSTS AS ALLOWABLE COSTS.—The Secretary
                                                                                  may decide that a project cost under subsection (b)(2)(A) of this sec-
                                                                                  tion incurred after May 13, 1946, and before the date the grant
                                                                                  agreement is executed is allowable if it is—
                                                                                          (1) necessarily incurred in formulating an airport develop-
                                                                                        ment project, including costs incurred for field surveys, plans
                                                                                        and specifications, property interests in land or airspace, and
                                                                                        administration or other incidental items that would not have
                                                                                        been incurred except for the project; or
                                                                                          (2) necessarily and directly incurred in developing the work
                                                                                        scope of an airport planning project.
                                                                                     (d) RELOCATION OF AIRPORT-OWNED FACILITIES.—The Secretary
                                                                                  may determine that the costs of relocating or replacing an airport-
                                                                                  owned facility are allowable for an airport development project at
                                                                                  an airport only if—
                                                                                          (1) the Government’s share of such costs will be paid with
                                                                                        funds apportioned to the airport sponsor under section
                                                                                        47114(c)(1) or 47114(d);
                                                                                          (2) the Secretary determines that the relocation or replace-
                                                                                        ment is required due to a change in the Secretary’s design
                                                                                        standards; and
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                                                                                        control of the airport sponsor.
                                                                                     (e) LETTERS OF INTENT.—(1) The Secretary may issue a letter of
                                                                                  intent to the sponsor stating an intention to obligate from future




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                                                                                  budget authority an amount, not more than the Government’s
                                                                                  share of allowable project costs, for an airport development project
                                                                                  (including costs of formulating the project) at a primary or reliever
                                                                                  airport. The letter shall establish a schedule under which the Sec-
                                                                                  retary will reimburse the sponsor for the Government’s share of al-
                                                                                  lowable project costs, as amounts become available, if the sponsor,
                                                                                  after the Secretary issues the letter, carries out the project without
                                                                                  receiving amounts under this subchapter.
                                                                                     (2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection applies to a project—
                                                                                           (A) about which the sponsor notifies the Secretary, before the
                                                                                        project begins, of the sponsor’s intent to carry out the project;
                                                                                           (B) that will comply with all statutory and administrative re-
                                                                                        quirements that would apply to the project if it were carried
                                                                                        out with amounts made available under this subchapter; and
                                                                                           (C) that meets the criteria of section 47115(d) and, if for a
                                                                                        project at a commercial service airport having at least 0.25 per-
                                                                                        cent of the boardings each year at all such airports, the Sec-
                                                                                        retary decides will enhance system-wide airport capacity sig-
                                                                                        nificantly.
                                                                                     (3) A letter of intent issued under paragraph (1) of this sub-
                                                                                  section is not an obligation of the Government under section 1501
                                                                                  of title 31, and the letter is not deemed to be an administrative
                                                                                  commitment for financing. An obligation or administrative commit-
                                                                                  ment may be made only as amounts are provided in authorization
                                                                                  and appropriation laws.
                                                                                     (4) The total estimated amount of future Government obligations
                                                                                  covered by all outstanding letters of intent under paragraph (1) of
                                                                                  this subsection may not be more than the amount authorized to
                                                                                  carry out section 48103 of this title, less an amount reasonably es-
                                                                                  timated by the Secretary to be needed for grants under section
                                                                                  48103 that are not covered by a letter.
                                                                                     (5) LETTERS OF INTENT.—The Secretary may not require an eligi-
                                                                                  ble agency to impose a passenger facility charge under section
                                                                                  40117 in order to obtain a letter of intent under this section.
                                                                                     (6) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this
                                                                                  section shall be construed to prohibit the obligation of amounts
                                                                                  pursuant to a letter of intent under this subsection in the same fis-
                                                                                  cal year as the letter of intent is issued.
                                                                                     (7) PARTNERSHIP øPROGRAM AIRPORTS¿ PROGRAM AIRPORTS.—The
                                                                                  Secretary may issue a letter of intent under this section to an air-
                                                                                  port sponsor with an approved application under section 47134(b)
                                                                                  if—
                                                                                           (A) the application was approved in fiscal year 2019; and
                                                                                           (B) the project meets all other requirements set forth in this
                                                                                        chapter.
                                                                                     (f) NONALLOWABLE COSTS.—Except as provided in subsection (d)
                                                                                  of this section and section 47118(f) of this title, a cost is not an al-
                                                                                  lowable airport development project cost if it is for—
                                                                                           (1) constructing a public parking facility for passenger auto-
                                                                                        mobiles;
                                                                                           (2) constructing, altering, or repairing part of an airport
                                                                                        building, except to the extent the building will be used for fa-




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                                                                                        at the airport;
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                                                                                           (4) providing or installing sculpture or art works.
                                                                                     (g) USE OF DISCRETIONARY FUNDS.—A project for which cost re-
                                                                                  imbursement is provided under subsection (b)(2)(C) shall not re-
                                                                                  ceive priority consideration with respect to the use of discretionary
                                                                                  funds made available under section 47115 of this title even if the
                                                                                  amounts made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section
                                                                                  47114(c) or section 47114(d)(3)(A) are not sufficient to cover the
                                                                                  Government’s share of the cost of the project.
                                                                                     (h) NONPRIMARY AIRPORTS.—The Secretary may decide that the
                                                                                  construction costs of revenue producing aeronautical support facili-
                                                                                  ties are allowable for an airport development project at a nonpri-
                                                                                  mary airport if the Government’s share of such costs is paid only
                                                                                  with funds apportioned to the airport sponsor under section
                                                                                  47114(d)(3)(A) and if the Secretary determines that the sponsor has
                                                                                  made adequate provision for financing airside needs of the airport.
                                                                                     (i) BIRD-DETECTING RADAR SYSTEMS.—The Administrator of the
                                                                                  Federal Aviation Administration, upon the conclusion of all
                                                                                  planned research by the Administration regarding avian radar sys-
                                                                                  tems, shall—
                                                                                           (1) update Advisory Circular No. 150/5220–25 to specify
                                                                                        which systems have been studied; and
                                                                                           (2) within 180 days after such research is concluded, issue a
                                                                                        final report on the use of avian radar systems in the national
                                                                                        airspace system.
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