[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1715 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1715

To amend title 23, United States Code, to allow airport projects to be 
 eligible to participate in the TIFIA program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 19, 2021

  Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to allow airport projects to be 
 eligible to participate in the TIFIA program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Infrastructure 
Finance and Innovation Act for Airports''.

SEC. 2. AIRPORT PROJECTS UNDER TIFIA PROGRAM.

    (a) Project Eligibility.--Section 601(a)(12) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) an eligible airport-related project (as 
                defined in section 40117(a) of title 49).''.
    (b) Federal Requirements for Airport Projects.--Section 602(c)(1) 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A) by inserting ``the requirements of section 50101 of 
title 49 for airport projects,'' after ``transit projects,''.
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