The bill would create a Department of Transportation grant program for eligible regional airports to improve passenger and flight capacity. Eligible airports must be general aviation or nonprimary commercial service airports serving communities with at least 75,000 people. The program would provide 3 to 10 grants each fiscal year. Grants could support screening facilities, longer runways, hangars, passenger facilities, and certain operational and security requirements.
Communities served by eligible airports could benefit from airport improvements funded through the program. The bill does not provide grants directly to individuals. No publicly available information describes which airports would receive grants.
The bill authorizes $50 million for each fiscal year to carry out the program. This is an authorization of appropriations; the text does not specify how much would be appropriated.
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