SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

SEC. 562. SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. Section 41743 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—(1) in subsection (c)—(A) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking “10-year” and inserting “5-year”; and (B) in paragraph (5)—(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (G) as subparagraphs (C) through (H), respectively; (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:“(B) the community has demonstrated support from at least 1 air carrier to provide service;” ; and (iii) in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated, by inserting “or substantially reduced (as measured by enplanements, capacity (seats), schedule, connections, or routes)” after “terminated”; (2) in subsection (d)—(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting “, which shall begin with each new grant, including same-project new grants, and which shall be calculated on a non-consecutive basis for air carriers that provide air service that is seasonal” after “3 years”; and (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting “, or an airport where air service has been terminated or substantially reduced,” before “to obtain service”; (3) in subsection (e)—(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting “or the community’s current air service needs” after “the project”; and (B) in paragraph (2) by striking “$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023” and all that follows through “May 10, 2024” and inserting “$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028”; (4) in subsection (g)(4) by striking “and the creation of aviation development zones”; and (5) by striking subsections (f) and (h) and redesignating subsection (g) (as amended by paragraph (4)) as subsection (f).