Pub. L. 115-254, div. B, tit. I, subtit. D, sec. 191 (as amended)
EXTENDING AVIATION DEVELOPMENT STREAMLINING.
SEC. 191. EXTENDING AVIATION DEVELOPMENT STREAMLINING.
(a) In General.—Section 47171 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “general aviation airport construction or improvement projects,” after “congested airports,”;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
“(2) General aviation airport construction or improvement project.—A general aviation airport construction or improvement project shall be subject to the coordinated and expedited environmental review process requirements set forth in this section.”
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(3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking “subsection (b)(2)” and inserting “subsection (b)(3)”;
(4) in subsection (d), by striking “subsection (b)(2)” and inserting “subsection (b)(3)”;
(5) in subsection (h), by striking “subsection (b)(2)” and inserting “subsection (b)(3)”; and
(6) in subsection (k), by striking “subsection (b)(2)” and inserting “subsection (b)(3)”.
(b) Definitions.—Section 47175 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(8) General aviation airport construction or improvement project.—The term ‘general aviation airport construction or improvement project’ means—
“(A) a project for the construction or extension of a runway, including any land acquisition, helipad, taxiway, safety area, apron, or navigational aids associated with the runway or runway extension, at a general aviation airport, a reliever airport, or a commercial service airport that is not a primary airport (as such terms are defined in section 47102); and
“(B) any other airport development project that the Secretary designates as facilitating aviation capacity building projects at a general aviation airport.”
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