Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Aviation Administration grants-in-aid for airports For an additional amount for “Grants-In-Aid for Airports”, $10,000,000,000, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, to remain available until expended: Provided, That amounts made available under this heading in this Act shall be derived from the general fund of the Treasury: Provided further, That funds provided under this heading in this Act shall only be available to sponsors of airports defined in section 47102 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further, That funds provided under this heading in this Act shall not otherwise be subject to the requirements of chapter 471 of such title: Provided further, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, section 47112(b) of such title shall apply to funds provided for any contract awarded (after the date of enactment) for airport development and funded under this heading: Provided further, That funds provided under this heading in this Act may not be used for any purpose not directly related to the airport: Provided further, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading in this Act— (1) Not less than $500,000,000 shall be available to pay a Federal share of 100 percent of the costs for which a grant is made under Public Law 116-94: Provided, That any remaining funds after the apportionment under this paragraph (1) shall be distributed as described in paragraph (2) under this heading in this Act; (2) Not less than $7,400,000,000 shall be available for any purpose for which airport revenues may lawfully be used: Provided, That 50 percent of such funds shall be allocated among all commercial service airports based on each sponsor’s calendar year 2018 enplanements as a percentage of total 2018 enplanements for all commercial service airports: Provided further, That the remaining 50 percent of such funds shall be allocated among all commercial service airports based on an equal combination of each sponsor’s fiscal year 2018 debt service as a percentage of the combined debt service for all commercial service airports and each sponsor’s ratio of unrestricted reserves to their respective debt service: Provided further, That the Federal share payable of the costs for which a grant is made under this paragraph shall be 100 percent: (3) Up to $2,000,000,000 shall be available for any purpose for which airport revenues may lawfully be used, and: (A) be apportioned as set forth in section 47114(c)(1)(C)(i), 47114(c)(1)(C)(ii), or 47114(c)(1)(H) of title 49, United States Code; (B) not be subject to the reduced apportionments of 49 U.S.C. 47114(f); and (C) have no maximum apportionment limit, notwithstanding 47114(c)(1)(C)(iii) of title 49, United States Code: Provided, That any remaining funds after the apportionment under this paragraph (3) shall be distributed as described in paragraph (2) under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That the Federal share payable of the costs for which a grant is made under this paragraph shall be 100 percent; and (4) Not less than $100,000,000 shall be for general aviation airports for any purpose for which airport revenues may lawfully be used, and, which the Secretary shall apportion directly to each eligible airport, as defined in section 47102(8) of title 49, United States Code, based on the categories published in the most current National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, reflecting the percentage of the aggregate published eligible development costs for each such category, and then dividing the allocated funds evenly among the eligible airports in each category, rounding up to the nearest thousand dollars: Provided, That the Federal share payable of the costs for which a grant is made under this paragraph shall be 100 percent: Provided further, That the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may retain up to 0.1 percent of the funds provided under this heading in this Act to fund the award and oversight by the Administrator of grants made under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That obligations of funds under this heading in this Act shall not be subject to any limitations on obligations provided in Public Law 116-94: Provided further, That all airports receiving funds under this heading in this Act shall continue to employ, through December 31, 2020, at least 90 percent of the number of individuals employed (after making adjustments for retirements or voluntary employee separations) by the airport as of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive the workforce retention requirement in the previous proviso, if the Secretary determines the airport is experiencing economic hardship as a direct result of the requirement, or the requirement reduces aviation safety or security: Provided further, That the workforce retention requirement shall not apply to nonhub airports or nonprimary airports receiving funds under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.