GAO STUDY OF ONSITE AIRPORT GENERATION.

SEC. 735. GAO STUDY OF ONSITE AIRPORT GENERATION. (a) Study.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall initiate a study on the feasibility of installation and adoption of certain power generation property at airports which receive funding from the Federal Government. (b) Content.—In carrying out the study required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall examine— (1) any safety impacts of the installation and operation of such power generation property, either in aggregate or around certain locations or structures at the airport; (2) regulatory barriers to adoption; (3) benefits to adoption; (4) previous examples of adoptions; (5) impacts on other entities; and (6) previous examples of adoption and factors pertaining to previous examples of adoption, including— (A) novel uses beyond supplemental power generation, such as expanding nonresidential property around airports to minimize noise, power generation resilience, and market forces; (B) challenges identified in the installation process; (C) upfront and long-term costs, both foreseen and unforeseen; (D) funding sources used to pay for upfront costs; and (E) long-term savings. (c) Report.—Not later than 2 years after the initiation of the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing the results of the study and any recommendations based on such results. (d) Power Generation Property Defined.—In this section, the term “power generation property” means equipment defined in section 48(a)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.