[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1033 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1033
To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure certain projects
related to natural hazards and emergency management are eligible for
funding under the Federal Aviation Administration's airport improvement
program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 29, 2023
Mr. Schatz (for himself and Mr. Budd) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
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A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure certain projects
related to natural hazards and emergency management are eligible for
funding under the Federal Aviation Administration's airport improvement
program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Natural Hazard Resilience for
Airports Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. ENSURING THAT CERTAIN PROJECTS RELATED TO NATURAL HAZARDS AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING UNDER THE
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION'S AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
(a) Intermodal Planning.--Section 47101(g) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), in the second sentence, by inserting
``(including long-term resilience from the impact of natural
hazards and severe weather events)'' after ``environmental'';
and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) consider the impact of hazardous weather
events on long-term operational resilience.''.
(b) Definition of Airport Development.--Section 47102(3) of title
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new subparagraphs:
``(S) improvements, supported by planning or
resiliency studies, or planning for improvements, of
primary runways, taxiways, and aprons necessary at an
airport to increase operational resilience to prepare
the airport for resuming or maintaining flight
operations in the event of an earthquake, flooding,
high water, sea level rise, a hurricane, a tropical
storm, a cyclone, storm surge, a tidal wave, a tornado,
a tsunami, wind driven water, wildfire, land
instability, or a winter storm.
``(T)(i) in the case of an airport that meets each
of the requirements described in clause (ii)--
``(I) planning for disaster preparedness
associated with maintaining airport operations
during a natural disaster;
``(II) acquiring airport communication
equipment and fixed emergency generators that
are not eligible for funding under programs
funded under the Department of Homeland
Security; and
``(III) constructing, expanding, or
improving airfield infrastructure to include
aprons and terminal buildings the Secretary of
Transportation determines will facilitate
disaster response at the airport.
``(ii) The requirements described in this clause
are the following:
``(I) The airport and the facilities and
fixed-based operators on, or connected with,
the airport are operated and maintained in a
manner the Secretary of Transportation
considers suitable for disaster relief. An
airport shall not be considered as failing to
meet the requirement under the preceding
sentence if a runway is unusable because the
runway is under scheduled maintenance or is in
need of necessary repairs.
``(II) The airport has developed an
emergency natural disaster management plan in
coordination with State and local officials.''.
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