119-s1966

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1966 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1966

To establish a grant program for surface transportation infrastructure 
 projects that connect to airports, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 June 5, 2025

Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
 and Public Works

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 A BILL

To establish a grant program for surface transportation infrastructure 
 projects that connect to airports, 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 ``Don't Miss Your Flight Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR AIRPORT CONNECTION INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Public airport.--The term ``public airport'' has the 
 meaning given the term in 

section 47102 of title 49, United 
 States Code.

    (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of Transportation.

    (3) State.--The term ``State'' means--
        (A) a State;
        (B) the District of Columbia;
            (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
            (D) any other territory or possession of the United 
 States.

    (b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out a 
program to provide grants to entities described in subsection
            (c) for 
projects described in subsection
            (d) .
            (c) Eligible Entities.--An entity eligible to receive a grant under 
this section is--

    (1) a State;

    (2) an Indian Tribe; or

    (3) a unit of local government, including a public agency 
 (as defined in 

section 47102 of title 49, United States Code) 
 that has control over a public airport.
            (d) Eligible Projects.--

    (1) In general.--A project eligible to be carried out with 
 a grant under this section is a project described in paragraph

    (2) that--
        (A) connects to a public airport;
        (B) makes improvements on land that is on, or 
 within 5 miles of, that public airport; and
            (C) reduces congestion, expands capacity, provides 
 access to under-connected areas, or rehabilitates 
 roadway, rail, or transit infrastructure (including 
 bridges, tunnels, and rolling stock).

    (2) Projects described.--A project referred to in paragraph

    (1) is--
        (A) a highway or bridge project eligible for 
 assistance under title 23, United States Code;
        (B) a public transportation project eligible for 
 assistance under chapter 53 of title 49, United States 
 Code; or
            (C) a passenger rail transportation project 
 eligible for assistance under title 49, United States 
 Code.

    (e) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, an entity described in subsection

    (b) shall submit to the 
Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require.

    (f) Requirement.--Of the amounts made available for each fiscal 
year to carry out this section, the Secretary shall use--

    (1) not less than 50 percent for projects described in 
 subsection
            (d) that connect to airports that are large hub 
 airports (as defined in 

section 47102 of title 49, United 
 States Code) as of the date of enactment of this Act; and

    (2) not less than 30 percent for projects described in 
 subsection
            (d) that connect to airports that are medium hub 
 airports (as defined in 

section 47102 of title 49, United 
 States Code) as of the date of enactment of this Act.

    (g) Cost-Share.--

    (1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
 carried out with a grant under this section shall be determined 
 in accordance with 

section 120 of title 23, United States Code.

    (2) Non-federal share.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
 of law, an eligible entity may use toward the non-Federal share 
 of the cost of a project carried out with a grant under this 
 section--
        (A) credit assistance under the TIFIA program (as 
 defined in 

section 601

    (a) of title 23, United States 
 Code), if that credit assistance was provided for a 
 project described in paragraph

    (12)
        (G) of that section; 
 and
        (B) any passenger facility charges (as defined in 
 

section 40117

    (a) of title 49, United States Code) 
 collected by the eligible entity.

    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account) $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to 
carry out this section.
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