119 S1966 IS: Don't Miss Your Flight Act U.S. Senate 2025-06-05 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1966 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 A BILL To establish a grant program for surface transportation infrastructure projects that connect to airports, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Don't Miss Your Flight Act.

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.