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[S. 3958 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 637
116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3958

                          [Report No. 116-331]

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive 
  payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development 
                               projects.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 15, 2020

   Mr. Young (for himself, Ms. Sinema, and Mr. Cruz) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

                           December 15, 2020

               Reported by Mr. Wicker, with an amendment
                  [Insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive 
  payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development 
                               projects.

    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 ``Expedited Delivery of Airport 
Infrastructure Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. ALLOWABLE COST STANDARDS FOR AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 47110(b)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(1) if the cost necessarily'' and 
        inserting ``(1)(A) if the cost necessarily'';
            (2) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ``; 
        or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) if the cost is an incentive payment incurred in 
        carrying out the project described in subparagraph (A) that is 
        to be provided to a contractor upon early completion of a 
        project, if--
                    ``(i) such payment does not exceed the lesser of 5 
                percent of the initial construction contract amount or 
                $1,000,000;
                    ``(ii) the level of contractor's control of, or 
                access to, the worksite necessary to shorten the 
                duration of the project does not negatively impact the 
                operation of the airport;
                    ``(iii) the contract specifies application of the 
                incentive structure in the event of unforeseeable, non-
                weather delays beyond the control of the contractor;
                    ``(iv) nothing in any agreement with the contractor 
                prevents the airport operator from retaining 
                responsibility for the safety, efficiency, and capacity 
                of the airport during the execution of the grant 
                agreement; and
                    ``(v) the Secretary determines that the use of an 
                incentive payment is likely to increase airport 
                capacity or efficiency or result in cost savings as a 
                result of shortening the project's duration;''.
    (b) Technical Correction.--Section 47110(e)(7) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``(7) Partnership Program 
Airports.--'' and inserting ``(7) Partnership program airports.--''.
                                                       Calendar No. 637

116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3958

                          [Report No. 116-331]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive 
  payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development 
                               projects.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 15, 2020

                       Reported with an amendment