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[H.R. 6427 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 475
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6427

                          [Report No. 119-552]

   To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of State 
 highway standards for airfield pavement construction and improvement 
          under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 4, 2025

    Mr. Begich (for himself, Mr. Case, Mr. Taylor, and Ms. Tokuda) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

                             March 16, 2026

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           December 4, 2025]


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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of State 
 highway standards for airfield pavement construction and improvement 
          under certain circumstances, 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 ``Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. USE OF STATE HIGHWAY STANDARDS.

    Section 47114(d)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(4) Use of state highway specifications.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall use the 
                highway specifications of a State for airfield pavement 
                construction and improvement using funds made available 
                under this subsection or subsection (c)(1)(D) at 
                nonprimary airports serving aircraft that do not exceed 
                60,000 pounds gross weight if--
                            ``(i) such State provides notice to the 
                        Secretary that nonprimary airports in the State 
                        intend to use such highway specifications; and
                            ``(ii) the Secretary determines that such 
                        specifications will not negatively affect 
                        safety.
                    ``(B) Deadline.--The Secretary shall make a 
                determination described in subparagraph (A)(ii) not 
                later than 6 months after a State provides notice to 
                the Secretary under subparagraph (A)(i).
                    ``(C) Extension.--If the Secretary determines that 
                the time provided under subparagraph (B) is 
                insufficient to make a determination, the Secretary may 
                extend the determination period by 6 months, so long as 
                the Secretary--
                            ``(i) notifies the State that provided 
                        notice pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i) of the 
                        extension; and
                            ``(ii) provides justification for the 
                        extension to such State.
                    ``(D) Additional extensions.--The Secretary may 
                authorize additional extensions under subparagraph 
                (C).''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 475

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6427

                          [Report No. 119-552]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of State 
 highway standards for airfield pavement construction and improvement 
          under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             March 16, 2026

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed