[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 13, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S2045]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3738. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3679 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Thune (for himself 
and Mr. Nelson)) to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 5037. MODIFICATIONS TO PILOT PROGRAM ON PRIVATE 
                   OWNERSHIP OF AIRPORTS.

       (a) Support for Essential Predevelopment Activities.--
     Section 47134 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(n) Predevelopment Grants.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated, out of funds available to the Federal Aviation 
     Administration, $15,000,000 for purposes of making grants to 
     airports, in an amount not to exceed $750,000 per grant, to 
     carry out predevelopment activities relating to the pilot 
     program under this section, subject to such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator, may reasonably require.''.
       (b) Authorization of Entities Partially Owned by Public 
     Agencies to Participate in Pilot Program.--Subsection (a) of 
     such section is amended by striking ``public agency'' and 
     inserting ``person owned solely by a public agency''.
       (c) Increase in Participation of Certain Airports.--
     Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended by striking 
     ``more than 1 application submitted by an airport'' and 
     inserting ``more than 3 applications submitted by airports''.
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