Sec. 137. Supplemental discretionary funds
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Section 47115 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall establish a program to provide grants, subject to the conditions of this subsection, for any purpose for which amounts are made available under section 48103 that the Secretary considers most appropriate to carry out this subchapter. A grant made under this subsection shall be treated as having been made pursuant to the Secretary’s authority under section 47104(a) and from the Secretary’s discretionary fund under subsection
(a)of this section. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, grants made under this subsection shall not be subject to subsection (c), section 47117(e), or any other apportionment formula, special apportionment category, or minimum percentage set forth in this chapter. The Secretary may provide grants under this subsection only for projects— at a nonprimary airport that— is classified as a regional, local, or basic airport, as determined using the Department of Transportation’s most recently published classification; and is not located within a Metropolitan Statistical Area (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget); at a nonhub, small hub, or medium hub airport; or at an airport receiving an exemption under section 47134. Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Government’s share of allowable project costs under this subsection is 80 percent. In applying for a grant under this subsection, an airport sponsor that proposes a lower Government share of allowable project costs than the share specified in subparagraph
(A)shall receive priority commensurate with the reduction in such share. Projects shall receive equal priority consideration if such project— has a proposed Government cost share of 50 percent or less; or is at an airport receiving an exemption under section 47134. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection the following amounts: $1,020,000,000 for fiscal year 2019. $1,041,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. $1,064,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. $1,087,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. $1,110,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. Sums authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph
(A)shall remain available for 2 fiscal years. .