Sec. 434. GAO review of nonaeronautical revenue streams at airports
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Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a review of non-aeronautical revenue streams currently used by hub airports of varying size, assess the impact of nonaeronautical revenue on airports, and evaluate opportunities for revenue that are unutilized or are underutilized by such airports. In conducting the review required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall, at a minimum— examine the nonaeronautical revenue streams at a variety of public-use airports in the United States; examine nonaeronautical revenue streams used by foreign airports; examine revenue streams used by similar types of infrastructure operators like train stations, bus depots, and shopping malls; determine the revenue effects of entering into, or choosing not to enter into, concessionaire agreements with companies operating at airports that are not a party to such agreements; and examine users and beneficiaries of airport services, facilities, property, and passengers, and determine if any such users or beneficiaries could or should be considered as a source of nonaeronautical revenue for an airport.
As part of the review required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall consult with representatives of airport concessionaires, airport sponsors, airport governance entities, airport financial planning consultants, and any other relevant stakeholders the Comptroller General determines appropriate. As part of the review required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall produce best practices and recommendations that can be adopted by public-use airports to increase non-aeronautical revenue.
Not later than 3 months after the completion of the review required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing the findings, best practices, and recommendations of such review.