Sec. 151. SMALL AIRPORT REGULATION RELIEF
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## SEC. 151 SMALL AIRPORT REGULATION RELIEF Section 47114(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph
(F)and inserting the following: > > ##### “(F) Special rule for fiscal years 2018 through 2020 > > Notwithstanding subparagraph
(A)and subject to subparagraph (G), the Secretary shall apportion to a sponsor of an airport under that subparagraph for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2020 an amount based on the number of passenger boardings at the airport during calendar year 2012 if the airport— > > > ###### “(i) > > had 10,000 or more passenger boardings during calendar year 2012; > > > ###### “(ii) > > had fewer than 10,000 passenger boardings during the calendar year used to calculate the apportionment for fiscal year 2018, 2019, or 2020, as applicable, under subparagraph (A); and > > > ###### “(iii) > > had scheduled air service at any point in the calendar year used to calculate the apportionment. > > > ##### “(G) Limitations and waivers > > The authority to make apportionments in the manner prescribed in subparagraph
(F)may be utilized no more than 3 years in a row. The Secretary may waive this limitation if the Secretary determines that an airport’s enplanements are substantially close to 10,000 enplanements and the airport sponsor or affected communities are taking reasonable steps to restore enplanements above 10,000. > > > ##### “(H) Minimum apportionment for commercial service airports with more than 8,000 passenger boardings in a calendar year > > Not less than $600,000 may be apportioned under subparagraph
(A)for each fiscal year to each sponsor of a commercial service airport that had fewer than 10,000 passenger boardings, but at least 8,000 passenger boardings, during the prior calendar year.” > .