Sec. 190. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PILOT PROGRAM
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## SEC. 190 ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PILOT PROGRAM **[**[49 U.S.C. 47104 note](/us/usc/t49/s47104)**]** ###
(a)In General The Secretary of Transportation may carry out a pilot program involving not more than 6 projects in each fiscal year at public-use airports in accordance with this section. ###
(b)Grants In carrying out the program, the Secretary may make grants to sponsors of public-use airports from funds apportioned under section 47117(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code. ###
(c)Use of Funds Amounts from a grant received by the sponsor of a public-use airport under the program shall be used for environmental mitigation projects that will measurably reduce or mitigate aviation impacts on noise, air quality, or water quality at the airport or within 5 miles of the airport. ###
(d)Eligibility Notwithstanding any other provision of chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, an environmental mitigation project approved under this section shall be treated as eligible for assistance under that chapter. ###
(e)Selection Criteria In selecting from among applicants for participation in the program, the Secretary may give priority consideration to projects that— ####
(1)will achieve the greatest reductions in aircraft noise, airport emissions, or airport water quality impacts either on an absolute basis or on a per dollar of funds expended basis; and ####
(2)will be implemented by an eligible consortium. ###
(f)Federal Share The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under the program shall be 50 percent. ###
(g)Maximum Amount Not more than $2,500,000 may be made available by the Secretary in grants under the program for any single project. ###
(h)Identifying Best Practices The Secretary may establish and publish information identifying best practices for reducing or mitigating aviation impacts on noise, air quality, and water quality at airports or in the vicinity of airports based on the projects carried out under the program. ###
(i)Sunset The program shall terminate on October 1, 2028. ###
(j)Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: ####
(1)Eligible consortium The term “eligible consortium” means a consortium that is composed of 2 or more of the following entities: #####
(A)Businesses incorporated in the United States. #####
(B)Public or private educational or research organizations located in the United States. #####
(C)Entities of State or local governments in the United States. #####
(D)Federal laboratories. ####
(2)Environmental mitigation project The term “environmental mitigation project” means a project that— #####
(A)introduces new environmental mitigation techniques or technologies that have been proven in laboratory demonstrations; #####
(B)proposes methods for efficient adaptation or integration of new concepts into airport operations; and #####
(C)will demonstrate whether new techniques or technologies for environmental mitigation are— ######
(i)practical to implement at or near multiple public-use airports; and ######
(ii)capable of reducing noise, airport emissions, or water quality impacts in measurably significant amounts. ###
(k)Authorization for the Transfer of Funds From Department of Defense ####
(1)In general The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may accept funds from the Secretary of Defense to increase the authorized funding for this section by the amount of such transfer only to carry out projects designed for environmental mitigation at a site previously, but not currently, managed by the Department of Defense. ####
(2)Additional grantees If additional funds are made available by the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (1), the Administrator may increase the number of grantees under subsection (a).
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