Sec. 455. SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE

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## SEC. 455 SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE ###

(a)Eligibility Section 41743(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by striking paragraph

(1)and inserting the following: > > #### “(1) Size > > On the date of submission of the relevant application under subsection (b), the airport serving the community or consortium— > > > ##### “(A) > > is not larger than a small hub airport, as determined using the Department of Transportation’s most recently published classification; and > > > ##### “(B) > > has— > > > ###### “(i) > > insufficient air carrier service; or > > > ###### “(ii) > > unreasonably high air fares.” > ; ####

(2)by striking paragraph

(4)and inserting the following: > > #### “(4) Overall limit > > > ##### “(A) In general > > No more than 40 communities or consortia of communities, or a combination thereof, may be selected to participate in the program in each year for which funds are appropriated for the program. > > > ##### “(B) Same projects > > Except as provided in subparagraph (C), no community, consortia of communities, or combination thereof may participate in the program in support of the same project more than once in a 10-year period, but any community, consortia of communities, or combination thereof may apply, subsequent to such participation, to participate in the program in support of a different project at any time. > > > ##### “(C) Exception > > The Secretary may waive the limitation under subparagraph

(B)related to projects that are the same if the Secretary determines that the community or consortium spent little or no money on its previous project or encountered industry or environmental challenges, due to circumstances that were reasonably beyond the control of the community or consortium.” > ; ####

(3)in paragraph (5)— #####

(A)by redesignating subparagraphs

(E)and

(F)as subparagraphs

(F)and (G), respectively; and #####

(B)by inserting after subparagraph

(D)the following: > > ##### “(E) > > the assistance will be used to help restore scheduled passenger air service that has been terminated;” > . ###

(b)Authority to Make Agreements Section 41743(e)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “The Secretary may amend the scope of a grant agreement at the request of the community or consortium and any participating air carrier, and may limit the scope of a grant agreement to only the elements using grant assistance or to only the elements achieved, if the Secretary determines that the amendment is reasonably consistent with the original purpose of the project.” ###

(c)Authorization of Appropriations Section 41743(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: > > #### “(2) Authorization of appropriations > > There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023 to carry out this section. Such sums shall remain available until expended.” > .