Sec. 735. GAO STUDY OF ONSITE AIRPORT GENERATION

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## SEC. 735 GAO STUDY OF ONSITE AIRPORT GENERATION ###

(a)Study Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall initiate a study on the feasibility of installation and adoption of certain power generation property at airports which receive funding from the Federal Government. ###

(b)Content In carrying out the study required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall examine— ####

(1)any safety impacts of the installation and operation of such power generation property, either in aggregate or around certain locations or structures at the airport; ####

(2)regulatory barriers to adoption; ####

(3)benefits to adoption; ####

(4)previous examples of adoptions; ####

(5)impacts on other entities; and ####

(6)previous examples of adoption and factors pertaining to previous examples of adoption, including— #####

(A)novel uses beyond supplemental power generation, such as expanding nonresidential property around airports to minimize noise, power generation resilience, and market forces; #####

(B)challenges identified in the installation process; #####

(C)upfront and long-term costs, both foreseen and unforeseen; #####

(D)funding sources used to pay for upfront costs; and #####

(E)long-term savings. ###

(c)Report Not later than 2 years after the initiation of the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing the results of the study and any recommendations based on such results. ###

(d)Power Generation Property Defined In this section, the term “power generation property” means equipment defined in section 48(a)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.