Sec. 155. STUDY ON NATIONAL PLAN OF INTEGRATED AIRPORT SYSTEMS

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## SEC. 155 STUDY ON NATIONAL PLAN OF INTEGRATED AIRPORT SYSTEMS ###

(a)In General Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall begin a study to evaluate the formulation of the national plan of integrated airport systems (in this section referred to as the “plan”) under section 47103 of title 49, United States Code. ###

(b)Contents of Study The study shall include a review of the following: ####

(1)The criteria used for including airports in the plan and the application of such criteria in the most recently published version of the plan. ####

(2)The changes in airport capital needs as shown in the 2005-2009 and 2007-2011 plans, compared with the amounts apportioned or otherwise made available to individual airports between 2005 and 2010. ####

(3)A comparison of the amounts received by airports under the airport improvement program in airport apportionments, State apportionments, and discretionary grants during such fiscal years with capital needs as reported in the plan. ####

(4)The effect of transfers of airport apportionments under title 49, United States Code. ####

(5)An analysis on the feasibility and advisability of apportioning amounts under section 47114(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, to the sponsor of each primary airport for each fiscal year an amount that bears the same ratio to the amount subject to the apportionment for fiscal year 2009 as the number of passenger boardings at the airport during the prior calendar year bears to the aggregate of all passenger boardings at all primary airports during that calendar year. ####

(6)A documentation and review of the methods used by airports to reach the 10,000 passenger enplanement threshold, including whether such airports subsidize commercial flights to reach such threshold, at every airport in the United States that reported between 10,000 and 15,000 passenger enplanements during each of the 2 most recent calendar years for which such data is available. ####

(7)Any other matters pertaining to the plan that the Secretary determines appropriate. ###

(c)Report to Congress ####

(1)Submission Not later than 36 months after the date that the Secretary begins the study under this section, the Secretary 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 on the results of the study. ####

(2)Contents The report shall include— #####

(A)the findings of the Secretary on each of the issues described in subsection (b); #####

(B)recommendations for any changes to policies and procedures for formulating the plan; and #####

(C)recommendations for any changes to the methods of determining the amounts to be apportioned or otherwise made available to individual airports.