118th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from conditioning the receipt of Federal financial assistance on reducing the dimensions of a runway, an apron, or a taxiway of certain airports, and for other purposes.
May 7, 2024
Mr. Huizenga introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from conditioning the receipt of Federal financial assistance on reducing the dimensions of a runway, an apron, or a taxiway of certain airports, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Runway Integrity and Military Readiness Act of 2024”.
SEC. 2. Prohibition on certain runway length requirements.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation may not require an airport to shorten the length or width of the runway, apron, or taxiway of the airport as a condition for the receipt of Federal financial assistance if the airport directly supports a base of the United States Air Force or the Air National Guard at the airport, regardless of the stationing of military aircraft.