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Calendar No. 637
116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 3958
[Report No. 116–331]
To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use of incentive
payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 15, 2020
Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Ms. SINEMA, and Mr. CRUZ) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Reported by Mr. WICKER, with an amendment
[Insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the use
of incentive payments to expedite certain federally fi-
nanced airport development projects.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expedited Delivery of
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Airport Infrastructure Act of 2020’’.
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SEC. 2. ALLOWABLE COST STANDARDS FOR AIRPORT DE-
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VELOPMENT PROJECTS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47110(b)(1) of title 49,
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United States Code, is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘(1) if the cost necessarily’’ and
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inserting ‘‘(1)(A) if the cost necessarily’’;
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(2) by striking the semicolon at the end and in-
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serting ‘‘; or’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(B) if the cost is an incentive payment in-
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curred in carrying out the project described in sub-
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paragraph (A) that is to be provided to a contractor
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upon early completion of a project, if—
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‘‘(i) such payment does not exceed the less-
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er of 5 percent of the initial construction con-
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tract amount or $1,000,000;
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‘‘(ii) the level of contractor’s control of, or
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access to, the worksite necessary to shorten the
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duration of the project does not negatively im-
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pact the operation of the airport;
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‘‘(iii) the contract specifies application of
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the incentive structure in the event of unfore-
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seeable, non-weather delays beyond the control
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of the contractor;
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‘‘(iv) nothing in any agreement with the
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contractor prevents the airport operator from
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retaining responsibility for the safety, efficiency,
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and capacity of the airport during the execution
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of the grant agreement; and
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‘‘(v) the Secretary determines that the use
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of an incentive payment is likely to increase air-
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port capacity or efficiency or result in cost sav-
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ings as a result of shortening the project’s du-
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ration;’’.
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(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 47110(e)(7)
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of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
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‘‘(7) PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AIRPORTS.—’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘(7) PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AIRPORTS.—’’.
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Calendar No. 637
116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 3958
[Report No. 116–331]
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit
the use of incentive payments to expedite certain
federally financed airport development projects.
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Reported with an amendment
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