H.R. 5236: Aerotropolis Act of 2010

May 10, 2010 at 1:14 pm | Posted in Aviation Law | Leave a comment

by P.J. Blount with the bog faculty

H.R. 5236: Aerotropolis Act of 2010 was introduced on May 6, 2010 by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN9):

HR 5236 IH

111th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 5236

To amend SAFETEA-LU to ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 6, 2010

Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. DINGELL, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. TANNER, Mr. CHILDERS, Mr. BERRY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. GRANGER, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PASCRELL, and Mr. YARMUTH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To amend SAFETEA-LU to ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘Aerotropolis Act of 2010’.

SEC. 2. PROJECTS OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

(a) Eligible Project Defined- Section 1301(c)(2) of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended to read as follows:

‘(2) ELIGIBLE PROJECT-

‘(A) IN GENERAL- The term ‘eligible project’ means any surface transportation project eligible for Federal assistance under title 23, United States Code, including freight railroad projects and activities eligible under such title.

‘(B) INCLUSION OF AEROTROPOLIS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PROJECTS- The term ‘eligible project’ includes a combination of projects described in subparagraph (A) that, as a group–

‘(i) assist the establishment of an aerotropolis transportation system; and

‘(ii) satisfy the requirement under subsection (d).’.

(b) Aerotropolis Transportation System Defined- Section 1301(c) of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:

‘(4) AEROTROPOLIS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM- The term ‘aerotropolis transportation system’ means a planned and coordinated multimodal freight and passenger transportation network that, as determined by the Secretary, provides efficient, sustainable, and intermodal connectivity to a defined region of economic significance centered around a major airport.’.