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Federal Legislative Agenda 2020 ACA FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA The Aviation Council of Alabama, Inc. 1207 Emerald Mountain Parkway Wetumpka, AL 36093 Todd Storey, President (District 2) www.aviationcouncilofalabama.com Tel: (334) 844-4606 Legislative Committee Rick Tucker (Chair), Huntsville International Airport (District 5) Scott Fuller, Jack Edwards National Airport ( (District 1) Barry Griffith, Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (District 5) Russ Kilgore, General Aviation at Large (District 1) Erskine Funderburg, St. Clair County Airport at Pell City (District 6) Jeff Powell, Tuscaloosa Regional Airport (District 7) Marshall Taggart, Montgomery Regional Airport (District 7) Rudder Williams, Scottsboro Municipal Airport (District 5) Devoski Boyd, Montgomery Regional Airport (District 7) Board of Directors Todd Storey, President, Auburn University Regional Airport (District 2) Thomas Hughes, Vice President, A.A.E., IAP, Vice President, (District 1) Jeff Powell, CM, Secretary, Tuscaloosa Regional Airport (District 7) Leslie Williams-Murray, Treasurer (District 7) Chris Curry, Mobile Regional Airport (District 1) Scott Fuller, Jack Edwards National Airport (District 1) Russ Kilgore, General Aviation at Large (District 1) Art Morris, III, Dothan Regional Airport (District 2) Thomas Day (District 3) Col. Roosevelt J. Lewis (USAF Ret.), Tuskegee Municipal Airport (District 3) Ray Miller, Talladega Municipal Airport (District 3) Jerry Cofield, Albertville Regional Airport (District 4) Rick Tucker, Huntsville International Airport (District 5) Rudder Williams, Scottsboro Municipal Airport (District 5) Nikki Jordan, Bessemer Airport Authority (District 6) Terry Franklin, Shelby County Airport (District 6) Erskine Funderburg, St. Clair County Airport at Pell City District 6) Michelle Conway, Goodwyn Mills Cawood (District 7) Marshall Taggart, Montgomery Regional Airport (District 7) FEDERAL PRIORITIES 2020 ACA FEDERAL AGENDA FAA/TSA FUNDING . Fully fund AIP to $3.35 billion . Fully fund Supplemental Discretionary Funds for FY 2021 to $1.064 billion . Support TSA/DHS Funding for LEO reimbursement and exit lane staffing . Support SB-2898 relating to staffing at FAA Contract Towers – Provide contract tower funding of $172.8 Million . Support H.R. 5912, the Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act . Provide a gradual increase (based on defined activity levels) of the $150,000 entitlement for general aviation airports up to the $1,000,000 minimum entitlement for primary airports . Small Community Air Service Programs . AirportsUnited 2020 Legislative Priorities for Airports INFRASTRUCTURE LEGISLATION . Increase Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) to $8.50/pax for Origin and Destination (O&D) ONLY, index for construction costs inflation . Airport Infrastructure Exhibits prepared by ACI-NA . Rand Report – Future of Aviation Infrastructure and Financing Study AIR SERVICE FOR SMALL COMMUNITIES . Conditional Code Sharing for Small Community Airports - Improving access to the National Airspace System (NAS) . Air Service for Small Communities – Continue funding for the Small Community Air Service Development (SCASD) Program . ACI-NA U.S. Policy Council Adopts Resolution on Conditional Airline Code Sharing REGULATORY RELIEF AND EMPOWERMENT . Establish a Pilot Program/Demonstration Project Granting Greater Flexibility to Airports through Economic Deregulation . Oppose HR-5423 – the Aircraft Noise Reduction Act . PFAS – Immunity for Airports from Liability for Use of FAA-mandated Aqueous Film Forming Foam (“AFFF”) AVIATION IN ALABAMA . Unfunded Alabama Airport Infrastructure Needs . Unmanned Aerial Systems Pilot Program . Alabama Airports are Terminally Challenged (ACI-NA) 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2020 ACA FEDERAL AGENDA FUNDING: (Tab A) . Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding o Fully fund AIP to $3.35 billion. o Fully fund Supplemental Discretionary Funds for FY 2021 to $1.064 billion . TSA/DHS Funding for LEO Reimbursement and Exit Lane Staffing . Support SB-2898 relating to Staffing at Contract Towers [Exhibit A1] . General Aviation Entitlements - Provide a gradual increase (based on defined activity levels) of the $150,000 entitlement for general aviation airports up to the $1,000,000 minimum entitlement for primary airports . FY2020 Government Spending Package Related to Airports [Exhibit A2] . Small Community Air Service Program [Exhibit A3] . AirportsUnited 2020 Legislative Priorities for Airports [Exhibit A4] . Adverse Impact of Continuing Resolutions (CRs) and Delayed Grant Awards INFRASTRUCTURE LEGISLATION (Tab B) . Increase Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) to $8.50/pax for Origin and Destination (O&D) ONLY, index for construction costs inflation . Airport Infrastructure Exhibits prepared by ACI-NA o Passenger Growth Outpaces Infrastructure Investment [Exhibit B1] o Unmet Airport Infrastructure Needs [Exhibit B2] o Airports are Terminally Challenged (ACI-NA) [Exhibit B3] o A Plan That Works for Airport Infrastructure [Exhibit B4] o Beyond the Runway Collation [Exhibit B5] o Conservative Support for User Fees [Exhibit B6] o Airline Profits Soar as Airport Infrastructure Goes Unfunded [Exhibit B7] . Rand Report – Future of Aviation Infrastructure and Financing [Exhibit B8] AIR SERVICE FOR SMALL COMMUNITIES (Tab C) . Conditional Code Sharing for Small Community Airports [Exhibit C1) . Air Service for Small Communities – Continue funding for the Small Community Air Service Development (SCASD) Program [Exhibit C2] . ACI-NA U.S. Policy Council Adopts Resolution on Conditional Airline Code [Exhibit C3] o Existing statutory authorities and regulatory tools potentially available [Exhibit C3(a)] o U.S. Department of Transportation (Title 49 §40101) Aviation Policy [Exhibit C3(b)] o Factors Behind Small Airport Service Challenges [Exhibit C2(c)] o Air Service Challenges: Conclusion [Exhibit C3(d)] o Applying Conditionality to Small Airports and Access Issues [Exhibit C3(e)] . The State of U. S. Commercial Air Service at Year End 2018 (RASA) [Exhibit C4] . Economic Impact of Small Community Air Service in Alabama [Exhibit C5] 3 REGULATORY RELIEF AND EMPOWERMENT (Tab D) . Support SB-2898 relating to staffing at FAA Contract Towers [See Tab A, Exhibit A1] . Establish a Pilot Program/Demonstration Project Granting Greater Flexibility to Airports through Economic Deregulation [Exhibit D1] . Oppose HR-5423 – Aircraft Noise Reduction Act [Exhibit D2] . PFAS – Immunity for Airports from Liability for Use of FAA-mandated Aqueous File Forming Foam (“AFFF”) [Exhibit D3] . Additional Detailed ACA Recommendations related to Regulatory Relief and Empowerment [Exhibit D4] . ACRP Report 90 Summary: Impact of Regulatory Compliance Costs on Small Airports [Exhibit D5] . Reassess the substantial reduction of eligible AIP/PFC project costs resulting from FAA Order 5100.38D, AIP Handbook, dated 9/30/2014. AVIATION IN ALABAMA (Tab E) . Unfunded Alabama Airports Infrastructure Needs [Exhibit E1] . Unmanned Aerial Systems Pilot Program [Exhibit E2] . Alabama’s Airports are Terminally Challenged (ACI-NA) [Exhibit E3] . General Aviation Caucus [Exhibit E4] . Army Aviation Caucus [Exhibit E5] . Map of Airports in Alabama [Exhibit E6] . Alabama AIP Funding and Economic Impact [Exhibit E7] 4 EXHIBITS 2020 ACA FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA Tab A Exhibits FUNDING Exhibit A1: Support SB-2898 relating to Staffing at Contract Towers Exhibit A2: FY2020 Government Spending Package Related to Airports Exhibit A3: AirportsUnited – Support Small Community Air Service Programs Exhibit A4: AirportsUnited 2020 Legislative Priorities for Airports Tab B Exhibits INFRASTRUCTURE LEGISLATION Exhibit B1: Passenger Growth Outpaces Infrastructure Investment Exhibit B2: Unmet Airport Infrastructure Needs Exhibit B3: Airports are Terminally Challenged Exhibit B4: A Plan That Works for Airport Infrastructure Exhibit B5: Beyond the Runway Collation Exhibit B6: Conservative Support for User Fees Exhibit B7: Airline Profits Soar as Airport Infrastructure Goes Unfunded Exhibit B8: Rand Report– Future of Aviation and Infrastructure Financing Tab C Exhibits AIR SERVICE FOR SMALL COMMUNITIES Exhibit C1: Conditional Code Sharing for Small Community Airports Exhibit C2: Tuscaloosa receives grant to attract air service at Tuscaloosa National Airport Exhibit C3: ACI-NA U.S. Policy Council Adopts Resolution on Conditional Airline Code Sharing (a) Existing statutory authorities and regulatory tools potentially available (b) U.S. Department of Transportation (Title 49 §40101) Aviation Policy (c) Factors Behind Small Airport Service Challenges (d) Air Service Challenges: Conclusion (e) Applying Conditionality to Small Airports and Access Issues Exhibit C4: The State of U. S. Commercial Air Service at Year End 2019 (Delta Airport Consultants, Inc.) Exhibit C5: Economic Impact of Small Community Air Service in Alabama 5 Tab D Exhibits REGULATORY RELIEF AND EMPOWERMENT Exhibit D1: Establish a Pilot/Program Demonstration Project Granting Greater Flexibility to Airports through Economic Deregulation Exhibit D2: Oppose HR-5423 – the Aircraft Noise Reduction Act Exhibit D3: PFAS – Immunity for Airports from Liability for Use of FAA-mandated Aqueous Film Forming Foam (“AFFF”) Exhibit D4: Additional Detailed ACA Recommendations related to Regulatory Relief and Empowerment Exhibit D5: ACRP Report 90 entitled, “Impact of Regulatory Compliance Costs of Small Airports Tab E Exhibits AVIATION IN ALABAMA Exhibit E1: Unfunded Alabama Airports Infrastructure Needs Exhibit E2: Unmanned Aerial Systems Pilot Program Exhibit E3: Alabama’s Airports are Terminally
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