NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE AVIATION OFFICIALS

AVI · Aviation/Airlines/Airports

Modernizing the Nonprimary Entitlement Program, providing liability protections for U.S. airports facing PFAS contamination; improving the timeliness of FAA airport infrastructure grant process, Reforms to FAA's reimbursable agreement process, improving reliability and resiliency of weather observations systems, reforms to Essential Air Service, developing a national strategy to improve small community air service, working collaboratively with states to prepare for advanced air mobility; preserving state and local government access to Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data for legitimate public purposes, providing flexibilities to states to help during the transition in complying with the American Security Drone Act, eliminating the $30 million lifetime cap on discretionary AIP funds for terminal projects, and enacting H.R. 6427, Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 6427

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

Fund the Airport Improvement Program at authorized level and direct 50 percent of AIP supplemental discretionary grants go to nonprimary nonhub and small hub airports; fund the AAM Infrastructure Pilot Program, PFAS Reimbursement Grant Program, Essential Air Service and Small Community Air Service Development programs, Drone Infrastructure and Inspection Grant Program, and Airport Cooperative Research Program; authorizing funding to participating Block Grant States to administer federal grants under the FAA's State Block Grant Program; and stable and consistent funding for the Federal Aviation Administration's activities and air traffic control modernization efforts