H.R. 5876: To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to nonallowable airport development project costs.
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H.R. 5876: To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to nonallowable airport development project costs.
109th Congress · introduced 2006-07-25 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-07-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to nonallowable airport development project costs.
Plain summary
Amends federal transportation law to include as a nonallowable airport development project cost and not eligible for federal airport development funds any project cost for the construction, alteration, or repair of a runway, taxiway, or any part of an airport building that would result in such facility being able to accommodate an aircraft that has a maximum passenger capacity of at least 800 seats or a maximum take-off weight of one million pounds or greater and is used to provide air transportation or intrastate air transportation to passengers.
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Official text
To amend title 49, United States Code, relating to nonallowable airport development project costs.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr5876.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr5876 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109