1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Airport Funding February 24, 2022 The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, also referred to as the bipartisan infrastructure law; P.L. 117-58), enacted on November
2、 15, 2021, appropriated $25 billion over a five-year period (FY2022-2026) for airport and air traffic control projects. This aviation funding includes $15 billion in grants for airport infrastructure projects that increase safety and expand capacity; $5 billion in competitive grants for airport term
3、inals including replacing aging terminals and airport-owned control towers; and $5 billion to improve the physical condition of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control facilities. The entirety of the $25 billion in the IIJA specified for civil aviation derives from the Treasury gen
4、eral fund. This departs from the usual practice of funding civil aviation infrastructure in the United States largely from user taxes and fees. In addition, the IIJA provides money for aviation purposes that previously were not eligible to receive federal funding. Since 1970, the Airport and Airway
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