Legislation to reauthorize Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs has climbed an important rung on the ladder to enactment due to House approval of a five-year measure that includes a big increase for FAA airport grants.
The bill, which the House passed on July 20 on a bipartisan 351-69 vote, drew praise from construction, engineering and airport groups, especially for its $20-billion allocation for FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which finance runways, aprons and other infrastructure.
