What the bill does
Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part IIThis act temporarily extends specific Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs and activities through March 8, 2024. TITLE I—FEDERAL AVIATION PROGRAMS(Sec. 101) This section extends through March 8, 2024, the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). This program provides grants for planning, development, and noise compatibility projects at or associated with certain public-use airports. (Sec. 102) This section extends through March 8, 2024, certain expiring Department of Transportation (DOT) and FAA authorities and programs. This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority of DOT to provide insurance and reinsurance for the federal government for risks from operating an aircraft and providing related goods or services. This section extends through March 8, 2024, the FAA's Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site Program, which provides verification of the safety of public and civil UAS, operations, and related navigation procedures before their integration into the national airspace system. This section extends through March 8, 2024, the authority of DOT to provide exemptions from some requirements for UAS by using a risk-based approach to determine if certain UAS may operate safely in the national airspace system. This section extends through March 8, 2024, the FAA's airport safety and airspace hazard mitigation and enforcement program to test and evaluate technologies or systems that detect and mitigate potential aviation safety risks posed by UAS. This section extends through March 8, 2024, competitive access…
Subjects: Atmospheric science and weather, Aviation and airports, Government trust funds, Infrastructure development, Land use and conservation, Life, casualty, property insurance, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Research and development