Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025 in plain language
1: Short title
This section would give the Act the short title 'Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025.'
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Airport Regulatory Relief Act of 2025 .
2: Use of State highway standards
This section would rewrite paragraph (4) of section 47114(d) of title 49, United States Code. Under the rewritten rule, the Secretary of Transportation would be required to use a state's highway construction specifications for airfield pavement construction and improvement projects that are paid for with funds made available under section 47114(d) or under section 47114(c)(1)(D). This requirement would apply only at nonprimary airports that serve aircraft weighing no more than 60,000 pounds gross weight. Both of the following conditions would have to be met before the state highway specifications could be used: (A) the state must give the Secretary notice that nonprimary airports in the state intend to use the state's highway specifications, and (B) the Secretary must determine that using those specifications would not negatively affect safety.
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2. Use of State highway standards Section 47114(d)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (4) Use of State highway specifications The Secretary shall use the highway specifications of a State for airfield pavement construction and improvement using funds made available under this subsection or subsection (c)(1)(D) at nonprimary airports serving aircraft that do not exceed 60,000 pounds gross weight if— (A) such State provides notice to the Secretary that nonprimary airports in the State intend to use such highway specifications; and (B) the Secretary determines that such specifications will not negatively affect safety. .