{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senate-passes-young-sinema-cruz-bill-to-incentivize-more-efficient-airport-construction/", "Senate Passes Young, Sinema, Cruz Bill to Incentivize More Efficient Airport Construction", "2022-09-28", "2022", "2022-09", "Republican", "Senate", "IN", "Todd Young", "Y000064", "www.young.senate.gov", "toddyoung", "https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Last night, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to incentivize more efficient completion of airport construction projects \u2013 saving taxpayer dollars and ensuring the safe and swift completion of economy boosting infrastructure projects. The legislation previously passed the House and now heads to the President\u2019s desk to be signed into law.\n\nThe Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s Airport Improvement Program (AIP) provides funding to help strengthen our nation\u2019s aviation infrastructure, but current law does not allow airports to use AIP funds to incentivize early completion of projects. This bill would expand the eligible uses of AIP funds to help expedite certain federally financed airport development projects.\n\n\u201cI am pleased the Senate has passed this bipartisan bill that will help Indiana\u2019s airports continue to make important infrastructure investments,\u201d said Senator Young. \u201cOur state is the Crossroads of America, and Hoosier airports are frequently working to improve their infrastructure and aviation safety with projects on their taxiways and runways. The bill will help Indiana\u2019s airports complete those critical aviation infrastructure projects in the most efficient way possible.\u201d\n\n\u201cPassage of our bipartisan Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act will give Arizona airports more tools to complete construction projects ahead of schedule. Partnered with the historic investments in the bipartisan infrastructure law, our bill will save Arizona taxpayers money, create more jobs, and fuel faster economic growth for Arizona,\u201d said Senator Sinema, Chair of the Senate Aviation Safety Operations, and Innovation Subcommittee.\n\n\u201cThe Lone Star State has long been an aviation hub, at the forefront of innovation. I am proud to have joined my colleagues in introducing the Airport Infrastructure Act to ensure we stay on the cutting edge of aviation technology. Texas airports, big and small will benefit from this bill as they update aviation infrastructure and I\u2019m glad to have played a part in getting it done,\u201d said Senator Cruz.\n\nAIP provides grants to public agencies and other entities for the planning, development, and execution of infrastructure projects at public-use airports, such as runways and taxiways. The Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act would allow airports to use up to $1 million of AIP funding to incentivize the early completion of projects.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:29:59Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senate-passes-young-sinema-cruz-bill-to-incentivize-more-efficient-airport-construction/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6522142104804516, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}