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type: "LegalText"
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title: "49 U.S.C. § 47140"
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description: "Meeting current and future energy power demand"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 49
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title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
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chapter_number: "471"
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chapter_name: "AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT"
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section: "47140"
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citation: "49 U.S.C. § 47140"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc49@119-100.zip"
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---
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# 49 U.S.C. § 47140 - Meeting current and future energy power demand
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## Text
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(a) In General.— The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall—
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(1) encourage the sponsor of each public-use airport to—
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(A) conduct airport planning that assesses the airport’s—
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(i) current and future energy power requirements, including—
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(I) heating and cooling;
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(II) on-road airport vehicles and ground support equipment;
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(III) gate electrification;
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(IV) electric aircraft charging; and
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(V) vehicles and equipment used to transport passengers and employees between the airport and—
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(aa) nearby facilities owned or controlled by the airport or which otherwise directly support the functions or services provided by the airport; or
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(bb) an intermodal surface transportation facility adjacent to the airport; and
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(ii) existing energy infrastructure condition, location, and capacity, including base load and backup power, to meet the current and future electrical power demand as identified in this subparagraph; and
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(B) conduct airport development to improve energy efficiency, increase peak load savings at the airport, and meet future electrical power demands as identified in subparagraph (A); and
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(2) reimburse the airport sponsor for the costs incurred in conducting the assessment under paragraph (1)(A).
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(b) Grants.— The Secretary shall make grants to airport sponsors from amounts made available under section 48103 to assist such sponsors that have completed the assessment described in subsection (a)(1)—
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(1) to acquire or construct equipment that will improve energy efficiency at the airport; and
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(2) to pursue an airport development project described in subsection (a)(1)(B).
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(c) Application.— To be eligible for a grant under paragraph (1),11 So in original. Probably should be “subsection (b)”. the sponsor of a public-use airport shall submit an application, including a certification that no safety projects are being deferred by requesting a grant under this section, to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
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(Added Pub. L. 112–95, title V, § 512(a), Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 109, § 47140a; renumbered § 47140 and amended Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title I, §§ 166(b)(1), 171, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3226, 3227; Pub. L. 118–63, title VII, § 742(a), May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1278.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Prior ProvisionsA prior section 47140, added Pub. L. 108–176, title I, § 159(a)(1), Dec. 12, 2003, 117 Stat. 2509, related to airport ground support equipment emissions retrofit pilot program, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title I, § 166(a), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3226.
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Amendments2024—Pub. L. 118–63 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to increasing the energy efficiency of airport power sources. 2018—Pub. L. 115–254, § 166(b)(1), renumbered section 47140a of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–254, § 171(a), inserted “, and to reimburse the airport sponsor for the costs incurred in conducting the assessment” before period at end. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 115–254, § 171(b), inserted “, including a certification that no safety projects are being be deferred by requesting a grant under this section,” after “an application”.
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