H.R. 6168

119 HR 6168 IH: Airport TIFIA Financing Certainty Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-20
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6168  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 20, 2025   Mr. Hurd of Colorado  (for himself and  Mr. Garamendi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To redefine the eligibility for airport-related TIFIA projects, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Airport TIFIA Financing Certainty Act  .
2.
Infrastructure finance
(a)
Eligible projects
Section 601(a)(12)(G) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
(G)
any project that constructs new or improves existing aviation-related facilities, including equipment, regardless of revenue producing purposes or public accessibility, that facilitates, preserves, enhances, or expands—
(i)
air transportation;
(ii)
access to air transportation, including surface transportation, rental car, and parking facilities;
(iii)
the movement of passengers, baggage, or cargo; or
(iv)
the safety or security of airport users; and
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(b)
Determination of eligibility and project selection
Section 602(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (3) by striking  A project  and inserting  Except for a project described in section 601(a)(12)(G), a project ; and
(2)
in paragraph (5)(B)(iii) by striking  eligible project costs  and inserting  a Federal credit instrument .
(c)
Applicability of waiver conditions
Section 603(b)(6) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
(C)
Applicability
The conditions described in subparagraph (B)(i)(III) and subparagraph (6)(B)(ii)(I) shall not be required for a project described in section 601(a)(12)(G) to receive a waiver under this paragraph.
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(d)
Program administration
Section 605(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking  eligible project costs that are reasonably anticipated not to equal or exceed $75,000,000  and inserting  a TIFIA loan amount that is reasonably anticipated not to equal or exceed $100,000,000 .