H.R. 3085 — Expanding Regional Airports Act

This section establishes the Regional Airport Expansion Program to provide grants to eligible airports for improving passenger and flight capacity, including expanding passenger and property screening facilities, runway lengthening, constructing hangars and associated infrastructure, improving passenger facilities, and complying with specified operational and security regulations (i.e., parts 139 and 154 of title 14, CFR, or part 1542 of title 49, CFR). Eligible airports are general aviation airports or nonprimary commercial service airports (as determined by the FAA administrator) serving communities with populations of at least 75,000. The Secretary of Transportation must award not fewer than 3 and not more than 10 grants each fiscal year, with $50 million authorized annually.