1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Aerotropolis Act of 2014”.
Aerotropolis Act of 2014
A BILL
To amend SAFETEA–LU to ensure that projects that assist the establishment of aerotropolis transportation systems are eligible for certain grants, and for other purposes.
2. Projects of national and regional significance
Eligible project defined— Section 1301(c)(2) of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended to read as follows:
“(2) Eligible project
“(A) In general—The term eligible project means any surface transportation project eligible for Federal assistance under title 23, United States Code, including freight railroad projects and activities eligible under such title.
“(B) Inclusion of aerotropolis transportation system projects—The term eligible project includes a combination of projects described in subparagraph (A) that, as a group—
“(i) assist the establishment of an aerotropolis transportation system; and
“(ii) satisfy the requirement under subsection (d).”
Aerotropolis transportation system defined— Section 1301(c) of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(4) Aerotropolis transportation system—The term aerotropolis transportation system means a planned and coordinated multimodal freight and passenger transportation network that, as determined by the Secretary, provides efficient, cost-effective, sustainable, and intermodal connectivity to a defined region of economic significance centered around a major airport.”