1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Restoring Essential Service to Small Airports Act”.
Restoring Essential Service to Small Airports Act
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to reinstitute subsidies under the Essential Air Service program for certain airports, and for other purposes.
2. COVID–19 essential air service program reinstatement
In general— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation shall reinstitute a subsidy under the Essential Air Service program for all airports that were removed from such program after fiscal year 2015.
Timing— For purposes of this section, an airport described in subsection (a) shall be reinstituted for the longer of a period of 1 year beginning on the date of enactment of this Act or the period in which such airport meets the qualifying criteria for an airport under the Essential Air Service Program.