Following the enactment of the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act into law, Representative Rick Larsen (WA 2nd) and Representative Sharice Davids (KS 3rd) – Chair and Vice-Chair of the House T&I Subcommittee on Aviation, respectively – submitted remarks for the Congressional record on December 9th. The House T&I subcommittee clarifies both the need for the urgent modernization of safety critical ATC equipment, and the intent of Congress regarding the use of a proportional amount of the $5 Billion in FAA F&E funding toward this objective.
I thank Representative LARSEN for his hard work to ensure that aviation priorities were in-cluded in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. I am concerned about the many ground-based air traffic management systems that are now operating well beyond their planned service life. This includes the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) network of more than 2,700 navigation and landing sys- tems located at more than 1,500 sites in all 50 states.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—Extensions of Remarks: GROUND-BASED AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
HON. SHARICE DAVIDS OF KANSAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, December 9, 2021
The GBAIC has been instrumental in ensuring that Aviation Infrastructure funding is included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.