§ 47140. Meeting current and future energy power demand

• (a) The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall—
  • (1) encourage the sponsor of each public-use airport to—
    • (A) conduct airport planning that assesses the airport’s—
      • (i) current and future energy power requirements, including—
        • (I) heating and cooling;
        • (II) on-road airport vehicles and ground support equipment;
        • (III) gate electrification;
        • (IV) electric aircraft charging; and
        • (V) vehicles and equipment used to transport passengers and employees between the airport and—
      • (ii) existing energy infrastructure condition, location, and capacity, including base load and backup power, to meet the current and future electrical power demand as identified in this subparagraph; and
    • (B) conduct airport development to improve energy efficiency, increase peak load savings at the airport, and meet future electrical power demands as identified in subparagraph (A); and
  • (2) reimburse the airport sponsor for the costs incurred in conducting the assessment under paragraph (1)(A).
• (b) The Secretary shall make grants to airport sponsors from amounts made available under section 48103 to assist such sponsors that have completed the assessment described in subsection (a)(1)—
  • (1) to acquire or construct equipment that will improve energy efficiency at the airport; and
  • (2) to pursue an airport development project described in subsection (a)(1)(B).
• (c) To be eligible for a grant under paragraph (1), 1 1 So in original. Probably should be “subsection (b)”. the sponsor of a public-use airport shall submit an application, including a certification that no safety projects are being deferred by requesting a grant under this section, to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.