Mississippi airports benefit from this program, which helps these facilities meet FAA operations and safety standards. This measure continues a level obligation limit of $3.35 billion from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund to continue support for the Airport Improvement Program. The legislation was signed into law by President Obama on July 15.Ĭochran chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, which in May approved the FY2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill.
THAD COCHRAN AND ROGER WICKER FULL
The House-Senate conference agreement, passed by the full Senate on July 13, includes provisions to expand the Airport Improvement Program. Last spring, a new FAA reform bill was approved by the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, of which Wicker serves as a senior member. “This funding will support projects that should help the development of Mississippi businesses and communities.” “These grants are important investments in the safety, security and efficiency of local airports in Mississippi,” Cochran said. “These grants – benefiting airports across the state – will support critical projects that promise to bring about long-term rewards for residents and local businesses.” Chris McDaniel, who previously challenged Cochran in. He drew a primary challenge last week from state Sen. “Airport infrastructure directly impacts Mississippians’ quality of life, passenger safety, and the economic competitiveness of our communities,” Wicker said. Lott may have given Wicker his first job on Capitol Hill in 1980, as an aide on the House Rules Committee but the new senator is more in the mold of his senior colleague, Republican Thad. The states other senator, Republican Roger Wicker, is also up for re-election this year.
The Airport Improvement Program grants include significant awards for the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport and the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, with $13.8 million approved for runway work in Jackson and nearly $4.6 million for noise abatement and other work in Gulfport.
Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Thad Cochran, R-Miss., today reported that 19 Mississippi airport facilities will benefit from $20.3 million in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants awarded by the U.S.
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