Alleviating Spaceport Traffic by Rewarding Operators Act of 2025
This bill establishes a pilot program to provide grants to spaceport operators for improving transportation infrastructure at or near launch/reentry sites. Operators receive grants based on their licensed launch activity ($250,000 per licensed launch, $100,000 per permit), with a maximum $2.5 million annual grant per operator. Supplemental grants (up to 50% of the primary grant) are available if states or private entities match funds. The program runs until 2030 and requires infrastructure projects to directly support transportation safety and be generally accessible, with total annual funding capped at $20 million.
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Introduced Mar 12, 2025
Last action Mar 12, 2025
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Mar 12, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Mar 12, 2025
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upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Mark R. Warner
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Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
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Dan Sullivan
RRepublican
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