Summary

Allows a State to ask the FAA to approve using that State's highway construction specifications for building or improving airfield pavement at nonprimary airports that serve aircraft with gross weight up to 60,000 pounds. The FAA must determine within six months whether use of the State specs would be detrimental to safety and may grant one or more six‑month extensions while notifying the State and explaining the reason. The provision is procedural and narrow: it gives states a pathway to use existing highway pavement standards for certain small-to-medium airport pavements, subject to FAA safety review and timeline requirements. No new funding or mandates are specified.

Key Points

• States may request FAA approval to use state highway pavement specifications for airfield pavement at certain nonprimary airports.
• This permission applies only for airports that serve aircraft with gross weight up to 60,000 pounds.
• FAA must determine within six months whether the State specs are detrimental to safety.
• FAA may grant one or more six‑month extensions but must notify the State and explain the reason.
• Approval is conditional on FAA finding that using the State specifications would not harm safety.
• No new federal funding is provided or required by the text.
• The change is permissive—States choose whether to request approval.
• Aims to increase flexibility and possibly reduce design duplication for smaller airports and state highway contractors.

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