1. Short title This Act may be cited as the General Aviation Airport Access Act . 2. Public airport apron access for transient general aviation aircraft (a) In general Chapter 401 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 40131. Apron access for transient general aviation aircraft (a) Transient apron A covered airport shall provide transient general aviation aircraft parking on or near the existing apron when the pilot or owner of that aircraft does not need or request fuel or use other related services from the covered airport or a fixed-base operator at the covered airport. (b) Transient fees A covered airport may assess a fee on a transient general aviation aircraft for using the transient apron described in subsection (a) and, if it does assess such a fee, the fee shall be fair, reasonable, transparent, publicly available (including on the website of the entity that imposes such fee), and exclude any extraneous or hidden costs. (c) Access to transient apron A controlled access airport, or a fixed-base operator at a controlled access airport, may not charge a fee for a pilot or passengers to transit between their transient general aviation aircraft parked on the transient apron described in subsection (a) and a place outside the airport’s perimeter fence, whether or not such transit requires passing through a building. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Controlled access airport The term controlled access airport means an airport that is a public use airport and— (A) is required to have an airport security program under part 1542 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations