1. The Commission shall develop a program to provide grants of money from the Fund to an air carrier that will service or provide enhanced air service routes that service an airport that is:
(a) A small hub airport, a nonhub airport or, if the air carrier provides air service through a large hub airport that services small hub airports and nonhub airports, a large hub airport; and
(b) Certified by the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States Department of Transportation pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 139.
2. An application for a grant of money from the Fund must be in the form prescribed by the Commission and must include, without limitation:
(a) A statement designating the small hub airport, nonhub airport or large hub airport described in subsection 1 for which the air carrier will commence or continue air service if the grant is awarded;
(b) Commitments from the air carrier that if the Commission awards the grant to the air carrier, the air carrier will enter into a written agreement with the Commission that provides for the air carrier to commence or continue air service to the airport designated in the application in exchange for receiving from the Commission one of the guarantees set forth in subsection 2 of NRS 231.720; and
(c) Letters of support from each airport that participates in the air service route offered by an air carrier pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 2145)