99–006 

112TH CONGRESS REPT. 112–41 " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session Part 1 

AIRPORT AND AIRWAY EXTENSION ACT OF 2011 

MARCH 29, 2011.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 

of the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. MICA, from the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 1079] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 

was referred the bill (H.R. 1079) to amend the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of 

the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United 

States Code, to extend the airport improvement program, and for 

other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. 

CONTENTS 

Page 

Purpose of the Legislation ...................................................................................... 1 

Background and Need for Legislation .................................................................... 2 

Summary of the Legislation .................................................................................... 2 

Legislative History and Committee Consideration ............................................... 3 

Record Votes ............................................................................................................. 3 

Committee Oversight Findings ............................................................................... 3 

New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ...................................................... 3 

Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate .......................................................... 4 

Performance Goals and Objectives ......................................................................... 5 

Advisory on Earmarks ............................................................................................. 5 

Federal Mandate Statement ................................................................................... 5 

Preemption Clarification ......................................................................................... 5 

Advisory Committee Statement .............................................................................. 5 

Applicability of Legislative Branch ........................................................................ 5 

Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 5 

PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION

The bill, H.R. 1079, extends the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) programs, taxes, and expenditure authority through 


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May 31, 2011, and allows Congress time to negotiate a final, multiyear FAA Reauthorization bill. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

H.R. 1079, the ‘‘Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011’’, extends aviation programs, taxes, and expenditure authority for two 

additional months, through May 31, 2011, pending completion of a 

multi-year FAA reauthorization bill. Without this short-term extension, the FAA’s capital, research, and airport grant programs would 

shut down after March 31, 2011, and several thousand FAA employees would be furloughed. Additionally, the FAA would be unable to fund important airport safety and capacity projects, putting 

at risk a number of critical, job-creating projects throughout the 

country. 

SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION

Section 1. Short title 

Section 1 states that this Act may be cited as the ‘‘Airport and 

Airway Extension Act of 2011’’. 

Section 2. Extension of taxes funding Airport and Airway Trust 

Fund 

Section 2 extends the aviation excise taxes that support the Airport and Airway Trust Fund through May 31, 2011. 

Section 3. Extension of Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditure 

authority 

Section 3 extends the FAA’s authority to make expenditures from 

the Airport and Airway Trust Fund through May 31, 2011. 

Section 4. Extension of airport improvement program 

Section 4 provides $2,466,666,667 in contract authority for the 

FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP) for the eight-month period beginning on October 1, 2010. In addition, section 4 extends 

the FAA’s authority to make new AIP project grants through May 

31, 2011. 

Section 5. Extension of expiring authorities 

Section 5 extends various provisions of law that would otherwise 

have expired when the last long-term FAA reauthorization act (Vision 100–Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act, P.L. 108–176) 

expired on September 30, 2007. 

Subsection (a) extends through May 31, 2011, the pilot program 

for passenger facility fee authorizations at nonhub airports. 

Subsection (b) requires the extension of aviation war risk insurance policies at least through May 31, 2011. 

Subsection (c) extends through May 31, 2011, the authority of 

the Secretary of Transportation to limit an airline’s third-party liability for any claims arising from a terrorist event. 

Subsection (d) extends through May 31, 2011, the requirement 

for airports that have been unable to accommodate a request by an 

air carrier for access to gates or airport facilities to report to the 

Secretary of Transportation on such unfulfilled requests. 


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Subsection (e) extends through May 31, 2011, the eligibility of 

airports located in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated 

States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau to receive AIP 

grants. 

Subsection (f) extends through May 31, 2011, the FAA’s authority to make grants to State and local governments to support planning and projects with a goal of reducing non-compatible land uses 

around airports. 

Subsection (g) extends through May 31, 2011, the FAA’s authority to approve an application of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to receive an airport development project grant or 

to impose a passenger facility fee. 

Subsection (h) extends through May 31, 2011, the temporary increase in the Federal share of AIP project costs at small airports. 

Subsection (i) extends through May 31, 2011, the FAA’s authority to provide AIP discretionary grant funds (at a maximum level 

of $2.5 million per year) for airport development projects at Midway Island airport. 

Subsection (j) provides that the amendments made by this section shall take effect on April 1, 2011. 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

On March 15, 2011, Chairman John L. Mica, Chairman Dave 

Camp, Chairman Thomas E. Petri, Ranking Member Nick J. Rahall, and Ranking Member Jerry F. Costello introduced H.R. 1079, 

the ‘‘Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011.’’ This bill has not 

been introduced in a previous Congress. On March 16, 2011, the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure met in open session, and ordered the bill reported favorably to the House by voice 

vote with a quorum present. The Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure has not held any hearings on H.R. 1079. 

RECORD VOTES

Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives requires 

each committee report to include the total number of votes cast for 

and against on each record vote on a motion to report and on any 

amendment offered to the measure or matter, and the names of 

those members voting for and against. During consideration of H.R. 

1079, no record votes were taken. The bill was reported to the 

House with a favorable recommendation after a voice vote. 

COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS

With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII of 

the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee’s oversight findings and recommendations are reflected in this report. 

NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY AND TAX EXPENDITURES

In compliance with clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the Committee adopts as its own the estimate of new budget authority, entitlement authority, or tax expenditures’ or revenues contained in the cost estimate prepared by 

the Director of the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 

402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 


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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE

With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII of 

the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 402 of the 

Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has received the 

enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 1079 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office: 

U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, Washington, DC, March 17, 2011. 

Hon. JOHN L. MICA, Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 

House of Representatives, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 1079, the Airport and 

Airway Extension Act of 2011. 

If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased 

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Megan Carroll. 

Sincerely, 

DOUGLAS W. ELMENDORF. 

Enclosure. 

H.R. 1079—Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011 

H.R. 1079 would extend through May 31, 2011, the existing taxes 

that are dedicated to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund (AATF) 

as well as the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) authority 

to expend amounts credited to that fund. In addition, the bill would 

provide nearly $2.5 billion of contract authority (the authority to 

incur obligations in advance of appropriations, a mandatory form 

of budget authority) for the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) 

through May 2011—or $3.7 billion on an annualized basis. (Outlays 

from AIP contract authority are controlled by limitations on obligations set in annual appropriation acts and are therefore considered 

discretionary.) 

Previously, the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part 

IV (Public Law 111–329) extended aviation-related taxes through 

March 31, 2011, and the FAA’s authority to expend amounts in the 

AATF through April 1, 2011. That act also provided nearly $1.9 billion of contract authority to AIP through March 31, 2011—or $3.7 

billion on an annualized basis. 

Pursuant to rules that govern the calculation of CBO’s baseline, 

certain expiring programs—such as taxes credited to the AATF and 

contract authority for AIP—are assumed to continue beyond the 

scheduled expiration date for budget projection purposes. H.R. 1079 

would continue both aviation-related taxes and AIP contract authority at levels that are consistent with those projected in CBO’s 

baseline for 2011. As a result, CBO and the Joint Committee on 

Taxation estimate that enacting the bill would not affect direct 

spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not 

apply. 

CBO has determined that the nontax provisions of H.R. 1079 

contain no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs 

on state, local, or tribal governments. 


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The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Megan Carroll. The estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant Director 

for Budget Analysis. 

PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of 

the Rules of the House of Representatives, the performance goals 

and objectives of this legislation are to extend the Federal Aviation 

Administration’s (FAA) programs, taxes, and expenditure authority 

through May 31, 2011. 

ADVISORY OF EARMARKS

In compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, H.R. 1079 does not contain any congressional 

earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined 

in clause 9(e), 9(f), or 9(g) of Rule XXI. 

FEDERAL MANDATE STATEMENT

The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of Federal mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 

pursuant to section 423 of the ‘‘Unfunded Mandates Reform Act’’ 

(P.L. 104–4). 

PREEMPTION CLARIFICATION

Section 423 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 requires the 

report of any Committee on a bill or joint resolution to include a 

statement on the extent to which the bill or joint resolution is intended to preempt state, local, or tribal law. The Committee states 

that H.R. 1079 does not preempt any state, local, or tribal law. 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT

No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act are created by this legislation. 

APPLICABILITY OF LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to the 

terms and conditions of employment or access to public services or 

accommodations within the meaning of section 102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act (P.L. 104–1). 

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, 

as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic, 

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman): 

INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 

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Subtitle D—Miscellaneous Excise Taxes 

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CHAPTER 32—MANUFACTURERS EXCISE 

TAXES 

* * * * * * * 

Subchapter A—Automotive and Related Items 

* * * * * * * 

PART III—PETROLEUM PRODUCTS 

* * * * * * * 

Subpart A—Motor and Aviation Fuels 

SEC. 4081. IMPOSITION OF TAX. 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(d) TERMINATION.— (1) * * * 

(2) AVIATION FUELS.—The rates of tax specified in subsection 

(a)(2)(A)(ii) and (a)(2)(C)(ii) shall be 4.3 cents per gallon— 

(A) * * * 

(B) after øMarch 31, 2011¿ May 31, 2011. 

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CHAPTER 33—FACILITIES AND SERVICES 

* * * * * * * 

Subchapter C—Transportation by Air 

* * * * * * * 

PART I—PERSONS 

SEC. 4261. IMPOSITION OF TAX. 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(j) APPLICATION OF TAXES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The taxes imposed by this section shall 

apply to— 

(A) transportation beginning during the period— 

(i) * * * 

(ii) ending on øMarch 31, 2011¿ May 31, 2011, and 

(B) amounts paid during such period for transportation beginning after such period. 

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PART II—PROPERTY 

SEC. 4271. IMPOSITION OF TAX. 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(d) APPLICATION OF TAX.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The tax imposed by subsection (a) shall 

apply to— 

(A) transportation beginning during the period— 

(i) * * * 

(ii) ending on øMarch 31, 2011¿ May 31, 2011, and 

(B) amounts paid during such period for transportation beginning after such period. 

* * * * * * * 

Subtitle I—Trust Fund Code 

* * * * * * * 

CHAPTER 98—TRUST FUND CODE 

* * * * * * * 

Subchapter A—Establishment of Trust Funds 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 9502. AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND. 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(d) EXPENDITURES FROM AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.— (1) AIRPORT AND AIRWAY PROGRAM.—Amounts in the Airport 

and Airway Trust Fund shall be available, as provided by appropriation Acts, for making expenditures before øApril 1, 

2011¿ June 1, 2011, to meet those obligations of the United 

States— 

(A) incurred under title I of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 or of the Airport and Airway Development Act Amendments of 1976 or of the Aviation Safety 

and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 or under the Fiscal Year 

1981 Airport Development Authorization Act or the provisions of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 

or the Airport and Airway Safety and Capacity Expansion 

Act of 1987 or the Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering, and Development Authorization Act 

of 1990 or the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act 

of 1990 or the Airport and Airway Safety, Capacity, Noise 

Improvement, and Intermodal Transportation Act of 1992 

or the Airport Improvement Program Temporary Extension Act of 1994 or the Federal Aviation Administration 

Authorization Act of 1994 or the Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 or the provisions of the Omnibus 

Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 


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Act, 1999 providing for payments from the Airport and 

Airway Trust Fund or the Interim Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act or section 6002 of the 1999 

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, Public Law 

106-59, or the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and 

Reform Act for the 21st Century or the Aviation and 

Transportation Security Act or the Vision 100--Century of 

Aviation Reauthorization Act or any joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008 or 

the Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 

2008 or the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2008 or 

the Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008 

or the Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 

2008, Part II or the Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2009 or any joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2010 or the Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension 

Act or the Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act, Part II or the Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 or the Airport and Airway 

Extension Act of 2010 or the Airport and Airway Extension 

Act of 2010, Part II or the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 or the Airport 

and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part III or the Airport 

and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part IV or the Airport 

and Airway Extension Act of 2011; 

* * * * * * * 

(e) LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.— 

(1) * * * 

(2) EXCEPTION FOR PRIOR OBLIGATIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall 

not apply to any expenditure to liquidate any contract entered 

into (or for any amount otherwise obligated) before øApril 1, 

2011¿ June 1, 2011, in accordance with the provisions of this 

section. 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE 

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SUBTITLE VII—AVIATION PROGRAMS 

* * * * * * * 

PART A—AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY 

* * * * * * * 

SUBPART I—GENERAL 

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CHAPTER 401—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

* * * * * * * 

§ 40117. Passenger facility fees 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(l) PILOT PROGRAM FOR PASSENGER FACILITY FEE AUTHORIZATIONS AT NONHUB AIRPORTS.— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(7) SUNSET.—This subsection shall cease to be effective beginning on øApril 1, 2011.¿ June 1, 2011. 

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SUBPART III—SAFETY 

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CHAPTER 443—INSURANCE 

* * * * * * * 

§ 44302. General authority 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(f) EXTENSION OF POLICIES.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall extend through 

øMarch 31, 2011,¿ May 31, 2011, and may extend through 

øJune 30, 2011,¿ August 31, 2011, the termination date of any 

insurance policy that the Department of Transportation issued 

to an air carrier under subsection (a) and that is in effect on 

the date of enactment of this subsection on no less favorable 

terms to the air carrier than existed on June 19, 2002; except 

that the Secretary shall amend the insurance policy, subject to 

such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, to 

add coverage for losses or injuries to aircraft hulls, passengers, 

and crew at the limits carried by air carriers for such losses 

and injuries as of such date of enactment and at an additional 

premium comparable to the premium charged for third-party 

casualty coverage under such policy. 

* * * * * * * 

§ 44303. Coverage 

(a) * * * 

(b) AIR CARRIER LIABILITY FOR THIRD PARTY CLAIMS ARISING

OUT OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.—For acts of terrorism committed on 

or to an air carrier during the period beginning on September 22, 

2001, and ending on øJune 30, 2011,¿ August 31, 2011, the Secretary may certify that the air carrier was a victim of an act of terrorism and in the Secretary’s judgment, based on the Secretary’s 

analysis and conclusions regarding the facts and circumstances of 

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ties (as referred to in section 205.5(b)(1) of title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations) that exceed $100,000,000, in the aggregate, for all 

claims by such parties arising out of such act. If the Secretary so 

certifies, the air carrier shall not be liable for an amount that exceeds $100,000,000, in the aggregate, for all claims by such parties 

arising out of such act, and the Government shall be responsible 

for any liability above such amount. No punitive damages may be 

awarded against an air carrier (or the Government taking responsibility for an air carrier under this subsection) under a cause of action arising out of such act. The Secretary may extend the provisions of this subsection to an aircraft manufacturer (as defined in 

section 44301) of the aircraft of the air carrier involved. 

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PART B—AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND NOISE 

* * * * * * * 

CHAPTER 471—AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT 

SUBCHAPTER I—AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT 

* * * * * * * 

§ 47104. Project grant authority 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(c) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—After øMarch 31, 2011,¿ May 31, 

2011, the Secretary may not incur obligations under subsection (b) 

of this section, except for obligations of amounts— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

§ 47107. Project grant application approval conditioned on 

assurances about airport operations 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(s) COMPETITION DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT.— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(3) SUNSET PROVISION.—This subsection shall cease to be effective beginning øApril 1, 2011.¿ June 1, 2011. 

* * * * * * * 

§ 47115. Discretionary fund 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(j) MARSHALL ISLANDS, MICRONESIA, AND PALAU.—For fiscal 

years 2004 through 2010, and for the portion of fiscal year 2011 

ending before øApril 1, 2011,¿ June 1, 2011, the sponsors of airports located in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated 


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States of Micronesia, and Republic of Palau shall be eligible for 

grants under this section and section 47116. 

* * * * * * * 

§ 47141. Compatible land use planning and projects by State 

and local governments 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(f) SUNSET.—This section shall not be in effect after øMarch 31, 

2011.¿ May 31, 2011. 

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PART C—FINANCING 

* * * * * * * 

CHAPTER 481—AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND 

AUTHORIZATIONS 

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§ 48103. Airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning and programs 

The total amounts which shall be available after September 30, 

2003, to the Secretary of Transportation out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund established under section 9502 of the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9502) to make grants for airport 

planning and airport development under section 47104 of this title, 

airport noise compatibility planning under section 47505(a)(2) of 

this title, and carrying out noise compatibility programs under section 47504(c) of this title shall be— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

ø(8) $1,850,000,000 for the 6-month period beginning on 

October 1, 2010. 

ø(8) $925,000,000 for the 3-month period beginning on October 1, 2010.¿ 

(8) $2,466,666,667 for the 8-month period beginning on October 1, 2010. 

Such sums shall remain available until expended. 

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PART D—PUBLIC AIRPORTS 

* * * * * * * 

CHAPTER 491—METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON 

AIRPORTS 

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§ 49108. Limitations 

After øMarch 31, 2011,¿ May 31, 2011, the Secretary of Transportation may not approve an application of the Metropolitan 

Washington Airports Authority— 

(1) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

VISION 100—CENTURY OF AVIATION REAUTHORIZATION 

ACT 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE I—AIRPORT AND AIRWAY 

IMPROVEMENTS 

* * * * * * * 

Subtitle C—AIP Modifications 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 161. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN GOVERNMENT SHARE OF CERTAIN AIP PROJECT COSTS. 

Notwithstanding section 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code, 

the Government’s share of allowable project costs for a grant made 

in fiscal year 2009 or 2010, or in the portion of fiscal year 2011 

ending before øApril 1, 2011,¿ June 1, 2011, under chapter 471 of 

that title for a project described in paragraph (2) or (3) of that section shall be 95 percent. 

* * * * * * * 

Subtitle D—Miscellaneous 

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SEC. 186. MIDWAY ISLAND AIRPORT. 

(a) * * * 

* * * * * * * 

(d) FUNDING TO SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR FOR MIDWAY ISLAND AIRPORT.—The Secretary of Transportation may enter into a 

reimbursable agreement with the Secretary of the Interior for the 

purpose of funding airport development, as defined in section 

47102(3) of title 49, United States Code, at Midway Island Airport 

for fiscal years ending before October 1, 2010, and for the portion 

of fiscal year 2011 ending before øApril 1, 2011,¿ June 1, 2011, 

from amounts available in the discretionary fund established by 

section 47115 of such title. The maximum obligation under the 

agreement for any such fiscal year shall be $2,500,000. 

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