PUBLIC LAW 111–249—SEPT. 30, 2010 124 STAT. 2627 

Public Law 111–249 

111th Congress 

An Act 

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. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Airport and Airway Extension 

Act of 2010, Part III’’. 

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST 

FUND. 

(a) FUEL TAXES.—Subparagraph (B) of section 4081(d)(2) of 

the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. 

(b) TICKET TAXES.— 

(1) PERSONS.—Clause (ii) of section 4261(j)(1)(A) of the 

Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. 

(2) PROPERTY.—Clause (ii) of section 4271(d)(1)(A) of such 

Code is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and 

inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall take effect on October 1, 2010. 

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 9502(d) of the 

Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘January 

1, 2011’’; and 

(2) by inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway Extension Act 

of 2010, Part III’’ before the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (A). 

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of section 9502(e) 

of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ and inserting 

‘‘January 1, 2011’’. 

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 

shall take effect on October 1, 2010. 

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 

(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48103 of title 49, United States 

Code, is amended— 

(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (6); 

26 USC 9502 

note. 

26 USC 9502. 

26 USC 4081 

note. 

26 USC 4271. 

26 USC 4261. 

26 USC 4081. 

26 USC 1 note. 

Airport and 

Airway 

Extension Act of 

2010, Part III. 

Sept. 30, 2010 

[H.R. 6190] 


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124 STAT. 2628 PUBLIC LAW 111–249—SEPT. 30, 2010 

(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 

(7) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: ‘‘(8) $925,000,000 for the 3-month period beginning on 

October 1, 2010.’’. 

(2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Subject to limitations specified in advance in appropriation Acts, sums made available 

pursuant to the amendment made by paragraph (1) may be 

obligated at any time through September 30, 2011, and shall 

remain available until expended. 

(b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) of such title 

is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010,’’ and inserting 

‘‘December 31, 2010,’’. 

SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 

(a) Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United States Code, is 

amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘January 

1, 2011.’’. 

(b) Section 41743(e)(2) of such title is amended by striking 

‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 

(c) Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is amended— 

(1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010,’’ and inserting 

‘‘December 31, 2010,’’; and 

(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 

31, 2011,’’. 

(d) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by striking 

‘‘December 31, 2010,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2011,’’. 

(e) Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is amended by striking 

‘‘October 1, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2011.’’. 

(f) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘and 

for the portion of fiscal year 2011 ending before January 1, 2011,’’ 

after ‘‘2010,’’. 

(g) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010.’’. 

(h) Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010,’’. 

(i) Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘, 

or in the portion of fiscal year 2011 ending before January 1, 

2011,’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2009 or 2010’’. 

(j) Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended 

by inserting ‘‘and for the portion of fiscal year 2011 ending before 

January 1, 2011,’’ after ‘‘October 1, 2010,’’. 

(k) Section 409(d) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 note) is amended 

by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

2011.’’. 

(l) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 

on October 1, 2010. 

SEC. 6. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

Effective as of August 1, 2010, and as if included therein 

as enacted, the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration 

Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–216) is amended as follows: 

(1) In section 202(a) (124 Stat. 2351) by inserting ‘‘of title 

49, United States Code,’’ before ‘‘is amended’’. 

(2) In section 202(b) (124 Stat. 2351) by inserting ‘‘of such 

title’’ before ‘‘is amended’’. 

49 USC 1135. 

Effective date. 

49 USC 1135 

note. 

49 USC 44701 

note. 

Effective date. 

49 USC 40117 

note. 


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PUBLIC LAW 111–249—SEPT. 30, 2010 124 STAT. 2629 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6190: 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010): 

Sept. 23, considered and passed House. 

Sept. 24, considered and passed Senate. 

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(3) In section 203(c)(1) (124 Stat. 2356) by inserting ‘‘of 

such title’’ before ‘‘(as redesignated’’. 

(4) In section 203(c)(2) (124 Stat. 2357) by inserting ‘‘of 

such title’’ before ‘‘(as redesignated’’. 

Approved September 30, 2010. 

49 USC 44703. 


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