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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2279 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 22, 2011 

Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. CAMP, and Mr. PETRI) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a 

period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Extension Act of 2011, Part III’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIR2 WAY TRUST FUND. 

3 (a) FUEL TAXES.—Subparagraph (B) of section 

4 4081(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

5 amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘July 

6 22, 2011’’. 

7 (b) TICKET TAXES.— 

8 (1) PERSONS.—Clause (ii) of section 

9 4261(j)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

10 is amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2011’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘July 22, 2011’’. 

12 (2) PROPERTY.—Clause (ii) of section 

13 4271(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘June 30, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘July 22, 2011’’. 

15 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

16 this section shall take effect on July 1, 2011. 

17 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND 

18 EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY. 

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

20 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

21 (1) by striking ‘‘July 1, 2011’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘July 23, 2011’’; and 

23 (2) by inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway Ex24 tension Act of 2011, Part III’’ before the semicolon 

25 at the end of subparagraph (A). 


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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of 

2 section 9502(e) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘July 

3 1, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘July 23, 2011’’. 

4 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

5 this section shall take effect on July 1, 2011. 

6 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 

7 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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

9 United States Code, is amended by striking para10 graph (8) and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(8) $2,840,890,411 for the period beginning 

12 on October 1, 2010, and ending on July 22, 2011.’’. 

13 (2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Subject to lim14 itations specified in advance in appropriation Acts, 

15 sums made available pursuant to the amendment 

16 made by paragraph (1) may be obligated at any time 

17 through September 30, 2011, and shall remain avail18 able until expended. 

19 (3) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—For pur20 poses of calculating funding apportionments and 

21 meeting other requirements under sections 47114, 

22 47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, United States 

23 Code, for the period beginning on October 1, 2010, 

24 and ending on July 22, 2011, the Administrator of 

25 the Federal Aviation Administration shall— 


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1 (A) first calculate funding apportionments 

2 on an annualized basis as if the total amount 

3 available under section 48103 of such title for 

4 fiscal year 2011 were $3,515,000,000; and 

5 (B) then reduce by 7 percent— 

6 (i) all funding apportionments cal7 culated under subparagraph (A); and 

8 (ii) amounts available pursuant to sec9 tions 47117(b) and 47117(f)(2) of such 

10 title. 

11 (b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) 

12 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2011,’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘July 22, 2011,’’. 

14 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 

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

16 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘July 1, 2011.’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘July 23, 2011.’’. 

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

19 (1) by striking ‘‘June 30, 2011,’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘July 22, 2011,’’; and 

21 (2) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2011,’’ and in22 serting ‘‘October 31, 2011,’’. 

23 (c) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by 

24 striking ‘‘September 30, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘October 

25 31, 2011,’’. 


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1 (d) Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is amended by 

2 striking ‘‘July 1, 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘July 23, 2011.’’. 

3 (e) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by strik4 ing ‘‘July 1, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘July 23, 2011,’’. 

5 (f) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by strik6 ing ‘‘June 30, 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘July 22, 2011.’’. 

7 (g) Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘June 30, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘July 22, 2011,’’. 

9 (h) Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Avia10 tion Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is 

11 amended by striking ‘‘July 1, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘July 

12 23, 2011,’’. 

13 (i) Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is 

14 amended by striking ‘‘July 1, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘July 

15 23, 2011,’’. 

16 (j) The amendments made by this section shall take 

17 effect on July 1, 2011. 

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