106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 643

AN ACT

To authorize the Airport Improvement Program for 2

months, 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 ‘‘Interim Federal Avia5 tion Administration Authorization Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

2 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

3 48103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by

4 striking from ‘‘$1,205,000,000’’ through the period and

5 inserting ‘‘$1,607,000,000 for the 8-month period begin6 ning October 1, 1998.’’.

7 (b) OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c)

8 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘March’’ and inserting

9 ‘‘May’’.

10 (c) LIQUIDATION-OF-CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION.—

11 The Department of Transportation and Related Agencies

12 Appropriations Act, 1999 is amended by striking the last

13 proviso under the heading ‘‘Grants-in-Aid for Airports,

14 (Liquidation of Contract Authorization), (Airport and Air15 way Trust Fund)’’ and inserting ‘‘Provided further, That

16 not more than $1,300,000,000 of funds limited under this

17 heading may be obligated before the enactment of a law

18 extending contract authorization for the Grants-in-Aid for

19 Airports Program beyond May 31, 1999.’’.

20 SEC. 3. AIRWAY FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

21 Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is

22 amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

23 ‘‘(3) $2,131,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.’’.

24 SEC. 4. FAA OPERATIONS.

25 Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is

26 amended by striking from ‘‘$5,158,000,000’’ through the
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1 period and inserting ‘‘$5,632,000,000 for fiscal year

2 1999.’’.

3 SEC. 5. REMOVAL OF THE CAP ON DISCRETIONARY FUND.

4 Section 47115(g) is amended by striking paragraph

5 (4).

6 SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF AVIATION INSURANCE PROGRAM.

7 Section 44310 of title 49, United States Code, is

8 amended by striking ‘‘March’’ and inserting ‘‘May’’.

9 SEC. 7. MILITARY AIRPORT PROGRAM.

10 Section 124 of the Federal Aviation Reauthorization

11 Act of 1996 is amended by striking subsection (d).

12 SEC. 8. DISCRETIONARY FUND DEFINITION.

13 (a) AMENDMENT OF SECTION 47115.—Section

14 47115 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

15 (1) by striking ‘‘25’’ in subsection (a) and in16 serting ‘‘12.5’’; and

17 (2) by striking the second sentence in sub18 section (b).

19 (b) AMENDMENT OF SECTION 47116.—Section

20 47116 of such title is amended—

21 (1) by striking ‘‘75’’ in subsection (a) and in22 serting ‘‘87.5’’;

23 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) in

24 subsection (b) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), re-
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1 spectively, and inserting before subparagraph (A), as

2 so redesignated, the following:

3 ‘‘(1) one-seventh for grants for projects at small

4 hub airports (as defined in section 41731 of this

5 title); and

6 ‘‘(2) the remaining amounts based on the fol7 lowing:’’.

8 SEC. 9. RELEASE OF 10 PERCENT OF MWAA FUNDS.

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections

10 49106(c)(6)(C) and 49108 of title 49, United States Code,

11 the Secretary of Transportation may approve an applica12 tion of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

13 (an application that is pending at the Department of

14 Transportation on March 17, 1999) for expenditure or ob15 ligation of up to $30,000,000 of the amount that other16 wise would have been available to the Authority for pas17 senger facility fee/airport development project grants

18 under subchapter I of chapter 471 of such title.

19 (b) LIMITATION.—The Authority may not execute

20 contracts, for applications approved under subsection (a),

21 that obligate or expend amounts totalling more than the

22 amount for which the Secretary may approve applications

23 under that subsection, except to the extent that funding
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1 for amounts in excess of that amount are from other au2 thority or sources.

Passed the Senate March 17, 1999.

Attest:

Secretary.
106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 643

AN ACT

To authorize the Airport Improvement Program for

2 months, and for other purposes.