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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION 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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 15, 2011 

Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. CAMP, Mr. PETRI, Mr. RAHALL, and Mr. 

COSTELLO) 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’’. 


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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 ‘‘March 31, 2011’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘May 31, 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 ‘‘March 31, 2011’’ and in11 serting ‘‘May 31, 2011’’. 

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

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

14 ‘‘March 31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘May 31, 2011’’. 

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

16 this section shall take effect on April 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 ‘‘April 1, 2011’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘June 1, 2011’’; and 

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

25 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 

3 ‘‘April 1, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘June 1, 2011’’. 

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

5 this section shall take effect on April 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 the 2 

10 paragraphs designated as paragraph (8) and insert11 ing the following: 

12 ‘‘(8) $2,466,666,667 for the 8-month period be13 ginning on October 1, 2010.’’. 

14 (2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Subject to lim15 itations specified in advance in appropriation Acts, 

16 sums made available pursuant to the amendment 

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

18 through September 30, 2011, and shall remain avail19 able until expended. 

20 (3) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—For pur21 poses of calculating funding apportionments and 

22 meeting other requirements under sections 47114, 

23 47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, United States 

24 Code, for the 8-month period beginning on October 


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1 1, 2010, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 

2 Administration shall— 

3 (A) first calculate funding apportionments 

4 on an annualized basis as if the total amount 

5 available under section 48103 of such title for 

6 fiscal year 2011 were $3,700,000,000; and 

7 (B) then reduce by 20 percent— 

8 (i) all funding apportionments cal9 culated under subparagraph (A); and 

10 (ii) amounts available pursuant to sec11 tions 47117(b) and 47117(f)(2) of such 

12 title. 

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

14 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2011,’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘May 31, 2011,’’. 

16 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 

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

18 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 2011.’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘June 1, 2011.’’. 

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

21 (1) by striking ‘‘March 31, 2011,’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘May 31, 2011,’’; and 

23 (2) by striking ‘‘June 30, 2011,’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘August 31, 2011,’’. 


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

2 striking ‘‘June 30, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘August 31, 

3 2011,’’. 

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

5 striking ‘‘April 1, 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘June 1, 2011.’’. 

6 (e) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by strik7 ing ‘‘April 1, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘June 1, 2011,’’. 

8 (f) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by strik9 ing ‘‘March 31, 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘May 31, 2011.’’. 

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

11 ‘‘March 31, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘May 31, 2011,’’. 

12 (h) Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Avia13 tion Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is 

14 amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘June 

15 1, 2011,’’. 

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

17 amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘June 

18 1, 2011,’’. 

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

20 effect on April 1, 2011. 

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