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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5076 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for 

fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 4, 2006 

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. MICA, and Mr. 

COSTELLO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009, 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 ‘‘National Transpor5 tation Safety Board Amendments Act of 2006’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1118(a) of title 49, 

8 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro2 priated for the purposes of this chapter $81,594,000 for 

3 fiscal year 2007, $99,974,000 for fiscal year 2008, and 

4 $104,844,000 for fiscal year 2009. Such sums shall re5 main available until expended.’’. 

6 (b) EMERGENCY FUND.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1118(b) of such title 

8 is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(b) EMERGENCY FUND.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board has an emer11 gency fund available for necessary expenses of the 

12 Board, not otherwise provided for, for accident in13 vestigations. 

14 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

15 There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as 

16 may be necessary to maintain the fund at a level not 

17 to exceed $4,000,000. 

18 ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts in 

19 the fund shall be available without further appro20 priations action and shall remain available until ex21 pended.’’. 

22 (2) FUNDING.—There is appropriated 

23 $2,002,000 to the emergency fund authorized by 

24 section 1118(b) of title 49, United States Code. 


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1 (c) FEES, REFUNDS, AND REIMBURSEMENTS.—Sec2 tion 1118(c) of such title is amended— 

3 (1) in the subsection heading by striking 

4 ‘‘ACADEMY’’ and inserting ‘‘FEES, REFUNDS, AND

5 REIMBURSEMENTS’’; 

6 (2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and in7 serting the following: 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board may collect 

9 such fees, refunds, and reimbursements, as the 

10 Board determines appropriate for services provided 

11 by or through the Board.’’; 

12 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 

13 paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 

14 (4) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)— 

15 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

16 (A) by inserting ‘‘, refund, or reimbursement’’ 

17 after ‘‘fee’’; and 

18 (B) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

19 by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 

20 following: ‘‘or with which the refund or reim21 bursement is associated’’. 

22 (d) REPORT ON ACADEMY OPERATIONS.—Section 

23 1118 of such title is amended by striking subsection (d). 


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1 SEC. 3. STAFF OF NTSB MEMBERS. 

2 Section 1111(e)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 

3 is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end 

4 the following: ‘‘, except that each member of the Board 

5 shall appoint employees on the member’s personal staff’’. 

6 SEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

7 (a) FUNCTIONAL UNIT FOR MARINE INVESTIGA8 TIONS.—Section 1111(g) of title 49, United States Code, 

9 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(5) marine.’’. 

11 (b) AIRPORT AND AIRWAY FINANCING.—Chapter 

12 481 of such title is amended— 

13 (1) in section 48103(3) by striking 

14 ‘‘$3,600,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,514,500,000’’; 

15 and 

16 (2) in section 48104 is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘the balance’’ and inserting ‘‘The balance’’. 

18 SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORT. 

19 Section 1117 of title 49, United States Code, is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

22 (2); 

23 (2) by striking the period at the end of para24 graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

25 (3) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(4) a description of the activities and oper2 ations of the National Transportation Safety Board 

3 Academy.’’. 

4 SEC. 6. MARINE CASUALTY INVESTIGATIONS. 

5 Section 1131(a)(1)(E) of title 49, United States 

6 Code, is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘on the navigable waters or ter8 ritorial sea of the United States,’’ and inserting ‘‘on 

9 or under waters subject to the jurisdiction of the 

10 United States,’’; and 

11 (2) by inserting ‘‘(as defined in section 

12 2101(46) of title 46)’’ after ‘‘vessel of the United 

13 States’’. 

14 SEC. 7. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 

15 Effective October 1, 2006, section 1137 of title 49, 

16 United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d). 

17 SEC. 8. INVESTIGATION SERVICES. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(a) of the National 

19 Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2003 

20 (Public Law 108–168; 49 U.S.C. 1113 note) is amended 

21 by striking ‘‘From the date of enactment of this Act 

22 through September 30, 2006, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 

23 (b) REPORT.—Section 4(b) of such Act is amended 

24 by striking ‘‘On February 1, 2006,’’ and inserting ‘‘On 


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1 July 1 of each year, as part of the annual report required 

2 by section 1117 of title 49, United States Code,’’. 

3 SEC. 9. RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCES. 

4 There is rescinded $2,002,000 of the unobligated bal5 ances of funds made available under section 101(a)(2) of 

6 the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization 

7 Act (Public Law 107–42; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note). 

8 SEC. 10. REVIEW OF ALASKA RUNWAY SAFETY AREA 

9 PROJECT. 

10 (a) SAFETY AREA ALTERNATIVES.—With regard to 

11 an environmental review of a project to improve runway 

12 safety areas on Runway 8/26 at Juneau International Air13 port, the Secretary of Transportation may only select as 

14 the preferred alternative the least expensive runway safety 

15 area alternative that meets the standards of the Federal 

16 Aviation Administration and that maintains the length of 

17 the runway as of the date of enactment of this Act. 

18 (b) COSTS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In determining 

19 what is the least expensive runway safety area for pur20 poses of subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider, at 

21 a minimum, the initial development costs and life cycle 

22 costs of the project. 

23 (c) SATISFACTION OF REQUIREMENT.—With respect 

24 to the project described in subsection (a), the require25 ments of section 303(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 


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1 shall be considered to be satisfied by the selection of the 

2 least expensive safety area alternative. 

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