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Union Calendar No. 287 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5076 

[Report No. 109–512] 

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 

JUNE 20, 2006 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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

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

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro5 priated for the purposes of this chapter $81,594,000 for 

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

7 $104,844,000 for fiscal year 2009. Such sums shall re8 main available until expended.’’. 

9 (b) EMERGENCY FUND.— 

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

11 is amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(b) EMERGENCY FUND.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board has an emer14 gency fund available for necessary expenses of the 

15 Board, not otherwise provided for, for accident in16 vestigations. 

17 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

18 There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as 

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

20 to exceed $4,000,000. 

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

22 the fund shall be available without further appro23 priations action and shall remain available until ex24 pended.’’. 


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1 (2) FUNDING.—There is appropriated 

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

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

4 (c) FEES, REFUNDS, AND REIMBURSEMENTS.—Sec5 tion 1118(c) of such title is amended— 

6 (1) in the subsection heading by striking 

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

8 REIMBURSEMENTS’’; 

9 (2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and in10 serting the following: 

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

12 such fees, refunds, and reimbursements, as the 

13 Board determines appropriate for services provided 

14 by or through the Board.’’; 

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

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

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

18 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

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

20 after ‘‘fee’’; and 

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

22 by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 

23 following: ‘‘or with which the refund or reim24 bursement is associated’’. 


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1 (d) REPORT ON ACADEMY OPERATIONS.—Section 

2 1118 of such title is amended by striking subsection (d). 

3 SEC. 3. STAFF OF NTSB MEMBERS. 

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

5 is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end 

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

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

8 SEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

9 (a) FUNCTIONAL UNIT FOR MARINE INVESTIGA10 TIONS.—Section 1111(g) of title 49, United States Code, 

11 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(5) marine.’’. 

13 (b) AIRPORT AND AIRWAY FINANCING.—Chapter 

14 481 of such title is amended— 

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

16 ‘‘$3,600,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,514,500,000’’; 

17 and 

18 (2) in section 48104 is amended by striking 

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

20 SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORT. 

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

22 amended— 

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

24 (2); 


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1 (2) by striking the period at the end of para2 graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘(4) a description of the activities and oper5 ations of the National Transportation Safety Board 

6 Academy.’’. 

7 SEC. 6. MARINE CASUALTY INVESTIGATIONS. 

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

9 Code, is amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘on the navigable waters or ter11 ritorial sea of the United States,’’ and inserting ‘‘on 

12 or under waters subject to the jurisdiction of the 

13 United States,’’; and 

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

15 2101(46) of title 46)’’ after ‘‘vessel of the United 

16 States’’. 

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

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

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

20 SEC. 8. INVESTIGATION SERVICES. 

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

22 Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2003 

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

5 SEC. 9. RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCES. 

6 There is rescinded $2,002,000 of the unobligated bal7 ances of funds made available under section 101(a)(2) of 

8 the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization 

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

10 SEC. 10. REVIEW OF ALASKA RUNWAY SAFETY AREA 

11 PROJECT. 

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

13 an environmental review of a project to improve runway 

14 safety areas on Runway 8/26 at Juneau International Air15 port, the Secretary of Transportation may only select as 

16 the preferred alternative the least expensive runway safety 

17 area alternative that meets the standards of the Federal 

18 Aviation Administration and that maintains the length of 

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

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

21 what is the least expensive runway safety area for pur22 poses of subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider, at 

23 a minimum, the initial development costs and life cycle 

24 costs of the project. 


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1 (c) SATISFACTION OF REQUIREMENT.—With respect 

2 to the project described in subsection (a), the require3 ments of section 303(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 

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

5 least expensive safety area alternative. 


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Union Calendar No. 287 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5076 

[Report No. 109

–512] 

A BILL 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorand 2009, and for other purposes. ize appropriations for fiscal years 2007, 2008, 

JUNE 20, 2006 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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