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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5270 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and 

expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 7, 2008 

Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. MICA, Mr. COSTELLO, and Mr. 

PETRI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 

and Infrastructure, 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, 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 2008’’. 


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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 ‘‘February 29, 2008’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘June 30, 2008’’. 

7 (b) TICKET TAXES.— 

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

9 4261(j)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 

10 ‘‘February 29, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 

11 2008’’. 

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

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

14 ‘‘February 29, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 

15 2008’’. 

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

17 this section shall take effect on March 1, 2008. 

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

19 EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY. 

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

21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘March 1, 2008’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘July 1, 2008’’, and 

24 (2) by inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway Ex25 tension Act of 2008’’ before the semicolon at the end 

26 of subparagraph (A). 


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

2 section 9502(f) of such Code is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘March 1, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2008’’. 

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

5 this section shall take effect on March 1, 2008. 

6 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 

7 AND OTHER AUTHORITIES. 

8 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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

10 United States Code, is amended— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para12 graph (3); 

13 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

14 paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

15 (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(5) $2,756,250,000 for the 9-month period be18 ginning October 1, 2007.’’. 

19 (2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Sums made 

20 available pursuant to the amendment made by para21 graph (1) may be obligated at any time through 

22 September 30, 2008, and shall remain available until 

23 expended. 

24 (3) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—For pur25 poses of calculating funding apportionments and 


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1 meeting other requirements under sections 47114, 

2 47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, United States 

3 Code, for the 9-month period beginning October 1, 

4 2007, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad5 ministration shall— 

6 (A) first calculate such funding apportion7 ments on an annualized basis as if the total 

8 amount available under section 48103 of such 

9 title for fiscal year 2008 were $3,675,000,000; 

10 and 

11 (B) then reduce by 25 percent— 

12 (i) all funding apportionments cal13 culated under subparagraph (A); and 

14 (ii) amounts available pursuant to sec15 tions 47117(b) and 47117(f)(2) of such 

16 title. 

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

18 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 

19 2007,’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2008,’’. 

20 (c) GOVERNMENT SHARE OF CERTAIN AIP COSTS.— 

21 Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reau22 thorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is amended by 

23 striking ‘‘in each of fiscal years 2004 through 2007’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘in fiscal year 2008 before July 1, 2008,’’. 

25 (d) ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 409(d) of such Act 

2 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘2007.’’ and inserting ‘‘2008.’’. 

4 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

5 by paragraph (1) shall take effect on September 29, 

6 2007, and shall apply with respect to any final order 

7 issued under section 409(c) of such Act that was in 

8 effect on such date. 

9 (e) AIRPORT ELIGIBILITY.—The first sentence of sec10 tion 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended by 

11 inserting ‘‘and for the portion of fiscal year 2008 ending 

12 before July 1, 2008,’’ after ‘‘2007,’’. 

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