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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5147 

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 authorizations for the airport 

improvement program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 27, 2010 

Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. MICA, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. CAMP, Mr. 

COSTELLO, and Mr. PETRI) 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 authorizations for 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 2010’’. 


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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 ‘‘April 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘July 

6 3, 2010’’. 

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 ‘‘April 30, 2010’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘July 3, 2010’’. 

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

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

14 ‘‘April 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘July 3, 2010’’. 

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

16 this section shall take effect on May 1, 2010. 

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 ‘‘May 1, 2010’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘July 4, 2010’’; and 

23 (2) by inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway Ex24 tension Act of 2010’’ 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 ‘‘May 

3 1, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘July 4, 2010’’. 

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

5 this section shall take effect on May 1, 2010. 

6 SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 

7 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48103(7) of title 49, 

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

10 ‘‘(7) $3,024,657,534 for the period beginning 

11 on October 1, 2009, and ending on July 3, 2010.’’. 

12 (2) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Sums made 

13 available pursuant to the amendment made by para14 graph (1) shall remain available until expended. 

15 (3) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—For pur16 poses of calculating funding apportionments and 

17 meeting other requirements under sections 47114, 

18 47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, United States 

19 Code, for the period beginning on October 1, 2009, 

20 and ending on July 3, 2010, the Administrator of 

21 the Federal Aviation Administration shall— 

22 (A) first calculate funding apportionments 

23 on an annualized basis as if the total amount 

24 available under section 48103 of such title for 

25 fiscal year 2010 were $4,000,000,000; and 


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1 (B) then reduce by 17 percent— 

2 (i) all funding apportionments cal3 culated under subparagraph (A); and 

4 (ii) amounts available pursuant to sec5 tions 47117(b) and 47117(f)(2) of such 

6 title. 

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

8 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘April 30, 2010,’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘July 3, 2010,’’. 

10 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 

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

12 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘May 1, 2010.’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘July 4, 2010.’’. 

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

15 (1) by striking ‘‘April 30, 2010,’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘July 3, 2010,’’; and 

17 (2) by striking ‘‘July 31, 2010,’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘September 30, 2010,’’. 

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

20 striking ‘‘July 31, 2010,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 

21 2010,’’. 

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

23 striking ‘‘May 1, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘July 4, 2010.’’. 

24 (e) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by strik25 ing ‘‘May 1, 2010,’’ and inserting ‘‘July 4, 2010,’’. 


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1 (f) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by strik2 ing ‘‘April 30, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘July 3, 2010.’’. 

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

4 ‘‘April 30, 2010,’’ and inserting ‘‘July 3, 2010,’’. 

5 (h) Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Avia6 tion Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is 

7 amended by striking ‘‘May 1, 2010,’’ and inserting ‘‘July 

8 4, 2010,’’. 

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

10 amended by striking ‘‘May 1, 2010,’’ and inserting ‘‘July 

11 4, 2010,’’. 

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

13 effect on May 1, 2010. 

14 SEC. 6. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPER15 ATIONS. 

16 Section 106(k)(1)(F) of title 49, United States Code, 

17 is amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(F) $7,070,158,159 for the period begin19 ning on October 1, 2009, and ending on July 

20 3, 2010.’’. 

21 SEC. 7. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 

22 Section 48101(a)(6) of title 49, United States Code, 

23 is amended to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘(6) $2,220,252,132 for the period beginning 

25 on October 1, 2009, and ending on July 3, 2010.’’. 


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1 SEC. 8. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT. 

2 Section 48102(a)(14) of title 49, United States Code, 

3 is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(14) $144,049,315 for the period beginning on 

5 October 1, 2009, and ending on July 3, 2010.’’. 

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