I 
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 Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com-
mittee 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Airport and Airway 
Extension Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIR-
WAY TRUST FUND. 
(a) FUEL TAXES.—Subparagraph (B) of section 
4081(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2011’’ and inserting 
‘‘May 31, 2011’’. 
(b) TICKET TAXES.— 
(1) 
PERSONS.—Clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
4261(j)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2011’’ and in-
serting ‘‘May 31, 2011’’. 
(2) 
PROPERTY.—Clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
4271(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘March 31, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘May 31, 2011’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on April 1, 2011. 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND 
EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 9502(d) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘April 1, 2011’’ and inserting 
‘‘June 1, 2011’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway Ex-
tension Act of 2011’’ before the semicolon at the end 
of subparagraph (A). 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of 
section 9502(e) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘April 1, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘June 1, 2011’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on April 1, 2011. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48103 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the 2 
paragraphs designated as paragraph (8) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(8) $2,466,666,667 for the 8-month period be-
ginning on October 1, 2010.’’. 
(2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Subject to lim-
itations specified in advance in appropriation Acts, 
sums made available pursuant to the amendment 
made by paragraph (1) may be obligated at any time 
through September 30, 2011, and shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
(3) PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION.—For pur-
poses of calculating funding apportionments and 
meeting other requirements under sections 47114, 
47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, United States 
Code, for the 8-month period beginning on October 
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1, 2010, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall— 
(A) first calculate funding apportionments 
on an annualized basis as if the total amount 
available under section 48103 of such title for 
fiscal year 2011 were $3,700,000,000; and 
(B) then reduce by 20 percent— 
(i) all funding apportionments cal-
culated under subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) amounts available pursuant to sec-
tions 47117(b) and 47117(f)(2) of such 
title. 
(b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2011,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘May 31, 2011,’’. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 2011.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘June 1, 2011.’’. 
(b) Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘March 31, 2011,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘May 31, 2011,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘June 30, 2011,’’ and inserting 
‘‘August 31, 2011,’’. 
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(c) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘June 30, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘August 31, 
2011,’’. 
(d) Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘April 1, 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘June 1, 2011.’’. 
(e) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘April 1, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘June 1, 2011,’’. 
(f) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘March 31, 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘May 31, 2011.’’. 
(g) Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘March 31, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘May 31, 2011,’’. 
(h) Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Avia-
tion Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘June 
1, 2011,’’. 
(i) Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is 
amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘June 
1, 2011,’’. 
(j) The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on April 1, 2011. 
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