I 
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. 
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 2008’’. 
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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 ‘‘February 29, 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘June 30, 2008’’. 
(b) TICKET TAXES.— 
(1) 
PERSONS.—Clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
4261(j)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘February 29, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 
2008’’. 
(2) 
PROPERTY.—Clause 
(ii) 
of 
section 
4271(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘February 29, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 
2008’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on March 1, 2008. 
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 ‘‘March 1, 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘July 1, 2008’’, and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway Ex-
tension Act of 2008’’ before the semicolon at the end 
of subparagraph (A). 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of 
section 9502(f) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘March 1, 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2008’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on March 1, 2008. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 
AND OTHER AUTHORITIES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48103 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (3); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following: 
‘‘(5) $2,756,250,000 for the 9-month period be-
ginning October 1, 2007.’’. 
(2) OBLIGATION
OF
AMOUNTS.—Sums made 
available pursuant to the amendment made by para-
graph (1) may be obligated at any time through 
September 30, 2008, and shall remain available until 
expended. 
(3) PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION.—For pur-
poses of calculating funding apportionments and 
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