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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 Com-
mittee 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 appro-
priations for fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009, 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 ‘‘National Transpor-
tation Safety Board Amendments Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1118(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated for the purposes of this chapter $81,594,000 for 
fiscal year 2007, $99,974,000 for fiscal year 2008, and 
$104,844,000 for fiscal year 2009. Such sums shall re-
main available until expended.’’. 
(b) EMERGENCY FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1118(b) of such title 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) EMERGENCY FUND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board has an emer-
gency fund available for necessary expenses of the 
Board, not otherwise provided for, for accident in-
vestigations. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary to maintain the fund at a level not 
to exceed $4,000,000. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts in 
the fund shall be available without further appro-
priations action and shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’. 
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(2) 
FUNDING.—There 
is 
appropriated 
$2,002,000 to the emergency fund authorized by 
section 1118(b) of title 49, United States Code. 
(c) FEES, REFUNDS, AND REIMBURSEMENTS.—Sec-
tion 1118(c) of such title is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading by striking 
‘‘ACADEMY’’ and inserting ‘‘FEES, REFUNDS, AND 
REIMBURSEMENTS’’; 
(2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Board may collect 
such fees, refunds, and reimbursements, as the 
Board determines appropriate for services provided 
by or through the Board.’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 
(4) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, refund, or reimbursement’’ 
after ‘‘fee’’; and 
(B) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
following: ‘‘or with which the refund or reim-
bursement is associated’’. 
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(d) REPORT
ON ACADEMY OPERATIONS.—Section 
1118 of such title is amended by striking subsection (d). 
SEC. 3. STAFF OF NTSB MEMBERS. 
Section 1111(e)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end 
the following: ‘‘, except that each member of the Board 
shall appoint employees on the member’s personal staff’’. 
SEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) FUNCTIONAL UNIT
FOR MARINE INVESTIGA-
TIONS.—Section 1111(g) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) marine.’’. 
(b) AIRPORT
AND AIRWAY FINANCING.—Chapter 
481 of such title is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
48103(3) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$3,600,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,514,500,000’’; 
and 
(2) in section 48104 is amended by striking 
‘‘the balance’’ and inserting ‘‘The balance’’. 
SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORT. 
Section 1117 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(2); 
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(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) a description of the activities and oper-
ations of the National Transportation Safety Board 
Academy.’’. 
SEC. 6. MARINE CASUALTY INVESTIGATIONS. 
Section 1131(a)(1)(E) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘on the navigable waters or ter-
ritorial sea of the United States,’’ and inserting ‘‘on 
or under waters subject to the jurisdiction of the 
United States,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(as defined in section 
2101(46) of title 46)’’ after ‘‘vessel of the United 
States’’. 
SEC. 7. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Effective October 1, 2006, section 1137 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d). 
SEC. 8. INVESTIGATION SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(a) of the National 
Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–168; 49 U.S.C. 1113 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘From the date of enactment of this Act 
through September 30, 2006, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 
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(b) REPORT.—Section 4(b) of such Act is amended 
by striking ‘‘On February 1, 2006,’’ and inserting ‘‘On 
July 1 of each year, as part of the annual report required 
by section 1117 of title 49, United States Code,’’. 
SEC. 9. RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCES. 
There is rescinded $2,002,000 of the unobligated bal-
ances of funds made available under section 101(a)(2) of 
the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization 
Act (Public Law 107–42; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note). 
SEC. 10. REVIEW OF ALASKA RUNWAY SAFETY AREA 
PROJECT. 
(a) SAFETY AREA ALTERNATIVES.—With regard to 
an environmental review of a project to improve runway 
safety areas on Runway 8/26 at Juneau International Air-
port, the Secretary of Transportation may only select as 
the preferred alternative the least expensive runway safety 
area alternative that meets the standards of the Federal 
Aviation Administration and that maintains the length of 
the runway as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) COSTS
TO BE CONSIDERED.—In determining 
what is the least expensive runway safety area for pur-
poses of subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider, at 
a minimum, the initial development costs and life cycle 
costs of the project. 
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