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(2) any proposed airport noise or access restriction at a
general aviation airport if the airport proprietor has formally
initiated a regulatory or legislative process before October 2,
1990; or
(3) the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to
seek and obtain legal remedies the Secretary considers appro-
priate, including injunctive relief.
PART C—FINANCING
CHAPTER 481—AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND
AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec.
48101.
Air navigation facilities.
48102.
Research and development.
48103.
Airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning and
programs.
48104.
Certain direct costs and joint air navigation services.
48105.
Weather reporting services.
48106.
Airway science curriculum grants.
48107.
Civil aviation security research and development.
48108.
Availability and uses of amounts.
48109.
Submission of budget information and legislative recommendations and
comments.
48110.
Facilities for advanced training of maintenance technicians for air carrier
aircraft.
§ 48101. Air navigation facilities
(a) GENERAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Not more
than a total of the following amounts may be appropriated to
the Secretary of Transportation out of the Airport and Airway
Trust Fund established under section 9502 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9502) to acquire, establish, and improve
air navigation facilities under section 44502(a)(1)(A) of this title:
(1) for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1991–1993,
$8,200,000,000.
(2) for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1991–1994,
$11,100,000,000.
(3) for the fiscal years ending September 30, 1991–1995,
$14,000,000,000.
(b) MAJOR AIRWAY CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN CHANGES.—If
the Secretary decides that it is necessary to augment or substan-
tially modify elements of the Airway Capital Investment Plan
referred to in section 44501(b) of this title (including a decision
that it is necessary to establish more than 23 area control facilities),
not more than $100,000,000 may be appropriated to the Secretary
out of the Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994,
to carry out the augmentation or modification.
(c) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts appropriated under
this section remain available until expended.
§ 48102. Research and development
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Not more than the
following amounts may be appropriated to the Secretary of
Transportation out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund estab-
lished under section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(26 U.S.C. 9502) to carry out sections 44504, 44505, 44507, 44509,
and 44511–44513 of this title:
(1) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993—
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(A) $14,700,000 only for management and analysis
projects and activities.
(B) $87,000,000 only for capacity and air traffic
management technology projects and activities.
(C) $28,000,000 only for communications, navigation,
and surveillance projects and activities.
(D) $7,700,000 only for weather projects and activities.
(E) $6,800,000 only for airport technology projects and
activities.
(F) $44,000,000 only for aircraft safety technology
projects and activities.
(G) $41,100,000 only for system security technology
projects and activities.
(H) $31,000,000 only for human factors and aviation
medicine projects and activities.
(I) $4,500,000 for environment and energy projects and
activities.
(J) $5,200,000 for innovative and cooperative research
projects and activities.
(2) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994,
$297,000,000.
(b) AVAILABILITY FOR RESEARCH.—(1) At least 15 percent of
the amount appropriated under subsection (a) of this section shall
be for long-term research projects.
(2) At least 3 percent of the amount appropriated under sub-
section (a) of this section shall be available to the Administrator
of the Federal Aviation Administration to make grants under section
44511 of this title.
(c) TRANSFERS BETWEEN CATEGORIES.—(1) Not more than 10
percent of the net amount authorized for a category of projects
and activities in a fiscal year under subsection (a) of this section
may be transferred to or from that category in that fiscal year.
(2) The Secretary may transfer more than 10 percent of an
authorized amount to or from a category only after—
(A) submitting a written explanation of the proposed trans-
fer to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology and
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and
Appropriations of the Senate; and
(B) 30 days have passed after the explanation is submitted
or each Committee notifies the Secretary in writing that it
does not object to the proposed transfer.
(d) AIRPORT CAPACITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—(1) Of
the amounts made available under subsection (a) of this section,
at least $25,000,000 may be appropriated each fiscal year for
research and development under section 44505(a) and (c) of this
title on preserving and enhancing airport capacity, including
research and development on improvements to airport design stand-
ards, maintenance, safety, operations, and environmental concerns.
(2) The Administrator shall submit to the Committees on
Science, Space, and Technology and Public Works and Transpor-
tation of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on
expenditures made under paragraph (1) of this subsection for each
fiscal year. The report shall be submitted not later than 60 days
after the end of the fiscal year.
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(e) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER PERFORMANCE RESEARCH.—Nec-
essary amounts may be appropriated to the Secretary out of
amounts in the Fund available for research and development to
conduct research under section 44506(a) and (b) of this title.
(f) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts appropriated under
subsection (a) of this section remain available until expended.
§ 48103. Airport 
planning 
and 
development 
and 
noise
compatibility planning and programs
Not more than a total of $15,966,700,000 is available to the
Secretary of Transportation for the fiscal years ending September
30, 1982–1993, out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund estab-
lished under section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(26 U.S.C. 9502) to make grants for airport planning and airport
development under section 47104 of this title, airport noise compat-
ibility planning under section 47505(a)(2) of this title, and carrying
out noise compatibility programs under section 47504(c) of this
title.
§ 48104. Certain direct costs and joint air navigation services
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Except as provided
in this section, the balance of the money available in the Airport
and Airway Trust Fund established under section 9502 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9502) may be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Transportation out of the Fund for—
(1) direct costs the Secretary incurs to flight check, operate,
and maintain air navigation facilities referred to in section
44502(a)(1)(A) of this title safely and efficiently; and
(2) the costs of services provided under international agree-
ments related to the joint financing of air navigation services
assessed against the United States Government.
(b) LIMITATION.—The amount that may be appropriated out
of the Fund for each of the fiscal years ending September 30,
1993–1995, may not be more than an amount equal to—
(1) 75 percent of the amount made available under sections
106(k) and 48101–48103 of this title for that fiscal year; less
(2) the amount made available under sections 48101–48103
of this title for that fiscal year.
§ 48105. Weather reporting services
To reimburse the Secretary of Commerce for the cost incurred
by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of provid-
ing weather reporting services to the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion, the Secretary of Transportation may expend from amounts
available under section 48104 of this title not more than the follow-
ing amounts:
(1) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993,
$35,596,000.
(2) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994,
$37,800,000.
(3) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995,
$39,000,000.
§ 48106. Airway science curriculum grants
Amounts are available from the Airport and Airway Trust
Fund established under section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code
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of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9502) to carry out section 44510 of this title.
The amounts remain available until expended.
§ 48107. Civil aviation security research and development
After the review under section 44912(b) of this title is com-
pleted, necessary amounts may be appropriated to the Secretary
of Transportation out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund estab-
lished under section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(26 U.S.C. 9502) to make grants under section 44912(a)(4)(A).
§ 48108. Availability and uses of amounts
(a) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts equal to the amounts
authorized under sections 48101–48105 of this title remain in the
Airport and Airway Trust Fund established under section 9502
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9502) until appro-
priated for the purposes of sections 48101–48105.
(b) LIMITATIONS ON USES.—(1) Amounts in the Fund may be
appropriated only to carry out a program or activity referred to
in this chapter.
(2) Amounts in the Fund may be appropriated for administra-
tive expenses of the Department of Transportation or a component
of the Department only to the extent authorized by section 48104
of this title.
(c) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATING OR EXPENDING AMOUNTS.—In
a fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1995, the Secretary
of Transportation may obligate or expend an amount appropriated
out of the Fund under section 48104 of this title only if a law
expressly amends section 48104.
§ 48109. Submission of budget information and legislative
recommendations and comments
When the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
submits to the Secretary of Transportation, the President, or the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget any budget
information, legislative recommendation, or comment on legislation
about amounts authorized in section 48101 or 48102 of this title,
the Administrator concurrently shall submit a copy of the informa-
tion, recommendation, or comment to the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, the Committees on Public Works and Transpor-
tation and Appropriations of the House, the President of the Senate,
and the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
and Appropriations of the Senate.
§ 48110. Facilities for advanced training of maintenance
technicians for air carrier aircraft
For the fiscal years ending September 30, 1993–1995, amounts
necessary to carry out section 44515 of this title may be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Transportation out of the Airport and
Airway Trust Fund established under section 9502 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9502). The amounts remain avail-
able until expended.
PART D—MISCELLANEOUS
CHAPTER 491—BUY-AMERICAN PREFERENCES
Sec.
49101.
Buying goods produced in the United States.