Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2016
PL 114-141 (H.R.4721), enacted 03/30/2016

130 STAT. 322 
PUBLIC LAW 114–141—MAR. 30, 2016 
Public Law 114–141 
114th Congress 
An Act 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport 
improvement program, 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 Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Airport and 
Airway Extension Act of 2016’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—AIRPORT AND AIRWAY PROGRAMS 
Sec. 101. Extension of airport improvement program. 
Sec. 102. Extension of expiring authorities. 
Sec. 103. Federal Aviation Administration operations. 
Sec. 104. Air navigation facilities and equipment. 
Sec. 105. Research, engineering, and development. 
Sec. 106. Compliance with aviation funding requirement. 
Sec. 107. Essential air service. 
TITLE II—REVENUE PROVISIONS 
Sec. 201. Expenditure authority from Airport and Airway Trust Fund. 
Sec. 202. Extension of taxes funding Airport and Airway Trust Fund. 
TITLE I—AIRPORT AND AIRWAY 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48103(a) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$1,675,000,000 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$2,652,083,333 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2015, and ending on July 15, 2016.’’. 
(2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Subject to limitations speci-
fied 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, 2016, and shall 
remain available until expended. 
(3) PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION.—For purposes of calcu-
lating funding apportionments and meeting other requirements 
Time periods. 
26 USC 1 note. 
Airport and 
Airway 
Extension Act of 
2016. 
Mar. 30, 2016 
[H.R. 4721] 
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130 STAT. 323 
PUBLIC LAW 114–141—MAR. 30, 2016 
under sections 47114, 47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, 
United States Code, for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on July 15, 2016, the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall— 
(A) first calculate such funding apportionments on an 
annualized basis as if the total amount available under 
section 48103 of such title for fiscal year 2016 were 
$3,350,000,000; and 
(B) then reduce by 20.83 percent— 
(i) all funding apportionments calculated under 
subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) 
amounts 
available 
pursuant 
to 
sections 
47117(b) and 47117(f)(2) of such title. 
(b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘July 15, 2016,’’. 
SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) Section 47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 16, 2016’’. 
(b) Section 47115(j) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 15, 2016’’. 
(c) Section 47124(b)(3)(E) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘$5,175,000 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2015, and ending on March 31, 2016,’’ and inserting 
‘‘$8,193,750 for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending 
on July 15, 2016,’’. 
(d) Section 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 15, 2016’’. 
(e) Section 186(d) of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation 
Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended by striking ‘‘March 
31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 15, 2016’’. 
(f) Section 409(d) of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation 
Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 15, 2016’’. 
(g) Section 411(h) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 
of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 42301 prec. note) is amended by striking ‘‘March 
31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 15, 2016’’. 
(h) Section 822(k) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 
of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47141 note) is amended by striking ‘‘March 
31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 15, 2016’’. 
SEC. 103. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS. 
Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (E) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(E) $7,711,387,500 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2015, and ending on July 15, 2016.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and 
inserting ‘‘July 15, 2016’’. 
SEC. 104. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 
Section 48101(a)(5) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) $2,058,333,333 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2015, and ending on July 15, 2016.’’. 
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SEC. 105. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 48102(a)(9) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(9) $124,093,750 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on July 15, 2016.’’. 
SEC. 106. COMPLIANCE WITH AVIATION FUNDING REQUIREMENT. 
The budget authority authorized in this Act, including the 
amendments made by this Act, shall be deemed to satisfy the 
requirements of subsections (a)(1)(B) and (a)(2) of section 48114 
of title 49, United States Code, for the period beginning on October 
1, 2015, and ending on July 15, 2016. 
SEC. 107. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE. 
Section 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘$77,500,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2015, and ending on March 31, 2016,’’ and inserting ‘‘$122,708,333 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on July 
15, 2016,’’. 
TITLE II—REVENUE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM AIRPORT AND AIRWAY 
TRUST FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9502(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘April 1, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 16, 2016’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon at the 
end and inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway Extension Act 
of 2016;’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 9502(e)(2) of such Code 
is amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 16, 
2016’’. 
SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY 
TRUST FUND. 
(a) FUEL TAXES.—Section 4081(d)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘July 15, 2016’’. 
(b) TICKET TAXES.— 
(1) PERSONS.—Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 
15, 2016’’. 
(2) PROPERTY.—Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘July 
15, 2016’’. 
(c) FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS.— 
(1) TREATMENT
AS
NON-COMMERCIAL
AVIATION.—Section 
4083(b) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘July 16, 2016’’. 
26 USC 9502. 
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PUBLIC LAW 114–141—MAR. 30, 2016 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4721: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 162 (2016): 
Mar. 14, considered and passed House. 
Mar. 17, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Mar. 21, House concurred in Senate amendment. 
(2) EXEMPTION FROM TICKET TAXES.—Section 4261(j) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘July 15, 2016’’. 
Approved March 30, 2016. 
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