Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part III
PL 112-21 (H.R.2279), enacted 06/29/2011

125 STAT. 233 
PUBLIC LAW 112–21—JUNE 29, 2011 
Public Law 112–21 
112th Congress 
An Act 
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 Representatives 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, Part III’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST 
FUND. 
(a) FUEL TAXES.—Subparagraph (B) of section 4081(d)(2) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘June 
30, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘July 22, 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 ‘‘June 
30, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘July 22, 2011’’. 
(2) PROPERTY.—Clause (ii) of section 4271(d)(1)(A) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2011’’ and inserting 
‘‘July 22, 2011’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on July 1, 2011. 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDI-
TURE AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 9502(d) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘July 1, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘July 23, 2011’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway Extension Act 
of 2011, Part III’’ before the semicolon at the end of subpara-
graph (A). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of section 9502(e) 
of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘July 1, 2011’’ and inserting 
‘‘July 23, 2011’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on July 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 paragraph (8) and inserting the 
following: 
26 USC 9502 
note. 
26 USC 4081 
note. 
26 USC 4081. 
Airport and 
Airway 
Extension Act 
of 2011, Part III. 
26 USC 1 note. 
June 29, 2011 
[H.R. 2279] 
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125 STAT. 234 
PUBLIC LAW 112–21—JUNE 29, 2011 
‘‘(8) $2,840,890,411 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2010, and ending on July 22, 2011.’’. 
(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, 2011, and shall 
remain available until expended. 
(3) PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION.—For purposes of calcu-
lating funding apportionments and meeting other requirements 
under sections 47114, 47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, 
United States Code, for the period beginning on October 1, 
2010, and ending on July 22, 2011, 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 
$3,515,000,000; and 
(B) then reduce by 7 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 such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘July 22, 
2011,’’. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘July 1, 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘July 23, 2011.’’. 
(b) Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘June 30, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘July 22, 
2011,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2011,’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 31, 2011,’’. 
(c) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘October 31, 2011,’’. 
(d) Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘July 1, 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘July 23, 2011.’’. 
(e) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘July 
1, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘July 23, 2011,’’. 
(f) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘June 
30, 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘July 22, 2011.’’. 
(g) Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘June 
30, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘July 22, 2011,’’. 
(h) Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation 
Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘July 1, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘July 23, 2011,’’. 
(i) Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended 
by striking ‘‘July 1, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘July 23, 2011,’’. 
49 USC 47104. 
Time period. 
Time period. 
49 USC 48103. 
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125 STAT. 235 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2279: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 157 (2011): 
June 24, considered and passed House. 
June 27, considered and passed Senate. 
(j) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
on July 1, 2011. 
Approved June 29, 2011. 
Effective date. 
49 USC 40117 
note. 
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