Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part IV
PL 112-27 (H.R.2553), enacted 08/05/2011

125 STAT. 270 
PUBLIC LAW 112–27—AUG. 5, 2011 
Public Law 112–27 
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 IV’’. 
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 ‘‘July 
22, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘September 16, 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 ‘‘July 
22, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘September 16, 2011’’. 
(2) PROPERTY.—Clause (ii) of section 4271(d)(1)(A) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘July 22, 2011’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 16, 2011’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on July 23, 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 23, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
17, 2011’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway Extension Act 
of 2011, Part IV’’ 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 23, 2011’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 17, 2011’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on July 23, 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 IV. 
26 USC 1 note. 
Aug. 5, 2011 
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125 STAT. 271 
PUBLIC LAW 112–27—AUG. 5, 2011 
‘‘(8) $3,380,178,082 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2010, and ending on September 16, 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. 
(b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘July 22, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
16, 2011,’’. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘July 23, 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
17, 2011.’’. 
(b) Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘July 22, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
16, 2011,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘October 31, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2011,’’. 
(c) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘October 31, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011,’’. 
(d) Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘July 23, 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘September 17, 2011.’’. 
(e) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘July 
23, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 17, 2011,’’. 
(f) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘July 
22, 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘September 16, 2011.’’. 
(g) Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘July 
22, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 16, 2011,’’. 
(h) Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation 
Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘July 23, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 17, 2011,’’. 
(i) Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended 
by striking ‘‘July 23, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘September 17, 2011,’’. 
(j) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
on July 23, 2011. 
SEC. 6. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE REFORM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 41731(a)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by redesignating clauses (i) through 
(iii) as subclauses (I) through (III), respectively; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
(i) and (ii), respectively; 
(3) in clause (i)(I) (as so redesignated) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ 
before ‘‘(i)(I)’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (A)(ii) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘determined’’ and inserting ‘‘was deter-
mined’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary 
of Transportation’’; and 
(C) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
a semicolon; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) is located not less than 90 miles from the nearest 
medium or large hub airport; and 
49 USC 40117 
note. 
49 USC 47104. 
Time period. 
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125 STAT. 272 
PUBLIC LAW 112–27—AUG. 5, 2011 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2553: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 157 (2011): 
July 20, considered and passed House. 
Aug. 5, considered and passed Senate. 
‘‘(C) had an average subsidy per passenger of less 
than $1,000 during the most recent fiscal year, as deter-
mined by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO DECIDE A PLACE NOT AN 
ELIGIBLE PLACE.—Section 41731(b) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’ and inserting 
‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘on the basis of a passenger subsidy at 
that place or on another basis’’ and inserting ‘‘on any basis’’. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS AND WAIVERS.—Section 41731 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS
FOR
LOCATIONS
IN
ALASKA.—Subsections 
(a)(1)(B) and (a)(1)(C) shall not apply with respect to a location 
in the State of Alaska. 
‘‘(d) WAIVERS.—The Secretary may waive subsection (a)(1)(B) 
with respect to a location if the Secretary determines that the 
geographic characteristics of the location result in undue difficulty 
in accessing the nearest medium or large hub airport.’’. 
Approved August 5, 2011. 
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