Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part III
PL 111-249 (H.R.6190), enacted 09/30/2010

124 STAT. 2627 
PUBLIC LAW 111–249—SEPT. 30, 2010 
Public Law 111–249 
111th 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 2010, 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 ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. 
(b) TICKET TAXES.— 
(1) PERSONS.—Clause (ii) of section 4261(j)(1)(A) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. 
(2) PROPERTY.—Clause (ii) of section 4271(d)(1)(A) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on October 1, 2010. 
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 ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘January 
1, 2011’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway Extension Act 
of 2010, 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 ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ and inserting 
‘‘January 1, 2011’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on October 1, 2010. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48103 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (6); 
26 USC 9502 
note. 
26 USC 9502. 
26 USC 4081 
note. 
26 USC 4271. 
26 USC 4261. 
26 USC 4081. 
26 USC 1 note. 
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PUBLIC LAW 111–249—SEPT. 30, 2010 
(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
(7) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: 
‘‘(8) $925,000,000 for the 3-month period beginning on 
October 1, 2010.’’. 
(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 ‘‘September 30, 2010,’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2010,’’. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘January 
1, 2011.’’. 
(b) Section 41743(e)(2) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 
(c) Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010,’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2010,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2010,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 
31, 2011,’’. 
(d) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2010,’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2011,’’. 
(e) Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘October 1, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2011.’’. 
(f) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘and 
for the portion of fiscal year 2011 ending before January 1, 2011,’’ 
after ‘‘2010,’’. 
(g) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010.’’. 
(h) Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2010,’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2010,’’. 
(i) Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthor-
ization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is amended by inserting ‘‘, 
or in the portion of fiscal year 2011 ending before January 1, 
2011,’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2009 or 2010’’. 
(j) Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘and for the portion of fiscal year 2011 ending before 
January 1, 2011,’’ after ‘‘October 1, 2010,’’. 
(k) Section 409(d) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2010.’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2011.’’. 
(l) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
on October 1, 2010. 
SEC. 6. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
Effective as of August 1, 2010, and as if included therein 
as enacted, the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration 
Extension Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–216) is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 202(a) (124 Stat. 2351) by inserting ‘‘of title 
49, United States Code,’’ before ‘‘is amended’’. 
(2) In section 202(b) (124 Stat. 2351) by inserting ‘‘of such 
title’’ before ‘‘is amended’’. 
49 USC 1135. 
Effective date. 
49 USC 1135 
note. 
49 USC 44701 
note. 
Effective date. 
49 USC 40117 
note. 
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124 STAT. 2629 
PUBLIC LAW 111–249—SEPT. 30, 2010 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6190: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010): 
Sept. 23, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 24, considered and passed Senate. 
(3) In section 203(c)(1) (124 Stat. 2356) by inserting ‘‘of 
such title’’ before ‘‘(as redesignated’’. 
(4) In section 203(c)(2) (124 Stat. 2357) by inserting ‘‘of 
such title’’ before ‘‘(as redesignated’’. 
Approved September 30, 2010. 
49 USC 44703. 
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