[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4203 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4203

To provide for the continued improvement and expansion of the Nation's 
             airports and airways, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 1994

 Mr. Mineta (by request) (for himself and Mr. Oberstar) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Public 
              Works and Transportation and Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the continued improvement and expansion of the Nation's 
             airports and airways, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

                TITLE I--AVIATION INVESTMENT ACT OF 1994

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as ``The Aviation Investment Act of 1994''.

SEC. 102. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY.

    Section 502(a) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, 
as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 2201(a)), is amended by striking the word 
``and'' following paragraph (13), by substituting ``; and'' for the 
period at the end of paragraph (14), and by adding a new paragraph (15) 
to read as follows:
            ``(15) It is in the national interest to encourage projects 
        that employ innovative technology, concepts, and approaches 
        that will promote safety, capacity, and efficiency improvements 
        in the air transportation system, and it is therefore an 
        objective of this Act that the Secretary encourage and solicit 
        innovative technology proposals and activities in the 
        expenditure of funding pursuant to this Act.''

SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 503(a) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, 
as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 2202(a)), is amended--
            (1) by inserting in clause (2)(B)(ii) the phrase 
        ``(including explosives detection devices and universal access 
        systems)'' after the phrase ``or security equipment''; and
            (2) by deleting the phrase ``and if funded by a grant under 
        this title,'' in subparagraph (F).

SEC. 104. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Section 505(a) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
1982, as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 2204(a)), is amended by striking the 
word ``and'' which appears immediately before ``$15,966,700,000'' and 
inserting the following immediately after the phrase ``October 1, 
1993'': ``, $17,656,700,000 for fiscal years ending before October 1, 
1994, $19,346,700,000 for fiscal years ending before October 1, 1995, 
$21,136,700,000 for fiscal years ending before October 1, 1996, and 
$23,026,700,000 for fiscal years ending before October 1, 1997''.
    (b) Section 505(b)(1) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
1982, as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 2204(b)(1)), is amended by striking 
``1993'' and by inserting in lieu thereof ``1997''.

SEC. 105. AIRWAY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    Section 506(a) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, 
as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 2205(a)), is amended by striking the word 
``and'' immediately before ``$14,000,000,000'' in paragraph (1), and 
inserting immediately after ``October 1, 1995'' the following: ``, 
$16,500,000,000 for fiscal years ending before October 1, 1996, and 
$19,000,000,000 for fiscal years ending before October 1, 1997''.

SEC. 106. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATIONS.

    Section 506(b) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, 
as amended (49 U.S.C. 2205(b)), is amended--
            (1) by striking everything following the phrase ``Trust 
        Fund'' through and including the letter ``(B)'' and by 
        inserting the following immediately after ``$297,000,000'': ``, 
        for fiscal year 1995 $267,000,000; for fiscal year 1996 
        $296,000,000; and for fiscal year 1997 $316,000,000''; and
            (2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and renumbering 
        paragraph (5) as paragraph (3).

SEC. 107. OTHER EXPENSES.

    Section 506 of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as 
amended (49 U.S.C. App. 2205), is amended by striking subsection (c) 
and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (c) to read as follows:
    ``(c) Other Expenses.--The balance of the moneys available in the 
Trust Fund may be appropriated for costs incurred by the Federal 
Aviation Administration in operating and maintaining the aviation 
system in a safe and efficient manner. The total of amounts made 
available and appropriated from the Trust Fund for purposes specified 
in sections 505 and 506 of this Act in each fiscal year shall equal 75 
percent of the total amount made available and appropriated to the 
Federal Aviation Administration for all purposes in that fiscal year, 
without regard to the repayment of indebtedness to the Secretary of the 
Treasury incurred in connection with aircraft loan guarantees.''.

SEC. 108. OPERATIONS ACCOUNT.

    Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the remainder of the sentence after the word 
``Administration'' and inserting ``such sums as may be necessary.'' in 
lieu thereof.

SEC. 109. PRESERVATION OF FUNDS AND PRIORITY FOR AIRPORT AND AIRWAY 
              PROGRAMS.

    Section 506(e)(5) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
1982, as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 2205(e)(5)), is amended by striking 
``September 30, 1995,'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 
1997,''.

SEC. 110. APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS.

    Section 507(b)(3)(A) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
1982, as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 2206(b)(3)(A)), is amended--
            (1) by striking the phrase ``or reducing the amount 
        authorized or'' and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase ``the 
        amount''; and
            (2) by inserting the phrase ``to less than $1,900,000,000'' 
        after the phrase ``to be obligated'', and by deleting the 
        phrase ``limited or reduced''.

SEC. 111. USE OF APPORTIONED AND DISCRETIONARY FUNDS.

    Section 508(d) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, 
as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 2207(d)), is amended--
            (1) by striking the number ``10'' in paragraph (1) and 
        inserting in lieu thereof the number ``5'';
            (2) by inserting the phrase ``and for the purposes of 
        section 535 of this title'' in paragraph (2) after the phrase 
        ``104(c) of such Act'';
            (3) by striking the number ``2.5'' in paragraph (3) 
        wherever it appears and inserting in lieu thereof the number 
        ``1.5''; and
            (4) by striking the words ``each of'' immediately before 
        the phrase ``fiscal years 1994'' in paragraph (5) and by 
        striking the year ``1995'' in paragraph (5) and inserting in 
        lieu thereof the word ``thereafter''.

SEC. 112. MILITARY AIRPORT PROGRAM.

    Section 508(f) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, 
as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 2207(f)), is amended--
            (1) by striking the caption ``Designation of Current or 
        Former Military Airports'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``Military Airport Program'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following 
        in lieu thereof:
            ``(1) Designation.--The Secretary may designate one or more 
        military airports to receive funds distributed under subsection 
        (d)(5) of this section. Airports designated under this 
        subsection prior to the enactment of the Aviation Investment 
        Act of 1994, shall remain eligible to receive grants under 
        section 508(d)(5), as amended by the Aviation Investment Act of 
        1994, subject to 508(f)(3) as in effect prior to the enactment 
        of the Aviation Investment Act of 1994.'';
            (3) by deleting paragraph (2);
            (4) by deleting in paragraph (3) the phrase ``and in 
        conducting the survey under paragraph (2)'' and by deleting 
        everything after the phrase ``consider only those'' and 
        inserting the following in lieu thereof: ``military airports 
        listed in the reports issued by the Defense Base Closure and 
        Realignment Commission whose conversion, in whole or in part, 
        would enhance civil airport and air traffic control system 
        capacity.'';
            (5) by striking the second sentence in paragraph (4);
            (6) by striking ``for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995'' 
        in paragraph (6); and
            (7) by renumbering paragraphs (3) through (6) as paragraphs 
        (2) through (5), respectively, and by adding a new paragraph 
        (6) to read as follows:
            ``(6) Short-term Funding for Operations and Management.--
        The Secretary may designate military airport program 
        participants to obtain grants to operate, maintain, and repair 
        airport facilities during the transition to civil operations, 
        subject to such assurances as the Secretary may consider 
        necessary. No participant may receive more than $250,000 under 
        this paragraph.''

SEC. 113. SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL OF PROJECT GRANT APPLICATIONS.

    Section 509(a)(3) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
1982, as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 2208(a)(3)), is amended by striking 
the number ``2'' wherever it appears and inserting ``1'' in lieu 
thereof, and by striking the word ``similar''.

SEC. 114. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN PAST EXPENDITURES.

    Section 513(a)(2) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
1982, as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 2212(a)(2)), is amended--
            (1) by striking the word ``or'' at the end of subparagraph 
        (A) and by adding the word ``or'' immediately after the 
        semicolon in subparagraph (B); and
            (2) by adding a new subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
            ``(C)(i) it was incurred--
                    ``(aa) not more than 2 years before the grant 
                agreement for such project was executed;
                    ``(bb) after September 30, 1993;
                    ``(cc) in accordance with an airport layout plan 
                approved by the Secretary and in accordance with all 
                applicable statutory and administrative requirements 
                that would have been applicable to such work if the 
                project had been carried out after the grant agreement 
                had been executed; and
                    ``(dd) in the case of projects initiated on or 
                after 90 days following the enactment of this 
                provision, after receiving the Secretary's approval of 
                the project.
            ``(ii) allowable costs under subparagraph (C)(i) may 
        include--
                    ``(aa) interest payable on, and the retirement of, 
                the principal of bonds or other evidence of 
                indebtedness incurred to initiate the project involved 
                and before the grant agreement for such project was 
                executed; and
                    ``(bb) interest payable on, and the retirement of, 
                the principal of bonds or other evidences of 
                indebtedness the proceeds of which were used to finance 
                the development work for which reimbursement is 
                provided under this subparagraph.
            ``(iii) only the sums apportioned under subsections 
        507(a)(1) and 507(a)(2) of this title may be obligated for 
        project costs allowable under paragraph (C)(i).''

SEC. 115. TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT.

    Section 513(b) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, 
as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 2212(b)), is amended--
            (1) by inserting after the phrase ``may be used'' in 
        paragraph (2) the phrase ``subject to the approval of the 
        Secretary'';
            (2) by adding a new sentence at the end of paragraph (2) to 
        read as follows: ``All or any portion of the sums to be 
        distributed at the discretion of the Secretary under sections 
        507(c) and 507(d) for any fiscal year may be distributed for 
        use by commercial service airports each of which annually has 
        .05 percent or less of the total enplanements in the United 
        States for project costs allowable under paragraph (1) of this 
        subsection.''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (5) and renumbering paragraph (6) 
        as paragraph (5).

SEC. 116. LETTERS OF INTENT.

    Section 513(d)(1) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
1982, as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 2212(d)(1)), is amended by adding a 
new subparagraph (H) to read as follows:
                    ``(H) Limitation of statutory construction.--
                Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit 
                the obligation of amounts pursuant to a letter of 
                intent under this paragraph in the same fiscal year as 
                the letter of intent is issued.''

SEC. 117. STATE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Section 534(a) of the Airport and Airway improvement Act of 
1982, as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 2227(a)), is amended by striking 
``September 30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 
1997''.
    (b) Section 534(b) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
1982, as amended, (49 U.S.C. App. 2227(b)) is amended by striking the 
remaining portion of the first sentence after the phrase ``under this 
title,'' and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``for such 
airports, other than primary airports, that the Secretary may approve 
annually. Such funding may include funding for integrated airport 
system planning. For purposes of this section, an integrated airport 
system plan must include at least one primary airport enplaning 0.25 
percent or more of the total number of passengers enplaned annually at 
all commercial service airports.''.

SEC. 118. COMPATIBLE LAND USE.

    The Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended, (49 
U.S.C. App. 2201 et seq.) is amended by adding a new section 535 to 
read as follows:

``SEC. 535. COMPATIBLE LAND USE.

    ``(a) Subject to the conditions in subsection (c), the Secretary is 
authorized to make grants to States and units of local government for 
any land use compatibility planning or project as defined in this 
section for the purposes of making the use of land areas around 
airports compatible with aircraft operations.
    ``(b) Definitions.--
            ``(1) `Compatible land use' means land use that is normally 
        compatible with--
                    (A) the noise levels associated with an airport, as 
                established under the Aviation Safety and Noise 
                Abatement Act of 1979;
                    (B) airport design standards as issued by the 
                Secretary; and
                    (C) regulations promulgated under the authority of 
                section 1101 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as 
                amended.
            ``(2) `Land use compatibility plan' means the product of a 
        process to determine the extent, type, nature, location, and 
        timing of measures to improve the compatibility of land use 
        with the existing and forecast level of aviation activity at an 
        airport.
            ``(3) `Land use compatibility project' means a project that 
        is contained in a land use compatibility plan and determined by 
        the Secretary to enhance land use compatibility.
    ``(c) Conditions.--
            ``(1) The sponsor must be a public agency that is not the 
        owner or operator of the airport with which the land use 
        compatibility planning project is associated.
            ``(2) The sponsor of the land use compatibility plan must 
        have authority to plan and adopt land use control measures, 
        including zoning, in the planning area.
            ``(3) A land use compatibility plan may not duplicate or be 
        inconsistent with an airport noise compatibility program 
        prepared by an airport operator under the Aviation Safety and 
        Noise Abatement Act of 1979 or with other planning carried out 
        by the airport. The public agency which is the sponsor of a 
        land use compatibility plan shall consult with the owner or 
        operator of the airport with which the plan is associated 
        regarding any recommended land use compatibility measures 
        identified in the plan and any aviation data on which such 
        recommendations are made.
            ``(4) The Secretary shall make project grants under this 
        section contingent upon a verification by the associated 
        airport owner or operator that the land use compatibility plan, 
        including the use of any noise exposure contours on which land 
        use planning or projects are based, has been coordinated with 
        the airport and is consistent with airport operation and 
        planning.
            ``(5) The Secretary may establish guidelines to administer 
        this section in accordance with the purposes and conditions 
        described herein.
    ``(d) Sponsorship.--As a condition precedent to approval of a 
proposal by a public agency to undertake preparation of a land use 
compatibility plan or implementation of a land use compatibility 
project under this section, the Secretary shall receive such 
assurances, in writing, from the sponsor of the plan or project as the 
Secretary may determine to be necessary to achieve the purposes of this 
section.''.

SEC. 119. AIRPORT SAFETY DATA COLLECTION.

    The Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended (49 
U.S.C. App. 2201 et seq.), is amended by adding a new section 536 to 
read as follows:

``SEC. 536. AIRPORT SAFETY DATA COLLECTION.

    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration may contract with the Center for 
Aviation Research and Education of the National Association of State 
Aviation Officials for the collection of airport safety data, to be 
funded from amounts made available under section 508(d)(4) for 
integrated airport system planning.''.

SEC. 120. INTERMODAL SYSTEM PLANNING.

    (a) Section 503(a) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
1982, as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 2202(a)) is amended by inserting in 
the second sentence of paragraph (7) the phrase ``the role which 
airports play in the transportation system in a specific area,'' after 
the phrase ``identification of system needs,''.
    (b) Section 508(d)(4) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
1982, as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 2207(d)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by striking the phrase ``\1/2\ of'' in paragraph (4);
            (2) by inserting in paragraph (4) the letter ``(A)'' before 
        the phrase ``Not less than'' and inserting ``; and'' in lieu of 
        the period; and
            (3) by inserting in paragraph (4) a new subparagraph (B) to 
        read as follows:
            ``(B) Prior to the Secretary's approval of a grant to a 
        planning agency for integrated airport system planning, the 
        planning agency shall, insofar as its powers permit, certify 
        that the sponsor of any airport enplaning 0.25 percent or more 
        of the total number of passengers enplaned annually at all 
        commercial service airports is considered to be an operator of 
        a major mode of transportation pursuant to the provisions of 
        section 1024(a) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
        Efficiency Act of 1990 (23 U.S.C. App. 134(b)(2)), and that any 
        such sponsor is a member, or will be appointed a member as soon 
        as practicable, of such planning agency.''

SEC. 121. INNOVATIVE FINANCING.

    Section 505 of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as 
amended (49 U.S.C. 2204), is amended by adding a new subsection (e) to 
read as follows:
    ``(e) Innovative Financing of Airport Development Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to fulfill the objectives of 
        this section in a manner that advances the overall 
        infrastructure needs of the aviation sector of the nation's 
        economy as effectively and flexibly as possible, the Secretary 
        is authorized, on such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
        deems appropriate, to enter into agreements or other 
        arrangements for airport development that produce a greater 
        amount of investment in airport development per dollar of 
        Federal expenditure than generally prevails in the Federal 
        program pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Among the 
        innovative financing mechanisms available to the Secretary 
        pursuant to this subsection are agreements entered into with 
        non-Federal entities, including airport sponsors, for the loan 
        of Federal funds, the guarantee of loan repayment, or the 
        purchase of insurance or other forms of enhancement for 
        borrower debt. In selecting projects under this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall give priority consideration to projects that 
        demonstrate innovative use of Federal funds and leverage a 
        significant amount of non-Federal funds and to projects with 
        the greatest transportation benefits when compared to other 
        available proposals for airport development. When approving 
        projects under this subsection, the Secretary may agree in the 
        early phases of a project to a Federal share, up to 100 
        percent, provided that the Federal share of the total cost of 
        the project does not exceed that otherwise permitted. Any 
        combination of these financing mechanisms may be combined with 
        grant assistance under this title for any project eligible for 
        grant assistance under this title.
            ``(2) Trust fund commitments.--In order to participate in 
        innovative financing of airport development pursuant to this 
        subsection, there are authorized to be appropriated from the 
        Trust Fund such sums as may be necessary during the fiscal 
        years 1995 through 1997 for the cost of loans, loan guarantees 
        and other participation, which sums shall be in addition to 
        amounts made available under subsection (a) of this section. 
        New Federal loans and guarantees may be incurred only to the 
        extent that appropriation of budget authority to cover their 
        costs, as defined in Section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
        Act of 1974, is made in advance.''.

           TITLE II--FEDERAL AVIATION ACT OF 1958 AMENDMENTS

SEC. 201. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND 
              DEVELOPMENT.

    Section 312 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 
U.S.C. App. 1353), is amended--
            (1) by adding at the end a new subsection (j) to read as 
        follows:
    ``(j) Cooperative Agreements.--The Administrator may enter into 
cooperative agreements on a cost-shared basis with Federal and non-
Federal entities that the Administrator may select in order to conduct, 
encourage, and promote aviation research, engineering, and development, 
including the development of prototypes and demonstration models.''
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents of the 
        Federal Aviation Act of 1958 is amended by adding at the end of 
        the item relating to section 312 the following:

``(j) Cooperative agreements.''.

SEC. 202. ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN AVIATION AUTHORITIES.

    Section 313 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 
U.S.C. App. 1354), is amended--
            (1) by adding at the end a new subsection (g) to read as 
        follows:
    ``(g) Assistance to Foreign Aviation Authorities.--(1) The 
Administrator may provide safety-related training and operational 
services for foreign aviation authorities with or without 
reimbursement, if the Administrator determines that providing such 
services promotes aviation safety or United States aviation interests. 
To the extent practicable, air travel reimbursed under this subsection 
shall be conducted on United States air carriers.
    ``(2) Funds received by the Administrator pursuant to this section 
shall be credited to the appropriation from which the expenses were 
incurred in providing such services.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents of the 
        Federal Aviation Act of 1958 is amended by adding at the end of 
        the item relating to section 313 the following:

``(g) Assistance to foreign aviation authorities.''

SEC. 203. FOREIGN FEE COLLECTION.

    Section 313(f) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 
U.S.C. App. 1354(f)), is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
        (4) and (5), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting immediately after paragraph (2) a new 
        paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) Recovery of Cost of Foreign Aviation Services.--
                    ``(A) Establishment of fees.--Notwithstanding the 
                limitation of paragraph (4), the Administrator may 
                establish and collect fees for providing or carrying 
                out the following aviation services outside the United 
                States: any test, authorization, certificate, permit, 
                rating, evaluation, approval, inspection, or review. 
                Such fees shall be established as necessary to recover 
                the additional cost of providing or carrying out such 
                services outside the United States, as compared to the 
                cost of providing or carrying out such services within 
                the United States, except that in the case of foreign 
                repair stations, and for such other aviation services 
                as the Administrator may determine appropriate, 
                recovery shall be for the full cost of providing such 
                services.
                    ``(B) Crediting of preestablished fees.--Fees 
                described in subparagraph (A) that were not established 
                before the date of enactment of this Act may be 
                credited in accordance with paragraph (5).''.

SEC. 204. PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES.

    Section 1113(e)(2) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, 
(49 U.S.C. App. 1513(e)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 
        (B)(iii) and inserting ``; and''; and
            (2) by adding a new subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
                    ``(C) that the application includes adequate 
                justification for each of the specific projects.''.

 TITLE III--AVIATION SAFETY AND NOISE ABATEMENT ACT OF 1979 AMENDMENTS

SEC. 301. UNIFORM GOVERNMENT SHARE.

    Section 104(c)(1) of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 
1979, as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 2104(c)(1)), is amended--
            (1) by deleting the fourth sentence and inserting in lieu 
        thereof the following: ``The United States share of the 
        allowable cost of a project for which a grant is made to an 
        airport or to a public agency under this subsection shall be 
        the United States share of the allowable cost of an eligible 
        project as set forth in section 510 of the Airport and Airway 
        Improvement Act of 1982, as amended.''; and
            (2) by striking the phrase ``(except section 510 of that 
        Act relating to United States share of project costs)'' in the 
        fifth sentence.

SEC. 302. SOUNDPROOFING RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.

    (a) Section 104(c)(2) of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 
Act of 1979, as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 2104(c)(2)), is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``to operators of 
        airports''; and
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and 
        (B) for projects to soundproof residential buildings--
                    ``(i) if the operator of the airport involved 
                received approval for a grant for a project to 
                soundproof residential buildings pursuant to section 
                301(d)(4)(B) of the Airport and Airway Safety and 
                Capacity Expansion Act of 1987;
                    ``(ii) if the operator of the airport involved 
                submits updated noise exposure contours, as required by 
                the Secretary; and
                    ``(iii) if the Secretary determines that the 
                proposed projects are compatible with the purposes of 
                the Act.''.
    (b) Section 104(c) of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act 
of 1979, as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 2104(c)), is amended--
            (1) by adding a new paragraph (4) to read as follows:
            ``(4) Soundproofing and acquisition of certain residential 
        properties.--The Secretary is authorized under this section to 
        make grants to operators of airports and to units of local 
        government referred to in paragraph (1) for projects to 
        soundproof residential buildings located on residential 
        properties, and for projects to acquire residential properties, 
        at which noise levels are not compatible with normal operations 
        of an airport--
                    ``(A) if the operator of the airport involved 
                amended an existing local aircraft noise regulation 
                during calendar year 1993 to increase the maximum 
                permitted noise levels for scheduled air carrier 
                aircraft as a direct result of implementation of 
                revised aircraft noise departure procedures mandated 
                for aircraft safety purposes by the Administrator of 
                the Federal Aviation Administration for standardized 
                application at airports served by scheduled air 
                carriers;
                    ``(B) if the operator of the airport involved 
                submits updated noise exposure contours, as required by 
                the Secretary; and
                    ``(C) if the Secretary determines that the proposed 
                projects are compatible with the purposes of this 
                Act.''

SEC. 303. REPEAL OF ANNUAL REPORT REQUIREMENT.

    Section 401 of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979, 
as amended (Public Law 96-193; 94 Stat. 57), is repealed.

                      TITLE IV--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 401. RELOCATION OF AIRWAY FACILITIES.

    Compensation received by the United States for transfer of the San 
Jacinto Disposal Area by the United States to the city of Galveston, 
Texas, shall include compensation to be provided to the Federal 
Aviation Administration for all costs of establishing airway facilities 
to replace existing airway facilities on the San Jacinto Disposal Area. 
Such compensation shall include but is not limited to the replacement 
of the land, clear zones, buildings and equipment, and demolition and 
disposal of the existing facilities on the San Jacinto Disposal Area.

SEC. 402. WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS.

    Section 9308(b)(1) of the Aviation Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 
is amended by inserting the phrase ``or a foreign air carrier'' 
immediately after the phrase ``air carrier'' wherever it appears in 
section 9308(b)(1).

SEC. 403. REPEAL.

    Section 31 of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as 
amended (49 U.S.C. App. 1731) is hereby repealed.

        TITLE V--AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

SEC. 501. EXTENSION OF AVIATION-RELATED TAXES AND TRUST FUND SPENDING 
              AUTHORITY.

    (a) Sections 4091(b)(3)(A), 4261(g) and 4271(d) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 and sections 9502(b) (1), (2), and (3) of the 
Trust Fund Code of 1981 (26 U.S.C. 4091(b)(3)(A), 4261(g), 4271(d), and 
9502(b) (1), (2), and (3)) are amended by striking ``January 1, 1996'' 
each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``January 1, 
1998''.
    (b) Section 4041(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
U.S.C. 4041(c)(5)) is amended by striking ``December 31, 1995'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``December 31, 1997''.
    (c) Section 9502(b) of the Trust Fund Code of 1981 (26 U.S.C. 
9502(b)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting the phrase ``and before'' after ``August 
        31, 1982,'' in paragraph (2) and by inserting the word ``and'' 
        after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (2);
            (2) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (3) and 
        substituting a period in lieu thereof; and
            (3) by deleting paragraph (4).
    (d) Section 9502(d)(1) of the Trust Fund Code of 1981 (26 U.S.C. 
9502(d)(1)) is amended by striking the phrase ``October 1, 1995'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 1999''.
    (e) Section 9502(d)(1)(A) of the Trust Fund Code of 1981 (26 U.S.C. 
9502(d)(1)(A)) is amended by striking the phrase ``(as such Acts were 
in effect on the date of enactment of the Airport and Airway Safety 
Capacity, Noise Improvement, and Intermodal Transportation Act of 
1992);'' and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase ``or the Airport and 
Airway Safety Capacity, Noise Improvement, and Intermodal 
Transportation Act of 1992 or the Aviation Investment Act of 1994 (as 
such Acts were in effect on the date of the enactment of the Aviation 
Investment Act of 1994);''.
    (f) Section 9502(f)(3) of the Trust Fund Code of 1981 (26 U.S.C. 
9502(f)(3)) is amended by striking ``December 31, 1995'' and inserting 
in lieu thereof ``December 31, 1999''.

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