[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5076 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5076

To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for 
       fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 4, 2006

   Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Mica, and Mr. 
  Costello) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for 
       fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009, 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 ``National Transportation Safety Board 
Amendments Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1118(a) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated for the 
purposes of this chapter $81,594,000 for fiscal year 2007, $99,974,000 
for fiscal year 2008, and $104,844,000 for fiscal year 2009. Such sums 
shall remain available until expended.''.
    (b) Emergency Fund.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1118(b) of such title is amended 
        to read as follows:
    ``(b) Emergency Fund.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Board has an emergency fund 
        available for necessary expenses of the Board, not otherwise 
        provided for, for accident investigations.
            ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to maintain 
        the fund at a level not to exceed $4,000,000.
            ``(3) Availability of amounts.--Amounts in the fund shall 
        be available without further appropriations action and shall 
        remain available until expended.''.
            (2) Funding.--There is appropriated $2,002,000 to the 
        emergency fund authorized by section 1118(b) of title 49, 
        United States Code.
    (c) Fees, Refunds, and Reimbursements.--Section 1118(c) of such 
title is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Academy'' and 
        inserting ``Fees, Refunds, and Reimbursements'';
            (2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Board may collect such fees, 
        refunds, and reimbursements, as the Board determines 
        appropriate for services provided by or through the Board.'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
        (2) and (3), respectively; and
            (4) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by 
                inserting ``, refund, or reimbursement'' after ``fee''; 
                and
                    (B) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) by 
                inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
                following: ``or with which the refund or reimbursement 
                is associated''.
    (d) Report on Academy Operations.--Section 1118 of such title is 
amended by striking subsection (d).

SEC. 3. STAFF OF NTSB MEMBERS.

    Section 1111(e)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ``, except 
that each member of the Board shall appoint employees on the member's 
personal staff''.

SEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Functional Unit for Marine Investigations.--Section 1111(g) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(5) marine.''.
    (b) Airport and Airway Financing.--Chapter 481 of such title is 
amended--
            (1) in section 48103(3) by striking ``$3,600,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$3,514,500,000''; and
            (2) in section 48104 is amended by striking ``the balance'' 
        and inserting ``The balance''.

SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORT.

    Section 1117 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) a description of the activities and operations of the 
        National Transportation Safety Board Academy.''.

SEC. 6. MARINE CASUALTY INVESTIGATIONS.

    Section 1131(a)(1)(E) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``on the navigable waters or territorial 
        sea of the United States,'' and inserting ``on or under waters 
        subject to the jurisdiction of the United States,''; and
            (2) by inserting ``(as defined in section 2101(46) of title 
        46)'' after ``vessel of the United States''.

SEC. 7. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.

     Effective October 1, 2006, section 1137 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking subsection (d).

SEC. 8. INVESTIGATION SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 4(a) of the National Transportation Safety 
Board Reauthorization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-168; 49 U.S.C. 1113 
note) is amended by striking ``From the date of enactment of this Act 
through September 30, 2006, the'' and inserting ``The''.
    (b) Report.--Section 4(b) of such Act is amended by striking ``On 
February 1, 2006,'' and inserting ``On July 1 of each year, as part of 
the annual report required by section 1117 of title 49, United States 
Code,''.

SEC. 9. RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCES.

    There is rescinded $2,002,000 of the unobligated balances of funds 
made available under section 101(a)(2) of the Air Transportation Safety 
and System Stabilization Act (Public Law 107-42; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note).

SEC. 10. REVIEW OF ALASKA RUNWAY SAFETY AREA PROJECT.

    (a) Safety Area Alternatives.--With regard to an environmental 
review of a project to improve runway safety areas on Runway 8/26 at 
Juneau International Airport, the Secretary of Transportation may only 
select as the preferred alternative the least expensive runway safety 
area alternative that meets the standards of the Federal Aviation 
Administration and that maintains the length of the runway as of the 
date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Costs to Be Considered.--In determining what is the least 
expensive runway safety area for purposes of subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the initial development costs 
and life cycle costs of the project.
    (c) Satisfaction of Requirement.--With respect to the project 
described in subsection (a), the requirements of section 303(c)(1) of 
title 49, United States Code, shall be considered to be satisfied by 
the selection of the least expensive safety area alternative.
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