[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5270 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.5270
One Hundred Tenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
the third day of January, two thousand and eight
An Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and
expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 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
2008''.
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 ``February 29,
2008'' and inserting ``June 30, 2008''.
(b) Ticket Taxes.--
(1) Persons.--Clause (ii) of section 4261(j)(1)(A) of such Code
is amended by striking ``February 29, 2008'' and inserting ``June
30, 2008''.
(2) Property.--Clause (ii) of section 4271(d)(1)(A) of such
Code is amended by striking ``February 29, 2008'' and inserting
``June 30, 2008''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on March 1, 2008.
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE
AUTHORITY.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 9502(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
(1) by striking ``March 1, 2008'' and inserting ``July 1,
2008'', and
(2) by inserting ``or the Airport and Airway Extension Act of
2008'' before the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (A).
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 9502(f) of such
Code is amended by striking ``March 1, 2008'' and inserting ``July 1,
2008''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on March 1, 2008.
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND OTHER AUTHORITIES.
(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 (3);
(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) $2,756,250,000 for the 9-month period beginning October
1, 2007.''.
(2) Obligation of amounts.--Sums made available pursuant to the
amendment made by paragraph (1) may be obligated at any time
through September 30, 2008, and shall remain available until
expended.
(3) Program implementation.--For purposes of calculating
funding apportionments and meeting other requirements under
sections 47114, 47115, 47116, and 47117 of title 49, United States
Code, for the 9-month period beginning October 1, 2007, the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall--
(A) first calculate such funding apportionments on an
annualized basis as if the total amount available under section
48103 of such title for fiscal year 2008 were $3,675,000,000;
and
(B) then reduce by 25 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 ``September 30, 2007,'' and inserting ``June 30,
2008,''.
(c) Government Share of Certain AIP Costs.--Section 161 of the
Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109
note) is amended by striking ``in each of fiscal years 2004 through
2007'' and inserting ``in fiscal year 2008 before July 1, 2008,''.
(d) Adjustment Authority.--
(1) In general.--Section 409(d) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 40101
note) is amended by striking ``2007.'' and inserting ``2008.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall
take effect on September 29, 2007, and shall apply with respect to
any final order issued under section 409(c) of such Act that was in
effect on such date.
(e) Airport Eligibility.--The first sentence of section 186(d) of
such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended by inserting ``and for the portion
of fiscal year 2008 ending before July 1, 2008,'' after ``2007,''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.