[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2530 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2530

Entitled the ``Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2007''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 19, 2007

 Mr. Reid (for himself and Mr. Baucus) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
Entitled the ``Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2007''.

    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 ``Federal Aviation Administration 
Extension Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND OTHER EXPIRING 
              AUTHORITY.

    (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) $1,837,500,000 for the 6-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 6-month period beginning October 1, 2007, 
        the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
        shall--
                    (A) first calculate 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 50 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 ``March 31, 
2008,''.
    (c) Government Share of Certain AIP Costs.--Section 161 of Public 
Law 108-176 (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 April 1, 2008''.
    (d) Adjustment Authority.--Section 409(d) of Public Law 108-176 (49 
U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended by striking ``2007.'' and inserting 
``2008.''.
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