IB Union Calendar No. 20 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1079 [Report No. 112–41, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 15, 2011 Mr. Mica (for himself, Mr. Camp, Mr. Petri, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Costello) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned March 29, 2011 Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure March 29, 2011 The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL 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.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011.

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 March 31, 2011 and inserting May 31, 2011. (b)

Ticket taxes

(1)

Persons

Clause (ii) of section 4261(j)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking March 31, 2011 and inserting May 31, 2011. (2)

Property

Clause (ii) of section 4271(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking March 31, 2011 and inserting May 31, 2011. (c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall take effect on April 1, 2011.

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 April 1, 2011 and inserting June 1, 2011; and (2)by inserting or the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011 before the semicolon at the end of subparagraph (A). (b)

Conforming amendment

Paragraph (2) of section 9502(e) of such Code is amended by striking April 1, 2011 and inserting June 1, 2011. (c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall take effect on April 1, 2011.

4.

Extension of airport improvement program

(a)

Authorization of appropriations

(1)

In general

Section 48103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the 2 paragraphs designated as paragraph (8) and inserting the following: (8)$2,466,666,667 for the 8-month period beginning on October 1, 2010. . (2)

Obligation of amounts

Subject to limitations specified 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. (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 8-month period beginning on October 1, 2010, 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 2011 were $3,700,000,000; and (B)then reduce by 20 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 March 31, 2011, and inserting May 31, 2011,.

5.

Extension of expiring authorities

(a)Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking April 1, 2011. and inserting June 1, 2011.. (b)Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is amended— (1)by striking March 31, 2011, and inserting May 31, 2011,; and (2)by striking June 30, 2011, and inserting August 31, 2011,. (c)Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by striking June 30, 2011, and inserting August 31, 2011,. (d)Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is amended by striking April 1, 2011. and inserting June 1, 2011.. (e)Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by striking April 1, 2011, and inserting June 1, 2011,. (f)Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by striking March 31, 2011. and inserting May 31, 2011.. (g)Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking March 31, 2011, and inserting May 31, 2011,. (h)Section 161 of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is amended by striking April 1, 2011, and inserting June 1, 2011,. (i)Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended by striking April 1, 2011, and inserting June 1, 2011,. (j)The amendments made by this section shall take effect on April 1, 2011.

March 29, 2011 The Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed