[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2279 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2279

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2011

    Mr. Mica (for himself, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Petri) 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

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                                 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.

    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 
2011, Part III''.

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 ``June 30, 2011'' 
and inserting ``July 22, 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 ``June 30, 
        2011'' and inserting ``July 22, 2011''.
            (2) Property.--Clause (ii) of section 4271(d)(1)(A) of such 
        Code is amended by striking ``June 30, 2011'' and inserting 
        ``July 22, 2011''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on July 1, 2011.

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 ``July 1, 2011'' and inserting ``July 23, 
        2011''; and
            (2) by inserting ``or the Airport and Airway Extension Act 
        of 2011, Part III'' 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 ``July 1, 2011'' and inserting ``July 23, 
2011''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on July 1, 2011.

SEC. 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 paragraph (8) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(8) $2,840,890,411 for the period beginning on October 1, 
        2010, and ending on July 22, 2011.''.
            (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 period beginning on October 1, 2010, and 
        ending on July 22, 2011, 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 
                $3,515,000,000; and
                    (B) then reduce by 7 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 ``June 30, 2011,'' and inserting ``July 22, 
2011,''.

SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``July 1, 2011.'' and inserting ``July 23, 2011.''.
    (b) Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking ``June 30, 2011,'' and inserting ``July 22, 
        2011,''; and
            (2) by striking ``September 30, 2011,'' and inserting 
        ``October 31, 2011,''.
    (c) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by striking 
``September 30, 2011,'' and inserting ``October 31, 2011,''.
    (d) Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is amended by striking ``July 
1, 2011.'' and inserting ``July 23, 2011.''.
    (e) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by striking ``July 1, 
2011,'' and inserting ``July 23, 2011,''.
    (f) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by striking ``June 
30, 2011.'' and inserting ``July 22, 2011.''.
    (g) Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking ``June 30, 
2011,'' and inserting ``July 22, 2011,''.
    (h) Section 161 of the Vision 100--Century of Aviation 
Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 47109 note) is amended by striking 
``July 1, 2011,'' and inserting ``July 23, 2011,''.
    (i) Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended by 
striking ``July 1, 2011,'' and inserting ``July 23, 2011,''.
    (j) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on July 
1, 2011.
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