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H.R. 1512 (111th): Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2009
- Introduced:
- Mar 16, 2009 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY15]
- Status:
- Signed by the President
- Slip Law:
- This bill became Pub.L. 111-12.
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.
Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
3/30/2009. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through FY2009: (1) excise taxes on aviation fuels and air transportation of persons and property; and (2) the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. Extends funding through FY2009 for airport improvement program (AIP) projects, including project grant authority. Extends through FY2009 various airport development projects, including: (1) the pilot program for passenger facility fees at nonhub airports; (2) small airport grants for airports located in the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau; (3) state and local airport land use compatibility projects; (4) the authority of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to apply for an airport development grant and impose a passenger facility fee; (5) the temporary increase to 95% in the government share of certain AIP project costs; and (6) Midway Island airport development. Extends through FY2009 Department of Transportation (DOT) insurance coverage for domestic and foreign-flag air carriers. Extends through December 31, 2009, air carrier liability limits for injuries to passengers resulting from acts of terrorism. Extends through FY2009 certain competitive access assurance requirements for large or medium hub airport sponsors applying for AIP grants. Extends through FY2009 the authorization of appropriations for: (1) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations; (2) air navigation facilities and equipment; and (3) research, engineering, and development.
House Republican Conference Summary
The summary below was written by the House Republican Conference, which is the caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives.
This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/111/1/hr1512.
Background
In the 110th Congress, the House passed several short-term FAA extensions authorities which were signed into law. The most recent extension (P.L. 110-330) is set to expire on March 31, 2009.
The FAA is an agency within the Department of Transportation that oversees and regulates the U.S. aviation system with the task of providing the safest and most efficient system in the world. The Airport Improvement Program provides grants to public agencies and private entities for safety and capacity projects at public-use airports. The Airport and Airway Trust Fund, created by the Airport and Airway Revenue Act of 1970, provides funding for the nation's aviation system through several aviation excise taxes. Funding currently comes from collections related to passenger tickets, air cargo excise taxes, passenger flight segments, and aviation fuels, among other sources.
Summary
H.R. 1512 extends certain authorities of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for six months, through September 30, 2009. Under current law, these authorities would expire at the end of March 2009. This legislation is a straight extension of FAA authorities and does not contain any programmatic changes.
The bill also extends certain aviation-related taxes that are used to finance the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, including ticket taxes. This legislation also extends spending authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for six months.
H.R. 1512 authorizes the appropriation of $3.9 billion for the Airport Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2009, and extends its program grant authority through September 30, 2009. Additionally, the bill authorizes $9 billion for operations, as well as $2.7 billion for Air Navigation Facilities and Equipment. Finally, the bill authorizes $171 million for FAA research, engineering, and development.
Cost
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House Democratic Caucus Summary
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
United States Code
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- Title 49: TRANSPORTATION
- Subtitle I: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
- Chapter 1: ORGANIZATION
- Section 106: Federal Aviation Administration
- Subtitle VII: AVIATION PROGRAMS
- Part A: AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY
- Subpart i: general
- Chapter 401: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Section 40117: Passenger facility charges
- Part B: AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND NOISE
- Chapter 471: AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT
- Subchapter I: AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT
- Section 47109: United States Government's share of project costs
- Part C: FINANCING
- Chapter 481: AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND AUTHORIZATIONS
- Section 48101: Air navigation facilities and equipment
- Section 48102: Research and development
- Section 48103: Airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning and programs
Statutes at Large
The United States Statutes at Large is the compilation of all laws enacted by Congress.
- 117 Stat. 2518