HR 1079 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011

Latest action · Mar 31, 2011 Became Public Law No: 112-7.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 15, 2011
  2. Passed HouseMar 29, 2011
  3. Passed SenateMar 29, 2011
  4. To the PresidentMar 30, 2011
  5. Became lawMar 31, 2011Public Law 112-7

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version of March 29, 2011, is repeated here.)

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through May 31, 2011, increased excise taxes on aviation fuels, the excise tax on air transportation of persons and property, and the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.

(Sec. 4) Increases the authorization of appropriation for the 8-month period beginning on October 1, 2010, for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning projects (known as airport improvement projects [AIPs]). Allows such funds to be obligated at any time through September 30, 2011, and remain available until expended. Sets forth a formula for calculating AIP funding apportionments.

Extends through May 31, 2011, the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to make new AIP grants.

(Sec. 5) Extends until June 1, 2011: (1) the pilot program for passenger facility fee authorizations at non-hub airports, and (2) disclosure requirements for large and medium hub airports applying for AIP grants.

Directs the Secretary to extend through May 31, 2011, the termination date of insurance coverage for domestic or foreign-flag aircraft. Grants the Secretary discretionary authority to further extend such coverage through August 31, 201. Extends through August 31, 2011, the authority of the Secretary to limit air carrier liability for claims arising out of acts of terrorism.

Extends through May 31, 2011: (1) grant eligibility for airports located in the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau; (2) grants to state and local governments for land use compatibility projects under the AIP; and (3) authority for approving an application of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for an airport development grant or for permission to impose a passenger facility fee.

Amends the Vision 100 - Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act to extend through May 31, 2011: (1) the temporary increase to 95% of the federal government's share of certain AIP project costs, and (2) funding for airport development at Midway Island Airport.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 15, 2011.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MIDave CampOriginalMar 15, 2011
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalMar 15, 2011
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalMar 15, 2011
R-WIThomas E. PetriOriginalMar 15, 2011

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Mar 15, 2011Markup Mar 16, 2011Reported Mar 29, 2011
Aviation Subcommittee
Referred Mar 16, 2011Discharged Mar 16, 2011
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Mar 15, 2011Discharged Mar 29, 2011

Actions 19

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 31, 2011Signed by President.
  2. Mar 31, 2011Became Public Law No: 112-7.
  3. Mar 30, 2011Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  4. Mar 30, 2011Presented to President.
  5. Mar 29, 2011Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 112-41, Part I.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
House · SenateDebate and remarks H1992–H1994, S1943Text printed H1992John L. Mica R-FL, Mark Udall D-CO, Michael E. Capuano D-MA, Thomas E. Petri R-WIMar 29, 2011

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. Mar 17, 2011H.R. 1079, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 16, 2011

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 1, Clause 3, and Clause 18.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1842.

CRS reports 16

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

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Related bills 7

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Titles 6

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
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.
Short Titles as Introduced
Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011
Short Titles as Reported to House
Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011
Short Titles as Passed House
Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011
Short Titles as Passed Senate
Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011
Short Titles as Enacted
Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Mar 29, 2011Engrossed in House
  3. Mar 29, 2011Reported in House
  4. Mar 29, 2011Received in Senate
  5. Mar 15, 2011Introduced in House

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