Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024
Enrolled BillApr 17, 2026

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024

63 sections · 5 min read

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024.

(a) Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

(a) Authorization of appropriations

Section 48103(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:

(7) $2,041,120,218 for the period beginning October 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024.

(a) Authorization of appropriations

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(b) Obligation authority

Subject to limitations specified in advance in appropriation Acts, sums made available pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a) may be obligated at any time through September 30, 2024, and shall remain available until expended.

(c) 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, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall—

(1) first calculate such funding apportionments on an annualized basis as if the total amount available under section 48103 of such title for fiscal year 2024 was $3,350,000,000; and

(2) then reduce by 39 percent—

(A) all funding apportionment amounts calculated under paragraph (1); and

(B) amounts made available pursuant to subsections (b) and (f)(2) of section 47117 of such title.

(d) Extension of project grant authority

Section 47104(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking March 8, 2024, and inserting May 10, 2024,.

(e) Extension of special rule for apportionments

Section 47114(c)(1)(J) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking March 8, 2024, and inserting May 10, 2024,.

(a) Authority To provide insurance

Section 44310(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

(b) Unmanned aircraft test ranges

Section 44803(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

(c) Special authority for certain unmanned aircraft systems

Section 44807(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

(d) Extension of airport safety and airspace hazard mitigation and enforcement

Section 44810(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

(e) Competitive access reporting requirement

Section 47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking March 9, 2024 and inserting May 11, 2024.

(f) Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau

Section 47115(i) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

(g) Supplemental discretionary funds

Section 47115(j)(4)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking clause (vi) and adding at the end the following:

(vi) $340,321,762 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024.

(g) Supplemental discretionary funds

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(h) Compatible land use planning and projects by state and local governments

Section 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

(i) Non-Movement area surveillance pilot program

Section 47143(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking March 9, 2024 and inserting May 11, 2024.

(j) Weather reporting programs

Section 48105 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (5) and adding at the end the following:

(5) $23,762,295 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024.

(j) Weather reporting programs

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(k) Learning period

Section 50905(c)(9) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by striking March 9, 2024 and inserting May 11, 2024.

(l) Midway island airport

Section 186(d) of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (Public Law 108–176; 117 Stat. 2518) is amended by striking March 8, 2024, and inserting May 10, 2024,.

(m) Final order establishing mileage and adjustment eligibility

Section 409(d) of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 note) is amended by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

(n) Contract weather observers

Section 2306(b) of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–190; 130 Stat. 641) is amended by striking March 9, 2024 and inserting May 11, 2024.

(o) Remote tower pilot program

Section 161(a)(10) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 47104 note) is amended by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

(p) Airport access roads in remote locations; storage facilities for snow removal equipment

Section 162 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 47102 note) is amended by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

(q) UAS remote detection and identification pilot program

Section 372(d) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 44810 note) is amended by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

(r) Advisory committee for aviation consumer protection

Section 411(h) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 42301 note) is amended by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

(s) Aviation consumer advocate

Section 424(e) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 42302 note) is amended by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

(t) Advisory committee on air travel needs of passengers with disabilities

Section 439(g) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 41705 note) is amended by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

(u) Enhanced traffic services

Section 547(e) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 40103 note) is amended by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

(v) Pilot program for redevelopment of airport properties

Section 822(k) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47141 note) is amended by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

Section 103. Federal aviation administration operations

Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (G) and inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:

(G) $7,259,685,792 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024.

(1) ; and

(2) in paragraph (3) by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

Section 104. Air navigation facilities and equipment

Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (7) and adding at the end the following:

(7) $1,794,357,923 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024.

Section 104. Air navigation facilities and equipment

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Section 105. Research, engineering, and development

Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (16) and inserting the following:

(16) $155,368,852 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024.

Section 105. Research, engineering, and development

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(a) Essential air service authorization

Section 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking $155,115,628 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024, and inserting $216,192,407 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024,.

(b) Airports not receiving sufficient service

Section 41743(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking $4,371,585 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on March 8, 2024, and inserting $6,092,896 for the period beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on May 10, 2024,.

(a) In general

Section 9502(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—

(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking March 9, 2024 and inserting May 11, 2024; and

(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting or the Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024;.

(b) Conforming amendment

Section 9502(e)(2) of such Code is amended by striking March 9, 2024 and inserting May 11, 2024.

(a) Fuel taxes

Section 4081(d)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

(1) Persons

Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

(2) Property

Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

(1) Fuel tax

Section 4043(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

(2) Treatment as noncommercial aviation

Section 4083(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking March 9, 2024 and inserting May 11, 2024.

(3) Exemption from ticket tax

Section 4261(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking March 8, 2024 and inserting May 10, 2024.

Section 301. Counter-UAS authorities

Section 210G(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n(i)) is amended by striking March 9, 2024 and inserting May 11, 2024.

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