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49 U.S.C. § 48101 — Air navigation facilities and equipment

submitted 32 years ago by Pub. L. 103-272 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 308 words · no verdicts yet

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Congress may spend a set amount of trust fund money each year through 2028 on air navigation facilities. The money stays available until it's spent. It can pay for weather system upgrades, remote towers, cybersecurity fixes, and clearing the FAA's maintenance backlog.

(a) General Authorization of Appropriations — Congress may give the Secretary of Transportation money from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund to acquire, set up, and improve air navigation facilities. The most that can be appropriated is capped by year: $3,191,250,000 for 2024, $3,575,000,000 for 2025, $3,625,000,000 for 2026, $3,675,000,000 for 2027, and $3,725,000,000 for 2028. (b) Availability of Amounts — Once appropriated, this money doesn't expire. It stays available until it's spent. (c) Authorized Expenditures — Of that money, the Secretary can use as much as needed for: (1) upgrading the automated surface observation/weather observing system, once the upgrade is proven to work; (2) acquiring and building remote towers; (3) fixing known cybersecurity weaknesses in the air traffic control system; (4) building facilities that improve cybersecurity for the National Airspace System; (5) the Data Communications program; (6) infrastructure, upkeep, and clearing the FAA's backlog of deferred maintenance on its facilities; (7) modernizing and digitizing the Civil Aviation Registry; (8) building necessary "Priority 1" National Airspace System facilities; and (9) construction, rehabilitation, or retrofit programs that are cost-effective at cutting FAA facility operating costs. (d) Life-Cycle Cost Estimates — For any air traffic control modernization project whose total life-cycle costs are expected to reach $50,000,000 or more, the FAA Administrator must set life-cycle cost estimates.
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(a)General Authorization of Appropriations.—

Not more than a total of the following amounts may be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund established under section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9502) to acquire, establish, and improve air navigation facilities under section 44502(a)(1)(A) of this title:

(1)

$3,191,250,000 for fiscal year 2024.

(2)

$3,575,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.

(3)

$3,625,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.

(4)

$3,675,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.

(5)

$3,725,000,000 for fiscal year 2028.

(b)Availability of Amounts.—

Amounts appropriated under this section remain available until expended.

(c)Authorized Expenditures.—

Of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a), such sums as may be necessary may be used for the following:

(1)

The implementation and use of upgrades to the current automated surface observation system/automated weather observing system, if the upgrade is successfully demonstrated.

(2)

The acquisition and construction of remote towers (as defined in section 161 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018).

(3)

The remediation and elimination of identified cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the air traffic control system.

(4)

The construction of facilities dedicated to improving the cybersecurity of the National Airspace System.

(5)

Systems associated with the Data Communications program.

(6)

The infrastructure, sustainment, and the elimination of the deferred maintenance backlog of air navigation facilities and other facilities for which the Federal Aviation Administration is responsible.

(7)

The modernization and digitization of the Civil Aviation Registry.

(8)

The construction of necessary Priority 1 National Airspace System facilities.

(9)

Cost-beneficial construction, rehabilitation, or retrofitting programs designed to reduce Federal Aviation Administration facility operating costs.

(d)Life-Cycle Cost Estimates.—

The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall establish life-cycle cost estimates for any air traffic control modernization project the total life-cycle costs of which equal or exceed $50,000,000.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1294; Pub. L. 103–305, title I, § 102(a), Aug. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 1571; Pub. L. 104–264, title I, § 102(a), (b)(1), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3216; Pub. L. 106–6, § 3, Mar. 31, 1999, 113 Stat. 10; Pub. L. 106–181, title I, § 102, Apr. 5, 2000, 114 Stat. 65; Pub. L. 108–176, title I, § 102, Dec. 12, 2003, 117 Stat. 2494; Pub. L. 110–330, § 7, Sept. 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 3719; Pub. L. 111–12, § 7, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1458; Pub. L. 111–69, § 7, Oct. 1, 2009, 123 Stat. 2056; Pub. L. 111–116, § 7, Dec. 16, 2009, 123 Stat. 3033; Pub. L. 111–153, § 7, Mar. 31, 2010, 124 Stat. 1086; Pub. L. 111–161, § 7, Apr. 30, 2010, 124 Stat. 1128; Pub. L. 111–197, § 7, July 2, 2010, 124 Stat. 1354; Pub. L. 111–216, title I, § 106, Aug. 1, 2010, 124 Stat. 2350; Pub. L. 112–30, title II, § 207, Sept. 16, 2011, 125 Stat. 359; Pub. L. 112–91, § 7, Jan. 31, 2012, 126 Stat. 4; Pub. L. 112–95, title I, § 102, Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 16; Pub. L. 114–55, title I, § 104, Sept. 30, 2015, 129 Stat. 524; Pub. L. 114–141, title I, § 104, Mar. 30, 2016, 130 Stat. 323; Pub. L. 114–190, title I, § 1104, July 15, 2016, 130 Stat. 618; Pub. L. 115–63, title I, § 105, Sept. 29, 2017, 131 Stat. 1170; Pub. L. 115–141, div. M, title I, § 105, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1047; Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title I, § 112, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3200; Pub. L. 118–15, div. B, title II, § 2204, Sept. 30, 2023, 137 Stat. 84; Pub. L. 118–34, title I, § 104, Dec. 26, 2023, 137 Stat. 1114; Pub. L. 118–41, title I, § 104, Mar. 8, 2024, 138 Stat. 23; Pub. L. 118–63, title I, § 102, May 16, 2024, 138 Stat. 1034.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1994Enacted · Pub. L. 103-272 · 108 Stat. 1294
  • 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-305 · 108 Stat. 1571
  • 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-264 · 110 Stat. 3216
  • 1999Amended · Pub. L. 106-6 · 113 Stat. 10
  • 2000Amended · Pub. L. 106-181 · 114 Stat. 65
  • 2003Amended · Pub. L. 108-176 · 117 Stat. 2494
  • 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-330 · 122 Stat. 3719
  • 2009Amended · Pub. L. 111-12 · 123 Stat. 1458
  • 2009Amended · Pub. L. 111-69 · 123 Stat. 2056
  • 2009Amended · Pub. L. 111-116 · 123 Stat. 3033
  • 2010Amended · Pub. L. 111-153 · 124 Stat. 1086
  • 2010Amended · Pub. L. 111-161 · 124 Stat. 1128
  • 2010Amended · Pub. L. 111-197 · 124 Stat. 1354
  • 2010Amended · Pub. L. 111-216 · 124 Stat. 2350
  • 2011Amended · Pub. L. 112-30 · 125 Stat. 359
  • 2012Amended · Pub. L. 112-91 · 126 Stat. 4
  • 2012Amended · Pub. L. 112-95 · 126 Stat. 16
  • 2015Amended · Pub. L. 114-55 · 129 Stat. 524
  • 2016Amended · Pub. L. 114-141 · 130 Stat. 323
  • 2016Amended · Pub. L. 114-190 · 130 Stat. 618
  • 2017Amended · Pub. L. 115-63 · 131 Stat. 1170
  • 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-141 · 132 Stat. 1047
  • 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-254 · 132 Stat. 3200
  • 2023Amended · Pub. L. 118-15 · 137 Stat. 84
  • 2023Amended · Pub. L. 118-34 · 137 Stat. 1114
  • 2024Amended · Pub. L. 118-41 · 138 Stat. 23
  • 2024Amended · Pub. L. 118-63 · 138 Stat. 1034

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 103-272 on 1994-07-05.

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