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H.R. 5270: Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2008

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H.R. 5270: Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-02-07 · Transportation and Public Works · Latest: Provisions extending both AIP program and tax authority from July 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008 were included in H.R. 6327 (P.L. 110-253)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-02-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Provisions extending both AIP program and tax authority from July 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008 were included in H.R. 6327 (P.L. 110-253) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2008

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on February 12, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through June 30, 2008: (1) the excise taxes on aviation fuels and air transportation of persons and property for funding the Airport and Airway Trust Fund; and (2) the expenditure authority for such Trust Fund. Amends federal transportation law to provide funding for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning programs for the nine-month period beginning October 1, 2007. Extends until June 30, 2008: (1) the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to incur obligations to make grants under such programs; (2) the increase in the federal government's share (to 95%) of certain airport improvement program costs; and (3) funding for airport development at Midway Island Airport. Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to calculate funding apportionments for airport development programs in FY2008 in accordance with a specified formula. Extends through FY2008 the period for final orders issued by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to eligibility for essential air service compensation.

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Official text

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] · 4 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr5270 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110