Authority to impose fees

§ 45301. Authority to impose fees (a) General Authority.—The Secretary of Transportation may impose a fee for an approval, test, authorization, certificate, permit, registration, transfer, or rating related to aviation that has not been approved by Congress only when the fee— (1) (A) was in effect on January 1, 1973; and (B) is not more than the fee in effect on January 1, 1973, adjusted in proportion to changes in the Consumer Price Index of All Urban Consumers published by the Secretary of Labor between January 1, 1973, and the date the fee is imposed; or (2) is imposed under section 45302 of this title. (b) Nonapplication.—This section does not apply to a fee for a test, authorization, certificate, permit, or rating related to an airman or repair station administered or issued outside the United States.