PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS

PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERSSec. 6064. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the current fiscal year and any period covered by an Act making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2006, all overflight fees collected and credited to the account established under section 45303(a) of title 49, United States Code, shall be made available immediately for obligation and expenditure to meet the costs of the essential air service program under 49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742: Provided, That, if the funds in this account are insufficient to meet the costs of the essential air service program in such fiscal year, the Secretary of Transportation shall transfer such sums as may be necessary to carry out the essential air service program from any available amounts appropriated to or directly administered by the Office of the Secretary for such fiscal year.