FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Operations (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not otherwise provided for, including administrative expenses for research and development, and for establishment of air navigation facilities, and carrying out the provisions of the Airport and Airway Development Act, as amended, or other provisions of law authorizing the obligation of funds for similar programs of airport and airway development or improvement, purchase of four passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, $3,842,000,000, of which $816,500,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public 103 STAT. 1074authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities and for issuance of airmen and aircraft certificates, including processing of major repair and alteration forms: Provided further, That none of these funds shall be available for new applicants for the second career training program or for a pilot test of contractor maintenance: Provided further, That the immediately preceding proviso shall not prohibit the augmentation of the existing field maintenance work force if it is determined to be essential for the safe operation of the air traffic control system: Provided further, That the unexpended balances of the appropriation “Federal Aviation Administration, Headquarters Administration” shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation: Provided further, That in the event that the Federal Aviation Administrator employs annuitants subject to section 8344(h) of title V, United States Code, not to exceed $10,000,000, to be derived from the unobligated balance of any appropriation available for obligation by the Federal Aviation Administration as of the effective date of this Act, shall be available through December 31, 1990, for the purpose of funding such employment: Provided further, That any such funding shall be reported to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives: Provided further, That, of the funds available under this head, $3,400,000 shall be made available for the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into contractual agreement with the Mid-American Aviation Resource Consortium in Minnesota to operate an air traffic controller training program. Facilities and Equipment (airport and airway trust fund) For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisition, establishment, and improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of air navigation and experimental facilities, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing including construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; and construction and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations of officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where such accommodations are not available; and the lease or purchase of one aircraft from funds available under this head, or prior year funds available under this head, or a combination thereof; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 1994, $1,746,487,000: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment and modernization of air navigation facilities: Provided further, That none of the funds under this head shall be available for the Secretary of Transportation to enter into grant agreements with universities or colleges for any capital project the Federal share of which is in excess of 50 per centum of the total cost of such project. 103 STAT. 1075 Research, Engineering, and Development (airport and airway trust fund) For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research, engineering, and development, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. 1301–1542), including construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, $173,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred for research, engineering, and development: Provided further, That of the funds available under this head, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, is appropriated and shall be available for grants under the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 to the National Aviation Institute, Pleasantville, New Jersey, to fund research and development in the area of facilitating research by cataloguing and prioritizing aviation related research efforts and providing a central clearinghouse for aviation research. Grants-in-Aid for Airports (liquidation of contract authorization) (airport and airway trust fund) For liquidation of obligations incurred for airport planning and development under section 14 of Public Law 91–258, as amended, and under other law authorizing such obligations, and obligations for noise compatibility planning and programs, $1,190,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the commitments for which are in excess of $1,500,000,000 in fiscal year 1990 for grants-in-aid for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility planning and programs, notwithstanding section 506(e)(4) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended: Provided further, That, of the amount available for obligation under this head, $100,000,000 shall be made available, in addition to amounts otherwise provided by law, for the planning and execution of programs under section 507(c)(2) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended. Aviation Insurance Revolving Fund The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures and investments, within the limits of funds available pursuant to section 1306 of the Act of August 23, 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1536), and in accordance with section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for aviation insurance activities under said Act. 103 STAT. 1076 Aircraft Purchase Loan Guarantee Program The Secretary of Transportation may hereafter issue notes or other obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury, in such forms and denominations, bearing such maturities, and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe. Such obligations may be issued to pay any necessary expenses required pursuant to any guarantee issued under the Act of September 7, 1957, Public Law 85–307, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1324 note). None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the implementation or execution of programs under this head the obligations for which are in excess of $10,000,000 during fiscal year 1990. Such obligations shall be redeemed by the Secretary from appropriations authorized by this section. The Secretary of the Treasury shall purchase any such obligations, and for such purpose he may use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act, as now or hereafter in force. The purpose for which securities may be issued under such Act are extended to include any purchase of notes or other obligations issued under the subsection. The Secretary of the Treasury may sell any such obligations at such times and price and upon such terms and conditions as he shall determine in his discretion. All purchases, redemptions, and sales of such obligations by such Secretary shall be treated as public debt transactions of the United States.