Surface Transportation and Aviation Extension Legislation: A Historical Perspective (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Sept. 23, 2003 |
| Report Number |
RS21621 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
John W. Fischer and Robert S. Kirk, Resources, Science, and Industry Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
Congress is currently considering the issue of providing extension legislation to keep surface
transportation and aviation programs operating beyond October 1, 2003. In the case of surface
transportation, congressional authorizing and tax committees have been unable to reach final
agreement on the details of a multi-year reauthorization bill. For aviation it is not clear that
conference agreed upon legislation ( H.R. 2115 ) will be brought before either the House
or the Senate before October 1st and may be reconsidered at a later date. In order to keep certain
federal transportation programs operating at least a short-term reauthorization is required. Extension
legislation has been enacted in the past. As this report shows, extension legislation is not a regular
feature of the surface transportation reauthorization cycle. In the last decade, however, it has become
a common feature of the aviation reauthorization cycle. This report will not be updated.
