119 STAT. 2398
PUBLIC LAW 109–115—NOV. 30, 2005 MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center outreach activities, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for business opportunities related to any mode of transportation. PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
(AIRPORT
AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
(INCLUDING
TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
In addition to funds made available from any other source to carry out the essential air service program under 49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $60,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: Provided, That, in determining between or among carriers competing to provide service to a community, the Secretary may consider the relative subsidy requirements of the carriers: Provided further, That, if the funds under this heading are insufficient to meet the costs of the essential air service program in the current fiscal year, the Secretary 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. NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING
For necessary expenses of the Department of Transportation’s new headquarters building and related services, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not otherwise provided for, including operations and research activities related to commercial space transportation, administrative expenses for research and development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made available by Public Law 108–176, $8,036,000,000, of which $5,541,000,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $6,629,000,000 shall be available for air traffic organization activities; not to exceed $958,542,000 shall be available for aviation regulation and certification activities; not to exceed $11,759,000 shall be available for commercial space transportation activities; not to exceed $50,983,000 shall be available for financial services activities; not to exceed $69,943,000 shall be available for human resources program activities; not to exceed $150,744,000 shall be available for region and center operations and regional coordination activities; not to exceed $142,000,000 shall be available for staff offices; and not to exceed $36,112,000 shall be available for information services: Provided, That not to exceed 2 percent
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