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 PUBLIC LAW 109–115—NOV. 30, 2005

119 STAT. 2427

(5) in subparagraph (F) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)), by striking ‘‘State Option’’ and all that follows through the period and inserting ‘‘(F) Subparagraphs (B), (C), (D) and (E) herein shall not apply to the States of West Virginia or Minnesota.’’. SEC. 175. Notwithstanding any provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized and directed to make project grants under chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, from funds available for fiscal year 2006 and thereafter under 49 U.S.C. 48103, for the cost of acquisition of land, or reimbursement of the cost of land if purchased prior to enactment of this provision and prior to a grant agreement, for non-exclusive use aeronautical purposes on an airport layout plan that has been approved by the Secretary on January 23, 2004, pursuant to section 49 U.S.C. 47107(a)(16), for any small hub airport as defined in 49 U.S.C. 47102, and had scheduled or chartered direct international flights totaling at least 200 million pounds gross aircraft landed weight for calendar year 2002. SEC. 176. (a) Section 47108 of title 49, United States Code, is amended in subsection (e) by adding the following new paragraph at the end: ‘‘(3) CHANGES TO NONHUB PRIMARY STATUS.—If the status of a nonhub primary airport changes to a small hub primary airport at a time when the airport has received discretionary funds under this chapter for a terminal development project in accordance with section 47110(d)(2), and the project is not yet completed, the project shall remain eligible for funding from the discretionary fund and the small airport fund to pay costs allowable under section 47110(d). Such project shall remain eligible for such funds for three fiscal years after the start of construction of the project, or if the Secretary determines that a further extension of eligibility is justified, until the project is completed.’’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 47110(d)(2)(A) is amended by striking ‘‘(A) the’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) except as provided in section 47108(e)(3), the’’. SEC. 177. Section 40128(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘For purposes of this subsection, an air tour operator flying over the Hoover Dam in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area en route to the Grand Canyon National Park shall be deemed to be flying solely as a transportation route.’’. Nothing in this provision shall allow exemption from overflight rules for the Grand Canyon. SEC. 178. Section 145(c) of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘November 19, 2005.’’ and inserting ‘‘November 30, 2006.’’. SEC. 179. (a)(1) This section shall apply to a former employee of the Federal Aviation Administration, who— (A) was involuntarily separated as a result of the reorganization of the Flight Services Unit following the outsourcing of flight service duties to a contractor; (B) was not eligible by October 3, 2005 for an immediate annuity under a Federal retirement system; and (C) assuming continued Federal employment, would attain eligibility for an immediate annuity under section 8336(d) or 8414(b) of title 5, United States Code, not later than October 4, 2007.

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