Title 49 — Transportation
Part B · Chapter 471 — Airport Development
§ 47121. Records and audits
Statutory text
Records.—
A sponsor shall keep the records the Secretary of Transportation requires. The Secretary may require records—
that disclose—
the amount and disposition by the sponsor of the proceeds of the grant;
the total cost of the plan or program for which the grant is given or used; and
the amounts and kinds of costs of the plan or program provided by other sources; and
that make it easier to carry out an audit.
Audits and Examinations.—
The Secretary and the Comptroller General may audit and examine records of a sponsor that are related to a grant made under this subchapter.
Authority of Comptroller General.—
When an independent audit is made of the accounts of a sponsor under this subchapter related to the disposition of the proceeds of the grant or related to the plan or program for which the grant was given or used, the sponsor shall submit a certified copy of the audit to the Secretary not more than 6 months after the end of the fiscal year for which the audit was made. The Comptroller General may report to Congress describing the results of each audit conducted or reviewed by the Comptroller General under this section during the prior fiscal year.
Audit Requirement.—
The Secretary may require a sponsor to conduct an appropriate audit as a condition for receiving a grant under this subchapter.
Annual Review.—
The Secretary shall review annually the recordkeeping and reporting requirements under this subchapter to ensure that they are the minimum necessary to carry out this subchapter.
Withholding Information From Congress.—
This section does not authorize the Secretary or the Comptroller General to withhold information from a committee of Congress authorized to have the information.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 103–272 § 1(e) · 108 Stat. 745
Enacted · 49 U.S.C. § 47121
Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1274
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1274Enacted provision · exact public law section
Section 1. subtitles ii, ii, and v-x of title 49, united states code (a) Certain general and permanent laws of the 49 USC prec. 101 note. United States, related to transportation, are revised, codified, and enacted by subsections (c)–(e) of this section without substantive change as subtitles II, III, and V–X of title 49, United States Code, “Transportation”. Those laws may be cited as “49 U.S.C. ________”. (b) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the table of subtitles at the beginning of the title and substituting the following new table of subtitles: “Subtitle “I. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION “II. OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES “III. GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS “IV. INTERSTATE COMMERCE “V. RAIL PROGRAMS “VI. MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS “VII. AVIATION PROGRAMS “VIII. PIPELINES “IX. COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION “X. MISCELLANEOUS (c) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subtitle II, except that chapter 31 (comprising sections 3101–3104) of subtitle II is redesignated and restated as chapter 315 (comprising sections 31501–31504) of subtitle VI of title 49, as enacted by subsection (e) of this section. (d) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding the following immediately after subtitle I:General Accounting Office Act of 1996
Pub. L. 104–316 title I § 127(f) · 110 Stat. 3826
Substituted · 49 U.S.C. § 47121(c)
Pub. L. 104–316, in first sentence, substituted “Secretary” for “Comptroller General”, in second sentence
Substituted · 49 U.S.C. § 47121(c)
Pub. L. 104–316, in first sentence, substituted “The Comptroller General may” for “Not later than April 15 of each year, the Comptroller General shall”
Struck · 49 U.S.C. § 47121(c)
Pub. L. 104–316, in first sentence, struck out at end “The Comptroller General shall prescribe regulations necessary to carry out this subsection.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–316, in first sentence, substituted “Secretary” for “Comptroller General”, in second sentence, substituted “The Comptroller General may” for “Not later than April 15 of each year, the Comptroller General shall”, and struck out at end “The Comptroller General shall prescribe regulations necessary to carry out this subsection.”Enacted provision · exact public law section
(D Audit of Financial Assistance for Airport and Airway Development.— Section 47121(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking “Comptroller General” and inserting “Secretary”; (2) in the second sentence— (A) by striking “Not later than April 15 of each year, the”, and inserting “The”; and (B) by striking “shall” and inserting “may”; and (3) by striking the third sentence.
4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Notes
historicalAndRevision
| Historical and Revision Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 47121(a) | 49 App.:2217(a) (1st sentence). | Sept. 3, 1982, Pub. L. 97–248, § 518, 96 Stat. 693. |
| 47121(b) | 49 App.:2217(b) (1st sentence). | |
| 47121(c) | 49 App.:2217(c). | |
| 47121(d) | 49 App.:2217(b) (last sentence). | |
| 47121(e) | 49 App.:2217(a) (last sentence). | |
| 47121(f) | 49 App.:2217(d). | |
In subsections (a)–(d), the word “sponsor” is substituted for “recipient of a grant under this chapter” and “recipient” for clarity.
In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words “The Secretary may require records” are substituted for “including records” for clarity. In clause (1), before subclause (A), the word “fully” is omitted as surplus.
In subsection (b), the words “or any of their duly authorized representatives” are omitted as surplus because of 49:322(b) and 31:711. The words “may audit and examine” are substituted for “shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination” to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “books, documents, papers” are omitted as being included in “records”.
In subsection (e), the words “minimum necessary to carry out” are substituted for “that such requirements are kept to the minimum level necessary for the proper administration of” to eliminate unnecessary words.
In subsection (f), the words “or any officer or employee under the control of either of them” are omitted as surplus because of 49:322(b) and 31:711.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1996—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–316, in first sentence, substituted “Secretary” for “Comptroller General”, in second sentence, substituted “The Comptroller General may” for “Not later than April 15 of each year, the Comptroller General shall”, and struck out at end “The Comptroller General shall prescribe regulations necessary to carry out this subsection.”
Credits
1994–1996 · 2 acts
- 1994Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), , 108 Stat. 1274
- 1996Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 127(f), , 110 Stat. 3840.
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(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), , 108 Stat. 1274; Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 127(f), , 110 Stat. 3840.)