109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2566

AN ACT

To provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor 

carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out 

of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a 

law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 

21st Century.
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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Surface Transpor5 tation Extension Act of 2005’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ADVANCES. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a)(1) of the Surface 

8 Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V (23 U.S.C. 

9 104 note; 118 Stat. 1144) is amended by striking ‘‘as 

10 amended by this section’’ and inserting ‘‘as amended by 

11 this Act and the Surface Transportation Extension Act 

12 of 2005’’. 

13 (b) PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTIONS.—

14 (1) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Section 

15 2(b)(3) of such Act (118 Stat. 1145) is amended by 

16 striking ‘‘the amendment made under subsection 

17 (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1101(l) of the Transpor18 tation Equity Act for the 21st Century’’. 

19 (2) SPECIAL RULES FOR MINIMUM GUAR20 ANTEE.—Section 2(b)(4) of such Act is amended by 

21 striking ‘‘$1,866,666,667’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘$2,100,000,000’’. 

23 (3) EXTENSION OF OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGE SET24 ASIDE.—Section 144(g)(3) of title 23, United States 
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1 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘May 31’’ inserting 

2 ‘‘June 30’’. 

3 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—

4 Section 1101(l)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for 

5 the 21st Century (118 Stat. 1145) is amended by striking 

6 ‘‘$22,685,936,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

7 through May 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,521,678,000 

8 for the period of October 1, 2004, through June 30, 

9 2005’’. 

10 (d) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—Section 2(e) of 

11 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part 

12 V (118 Stat. 1146) is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—

14 ‘‘(1) DISTRIBUTION OF OBLIGATION AUTHOR15 ITY.—Subject to paragraph (2), for the period of 

16 October 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005, the Sec17 retary shall distribute the obligation limitation made 

18 available for Federal-aid highways and highway safe19 ty construction programs under the heading ‘FED20 ERAL-AID HIGHWAYS’ in title I of division H of the 

21 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (23 U.S.C. 

22 104 note; 118 Stat. 3204), in accordance with sec23 tion 110 of such title (23 U.S.C. 104 note; 118 Stat. 

24 3209); except that the amount of obligation limita25 tion to be distributed for such period for each pro-
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1 gram, project, and activity specified in sections 

2 110(a)(1), 110(a)(2), 110(a)(4), and 110(a)(5) of 

3 such title shall equal the greater of—

4 ‘‘(A) the funding authorized for such pro5 gram, project, or activity in this Act and the 

6 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2005 

7 (including any amendments made by this Act 

8 and such Act); or 

‘‘(B) 9 9 ⁄12 of the funding provided for or 

10 limitation set on such program, project, or ac11 tivity in title I of division H of the Consolidated 

12 Appropriations Act, 2005. 

13 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON TOTAL AMOUNT OF AU14 THORITY DISTRIBUTED.—The total amount of obli15 gation limitation distributed under paragraph (1) for 

16 the period of October 1, 2004, through June 30, 

17 2005, shall not exceed $26,025,000,000; except that 

18 this limitation shall not apply to $479,250,000 in 

19 obligations for minimum guarantee for such period. 

20 ‘‘(3) TIME PERIOD FOR OBLIGATIONS OF

21 FUNDS.—After June 30, 2005, no funds shall be ob22 ligated for any Federal-aid highway program project 

23 until the date of enactment of a law reauthorizing 

24 the Federal-aid highway program. 
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1 ‘‘(4) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATIONS.—Any obli2 gation of obligation authority distributed under this 

3 subsection shall be considered to be an obligation for 

4 Federal-aid highways and highway safety construc5 tion programs for fiscal year 2005 for the purposes 

6 of the matter under the heading ‘FEDERAL-AID

7 HIGHWAYS’ in title I of division H of the Consoli8 dated Appropriations Act, 2005 (23 U.S.C. 104 

9 note; 118 Stat. 3204).’’. 

10 SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 

11 Section 4(a) of the Surface Transportation Extension 

12 Act of 2004 (118 Stat. 1147) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘$234,682,667’’ and inserting ‘‘$264,018,000’’. 

14 SEC. 4. OTHER FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAMS. 

15 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER

16 TITLE I OF TEA–21.—

17 (1) FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS.—

18 (A) INDIAN RESERVATION ROADS.—Sec19 tion 1101(a)(8)(A) of the Transportation Eq20 uity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 112; 

21 118 Stat. 1147) is amended—

22 (i) in the first sentence by striking 

23 ‘‘$183,333,333 for the period of October 1, 

24 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ and insert-
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1 ing ‘‘$206,250,000 for the period of Octo2 ber 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005’’; and 

3 (ii) in the second sentence by striking 

4 ‘‘$8,666,667’’ and inserting ‘‘$9,750,000’’. 

5 (B) PUBLIC LANDS HIGHWAYS.—Section 

6 1101(a)(8)(B) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 118 

7 Stat. 1148) is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘$164,000,000 for the period of October 1, 

9 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘$184,500,000 for the period of October 1, 

11 2004, through June 30, 2005’’. 

12 (C) PARK ROADS AND PARKWAYS.—Sec13 tion 1101(a)(8)(C) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 

14 118 Stat. 1148 is amended by striking 

15 ‘‘$110,000,000 for the period of October 1, 

16 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘$123,750,000 for the period of October 1, 

18 2004, through June 30, 2005’’ . 

19 (D) REFUGE ROADS.—Section 

20 1101(a)(8)(D) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 118 

21 Stat. 1148) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘$13,333,333 for the period of October 1, 

23 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘$15,000,000 for the period of October 1, 

25 2004, through June 30, 2005’’. 
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1 (2) NATIONAL CORRIDOR PLANNING AND DE2 VELOPMENT AND COORDINATED BORDER INFRA3 STRUCTURE PROGRAMS.—Section 1101(a)(9) of such 

4 Act (112 Stat. 112; 118 Stat. 1148) is amended by 

5 striking ‘‘$93,333,333 for the period of October 1, 

6 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘$105,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

8 through June 30, 2005’’. 

9 (3) CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND

10 FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.—

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1101(a)(10) of 

12 such Act (112 Stat. 113; 118 Stat. 1148) is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘$25,333,333 for the pe14 riod of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 

15 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘$28,500,000 for the pe16 riod of October 1, 2004, through June 30, 

17 2005’’. 

18 (B) SET ASIDE FOR ALASKA, NEW JERSEY, 

19 AND WASHINGTON.—Section 5(a)(3)(B) of the 

20 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, 

21 Part V (118 Stat. 1148) is amended—

22 (i) in clause (i) by striking 

23 ‘‘$6,666,667’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,500,000’’; 
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1 (ii) in clause (ii) by striking 

2 ‘‘$3,333,333’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,750,000’’; 

3 and 

4 (iii) in clause (iii) by striking 

5 ‘‘$3,333,333’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,750,000’’. 

6 (4) NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.—

7 Section 1101(a)(11) of the Transportation Equity 

8 Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 113; 118 Stat. 

9 1148) is amended by striking ‘‘2001,’’ and all that 

10 follows through ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘2001, $25,500,000 for fiscal year 2002, 

12 $26,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, 

13 and $19,875,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

14 through June 30, 2005’’. 

15 (5) VALUE PRICING PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

16 1101(a)(12) of such Act (112 Stat. 113; 118 Stat. 

17 1148) is amended by striking ‘‘$7,333,333 for the 

18 period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘$8,250,000 for the period of October 

20 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005’’. 

21 (6) HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.—

22 Section 1101(a)(14) of such Act (112 Stat. 113; 

23 118 Stat. 1148) is amended by striking ‘‘$3,333,333 

24 for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 
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1 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,750,000 for the period of 

2 October 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005’’. 

3 (7) COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO HIGH4 WAY PROGRAM.—Section 1101(a)(15)(A) of such 

5 Act (112 Stat. 113; 118 Stat. 1149) is amended by 

6 striking ‘‘$73,333,333 for the period of October 1, 

7 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘$82,500,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

9 through June 30, 2005’’. 

10 (8) SAFETY GRANTS.—Section 1212(i)(1)(D) of 

11 such Act (23 U.S.C. 402 note; 112 Stat. 196; 112 

12 Stat. 840; 118 Stat. 1149) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘$333,333 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

14 through May 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘$375,000 for 

15 the period of October 1, 2004, through June 30, 

16 2005’’. 

17 (9) TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY AND

18 SYSTEM PRESERVATION PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

19 1221(e)(1) of such Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 112 

20 Stat. 223; 118 Stat. 1149) is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘$16,666,667 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

22 through May 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘$18,750,000 

23 for the period of October 1, 2004, through June 30, 

24 2005’’. 
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1 (10) TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FI2 NANCE AND INNOVATION.—Section 188 of title 23, 

3 United States Code, is amended—

4 (A) by striking subsection (a)(1)(G) and 

5 inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(G) $97,500,000 for the period of Octo7 ber 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005.’’; 

8 (B) in subsection (a)(2) by striking 

9 ‘‘$1,333,333 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

10 through May 31, 2005’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘$1,500,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

12 through June 30, 2005’’; and 

13 (C) in the item relating to fiscal year 2005 

14 in table contained in subsection (c) by striking 

15 ‘‘$1,733,333,333’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘$1,950,000,000’’. 

17 (11) NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS CLEARING18 HOUSE.—Section 1215(b)(3) of the Transportation 

19 Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 210; 118 

20 Stat. 1149) is amended—

21 (A) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘$1,125,000’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘May 31’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘June 30’’. 
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1 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER

2 TITLE V OF TEA–21.—

3 (1) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.—

4 Section 5001(a)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act 

5 for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 419; 118 Stat. 

6 1149) is amended by striking ‘‘$68,666,667 for the 

7 period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘$77,250,000 for the period of Octo9 ber 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005’’. 

10 (2) TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—

11 Section 5001(a)(2) of such Act (112 Stat. 419; 118 

12 Stat. 1149) is amended by striking ‘‘$33,333,333 

13 for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 

14 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘$37,500,000 for the period of 

15 October 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005’’. 

16 (3) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—Section 

17 5001(a)(3) of such Act (112 Stat. 420; 118 Stat. 

18 1150) is amended by striking ‘‘$13,333,333 for the 

19 period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000 for the period of Octo21 ber 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005’’. 

22 (4) BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATIS23 TICS.—Section 5001(a)(4) of such Act (112 Stat. 

24 420; 118 Stat. 1150) is amended by striking 

25 ‘‘$20,666,667 for the period of October 1, 2004, 
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1 through May 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘$23,250,000 

2 for the period of October 1, 2004, through June 30, 

3 2005’’. 

4 (5) ITS STANDARDS, RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL

5 TESTS, AND DEVELOPMENT.—Section 5001(a)(5) of 

6 such Act (112 Stat. 420; 118 Stat. 1150) is amend7 ed by striking ‘‘$73,333,333 for the period of Octo8 ber 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘$82,500,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

10 through June 30, 2005’’. 

11 (6) ITS DEPLOYMENT.—Section 5001(a)(6) of 

12 such Act (112 Stat. 420; 118 Stat. 1150) is amend13 ed by striking ‘‘$81,333,333 for the period of Octo14 ber 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘$91,500,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

16 through June 30, 2005’’. 

17 (7) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RE18 SEARCH.—Section 5001(a)(7) of such Act (112 Stat. 

19 420; 118 Stat. 1150) is amended by striking 

20 ‘‘$17,666,667 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

21 through May 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘$19,875,000 

22 for the period of October 1, 2004, through June 30, 

23 2005’’. 

24 (c) METROPOLITAN PLANNING.—Section 5(c)(1) of 

25 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part 
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1 V (118 Stat. 1150) is amended by striking ‘‘$145,000,000 

2 for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘$163,125,000 for the period of October 1, 

4 2004, through June 30, 2005’’. 

5 (d) TERRITORIES.—Section 1101(d)(1) of the Trans6 portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 111; 

7 118 Stat. 1150) is amended by striking ‘‘$24,266,667 for 

8 the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘$27,300,000 for the period of October 1, 

10 2004, through June 30, 2005’’. 

11 (e) ALASKA HIGHWAY.—Section 1101(e)(1) of such 

12 Act (118 Stat. 1150) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘$12,533,333 for the period of October 1, 2004, through 

14 May 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘$14,100,000 for the period 

15 of October 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005’’. 

16 (f) OPERATION LIFESAVER.—Section 1101(f)(1) of 

17 such Act (118 Stat. 1151) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘$333,333 for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 

19 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘$375,000 for the period of Octo20 ber 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005’’. 

21 (g) BRIDGE DISCRETIONARY.—Section 1101(g)(1) of 

22 such Act (118 Stat. 1151) is amended—

23 (1) by striking ‘‘$66,666,667’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘$75,000,000’’; and 
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘May 31’’ and inserting ‘‘June 

2 30’’. 

3 (h) INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE.—Section 

4 1101(h)(1) of such Act (118 Stat. 1151) is amended—

5 (1) by striking ‘‘$66,666,667’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘$75,000,000’’; and 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘May 31’’ and inserting ‘‘June 

8 30’’. 

9 (i) RECREATIONAL TRAILS ADMINISTRATIVE

10 COSTS.—Section 1101(i)(1) of such Act (118 Stat. 1151) 

11 is amended by striking ‘‘$500,000 for the period of Octo12 ber 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘$562,500 for the period of October 1, 2004, through 

14 June 30, 2005’’. 

15 (j) RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSING HAZARD ELIMI16 NATION IN HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.—Section 

17 1101(j)(1) of such Act (118 Stat. 1151) is amended—

18 (1) by striking ‘‘$3,500,000’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘$3,937,500’’; 

20 (2) by striking ‘‘$166,667’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘$187,500’’; and 

22 (3) by striking ‘‘May 31’’ each place it appears 

23 and inserting ‘‘June 30’’. 

24 (k) NONDISCRIMINATION.—Section 1101(k) of such 

25 Act (118 Stat. 1151) is amended—
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1 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘$6,666,667 

2 for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 

3 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,500,000 for the period of 

4 October 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005’’; and 

5 (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘$6,666,667 

6 for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 

7 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,500,000 for the period of 

8 October 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005’’. 

9 (l) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Section 5(l) of the 

10 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V 

11 (118 Stat. 1151) is amended—

12 (1) by inserting ‘‘and section 4 of the Surface 

13 Transportation Extension Act of 2005’’ after ‘‘this 

14 section’’ the first place it appears; and 

15 (2) by inserting ‘‘or the amendment made by 

16 section 4(a)(1) of such Act’’ before the period at the 

17 end. 

18 (m) REDUCTION OF ALLOCATED PROGRAMS.—Sec19 tion 5(m) of such Act (118 Stat. 1151) is amended—

20 (1) by inserting ‘‘and section 4 of the Surface 

21 Transportation Extension Act of 2005’’ after ‘‘but 

22 for this section’’; 

23 (2) by striking ‘‘both’’; 
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1 (3) by striking ‘‘and by this section’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘, by this section, and by section 4 of such Act’’; 

3 and 

4 (4) by inserting ‘‘and by section 4 of such Act’’ 

5 before the period at the end. 

6 (n) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—Section 

7 5(n) of such Act (118 Stat. 1151) is amended by inserting 

8 ‘‘and section 4 of the Surface Transportation Extension 

9 Act of 2005’’ after ‘‘this section’’. 

10 SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS. 

11 (a) CHAPTER 1 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—

12 (1) SEAT BELT SAFETY INCENTIVE GRANTS.—

13 Section 157(g)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is 

14 amended by striking ‘‘$74,666,667 for the period of 

15 October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ and in16 serting ‘‘$84,000,000 for the period of October 1, 

17 2004, through June 30, 2005’’. 

18 (2) PREVENTION OF INTOXICATED DRIVER IN19 CENTIVE GRANTS.—Section 163(e)(1) of such title is 

20 amended by striking ‘‘$73,333,333 for the period of 

21 October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ and in22 serting ‘‘$82,500,000 for the period of October 1, 

23 2004, through June 30, 2005’’. 

24 (b) CHAPTER 4 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Sec25 tion 2009(a)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
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1 21st Century (112 Stat. 337; 118 Stat. 1152) is amended 

2 by striking ‘‘$110,000,000 for the period of October 1, 

3 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘$123,750,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, through 

5 June 30, 2005’’. 

6 (c) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP7 MENT.—Section 2009(a)(2) of such Act (112 Stat. 337; 

8 118 Stat. 1152) is amended by striking ‘‘1998 through’’ 

9 and all that follows through ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘1998 through 2004 and $54,000,000 for the period of 

11 October 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005’’. 

12 (d) OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS.—

13 Section 2009(a)(3) of such Act (112 Stat. 337; 118 Stat. 

14 1152) is amended by striking ‘‘$13,333,333 for the period 

15 of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘$15,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, through 

17 June 30, 2005’’. 

18 (e) ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTER19 MEASURES INCENTIVE GRANTS.—Section 2009(a)(4) of 

20 such Act (112 Stat. 337; 118 Stat. 1153) is amended by 

21 striking ‘‘$26,666,667 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

22 through May 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000 for 

23 the period of October 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005’’. 

24 (f) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—Section 

25 2009(a)(6) of such Act (112 Stat. 338; 118 Stat. 1153) 
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1 is amended by striking ‘‘$2,400,000 for the period of Oc2 tober 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘$2,700,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, through 

4 June 30, 2005’’. 

5 SEC. 6. FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRA6 TION PROGRAM. 

7 (a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 7(a)(1) of 

8 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part 

9 V (118 Stat. 1153) is amended by striking ‘‘$160,552,536 

10 for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘$192,631,044 for the period October 1, 

12 2004 through June 30, 2005’’. 

13 (b) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PRO14 GRAM.—Section 31104(a)(8) of title 49, United States 

15 Code, is amended to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘(8) Not more than $126,402,740 for the pe17 riod of October 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005.’’. 

18 (c) INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND COMMERCIAL DRIV19 ER’S LICENSE GRANTS.—

20 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—Sec21 tion 31107(a)(6) of such title is amended to read as 

22 follows: 

23 ‘‘(5) $14,958,904 for the period of October 1, 

24 2004, through June 30, 2005.’’. 
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1 (2) EMERGENCY CDL GRANTS.—Section 7(c)(2) 

2 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 

3 2004, Part V (118 Stat. 1153) is amended—

4 (A) by striking ‘‘May 31,’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘June 30,’’; and 

6 (B) by striking ‘‘$665,753’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘$747,945’’. 

8 (d) CRASH CAUSATION STUDY.—Section 7(d) of such 

9 Act (118 Stat. 1154) is amended—

10 (1) by striking ‘‘$665,753’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘$747,945’’; and 

12 (2) by striking ‘‘May 31’’ and inserting ‘‘June 

13 30’’. 

14 SEC. 7. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS. 

15 (a) ALLOCATING AMOUNTS.—Section 5309(m) of 

16 title 49, United States Code, is amended—

17 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 

18 of paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’; 

20 (2) in paragraph (2)(B)(iii)—

21 (A) in the heading by striking ‘‘MAY 31, 

22 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30, 2005’’; 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘$6,933,333’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘$7,800,000’’; and 
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1 (C) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and in2 serting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’; 

3 (3) in paragraph (3)(B)—

4 (A) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘$2,250,000’’; and 

6 (B) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and in7 serting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’; and 

8 (4) in paragraph (3)(C)—

9 (A) by striking ‘‘$33,333,333’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘$37,500,000’’; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and in12 serting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’. 

13 (b) FORMULA GRANTS AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

14 5338(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

15 (1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by striking 

16 ‘‘MAY 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30, 2005’’; 

17 (2) in paragraph (2)(A)(vii)—

18 (A) by striking ‘‘$2,201,760,000’’ and in19 serting ‘‘$2,545,785,000’’; and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and in21 serting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’; 

22 (3) in paragraph (2)(B)(vii) by striking ‘‘May 

23 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’; and 

24 (4) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking ‘‘May 31, 

25 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’. 
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1 (c) FORMULA GRANT FUNDS.—Section 8(d) of the 

2 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V 

3 (118 Stat. 1155) is amended—

4 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘MAY 31, 2005’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30, 2005’’; 

6 (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 

7 striking ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 

8 2005’’; 

9 (3) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘$3,233,300’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘$3,637,462’’; 

11 (4) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘$33,333,333’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘$37,500,000’’; 

13 (5) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘$65,064,001’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘$73,197,001’’; 

15 (6) in paragraph (4) by striking 

16 ‘‘$172,690,702’’ and inserting ‘‘$194,277,040’’; 

17 (7) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘$4,633,333’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘$5,212,500’’; and 

19 (8) in paragraph (6) by striking 

20 ‘‘$2,473,245,331’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,782,400,997’’. 

21 (d) CAPITAL PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

22 5338(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

23 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘MAY 31, 2005’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30, 2005’’; 

25 (2) in subparagraph (A)(vii)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘$1,740,960,000’’ and in2 serting ‘‘$2,012,985,000’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and in4 serting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’; and 

5 (3) in subparagraph (B)(vii) by striking ‘‘May 

6 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’. 

7 (e) PLANNING AUTHORIZATIONS AND ALLOCA8 TIONS.—Section 5338(c)(2) of title 49, United States 

9 Code, is amended—

10 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘MAY 31, 2005’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30, 2005’’; 

12 (2) in subparagraph (A)(vii)—

13 (A) by striking ‘‘$41,813,334’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘$48,346,668’’; and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and in16 serting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’; and 

17 (3) in subparagraph (B)(vii) by striking ‘‘May 

18 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’. 

19 (f) RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

20 5338(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

21 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘MAY 31, 2005’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30, 2005’’ ; 

23 (2) in subparagraph (A)(vii)—

24 (A) by striking ‘‘$28,266,667’’ and insert25 ing ‘‘$32,683,333’’; and 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and in2 serting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’; 

3 (3) in subparagraph (B)(vii) by striking ‘‘May 

4 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’; and 

5 (4) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘May 31, 

6 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’. 

7 (g) ALLOCATION OF RESEARCH FUNDS.—Section 

8 8(h) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, 

9 Part V (118 Stat. 1156) is amended—

10 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘MAY 31, 2005’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30, 2005’’; 

12 (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 

13 striking ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 

14 2005’’; 

15 (3) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘$3,500,000’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘$3,937,500’’; 

17 (4) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘$5,500,000’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘$6,187,500’’; and 

19 (5) in paragraph (3)—

20 (A) by striking ‘‘$2,666,667’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘$3,000,000’’; and 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘$666,667’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘$750,000’’. 
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1 (h) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AU2 THORIZATIONS.—Section 5338(e)(2) of title 49, United 

3 States Code, is amended—

4 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘MAY 31, 2005’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30, 2005’’; 

6 (2) in subparagraph (A)—

7 (A) by striking ‘‘$3,200,000’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘$3,700,000’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and in10 serting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’; 

11 (3) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘May 31, 

12 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’; and 

13 (4) in subparagraphs (C)(i) and (C)(iii) by 

14 striking ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 

15 2005’’. 

16 (i) ALLOCATION OF UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION

17 RESEARCH FUNDS.—

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(j) of the Surface 

19 Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V (118 

20 Stat. 1157) is amended—

21 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

22 (A) of paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘May 31, 

23 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’; 

24 (B) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking 

25 ‘‘$1,333,333’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,500,000’’; 
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1 (C) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking 

2 ‘‘$1,333,333’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,500,000’’; and 

3 (D) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘May 31, 

4 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’ . 

5 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

6 3015(d)(2) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

7 21st Century (112 Stat. 857; 118 Stat. 1157) is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘June 30, 2005’’. 

10 (j) ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

11 5338(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

12 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘MAY 31, 2005’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30, 2005’’ ; 

14 (2) in subparagraph (A)(vii)—

15 (A) by striking ‘‘$41,600,000’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘$48,100,000’’; and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and in18 serting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’; and 

19 (3) in subparagraph (B)(vii) by striking ‘‘May 

20 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’. 

21 (k) JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE PRO22 GRAM.—Section 3037(l) of the Transportation Equity Act 

23 for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5309 note; 112 Stat. 391; 

24 118 Stat. 1157) is amended—

25 (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(vii)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘$80,000,000’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘$92,500,000’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and in4 serting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’; 

5 (2) in paragraph (1)(B)(vii) by striking ‘‘May 

6 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’; and 

7 (3) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘May 31, 

8 2005, not more than $6,666,667’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘June 30, 2005, not more than $7,500,000’’. 

10 (l) RURAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY INCEN11 TIVE PROGRAM.—Section 3038(g) of the Transportation 

12 Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note; 

13 112 Stat. 393; 118 Stat. 1158) is amended—

14 (1) by striking paragraph (1)(G) and inserting 

15 after paragraph (1)(F) the following: 

16 ‘‘(G) $3,937,500 for the period of October 

17 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005.’’; and 

18 (2) in paragraph (2)—

19 (A) by striking ‘‘$1,133,333’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘$1,275,000’’; and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and in22 serting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’. 

23 (m) URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.—Section 

24 5307(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
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1 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘MAY 31, 2005’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30, 2005’’; and 

3 (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘May 31, 

4 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’. 

5 (n) OBLIGATION CEILING.—Section 3040(7) of the 

6 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 

7 Stat. 394; 118 Stat. 1158) is amended—

8 (1) by striking ‘‘$5,172,000,000’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘$5,818,500,000’’; and 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘June 30, 2005’’. 

12 (o) FUEL CELL BUS AND BUS FACILITIES PRO13 GRAM.—Section 3015(b) of the Transportation Equity Act 

14 for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 361; 118 Stat. 1158) is 

15 amended—

16 (1) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘June 30, 2005’’; and 

18 (2) by striking ‘‘$3,233,333’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘$3,637,500’’. 

20 (p) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROJECT.—Sec21 tion 3015(c)(2) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

22 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 322 note; 112 Stat. 361; 118 

23 Stat. 1158) is amended—

24 (1) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2005,’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘June 30, 2005’’; and 
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘$3,333,333’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘$3,750,000’’. 

3 (q) PROJECTS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS

4 AND EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS.—Subsections 

5 (a), (b), and (c)(1) of section 3030 of the Transportation 

6 Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 373; 118 Stat. 

7 1158) are amended by striking ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and in8 serting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’. 

9 (r) NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE PROJECT.—Subpara10 graphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 3031(a)(3) of the 

11 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 

12 (105 Stat. 2122; 118 Stat. 1158) are amended by striking 

13 ‘‘May 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’. 

14 (s) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Amounts made avail15 able under the amendments made by this section shall be 

16 treated for purposes of section 1101(b) of the Transpor17 tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 101 

18 note) as amounts made available for programs under title 

19 III of such Act. 

20 (t) LOCAL SHARE.—Section 3011(a) of the Trans21 portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 

22 5307 note; 118 Stat. 1158) is amended by striking ‘‘May 

23 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2005’’. 
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1 SEC. 8. SPORT FISHING AND BOATING SAFETY. 

2 (a) FUNDING FOR NATIONAL OUTREACH AND COM3 MUNICATIONS PROGRAM.—Section 4(c)(7) of the Dingell4 Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 

5 777c(c)(6)) is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(6) $7,499,997 for the period of October 1, 

7 2004, through June 30, 2005;’’. 

8 (b) CLEAN VESSEL ACT FUNDING.—Section 4(b)(4) 

9 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)(4)) is amended to read 

10 as follows: 

11 ‘‘(4) FIRST 9 MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR 2005.—

12 For the period of October 1, 2004, through June 30, 

13 2005, of the balance of each annual appropriation 

14 remaining after making the distribution under sub15 section (a), an amount equal to $61,499,997, re16 duced by 82 percent of the amount appropriated for 

17 that fiscal year from the Boat Safety Account of the 

18 Aquatic Resources Trust Fund established by sec19 tion 9504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 

20 carry out the purposes of section 13106(a) of title 

21 46, United States Code, shall be used as follows: 

22 ‘‘(A) $7,499,997 shall be available to the 

23 Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for 

24 obligation for qualified projects under section 

25 5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (33 

26 U.S.C. 1322 note). 
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1 ‘‘(B) $6,000,000 shall be available to the 

2 Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for 

3 obligation for qualified projects under section 

4 7404(d) of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety 

5 Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 777g–1(d)). 

6 ‘‘(C) The balance remaining after the ap7 plication of subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be 

8 transferred to the Secretary of Transportation 

9 and shall be expended for State recreational 

10 boating safety programs under section 13106 of 

11 title 46, United States Code.’’. 

12 (c) BOAT SAFETY FUNDS.—Section 13106(c) of title 

13 46, United States Code, is amended—

14 (1) by striking ‘‘$3,333,336’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘$3,750,003’’; and 

16 (2) by striking ‘‘$1,333,336’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘$1,500,003’’. 

18 SEC. 9. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF TRUST 

19 FUNDS FOR OBLIGATIONS UNDER TEA–21. 

20 (a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 

22 9503(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

23 amended—
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1 (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), 

2 by striking ‘‘June 1, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘July 

3 1, 2005’’, 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara5 graph (J), 

6 (C) by striking the period at the end of 

7 subparagraph (K) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, 

8 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (K) 

9 the following new subparagraph: 

10 ‘‘(L) authorized to be paid out of the 

11 Highway Trust Fund under the Surface Trans12 portation Extension Act of 2005.’’, and 

13 (E) in the matter after subparagraph (L), 

14 as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘Sur15 face Transportation Extension Act of 2004, 

16 Part V’’ and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation 

17 Extension Act of 2005’’. 

18 (2) MASS TRANSIT ACCOUNT.—Paragraph (3) 

19 of section 9503(e) of such Code is amended—

20 (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), 

21 by striking ‘‘June 1, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘July 

22 1, 2005’’, 

23 (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

24 at the end of such subparagraph, 
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1 (C) in subparagraph (I), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 

2 at the end of such subparagraph, 

3 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the 

4 following new subparagraph: 

5 ‘‘(J) the Surface Transportation Extension 

6 Act of 2005,’’, and 

7 (E) in the matter after subparagraph (J), 

8 as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘Sur9 face Transportation Extension Act of 2004, 

10 Part V’’ and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation 

11 Extension Act of 2005’’. 

12 (3) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANS13 FERS.—Subparagraph (B) of section 9503(b)(6) of 

14 such Code is amended by striking ‘‘June 1, 2005’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2005’’. 

16 (b) AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND.—

17 (1) SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACCOUNT.—

18 Paragraph (2) of section 9504(b) of the Internal 

19 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘Sur20 face Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V’’ 

21 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Surface Trans22 portation Extension Act of 2005’’. 

23 (2) BOAT SAFETY ACCOUNT.—Subsection (c) of 

24 section 9504 of such Code is amended—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘June 1, 2005’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘July 1, 2005’’, and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘Surface Transportation 

4 Extension Act of 2004, Part V’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘Surface Transportation Extension Act of 

6 2005’’. 

7 (3) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANS8 FERS.—Paragraph (2) of section 9504(d) of such 

9 Code is amended by striking ‘‘June 1, 2005’’ and in10 serting ‘‘July 1, 2005’’. 

11 (c) EXTENSION OF TAX, ETC., ON USE OF CERTAIN

12 HEAVY VEHICLES.—The following provisions of the Inter13 nal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking 

14 ‘‘2005’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2006’’: 

15 (1) Section 4481(f). 

16 (2) Section 4482(c)(4). 

17 (3) Section 4482(d). 

18 (4) Section 4483(h). 

19 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

20 this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 

21 of this Act. 

22 (e) TEMPORARY RULE REGARDING ADJUSTMENTS.—

23 During the period beginning on the date of the enactment 

24 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 and 

25 ending on June 30, 2005, for purposes of making any esti-
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1 mate under section 9503(d) of the Internal Revenue Code 

2 of 1986 of receipts of the Highway Trust Fund, the Sec3 retary of the Treasury shall treat—

4 (1) each expiring provision of paragraphs (1) 

5 through (4) of section 9503(b) of such Code which 

6 is related to appropriations or transfers to such 

7 Fund to have been extended through the end of the 

8 24-month period referred to in section 

9 9503(d)(1)(B) of such Code, and 

10 (2) with respect to each tax imposed under the 

11 sections referred to in section 9503(b)(1) of such 

12 Code, the rate of such tax during the 24-month pe13 riod referred to in section 9503(d)(1)(B) of such 

14 Code to be the same as the rate of such tax as in 

15 effect on the date of the enactment of the Surface 

16 Transportation Extension Act of 2003.

Passed the House of Representatives May 25, 2005. 

Attest:

Clerk. 
109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2566

AN ACT

To provide an extension of highway, highway safeTransportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the grams funded out of the Highway Trust Fund ty, motor carrier safety, transit, and other pro-