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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3512 

To provide an extension of administrative expenses for 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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 28, 2005 

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. PETRI, and Mr. 

DEFAZIO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Resources, and Science, for a period to be 

subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 

of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To provide an extension of administrative expenses for 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. 

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, Part VI’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR FEDERAL-AID 

2 HIGHWAY PROGRAM. 

3 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 

4 Section 4(a) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act 

5 of 2004, Part V (118 Stat. 1147, 119 Stat. 325) is 

6 amended by striking ‘‘$292,179,920’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘$309,260,880’’. 

8 (b) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—Of the obligation 

9 limitation made available for Federal-aid highways and 

10 highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 2005 

11 by division H of Public Law 108–447 (118 Stat. 3204) 

12 not more the $17,080,960 shall be available, in addition 

13 to any obligation limitation previously provided, for ad14 ministrative expenses of the Federal Highway Administra15 tion for the period of July 30, 2005, through August 14, 

16 2005. 

17 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2(e)(3) of 

18 such Act (118 Stat. 1146, 119 Stat. 325) is amended by 

19 striking ‘‘July 30’’ and inserting ‘‘August 14’’. 

20 SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR NATIONAL HIGH21 WAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available from the 

23 Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac24 count) for the Secretary of Transportation to pay the ad25 ministrative expenses of the National Highway Traffic Ad26 ministration in carrying out the highway safety programs 
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1 authorized by sections 157 and 163 of chapter 1 of title 

2 23, United States Code, and sections 402, 403, 405, and 

3 410 of chapter 4 of such title, the National Driver Reg4 ister under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, 

5 the motor vehicle safety program under chapter 301 of 

6 such title 49, and the motor vehicle information and cost 

7 savings program under part C of subtitle VI of such title 

8 49 $4,125,000 for the period of July 30, 2005, through 

9 August 14, 2005. 

10 (b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made available 

11 by this section shall be available for obligation in the same 

12 manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 

13 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that such funds 

14 shall remain available until expended. 

15 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR MOTOR CARRIER 

16 SAFETY ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM. 

17 Section 7(a)(1) of the Surface Transportation Exten18 sion Act of 2004, Part V (118 Stat. 1153; 119 Stat. 330) 

19 is amended— 

20 (1) by striking ‘‘$213,799,290’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘$224,383,414’’; and 

22 (2) by striking ‘‘July 30’’ and inserting ‘‘Au23 gust 14’’. 
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1 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR FEDERAL TRAN2 SIT PROGRAMS. 

3 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

4 5338(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘JULY 30’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘AUGUST 14’’; 

7 (2) in subparagraph (A)(vii)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘$54,350,686’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘$57,650,686’’; and 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘July 30’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘August 14’’; and 

12 (3) in subparagraph (B)(vii) by striking ‘‘July 

13 30’’ and inserting ‘‘August 14’’. 

14 (b) OBLIGATION CEILING.—Section 3040(7) of the 

15 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 

16 Stat. 394; 118 Stat. 885; 118 Stat. 1158; 119 Stat. 333) 

17 is amended— 

18 (1) by striking ‘‘$6,398,695,996’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘$6,401,995,996’’; and 

20 (2) by striking ‘‘July 30’’ and inserting ‘‘Au21 gust 14’’. 

22 SEC. 6. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5001(a)(4) of the Trans24 portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 420; 

25 118 Stat. 1150; 119 Stat. 327; 119 Stat. 346; 119 Stat. 

26 379; 119 Stat. 394) is amended by striking ‘‘$25,730,000 
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1 for the period of October 1, 2004, through July 30, 2005’’ 

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

3 2004, through August 14, 2005’’. 

4 (b) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—Of the obligation 

5 limitation made available for Federal-aid highways and 

6 highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 2005 

7 by division H of Public Law 108–447 (118 Stat. 3204) 

8 not more the $1,270,000 shall be available, in addition 

9 to any obligation limitation previously provided, for ad10 ministrative expenses of the Bureau of Transportation 

11 Statistics for the period of July 30, 2005, through August 

12 14, 2005. 

13 SEC. 7. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF TRUST 

14 FUNDS FOR OBLIGATIONS UNDER TEA–21. 

15 (a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.— 

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

17 9503(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

18 amended— 

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

20 by striking ‘‘July 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘Au21 gust 15, 2005’’, 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara23 graph (O), 

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

25 subparagraph (P) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, 
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1 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (P) 

2 the following new subparagraph: 

3 ‘‘(Q) authorized to be paid out of the 

4 Highway Trust Fund under the Surface Trans5 portation Extension Act of 2005, Part VI.’’, 

6 and 

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

8 as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘Sur9 face Transportation Extension Act of 2005, 

10 Part V’’ and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation 

11 Extension Act of 2005, Part VI’’. 

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

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

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

15 by striking ‘‘July 31, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘Au16 gust 15, 2005’’, 

17 (B) in subparagraph (M), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

18 at the end of such subparagraph, 

19 (C) in subparagraph (N), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 

20 at the end of such subparagraph, 

21 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (N) 

22 the following new subparagraph: 

23 ‘‘(O) the Surface Transportation Extension 

24 Act of 2005, Part VI,’’, and 
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1 (E) in the matter after subparagraph (O), 

2 as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘Sur3 face Transportation Extension Act of 2005, 

4 Part V’’ and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation 

5 Extension Act of 2005, Part VI’’. 

6 (3) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANS7 FERS.—Subparagraph (B) of section 9503(b)(6) of 

8 such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: ‘‘The preceding sentence shall be applied by 

10 substituting ‘August 15, 2005’ for the date there11 in.’’. 

12 (b) AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND.— 

13 (1) SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACCOUNT.— 

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

15 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the 

16 end the following: ‘‘Subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) 

17 shall each be applied by substituting ‘Surface Trans18 portation Extension Act of 2005, Part VI’ for ‘Sur19 face Transportation Extension Act of 2005, Part 

20 V’.’’. 

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

22 section 9504 of such Code is amended— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘July 31, 2005’’ and in24 serting ‘‘August 15, 2005’’, and 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘Surface Transportation 

2 Extension Act of 2005, Part V’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘Surface Transportation Extension Act of 

4 2005, Part VI’’. 

5 (3) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANS6 FERS.—Paragraph (2) of section 9504(d) of such 

7 Code is amended by adding at the end the following 

8 new sentence: ‘‘The preceding sentence shall be ap9 plied by substituting ‘August 15, 2005’ for the date 

10 therein.’’. 

11 (c) TEMPORARY RULE REGARDING ADJUSTMENTS.— 

12 During the period beginning on the date of the enactment 

13 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 and 

14 ending on August 14, 2005, for purposes of making any 

15 estimate under section 9503(d) of the Internal Revenue 

16 Code of 1986 of receipts of the Highway Trust Fund, the 

17 Secretary of the Treasury shall treat— 

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

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

20 is related to appropriations or transfers to such 

21 Fund to have been extended through the end of the 

22 24-month period referred to in section 

23 9503(d)(1)(B) of such Code, and 

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

25 sections referred to in section 9503(b)(1) of such 
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1 Code, the rate of such tax during the 24-month pe2 riod referred to in section 9503(d)(1)(B) of such 

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

4 effect on the date of the enactment of the Surface 

5 Transportation Extension Act of 2003. 

6 (d) SUBSEQUENT REPEAL OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY

7 PROVISIONS.—Each of the following provisions of the In8 ternal Revenue Code of 1986 are amended by striking the 

9 last sentence thereof: 

10 (1) Section 9503(b)(6)(B). 

11 (2) Section 9504(b)(2). 

12 (3) Section 9504(d)(2). 

13 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para15 graph (2), the amendments made by this section 

16 shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 

17 Act. 

18 (2) SUBSEQUENT REPEAL.—The amendments 

19 made by subsection (d) shall take effect on the date 

20 of the enactment of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 

21 Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

22 Users and shall be executed immediately before the 

23 amendments made by such Act. 

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