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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3087

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2003

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 

Committees on Resources, the Budget, Ways and Means, 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 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 2003’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. ADVANCES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 

3 shall apportion funds made available under section 

4 1101(c) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 

5 Century (112 Stat. 116), as amended by this Act, to each 

6 State in the ratio that—

7 (1) the State’s total fiscal year 2003 obligation 

8 authority for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid 

9 highway program; bears to 

10 (2) all States’ total fiscal year 2003 obligation 

11 authority for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid 

12 highway program. 

13 (b) PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTIONS.—

14 (1) PROGRAMS.—Of the funds to be appor15 tioned to each State under subsection (a), the Sec16 retary shall ensure that the State is apportioned an 

17 amount of the funds, determined under paragraph 

18 (2), for the Interstate maintenance program, the 

19 National Highway System program, the bridge pro20 gram, the surface transportation program, the con21 gestion mitigation and air quality improvement pro22 gram, the recreational trails program, the Appa23 lachian development highway system program, and 

24 the minimum guarantee. 

25 (2) IN GENERAL.—The amount that each State 

26 shall be apportioned under this subsection for each 
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1 item referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deter2 mined by multiplying—

3 (A) the amount apportioned to the State 

4 under subsection (a); by 

5 (B) the ratio that—

6 (i) the amount of funds apportioned 

7 for the item to the State for fiscal year 

8 2003; bears to 

9 (ii) the total of the amount of funds 

10 apportioned for the items to the State for 

11 fiscal year 2003. 

12 (3) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Funds au13 thorized by the amendment made under subsection 

14 (d) shall be administered as if the funds had been 

15 apportioned, allocated, deducted, or set aside, as the 

16 case may be, under title 23, United States Code; ex17 cept that the deductions and set-asides in the fol18 lowing sections of such title shall not apply to such 

19 funds: sections 104(a)(1)(A), 104(a)(1)(B), 

20 104(b)(1)(A), 104(d)(1), 104(d)(2), 104(f)(1), 

21 104(h)(1), 118(c)(1), 140(b), 140(c), and 144(g)(1). 

22 (4) SPECIAL RULES FOR MINIMUM GUAR23 ANTEE.—In carrying out the minimum guarantee 

24 under section 105(c) of title 23, United States Code, 

25 with funds apportioned under this section for the 
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1 minimum guarantee, the $2,800,000,000 set forth in 

2 paragraph (1) of such section 105(c) shall be treated 

3 as being $1,166,666,667 and the aggregate of 

4 amounts apportioned to the States under this sec5 tion for the minimum guarantee shall be treated, for 

6 purposes of such section 105(c), as amounts made 

7 available under section 105 of such title. 

8 (5) EXTENSION OF OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGE SET9 ASIDE.—Section 144(g)(3) of title 23, United States 

10 Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol11 lowing: ‘‘and in the period of October 1, 2003, 

12 through February 29, 2004,’’. 

13 (c) REPAYMENT FROM FUTURE APPORTION14 MENTS.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall reduce 

16 the amount that would be apportioned, but for this 

17 section, to a State for programs under chapter 1 of 

18 title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year 2004, 

19 under a law reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway 

20 program enacted after the date of enactment of this 

21 Act by the amount that is apportioned to each State 

22 under subsection (a) and section 5(c) for each such 

23 program. 

24 (2) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—

25 The Secretary may establish procedures under which 
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1 funds apportioned under subsection (a) for a pro2 gram category for which funds are not authorized 

3 under a law described in paragraph (1) may be re4 stored to the Federal-aid highway program. 

5 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—

6 Section 1101 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

7 21st Century (112 Stat. 111–115) is amended by adding 

8 at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(c) ADVANCE AUTHORIZATION.—

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available 

11 from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 

12 Transit Account) to carry out section 2(a) of the 

13 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 

14 $13,483,458,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

15 through February 29, 2004. 

16 ‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.—Funds apportioned under 

17 section 2(a) of the Surface Transportation Exten18 sion Act of 2003 shall be subject to a limitation on 

19 obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway 

20 safety construction programs. 

21 ‘‘(3) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made 

22 available by this subsection shall be available for ob23 ligation in the same manner as if such funds were 

24 apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United 

25 States Code.’’.
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1 (e) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

3 for the period of October 1, 2003, through February 

4 29, 2004, the Secretary shall allocate to each State 

5 for programs funded under this section and section 

6 5(c) an amount of obligation authority made avail7 able under an Act making appropriations for the De8 partment of Transportation for fiscal year 2004 that 

9 is—

10 (A) equal to the greater of—

11 (i) the State’s unobligated balance, as 

12 of October 1, 2003, of Federal-aid highway 

13 apportionments subject to any limitation 

14 on obligations; except that unobligated bal15 ances of contract authority from minimum 

16 guarantee and Appalachian development 

17 highway system apportionments for which 

18 obligation authority was made available 

19 until used shall not be included for pur20 poses of calculating a State’s unobligated 

21 balance of apportionments for this clause; 

22 or 

(ii) 5 23 ⁄12 of the State’s total fiscal year 

24 2003 obligation authority for funds appor-
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1 tioned for the Federal-aid highway pro2 gram; but 

3 (B) not greater than 75 percent of the 

4 State’s total fiscal year 2003 obligation author5 ity for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid 

6 highway program. 

7 (2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The total of all 

8 allocations under paragraph (1) and allocations, for 

9 programs funded under sections 4, 5 (other than 

10 subsection (c)), and 6(a) of this Act, of obligation 

11 authority made available under an Act making ap12 propriations for the Department of Transportation 

13 for fiscal year 2004 shall not exceed 

14 $14,101,250,000; except that this limitation shall 

15 not apply to $226,250,000 in obligations for min16 imum guarantee for the period of October 1, 2003, 

17 through February 29, 2004. 

18 (3) TIME PERIOD FOR OBLIGATIONS OF

19 FUNDS.—

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

21 subparagraph (B), a State shall not obligate 

22 any funds for any Federal-aid highway program 

23 project after February 29, 2004, until the ear24 lier of the date of enactment of a multiyear law 
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1 reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway program 

2 or June 30, 2004. 

3 (B) REOBLIGATION.—Subparagraph (A) 

4 shall not preclude the reobligation of previously 

5 obligated funds. 

6 (C) DISTRIBUTION OF REMAINING OBLIGA7 TION AUTHORITY.—On the earlier of the date 

8 of enactment of a law described in subpara9 graph (A) or June 1, 2004, the Secretary shall 

10 distribute to each State any remaining amounts 

11 of obligation authority for Federal-aid highways 

12 and highway safety construction programs by 

13 allocation as provided in an Act making appro14 priations for the Department of Transportation 

15 for fiscal year 2004. 

16 (D) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—No contract 

17 authority made available to the States prior to 

18 June 30, 2004, shall be obligated after that 

19 date until such time as a multiyear law reau20 thorizing the Federal-aid highway program has 

21 been enacted. 

22 (4) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATIONS.—Any obliga23 tion of an allocation of obligation authority made 

24 under this subsection shall be considered to be an 

25 obligation for Federal-aid highways and highway 
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1 safety construction programs for fiscal year 2004 for 

2 the purposes of the matter under the heading 

3 ‘‘(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)’’ under the 

4 heading ‘‘FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS’’ in an Act 

5 making appropriations for the Department of Trans6 portation for fiscal year 2004. 

7 SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF UNOBLIGATED APPORTIONMENTS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other authority 

9 of a State to transfer funds, for fiscal year 2004, a State 

10 may transfer any funds apportioned to the State for any 

11 program under section 104(b) (including amounts appor12 tioned under section 104(b)(3) or set aside, made avail13 able, or suballocated under section 133(d)) or section 144 

14 of title 23, United States Code, before, on, or after the 

15 date of enactment of this Act, that are subject to any limi16 tation on obligations, and that are not obligated, to any 

17 other of those programs. 

18 (b) TREATMENT OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—Any 

19 funds transferred to another program under subsection (a) 

20 shall be subject to the provisions of the program to which 

21 the funds are transferred, except that funds transferred 

22 to a program under section 133 (other than subsections 

23 (d)(1) and (d)(2)) of title 23, United States Code, shall 

24 not be subject to section 133(d) of that title. 

25 (c) RESTORATION OF APPORTIONMENTS.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

2 the date of enactment of a law reauthorizing the 

3 Federal-aid highway program enacted after the date 

4 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor5 tation shall restore any funds that a State trans6 ferred under subsection (a) for any project not eligi7 ble for the funds but for this section to the program 

8 category from which the funds were transferred. 

9 (2) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—

10 The Secretary may establish procedures under which 

11 funds transferred under subsection (a) from a pro12 gram category for which funds are not authorized 

13 may be restored to the Federal-aid highway pro14 gram. 

15 (3) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUC16 TION.—No provision of law, except a statute enacted 

17 after the date of enactment of this Act that ex18 pressly limits the application of this subsection, shall 

19 impair the authority of the Secretary to restore 

20 funds pursuant to this subsection. 

21 (d) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary may issue guidance 

22 for use in carrying out this section.

23 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 

24 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—

25 There shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund 
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1 (other than the Mass Transit Account) for administrative 

2 expenses of the Federal-aid highway program 

3 $187,500,000 for fiscal year 2004 . 

4 (b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made available 

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

6 manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 

7 1 of title 23, United States Code, and shall be subject 

8 to a limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and 

9 highway safety construction programs; except that such 

10 funds shall remain available until expended. 

11 SEC. 5. OTHER FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAMS. 

12 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER

13 TITLE I OF TEA21.—

14 (1) FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS.—

15 (A) INDIAN RESERVATION ROADS.—Sec16 tion 1101(a)(8)(A) of the Transportation Eq17 uity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 112) 

18 is amended—

19 (i) by inserting before the period at 

20 the end the following: ‘‘and $114,583,333 

21 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

22 February 29, 2004’’; and 

23 (ii) by adding at the end the fol24 lowing: ‘‘The minimum amount made 

25 available for such period that the Sec-
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1 retary, in cooperation with the Secretary of 

2 the Interior, shall reserve for Indian res3 ervation road bridges under section 

4 202(d)(4) of title 23, United States Code, 

5 shall be $5,416,667 instead of 

6 $13,000,000.’’. 

7 (B) PUBLIC LANDS HIGHWAYS.—Section 

8 1101(a)(8)(B) of such Act (112 Stat. 112) is 

9 amended by inserting before the period at the 

10 end the following: ‘‘and $102,500,000 for the 

11 period of October 1, 2003, through February 

12 29, 2004’’. 

13 (C) PARK ROADS AND PARKWAYS.—Sec14 tion 1101(a)(8)(C) of such Act (112 Stat. 112) 

15 is amended by inserting before the period at the 

16 end the following: ‘‘and $68,750,000 for the pe17 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

18 2004’’. 

19 (D) REFUGE ROADS.—Section 

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

21 amended by inserting before the period at the 

22 end the following: ‘‘and $8,333,333 for the pe23 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

24 2004’’. 
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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) is amended by inserting before 

5 the period at the end the following: ‘‘and 

6 $58,333,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

7 through February 29, 2004’’. 

8 (3) CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND

9 FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.—

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

11 such Act (112 Stat. 113) is amended by insert12 ing before the period at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘and $15,833,333 for the period of October 1, 

14 2003, through February 29, 2004’’. 

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

16 AND WASHINGTON.—To carry out section 1064 

17 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi18 ciency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 129 note; 105 

19 Stat. 2005; 112 Stat. 185), of funds made 

20 available by the amendment made by subpara21 graph (A)—

22 (i) $4,166,667 shall be available for 

23 section 1064(d)(2); 

24 (ii) $2,083,333 shall be available for 

25 section 1064(d)(3); and 
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1 (iii) $2,083,333 shall be available for 

2 section 1064(d)(4). 

3 (4) NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.—

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

5 Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 113) is amend6 ed—

7 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it ap8 pears; and 

9 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

10 end the following: ‘‘, and $11,458,333 for the 

11 period of October 1, 2003, through February 

12 29, 2004’’. 

13 (5) VALUE PRICING PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

14 1101(a)(12) of such Act (112 Stat. 113) is amend15 ed—

16 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

17 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

18 end the following: ‘‘, and $4,583,333 for the pe19 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

20 2004’’. 

21 (6) HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.—

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

23 amended by inserting before the period at the end 

24 the following: ‘‘and $2,083,333 for the period of Oc25 tober 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’. 
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1 (7) COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO HIGH2 WAY PROGRAM.—

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1101(a)(15) of 

4 such Act (112 Stat. 113) is amended by insert5 ing before the period at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘and $45,833,333 for the period of October 1, 

7 2003, through February 29, 2004’’. 

8 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

9 1214(r) of such Act (112 Stat. 209) is amended 

10 by striking ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’. 

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

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

13 Stat. 840) is amended by inserting before the period 

14 at the end the following: ‘‘and $208,333 for the pe15 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

16 2004’’. 

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) is amended by inserting before the period 

21 at the end the following: ‘‘and $10,416,667 for the 

22 period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

23 2004’’.
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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) in subsection (a)(1)—

5 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 

6 subparagraph (D); 

7 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

8 of subparagraph (E) and inserting ‘‘; 

9 and’’; and 

10 (iii) by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(F) $58,333,333 for the period of Octo13 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004.’’; 

14 (B) in subsection (a)(2) by inserting after 

15 ‘‘2003’’ the following: ‘‘and $833,333 for the 

16 period of October 1, 2003, through February 

17 29, 2004’’; and 

18 (C) in subsection (c)—

19 (i) by striking ‘‘2003’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘2004’’; and 

21 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

22 of the table and inserting the following:

‘‘2004 ....................................................................................$1,083,333,333 .’’.

23 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER

24 TITLE V OF TEA21.—
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1 (1) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.—

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

3 for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 419) is amended— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘2002, and’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘2002,’’; and 

6 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol7 lowing: ‘‘, and $43,750,000 for the period of 

8 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’. 

9 (2) TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—

10 Section 5001(a)(2) of such Act (112 Stat. 419) is 

11 amended—

12 (A) by striking ‘‘2002, and’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘2002,’’; and 

14 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol15 lowing: ‘‘, and $22,916,667 for the period of 

16 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’. 

17 (3) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—Section 

18 5001(a)(3) of such Act (112 Stat. 420) is amend19 ed—

20 (A) by striking ‘‘2002, and’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘2002,’’; and 

22 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol23 lowing: ‘‘, and $8,750,000 for the period of Oc24 tober 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’. 
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1 (4) BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATIS2 TICS.—Section 5001(a)(4) of such Act (112 Stat. 

3 420) is amended by inserting before the period at 

4 the end the following: ‘‘, and $12,916,667 for the 

5 period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

6 2004’’. 

7 (5) ITS STANDARDS, RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL

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

9 such Act (112 Stat. 420) is amended—

10 (A) by striking ‘‘2002, and’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘2002,’’; and 

12 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol13 lowing: ‘‘, and $47,916,667 for the period of 

14 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’. 

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

16 such Act (112 Stat. 420) is amended—

17 (A) by striking ‘‘2002, and’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘2002,’’; and 

19 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol20 lowing: ‘‘, and $51,666,667 for the period of 

21 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’. 

22 (7) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RE23 SEARCH.—Section 5001(a)(7) of such Act (112 Stat. 

24 420) is amended—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘2002, and’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘2002,’’; and 

3 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol4 lowing: ‘‘, and $11,250,000 for the period of 

5 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’. 

6 (c) METROPOLITAN PLANNING.— 

7 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHOR8 ITY.—There shall be available from the Highway 

9 Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 

10 to carry out section 134 of title 23, United States 

11 Code, $100,000,000 for the period of October 1, 

12 2003, through February 29, 2004. 

13 (2) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 

14 shall distribute funds made available by this sub15 section to the States in accordance with section 

16 104(f)(2) of title 23, United States Code. 

17 (3) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made 

18 available by this subsection shall be available for ob19 ligation in the same manner as if such funds were 

20 apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United 

21 States Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on 

22 obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway 

23 safety construction programs. 

24 (d) TERRITORIES.—Section 1101 of the Transpor25 tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 111–
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1 115) is further amended by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(d) TERRITORIES.—

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In lieu of the amounts de5 ducted under section 104(b)(1) of title 23, United 

6 States Code, there shall be available from the High7 way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac8 count) for the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 

9 Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

10 Mariana Islands $15,166,667 for the period of Octo11 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004. 

12 ‘‘(2) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made 

13 available by this subsection shall be available for ob14 ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap15 portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 

16 Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga17 tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 

18 construction programs.’’. 

19 (e) ALASKA HIGHWAY.—Section 1101 of such Act is 

20 further amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(e) ALASKA HIGHWAY.—

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In lieu of the amounts de23 ducted under section 104(b)(1) of title 23, United 

24 States Code, there shall be available from the High25 way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
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1 count) for the Alaska Highway program under sec2 tion 218 of such title $7,833,333 for the period of 

3 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004. 

4 ‘‘(2) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made 

5 available by this subsection shall be available for ob6 ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap7 portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 

8 Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga9 tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 

10 construction programs.’’. 

11 (f) OPERATION LIFESAVER.—Section 1101 of such 

12 Act is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(f) OPERATION LIFESAVER.—

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In lieu of the amount set 

15 aside under section 104(d)(1) of title 23, United 

16 States Code, there shall be available from the High17 way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac18 count) to carry out the operation lifesaver program 

19 under such section $208,333 for the period of Octo20 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004. 

21 ‘‘(2) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made 

22 available by this subsection shall be available for ob23 ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap24 portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 

25 Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga-
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1 tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 

2 construction programs.’’. 

3 (g) BRIDGE DISCRETIONARY.—Section 1101 of such 

4 Act is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(g) BRIDGE DISCRETIONARY.—

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available 

7 from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 

8 Transit Account) $41,666,667 to the Secretary at 

9 the discretion of the Secretary to carry out section 

10 144(g) of title 23, United States Code, for the pe11 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

12 2004. 

13 ‘‘(2) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made 

14 available by this subsection shall be available for ob15 ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap16 portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 

17 Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga18 tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 

19 construction programs.’’. 

20 (h) INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE.—Section 1101 of 

21 such Act is further amended by adding at the end the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(h) INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE.—

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available 

25 from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
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1 Transit Account) $41,666,667 to the Secretary to 

2 carry out projects described in section 118(c)(1) of 

3 title 23, United States Code, for the period of Octo4 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004. 

5 ‘‘(2) PROJECT SELECTION CRITERIA.—The 

6 project selection criteria in section 118(c)(2) of such 

7 title shall apply to amounts made available by this 

8 subsection. 

9 ‘‘(3) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made 

10 available by this subsection shall be available for ob11 ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap12 portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 

13 Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga14 tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 

15 construction programs; except that such funds shall 

16 remain available until expended.’’. 

17 (i) RECREATIONAL TRAILS ADMINISTRATIVE

18 COSTS.—Section 1101 of such Act is further amended by 

19 adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(i) RECREATIONAL TRAILS ADMINISTRATIVE

21 COSTS.—

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In lieu of the amount to be 

23 deducted under section 104(h)(1) of title 23, United 

24 States Code, there shall be available from the High25 way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
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1 count) to the Secretary to cover costs of the Sec2 retary described in such section $312,500 for the pe3 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

4 2004. 

5 ‘‘(2) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made 

6 available by this subsection shall be available for ob7 ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap8 portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 

9 Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga10 tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 

11 construction programs.’’. 

12 (j) RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSING HAZARD ELIMI13 NATION IN HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.—Section 1101 

14 of such Act is further amended by adding at the end the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(j) RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSING HAZARD ELIMI17 NATION IN HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.—

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In lieu of the amount to be 

19 deducted under section 104(d)(2) of title 23, United 

20 States Code, there shall be available from the High21 way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac22 count) to the Secretary for elimination of hazards of 

23 railway-highway crossings in accordance with such 

24 section $2,187,500 for the period of October 1, 

25 2003, through February 29, 2004; except that not 
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1 less than $104,167 instead of $250,000 shall be 

2 available for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

3 February 29, 2004, for eligible improvements de4 scribed in subparagraph (E) of such section. 

5 ‘‘(2) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made 

6 available by this subsection shall be available for ob7 ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap8 portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 

9 Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga10 tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 

11 construction programs.’’. 

12 (k) NONDISCRIMINATION.—Section 1101 of such Act 

13 is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(k) NONDISCRIMINATION.—

15 ‘‘(1) SKILLS TRAINING.—In lieu of the amount 

16 to be deducted under section 140(b) of title 23, 

17 United States Code, there shall be available from the 

18 Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 

19 Account) to the Secretary for the administration of 

20 such section $4,166,667 for the period of October 1, 

21 2003, through February 29, 2004. 

22 ‘‘(2) ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.—In lieu of the 

23 amount to be deducted under section 140(c) of title 

24 23, United States Code, there shall be available from 

25 the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
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1 Transit Account) to the Secretary for the adminis2 tration of such section $4,166,667 for the period of 

3 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004. 

4 ‘‘(3) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made 

5 available by this subsection shall be available for ob6 ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap7 portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 

8 Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga9 tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 

10 construction programs; except that funds made 

11 available by paragraph (1) shall remain available 

12 until expended.’’. 

13 (l) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Funds authorized 

14 by the amendments made by this section shall be adminis15 tered as if the funds had been apportioned, allocated, de16 ducted, or set aside, as the case may be, under title 23, 

17 United States Code, except that the deductions under sec18 tions 104(a)(1)(A) and 104(a)(1)(B) of such title shall not 

19 apply to funds made available by the amendment made 

20 by subsection (a)(1) of this section. 

21 (m) REDUCTION OF ALLOCATED PROGRAMS.—The 

22 Secretary of Transportation shall reduce the amount that 

23 would be made available, but for this section, for fiscal 

24 year 2004 for allocation under a program, that is contin25 ued both by a law reauthorizing such program enacted 
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1 after the date of enactment of this Act and by this section, 

2 by the amount made available for such program by this 

3 section. 

4 (n) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—The 

5 Secretary may establish procedures under which funds al6 located under this section for fiscal year 2004 for a pro7 gram category for which funds are not authorized for fis8 cal year 2004 under a multiyear law reauthorizing the 

9 Federal-aid highway program enacted after the date of en10 actment of this Act may be restored to the Federal-aid 

11 highway program.

12 SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS. 

13 (a) CHAPTER 1 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—

14 (1) SEAT BELT SAFETY INCENTIVE GRANTS.—

15 Section 157 of title 23, United States Code, is 

16 amended—

17 (A) in subsection (a)(3) by striking 

18 ‘‘2001’’ and inserting ‘‘2002’’; 

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

20 ‘‘2001’’ and inserting ‘‘2002’’; 

21 (C) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘2002’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘2003’’; 

23 (D) in subsection (c)(1) by striking 

24 ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2003’’; 
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1 (E) in subsection (c)(2) by striking 

2 ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2003’’; 

3 (F) in subsection (f)(4) by striking ‘‘2002’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘2003’’; 

5 (G) in subsection (g)(1)—

6 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

7 (ii) by inserting before the period at 

8 the end the following: ‘‘, and $46,666,667 

9 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

10 February 29, 2004’’; 

11 (H) in the heading to subsection (g)(3)(B) 

12 by striking ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’; and 

13 (I) in subsection (g)(3)(B) by striking 

14 ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’. 

15 (2) PREVENTION OF INTOXICATED DRIVER IN16 CENTIVE GRANTS.—Section 163(e)(1) of such title is 

17 amended—

18 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

19 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

20 end the following: ‘‘, and $50,000,000 for the 

21 period of October 1, 2003, through February 

22 29, 2004’’. 

23 (b) CHAPTER 4 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Sec24 tion 2009(a)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

25 21st Century (112 Stat. 337) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

2 (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 

3 following: ‘‘, and $68,750,000 for the period of Oc4 tober 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’. 

5 (c) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP6 MENT.—Section 2009(a)(2) of such Act (112 Stat. 337) 

7 is amended by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the following: ‘‘, and 

8 $30,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

9 February 29, 2004’’. 

10 (d) OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS.—

11 Section 2009(a)(3) of such Act (112 Stat. 337) is amend12 ed—

13 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

14 (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 

15 following: ‘‘, and $8,333,333 for the period of Octo16 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’. 

17 (e) ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTER18 MEASURES INCENTIVE GRANTS.—

19 (1) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 410 of 

20 title 23, United States Code, is amended—

21 (A) in subsection (a)(3) by striking ‘‘6’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘7’’; and 

23 (B) in subsection (a)(4)(C) by striking 

24 ‘‘and sixth’’ and inserting ‘‘, sixth, and sev25 enth’’; and 
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1 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

2 Section 2009(a)(4) of such Act (112 Stat. 337) is 

3 amended—

4 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it ap5 pears; and 

6 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

7 end the following: ‘‘, and $16,666,667 for the 

8 period of October 1, 2003, through February 

9 29, 2004’’. 

10 (f) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—Section 

11 2009(a)(6) of such Act (112 Stat. 338) is amended by 

12 inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the following: ‘‘, and $833,333 for 

13 the period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

14 2004’’. 

15 (g) ALLOCATIONS.—Section 2009(b) of such Act 

16 (112 Stat. 338) is amended—

17 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2003’’ and in18 serting ‘‘2004’’; and 

19 (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘2003’’ and in20 serting ‘‘2004’’. 

21 (h) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Section 2009(c) 

22 of such Act (112 Stat. 338) is amended by striking 

23 ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’. 

24 SEC. 7. EXTENSION OF MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM. 

25 (a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available 

2 from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 

3 Transit Account) for the Secretary of Transpor4 tation to pay administrative expenses of the Federal 

5 Motor Carrier Safety Administration $71,487,500 

6 for the period of October 1, 2003, through February 

7 29, 2004. 

8 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds authorized by this 

9 subsection may be used for personnel costs; adminis10 trative infrastructure; rent; information technology; 

11 and programs for research and technology, regu12 latory development, and other operating expenses 

13 and similar matters. 

14 (b) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PRO15 GRAM.—Section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, 

16 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(7) Not more than $68,750,000 for the period 

18 of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004.’’. 

19 (c) INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND COMMERCIAL DRIV20 ER’S LICENSE GRANTS.—

21 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—Sec22 tion 31107(a) of such title is amended—

23 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para24 graph (2); 
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1 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

2 paragraph (3) and inserting a semicolon; 

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

4 paragraph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(5) $8,333,333 for the period of October 1, 

7 2003 through February 29, 2004.’’. 

8 (2) EMERGENCY CDL GRANTS.—From amounts 

9 made available by section 31107(a) of title 49, 

10 United States Code, for the period of October 1, 

11 2003 through February 29, 2004, the Secretary of 

12 Transportation may make grants of up to $416,667 

13 to a State whose commercial driver’s license pro14 gram may fail to meet the compliance requirements 

15 of section 31311(a) of such title. 

16 (d) CRASH CAUSATION STUDY.—There shall be avail17 able from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 

18 Transit Account) for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

19 Administration to continue the crash causation study re20 quired by section 224 of the Motor Carrier Safety Im21 provement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31100 note; 113 Stat. 

22 1770–1771), $416,667 for the period of October 1, 2003 

23 through February 29, 2004. 

24 (e) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made available 

25 by this section shall be available for obligation in the same 
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1 manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 

2 1 of title 23, United States Code.

3 SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS. 

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

5 title 49, United States Code, is amended—

6 (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘and for the 

7 period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

8 2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’; 

9 (2) in paragraph (2)(B) by inserting after 

10 clause (ii) the following: 

11 ‘‘(iii) OCTOBER 1, 2003 THROUGH FEB12 RUARY 29, 2004.—Of the amounts made 

13 available under paragraph (1)(B), 

14 $4,333,333 shall be available for the period 

15 of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

16 2004, for capital projects described in 

17 clause (i).’’; 

18 (3) in paragraph (3)(B) by inserting after 

19 ‘‘2003’’ the following: ‘‘(and $1,250,000 shall be 

20 available for the period October 1, 2003, through 

21 February 29, 2004)’’; and 

22 (4) in paragraph (3)(C) by inserting after 

23 ‘‘2003’’ the following: ‘‘(and $20,833,334 shall be 

24 available for the period October 1, 2003, through 

25 February 29, 2004)’’. 
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1 (b) APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

2 FIXED GUIDEWAY MODERNIZATION.—

3 (1) SPECIAL RULE FOR OCTOBER 1, 2003

4 THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2004.—The Secretary of 

5 Transportation shall determine the amount that 

6 each urbanized area is to be apportioned for fixed 

7 guideway modernization under section 5337 of title 

8 49, United States Code, on a pro rata basis to re9 flect the partial fiscal year 2004 funding made avail10 able by sections 5338(b)(2)(A)(vi) and 

11 5338(b)(2)(B)(vi) of such title. 

12 (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 5337 of 

13 such title is amended by striking the first subsection 

14 (e), relating to special rule. 

15 (c) FORMULA GRANTS AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

16 5338(a) of such title is amended—

17 (1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 

18 ‘‘AND FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2003, 

19 THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’; 

20 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 

21 (2)(A)(iv) and (2)(B)(iv); 

22 (3) by striking the period at the end of para23 graphs (2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v) and inserting ‘‘; 

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1 (4) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(vi) $1,292,948,344 for the period of 

4 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

5 2004.’’; 

6 (5) by adding at the end in paragraph (2)(B) 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘(vi) $323,459,169 for the period of 

9 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

10 2004.’’; and 

11 (6) in paragraph (2)(C) by inserting after ‘‘a 

12 fiscal year’’ the following: ‘‘(other than for the pe13 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

14 2004)’’. 

15 (d) ALLOCATION OF FORMULA GRANT FUNDS FOR

16 OCTOBER 1, 2003, THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2004.—Of 

17 the aggregate of amounts made available by and appro18 priated under section 5338(a)(2) of title 49, United States 

19 Code, for the period of October 1, 2003, through February 

20 29, 2004—

21 (1) $2,020,813 shall be available to the Alaska 

22 Railroad for improvements to its passenger oper23 ations under section 5307 of such title; 

24 (2) $20,833,334 shall be available to carry out 

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1 (3) of the remaining amount—

2 (A) 2.4 percent shall be available to pro3 vide transportation services to elderly individ4 uals and individuals with disabilities under sec5 tion 5310 of such title; 

6 (B) 6.37 percent shall be available to pro7 vide financial assistance for other than urban8 ized areas under section 5311 of such title; and 

9 (C) 91.23 percent shall be available to pro10 vide financial assistance for urbanized areas 

11 under section 5307 of such title. 

12 (e) CAPITAL PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

13 5338(b) of such title is amended—

14 (1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 

15 ‘‘AND FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2003, 

16 THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’; 

17 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 

18 (2)(A)(iv) and (2)(B)(iv); 

19 (3) by striking the period at the end of para20 graphs (2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v) and inserting ‘‘; 

21 and’’; 

22 (4) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) 

23 the following: 
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1 ‘‘(vi) $1,022,503,342 for the period of 

2 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

3 2004.’’; and 

4 (5) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(vi) $255,801,669 for the period of 

7 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

8 2004.’’. 

9 (f) PLANNING AUTHORIZATIONS AND ALLOCA10 TIONS.—Section 5338(c) is amended—

11 (1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 

12 ‘‘AND FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2003, 

13 THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’; 

14 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 

15 (2)(A)(iv) and (2)(B)(iv); 

16 (3) by striking the period at the end of para17 graphs (2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v) and inserting ‘‘; 

18 and’’; 

19 (4) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) 

20 the following: 

21 ‘‘(vi) $24,636,667 for the period of 

22 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

23 2004.’’; 

24 (5) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) 

25 the following: 
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1 ‘‘(vi) $6,100,000 for the period of Oc2 tober 1, 2003, through February 29, 

3 2004.’’; and 

4 (6) in paragraph (2)(C) by inserting ‘‘or any 

5 portion of a fiscal year’’ after ‘‘fiscal year’’. 

6 (g) RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 5338(d) 

7 of such title is amended—

8 (1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 

9 ‘‘AND FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2003, 

10 THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’; 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 

12 (2)(A)(iv) and (2)(B)(iv); 

13 (3) by striking the period at the end of para14 graphs (2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v) and inserting ‘‘; 

15 and’’; 

16 (4) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘(vi) $16,536,667 for the period of 

19 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

20 2004.’’; 

21 (5) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) 

22 the following: 

23 ‘‘(vi) $4,095,000 for the period of Oc24 tober 1, 2003, through February 29, 

25 2004.’’; and 
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1 (6) in paragraph (2)(C) by inserting after ‘‘a 

2 fiscal year’’ the following: ‘‘(other than for the pe3 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

4 2004)’’. 

5 (h) ALLOCATION OF RESEARCH FUNDS FOR OCTO6 BER 1, 2003, THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2004.—Of the 

7 funds made available by or appropriated under section 

8 5338(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, for the period 

9 of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004—

10 (1) not less than $2,187,500 shall be available 

11 for providing rural transportation assistance under 

12 section 5311(b)(2) of such title; 

13 (2) not less than $3,437,500 shall be available 

14 for carrying out transit cooperative research pro15 grams under section 5313(a) of such title; 

16 (3) not less than $1,666,667 shall be available 

17 to carry out programs under the National Transit 

18 Institute under section 5315 of such title, including 

19 not more than $416,667 shall be available to carry 

20 out section 5315(a)(16) of such title; and 

21 (4) the remainder shall be available for carrying 

22 out national planning and research programs under 

23 sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, and 5322 

24 of such title. 
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1 (i) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AU2 THORIZATIONS.—Section 5338(e) of such title is amend3 ed—

4 (1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 

5 ‘‘AND FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2003, 

6 THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’; 

7 (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting after 

8 ‘‘2003’’ the following: ‘‘and $2,020,833 for the pe9 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

10 2004’’; 

11 (3) in paragraph (2)(B) by inserting after 

12 ‘‘2003’’ the following: ‘‘and $505,833 for the period 

13 of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’; 

14 and 

15 (4) in clauses (i) and (iii) of paragraph (2)(C) 

16 by inserting after ‘‘fiscal year’’ the following: ‘‘(other 

17 than for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

18 February 29, 2004)’’. 

19 (j) ALLOCATION OF UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION

20 RESEARCH FUNDS.—

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made avail22 able under section 5338(e)(2)(A) of title 49, United 

23 States Code, for the period October 1, 2003, 

24 through February 29, 2004—
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1 (A) $833,333 shall be available for the 

2 center identified in section 5505(j)(4)(A) of 

3 such title; and 

4 (B) $833,333 shall be available for the 

5 center identified in section 5505(j)(4)(F) of 

6 such title. 

7 (2) TRAINING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOP8 MENT.—Notwithstanding section 5338(e)(2) of such 

9 title, any amounts made available under such section 

10 for such period that remain after distribution under 

11 paragraph (1), shall be available for the purposes 

12 identified in section 3015(d) of the Transportation 

13 Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 857). 

14 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

15 3015(d)(2) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

16 21st Century (112 Stat. 857) is amended by insert17 ing ‘‘and in the period October 31, 2003, through 

18 February 29, 2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’. 

19 (k) ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

20 5338(f) of such title is amended—

21 (1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 

22 ‘‘AND FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2003, 

23 THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’; 

24 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 

25 (2)(A)(iv) and (2)(B)(iv); 
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1 (3) by striking the period at the end of para2 graphs (2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v) and inserting ‘‘; 

3 and’’; 

4 (4) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(vi) $24,585,834 for the period of 

7 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

8 2004.’’; and 

9 (5) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(vi) $6,150,833 for the period of Oc12 tober 1, 2003, through February 29, 

13 2004.’’. 

14 (l) JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE PRO15 GRAM.—Section 3037(l) of the Transportation Equity Act 

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

17 391–392) is amended—

18 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 

19 (1)(A)(iv) and (1)(B)(iv); 

20 (2) by striking the period at the end of para21 graphs (1)(A)(v) and (1)(B)(v) and inserting ‘‘; 

22 and’’; 

23 (3) by adding at the end of paragraph (1)(A) 

24 the following: 
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1 ‘‘(vi) $50,519,167 for the period of 

2 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

3 2004.’’; 

4 (4) by adding at the end of paragraph (1)(B) 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(vi) $12,638,333 for the period of 

7 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

8 2004.’’; and 

9 (5) by inserting before the period at the end of 

10 paragraph (2) the following: ‘‘; except that in the pe11 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

12 2004, $4,166,667 shall be used for such projects’’. 

13 (m) RURAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY IN14 CENTIVE PROGRAM.—Section 3038(g) of such Act (49 

15 U.S.C. 5310 note; 112 Stat. 393) is amended—

16 (1) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(F) $2,187,500 for the period of October 

19 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004.’’; and 

20 (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ 

21 the following: ‘‘(and $708,333 shall be available for 

22 the period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

23 2004)’’. 

24 (n) URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.—Section 

25 5307(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
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1 (1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 

2 ‘‘AND FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2003, 

3 THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’; 

4 (2) in paragraph (2)(A)—

5 (A) by inserting ‘‘and for the period of Oc6 tober 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ 

7 after ‘‘2003,’’; 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause 

9 (ii); 

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

11 clause (iii) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

12 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(iv) a portion of the area was not 

14 designated as an urbanized area as deter15 mined under the 1990 Federal decennial 

16 census and received assistance under sec17 tion 5311 in fiscal year 2002.’’; 

18 (3) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) 

19 the following: ‘‘Each portion of an area not des20 ignated as an urbanized area under the 1990 Fed21 eral decennial census and eligible to receive funds 

22 under subparagraph (A)(iv) shall receive an amount 

23 of funds made available to carry out this section 

24 that is no less than the amount the portion of the 
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1 area received under section 5311 in fiscal year 

2 2002.’’. 

3 (o) OBLIGATION CEILING.—Section 3040 of the 

4 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 

5 Stat. 394) is amended—

6 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

7 (4); 

8 (2) by striking the period at the end of para9 graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(6) $3,042,501,691 for the period of October 

12 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004.’’. 

13 (p) FUEL CELL BUS AND BUS FACILITIES PRO14 GRAM.—Section 3015(b) of such Act (112 Stat. 361) is 

15 amended by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of the period of 

16 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004, 

17 $2,020,833)’’ after ‘‘$4,850,000’’. 

18 (q) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROJECT.—Sec19 tion 3015(c)(2) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 322 note; 112 

20 Stat. 361) is amended—

21 (1) by inserting ‘‘and for the period of October 

22 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004, after ‘‘2003,’’; 

23 and 

24 (2) by inserting ‘‘and $2,083,333 for such pe25 riod’’ after ‘‘$5,000,000 per fiscal year’’.
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1 (r) PROJECTS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS

2 AND EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS.—Subsections 

3 (a), (b), and (c)(1) of section 3030 of such Act (112 Stat. 

4 373–381) are amended by inserting ‘‘and for the period 

5 of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004,’’ after 

6 ‘‘2003’’. 

7 (s) NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE PROJECT.—Subpara8 graphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 3031(a)(3) of the 

9 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 

10 (105 Stat. 2122; 112 Stat. 379) are amended by inserting 

11 ‘‘and for the period of October 1, 2003, through February 

12 29, 2004,’’ after ‘‘2003,’’. 

13 (t) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Amounts made avail14 able under the amendments made by this section shall be 

15 treated for purposes of section 1101(b) of the Transpor16 tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 101 

17 note) as amounts made available for programs under title 

18 III of such Act.

19 SEC. 9. SPORT FISHING AND BOATING SAFETY. 

20 (a) FUNDING FOR NATIONAL OUTREACH AND COM21 MUNICATIONS PROGRAM.—Section 4(c) of the Dingell22 Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(c)) 

23 is amended—

24 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

25 (4); 
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1 (2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at 

2 the end of paragraph (5); and 

3 (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(6) $4,166,667 for the period of October 1, 

6 2003, through February 29, 2004;’’. 

7 (b) CLEAN VESSEL ACT FUNDING.—Section 4(b) of 

8 such Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)) is amended: 

9 (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para10 graph (5); 

11 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(4) FIRST 5 MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR 2004.—

14 For the period of October 1, 2003, through Feb15 ruary 29, 2004, of the balance of each annual appro16 priation remaining after making the distribution 

17 under subsection (a), an amount equal to 

18 $34,166,667, reduced by 82 percent of the amount 

19 appropriated for that fiscal year from the Boat Safe20 ty Account of the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund es21 tablished by section 9504 of the Internal Revenue 

22 Code of 1986 to carry out the purposes of section 

23 13106(a) of title 46, United States Code, shall be 

24 used as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(A) $4,166,667 shall be available to the 

2 Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for 

3 obligation for qualified projects under section 

4 5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (33 

5 U.S.C. 1322 note). 

6 ‘‘(B) $3,333,333 shall be available to the 

7 Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for 

8 obligation for qualified projects under section 

9 7404(d) of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety 

10 Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 777g–1(d)). 

11 ‘‘(C) The balance remaining after the ap12 plication of subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be 

13 transferred to the Secretary of Transportation 

14 and shall be expended for State recreational 

15 boating safety programs under section 13106 of 

16 title 46, United States Code.’’. 

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

18 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(c) Of the amount transferred to the Secretary of 

20 Transportation under paragraph (4) of section 4(b) of the 

21 Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 

22 777c(b)), $2,083,333 is available to the Secretary for pay23 ment of expenses of the Coast Guard for personnel and 

24 activities directly related to coordinating and carrying out 

25 the national recreational boating safety program under 
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1 this title, of which $833,333 shall be available to the Sec2 retary only to ensure compliance with chapter 43 of this 

3 title. No funds available to the Secretary under this sub4 section may be used to replace funding traditionally pro5 vided through general appropriations, nor for any pur6 poses except those purposes authorized by this section. 

7 Amounts made available by this subsection shall remain 

8 available until expended. The Secretary shall publish an9 nually in the Federal Register a detailed accounting of the 

10 projects, programs, and activities funded under this sub11 section.’’.

12 SEC. 10. BUDGET LIMITATIONS. 

13 (a) ADJUSTMENTS TO ANNUALIZED DISCRETIONARY

14 SPENDING LIMITS.—In the matter that precedes subpara15 graph (A) of section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget 

16 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, strike 

17 ‘‘through 2002’’. 

18 (b) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.—Section 

19 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

20 Control Act of 1985 is amended as follows: 

21 (1) Strike paragraphs (1) through (7) and re22 designate paragraph (8) (which relates to fiscal year 

23 2004) as paragraph (1) and in such redesignated 

24 paragraph strike ‘‘(1) with respect to fiscal year 

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1 paragraph (C), and before such redesignated matter 

2 insert the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) with respect to fiscal year 2004—

4 ‘‘(A) for the highway category: 

5 $31,834,000,000 in outlays; 

6 ‘‘(B) for the mass transit category: 

7 $1,462,000,000 in new budget authority and 

8 $6,629,000,000 in outlays; and’’. 

9 (2) Redesignate paragraphs (9) through (16) as 

10 paragraphs (2) through (9). 

11 (c) CATEGORY DEFINED.—Section 250(c)(4) of the 

12 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

13 1985 is amended—

14 (1) in subparagraph (B) by inserting after 

15 ‘‘Century’’ the following: ‘‘and the Surface Trans16 portation Extension Act of 2003’’; and 

17 (2) in subparagraph (C)—

18 (A) by inserting after ‘‘Century’’ the first 

19 place it appears the following: ‘‘and the Surface 

20 Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’; and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘that Act’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘those Acts’’. 

23 (d) CONFORMANCE WITH THE CONCURRENT RESO24 LUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004.—Not25 withstanding any other provision of law, all adjustments
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1 made pursuant to section 110(a)(2) of title 23, United 

2 States Code, to sums authorized to be appropriated from 

3 the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 

4 Account) to carry out each of the Federal-aid highway and 

5 highway safety construction programs (other than emer6 gency relief) in fiscal year 2004 shall be deemed to be zero. 

7 (e) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ADJUSTMENT TO ALIGN

8 HIGHWAY SPENDING WITH REVENUES.—It is the sense 

9 of Congress that, in any multiyear reauthorization of the 

10 Federal-aid highway program, the alignment of highway 

11 spending with revenues under section 251(b)(1)(B)(ii) of 

12 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

13 of 1985 should be restructured to minimize year-to-year 

14 fluctuations in highway spending levels and to ensure the 

15 uniform enforcement of such levels. 

16 SEC. 11. LEVEL OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS. 

17 (a) HIGHWAY CATEGORY.—Section 8103(a) of the 

18 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (2 U.S.C. 

19 901 note; 112 Stat. 492) is amended—

20 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

21 (4); 

22 (2) by striking the period at the end of para23 graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

24 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

25 ‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2004, $34,498,000,000.’’. 
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1 (b) MASS TRANSIT CATEGORY.—Section 8103(b) of 

2 such Act (2 U.S.C. 901 note; 112 Stat. 492) is amended—

3 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

4 (4); 

5 (2) by striking the period at the end of para6 graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

7 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2004, $7,303,000,000.’’. 

9 (c) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any 

10 other provision of law, funds made available under this 

11 Act, including the amendments made by this Act, shall 

12 be deemed to be zero for the purposes of section 110 of 

13 the title 23, United States Code. 

14 SEC. 12. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF 

15 TRUST FUNDS FOR OBLIGATIONS UNDER TEA 

16 21. 

17 (a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—

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

19 9503(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

20 amended—

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

22 by striking ‘‘October 1, 2003’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘July 1, 2004’’, and 

24 (B) in the matter after subparagraph (E), 

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1 serting ‘‘Surface Transportation Extension Act 

2 of 2003’’. 

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

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

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

6 by striking ‘‘October 1, 2003’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘July 1, 2004’’, and 

8 (B) in the matter after subparagraph (C), 

9 by striking ‘‘TEA 21 Restoration Act’’ and in10 serting ‘‘Surface Transportation Extension Act 

11 of 2003’’. 

12 (3) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANS13 FERS.—Subparagraph (B) of section 9503(b)(5) of 

14 such Code is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 

15 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2004’’. 

16 (b) AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND.—

17 (1) SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACCOUNT.—Sub18 paragraphs (B) and (C) of section 9504(b)(2) of the 

19 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by 

20 striking ‘‘TEA 21 Restoration Act’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’. 

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

23 section 9504 of such Code is amended—

24 (A) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2003’’ and in25 serting ‘‘July 1, 2004’’, and 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘TEA 21 Restoration Act’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation Exten3 sion Act of 2003’’. 

4 (3) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANS5 FERS.—Paragraph (2) of section 9504(d) of such 

6 Code is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2003’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘July 1, 2004’’. 

8 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

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

10 of this Act. 

11 (d) TEMPORARY RULE REGARDING ADJUST12 MENTS.—During the period beginning on the date of the 

13 enactment of this Act and ending on February 29, 2004, 

14 for purposes of making any estimate under section 

15 9503(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of receipts 

16 of the Highway Trust Fund, the Secretary of the Treasury 

17 shall treat—

18 (1) each expiring provision of section 9503(b) 

19 of such Code which is related to appropriations or 

20 transfers to such Fund to have been extended 

21 through the end of the 24-month period referred to 

22 in section 9503(d)(1)(B) of such Code, and 

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

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

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

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

3 effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

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