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108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3087

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 25, 2003

Received 

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 2003’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ADVANCES. 

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

8 shall apportion funds made available under section 

9 1101(c) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 

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

11 State in the ratio that—

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

13 authority for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid 

14 highway program; bears to 

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

16 authority for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid 

17 highway program. 

18 (b) PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTIONS.—

19 (1) PROGRAMS.—Of the funds to be appor20 tioned to each State under subsection (a), the Sec21 retary shall ensure that the State is apportioned an 

22 amount of the funds, determined under paragraph 

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

24 National Highway System program, the bridge pro25 gram, the surface transportation program, the con-
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1 gestion mitigation and air quality improvement pro2 gram, the recreational trails program, the Appa3 lachian development highway system program, and 

4 the minimum guarantee. 

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

6 shall be apportioned under this subsection for each 

7 item referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deter8 mined by multiplying—

9 (A) the amount apportioned to the State 

10 under subsection (a); by 

11 (B) the ratio that—

12 (i) the amount of funds apportioned 

13 for the item to the State for fiscal year 

14 2003; bears to 

15 (ii) the total of the amount of funds 

16 apportioned for the items to the State for 

17 fiscal year 2003. 

18 (3) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Funds au19 thorized by the amendment made under subsection 

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

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

22 case may be, under title 23, United States Code; ex23 cept that the deductions and set-asides in the fol24 lowing sections of such title shall not apply to such 

25 funds: sections 104(a)(1)(A), 104(a)(1)(B), 
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1 104(b)(1)(A), 104(d)(1), 104(d)(2), 104(f)(1), 

2 104(h)(1), 118(c)(1), 140(b), 140(c), and 144(g)(1). 

3 (4) SPECIAL RULES FOR MINIMUM GUAR4 ANTEE.—In carrying out the minimum guarantee 

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

6 with funds apportioned under this section for the 

7 minimum guarantee, the $2,800,000,000 set forth in 

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

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

10 amounts apportioned to the States under this sec11 tion for the minimum guarantee shall be treated, for 

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

13 available under section 105 of such title. 

14 (5) EXTENSION OF OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGE SET15 ASIDE.—Section 144(g)(3) of title 23, United States 

16 Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol17 lowing: ‘‘and in the period of October 1, 2003, 

18 through February 29, 2004,’’. 

19 (c) REPAYMENT FROM FUTURE APPORTION20 MENTS.—

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

22 the amount that would be apportioned, but for this 

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

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

25 under a law reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway 
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1 program enacted after the date of enactment of this 

2 Act by the amount that is apportioned to each State 

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

4 program. 

5 (2) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—

6 The Secretary may establish procedures under which 

7 funds apportioned under subsection (a) for a pro8 gram category for which funds are not authorized 

9 under a law described in paragraph (1) may be re10 stored to the Federal-aid highway program. 

11 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—

12 Section 1101 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

13 21st Century (112 Stat. 111–115) is amended by adding 

14 at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(c) ADVANCE AUTHORIZATION.—

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

17 from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 

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

19 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 

20 $13,483,458,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

21 through February 29, 2004. 

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

23 section 2(a) of the Surface Transportation Exten24 sion Act of 2003 shall be subject to a limitation on 
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1 obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway 

2 safety construction programs. 

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

4 available by this subsection shall be available for ob5 ligation in the same manner as if such funds were 

6 apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United 

7 States Code.’’.

8 (e) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—

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

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

11 29, 2004, the Secretary shall allocate to each State 

12 for programs funded under this section and section 

13 5(c) an amount of obligation authority made avail14 able under an Act making appropriations for the De15 partment of Transportation for fiscal year 2004 that 

16 is—

17 (A) equal to the greater of—

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

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

20 apportionments subject to any limitation 

21 on obligations; except that unobligated bal22 ances of contract authority from minimum 

23 guarantee and Appalachian development 

24 highway system apportionments for which 

25 obligation authority was made available 
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1 until used shall not be included for pur2 poses of calculating a State’s unobligated 

3 balance of apportionments for this clause; 

4 or 

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

6 2003 obligation authority for funds appor7 tioned for the Federal-aid highway pro8 gram; but 

9 (B) not greater than 75 percent of the 

10 State’s total fiscal year 2003 obligation author11 ity for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid 

12 highway program. 

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

14 allocations under paragraph (1) and allocations, for 

15 programs funded under sections 4, 5 (other than 

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

17 authority made available under an Act making ap18 propriations for the Department of Transportation 

19 for fiscal year 2004 shall not exceed 

20 $14,101,250,000; except that this limitation shall 

21 not apply to $266,250,000 in obligations for min22 imum guarantee for the period of October 1, 2003, 

23 through February 29, 2004. 

24 (3) TIME PERIOD FOR OBLIGATIONS OF

25 FUNDS.—A State shall not obligate any funds for 
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1 any Federal-aid highway program project after Feb2 ruary 29, 2004, until the date of enactment of a 

3 multiyear law reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway 

4 program. 

5 (4) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATIONS.—Any obliga6 tion of an allocation of obligation authority made 

7 under this subsection shall be considered to be an 

8 obligation for Federal-aid highways and highway 

9 safety construction programs for fiscal year 2004 for 

10 the purposes of the matter under the heading 

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

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

13 making appropriations for the Department of Trans14 portation for fiscal year 2004. 

15 SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF UNOBLIGATED APPORTIONMENTS. 

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

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

18 may transfer any funds apportioned to the State for any 

19 program under section 104(b) (including amounts appor20 tioned under section 104(b)(3) or set aside, made avail21 able, or suballocated under section 133(d)) or section 144 

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

23 date of enactment of this Act, that are subject to any limi24 tation on obligations, and that are not obligated, to any 

25 other of those programs. 
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1 (b) TREATMENT OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—Any 

2 funds transferred to another program under subsection (a) 

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

4 the funds are transferred, except that funds transferred 

5 to a program under section 133 (other than subsections 

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

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

8 (c) RESTORATION OF APPORTIONMENTS.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

10 the date of enactment of a law reauthorizing the 

11 Federal-aid highway program enacted after the date 

12 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor13 tation shall restore any funds that a State trans14 ferred under subsection (a) for any project not eligi15 ble for the funds but for this section to the program 

16 category from which the funds were transferred. 

17 (2) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—

18 The Secretary may establish procedures under which 

19 funds transferred under subsection (a) from a pro20 gram category for which funds are not authorized 

21 may be restored to the Federal-aid highway pro22 gram. 

23 (3) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUC24 TION.—No provision of law, except a statute enacted 

25 after the date of enactment of this Act that ex-
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1 pressly limits the application of this subsection, shall 

2 impair the authority of the Secretary to restore 

3 funds pursuant to this subsection. 

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

5 for use in carrying out this section.

6 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 

7 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—

8 There shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund 

9 (other than the Mass Transit Account) for administrative 

10 expenses of the Federal-aid highway program 

11 $187,500,000 for fiscal year 2004. 

12 (b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made available 

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

14 manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 

15 1 of title 23, United States Code, and shall be subject 

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

17 highway safety construction programs; except that such 

18 funds shall remain available until expended. 

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

20 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER

21 TITLE I OF TEA21.—

22 (1) FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS.—

23 (A) INDIAN RESERVATION ROADS.—Sec24 tion 1101(a)(8)(A) of the Transportation Eq-
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1 uity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 112) 

2 is amended—

3 (i) by inserting before the period at 

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

5 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

6 February 29, 2004’’; and 

7 (ii) by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: ‘‘The minimum amount made 

9 available for such period that the Sec10 retary, in cooperation with the Secretary of 

11 the Interior, shall reserve for Indian res12 ervation road bridges under section 

13 202(d)(4) of title 23, United States Code, 

14 shall be $5,416,667 instead of 

15 $13,000,000.’’. 

16 (B) PUBLIC LANDS HIGHWAYS.—Section 

17 1101(a)(8)(B) of such Act (112 Stat. 112) is 

18 amended by inserting before the period at the 

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

20 period of October 1, 2003, through February 

21 29, 2004’’. 

22 (C) PARK ROADS AND PARKWAYS.—Sec23 tion 1101(a)(8)(C) of such Act (112 Stat. 112) 

24 is amended by inserting before the period at the 

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

2 2004’’. 

3 (D) REFUGE ROADS.—Section 

4 1101(a)(8)(D) of such Act (112 Stat. 112) is 

5 amended by inserting before the period at the 

6 end the following: ‘‘and $8,333,333 for the pe7 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

8 2004’’. 

9 (2) NATIONAL CORRIDOR PLANNING AND DE10 VELOPMENT AND COORDINATED BORDER INFRA11 STRUCTURE PROGRAMS.—Section 1101(a)(9) of such 

12 Act (112 Stat. 112) is amended by inserting before 

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

14 $58,333,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

15 through February 29, 2004’’. 

16 (3) CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND

17 FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.—

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

19 such Act (112 Stat. 113) is amended by insert20 ing before the period at the end the following: 

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

22 2003, through February 29, 2004’’. 

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

24 AND WASHINGTON.—To carry out section 1064 

25 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi-
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1 ciency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 129 note; 105 

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

3 available by the amendment made by subpara4 graph (A)—

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

6 section 1064(d)(2); 

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

8 section 1064(d)(3); and 

9 (iii) $2,083,333 shall be available for 

10 section 1064(d)(4). 

11 (4) NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.—

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

13 Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 113) is amend14 ed—

15 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it ap16 pears; and 

17 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

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

19 period of October 1, 2003, through February 

20 29, 2004’’. 

21 (5) VALUE PRICING PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

22 1101(a)(12) of such Act (112 Stat. 113) is amend23 ed—

24 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 
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1 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

2 end the following: ‘‘, and $4,583,333 for the pe3 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

4 2004’’. 

5 (6) HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.—

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

7 amended by inserting before the period at the end 

8 the following: ‘‘and $2,083,333 for the period of Oc9 tober 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’. 

10 (7) COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO HIGH11 WAY PROGRAM.—

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

13 such Act (112 Stat. 113) is amended by insert14 ing before the period at the end the following: 

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

16 2003, through February 29, 2004’’. 

17 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

18 1214(r) of such Act (112 Stat. 209) is amended 

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

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

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

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

23 at the end the following: ‘‘and $208,333 for the pe24 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

25 2004’’. 
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1 (9) TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY AND

2 SYSTEM PRESERVATION PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

3 1221(e)(1) of such Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 112 

4 Stat. 223) is amended by inserting before the period 

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

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

7 2004’’.

8 (10) TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FI9 NANCE AND INNOVATION.—Section 188 of title 23, 

10 United States Code, is amended—

11 (A) in subsection (a)(1)—

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

13 subparagraph (D); 

14 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

15 of subparagraph (E) and inserting ‘‘; 

16 and’’; and 

17 (iii) by adding at the end the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(F) $58,333,333 for the period of Octo20 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004.’’; 

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

22 ‘‘2003’’ the following: ‘‘and $833,333 for the 

23 period of October 1, 2003, through February 

24 29, 2004’’; and 

25 (C) in subsection (c)—
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘2003’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘2004’’; and 

3 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

4 of the table and inserting the following:

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

5 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER

6 TITLE V OF TEA21.—

7 (1) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.—

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

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

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

11 ‘‘2002,’’; and 

12 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol13 lowing: ‘‘, and $43,750,000 for the period of 

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

15 (2) TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—

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

17 amended—

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

19 ‘‘2002,’’; and 

20 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol21 lowing: ‘‘, and $22,916,667 for the period of 

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

23 (3) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—Section 

24 5001(a)(3) of such Act (112 Stat. 420) is amend25 ed—
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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 $8,750,000 for the period of Oc5 tober 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’. 

6 (4) BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATIS7 TICS.—Section 5001(a)(4) of such Act (112 Stat. 

8 420) is amended by inserting before the period at 

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

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

11 2004’’. 

12 (5) ITS STANDARDS, RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL

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

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

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

16 ‘‘2002,’’; and 

17 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol18 lowing: ‘‘, and $47,916,667 for the period of 

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

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

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

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

23 ‘‘2002,’’; and 
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1 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol2 lowing: ‘‘, and $51,666,667 for the period of 

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

4 (7) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RE5 SEARCH.—Section 5001(a)(7) of such Act (112 Stat. 

6 420) is amended—

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

8 ‘‘2002,’’; and 

9 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol10 lowing: ‘‘, and $11,250,000 for the period of 

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

12 (c) METROPOLITAN PLANNING.— 

13 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHOR14 ITY.—There shall be available from the Highway 

15 Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 

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

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

18 2003, through February 29, 2004. 

19 (2) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 

20 shall distribute funds made available by this sub21 section to the States in accordance with section 

22 104(f)(2) of title 23, United States Code. 

23 (3) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made 

24 available by this subsection shall be available for ob25 ligation in the same manner as if such funds were 
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1 apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United 

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

3 obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway 

4 safety construction programs. 

5 (d) TERRITORIES.—Section 1101 of the Transpor6 tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 111–

7 115) is further amended by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(d) TERRITORIES.—

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In lieu of the amounts de11 ducted under section 104(b)(1) of title 23, United 

12 States Code, there shall be available from the High13 way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac14 count) for the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 

15 Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

16 Mariana Islands $15,166,667 for the period of Octo17 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004. 

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

19 available by this subsection shall be available for ob20 ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap21 portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 

22 Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga23 tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 

24 construction programs.’’. 
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1 (e) ALASKA HIGHWAY.—Section 1101 of such Act is 

2 further amended by adding at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(e) ALASKA HIGHWAY.—

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 Alaska Highway program under sec9 tion 218 of such title $7,833,333 for the period of 

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

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

12 available by this subsection shall be available for ob13 ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap14 portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 

15 Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga16 tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 

17 construction programs.’’. 

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

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

20 ‘‘(f) OPERATION LIFESAVER.—

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

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

23 States Code, there shall be available from the High24 way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac25 count) to carry out the operation lifesaver program 
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1 under such section $208,333 for the period of Octo2 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004. 

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

4 available by this subsection shall be available for ob5 ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap6 portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 

7 Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga8 tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 

9 construction programs.’’. 

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

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

12 ‘‘(g) BRIDGE DISCRETIONARY.—

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

14 from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 

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

16 the discretion of the Secretary to carry out section 

17 144(g) of title 23, United States Code, for the pe18 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

19 2004. 

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

21 available by this subsection shall be available for ob22 ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap23 portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 

24 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 (h) INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE.—Section 1101 of 

4 such Act is further amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(h) INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE.—

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

8 from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 

9 Transit Account) $41,666,667 to the Secretary to 

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

11 title 23, United States Code, for the period of Octo12 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004. 

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

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

15 title shall apply to amounts made available by this 

16 subsection. 

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

18 available by this subsection shall be available for ob19 ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap20 portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 

21 Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga22 tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 

23 construction programs; except that such funds shall 

24 remain available until expended.’’. 
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1 (i) RECREATIONAL TRAILS ADMINISTRATIVE

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

3 adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(i) RECREATIONAL TRAILS ADMINISTRATIVE

5 COSTS.—

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

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

8 States Code, there shall be available from the High9 way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac10 count) to the Secretary to cover costs of the Sec11 retary described in such section $312,500 for the pe12 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

13 2004. 

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

15 available by this subsection shall be available for ob16 ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap17 portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 

18 Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga19 tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 

20 construction programs.’’. 

21 (j) RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSING HAZARD ELIMI22 NATION IN HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.—Section 1101 

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

24 following: 
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1 ‘‘(j) RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSING HAZARD ELIMI2 NATION IN HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.—

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

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

5 States Code, there shall be available from the High6 way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac7 count) to the Secretary for elimination of hazards of 

8 railway-highway crossings in accordance with such 

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

10 2003, through February 29, 2004; except that not 

11 less than $104,167 instead of $250,000 shall be 

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

13 February 29, 2004, for eligible improvements de14 scribed in subparagraph (E) of such section. 

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

16 available by this subsection shall be available for ob17 ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap18 portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 

19 Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga20 tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 

21 construction programs.’’. 

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

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

24 ‘‘(k) NONDISCRIMINATION.—
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1 ‘‘(1) SKILLS TRAINING.—In lieu of the amount 

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

3 United States Code, there shall be available from the 

4 Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 

5 Account) to the Secretary for the administration of 

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

7 2003, through February 29, 2004. 

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

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

10 23, United States Code, there shall be available from 

11 the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass

12 Transit Account) to the Secretary for the adminis13 tration of such section $4,166,667 for the period of 

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

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

16 available by this subsection shall be available for ob17 ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap18 portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 

19 Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga20 tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 

21 construction programs; except that funds made 

22 available by paragraph (1) shall remain available 

23 until expended.’’. 

24 (l) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Funds authorized 

25 by the amendments made by this section shall be adminis-
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1 tered as if the funds had been apportioned, allocated, de2 ducted, or set aside, as the case may be, under title 23, 

3 United States Code, except that the deductions under sec4 tions 104(a)(1)(A) and 104(a)(1)(B) of such title shall not 

5 apply to funds made available by the amendment made 

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

7 (m) REDUCTION OF ALLOCATED PROGRAMS.—The 

8 Secretary of Transportation shall reduce the amount that 

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

10 year 2004 for allocation under a program, that is contin11 ued both by a law reauthorizing such program enacted 

12 after the date of enactment of this Act and by this section, 

13 by the amount made available for such program by this 

14 section. 

15 (n) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—The 

16 Secretary may establish procedures under which funds al17 located under this section for fiscal year 2004 for a pro18 gram category for which funds are not authorized for fis19 cal year 2004 under a multiyear law reauthorizing the 

20 Federal-aid highway program enacted after the date of en21 actment of this Act may be restored to the Federal-aid 

22 highway program.

23 SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS. 

24 (a) CHAPTER 1 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—
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1 (1) SEAT BELT SAFETY INCENTIVE GRANTS.—

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

3 amended—

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

5 ‘‘2001’’ and inserting ‘‘2002’’; 

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

7 ‘‘2001’’ and inserting ‘‘2002’’; 

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

9 and inserting ‘‘2003’’; 

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

11 ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2003’’; 

12 (E) in subsection (c)(2) by striking 

13 ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2003’’; 

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

15 and inserting ‘‘2003’’; 

16 (G) in subsection (g)(1)—

17 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

18 (ii) by inserting before the period at 

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

20 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

21 February 29, 2004’’; 

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

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

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

25 ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’. 
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1 (2) PREVENTION OF INTOXICATED DRIVER IN2 CENTIVE GRANTS.—Section 163(e)(1) of such title is 

3 amended—

4 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

5 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

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

7 period of October 1, 2003, through February 

8 29, 2004’’. 

9 (b) CHAPTER 4 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Sec10 tion 2009(a)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

11 21st Century (112 Stat. 337) is amended—

12 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

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

14 following: ‘‘, and $68,750,000 for the period of Oc15 tober 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’. 

16 (c) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP17 MENT.—Section 2009(a)(2) of such Act (112 Stat. 337) 

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

19 $30,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

20 February 29, 2004’’. 

21 (d) OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS.—

22 Section 2009(a)(3) of such Act (112 Stat. 337) is amend23 ed—

24 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 
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1 (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 

2 following: ‘‘, and $8,333,333 for the period of Octo3 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’. 

4 (e) ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTER5 MEASURES INCENTIVE GRANTS.—

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

7 title 23, United States Code, is amended—

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

9 and inserting ‘‘7’’; and 

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

11 ‘‘and sixth’’ and inserting ‘‘, sixth, and sev12 enth’’; and 

13 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

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

15 amended—

16 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it ap17 pears; and 

18 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

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

20 period of October 1, 2003, through February 

21 29, 2004’’. 

22 (f) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—Section 

23 2009(a)(6) of such Act (112 Stat. 338) is amended by 

24 inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the following: ‘‘, and $833,333 for 
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1 the period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

2 2004’’. 

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

4 (112 Stat. 338) is amended—

5 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2003’’ and in6 serting ‘‘2004’’; and 

7 (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘2003’’ and in8 serting ‘‘2004’’. 

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

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

11 ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’. 

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

13 (a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available 

15 from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 

16 Transit Account) for the Secretary of Transpor17 tation to pay administrative expenses of the Federal 

18 Motor Carrier Safety Administration $71,487,500 

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

20 29, 2004. 

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

22 subsection may be used for personnel costs; adminis23 trative infrastructure; rent; information technology; 

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1 latory development, and other operating expenses 

2 and similar matters. 

3 (b) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PRO4 GRAM.—Section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, 

5 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

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

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

8 (c) INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND COMMERCIAL DRIV9 ER’S LICENSE GRANTS.—

10 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—Sec11 tion 31107(a) of such title is amended—

12 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para13 graph (2); 

14 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

15 paragraph (3) and inserting a semicolon; 

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

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

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

19 ‘‘(5) $8,333,333 for the period of October 1, 

20 2003 through February 29, 2004.’’. 

21 (2) EMERGENCY CDL GRANTS.—From amounts 

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

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

24 2003 through February 29, 2004, the Secretary of 

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1 to a State whose commercial driver’s license pro2 gram may fail to meet the compliance requirements 

3 of section 31311(a) of such title. 

4 (d) CRASH CAUSATION STUDY.—There shall be avail5 able from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 

6 Transit Account) for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

7 Administration to continue the crash causation study re8 quired by section 224 of the Motor Carrier Safety Im9 provement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31100 note; 113 Stat. 

10 1770–1771), $416,667 for the period of October 1, 2003 

11 through February 29, 2004. 

12 (e) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made available 

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

14 manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 

15 1 of title 23, United States Code.

16 SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS. 

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

18 title 49, United States Code, is amended—

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

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

21 2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’; 

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

23 clause (ii) the following: 

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1 available under paragraph (1)(B), 

2 $4,333,333 shall be available for the period 

3 of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

4 2004, for capital projects described in 

5 clause (i).’’; 

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

7 ‘‘2003’’ the following: ‘‘(and $1,250,000 shall be 

8 available for the period October 1, 2003, through 

9 February 29, 2004)’’; and 

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

11 ‘‘2003’’ the following: ‘‘(and $20,833,334 shall be 

12 available for the period October 1, 2003, through 

13 February 29, 2004)’’. 

14 (b) APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

15 FIXED GUIDEWAY MODERNIZATION.—

16 (1) SPECIAL RULE FOR OCTOBER 1, 2003

17 THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2004.—The Secretary of 

18 Transportation shall determine the amount that 

19 each urbanized area is to be apportioned for fixed 

20 guideway modernization under section 5337 of title 

21 49, United States Code, on a pro rata basis to re22 flect the partial fiscal year 2004 funding made avail23 able by sections 5338(b)(2)(A)(vi) and 

24 5338(b)(2)(B)(vi) of such title. 
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1 (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 5337 of 

2 such title is amended by striking the first subsection 

3 (e), relating to special rule. 

4 (c) FORMULA GRANTS AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

5 5338(a) of such title is amended—

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

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

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

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

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

11 (3) by striking the period at the end of para12 graphs (2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v) and inserting ‘‘; 

13 and’’; 

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

15 the following: 

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

17 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

18 2004.’’; 

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

20 the following: 

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

22 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

23 2004.’’; and 

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

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

2 2004)’’. 

3 (d) ALLOCATION OF FORMULA GRANT FUNDS FOR

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

5 the aggregate of amounts made available by and appro6 priated under section 5338(a)(2) of title 49, United States 

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

8 29, 2004—

9 (1) $2,020,813 shall be available to the Alaska 

10 Railroad for improvements to its passenger oper11 ations under section 5307 of such title; 

12 (2) $20,833,334 shall be available to carry out 

13 section 5308 of such title; and

14 (3) of the remaining amount—

15 (A) 2.4 percent shall be available to pro16 vide transportation services to elderly individ17 uals and individuals with disabilities under sec18 tion 5310 of such title; 

19 (B) 6.37 percent shall be available to pro20 vide financial assistance for other than urban21 ized areas under section 5311 of such title; and 

22 (C) 91.23 percent shall be available to pro23 vide financial assistance for urbanized areas 

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1 (e) CAPITAL PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

2 5338(b) of such title is amended—

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

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

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

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

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

8 (3) by striking the period at the end of para9 graphs (2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v) and inserting ‘‘; 

10 and’’; 

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

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(vi) $1,022,503,342 for the period of 

14 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

15 2004.’’; and 

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

17 the following: 

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

19 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

20 2004.’’. 

21 (f) PLANNING AUTHORIZATIONS AND ALLOCA22 TIONS.—Section 5338(c) is amended—

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

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

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

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

3 (3) by striking the period at the end of para4 graphs (2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v) and inserting ‘‘; 

5 and’’; 

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

7 the following: 

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

9 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

10 2004.’’; 

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

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(vi) $6,100,000 for the period of Oc14 tober 1, 2003, through February 29, 

15 2004.’’; and 

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

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

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

19 of such title is amended—

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

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

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

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

24 (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) $16,536,667 for the period of 

7 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

8 2004.’’; 

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

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(vi) $4,095,000 for the period of Oc12 tober 1, 2003, through February 29, 

13 2004.’’; and 

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

15 fiscal year’’ the following: ‘‘(other than for the pe16 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

17 2004)’’. 

18 (h) ALLOCATION OF RESEARCH FUNDS FOR OCTO19 BER 1, 2003, THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2004.—Of the 

20 funds made available by or appropriated under section 

21 5338(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, for the period 

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

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

24 for providing rural transportation assistance under 

25 section 5311(b)(2) of such title; 
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1 (2) not less than $3,437,500 shall be available 

2 for carrying out transit cooperative research pro3 grams under section 5313(a) of such title; 

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

5 to carry out programs under the National Transit 

6 Institute under section 5315 of such title, including 

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

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

9 (4) the remainder shall be available for carrying 

10 out national planning and research programs under 

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

12 of such title. 

13 (i) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AU14 THORIZATIONS.—Section 5338(e) of such title is amend15 ed—

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

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

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

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

20 ‘‘2003’’ the following: ‘‘and $2,020,833 for the pe21 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

22 2004’’; 

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

24 ‘‘2003’’ the following: ‘‘and $505,833 for the period 
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1 of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’; 

2 and 

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

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

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

6 February 29, 2004)’’. 

7 (j) ALLOCATION OF UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION

8 RESEARCH FUNDS.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made avail10 able under section 5338(e)(2)(A) of title 49, United 

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

12 through February 29, 2004—

13 (A) $833,333 shall be available for the 

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

15 such title; and 

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

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

18 such title. 

19 (2) TRAINING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOP20 MENT.—Notwithstanding section 5338(e)(2) of such 

21 title, any amounts made available under such section 

22 for such period that remain after distribution under 

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

24 identified in section 3015(d) of the Transportation 

25 Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 857). 
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1 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

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

3 21st Century (112 Stat. 857) is amended by insert4 ing ‘‘and in the period October 31, 2003, through 

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

6 (k) ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

7 5338(f) 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) $24,585,834 for the period of 

19 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

20 2004.’’; and 

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

22 the following: 

23 ‘‘(vi) $6,150,833 for the period of Oc24 tober 1, 2003, through February 29, 

25 2004.’’. 
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1 (l) JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE PRO2 GRAM.—Section 3037(l) of the Transportation Equity Act 

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

4 391–392) is amended—

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

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

7 (2) by striking the period at the end of para8 graphs (1)(A)(v) and (1)(B)(v) and inserting ‘‘; 

9 and’’; 

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

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(vi) $50,519,167 for the period of 

13 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

14 2004.’’; 

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

16 the following: 

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

18 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

19 2004.’’; and 

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

21 paragraph (2) the following: ‘‘; except that in the pe22 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

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1 (m) RURAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY IN2 CENTIVE PROGRAM.—Section 3038(g) of such Act (49 

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

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

5 following: 

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

7 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004.’’; and 

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

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

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

11 2004)’’. 

12 (n) URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.—Section 

13 5307(b) of title 49, United States Code, 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) in paragraph (2)(A)—

18 (A) by inserting ‘‘and for the period of Oc19 tober 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ 

20 after ‘‘2003,’’; 

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

22 (ii); 

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

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

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

2 designated as an urbanized area as deter3 mined under the 1990 Federal decennial 

4 census and received assistance under sec5 tion 5311 in fiscal year 2002.’’; 

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

7 the following: ‘‘Each portion of an area not des8 ignated as an urbanized area under the 1990 Fed9 eral decennial census and eligible to receive funds 

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

11 of funds made available to carry out this section 

12 that is no less than the amount the portion of the 

13 area received under section 5311 in fiscal year 

14 2002.’’. 

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

16 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 

17 Stat. 394) is amended—

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

19 (4); 

20 (2) by striking the period at the end of para21 graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(6) $3,042,501,691 for the period of October 

24 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004.’’. 
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1 (p) FUEL CELL BUS AND BUS FACILITIES PRO2 GRAM.—Section 3015(b) of such Act (112 Stat. 361) is 

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

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

5 $2,020,833)’’ after ‘‘$4,850,000’’. 

6 (q) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROJECT.—Sec7 tion 3015(c)(2) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 322 note; 112 

8 Stat. 361) is amended—

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

10 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004, after ‘‘2003,’’; 

11 and 

12 (2) by inserting ‘‘and $2,083,333 for such pe13 riod’’ after ‘‘$5,000,000 per fiscal year’’.

14 (r) PROJECTS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS

15 AND EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS.—Subsections 

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

17 373–381) are amended by inserting ‘‘and for the period 

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

19 ‘‘2003’’. 

20 (s) NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE PROJECT.—Subpara21 graphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 3031(a)(3) of the 

22 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 

23 (105 Stat. 2122; 112 Stat. 379) are amended by inserting 

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

25 29, 2004,’’ after ‘‘2003,’’. 
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1 (t) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Amounts made avail2 able under the amendments made by this section shall be 

3 treated for purposes of section 1101(b) of the Transpor4 tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 101 

5 note) as amounts made available for programs under title 

6 III of such Act.

7 SEC. 9. SPORT FISHING AND BOATING SAFETY. 

8 (a) FUNDING FOR NATIONAL OUTREACH AND COM9 MUNICATIONS PROGRAM.—Section 4(c) of the Dingell10 Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(c)) 

11 is amended—

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

13 (4); 

14 (2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at 

15 the end of paragraph (5); and 

16 (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(6) $4,166,667 for the period of October 1, 

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

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

21 such Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)) is amended—

22 (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para23 graph (5); 

24 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol25 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(4) FIRST 5 MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR 2004.—

2 For the period of October 1, 2003, through Feb3 ruary 29, 2004, of the balance of each annual appro4 priation remaining after making the distribution 

5 under subsection (a), an amount equal to 

6 $34,166,667, reduced by 82 percent of the amount 

7 appropriated for that fiscal year from the Boat Safe8 ty Account of the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund es9 tablished by section 9504 of the Internal Revenue 

10 Code of 1986 to carry out the purposes of section 

11 13106(a) of title 46, United States Code, shall be 

12 used as follows: 

13 ‘‘(A) $4,166,667 shall be available to the 

14 Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for 

15 obligation for qualified projects under section 

16 5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (33 

17 U.S.C. 1322 note). 

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

19 Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for 

20 obligation for qualified projects under section 

21 7404(d) of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety 

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

23 ‘‘(C) The balance remaining after the ap24 plication of subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be 

25 transferred to the Secretary of Transportation 
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1 and shall be expended for State recreational 

2 boating safety programs under section 13106 of 

3 title 46, United States Code.’’. 

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

5 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

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

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

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

9 777c(b)), $2,083,333 is available to the Secretary for pay10 ment of expenses of the Coast Guard for personnel and 

11 activities directly related to coordinating and carrying out 

12 the national recreational boating safety program under 

13 this title, of which $833,333 shall be available to the Sec14 retary only to ensure compliance with chapter 43 of this 

15 title. No funds available to the Secretary under this sub16 section may be used to replace funding traditionally pro17 vided through general appropriations, nor for any pur18 poses except those purposes authorized by this section. 

19 Amounts made available by this subsection shall remain 

20 available until expended. The Secretary shall publish an21 nually in the Federal Register a detailed accounting of the 

22 projects, programs, and activities funded under this sub23 section.’’.
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1 SEC. 10. BUDGET LIMITATIONS. 

2 (a) ADJUSTMENTS TO ANNUALIZED DISCRETIONARY

3 SPENDING LIMITS.—In the matter that precedes subpara4 graph (A) of section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget 

5 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, strike 

6 ‘‘through 2002’’. 

7 (b) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.—Section 

8 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

9 Control Act of 1985 is amended as follows: 

10 (1) Strike paragraphs (1) through (7) and re11 designate paragraph (8) (which relates to fiscal year 

12 2004) as paragraph (1) and in such redesignated 

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

14 2004’’, redesignate the remaining matter as sub15 paragraph (C), and before such redesignated matter 

16 insert the following: 

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

18 ‘‘(A) for the highway category: 

19 $31,834,000,000 in outlays; 

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

21 $1,462,000,000 in new budget authority and 

22 $6,629,000,000 in outlays; and’’. 

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

24 paragraphs (2) through (9). 
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1 (c) CATEGORY DEFINED.—Section 250(c)(4) of the 

2 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

3 1985 is amended—

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

5 ‘‘Century’’ the following: ‘‘and the Surface Trans6 portation Extension Act of 2003’’; and 

7 (2) in subparagraph (C)—

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

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

10 Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘those Acts’’. 

13 (d) CONFORMANCE WITH THE CONCURRENT RESO14 LUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004.—Not15 withstanding any other provision of law, all adjustments

16 made pursuant to section 110(a)(2) of title 23, United 

17 States Code, to sums authorized to be appropriated from 

18 the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 

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

20 highway safety construction programs (other than emer21 gency relief) in fiscal year 2004 shall be deemed to be zero. 

22 (e) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ADJUSTMENT TO ALIGN

23 HIGHWAY SPENDING WITH REVENUES.—It is the sense 

24 of Congress that, in any multiyear reauthorization of the 

25 Federal-aid highway program, the alignment of highway 
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1 spending with revenues under section 251(b)(1)(B)(ii) of 

2 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

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

4 fluctuations in highway spending levels and to ensure the 

5 uniform enforcement of such levels. 

6 SEC. 11. LEVEL OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS. 

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

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

9 901 note; 112 Stat. 492) is amended—

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

11 (4); 

12 (2) by striking the period at the end of para13 graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

15 ‘‘(6) for fiscal year 2004, $34,498,000,000.’’. 

16 (b) MASS TRANSIT CATEGORY.—Section 8103(b) of 

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

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

19 (4); 

20 (2) by striking the period at the end of para21 graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

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

24 (c) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any 

25 other provision of law, funds made available under this 
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1 Act, including the amendments made by this Act, shall 

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

3 the title 23, United States Code. 

4 SEC. 12. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF 

5 TRUST FUNDS FOR OBLIGATIONS UNDER 

6 TEA-21. 

7 (a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—

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

9 9503(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

10 amended—

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

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

13 ‘‘March 1, 2004’’, 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara15 graph (D), 

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

17 subparagraph (E) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, 

18 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (E), 

19 the following new subparagraph: 

20 ‘‘(F) authorized to be paid out of the 

21 Highway Trust Fund under the Surface Trans22 portation Extension Act of 2003.’’, and 

23 (E) in the matter after subparagraph (F), 

24 as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘TEA 
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1 21 Restoration Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Surface 

2 Transportation Extension Act 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 ‘‘March 1, 2004’’, 

8 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

9 at the end of such subparagraph, 

10 (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or 

11 ’’ after ‘‘Century,’’, 

12 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

13 the following new subparagraph: 

14 ‘‘(D) the Surface Transportation Exten15 sion Act of 2003,’’, and 

16 (E) in the matter after subparagraph (D), 

17 as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘TEA 

18 21 Restoration Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Surface 

19 Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’. 

20 (3) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANS21 FERS.—Subparagraph (B) of section 9503(b)(5) of 

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

23 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘March 1, 2004’’. 

24 (b) AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND.—
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1 (1) SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACCOUNT.—

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

3 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—

4 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

5 ‘‘Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs 

6 Improvement Act of 2000’’ and inserting ‘‘Sur7 face Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’, 

8 and 

9 (B) in subparagraphs (B) and (C), by 

10 striking ‘‘TEA 21 Restoration Act’’ in each 

11 such subparagraph and inserting ‘‘Surface 

12 Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’. 

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

14 section 9504 of such Code is amended—

15 (A) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2003’’ and in16 serting ‘‘March 1, 2004’’, and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘TEA 21 Restoration Act’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation Exten19 sion Act of 2003’’. 

20 (3) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANS21 FERS.—Paragraph (2) of section 9504(d) of such 

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

23 inserting ‘‘March 1, 2004’’. 
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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

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

3 of this Act. 

4 (d) TEMPORARY RULE REGARDING ADJUST5 MENTS.—During the period beginning on the date of the 

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

7 for purposes of making any estimate under section 

8 9503(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of receipts 

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

10 shall treat—

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

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

13 is related to appropriations or transfers to such 

14 Fund to have been extended through the end of the 

15 24-month period referred to in section 

16 9503(d)(1)(B) of such Code, and 

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

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

19 Code, the rate of such tax during the 24-month pe20 riod referred to in section 9503(d)(1)(B) of such 

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

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

Passed the House of Representatives September 24, 

2003. 

Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL, 

Clerk.