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Calendar No. 434

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3783

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2004

Received 

FEBRUARY 24, 2004

Read the first time 

FEBRUARY 25, 2004

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

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 2004’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ADVANCES. 

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

8 Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (23 U.S.C. 104 

9 note; 117 Stat. 1110) is amended by inserting ‘‘and the 

10 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004’’ after ‘‘as 

11 amended by this Act’’. 

12 (b) PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTIONS.—

13 (1) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Section 

14 2(b)(3) of such Act (117 Stat. 1110) is amended by 

15 striking ‘‘the amendment made under subsection 

16 (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1101(c) of the Transpor17 tation Equity Act for the 21st Century’’. 

18 (2) SPECIAL RULES FOR MINIMUM GUAR19 ANTEE.—Section 2(b)(4) of such Act is amended by 

20 striking ‘‘$1,166,666,667’’ and inserting 

21 $2,100,000,000. 

22 (3) EXTENSION OF OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGE SET23 ASIDE.—Section 144(g)(3) of title 23, United States 

24 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘February 29’’ insert25 ing ‘‘June 30’’. 
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1 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—

2 Section 1101(c)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for 

3 the 21st Century (117 Stat. 1111) is amended by striking 

4 ‘‘$13,483,458,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

5 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘$24,270,225,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

7 through June 30, 2004’’. 

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

9 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 

10 Stat. 1111) is amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—

12 ‘‘(1) DISTRIBUTION OF OBLIGATION AUTHOR13 ITY.—Subject to paragraph (2), for the period of 

14 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004, the Sec15 retary shall distribute the obligation limitation made 

16 available for Federal-aid highways and highway safe17 ty construction programs under the heading ‘(LIMI18 TATION ON OBLIGATIONS)’ under the heading 

19 ‘FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS’ in the Transpor20 tation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appro21 priations Act, 2004 (division F of Public Law 108–

22 199) in accordance with section 110 of such Act; ex23 cept that the amount of obligation limitation to be 

24 distributed for such period for each program, 

25 project, and activity specified in sections 110(a)(1), 
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1 110(a)(2), 110(a)(4), 110(a)(5), and 110(g) of such 

2 Act shall equal the greater of—

3 ‘‘(A) the funding authorized for such pro4 gram, project, or activity in this Act and the 

5 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004 

6 (including any amendments made by this Act 

7 and such Act); or 

‘‘(B) 9 8 ⁄12 of the funding provided for or 

9 limitation set on such program, project, or ac10 tivity in the Transportation, Treasury, and 

11 Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 

12 2004. 

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

16 the period of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 

17 2004, shall not exceed $25,232,250,000; except that 

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

19 obligations for minimum guarantee for such period. 

20 ‘‘(3) TIME PERIOD FOR OBLIGATIONS OF

21 FUNDS.—A State shall not obligate after June 30, 

22 2004, any funds for any Federal-aid highway pro23 gram project made available by this Act and the 

24 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004 (in25 cluding any amendments made by this Act and such 
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1 Act), until the date of enactment of a law reauthor2 izing the Federal-aid highway program. 

3 ‘‘(4) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATIONS.—Any obli4 gation of obligation authority distributed under this 

5 subsection shall be considered to be an obligation for 

6 Federal-aid highways and highway safety construc7 tion programs for fiscal year 2004 for the purposes 

8 of the matter under the heading ‘(LIMITATION 

9 ON OBLIGATIONS)’ under the heading ‘FED10 ERAL-AID HIGHWAYS’ in the Transportation, 

11 Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 

12 Act, 2004.’’. 

13 SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF UNOBLIGATED APPORTIONMENTS. 

14 Section 3 of the Surface Transportation Extension 

15 Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 1112–1113) is amended by adding 

16 at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(e) PROHIBITION OF TRANSFERS.—Notwith18 standing any other provision of this section, no funds may 

19 be transferred after February 29, 2004, by a State under 

20 subsection (a)—

21 ‘‘(1) from amounts apportioned to the State for 

22 the congestion mitigation and air quality improve23 ment program; and 

24 ‘‘(2) from amounts apportioned to the State for 

25 the surface transportation program and that are 
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1 subject to any of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)(A)(i) 

2 of section 133(d) of title 23, United States Code.’’. 

3 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 

4 Section 4(a) of the Surface Transportation Extension 

5 Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 1113) is amended by striking 

6 ‘‘$187,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$337,500,000’’. 

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

8 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER

9 TITLE I OF TEA21.—

10 (1) FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS.—

11 (A) INDIAN RESERVATION ROADS.—Sec12 tion 1101(a)(8)(A) of the Transportation Eq13 uity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 112; 

14 117 Stat. 1113) is amended—

15 (i) in the first sentence by striking 

16 ‘‘$114,583,333 for the period of October 1, 

17 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in18 serting ‘‘$206,250,000 for the period of 

19 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004’’; 

20 and 

21 (ii) in the second sentence by striking 

22 ‘‘$5,416,667’’ and inserting ‘‘$9,750,000’’. 

23 (B) PUBLIC LANDS HIGHWAYS.—Section 

24 1101(a)(8)(B) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 117 

25 Stat. 1113) is amended by striking 
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1 ‘‘$102,500,000 for the period of October 1, 

2 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘$184,500,000 for the period of October 1, 

4 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

5 (C) PARK ROADS AND PARKWAYS.—Sec6 tion 1101(a)(8)(C) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 

7 117 Stat. 1113) is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘$68,750,000 for the period of October 1, 

9 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘$123,750,000 for the period of October 1, 

11 2003, through June 30, 2004’’ . 

12 (D) REFUGE ROADS.—Section 

13 1101(a)(8)(D) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 117 

14 Stat. 1113) is amended by striking 

15 ‘‘$8,333,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

16 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘$15,000,000 for the period of October 1, 

18 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

19 (2) NATIONAL CORRIDOR PLANNING AND DE20 VELOPMENT AND COORDINATED BORDER INFRA21 STRUCTURE PROGRAMS.—Section 1101(a)(9) of such 

22 Act (112 Stat. 112; 117 Stat. 1114) is amended by 

23 striking ‘‘$58,333,333 for the period of October 1, 

24 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 
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1 ‘‘$105,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

2 through June 30, 2004’’. 

3 (3) CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND

4 FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.—

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

6 such Act (112 Stat. 113; 117 Stat. 1114) is 

7 amended by striking ‘‘$15,833,333 for the pe8 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

9 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$28,500,000 for the pe10 riod of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 

11 2004’’. 

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

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

14 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 

15 (117 Stat. 1114) is amended—

16 (i) in clause (i) by striking 

17 ‘‘$4,166,667’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,500,000’’; 

18 (ii) in clause (ii) by striking 

19 ‘‘$2,083,333’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,750,000’’; 

20 and 

21 (iii) in clause (iii) by striking 

22 ‘‘$2,083,333’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,750,000’’. 

23 (4) NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.—

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

25 Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 113; 117 Stat. 
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1 1114) is amended by striking ‘‘$11,458,333 for the 

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

3 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,625,000 for the period of 

4 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004’’ . 

5 (5) VALUE PRICING PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

6 1101(a)(12) of such Act (112 Stat. 113; 117 Stat. 

7 1114) is amended by striking ‘‘$4,583,333 for the 

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

9 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$8,250,000 for the period of 

10 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

11 (6) HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.—

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

13 117 Stat. 1114) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,083,333 

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

15 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,750,000 for the period 

16 of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

17 (7) COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO HIGH18 WAY PROGRAM.—Section 1101(a)(15) of such Act 

19 (112 Stat. 113; 117 Stat. 1114) is amended by 

20 striking ‘‘$45,833,333 for the period of October 1, 

21 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘$82,500,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

23 through June 30, 2004’’. 

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

25 such Act (23 U.S.C. 402 note; 112 Stat. 196; 112 
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1 Stat. 840; 117 Stat. 1114) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘$208,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

3 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘$375,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

5 through June 30, 2004’’. 

6 (9) TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY AND

7 SYSTEM PRESERVATION PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

8 1221(e)(1) of such Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 112 

9 Stat. 223; 117 Stat. 1114) is amended by striking 

10 ‘‘$10,416,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

11 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘$18,750,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

13 through June 30, 2004’’. 

14 (10) TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FI15 NANCE AND INNOVATION.—Section 188 of title 23, 

16 United States Code, is amended—

17 (A) by striking subsection (a)(1)(F) and 

18 inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(F) $105,000,000 for the period of Octo20 ber 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.’’; 

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

22 ‘‘$833,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

23 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘$1,500,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

25 through June 30, 2004’’; and 
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1 (C) in the item relating to fiscal year 2004 

2 in table contained in subsection (c) by striking 

3 ‘‘$1,083,333,333’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘$1,950,000,000’’. 

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; 117 Stat. 

10 1115) is amended by striking ‘‘$43,750,000 for the 

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

12 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$78,750,000 for the period of 

13 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

14 (2) TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—

15 Section 5001(a)(2) of such Act (112 Stat. 419; 117 

16 Stat. 1115) is amended by striking ‘‘$22,916,667 

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

18 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$41,250,000 for the pe19 riod of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

20 (3) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—Section 

21 5001(a)(3) of such Act (112 Stat. 420; 117 Stat. 

22 1115) is amended by striking ‘‘$8,750,000 for the 

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

24 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,750,000 for the period of 

25 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 
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1 (4) BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATIS2 TICS.—Section 5001(a)(4) of such Act (112 Stat. 

3 420; 117 Stat. 1115) is amended by striking 

4 ‘‘$12,916,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

5 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘$23,250,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

7 through June 30, 2004’’. 

8 (5) ITS STANDARDS, RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL

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

10 such Act (112 Stat. 420; 117 Stat. 1115) is amend11 ed by striking ‘‘$47,916,667 for the period of Octo12 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in13 serting ‘‘$86,250,000 for the period of October 1, 

14 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

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

16 such Act (112 Stat. 420; 117 Stat. 1116) is amend17 ed by striking ‘‘$51,666,667 for the period of Octo18 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in19 serting ‘‘$93,000,000 for the period of October 1, 

20 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

21 (7) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RE22 SEARCH.—Section 5001(a)(7) of such Act (112 Stat. 

23 420; 117 Stat. 1116) is amended by striking 

24 ‘‘$11,250,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

25 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 
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1 ‘‘$20,250,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

2 through June 30, 2004’’. 

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

4 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 

5 Stat. 1116) is amended by striking ‘‘$100,000,000 for the 

6 period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘$180,000,000 for the period of October 1, 

8 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

9 (d) TERRITORIES.—Section 1101(d)(1) of the Trans10 portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (117 Stat. 

11 1116) is amended by striking ‘‘$15,166,667 for the period 

12 of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in13 serting ‘‘$27,300,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

14 through June 30, 2004’’. 

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

16 Act (117 Stat. 1116) is amended by striking ‘‘$7,833,333 

17 for the period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

18 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$14,100,000 for the period of Octo19 ber 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

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

21 such Act (117 Stat. 1117) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘$208,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

23 February 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$375,000 for the pe24 riod of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 
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1 (g) BRIDGE DISCRETIONARY.—Section 1101(g)(1) of 

2 such Act (117 Stat. 1117) is amended—

3 (1) by striking ‘‘$41,666,667’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘$75,000,000’’; and 

5 (2) by striking ‘‘February 29’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘June 30’’. 

7 (h) INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE.—Section 

8 1101(h)(1) of such Act (117 Stat. 1117) is amended—

9 (1) by striking ‘‘$41,666,667’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘$75,000,000’’; and 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘February 29’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘June 30’’. 

13 (i) RECREATIONAL TRAILS ADMINISTRATIVE

14 COSTS.—Section 1101(i)(1) of such Act (117 Stat. 1117) 

15 is amended by striking ‘‘$312,500 for the period of Octo16 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘$562,500 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

18 June 30, 2004’’. 

19 (j) RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSING HAZARD ELIMI20 NATION IN HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.—Section 

21 1101(j)(1) of such Act (117 Stat. 1118) is amended—

22 (1) by striking ‘‘$2,187,500’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘$3,937,500’’; 

24 (2) by striking ‘‘$104,167’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘$187,500’’; and 
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1 (3) by striking ‘‘February 29’’ each place it ap2 pears and inserting ‘‘June 30’’. 

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

4 Act (117 Stat. 1118) is amended—

5 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘$4,166,667 

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

7 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,500,000 for the period 

8 of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004’’; and 

9 (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘$4,166,667 

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

11 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,500,000 for the period 

12 of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

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

14 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 

15 1118) is amended—

16 (1) by inserting ‘‘and section 5 of the Surface 

17 Transportation Extension Act of 2004’’ after ‘‘this 

18 section’’ the first place it appears; and 

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

20 section 5(a)(1) of such Act’’ before the period at the 

21 end. 

22 (m) REDUCTION OF ALLOCATED PROGRAMS.—Sec23 tion 5(m) of such Act (117 Stat. 1119) is amended—
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1 (1) by inserting ‘‘and section 5 of the Surface 

2 Transportation Extension Act of 2004’’ after ‘‘but 

3 for this section’’; 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘both’’; 

5 (3) by striking ‘‘and by this section’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘, by this section, and by section 5 of such Act’’; 

7 and 

8 (4) by inserting ‘‘and by section 5 of such Act’’ 

9 before the period at the end. 

10 (n) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—Section 

11 5(n) of such Act (117 Stat. 1119) is amended by inserting 

12 ‘‘and section 5 of the Surface Transportation Extension 

13 Act of 2004’’ after ‘‘this section’’. 

14 SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS. 

15 (a) CHAPTER 1 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—

16 (1) SEAT BELT SAFETY INCENTIVE GRANTS.—

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

18 amended by striking ‘‘$46,666,667 for the period of 

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

20 inserting ‘‘$84,000,000 for the period of October 1, 

21 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

22 (2) PREVENTION OF INTOXICATED DRIVER IN23 CENTIVE GRANTS.—Section 163(e)(1) of such title is 

24 amended by striking ‘‘$50,000,000 for the period of 

25 October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and 
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1 inserting ‘‘$90,000,000 for the period of October 1, 

2 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

3 (b) CHAPTER 4 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Sec4 tion 2009(a)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

5 21st Century (112 Stat. 337; 117 Stat. 1119) is amended 

6 by striking ‘‘, and $68,750,000 for the period of October 

7 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘, and 

8 $123,019,875 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

9 June 30, 2004’’. 

10 (c) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP11 MENT.—Section 2009(a)(2) of such Act (112 Stat. 337; 

12 117 Stat. 1119) is amended by striking ‘‘$30,000,000 for 

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

14 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$53,681,400 for the period of Octo15 ber 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

16 (d) OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS-.—

17 Section 2009(a)(3) of such Act (112 Stat. 337; 117 Stat. 

18 1120) is amended by striking ‘‘$8,333,333 for the period 

19 of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in20 serting ‘‘$14,911,500 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

21 through June 30, 2004’’. 

22 (e) ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTER23 MEASURES INCENTIVE GRANTS.—Section 2009(a)(4) of 

24 such Act (112 Stat. 337; 117 Stat. 1120) is amended by 

25 striking ‘‘$16,666,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
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1 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$29,823,000 

2 for the period of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 

3 2004’’. 

4 (f) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—Section 

5 2009(a)(6) of such Act (112 Stat. 338; 117 Stat. 1120) 

6 is amended by striking ‘‘$833,333 for the period of Octo7 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘$2,684,070 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

9 June 30, 2004’’. 

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

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

12 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 

13 Stat. 1120) is amended by striking ‘‘$71,487,500 for the 

14 period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘$131,811,967 for the period October 1, 

16 2003 through June 30, 2004’’. 

17 (b) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PRO18 GRAM.—Section 31104(a)(7) of title 49, United States 

19 Code, is amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(7) Not more than $126,519,126 for the pe21 riod of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.’’. 

22 (c) INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND COMMERCIAL DRIV23 ER’S LICENSE GRANTS.—
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1 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—Sec2 tion 31107(a)(5) of such title is amended to read as 

3 follows: 

4 ‘‘(5) $14,972,678 for the period of October 1, 

5 2003 through June 30, 2004.’’. 

6 (2) EMERGENCY CDL GRANTS.—Section 7(c) of 

7 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 

8 (117 Stat. 1121) is amended—

9 (A) by striking ‘‘February 29,’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘June 30,’’; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘$416,667’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘$748,634’’. 

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

14 Act is amended—

15 (1) by striking ‘‘$416,667’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘$748,634’’; and 

17 (2) by striking ‘‘February 29’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘June 30’’. 

19 SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS. 

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

21 title 49, United States Code, is amended—

22 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘February 29’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘June 30’’; 

24 (2) in paragraph (2)(B)(iii)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘FEBRUARY 29’’ in the 

2 clause heading and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30’’; 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘$4,333,333’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘$7,753,980’’; 

5 (C) by striking ‘‘February 29’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘June 30’’; 

7 (3) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking ‘‘(and 

8 $1,250,000 shall be available for the period October 

9 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004)’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘(and $2,236,725 shall be available for the period 

11 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004)’’; and 

12 (4) in paragraph (3)(C) by striking ‘‘(and 

13 $20,833,334 shall be available for the period Octo14 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004)’’ and in15 serting ‘‘(and $37,278,750 shall be available for the 

16 period October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004)’’. 

17 (b) APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

18 FIXED GUIDEWAY MODERNIZATION.—The heading for 

19 paragraph (1) of section 8(b) of the Surface Transpor20 tation Extension of 2003 (117 Stat. 1121) is amended by 

21 striking ‘‘FEBRUARY 29’’ and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30’’. 

22 (c) FORMULA GRANTS AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

23 5338(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

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

25 ‘‘FEBRUARY 29’’ and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30’’; and 
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1 (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking clause (vi) 

2 and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(vi) $2,289,809,940 for the period of 

4 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.’’; 

5 (3) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking clause (vi) 

6 and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(vi) $572,452,485 for the period of 

8 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.’’; 

9 and 

10 (4) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking ‘‘February 

11 29’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30’’. 

12 (d) ALLOCATION OF FORMULA GRANT FUNDS FOR

13 OCTOBER 1, 2003, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2004.—Section 

14 8(d) of the Surface Transportation Extension of 2003 

15 (117 Stat. 1122) is amended—

16 (1) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘FEB17 RUARY 29’’ and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30’’; 

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

19 striking ‘‘February 29’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30’’; 

20 (3) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘$2,020,813’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘$3,616,001’’; 

22 (4) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘$20,833,334’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘$37,278,750’’. 

24 (e) CAPITAL PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

25 5338(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
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1 (1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by striking 

2 ‘‘FEBRUARY 29’’ and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking clause (vi) 

4 and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(vi) $1,871,393,250 for the period of 

6 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.’’; 

7 and 

8 (3) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking clause (vi) 

9 and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(vi) $467,848,313 for the period of 

11 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.’’. 

12 (f) PLANNING AUTHORIZATIONS AND ALLOCA13 TIONS.—Section 5338(c) of such title is amended—

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

15 ‘‘FEBRUARY 29’’ and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30’’; 

16 (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking clause (vi) 

17 and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(vi) $43,690,695 for the period of 

19 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.’’; 

20 and 

21 (3) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking clause (vi) 

22 and inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(vi) $10,736,280 for the period of 

24 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.’’. 
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1 (g) RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 5338(d) 

2 of such title is amended—

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

4 ‘‘FEBRUARY 29’’ and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30’’; 

5 (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking clause (vi) 

6 and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(vi) $31,463,265 for the period of 

8 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.’’; 

9 (3) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking clause (vi) 

10 and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(vi) $8,052,210 for the period of Oc12 tober 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.’’; 

13 and 

14 (4) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking ‘‘February 

15 29’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30’’. 

16 (h) ALLOCATION OF RESEARCH FUNDS FOR OCTO17 BER 1, 2003, THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2004.—Section 

18 8(h) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 

19 (117 Stat. 1123)—

20 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 

21 striking ‘‘February 29’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30’’; 

22 (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘$2,187,500’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘$3,914,269’’; 

24 (3) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘$3,437,500’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘$6,150,994’’; 
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1 (4) in paragraph (3)—

2 (A) by striking ‘‘$1,666,667’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘$2,982,300’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘$416,667’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘$745,575’’. 

6 (i) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AU7 THORIZATIONS.—Section 5338(e) of title 49, United 

8 States Code, is amended—

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

10 ‘‘FEBRUARY 29’’ and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30’’; 

11 (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking 

12 ‘‘$2,020,833 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

13 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘$3,578,760 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

15 through June 30, 2004’’; and 

16 (3) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ‘‘$505,833 

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

18 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$894,690 for the period of 

19 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004’’ ; and 

20 (4) in each of clauses (i) and (iii) of paragraph 

21 (2)(C) by striking ‘‘February 29’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘June 30’’. 

23 (j) ALLOCATION OF UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(j)(1) of the Sur2 face Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 

3 Stat. 1124) is amended—

4 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘February 29’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘June 30’’; 

7 (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking 

8 ‘‘$833,333’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,491,150’’; and 

9 (C) in subparagraph (B) by striking 

10 ‘‘$833,333’’ and inserting ‘‘1,491,150’’. 

11 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

12 3015(d)(2) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

13 21st Century (112 Stat. 857) is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘February 29’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30’’. 

15 (k) ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

16 5338(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

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

18 ‘‘FEBRUARY 29’’ and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30’’; 

19 (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking clause (vi) 

20 and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(vi) $45,032,730 for the period of 

22 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.’’; 

23 and 

24 (3) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking clause (vi) 

25 and inserting the following: 
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1 ‘‘(vi) $11,258,183 for the period of 

2 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.’’. 

3 (l) JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE PRO4 GRAM.—Section 3037(l) of the Transportation Equity Act 

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

6 391–392; 117 Stat. 1124) is amended—

7 (1) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking clause (vi) 

8 and inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(vi) $74,557,500 for the period of 

10 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.’’; 

11 (2) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking clause (vi) 

12 and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(vi) $18,639,375 for the period of 

14 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.’’; 

15 and 

16 (3) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘February 29, 

17 2004, $4,166,667’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2004, 

18 $7,455,750 shall be used for such projects’’. 

19 (m) RURAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY IN20 CENTIVE PROGRAM.—Section 3038(g) of such Act (49 

21 U.S.C. 5310 note; 112 Stat. 393; 117 Stat. 1125) is 

22 amended—

23 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph 

24 (F) and inserting the following: 
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1 ‘‘(F) $3,914,269 for the period of October 

2 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.’’; and 

3 (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘(and 

4 $708,333 shall be available for the period of October 

5 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004)’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘(and $1,267,478 shall be available for the period of 

7 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004)’’. 

8 (n) URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.—Section 

9 5307(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

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

11 ‘‘FEBRUARY 29’’ and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30’’; and 

12 (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ‘‘February 

13 29’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30’’. 

14 (o) OBLIGATION CEILING.—Section 3040(6) of the 

15 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 

16 Stat. 394; 117 Stat. 1125) is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(6) $5,449,407,675 for the period of October 

18 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.’’. 

19 (p) FUEL CELL BUS AND BUS FACILITIES PRO20 GRAM.—Section 3015(b) of such Act (112 Stat. 361; 117 

21 Stat. 1125) is amended by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004, 

22 $2,020,833)’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2004, 

23 $3,616,039)’’. 
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1 (q) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROJECT.—Sec2 tion 3015(c)(2) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 322 note; 112 

3 Stat. 361; 117 Stat. 1125) is amended—

4 (1) by striking ‘‘February 29’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘June 30’’; and 

6 (2) by striking ‘‘and $2,083,333’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘and $3,727,875’’. 

8 (r) PROJECTS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS

9 AND EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS.—Subsections 

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

11 373–381; 117 Stat. 1125) are each amended by striking 

12 ‘‘February 29’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30’’. 

13 (s) NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE PROJECT.—Subpara14 graphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 3031(a)(3) of the 

15 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 

16 (105 Stat. 2122; 112 Stat. 379) are each amended by 

17 striking ‘‘February 29’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30’’. 

18 (t) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Section 8(t) of the Sur19 face Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (23 U.S.C. 

20 101 note; 117 Stat. 1126) is amended by inserting ‘‘and 

21 by section 8 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act 

22 of 2004’’ before ‘‘shall be treated’’. 

23 (u) LOCAL SHARE.—Section 3011(a) of the Trans24 portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 357) 
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1 is amended by inserting ‘‘and for the period of October 

2 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’. 

3 SEC. 9. SPORT FISHING AND BOATING SAFETY. 

4 (a) FUNDING FOR NATIONAL OUTREACH AND COM5 MUNICATIONS PROGRAM.—Section 4(c)(6)of the Dingell6 Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 

7 777c(c)(6)) is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(6) $7,500,000 for the period of October 1, 

9 2003, through June 30, 2004;’’. 

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

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

12 as follows: 

13 ‘‘(4) FIRST 9 MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR

14 2004.—For the period of October 1, 2003, through 

15 June 30, 2004, of the balance of each annual appro16 priation remaining after making the distribution 

17 under subsection (a), an amount equal to 

18 $61,500,000 , 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 

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1 ‘‘(A) $7,500,000 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) $6,000,000 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—

19 (1) by striking ‘‘$2,083,333’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘$3,750,000’’; and 

21 (2) by striking ‘‘$833,333’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘$1,500,000’’. 
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1 SEC. 10. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF 

2 TRUST FUNDS FOR OBLIGATIONS UNDER 

3 TEA–21. 

4 (a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—

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

6 9503(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

7 amended—

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

9 by striking ‘‘March 1, 2004’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘July 1, 2004’’, 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara12 graph (E), 

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

14 subparagraph (F) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, 

15 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (F), 

16 the following new subparagraph: 

17 ‘‘(G) authorized to be paid out of the 

18 Highway Trust Fund under the Surface Trans19 portation Extension Act of 2004.’’, and 

20 (E) in the matter after subparagraph (G), 

21 as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘Sur22 face Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation Exten24 sion Act of 2004’’. 

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

26 of section 9503(e) of such Code is amended—
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1 (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), 

2 by striking ‘‘March 1, 2004’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘July 1, 2004’’, 

4 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

5 at the end of such subparagraph, 

6 (C) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 

7 at the end of such subparagraph, 

8 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 

9 the following new subparagraph: 

10 ‘‘(E) the Surface Transportation Extension 

11 Act of 2004,’’, and 

12 (E) in the matter after subparagraph (E), 

13 as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘Sur14 face Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation Exten16 sion Act of 2004’’. 

17 (3) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANS18 FERS.—Subparagraph (B) of section 9503(b)(5) of 

19 such Code is amended by striking ‘‘March 1, 2004’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2004’’. 

21 (b) AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND.—

22 (1) SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACCOUNT.—

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

24 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘Sur25 face Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’ each 
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1 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Surface Transpor2 tation Extension Act of 2004’’. 

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

4 section 9504 of such Code is amended—

5 (A) by striking ‘‘March 1, 2004’’ and in6 serting ‘‘July 1, 2004’’, and 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘Surface Transportation 

8 Extension Act of 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘Surface 

9 Transportation Extension Act of 2004’’. 

10 (3) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANS11 FERS.—Paragraph (2) of section 9504(d) of such 

12 Code is amended by striking ‘‘March 1, 2004’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘July 1, 2004’’. 

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

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

16 of this Act. 

17 (d) TEMPORARY RULE REGARDING ADJUST18 MENTS.—During the period beginning on the date of the 

19 enactment of the Surface Transportation Extension Act 

20 of 2003 and ending on June 30, 2004, for purposes of 

21 making any estimate under section 9503(d) of the Internal 

22 Revenue Code of 1986 of receipts of the Highway Trust 

23 Fund, the Secretary of the Treasury shall treat—

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

25 through (4) of section 9503(b) of such Code which 
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1 is related to appropriations or transfers to such 

2 Fund to have been extended through the end of the 

3 24-month period referred to in section 

4 9503(d)(1)(B) of such Code, and 

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

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

7 Code, the rate of such tax during the 24-month pe8 riod referred to in section 9503(d)(1)(B) of such 

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

10 effect on the date of the enactment of the Surface 

11 Transportation Extension Act of 2003.

Passed the House of Representatives February 11, 

2004. 

Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL, 

Clerk. 

Calendar No. 434

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3783

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. 

FEBRUARY 25, 2004

Read the second time and placed on the calendar