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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3783

To provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, 

transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund 

pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity 

Act for the 21st Century. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 10, 2004

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

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 

Committees on Ways and Means, Resources, and Science, for a period 

to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

A BILL

To provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor 

carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out 

of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a 

law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 

21st Century.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Surface Transpor5 tation Extension Act of 2004’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. ADVANCES. 

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

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

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

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

6 amended by this Act’’. 

7 (b) PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTIONS.—

8 (1) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Section 

9 2(b)(3) of such Act (117 Stat. 1110) is amended by 

10 striking ‘‘the amendment made under subsection 

11 (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1101(c) of the Transpor12 tation Equity Act for the 21st Century’’. 

13 (2) SPECIAL RULES FOR MINIMUM GUAR14 ANTEE.—Section 2(b)(4) of such Act is amended by 

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

16 ‘‘$2,100,000,000’’. 

17 (3) EXTENSION OF OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGE SET18 ASIDE.—Section 144(g)(3) of title 23, United States 

19 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘February 29’’ insert20 ing ‘‘June 30’’. 

21 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—

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

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

24 ‘‘$13,483,458,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

25 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

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

2 through June 30, 2004’’. 

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

4 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 

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

6 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—

7 ‘‘(1) DISTRIBUTION OF OBLIGATION AUTHOR8 ITY.—Subject to paragraph (2), for the period of 

9 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004, the Sec10 retary shall distribute the obligation limitation made 

11 available for Federal-aid highways and highway safe12 ty construction programs under the heading ‘(LIMI13 TATION ON OBLIGATIONS)’ under the heading 

14 ‘FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS’ in the Transpor15 tation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appro16 priations Act, 2004 (division F of Public Law 108–

17 199) in accordance with section 110 of such Act; ex18 cept that the amount of obligation limitation to be 

19 distributed for such period for each program, 

20 project, and activity specified in sections 110(a)(1), 

21 110(a)(2), 110(a)(4), 110(a)(5), and 110(g) of such 

22 Act shall equal the greater of—

23 ‘‘(A) the funding authorized for such pro24 gram, project, or activity in this Act and the 

25 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004 
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1 (including any amendments made by this Act 

2 and such Act); or 

‘‘(B) 9 3 ⁄12 of the funding provided for or 

4 limitation set on such program, project, or ac5 tivity in the Transportation, Treasury, and 

6 Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 

7 2004. 

8 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON TOTAL AMOUNT OF AU9 THORITY DISTRIBUTED.—The total amount of obli10 gation limitation distributed under paragraph (1) for 

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

12 2004, shall not exceed $25,232,250,000; except that 

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

14 obligations for minimum guarantee for such period. 

15 ‘‘(3) TIME PERIOD FOR OBLIGATIONS OF

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

17 2004, any funds for any Federal-aid highway pro18 gram project made available by this Act and the 

19 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004 (in20 cluding any amendments made by this Act and such 

21 Act), until the date of enactment of a law reauthor22 izing the Federal-aid highway program. 

23 ‘‘(4) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATIONS.—Any obli24 gation of obligation authority distributed under this 

25 subsection shall be considered to be an obligation for 
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1 Federal-aid highways and highway safety construc2 tion programs for fiscal year 2004 for the purposes 

3 of the matter under the heading ‘(LIMITATION 

4 ON OBLIGATIONS)’ under the heading ‘FED5 ERAL-AID HIGHWAYS’ in the Transportation, 

6 Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations 

7 Act, 2004.’’. 

8 SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF UNOBLIGATED APPORTIONMENTS. 

9 Section 3 of the Surface Transportation Extension 

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

11 at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(e) PROHIBITION OF TRANSFERS.—Notwith13 standing any other provision of this section, no funds may 

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

15 subsection (a)—

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

17 the congestion mitigation and air quality improve18 ment program; and 

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

20 the surface transportation program and that are 

21 subject to any of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)(A)(i) 

22 of section 133(d) of title 23, United States Code.’’. 
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1 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 

2 Section 4(a) of the Surface Transportation Extension 

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

4 ‘‘$187,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$337,500,000’’. 

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

6 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER

7 TITLE I OF TEA21.—

8 (1) FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS.—

9 (A) INDIAN RESERVATION ROADS.—Sec10 tion 1101(a)(8)(A) of the Transportation Eq11 uity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 112; 

12 117 Stat. 1113) is amended—

13 (i) in the first sentence by striking 

14 ‘‘$114,583,333 for the period of October 1, 

15 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in16 serting ‘‘$206,250,000 for the period of 

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

18 and 

19 (ii) in the second sentence by striking 

20 ‘‘$5,416,667’’ and inserting ‘‘$9,750,000’’. 

21 (B) PUBLIC LANDS HIGHWAYS.—Section 

22 1101(a)(8)(B) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 117 

23 Stat. 1113) is amended by striking 

24 ‘‘$102,500,000 for the period of October 1, 

25 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and insert-
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1 ing ‘‘$184,500,000 for the period of October 1, 

2 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

3 (C) PARK ROADS AND PARKWAYS.—Sec4 tion 1101(a)(8)(C) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 

5 117 Stat. 1113) is amended by striking 

6 ‘‘$68,750,000 for the period of October 1, 

7 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘$123,750,000 for the period of October 1, 

9 2003, through June 30, 2004’’ . 

10 (D) REFUGE ROADS.—Section 

11 1101(a)(8)(D) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 117 

12 Stat. 1113) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘$8,333,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

14 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

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

16 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

17 (2) NATIONAL CORRIDOR PLANNING AND DE18 VELOPMENT AND COORDINATED BORDER INFRA19 STRUCTURE PROGRAMS.—Section 1101(a)(9) of such 

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

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

22 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘$105,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

24 through June 30, 2004’’. 
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1 (3) CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND

2 FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.—

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

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

5 amended by striking ‘‘$15,833,333 for the pe6 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

7 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$28,500,000 for the pe8 riod of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 

9 2004’’. 

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

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

12 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 

13 (117 Stat. 1114) is amended—

14 (i) in clause (i) by striking 

15 ‘‘$4,166,667’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,500,000’’; 

16 (ii) in clause (ii) by striking 

17 ‘‘$2,083,333’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,750,000’’; 

18 and 

19 (iii) in clause (iii) by striking 

20 ‘‘$2,083,333’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,750,000’’. 

21 (4) NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.—

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

23 Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 113; 117 Stat. 

24 1114) is amended by striking ‘‘$11,458,333 for the 

25 period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 
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1 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,625,000 for the period of 

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

3 (5) VALUE PRICING PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

4 1101(a)(12) of such Act (112 Stat. 113; 117 Stat. 

5 1114) is amended by striking ‘‘$4,583,333 for the 

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

7 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$8,250,000 for the period of 

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

9 (6) HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.—

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

11 117 Stat. 1114) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,083,333 

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

13 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,750,000 for the period 

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

15 (7) COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO HIGH16 WAY PROGRAM.—Section 1101(a)(15) of such Act 

17 (112 Stat. 113; 117 Stat. 1114) is amended by 

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

19 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘$82,500,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

21 through June 30, 2004’’. 

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

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

24 Stat. 840; 117 Stat. 1114) is amended by striking 

25 ‘‘$208,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
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1 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘$375,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

3 through June 30, 2004’’. 

4 (9) TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY AND

5 SYSTEM PRESERVATION PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

6 1221(e)(1) of such Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 112 

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

8 ‘‘$10,416,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

9 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘$18,750,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

11 through June 30, 2004’’. 

12 (10) TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FI13 NANCE AND INNOVATION.—Section 188 of title 23, 

14 United States Code, is amended—

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

16 inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(F) $105,000,000 for the period of Octo18 ber 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.’’; 

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

20 ‘‘$833,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

21 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

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

23 through June 30, 2004’’; and 

24 (C) in the item relating to fiscal year 2004 

25 in table contained in subsection (c) by striking 
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1 ‘‘$1,083,333,333’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘$1,950,000,000’’. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER

4 TITLE V OF TEA21.—

5 (1) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.—

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

7 for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 419; 117 Stat. 

8 1115) is amended by striking ‘‘$43,750,000 for the 

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

10 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$78,750,000 for the period of 

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

12 (2) TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—

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

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

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

16 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$41,250,000 for the pe17 riod of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

18 (3) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—Section 

19 5001(a)(3) of such Act (112 Stat. 420; 117 Stat. 

20 1115) is amended by striking ‘‘$8,750,000 for the 

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

22 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,750,000 for the period of 

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

24 (4) BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATIS25 TICS.—Section 5001(a)(4) of such Act (112 Stat. 
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1 420; 117 Stat. 1115) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘$12,916,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

3 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘$23,250,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

5 through June 30, 2004’’. 

6 (5) ITS STANDARDS, RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL

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

8 such Act (112 Stat. 420; 117 Stat. 1115) is amend9 ed by striking ‘‘$47,916,667 for the period of Octo10 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in11 serting ‘‘$86,250,000 for the period of October 1, 

12 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

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

14 such Act (112 Stat. 420; 117 Stat. 1116) is amend15 ed by striking ‘‘$51,666,667 for the period of Octo16 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in17 serting ‘‘$93,000,000 for the period of October 1, 

18 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

19 (7) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RE20 SEARCH.—Section 5001(a)(7) of such Act (112 Stat. 

21 420; 117 Stat. 1116) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘$11,250,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

23 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘$20,250,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

25 through June 30, 2004’’. 
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1 (c) METROPOLITAN PLANNING.—Section 5(c)(1) of 

2 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 

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

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

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

6 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

7 (d) TERRITORIES.—Section 1101(d)(1) of the Trans8 portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (117 Stat. 

9 1116) is amended by striking ‘‘$15,166,667 for the period 

10 of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in11 serting ‘‘$27,300,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

12 through June 30, 2004’’. 

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

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

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

16 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$14,100,000 for the period of Octo17 ber 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

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

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

20 ‘‘$208,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

21 February 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$375,000 for the pe22 riod of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

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

24 such Act (117 Stat. 1117) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘$41,666,667’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘$75,000,000’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘June 30’’. 

5 (h) INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE.—Section 

6 1101(h)(1) of such Act (117 Stat. 1117) is amended—

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

8 ‘‘$75,000,000’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘June 30’’. 

11 (i) RECREATIONAL TRAILS ADMINISTRATIVE

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

13 is amended by striking ‘‘$312,500 for the period of Octo14 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘$562,500 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

16 June 30, 2004’’. 

17 (j) RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSING HAZARD ELIMI18 NATION IN HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.—Section 

19 1101(j)(1) of such Act (117 Stat. 1118) is amended—

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

21 ‘‘$3,937,500’’; 

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

23 ‘‘$187,500’’; and 

24 (3) by striking ‘‘February 29’’ each place it ap25 pears and inserting ‘‘June 30’’. 
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1 (k) NONDISCRIMINATION.—Section 1101(k) of such 

2 Act (117 Stat. 1118) is amended—

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

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

5 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,500,000 for the period 

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

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

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

9 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,500,000 for the period 

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

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

12 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 

13 1118) is amended—

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

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

16 section’’ the first place it appears; and 

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

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

19 end. 

20 (m) REDUCTION OF ALLOCATED PROGRAMS.—Sec21 tion 5(m) of such Act (117 Stat. 1119) is amended—

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

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

24 for this section’’; 

25 (2) by striking ‘‘both’’; 
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1 (3) by striking ‘‘and by this section’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘, by this section, and by section 5 of such Act’’; 

3 and 

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

5 before the period at the end. 

6 (n) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—Section 

7 5(n) of such Act (117 Stat. 1119) is amended by inserting 

8 ‘‘and section 5 of the Surface Transportation Extension 

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

10 SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS. 

11 (a) CHAPTER 1 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—

12 (1) SEAT BELT SAFETY INCENTIVE GRANTS.—

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

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

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

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

17 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

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

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

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

22 inserting ‘‘$90,000,000 for the period of October 1, 

23 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

24 (b) CHAPTER 4 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Sec25 tion 2009(a)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
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1 21st Century (112 Stat. 337; 117 Stat. 1119) is amended 

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

3 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘, and 

4 $123,019,875 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

5 June 30, 2004’’. 

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

8 117 Stat. 1119) is amended by striking ‘‘$30,000,000 for 

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

10 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$53,681,400 for the period of Octo11 ber 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004’’. 

12 (d) OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS-.—

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

14 1120) is amended by striking ‘‘$8,333,333 for the period 

15 of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in16 serting ‘‘$14,911,500 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

17 through June 30, 2004’’. 

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

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

21 striking ‘‘$16,666,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

22 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$29,823,000 

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

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1 (f) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—Section 

2 2009(a)(6) of such Act (112 Stat. 338; 117 Stat. 1120) 

3 is amended by striking ‘‘$833,333 for the period of Octo4 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘$2,684,070 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

6 June 30, 2004’’. 

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

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

9 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 

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

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

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

13 2003 through June 30, 2004’’. 

14 (b) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PRO15 GRAM.—Section 31104(a)(7) of title 49, United States 

16 Code, is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(7) Not more than $126,519,126 for the pe18 riod of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.’’. 

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

21 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—Sec22 tion 31107(a)(5) of such title is amended to read as 

23 follows: 

24 ‘‘(5) $14,972,678 for the period of October 1, 

25 2003 through June 30, 2004.’’. 
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1 (2) EMERGENCY CDL GRANTS.—Section 7(c) of 

2 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 

3 (117 Stat. 1121) is amended—

4 (A) by striking ‘‘February 29,’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘June 30,’’; and 

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

7 ‘‘$748,634’’. 

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

9 Act is amended—

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

11 ‘‘$748,634’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘June 30’’. 

14 SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS. 

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

16 title 49, United States Code, is amended—

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

18 and inserting ‘‘June 30’’; 

19 (2) in paragraph (2)(B)(iii)—

20 (A) by striking ‘‘FEBRUARY 29’’ in the 

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

22 (B) by striking ‘‘$4,333,333’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘$7,753,980’’; and 

24 (C) by striking ‘‘February 29’’ and insert25 ing ‘‘June 30’’; 
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1 (3) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking ‘‘(and 

2 $1,250,000 shall be available for the period October 

3 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004)’’ and inserting 

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

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

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

7 $20,833,334 shall be available for the period Octo8 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004)’’ and in9 serting ‘‘(and $37,278,750 shall be available for the 

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

11 (b) APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

12 FIXED GUIDEWAY MODERNIZATION.—The heading for 

13 paragraph (1) of section 8(b) of the Surface Transpor14 tation Extension of 2003 (117 Stat. 1121) is amended by 

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

16 (c) FORMULA GRANTS AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

17 5338(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

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

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

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

21 and inserting the following: 

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

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

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

25 and inserting the following: 
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1 ‘‘(vi) $572,452,485 for the period of 

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

3 and 

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

5 29’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30’’. 

6 (d) ALLOCATION OF FORMULA GRANT FUNDS FOR

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

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

9 (117 Stat. 1122) is amended—

10 (1) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘FEB11 RUARY 29’’ and inserting ‘‘JUNE 30’’; 

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

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

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

15 and inserting ‘‘$3,616,001’’; and 

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

17 and inserting ‘‘$37,278,750’’. 

18 (e) CAPITAL PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

19 5338(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

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

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

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

23 and inserting the following: 
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1 ‘‘(vi) $1,871,393,250 for the period of 

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

3 and 

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

5 and inserting the following: 

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

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

8 (f) PLANNING AUTHORIZATIONS AND ALLOCA9 TIONS.—Section 5338(c) of such title is amended—

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

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

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

13 and inserting the following: 

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

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

16 and 

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

18 and inserting the following: 

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

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

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

22 of such title is amended—

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

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

2 and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(vi) $31,463,265 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) $8,052,210 for the period of Oc8 tober 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.’’; 

9 and 

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

11 29’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30’’. 

12 (h) ALLOCATION OF RESEARCH FUNDS FOR OCTO13 BER 1, 2003, THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 2004.—Section 

14 8(h) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 

15 (117 Stat. 1123)—

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

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

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

19 and inserting ‘‘$3,914,269’’; 

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

21 and inserting ‘‘$6,150,994’’; and 

22 (4) in paragraph (3)—

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

24 ‘‘$2,982,300’’; and 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘$416,667’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘$745,575’’. 

3 (i) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AU4 THORIZATIONS.—Section 5338(e) of title 49, United 

5 States Code, is amended—

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

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

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

9 ‘‘$2,020,833 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

10 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘$3,578,760 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

12 through June 30, 2004’’; 

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

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

15 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$894,690 for the period of 

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

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

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

19 ‘‘June 30’’. 

20 (j) ALLOCATION OF UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION

21 RESEARCH FUNDS.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(j)(1) of the Sur23 face Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 

24 Stat. 1124) is amended—
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1 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

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

3 ‘‘June 30’’; 

4 (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking 

5 ‘‘$833,333’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,491,150’’; and 

6 (C) in subparagraph (B) by striking 

7 ‘‘$833,333’’ and inserting ‘‘1,491,150’’. 

8 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

9 3015(d)(2) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

10 21st Century (112 Stat. 857) is amended by striking 

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

12 (k) ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

13 5338(f) of title 49, United States Code, 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) $45,032,730 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) $11,258,183 for the period of 

24 October 1, 2003, through June 30, 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; 117 Stat. 1124) is amended—

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

6 and inserting the following: 

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

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

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

10 and inserting the following: 

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

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

13 and 

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

15 2004, $4,166,667’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2004, 

16 $7,455,750 shall be used for such projects’’. 

17 (m) RURAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY IN18 CENTIVE PROGRAM.—Section 3038(g) of such Act (49 

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

20 amended—

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

22 (F) and inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(F) $3,914,269 for the period of October 

24 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.’’; and 
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1 (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘(and 

2 $708,333 shall be available for the period of October 

3 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004)’’ and inserting 

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

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

6 (n) URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.—Section 

7 5307(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

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

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

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

11 29’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30’’. 

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

13 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 

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

15 ‘‘(6) $5,449,407,675 for the period of October 

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

17 (p) FUEL CELL BUS AND BUS FACILITIES PRO18 GRAM.—Section 3015(b) of such Act (112 Stat. 361; 117 

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

20 $2,020,833)’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2004, 

21 $3,616,039)’’. 

22 (q) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROJECT.—Sec23 tion 3015(c)(2) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 322 note; 112 

24 Stat. 361; 117 Stat. 1125) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘February 29’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘June 30’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘and $3,727,875 ’’. 

5 (r) PROJECTS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS

6 AND EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS.—Subsections 

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

8 373–381; 117 Stat. 1125) are each amended by striking 

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

10 (s) NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE PROJECT.—Subpara11 graphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 3031(a)(3) of the 

12 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 

13 (105 Stat. 2122; 112 Stat. 379) are each amended by 

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

15 (t) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Section 8(t) of the Sur16 face Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (23 U.S.C. 

17 101 note; 117 Stat. 1126) is amended by inserting ‘‘and 

18 by section 8 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act 

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

20 (u) LOCAL SHARE.—Section 3011(a) of the Trans21 portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 357) 

22 is amended by inserting ‘‘and for the period of October 

23 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004’’ after ‘‘2003’’. 
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1 SEC. 9. SPORT FISHING AND BOATING SAFETY. 

2 (a) FUNDING FOR NATIONAL OUTREACH AND COM3 MUNICATIONS PROGRAM.—Section 4(c)(6)of the Dingell4 Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 

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

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

7 2003, through June 30, 2004;’’. 

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

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

10 as follows: 

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

12 2004.—For the period of October 1, 2003, through 

13 June 30, 2004, of the balance of each annual appro14 priation remaining after making the distribution 

15 under subsection (a), an amount equal to 

16 $61,500,000, reduced by 82 percent of the amount 

17 appropriated for that fiscal year from the Boat Safe18 ty Account of the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund es19 tablished by section 9504 of the Internal Revenue 

20 Code of 1986 to carry out the purposes of section 

21 13106(a) of title 46, United States Code, shall be 

22 used as follows: 

23 ‘‘(A) $7,500,000 shall be available to the 

24 Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for 

25 obligation for qualified projects under section 
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1 5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (33 

2 U.S.C. 1322 note). 

3 ‘‘(B) $6,000,000 shall be available to the 

4 Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for 

5 obligation for qualified projects under section 

6 7404(d) of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety 

7 Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 777g–1(d)). 

8 ‘‘(C) The balance remaining after the ap9 plication of subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be 

10 transferred to the Secretary of Transportation 

11 and shall be expended for State recreational 

12 boating safety programs under section 13106 of 

13 title 46, United States Code.’’. 

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

15 46, United States Code, is amended—

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

17 ‘‘$3,750,000’’; and 

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

19 ‘‘$1,500,000’’. 

20 SEC. 10. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF 

21 TRUST FUNDS FOR OBLIGATIONS UNDER 

22 TEA–21. 

23 (a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 

2 9503(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

3 amended—

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

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

6 ‘‘July 1, 2004’’, 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara8 graph (E), 

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

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

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

12 the following new subparagraph: 

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

14 Highway Trust Fund under the Surface Trans15 portation Extension Act of 2004.’’, and 

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

17 as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘Sur18 face Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation Exten20 sion Act of 2004’’. 

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

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

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

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

25 ‘‘July 1, 2004’’, 
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1 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

2 at the end of such subparagraph, 

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

4 at the end of such subparagraph, 

5 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 

6 the following new subparagraph: 

7 ‘‘(E) the Surface Transportation Extension 

8 Act of 2004,’’, and 

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

10 as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘Sur11 face Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation Exten13 sion Act of 2004’’. 

14 (3) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANS15 FERS.—Subparagraph (B) of section 9503(b)(5) of 

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

17 and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2004’’. 

18 (b) AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND.—

19 (1) SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACCOUNT.—

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

21 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘Sur22 face Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’ each 

23 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Surface Transpor24 tation Extension Act of 2004’’. 
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1 (2) BOAT SAFETY ACCOUNT.—Subsection (c) of 

2 section 9504 of such Code is amended—

3 (A) by striking ‘‘March 1, 2004’’ and in4 serting ‘‘July 1, 2004’’, and 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘Surface Transportation 

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

7 Transportation Extension Act of 2004’’. 

8 (3) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANS9 FERS.—Paragraph (2) of section 9504(d) of such 

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

11 inserting ‘‘July 1, 2004’’. 

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

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

14 of this Act. 

15 (d) TEMPORARY RULE REGARDING ADJUST16 MENTS.—During the period beginning on the date of the 

17 enactment of the Surface Transportation Extension Act 

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

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

20 Revenue Code of 1986 of receipts of the Highway Trust 

21 Fund, the Secretary of the Treasury shall treat—

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

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

24 is related to appropriations or transfers to such 

25 Fund to have been extended through the end of the 
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1 24-month period referred to in section 

2 9503(d)(1)(B) of such Code, and 

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

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

5 Code, the rate of such tax during the 24-month pe6 riod referred to in section 9503(d)(1)(B) of such 

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

8 effect on the date of the enactment of the Surface 

9 Transportation Extension Act of 2003.

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