S. 1519

One Hundred Fifth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven

An Act

To provide a 6-month extension of highway, highway safety, and transit programs

pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Intermodal Surface Transportation

Efficiency Act of 1991.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Surface Transportation Extension

Act of 1997’’.

SEC. 2. ADVANCES.

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

to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall apportion funds made available under section 1003(d) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation

Efficiency Act of 1991 to each State in the ratio that—

(1) the State’s total fiscal year 1997 obligation authority

for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid highway program;

bears to

(2) all States’ total fiscal year 1997 obligation authority

for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid highway program.

(b) PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTIONS.— (1) PROGRAMS.—Of the funds to be apportioned to each

State under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that

the State is apportioned an amount of the funds, determined

under paragraph (2), for the Interstate maintenance program,

the National Highway System, the bridge program, the surface

transportation program, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, minimum allocation under section

157 of title 23, United States Code, Interstate reimbursement

under section 160 of that title, the donor State bonus under

section 1013(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1940), hold harmless under section

1015(a) of that Act (105 Stat. 1943), 90 percent of payments

adjustments under section 1015(b) of that Act (105 Stat. 1944),

section 1015(c) of that Act (105 Stat. 1944), an amount equal

to the funds provided under sections 1103 through 1108 of

that Act (105 Stat. 2027), and funding restoration under section

202 of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995

(109 Stat. 571).

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

apportioned under this subsection for each item referred to

in paragraph (1) shall be determined by multiplying—

(A) the amount apportioned to the State under subsection (a); by
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(B) the ratio that—

(i) the amount of funds apportioned for the item,

or allocated under sections 1103 through 1108 of the

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of

1991 (105 Stat. 2027), to the State for fiscal year

1997; bears to

(ii) the total of the amount of funds apportioned

for the items, and allocated under those sections, to

the State for fiscal year 1997.

(3) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts apportioned to a State under

subsection (a) attributable to sections 1103 through 1108 of

the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

shall be available to the State for projects eligible for assistance

under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.

(4) ADMINISTRATION.—Funds authorized by the amendment

made by subsection (d) shall be administered as if they had

been apportioned, allocated, deducted, or set aside, as the case

may be, under title 23, United States Code; except that the

deduction under section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code,

the set-asides under section 104(b)(1) of that title for the territories and under section 104(f)(1) of that title for metropolitan

planning, and the expenditure required under section 104(d)(1)

of that title shall not apply to those funds.

(c) REPAYMENT FROM FUTURE APPORTIONMENTS.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall reduce the amount

that would, but for this section, be apportioned to a State

for programs under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code,

for fiscal year 1998 under a law reauthorizing the Federalaid highway program enacted after the date of enactment of

this Act by the amount that is apportioned to each State

under subsection (a) and section 5(f) for each such program.

(2) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—The Secretary

may establish procedures under which funds apportioned under

subsection (a) for a program category for which funds are

not authorized under a law described in paragraph (1) may

be restored to the Federal-aid highway program.

(d) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Section 1003

of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

(105 Stat. 1918) is amended by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(d) ADVANCE AUTHORIZATIONS.—

‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to

carry out section 2(a) of the Surface Transportation Extension

Act of 1997 $5,500,000,000 for the period of November 16,

1997, through January 31, 1998.

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

(a) shall be subject to any limitation on obligations for Federalaid highways and highway safety construction programs.

‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—

‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding section 157(e) of

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

the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)

to carry out section 157 of title 23, United States Code, not

to exceed $15,460,000 for the period of January 26, 1998,

through January 31, 1998.
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‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall allocate the

amounts authorized under paragraph (1) to each State in the

ratio that—

‘‘(A) the amount allocated to the State for fiscal year

1997 under section 157 of that title; bears to

‘‘(B) the amounts allocated to all States for fiscal year

1997 under section 157 of that title.

‘‘(f) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds authorized under subsections (d) and (e) shall be available for obligation in the same

manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title

23, United States Code.’’.

(e) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—

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

of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall allocate to each

State an amount of obligation authority made available under

the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105–66) that is—

(A) equal to the greater of—

(i) the State’s unobligated balance, as of October

1, 1997, of Federal-aid highway apportionments subject

to any limitation on obligations; or

(ii) 50 percent of the State’s total fiscal year 1997

obligation authority for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid highway program; but

(B) not greater than 75 percent of the State’s total

fiscal year 1997 obligation authority for funds apportioned

for the Federal-aid highway program.

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

under paragraph (1) shall not exceed $9,786,275,000.

(3) TIME PERIOD FOR OBLIGATIONS OF FUNDS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph

(B), a State shall not obligate any funds for any Federalaid highway program project after May 1, 1998, until the

earlier of the date of enactment of a multiyear law

reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway program or July

1, 1998.

(B) REOBLIGATION.—Subparagraph (A) shall not preclude the reobligation of previously obligated funds.

(C) DISTRIBUTION OF REMAINING OBLIGATION AUTHOR- ITY.—On the earlier of the date of enactment of a law

described in subparagraph (A) or July 1, 1998, the Secretary shall distribute to each State any remaining

amounts of obligation authority for Federal-aid highways

and highway safety construction programs by allocation

in accordance with section 310(a) of the Department of

Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,

1998 (Public Law 105–66).

(D) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—No contract authority

made available to the States prior to July 1, 1998, shall

be obligated after that date until such time as a multiyear

law reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway program has

been enacted.

(4) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATIONS.—Any obligation of an

allocation of obligation authority made under this subsection

shall be considered to be an obligation for Federal-aid highways

and highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 1998

for the purposes of the matter under the heading ‘‘(LIMITATION
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ON OBLIGATIONS)’’ under the heading ‘‘FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS’’ in title I of the Department of Transportation and Related

Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105–66).

SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF UNOBLIGATED APPORTIONMENTS.

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

to transfer funds, for fiscal year 1998, a State may transfer any

funds apportioned to the State for any program under section

104 (including amounts apportioned under section 104(b)(3) or set

aside or suballocated under section 133(d)), 144, or 402 of title

23, United States Code, before, on, or after the date of enactment

of this Act, granted to the State for any program under section

410 of that title before, on, or after such date of enactment, or

allocated to the State for any program under chapter 311 of title

49, United States Code, before, on, or after such date of enactment,

that are subject to any limitation on obligations, and that are

not obligated, to any other of those programs.

(b) TREATMENT OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—Any funds transferred to another program under subsection (a) shall be subject

to the provisions of the program to which the funds are transferred,

except that funds transferred to a program under section 133 (other

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

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

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

of enactment of a law reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway

program enacted after the date of enactment of this Act, the

Secretary shall restore any funds that a State transferred under

subsection (a) for any project not eligible for the funds but

for this section to the program category from which the funds

were transferred.

(2) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—The Secretary

may establish procedures under which funds transferred under

subsection (a) from a program category for which funds are

not authorized may be restored to the Federal-aid highway,

highway safety, and motor carrier safety programs.

(3) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—No provision of law, except a statute enacted after the date of enactment

of this Act that expressly limits the application of this subsection, shall impair the authority of the Secretary to restore

funds pursuant to this subsection.

(d) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary may issue guidance for use in

carrying out this section.

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

(a) EXPENSES OF FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION.— (1) AUTHORITY TO BORROW.— (A) FROM UNOBLIGATED FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR DISCRE- TIONARY ALLOCATIONS.—If unobligated balances of funds

deducted by the Secretary under section 104(a) of title

23, United States Code, for administrative and research

expenses of the Federal-aid highway program are insufficient to pay those expenses for fiscal year 1998, the Secretary may borrow to pay those expenses not to exceed

$60,000,000 from unobligated funds available to the Secretary for discretionary allocations.

(B) REQUIREMENT TO REIMBURSE.—Funds borrowed

under subparagraph (A) shall be reimbursed from amounts
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made available to the Secretary under section 104(a) of

title 23, United States Code, as soon as practicable after

the date of enactment of a law reauthorizing the Federalaid highway program enacted after the date of enactment

of this Act.

(2) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to funds made available

under paragraph (1), there shall be available from the

Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)

for administrative and research expenses of the Federalaid highway program $158,500,000 for fiscal year 1998.

(B) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds authorized under

this paragraph shall be available for obligation in the same

manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter

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

to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways

and highway safety construction programs.

(3) USE OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.—Section

104(i)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting

‘‘, and for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31,

1998,’’ after ‘‘1997’’.

(b) BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.—Section 6006 of

the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105

Stat. 2172) is amended—

(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘Chapter I’’;

and

(2) in the first sentence of subsection (b)—

(A) by striking ‘‘1996, and’’ and inserting ‘‘1996,’’; and

(B) by inserting before the period at the end the follow- ing: ‘‘, and $12,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997,

through March 31, 1998’’.

SEC. 5. OTHER FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAMS.

(a) FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS.—Section 1003(a)(6) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat.

1919) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (A)—

(A) by striking ‘‘1992 and’’ and inserting ‘‘1992,’’; and

(B) by inserting before the period at the end the follow- ing: ‘‘, and $95,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997,

through March 31, 1998’’;

(2) in subparagraph (B)—

(A) by striking ‘‘1995, and’’ and inserting ‘‘1995,’’; and

(B) by inserting before the period at the end the follow- ing: ‘‘and $86,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997,

through March 31, 1998’’; and

(3) in subparagraph (C)—

(A) by striking ‘‘1995, and’’ and inserting ‘‘1995,’’; and

(B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and $42,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997,

through March 31, 1998’’.

(b) NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM.—Section 1003

of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

(105 Stat. 1918) (as amended by section 2(d)) is amended by adding

at the end the following:

‘‘(e) NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM.—Section 104(h)

of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘and
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$7,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31,

1998’ after ‘1997’.’’.

(c) CERTAIN ALLOCATED PROGRAMS.—

(1) HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION.—Section 1040(f)(1) of the

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23

U.S.C. 101 note; 105 Stat. 1992) is amended in the first sentence

by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘and

$2,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through March

31, 1998’’.

(2) SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.—Section 1047(d) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C.

101 note; 105 Stat. 1998) is amended in the first sentence—

(A) by striking ‘‘1994, and’’ and inserting ‘‘1994,’’; and

(B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and $7,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997,

through March 31, 1998’’.

(d) INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.—Section 6058(b)

of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

(105 Stat. 2194) is amended—

(1) by striking ‘‘1992 and’’ and inserting ‘‘1992,’’; and

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

‘‘, and $47,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through

March 31, 1998’’.

(e) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.—

(1) OPERATION LIFESAVER.—

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

Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)

to carry out the operation lifesaver program under section

104(d)(1) of title 23, United States Code, $150,000 for the

period of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998.

(B) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds authorized under

this paragraph shall be available for obligation in the same

manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter

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

to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways

and highway safety construction programs.

(2) DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER TRANSPORTATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—

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

Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)

to carry out the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation

Fellowship Program under section 307(a)(1)(C)(ii) of title

23, United States Code, $1,000,000 for the period of October

1, 1997, through March 31, 1998.

(B) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds authorized under

this paragraph shall be available for obligation in the same

manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter

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

to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways

and highway safety construction programs.

(3) NATIONAL HIGHWAY INSTITUTE.—Section 321(f) of title

23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end

the following: ‘‘There shall be available from the Highway Trust

Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this

section $2,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through
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March 31, 1998, and such funds shall be subject to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety

construction programs.’’.

(4) EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM.—Section 326(c) of

title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the

end the following: ‘‘There shall be available from the Highway

Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry

out this section $3,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997,

through March 31, 1998, and such funds shall be subject to

any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and

highway safety construction programs.’’.

(f) METROPOLITAN PLANNING.—

(1) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—

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

Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)

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

$78,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through

March 31, 1998.

(B) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds authorized under

this paragraph shall be available for obligation in the same

manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter

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

to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways

and highway safety construction programs.

(2) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall distribute

funds authorized under paragraph (1) to the States in accordance with section 104(f)(2) of title 23, United States Code.

(g) TERRITORIES.—Section 1003 of the Intermodal Surface

Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1918) (as amended

by subsection (b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(f) TERRITORIES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In lieu of the amounts deducted under

section 104(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, there shall

be available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the

Mass Transit Account) for the Virgin Islands, Guam, American

Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana

Islands $15,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through

March 31, 1998.

‘‘(2) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds authorized under this

subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner

as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,

United States Code, and shall be subject to any limitation

on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety

construction programs.’’.

SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

(a) NHTSA HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Section 2005(1) of

the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105

Stat. 2079) is amended—

(1) by striking ‘‘1996, and’’ and inserting ‘‘1996,’’; and

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

‘‘, and $83,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through

March 31, 1998’’; and

(b) ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES.—Section

410 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (c)—

(A) by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and fifth’’ and inserting ‘‘fifth, and sixth’’;

(2) in subsection (d)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘two’’ and inserting

‘‘3’’; and

(3) in the first sentence of subsection (j)—

(A) by striking ‘‘1997, and’’ and inserting ‘‘1997,’’; and

(B) by inserting before the period at the end the follow- ing ‘‘, and $12,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997,

through March 31, 1998’’.

(c) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—Section 30308(a) of title 49,

United States Code, is amended—

(1) by striking ‘‘1994, and’’ and inserting ‘‘1994,’’; and

(2) by inserting after ‘‘1997,’’ the following: ‘‘and $1,855,000

for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998,’’.

SEC. 7. EXTENSION OF MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM.

Section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in paragraphs (1) through (5), by striking ‘‘not more’’

each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Not more’’; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(6) Not more than $45,000,000 for the period of October

1, 1997, through March 31, 1998.’’.

SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS.

Title III of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency

Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2087–2140) is amended by adding at the

end the following:

‘‘SEC. 3049. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS FOR THE

PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 1997, THROUGH MARCH 31, 1998.

‘‘(a) ALLOCATING AMOUNTS.—Section 5309(m)(1) of title 49,

United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘, and for the period

of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998’ after ‘1997’.

‘‘(b) APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIXED GUIDEWAY

MODERNIZATION.—Section 5337 of title 49, United States Code,

is amended—

‘‘(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘and for the period of

October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998,’ after ‘1997,’; and

‘‘(2) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘ ‘(e) SPECIAL RULE FOR OCTOBER 1, 1997, THROUGH MARCH

31, 1998.—The Secretary shall determine the amount that each

urbanized area is to be apportioned for fixed guideway modernization under this section on a pro rata basis to reflect the partial

fiscal year 1998 funding made available by section 5338(b)(1)(F).’.

‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 5338 of title 49, United States

Code, is amended—

‘‘(1) in subsection (a)—

‘‘(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:

‘‘ ‘(F) $1,328,400,000 for the period of October 1, 1997,

through March 31, 1998.’; and

‘‘(B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:

‘‘ ‘(F) $369,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997,

through March 31, 1998.’;

‘‘(2) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end the following:

‘‘ ‘(F) $1,131,600,000 for the period of October 1, 1997,

through March 31, 1998.’;
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‘‘(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘and not more than

$1,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through March

31, 1998,’ after ‘1997,’;

‘‘(4) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘and not more than

$3,000,000 is available from the Fund (except the Account)

for the Secretary for the period of October 1, 1997, through

March 31, 1998,’ after ‘1997,’;

‘‘(5) in subsection (h)(3), by inserting ‘and $3,000,000 is

available for section 5317 for the period of October 1, 1997,

through March 31, 1998’ after ‘1997’;

‘‘(6) in subsection (j)(5)—

‘‘(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘and’ at the end;

‘‘(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at

the end and inserting ‘; and’; and

‘‘(C) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘ ‘(D) the lesser of $1,500,000 or an amount that the

Secretary determines is necessary is available to carry

out section 5318 for the period of October 1, 1997, through

March 31, 1998.’;

‘‘(7) in subsection (k), by striking ‘or (e)’ and inserting

‘(e), or (m)’; and

‘‘(8) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘ ‘(m) SECTION 5316 FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 1997,

THROUGH MARCH 31, 1998.—Not more than the following amounts

may be appropriated to the Secretary from the Fund (except the

Account) for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31,

1998:

‘‘ ‘(1) $125,000 to carry out section 5316(a).

‘‘ ‘(2) $1,500,000 to carry out section 5316(b).

‘‘ ‘(3) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(c).

‘‘ ‘(4) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(d).

‘‘ ‘(5) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(e).’.’’.

SEC. 9. EXTENSION OF TRUST FUNDS FUNDED BY HIGHWAY-RELATED

TAXES.

(a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to Highway Trust Fund) is amended—

(1) in subsection (c)—

(A) in paragraph (1)—

(i) by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’; and

(ii) by striking the last sentence and inserting

the following new flush sentence:

‘‘In determining the authorizations under the Acts referred

to in the preceding subparagraphs, such Acts shall be applied

as in effect on the date of the enactment of this sentence.’’;

(B) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’;

(C) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’; and

(D) in paragraph (6)(E), by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’; and

(2) in subsection (e)(3)—

(A) by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’, and

(B) by striking all that follows ‘‘the enactment of’’ and

inserting ‘‘the last sentence of subsection (c)(1).’’.
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(b) AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND.—Section 9504(c) of the

Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to expenditures from Boat

Safety Account) is amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 1998’’ and inserting

‘‘October 1, 1998’’.

(c) NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS TRUST FUND.—Section

9511(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to expenditures from Trust Fund) is amended by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting

‘‘1998’’.

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section

shall take effect on October 1, 1997.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.