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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1519

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.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

NOVEMBER 10, 1997

Mr. BOND (for himself, Mr. CHAFEE, Mr. WARNER, Mr. BAUCUS, and Mr.

D’AMATO) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered,

read the third time, and passed

A BILL

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.

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 1997’’.

6 SEC. 2. ADVANCES.

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

8 (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall apportion
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1 funds made available under section 1003(d) of the Inter2 modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to

3 each State in the ratio that—

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

5 authority for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid

6 highway program; bears to

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

8 authority for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid

9 highway program.

10 (b) PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTIONS.—

11 (1) PROGRAMS.—Of the funds to be appor12 tioned to each State under subsection (a), the Sec13 retary shall ensure that the State is apportioned an

14 amount of the funds, determined under paragraph

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

16 National Highway System, the bridge program, the

17 surface transportation program, the congestion miti18 gation and air quality improvement program, mini19 mum allocation under section 157 of title 23, United

20 States Code, Interstate reimbursement under section

21 160 of that title, the donor State bonus under sec22 tion 1013(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transpor23 tation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1940), hold

24 harmless under section 1015(a) of that Act (105

25 Stat. 1943), 90 percent of payments adjustments
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1 under section 1015(b) of that Act (105 Stat. 1944),

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

3 amount equal to the funds provided under sections

4 1103 through 1108 of that Act (105 Stat. 2027),

5 and funding restoration under section 202 of the

6 National Highway System Designation Act of 1995

7 (109 Stat. 571).

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

9 shall be apportioned under this subsection for each

10 item referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deter11 mined by multiplying—

12 (A) the amount apportioned to the State

13 under subsection (a); by

14 (B) the ratio that—

15 (i) the amount of funds apportioned

16 for the item, or allocated under sections

17 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Sur18 face Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991

19 (105 Stat. 2027), to the State for fiscal

20 year 1997; bears to

21 (ii) the total of the amount of funds

22 apportioned for the items, and allocated

23 under those sections, to the State for fiscal

24 year 1997.
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1 (3) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts apportioned to a

2 State under subsection (a) attributable to sections

3 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface

4 Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 shall be avail5 able to the State for projects eligible for assistance

6 under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.

7 (4) ADMINISTRATION.—Funds authorized by

8 the amendment made by subsection (d) shall be ad9 ministered as if they had been apportioned, allo10 cated, deducted, or set aside, as the case may be,

11 under title 23, United States Code; except that the

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

13 States Code, the set-asides under section 104(b)(1)

14 of that title for the territories and under section

15 104(f)(1) of that title for metropolitan planning, and

16 the expenditure required under section 104(d)(1) of

17 that title shall not apply to those funds.

18 (c) REPAYMENT FROM FUTURE APPORTION19 MENTS.—

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

21 the amount that would, but for this section, be ap22 portioned to a State for programs under chapter 1

23 of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year 1998

24 under a law reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway

25 program enacted after the date of enactment of this
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1 Act by the amount that is apportioned to each State

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

3 program.

4 (2) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—

5 The Secretary may establish procedures under which

6 funds apportioned under subsection (a) for a pro7 gram category for which funds are not authorized

8 under a law described in paragraph (1) may be re9 stored to the Federal-aid highway program.

10 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—

11 Section 1003 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation

12 Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1918) is amended by

13 adding at the end the following:

14 ‘‘(d) ADVANCE AUTHORIZATIONS.—

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

16 from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass

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

18 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997

19 $5,500,000,000 for the period of November 16,

20 1997, through January 31, 1998.

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

22 subsection (a) shall be subject to any limitation on

23 obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway

24 safety construction programs.

25 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—
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1 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding sec2 tion 157(e) of title 23, United States Code, there

3 shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund

4 (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out

5 section 157 of title 23, United States Code, not to

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

7 1998, through January 31, 1998.

8 ‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall allo9 cate the amounts authorized under paragraph (1) to

10 each State in the ratio that—

11 ‘‘(A) the amount allocated to the State for

12 fiscal year 1997 under section 157 of that title;

13 bears to

14 ‘‘(B) the amounts allocated to all States

15 for fiscal year 1997 under section 157 of that

16 title.

17 ‘‘(f) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds authorized

18 under subsections (d) and (e) shall be available for obliga19 tion in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned

20 under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.’’.

21 (e) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—

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

23 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec24 retary shall allocate to each State an amount of obli25 gation authority made available under the Depart-
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1 ment of Transportation and Related Agencies Ap2 propriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105–66) that

3 is—

4 (A) equal to the greater of—

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

6 of October 1, 1997, of Federal-aid highway

7 apportionments subject to any limitation

8 on obligations; or

9 (ii) 50 percent of the State’s total fis10 cal year 1997 obligation authority for

11 funds apportioned for the Federal-aid

12 highway program; but

13 (B) not greater than 75 percent of the

14 State’s total fiscal year 1997 obligation author15 ity for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid

16 highway program.

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

18 allocations under paragraph (1) shall not exceed

19 $9,786,275,000.

20 (3) TIME PERIOD FOR OBLIGATIONS OF

21 FUNDS.—

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

23 subparagraph (B), a State shall not obligate

24 any funds for any Federal-aid highway program

25 project after May 1, 1998, until the earlier of
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1 the date of enactment of a multiyear law reau2 thorizing the Federal-aid highway program or

3 July 1, 1998.

4 (B) REOBLIGATION.—Subparagraph (A)

5 shall not preclude the reobligation of previously

6 obligated funds.

7 (C) DISTRIBUTION OF REMAINING OBLIGA8 TION AUTHORITY.—On the earlier of the date

9 of enactment of a law described in subpara10 graph (A) or July 1, 1998, the Secretary shall

11 distribute to each State any remaining amounts

12 of obligation authority for Federal-aid highways

13 and highway safety construction programs by

14 allocation in accordance with section 310(a) of

15 the Department of Transportation and Related

16 Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law

17 105–66).

18 (D) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—No contract

19 authority made available to the States prior to

20 July 1, 1998, shall be obligated after that date

21 until such time as a multiyear law reauthorizing

22 the Federal-aid highway program has been en23 acted.

24 (4) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATIONS.—Any obliga25 tion of an allocation of obligation authority made
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1 under this subsection shall be considered to be an

2 obligation for Federal-aid highways and highway

3 safety construction programs for fiscal year 1998 for

4 the purposes of the matter under the heading ‘‘(LIM5 ITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)’’ under the heading

6 ‘‘FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS’’ in title I of the Depart7 ment of Transportation and Related Agencies Ap8 propriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105–66).

9 SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF UNOBLIGATED APPORTIONMENTS.

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

11 of a State to transfer funds, for fiscal year 1998, a State

12 may transfer any funds apportioned to the State for any

13 program under section 104 (including amounts appor14 tioned under section 104(b)(3) or set aside or suballocated

15 under section 133(d)), 144, or 402 of title 23, United

16 States Code, before, on, or after the date of enactment

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

18 section 410 of that title before, on, or after such date of

19 enactment, or allocated to the State for any program

20 under chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code, before,

21 on, or after such date of enactment, that are subject to

22 any limitation on obligations, and that are not obligated,

23 to any other of those programs.

24 (b) TREATMENT OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—Any

25 funds transferred to another program under subsection (a)
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1 shall be subject to the provisions of the program to which

2 the funds are transferred, except that funds transferred

3 to a program under section 133 (other than subsections

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

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

6 (c) RESTORATION OF APPORTIONMENTS.—

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

8 the date of enactment of a law reauthorizing the

9 Federal-aid highway program enacted after the date

10 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall restore

11 any funds that a State transferred under subsection

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

13 this section to the program category from which the

14 funds were transferred.

15 (2) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—

16 The Secretary may establish procedures under which

17 funds transferred under subsection (a) from a pro18 gram category for which funds are not authorized

19 may be restored to the Federal-aid highway, high20 way safety, and motor carrier safety programs.

21 (3) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUC22 TION.—No provision of law, except a statute enacted

23 after the date of enactment of this Act that ex24 pressly limits the application of this subsection, shall
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1 impair the authority of the Secretary to restore

2 funds pursuant to this subsection.

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

4 for use in carrying out this section.

5 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

6 (a) EXPENSES OF FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRA7 TION.—

8 (1) AUTHORITY TO BORROW.—

9 (A) FROM UNOBLIGATED FUNDS AVAIL10 ABLE FOR DISCRETIONARY ALLOCATIONS.—If

11 unobligated balances of funds deducted by the

12 Secretary under section 104(a) of title 23,

13 United States Code, for administrative and re14 search expenses of the Federal-aid highway pro15 gram are insufficient to pay those expenses for

16 fiscal year 1998, the Secretary may borrow to

17 pay those expenses not to exceed $60,000,000

18 from unobligated funds available to the Sec19 retary for discretionary allocations.

20 (B) REQUIREMENT TO REIMBURSE.—

21 Funds borrowed under subparagraph (A) shall

22 be reimbursed from amounts made available to

23 the Secretary under section 104(a) of title 23,

24 United States Code, as soon as practicable after

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

2 the date of enactment of this Act.

3 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHOR4 ITY.—

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to funds

6 made available under paragraph (1), there shall

7 be available from the Highway Trust Fund

8 (other than the Mass Transit Account) for ad9 ministrative and research expenses of the Fed10 eral-aid highway program $158,500,000 for fis11 cal year 1998.

12 (B) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds au13 thorized under this paragraph shall be available

14 for obligation in the same manner as if the

15 funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title

16 23, United States Code, and shall be subject to

17 any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid

18 highways and highway safety construction pro19 grams.

20 (3) USE OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE

21 FUNDS.—Section 104(i)(1) of title 23, United States

22 Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, and for the period

23 of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998,’’ after

24 ‘‘1997’’.
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1 (b) BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.—

2 Section 6006 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation

3 Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2172) is amended—

4 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before

5 ‘‘Chapter I’’; and

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

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

8 ‘‘1996,’’; and

9 (B) by inserting before the period at the

10 end the following: ‘‘, and $12,500,000 for the

11 period of October 1, 1997, through March 31,

12 1998’’.

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

14 (a) FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS.—Section

15 1003(a)(6) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Ef16 ficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1919) is amended—

17 (1) in subparagraph (A)—

18 (A) by striking ‘‘1992 and’’ and inserting

19 ‘‘1992,’’; and

20 (B) by inserting before the period at the

21 end the following: ‘‘, and $95,500,000 for the

22 period of October 1, 1997, through March 31,

23 1998’’;

24 (2) in subparagraph (B)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘1995, and’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘1995,’’; and

3 (B) by inserting before the period at the

4 end the following: ‘‘and $86,000,000 for the pe5 riod of October 1, 1997, through March 31,

6 1998’’; and

7 (3) in subparagraph (C)—

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

9 ‘‘1995,’’; and

10 (B) by inserting before the period at the

11 end the following: ‘‘, and $42,000,000 for the

12 period of October 1, 1997, through March 31,

13 1998’’.

14 (b) NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM.—

15 Section 1003 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation

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

17 section 2(d)) is amended by adding at the end the follow18 ing:

19 ‘‘(e) NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM.—

20 Section 104(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended

21 by inserting ‘and $7,500,000 for the period of October 1,

22 1997, through March 31, 1998’ after ‘1997’.’’.

23 (c) CERTAIN ALLOCATED PROGRAMS.—

24 (1) HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION.—Section

25 1040(f)(1) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
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1 Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 105

2 Stat. 1992) is amended in the first sentence by in3 serting before the period at the end the following:

4 ‘‘and $2,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997,

5 through March 31, 1998’’.

6 (2) SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.—Section

7 1047(d) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation

8 Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 105

9 Stat. 1998) is amended in the first sentence—

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

11 ‘‘1994,’’; and

12 (B) by inserting before the period at the

13 end the following: ‘‘, and $7,000,000 for the pe14 riod of October 1, 1997, through March 31,

15 1998’’.

16 (d) INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.—Sec17 tion 6058(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation

18 Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2194) is amended—

19 (1) by striking ‘‘1992 and’’ and inserting

20 ‘‘1992,’’; and

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

22 following: ‘‘, and $47,000,000 for the period of Oc23 tober 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998’’.

24 (e) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.—

25 (1) OPERATION LIFESAVER.—
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available

2 from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the

3 Mass Transit Account) to carry out the oper4 ation lifesaver program under section 104(d)(1)

5 of title 23, United States Code, $150,000 for

6 the period of October 1, 1997, through March

7 31, 1998.

8 (B) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds au9 thorized under this paragraph shall be available

10 for obligation in the same manner as if the

11 funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title

12 23, United States Code, and shall be subject to

13 any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid

14 highways and highway safety construction pro15 grams.

16 (2) DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER TRANSPOR17 TATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available

19 from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the

20 Mass Transit Account) to carry out the Dwight

21 David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship

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

23 23, United States Code, $1,000,000 for the pe24 riod of October 1, 1997, through March 31,

25 1998.
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1 (B) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds au2 thorized under this paragraph shall be available

3 for obligation in the same manner as if the

4 funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title

5 23, United States Code, and shall be subject to

6 any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid

7 highways and highway safety construction pro8 grams.

9 (3) NATIONAL HIGHWAY INSTITUTE.—Section

10 321(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended

11 by adding at the end the following: ‘‘There shall be

12 available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than

13 the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section

14 $2,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997,

15 through March 31, 1998, and such funds shall be

16 subject to any limitation on obligations for Federal17 aid highways and highway safety construction pro18 grams.’’.

19 (4) EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM.—

20 Section 326(c) of title 23, United States Code, is

21 amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘There

22 shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund

23 (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out

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

25 1997, through March 31, 1998, and such funds shall
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1 be subject to any limitation on obligations for Fed2 eral-aid highways and highway safety construction

3 programs.’’.

4 (f) METROPOLITAN PLANNING.—

5 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHOR6 ITY.—

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available

8 from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the

9 Mass Transit Account) to carry out section 134

10 of title 23, United States Code, $78,500,000

11 for the period of October 1, 1997, through

12 March 31, 1998.

13 (B) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds au14 thorized under this paragraph shall be available

15 for obligation in the same manner as if the

16 funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title

17 23, United States Code, and shall be subject to

18 any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid

19 highways and highway safety construction pro20 grams.

21 (2) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary

22 shall distribute funds authorized under paragraph

23 (1) to the States in accordance with section

24 104(f)(2) of title 23, United States Code.
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1 (g) TERRITORIES.—Section 1003 of the Intermodal

2 Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat.

3 1918) (as amended by subsection (b)) is amended by add4 ing at the end the following:

5 ‘‘(f) TERRITORIES.—

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In lieu of the amounts de7 ducted under section 104(b)(1) of title 23, United

8 States Code, there shall be available from the High9 way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac10 count) for the Virgin Islands, Guam, American

11 Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern

12 Mariana Islands $15,000,000 for the period of Octo13 ber 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998.

14 ‘‘(2) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds author15 ized under this subsection shall be available for obli16 gation in the same manner as if the funds were ap17 portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States

18 Code, and shall be subject to any limitation on obli19 gations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety

20 construction programs.’’.

21 SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

22 (a) NHTSA HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Section

23 2005(1) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi24 ciency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2079) is amended—
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘1996, and’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘1996,’’; and

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

4 following: ‘‘, and $83,000,000 for the period of Oc5 tober 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998’’; and

6 (b) ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTER7 MEASURES.—Section 410 of title 23, United States Code,

8 is amended—

9 (1) in subsection (c)—

10 (A) by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’; and

11 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and

12 fifth’’ and inserting ‘‘fifth, and sixth’’;

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

14 and inserting ‘‘3’’; and

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

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

17 ‘‘1997,’’; and

18 (B) by inserting before the period at the

19 end the following ‘‘, and $12,500,000 for the

20 period of October 1, 1997, through March 31,

21 1998’’.

22 (c) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—Section

23 30308(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

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

25 ‘‘1994,’’; and
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1 (2) by inserting after ‘‘1997,’’ the following:

2 ‘‘and $1,855,000 for the period of October 1, 1997,

3 through March 31, 1998,’’.

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

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

6 amended—

7 (1) in paragraphs (1) through (5), by striking

8 ‘‘not more’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Not

9 more’’; and

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

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

12 of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998.’’.

13 SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS.

14 Title III of the Intermodal Surface Transportation

15 Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2087–2140) is amended

16 by adding at the end the following:

17 ‘‘SEC. 3049. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS

18 FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 1997,

19 THROUGH MARCH 31, 1998.

20 ‘‘(a) ALLOCATING AMOUNTS.—Section 5309(m)(1)

21 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting

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

23 31, 1998’ after ‘1997’.
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1 ‘‘(b) APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

2 FIXED GUIDEWAY MODERNIZATION.—Section 5337 of

3 title 49, United States Code, is amended—

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

5 period of October 1, 1997, through March 31,

6 1998,’ after ‘1997,’; and

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

8 ‘‘ ‘(e) SPECIAL RULE FOR OCTOBER 1, 1997,

9 THROUGH MARCH 31, 1998.—The Secretary shall deter10 mine the amount that each urbanized area is to be appor11 tioned for fixed guideway modernization under this section

12 on a pro rata basis to reflect the partial fiscal year 1998

13 funding made available by section 5338(b)(1)(F).’.

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

15 United States Code, is amended—

16 ‘‘(1) in subsection (a)—

17 ‘‘(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the

18 end the following:

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

20 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998.’; and

21 ‘‘(B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the

22 end the following:

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

24 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998.’;
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1 ‘‘(2) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end

2 the following:

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

4 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998.’;

5 ‘‘(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘and not

6 more than $1,500,000 for the period of October 1,

7 1997, through March 31, 1998,’ after ‘1997,’;

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

9 more than $3,000,000 is available from the Fund

10 (except the Account) for the Secretary for the period

11 of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998,’ after

12 ‘1997,’;

13 ‘‘(5) in subsection (h)(3), by inserting ‘and

14 $3,000,000 is available for section 5317 for the pe15 riod of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998’

16 after ‘1997’;

17 ‘‘(6) in subsection (j)(5)—

18 ‘‘(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking

19 ‘and’ at the end;

20 ‘‘(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the

21 period at the end and inserting ‘; and’; and

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

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

24 amount that the Secretary determines is nec25 essary is available to carry out section 5318 for
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1 the period of October 1, 1997, through March

2 31, 1998.’;

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

4 inserting ‘(e), or (m)’; and

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

6 ‘‘ ‘(m) SECTION 5316 FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER

7 1, 1997, THROUGH MARCH 31, 1998.—Not more than the

8 following amounts may be appropriated to the Secretary

9 from the Fund (except the Account) for the period of Oc10 tober 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998:

11 ‘‘ ‘(1) $125,000 to carry out section 5316(a).

12 ‘‘ ‘(2) $1,500,000 to carry out section 5316(b).

13 ‘‘ ‘(3) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(c).

14 ‘‘ ‘(4) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(d).

15 ‘‘ ‘(5) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(e).’.’’.

16 SEC. 9. EXTENSION OF TRUST FUNDS FUNDED BY HIGH17 WAY-RELATED TAXES.

18 (a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—Section 9503 of the

19 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to Highway

20 Trust Fund) is amended—

21 (1) in subsection (c)—

22 (A) in paragraph (1)—

23 (i) by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting

24 ‘‘1998’’; and
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1 (ii) by striking the last sentence and

2 inserting the following new flush sentence:

3 ‘‘In determining the authorizations under the Acts

4 referred to in the preceding subparagraphs, such

5 Acts shall be applied as in effect on the date of the

6 enactment of this sentence.’’;

7 (B) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking

8 ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’;

9 (C) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking

10 ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’; and

11 (D) in paragraph (6)(E), by striking

12 ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’; and

13 (2) in subsection (e)(3)—

14 (A) by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘1998’’, and

16 (B) by striking all that follows ‘‘the enact17 ment of’’ and inserting ‘‘the last sentence of

18 subsection (c)(1).’’

19 (b) AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND.—Section

20 9504(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating

21 to expenditures from Boat Safety Account) is amended by

22 striking ‘‘April 1, 1998’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 1998’’.

23 (c) NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS TRUST

24 FUND.—Section 9511(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of
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1 1986 (relating to expenditures from Trust Fund) is

2 amended by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘1998’’.

3 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

4 this section shall take effect on October 1, 1997.

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