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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2822

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2004

Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. BOND, and Mr. JEFFORDS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

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, Part VI’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. ADVANCES. 

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

3 (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall apportion 

4 funds made available under section 1101(c) of the Trans5 portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (117 Stat. 

6 1111; 118 Stat. 876), to each State in the ratio that—

7 (1) the State’s total fiscal year 2004 obligation 

8 authority for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid 

9 highway program; bears to 

10 (2) all States’ total fiscal year 2004 obligation 

11 authority for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid 

12 highway program. 

13 (b) PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTIONS.—

14 (1) PROGRAMS.—Of the funds to be appor15 tioned to each State under subsection (a), the Sec16 retary shall ensure that the State is apportioned an 

17 amount of the funds, determined under paragraph 

18 (2), for—

19 (A) the Interstate maintenance program; 

20 (B) the National Highway System pro21 gram; 

22 (C) the bridge program; 

23 (D) the surface transportation program; 

24 (E) the congestion mitigation and air qual25 ity improvement program; 

26 (F) the recreational trails program; 
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1 (G) the Appalachian development highway 

2 system program; and 

3 (H) the minimum guarantee. 

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

5 shall be apportioned under this subsection for each 

6 item referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deter7 mined by multiplying—

8 (A) the amount apportioned to the State 

9 under subsection (a); by 

10 (B) the ratio that—

11 (i) the amount of funds apportioned 

12 for the item to the State for fiscal year 

13 2004; bears to 

14 (ii) the total of the amount of funds 

15 apportioned for the items to the State for 

16 fiscal year 2004. 

17 (3) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Funds au18 thorized by section 1101(l) of the Transportation 

19 Equity Act for the 21st Century (as added by sub20 section (d)) shall be administered as if the funds had 

21 been apportioned, allocated, deducted, or set aside, 

22 as the case may be, under title 23, United States 

23 Code; except that the deductions and set-asides in 

24 the following sections of such title shall not apply to 

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

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

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

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

6 with funds apportioned under this section for the 

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

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

9 as being $1,400,000,000 and the aggregate of 

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

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

13 available under section 105 of such title. 

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

16 Code, is amended in the first sentence by inserting 

17 after ‘‘2004,’’ the following: ‘‘and in the period of 

18 October 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005,’’. 

19 (c) REPAYMENT FROM FUTURE APPORTION20 MENTS.—

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

22 the amount that would be apportioned, but for this 

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

24 title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year 2005, 

25 under a multiyear law reauthorizing the Federal-aid 
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1 highway program enacted after the date of enact2 ment of this Act by the amount that is apportioned 

3 to each State under subsection (a) and section 5(c) 

4 for each such program. 

5 (2) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—

6 The Secretary may establish procedures under which 

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

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

11 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—

12 Section 1101 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

13 21st Century (112 Stat. 111; 117 Stat. 1118) is amended 

14 by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(l) ADVANCE AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR

16 2005.—

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

18 from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 

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

20 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part 

21 VI $18,080,500,000 for the period of October 1, 

22 2004, through March 31, 2005. 

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

24 section 2(a) of the Surface Transportation Exten25 sion Act of 2004, Part VI shall be subject to a limi-
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1 tation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and 

2 highway safety construction programs.

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

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

6 apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United 

7 States Code.’’.

8 (e) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—

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

10 for the period of October 1, 2004, through March 

11 31, 2005, the Secretary shall allocate to each State 

12 for programs funded under this section and section 

13 5(c) an amount of obligation authority made avail14 able under an Act making appropriations for the De15 partment of Transportation for fiscal year 2005 that 

16 is—

17 (A) equal to the greater of—

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

19 of October 1, 2004, of Federal-aid highway 

20 apportionments subject to any limitation 

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

23 guarantee and Appalachian development 

24 highway system apportionments for which 

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

3 balance of apportionments for this clause; 

4 or 

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

6 2004 obligation authority for funds appor7 tioned for the Federal-aid highway pro8 gram; but 

9 (B) not greater than 75 percent of the 

10 State’s total fiscal year 2004 obligation author11 ity for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid 

12 highway program. 

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

14 allocations under paragraph (1) and allocations, for 

15 programs funded under sections 4, 5 (other than 

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

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

19 for fiscal year 2005 shall not exceed 

20 $17,450,000,000, except that this limitation shall 

21 not apply to $319,500,000 in obligations for min22 imum guarantee for the period of October 1, 2004, 

23 through March 31, 2005. 

24 (3) TIME PERIOD FOR OBLIGATIONS OF

25 FUNDS.—No funds shall be obligated for any Fed-
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1 eral-aid highway program project after March 31, 

2 2005, until the date of enactment of a multiyear law 

3 reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway program that 

4 is enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. 

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

7 under this subsection shall be considered to be an 

8 obligation for Federal-aid highways and highway 

9 safety construction programs for fiscal year 2005 for 

10 the purposes of the matter under the heading ‘‘(LIM11 ITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)’’ under the heading 

12 ‘‘FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS’’ in an Act making appro13 priations for the Department of Transportation for 

14 fiscal year 2005. 

15 SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF UNOBLIGATED APPORTIONMENTS. 

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

17 of a State to transfer funds, for fiscal year 2005, a State 

18 may transfer any funds apportioned to the State for any 

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

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

23 enactment of this Act, that are subject to any limitation 

24 on obligations, and that are not obligated, to any other 

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

2 funds transferred to another program under subsection (a) 

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

4 the funds are transferred, except that funds transferred 

5 to a program under section 133 (other than subsections 

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

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

8 (c) RESTORATION OF APPORTIONMENTS.—

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

10 the date of enactment of a multiyear law reauthor11 izing the Federal-aid highway program enacted after 

12 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

13 shall restore any funds that a State transferred 

14 under subsection (a) for any project not eligible for 

15 the funds but for this section to the program cat16 egory from which the funds were transferred. 

17 (2) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—

18 The Secretary may establish procedures under which 

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

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

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

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

2 impair the authority of the Secretary to restore 

3 funds pursuant to this subsection. 

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

5 for use in carrying out this section.

6 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 

7 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—

8 There shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund 

9 (other than the Mass Transit Account) for administrative 

10 expenses of the Federal-aid highway program 

11 $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2005. 

12 (b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made available 

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

14 manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 

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

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

17 highway safety construction programs, except that such 

18 funds shall remain available until expended. 

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

20 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER

21 TITLE I OF TEA21.—

22 (1) FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS.—

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

2 118 Stat. 877) is amended—

3 (i) by inserting before the period at 

4 the end the following: ‘‘and $137,500,000 

5 for the period of October 1, 2004, through 

6 March 31, 2005’’; and 

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

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

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

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

14 shall be $6,500,000 instead of 

15 $13,000,000.’’. 

16 (B) PUBLIC LANDS HIGHWAYS.—Section 

17 1101(a)(8)(B) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 118 

18 Stat. 878) is amended by inserting before the 

19 period at the end the following: ‘‘and 

20 $123,000,000 for the period of October 1, 

21 2004, through March 31, 2005’’. 

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

24 118 Stat. 878) is amended by inserting before 

25 the period at the end the following: ‘‘and 
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1 $82,500,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

2 through March 31, 2005’’. 

3 (D) REFUGE ROADS.—Section 

4 1101(a)(8)(D) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 118 

5 Stat. 878) is amended by inserting before the 

6 period at the end the following: ‘‘and 

7 $10,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

8 through March 31, 2005’’. 

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

12 Act (112 Stat. 112; 118 Stat. 878) is amended by 

13 inserting before the period at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘and $70,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

15 through March 31, 2005’’. 

16 (3) CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND

17 FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.—

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

19 such Act (112 Stat. 112; 118 Stat. 878) is 

20 amended by inserting before the period at the 

21 end the following: ‘‘and $19,000,000 for the pe22 riod of October 1, 2004, through March 31, 

23 2005’’. 

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

25 AND WASHINGTON.—To carry out section 1064 
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1 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi2 ciency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 129 note; 105 

3 Stat. 2005; 118 Stat. 878), of funds made 

4 available by the amendment made by subpara5 graph (A)—

6 (i) $5,000,000 shall be available for 

7 section 1064(d)(2) of such Act; 

8 (ii) $2,500,000 shall be available for 

9 section 1064(d)(3) of such Act; and 

10 (iii) $2,500,000 shall be available for 

11 section 1064(d)(4) of such Act. 

12 (4) NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.—

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

14 Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 113; 118 Stat. 

15 878) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2003 and 

16 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2003, and 

17 $13,750,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

18 through March 31, 2005’’. 

19 (5) VALUE PRICING PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

20 1101(a)(12) of such Act (112 Stat. 113; 118 Stat. 

21 878) is amended—

22 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

23 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

24 end the following: ‘‘, and $5,500,000 for the pe-
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1 riod of October 1, 2004, through March 31, 

2 2005’’. 

3 (6) HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.—

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

5 118 Stat. 878) is amended by inserting before the 

6 period at the end the following: ‘‘and $2,500,000 for 

7 the period of October 1, 2004, through March 31, 

8 2005’’. 

9 (7) COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO HIGH10 WAY PROGRAM.—

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

12 such Act (112 Stat. 113; 118 Stat. 878) is 

13 amended by inserting before the period at the 

14 end the following: ‘‘and $55,000,000 for the pe15 riod of October 1, 2004, through March 31, 

16 2005’’. 

17 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

18 1214(r)(1) of such Act (112 Stat. 209; 117 

19 Stat. 1114) is amended by striking ‘‘2004’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘2005’’. 

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

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

23 Stat. 840; 118 Stat. 879) is amended by inserting 

24 before the period at the end the following: ‘‘and 
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1 $250,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, through 

2 March 31, 2005’’. 

3 (9) TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY AND

4 SYSTEM PRESERVATION PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

5 1221(e)(1) of such Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 112 

6 Stat. 223; 118 Stat. 879) is amended by inserting 

7 before the period at the end the following: ‘‘and 

8 $12,500,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

9 through March 31, 2005’’.

10 (10) TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FI11 NANCE AND INNOVATION.—Section 188 of title 23, 

12 United States Code, is amended—

13 (A) in subsection (a)(1)—

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

15 subparagraph (E); 

16 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

17 of subparagraph (F) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

18 and 

19 (iii) by adding at the end the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(G) $70,000,000 for the period of Octo22 ber 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005.’’; 

23 (B) in subsection (a)(2)—

24 (i) by striking ‘‘2003 and’’ and insert25 ing ‘‘2003,’’; and 
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1 (ii) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol2 lowing: ‘‘and $1,000,000 for the period of

3 October 1, 2004, through March 31, 

4 2005’’; and 

5 (C) in subsection (c)—

6 (i) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘2005’’; and 

8 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

9 of the table and inserting the following:

‘‘2005 ....................................................................................$1,300,000,000.’’.

10 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER

11 TITLE V OF TEA21.—

12 (1) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.—

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

14 for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 419; 118 Stat. 879) 

15 is amended— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘2003, and’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘2003,’’; and 

18 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol19 lowing: ‘‘, and $52,500,000 for the period of 

20 October 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005’’. 

21 (2) TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—

22 Section 5001(a)(2) of such Act (112 Stat. 419; 118 

23 Stat. 879) is amended—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘2003, and’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘2003,’’; and 

3 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol4 lowing: ‘‘, and $27,500,000 for the period of 

5 October 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005’’. 

6 (3) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—Section 

7 5001(a)(3) of such Act (112 Stat. 420; 118 Stat. 

8 879) is amended—

9 (A) by striking ‘‘2003, and’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘2003,’’; and 

11 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol12 lowing: ‘‘, and $10,500,000 for the period of 

13 October 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005’’. 

14 (4) BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATIS15 TICS.—Section 5001(a)(4) of such Act (112 Stat. 

16 420; 118 Stat. 879) is amended by inserting before 

17 the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and 

18 $15,500,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

19 through March 31, 2005’’. 

20 (5) ITS STANDARDS, RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL

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

22 such Act (112 Stat. 420; 118 Stat. 879) is amend23 ed—

24 (A) by striking ‘‘2003, and’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘2003,’’; and 
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1 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol2 lowing: ‘‘, and $57,500,000 for the period of 

3 October 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005’’. 

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

5 such Act (112 Stat. 420; 118 Stat. 879) is amend6 ed—

7 (A) by striking ‘‘2003, and’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘2003,’’; and 

9 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol10 lowing: ‘‘, and $62,000,000 for the period of 

11 October 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005’’. 

12 (7) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RE13 SEARCH.—Section 5001(a)(7) of such Act (112 Stat. 

14 420; 118 Stat. 880) is amended—

15 (A) by striking ‘‘2003, and’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘2003,’’; and 

17 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol18 lowing: ‘‘, and $13,500,000 for the period of 

19 October 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005’’. 

20 (c) METROPOLITAN PLANNING.— 

21 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHOR22 ITY.—There shall be available from the Highway 

23 Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 

24 to carry out section 134 of title 23, United States 
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1 Code, $120,000,000 for the period of October 1, 

2 2004, through March 31, 2005. 

3 (2) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 

4 shall distribute funds made available by this sub5 section to the States in accordance with section 

6 104(f)(2) of title 23, United States Code. 

7 (3) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made 

8 available by this subsection shall be available for ob9 ligation in the same manner as if such funds were 

10 apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United 

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

12 obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway 

13 safety construction programs. 

14 (d) TERRITORIES.—Section 1101(d)(1) of the Trans15 portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (117 Stat. 

16 1116; 118 Stat. 880) is amended by inserting after 

17 ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and $18,200,000 for the period of 

18 October 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005’’. 

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

20 Act (117 Stat. 1116; 118 Stat. 880) is amended by insert21 ing after ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and $9,400,000 for the 

22 period of October 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005’’. 

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

24 such Act (117 Stat. 1117; 118 Stat. 880) is amended by 
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1 inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and $250,000 for 

2 the period of October 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005’’. 

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

4 such Act (117 Stat. 1117; 118 Stat. 880) is amended by 

5 inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and $50,000,000 

6 for the period of October 1, 2004, through March 31, 

7 2005’’. 

8 (h) INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE.—Section 

9 1101(h)(1) of such Act (117 Stat. 1117; 118 Stat. 880) 

10 is amended by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and 

11 $50,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, through 

12 March 31, 2005’’. 

13 (i) RECREATIONAL TRAILS ADMINISTRATIVE

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

15 118 Stat. 880) is amended by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the 

16 following: ‘‘and $375,000 for the period of October 1, 

17 2004, through March 31, 2005’’. 

18 (j) RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSING HAZARD ELIMI19 NATION IN HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.—Section 

20 1101(j)(1) of such Act (117 Stat. 1118; 118 Stat. 880) 

21 is amended—

22 (1) by inserting before ‘‘; except’’ the following: 

23 ‘‘and $2,625,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

24 through March 31, 2005’’; and
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1 (2) by inserting before ‘‘for eligible’’ the fol2 lowing: ‘‘and not less than $125,000 instead of 

3 $250,000 shall be available for the period of October 

4 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005’’. 

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

6 Act (117 Stat. 1118; 118 Stat. 880) is amended—

7 (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ 

8 the following: ‘‘and $5,000,000 for the period of Oc9 tober 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005’’; and 

10 (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ 

11 the following: ‘‘and $5,000,000 for the period of Oc12 tober 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005’’. 

13 (l) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Funds authorized 

14 by the amendments made by this section shall be adminis15 tered as if the funds had been apportioned, allocated, de16 ducted, or set aside, as the case may be, under title 23, 

17 United States Code, except that the deductions under sec18 tions 104(a)(1)(A) and 104(a)(1)(B) of such title shall not 

19 apply to funds made available by the amendment made 

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

21 (m) REDUCTION OF ALLOCATED PROGRAMS.—The 

22 Secretary shall reduce the amount that would be made 

23 available, but for this section, for fiscal year 2005 for allo24 cation under a program, that is continued both by a 

25 multiyear law reauthorizing such program enacted after 
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1 the date of enactment of this Act and by this section, by 

2 the amount made available for such program by this sec3 tion. 

4 (n) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—The 

5 Secretary may establish procedures under which funds al6 located under this section for fiscal year 2005 for a pro7 gram category for which funds are not authorized for fis8 cal year 2005 under a multiyear law reauthorizing the 

9 Federal-aid highway program enacted after the date of en10 actment of this Act may be restored to the Federal-aid 

11 highway program. 

12 SEC. 6. NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRA13 TION PROGRAMS. 

14 (a) CHAPTER 4 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Sec15 tion 2009(a)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

16 21st Century (112 Stat. 337; 117 Stat. 1119) is amended 

17 by striking ‘‘2004.’’ and inserting ‘‘2004, and 

18 $82,500,000 for the period October 1, 2004, through 

19 March 31, 2005.’’. 

20 (b) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP21 MENT.—Section 2009(a)(2) of such Act (112 Stat. 337; 

22 117 Stat. 1119) is amended by striking ‘‘2004’’ and in23 serting ‘‘2004, and $36,000,000 for the period October 

24 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005’’. 
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1 (c) OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS.—

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

3 1120) is amended by inserting ‘‘and $10,000,000 for the 

4 period October 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005’’ after 

5 ‘‘fiscal year 2004’’. 

6 (d) ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTER7 MEASURES INCENTIVE GRANTS.—Section 2009(a)(4) of 

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

9 ‘‘and $20,000,000 for the period October 1, 2004, through 

10 March 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘fiscal year 2004’’. 

11 (e) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—Section 

12 2009(a)(6) of such Act (112 Stat. 338; 117 Stat. 1120) 

13 is amended by inserting ‘‘and $2,000,000 for the period 

14 October 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘fiscal 

15 year 2004’’. 

16 SEC. 7. FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRA17 TION PROGRAM. 

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

19 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 

20 Stat. 1120) is amended by inserting ‘‘and $130,000,000 

21 for the period October 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005’’ 

22 after ‘‘fiscal year 2004’’. 

23 (b) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PRO24 GRAM.—Section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, 

25 is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(8) Not more than $84,500,000 for for the pe2 riod October 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005.’’. 

3 (c) INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND COMMERCIAL DRIV4 ER’S LICENSE GRANTS.—

5 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—Sec6 tion 31107(a) of such title is amended by adding at 

7 the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(6) $9,500,000 for the period October 1, 

9 2004, through March 31, 2005.’’. 

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

11 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 

12 (117 Stat. 1121) is amended by inserting ‘‘and up 

13 to $500,000 for the period October 1, 2004, through 

14 March 31, 2005,’’ after ‘‘$1,000,000’’. 

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

16 Act is amended by inserting ‘‘and up to $500,000 for the 

17 period October 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005,’’ after 

18 ‘‘fiscal year 2004.’’. 

19 SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS. 

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

21 title 49, United States Code, is amended—

22 (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 

23 subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the fol24 lowing: ‘‘and for the period of October 1, 2004 

25 through March 31, 2005,’’; 
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1 (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting at the end 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(iii) OCTOBER 1, 2004 THROUGH

4 MARCH 31, 2005.—Of the amounts made 

5 available under paragraph (1)(B), 

6 $5,200,000 shall be available for the period 

7 of October 1, 2004, through March 31, 

8 2005, for capital projects described in 

9 clause (i).’’; 

10 (3) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘2004’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘2004 (and $1,500,000 shall be avail12 able for the period October 1, 2004, through March 

13 31, 2005)’’; and 

14 (4) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting after 

15 ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘(and $25,000,000 shall be 

16 available for the period October 1, 2004, through 

17 March 31, 2005)’’. 

18 (b) APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

19 FIXED GUIDEWAY MODERNIZATION.—The Secretary of 

20 Transportation shall determine the amount that each ur21 banized area is to be apportioned for fixed guideway mod22 ernization under section 5337 of title 49, United States 

23 Code, on a pro rata basis to reflect the partial fiscal year 

24 2005 funding made available by subparagraphs (A)(vii) 

25 and (B)(vii) of section 5338(b)(2) of such title.
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1 (c) FORMULA GRANTS AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

2 5338(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

3 (1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 

4 ‘‘AND FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2004

5 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’; 

6 (2) in subparagraph (A)—

7 (A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

8 end; 

9 (B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at 

10 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘(vii) $1,747,128,500 for the period 

13 of October 1, 2004, through March 31, 

14 2005.’’; 

15 (2) in subparagraph (B)—

16 (A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

17 end; 

18 (B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at 

19 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(vii) $256,459,000 for the period of 

22 October 1, 2004, through March 31, 

23 2005.’’; and 
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1 (6) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘2003’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘2004 (other than for the period of 

3 October 1, 2004 through March 31, 2005)’’. 

4 (d) ALLOCATION OF FORMULA GRANT FUNDS FOR

5 THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2004 THROUGH MARCH 31, 

6 2005.—Of the aggregate of amounts made available by 

7 or appropriated under section 5338(a)(2) of title 49, 

8 United States Code, for the period of October 1, 2004 

9 through March 31, 2005—

10 ‘‘(1) $2,424,975 shall be available to the Alaska 

11 Railroad for improvements to its passenger oper12 ations under section 5307 of such title; 

13 ‘‘(2) $25,000,000 shall be available to carry out 

14 section 5308 of such title; 

15 ‘‘(3) $47,344,500 shall be available to provide 

16 transportation services to elderly individuals and in17 dividuals with disabilities under section 5310 of such 

18 title; 

19 ‘‘(4) $125,660,195 shall be available to provide 

20 financial assistance for other than urbanized areas 

21 under section 5311 of such title; and 

22 ‘‘(5) $1,799,682,829 shall be available to pro23 vide financial assistance for urbanized areas under 

24 section 5307 of such title.’’. 
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1 (e) CAPITAL PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

2 5338(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

3 (1) in the paragraph heading by adding after 

4 ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘AND FOR THE PERIOD OF OC5 TOBER 1, 2004 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2005’’; 

6 (2) in subparagraph (A)—

7 (A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

8 end; 

9 (B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at 

10 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘(vii) $1,488,427,500 for the period 

13 of October 1, 2004, through March 31, 

14 2005.’’; and 

15 (2) in subparagraph (B)—

16 (A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

17 end; 

18 (B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at 

19 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(vii) $218,485,000 for the period of 

22 October 1, 2004, through March 31, 

23 2005.’’. 
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1 (f) PLANNING AUTHORIZATIONS AND ALLOCA2 TIONS.—Section 5338(c)(2) of title 49, United States 

3 Code, is amended—

4 (1) in the paragraph heading by inserting after 

5 ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘AND FOR THE PERIOD OF OC6 TOBER 1, 2004 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2005’’; 

7 (2) in subparagraph (A)—

8 (A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

9 end; 

10 (B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at 

11 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(vii) $31,828,000 for the period of 

14 October 1, 2004, through March 31, 

15 2005.’’; 

16 (2) in subparagraph (B)—

17 (A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

18 end; 

19 (B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at 

20 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

22 ‘‘(vii) $4,672,000 for the period of 

23 October 1, 2004, through March 31, 

24 2005.’’; and 
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1 (3) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or any 

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

3 (g) RESEARCH.—Section 5338(d)(2) of such title is 

4 amended—

5 (1) in the paragraph heading by inserting after 

6 ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘AND FOR THE PERIOD OF OC7 TOBER 1, 2004 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2005’’; 

8 (2) in subparagraph (A)—

9 (A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

10 end; 

11 (B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at 

12 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

14 ‘‘(vii) $23,980,000 for the period of 

15 October 1, 2004, through March 31, 

16 2005.’’; 

17 (2) in subparagraph (B)—

18 (A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

19 end; 

20 (B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at 

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

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

23 ‘‘(vii) $3,520,000 for the period of 

24 October 1, 2004, through March 31, 

25 2005.’’; and
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1 (3) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘other 

2 than for the period from October 1, 2004 through 

3 March 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘fiscal year’’. 

4 (h) ALLOCATION OF RESEARCH FUNDS FOR THE PE5 RIOD FROM OCTOBER 1, 2004 THROUGH MARCH 31, 

6 2005.—Of the funds made available by or appropriated 

7 under section 5338(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 

8 for the period of October 1, 2004 through March 31, 

9 2005—

10 (1) not less than $2,625,000 shall be available 

11 for providing rural transportation assistance under 

12 section 5311(b)(2) of such title; 

13 (2) not less than $4,125,000 shall be available 

14 for carrying out transit cooperative research pro15 grams under section 5313(a) of such title; 

16 (3) not less than $2,000,000 shall be available 

17 to carry out programs under the National Transit 

18 Institute under section 5315 of such title, including 

19 not more than $500,000 shall be available to carry 

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

21 (4) the remainder shall be available for carrying 

22 out national planning and research programs under 

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

24 of such title. 
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1 (i) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AU2 THORIZATIONS.—Section 5338(e)(2) of title 49, United 

3 States Code, is amended—

4 (1) in the paragraph heading by adding after 

5 ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘AND FOR THE PERIOD OF OC6 TOBER 1, 2004 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2005’’; 

7 (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and 

8 $2,616,000 for the period from October 1, 2004 

9 through March 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’; 

10 (3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘and 

11 $384,000 for the period from October 1, 2004 

12 through March 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’; and 

13 (4) in subparagraph (C)—

14 (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘(other than 

15 for the period of October 1, 2004 through 

16 March 31, 2005)’’ after ‘‘fiscal year’’; and 

17 (B) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘(other 

18 than for the period of October 1, 2004 through 

19 March 31, 2005)’’ after ‘‘fiscal year’’. 

20 (j) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH

21 FUNDS.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.— Of the amounts made avail23 able under section 5338(e)(2)(A) of title 49, United 

24 States Code, for the period October 1, 2004 through 

25 March 31, 2005—
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1 (A) $1,000,000 shall be available for the 

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

3 such title; and 

4 (B) $1,000,000 shall be available for the 

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

6 such title. 

7 (2) TRAINING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOP8 MENT.—Notwithstanding section 5338(e)(2) of title 

9 49, United States Code, any amounts made available 

10 under such section for such period that remain after 

11 distribution under paragraph (1) shall be available 

12 for the purposes identified in section 3015(d) of the 

13 Federal Transit Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 857). 

14 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

15 3015(d)(2) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 (112 

16 Stat. 857) is amended by inserting ‘‘or in the period 

17 October 1, 2004 through March 31, 2005’’ after 

18 ‘‘2004’’. 

19 (k) ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

20 5338(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

21 (1) in the paragraph heading by inserting after 

22 ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘AND FOR THE PERIOD OF OC23 TOBER 1, 2004 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2005’’; 

24 (2) in subparagraph (A)—
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1 (A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

2 end; 

3 (B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at 

4 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘(vii) $34,008,000 for the period of 

7 October 1, 2004, through March 31, 

8 2005.’’; 

9 (2) in subparagraph (B)—

10 (A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

11 end; 

12 (B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at 

13 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

15 ‘‘(vii) $4,992,000 for the period of 

16 October 1, 2004, through March 31, 

17 2005.’’. 

18 (l) JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE PRO19 GRAM.—Section 3037(l) of the Federal Transit Act of 

20 1998 (49 U.S.C. 5309 note) is amended—

21 (1) in paragraph (1)(A)—

22 (A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

23 end; 

24 (B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at 

25 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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1 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(vii) $54,500,000 for the period of 

3 October 1, 2004 through March 31, 

4 2005.’’; 

5 (2) in paragraph (1)(B)—

6 (A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

7 end; 

8 (B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at 

9 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

11 ‘‘(vii) $8,000,000 for the period of 

12 October 1, 2004 through March 31, 

13 2005.’’; and 

14 (3) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the pe15 riod at the end the following: ‘‘, except that in the 

16 period of October 1, 2004 through March 31, 2005, 

17 not more than $5,000,000 shall be used for such 

18 projects’’. 

19 (m) RURAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY IN20 CENTIVE PROGRAM.—Section 3038(g) of the Federal 

21 Transit Act of 1998 (49 U.S.C. 5310 note) is amended—

22 (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(G) $2,625,000 for the period of October 

25 1, 2004 through March 31, 2005.’’; and
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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘(and 

2 $850,000 shall be available for the period of October 

3 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005)’’ after ‘‘2004’’. 

4 (n) URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.—Section 

5 5307(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

6 (1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND FOR THE

7 PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2004, THROUGH MARCH 31, 

8 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’; and 

9 (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and for 

10 the period of October 1, 2004, through March 31, 

11 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’. 

12 (o) OBLIGATION CEILING.—Section 3040 of the Fed13 eral Transit Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 394; 118 Stat. 708) 

14 is amended—

15 (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

16 end; 

17 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 

18 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(7) $3,879,000,000 for the period of October 

21 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005.’’. 

22 (p) FUEL CELL BUS AND BUS FACILITIES PRO23 GRAM.—Section 3015(b) of the Federal Transit Act of 

24 1998 (112 Stat. 361; 118 Stat. 885) is amended by insert25 ing ‘‘(or, in the case of the period of October 1, 2004, 
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1 through March 31, 2005, $2,425,000) after 

2 ‘‘$4,850,000’’. 

3 (q) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROJECT.—Sec4 tion 3015(c)(2) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 (49 

5 U.S.C. 322 note; 118 Stat. 885) is amended—

6 (1) by inserting ‘‘, and $2,500,000 for the pe7 riod of October 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005,’’ 

8 after ‘‘per fiscal year’’. 

9 (r) PROJECTS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS

10 AND EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS.—Section 3030 

11 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 373; 118 

12 Stat. 885) is amended by inserting ‘‘and for the period 

13 of October 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005,’’ after 

14 ‘‘2004’’ each place it appears. 

15 (s) NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE PROJECT.—Section 

16 3031(a)(3) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Ef17 ficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2122; 118 Stat. 885) is 

18 amended by inserting ‘‘and for the period of October 1, 

19 2004, through March 31, 2005, after ‘‘2004’’ each place 

20 it appears. 

21 (t) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Section 8(t) of the Sur22 face Transportation Extension Act of 2003 is amended—

23 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and by sec24 tion 7 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act 

25 of 2004, Part IV’’ and inserting ‘‘by section 7 of the 
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1 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part 

2 IV, and by section 8 of the Surface Transportation 

3 Extension Act of 2004, Part VI’’; and 

4 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘for fiscal 

5 year 2004’’ after ‘‘section’’. 

6 (u) LOCAL SHARE.—Section 3011(a) of the Federal 

7 Transit Act of 1998 (49 U.S.C. 5307 note; 118 Stat. 886) 

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

9 1, 2004, through March 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004,’’. 

10 SEC. 9. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF TRUST 

11 FUNDS FOR OBLIGATIONS UNDER TEA–21. 

12 (a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—

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

14 9503(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

15 amended—

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

17 by striking ‘‘October 1, 2004’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘April 1, 2005’’, 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara20 graph (J), 

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

22 subparagraph (K) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, 

23 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (K) 

24 the following new subparagraph: 
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1 ‘‘(L) authorized to be paid out of the 

2 Highway Trust Fund under the Surface Trans3 portation Extension Act of 2004, Part VI.’’, 

4 and 

5 (E) in the matter after subparagraph (L), 

6 as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘Sur7 face Transportation Extension Act of 2004, 

8 Part V’’ and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation 

9 Extension Act of 2004, Part VI’’. 

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

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

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

13 by striking ‘‘October 1, 2004’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘April 1, 2005’’, 

15 (B) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

16 at the end of such subparagraph, 

17 (C) in subparagraph (I), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 

18 at the end of such subparagraph, 

19 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the 

20 following new subparagraph: 

21 ‘‘(J) the Surface Transportation Extension 

22 Act of 2004, Part VI,’’, and 

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

24 as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘Sur25 face Transportation Extension Act of 2004, 
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1 Part V’’ and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation 

2 Extension Act of 2004, Part VI’’. 

3 (b) AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND.—

4 (1) SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACCOUNT.—

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

6 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘Sur7 face Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V’’ 

8 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Surface Trans9 portation Extension Act of 2004, Part VI’’. 

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

11 section 9504 of such Code is amended—

12 (A) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2004’’ and in13 serting ‘‘April 1, 2005’’, and 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘Surface Transportation 

15 Extension Act of 2004, Part V’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘Surface Transportation Extension Act of 

17 2004, Part VI’’. 

18 (3) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANS19 FERS.—Paragraph (2) of section 9504(d) of such 

20 Code is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2004’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘April 1, 2005’’. 

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

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

24 of this Act. 
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1 (d) TEMPORARY RULE REGARDING ADJUST2 MENTS.—During the period beginning on the date of the 

3 enactment of the Surface Transportation Extension Act 

4 of 2003 and ending on March 31, 2005, for purposes of 

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

6 Revenue Code of 1986 of receipts of the Highway Trust 

7 Fund, the Secretary of the Treasury shall treat—

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

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

10 is related to appropriations or transfers to such 

11 Fund to have been extended through the end of the 

12 24-month period referred to in section 

13 9503(d)(1)(B) of such Code, and 

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

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

16 Code, the rate of such tax during the 24-month pe17 riod referred to in section 9503(d)(1)(B) of such 

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

19 effect on the date of the enactment of the Surface 

20 Transportation Extension Act of 2003.

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