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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3850

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

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

pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity 

Act for the 21st Century. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 26, 2004

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. OBERSTAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 

Resources, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by 

the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL

To provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor 

carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out 

of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a 

law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 

21st Century.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

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

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

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

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

6 amended by this Act’’. 

7 (b) PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTIONS.—

8 (1) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Section 

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

10 striking ‘‘the amendment made under subsection 

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

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

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

16 ‘‘$1,633,333,333’’. 

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

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

21 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—

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

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

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

25 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 
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1 ‘‘$18,876,841,666 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

2 through April 30, 2004’’. 

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

4 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 

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

6 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—

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

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

11 available for Federal-aid highways and highway safe12 ty construction programs under the heading ‘FED13 ERAL-AID HIGHWAYS’ in the Transportation, Treas14 ury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 

15 2004 (division F of Public Law 108–199) in accord16 ance with section 110 of such Act; except that the 

17 amount of obligation limitation to be distributed for 

18 such period for each program, project, and activity 

19 specified in sections 110(a)(1), 110(a)(2), 110(a)(4), 

20 110(a)(5), and 110(g) of such Act shall equal the 

21 greater of—

22 ‘‘(A) the funding authorized for such pro23 gram, project, or activity in this Act and the 

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

2 and such Act); or 

‘‘(B) 7 3 ⁄12 of the funding provided for or 

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

6 Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 

7 (Public Law 108–199). 

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

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

12 2004, shall not exceed $19,741,750,000; except that 

13 this limitation shall not apply to $372,750,000 in 

14 obligations for minimum guarantee for such period. 

15 ‘‘(3) TIME PERIOD FOR OBLIGATIONS OF

16 FUNDS.—After April 30, 2004, no funds shall be ob17 ligated for any Federal-aid highway program project 

18 until the date of enactment of a law reauthorizing 

19 the Federal-aid highway program. 

20 ‘‘(4) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATIONS.—Any obli21 gation of obligation authority distributed under this 

22 subsection shall be considered to be an obligation for 

23 Federal-aid highways and highway safety construc24 tion programs for fiscal year 2004 for the purposes 

25 of the matter under the heading ‘FEDERAL-AID
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1 HIGHWAYS’ in the Transportation, Treasury, and 

2 Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004.’’. 

3 SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF UNOBLIGATED APPORTIONMENTS. 

4 Section 3 of the Surface Transportation Extension 

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

6 at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(e) PROHIBITION OF TRANSFERS.—Notwith8 standing any other provision of this section, no funds may 

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

10 subsection (a)—

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

12 the congestion mitigation and air quality improve13 ment program; and 

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

15 the surface transportation program and that are 

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

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

18 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 

19 Section 4(a) of the Surface Transportation Extension 

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

21 ‘‘$187,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$262,500,000’’. 

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

23 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER

24 TITLE I OF TEA–21.—

25 (1) FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS.—
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1 (A) INDIAN RESERVATION ROADS.—Sec2 tion 1101(a)(8)(A) of the Transportation Eq3 uity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 112; 

4 117 Stat. 1113) is amended—

5 (i) in the first sentence by striking 

6 ‘‘$114,583,333 for the period of October 1, 

7 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in8 serting ‘‘$160,416,667 for the period of 

9 October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’; 

10 and 

11 (ii) in the second sentence by striking 

12 ‘‘$5,416,667’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,583,333’’. 

13 (B) PUBLIC LANDS HIGHWAYS.—Section 

14 1101(a)(8)(B) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 117 

15 Stat. 1113) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘$102,500,000 for the period of October 1, 

17 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘$143,500,000 for the period of October 1, 

19 2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 

20 (C) PARK ROADS AND PARKWAYS.—Sec21 tion 1101(a)(8)(C) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 

22 117 Stat. 1113) is amended by striking 

23 ‘‘$68,750,000 for the period of October 1, 

24 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and insert-
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1 ing ‘‘$96,250,000 for the period of October 1, 

2 2003, through April 30, 2004’’ . 

3 (D) REFUGE ROADS.—Section 

4 1101(a)(8)(D) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 117 

5 Stat. 1113) is amended by striking 

6 ‘‘$8,333,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

7 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘$11,666,667 for the period of October 1, 

9 2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 

10 (2) NATIONAL CORRIDOR PLANNING AND DE11 VELOPMENT AND COORDINATED BORDER INFRA12 STRUCTURE PROGRAMS.—Section 1101(a)(9) of such 

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

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

15 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘$81,666,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

17 through April 30, 2004’’. 

18 (3) CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND

19 FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.—

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

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

22 amended by striking ‘‘$15,833,333 for the pe23 riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

24 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$22,166,667 for the pe-
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1 riod of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 

2 2004’’. 

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

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

5 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 

6 (117 Stat. 1114) is amended—

7 (i) in clause (i) by striking 

8 ‘‘$4,166,667’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,833,333’’; 

9 (ii) in clause (ii) by striking 

10 ‘‘$2,083,333’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,916,667’’; 

11 and 

12 (iii) in clause (iii) by striking 

13 ‘‘$2,083,333’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,916,667’’. 

14 (4) NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.—

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

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

17 1114) is amended by striking ‘‘$11,458,333 for the 

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

19 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$16,041,666 for the period of 

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

21 (5) VALUE PRICING PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

22 1101(a)(12) of such Act (112 Stat. 113; 117 Stat. 

23 1114) is amended by striking ‘‘$4,583,333 for the 

24 period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 
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1 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,416,667 for the period of 

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

3 (6) HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.—

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

5 117 Stat. 1114) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,083,333 

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

7 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,916,667 for the period 

8 of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 

9 (7) COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO HIGH10 WAY PROGRAM.—Section 1101(a)(15) of such Act 

11 (112 Stat. 113; 117 Stat. 1114) is amended by 

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

13 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘$64,166,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

15 through April 30, 2004’’. 

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

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

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

19 ‘‘$208,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

20 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘$291,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

22 through April 30, 2004’’. 

23 (9) TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY AND

24 SYSTEM PRESERVATION PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

25 1221(e)(1) of such Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 112 
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1 Stat. 223; 117 Stat. 1114) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘$10,416,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

3 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘$14,583,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

5 through April 30, 2004’’. 

6 (10) TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FI7 NANCE AND INNOVATION.—Section 188 of title 23, 

8 United States Code, is amended—

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

10 inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(F) $81,666,666 for the period of Octo12 ber 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004.’’; 

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

14 ‘‘$833,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

15 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘$1,166,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

17 through April 30, 2004’’; and 

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

19 in table contained in subsection (c) by striking 

20 ‘‘$1,083,333,333’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘$1,516,666,667’’. 

22 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER

23 TITLE V OF TEA–21.—

24 (1) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.—

25 Section 5001(a)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act 
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1 for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 419; 117 Stat. 

2 1115) is amended by striking ‘‘$43,750,000 for the 

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

4 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$61,250,000 for the period of 

5 October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 

6 (2) TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—

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

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

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

10 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$32,083,334 for the pe11 riod of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 

12 (3) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—Section 

13 5001(a)(3) of such Act (112 Stat. 420; 117 Stat. 

14 1115) is amended by striking ‘‘$8,750,000 for the 

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

16 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,250,000 for the period of 

17 October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 

18 (4) BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATIS19 TICS.—Section 5001(a)(4) of such Act (112 Stat. 

20 420; 117 Stat. 1115) is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘$12,916,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

22 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘$18,083,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

24 through April 30, 2004’’. 
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1 (5) ITS STANDARDS, RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL

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

3 such Act (112 Stat. 420; 117 Stat. 1115) is amend4 ed by striking ‘‘$47,916,667 for the period of Octo5 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in6 serting ‘‘$67,083,334 for the period of October 1, 

7 2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 

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

9 such Act (112 Stat. 420; 117 Stat. 1116) is amend10 ed by striking ‘‘$51,666,667 for the period of Octo11 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in12 serting ‘‘$72,333,334 for the period of October 1, 

13 2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 

14 (7) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RE15 SEARCH.—Section 5001(a)(7) of such Act (112 Stat. 

16 420; 117 Stat. 1116) is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘$11,250,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

18 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘$15,750,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

20 through April 30, 2004’’. 

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

22 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 

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

24 period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ 
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1 and inserting ‘‘$140,000,000 for the period of October 1, 

2 2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 

3 (d) TERRITORIES.—Section 1101(d)(1) of the Trans4 portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (117 Stat. 

5 1116) is amended by striking ‘‘$15,166,667 for the period 

6 of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in7 serting ‘‘$21,233,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

8 through April 30, 2004’’. 

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

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

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

12 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,966,666 for the period of Octo13 ber 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 

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

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

16 ‘‘$208,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

17 February 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$291,667 for the pe18 riod of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 

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

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

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

22 ‘‘$58,333,333’’; and 

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

24 ‘‘April 30’’. 
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1 (h) INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE.—Section 

2 1101(h)(1) of such Act (117 Stat. 1117) is amended—

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

4 ‘‘$58,333,333’’; and 

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

6 ‘‘April 30’’. 

7 (i) RECREATIONAL TRAILS ADMINISTRATIVE

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

9 is amended by striking ‘‘$312,500 for the period of Octo10 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘$437,500 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

12 April 30, 2004’’. 

13 (j) RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSING HAZARD ELIMI14 NATION IN HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.—Section 

15 1101(j)(1) of such Act (117 Stat. 1118) is amended—

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

17 ‘‘$3,062,500’’; 

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

19 ‘‘$145,833’’; and 

20 (3) by striking ‘‘February 29’’ each place it ap21 pears and inserting ‘‘April 30’’. 

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

23 Act (117 Stat. 1118) is amended—

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

25 for the period of October 1, 2003, through February 
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1 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,833,333 for the period 

2 of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’; and 

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

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

5 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,833,333 for the period 

6 of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 

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

8 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 

9 1118) is amended—

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

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

12 section’’ the first place it appears; and 

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

14 section 4(a)(1) of such Act’’ before the period at the 

15 end. 

16 (m) REDUCTION OF ALLOCATED PROGRAMS.—Sec17 tion 5(m) of such Act (117 Stat. 1119) is amended—

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

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

20 for this section’’; 

21 (2) by striking ‘‘both’’; 

22 (3) by striking ‘‘and by this section’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘, by this section, and by section 5 of such Act’’; 

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

2 before the period at the end. 

3 (n) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—Section 

4 5(n) of such Act (117 Stat. 1119) is amended by inserting 

5 ‘‘and section 5 of the Surface Transportation Extension 

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

7 SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS. 

8 (a) SEAT BELT SAFETY INCENTIVE GRANTS.—Sec9 tion 157(g)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 

10 by striking ‘‘$46,666,667 for the period of October 1, 

11 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘$65,333,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

13 April 30, 2004’’. 

14 (b) PREVENTION OF INTOXICATED DRIVER INCEN15 TIVE GRANTS.—Section 163(e)(1) of such title is amended 

16 by striking ‘‘$50,000,000 for the period of October 1, 

17 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘$70,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

19 April 30, 2004’’. 

20 SEC. 7. SPORT FISHING AND BOATING SAFETY. 

21 (a) FUNDING FOR NATIONAL OUTREACH AND COM22 MUNICATIONS PROGRAM.—Section 4(c)(6)of the Dingell23 Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 

24 777c(c)(6)) is amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(6) $5,833,333 for the period of October 1, 

2 2003, through April 30, 2004;’’. 

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

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

5 as follows: 

6 ‘‘(4) FIRST 7 MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR

7 2004.—For the period of October 1, 2003, through 

8 April 30, 2004, of the balance of each annual appro9 priation remaining after making the distribution 

10 under subsection (a), an amount equal to 

11 $47,833,333, reduced by 82 percent of the amount 

12 appropriated for that fiscal year from the Boat Safe13 ty Account of the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund es14 tablished by section 9504 of the Internal Revenue 

15 Code of 1986 to carry out the purposes of section 

16 13106(a) of title 46, United States Code, shall be 

17 used as follows: 

18 ‘‘(A) $5,833,333 shall be available to the 

19 Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for 

20 obligation for qualified projects under section 

21 5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (33 

22 U.S.C. 1322 note). 

23 ‘‘(B) $4,666,667 shall be available to the 

24 Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for 

25 obligation for qualified projects under section 
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1 7404(d) of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety 

2 Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 777g–1(d)). 

3 ‘‘(C) The balance remaining after the ap4 plication of subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be 

5 transferred to the Secretary of Transportation 

6 and shall be expended for State recreational 

7 boating safety programs under section 13106 of 

8 title 46, United States Code.’’. 

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

10 46, United States Code, is amended—

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

12 ‘‘$2,916,667’’; and 

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

14 ‘‘$1,166,667’’. 

15 SEC. 8. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 

16 (a) HIGHWAY SAFETY GRANTS.—

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Transpor18 tation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appro19 priations Act, 2004 (division F of Public Law 108–

20 199) is amended by inserting before the period at 

21 the end of the matter under the heading ‘‘NATIONAL

22 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, 

23 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS’’ the following: 

24 ‘‘: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,600,000 

25 of the funds subject to allocation under section 157 
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1 of title 23, United States Code, and not to exceed 

2 $2,600,000 of the funds subject to apportionment 

3 under section 163 of that title, shall be available to 

4 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 

5 for administering highway safety grants under those 

6 sections’’. 

7 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 

8 by paragraph (1) shall take effect on January 24, 

9 2004. 

10 (b) FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION.—Section 

11 110(g) of the Transportation, Treasury, and Independent 

12 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (division F of Public 

13 Law 108–199) is amended by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: ‘‘Obligation authority shall be available until used 

15 and in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed 

16 on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 

17 construction programs for future fiscal years.’’. 

18 SEC. 9. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS. 

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

20 title 49, United States Code, is amended—

21 (1) in paragraph (1)—

22 (A) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; 

24 (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 

25 except for the period beginning on October 1, 
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1 2003, and ending on April 30, 2004, during 

2 which $699,642,775 will be available’’ after 

3 ‘‘modernization’’; 

4 (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, 

5 except for the period beginning on October 1, 

6 2003, and ending on April 30, 2004, during 

7 which $767,657,109 will be available’’ before 

8 the semicolon; and 

9 (D) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘, 

10 except for the period beginning on October 1, 

11 2003 and ending on April 30, 2004, during 

12 which $352,110,220 will be available’’ after 

13 ‘‘facilities’’; 

14 (2) by amending paragraph (2)(B)(iii) to read 

15 as follows: 

16 ‘‘(iii) OCTOBER 1, 2003 THROUGH

17 APRIL 30, 2004.—Of the amounts made 

18 available under paragraph (1)(B), 

19 $6,066,667 shall be available for the period 

20 beginning on October 1, 2003, and ending 

21 on April 30, 2004, for capital projects de22 scribed in clause (i).’’; 

23 (3) in paragraph (3)(B)—

24 (A) by striking ‘‘$1,250,000’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘$1,750,000’’; and 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and 

3 (4) in paragraph (3)(C)—

4 (A) by striking ‘‘$20,833,334 shall be 

5 available’’ and inserting ‘‘$28,994,583 shall be 

6 transferred to and administered under section 

7 5309 for buses and bus facilities’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’. 

10 (b) APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

11 FIXED GUIDEWAY MODERNIZATION.—Section 8(b)(1) of 

12 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (49 

13 U.S.C. 5337 note) is amended by striking ‘‘February 29, 

14 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’. 

15 (c) FORMULA GRANTS AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

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

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

18 ‘‘FEBRUARY 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL 30, 

19 2004’’; 

20 (2) in paragraph (2)(A)(vi)—

21 (A) by striking ‘‘$1,292,948,344’’ and in22 serting ‘‘$1,780,963,287’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; 

25 (3) in paragraph (2)(B)(vi)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘$323,459,169’’ and in2 serting ‘‘$445,240,822’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and 

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

6 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’. 

7 (d) FORMULA GRANT FUNDS.—Section 8(d) of the 

8 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 

9 1122) is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(d) ALLOCATION OF FORMULA GRANT FUNDS FOR

11 OCTOBER 1, 2003, THROUGH APRIL 30, 2004.—Of the 

12 aggregate of amounts made available by or appropriated 

13 under section 5338(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 

14 for the period of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 

15 2004—

16 ‘‘(1) $ 2,812,446 shall be available to the Alas17 ka Railroad for improvements to its passenger oper18 ations under section 5307 of such title; 

19 ‘‘(2) $28,994,583 shall be available for bus and 

20 bus facilities grants under section 5309 of such title; 

21 ‘‘(3) $52,568,804 shall be available to provide 

22 transportation services to elderly individuals and in23 dividuals with disabilities under section 5310 of such 

24 title; 
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1 ‘‘(4) $139,526,367 shall be available to provide 

2 financial assistance for other than urbanized areas 

3 under section 5311 of such title; 

4 ‘‘(5) $4,030,247 shall be available to provide fi5 nancial assistance in accordance with section 

6 3038(g) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

7 21st Century; and 

8 ‘‘(6) $1,998,271,661 shall be available to pro9 vide financial assistance for urbanized areas under 

10 section 5307 of such title.’’. 

11 (e) CAPITAL PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

12 5338(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

13 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘FEBRUARY 29, 

14 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL 30, 2004’’; 

15 (2) in subparagraph (A)(vi)—

16 (A) by striking ‘‘$1,022,503,342’’ and in17 serting ‘‘$1,819,410,104’’; and 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and 

20 (3) in subparagraph (B)(vi)—

21 (A) by striking ‘‘$255,801,669’’ and in22 serting ‘‘$363,882,021’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’. 
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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 heading by striking ‘‘FEBRUARY 29, 

5 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL 30, 2004’’; 

6 (2) in subparagraph (A)(vi)—

7 (A) by striking ‘‘$24,636,667’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘$33,981,652’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and 

11 (3) in subparagraph (B)(vi)—

12 (A) by striking ‘‘$6,100,000’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘$8,350,440’’; and 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’. 

16 (g) RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

17 5338(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

18 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘FEBRUARY 29, 

19 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL 30, 2004’’; 

20 (2) in subparagraph (A)(vi)—

21 (A) by striking ‘‘$16,536,667’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘$24,471,428’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; 

25 (3) in subparagraph (B)(vi)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘$4,095,000’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘$6,262,830’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and 

5 (4) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘February 

6 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’. 

7 (h) RESEARCH FUNDS.—Section 8(h) of the Surface 

8 Transportation Extension Act of 2003 is amended to read 

9 as follows: 

10 ‘‘(h) ALLOCATION OF RESEARCH FUNDS FOR OCTO11 BER 1, 2003, THROUGH APRIL 30, 2004.—Of the funds 

12 made available by or appropriated under section 

13 5338(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, for the period 

14 of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004—

15 ‘‘(1) not less than $3,044,431 shall be available 

16 for providing rural transportation assistance under 

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

18 ‘‘(2) not less than $4,784,106 shall be available 

19 for carrying out transit cooperative research pro20 grams under section 5313(a) of such title; 

21 ‘‘(3) not less than $4,784,106 shall be available 

22 to carry out programs under the National Transit 

23 Institute under section 5315 of such title, including 

24 not more than $579,892 to carry out section 

25 5315(a)(16) of such title; and 
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1 ‘‘(4) any amounts not made available under 

2 paragraphs (1) through (3) shall be available for 

3 carrying out national planning and research pro4 grams under sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 

5 5314, and 5322 of such title.’’. 

6 (i) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AU7 THORIZATIONS.—Section 5338(e)(2) of title 49, United 

8 States Code, is amended—

9 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘FEBRUARY 29, 

10 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL 30, 2004’’; 

11 (2) in subparagraph (A)—

12 (A) by striking ‘‘$2,020,833’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘$2,783,480’’; and 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; 

16 (3) in subparagraph (B)—

17 (A) by striking ‘‘$505,833’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘$695,870’’; and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and 

21 (4) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘February 

22 29, 2004’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘April 

23 30, 2004’’. 

24 (j) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(j) of the Surface 

2 Transportation Extension Act of 2003 is amended to 

3 read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(j) ALLOCATION OF UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION

5 RESEARCH FUNDS.—

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 

7 available under section 5338(e)(2)(A) of title 49, 

8 United States Code, for the period October 1, 2003, 

9 through April 30, 2004—

10 ‘‘(A) $994,100 shall be available for the 

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

12 such title; and 

13 ‘‘(B) $994,100 shall be available for the 

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

15 such title. 

16 ‘‘(2) TRAINING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOP17 MENT.—Notwithstanding section 5338(e)(2) of title 

18 49, United States Code, any amounts made available 

19 under such section for the period October 1, 2003, 

20 through April 30, 2004, that remain after distribu21 tion under paragraph (1), shall be available for the 

22 purposes specified in section 3015(d) of the Trans23 portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 

24 Stat. 857).’’. 
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1 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

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

3 21st Century (112 Stat. 857) is amended by striking 

4 ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘April 30, 

5 2004’’. 

6 (k) ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

7 5338(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

8 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘FEBRUARY 29, 

9 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL 30, 2004’’; 

10 (2) in subparagraph (A)(vi)—

11 (A) by striking ‘‘$24,585,834’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘$35,025,457’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and 

15 (3) in subparagraph (B)(vi)—

16 (A) by striking ‘‘$6,150,833’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘$8,756,364’’; and 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’. 

20 (l) JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE PRO21 GRAM.—Section 3037(l) of the Federal Transit Act of 

22 1998 (49 U.S.C. 5309 note) is amended—

23 (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(vi)—

24 (A) by striking ‘‘$50,519,167’’ and insert25 ing ‘‘$57,989,167’’; and 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (1)(B)(vi)—

4 (A) by striking ‘‘$12,638,833’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘$14,497,292’’; and 

6 (B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; 

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

9 2004, $4,166,667’’ and inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004, 

10 $5,798,917’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘(4) TRANSFER IN FISCAL YEAR 2004.—Of the 

13 funds made available or appropriated under para14 graph (1) for fiscal year 2004, prior to the allocation 

15 under paragraph (3), $11,597,833 shall be adminis16 tered under the provisions of section 5309 of title 

17 49, United States Code.’’. 

18 (m) RURAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY IN19 CENTIVE PROGRAM.—Section 3038(g) of the Federal 

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

21 (1) in paragraph (1)(F)—

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

23 ‘‘$3,044,431’’; and 

24 (B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 

25 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and 
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1 (2) in paragraph (2)—

2 (A) by striking ‘‘$708,333’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘$985,816’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’. 

6 (n) URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.—Section 

7 5307(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

8 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘FEBRUARY 29, 

9 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL 30, 2004’’; and 

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

11 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; 

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

13 Federal Transit Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 394) is amend14 ed—

15 (1) by striking ‘‘$3,042,501,691’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘$4,238,428,192’’; and 

17 (2) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and in18 serting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’. 

19 (p) FUEL CELL BUS AND BUS FACILITIES PRO20 GRAM.—Section 3015(b) of the Federal Transit Act of 

21 1998 (112 Stat. 361) is amended—

22 (1) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and in23 serting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and 

24 (2) by striking ‘‘$2,020,833’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘$2,812,475’’. 
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1 (q) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROJECT.—Sec2 tion 3015(c)(2) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 (49 

3 U.S.C. 322 note) is amended—

4 (1) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004,’’ and in5 serting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and 

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

7 ‘‘$2,812,475’’. 

8 (r) PROJECTS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS

9 AND EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS.—Section 3030 

10 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 

11 (112 Stat. 373) is amended by striking ‘‘February 29, 

12 2004’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘April 30, 

13 2004’’. 

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

15 3031(a)(3) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Ef16 ficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2122; 112 Stat. 379) is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ each place it 

18 appears and inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’. 

19 (t) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Section 8(t) of the Sur20 face Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (23 U.S.C. 

21 101 note) is amended—

22 (1) by striking ‘‘Amounts’’ and inserting the 

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts’’; 
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1 (2) by inserting ‘‘and by section 9 of the Sur2 face Transportation Extension Act of 2004’’ after 

3 ‘‘this section’’; and 

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

5 ‘‘(2) TRANSFERS.—Funds authorized by or 

6 made available under this section shall be trans7 ferred in accordance with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004, except that only 7 8 ⁄12 of the total 

9 amount to be transferred shall be available.’’. 

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

11 Transit Act of 1998 (49 U.S.C. 5307 note) is amended 

12 by inserting ‘‘and for the period of October 1, 2003 

13 through April 30, 2004,’’ after ‘‘2003,’’. 

14 SEC. 10. NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINIS15 TRATION PROGRAMS. 

16 (a) CHAPTER 4 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Sec17 tion 2009(a)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

18 21st Century (112 Stat. 337; 117 Stat. 1119) is amended 

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

20 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘, and 

21 $96,250,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

22 April 30, 2004’’. 

23 (b) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP24 MENT.—Section 2009(a)(2) of such Act (112 Stat. 337; 

25 117 Stat. 1119) is amended by striking ‘‘$30,000,000 for 
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1 the period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 

2 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$42,000,000 for the period of Octo3 ber 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 

4 (c) OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS-.—

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

6 1120) is amended by striking ‘‘$8,333,333 for the period 

7 of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in8 serting ‘‘$11,666,700 for the period of October 1, 2003, 

9 through April 30, 2004’’. 

10 (d) ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTER11 MEASURES INCENTIVE GRANTS.—Section 2009(a)(4) of 

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

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

14 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$23,333,300 

15 for the period of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 

16 2004’’. 

17 (e) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—Section 

18 2009(a)(6) of such Act (112 Stat. 338; 117 Stat. 1120) 

19 is amended by striking ‘‘$833,333 for the period of Octo20 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘$2,100,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 

22 April 30, 2004’’. 
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1 SEC. 11. FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRA2 TION PROGRAM. 

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

4 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 

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

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

7 and inserting ‘‘$102,467,000 for the period October 1, 

8 2003 through April 30, 2004’’. 

9 (b) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PRO10 GRAM.—Section 31104(a)(7) of title 49, United States 

11 Code, is amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(7) Not more than $98,352,000 for the period 

13 of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004.’’. 

14 (c) INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND COMMERCIAL DRIV15 ER’S LICENSE GRANTS.—

16 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—Sec17 tion 31107(a)(5) of such title is amended to read as 

18 follows: 

19 ‘‘(5) $11,639,000 for the period of October 1, 

20 2003, through April 30, 2004.’’. 

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

22 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 

23 (117 Stat. 1121) is amended—

24 (A) by striking ‘‘February 29,’’ and insert25 ing ‘‘April 30,’’; and 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘$416,667’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘$582,000’’. 

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

4 Act is amended—

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

6 ‘‘$582,000’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘April 30’’. 

9 (e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Transpor11 tation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appro12 priations Act, 2004 (division F of Public Law 108–

13 199) is amended—

14 (A) by striking ‘‘Fund and to’’ in the mat15 ter appearing under the heading ‘‘FEDERAL

16 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, 

17 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY, LIMITATION ON AD18 MINISTRATIVE EXPENSES’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘Fund, together with advances and reimburse20 ments received by the Federal Motor Carrier 

21 Safety Administration, the sum of which shall’’; 

22 and 

23 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

24 end of the matter appearing under the heading 

25 ‘‘FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINIS-
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1 TRATION, NATIONAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

2 PROGRAM’’ the following: ‘‘: Provided further,

3 That for grants made to States for implementa4 tion of section 210 of the Motor Carrier Safety 

5 Improvement Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 1764–

6 1765), the Federal share payable under such 

7 grants shall be 100 percent’’. 

8 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

9 by paragraph (1) shall take effect on January 24, 

10 2004. 

11 SEC. 12. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF 

12 TRUST FUNDS FOR OBLIGATIONS UNDER 

13 TEA–21. 

14 (a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—

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

16 9503(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

17 amended—

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

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

20 ‘‘May 1, 2004’’, 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara22 graph (E), 

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

24 subparagraph (F) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, 
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1 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (F), 

2 the following new subparagraph: 

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

4 Highway Trust Fund under the Surface Trans5 portation Extension Act of 2004.’’, and 

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

7 as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘Sur8 face Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation Exten10 sion Act of 2004’’. 

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

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

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

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

15 ‘‘May 1, 2004’’, 

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

17 at the end of such subparagraph, 

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

19 at the end of such subparagraph, 

20 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 

21 the following new subparagraph: 

22 ‘‘(E) the Surface Transportation Extension 

23 Act of 2004,’’, and 

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

25 as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘Sur-
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1 face Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation Exten3 sion Act of 2004’’. 

4 (3) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANS5 FERS.—Subparagraph (B) of section 9503(b)(5) of 

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

7 and inserting ‘‘May 1, 2004’’. 

8 (b) AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND.—

9 (1) SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACCOUNT.—

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

11 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘Sur12 face Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’ each 

13 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Surface Transpor14 tation Extension Act of 2004’’. 

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

16 section 9504 of such Code is amended—

17 (A) by striking ‘‘March 1, 2004’’ and in18 serting ‘‘May 1, 2004’’, and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘Surface Transportation 

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

21 Transportation Extension Act of 2004’’. 

22 (3) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANS23 FERS.—Paragraph (2) of section 9504(d) of such 

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

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

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

3 of this Act. 

4 (d) TEMPORARY RULE REGARDING ADJUST5 MENTS.—During the period beginning on the date of the 

6 enactment of the Surface Transportation Extension Act 

7 of 2003 and ending on April 30, 2004, for purposes of 

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

9 Revenue Code of 1986 of receipts of the Highway Trust 

10 Fund, the Secretary of the Treasury shall treat—

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

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

13 is related to appropriations or transfers to such 

14 Fund to have been extended through the end of the 

15 24-month period referred to in section 

16 9503(d)(1)(B) of such Code, and 

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

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

19 Code, the rate of such tax during the 24-month pe20 riod referred to in section 9503(d)(1)(B) of such 

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

22 effect on the date of the enactment of the Surface 

23 Transportation Extension Act of 2003.

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