108TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3850

AN ACT

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.
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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’’.

6 SEC. 2. ADVANCES.

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

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

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

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

11 amended by this Act’’.

12 (b) PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTIONS.—

13 (1) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Section

14 2(b)(3) of such Act (117 Stat. 1110) is amended by

15 striking ‘‘the amendment made under subsection

16 (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1101(c) of the Transpor17 tation Equity Act for the 21st Century’’.

18 (2) SPECIAL RULES FOR MINIMUM GUAR19 ANTEE.—Section 2(b)(4) of such Act is amended by

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

21 ‘‘$1,633,333,333’’.

22 (3) EXTENSION OF OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGE SET23 ASIDE.—Section 144(g)(3) of title 23, United States

24 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘February 29’’ insert25 ing ‘‘April 30’’.
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1 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—

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

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

4 ‘‘$13,483,458,333 for the period of October 1, 2003,

5 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting

6 ‘‘$18,876,841,666 for the period of October 1, 2003,

7 through April 30, 2004’’.

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

9 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117

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

11 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—

12 ‘‘(1) DISTRIBUTION OF OBLIGATION AUTHOR13 ITY.—Subject to paragraph (2), for the period of

14 October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004, the Sec15 retary shall distribute the obligation limitation made

16 available for Federal-aid highways and highway safe17 ty construction programs under the heading ‘FED18 ERAL-AID HIGHWAYS’ in the Transportation, Treas19 ury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act,

20 2004 (division F of Public Law 108–199) in accord21 ance with section 110 of such Act; except that the

22 amount of obligation limitation to be distributed for

23 such period for each program, project, and activity

24 specified in sections 110(a)(1), 110(a)(2), 110(a)(4),
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1 110(a)(5), and 110(g) of such Act shall equal the

2 greater of—

3 ‘‘(A) the funding authorized for such pro4 gram, project, or activity in this Act and the

5 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004

6 (including any amendments made by this Act

7 and such Act); or

‘‘(B) 7 8 ⁄12 of the funding provided for or

9 limitation set on such program, project, or ac10 tivity in the Transportation, Treasury, and

11 Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004

12 (Public Law 108–199).

13 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON TOTAL AMOUNT OF AU14 THORITY DISTRIBUTED.—The total amount of obli15 gation limitation distributed under paragraph (1) for

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

17 2004, shall not exceed $19,741,750,000; except that

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

19 obligations for minimum guarantee for such period.

20 ‘‘(3) TIME PERIOD FOR OBLIGATIONS OF

21 FUNDS.—After April 30, 2004, no funds shall be ob22 ligated for any Federal-aid highway program project

23 until the date of enactment of a law reauthorizing

24 the Federal-aid highway program.
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1 ‘‘(4) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATIONS.—Any obli2 gation of obligation authority distributed under this

3 subsection shall be considered to be an obligation for

4 Federal-aid highways and highway safety construc5 tion programs for fiscal year 2004 for the purposes

6 of the matter under the heading ‘FEDERAL-AID

7 HIGHWAYS’ in the Transportation, Treasury, and

8 Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004.’’.

9 SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF UNOBLIGATED APPORTIONMENTS.

10 Section 3 of the Surface Transportation Extension

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

12 at the end the following:

13 ‘‘(e) PROHIBITION OF TRANSFERS.—Notwith14 standing any other provision of this section, no funds may

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

16 subsection (a)—

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

18 the congestion mitigation and air quality improve19 ment program; and

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

21 the surface transportation program and that are

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

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

2 Section 4(a) of the Surface Transportation Extension

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

4 ‘‘$187,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$262,500,000’’.

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

6 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER

7 TITLE I OF TEA–21.—

8 (1) FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS.—

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

12 117 Stat. 1113) is amended—

13 (i) in the first sentence by striking

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

15 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in16 serting ‘‘$160,416,667 for the period of

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

18 and

19 (ii) in the second sentence by striking

20 ‘‘$5,416,667’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,583,333’’.

21 (B) PUBLIC LANDS HIGHWAYS.—Section

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

23 Stat. 1113) is amended by striking

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

25 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and insert-
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1 ing ‘‘$143,500,000 for the period of October 1,

2 2003, through April 30, 2004’’.

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

5 117 Stat. 1113) is amended by striking

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

7 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘$96,250,000 for the period of October 1,

9 2003, through April 30, 2004’’ .

10 (D) REFUGE ROADS.—Section

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

12 Stat. 1113) is amended by striking

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

14 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘$11,666,667 for the period of October 1,

16 2003, through April 30, 2004’’.

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

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

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

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

23 ‘‘$81,666,667 for the period of October 1, 2003,

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

2 FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.—

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

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

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

7 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$22,166,667 for the pe8 riod of October 1, 2003, through April 30,

9 2004’’.

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

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

12 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003

13 (117 Stat. 1114) is amended—

14 (i) in clause (i) by striking

15 ‘‘$4,166,667’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,833,333’’;

16 (ii) in clause (ii) by striking

17 ‘‘$2,083,333’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,916,667’’;

18 and

19 (iii) in clause (iii) by striking

20 ‘‘$2,083,333’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,916,667’’.

21 (4) NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.—

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

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

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

25 period of October 1, 2003, through February 29,
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1 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$16,041,666 for the period of

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

3 (5) VALUE PRICING PILOT PROGRAM.—Section

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

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

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

7 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,416,667 for the period of

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

9 (6) HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.—

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

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

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

13 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,916,667 for the period

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

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

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

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

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

20 ‘‘$64,166,667 for the period of October 1, 2003,

21 through April 30, 2004’’.

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

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

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

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

2 ‘‘$291,667 for the period of October 1, 2003,

3 through April 30, 2004’’.

4 (9) TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY AND

5 SYSTEM PRESERVATION PILOT PROGRAM.—Section

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

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

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

9 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting

10 ‘‘$14,583,333 for the period of October 1, 2003,

11 through April 30, 2004’’.

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

14 United States Code, is amended—

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

16 inserting the following:

17 ‘‘(F) $81,666,666 for the period of Octo18 ber 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004.’’;

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

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

21 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting

22 ‘‘$1,166,667 for the period of October 1, 2003,

23 through April 30, 2004’’; and

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

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

2 ‘‘$1,516,666,667’’.

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER

4 TITLE V OF TEA–21.—

5 (1) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.—

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

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

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

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

10 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$61,250,000 for the period of

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

12 (2) TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.—

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

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

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

16 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$32,083,334 for the pe17 riod of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’.

18 (3) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—Section

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

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

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

22 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,250,000 for the period of

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

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

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

3 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting

4 ‘‘$18,083,333 for the period of October 1, 2003,

5 through April 30, 2004’’.

6 (5) ITS STANDARDS, RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL

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

8 such Act (112 Stat. 420; 117 Stat. 1115) is amend9 ed by striking ‘‘$47,916,667 for the period of Octo10 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in11 serting ‘‘$67,083,334 for the period of October 1,

12 2003, through April 30, 2004’’.

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

14 such Act (112 Stat. 420; 117 Stat. 1116) is amend15 ed by striking ‘‘$51,666,667 for the period of Octo16 ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in17 serting ‘‘$72,333,334 for the period of October 1,

18 2003, through April 30, 2004’’.

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

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

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

23 through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting

24 ‘‘$15,750,000 for the period of October 1, 2003,

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

2 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117

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

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

5 and inserting ‘‘$140,000,000 for the period of October 1,

6 2003, through April 30, 2004’’.

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

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

10 of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in11 serting ‘‘$21,233,333 for the period of October 1, 2003,

12 through April 30, 2004’’.

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

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

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

16 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,966,666 for the period of Octo17 ber 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’.

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

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

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

21 February 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$291,667 for the pe22 riod of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’.

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

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

2 ‘‘$58,333,333’’; and

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

4 ‘‘April 30’’.

5 (h) INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE.—Section

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

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

8 ‘‘$58,333,333’’; and

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

10 ‘‘April 30’’.

11 (i) RECREATIONAL TRAILS ADMINISTRATIVE

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

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

15 ‘‘$437,500 for the period of October 1, 2003, through

16 April 30, 2004’’.

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

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

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

21 ‘‘$3,062,500’’;

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

23 ‘‘$145,833’’; and

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

2 Act (117 Stat. 1118) is amended—

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,833,333 for the period

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

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

12 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 Stat.

13 1118) is amended—

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

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

16 section’’ the first place it appears; and

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

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

19 end.

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

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

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

24 for this section’’;

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

3 and

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

5 before the period at the end.

6 (n) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—Section

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

8 ‘‘and section 5 of the Surface Transportation Extension

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

10 SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

11 (a) SEAT BELT SAFETY INCENTIVE GRANTS.—Sec12 tion 157(g)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended

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

14 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting

15 ‘‘$65,333,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, through

16 April 30, 2004’’.

17 (b) PREVENTION OF INTOXICATED DRIVER INCEN18 TIVE GRANTS.—Section 163(e)(1) of such title is amended

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

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

21 ‘‘$70,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through

22 April 30, 2004’’.

23 SEC. 7. SPORT FISHING AND BOATING SAFETY.

24 (a) FUNDING FOR NATIONAL OUTREACH AND COM25 MUNICATIONS PROGRAM.—Section 4(c)(6)of the Dingell-
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1 Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C.

2 777c(c)(6)) is amended to read as follows:

3 ‘‘(6) $5,833,333 for the period of October 1,

4 2003, through April 30, 2004;’’.

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

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

7 as follows:

8 ‘‘(4) FIRST 7 MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR

9 2004.—For the period of October 1, 2003, through

10 April 30, 2004, of the balance of each annual appro11 priation remaining after making the distribution

12 under subsection (a), an amount equal to

13 $47,833,333, reduced by 82 percent of the amount

14 appropriated for that fiscal year from the Boat Safe15 ty Account of the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund es16 tablished by section 9504 of the Internal Revenue

17 Code of 1986 to carry out the purposes of section

18 13106(a) of title 46, United States Code, shall be

19 used as follows:

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

21 Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for

22 obligation for qualified projects under section

23 5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (33

24 U.S.C. 1322 note).
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1 ‘‘(B) $4,666,667 shall be available to the

2 Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for

3 obligation for qualified projects under section

4 7404(d) of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety

5 Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 777g–1(d)).

6 ‘‘(C) The balance remaining after the ap7 plication of subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be

8 transferred to the Secretary of Transportation

9 and shall be expended for State recreational

10 boating safety programs under section 13106 of

11 title 46, United States Code.’’.

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

13 46, United States Code, is amended—

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

15 ‘‘$2,916,667’’; and

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

17 ‘‘$1,166,667’’.

18 SEC. 8. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

19 (a) HIGHWAY SAFETY GRANTS.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Transpor21 tation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appro22 priations Act, 2004 (division F of Public Law 108–

23 199) is amended by inserting before the period at

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

25 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION,
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1 HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS’’ the following:

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

3 of the funds subject to allocation under section 157

4 of title 23, United States Code, and not to exceed

5 $2,600,000 of the funds subject to apportionment

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

7 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

8 for administering highway safety grants under those

9 sections’’.

10 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made

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

12 2004.

13 (b) FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION.—Section

14 110(g) of the Transportation, Treasury, and Independent

15 Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (division F of Public

16 Law 108–199) is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: ‘‘Obligation authority shall be available until used

18 and in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed

19 on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety

20 construction programs for future fiscal years.’’.

21 SEC. 9. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS.

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

23 title 49, United States Code, is amended—

24 (1) in paragraph (1)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and

2 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’;

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

4 except for the period beginning on October 1,

5 2003, and ending on April 30, 2004, during

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

7 ‘‘modernization’’;

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

9 except for the period beginning on October 1,

10 2003, and ending on April 30, 2004, during

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

12 the semicolon; and

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

14 except for the period beginning on October 1,

15 2003 and ending on April 30, 2004, during

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

17 ‘‘facilities’’;

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

19 as follows:

20 ‘‘(iii) OCTOBER 1, 2003 THROUGH

21 APRIL 30, 2004.—Of the amounts made

22 available under paragraph (1)(B),

23 $6,066,667 shall be available for the period

24 beginning on October 1, 2003, and ending
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1 on April 30, 2004, for capital projects de2 scribed in clause (i).’’;

3 (3) in paragraph (3)(B)—

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

5 ‘‘$1,750,000’’; and

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

7 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and

8 (4) in paragraph (3)(C)—

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

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

11 transferred to and administered under section

12 5309 for buses and bus facilities’’; and

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

14 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’.

15 (b) APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

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

17 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (49

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

19 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’.

20 (c) FORMULA GRANTS AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section

21 5338(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

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

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

24 2004’’;

25 (2) in paragraph (2)(A)(vi)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘$1,292,948,344’’ and in2 serting ‘‘$1,780,963,287’’; and

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

4 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’;

5 (3) in paragraph (2)(B)(vi)—

6 (A) by striking ‘‘$323,459,169’’ and in7 serting ‘‘$445,240,822’’; and

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

9 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and

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

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

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

13 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 Stat.

14 1122) is amended to read as follows:

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

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

17 aggregate of amounts made available by or appropriated

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

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

20 2004—

21 ‘‘(1) $ 2,812,446 shall be available to the Alas22 ka Railroad for improvements to its passenger oper23 ations under section 5307 of such title;

24 ‘‘(2) $28,994,583 shall be available for bus and

25 bus facilities grants under section 5309 of such title;
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1 ‘‘(3) $52,568,804 shall be available to provide

2 transportation services to elderly individuals and in3 dividuals with disabilities under section 5310 of such

4 title;

5 ‘‘(4) $139,526,367 shall be available to provide

6 financial assistance for other than urbanized areas

7 under section 5311 of such title;

8 ‘‘(5) $4,030,247 shall be available to provide fi9 nancial assistance in accordance with section

10 3038(g) of the Transportation Equity Act for the

11 21st Century; and

12 ‘‘(6) $1,998,271,661 shall be available to pro13 vide financial assistance for urbanized areas under

14 section 5307 of such title.’’.

15 (e) CAPITAL PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section

16 5338(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

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

18 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL 30, 2004’’;

19 (2) in subparagraph (A)(vi)—

20 (A) by striking ‘‘$1,022,503,342’’ and in21 serting ‘‘$1,819,410,104’’; and

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

23 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and

24 (3) in subparagraph (B)(vi)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘$255,801,669’’ and in2 serting ‘‘$363,882,021’’; and

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

4 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’.

5 (f) PLANNING AUTHORIZATIONS AND ALLOCA6 TIONS.—Section 5338(c)(2) of title 49, United States

7 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 ‘‘$24,636,667’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘$33,981,652’’; 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 ‘‘$6,100,000’’ and inserting

17 ‘‘$8,350,440’’; and

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

19 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’.

20 (g) RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section

21 5338(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

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

23 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL 30, 2004’’;

24 (2) in subparagraph (A)(vi)—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘$16,536,667’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘$24,471,428’’; and

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

4 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’;

5 (3) in subparagraph (B)(vi)—

6 (A) by striking ‘‘$4,095,000’’ and inserting

7 ‘‘$6,262,830’’; and

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

9 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and

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

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

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

13 Transportation Extension Act of 2003 is amended to read

14 as follows:

15 ‘‘(h) ALLOCATION OF RESEARCH FUNDS FOR OCTO16 BER 1, 2003, THROUGH APRIL 30, 2004.—Of the funds

17 made available by or appropriated under section

18 5338(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, for the period

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

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

21 for providing rural transportation assistance under

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

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

24 for carrying out transit cooperative research pro25 grams under section 5313(a) of such title;
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1 ‘‘(3) not less than $4,784,106 shall be available

2 to carry out programs under the National Transit

3 Institute under section 5315 of such title, including

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

5 5315(a)(16) of such title; and

6 ‘‘(4) any amounts not made available under

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

8 carrying out national planning and research pro9 grams under sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a),

10 5314, and 5322 of such title.’’.

11 (i) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AU12 THORIZATIONS.—Section 5338(e)(2) of title 49, United

13 States Code, is amended—

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

15 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL 30, 2004’’;

16 (2) in subparagraph (A)—

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

18 ‘‘$2,783,480’’; and

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

20 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’;

21 (3) in subparagraph (B)—

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

23 ‘‘$695,870’’; and

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

25 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and
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1 (4) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘February

2 29, 2004’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘April

3 30, 2004’’.

4 (j) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH

5 FUNDS.—

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

7 Transportation Extension Act of 2003 is amended to

8 read as follows:

9 ‘‘(j) ALLOCATION OF UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION

10 RESEARCH FUNDS.—

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

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

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

14 through April 30, 2004—

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

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

17 such title; and

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

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

20 such title.

21 ‘‘(2) TRAINING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOP22 MENT.—Notwithstanding section 5338(e)(2) of title

23 49, United States Code, any amounts made available

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

25 through April 30, 2004, that remain after distribu-
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1 tion under paragraph (1), shall be available for the

2 purposes specified in section 3015(d) of the Trans3 portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112

4 Stat. 857).’’.

5 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section

6 3015(d)(2) of the Transportation Equity Act for the

7 21st Century (112 Stat. 857) is amended by striking

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

9 2004’’.

10 (k) ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section

11 5338(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

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

13 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL 30, 2004’’;

14 (2) in subparagraph (A)(vi)—

15 (A) by striking ‘‘$24,585,834’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘$35,025,457’’; and

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

18 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and

19 (3) in subparagraph (B)(vi)—

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

21 ‘‘$8,756,364’’; and

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

23 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’.
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1 (l) JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE PRO2 GRAM.—Section 3037(l) of the Federal Transit Act of

3 1998 (49 U.S.C. 5309 note) is amended—

4 (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(vi)—

5 (A) by striking ‘‘$50,519,167’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘$57,989,167’’; and

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

8 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’;

9 (2) in paragraph (1)(B)(vi)—

10 (A) by striking ‘‘$12,638,833’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘$14,497,292’’; and

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

13 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’;

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

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

16 $5,798,917’’; and

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

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

19 funds made available or appropriated under para20 graph (1) for fiscal year 2004, prior to the allocation

21 under paragraph (3), $11,597,833 shall be adminis22 tered under the provisions of section 5309 of title

23 49, United States Code.’’.
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1 (m) RURAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY IN2 CENTIVE PROGRAM.—Section 3038(g) of the Federal

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

4 (1) in paragraph (1)(F)—

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

6 ‘‘$3,044,431’’; and

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

8 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and

9 (2) in paragraph (2)—

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

11 ‘‘$985,816’’; and

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

13 inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’.

14 (n) URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.—Section

15 5307(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

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

17 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL 30, 2004’’; and

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

19 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’;

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

21 Federal Transit Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 394) is

22 amended—

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

24 ‘‘$4,238,428,192’’; and
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and in2 serting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’.

3 (p) FUEL CELL BUS AND BUS FACILITIES PRO4 GRAM.—Section 3015(b) of the Federal Transit Act of

5 1998 (112 Stat. 361) is amended—

6 (1) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and in7 serting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and

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

9 ‘‘$2,812,475’’.

10 (q) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROJECT.—Sec11 tion 3015(c)(2) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 (49

12 U.S.C. 322 note) is amended—

13 (1) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004,’’ and in14 serting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and

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

16 ‘‘$2,812,475’’.

17 (r) PROJECTS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS

18 AND EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS.—Section 3030

19 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century

20 (112 Stat. 373) is amended by striking ‘‘February 29,

21 2004’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘April 30,

22 2004’’.

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

24 3031(a)(3) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Ef25 ficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2122; 112 Stat. 379) is
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1 amended by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ each place it

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

3 (t) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Section 8(t) of the Sur4 face Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (23 U.S.C.

5 101 note) is amended—

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

7 following:

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts’’;

9 (2) by inserting ‘‘and by section 9 of the Sur10 face Transportation Extension Act of 2004’’ after

11 ‘‘this section’’; and

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

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

14 made available under this section shall be trans15 ferred in accordance with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004, except that only 7 16 ⁄12 of the total

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

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

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

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

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

22 SEC. 10. NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINIS23 TRATION PROGRAMS.

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

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

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

4 $96,250,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through

5 April 30, 2004’’.

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

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

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

10 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$42,000,000 for the period of Octo11 ber 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’.

12 (c) OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS-.—

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

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

15 of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in16 serting ‘‘$11,666,700 for the period of October 1, 2003,

17 through April 30, 2004’’.

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

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

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

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

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

24 2004’’.
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1 (e) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—Section

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

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

5 ‘‘$2,100,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through

6 April 30, 2004’’.

7 SEC. 11. FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRA8 TION PROGRAM.

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

10 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117

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

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

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

14 2003 through April 30, 2004’’.

15 (b) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PRO16 GRAM.—Section 31104(a)(7) of title 49, United States

17 Code, is amended to read as follows:

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

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

20 (c) INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND COMMERCIAL DRIV21 ER’S LICENSE GRANTS.—

22 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—Sec23 tion 31107(a)(5) of such title is amended to read as

24 follows:
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1 ‘‘(5) $11,639,000 for the period of October 1,

2 2003, through April 30, 2004.’’.

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

4 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003

5 (117 Stat. 1121) is amended—

6 (A) by striking ‘‘February 29,’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘April 30,’’; and

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

9 ‘‘$582,000’’.

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

11 Act is amended—

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

13 ‘‘$582,000’’; and

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

15 ‘‘April 30’’.

16 (e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—

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—

21 (A) by striking ‘‘Fund and to’’ in the mat22 ter appearing under the heading ‘‘FEDERAL

23 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION,

24 MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY, LIMITATION ON AD25 MINISTRATIVE EXPENSES’’ and inserting
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1 ‘‘Fund, together with advances and reimburse2 ments received by the Federal Motor Carrier

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

4 and

5 (B) by inserting before the period at the

6 end of the matter appearing under the heading

7 ‘‘FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINIS8 TRATION, NATIONAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

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

10 That for grants made to States for implementa11 tion of section 210 of the Motor Carrier Safety

12 Improvement Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 1764–

13 1765), the Federal share payable under such

14 grants shall be 100 percent’’.

15 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made

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

17 2004.

18 SEC. 12. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF

19 TRUST FUNDS FOR OBLIGATIONS UNDER

20 TEA–21.

21 (a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—

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

23 9503(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is

24 amended—
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1 (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A),

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

3 ‘‘May 1, 2004’’,

4 (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara5 graph (E),

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

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

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

9 the following new subparagraph:

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

11 Highway Trust Fund under the Surface Trans12 portation Extension Act of 2004.’’, and

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

14 as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘Sur15 face Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’

16 and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation Exten17 sion Act of 2004’’.

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

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

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

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

22 ‘‘May 1, 2004’’,

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

24 at the end of such subparagraph,
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1 (C) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘or’’

2 at the end of such subparagraph,

3 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (D)

4 the following new subparagraph:

5 ‘‘(E) the Surface Transportation Extension

6 Act of 2004,’’, and

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

8 as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘Sur9 face Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’

10 and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation Exten11 sion Act of 2004’’.

12 (3) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANS13 FERS.—Subparagraph (B) of section 9503(b)(5) of

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

15 and inserting ‘‘May 1, 2004’’.

16 (b) AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND.—

17 (1) SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACCOUNT.—

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

19 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘Sur20 face Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’ each

21 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Surface Transpor22 tation Extension Act of 2004’’.

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

24 section 9504 of such Code is amended—
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘March 1, 2004’’ and in2 serting ‘‘May 1, 2004’’, and

3 (B) by striking ‘‘Surface Transportation

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

5 Transportation Extension Act of 2004’’.

6 (3) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANS7 FERS.—Paragraph (2) of section 9504(d) of such

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

9 inserting ‘‘May 1, 2004’’.

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

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

12 of this Act.

13 (d) TEMPORARY RULE REGARDING ADJUST14 MENTS.—During the period beginning on the date of the

15 enactment of the Surface Transportation Extension Act

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

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

18 Revenue Code of 1986 of receipts of the Highway Trust

19 Fund, the Secretary of the Treasury shall treat—

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

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

22 is related to appropriations or transfers to such

23 Fund to have been extended through the end of the

24 24-month period referred to in section

25 9503(d)(1)(B) of such Code, and
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1 (2) with respect to each tax imposed under the

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

3 Code, the rate of such tax during the 24-month pe4 riod referred to in section 9503(d)(1)(B) of such

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

6 effect on the date of the enactment of the Surface

7 Transportation Extension Act of 2003.

Passed the House of Representatives February 26,

2004.

Attest:

Clerk.
108TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3850

AN ACT

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 theTransportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.