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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5184 

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 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. PETRI, and Mr. LIPINSKI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 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, Part V’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. ADVANCES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

3 (1) APPORTIONMENT RATIO.—Except as pro4 vided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Transpor5 tation shall apportion funds made available under 

6 section 1101(l) of the Transportation Equity Act for 

7 the 21st Century (112 Stat. 111; 118 Stat. 876), as 

8 amended by this section, to each State in the ratio 

9 that— 

10 (A) the State’s total fiscal year 2004 obli11 gation authority for funds apportioned for the 

12 Federal-aid highway program; bears to 

13 (B) all States’ total fiscal year 2004 obli14 gation authority for funds apportioned for the 

15 Federal-aid highway program. 

16 (2) EXCEPTION.—The ratios determined under 

17 this subsection shall be subject to the same adjust18 ments as the adjustments made under section 105(f) 

19 of title 23, United States Code. 

20 (b) PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTIONS.— 

21 (1) PROGRAMS.—Of the funds to be appor22 tioned to each State under subsection (a), the Sec23 retary shall ensure that the State is apportioned an 

24 amount of the funds, determined under paragraph 

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

26 National Highway System program, the bridge pro-
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1 gram, the surface transportation program, the con2 gestion mitigation and air quality improvement pro3 gram, the recreational trails program, the Appa4 lachian development highway system program, and 

5 the minimum guarantee. 

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

7 shall be apportioned under this subsection for each 

8 item referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deter9 mined by multiplying— 

10 (A) the amount apportioned to the State 

11 under subsection (a); by 

12 (B) the ratio that— 

13 (i) the amount of funds apportioned 

14 for the item to the State for fiscal year 

15 2004; bears to 

16 (ii) the total of the amount of funds 

17 apportioned for the items to the State for 

18 fiscal year 2004. 

19 (3) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Funds au20 thorized by the amendment made under subsection 

21 (d) shall be administered as if the funds had been 

22 apportioned, allocated, deducted, or set aside, as the 

23 case may be, under title 23, United States Code; ex24 cept that the deductions and set-asides in the fol25 lowing sections of such title shall not apply to such 
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1 funds: sections 104(a)(1)(A), 104(a)(1)(B), 

2 104(b)(1)(A), 104(d)(1), 104(d)(2), 104(f)(1), 

3 104(h)(1), 118(c)(1), 140(b), 140(c), and 144(g)(1). 

4 (4) SPECIAL RULES FOR MINIMUM GUAR5 ANTEE.—In carrying out the minimum guarantee 

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

7 with funds apportioned under this section for the 

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

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

10 as being $1,866,666,667 and the aggregate of 

11 amounts apportioned to the States under this sec12 tion for the minimum guarantee shall be treated, for 

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

14 available under section 105 of such title. 

15 (5) EXTENSION OF OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGE SET16 ASIDE.—Section 144(g)(3) of title 23, United States 

17 Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol18 lowing: ‘‘and in the period of October 1, 2004, 

19 through May 31, 2005,’’. 

20 (c) REPAYMENT FROM FUTURE APPORTION21 MENTS.— 

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

23 the amount that would be apportioned, but for this 

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

25 title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year 2005, 
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1 under a multiyear law reauthorizing the Federal-aid 

2 highway program enacted after the date of enact3 ment of this Act by the amount that is apportioned 

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

5 for each such program. 

6 (2) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.— 

7 The Secretary may establish procedures under which 

8 funds apportioned under subsection (a) for a pro9 gram category for which funds are not authorized 

10 under a law described in paragraph (1) may be re11 stored to the Federal-aid highway program. 

12 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 

13 Section 1101 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

14 21st Century (112 Stat. 111–115; 117 Stat. 1118; 118 

15 Stat. 876) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(l) ADVANCE AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR

17 2005.— 

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

19 from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 

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

21 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part 

22 V $21,296,774,667 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

23 through May 31, 2005. 

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

25 section 2(a) of the Surface Transportation Exten-
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1 sion Act of 2004, Part V shall be subject to a limita2 tion on obligations for Federal-aid highways and 

3 highway safety construction programs. 

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

5 available by this subsection shall be available for ob6 ligation in the same manner as if such funds were 

7 apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United 

8 States Code.’’. 

9 (e) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.— 

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

11 upon enactment of an Act making appropriations for 

12 the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 

13 2005 (other than an Act or resolution making con14 tinuing appropriations), the Secretary shall distribute 8 15 ⁄12 of the obligation limitation for Federal16 aid highways and highway safety construction pro17 grams provided by such Act according to the provi18 sions of such Act. 

19 (2) EXCEPTIONS.— 

20 (A) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNTS.—Any 

21 instruction in such Act that would require the 

22 distribution or reservation of obligation limita23 tion prior to distributing the remainder of the 

24 obligation limitation to the States shall be exe25 cuted as if the program, project, or activity for 
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1 which obligation limitation is so distributed or 

2 reserved was authorized at an amount equiva3 lent to the greater of— 

4 (i) the amount authorized for such 

5 program, project, or activity in this Act; or 

6 (ii) 8/12 of the amount provided for 

7 or limitation set on such program, project, 

8 or activity in the Act making appropria9 tions for the Department of Transpor10 tation for fiscal year 2005. 

11 (B) MINIMUM GUARANTEE.—Obligations 

12 for the period October 1, 2004, through May 

13 31, 2005, shall not exceed the obligation limita14 tion distributed by this subsection, except that 

15 this limitation shall not apply to $426,000,000 

16 in obligations for minimum guarantee for such 

17 period. 

18 (3) TIME PERIOD FOR OBLIGATIONS.—After 

19 May 31, 2005, no funds shall be obligated for any 

20 Federal-aid highway program project until the date 

21 of enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing the 

22 Federal-aid highway program enacted after the date 

23 of enactment of this Act. 

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

2 Federal-aid highways and highway safety construc3 tion programs for fiscal year 2005 for the purposes 

4 of any obligation limitation set in an Act making ap5 propriations for the Department of Transportation 

6 for fiscal year 2005. 

7 SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF UNOBLIGATED APPORTIONMENTS. 

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

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

10 may transfer any funds apportioned to the State for any 

11 program under section 104(b) (including amounts appor12 tioned under section 104(b)(3) or set aside, made avail13 able, or suballocated under section 133(d)) or section 144 

14 of title 23, United States Code, before, on, or after the 

15 date of enactment of this Act, that are subject to any limi16 tation on obligations, and that are not obligated, to any 

17 other of those programs. 

18 (b) TREATMENT OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—Any 

19 funds transferred to another program under subsection (a) 

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

21 the funds are transferred, except that funds transferred 

22 to a program under section 133 (other than subsections 

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

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

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

2 the date of enactment of a multiyear law reauthor3 izing the Federal-aid highway program enacted after 

4 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

5 Transportation shall restore any funds that a State 

6 transferred under subsection (a) for any project not 

7 eligible for the funds but for this section to the pro8 gram category from which the funds were trans9 ferred. 

10 (2) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.— 

11 The Secretary may establish procedures under which 

12 funds transferred under subsection (a) from a pro13 gram category for which funds are not authorized 

14 may be restored to the Federal-aid highway pro15 gram. 

16 (3) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUC17 TION.—No provision of law, except a statute enacted 

18 after the date of enactment of this Act that ex19 pressly limits the application of this subsection, shall 

20 impair the authority of the Secretary to restore 

21 funds pursuant to this subsection. 

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

23 for use in carrying out this section. 

24 (e) PROHIBITION OF TRANSFERS.—Notwithstanding 

25 any other provision of this section, no funds may be trans-
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1 ferred after May 31, 2005, by a State under subsection 

2 (a)— 

3 (1) from amounts apportioned to the State for 

4 the congestion mitigation and air quality improve5 ment program; and 

6 (2) from amounts apportioned to the State for 

7 the surface transportation program and that are 

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

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

10 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 

11 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 

12 There shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund 

13 (other than the Mass Transit Account) for administrative 

14 expenses of the Federal-aid highway program 

15 $234,682,667 for fiscal year 2005. 

16 (b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made available 

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

18 manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 

19 1 of title 23, United States Code, and shall be subject 

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

21 highway safety construction programs; except that such 

22 funds shall remain available until expended. 

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

24 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER

25 TITLE I OF TEA21.— 
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1 (1) FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS.— 

2 (A) INDIAN RESERVATION ROADS.—Sec3 tion 1101(a)(8)(A) of the Transportation Eq4 uity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 112; 

5 118 Stat. 877) is amended— 

6 (i) by inserting before the period at 

7 the end the following: ‘‘and $183,333,333 

8 for the period of October 1, 2004, through 

9 May 31, 2005’’; and 

10 (ii) by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: ‘‘The minimum amount made 

12 available for such period that the Sec13 retary, in cooperation with the Secretary of 

14 the Interior, shall reserve for Indian res15 ervation road bridges under section 

16 202(d)(4) of title 23, United States Code, 

17 shall be $8,666,667 instead of 

18 $13,000,000.’’. 

19 (B) PUBLIC LANDS HIGHWAYS.—Section 

20 1101(a)(8)(B) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 118 

21 Stat. 878) is amended by inserting before the 

22 period at the end the following: ‘‘and 

23 $164,000,000 for the period of October 1, 

24 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 
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1 (C) PARK ROADS AND PARKWAYS.—Sec2 tion 1101(a)(8)(C) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 

3 118 Stat. 878) is amended by inserting before 

4 the period at the end the following: ‘‘and 

5 $110,000,000 for the period of October 1, 

6 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 

7 (D) REFUGE ROADS.—Section 

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

9 Stat. 878) is amended by inserting before the 

10 period at the end the following: ‘‘and 

11 $13,333,333 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

12 through May 31, 2005’’. 

13 (2) NATIONAL CORRIDOR PLANNING AND DE14 VELOPMENT AND COORDINATED BORDER INFRA15 STRUCTURE PROGRAMS.—Section 1101(a)(9) of such 

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

17 inserting before the period at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘and $93,333,333 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

19 through May 31, 2005’’. 

20 (3) CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND

21 FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.— 

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

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

24 amended by inserting before the period at the 

25 end the following: ‘‘and $25,333,333 for the pe-
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1 riod of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 

2 2005’’. 

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

4 AND WASHINGTON.—To carry out section 1064 

5 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi6 ciency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 129 note; 105 

7 Stat. 2005; 112 Stat. 185; 118 Stat. 878), of 

8 funds made available by the amendment made 

9 by subparagraph (A)— 

10 (i) $6,666,667 shall be available for 

11 section 1064(d)(2); 

12 (ii) $3,333,333 shall be available for 

13 section 1064(d)(3); and 

14 (iii) $3,333,333 shall be available for 

15 section 1064(d)(4). 

16 (4) NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.— 

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

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

19 878) is amended— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it ap21 pears; and 

22 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

23 end the following: ‘‘, and $17,666,667 for the 

24 period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 

25 2005’’. 
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1 (5) VALUE PRICING PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

2 1101(a)(12) of such Act (112 Stat. 113; 118 Stat. 

3 878) is amended by inserting before the period at 

4 the end the following: ‘‘, and $7,333,333 for the pe5 riod of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 

6 (6) HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.— 

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

8 118 Stat. 878) is amended by inserting before the 

9 period at the end the following: ‘‘and $3,333,333 for 

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

11 2005’’. 

12 (7) COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO HIGH13 WAY PROGRAM.— 

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

15 such Act (112 Stat. 113; 118 Stat. 879) is 

16 amended by inserting before the period at the 

17 end the following: ‘‘and $73,333,333 for the pe18 riod of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 

19 2005’’. 

20 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

21 1214(r)(1) of such Act (112 Stat. 209; 117 

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

23 inserting ‘‘2005’’. 

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

25 such Act (23 U.S.C. 402 note; 112 Stat. 196; 112 
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1 Stat. 840; 118 Stat. 879) is amended by inserting 

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

3 $333,333 for the period of October 1, 2004, through 

4 May 31, 2005’’. 

5 (9) TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY AND

6 SYSTEM PRESERVATION PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

7 1221(e)(1) of such Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 112 

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

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

10 $16,666,667 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

11 through May 31, 2005’’. 

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

14 United States Code, is amended— 

15 (A) in subsection (a)(1)— 

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

17 subparagraph (E); 

18 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

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

20 and 

21 (iii) by adding at the end the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(G) $86,666,667 for the period of Octo24 ber 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’; 
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1 (B) in subsection (a)(2) by inserting after 

2 ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and $1,333,333 for the 

3 period of October 1, 2004, through May 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 ....................................................................................$1,733,333,333.’’.

10 (11) NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS CLEARING11 HOUSE.—Section 1215(b)(3) of the Transportation 

12 Equity Act of the 21st Century (112 Stat. 210) is 

13 amended by inserting before the period at the end 

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

15 through May 31, 2005’’. 

16 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER

17 TITLE V OF TEA21.— 

18 (1) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.— 

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

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

21 is amended— 

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

23 ‘‘2003,’’; and 
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1 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol2 lowing: ‘‘, and $68,666,667 for the period of 

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

4 (2) TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.— 

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

6 Stat. 879) is amended— 

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

8 ‘‘2003,’’; and 

9 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol10 lowing: ‘‘, and $33,333,333 for the period of 

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

12 (3) TRAINING AND EDUCATION.—Section 

13 5001(a)(3) of such Act (112 Stat. 420; 118 Stat. 

14 879) is amended— 

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

16 ‘‘2003,’’; and 

17 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol18 lowing: ‘‘, and $13,333,333 for the period of 

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

20 (4) BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATIS21 TICS.—Section 5001(a)(4) of such Act (112 Stat. 

22 420; 118 Stat. 879) is amended by inserting before 

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

24 $20,666,667 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

25 through May 31, 2005’’. 
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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; 118 Stat. 879) is amend4 ed— 

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

6 ‘‘2003,’’; and 

7 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol8 lowing: ‘‘, and $73,333,333 for the period of 

9 October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 

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

11 such Act (112 Stat. 420; 118 Stat. 880) is amend12 ed— 

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

14 ‘‘2003,’’; and 

15 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol16 lowing: ‘‘, and $81,333,333 for the period of 

17 October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 

18 (7) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RE19 SEARCH.—Section 5001(a)(7) of such Act (112 Stat. 

20 420; 118 Stat. 880) is amended— 

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

22 ‘‘2003,’’; and 

23 (B) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol24 lowing: ‘‘, and $17,666,667 for the period of 

25 October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 
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1 (c) METROPOLITAN PLANNING.— 

2 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHOR3 ITY.—There shall be available from the Highway 

4 Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 

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

6 Code, $129,877,725 for the period of October 1, 

7 2004, through May 31, 2005. 

8 (2) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 

9 shall distribute funds made available by this sub10 section to the States in accordance with section 

11 104(f)(2) of title 23, United States Code. 

12 (3) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made 

13 available by this subsection shall be available for ob14 ligation in the same manner as if such funds were 

15 apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United 

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

17 obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway 

18 safety construction programs. 

19 (d) TERRITORIES.—Section 1101(d)(1) of the Trans20 portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 111– 

21 115; 117 Stat. 1116; 118 Stat. 880) is amended by insert22 ing after ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and $24,266,667 for the 

23 period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 

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

25 Act (117 Stat. 1116; 118 Stat. 880) is amended by insert-
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1 ing after ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and $12,533,333 for the 

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

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

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

5 inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and $333,333 for 

6 the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 

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

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

9 inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and $66,666,667 

10 for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 

11 (h) INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE.—Section 

12 1101(h)(1) of such Act (117 Stat. 1117; 118 Stat. 880) 

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

14 $66,666,667 for the period of October 1, 2004, through 

15 May 31, 2005’’. 

16 (i) RECREATIONAL TRAILS ADMINISTRATIVE

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

18 118 Stat. 880) is amended by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the 

19 following: ‘‘and $500,000 for the period of October 1, 

20 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 

21 (j) RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSING HAZARD ELIMI22 NATION IN HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.—Section 

23 1101(j)(1) of such Act (117 Stat. 1118; 118 Stat. 881) 

24 is amended— 
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1 (1) by inserting before ‘‘; except’’ the following: 

2 ‘‘and $3,500,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, 

3 through May 31, 2005’’; and 

4 (2) by inserting before ‘‘for eligible’’ the fol5 lowing: ‘‘and not less than $166,667 instead of 

6 $250,000 shall be available for the period of October 

7 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005,’’. 

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

9 Act (117 Stat. 1118; 118 Stat. 881) is amended— 

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

11 the following: ‘‘and $6,666,667 for the period of Oc12 tober 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’; and 

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

14 the following: ‘‘and $6,666,667 for the period of Oc15 tober 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 

16 (l) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Funds authorized 

17 by the amendments made by this section shall be adminis18 tered as if the funds had been apportioned, allocated, de19 ducted, or set aside, as the case may be, under title 23, 

20 United States Code, except that the deductions under sec21 tions 104(a)(1)(A) and 104(a)(1)(B) of such title shall not 

22 apply to funds made available by the amendment made 

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

24 (m) REDUCTION OF ALLOCATED PROGRAMS.—The 

25 Secretary of Transportation shall reduce the amount that 
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1 would be made available, but for this section, for fiscal 

2 year 2005 for allocation under a program, that is contin3 ued both by a multiyear law reauthorizing such program 

4 enacted after the date of enactment of this Act and by 

5 this section, by the amount made available for such pro6 gram by this section. 

7 (n) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—The 

8 Secretary may establish procedures under which funds al9 located under this section for fiscal year 2005 for a pro10 gram category for which funds are not authorized for fis11 cal year 2005 under a multiyear law reauthorizing the 

12 Federal-aid highway program enacted after the date of en13 actment of this Act may be restored to the Federal-aid 

14 highway program. 

15 SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS. 

16 (a) CHAPTER 1 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.— 

17 (1) SEAT BELT SAFETY INCENTIVE GRANTS.— 

18 Section 157 of title 23, United States Code, is 

19 amended— 

20 (A) in subsection (a)(3) by striking 

21 ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2003’’; 

22 (B) in subsection (a)(8)(B) by striking 

23 ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2003’’; 

24 (C) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘2003’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘2005’’; 
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1 (D) in subsection (c)(1) by striking 

2 ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2005’’; 

3 (E) in subsection (c)(2) by striking 

4 ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’; 

5 (F) in subsection (f)(4) by striking ‘‘2003’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘2004’’; 

7 (G) in subsection (g)(1)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

9 (ii) by inserting before the period at 

10 the end the following: ‘‘, and $74,666,667 

11 for the period of October 1, 2004, through 

12 May 31, 2005’’; 

13 (H) in the heading to subsection (g)(3)(B) 

14 by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2005’’; and 

15 (I) in subsection (g)(3)(B) by striking 

16 ‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2005’’. 

17 (2) PREVENTION OF INTOXICATED DRIVER IN18 CENTIVE GRANTS.—Section 163(e)(1) of such title is 

19 amended— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

21 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

22 end the following: ‘‘, and $73,333,333 for the 

23 period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 

24 2005’’. 
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1 (b) CHAPTER 4 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Sec2 tion 2009(a)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

3 21st Century (112 Stat. 337; 118 Stat. 886) is amend4 ed— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 

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

7 following: ‘‘, and $110,000,000 for the period of Oc8 tober 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 

9 (c) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP10 MENT.—Section 2009(a)(2) of such Act (112 Stat. 337; 

11 118 Stat. 886) is amended by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the 

12 following: ‘‘, and $48,000,000 for the period of October 

13 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 

14 (d) OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS.— 

15 Section 2009(a)(3) of such Act (112 Stat. 337; 118 Stat. 

16 886) is amended— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it appears; 

18 and 

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

20 following: ‘‘, and $13,333,333 for the period of Oc21 tober 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 

22 (e) ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTER23 MEASURES INCENTIVE GRANTS.— 

24 (1) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 410 of 

25 title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
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1 (A) in subsection (a)(3) by striking ‘‘7’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘8’’; and 

3 (B) in subsection (a)(4)(C) by striking 

4 ‘‘and seventh’’ and inserting ‘‘, seventh, and 

5 eighth’’. 

6 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

7 Section 2009(a)(4) of such Act (112 Stat. 337; 118 

8 Stat. 886) is amended— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it ap10 pears; and 

11 (B) by inserting before the period at the 

12 end the following: ‘‘, and $26,666,667 for the 

13 period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 

14 2005’’. 

15 (f) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—Section 

16 2009(a)(6) of such Act (112 Stat. 338; 118 Stat. 886) 

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

18 $2,400,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, through 

19 May 31, 2005’’. 

20 (g) ALLOCATIONS.—Section 2009(b) of such Act 

21 (112 Stat. 338) is amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and in23 serting ‘‘2005’’; and 

24 (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and in25 serting ‘‘2005’’. 
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1 (h) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Section 2009(c) 

2 of such Act (112 Stat. 338) is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2005’’. 

4 SEC. 7. EXTENSION OF MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINIS5 TRATION PROGRAM. 

6 (a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 

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

8 from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 

9 Transit Account) for the Secretary of Transpor10 tation to pay administrative expenses of the Federal 

11 Motor Carrier Safety Administration $160,552,536 

12 for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 

13 2005. 

14 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds authorized by this 

15 subsection may be used for personnel costs; adminis16 trative infrastructure; rent; information technology; 

17 and programs for research and technology, regu18 latory development, and other operating expenses 

19 and similar matters. 

20 (b) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PRO21 GRAM.—Section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, 

22 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(8) Not more than $112,512,329 for the pe24 riod of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’. 
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1 (c) INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND COMMERCIAL DRIV2 ER’S LICENSE GRANTS.— 

3 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—Sec4 tion 31107(a) of such title is amended— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para6 graph (4); 

7 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

8 paragraph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(6) $13,315,068 for the period of October 1, 

11 2004 through May 31, 2005.’’. 

12 (2) EMERGENCY CDL GRANTS.—From amounts 

13 made available by section 31107(a) of title 49, 

14 United States Code, for the period of October 1, 

15 2004 through May 31, 2005, the Secretary of 

16 Transportation may make grants of up to $665,753 

17 to a State whose commercial driver’s license pro18 gram may fail to meet the compliance requirements 

19 of section 31311(a) of such title. 

20 (d) CRASH CAUSATION STUDY.—There shall be avail21 able from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 

22 Transit Account) for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

23 Administration to continue the crash causation study re24 quired by section 224 of the Motor Carrier Safety Im25 provement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31100 note; 113 Stat. 
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1 1770–1771), $665,753 for the period of October 1, 2004 

2 through May 31, 2005. 

3 (e) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made available 

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

5 manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 

6 1 of title 23, United States Code. 

7 SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS. 

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

9 title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

10 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 

11 of paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘and for the period of 

12 October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ after 

13 ‘‘2004’’; 

14 (2) in paragraph (1)(C) by inserting after ‘‘will 

15 be available’’ the following: ‘‘and except for the pe16 riod beginning on October 1, 2004, and ending on 

17 May 31, 2005, during which $213,167,000 will be 

18 available only for projects listed in the table con19 tained in section 3038 of H.R. 3550, as passed by 

20 the House of Representatives on April 4, 2004, to 

be allocated at not less than 2 21 ⁄3 of the amount speci22 fied for each project in such table for fiscal year 

23 2005’’; 

24 (3) in paragraph (2)(B) by inserting after 

25 clause (ii) the following: 
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1 ‘‘(iii) OCTOBER 1, 2004 THROUGH MAY

2 31, 2005.—Of the amounts made available 

3 under paragraph (1)(B), $6,933,333 shall 

4 be available for the period of October 1, 

5 2004, through May 31, 2005, for capital 

6 projects described in clause (i).’’; 

7 (4) in paragraph (3)(B) by inserting after 

8 ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘(and $2,000,000 shall be 

9 available for the period October 1, 2004, through 

10 May 31, 2005)’’; and 

11 (5) in paragraph (3)(C) by inserting after 

12 ‘‘2004)’’ the following: ‘‘, and $33,333,333 shall be 

13 available for the period October 1, 2004, through 

14 May 31, 2005,’’. 

15 (b) APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

16 FIXED GUIDEWAY MODERNIZATION.—The Secretary of 

17 Transportation shall determine the amount that each ur18 banized area is to be apportioned for fixed guideway mod19 ernization under section 5337 of title 49, United States 

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

21 2005 funding made available by sections 

22 5338(b)(2)(A)(vii) and 5338(b)(2)(B)(vii) of such title. 

23 (c) FORMULA GRANTS AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

24 5338(a) of such title is amended— 
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1 (1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 

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

3 THROUGH MAY 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’; 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 

5 (2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v); 

6 (3) by striking the period at the end of para7 graphs (2)(A)(vi) and (2)(B)(vi) and inserting ‘‘; 

8 and’’; 

9 (4) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(vii) $2,201,760,000 for the period 

12 of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 

13 2005.’’; 

14 (5) by adding at the end in paragraph (2)(B) 

15 the following: 

16 ‘‘(vii) $550,440,000 for the period of 

17 October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’; 

18 and 

19 (6) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking ‘‘2003’’ and 

20 inserting the following: ‘‘2005 (other than for the 

21 period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005)’’. 

22 (d) ALLOCATION OF FORMULA GRANT FUNDS FOR

23 OCTOBER 1, 2004, THROUGH MAY 31, 2005.—Of the ag24 gregate of amounts made available by and appropriated 

25 under section 5338(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
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1 for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 

2 2005— 

3 (1) $3,233,300 shall be available to the Alaska 

4 Railroad for improvements to its passenger oper5 ations under section 5307 of such title; 

6 (2) $33,333,333 shall be available for clean 

7 fuels formula grants under section 5308 of such 

8 title; 

9 (3) $65,064,001 shall be available to provide 

10 transportation services to elderly individuals and in11 dividuals with disabilities under section 5310 of such 

12 title; 

13 (4) $172,690,702 shall be available to provide 

14 financial assistance for other than urbanized areas 

15 under section 5311 of such title; 

16 (5) $4,633,333 shall be available to provide fi17 nancial assistance in accordance with section 

18 3038(g) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

19 21st Century; and 

20 (6) $2,473,245,331 shall be available to provide 

21 financial assistance for urbanized areas under sec22 tion 5307 of such title. 

23 (e) CAPITAL PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

24 5338(b) of such title is amended— 
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1 (1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 

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

3 THROUGH MAY 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’; 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 

5 (2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v); 

6 (3) by striking the period at the end of para7 graphs (2)(A)(vi) and (2)(B)(vi) and inserting ‘‘; 

8 and’’; 

9 (4) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(vii) $1,740,960,000 for the period 

12 of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 

13 2005.’’; and 

14 (5) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) 

15 the following: 

16 ‘‘(vii) $435,240,000 for the period of 

17 October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’. 

18 (f) PLANNING AUTHORIZATIONS AND ALLOCA19 TIONS.—Section 5338(c) is amended— 

20 (1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 

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

22 THROUGH MAY 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’; 

23 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 

24 (2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v); 
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1 (3) by striking the period at the end of para2 graphs (2)(A)(vi) and (2)(B)(vi) and inserting ‘‘; 

3 and’’; 

4 (4) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(vii) $41,813,334 for the period of 

7 October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’; 

8 (5) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(vii) $10,453,333 for the period of 

11 October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’; 

12 and 

13 (6) in paragraph (2)(C) by inserting ‘‘or any 

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

15 (g) RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 5338(d) 

16 of such title is amended— 

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

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

19 THROUGH MAY 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’; 

20 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 

21 (2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v); 

22 (3) by striking the period at the end of para23 graphs (2)(A)(vi) and (2)(B)(vi) and inserting ‘‘; 

24 and’’; 
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1 (4) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(vii) $28,266,667 for the period of 

4 October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’; 

5 (5) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(vii) $7,066,667 for the period of 

8 October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’; 

9 and 

10 (6) in paragraph (2)(C) by inserting after ‘‘a 

11 fiscal year’’ the following: ‘‘(other than for the pe12 riod of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005)’’. 

13 (h) ALLOCATION OF RESEARCH FUNDS FOR OCTO14 BER 1, 2004, THROUGH MAY 31, 2005.—Of the funds 

15 made available by or appropriated under section 

16 5338(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, for the period 

17 of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005— 

18 (1) not less than $3,500,000 shall be available 

19 for providing rural transportation assistance under 

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

21 (2) not less than $5,500,000 shall be available 

22 for carrying out transit cooperative research pro23 grams under section 5313(a) of such title; 

24 (3) not less than $2,666,667 shall be available 

25 to carry out programs under the National Transit 
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1 Institute under section 5315 of such title, including 

2 not more than $666,667 shall be available to carry 

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

4 (4) any amounts not made available under 

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

6 carrying out national planning and research pro7 grams under sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 

8 5314, and 5322 of such title. 

9 (i) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AU10 THORIZATIONS.—Section 5338(e) of such title is amend11 ed— 

12 (1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 

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

14 THROUGH MAY 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’; 

15 (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting after 

16 ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and $3,200,000 for the pe17 riod of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’; 

18 (3) in paragraph (2)(B) by inserting after 

19 ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and $800,000 for the period 

20 of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’; and 

21 (4) in paragraphs (2)(C)(i) and (2)(C)(iii) by 

22 inserting after ‘‘fiscal year’’ the following: ‘‘(other 

23 than for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 

24 31, 2005)’’. 
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1 (j) ALLOCATION OF UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION

2 RESEARCH FUNDS.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made avail4 able under section 5338(e)(2)(A) of title 49, United 

5 States Code, for the period October 1, 2004, 

6 through May 31, 2005— 

7 (A) $1,333,333 shall be available for the 

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

9 such title; and 

10 (B) $1,333,333 shall be available for the 

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

12 such title. 

13 (2) TRAINING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOP14 MENT.—Notwithstanding section 5338(e)(2) of such 

15 title, any amounts made available under such section 

16 for the period October 1, 2004, through May 31, 

17 2005, that remain after distribution under para18 graph (1), shall be available for the purposes identi19 fied in section 3015(d) of the Transportation Equity 

20 Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 857). 

21 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

22 3015(d)(2) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

23 21st Century (112 Stat. 857; 118 Stat. 884) is 

24 amended by inserting ‘‘or in the period October 1, 

25 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’. 
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1 (k) ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 

2 5338(f) of such title is amended— 

3 (1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 

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

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

6 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 

7 (2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v); 

8 (3) by striking the period at the end of para9 graphs (2)(A)(vi) and (2)(B)(vi) and inserting ‘‘; 

10 and’’; 

11 (4) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(vii) $41,600,000 for the period of 

14 October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’; 

15 and 

16 (5) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘(vii) $10,400,000 for the period of 

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

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

22 for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5309 note; 112 Stat. 

23 391–392; 118 Stat. 884) is amended— 

24 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 

25 (1)(A)(v) and (1)(B)(v); 
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1 (2) by striking the period at the end of para2 graphs (1)(A)(vi) and (1)(B)(vi) and inserting ‘‘; 

3 and’’; 

4 (3) by adding at the end of paragraph (1)(A) 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(vii) $80,000,000 for the period of 

7 October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’; 

8 (4) by adding at the end of paragraph (1)(B) 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(vii) $20,000,000 for the period of 

11 October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’; 

12 and 

13 (5) by inserting before the period at the end of 

14 paragraph (2) the following: ‘‘; except that in the pe15 riod of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005, not 

16 more than $6,666,667 shall be used for such 

17 projects’’. 

18 (m) RURAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY IN19 CENTIVE PROGRAM.—Section 3038(g) of such Act (49 

20 U.S.C. 5310 note; 112 Stat. 393; 118 Stat. 885) is 

21 amended— 

22 (1) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the 

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(G) $3,500,000 for the period of October 

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

2 the following: ‘‘(and $1,133,333 shall be available 

3 for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 

4 2005)’’. 

5 (n) URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.—Section 

6 5307(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 

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

9 THROUGH MAY 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’; and 

10 (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting ‘‘and for 

11 the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 

12 2005’’ after ‘‘2004,’’. 

13 (o) OBLIGATION CEILING.—Section 3040 of the 

14 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 

15 Stat. 394; 118 Stat. 885) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

17 (5); 

18 (2) by striking the period at the end of para19 graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

21 ‘‘(7) $5,172,000,000 for the period of October 

22 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’. 

23 (p) FUEL CELL BUS AND BUS FACILITIES PRO24 GRAM.—Section 3015(b) of such Act (112 Stat. 361; 118 

25 Stat. 885) is amended by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of 
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1 the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005, 

2 $3,233,333)’’ after ‘‘$4,850,000’’. 

3 (q) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROJECT.—Sec4 tion 3015(c)(2) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 322 note; 112 

5 Stat. 361; 118 Stat. 885) is amended— 

6 (1) by inserting ‘‘and for the period of October 

7 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005,’’ after ‘‘2004,’’; 

8 and 

9 (2) by inserting ‘‘and $3,333,333 for such pe10 riod’’ after ‘‘$5,000,000 per fiscal year’’. 

11 (r) PROJECTS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS

12 AND EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS.—Section 3030 

13 of such Act (112 Stat. 373–381; 118 Stat. 885) is amend14 ed— 

15 (1) in subsections (a) and (b) by inserting ‘‘and 

16 for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 

17 2005,’’ after ‘‘2004’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (c)(1) by inserting ‘‘and for 

19 the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 

20 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’. 

21 (s) NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE PROJECT.—Subpara22 graphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 3031(a)(3) of the 

23 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 

24 (105 Stat. 2122; 112 Stat. 379; 118 Stat. 885) are 
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1 amended by inserting ‘‘and for the period of October 1, 

2 2004, through May 31, 2005,’’ after ‘‘2004,’’. 

3 (t) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Amounts made avail4 able under the amendments made by this section shall be 

5 treated for purposes of section 1101(b) of the Transpor6 tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 101 

7 note) as amounts made available for programs under title 

8 III of such Act. 

9 (u) LOCAL SHARE.—Section 3011(a) of the Trans10 portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 

11 5307 note; 118 Stat. 637; 118 Stat. 708; 118 Stat. 886) 

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

13 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’. 

14 SEC. 9. SPORT FISHING AND BOATING SAFETY. 

15 (a) FUNDING FOR NATIONAL OUTREACH AND COM16 MUNICATIONS PROGRAM.—Section 4(c) of the Dingell17 Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(c)) 

18 is amended— 

19 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

20 (5); 

21 (2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at 

22 the end of paragraph (6); and 

23 (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol24 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(7) $6,666,664 for the period of October 1, 

2 2004, through May 31, 2005;’’. 

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

4 such Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (4) by striking the paragraph 

6 heading and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2004’’; 

7 (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para8 graph (6); and 

9 (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(5) FIRST 8 MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR 2005.— 

12 For the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 

13 2005, of the balance of each annual appropriation 

14 remaining after making the distribution under sub15 section (a), an amount equal to $54,666,664, re16 duced by 82 percent of the amount appropriated for 

17 that fiscal year from the Boat Safety Account of the 

18 Aquatic Resources Trust Fund established by sec19 tion 9504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 

20 carry out the purposes of section 13106(a) of title 

21 46, United States Code, shall be used as follows: 

22 ‘‘(A) $6,666,664 shall be available to the 

23 Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for 

24 obligation for qualified projects under section 
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1 5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (33 

2 U.S.C. 1322 note). 

3 ‘‘(B) $5,333,334 shall be available to the 

4 Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for 

5 obligation for qualified projects under section 

6 7404(d) of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety 

7 Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 777g–1(d)). 

8 ‘‘(C) The balance remaining after the ap9 plication of subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be 

10 transferred to the Secretary of Transportation 

11 and shall be expended for State recreational 

12 boating safety programs under section 13106 of 

13 title 46, United States Code.’’. 

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

15 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘(c)(1) Of the amount transferred to the Secretary 

17 of Transportation under paragraph (5)(C) of section 4(b) 

18 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 

19 U.S.C. 777c(b)), $3,333,336 is available to the Secretary 

20 for payment of expenses of the Coast Guard for personnel 

21 and activities directly related to coordinating and carrying 

22 out the national recreational boating safety program under 

23 this title, of which $1,333,336 shall be available to the 

24 Secretary only to ensure compliance with chapter 43 of 

25 this title. 
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1 ‘‘(2) No funds available to the Secretary under this 

2 subsection may be used to replace funding traditionally 

3 provided through general appropriations, nor for any pur4 poses except those purposes authorized by this section. 

5 ‘‘(3) Amounts made available by this subsection shall 

6 remain available until expended. 

7 ‘‘(4) The Secretary shall publish annually in the Fed8 eral Register a detailed accounting of the projects, pro9 grams, and activities funded under this subsection.’’. 

10 SEC. 10. BUDGET LIMITATIONS. 

11 (a) ADJUSTMENTS TO ANNUALIZED DISCRETIONARY

12 SPENDING LIMITS.—In the matter that precedes subpara13 graph (A) of section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget 

14 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, strike 

15 ‘‘through 2002’’. 

16 (b) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.—Section 

17 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

18 Control Act of 1985 is amended as follows: 

19 (1) Strike paragraphs (1) through (7) and re20 designate paragraph (8) (which relates to fiscal year 

21 2005) as paragraph (1) and in such redesignated 

22 paragraph strike ‘‘(1) with respect to fiscal year 

23 2005’’, redesignate the remaining matter as sub24 paragraph (C), and before such redesignated matter 

25 insert the following: 
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1 ‘‘(1) with respect to fiscal year 2005— 

2 ‘‘(A) for the highway category: 

3 $31,113,000 in outlays; 

4 ‘‘(B) for the mass transit category: 

5 $1,453,000,000 in new budget authority and 

6 $6,535,000,000 in outlays; and’’. 

7 (2) Redesignate paragraphs (9) through (16) as 

8 paragraphs (2) through (9). 

9 (c) CATEGORY DEFINED.—Section 250(c)(4) of the 

10 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

11 1985 is amended— 

12 (1) in subparagraph (B) by inserting after 

13 ‘‘Century’’ the following: ‘‘and the Surface Trans14 portation Extension Act of 2004, Part V’’; and 

15 (2) in subparagraph (C)— 

16 (A) by inserting after ‘‘Century’’ the first 

17 place it appears the following: ‘‘and the Surface 

18 Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part 

19 V’’; and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘that Act’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘those Acts’’. 

22 (d) CONFORMANCE WITH THE CONCURRENT RESO23 LUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005.—Not24 withstanding any other provision of law, all adjustments 

25 made pursuant to section 110(a)(2) of title 23, United 
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1 States Code, to sums authorized to be appropriated from 

2 the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 

3 Account) to carry out each of the Federal-aid highway and 

4 highway safety construction programs (other than emer5 gency relief) in fiscal year 2005 shall be deemed to be zero. 

6 (e) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ADJUSTMENT TO ALIGN

7 HIGHWAY SPENDING WITH REVENUES.—It is the sense 

8 of Congress that, in any multiyear reauthorization of the 

9 Federal-aid highway program, the alignment of highway 

10 spending with revenues under section 251(b)(1)(B)(ii) of 

11 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

12 of 1985 should be restructured to minimize year-to-year 

13 fluctuations in highway spending levels and to ensure the 

14 uniform enforcement of such levels. 

15 (f) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FULLY GUARANTEED

16 FUNDING.—It is the sense of Congress— 

17 (1) in any multiyear law reauthorizing of the 

18 Federal-aid highway program enacted after the date 

19 of the enactment of this Act, the level of obligation 

20 limitations for fiscal year 2005 under the highway 

21 category and the mass transit category in section 

22 8103 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 

23 Century (2 U.S.C. 901 note), as amended and ex24 tended, should equal the obligation limitations for 

25 such categories authorized in such multiyear law; 
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1 (2) the highway account category obligation 

2 limitation level for fiscal year 2005 should be equal 

3 to the sum of the Federal Highway Administration, 

4 National Highway Safety Administration, and Fed5 eral Motor Carrier Safety Administration obligation 

6 limitations for fiscal year 2005 in such multiyear 

7 law; and 

8 (3) the mass transit category obligation limita9 tion level for fiscal year 2005 should be equal to the 

10 sum of budget authority and obligation limitation 

11 authorizations for Federal Transit Administration 

12 programs for fiscal year 2005 in such multiyear re13 authorization. 

14 SEC. 11. LEVEL OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS. 

15 (a) HIGHWAY CATEGORY.—Section 8103(a) of the 

16 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (2 U.S.C. 

17 901 note; 112 Stat. 492; 117 Stat. 1128) is amended— 

18 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

19 (5); 

20 (2) by striking the period at the end of para21 graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(7) for fiscal year 2005, $35,392,000,000.’’. 
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1 (b) MASS TRANSIT CATEGORY.—Section 8103(b) of 

2 such Act (2 U.S.C. 901 note; 112 Stat. 492; 117 Stat. 

3 1128) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

5 (5); 

6 (2) by striking the period at the end of para7 graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

9 ‘‘(7) for fiscal year 2005, $7,265,000,000.’’. 

10 (c) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any 

11 other provision of law, funds made available under this 

12 Act, including the amendments made by this Act, shall 

13 be deemed to be zero for the purposes of section 110 of 

14 the title 23, United States Code. 

15 SEC. 12. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF 

16 TRUST FUNDS FOR OBLIGATIONS UNDER 

17 TEA–21. 

18 (a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.— 

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

20 9503(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

21 amended— 

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

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

24 ‘‘June 1, 2005’’, 
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1 (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara2 graph (I), 

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

4 subparagraph (J) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, 

5 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (J) 

6 the following new subparagraph: 

7 ‘‘(K) authorized to be paid out of the 

8 Highway Trust Fund under the Surface Trans9 portation Extension Act of 2004, Part V.’’, and 

10 (E) in the matter after subparagraph (K), 

11 as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘Sur12 face Transportation Extension Act of 2004, 

13 Part IV’’ and inserting ‘‘Surface Transpor14 tation Extension Act of 2004, Part V’’. 

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

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

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

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

19 ‘‘June 1, 2005’’, 

20 (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

21 at the end of such subparagraph, 

22 (C) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 

23 at the end of such subparagraph, 

24 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (H) 

25 the following new subparagraph: 
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1 ‘‘(I) the Surface Transportation Extension 

2 Act of 2004, Part V,’’, and 

3 (E) in the matter after subparagraph (I), 

4 as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘Sur5 face Transportation Extension Act of 2004, 

6 Part IV’’ and inserting ‘‘Surface Transpor7 tation Extension Act of 2004, Part V’’. 

8 (3) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANS9 FERS.—Subparagraph (B) of section 9503(b)(5) of 

10 such Code is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 

11 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘June 1, 2005’’. 

12 (4) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a) 

13 of section 10 of the Surface Transportation Exten14 sion Act of 2004, Part IV is amended by striking 

15 paragraph (4). 

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 2004, Part 

21 IV’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Surface 

22 Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V’’. 

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

24 section 9504 of such Code is amended— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2004’’ and in2 serting ‘‘June 1, 2005’’, and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘Surface Transportation 

4 Extension Act of 2004, Part IV’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘Surface Transportation Extension Act of 

6 2004, Part V’’. 

7 (3) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON TRANS8 FERS.—Paragraph (2) of section 9504(d) of such 

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

10 inserting ‘‘June 1, 2005’’. 

11 (c) ALL ALCOHOL FUEL TAXES TRANSFERRED TO

12 HIGHWAY TRUST FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004.—Sub13 paragraphs (E) and (F) of section 9503(b)(4) (relating 

14 to certain taxes not transferred to Highway Trust Fund) 

15 are each amended by inserting ‘‘before October 1, 2003, 

16 and for the period beginning after September 30, 2004, 

17 and’’ before ‘‘before October 1, 2005’’. 

18 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para20 graph (2), the amendments made by this section 

21 shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 

22 Act. 

23 (2) TRANSFERS TO HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.— 

24 The amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply 

25 to taxes imposed after September 30, 2003. 
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1 (e) TEMPORARY RULE REGARDING ADJUSTMENTS.— 

2 During the period beginning on the date of the enactment 

3 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 and 

4 ending on May 31, 2005, for purposes of making any esti5 mate under section 9503(d) of the Internal Revenue Code 

6 of 1986 of receipts of the Highway Trust Fund, the Sec7 retary 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. 

21 (f) APPORTIONMENT OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUNDS

22 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004.—Section 9503(d)(3) of the In23 ternal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply to any appor24 tionment to the States of the amounts authorized to be 
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1 appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund for the fiscal 

2 year ending September 30, 2004. 

3 SEC. 13. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY PROGRAMS THROUGH 

4 END OF FISCAL YEAR 2004. 

5 (a) ADVANCES.—Section 2(a) of the Surface Trans6 portation Extension Act of 2003 (23 U.S.C. 104 note; 117 

7 Stat. 1110; 118 Stat. 876) is amended by striking ‘‘and 

8 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part 

9 IV’’ and inserting ‘‘the Surface Transportation Extension 

10 Act of 2004, Part IV, and the Surface Transportation Ex11 tension Act of 2004, Part V’’. 

12 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 

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

14 the 21st Century (117 Stat. 1111; 118 Stat. 876) is 

15 amended by striking ‘‘the period of October 1, 2003, 

16 through September 24,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year’’. 

17 (c) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—Section 2(e) of 

18 the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 

19 Stat. 1111; 118 Stat. 478; 118 Stat. 876) is amended— 

20 (1) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and 

21 inserting: 

22 ‘‘(1) DISTRIBUTION OF OBLIGATION AUTHOR23 ITY.—For the fiscal year 2004, the Secretary shall 

24 distribute the obligation limitation made available 

25 for Federal-aid highways and highway safety con-
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1 struction programs under the heading ‘Federal-aid 

2 highways’ in the Transportation, Treasury, and 

3 Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (di4 vision F of Public Law 108–199; 118 Stat. 291; 118 

5 Stat. 1013), in accordance with section 110 of such 

6 Act with the following exceptions: 

7 ‘‘(A) The amount of obligation limitation 

8 to be distributed for such period for each pro9 gram, project, and activity specified in sections 

10 110(a)(1), 110(a)(2), 110(a)(4), 110(a)(5), and 

11 110(g) of such Act shall equal the greater of— 

12 ‘‘(i) the funding authorized for such 

13 program, project, or activity in this Act 

14 and the Surface Transportation Extension 

15 Act of 2004, the Surface Transportation 

16 Extension Act of 2004, Part II, the Sur17 face Transportation Extension Act of 

18 2004, Part III, and the Surface Transpor19 tation Extension Act of 2004, Part IV (in20 cluding any amendments made by this Act 

21 and such Acts); or 

22 ‘‘(ii) 49/52 of the funding provided for 

23 or limitation set on such program, project, 

24 or activity in the Transportation, Treas-
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1 ury, and Independent Agencies Appropria2 tions Act, 2004. 

3 ‘‘(B) Before making the distribution under 

4 subsection 110(a)(6) of such Appropriations 

5 Act, the Secretary shall set aside obligation lim6 itation in the amount of $1,952,480,770 for 

7 high priority projects as authorized by the 

8 amendments in section 14 of the Surface 

9 Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V. 

10 Such obligation authority shall be available 

11 until used.’’; and 

12 (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para13 graph (2). 

14 (d) PAYMENT FROM FUTURE APPORTIONMENTS.— 

15 The following sections of the Surface Transportation Ex16 tension Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 1110) are repealed: 

17 (1) 2(c) (117 Stat. 1111; 118 Stat. 877). 

18 (2) 5(n) (117 Stat. 1119; 118 Stat. 483; 118 

19 Stat. 632; 118 Stat. 703; 118 Stat. 881). 

20 SEC. 14. HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS PROGRAM. 

21 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

22 1101(a) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 

23 Century (112 Stat. 111–113) is amended by adding at the 

24 end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(16) HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS PROGRAM FOR

2 FISCAL YEAR 2004 AND THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 

3 2004, THROUGH MAY 31, 2005.—For the high priority 

4 projects program under section 117 of title 23, 

5 United States Code, $2,190,500,000 for fiscal year 

6 2004 and $1,374,161,333 for the period of October 

7 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’. 

8 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF PROJECTS.—Section 117(a) 

9 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 

10 ‘‘1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Cen11 tury’’ and inserting ‘‘14(h) of the Surface Transportation 

12 Extension Act of 2004, Part V’’. 

13 (c) ALLOCATION PERCENTAGES.—Section 117(b) of 

14 such title is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through 

15 (6) and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(1) 19.6 percent of such amount shall be avail17 able for obligation beginning in fiscal year 2004; 

18 ‘‘(2) 18.5 percent of such amount shall be avail19 able for obligation beginning in fiscal year 2005; 

20 ‘‘(3) 16.3 percent of such amount shall be avail21 able for obligation beginning in fiscal year 2006; 

22 ‘‘(4) 15.3 percent of such amount shall be avail23 able for obligation beginning in fiscal year 2007; 

24 ‘‘(5) 15.8 percent of such amount shall be avail25 able for obligation beginning in fiscal year 2008; and 
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1 ‘‘(6) 14.5 percent of such amount shall be avail2 able for obligation beginning in fiscal year 2009.’’. 

3 (d) FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 117(c) of such title 

4 is amended by striking ‘‘; except’’ and all that follows 

5 through ‘‘cost thereof’’. 

6 (e) ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION.—Section 117(e) of 

7 such title is amended by striking ‘‘1602 of the Transpor8 tation Equity Act for the 21st Century’’ each place it ap9 pears and inserting ‘‘14(h) of the Surface Transportation 

10 Extension Act of 2004, Part V’’. 

11 (f) AVAILABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATION.— 

12 Section 117(g) of such title is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century’’ and in14 serting ‘‘Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users’’. 

15 (g) FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONSHIP.—Section 

16 145(b) of such title is amended— 

17 (1) by inserting after ‘‘described in’’ the fol18 lowing: ‘‘section 1702 of H.R. 3550 as passed the 

19 House of Representatives on April 4, 2004,’’; 

20 (2) by inserting after ‘‘for such projects by’’ the 

21 following: ‘‘section 1101(a)(16) of the Transpor22 tation Equity Act for the 21st Century,’’; and 

23 (3) by striking ‘‘117 of title 23, United States 

24 Code,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 117 of this title,’’. 
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1 (h) PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.—Subject to section 

2 117 of title 23, United States Code, the amount listed for 

3 each high priority project in the table contained in section 

4 1702 of H.R. 3550 as passed the House of Representa5 tives on April 4, 2004, shall be available (from amounts 

6 made available by section 1101(a)(16) of the Transpor7 tation Equity Act for the 21st Century) for fiscal year 

8 2004 to carry out each such project. 

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