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Calendar No. 167 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2887 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 

Received; read the first time 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

AN ACT 

To provide an extension of surface and air transportation 

programs, and for other purposes. 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act 

6 of 2011’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—EXTENSION OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS 


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Sec. 101. Short title. 

Subtitle A—Federal-Aid Highways 

Sec. 111. Extension of Federal-aid highway programs. 

Sec. 112. Administrative expenses. 

Subtitle B—Extension of Highway Safety Programs 

Sec. 121. Extension of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration highway safety programs. 

Sec. 122. Extension of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration programs. 

Sec. 123. Additional programs. 

Subtitle C—Public Transportation Programs 

Sec. 131. Allocation of funds for planning programs. 

Sec. 132. Special rule for urbanized area formula grants. 

Sec. 133. Allocating amounts for capital investment grants. 

Sec. 134. Apportionment of formula grants for other than urbanized areas. 

Sec. 135. Apportionment based on fixed guideway factors. 

Sec. 136. Authorizations for public transportation. 

Sec. 137. Amendments to SAFETEA–LU. 

Subtitle D—Highway Trust Fund Extension 

Sec. 141. Extension of trust fund expenditure authority. 

Sec. 142. Extension of highway-related taxes. 

TITLE II—EXTENSION OF AIR TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS 

Sec. 201. Short title. 

Sec. 202. Extension of taxes funding Airport and Airway Trust Fund. 

Sec. 203. Extension of Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditure authority. 

Sec. 204. Extension of airport improvement program. 

Sec. 205. Extension of expiring authorities. 

Sec. 206. Federal Aviation Administration operations. 

Sec. 207. Air navigation facilities and equipment. 

Sec. 208. Research, engineering, and development. 

Sec. 209. Essential Air Service. 

1 TITLE I—EXTENSION OF SUR2 FACE TRANSPORTATION PRO3 GRAMS 

4 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

5 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Surface Transpor6 tation Extension Act of 2011, Part II’’. 


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1 Subtitle A—Federal-Aid Highways 

2 SEC. 111. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PRO3 GRAMS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this title, 

5 requirements, authorities, conditions, eligibilities, limita6 tions, and other provisions authorized under titles I, V, 

7 and VI of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59), the 

8 SAFETEA–LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (Pub9 lic Law 110–244), titles I and VI of the Intermodal Sur10 face Transportation Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240), 

11 titles I and V of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

12 21st Century (Public Law 105–178), and title 23, United 

13 States Code (excluding chapter 4 of that title), which 

14 would otherwise expire on or cease to apply after Sep15 tember 30, 2011, under section 411(a) of the Surface 

16 Transportation Extension Act of 2010 (title IV of Public 

17 Law 111–147) are incorporated by reference and shall 

18 continue in effect until March 31, 2012. 

19 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Except 

20 as provided in section 112, there is authorized to be appro21 priated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 

22 Mass Transit Account) for the period beginning on Octo23 ber 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012, a sum equal 

to 1 24 ⁄2 of the total amount authorized to be appropriated 

25 out of the Highway Trust Fund for programs, projects, 


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1 and activities for fiscal year 2011 under titles I, V, and 

2 VI of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1144) and title 23, 

3 United States Code (excluding chapter 4 of that title). 

4 (c) USE OF FUNDS.— 

5 (1) FISCAL YEAR 2012.—Except as otherwise 

6 expressly provided in this title, funds authorized to 

7 be appropriated under subsection (b) for the period 

8 beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 

9 31, 2012, shall be distributed, administered, limited, 

10 and made available for obligation in the same manner and at the same level as 1 11 ⁄2 of the total amount 

12 of funds authorized to be appropriated out of the 

13 Highway Trust Fund for fiscal year 2011 to carry 

14 out programs, projects, activities, eligibilities, and 

15 requirements under SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 

16 109–59), the SAFETEA–LU Technical Corrections 

17 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–244), titles I and VI 

18 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Act of 

19 1991 (Public Law 102–240), titles I and V of the 

20 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 

21 (Public Law 105–178), and title 23, United States 

22 Code (excluding chapter 4 of that title). 

23 (2) CALCULATION.—The amounts authorized to 

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1 cellation of funds or contract authority for fiscal 

2 year 2011 required by the Department of Defense 

3 and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 

4 (Public Law 112–10) or any other law. 

5 (3) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 

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

7 subparagraph (B), funds authorized to be ap8 propriated under this section shall be available 

9 for obligation and shall be administered in the 

10 same manner as if such funds were apportioned 

11 under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 

12 and for the period beginning on October 1, 

13 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012, shall be 

14 subject to a limitation on obligations for Fed15 eral-aid highways and highway safety construc16 tion programs included in an Act making ap17 propriations for fiscal year 2012 or a portion of 

18 that fiscal year, except that during such period 

19 obligations subject to such limitation shall not 

exceed 1 20 ⁄2 of the limitation on obligations in21 cluded in an Act making appropriations for fis22 cal year 2012. 

23 (B) EXCEPTIONS.—A limitation on obliga24 tions described in subparagraph (A) shall not 

25 apply to any obligation under— 


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1 (i) section 125 of title 23, United 

2 States Code; or 

3 (ii) section 105 of title 23, United 

4 States Code, for the period beginning on 

5 October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 

6 2012, only in an amount equal to 

7 $319,500,000. 

8 (4) CALCULATIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF OB9 LIGATION LIMITATION.—Upon enactment of an Act 

10 making appropriations for the Department of Trans11 portation for fiscal year 2012 (other than an Act or 

12 resolution making continuing appropriations), the 

13 Secretary shall— 

14 (A) as necessary for purposes of making 

15 the calculations for the distribution of any obli16 gation limitation under such Act, annualize the 

17 amount of contract authority provided under 

18 this title for the period beginning on October 1, 

19 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012, for Fed20 eral-aid highways and highway safety construc21 tion programs; and 

22 (B) multiply the resulting distribution of 

any obligation limitation under such Act by 1 23 ⁄2. 

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1 (1) FISCAL YEAR 2012.—Notwithstanding any 

2 other provision of law, for the period beginning on 

3 October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012, 

4 the portion of the share of funds of a State under 

subsection (b) determined by 1 5 ⁄2 of the amount that 

6 the State received or was authorized to receive for 

7 fiscal year 2011 to carry out sections 1301, 1302, 

8 1307, 1702, and 1934 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 

9 1198, 1204, 1217, 1256, and 1485) and section 

10 144(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, shall be— 

11 (A) made available to the State for pro12 grams apportioned under sections 104(b) and 

13 144 of title 23, United States Code, and in the 

14 same proportion for each such program that— 

15 (i) the amount apportioned to the 

16 State for that program for fiscal year 

17 2011; bears to 

18 (ii) the amount apportioned to the 

19 State for fiscal year 2011 for all programs 

20 apportioned under such sections of such 

21 Code; and 

22 (B) administered in the same manner and 

23 with the same period of availability as such 

24 funding is administered under programs identi25 fied in subparagraph (A), except that no funds 


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1 may be used to carry out the project described 

2 in section 1307(d)(1) of SAFETEA–LU (119 

3 Stat. 1217; 122 Stat. 1577). 

4 (2) TERRITORIES AND PUERTO RICO.— 

5 (A) FISCAL YEAR 2012.—Notwithstanding 

6 any other provision of law, for the period begin7 ning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 

8 31, 2012, the portion of the share of funds of 

9 a territory or Puerto Rico under subsection (b) 

determined by 1 10 ⁄2 of the amount that the terri11 tory or Puerto Rico received or was authorized 

12 to receive for fiscal year 2011 to carry out sec13 tion 1934 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1485), 

14 shall be— 

15 (i) for a territory, made available and 

16 administered in the same manner as fund17 ing is made available and administered 

18 under section 215 of title 23, United 

19 States Code; and 

20 (ii) for Puerto Rico, made available 

21 and administered in the same manner as 

22 funding is made available and administered 

23 under section 165 of title 23, United 

24 States Code. 


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1 (B) TERRITORY DEFINED.—In this para2 graph, the term ‘‘territory’’ means any of the 

3 following territories of the United States: Amer4 ican Samoa, the Commonwealth of the North5 ern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the United 

6 States Virgin Islands. 

7 (3) ADDITIONAL FUNDS.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—No additional funds 

9 shall be provided for any project or activity 

10 under subsection (c), or paragraph (1) of this 

11 subsection, that the Secretary of Transportation 

12 determines was sufficiently funded before or 

13 during fiscal year 2011 to achieve the author14 ized purpose of the project or activity. 

15 (B) RESERVATION AND REDISTRIBUTION

16 OF FUNDS.—Funds made available in accord17 ance with paragraph (1) of subsection (c) or 

18 paragraph (1) of this subsection for a project or 

19 activity described in subparagraph (A) shall 

20 be— 

21 (i) reserved by the Secretary of 

22 Transportation; and 

23 (ii) distributed to each State in ac24 cordance with paragraph (1) of subsection 

25 (c), or paragraph (1) of this subsection, as 


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1 appropriate, for use in carrying out other 

2 highway projects and activities extended by 

3 subsection (c) or this subsection, in the 

4 proportion that— 

5 (I) the total amount of funds 

6 made available for fiscal year 2011 for 

7 projects and activities described in 

8 subparagraph (A) in the State; bears 

9 to 

10 (II) the total amount of funds 

11 made available for fiscal year 2011 for 

12 those projects and activities in all 

13 States. 

14 (e) EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS UNDER TITLE

15 V OF SAFETEA–LU.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The programs authorized 

17 under paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 5101(a) 

18 of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1779) shall be contin19 ued for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, 

and ending on March 31, 2012, at 1 20 ⁄2 of the funding 

21 levels authorized for those programs for fiscal year 

22 2011. 

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1 grams in the same proportions as funds were allo2 cated for those program areas for fiscal year 2011, 

3 except that designations for specific activities shall 

4 not be required to be continued for the period begin5 ning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 

6 2012. 

7 (3) ADDITIONAL FUNDS.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—No additional funds 

9 shall be provided for any project or activity 

10 under this subsection that the Secretary of 

11 Transportation determines was sufficiently 

12 funded before or during fiscal year 2011 to 

13 achieve the authorized purpose of the project or 

14 activity. 

15 (B) DISTRIBUTION.—Funds that would 

16 have been made available under paragraph (1) 

17 for a project or activity but for the prohibition 

18 under subparagraph (A) shall be distributed in 

19 accordance with paragraph (2). 

20 SEC. 112. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 

21 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 

22 Notwithstanding any other provision of this title or any 

23 other law, there is authorized to be appropriated from the 

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1 ministrative expenses of the Federal-aid highway program 

2 $196,427,625 for the period beginning on October 1, 

3 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012. 

4 (b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds authorized to be 

5 appropriated by this section shall be— 

6 (1) available for obligation, and shall be admin7 istered, in the same manner as if such funds were 

8 apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United 

9 States Code; and 

10 (2) subject to a limitation on obligations for 

11 Federal-aid highways and highway safety construc12 tion programs, except that such funds shall remain 

13 available until expended. 

14 Subtitle B—Extension of Highway 

15 Safety Programs 

16 SEC. 121. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC 

17 SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HIGHWAY SAFETY 

18 PROGRAMS. 

19 (a) CHAPTER 4 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Sec20 tion 2001(a)(1) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) is 

21 amended by striking ‘‘and $235,000,000 for fiscal year 

22 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘$235,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, 

23 and $117,500,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 

24 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.’’. 


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1 (b) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP2 MENT.—Section 2001(a)(2) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 

3 1519) is amended by striking ‘‘and $108,244,000 for fis4 cal year 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘$108,244,000 for fiscal 

5 year 2011, and $54,122,000 for the period beginning on 

6 October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.’’. 

7 (c) OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS.— 

8 (1) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 405(a) 

9 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 

10 (A) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘8’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘9’’; and 

12 (B) in paragraph (4)(C) by striking ‘‘fifth 

13 through eighth’’ and inserting ‘‘fifth through 

14 ninth’’. 

15 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

16 Section 2001(a)(3) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 

17 1519) is amended by striking ‘‘and $25,000,000 for 

18 fiscal year 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000 for 

19 fiscal year 2011, and $12,500,000 for the period be20 ginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 

21 31, 2012.’’. 

22 (d) SAFETY BELT PERFORMANCE GRANTS.—Section 

23 2001(a)(4) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amend24 ed by striking ‘‘and $124,500,000 for fiscal year 2011.’’ 

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1 $24,250,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, 

2 and ending on March 31, 2012.’’. 

3 (e) STATE TRAFFIC SAFETY INFORMATION SYSTEM

4 IMPROVEMENTS.—Section 2001(a)(5) of SAFETEA–LU 

5 (119 Stat. 1519) is amended by striking ‘‘and 

6 $34,500,000 for fiscal year 2011.’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘$34,500,000 for fiscal year 2011, and $17,250,000 for 

8 the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on 

9 March 31, 2012.’’. 

10 (f) ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTER11 MEASURES INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM.— 

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

13 title 23, United States Code, is amended— 

14 (A) in subsection (a)(3)(C) by striking ‘‘in 

15 each of’’ and all that follows through ‘‘fiscal 

16 years’’ and inserting ‘‘in each of the fifth 

17 through eleventh fiscal years’’; and 

18 (B) in subsection (b)(2)(C) by striking 

19 ‘‘fiscal years 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2008 through 

21 2012’’. 

22 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

23 Section 2001(a)(6) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 

24 1519) is amended by striking ‘‘and $139,000,000 

25 for fiscal year 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘$139,000,000 


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1 for fiscal year 2011, and $69,500,000 for the period 

2 beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 

3 31, 2012.’’. 

4 (g) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—Section 

5 2001(a)(7) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) is amend6 ed by striking ‘‘and $4,116,000 for fiscal year 2011.’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘$4,116,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 

8 $2,058,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, 

9 and ending on March 31, 2012.’’. 

10 (h) HIGH VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.— 

11 (1) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 2009(a) 

12 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note) is amended 

13 by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

14 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

15 Section 2001(a)(8) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 

16 1520) is amended by striking ‘‘and $29,000,000 for 

17 fiscal year 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘$29,000,000 for 

18 fiscal year 2011, and $14,500,000 for the period be19 ginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 

20 31, 2012.’’. 

21 (i) MOTORCYCLIST SAFETY.— 

22 (1) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 

23 2010(d)(1)(B) of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 

24 note) is amended by striking ‘‘fourth, fifth, and 


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1 sixth’’ and inserting ‘‘fourth, fifth, sixth, and sev2 enth’’. 

3 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

4 Section 2001(a)(9) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 

5 1520) is amended by striking ‘‘and $7,000,000 for 

6 fiscal year 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,000,000 for fis7 cal year 2011, and $3,500,000 for the period begin8 ning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 

9 2012.’’. 

10 (j) CHILD SAFETY AND CHILD BOOSTER SEAT SAFE11 TY INCENTIVE GRANTS.— 

12 (1) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 

13 2011(c)(2) of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 405 note) 

14 is amended by striking ‘‘fourth, fifth, and sixth fis15 cal years’’ and inserting ‘‘fourth, fifth, sixth, and 

16 seventh fiscal years’’. 

17 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

18 Section 2001(a)(10) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 

19 1520) is amended by striking ‘‘and $7,000,000 for 

20 fiscal year 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,000,000 for fis21 cal year 2011, and $3,500,000 for the period begin22 ning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 

23 2012.’’. 

24 (k) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 

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1 amended by striking ‘‘and $25,328,000 for fiscal year 

2 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,328,000 for fiscal year 2011, 

3 and $12,664,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 

4 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.’’. 

5 (l) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Section 2001(c) of 

6 SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

8 (m) DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING ENFORCEMENT.— 

9 Section 2013(f) of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 403 note) 

10 is amended by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

11 (n) OLDER DRIVER SAFETY; LAW ENFORCEMENT

12 TRAINING.—Section 2017 of SAFETEA–LU is amend13 ed— 

14 (1) in subsection (a)(1) (119 Stat. 1541), by 

15 striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’; and 

16 (2) in subsection (b)(2) (23 U.S.C. 402 note), 

17 by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

18 SEC. 122. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFE19 TY ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS. 

20 (a) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS.—Section 

21 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

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

23 (5) and (6); 

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

2 ‘‘(8) $106,000,000 for the period beginning on 

3 October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.’’. 

4 (b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 

5 31104(i)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara7 graphs (E) and (F); 

8 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub9 paragraph (G) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

11 ‘‘(H) $122,072,000 for the period begin12 ning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 

13 31, 2012.’’. 

14 (c) GRANT PROGRAMS.—Section 4101(c) of 

15 SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘and 

17 $15,000,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 

18 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012’’ before the 

19 period at the end; 

20 (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘and 

21 $16,000,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 

22 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012’’ before the 

23 period at the end; 

24 (3) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘and 

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1 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012’’ before the 

2 period at the end; 

3 (4) in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘and 

4 $12,500,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 

5 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012’’ before the 

6 period at the end; and 

7 (5) in paragraph (5) by inserting ‘‘and 

8 $1,500,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 

9 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012’’ before the 

10 period at the end. 

11 (d) HIGH-PRIORITY ACTIVITIES.—Section 

12 31104(k)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 

13 by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 and $7,500,000 

14 for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending 

15 on March 31, 2012,’’. 

16 (e) NEW ENTRANT AUDITS.—Section 

17 31144(g)(5)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amend18 ed by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ inserting ‘‘fiscal year and up 

19 to $14,500,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 

20 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,’’. 

21 (f) OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.—Section 4127(e) of 

22 SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1741) is amended by striking 

23 ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 (and $500,000 to the Fed24 eral Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and $1,500,000 

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1 for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending 

2 on March 31, 2012)’’. 

3 (g) GRANT PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VE4 HICLE OPERATORS.—Section 4134(c) of SAFETEA–LU 

5 (119 Stat. 1744) is amended by striking ‘‘2011’’ and in6 serting ‘‘2011 and $500,000 for the period beginning on 

7 October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,’’. 

8 (h) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADVISORY COM9 MITTEE.—Section 4144(d) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 

10 1748) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2011’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘March 31, 2012’’. 

12 (i) WORKING GROUP FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PRAC13 TICES AND PROCEDURES TO ENHANCE FEDERAL-STATE

14 RELATIONS.—Section 4213(d) of SAFETEA–LU (49 

15 U.S.C. 14710 note; 119 Stat. 1759) is amended by strik16 ing ‘‘September 30, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 

17 2012’’. 

18 SEC. 123. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS. 

19 (a) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESEARCH

20 PROJECTS.—Section 7131(c) of SAFETEA–LU (119 

21 Stat. 1910) is amended by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘2011 and $580,000 for the period beginning on October 

23 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,’’. 


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1 (b) DINGELL-JOHNSON SPORT FISH RESTORATION

2 ACT.—Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Res3 toration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘2011,’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘2011 and for the period beginning on Oc6 tober 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,’’; and 

7 (2) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(1)(A) 

8 by striking ‘‘2011,’’ inserting ‘‘2011 and for the pe9 riod beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on 

10 March 31, 2012,’’. 

11 Subtitle C—Public Transportation 

12 Programs 

13 SEC. 131. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR PLANNING PRO14 GRAMS. 

15 Section 5305(g) of title 49, United States Code, is 

16 amended by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 and for 

17 the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on 

18 March 31, 2012’’. 

19 SEC. 132. SPECIAL RULE FOR URBANIZED AREA FORMULA 

20 GRANTS. 

21 Section 5307(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 

22 is amended— 

23 (1) by striking the paragraph heading and in24 serting ‘‘SPECIAL RULE FOR FISCAL YEARS 2005

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1 OCTOBER 1, 2011, AND ENDING ON MARCH 31, 

2 2012.—’’; 

3 (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘2011,’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘2011 and the period beginning on 

5 October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,’’; 

6 and 

7 (3) in subparagraph (E)— 

8 (A) by striking the subparagraph heading 

9 and inserting ‘‘MAXIMUM AMOUNTS IN FISCAL

10 YEARS 2008 THROUGH 2011 AND THE PERIOD

11 BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 1, 2011, AND ENDING

12 ON MARCH 31, 2012.—’’; and 

13 (B) in the matter preceding clause (i) by 

14 striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 and dur15 ing the period beginning on October 1, 2011, 

16 and ending on March 31, 2012’’. 

17 SEC. 133. ALLOCATING AMOUNTS FOR CAPITAL INVEST18 MENT GRANTS. 

19 Section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code, is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

22 (A) by striking the paragraph heading and 

23 inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEARS 2006 THROUGH 2011

24 AND THE PERIOD BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 1, 

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1 (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 

3 and the period beginning on October 1, 2011, 

4 and ending on March 31, 2012,’’; and 

5 (C) in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking 

6 ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 and $100,000,000 

7 for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, 

8 and ending on March 31, 2012,’’; 

9 (2) in paragraph (6)— 

10 (A) in subparagraph (B) by striking 

11 ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 and $7,500,000 

12 shall be available for the period beginning on 

13 October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 

14 2012,’’; and 

15 (B) in subparagraph (C) by striking 

16 ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 and $2,500,000 

17 shall be available for the period beginning on 

18 October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 

19 2012,’’; and 

20 (3) in paragraph (7)— 

21 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

22 (i) in the matter preceding clause 

23 (i)— 

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1 $5,000,000 shall be available for the 

2 period beginning on October 1, 2011, 

3 and ending on March 31, 2012,’’; and 

4 (II) in the second sentence by 

5 striking ‘‘each fiscal year’’; 

6 (ii) in clause (i) by striking 

7 ‘‘$2,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500,000 

8 for each fiscal year and $1,250,000 for the 

9 period beginning on October 1, 2011, and 

10 ending on March 31, 2012,’’; 

11 (iii) in clause (ii) by striking 

12 ‘‘$2,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500,000 

13 for each fiscal year and $1,250,000 for the 

14 period beginning on October 1, 2011, and 

15 ending on March 31, 2012,’’; 

16 (iv) in clause (iii) by striking 

17 ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000 

18 for each fiscal year and $500,000 for the 

19 period beginning on October 1, 2011, and 

20 ending on March 31, 2012,’’; 

21 (v) in clause (iv) by striking 

22 ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000 

23 for each fiscal year and $500,000 for the 

24 period beginning on October 1, 2011, and 

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1 (vi) in clause (v) by striking 

2 ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000 

3 for each fiscal year and $500,000 for the 

4 period beginning on October 1, 2011, and 

5 ending on March 31, 2012,’’; 

6 (vii) in clause (vi) by striking 

7 ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000 

8 for each fiscal year and $500,000 for the 

9 period beginning on October 1, 2011, and 

10 ending on March 31, 2012,’’; 

11 (viii) in clause (vii) by striking 

12 ‘‘$650,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$650,000 for 

13 each fiscal year and $325,000 for the pe14 riod beginning on October 1, 2011, and 

15 ending on March 31, 2012,’’; and 

16 (ix) in clause (viii) by striking 

17 ‘‘$350,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$350,000 for 

18 each fiscal year and $175,000 for the pe19 riod beginning on October 1, 2011, and 

20 ending on March 31, 2012,’’; 

21 (B) in subparagraph (B) by adding at the 

22 end the following: 

23 ‘‘(vii) $6,750,000 for the period be24 ginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on 

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1 (C) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘fiscal 

2 year’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year and during the 

3 period beginning on October 1, 2011, and end4 ing on March 31, 2012,’’; 

5 (D) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘fis6 cal year’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year and not less 

7 than $17,500,000 shall be available for the pe8 riod beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending 

9 on March 31, 2012,’’; and 

10 (E) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘fis11 cal year’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year and 

12 $1,500,000 shall be available for the period be13 ginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on 

14 March 31, 2012,’’. 

15 SEC. 134. APPORTIONMENT OF FORMULA GRANTS FOR 

16 OTHER THAN URBANIZED AREAS. 

17 Section 5311(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 

18 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(G) $7,500,000 for the period beginning 

20 on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 

21 2012.’’. 

22 SEC. 135. APPORTIONMENT BASED ON FIXED GUIDEWAY 

23 FACTORS. 

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1 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

2 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘2012’’; and 

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

5 ‘‘(g) SPECIAL RULE FOR OCTOBER 1, 2011, 

6 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2012.—The Secretary shall appor7 tion amounts made available for fixed guideway mod8 ernization under section 5309 for the period beginning on 

9 October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012, in ac10 cordance with subsection (a), except that the Secretary 

11 shall apportion 50 percent of each dollar amount specified 

12 in subsection (a).’’. 

13 SEC. 136. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPOR14 TATION. 

15 (a) FORMULA AND BUS GRANTS.—Section 5338(b) 

16 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub19 paragraph (E); 

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

21 subparagraph (F) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(G) $4,180,282,500 for the period begin24 ning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 

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1 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

2 (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘ and 

3 $113,500,000 for fiscal year 2011’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘$113,500,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 

5 $56,750,000 for the period beginning on Octo6 ber 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,’’; 

7 (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘and 

8 $4,160,365,000 for fiscal year 2011’’ and in9 serting ‘‘$4,160,365,000 for fiscal year 2011, 

10 and $2,080,182,500 for the period beginning on 

11 October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 

12 2012,’’; 

13 (C) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘and 

14 $51,500,000 for fiscal year 2011’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘$51,500,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 

16 $25,750,000 for the period beginning on Octo17 ber 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,’’; 

18 (D) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘and 

19 $1,666,500,000 for fiscal year 2011’’ and in20 serting ‘‘$1,666,500,000 for fiscal year 2011, 

21 and $833,250,000 for the period beginning on 

22 October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 

23 2012,’’; 

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1 ing ‘‘$984,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 

2 $492,000,000 for the period beginning on Octo3 ber 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,’’; 

4 (F) in subparagraph (F) by striking ‘‘and 

5 $133,500,000 for fiscal year 2011’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘$133,500,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 

7 $66,750,000 for the period beginning on Octo8 ber 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,’’; 

9 (G) in subparagraph (G) by striking ‘‘and 

10 $465,000,000 for fiscal year 2011’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘$465,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 

12 $232,500,000 for the period beginning on Octo13 ber 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,’’; 

14 (H) in subparagraph (H) by striking ‘‘and 

15 $164,500,000 for fiscal year 2011’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘$164,500,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 

17 $82,250,000 for the period beginning on Octo18 ber 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,’’; 

19 (I) in subparagraph (I) by striking ‘‘and 

20 $92,500,000 for fiscal year 2011’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘$92,500,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 

22 $46,250,000 for the period beginning on Octo23 ber 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,’’; 

24 (J) in subparagraph (J) by striking ‘‘and 

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1 ‘‘$26,900,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 

2 $13,450,000 for the period beginning on Octo3 ber 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,’’; 

4 (K) in subparagraph (K) by striking ‘‘and 

5 $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2011’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘$3,500,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 

7 $1,750,000 for the period beginning on October 

8 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,’’; 

9 (L) in subparagraph (L) by striking ‘‘and 

10 $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2011’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 

12 $12,500,000 for the period beginning on Octo13 ber 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,’’; 

14 (M) in subparagraph (M) by striking ‘‘and 

15 $465,000,000 for fiscal year 2011’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘$465,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 

17 $232,500,000 for the period beginning on Octo18 ber 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,’’; 

19 and 

20 (N) in subparagraph (N) by striking ‘‘and 

21 $8,800,000 for fiscal year 2011’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘$8,800,000 for fiscal year 2011, and 

23 $4,400,000 for the period beginning on October 

24 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,’’. 


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1 (b) CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS.—Section 

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

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

4 (5); 

5 (2) by striking the period at the end of para6 graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘(7) $800,000,000 for the period beginning on 

9 October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.’’. 

10 (c) RESEARCH AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CEN11 TERS.—Section 5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, 

12 is amended— 

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

14 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and $69,750,000 for 

15 fiscal year 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$69,750,000 for 

16 fiscal year 2011, and $29,500,000 for the period be17 ginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 

18 31, 2012,’’; 

19 (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ‘‘2011’’ 

20 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2012’’; and 

21 (3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 

22 following: 

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1 priated for the period beginning on October 1, 

2 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012, under 

3 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall allocate for 

4 each of the activities and projects described in 

5 subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph 

6 (1) an amount equal to 50 percent of 85 per7 cent of the amount allocated for fiscal year 

8 2009 under each such subparagraph. 

9 ‘‘(B) UNIVERSITY CENTERS PROGRAM.— 

10 ‘‘(i) OCTOBER 1, 2011, THROUGH

11 MARCH 31, 2012.—Of the amounts allocated 

12 under subparagraph (A)(i) for the univer13 sity centers program under section 5506 

14 for the period beginning on October 1, 

15 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012, the 

16 Secretary shall allocate for each program 

17 described in clauses (i) through (iii) and 

18 (v) through (viii) of paragraph (2)(A) an 

19 amount equal to 50 percent of 85 percent 

20 of the amount allocated for fiscal year 

21 2009 under each such clause. 

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1 cal year, to carry out the purpose for 

2 which the project or activity was author3 ized, the Secretary may not allocate any 

4 amounts under clause (i) for the project or 

5 activity for fiscal year 2012, or any subse6 quent fiscal year.’’. 

7 (d) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 5338(e) of title 49, 

8 United States Code, is amended— 

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

10 (5); 

11 (2) by striking the period at the end of para12 graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

14 ‘‘(7) $49,455,500 for the period beginning on 

15 October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.’’. 

16 SEC. 137. AMENDMENTS TO SAFETEA–LU. 

17 (a) CONTRACTED PARATRANSIT PILOT.—Section 

18 3009(i)(1) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1572) is amend19 ed by striking ‘‘2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 and the period 

20 beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 

21 2012,’’. 

22 (b) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PILOT PRO23 GRAM.—Section 3011 of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 5309 

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1 (1) in subsection (c)(5) by striking ‘‘2011’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘2011 and the period beginning on Octo3 ber 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012’’; and 

4 (2) in the second sentence of subsection (d) by 

5 striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 and the period 

6 beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 

7 31, 2012,’’. 

8 (c) ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH

9 DISABILITIES PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 3012(b)(8) of 

10 SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 5310 note; 119 Stat. 1593) 

11 is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2011’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘March 31, 2012’’. 

13 (d) OBLIGATION CEILING.—Section 3040 of 

14 SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1639) is amended— 

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

16 (6); 

17 (2) by striking the period at the end of para18 graph (7) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘(8) $5,059,238,000 for the period beginning 

21 on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012, 

22 of which not more than $4,180,282,500 shall be 

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1 (e) PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS FOR NEW FIXED

2 GUIDEWAY CAPITAL PROJECTS.—Section 3043 of 

3 SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1640) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 

5 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘2011 and the period beginning on October 1, 2011, 

7 and ending on March 31, 2012,’’; and 

8 (2) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding 

9 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘2011 and the period beginning on October 1, 2011, 

11 and ending on March 31, 2012,’’. 

12 (f) ALLOCATIONS FOR NATIONAL RESEARCH AND

13 TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.—Section 3046 of SAFETEA– 

14 LU (49 U.S.C. 5338 note; 119 Stat. 1706) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘fiscal year’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘fiscal year or period’’; and 

17 (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.—The Secretary 

20 shall allocate amounts appropriated pursuant to section 

21 5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, for national re22 search and technology programs under sections 5312, 

23 5314, and 5322 of such title— 

24 ‘‘(1) for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011, in 

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1 year 2009 under each of paragraphs (2), (3), (5), 

2 (6), and (8) through (25) of subsection (a); and 

3 ‘‘(2) for the period beginning on October 1, 

4 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012, in amounts 

5 equal to 50 percent of 85 percent of the amounts al6 located for fiscal year 2009 under each of para7 graphs (2), (3), (5), (6), and (8) through (25) of 

8 subsection (a).’’; and 

9 (3) in subsection (d)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2010, or a pre11 vious fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 

12 2011, or a previous fiscal year’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2011, or any 

14 subsequent fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 

15 year 2012, or any subsequent fiscal year’’. 

16 Subtitle D—Highway Trust Fund 

17 Extension 

18 SEC. 141. EXTENSION OF TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE AU19 THORITY. 

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

21 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2011’’ in sub23 sections (b)(6)(B), (c)(1), and (e)(3) and inserting 

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1 (2) by striking ‘‘Surface Transportation Exten2 sion Act of 2011’’ in subsections (c)(1) and (e)(3) 

3 and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation Extension 

4 Act of 2011, Part II’’. 

5 (b) SPORT FISH RESTORATION AND BOATING TRUST

6 FUND.—Section 9504 of such Code is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘Surface Transportation Exten8 sion Act of 2011’’ each place it appears in sub9 section (b)(2) and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation 

10 Extension Act of 2011, Part II’’; and 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2011’’ in subsection 

12 (d)(2) and inserting ‘‘April 1, 2012’’. 

13 (c) LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST

14 FUND.—Paragraph (2) of section 9508(e) of such Code 

15 is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2011’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘April 1, 2012’’. 

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

18 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 

19 SEC. 142. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY-RELATED TAXES. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

21 (1) Each of the following provisions of the In22 ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 

23 ‘‘September 30, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 

24 2012’’: 

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1 (B) Section 4041(m)(1)(B). 

2 (C) Section 4081(d)(1). 

3 (2) Each of the following provisions of such 

4 Code is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2011’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘April 1, 2012’’: 

6 (A) Section 4041(m)(1)(A). 

7 (B) Section 4051(c). 

8 (C) Section 4071(d). 

9 (D) Section 4081(d)(3). 

10 (b) EXTENSION OF TAX, ETC., ON USE OF CERTAIN

11 HEAVY VEHICLES.—Each of the following provisions of 

12 such Code is amended by striking ‘‘2011’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘2012’’: 

14 (1) Section 4481(f). 

15 (2) Subsections (c)(4) and (d) of section 4482. 

16 (c) FLOOR STOCKS REFUNDS.—Section 6412(a)(1) 

17 of such Code is amended— 

18 (1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2011’’ each place it 

19 appears and inserting ‘‘April 1, 2012’’; 

20 (2) by striking ‘‘March 31, 2012’’ each place it 

21 appears and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2012’’; and 

22 (3) by striking ‘‘January 1, 2012’’ and insert23 ing ‘‘July 1, 2012’’. 

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1 by striking ‘‘October 1, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘April 1, 

2 2012’’. 

3 (e) EXTENSION OF TRANSFERS OF CERTAIN

4 TAXES.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9503 of such Code 

6 is amended— 

7 (A) in subsection (b)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2011’’ 

9 each place it appears in paragraphs (1) 

10 and (2) and inserting ‘‘April 1, 2012’’; 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘OCTOBER 1, 2011’’ in 

12 the heading of paragraph (2) and inserting 

13 ‘‘APRIL 1, 2012’’; 

14 (iii) by striking ‘‘September 30, 

15 2011’’ in paragraph (2) and inserting 

16 ‘‘March 31, 2012’’; and 

17 (iv) by striking ‘‘July 1, 2012’’ in 

18 paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘January 1, 

19 2013’’; and 

20 (B) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘July 

21 1, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2013’’. 

22 (2) MOTORBOAT AND SMALL-ENGINE FUEL TAX

23 TRANSFERS.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (3)(A)(i) 

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2 and inserting ‘‘April 1, 2012’’. 

3 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO LAND

4 AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.— 

5 (i) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(b) of 

6 the Land and Water Conservation Fund 

7 Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–11(b)) is 

8 amended— 

9 (I) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2012’’ 

10 each place it appears and inserting 

11 ‘‘April 1, 2013’’; and 

12 (II) by striking ‘‘October 1, 

13 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘April 1, 2012’’. 

14 (ii) CORRECTION OF CROSS REF15 ERENCES.—Section 201 of the Land and 

16 Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 

17 U.S.C. 460l–11) is amended— 

18 (I) by striking ‘‘section 

19 9503(c)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue 

20 Code of 1954 (relating to special 

21 motor fuels and gasoline used in mo22 torboats)’’ in subsection (a) and in23 serting ‘‘section 9503(c)(3)(A) of the 

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1 ing to transfer to Land and Water 

2 Conservation Fund)’’; and 

3 (II) by striking ‘‘section 

4 6412(a)(2)’’ in subsection (b)(2) and 

5 inserting ‘‘section 6412’’. 

6 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

7 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2011. 

8 TITLE II—EXTENSION OF AIR 

9 TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS 

10 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

11 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Airport and Airway 

12 Extension Act of 2011, Part V’’. 

13 SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND 

14 AIRWAY TRUST FUND. 

15 (a) FUEL TAXES.—Subparagraph (B) of section 

16 4081(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘September 16, 2011’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘January 31, 2012’’. 

19 (b) TICKET TAXES.— 

20 (1) PERSONS.—Clause (ii) of section 

21 4261(j)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘September 16, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘January 31, 

23 2012’’. 

24 (2) PROPERTY.—Clause (ii) of section 

25 4271(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 


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1 ‘‘September 16, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘January 31, 

2 2012’’. 

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

4 this section shall take effect on September 17, 2011. 

5 SEC. 203. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST 

6 FUND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 9502(d) 

8 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘September 17, 2011’’ and in10 serting ‘‘February 1, 2012’’; and 

11 (2) by inserting ‘‘or the Airport and Airway Ex12 tension Act of 2011, Part V’’ before the semicolon 

13 at the end of subparagraph (A). 

14 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of 

15 section 9502(e) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘Sep16 tember 17, 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘February 1, 2012’’. 

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

18 this section shall take effect on September 17, 2011. 

19 SEC. 204. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PRO20 GRAM. 

21 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 48103 of title 49, 

23 United States Code, is amended— 

24 (A) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

25 the end; and 


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1 (B) by striking paragraph (8) and insert2 ing the following: 

3 ‘‘(8) $3,515,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and 

4 ‘‘(9) $1,181,270,492 for the period beginning 

5 on October 1, 2011, and ending on January 31, 

6 2012.’’. 

7 (2) OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS.—Subject to lim8 itations specified in advance in appropriation Acts, 

9 sums made available for a portion of fiscal year 

10 2012 pursuant to the amendment made by para11 graph (1) may be obligated at any time through 

12 September 30, 2012, and shall remain available until 

13 expended. 

14 (b) PROJECT GRANT AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) 

15 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘September 16, 

16 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘January 31, 2012,’’. 

17 SEC. 205. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 

18 (a) Section 40117(l)(7) of title 49, United States 

19 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 17, 2011.’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘February 1, 2012.’’. 

21 (b) Section 41743(e)(2) of such title is amended by 

22 striking ‘‘and $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 

23 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000 for each of fis24 cal years 2004 through 2011, and $2,016,393 for the por25 tion of fiscal year 2012 ending before February 1, 2012,’’. 


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1 (c) Section 44302(f)(1) of such title is amended— 

2 (1) by striking ‘‘September 16, 2011,’’ and in3 serting ‘‘January 31, 2012,’’; and 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2011,’’ and in5 serting ‘‘April 30, 2012,’’. 

6 (d) Section 44303(b) of such title is amended by 

7 striking ‘‘December 31, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘April 30, 

8 2012,’’. 

9 (e) Section 47107(s)(3) of such title is amended by 

10 striking ‘‘September 17, 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘February 

11 1, 2012.’’. 

12 (f) Section 47115(j) of such title is amended by strik13 ing ‘‘fiscal years 2004 through 2010, and for the portion 

14 of fiscal year 2011 ending before September 17, 2011,’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2004 through 2011, and for 

16 the portion of fiscal year 2012 ending before February 1, 

17 2012,’’. 

18 (g) Section 47141(f) of such title is amended by 

19 striking ‘‘September 16, 2011.’’ and inserting ‘‘January 

20 31, 2012.’’. 

21 (h) Section 49108 of such title is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘September 16, 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘January 31, 

23 2012,’’. 

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1 amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2009 or 2010, or in the 

2 portion of fiscal year 2011 ending before September 17, 

3 2011,’’ and inserting ‘‘any of fiscal years 2009 through 

4 2011, or in the portion of fiscal year 2012 ending before 

5 February 1, 2012,’’. 

6 (j) Section 186(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2518) is 

7 amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2010, and for the portion 

8 of fiscal year 2011 ending before September 17, 2011,’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2011, and for the portion of 

10 fiscal year 2012 ending before February 1, 2012,’’. 

11 (k) Section 409(d) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 41731 

12 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2011.’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘January 31, 2012.’’. 

14 SEC. 206. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OPER15 ATIONS. 

16 Section 106(k)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 

17 amended— 

18 (1) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

19 the end; 

20 (2) in subparagraph (F) by striking ‘‘2010.’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘2010;’’; and 

22 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(G) $9,514,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

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1 ‘‘(H) $3,197,315,080 for the period begin2 ning on October 1, 2011, and ending on Janu3 ary 31, 2012.’’. 

4 SEC. 207. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 

5 Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

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

8 end; 

9 (2) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘2010.’’ and 

10 inserting ‘‘2010;’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘(7) $2,731,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and 

13 ‘‘(8) $917,704,544 for the period beginning on 

14 October 1, 2011, and ending on January 31, 2012.’’. 

15 SEC. 208. RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT. 

16 Section 48102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 

17 amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (13) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

19 end; 

20 (2) in paragraph (14) by striking ‘‘2010.’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘2010;’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘(15) $170,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and 

24 ‘‘(16) $57,016,885 for the period beginning on 

25 October 1, 2011, and ending on January 31, 2012.’’. 


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1 SEC. 209. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE. 

2 Section 41742(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 

3 is amended by striking ‘‘there is authorized to be appro4 priated $77,000,000 for each fiscal year’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘there is authorized to be appropriated out of the Airport 

6 and Airway Trust Fund (established under section 9502 

7 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) $150,000,000 for 

8 fiscal year 2011 and $50,309,016 for the period beginning 

9 on October 1, 2011, and ending on January 31, 2012,’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 13, 

2011. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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Calendar No. 167 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2887 

AN ACT 

To provide an extension of surface and air 

transportation programs, and for other purposes. 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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