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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 143(c)(1) of such 
title is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘August 1, 1998,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘90 days after the date of enactment of 
the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
Users,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘development’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘completion, operation,’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘an excise fuel reporting 
system (in this subsection referred to as ‘the 
system’)’’ and inserting ‘‘an excise summary 
terminal activity reporting system’’. 
(2) ELEMENTS OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDER-
STANDING.—Section 143(c)(2) of such title is 
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘the system’’ the first place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘the excise summary 
terminal activity reporting system’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘de-
velop’’ and inserting ‘‘complete’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (B); 
(D) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(D) the Commissioner of the Internal 
Revenue Service shall submit and the Secretary 
shall approve a budget and project plan for the 
completion, operation, and maintenance of the 
system.’’; and 
(3) FUNDING PRIORITY.—Section 143(c)(3) of 
such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 
2004 through 2009, the Secretary shall make avail-
able to the Internal Revenue Service such funds as 
may be necessary to complete, operate, and maintain 
the excise summary terminal activity reporting sys-
tem in accordance with this subsection.’’. 
(c) REGISTRATION SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DATA-
BASE.—Section 143 of such title is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) PIPELINE, VESSEL, AND BARGE REGISTRATION 
SYSTEM.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of under-
standing with the Commissioner of the Internal Rev-
enue Service for the purposes of the development, 
operation, and maintenance of a registration system
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for pipelines, vessels, and barges, and operators of 
such pipelines, vessels, and barges, that make bulk 
transfers of taxable fuel. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDER-
STANDING.—The memorandum of understanding 
shall provide that—
‘‘(A) the Internal Revenue Service shall de-
velop and maintain the registration system 
through contracts; 
‘‘(B) the Commissioner of the Internal 
Revenue Service shall submit and the Secretary 
shall approve a budget and project plan for de-
velopment, operation, and maintenance of the 
registration system; 
‘‘(C) the registration system shall be under 
the control of the Internal Revenue Service; and 
‘‘(D) the registration system shall be made 
available for use by appropriate State and Fed-
eral revenue, tax, and law enforcement authori-
ties, subject to section 6103 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 
2004 through 2009, the Secretary shall make avail-
able to the Internal Revenue Service such funds as
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may be necessary to complete, operate, and maintain 
a registration system for pipelines, vessels, and 
barges, and operators of such pipelines, vessels, and 
barges, that make bulk transfers of taxable fuel in 
accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(e) HEAVY VEHICLE USE TAX PAYMENT DATA-
BASE.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of under-
standing with the Commissioner of the Internal Rev-
enue Service for the purposes of the establishment, 
operation, and maintenance of an electronic data-
base of heavy vehicle highway use tax payments. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDER-
STANDING.—The memorandum of understanding 
shall provide that—
‘‘(A) the Internal Revenue Service shall es-
tablish and maintain the electronic database 
through contracts; 
‘‘(B) the Commissioner of the Internal 
Revenue Service shall submit and the Secretary 
shall approve a budget and project plan for es-
tablishment, operation, and maintenance of the 
electronic database;
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‘‘(C) the electronic database shall be under 
the control of the Internal Revenue Service; and 
‘‘(D) the electronic database shall be made 
available for use by appropriate State and Fed-
eral revenue, tax, and law enforcement authori-
ties, subject to section 6103 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 
2004 through 2009, the Secretary shall make avail-
able to the Internal Revenue Service such funds as 
may be necessary to establish, operate, and maintain 
an electronic database of heavy vehicle highway use 
tax payments in accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(f) REPORTS.—Not later than March 31 and Sep-
tember 30 of each year, the Commissioner of the Internal 
Revenue Service shall provide reports to the Secretary on 
the status of the Internal Revenue Service projects funded 
under this section related to the excise summary terminal 
activity reporting system, the pipeline, vessel, and barge 
registration system, and the heavy vehicle use tax elec-
tronic database.’’.
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SEC. 1111. APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYS-
TEM. 
(a) APPORTIONMENT.—The Secretary shall appor-
tion funds made available by section 1101(a)(7) of this 
Act for fiscal years 2004 through 2009 among the States 
based on the latest available cost to complete estimate for 
the Appalachian development highway system under sec-
tion 14501 title 40, United States Code. 
(b) APPLICABILITY
OF TITLE 23.—Funds made 
available by section 1101(a)(7) of this Act for the Appa-
lachian development highway system shall be available for 
obligation in the same manner as if such funds were ap-
portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; 
except that the Federal share of the cost of any project 
under this section shall be determined in accordance with 
such section 14501 of title 40, United States Code, and 
such funds shall be available to construct highways and 
access roads under such section and shall remain available 
until expended. 
(c) USE OF TOLL CREDITS.—Section 120(j)(1) of 
title 23, United States Code is amended by inserting ‘‘and 
the Appalachian development highway system program 
under section 14501 of title 40’’ after ‘‘section 125’’.
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SEC. 1112. CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY 
TERMINAL FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 
23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 165. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal 
facilities 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program for construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal 
facilities in accordance with section 129(c). 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share payable 
for construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities 
under this section shall be 80 percent of the cost thereof. 
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts made 
available to carry out this section shall remain available 
until expended. 
‘‘(d) SET-ASIDE FOR PROJECTS ON NHS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—$20,000,000 of the amount 
made available to carry out this section for each of 
fiscal years 2004 through 2009 shall be obligated for 
the construction or refurbishment of ferry boats and 
ferry terminal facilities and approaches to such fa-
cilities within marine highway systems that are part 
of the National Highway System. 
‘‘(2) 
ALASKA.—$10,000,000 
of 
the 
$20,000,000 for a fiscal year made available under
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paragraph (1) shall be made available to the State 
of Alaska. 
‘‘(3) 
NEW
JERSEY.—$5,000,000 
of 
the 
$20,000,000 for a fiscal year made available under 
paragraph (1) shall be made available to the State 
of New Jersey. 
‘‘(4) 
WASHINGTON.—$5,000,000 
of 
the 
$20,000,000 for a fiscal year made available under 
paragraph (1) shall be made available to the State 
of Washington. 
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY.—All provisions of this chapter 
that are applicable to the National Highway System, other 
than provisions relating to apportionment formula and 
Federal share, shall apply to funds made available to carry 
out this section, except as determined by the Secretary 
to be inconsistent with this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
subchapter I of chapter 1 of such title is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘165. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.’’.
(c) NATIONAL FERRY DATABASE.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 
shall establish and maintain a national ferry data-
base.
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(2) CONTENTS.—The database shall contain 
current information regarding ferry systems, includ-
ing information regarding routes, vessels, passengers 
and vehicles carried, funding sources and such other 
information as the Secretary considers useful. 
(3) UPDATE REPORT.—Using information col-
lected through the database, the Secretary shall pe-
riodically modify as appropriate the report submitted 
under section 1207(c) of the Transportation Equity 
Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 129 note; 112 
Stat. 185–186). 
(4) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall—
(A) compile the database not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act and 
update the database every 2 years thereafter; 
(B) ensure that the database is easily ac-
cessible to the public; 
(C) make available, from the ferry boat 
and ferry terminal program authorized under 
section 165 of title 23, United States Code, not 
more than $500,000 for each of fiscal years 
2005 through 2009 to establish the database. 
SEC. 1113. INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE DISCRETIONARY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 118 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended—
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(1) by striking subsection (c); 
(2) in subsection (e) by inserting ‘‘Special 
Rules.—’’ before ‘‘Funds made’’; and 
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 103(d)(1) 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘or 118(c)’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) SECTION 114.—Section 114(a) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘Except as provided in sec-
tion 117 of this title, such’’ and inserting ‘‘Such’’. 
(2) SECTION 116.—Section 116(b) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘highway department’’ and 
inserting ‘‘transportation department’’. 
(3) SECTION 120.—Section 120(e) of such title 
is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘such 
system’’ and inserting ‘‘such highway’’. 
(4) SECTION 126.—Section 126(a) of such title 
is amended by inserting ‘‘under’’ before ‘‘section 
104(b)(3)’’. 
(5) SECTION 127.—Section 127 of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘118(b)(1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘118(b)(2)’’. 
(6) 
BICYCLE
AND
PEDESTRIAN
SAFETY 
GRANTS.—Section 1212(i) of the Transportation Eq-
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uity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 196–197) 
is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and 
(E) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively, and 
moving such paragraphs 2 ems to the left. 
(d) LIMITATION.—The amendments made by this 
section shall not apply to, or have any affect with respect 
to, funds made available under section 118 of title 23, 
United States Code, before the date of enactment of this 
section. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall take effect on 
September 30, 2005. 
SEC. 1114. HIGHWAY BRIDGE. 
(a) SCOUR COUNTERMEASURES.—Section 144(d) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS FOR AND APPROVAL OF ASSIST-
ANCE.—
‘‘(1) BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OR REHABILITA-
TION.—Whenever any State or States make applica-
tion to the Secretary for assistance in replacing or 
rehabilitating a highway bridge which the priority 
system established under subsections (b) and (c) 
shows to be eligible, the Secretary may approve Fed-
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eral participation in replacing such bridge with a 
comparable facility or in rehabilitating such bridge. 
‘‘(2) PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, SCOUR MEAS-
URES, AND
APPLICATIONS
OF
CERTAIN
COMPOSI-
TIONS.—Whenever any State makes application to 
the Secretary for assistance in painting, seismic ret-
rofit, or preventive maintenance of, or installing 
scour countermeasures or applying calcium magne-
sium acetate, sodium acetate/formate, or other envi-
ronmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-
icing and de-icing compositions to, the structure of 
a highway bridge, the Secretary may approve Fed-
eral participation in the painting, seismic retrofit, or 
preventive maintenance of, or installation of scour 
countermeasures or application of acetate or sodium 
acetate/formate or such anti-icing or de-icing com-
position to, such structure. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary shall deter-
mine the eligibility of highway bridges for replace-
ment or rehabilitation for each State based upon the 
unsafe highway bridges in such State; except that a 
State may carry out a project for preventive mainte-
nance on a bridge, seismic retrofit of a bridge, or in-
stalling scour countermeasures to a bridge under 
this section without regard to whether the bridge is