I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3088
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 16, 2003
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. PETRI, Mr. LIPINSKI, 
Mr. BAKER, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. COBLE, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. 
COSTELLO, Mr. GRAVES, Ms. NORTON, Mr. QUINN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 
BEREUTER, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. EHLERS, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of 
Florida, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. FILNER, Mr. LOBIONDO, Ms. EDDIE 
BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. TAYLOR of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDON-
ALD, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. MICA, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
BURNS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PORTER, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. 
HOLDEN, Mr. HAYES, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. CHOCOLA, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. 
SIMMONS, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma, Mr. 
BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. HONDA, 
Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. 
CAPUANO, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. WEINER, Mr. PEARCE, Ms. CARSON of Indi-
ana, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. HOEFFEL, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. THOMPSON of Cali-
fornia, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. 
MICHAUD, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, 
Mr. NEY, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. BEAUPREZ, Mr. GERLACH, 
Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. KENNEDY
of Minnesota, Mr. 
MCCRERY, and Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, the Budget, Ways 
and Means, and Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Surface Transpor-
tation Extension Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. ADVANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—-The Secretary of Transportation 
shall apportion funds made available under section 
1101(c) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
Century (112 Stat. 116), as amended by this Act, to each 
State in the ratio that—
(1) the State’s total fiscal year 2003 obligation 
authority for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid 
highway program, bears to 
(2) all States’ total fiscal year 2003 obligation 
authority for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid 
highway program. 
(b) PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTIONS.—
(1) PROGRAMS.—Of the funds to be appor-
tioned to each State under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall ensure that the State is apportioned an 
amount of the funds, determined under paragraph 
(2), for the Interstate maintenance program, the 
National Highway System program, the bridge pro-
gram, the surface transportation program, the con-
gestion mitigation and air quality improvement pro-
gram, the recreational trails program, the Appa-
lachian development highway system program, and 
the minimum guarantee. 
(2) IN GENERAL.—The amount that each State 
shall be apportioned under this subsection for each 
item referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deter-
mined by multiplying—
(A) the amount apportioned to the State 
under subsection (a); by 
(B) the ratio that—
(i) the amount of funds apportioned 
for the item to the State for fiscal year 
2003, bears to 
(ii) the total of the amount of funds 
apportioned for the items to the State for 
fiscal year 2003. 
(3) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Funds au-
thorized by the amendment made under subsection 
(d) shall be administered as if the funds had been
apportioned, allocated, deducted, or set aside, as the 
case may be, under title 23, United States Code; ex-
cept that the deductions and set-asides in the fol-
lowing sections of such title shall not apply to such 
funds: 
sections 
104(a)(1)(A), 
104(a)(1)(B), 
104(b)(1)(A), 
104(d)(1), 
104(d)(2), 
104(f)(1), 
104(h)(1), 118(c)(1), 140(b), 140(c), and 144(g)(1). 
(4) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
MINIMUM
GUAR-
ANTEE.—In carrying out the minimum guarantee 
under section 105(c) of title 23, United States Code, 
with funds apportioned under this section for the 
minimum guarantee, the $2,800,000,000 set forth in 
paragraph (1) of such section 105(c) shall be treated 
as being $1,400,000,000 and the aggregate of 
amounts apportioned to the States under this sec-
tion for the minimum guarantee shall be treated, for 
purposes of such section 105(c), as amounts made 
available under section 105 of such title. 
(5) EXTENSION OF OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGE SET-
ASIDE.—Section 144(g)(3) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and in the period of October 1, 2003, 
through March 31, 2004,’’. 
(c) 
REPAYMENT
FROM
FUTURE
APPORTION-
MENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall reduce 
the amount that would be apportioned, but for this 
section, to a State for programs under chapter 1 of 
title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year 2004, 
under a law reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway 
program enacted after the date of enactment of this 
Act by the amount that is apportioned to each State
under subsection (a) and section 5(c) for each such 
program. 
(2) PROGRAM
CATEGORY
RECONCILIATION.—
The Secretary may establish procedures under which 
funds apportioned under subsection (a) for a pro-
gram category for which funds are not authorized 
under a law described in paragraph (1) may be re-
stored to the Federal-aid highway program. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—
Section 1101 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century (112 Stat. 111–115) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) ADVANCE AUTHORIZATION.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There shall be available 
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account) to carry out section 2(a) of the 
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003
$16,180,150,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
through March 31, 2004. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.—Funds apportioned under 
section 2(a) of the Surface Transportation Exten-
sion Act of 2003 shall be subject to a limitation on 
obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway 
safety construction programs. 
‘‘(3) CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—Funds made 
available by this subsection shall be available for ob-
ligation in the same manner as if such funds were 
apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code.’’. 
(e) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
for the period of October 1, 2003, through March 
31, 2004, the Secretary shall allocate to each State 
for programs funded under this section and section 
5(c) an amount of obligation authority made avail-
able under an Act making appropriations for the De-
partment of Transportation for fiscal year 2004 that 
is—
(A) equal to the greater of—
(i) the State’s unobligated balance, as 
of October 1, 2003, of Federal-aid highway 
apportionments subject to any limitation
on obligations; except that unobligated bal-
ances of contract authority from minimum 
guarantee and Appalachian development 
highway system apportionments for which 
obligation authority was made available 
until used shall not be included for pur-
poses of calculating a State’s unobligated 
balance of apportionments for this clause; 
or 
(ii) 50 percent of the State’s total fis-
cal year 2003 obligation authority for 
funds apportioned for the Federal-aid 
highway program; but 
(B) not greater than 75 percent of the 
State’s total fiscal year 2003 obligation author-
ity for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid 
highway program. 
(2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The total of all 
allocations under paragraph (1) and allocations, for 
programs funded under sections 4, 5 (other than 
subsection (c)), and 6(a) of this Act, of obligation 
authority made available under an Act making ap-
propriations for the Department of Transportation 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2004 
shall 
not 
exceed 
$16,921,500,000; except that this limitation shall
not apply to $319,500,000 in obligations for min-
imum guarantee for the period of October 1, 2003, 
through March 31, 2004. 
(3) TIME
PERIOD
FOR
OBLIGATIONS
OF 
FUNDS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), a State shall not obligate 
any funds for any Federal-aid highway program 
project after March 31, 2004, until the earlier 
of the date of enactment of a multiyear law re-
authorizing the Federal-aid highway program or 
June 30, 2004. 
(B) REOBLIGATION.—Subparagraph (A) 
shall not preclude the reobligation of previously 
obligated funds. 
(C) DISTRIBUTION OF REMAINING OBLIGA-
TION AUTHORITY.—On the earlier of the date 
of enactment of a law described in subpara-
graph (A) or June 1, 2004, the Secretary shall 
distribute to each State any remaining amounts 
of obligation authority for Federal-aid highways 
and highway safety construction programs by 
allocation as provided in an Act making appro-
priations for the Department of Transportation 
for fiscal year 2004.
(D) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—No contract 
authority made available to the States prior to 
June 30, 2004, shall be obligated after that 
date until such time as a multiyear law reau-
thorizing the Federal-aid highway program has 
been enacted.
(4) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATIONS.—Any obliga-
tion of an allocation of obligation authority made 
under this subsection shall be considered to be an 
obligation for Federal-aid highways and highway 
safety construction programs for fiscal year 2004 for 
the purposes of the matter under the heading 
‘‘(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)’’ under the 
heading ‘‘FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS’’ in an Act 
making appropriations for the Department of Trans-
portation for fiscal year 2004. 
SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF UNOBLIGATED APPORTIONMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other authority 
of a State to transfer funds, for fiscal year 2004, a State 
may transfer any funds apportioned to the State for any 
program under section 104(b) (including amounts appor-
tioned under section 104(b)(3) or set aside, made avail-
able, or suballocated under section 133(d)) or section 144 
of title 23, United States Code, before, on, or after the 
date of enactment of this Act, that are subject to any limi-
tation on obligations, and that are not obligated, to any 
other of those programs. 
(b) TREATMENT
OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—Any 
funds transferred to another program under subsection (a) 
shall be subject to the provisions of the program to which 
the funds are transferred, except that funds transferred 
to a program under section 133 (other than subsections 
(d)(1) and (d)(2)) of title 23, United States Code, shall 
not be subject to section 133(d) of that title. 
(c) RESTORATION OF APPORTIONMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of a law reauthorizing the 
Federal-aid highway program enacted after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall restore any funds that a State trans-
ferred under subsection (a) for any project not eligi-
ble for the funds but for this section to the program 
category from which the funds were transferred. 
(2) PROGRAM
CATEGORY
RECONCILIATION.—
The Secretary may establish procedures under which 
funds transferred under subsection (a) from a pro-
gram category for which funds are not authorized 
may be restored to the Federal-aid highway pro-
gram.
(3) LIMITATION
ON
STATUTORY
CONSTRUC-
TION.—No provision of law, except a statute enacted 
after the date of enactment of this Act that ex-
pressly limits the application of this subsection, shall 
impair the authority of the Secretary to restore 
funds pursuant to this subsection. 
(d) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary may issue guidance 
for use in carrying out this section. 
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—
There shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund 
(other than the Mass Transit Account) for administrative 
expenses 
of 
the 
Federal-aid 
highway 
program 
$225,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 . 
(b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made available 
by this section shall be available for obligation in the same 
manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 
1 of title 23, United States Code, and shall be subject 
to a limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and 
highway safety construction programs; except that such 
funds shall remain available until expended. 
SEC. 5. OTHER FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAMS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER 
TITLE I OF TEA21.—
(1) FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS.—
(A) INDIAN
RESERVATION
ROADS.—Sec-
tion 1101(a)(8)(A) of the Transportation Eq-
uity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 112) 
is amended—
(i) by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘and $137,500,000 
for the period of October 1, 2003, through 
March 31, 2004’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The minimum amount made 
available for such period that the Sec-
retary, in cooperation with the Secretary of 
the Interior, shall reserve for Indian res-
ervation 
road 
bridges 
under 
section 
202(d)(4) of title 23, United States Code, 
shall 
be 
$6,500,000 
instead 
of 
$13,000,000.’’. 
(B) PUBLIC
LANDS
HIGHWAYS.—Section 
1101(a)(8)(B) of such Act (112 Stat. 112) is 
amended by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘and $123,000,000 for the 
period of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004’’. 
(C) PARK
ROADS
AND
PARKWAYS.—Sec-
tion 1101(a)(8)(C) of such Act (112 Stat. 112)
is amended by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘and $82,500,000 for the pe-
riod of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004’’. 
(D) 
REFUGE
ROADS.—Section 
1101(a)(8)(D) of such Act (112 Stat. 112) is
amended by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘and $10,000,000 for the pe-
riod of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004’’. 
(2) NATIONAL CORRIDOR PLANNING AND DE-
VELOPMENT
AND
COORDINATED
BORDER
INFRA-
STRUCTURE PROGRAMS.—Section 1101(a)(9) of such 
Act (112 Stat. 112) is amended by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘and 
$70,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
through March 31, 2004’’. 
(3) CONSTRUCTION
OF
FERRY
BOATS
AND 
FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1101(a)(10) of 
such Act (112 Stat. 113) is amended by insert-
ing before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘and $19,000,000 for the period of October 1, 
2003, through March 31, 2004’’.
(B) SET ASIDE FOR ALASKA, NEW JERSEY, 
AND WASHINGTON.—To carry out section 1064 
of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi-
ciency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 129 note; 105 
Stat. 2005; 112 Stat. 185), of funds made 
available by the amendment made by subpara-
graph (A)—
(i) $5,000,000 shall be available for 
section 1064(d)(2); 
(ii) $2,500,000 shall be available for 
section 1064(d)(3); and 
(iii) $2,500,000 shall be available for 
section 1064(d)(4). 
(4) NATIONAL
SCENIC
BYWAYS
PROGRAM.—
Section 1101(a)(11) of the Transportation Equity 
Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 113) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it ap-
pears; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘, and $13,750,000 for the 
period of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004’’.
(5) VALUE PRICING PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 
1101(a)(12) of such Act (112 Stat. 113) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘, and $5,500,000 for the pe-
riod of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004’’. 
(6) HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.—
Section 1101(a)(14) of such Act (112 Stat. 113) is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end 
the following: ‘‘and $2,500,000 for the period of Oc-
tober 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004’’. 
(7) COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO HIGH-
WAY PROGRAM.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1101(a)(15) of 
such Act (112 Stat. 113) is amended by insert-
ing before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘and $55,000,000 for the period of October 1, 
2003, through March 31, 2004’’. 
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1214(r) of such Act (112 Stat. 209) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’. 
(8) SAFETY GRANTS.—Section 1212(i)(1)(D) of 
such Act (23 U.S.C. 402 note; 112 Stat. 196; 112
Stat. 840) is amended by inserting before the period 
at the end the following: ‘‘and $250,000 for the pe-
riod of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004’’. 
(9) TRANSPORTATION
AND
COMMUNITY
AND 
SYSTEM
PRESERVATION
PILOT
PROGRAM.—Section 
1221(e)(1) of such Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 112 
Stat. 223) is amended by inserting before the period 
at the end the following: ‘‘and $12,500,000 for the 
period of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004’’. 
(10) TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
FI-
NANCE AND INNOVATION.—Section 188 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
subparagraph (D); 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
of subparagraph (E) and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) $70,000,000 for the period of Octo-
ber 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004.’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(2) by inserting after 
‘‘2003’’ the following: ‘‘and $1,000,000 for the
period of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c)—
(i) by striking ‘‘2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘2004’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
of the table and inserting the following:
‘‘2004 ....................................................................................$1,300,000,000 .’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER 
TITLE V OF TEA21.—
(1) SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION
RESEARCH.—
Section 5001(a)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act 
for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 419) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2002, and’’ and inserting 
‘‘2002,’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and $52,500,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004’’. 
(2) TECHNOLOGY
DEPLOYMENT
PROGRAM.—
Section 5001(a)(2) of such Act (112 Stat. 419) is 
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘2002, and’’ and inserting 
‘‘2002,’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and $27,500,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004’’.
(3) 
TRAINING
AND
EDUCATION.—Section 
5001(a)(3) of such Act (112 Stat. 420) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking ‘‘2002, and’’ and inserting 
‘‘2002,’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and $10,500,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004’’. 
(4) BUREAU
OF
TRANSPORTATION
STATIS-
TICS.—Section 5001(a)(4) of such Act (112 Stat. 
420) is amended by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘, and $15,500,000 for the 
period of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004’’. 
(5) ITS STANDARDS, RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL 
TESTS, AND DEVELOPMENT.—Section 5001(a)(5) of 
such Act (112 Stat. 420) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘2002, and’’ and inserting 
‘‘2002,’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and $57,500,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004’’. 
(6) ITS DEPLOYMENT.—Section 5001(a)(6) of 
such Act (112 Stat. 420) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘2002, and’’ and inserting 
‘‘2002,’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and $62,000,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004’’. 
(7) 
UNIVERSITY
TRANSPORTATION
RE-
SEARCH.—Section 5001(a)(7) of such Act (112 Stat. 
420) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘2002, and’’ and inserting 
‘‘2002,’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and $13,500,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004’’. 
(c) METROPOLITAN PLANNING.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
CONTRACT
AUTHOR-
ITY.—There shall be available from the Highway 
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
to carry out section 134 of title 23, United States 
Code, $120,000,000 for the period of October 1, 
2003, through March 31, 2004. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary 
shall distribute funds made available by this sub-
section to the States in accordance with section 
104(f)(2) of title 23, United States Code.
(3) 
CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—Funds 
made 
available by this subsection shall be available for ob-
ligation in the same manner as if such funds were 
apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on 
obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway 
safety construction programs. 
(d) TERRITORIES.—Section 1101 of the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 111–
115) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) TERRITORIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In lieu of the amounts de-
ducted under section 104(b)(1) of title 23, United 
States Code, there shall be available from the High-
way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) for the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands $18,200,000 for the period of Octo-
ber 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—Funds made 
available by this subsection shall be available for ob-
ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap-
portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga-
tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
construction programs.’’. 
(e) ALASKA HIGHWAY.—Section 1101 of such Act is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) ALASKA HIGHWAY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In lieu of the amounts de-
ducted under section 104(b)(1) of title 23, United 
States Code, there shall be available from the High-
way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) for the Alaska Highway program under sec-
tion 218 of such title $9,400,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—Funds made 
available by this subsection shall be available for ob-
ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap-
portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga-
tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
construction programs.’’. 
(f) OPERATION LIFESAVER.—Section 1101 of such 
Act is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) OPERATION LIFESAVER.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In lieu of the amount set 
aside under section 104(d)(1) of title 23, United 
States Code, there shall be available from the High-
way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) to carry out the operation lifesaver program 
under such section $250,000 for the period of Octo-
ber 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—Funds made 
available by this subsection shall be available for ob-
ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap-
portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga-
tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
construction programs.’’. 
(g) BRIDGE DISCRETIONARY.—Section 1101 of such 
Act is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) BRIDGE DISCRETIONARY.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There shall be available 
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account) $50,000,000 to the Secretary at 
the discretion of the Secretary to carry out section 
144(g) of title 23, United States Code, for the pe-
riod of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—Funds made 
available by this subsection shall be available for ob-
ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap-
portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga-
tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
construction programs.’’. 
(h) INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE.—Section 1101 of 
such Act is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(h) INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There shall be available 
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account) $50,000,000 to the Secretary to 
carry out projects described in section 118(c)(1) of 
title 23, United States Code, for the period of Octo-
ber 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004. 
‘‘(2) PROJECT
SELECTION
CRITERIA.—The 
project selection criteria in section 118(c)(2) of such 
title shall apply to amounts made available by this 
subsection. 
‘‘(3) CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—Funds made 
available by this subsection shall be available for ob-
ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap-
portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga-
tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
construction programs; except that such funds shall 
remain available until expended.’’.
(i) 
RECREATIONAL
TRAILS
ADMINISTRATIVE 
COSTS.—Section 1101 of such Act is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) 
RECREATIONAL
TRAILS
ADMINISTRATIVE 
COSTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In lieu of the amount to be 
deducted under section 104(h)(1) of title 23, United 
States Code, there shall be available from the High-
way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) to the Secretary to cover costs of the Sec-
retary described in such section $375,000 for the pe-
riod of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—Funds made 
available by this subsection shall be available for ob-
ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap-
portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga-
tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
construction programs.’’. 
(j) RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSING HAZARD ELIMI-
NATION IN HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.—Section 1101 
of such Act is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(j) RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSING HAZARD ELIMI-
NATION IN HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In lieu of the amount to be 
deducted under section 104(d)(2) of title 23, United 
States Code, there shall be available from the High-
way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) to the Secretary for elimination of hazards 
of railway-highway crossings in accordance with such 
section $2,625,000 for the period of October 1, 
2003, through March 31, 2004; except that not less 
than $125,000 instead of $250,000 shall be avail-
able for the period of October 1, 2003, through 
March 31, 2004, for eligible improvements described 
in subparagraph (E) of such section. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—Funds made 
available by this subsection shall be available for ob-
ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap-
portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga-
tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
construction programs.’’. 
(k) NONDISCRIMINATION.—Section 1101 of such Act 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) NONDISCRIMINATION.—
‘‘(1) SKILLS TRAINING.—In lieu of the amount 
to be deducted under section 140(b) of title 23, 
United States Code, there shall be available from the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account) to the Secretary for the administration of 
such section $5,000,000 for the period of October 1, 
2003, through March 31, 2004. 
‘‘(2) ON-THE-JOB
TRAINING.—In lieu of the 
amount to be deducted under section 140(c) of title 
23, United States Code, there shall be available from 
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account) to the Secretary for the adminis-
tration of such section $5,000,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004. 
‘‘(3) CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—Funds made 
available by this subsection shall be available for ob-
ligation in the same manner as if the funds were ap-
portioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
Code, and shall be subject to a limitation on obliga-
tions for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
construction programs; except that funds made 
available by paragraph (1) shall remain available 
until expended.’’. 
(l) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Funds authorized 
by the amendments made by this section shall be adminis-
tered as if the funds had been apportioned, allocated, de-
ducted, or set aside, as the case may be, under title 23, 
United States Code, except that the deductions under sec-
tions 104(a)(1)(A) and 104(a)(1)(B) of such title shall not 
apply to funds made available by the amendment made 
by subsection (a)(1) of this section. 
(m) REDUCTION OF ALLOCATED PROGRAMS.—The 
Secretary of Transportation shall reduce the amount that 
would be made available, but for this section, for fiscal 
year 2004 for allocation under a program, that is contin-
ued both by a law reauthorizing such program enacted 
after the date of enactment of this Act and by this section, 
by the amount made available for such program by this 
section. 
(n) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—The 
Secretary may establish procedures under which funds al-
located under this section for fiscal year 2004 for a pro-
gram category for which funds are not authorized for fis-
cal year 2004 under a multiyear law reauthorizing the 
Federal-aid highway program enacted after the date of en-
actment of this Act may be restored to the Federal-aid 
highway program.
SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS. 
(a) CHAPTER 1 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—
(1) SEAT BELT SAFETY INCENTIVE GRANTS.—
Section 157 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(3) by striking 
‘‘2001’’ and inserting ‘‘2002’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(8)(B) by striking 
‘‘2001’’ and inserting ‘‘2002’’; 
(C) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘2002’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2003’’; 
(D) in subsection (c)(1) by striking 
‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2003’’; 
(E) in subsection (c)(2) by striking 
‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2003’’; 
(F) in subsection (f)(4) by striking ‘‘2002’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2003’’; 
(G) in subsection (g)(1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘, and $56,000,000 
for the period of October 1, 2003, through 
March 31, 2004’’; 
(H) in the heading to subsection (g)(3)(B) 
by striking ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’; and 
(I) in subsection (g)(3)(B) by striking 
‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’. 
(2) PREVENTION OF INTOXICATED DRIVER IN-
CENTIVE GRANTS.—Section 163(e)(1) of such title is 
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘, and $60,000,000 for the 
period of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004’’. 
(b) CHAPTER 4 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Sec-
tion 2009(a)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century (112 Stat. 337) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, and $82,500,000 for the period of Oc-
tober 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004’’. 
(c) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT.—Section 2009(a)(2) of such Act (112 Stat. 337) 
is amended by inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the following: ‘‘, and 
$36,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 
March 31, 2004’’. 
(d) OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS.—
Section 2009(a)(3) of such Act (112 Stat. 337) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, and $10,000,000 for the period of Oc-
tober 1, 2003, through March 31, 2004’’.
(e) 
ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED
DRIVING
COUNTER-
MEASURES INCENTIVE GRANTS.—
(1) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 410 of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(3) by striking ‘‘6’’ 
and inserting ‘‘7’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a)(4)(C) by striking 
‘‘and sixth’’ and inserting ‘‘, sixth, and sev-
enth’’; and 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
Section 2009(a)(4) of such Act (112 Stat. 337) is 
amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it ap-
pears; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘, and $20,000,000 for the 
period of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004’’. 
(f) 
NATIONAL
DRIVER
REGISTER.—Section 
2009(a)(6) of such Act (112 Stat. 338) is amended by 
inserting after ‘‘2003’’ the following: ‘‘, and $1,000,000 
for the period of October 1, 2003, through March 31, 
2004’’. 
(g) ALLOCATIONS.—Section 2009(b) of such Act 
(112 Stat. 338) is amended—