I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4281 
To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust 
Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 28, 2012 
Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. CAMP, and Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
Means, Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology, and Energy 
and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway 
safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs 
funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enact-
ment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS; 
TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012’’. 
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(b) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of 
Transportation shall reduce the amount apportioned or al-
located for a program, project, or activity under this Act 
in fiscal year 2012 by amounts apportioned or allocated 
pursuant to the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
2011, Part II (title I of Public Law 112–30) for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 
2012. 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 
Sec. 1. Short title; reconciliation of funds; table of contents. 
TITLE I—FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 
Sec. 101. Extension of Federal-aid highway programs. 
TITLE II—EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS 
Sec. 201. Extension of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration high-
way safety programs. 
Sec. 202. Extension of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration programs. 
Sec. 203. Additional programs. 
TITLE III—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS 
Sec. 301. Allocation of funds for planning programs. 
Sec. 302. Special rule for urbanized area formula grants. 
Sec. 303. Allocating amounts for capital investment grants. 
Sec. 304. Apportionment of formula grants for other than urbanized areas. 
Sec. 305. Apportionment based on fixed guideway factors. 
Sec. 306. Authorizations for public transportation. 
Sec. 307. Amendments to SAFETEA–LU. 
TITLE IV—HIGHWAY TRUST FUND EXTENSION 
Sec. 401. Extension of trust fund expenditure authority. 
Sec. 402. Extension of highway-related taxes. 
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TITLE I—FEDERAL-AID 
HIGHWAYS 
SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 111 of the Surface Trans-
portation Extension Act of 2011, Part II (Public Law 
112–30; 125 Stat. 343) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 2012,’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘1⁄2’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘3⁄4’’; and 
(3) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘March 31, 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2012’’. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 111(c)(3)(B)(ii) of the 
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II 
(125 Stat. 343) is amended by striking ‘‘$319,500,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$479,250,000’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS UNDER TITLE 
V OF SAFETEA–LU.—Section 111(e)(2) of the Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II (125 Stat. 
343) is amended by striking ‘‘the period beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and 
ending on June 30, 2012.’’. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 112(a) of 
the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part 
II (125 Stat. 346) is amended by striking ‘‘$196,427,625 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending 
on March 31, 2012.’’ and inserting ‘‘$294,641,438 for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 
30, 2012.’’. 
TITLE II—EXTENSION OF 
HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC 
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HIGHWAY SAFETY 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) CHAPTER 4 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Sec-
tion 2001(a)(1) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$235,000,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘$235,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
through 2011, and $176,250,000 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 2012.’’. 
(b) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT.—Section 2001(a)(2) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 
1519) is amended by striking ‘‘and $54,122,000 for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on 
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March 31, 2012.’’ and inserting ‘‘and $81,183,000 for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 
30, 2012.’’. 
(c) OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS.— 
Section 2001(a)(3) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2006’’ 
and all that follows through the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
through 2011, and $18,750,000 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 2012.’’. 
(d) SAFETY BELT PERFORMANCE GRANTS.—Section 
2001(a)(4) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘and $24,250,000 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and $36,375,000 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 2012.’’. 
(e) STATE TRAFFIC SAFETY INFORMATION SYSTEM 
IMPROVEMENTS.—Section 2001(a)(5) of SAFETEA–LU 
(119 Stat. 1519) is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 
2006’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2011 
and $25,875,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2011, and ending on June 30, 2012.’’. 
(f) 
ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED
DRIVING
COUNTER-
MEASURES
INCENTIVE
GRANT
PROGRAM.—Section 
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2001(a)(6) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘$139,000,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ and 
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘$139,000,000 for each of fiscal years fiscal years 2009 
through 2011, and $104,250,000 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 2012.’’. 
(g) 
NATIONAL
DRIVER
REGISTER.—Section 
2001(a)(7) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘and $2,058,000 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and $3,087,000 for the period beginning on Oc-
tober 1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 2012.’’. 
(h) HIGH VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.— 
Section 2001(a)(8) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) 
is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2006’’ and all that 
follows through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘for 
each of fiscal years 2006 through 2011 and $21,750,000 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending 
on June 30, 2012.’’. 
(i) MOTORCYCLIST SAFETY.—Section 2001(a)(9) of 
SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) is amended by striking 
‘‘$7,000,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘$7,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2011, and 
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$5,250,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, 
and ending on June 30, 2012.’’. 
(j) CHILD SAFETY AND CHILD BOOSTER SEAT SAFE-
TY
INCENTIVE
GRANTS.—Section 
2001(a)(10) 
of 
SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) is amended by striking 
‘‘$7,000,000 for fiscal year 2009’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘$7,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2011, and 
$5,250,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, 
and ending on June 30, 2012.’’. 
(k) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Section 
2001(a)(11) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1520) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and $12,664,000 for the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 
2012.’’ and inserting ‘‘and $18,996,000 for the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 
2012.’’. 
SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFE-
TY ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) MOTOR
CARRIER
SAFETY
GRANTS.—Section 
31104(a)(8) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(8) $159,000,000 for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 2012.’’. 
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(b) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Section 
31104(i)(1)(H) of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(H) $183,108,000 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 
30, 2012.’’. 
(c) 
GRANT
PROGRAMS.—Section 
4101(c) 
of 
SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2011 and 
$15,000,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2011 and $22,500,000 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 2012.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘2011 and 
$16,000,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2011 and $24,000,000 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 2012.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘2011 and 
$2,500,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2011, and ending on March 31, 2012.’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2011 and $3,750,000 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 2012.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘2011 and 
$12,500,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 
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‘‘2011 (and $500,000 to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, and $1,500,000 to the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2011 (and $750,000 to the Federal Motor Car-
rier Safety Administration, and $2,250,000 to the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Administration, for the pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on June 
30, 2012)’’. 
(g) GRANT PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VE-
HICLE OPERATORS.—Section 4134(c) of SAFETEA–LU 
(119 Stat. 1744) is amended by striking ‘‘2011 and 
$500,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, 
and ending on March 31, 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 and 
$750,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, 
and ending on June 30, 2012,’’. 
(h) MOTOR
CARRIER
SAFETY
ADVISORY
COM-
MITTEE.—Section 4144(d) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 
1748) is amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘June 30, 2012’’. 
(i) WORKING GROUP FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PRAC-
TICES AND PROCEDURES TO ENHANCE FEDERAL-STATE 
RELATIONS.—Section 4213(d) of SAFETEA–LU (49 
U.S.C. 14710 note; 119 Stat. 1759) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘March 31, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘June 30, 2012’’. 
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SEC. 203. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS. 
(a) 
HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS
RESEARCH 
PROJECTS.—Section 7131(c) of SAFETEA–LU (119 
Stat. 1910) is amended by striking ‘‘2011 and $580,000 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending 
on March 31, 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 and $870,000 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending 
on June 30, 2012,’’. 
(b) DINGELL-JOHNSON SPORT FISH RESTORATION 
ACT.—Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Res-
toration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘2011 and for 
the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending 
on March 31, 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 and for 
the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending 
on June 30, 2012,’’; and 
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(1)(A) 
by striking ‘‘2011 and for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2011 and for the period beginning on 
October 1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 2012,’’. 
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TITLE III—PUBLIC 
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS 
SEC. 301. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR PLANNING PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 5305(g) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘2011 and for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2011 and for the period beginning on October 
1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 2012’’. 
SEC. 302. SPECIAL RULE FOR URBANIZED AREA FORMULA 
GRANTS. 
Section 5307(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking the paragraph heading and in-
serting ‘‘SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
FISCAL
YEARS
2005 
THROUGH 2011 AND THE PERIOD BEGINNING ON OC-
TOBER 1, 2011, AND ENDING ON JUNE 30, 2012.—’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘2011 and 
the period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending 
on March 31, 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 and the 
period beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on 
June 30, 2012,’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (E)— 
(A) by striking the subparagraph heading 
and inserting ‘‘MAXIMUM AMOUNTS IN FISCAL 
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YEARS 2008 THROUGH 2011 AND THE PERIOD 
BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 1, 2011, AND ENDING 
ON JUNE 30, 2012.—’’; and 
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i) by 
striking ‘‘2011 and during the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 and during the pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending 
on June 30, 2012’’. 
SEC. 303. ALLOCATING AMOUNTS FOR CAPITAL INVEST-
MENT GRANTS. 
Section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking the paragraph heading and 
inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEARS 2006 THROUGH 2011 
AND THE PERIOD BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 1, 
2011, AND ENDING ON JUNE 30, 2012.—’’; 
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) by striking ‘‘2011 and the period beginning 
on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 
2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 and the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on 
June 30, 2012,’’; and 
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(C) in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking 
‘‘2011 and $100,000,000 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2011, and ending on March 
31, 
2012,’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘2011 
and 
$150,000,000 for the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2011, and ending on June 30, 2012,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘2011 
and $7,500,000 shall be available for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on 
March 31, 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 and 
$11,250,000 shall be available for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on 
June 30, 2012,’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘2011 
and $2,500,000 shall be available for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on 
March 31, 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘2011 and 
$3,750,000 shall be available for the period be-
ginning on October 1, 2011, and ending on 
June 30, 2012,’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i) 
by striking ‘‘2011 and $5,000,000 shall be 
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available for the period beginning on Octo-
ber 1, 2011, and ending on March 31, 
2012,’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘2011 
and 
$7,500,000 shall be available for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending 
on June 30, 2012,’’; 
(ii) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘for each 
fiscal year and $1,250,000 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending 
on March 31, 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
each fiscal year and $1,875,000 for the pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 2011, and 
ending on June 30, 2012,’’; 
(iii) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘for each 
fiscal year and $1,250,000 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2011, and ending 
on March 31, 2012,’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
each fiscal year and $1,875,000 for the pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 2011, and 
ending on June 30, 2012,’’; 
(iv) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘for 
each fiscal year and $500,000 for the pe-
riod beginning on October 1, 2011, and 
ending on March 31, 2012,’’ and inserting 
‘‘for each fiscal year and $750,000 for the 
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