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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 2004, Part V’’. 
SEC. 2. ADVANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) APPORTIONMENT
RATIO.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall apportion funds made available under 
section 1101(l) of the Transportation Equity Act for 
the 21st Century (112 Stat. 111; 118 Stat. 876), as 
amended by this section, to each State in the ratio 
that—
(A) the State’s total fiscal year 2004 obli-
gation authority for funds apportioned for the 
Federal-aid highway program; bears to 
(B) all States’ total fiscal year 2004 obli-
gation authority for funds apportioned for the 
Federal-aid highway program. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The ratios determined under 
this subsection shall be subject to the same adjust-
ments as the adjustments made under section 105(f) 
of title 23, United States Code. 
(b) PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTIONS.—
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(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 
2004; bears to 
(ii) the total of the amount of funds 
apportioned for the items to the State for 
fiscal year 2004.
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(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 $1,866,666,667 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 ‘‘2004’’ the fol-
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lowing: ‘‘and in the period of October 1, 2004, 
through May 31, 2005,’’. 
(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 2005, 
under a multiyear law reauthorizing the Federal-aid 
highway program enacted after the date of enact-
ment 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; 117 Stat. 1118; 118 
Stat. 876) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) ADVANCE AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2005.—
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‘‘(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 2004, Part 
V $22,685,936,000 for the period of October 1, 
2004, through May 31, 2005. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.—Funds apportioned under 
section 2(a) of the Surface Transportation Exten-
sion Act of 2004, Part V shall be subject to a limita-
tion 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), 
upon enactment of an Act making appropriations for 
the Department of Transportation for fiscal year 
2005 (other than an Act or resolution making con-
tinuing appropriations), the Secretary shall dis-
tribute 8⁄12 of the obligation limitation for Federal-
aid highways and highway safety construction pro-
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grams provided by such Act according to the provi-
sions of such Act. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—–
(A) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNTS.—Any 
instruction in such Act that would require the 
distribution or reservation of obligation limita-
tion prior to distributing the remainder of the 
obligation limitation to the States shall be exe-
cuted as if the program, project, or activity for 
which obligation limitation is so distributed or 
reserved was authorized at an amount equiva-
lent to the greater of—
(i) the amount authorized for such 
program, project, or activity in this Act; or 
(ii) 8/12 of the amount provided for 
or limitation set on such program, project, 
or activity in the Act making appropria-
tions for the Department of Transpor-
tation for fiscal year 2005. 
(B) MINIMUM
GUARANTEE.—Obligations 
for the period October 1, 2004, through May 
31, 2005, shall not exceed the obligation limita-
tion distributed by this subsection, except that 
this limitation shall not apply to $426,000,000
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in obligations for minimum guarantee for such 
period. 
(3) TIME
PERIOD
FOR
OBLIGATIONS.—After 
May 31, 2005, no funds shall be obligated for any 
Federal-aid highway program project until the date 
of enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing the 
Federal-aid highway program enacted after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(4) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATIONS.—Any obliga-
tion of obligation authority distributed under this 
subsection shall be considered to be an obligation for 
Federal-aid highways and highway safety construc-
tion programs for fiscal year 2005 for the purposes 
of any obligation limitation set in an Act making ap-
propriations for the Department of Transportation 
for fiscal year 2005. 
SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF UNOBLIGATED APPORTIONMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other authority 
of a State to transfer funds, for fiscal year 2005, 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-
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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 multiyear law reauthor-
izing the Federal-aid highway program enacted after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall restore any funds that a State 
transferred under subsection (a) for any project not 
eligible for the funds but for this section to the pro-
gram category from which the funds were trans-
ferred. 
(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.
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(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. 
(e) PROHIBITION OF TRANSFERS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this section, no funds may be trans-
ferred by a State under subsection (a)—
(1) from amounts apportioned to the State for 
the congestion mitigation and air quality improve-
ment program; and 
(2) from amounts apportioned to the State for 
the surface transportation program and that are 
subject to any of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)(A)(i) 
of section 133(d) of title 23, United States Code.
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 
$234,682,667 for fiscal year 2005.
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(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; 
118 Stat. 877) is amended—
(i) by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘and $183,333,333 
for the period of October 1, 2004, through 
May 31, 2005’’; 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
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202(d)(4) of title 23, United States Code, 
shall 
be 
$8,666,667 
instead 
of 
$13,000,000.’’. 
(B) PUBLIC
LANDS
HIGHWAYS.—Section 
1101(a)(8)(B) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 118 
Stat. 878) is amended by inserting before the 
period 
at 
the 
end 
the 
following: 
‘‘and 
$164,000,000 for the period of October 1, 
2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 
(C) PARK
ROADS
AND
PARKWAYS.—Sec-
tion 1101(a)(8)(C) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 
118 Stat. 878) is amended by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘and 
$110,000,000 for the period of October 1, 
2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 
(D) 
REFUGE
ROADS.—Section 
1101(a)(8)(D) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 118 
Stat. 878) is amended by inserting before the 
period 
at 
the 
end 
the 
following: 
‘‘and 
$13,333,333 for the period of October 1, 2004, 
through May 31, 2005’’. 
(2) NATIONAL CORRIDOR PLANNING AND DE-
VELOPMENT
AND
COORDINATED
BORDER
INFRA-
STRUCTURE PROGRAMS.—Section 1101(a)(9) of such 
Act (112 Stat. 112; 118 Stat. 878) is amended by
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inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘and $93,333,333 for the period of October 1, 2004, 
through May 31, 2005’’. 
(3) CONSTRUCTION
OF
FERRY
BOATS
AND 
FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1101(a)(10) of 
such Act (112 Stat. 113; 118 Stat. 878) is 
amended by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘and $25,333,333 for the pe-
riod of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 
2005’’. 
(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; 118 Stat. 878), of 
funds made available by the amendment made 
by subparagraph (A)—
(i) $6,666,667 shall be available for 
section 1064(d)(2); 
(ii) $3,333,333 shall be available for 
section 1064(d)(3); and 
(iii) $3,333,333 shall be available for 
section 1064(d)(4).
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(4) NATIONAL
SCENIC
BYWAYS
PROGRAM.—
Section 1101(a)(11) of the Transportation Equity 
Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 113; 118 Stat. 
878) 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 $17,666,667 for the 
period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 
2005’’. 
(5) VALUE PRICING PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 
1101(a)(12) of such Act (112 Stat. 113; 118 Stat. 
878) is amended by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘, and $7,333,333 for the pe-
riod of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 
(6) HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.—
Section 1101(a)(14) of such Act (112 Stat. 113; 
118 Stat. 878) is amended by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘and $3,333,333 for 
the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 
2005’’. 
(7) COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO HIGH-
WAY PROGRAM.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1101(a)(15) of 
such Act (112 Stat. 113; 118 Stat. 879) is
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amended by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘and $73,333,333 for the pe-
riod of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 
2005’’. 
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1214(r)(1) of such Act (112 Stat. 209; 117 
Stat. 1114) is amended by striking ‘‘2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2005’’. 
(8) SAFETY GRANTS.—Section 1212(i)(1)(D) of 
such Act (23 U.S.C. 402 note; 112 Stat. 196; 112 
Stat. 840; 118 Stat. 879) is amended by inserting 
before the period at the end the following: ‘‘and 
$333,333 for the period of October 1, 2004, through 
May 31, 2005’’. 
(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; 118 Stat. 879) is amended by inserting 
before the period at the end the following: ‘‘and 
$16,666,667 for the period of October 1, 2004, 
through May 31, 2005’’.
(10) TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
FI-
NANCE AND INNOVATION.—Section 188 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(1)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
subparagraph (E); 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
of subparagraph (F) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) $86,666,667 for the period of Octo-
ber 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(2) by inserting after 
‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and $1,333,333 for the 
period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 
2005’’; and 
(C) in subsection (c)—
(i) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘2005’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
of the table and inserting the following:
‘‘2005 ....................................................................................$1,733,333,333.’’.
(11) NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS CLEARING-
HOUSE.—Section 1215(b)(3) of the Transportation 
Equity Act of the 21st Century (112 Stat. 210) is 
amended by inserting before the period at the end 
‘‘and $1,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, 
through May 31, 2005’’.
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(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; 118 Stat. 879) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2003, and’’ and inserting 
‘‘2003,’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and $68,666,667 for the period of 
October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 
(2) TECHNOLOGY
DEPLOYMENT
PROGRAM.—
Section 5001(a)(2) of such Act (112 Stat. 419; 118 
Stat. 879) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘2003, and’’ and inserting 
‘‘2003,’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and $33,333,333 for the period of 
October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 
(3) 
TRAINING
AND
EDUCATION.—Section 
5001(a)(3) of such Act (112 Stat. 420; 118 Stat. 
879) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘2003, and’’ and inserting 
‘‘2003,’’; and
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(B) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and $13,333,333 for the period of 
October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 
(4) BUREAU
OF
TRANSPORTATION
STATIS-
TICS.—Section 5001(a)(4) of such Act (112 Stat. 
420; 118 Stat. 879) is amended by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, and 
$20,666,667 for the period of October 1, 2004, 
through May 31, 2005’’. 
(5) ITS STANDARDS, RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL 
TESTS, AND DEVELOPMENT.—Section 5001(a)(5) of 
such Act (112 Stat. 420; 118 Stat. 879) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking ‘‘2003, and’’ and inserting 
‘‘2003,’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and $73,333,333 for the period of 
October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 
(6) ITS DEPLOYMENT.—Section 5001(a)(6) of 
such Act (112 Stat. 420; 118 Stat. 880) is amend-
ed—
(A) by striking ‘‘2003, and’’ and inserting 
‘‘2003,’’; and
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(B) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and $81,333,333 for the period of 
October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 
(7) 
UNIVERSITY
TRANSPORTATION
RE-
SEARCH.—Section 5001(a)(7) of such Act (112 Stat. 
420; 118 Stat. 880) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘2003, and’’ and inserting 
‘‘2003,’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and $17,666,667 for the period of 
October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 
(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, $145,000,000 for the period of October 1, 
2004, through May 31, 2005. 
(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
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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(d)(1) of the Trans-
portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 111–
115; 117 Stat. 1116; 118 Stat. 880) is amended by insert-
ing after ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and $24,266,667 for the 
period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 
(e) ALASKA HIGHWAY.—Section 1101(e)(1) of such 
Act (117 Stat. 1116; 118 Stat. 880) is amended by insert-
ing after ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and $12,533,333 for the 
period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 
(f) OPERATION LIFESAVER.—Section 1101(f)(1) of 
such Act (117 Stat. 1117; 118 Stat. 880) is amended by 
inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and $333,333 for 
the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 
(g) BRIDGE DISCRETIONARY.—Section 1101(g)(1) of 
such Act (117 Stat. 1117; 118 Stat. 880) is amended by 
inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and $66,666,667 
for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 
(h) 
INTERSTATE
MAINTENANCE.—Section 
1101(h)(1) of such Act (117 Stat. 1117; 118 Stat. 880) 
is amended by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and
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$66,666,667 for the period of October 1, 2004, through 
May 31, 2005’’. 
(i) 
RECREATIONAL
TRAILS
ADMINISTRATIVE 
COSTS.—Section 1101(i)(1) of such Act (117 Stat. 1117; 
118 Stat. 880) is amended by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the 
following: ‘‘and $500,000 for the period of October 1, 
2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 
(j) RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSING HAZARD ELIMI-
NATION
IN HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.—Section 
1101(j)(1) of such Act (117 Stat. 1118; 118 Stat. 881) 
is amended—
(1) by inserting before ‘‘; except’’ the following: 
‘‘and $3,500,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, 
through May 31, 2005’’; and 
(2) by inserting before ‘‘for eligible’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and not less than $166,667 instead of 
$250,000 shall be available for the period of October 
1, 2004, through May 31, 2005,’’. 
(k) NONDISCRIMINATION.—Section 1101(k) of such 
Act (117 Stat. 1118; 118 Stat. 881) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ 
the following: ‘‘and $6,666,667 for the period of Oc-
tober 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ 
the following: ‘‘and $6,666,667 for the period of Oc-
tober 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 
(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 2005 for allocation under a program, that is contin-
ued both by a multiyear law reauthorizing such program 
enacted after the date of enactment of this Act and by 
this section, by the amount made available for such pro-
gram by this section. 
(n) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—The 
Secretary may establish procedures under which funds al-
located under this section for fiscal year 2005 for a pro-
gram category for which funds are not authorized for fis-
cal year 2005 under a multiyear law reauthorizing the 
Federal-aid highway program enacted after the date of en-
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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 
‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2003’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(8)(B) by striking 
‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2003’’; 
(C) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘2003’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2005’’; 
(D) in subsection (c)(1) by striking 
‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’; 
(E) in subsection (c)(2) by striking 
‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’; 
(F) in subsection (f)(4) by striking ‘‘2003’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2004’’; 
(G) in subsection (g)(1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘, and $74,666,667 
for the period of October 1, 2004, through 
May 31, 2005’’;
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(H) in the heading to subsection (g)(3)(B) 
by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2005’’; and 
(I) in subsection (g)(3)(B) by striking 
‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2005’’. 
(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 $73,333,333 for the 
period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 
2005’’.
(b) CHAPTER 4 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Sec-
tion 2009(a)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century (112 Stat. 337; 118 Stat. 886) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, and $110,000,000 for the period of Oc-
tober 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 
(c) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT.—Section 2009(a)(2) of such Act (112 Stat. 337; 
118 Stat. 886) is amended by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the 
following: ‘‘, and $48,000,000 for the period of October 
1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’.
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(d) OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS.—
Section 2009(a)(3) of such Act (112 Stat. 337; 118 Stat. 
886) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ the last place it appears; 
and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, and $13,333,333 for the period of Oc-
tober 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’. 
(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 ‘‘7’’ 
and inserting ‘‘8’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a)(4)(C) by striking 
‘‘and seventh’’ and inserting ‘‘, seventh, and 
eighth’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
Section 2009(a)(4) of such Act (112 Stat. 337; 118 
Stat. 886) 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 $26,666,667 for the
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period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 
2005’’. 
(f) 
NATIONAL
DRIVER
REGISTER.—Section 
2009(a)(6) of such Act (112 Stat. 338; 118 Stat. 886) 
is amended by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘, and 
$2,400,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, through 
May 31, 2005’’. 
(g) ALLOCATIONS.—Section 2009(b) of such Act 
(112 Stat. 338) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2005’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2005’’. 
(h) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.—Section 2009(c) 
of such Act (112 Stat. 338) is amended by striking 
‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2005’’. 
SEC. 7. EXTENSION OF MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINIS-
TRATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—There shall be available 
from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account) for the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to pay administrative expenses of the Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration $160,552,536
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for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 
2005. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds authorized by this 
subsection may be used for personnel costs; adminis-
trative infrastructure; rent; information technology; 
and programs for research and technology, regu-
latory development, and other operating expenses 
and similar matters. Such funds available may also 
be used to make grants to, or enter into contracts 
with, States, local governments, or other persons for 
implementation of the Commercial Driver’s License 
Improvement Grants and the Border Enforcement 
Grants programs. 
(b) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.—Section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) Not more than $112,512,329 for the pe-
riod of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’. 
(c) INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND COMMERCIAL DRIV-
ER’S LICENSE GRANTS.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—Sec-
tion 31107(a) of such title is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (4);
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(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) $13,315,068 for the period of October 1, 
2004 through May 31, 2005.’’. 
(2) EMERGENCY CDL GRANTS.—From amounts 
made available by section 31107(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, for the period of October 1, 
2004 through May 31, 2005, the Secretary of 
Transportation may make grants of up to $665,753 
to a State whose commercial driver’s license pro-
gram may fail to meet the compliance requirements 
of section 31311(a) of such title. 
(d) CRASH CAUSATION STUDY.—There shall be avail-
able from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
Transit Account) for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration to continue the crash causation study re-
quired by section 224 of the Motor Carrier Safety Im-
provement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31100 note; 113 Stat. 
1770–1771), $665,753 for the period of October 1, 2004 
through May 31, 2005. 
(e) 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.
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(f) RULE STAY.—The hours-of-service regulations 
applicable to property-carrying commercial drivers con-
tained in the Final Rule published on April 28, 2003 (68 
Fed. Reg. 22456-22517), as amended on September 30, 
2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 56208-56212), and made applicable 
to motor carriers and drivers on January 4, 2004, shall 
be in effect until the earlier of—
(1) the effective date of a new final rule ad-
dressing the issues raised by the July 16, 2004, de-
cision of the United States Court of Appeals for the 
District of Columbia in Public Citizen, et al. v. Fed-
eral Motor Carrier Safety Administration (No. 03-
1165); or 
(2) September 30, 2005.
SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS. 
(a) ALLOCATING AMOUNTS.—Section 5309(m) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
of paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘and for the period of 
October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ after 
‘‘2004’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B) by inserting after 
clause (ii) the following: 
‘‘(iii) OCTOBER 1, 2004 THROUGH MAY 
31, 2005.—Of the amounts made available
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under paragraph (1)(B), $6,933,333 shall 
be available for the period of October 1, 
2004, through May 31, 2005, for capital 
projects described in clause (i).’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)(B) by inserting after 
‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘(and $2,000,000 shall be 
available for the period October 1, 2004, through 
May 31, 2005)’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (3)(C) by inserting after 
‘‘2004)’’ the following: ‘‘, and $33,333,333 shall be 
available for the period October 1, 2004, through 
May 31, 2005,’’. 
(b) APPORTIONMENT
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
FIXED GUIDEWAY MODERNIZATION.—The Secretary of 
Transportation shall determine the amount that each ur-
banized area is to be apportioned for fixed guideway mod-
ernization under section 5337 of title 49, United States 
Code, on a pro rata basis to reflect the partial fiscal year 
2005 
funding 
made 
available 
by 
sections 
5338(b)(2)(A)(vii) and 5338(b)(2)(B)(vii) of such title. 
(c) FORMULA GRANTS AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 
5338(a) of such title is amended—
(1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 
‘‘AND
FOR
THE
PERIOD
OF
OCTOBER
1, 2004, 
THROUGH MAY 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’;
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(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 
(2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v); 
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graphs (2)(A)(vi) and (2)(B)(vi) and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; 
(4) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) 
the following: 
‘‘(vii) $2,201,760,000 for the period 
of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 
2005.’’; 
(5) by adding at the end in paragraph (2)(B) 
the following: 
‘‘(vii) $550,440,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’; 
and 
(6) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking ‘‘2003’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘2005 (other than for the 
period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005)’’. 
(d) ALLOCATION OF FORMULA GRANT FUNDS FOR 
OCTOBER 1, 2004, THROUGH MAY 31, 2005.—Of the ag-
gregate of amounts made available by and appropriated 
under section 5338(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 
2005—
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(1) $3,233,300 shall be available to the Alaska 
Railroad for improvements to its passenger oper-
ations under section 5307 of such title; 
(2) $33,333,333 shall be available for clean 
fuels formula grants under section 5308 of such 
title; 
(3) $65,064,001 shall be available to provide 
transportation services to elderly individuals and in-
dividuals with disabilities under section 5310 of such 
title; 
(4) $172,690,702 shall be available to provide 
financial assistance for other than urbanized areas 
under section 5311 of such title; 
(5) $4,633,333 shall be available to provide fi-
nancial assistance in accordance with section 
3038(g) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century; and 
(6) $2,473,245,331 shall be available to provide 
financial assistance for urbanized areas under sec-
tion 5307 of such title. 
(e) CAPITAL PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 
5338(b) of such title is amended—
(1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 
‘‘AND
FOR
THE
PERIOD
OF
OCTOBER
1, 2004, 
THROUGH MAY 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’;
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(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 
(2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v); 
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graphs (2)(A)(vi) and (2)(B)(vi) and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; 
(4) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) 
the following: 
‘‘(vii) $1,740,960,000 for the period 
of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 
2005.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) 
the following: 
‘‘(vii) $435,240,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’. 
(f) PLANNING
AUTHORIZATIONS
AND
ALLOCA-
TIONS.—Section 5338(c) is amended—
(1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 
‘‘AND
FOR
THE
PERIOD
OF
OCTOBER
1, 2004, 
THROUGH MAY 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 
(2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v); 
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graphs (2)(A)(vi) and (2)(B)(vi) and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’;
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(4) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) 
the following: 
‘‘(vii) $41,813,334 for the period of 
October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’; 
(5) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) 
the following: 
‘‘(vii) $10,453,333 for the period of 
October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’; 
and 
(6) in paragraph (2)(C) by inserting ‘‘or any 
portion of a fiscal year’’ after ‘‘fiscal year’’. 
(g) RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 5338(d) 
of such title is amended—
(1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 
‘‘AND
FOR
THE
PERIOD
OF
OCTOBER
1, 2004, 
THROUGH MAY 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 
(2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v); 
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graphs (2)(A)(vi) and (2)(B)(vi) and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; 
(4) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) 
the following: 
‘‘(vii) $28,266,667 for the period of 
October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’;
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(5) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) 
the following: 
‘‘(vii) $7,066,667 for the period of 
October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’; 
and 
(6) in paragraph (2)(C) by inserting after ‘‘a 
fiscal year’’ the following: ‘‘(other than for the pe-
riod of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005)’’. 
(h) ALLOCATION OF RESEARCH FUNDS FOR OCTO-
BER 1, 2004, THROUGH MAY 31, 2005.—Of the funds 
made available by or appropriated under section 
5338(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, for the period 
of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005—
(1) not less than $3,500,000 shall be available 
for providing rural transportation assistance under 
section 5311(b)(2) of such title; 
(2) not less than $5,500,000 shall be available 
for carrying out transit cooperative research pro-
grams under section 5313(a) of such title; 
(3) not less than $2,666,667 shall be available 
to carry out programs under the National Transit 
Institute under section 5315 of such title, including 
not more than $666,667 shall be available to carry 
out section 5315(a)(16) of such title; and
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(4) any amounts not made available under 
paragraphs (1) through (3) shall be available for 
carrying out national planning and research pro-
grams under sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 
5314, and 5322 of such title. 
(i) UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AU-
THORIZATIONS.—Section 5338(e) of such title is amend-
ed—
(1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 
‘‘AND
FOR
THE
PERIOD
OF
OCTOBER
1, 2004, 
THROUGH MAY 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting after 
‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and $3,200,000 for the pe-
riod of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)(B) by inserting after 
‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and $800,000 for the period 
of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’; and 
(4) in paragraphs (2)(C)(i) and (2)(C)(iii) by 
inserting after ‘‘fiscal year’’ the following: ‘‘(other 
than for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 
31, 2005)’’. 
(j) ALLOCATION OF UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION 
RESEARCH FUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made avail-
able under section 5338(e)(2)(A) of title 49, United
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States Code, for the period October 1, 2004, 
through May 31, 2005—
(A) $1,333,333 shall be available for the 
center identified in section 5505(j)(4)(A) of 
such title; and 
(B) $1,333,333 shall be available for the 
center identified in section 5505(j)(4)(F) of 
such title. 
(2) TRAINING
AND
CURRICULUM
DEVELOP-
MENT.—Notwithstanding section 5338(e)(2) of such 
title, any amounts made available under such section 
for the period October 1, 2004, through May 31, 
2005, that remain after distribution under para-
graph (1), shall be available for the purposes identi-
fied in section 3015(d) of the Transportation Equity 
Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 857). 
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
3015(d)(2) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century (112 Stat. 857; 118 Stat. 884) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or in the period October 1, 
2004, through May 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’. 
(k) ADMINISTRATION
AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 
5338(f) of such title is amended—
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(1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 
‘‘AND
FOR
THE
PERIOD
OF
OCTOBER
1, 2004, 
THROUGH MAY 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 
(2)(A)(v) and (2)(B)(v); 
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graphs (2)(A)(vi) and (2)(B)(vi) and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; 
(4) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) 
the following: 
‘‘(vii) $41,600,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’; 
and 
(5) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) 
the following: 
‘‘(vii) $10,400,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’. 
(l) JOB ACCESS
AND REVERSE COMMUTE PRO-
GRAM.—Section 3037(l) of the Transportation Equity Act 
for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5309 note; 112 Stat. 
391–392; 118 Stat. 884) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 
(1)(A)(v) and (1)(B)(v);
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(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graphs (1)(A)(vi) and (1)(B)(vi) and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; 
(3) by adding at the end of paragraph (1)(A) 
the following: 
‘‘(vii) $80,000,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’; 
(4) by adding at the end of paragraph (1)(B) 
the following: 
‘‘(vii) $20,000,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’; 
and 
(5) by inserting before the period at the end of 
paragraph (2) the following: ‘‘; except that in the pe-
riod of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005, not 
more than $6,666,667 shall be used for such 
projects’’. 
(m) RURAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY IN-
CENTIVE PROGRAM.—Section 3038(g) of such Act (49 
U.S.C. 5310 note; 112 Stat. 393; 118 Stat. 885) is 
amended—
(1) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(G) $3,500,000 for the period of October 
1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ 
the following: ‘‘(and $1,133,333 shall be available 
for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 
2005)’’. 
(n) URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.—Section 
5307(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting 
‘‘AND
FOR
THE
PERIOD
OF
OCTOBER
1, 2004, 
THROUGH MAY 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting ‘‘and for 
the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 
2005’’ after ‘‘2004,’’. 
(o) OBLIGATION CEILING.—Section 3040 of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 
Stat. 394; 118 Stat. 885) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(5); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) $5,172,000,000 for the period of October 
1, 2004, through May 31, 2005.’’. 
(p) FUEL CELL BUS AND BUS FACILITIES PRO-
GRAM.—Section 3015(b) of such Act (112 Stat. 361; 118 
Stat. 885) is amended by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of
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the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005, 
$3,233,333)’’ after ‘‘$4,850,000’’. 
(q) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROJECT.—Sec-
tion 3015(c)(2) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 322 note; 112 
Stat. 361; 118 Stat. 885) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘and for the period of October 
1, 2004, through May 31, 2005,’’ after ‘‘2004,’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and $3,333,333 for such pe-
riod’’ after ‘‘$5,000,000 per fiscal year’’.
(r) PROJECTS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS 
AND EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS.—Section 3030 
of such Act (112 Stat. 373–381; 118 Stat. 885) is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsections (a) and (b) by inserting ‘‘and 
for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 
2005,’’ after ‘‘2004’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1) by inserting ‘‘and for 
the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 
2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’. 
(s) NEW JERSEY URBAN CORE PROJECT.—Subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 3031(a)(3) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
(105 Stat. 2122; 112 Stat. 379; 118 Stat. 885) are
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amended by inserting ‘‘and for the period of October 1, 
2004, through May 31, 2005,’’ after ‘‘2004,’’. 
(t) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Amounts made avail-
able under the amendments made by this section shall be 
treated for purposes of section 1101(b) of the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 101 
note) as amounts made available for programs under title 
III of such Act. 
(u) LOCAL SHARE.—Section 3011(a) of the Trans-
portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 
5307 note; 118 Stat. 637; 118 Stat. 708; 118 Stat. 886) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘and for the period of October 
1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’.
SEC. 9. SPORT FISHING AND BOATING SAFETY. 
(a) FUNDING FOR NATIONAL OUTREACH AND COM-
MUNICATIONS PROGRAM.—Section 4(c) of the Dingell-
Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(c)) 
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(5); 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at 
the end of paragraph (6); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(7) $6,666,664 for the period of October 1, 
2004, through May 31, 2005;’’. 
(b) CLEAN VESSEL ACT FUNDING.—Section 4(b) of 
such Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4) by striking the paragraph 
heading and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2004’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) FIRST 8 MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR 2005.—
For the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 
2005, of the balance of each annual appropriation 
remaining after making the distribution under sub-
section (a), an amount equal to $54,666,664, re-
duced by 82 percent of the amount appropriated for 
that fiscal year from the Boat Safety Account of the 
Aquatic Resources Trust Fund established by sec-
tion 9504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
carry out the purposes of section 13106(a) of title 
46, United States Code, shall be used as follows: 
‘‘(A) $6,666,664 shall be available to the 
Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for 
obligation for qualified projects under section
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5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (33 
U.S.C. 1322 note). 
‘‘(B) $5,333,334 shall be available to the 
Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for 
obligation for qualified projects under section 
7404(d) of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety 
Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 777g–1(d)). 
‘‘(C) The balance remaining after the ap-
plication of subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be 
transferred to the Secretary of Transportation 
and shall be expended for State recreational 
boating safety programs under section 13106 of 
title 46, United States Code.’’. 
(c) BOAT SAFETY FUNDS.—Section 13106(c) of title 
46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c)(1) Of the amount transferred to the Secretary 
of Transportation under paragraph (5)(C) of section 4(b) 
of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 
U.S.C. 777c(b)), $3,333,336 is available to the Secretary 
for payment of expenses of the Coast Guard for personnel 
and activities directly related to coordinating and carrying 
out the national recreational boating safety program under 
this title, of which $1,333,336 shall be available to the 
Secretary only to ensure compliance with chapter 43 of 
this title.
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‘‘(2) No funds available to the Secretary under this 
subsection may be used to replace funding traditionally 
provided through general appropriations, nor for any pur-
poses except those purposes authorized by this section. 
‘‘(3) Amounts made available by this subsection shall 
remain available until expended. 
‘‘(4) The Secretary shall publish annually in the Fed-
eral Register a detailed accounting of the projects, pro-
grams, and activities funded under this subsection.’’.
SEC. 10. BUDGET LIMITATIONS. 
(a) ADJUSTMENTS TO ANNUALIZED DISCRETIONARY 
SPENDING LIMITS.—In the matter that precedes subpara-
graph (A) of section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, strike 
‘‘through 2002’’. 
(b) DISCRETIONARY
SPENDING
LIMITS.—Section 
251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985 is amended as follows: 
(1) Strike paragraphs (1) through (7) and re-
designate paragraph (8) (which relates to fiscal year 
2005) as paragraph (1) and in such redesignated 
paragraph strike ‘‘(1) with respect to fiscal year 
2005’’, redesignate the remaining matter as sub-
paragraph (C), and before such redesignated matter 
insert the following:
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‘‘(1) with respect to fiscal year 2005—
‘‘(A) 
for 
the 
highway 
category: 
$31,113,000,000 in outlays; 
‘‘(B) for the mass transit category: 
$1,453,000,000 in new budget authority and 
$6,535,000,000 in outlays; and’’. 
(2) Redesignate paragraphs (9) through (16) as 
paragraphs (2) through (9). 
(c) CATEGORY DEFINED.—Section 250(c)(4) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B) by inserting after 
‘‘Century’’ the following: ‘‘and the Surface Trans-
portation Extension Act of 2004, Part V’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C)—
(A) by inserting after ‘‘Century’’ the first 
place it appears the following: ‘‘and the Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part 
V’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘that Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘those Acts’’. 
(d) CONFORMANCE WITH THE CONCURRENT RESO-
LUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, all adjustments 
made pursuant to section 110(a)(2) of title 23, United
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States Code, to sums authorized to be appropriated from 
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
Account) to carry out each of the Federal-aid highway and 
highway safety construction programs (other than emer-
gency relief) in fiscal year 2005 shall be deemed to be zero. 
(e) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ADJUSTMENT TO ALIGN 
HIGHWAY SPENDING WITH REVENUES.—It is the sense 
of Congress that, in any multiyear reauthorization of the 
Federal-aid highway program, the alignment of highway 
spending with revenues under section 251(b)(1)(B)(ii) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 should be restructured to minimize year-to-year 
fluctuations in highway spending levels and to ensure the 
uniform enforcement of such levels. 
(f) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FULLY GUARANTEED 
FUNDING.—It is the sense of Congress—
(1) in any multiyear law reauthorizing of the 
Federal-aid highway program enacted after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the level of obligation 
limitations for fiscal year 2005 under the highway 
category and the mass transit category in section 
8103 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
Century (2 U.S.C. 901 note), as amended and ex-
tended, should equal the obligation limitations for 
such categories authorized in such multiyear law;
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(2) the highway account category obligation 
limitation level for fiscal year 2005 should be equal 
to the sum of the Federal Highway Administration, 
National Highway Safety Administration, and Fed-
eral Motor Carrier Safety Administration obligation 
limitations for fiscal year 2005 in such multiyear 
law; and 
(3) the mass transit category obligation limita-
tion level for fiscal year 2005 should be equal to the 
sum of budget authority and obligation limitation 
authorizations for Federal Transit Administration 
programs for fiscal year 2005 in such multiyear re-
authorization. 
SEC. 11. LEVEL OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS. 
(a) HIGHWAY CATEGORY.—Section 8103(a) of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (2 U.S.C. 
901 note; 112 Stat. 492; 117 Stat. 1128) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(5); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) for fiscal year 2005, $35,392,000,000.’’.
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(b) MASS TRANSIT CATEGORY.—Section 8103(b) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 901 note; 112 Stat. 492; 117 Stat. 
1128) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(5); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) for fiscal year 2005, $7,265,000,000.’’. 
(c) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, funds made available under this 
Act, including the amendments made by this Act, shall 
be deemed to be zero for the purposes of section 110 of 
the title 23, United States Code. 
SEC. 12. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY PROGRAMS THROUGH 
END OF FISCAL YEAR 2004. 
(a) ADVANCES.—Section 2(a) of the Surface Trans-
portation Extension Act of 2003 (23 U.S.C. 104 note; 117 
Stat. 1110; 118 Stat. 876) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part 
IV’’ and inserting ‘‘the Surface Transportation Extension 
Act of 2004, Part IV, and the Surface Transportation Ex-
tension Act of 2004, Part V’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—
Section 1101(c)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for
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the 21st Century (117 Stat. 1111; 118 Stat. 876) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the period of October 1, 2003, 
through September 24,’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year’’. 
(c) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—Section 2(e) of 
the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 
Stat. 1111; 118 Stat. 478; 118 Stat. 876) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and 
inserting: 
‘‘(1) DISTRIBUTION OF OBLIGATION AUTHOR-
ITY.—For the fiscal year 2004, the Secretary shall 
distribute the obligation limitation made available 
for Federal-aid highways and highway safety con-
struction programs under the heading ‘Federal-aid 
highways’ in the Transportation, Treasury, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (di-
vision F of Public Law 108-199; 118 Stat. 291; 118 
Stat. 1013), in accordance with section 110 of such 
Act.’’; and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (2). 
(d) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Obligation authority 
made available for fiscal year 2004 under section 2 of the 
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 as a result 
of the amendments made by this section, that is in addi-
tion to obligation authority previously made available for
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fiscal year 2004 under section 2 of such Act (117 Stat. 
1110; 118 Stat. 478; 118 Stat. 627; 118 Stat. 698; 118 
Stat. 876), shall remain available for obligation during fis-
cal years 2004 and 2005, or for additional fiscal years 
if so made available in a law enacted before the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(e) PAYMENT FROM FUTURE APPORTIONMENTS.—
The Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 
Stat. 1110) is amended—
(1) by striking section 2(c) (117 Stat. 1111; 
118 Stat. 877); 
(2) by striking section 3(c)(1) (117 Stat. 1112) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of the Surface Transpor-
tation Extension Act of 2004, Part V, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall restore any funds that a 
State transferred under subsection (a).’’; and 
(3) by striking section 5(n) (117 Stat. 1119; 
118 Stat. 483; 118 Stat. 632; 118 Stat. 703; 118 
Stat. 881). 
(f) SUPPLEMENTAL MINIMUM GUARANTEE.—
(1) GENERAL RULE.—For fiscal year 2004, the 
Secretary shall allocate among the States amounts 
sufficient to ensure that each State’s percentage of
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(C) shall be administered in the same man-
ner as funds apportioned under section 105 of 
such title. 
(4) OBLIGATION
LIMITATION.—Funds appor-
tioned under this subsection shall be subject to any 
limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways 
and highway safety construction programs. 
(g) CALCULATION
OF ESTIMATED TRUST FUND 
CONTRIBUTIONS.—The amendment made by section 13(c) 
of this Act shall have no effect on the estimates of tax 
payments attributable to highway users in each State paid 
into the Highway Trust Fund for purposes of appor-
tioning funds to States in fiscal year 2004 until enactment 
of a multiyear law reauthorizing surface transportation 
programs.
SEC. 13. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF 
TRUST FUNDS FOR OBLIGATIONS UNDER 
TEA–21. 
(a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 
9503(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended—
(A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘October 1, 2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘June 1, 2005’’,
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(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (I), 
(C) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (J) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (J) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(K) authorized to be paid out of the 
Highway Trust Fund under the Surface Trans-
portation Extension Act of 2004, Part V.’’, and 
(E) in the matter after subparagraph (K), 
as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘Sur-
face Transportation Extension Act of 2004, 
Part IV’’ and inserting ‘‘Surface Transpor-
tation Extension Act of 2004, Part V’’. 
(2) MASS TRANSIT ACCOUNT.—Paragraph (3) 
of section 9503(e) of such Code is amended—
(A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘October 1, 2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘June 1, 2005’’, 
(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end of such subparagraph, 
(C) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 
at the end of such subparagraph, 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (H) 
the following new subparagraph:
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‘‘(I) the Surface Transportation Extension 
Act of 2004, Part V,’’, and 
(E) in the matter after subparagraph (I), 
as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘Sur-
face Transportation Extension Act of 2004, 
Part IV’’ and inserting ‘‘Surface Transpor-
tation Extension Act of 2004, Part V’’. 
(3) EXCEPTION
TO
LIMITATION
ON
TRANS-
FERS.—Subparagraph (B) of section 9503(b)(5) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘June 1, 2005’’. 
(4) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a) 
of section 10 of the Surface Transportation Exten-
sion Act of 2004, Part IV is amended by striking 
paragraph (4). 
(b) AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND.—
(1) SPORT
FISH
RESTORATION
ACCOUNT.—
Paragraph (2) of section 9504(b) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘Sur-
face Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part 
IV’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V’’. 
(2) BOAT SAFETY ACCOUNT.—Subsection (c) of 
section 9504 of such Code is amended—
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(A) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2004’’ and in-
serting ‘‘June 1, 2005’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Surface Transportation 
Extension Act of 2004, Part IV’’ and inserting 
‘‘Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
2004, Part V’’. 
(3) EXCEPTION
TO
LIMITATION
ON
TRANS-
FERS.—Paragraph (2) of section 9504(d) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘June 1, 2005’’. 
(c) ALL ALCOHOL FUEL TAXES TRANSFERRED TO 
HIGHWAY TRUST FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004.—Sub-
paragraphs (E) and (F) of section 9503(b)(4) (relating 
to certain taxes not transferred to Highway Trust Fund) 
are each amended by inserting ‘‘before October 1, 2003, 
and for the period beginning after September 30, 2004, 
and’’ before ‘‘before October 1, 2005’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) TRANSFERS TO HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—
The amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply 
to taxes imposed after September 30, 2003.
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(e) TEMPORARY RULE REGARDING ADJUSTMENTS.—
During the period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 and 
ending on May 31, 2005, for purposes of making any esti-
mate under section 9503(d) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 of receipts of the Highway Trust Fund, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall treat—
(1) each expiring provision of paragraphs (1) 
through (4) of section 9503(b) of such Code which 
is related to appropriations or transfers to such 
Fund to have been extended through the end of the 
24-month 
period 
referred 
to 
in 
section 
9503(d)(1)(B) of such Code, and 
(2) with respect to each tax imposed under the 
sections referred to in section 9503(b)(1) of such 
Code, the rate of such tax during the 24-month pe-
riod referred to in section 9503(d)(1)(B) of such 
Code to be the same as the rate of such tax as in 
effect on the date of the enactment of the Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2003. 
(f) APPORTIONMENT OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUNDS 
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004.—Section 9503(d)(3) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply to any appor-
tionment to the States of the amounts authorized to be
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appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2004.
Passed the House of Representatives September 30, 
2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.