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of section 149 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation 
Assistance Act of 1987; (6) under sections 1103 through 1108 of 
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; (7) 
under section 157 of title 23, United States Code, as in effect 
on the day before the date of the enactment of the Transportation 
Equity Act for the 21st Century; (8) under section 105 of title 
23, United States Code, as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 
2004, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of 
those fiscal years; (9) for Federal-aid highway programs for which 
obligation authority was made available under the Transportation 
Equity Act for the 21st Century or subsequent public laws for 
multiple years or to remain available until used, but only to the 
extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used; 
(10) under section 105 of title 23, United States Code, but only 
in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 
through 2009; and (11) under section 1603 of the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, 
to the extent that funds obligated in accordance with that section 
were not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time at 
which the funds were initially made available for obligation. 
(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF UNUSED OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Not-
withstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after August 1 
of such fiscal year, revise a distribution of the obligation limitation 
made available under subsection (a) if the amount distributed 
cannot be obligated during that fiscal year and redistribute suffi-
cient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition 
to those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving pri-
ority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds 
apportioned under sections 104 and 144 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS TO TRANSPOR-
TATION RESEARCH PROGRAMS.—The obligation limitation shall apply 
to transportation research programs carried out under chapter 5 
of title 23, United States Code, and title V (research title) of 
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: 
A Legacy for Users, except that obligation authority made available 
for such programs under such limitation shall remain available 
for a period of 3 fiscal years and shall be in addition to the 
amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid 
highway and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal 
years. 
(e) REDISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN AUTHORIZED FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the distribution of obligation limitation under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds 
that— 
(A) are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal 
year for Federal-aid highways programs; and 
(B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated to 
the States, and will not be available for obligation, in 
such fiscal year due to the imposition of any obligation 
limitation for such fiscal year. 
(2) RATIO.—Funds shall be distributed under paragraph 
(1) in the same ratio as the distribution of obligation authority 
under subsection (a)(6).
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(3) AVAILABILITY.—Funds distributed under paragraph (1) 
shall be available for any purposes described in section 133(b) 
of title 23, United States Code. 
(f) SPECIAL LIMITATION CHARACTERISTICS.—Obligation limita-
tion distributed for a fiscal year under subsection (a)(4) for the 
provision specified in subsection (a)(4) shall— 
(1) remain available until used for obligation of funds for 
that provision; and 
(2) be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed 
on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
construction programs for future fiscal years. 
(g) HIGH PRIORITY PROJECT FLEXIBILITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), obligation 
authority distributed for such fiscal year under subsection (a)(4) 
for each project numbered 1 through 3676 listed in the table 
contained in section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users may 
be obligated for any other project in such section in the same 
State. 
(2) RESTORATION.—Obligation authority used as described 
in paragraph (1) shall be restored to the original purpose on 
the date on which obligation authority is distributed under 
this section for the next fiscal year following obligation under 
paragraph (1). 
(h) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to limit the distribution of obligation 
authority under subsection (a)(4)(A) for each of the individual 
projects numbered greater than 3676 listed in the table contained 
in section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users. 
SEC. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by 
the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data prod-
ucts, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 111 
may be credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the purpose 
of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: Provided, That such 
funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal- 
aid highways and highway safety construction. 
SEC. 122. In addition to amounts provided in this or any other 
Act for fiscal year 2009, $143,031,303, to be derived from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), shall 
be available for the Transportation, Community, and System 
Preservation Program under section 1117 of the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 
(Pub. L. 109–59; 119 Stat. 1144, 1177–1179): Provided, That all 
funds made available under this section shall be subject to any 
limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway 
safety construction programs set forth in this Act or any other 
Act: Provided further, That such funds shall be administered in 
accordance with section 1117(g)(2) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users. 
SEC. 123. Of the amounts made available under section 104(a) 
of title 23, United States Code, $33,401,492 are permanently 
rescinded. 
SEC. 124. Of the unobligated balances of funds made available 
in fiscal year 2005 and prior fiscal years for the implementation 
or execution of programs for transportation research, training and