H. R. 2353 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen 
An Act 
To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS; TABLE OF CON-
TENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Highway 
and Transportation Funding Act of 2015’’. 
(b) RECONCILIATION
OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall reduce the amount apportioned or allocated for a pro-
gram, project, or activity under this Act in fiscal year 2015 by 
amounts apportioned or allocated pursuant to the Highway and 
Transportation Funding Act of 2014, including the amendments 
made by that Act, for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, 
and ending on May 31, 2015. 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; reconciliation of funds; table of contents. 
TITLE I—SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM EXTENSION 
Subtitle A—Federal-Aid Highways 
Sec. 1001. Extension of Federal-aid highway programs. 
Sec. 1002. Administrative expenses. 
Subtitle B—Extension of Highway Safety Programs 
Sec. 1101. Extension of national highway traffic safety administration highway 
safety programs. 
Sec. 1102. Extension of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration programs. 
Sec. 1103. Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act. 
Subtitle C—Public Transportation Programs 
Sec. 1201. Formula grants for rural areas. 
Sec. 1202. Apportionment of appropriations for formula grants. 
Sec. 1203. Authorizations for public transportation. 
Sec. 1204. Bus and bus facilities formula grants. 
Subtitle D—Hazardous Materials 
Sec. 1301. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—REVENUE PROVISIONS 
Sec. 2001. Extension of Highway Trust Fund expenditure authority.
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TITLE I—SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 
PROGRAM EXTENSION 
Subtitle A—Federal-Aid Highways 
SEC. 1001. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001(a) of the Highway and Transpor-
tation Funding Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1840) is amended by striking 
‘‘May 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘July 31, 2015’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—Section 1001(b)(1) of the High-
way and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1840) 
is amended by striking ‘‘for the period beginning on October 
1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015, a sum equal to 243⁄365 
of the total amount’’ and inserting ‘‘for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015, a sum equal 
to 304⁄365 of the total amount’’. 
(2) GENERAL
FUND.—Section 1123(h)(1) of MAP–21 (23 
U.S.C. 202 note) is amended by striking ‘‘and $19,972,603 out 
of the general fund of the Treasury to carry out the program 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on 
May 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘and $24,986,301 out of the general 
fund of the Treasury to carry out the program for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015’’. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001(c)(1) of the Highway and 
Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1840) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘July 
31, 2015,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘243⁄365’’ and inserting ‘‘304⁄365’’. 
(2) OBLIGATION
CEILING.—Section 1102 of MAP–21 (23 
U.S.C. 104 note) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a) by striking paragraph (3) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) $33,528,284,932 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015.’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(12) by striking ‘‘, and for the 
period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 
31, 2015, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000, less 
any reductions that would have otherwise been required 
for that year by section 251A of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a), 
then multiplied by 243⁄365 for that period’’ and inserting 
‘‘, and for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and 
ending on July 31, 2015, only in an amount equal to 
$639,000,000, less any reductions that would have other-
wise been required for that year by section 251A of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a), then multiplied by 304⁄365 for that 
period’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
striking ‘‘May 31, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘July 31, 2015,’’; 
and
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(ii) in paragraph (2) in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2014, and ending May 31, 2015, that 
is equal to 243⁄365 of such unobligated balance’’ and 
inserting ‘‘for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, 
and ending on July 31, 2015, that is equal to 304⁄365 
of such unobligated balance’’; and 
(D) in subsection (f)(1) in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2015,’’ and inserting 
‘‘July 31, 2015,’’. 
SEC. 1002. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 
Section 1002 of the Highway and Transportation Funding Act 
of 2014 (128 Stat. 1842) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘for administrative 
expenses of the Federal-aid highway program $292,931,507 for 
the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 
31, 2015.’’ and inserting ‘‘for administrative expenses of the 
Federal-aid highway program $366,465,753 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b)(2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending 
on July 31, 2015, subject to the limitations on administrative 
expenses under the heading ‘Federal Highway Administration’ 
in appropriations Acts that apply to that period.’’. 
Subtitle B—Extension of Highway Safety 
Programs 
SEC. 1101. EXTENSION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY 
ADMINISTRATION HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS.— 
(1) HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Section 31101(a)(1)(C) of 
MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) $195,726,027 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015.’’. 
(2) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Sec-
tion 31101(a)(2)(C) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(C) $94,531,507 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015.’’. 
(3) 
NATIONAL
PRIORITY
SAFETY
PROGRAMS.—Section 
31101(a)(3)(C) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(C) $226,542,466 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015.’’. 
(4) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—Section 31101(a)(4)(C) of 
MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(C) $4,164,384 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015.’’. 
(5) HIGH VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.— 
(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
31101(a)(5)(C) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(C) $24,153,425 for the period beginning on October 
1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015.’’.
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ending on May 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘and $20,821,918 for 
the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 
31, 2015’’. 
(5) SAFETY DATA IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.—Section 4101(c)(5) 
of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
$1,997,260 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and 
ending on May 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘and $2,498,630 for 
the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 
31, 2015’’. 
(d) HIGH-PRIORITY ACTIVITIES.—Section 31104(k)(2) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and up to $9,986,301 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 
31, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘and up to $12,493,151 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,’’. 
(e) NEW ENTRANT AUDITS.—Section 31144(g)(5)(B) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and up to $21,304,110 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 
31, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘and up to $26,652,055 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,’’. 
(f) OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.—Section 4127(e) of SAFETEA– 
LU (119 Stat. 1741) is amended by striking ‘‘and $2,663,014 to 
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and $3,331,507 to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and 
ending on July 31, 2015,’’. 
(g) GRANT PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE OPERA-
TORS.—Section 4134(c) of SAFETEA–LU (49 U.S.C. 31301 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘and $665,753 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,’’ and inserting 
‘‘and $832,877 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and 
ending on July 31, 2015,’’. 
SEC. 1103. DINGELL-JOHNSON SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACT. 
Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act 
(16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘July 31, 2015’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking ‘‘May 31, 2015,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘July 31, 2015,’’. 
Subtitle C—Public Transportation 
Programs 
SEC. 1201. FORMULA GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS. 
Section 5311(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘and $3,328,767 for 
the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 
31, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘and $4,164,384 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘and $16,643,836 for 
the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 
31, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘and $20,821,918 for the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,’’.
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2015’’ and inserting ‘‘and $86,619,178 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and not less than 
$3,328,767 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and 
ending on May 31, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘and not less than 
$4,164,384 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and 
ending on July 31, 2015,’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and not less than $665,753 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on 
May 31, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘and not less than $832,877 
for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on 
July 31, 2015,’’. 
SEC. 1204. BUS AND BUS FACILITIES FORMULA GRANTS. 
Section 5339(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and $43,606,849 for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,’’ and inserting 
‘‘and $54,553,425 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, 
and ending on July 31, 2015,’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘$832,192 for such period’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,041,096 for such period’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘$332,877 for such period’’ and inserting 
‘‘$416,438 for such period’’. 
Subtitle D—Hazardous Materials 
SEC. 1301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5128(a)(3) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) $35,615,474 for the period beginning on October 1, 
2014, and ending on July 31, 2015.’’. 
(b) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FUND.— 
Section 5128(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL
YEAR
2015.—From the Hazardous Materials 
Emergency Preparedness Fund established under section 
5116(i), the Secretary may expend for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015— 
‘‘(A) $156,581 to carry out section 5115; 
‘‘(B) $18,156,712 to carry out subsections (a) and (b) 
of section 5116, of which not less than $11,368,767 shall 
be available to carry out section 5116(b); 
‘‘(C) $124,932 to carry out section 5116(f); 
‘‘(D) $520,548 to publish and distribute the Emergency 
Response Guidebook under section 5116(i)(3); and 
‘‘(E) $832,877 to carry out section 5116(j).’’. 
(c) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRAINING GRANTS.—Section 5128(c) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and 
$2,663,014 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending 
on May 31, 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘and $3,331,507 for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,’’.
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TITLE II—REVENUE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 2001. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE 
AUTHORITY. 
(a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—Section 9503 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘June 1, 2015’’ in subsections (b)(6)(B), (c)(1), 
and (e)(3) and inserting ‘‘August 1, 2015’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Highway and Transportation Funding Act 
of 2014’’ in subsections (c)(1) and (e)(3) and inserting ‘‘Highway 
and Transportation Funding Act of 2015’’. 
(b) SPORT FISH RESTORATION
AND BOATING TRUST FUND.— 
Section 9504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Highway and Transportation Funding Act 
of 2014’’ each place it appears in subsection (b)(2) and inserting 
‘‘Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘June 1, 2015’’ in subsection (d)(2) and 
inserting ‘‘August 1, 2015’’. 
(c) LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK TRUST FUND.—Sec-
tion 9508(e)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by striking ‘‘June 1, 2015’’ and inserting ‘‘August 1, 2015’’. 
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