II 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3850
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 26, 2004
Received 
AN ACT 
To provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor 
carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out 
of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a 
law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century.
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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’’. 
SEC. 2. ADVANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a) of the Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (23 U.S.C. 104 
note; 117 Stat. 1110) is amended by inserting ‘‘and the 
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004’’ after ‘‘as 
amended by this Act’’. 
(b) PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTIONS.—
(1) 
ADMINISTRATION
OF
FUNDS.—Section 
2(b)(3) of such Act (117 Stat. 1110) is amended by 
striking ‘‘the amendment made under subsection 
(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1101(c) of the Transpor-
tation Equity Act for the 21st Century’’. 
(2) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
MINIMUM
GUAR-
ANTEE.—Section 2(b)(4) of such Act is amended by 
striking 
‘‘$1,166,666,667’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$1,633,333,333’’. 
(3) EXTENSION OF OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGE SET-
ASIDE.—Section 144(g)(3) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘February 29’’ insert-
ing ‘‘April 30’’. 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—
Section 1101(c)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for 
the 21st Century (117 Stat. 1111) is amended by striking 
‘‘$13,483,458,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
through 
February 
29, 
2004’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$18,876,841,666 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
through April 30, 2004’’. 
(d) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—Section 2(e) of 
the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 
Stat. 1111) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—
‘‘(1) DISTRIBUTION OF OBLIGATION AUTHOR-
ITY.—Subject to paragraph (2), for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004, the Sec-
retary shall distribute the obligation limitation made 
available for Federal-aid highways and highway safe-
ty construction programs under the heading ‘FED-
ERAL-AID HIGHWAYS’ in the Transportation, Treas-
ury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2004 (division F of Public Law 108–199) in accord-
ance with section 110 of such Act; except that the 
amount of obligation limitation to be distributed for 
such period for each program, project, and activity 
specified in sections 110(a)(1), 110(a)(2), 110(a)(4), 
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110(a)(5), and 110(g) of such Act shall equal the 
greater of—
‘‘(A) the funding authorized for such pro-
gram, project, or activity in this Act and the 
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004 
(including any amendments made by this Act 
and such Act); or 
‘‘(B) 7⁄12 of the funding provided for or 
limitation set on such program, project, or ac-
tivity in the Transportation, Treasury, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 
(Public Law 108–199). 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON TOTAL AMOUNT OF AU-
THORITY DISTRIBUTED.—The total amount of obli-
gation limitation distributed under paragraph (1) for 
the period of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 
2004, shall not exceed $19,741,750,000; except that 
this limitation shall not apply to $372,750,000 in 
obligations for minimum guarantee for such period. 
‘‘(3) TIME
PERIOD
FOR
OBLIGATIONS
OF 
FUNDS.—After April 30, 2004, no funds shall be ob-
ligated for any Federal-aid highway program project 
until the date of enactment of a law reauthorizing 
the Federal-aid highway program. 
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‘‘(4) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATIONS.—Any obli-
gation 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 2004 for the purposes 
of the matter under the heading ‘FEDERAL-AID 
HIGHWAYS’ in the Transportation, Treasury, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004.’’. 
SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF UNOBLIGATED APPORTIONMENTS. 
Section 3 of the Surface Transportation Extension 
Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 1112–1113) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) 
PROHIBITION
OF
TRANSFERS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this section, no funds may 
be transferred after February 29, 2004, 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.’’. 
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SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 
Section 4(a) of the Surface Transportation Extension 
Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 1113) is amended by striking 
‘‘$187,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$262,500,000’’. 
SEC. 5. OTHER FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAMS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER 
TITLE I OF TEA–21.—
(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; 
117 Stat. 1113) is amended—
(i) in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘$114,583,333 for the period of October 1, 
2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$160,416,667 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’; 
and 
(ii) in the second sentence by striking 
‘‘$5,416,667’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,583,333’’. 
(B) PUBLIC
LANDS
HIGHWAYS.—Section 
1101(a)(8)(B) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 117 
Stat. 
1113) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$102,500,000 for the period of October 1, 
2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘$143,500,000 for the period of October 1, 
2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 
(C) PARK
ROADS
AND
PARKWAYS.—Sec-
tion 1101(a)(8)(C) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 
117 Stat. 1113) is amended by striking 
‘‘$68,750,000 for the period of October 1, 
2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$96,250,000 for the period of October 1, 
2003, through April 30, 2004’’ . 
(D) 
REFUGE
ROADS.—Section 
1101(a)(8)(D) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 117 
Stat. 
1113) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$8,333,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘$11,666,667 for the period of October 1, 
2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 
(2) NATIONAL CORRIDOR PLANNING AND DE-
VELOPMENT
AND
COORDINATED
BORDER
INFRA-
STRUCTURE PROGRAMS.—Section 1101(a)(9) of such 
Act (112 Stat. 112; 117 Stat. 1114) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$58,333,333 for the period of October 1, 
2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘$81,666,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
through April 30, 2004’’. 
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(3) CONSTRUCTION
OF
FERRY
BOATS
AND 
FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 1101(a)(10) of 
such Act (112 Stat. 113; 117 Stat. 1114) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$15,833,333 for the pe-
riod of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$22,166,667 for the pe-
riod of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 
2004’’. 
(B) SET ASIDE FOR ALASKA, NEW JERSEY, 
AND WASHINGTON.—Section 5(a)(3)(B) of the 
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 
(117 Stat. 1114) is amended—
(i) 
in 
clause 
(i) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$4,166,667’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,833,333’’; 
(ii) 
in 
clause 
(ii) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$2,083,333’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,916,667’’; 
and 
(iii) 
in 
clause 
(iii) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$2,083,333’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,916,667’’. 
(4) NATIONAL
SCENIC
BYWAYS
PROGRAM.—
Section 1101(a)(11) of the Transportation Equity 
Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 113; 117 Stat. 
1114) is amended by striking ‘‘$11,458,333 for the 
period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 
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2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$16,041,666 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’ . 
(5) VALUE PRICING PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 
1101(a)(12) of such Act (112 Stat. 113; 117 Stat. 
1114) is amended by striking ‘‘$4,583,333 for the 
period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,416,667 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 
(6) HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.—
Section 1101(a)(14) of such Act (112 Stat. 113; 
117 Stat. 1114) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,083,333 
for the period of October 1, 2003, through February 
29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,916,667 for the period 
of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 
(7) COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO HIGH-
WAY PROGRAM.—Section 1101(a)(15) of such Act 
(112 Stat. 113; 117 Stat. 1114) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$45,833,333 for the period of October 1, 
2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘$64,166,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
through April 30, 2004’’. 
(8) SAFETY GRANTS.—Section 1212(i)(1)(D) of 
such Act (23 U.S.C. 402 note; 112 Stat. 196; 112 
Stat. 840; 117 Stat. 1114) is amended by striking 
‘‘$208,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
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through 
February 
29, 
2004’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$291,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
through April 30, 2004’’. 
(9) TRANSPORTATION
AND
COMMUNITY
AND 
SYSTEM
PRESERVATION
PILOT
PROGRAM.—Section 
1221(e)(1) of such Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 112 
Stat. 223; 117 Stat. 1114) is amended by striking 
‘‘$10,416,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
through 
February 
29, 
2004’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$14,583,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
through April 30, 2004’’. 
(10) TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
FI-
NANCE AND INNOVATION.—Section 188 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking subsection (a)(1)(F) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(F) $81,666,666 for the period of Octo-
ber 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004.’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(2) by striking 
‘‘$833,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,166,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
through April 30, 2004’’; and 
(C) in the item relating to fiscal year 2004 
in table contained in subsection (c) by striking 
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‘‘$1,083,333,333’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$1,516,666,667’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER 
TITLE V OF TEA–21.—
(1) SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION
RESEARCH.—
Section 5001(a)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act 
for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 419; 117 Stat. 
1115) is amended by striking ‘‘$43,750,000 for the 
period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$61,250,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 
(2) TECHNOLOGY
DEPLOYMENT
PROGRAM.—
Section 5001(a)(2) of such Act (112 Stat. 419; 117 
Stat. 1115) is amended by striking ‘‘$22,916,667 
for the period of October 1, 2003, through February 
29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$32,083,334 for the pe-
riod of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 
(3) 
TRAINING
AND
EDUCATION.—Section 
5001(a)(3) of such Act (112 Stat. 420; 117 Stat. 
1115) is amended by striking ‘‘$8,750,000 for the 
period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,250,000 for the period of 
October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 
(4) BUREAU
OF
TRANSPORTATION
STATIS-
TICS.—Section 5001(a)(4) of such Act (112 Stat. 
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Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
777c(c)(6)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) $5,833,333 for the period of October 1, 
2003, through April 30, 2004;’’. 
(b) CLEAN VESSEL ACT FUNDING.—Section 4(b)(4) 
of such Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)(4)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(4) FIRST
MONTHS
OF
FISCAL
YEAR 
2004.—For the period of October 1, 2003, through 
April 30, 2004, of the balance of each annual appro-
priation remaining after making the distribution 
under 
subsection 
(a), 
an 
amount 
equal 
to 
$47,833,333, reduced by 82 percent of the amount 
appropriated for that fiscal year from the Boat Safe-
ty Account of the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund es-
tablished by section 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) $5,833,333 shall be available to the 
Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for 
obligation for qualified projects under section 
5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (33 
U.S.C. 1322 note). 
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‘‘(B) $4,666,667 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—
(1) by striking ‘‘$2,083,333’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,916,667’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$833,333’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,166,667’’. 
SEC. 8. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) HIGHWAY SAFETY GRANTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Title I of the Transpor-
tation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2004 (division F of Public Law 108–
199) is amended by inserting before the period at 
the end of the matter under the heading ‘‘NATIONAL 
HIGHWAY
TRAFFIC
SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION, 
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HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANTS’’ the following: 
‘‘: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,600,000 
of the funds subject to allocation under section 157 
of title 23, United States Code, and not to exceed 
$2,600,000 of the funds subject to apportionment 
under section 163 of that title, shall be available to 
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
for administering highway safety grants under those 
sections’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on January 24, 
2004. 
(b) FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION.—Section 
110(g) of the Transportation, Treasury, and Independent 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (division F of Public 
Law 108–199) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Obligation authority shall be available until used 
and in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed 
on obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
construction programs for future fiscal years.’’. 
SEC. 9. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS. 
(a) ALLOCATING AMOUNTS.—Section 5309(m) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 
except for the period beginning on October 1, 
2003, and ending on April 30, 2004, during 
which $699,642,775 will be available’’ after 
‘‘modernization’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, 
except for the period beginning on October 1, 
2003, and ending on April 30, 2004, during 
which $767,657,109 will be available’’ before 
the semicolon; and 
(D) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘, 
except for the period beginning on October 1, 
2003 and ending on April 30, 2004, during 
which $352,110,220 will be available’’ after 
‘‘facilities’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (2)(B)(iii) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(iii) OCTOBER 1, 2003 THROUGH 
APRIL 30, 2004.—Of the amounts made 
available 
under 
paragraph 
(1)(B), 
$6,066,667 shall be available for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2003, and ending 
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on April 30, 2004, for capital projects de-
scribed in clause (i).’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)(B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$1,250,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,750,000’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (3)(C)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$20,833,334 shall be 
available’’ and inserting ‘‘$28,994,583 shall be 
transferred to and administered under section 
5309 for buses and bus facilities’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’. 
(b) APPORTIONMENT
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
FIXED GUIDEWAY MODERNIZATION.—Section 8(b)(1) of 
the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (49 
U.S.C. 5337 note) is amended by striking ‘‘February 29, 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’. 
(c) FORMULA GRANTS AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 
5338(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by striking 
‘‘FEBRUARY
29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL
30, 
2004’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)(vi)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘$1,292,948,344’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$1,780,963,287’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)(B)(vi)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$323,459,169’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$445,240,822’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking ‘‘February 
29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’. 
(d) FORMULA GRANT FUNDS.—Section 8(d) of the 
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 
1122) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) ALLOCATION OF FORMULA GRANT FUNDS FOR 
OCTOBER 1, 2003, THROUGH APRIL 30, 2004.—Of the 
aggregate of amounts made available by or appropriated 
under section 5338(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
for the period of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 
2004—
‘‘(1) $ 2,812,446 shall be available to the Alas-
ka Railroad for improvements to its passenger oper-
ations under section 5307 of such title; 
‘‘(2) $28,994,583 shall be available for bus and 
bus facilities grants under section 5309 of such title; 
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(A) by striking ‘‘$255,801,669’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$363,882,021’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’. 
(f) PLANNING
AUTHORIZATIONS
AND
ALLOCA-
TIONS.—Section 5338(c)(2) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended—
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘FEBRUARY 29, 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL 30, 2004’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)(vi)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$24,636,667’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$33,981,652’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B)(vi)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$6,100,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$8,350,440’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’. 
(g) 
RESEARCH
AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 
5338(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘FEBRUARY 29, 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL 30, 2004’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)(vi)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘$16,536,667’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$24,471,428’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (B)(vi)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$4,095,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$6,262,830’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and 
(4) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘February 
29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’. 
(h) RESEARCH FUNDS.—Section 8(h) of the Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2003 is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(h) ALLOCATION OF RESEARCH FUNDS FOR OCTO-
BER 1, 2003, THROUGH APRIL 30, 2004.—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, 2003, through April 30, 2004—
‘‘(1) not less than $3,044,431 shall be available 
for providing rural transportation assistance under 
section 5311(b)(2) of such title; 
‘‘(2) not less than $4,784,106 shall be available 
for carrying out transit cooperative research pro-
grams under section 5313(a) of such title; 
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‘‘(3) not less than $4,784,106 shall be available 
to carry out programs under the National Transit 
Institute under section 5315 of such title, including 
not more than $579,892 to carry out section 
5315(a)(16) of such title; and 
‘‘(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)(2) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended—
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘FEBRUARY 29, 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL 30, 2004’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$2,020,833’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,783,480’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$505,833’’ and inserting 
‘‘$695,870’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and 
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(4) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘February 
29, 2004’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘April 
30, 2004’’. 
(j) 
UNIVERSITY
TRANSPORTATION
RESEARCH 
FUNDS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(j) of the Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2003 is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(j) ALLOCATION OF UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION 
RESEARCH FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available under section 5338(e)(2)(A) of title 49, 
United States Code, for the period October 1, 2003, 
through April 30, 2004—
‘‘(A) $994,100 shall be available for the 
center identified in section 5505(j)(4)(A) of 
such title; and 
‘‘(B) $994,100 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 title 
49, United States Code, any amounts made available 
under such section for the period October 1, 2003, 
through April 30, 2004, that remain after distribu-
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tion under paragraph (1), shall be available for the 
purposes specified in section 3015(d) of the Trans-
portation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 
Stat. 857).’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
3015(d)(2) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century (112 Stat. 857) is amended by striking 
‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘April 30, 
2004’’. 
(k) ADMINISTRATION
AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 
5338(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘FEBRUARY 29, 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL 30, 2004’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)(vi)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$24,585,834’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$35,025,457’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B)(vi)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$6,150,833’’ and inserting 
‘‘$8,756,364’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’. 
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(l) JOB ACCESS
AND REVERSE COMMUTE PRO-
GRAM.—Section 3037(l) of the Federal Transit Act of 
1998 (49 U.S.C. 5309 note) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)(vi)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$50,519,167’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$57,989,167’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(B)(vi)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$12,638,833’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$14,497,292’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘February 29, 
2004, $4,166,667’’ and inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004, 
$5,798,917’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) TRANSFER IN FISCAL YEAR 2004.—Of the 
funds made available or appropriated under para-
graph (1) for fiscal year 2004, prior to the allocation 
under paragraph (3), $11,597,833 shall be adminis-
tered under the provisions of section 5309 of title 
49, United States Code.’’. 
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(m) RURAL TRANSPORTATION ACCESSIBILITY IN-
CENTIVE PROGRAM.—Section 3038(g) of the Federal 
Transit Act of 1998 (49 U.S.C. 5310 note) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(F)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$2,187,500’’ and inserting 
‘‘$3,044,431’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$708,333’’ and inserting 
‘‘$985,816’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’. 
(n) URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.—Section 
5307(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘FEBRUARY 29, 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘APRIL 30, 2004’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘February 
29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’; 
(o) OBLIGATION CEILING.—Section 3040(6) of the 
Federal Transit Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 394) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘$3,042,501,691’’ and inserting 
‘‘$4,238,428,192’’; and 
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amended by striking ‘‘February 29, 2004’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘April 30, 2004’’. 
(t) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Section 8(t) of the Sur-
face Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (23 U.S.C. 
101 note) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Amounts’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Amounts’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and by section 9 of the Sur-
face Transportation Extension Act of 2004’’ after 
‘‘this section’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) TRANSFERS.—Funds authorized by or 
made available under this section shall be trans-
ferred in accordance with the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2004, except that only 7⁄12 of the total 
amount to be transferred shall be available.’’. 
(u) LOCAL SHARE.—Section 3011(a) of the Federal 
Transit Act of 1998 (49 U.S.C. 5307 note) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘and for the period of October 1, 2003 
through April 30, 2004,’’ after ‘‘2003,’’. 
SEC. 10. NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINIS-
TRATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) CHAPTER 4 HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Sec-
tion 2009(a)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
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21st Century (112 Stat. 337; 117 Stat. 1119) is amended 
by striking ‘‘, and $68,750,000 for the period of October 
1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘, and 
$96,250,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 
April 30, 2004’’. 
(b) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT.—Section 2009(a)(2) of such Act (112 Stat. 337; 
117 Stat. 1119) is amended by striking ‘‘$30,000,000 for 
the period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 
2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$42,000,000 for the period of Octo-
ber 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004’’. 
(c) OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS-.—
Section 2009(a)(3) of such Act (112 Stat. 337; 117 Stat. 
1120) is amended by striking ‘‘$8,333,333 for the period 
of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$11,666,700 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
through April 30, 2004’’. 
(d) 
ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED
DRIVING
COUNTER-
MEASURES INCENTIVE GRANTS.—Section 2009(a)(4) of 
such Act (112 Stat. 337; 117 Stat. 1120) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$16,666,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$23,333,300 
for the period of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 
2004’’. 
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(e) 
NATIONAL
DRIVER
REGISTER.—Section 
2009(a)(6) of such Act (112 Stat. 338; 117 Stat. 1120) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$833,333 for the period of Octo-
ber 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,100,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 
April 30, 2004’’. 
SEC. 11. FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRA-
TION PROGRAM. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 7(a)(1) of 
the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 
Stat. 1120) is amended by striking ‘‘$71,487,500 for the 
period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$102,467,000 for the period October 1, 
2003 through April 30, 2004’’. 
(b) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.—Section 31104(a)(7) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) Not more than $98,352,000 for the period 
of October 1, 2003, through April 30, 2004.’’. 
(c) INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND COMMERCIAL DRIV-
ER’S LICENSE GRANTS.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—Sec-
tion 31107(a)(5) of such title is amended to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(5) $11,639,000 for the period of October 1, 
2003, through April 30, 2004.’’. 
(2) EMERGENCY CDL GRANTS.—Section 7(c) of 
the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 
(117 Stat. 1121) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘February 29,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘April 30,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$416,667’’ and inserting 
‘‘$582,000’’. 
(d) CRASH CAUSATION STUDY.—Section 7(d) of such 
Act is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$416,667’’ and inserting 
‘‘$582,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘February 29’’ and inserting 
‘‘April 30’’. 
(e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Title I of the Transpor-
tation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2004 (division F of Public Law 108–
199) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Fund and to’’ in the mat-
ter appearing under the heading ‘‘FEDERAL 
MOTOR
CARRIER
SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION, 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY, LIMITATION ON AD-
MINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES’’ 
and 
inserting 
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‘‘Fund, together with advances and reimburse-
ments received by the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration, the sum of which shall’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the 
end of the matter appearing under the heading 
‘‘FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINIS-
TRATION, NATIONAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY 
PROGRAM’’ the following: ‘‘: Provided further, 
That for grants made to States for implementa-
tion of section 210 of the Motor Carrier Safety 
Improvement Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 1764–
1765), the Federal share payable under such 
grants shall be 100 percent’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall take effect on January 24, 
2004. 
SEC. 12. 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—
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(A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘March 1, 2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘May 1, 2004’’, 
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E), 
(C) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (F) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (F), 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) authorized to be paid out of the 
Highway Trust Fund under the Surface Trans-
portation Extension Act of 2004.’’, and 
(E) in the matter after subparagraph (G), 
as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘Sur-
face Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation Exten-
sion Act of 2004’’. 
(2) MASS TRANSIT ACCOUNT.—Paragraph (3) 
of section 9503(e) of such Code is amended—
(A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘March 1, 2004’’ and inserting 
‘‘May 1, 2004’’, 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end of such subparagraph, 
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(C) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 
at the end of such subparagraph, 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) the Surface Transportation Extension 
Act of 2004,’’, and 
(E) in the matter after subparagraph (E), 
as added by this paragraph, by striking ‘‘Sur-
face Transportation Extension Act of 2003’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Surface Transportation Exten-
sion Act of 2004’’. 
(3) EXCEPTION
TO
LIMITATION
ON
TRANS-
FERS.—Subparagraph (B) of section 9503(b)(5) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘March 1, 2004’’ 
and inserting ‘‘May 1, 2004’’. 
(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 2003’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Surface Transpor-
tation Extension Act of 2004’’. 
(2) BOAT SAFETY ACCOUNT.—Subsection (c) of 
section 9504 of such Code is amended—
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(A) by striking ‘‘March 1, 2004’’ and in-
serting ‘‘May 1, 2004’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Surface Transportation 
Extension Act of 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2004’’. 
(3) EXCEPTION
TO
LIMITATION
ON
TRANS-
FERS.—Paragraph (2) of section 9504(d) of such 
Code is amended by striking ‘‘March 1, 2004’’ and 
inserting ‘‘May 1, 2004’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(d) 
TEMPORARY
RULE
REGARDING
ADJUST-
MENTS.—During the period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of the Surface Transportation Extension Act 
of 2003 and ending on April 30, 2004, for purposes of 
making any estimate under section 9503(d) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 of receipts of the Highway Trust 
Fund, the Secretary 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 
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(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.
Passed the House of Representatives February 26, 
2004. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk. 
By MARJORIE C. KELAHER, 
Assistant to the Clerk. 
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