I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4916
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2004
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. PETRI, and Mr. LI-
PINSKI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com-
mittees on Ways and Means, Science, and Resources, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
JULY 22, 2004
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged 
JULY 22, 2004
The Committee on Ways and Means discharged 
JULY 22, 2004
The Committee on Science discharged 
JULY 22, 2004
The Committee on Resources discharged; considered and passed 
A BILL 
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.
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 IV’’. 
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; 118 Stat. 478; 118 Stat. 627; 118 
Stat. 698) is amended by striking ‘‘and the Surface 
Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part III’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
2004, Part III, and the Surface Transportation Extension 
Act of 2004, Part IV’’. 
(b) PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTIONS.—
(1) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
MINIMUM
GUAR-
ANTEE.—Section 2(b)(4) of such Act is amended by 
striking 
‘‘$2,333,333,333’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$2,800,000,000’’. 
(2) EXTENSION OF OFF-SYSTEM BRIDGE SET-
ASIDE.—Section 144(g)(3) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘2003 and in the pe-
riod of October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2004’’.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—
Section 1101(c)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for 
the 21st Century (117 Stat. 1111; 118 Stat. 478; 118 
Stat. 627; 118 Stat. 698) is amended by striking 
‘‘$26,998,288,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
through July 31, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,469,806,615 
for the period of October 1, 2003, through September 24, 
2004’’. 
(d) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.—Section 2(e) of 
the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 
Stat. 1111; 118 Stat. 478; 118 Stat. 627) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
of paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘July 31’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘September 24’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(A)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Part II, and’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Part II,’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘Part III’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, and the Surface Transportation Ex-
tension Act of 2004, Part IV’’; 
(3) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ‘‘10⁄12’’ and 
inserting ‘‘49⁄52’’; 
(4) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘July 31’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 24’’;