Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997
PL 105-130 (S.1519), enacted 12/01/1997

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PUBLIC LAW 105-130—DEC. 1, 1997 
Public Law 105-130 
105th Congress 
An Act 
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To provide a 6-month extension of highway, highway safety, and transit programs 
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pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
[8. 1519] 
Efficiency Act of 1991. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
Surface 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Transportation 
Extension Act of 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
1997 
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This Act may be cited as the "Surface Transportation Extension 
Act of 1997". 
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SEC. 2. ADVANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation (referred 
to in this Act as the "Secretary") shall apportion funds made avail-
able under section 1003(d) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
Efficiency Act of 1991 to each State in the ratio that— 
(1) the State's total fiscal year 1997 obligation authority 
for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid highway program; 
bears to 
(2) all States' total fiscal year 1997 obligation authority 
for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid highway program. 
(b) PROGRAMMATIC DISTRIBUTIONS.— 
(1) PROGRAMS.—Of the funds to be apportioned to each 
State under subsection (a), the Secretary 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, the bridge program, the surface 
transportation program, the congestion mitigation and air qual-
ity improvement program, minimum allocation under section 
157 of title 23, United States Code, Interstate reimbursement 
under section 160 of that title, the donor State bonus under 
section 1013(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Effi-
ciency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1940), hold harmless under section 
1015(a) of that Act (105 Stat. 1943), 90 percent of payments 
adjustments under section 1015(b) of that Act (105 Stat. 1944), 
section 1015(c) of that Act (105 Stat. 1944), £in amount equal 
to the funds provided under sections 1103 through 1108 of 
that Act (105 Stat. 2027), and funding restoration under section 
202 of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 
(109 Stat. 571). 
(2) IN GENERAL.—The amount that each State shall be 
apportioned under this subsection for each item referred to 
in paragraph (1) shall be determined by multipl3dng— 
(A) the amount apportioned to the State under sub-
section (a); by 
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(B) the ratio that— 
(i) the amount of funds apportioned for the item, 
or allocated under sections 1103 through 1108 of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
1991 (105 Stat. 2027), to the State for fiscal year 
1997; bears to 
(ii) the total of the amount of funds apportioned 
for the items, and allocated under those sections, to 
the State for fiscal year 1997. 
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—^Amounts apportioned to a State under 
subsection (a) attributable to sections 1103 through 1108 of 
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
shall be available to the State for projects eligible for assistance 
under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.—^Funds authorized by the amendment 
made by subsection (d) shall be administered as if they had 
been apportioned, allocated, deducted, or set aside, as the case 
may be, under title 23, United States Code; except that the 
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deduction under section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, 
the set-asides under section 104(b)(1) of that title for the terri-
tories and under section 104(f)(1) of that title for metropolitan 
planning, and the expenditure required under section 104(d)(1) 
of that title shall not apply to those funds. 
(c) REPAYMENT FROM FUTURE APPORTIONMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—^The Secretary shall reduce the amount 
that would, but for this section, be apportioned to a State 
for programs under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
for fiscal year 1998 under a law reauthorizing the Federal-
aid highway program enacted after the date of enactment of 
this Act by the amount that is apportioned to each State 
under subsection (a) and section 5(f) for each such program. 
(2) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—^The Secretary 
may establish procedures under which funds apportioned under 
subsection (a) for a program category for which funds are 
not authorized under a law described in paragraph (1) may 
be restored to the Federal-aid highway program. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Section 
1003 
of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
(105 Stat. 1918) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
"(d) ADVANCE AUTHORIZATIONS.— 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—^There shall be available from the High-
way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to 
carry out section 2(a) of the Surface Transportation Extension 
Act of 1997 $5,500,000,000 for the period of November 16, 
1997, through January 31, 1998. 
"(2) SPECIAL RULE.—^Funds apportioned under subsection 
(a) shall be subject to any limitation on obligations for Federal-
aid highways and highway safety construction programs. 
"(e) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 
"(1) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding section 157(e) of 
title 23, United States Code, there shall be available from 
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
to carry out section 157 of title 23, United States Code, not 
to exceed $15,460,000 for the period of January 26, 1998, 
through January 31, 1998. 
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"(2) 
ALLOCATION.—^The 
Secretary 
shall 
allocate the 
amounts authorized under paragraph (1) to each State in the 
ratio that— 
"(A) the amount allocated to the State for fiscal year 
1997 under section 157 of that title; bears to 
"(B) the amounts allocated to all States for fiscal year 
1997 under section 157 of that title. 
"(f) 
CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds authorized under sub-
sections (d) and (e) shall be available for obligation in the same 
manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 
23, United States Code.". 
(e) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall allocate to each 
State an amount of obligation authority made available under 
the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-66) that is— 
(A) equal to the greater of— 
(i) the State's unobligated balance, as of October 
1, 1997, of Federal-aid highway apportionments subject 
to any limitation on obligations; or 
(ii) 50 percent of the State's total fiscal year 1997 
obligation authority for funds apportioned for the Fed-
eral-aid highway program; but 
(B) not greater than 75 percent of the State's total 
fiscal year 1997 obligation authority for funds apportioned 
for the Federal-aid highway program. 
(2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—The total of all allocations 
under paragraph (1) shall not exceed $9,786,275,000. 
(3) TIME PERIOD FOR OBLIGATIONS OF FUNDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), a State shall not obligate any funds for any Federal-
aid highway program project after May 1, 1998, until the 
earlier of the date of enactment of a multiyear law 
reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway program or July 
1, 1998. 
(B) REOBLIGATION.—Subparagraph (A) shall not pre-
clude the reobligation of previously obligated funds. 
(C) DISTRIBUTION OF REMAINING OBLIGATION AUTHOR-
ITY.—On the earlier of the date of enactment of a law 
described in subparagraph (A) or July 1, 1998, the Sec-
retary shall distribute to each State any remaining 
amounts of obligation authority for Federal-aid highways 
and highway safety construction programs by allocation 
in accordance with section 310(a) of the Department of 
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1998 (Public Law 105-66). 
(D) 
CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—No contract 
authority 
made available to the States prior to July 1, 1998, shall 
be obligated after that date until such time as a multiyear 
law reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway program has 
been enacted. 
(4) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATIONS.—^Any obligation of an 
allocation of obligation authority made under this subsection 
shall be considered to be an obligation for Federal-aid highways 
and highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 1998 
for the purposes of the matter under the heading "(LIMITATION 
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ON OBLIGATIONS)" under the heading "FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS" 
in title I of the Department of Transportation and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-66). 
SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF UNOBLIGATED APPORTIONMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other authority of a State 
to transfer funds, for fiscal year 1998, a State may transfer any 
funds apportioned to the State for any program under section 
104 (including amounts apportioned under section 104(b)(3) or set 
aside or suballocated under section 133(d)), 144, or 402 of title 
23, United States Code, before, on, or after the date of enactment 
of this Act, granted to the State for any program under section 
410 of that title before, on, or after such date of enactment, or 
allocated to the State for any program under chapter 311 of title 
49, United States Code, before, on, or after such date of enactment, 
that are subject to any limitation on obligations, and that are 
not obligated, to any other of those programs. 
(b) TREATMENT OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—^Any funds trans-
ferred 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 law reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway 
program enacted after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary 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 program category from which the funds 
were transferred. 
(2) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCiLiATiON.^The Secretary 
may establish procedures under which funds transferred under 
subsection (a) from a program category for which funds are 
not authorized may be restored to the Federal-aid highway, 
highway safety, and motor carrier safety programs. 
(3) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—No pr6vi-
sion of law, except a statute enacted after the date of enactment 
of this Act that expressly limits the application of this sub-
section, 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. 
SEC. 4, ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. 
(a) EXPENSES OF FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO BORROW.— 
(A) FROM UNOBLIGATED FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR DISCRE-
TIONARY ALLOCATIONS.—If unobligated balances of funds 
deducted by the Secretary under section 104(a) of title 
23, United States Code, for administrative and research 
expenses of the Federal-aid highway program are insuffi-
cient to pay those expenses for fiscal year 1998, the Sec-
retary may borrow to pay those expenses not to exceed 
$60,000,000 from unobligated funds available to the Sec-
retary for discretionary allocations. 
(B) 
REQUIREMENT TO REIMBURSE.—Funds borrowed 
under subparagraph (A) shall be reimbursed from amounts 
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made available to the Secretary under section 104(a) of 
title 23, United States Code, as soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of a law reauthorizing the Federal-
aid highway program enacted after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to funds made available 
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under paragraph (1), there shall be available from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
for administrative and research expenses of the Federal-
aid highway program $158,500,000 for fiscal year 1998. 
(B) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds authorized under 
this paragraph shall be available for obligation in the same 
manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 
1 of title 23, United States Code, and shall be subject 
to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways 
and highway safety construction programs. 
(3) 
USE OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.—Section 
104(i)(l) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
", and for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 
1998," after "1997". 
(b) BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.—Section 6006 of 
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
Stat. 2172) is amended— 
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(1) by inserting "(a) IN GENERAL.—" before "Chapter I"; 
and 
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking "1996, and" and inserting "1996,"; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the follow-
ing: ", and $12,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, 
through March 31, 1998". 
SEC. 5. OTHER FEDERAL-AID 
fflGHWAY 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS.—Section 1003(a)(6) of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
1919) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking "1992 and" and inserting "1992,"; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the follow-
ing: ", and $95,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, 
through March 31, 1998"; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking "1995, and" and inserting "1995,"; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the follow-
ing: "and $86,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, 
through March 31, 1998"; and 
(3) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by striking "1995, and" and inserting "1995,"; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the follow-
ing: ", and $42,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, 
through March 31, 1998". 
(b) NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM.—Section 
1003 
of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
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(105 Stat. 1918) (as amended by section 2(d)) is simended by adding 
at the end the following: 
"(e) NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM.—Section 104(h) 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting 'and 
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$7,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 
1998' after '1997'.". 
(c) CERTAIN ALLOCATED PROGRAMS.— 
(1) HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION.—Section 1040(f)(1) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 
U.S.C. 101 note; 105 Stat. 1992) is amended in the first sentence 
by inserting before the period at the end the following: "and 
$2,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 
31, 1998". 
(2) SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.—Section 1047(d) of the Inter-
modal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 
101 note; 105 Stat. 1998) is amended in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking "1994, and" and inserting "1994,"; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the follow-
ing: ", and $7,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, 
through March 31, 1998". 
(d) INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.—Section 6058(b) 
of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
(105 Stat. 2194) is amended— 
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(1) by striking "1992 and" and inserting "1992,"; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
", and $47,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through 
March 31, 1998". 
(e) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.— 
(1) OPERATION LIFESAVER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—^There shall be available from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
to carry out the operation lifesaver program under section 
104(d)(1) of title 23, United States Code, $150,000 for the 
period of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998. 
(B) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—^Funds authorized under 
this paragraph shall be available for obligation in the same 
manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 
1 of title 23, United States Code, and shall be subject 
to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways 
and highway safety construction progrsims. 
(2) DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER TRANSPORTATION FELLOW-
SHIP PROGRAM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—^There shall be available from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
to carry out the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation 
Fellowship Program under section 307(a)(l)(C)(ii) of title 
23, United States Code, $1,000,000 for the period of October 
1,1997, through March 31, 1998. 
(B) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds authorized under 
this paragraph shall be available for obligation in the same 
manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 
1 of title 23, United States Code, and shall be subject 
to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways 
and highway safety construction programs. 
(3) NATIONAL HIGHWAY INSTITUTE.—Section 321(f) of title 
23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: "There shall be available from the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this 
section $2,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through 
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March 31, 1998, and such funds shall be subject to any limita-
tion on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
construction programs.". 
(4) EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM.—Section 326(c) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: "There shall be available from the Highway 
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry 
out this section $3,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, 
through March 31, 1998, and such funds shall be subject to 
any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and 
highway safety construction programs.". 
(f) METROPOLITAN PLANNING.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—^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, 
$78,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through 
March 31, 1998. 
(B) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—^Funds authorized under 
this paragraph shall be available for obligation in the same 
manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 
1 of title 23, United States Code, and shall be subject 
to any limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways 
and highway safety construction programs. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—^The Secretary shall distribute 
funds authorized under paragraph (1) to the States in accord-
ance with section 104(f)(2) of title 23, United States Code. 
(g) TERRITORIES.—Section 1003 of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1918) (as amended 
by subsection (b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
"(f) TERRITORIES.— 
"(1) IN GENERAL.—^In lieu of the amounts deducted under 
section 104(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, there shall 
be available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
Mass Transit Account) for the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands $15,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through 
March 31, 1998. 
"(2) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds authorized under this 
subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner 
as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code, and shall be subject to any limitation 
on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
construction programs.". 
SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF 
fflGHWAY 
SAFETY PROGRAMS. 
(a) NHTSA HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.—Section 2005(1) of 
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
Stat. 2079) is amended— 
(1) by striking "1996, and" and inserting "1996,"; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
", and $83,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through 
March 31, 1998"; and 
(b) ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES.—Section 
410 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking "5" and inserting "6"; and 
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(B) in paragraph (3), by striking "and fifth" and insert-
ing "fifth, and sixth"; 
(2) in subsection (d)(2)(B), by striking "two" and inserting 
"3"; and 
(3) in the first sentence of subsection (j)— 
(A) by striking "1997, and" and inserting "1997,"; and 
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the follow-
ing ", and $12,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, 
through March 31, 1998". 
(c) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.—Section 30308(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking "1994, and" and inserting "1994,"; and 
(2) by inserting after "1997," the following: "and $1,855,000 
for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998,". 
SEC. 7. EXTENSION OF MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM. 
Section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraphs (1) through (5), by striking "not more" 
each place it appears and inserting "Not more"; £ind 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
"(6) Not more than $45,000,000 for the period of October 
1, 1997, through March 31,1998.". 
SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS. 
49 USC 5309, 
Title III of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2087-2140) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
"SEC. 3049. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS FOR THE 
PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 1997, THROUGH MARCH 31, 1998. 
"(a) ALLOCATING AMOUNTS.—Section 5309(m)(l) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ', and for the period 
of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998' after '1997'. 
"(b) APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIXED GUIDEWAY 
MODERNIZATION.—Section 5337 of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
"(1) in subsection (a), by inserting 'and for the period of 
October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998,' after '1997,'; and 
"(2) by adding at the end the following: 
"'(e) SPECIAL RULE FOR OCTOBER 1, 1997, THROUGH MARCH 
31, 1998.—^The Secretary shall determine the amount that each 
urbanized area is to be apportioned for fixed guideway moderniza-
tion under this section on a pro rata basis to reflect the partial 
fiscal year 1998 funding made available by section 5338(b)(1)(F).'. 
"(c) AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 5338 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
"(1) in subsection (a)— 
"(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the follow-
ing: 
"'(F) $1,328,400,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, 
through March 31, 1998.'; and 
"(B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the follow-
ing: 
"'(F) $369,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, 
through March 31, 1998.'; 
"(2) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end the following: 
"'(F) $1,131,600,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, 
through March 31, 1998.'; 
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"(3) in subsection (c), by inserting 'and not more than 
$1,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 
31, 1998,'after 1997,'; 
"(4) in subsection (e), by inserting 'and not more than 
$3,000,000 is available from the Fund (except the Account) 
for the Secretary for the period of October 1, 1997, through 
March 31, 1998,' after '1997,'; 
"(5) in subsection (h)(3), by inserting 'and $3,000,000 is 
available for section 5317 for the period of October 1, 1997, 
through March 31, 1998' after '1997'; 
"(6) in subsection (j)(5)— 
"(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 'and' at the end; 
"(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting'; and'; and 
"(C) by adding at the end the following: 
"'(D) the lesser of $1,500,000 or an amount that the 
Secretary determines is necessary is available to carry 
out section 5318 for the period of October 1, 1997, through 
March 31, 1998.'; 
"(7) in subsection (k), by striking 'or (e)' and inserting 
'(e), or (m)'; and 
"(8) by adding at the end the following: 
"'(m) 
SECTION 5316 
FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 
1997, 
THROUGH MARCH 31, 1998.—^Not more than the following amounts 
may be appropriated to the Secretary from the Fund (except the 
Account) for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 
1998: 
"'(1) $125,000 to carry out section 5316(a). 
"'(2) $1,500,000 to carry out section 5316(b). 
"'(3) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(c). 
"'(4) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(d). 
"'(5) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(e).'.". 
SEC. 9. EXTENSION OF TRUST FUNDS FUNDED BY fflGHWAY-RELATED 
TAXES. 
(a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—Section 9503 of the Internal Reve-
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nue Code of 1986 (relating to Highway Trust Fund) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking "1997" and inserting "1998"; and 
(ii) by striking the last sentence and inserting 
the following new flush sentence: 
"In determining the authorizations under the Acts referred 
to in the preceding subparagraphs, such Acts shall be applied 
as in effect on the date of the enactment of this sentence."; 
(B) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking "1997" and insert-
ing "1998"; 
(C) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking "1997" and insert-
ing "1998"; and 
(D) in paragraph (6)(E), by striking "1997" and insert-
ing "1998"; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(3)— 
(A) by striking "1997" and inserting "1998", and 
(B) by striking all that follows "the enactment of and 
inserting "the last sentence of subsection (c)(1).". 
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(b) AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND.—Section 9504(c) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to expenditures from Boat 26 USC 9504. 
Safety Account) is amended by striking "April 1, 1998" and inserting 
"October 1, 1998". 
(c) 
NATIONAL RECREATIONAL 
TRAILS TRUST FUND.—Section 
9511(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to expendi- 26 USC 9511. 
tures from Trust Fund) is amended by striking "1997" and inserting 
"1998". 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—^The amendments made by this section 26USC9503 
shall take effect on October 1, 1997. 
note. 
Approved December 1, 1997. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1519: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 143 (1997): 
Nov. 10, considered and passed Senate. 
Nov. 12, considered and passed House.