Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety Amendments Act of 2005
PL 109-74 (H.R.3649), enacted 09/29/2005

119 STAT. 2030
PUBLIC LAW 109–74—SEPT. 29, 2005
Public Law 109–74
109th Congress
An Act
To ensure funding for sportfishing and boating safety programs funded out of
the Highway Trust Fund through the end of fiscal year 2005, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sportfishing and Recreational
Boating Safety Amendments Act of 2005’’.
TITLE 
I—CORRECTIONS 
TO 
THE
SPORTFISHING AND RECREATIONAL
BOATING SAFETY ACT OF 2005
SEC. 101. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AMENDMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Sportfishing and Recreational Boating
Safety Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–59) is amended—
(1) by striking section 10112(b)(2); and
(2) by inserting after section 10101 the following:
‘‘SEC. 10102. EFFECTIVE DATE.
‘‘The amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect
October 1, 2005.’’.
(b) TEMPORARY PRESERVATION OF EXISTING LAW.—Except as
provided by the amendments made by title II of this Act, during
the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the
Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2005, and
ending upon the expiration of fiscal year 2005, the provisions of
law amended by the Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety
Act of 2005 (as amended by this Act) shall be considered to read
as such laws read immediately before the enactment of that Act.
SEC. 102. RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY FUNDS.
Section 10143 of the Sportfishing and Recreational Boating
Safety Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–59) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘under section 10119 of
the Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2005’’
and inserting ‘‘under section 15 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport
Fish Restoration Act’’;
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(2) of section
4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C.
777c(a)(2))’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (a)(2) and (f) of section
Ante, p. 1931.
16 USC 777b
note.
16 USC 777b
note.
Ante, p. 1927.
16 USC 777 note.
Sportfishing and
Recreational
Boating Safety
Amendments Act
of 2005.
Sept. 29, 2005
[H.R. 3649]
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4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C.
777c(a)(2) and (f))’’;
(3) in paragraph (4)—
(A) in subparagraph (B) by inserting a closed paren-
thesis after ‘‘(16 U.S.C. 777c(a)(2)’’; and
(B) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(C) by striking ‘$5,000,000’ and inserting ‘$5,500,000’;
and
‘‘(D) by inserting ‘not less than’ before ‘$2,000,000’;
and’’; and
(4) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘unexpected’’ and inserting
‘‘unexpended’’.
SEC. 103. EXPENDITURE OF REMAINING BALANCE IN BOAT SAFETY
ACCOUNT.
Section 10119 of the Sportfishing and Recreational Boating
Safety Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–59) is amended in the text
proposed to be inserted as section 15 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport
Fish Restoration Act—
(1) in paragraph (2)(A)(v) of such text by striking ‘‘of this
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘of that section’’;
(2) in paragraphs (1) through (4) of such text by striking
‘‘subsection (b) of that section’’ each place it appears in such
text and inserting ‘‘subsection (c) of that section’’; and
(3) in paragraph (5)—
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(2) of that section’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘subsection (h)’’
and inserting ‘‘subsection (c) of that section’’.
TITLE 
II—EXTENSION 
OF 
REC-
REATIONAL 
BOATING 
FUNDING
THROUGH THE END OF FISCAL YEAR
2005
SEC. 201. NATIONAL OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM
FUNDING.
Section 4(c)(7) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration
Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(c)(7)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(7) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;’’.
SEC. 202. CLEAN VESSEL ACT FUNDING.
Section 4(b)(4) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration
Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)(4)) is amended—
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘FIRST
303
DAYS
OF FISCAL’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘July 30, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘September
30, 2005’’;
(3) by striking ‘‘$68,071,233’’ and inserting ‘‘$82,000,000’’;
(4) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$8,301,370’’ and
inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and
(5) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘$6,641,096’’ and
inserting ‘‘$8,000,000’’.
Ante, p. 1929.
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SEC. 203. COAST GUARD EXPENSES.
Section 13106(c)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$4,150,685’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘$1,660,274’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000’’.
TITLE III—EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZA-
TION FOR USE OF FUNDS IN BOAT
SAFETY ACCOUNT
SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF FUNDS IN BOAT
SAFETY ACCOUNT FOR OBLIGATIONS BEFORE OCTOBER
1, 2005.
(a) BOAT SAFETY ACCOUNT.—Subsection (c) of section 9504 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to expenditures from
boat safety account) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘August 15, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘October
1, 2005’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘Surface Transportation Extension Act of
2005, Part VI’’ and inserting ‘‘Sportfishing and Recreational
Boating Safety Amendments Act of 2005’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 302. CORRECTION OF DISTRIBUTION OF OBLIGATION AUTHORITY
UNDER SECTION 1102(c)(4)(A) OF PUBLIC LAW 109–59.
Notwithstanding section 1102(c)(4)(A) of Public Law 109–59;
119 Stat. 1144, et seq., or any other provision of law, for fiscal
year 2005, obligation authority for funds made available under
title I of division H of Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 3216 for
expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary
of Transportation with respect to traffic and highway safety under
chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, and part C of subtitle
VI of title 49, United States Code, shall be made available in
an amount equal to the funds provided therein: Provided, That
the additional obligation authority needed to meet the requirements
of this section shall be withdrawn from the obligation authority
previously distributed to the other programs, projects, and activities
26 USC 9504
note.
26 USC 9504.
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3649:
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 151 (2005):
Sept. 13, considered and passed House.
Sept. 15, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Sept. 20, House concurred in Senate amendment.
funded by the amount deducted under section 117 of title I of
division H of Public Law 108–447.
Approved September 29, 2005.
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