114 HR 2353 EH: Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015
U.S. House of Representatives
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1.Short title; reconciliation of funds; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015
. (b)The Secretary of Transportation shall reduce the amount apportioned or allocated for a program, 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)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. <enum>I</enum><header>Surface Transportation Program Extension</header> <subtitle id="H5137D2EFBCD14470A7BCAF1E2B08D0B2"><enum>A</enum><header>Federal-Aid Highways</header> <section id="H60F03F893CB74063BBF8550DF5CC19B3"><enum>1001.</enum><header>Extension of Federal-aid highway programs</header> <subsection id="HEFC6CCCD917941A294175992144F5E64"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1001(a) of the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1840) is amended by striking <quote>May 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>July 31, 2015</quote>.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H6D5A419C9E794404A58E7E24A46B4DBD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="HCF4918C75ED947DFA6F4D04124A32812"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Highway Trust Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1001(b)(1) of the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1840) is amended by striking <quote>for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015, a sum equal to <fraction>243⁄365</fraction> of the total amount</quote> and inserting <quote>for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015, a sum equal to <fraction>304/365</fraction> of the total amount</quote>.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6EA547C2816A4AF0990CEC9655B71B0B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>General fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1123(h)(1) of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/202">23 U.S.C. 202</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>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</quote> and inserting <quote>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</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7E416F98593446748D27E45D2F3515A5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of funds</header>
<paragraph id="H97FBD4665D3F4DE3A46ED98EA2169762"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1001(c)(1) of the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1840) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H3B9A6818C3C349138A749C16A66E93B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>July 31, 2015,</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF61F1559CEC74BAAB1F7ED7C05E3C62A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote><fraction>243⁄365</fraction></quote> and inserting <quote><fraction>304/365</fraction></quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7971F4B75F9B41DB9473DA520C10BAA7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Obligation ceiling</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1102 of MAP–21 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/104">23 U.S.C. 104</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0FDC0A2651724570A8CE9C2FB2E00912"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0734A978D0604878A39184F64CBA259D" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H20970653C25B47139ECBEF041E24EC41"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$33,528,284,932 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB6F0A7CAE280407DBED5DB3A43B9D009"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(12) by striking <quote>, 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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/901a">2 U.S.C. 901a</external-xref>), then multiplied by <fraction>243⁄365</fraction> for that period</quote> and inserting <quote>, 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 otherwise been required for that year by section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/901a">2 U.S.C. 901a</external-xref>), then multiplied by <fraction>304/365</fraction> for that period</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H694841C1106B4278B1E2D4630FC032F0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<clause id="HB70EC4287F7748B5A76F4C48404A581F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>July 31, 2015,</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HEF571286A74C46F394E8858E45C8B2E0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending May 31, 2015, that is equal to <fraction>243⁄365</fraction> of such unobligated balance</quote> and inserting <quote>for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015, that is equal to <fraction>304/365</fraction> of such unobligated balance</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEC0D7190D46442EDB4C9536209D2D401"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>July 31, 2015,</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H9C2F67A77AE141E4916C9BED9CDB5548"><enum>1002.</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1002 of the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1842) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H61B611A43D154B40A6022578630415AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>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.</quote> and inserting <quote>for administrative expenses of the Federal-aid highway program $366,465,753 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015.</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H7F6BCD9E1AAB47C38615D097265DEA1A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b)(2) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H9089710EA5CB4B99B345D2CC861D653D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015, subject to the limitations on administrative expenses under the heading <quote>Federal Highway Administration</quote> in appropriations Acts that apply to that period.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section></subtitle> <subtitle id="H0FC349BF55694DD2ADA2DB8A56ACF9F8"><enum>B</enum><header>Extension of Highway Safety Programs</header> <section id="H4B680D42B6CA4E95B8F05414102B7C67"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Extension of national highway traffic safety administration highway safety programs</header> <subsection id="H57802647ACF64512865A2EE2921EAEBD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension of programs</header> <paragraph id="H027DA23B7887457E89AE41B8454A7254"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Highway safety programs</header><text>Section 31101(a)(1)(C) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HE35AFB4FF0E94D90B8D4352639BB516A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$195,726,027 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0B69B55F30EC41F0AC34F48CBC803511"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Highway safety research and development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31101(a)(2)(C) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H8CF1B6B25E22492B97A45AAEE4C857CF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$94,531,507 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBF00FC41CF4B40F68FFEDC1318250657"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National priority safety programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31101(a)(3)(C) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H24B0B3C9837D4CA18FE5DDEF6A8E853A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$226,542,466 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H78DC293DD59E4321B2BE41BCAC11E91B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>National driver register</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31101(a)(4)(C) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H04A80A7650934F509E033E7B5C8B1340"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$4,164,384 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3C0BC230921B45939894D577C7318AC2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>High visibility enforcement program</header> <subparagraph id="HE80E3910E2B34363838B13068ABD794A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31101(a)(5)(C) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H0476155905FE442696179B37662F92EF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$24,153,425 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5CA22587C0894CC89BA3F700B6FDA189"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Law enforcement campaigns</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2009(a) of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">23 U.S.C. 402</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<clause id="H714185B598624DF1BCD4305D83DE556D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the first sentence by striking <quote>May 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>July 31, 2015</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="HFCA9BA584109449291DAF52663A020D0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the second sentence by striking <quote>May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>July 31, 2015,</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C8FA0FF7EB947E1895CDD6EF9749005"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31101(a)(6)(C) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA33156C31A2E4F65880F29582755FA87" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H62CC438979824BD184950CBABBF02CD5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$21,238,356 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3EC18737680E4C4D85C7E668A4FA878C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cooperative research and evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 403(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and $1,664,384 of the total amount available for apportionment to the States for highway safety programs under section 402(c) in the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and $2,082,192 of the total amount available for apportionment to the States for highway safety programs under section 402(c) in the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H733ED8C309B243D9BA4AC007F1338E9E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability of title 23</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31101(c) of MAP–21 (126 Stat. 733) is amended by striking <quote>May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>July 31, 2015,</quote>.</text> </subsection></section>
<section id="H2E99D1BFBF0C4AADB3A105E806F4ACFA"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Extension of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration programs</header>
<subsection id="HCB25F8DE68A6437C910C316666EA9CAE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Motor carrier safety grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31104(a)(10) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H749FF5FBB57B4DEEA3E02B3C70BC9828" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H39270700D9634C14AD09BC1E7A0E8FCE"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$181,567,123 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection>
<subsection id="HE67171BFBB7C4A46A54751787EB8A096"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31104(i)(1)(J) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0450DAEF6DE4457DBC14583E2F073F4F" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H9825F21AB833447093B771BB0956EFDA"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$215,715,068 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection>
<subsection id="H68C82474C183450188D288ED90FA580C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grant programs</header>
<paragraph id="H8294030382564F77A9A930F10E68B785"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commercial driver’s license program improvement grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4101(c)(1) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by striking <quote>and $19,972,603 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>and $24,986,301 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote>.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA0CFC8362AFE495DA9C2530050B8A1C8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Border enforcement grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4101(c)(2) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by striking <quote>and $21,304,110 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>and $26,652,055 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote>.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCD8624B17A394D7F9778AD6F2764396B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Performance and registration information system management grant program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4101(c)(3) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by striking <quote>and $3,328,767 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>and $4,164,384 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote>.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H85F6CC47431F415FB1436756AA601E86"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4101(c)(4) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by striking <quote>and $16,643,836 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>and $20,821,918 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote>.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBC3FF99693E34930A3BB9EFF7F11BFE0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Safety data improvement grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4101(c)(5) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1715) is amended by striking <quote>and $1,997,260 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>and $2,498,630 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB62C257A4F3140258E9772950CFEB2C6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>High-priority activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31104(k)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and up to $9,986,301 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and up to $12,493,151 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H6BFE2238EEDC4556AC089FB67681045C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>New entrant audits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 31144(g)(5)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and up to $21,304,110 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and up to $26,652,055 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H7A87AB2874DB4F2F976475F79E4614EC"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Outreach and education</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4127(e) of SAFETEA–LU (119 Stat. 1741) is amended by striking <quote>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,</quote> and inserting <quote>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,</quote>.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HF9A5F4820025412DA0079DD69387AFAB"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Grant program for commercial motor vehicle operators</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4134(c) of SAFETEA–LU (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31301">49 U.S.C. 31301</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>and $665,753 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and $832,877 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>.</text> </subsection></section> <section id="H1A43F34C25B542529FB388985F4B9294"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/777c">16 U.S.C. 777c</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H28339BD5B9334377B352AB21D1323DD4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>May 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>July 31, 2015</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H77858F37CF5E43BBAA68B050A429B5BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking <quote>May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>July 31, 2015,</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HCC2E22702A9844EEAB0E2C8B1F197A30"><enum>C</enum><header>Public Transportation Programs</header>
<section id="H103ABE81DFDE4B549D964142E9D927C4"><enum>1201.</enum><header>Formula grants for rural areas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5311(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H0129DCE34CEE4A4F86DAE502F441347E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>and $3,328,767 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and $4,164,384 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD743326EEC3C4989A743C6B295E3D5B4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>and $16,643,836 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and $20,821,918 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section> <section id="H893D0A3E1E0840B79CD45F811157D5BE"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Apportionment of appropriations for formula grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5336(h)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and $19,972,603 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and $24,986,301 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>.</text> </section>
<section id="H55CB02FF135545B8B41E8B92A84D2CC6"><enum>1203.</enum><header>Authorizations for public transportation</header>
<subsection id="HC3D97871992B46CAB32473FBAD6D267C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Formula grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5338(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H258CA9C624224FAFB20B955119411830"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>and $5,722,150,685 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>and $7,158,575,342 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote>;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFBFF666C218D46F4BF99974A8D0E6DDA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text> <subparagraph id="H417D8CB7D3854926861FB4CE617BA392"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>and $85,749,041 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and $107,274,521 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H98B9D338DFC74567A30C1594EFD59EE4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>and $6,657,534 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and $8,328,767 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H273DC23943994F9BA7A735A2AAF0EFC8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>and $2,968,361,507 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and $3,713,505,753 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H790A05B278E645079303DA66B9AD3ED3"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D) by striking <quote>and $171,964,110 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and $215,132,055 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H72F65DEEEDE14F84BD5653ADE57E8542"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E)—</text>
<clause id="HE31A745F487F467A8E1FF05F9EC959E4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and $404,644,932 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and $506,222,466 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>;</text> </clause> <clause id="HA65B25F5A00D4368845C3DF4CB0F87CC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and $19,972,603 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and $24,986,301 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H480C76471793437C9DA12B4E3C83F562"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and $13,315,068 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and $16,657,534 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7DDA3249A6414D44AF87020F17A3BEE0"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F) by striking <quote>and $1,997,260 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and $2,498,630 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBBD85818223C4AE9847E3EB99E16D364"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (G) by striking <quote>and $3,328,767 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and $4,164,384 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8F45ED224E144195B954C41E5FEF0E59"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (H) by striking <quote>and $2,563,151 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and $3,206,575 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H93D2B8987AC54BF1B18DEEE1D829FCA2"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (I) by striking <quote>and $1,441,955,342 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and $1,803,927,671 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1AF872A45ED144A5B84047652C06EA10"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (J) by striking <quote>and $284,809,315 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and $356,304,658 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCCCDC3DB6D654FB2B05E72A28A450F93"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (K) by striking <quote>and $350,119,726 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and $438,009,863 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H100557F8D38F4C23862659FA95388592"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Research, development demonstration and deployment projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5338(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and $46,602,740 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>and $58,301,370 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote>.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H352503350A124565A2BBF8FEF02215B4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transit cooperative research program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5338(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and $4,660,274 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>and $5,830,137 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HB7EED1BAD69242008C6FD13E1D2416E1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical assistance and standards development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and $4,660,274 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>and $5,830,137 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote>.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H07CDD1C7847D4FA89C659EE9F282BEB2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Human resources and training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5338(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and $3,328,767 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>and $4,164,384 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H684B1DA39A5B4FF9B05B7F0985683A9B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Capital investment grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5338(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and $1,269,591,781 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>and $1,558,295,890 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote>.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HA7E0F367116C458CA161E447297311AB"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5338(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H29D0F6F149924B0C87B354E8B8660F24"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>and $69,238,356 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>and $86,619,178 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015</quote>;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H45EF3112849645C6810E026F028196D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>and not less than $3,328,767 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and not less than $4,164,384 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4464073931544B6F9ECBCDE9C747A1AB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>and not less than $665,753 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and not less than $832,877 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H78C38E22A12242E48A4D31BF502B8175"><enum>1204.</enum><header>Bus and bus facilities formula grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5339(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H5C6E2C9F392C4F63A2CE14353EEB27D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and $43,606,849 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and $54,553,425 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1FC8AECF123A4EA18527FEBD290706D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$832,192 for such period</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,041,096 for such period</quote>; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H19F586649FA54B8794815338AFD7E9BA"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$332,877 for such period</quote> and inserting <quote>$416,438 for such period</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HDC115B41D69C4A29863D80CDBE454F78"><enum>D</enum><header>Hazardous Materials</header>
<section id="H94064B960A204C4699BA3E947C4318A7"><enum>1301.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="H9A5D48F5B6144E4E8B4F37DD2BD88A36"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5128(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H571027F912AF43198971047B705143CA" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H99CD117A83DB46FCA8E553262EF5025D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$35,615,474 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection>
<subsection id="H8348441A8BF84FD28E084CB318B17028"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Hazardous materials emergency preparedness fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5128(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32CE72339F454BB5A153C53B6BFB679A" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HBBDA1D3EEDB5426D90832E1BFA6ADECA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fiscal year 2015</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC09EECD4B46F4DFBBA46F14751F14652"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$156,581 to carry out section 5115;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H350000F85B194E1A878DFD3B22860413"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$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);</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDB58F1CC06544164955D881A2029B102"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$124,932 to carry out section 5116(f);</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFE4D9DFACAB34D018276A18EA2D967C5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$520,548 to publish and distribute the Emergency Response Guidebook under section 5116(i)(3); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H47BA15AD6A5D4AA1836CCAFC4C0C95E3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$832,877 to carry out section 5116(j).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H792F27B7836744BD8D13ACF1FEE9F6C9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Hazardous materials training grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5128(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>and $2,663,014 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on May 31, 2015,</quote> and inserting <quote>and $3,331,507 for the period beginning on October 1, 2014, and ending on July 31, 2015,</quote>.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle>
<enum>II</enum><header>Revenue Provisions</header>
<section commented="no" id="H3A3FF5F4141B48BDA0982D8A395C084C"><enum>2001.</enum><header>Extension of Highway Trust Fund expenditure authority</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HD036784041064D6A8A4D1FD090149D72"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Highway Trust Fund</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9503">Section 9503</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H889CDA221B734A24AAC670BC3444DE83"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>June 1, 2015</quote> in subsections (b)(6)(B), (c)(1), and (e)(3) and inserting <quote>August 1, 2015</quote>, and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H33D47805532247ECB8A404DF7D538F9F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014</quote> in subsections (c)(1) and (e)(3) and inserting <quote>Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H98917EB21079477B9E38A0D43A0DD98E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9504">Section 9504</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H81CC0C30C779423C991DD95870B99377"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014</quote> each place it appears in subsection (b)(2) and inserting <quote>Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015</quote>, and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H440547E42F5D4F239CF33548315D4467"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>June 1, 2015</quote> in subsection (d)(2) and inserting <quote>August 1, 2015</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H2B8E9E942C724168B27C1E567A9943C5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9508">Section 9508(e)(2)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>June 1, 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>August 1, 2015</quote>.</text> </subsection></section> Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2015.Karen L. Haas,Clerk.