[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 135 (Wednesday, September 23, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H9855-H9866]
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              SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSION ACT OF 2009

  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 3617) to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, 
highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs 
funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear 
law reauthorizing such programs.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 3617

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; EXTENSION PERIOD.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (b) Extension Period.--This Act extends funding for 
     programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund for the period 
     beginning on October 1, 2009, and ending on the earlier of--
       (1) the date of enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing 
     the Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier 
     safety, and transit programs enacted after the date of 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (2) December 31, 2009.

     SEC. 2. FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM.

       (a) Apportionments.--
       (1) In general.--On October 1 of fiscal year 2010, the 
     Secretary of Transportation shall apportion funds authorized 
     for such fiscal year under section 1101(c) of SAFETEA-LU (119 
     Stat. 1153) (as added by subsection (d) of this section) to 
     each State such that the State's share of funds apportioned 
     is equal to the State's share for fiscal year 2009 of funds 
     apportioned or allocated for the programs specified in 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Specific programs.--The programs referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are--
       (A) the programs listed in section 105(a)(2) of title 23, 
     United States Code;
       (B) the program authorized by section 144(f)(1) of such 
     title;
       (C) the program authorized by section 1934 of SAFETEA-LU 
     (119 Stat. 1485); and
       (D) the program authorized by section 1962 of SAFETEA-LU 
     (119 Stat. 1518).
       (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, determined in accordance with 
     paragraph (2), of the funds for each program specified in 
     subsection (a)(2), with the following exceptions:
       (A) The high priority projects program authorized by 
     section 117 of title 23, United States Code.
       (B) The program authorized by section 144(f)(1) of such 
     title.
       (C) The program authorized by section 1934 of SAFETEA-LU 
     (119 Stat. 1485).
       (D) The program authorized by section 1962 of SAFETEA-LU 
     (119 Stat. 1518).
       (2) Distribution.--The amount that each State shall be 
     apportioned under this subsection for each program for which 
     funds may be apportioned under paragraph (1) shall be 
     determined by multiplying--
       (A) the amount apportioned to the State under subsection 
     (a) for the fiscal year; by
       (B) the ratio that--
       (i) the amount of funds apportioned or allocated for such 
     program to the State for fiscal year 2009; bears to--
       (ii) the total of the amount of funds apportioned or 
     allocated for all of such programs to the State for fiscal 
     year 2009.
       (3) Administration of funds.--Funds authorized by the 
     amendment made by subsection (d) shall be administered as if 
     the funds had been apportioned, allocated, deducted, or set 
     aside, as the case may be, under title 23, United States 
     Code, or under SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1144 et seq.), except 
     that the deductions and set-asides under the following 
     sections shall not apply to such funds:
       (A) Sections 104(b)(1)(A), 104(f), 104(h)(1), 118(c)(1), 
     130(e)(1), 140(b), 140(c), and 144(f)(1) of title 23, United 
     States Code.
       (B) Section 1404(c)(3) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1229).
       (C) Section 111 of the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act 
     of 2008 (122 Stat. 1572).
       (4) Special rule for equity bonus.--The amounts apportioned 
     to the States under this section for the equity bonus program 
     under section 105 of title 23, United States Code, shall be 
     treated, for purposes of section 105(d) of such title, as 
     amounts made available under section 105 of such title, 
     except that, for the period referred to in section 1(b), the 
     $2,639,000,000 set forth in section 105(d)(1) of such title 
     shall be treated as being $659,750,000.
       (5) Extension of bridges not on federal-aid highways.--
     Section 144(f)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``and for 
     the period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (c) Repayment From Future Apportionments.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall reduce the amount that 
     would be apportioned, but for this section, to a State for 
     programs under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, or 
     under title I of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1144 et seq.), for 
     fiscal year 2010, under a multiyear 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) for each such program for 
     fiscal year 2010.
       (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 1101 of 
     SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1153) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(c) Additional Authorizations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) to carry out section 2(a) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009 $9,848,113,116 for the 
     period referred to in section 1(b) of that Act.
       ``(2) Special rule.--Funds apportioned under section 2(a) 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009 shall be 
     subject to a limitation on obligations for Federal-aid 
     highways and highway safety construction programs.
       ``(3) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be made available for obligation and 
     administered in the same manner as if such funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     except that funds made available for the safe routes to 
     school program authorized by section 1404, the coordinated 
     border infrastructure program authorized by section 1303, and 
     the Appalachian development highway system program authorized 
     by subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, shall remain 
     available until expended.''.
       (e) Limitation on Obligations.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), upon enactment 
     of an Act making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation for fiscal year 2010 (other than an Act or 
     resolution making continuing appropriations), the Secretary 
     shall--
       (A) first calculate the distribution of the obligation 
     limitation for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
     construction programs provided by such Act according to the 
     provisions of such Act, and, as necessary for purposes of 
     making the calculations for the distribution of any 
     obligation limitation under such Act, the Secretary shall 
     annualize the amount of contract authority provided under 
     this Act for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
     construction programs; and then
       (B) multiply the results of the calculations made under 
     subparagraph (A) by one-quarter.
       (2) Exception.--An amount equal to $159,750,000 of the 
     funds made available for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) for the equity bonus program authorized by section 105 
     of title 23, United States Code, shall not be subject to any 
     obligation limitation.
       (3) Time period for obligations.--After the last day of the 
     period referred to in section 1(b), no funds shall be 
     obligated for any Federal-aid highway program project until 
     the date of enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing the 
     Federal-aid highway program enacted after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

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       (4) Treatment of obligations.--Any obligation of obligation 
     authority distributed under this subsection for fiscal year 
     2010 shall be considered to be an obligation for Federal-aid 
     highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal 
     year 2010 for the purposes of any obligation limitation set 
     in an Act making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation for fiscal year 2010.

     SEC. 3. FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

       (a) Authorization of Contract Authority.--There shall be 
     available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
     Transit Account) for administrative expenses of the Federal-
     aid highway program $105,929,410 for the period referred to 
     in section 1(b). Such funds may be used for the purposes 
     described in sections 104(a)(2) and 104(i) of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (b) Contract Authority.--Funds made available by this 
     section shall be available for obligation and shall be 
     administered in the same manner as if such funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     and shall be subject to a limitation on obligations for 
     Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction 
     programs, except that such funds shall remain available until 
     expended.

     SEC. 4. OTHER FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Extension of ISTEA Axle Weight Exemption for Transit 
     Vehicles and Over-the-road Buses.--Section 1023(h) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 
     U.S.C. 127 note; 106 Stat. 1552) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``October 1, 2009'' and 
     inserting ``the last day of the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``September 30, 2009'' 
     and inserting ``the last day of the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009''.
       (b) Extension of Flexibility Under TEA-21 in Use of Certain 
     STP Funds.--Section 1108(f)(1) of the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 133 note; 112 Stat. 141) 
     is amended by inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``and 
     for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (c) Extension of Authorizations and Flexibilities Under 
     Title I of SAFETEA-LU.--
       (1) Federal lands highways program.--
       (A) Indian reservation roads.--Section 1101(a)(9)(A) of 
     SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1154) is amended--
       (i) in clause (iv) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in clause (v) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(vi) $112,500,000 for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.''.
       (B) Park roads and parkways.--Section 1101(a)(9)(B)(i) of 
     SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1154) is amended--
       (i) in subclause (IV) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subclause (V) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(VI) $60,000,000 for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.''.

       (C) Refuge roads.--Section 1101(a)(9)(C) of SAFETEA-LU (119 
     Stat. 1154) is amended by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``and $7,250,000 for the period referred 
     to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension 
     Act of 2009''.
       (D) Public lands highways.--Section 1101(a)(9)(D) of 
     SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1154) is amended--
       (i) in clause (iv) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in clause (v) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(vi) $75,000,000 for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.''.
       (E) Forest highways.--Section 1119(m) of SAFETEA-LU (119 
     Stat. 1190) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1) by striking ``for each fiscal year'' 
     and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 
     and $5,000,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) of 
     the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2) by striking ``for each fiscal year'' 
     and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 
     and $250,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) of 
     the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (3) by striking ``for each fiscal year'' 
     and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 
     and $2,500,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) of 
     the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (F) BIA administrative expenses.--Section 202(d)(2)(F)(i) 
     of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ``and 
     $27,000,000 for fiscal year 2009'' and inserting 
     ``$27,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, and $6,750,000 for the 
     period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (G) Indian reservation road bridges.--Section 
     202(d)(4)(B)(i) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``and $3,500,000 
     for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (2) National corridor infrastructure improvement program.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1101(a)(10) of SAFETEA-LU (119 
     Stat. 1154) is amended--
       (i) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) $97,400,000 for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.''.
       (B) Designated projects.--Notwithstanding section 1302(e) 
     of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1205), the Secretary shall allocate 
     funds made available for the national corridor infrastructure 
     improvement program for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) on the basis of a competitive selection process in 
     accordance with section 1302(b) of such Act (119 Stat. 1204).
       (3) National scenic byways program.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1101(a)(12) of SAFETEA-LU (119 
     Stat. 1155) is amended--
       (i) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) $10,875,000 for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.''.
       (B) Resource center.--Section 1803(c) of SAFETEA-LU (119 
     Stat. 1458) is amended by striking ``and $3,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2006 through 2009'' and inserting ``, 
     $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009, and 
     $750,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (4) Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal 
     facilities.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1101(a)(13) of SAFETEA-LU (119 
     Stat. 1155) is amended--
       (i) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) $16,750,000 for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.''.
       (B) National ferry database.--Section 1801(e)(4)(C) of 
     SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1456) is amended by inserting after 
     ``2009'' the following: ``and not more than $125,000 for the 
     period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (C) Set aside for alaska, new jersey, and washington.--
     Section 147(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1) by inserting after ``2009'' the 
     following: ``, and $5,000,000 of the amount made available to 
     carry out this section for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009,'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2) by striking ``a fiscal year'' and 
     inserting ``each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009, and 
     $2,500,000 of the $5,000,000 for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009,'';
       (iii) in paragraph (3) by striking ``a fiscal year'' and 
     inserting ``each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009, and 
     $1,250,000 of the $5,000,000 for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009,''; and
       (iv) in paragraph (4) by striking ``a fiscal year'' and 
     inserting ``each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009, and 
     $1,250,000 of the $5,000,000 for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009,''.
       (5) Puerto rico highway program.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1101(a)(14) of SAFETEA-LU (119 
     Stat. 1155) is amended--
       (i) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) $37,500,000 for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.''.
       (B) Allocation of funds.--Section 165(a) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after ``2009'' 
     the following: ``and for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (6) Projects of national and regional significance 
     program.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1101(a)(15) of SAFETEA-LU (119 
     Stat. 1155) is amended--
       (i) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) $88,950,000 for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.''.
       (B) Designated projects.--Notwithstanding section 1301(m) 
     of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1202), the Secretary shall allocate 
     funds made available for the projects of national and 
     regional significance program for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) on the basis of a competitive selection process 
     in accordance with sections 1301(d), 1301(e), and 1301(f) of 
     such Act (119 Stat. 1199).
       (7) Deployment of magnetic levitation transportation 
     projects.--Section 1101(a)(18) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1155) 
     is amended by inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``and 
     $11,250,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (8) Highways for life.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1101(a)(20) of SAFETEA-LU (119 
     Stat. 1156) is amended--

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       (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) $5,000,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.''.
       (B) Project selections.--Section 1502(b)(6) of SAFETEA-LU 
     (119 Stat. 1237) is amended by striking ``the period of 
     fiscal years 2005 through 2009'' and inserting ``the period 
     beginning on October 1, 2004, and ending on the last day of 
     the period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (9) Highway use tax evasion projects.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1101(a)(21) of SAFETEA-LU (119 
     Stat. 1156) is amended--
       (i) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (D) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) $3,000,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.''.
       (B) Allocations.--Section 1115(c) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 
     1177) is amended--
       (i) by inserting after ``2009'' the first place it appears 
     the following: ``and for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''; 
     and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) $3,000,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.''.
       (C) Suballocations.--Section 143 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (i) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting after ``$2,000,000'' 
     the following: ``(and for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009, 
     $500,000)''; and
       (ii) in subsection (c)(3) by inserting after ``2009'' the 
     following: ``and for the period referred to in section 1(b) 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (10) Transportation, community, and system preservation 
     program.--Section 1117(g)(1) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1178) 
     is amended by striking ``and $61,250,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2006 through 2009'' and inserting ``, $61,250,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009, and $15,312,500 for 
     the period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (11) Truck parking facilities.--Section 1305(d)(1) of 
     SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1215) is amended by inserting after 
     ``2009'' the following: ``and $1,562,500 for the period 
     referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009''.
       (12) Delta region transportation development program.--
     Section 1308(h)(1) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1218) is amended 
     by inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``and $2,500,000 
     for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (13) Roadway safety improvements for older drivers and 
     pedestrians.--Section 1405(c) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1231) 
     is amended by inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``and 
     for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (14) Work zone safety grants.--Section 1409(c)(1) of 
     SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1232) is amended by inserting before 
     the period at the end the following: ``and $1,250,000 for the 
     period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (15) National work zone safety information clearinghouse.--
     Section 1410 of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1233) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a) by inserting after ``2009'' the 
     following: ``and for the period referred to in section 1(b) 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''; and
       (B) in subsection (b) by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``and $250,000 for the period referred to 
     in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act 
     of 2009''.
       (16) Roadway safety.--Section 1411 of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 
     1234) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(2) by inserting after ``2009'' the 
     following: ``and $125,000 for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ``and $500,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009'' and inserting ``, 
     $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009, and 
     $125,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (17) Value pricing pilot program.--Section 1012(b)(8) of 
     the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
     (23 U.S.C. 149 note; 105 Stat. 1938) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in clause (i) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in clause (ii) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009, $3,000,000.''; 
     and
       (B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting after ``2009'' the 
     following: ``and $750,000 for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009''.
       (18) Express lanes demonstration program.--Section 
     1604(b)(2) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1250) is amended by 
     striking ``during the period of fiscal years 2005 through 
     2009'' and inserting ``during the period beginning on October 
     1, 2004, and ending on the last day of the period referred to 
     in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act 
     of 2009''.
       (19) National historic covered bridge preservation.--
     Section 1804(d) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1459) is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end the following: ``and 
     $2,500,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (20) Additional authorization of contract authority for 
     states with indian reservations.--Section 1214(d)(5)(A) of 
     the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 
     202 note; 112 Stat. 206) is amended by inserting before the 
     period at the end the following: ``and $450,000 for the 
     period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (21) Nonmotorized transportation pilot program.--Section 
     1807 of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 217 note; 119 Stat. 1460) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (c) by striking ``per fiscal year'' and 
     inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009 and 
     $1,562,500 for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''; and
       (B) in subsection (f)(1) by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``and $6,250,000 for the period 
     referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009''.
       (22) Addition to cmaq-eligible projects.--Section 1808 of 
     SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1464) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (i) by striking ``September 30, 2009,'' 
     and inserting ``the last day of the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009,''; and
       (B) in subsection (j) by striking ``September 30, 2009,'' 
     and inserting ``the last day of the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009,''.
       (23) Grant program to prohibit racial profiling.--Section 
     1906(e)(1) of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note; 119 Stat. 1469) 
     is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``and $1,875,000 for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009''.
       (24) Going-to-the-sun road, glacier national park, 
     montana.--Section 1940(a) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1511; 120 
     Stat. 1109) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) $4,166,667 for the period referred to in section 1(b) 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.''.
       (25) Great lakes its implementation.--Section 1943(b) of 
     SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1512) is amended by striking ``and 
     $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2009'' and inserting ``, 
     $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, and $750,000 for the period 
     referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009''.
       (26) Bonding assistance program.--Section 332(e)(2) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     ``2009'' the following: ``and for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009''.
       (27) Denali access system program.--Section 309(j)(1) of 
     the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note) is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``and $3,750,000 for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009''.
       (28) Safe routes to school program administrative 
     expenses.--
       (A) In general.--There shall be available from the Highway 
     Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out 
     section 1404(c)(3) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1228) $750,000 
     for the period referred to in section 1(b).
       (B) Contract authority.--Funds made available by this 
     paragraph shall be available for obligation and administered 
     in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, and shall be 
     subject to a limitation on obligations for Federal-aid 
     highways and highway safety construction programs.
       (d) Extension of Authorizations Under Title V of SAFETEA-
     LU.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Surface transportation research, development, and 
     deployment program.--Section 5101(a)(1) of SAFETEA-LU (119 
     Stat. 1779) is amended by inserting after ``2009'' the 
     following: ``and $49,100,000 for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009''.
       (B) Training and education.--Section 5101(a)(2) of SAFETEA-
     LU (119 Stat. 1779) is amended by inserting after ``2009'' 
     the following: ``and $6,675,000 for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009''.
       (C) Bureau of transportation statistics.--Section 
     5101(a)(3) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1779) is amended by 
     inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``and $6,750,000 for 
     the period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (D) University transportation research.--Section 5101(a)(4) 
     of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1779) is amended by striking ``and 
     $78,900,000 for fiscal year 2009'' and inserting 
     ``$78,900,000 for fiscal year 2009, and $19,725,000 for the 
     period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (E) Intelligent transportation systems (its) research.--
     Section 5101(a)(5) of

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     SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1779) is amended by inserting after 
     ``2009'' the following: ``and $27,500,000 for the period 
     referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009''.
       (2) Distribution of funds.--For each program continued 
     under the amendments made by paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall allocate the funds made available for 
     the program for the period referred to in section 1(b) among 
     the major program areas under that program in the same ratio 
     as funds were allocated among those major program areas for 
     fiscal year 2009, except that any designation of funds for 
     specific activities shall not be required to be continued 
     during that period.
       (3) Obligation ceiling.--Section 5102 of SAFETEA-LU (119 
     Stat. 1780) is amended by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``and $102,722,222 for the period referred 
     to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension 
     Act of 2009''.
       (e) Extension of SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 
     2008 Provisions.--
       (1) Additional discretionary use of surface transportation 
     program funds.--Section 105(d) of the SAFETEA-LU Technical 
     Corrections Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 1601) is amended by 
     inserting after ``$1,000,000'' the following: ``, and for the 
     period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009 not more than 
     $250,000,''.
       (2) Highway research funding.--
       (A) Future strategic highway research program.--
       (i) In general.--There shall be available from the Highway 
     Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out 
     the future strategic highway research program under section 
     510 of title 23, United States Code, $13,127,073 for the 
     period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009.
       (ii) Contract authority.--Funds made available by this 
     subparagraph shall be available for obligation and 
     administered in the same manner as if the funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     except that the Federal share of the cost of activities 
     carried out using such funds shall be 100 percent and such 
     funds shall remain available until expended. Such funds shall 
     be subject to a limitation on obligations for Federal-aid 
     highways and highway safety construction programs.
       (B) Funding for research activities.--Section 111(f) of the 
     SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 1605) 
     is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1) by inserting after ``2009'' the 
     following: ``and $250,000 for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2) by inserting after ``2009'' the 
     following: ``and $1,225,000 shall be available for the period 
     referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009''.
       (C) University transportation research.--Section 5506(k)(3) 
     of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after ``2009'' the following: ``and for the period referred 
     to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension 
     Act of 2009''.
       (f) Extension of Set-Aside Programs and Activities.--
     Section 1101 of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1153) is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Extension of Set-Aside Programs and Activities.--
       ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--The following sums 
     are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
     Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the period 
     referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009:
       ``(A) Recreational trails administrative costs.--To cover 
     costs of the Secretary described in section 104(h)(1) of 
     title 23, United States Code, $210,000.
       ``(B) Interstate maintenance discretionary projects.--To 
     carry out projects described in section 118(c)(1) of such 
     title $25,000,000.
       ``(C) Nondiscrimination.--
       ``(i) Skills training.--For the administration of section 
     140(b) of such title $2,500,000.
       ``(ii) On-the-job training.--For the administration of 
     section 140(c) of such title $2,500,000.
       ``(D) Territories.--For the territorial highway program 
     under section 215 of such title $12,500,000.
       ``(E) Alaska highway.--For the Alaska Highway program under 
     section 218 of such title $7,500,000.
       ``(2) Project selection criteria.--The project selection 
     criteria in section 118(c)(2) of such title shall apply to 
     amounts made available by paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(3) Contract authority.--Funds made available by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation and administered 
     in the same manner as if the funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, and shall be 
     subject to a limitation on obligations for Federal-aid 
     highways and highway safety construction programs.''.
       (g) Operation Lifesaver.--Section 104(d)(1)(B) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after ``2009'' 
     the following: ``and $140,000 for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009''.
       (h) Railway-Highway Crossing Hazard Elimination in High 
     Speed Rail Corridors.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 
     104(d)(2)(A)(ii) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2009'' and 
     inserting ``$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, and $3,750,000 
     for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (2) Certain improvements.--Section 104(d)(2)(E) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2009'' and inserting ``$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, and 
     $750,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (i) Increased Federal Share for CMAQ Projects.--Section 
     120(c)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after ``or both,'' the following: ``or with funds 
     obligated in the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009,''.
       (j) HOV Facilities.--Section 166(b)(5) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``Before September 30, 
     2009'' each place it appears and inserting ``Through the last 
     day of the period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (k) Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation.--
     Section 608 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1) by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``and $30,500,000 for the period 
     referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009''; and
       (2) in subsection (a)(3) by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``and not more than $550,000 for the 
     period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (l) State Infrastructure Bank Program.--Section 610 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting after ``2009'' the 
     following: ``and for the period referred to in section 1(b) 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting after ``fiscal years'' 
     the following: ``, and for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009,'';
       (2) in subsection (d)(2) by inserting after ``2009'' the 
     following: ``, and in the period referred to in section 1(b) 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009,'';
       (3) in subsection (d)(3) by inserting after ``2009'' the 
     following: ``, and in the period referred to in section 1(b) 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009,''; and
       (4) in subsection (k) by inserting after ``2009'' the 
     following: ``and for the period referred to in section 1(b) 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (m) Reduction of Allocated Programs.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall reduce the amount that would be made 
     available, but for this section, for fiscal year 2010 for 
     allocation under a program that is continued both by a 
     multiyear law reauthorizing such program enacted after the 
     date of enactment of this Act and by this section (including 
     the amendments made by this section) by the amount made 
     available for such program by this section (including the 
     amendments made by this section).
       (n) Program Category Reconciliation.--The Secretary may 
     establish procedures under which funds allocated under this 
     section and the amendments made by this section for fiscal 
     year 2010 for a program category for which funds are not 
     authorized for fiscal year 2010 under a multiyear law 
     reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway program enacted after 
     the date of enactment of this Act may be restored to the 
     Federal-aid highway program.

     SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL 
                   HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Chapter 4 Highway Safety Programs.--Section 2001(a)(1) 
     of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1519) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and''; and
       (2) by inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``, and 
     $58,750,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (b) Highway Safety Research and Development.--Section 
     2001(a)(2) of such Act (119 Stat. 1519) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and''; and
       (2) by inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``, and 
     $26,375,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (c) Occupant Protection Incentive Grants.--
       (1) Extension of program.--Section 405 of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(3) by striking ``6'' and inserting 
     ``7''; and
       (B) in subsection (a)(4)(C) by striking ``in each of the 
     fifth and sixth fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     2003,'' and inserting ``in each subsequent fiscal year''.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 2001(a)(3) of 
     such Act (119 Stat. 1519) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``, and 
     $6,250,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (d) Safety Belt Performance Grants.--
       (1) Extension of program.--Section 406(c)(1) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``2009'' and 
     inserting ``2010''.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 2001(a)(4) of 
     such Act (119 Stat. 1519) is amended--

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       (A) by striking ``and''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``, and 
     $31,125,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (e) State Traffic Safety Information System Improvements.--
     Section 2001(a)(5) of such Act (119 Stat. 1519) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and''; and
       (2) by inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``, and 
     $8,625,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (f) Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures Incentive 
     Grant Program.--
       (1) Extension of program.--Section 410 of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(3)(C) by striking ``in each of the 
     fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth fiscal years'' and 
     inserting ``in each subsequent fiscal year''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)(2)(C) by striking ``and 2009'' and 
     inserting ``, 2009, and 2010''.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 2001(a)(6) of 
     such Act (119 Stat. 1519) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``, and 
     $34,750,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (g) National Driver Register.--Section 2001(a)(7) of such 
     Act (119 Stat. 1520) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and''; and
       (2) by inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``, and 
     $1,000,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (h) High Visibility Enforcement Program.--
       (1) Extension of program.--Section 2009(a) of such Act (23 
     U.S.C. 402 note; 119 Stat. 1535) is amended by striking 
     ``2009'' and inserting ``2010''.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 2001(a)(8) of 
     such Act (119 Stat. 1520) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``2009'' the second place it appears 
     the following: ``, and $7,250,000 for the period referred to 
     in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act 
     of 2009''.
       (i) Motorcyclist Safety.--
       (1) Extension of program.--Section 2010(d)(1)(B) of such 
     Act (23 U.S.C. 402 note; 119 Stat. 1536) is amended by 
     striking ``and fourth'' and inserting ``fourth, and fifth''.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 2001(a)(9) of 
     such Act (119 Stat. 1520) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``, and 
     $1,750,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (j) Child Safety and Child Booster Seat Safety Incentive 
     Grants.--
       (1) Extension of program.--Section 2011(c)(2) of such Act 
     (23 U.S.C. 405 note; 119 Stat. 1538) is amended by striking 
     ``fourth fiscal year'' and inserting ``fourth and fifth 
     fiscal years''.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 2001(a)(10) 
     of such Act (119 Stat. 1520) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``, and 
     $1,750,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (k) Administrative Expenses.--Section 2001(a)(11) of such 
     Act (119 Stat. 1520) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' the last place it appears; and
       (2) by inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``, and 
     $4,625,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (l) Applicability of Title 23.--Section 2001(c) of such Act 
     (119 Stat. 1520) is amended by striking ``2009'' and 
     inserting ``2010''.
       (m) Drug-impaired Driving Enforcement.--Section 2013(f) of 
     such Act (23 U.S.C. 403 note; 119 Stat. 1540) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(f) Funding.--Out of amounts made available to carry out 
     section 403 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary 
     shall make available to carry out this section--
       ``(1) $1,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 
     2009; and
       ``(2) $300,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.''.
       (n) Older Driver Safety; Law Enforcement Training.--Section 
     2017 of such Act (23 U.S.C. 402 note; 119 Stat. 1541) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1) by inserting after ``2009'' the 
     following: ``and $425,000 for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting after ``2009'' the 
     following: ``and $500,000 for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009''.

     SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY 
                   ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Motor Carrier Safety Grants.--Section 31104(a) of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) $52,250,000 for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.''.
       (b) Administrative Expenses.--Section 31104(i)(1) of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) $58,500,000 for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.''.
       (c) High Priority Activities.--Section 31104(k) of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) by inserting after ``2009'' the 
     following: ``, and $3,750,000 for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4) by inserting ``or for the period 
     referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009'' after ``fiscal year''.
       (d) Grant Programs.--Section 4101(c) of SAFETEA-LU (119 
     Stat. 1715) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``and $6,250,000 for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``and $8,000,000 for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009.'';
       (3) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``and $1,250,000 for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009.'';
       (4) in paragraph (4) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``and $6,250,000 for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009.''; and
       (5) in paragraph (5) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``and $750,000 for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009.''.
       (e) New Entrant Audits.--Section 31144(g)(5)(B) of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     ``fiscal year'' the following: ``and, in the case of the 
     period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009, up to $7,250,000''.
       (f) High Priority Activities.--Section 31313(b)(2) of such 
     title is amended by inserting ``or for the period referred to 
     in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act 
     of 2009'' after ``fiscal year''.
       (g) Commercial Driver's License Information System 
     Modernization.--Section 4123(d) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 
     1736) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) $2,000,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.''.
       (h) Outreach and Education.--Section 4127(e) of such Act 
     (119 Stat. 1741) is amended by inserting after ``2009'' the 
     following: ``(and, in the case of the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009, $250,000 to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
     Administration and $750,000 to the National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration)''.
       (i) Grant Program for Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators.--
     Section 4134(c) of such Act (119 Stat. 1744) is amended by 
     inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``and $250,000 for 
     the period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (j) Exemption During Harvest Periods.--Section 4146 of such 
     Act (119 Stat. 1749) is amended by striking ``at the end of 
     fiscal year 2009'' and inserting ``on the last day of the 
     period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (k) Working Group for Development of Practices and 
     Procedures to Enhance Federal-State Relations.--Section 
     4213(d) of such Act (119 Stat. 1759) is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 2009'' and inserting ``the last day of the 
     period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (l) Office of Intermodalism.--Section 5503(i) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after ``2009'' 
     the following: ``and for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.

     SEC. 7. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Allocation of Funds.--Section 5305(g) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``2009'' and 
     inserting ``2009 and the period referred to in section 1(b) 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (b) Special Rule.--Section 5307(b)(2) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in the paragraph heading by striking ``2009'' and 
     inserting ``2009 and the extension period'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``2009,'' and inserting 
     ``2009 and the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009,''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (E)--
       (A) by striking the subparagraph heading and inserting 
     ``Maximum amounts in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 and the 
     extension period.--''; and
       (B) by striking ``2009'' and inserting ``2009 and the 
     period referred to in section 1(b) of

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     the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (c) Allocating Amounts.--Section 5309(m) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) by striking the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A), including the paragraph designator and 
     heading, and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Fiscal years 2006 through 2009 and the extension 
     period.--The amounts made available or appropriated for 
     fiscal years 2006 through 2009 and the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009 under sections 5338(b) and 5338(c) shall be allocated as 
     follows:'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A)(i) by striking ``2009'' and 
     inserting ``2009 and $50,000,000 for the period referred to 
     in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act 
     of 2009'';
       (3) in paragraph (6)(B) by striking ``2009'' and inserting 
     ``2009, and $3,750,000 for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009,'';
       (4) in paragraph (6)(C) by striking ``2009'' and inserting 
     ``2009, and $1,250,000 for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009,'';
       (5) in paragraph (7)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``2009'' and inserting ``2009, and 
     $2,500,000 shall be available for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009,''; and
       (B) by striking ``each fiscal year'' and inserting ``each 
     of fiscal years 2006 through 2009'';
       (6) in paragraph (7)(B) by inserting after clause (iv) the 
     following:
       ``(v) $3,375,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.'';
       (7) in paragraph (7)(C) by inserting ``and the period 
     referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009'' after ``fiscal year'';
       (8) in paragraph (7)(D) by inserting ``, and not less than 
     $8,750,000 shall be available for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009,'' after ``fiscal year''; and
       (9) in paragraph (7)(E) by inserting ``, and $750,000 shall 
     be available for the period referred to in section 1(b) of 
     the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009,'' after 
     ``fiscal year''.
       (d) Apportionments.--Section 5311(c)(1) of such title is 
     amended by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E) $3,750,000 for the period referred to in section 1(b) 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.''.
       (e) Apportionment Based on Fixed Guideway Factors.--Section 
     5337(a) of such title is amended by striking ``2009'' and 
     inserting ``2009 and the period referred to in section 1(b) 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009 (with \3/
     12\ of each of the dollar amounts listed in paragraphs (1) 
     through (6) made available for the extension period)''.
       (f) Formula and Bus Grants.--Section 5338(b) of such title 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) $2,090,141,250 for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``2008,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and $28,375,000 for the period 
     referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009'' after ``2009'';
       (3) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``2008,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and $1,040,091,250 for the period 
     referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009'' after ``2009'';
       (4) in paragraph (2)(C)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``2008,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and $12,875,000 for the period 
     referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009'' after ``2009'';
       (5) in paragraph (2)(D)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``2008,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and $416,625,000 for the period 
     referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009'' after ``2009'';
       (6) in paragraph (2)(E)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``2008,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and $246,000,000 for the period 
     referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009'' after ``2009'';
       (7) in paragraph (2)(F)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``2008,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and $33,375,000 for the period 
     referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009'' after ``2009'';
       (8) in paragraph (2)(G)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``2008,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and $116,250,000 for the period 
     referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009'' after ``2009'';
       (9) in paragraph (2)(H)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``2008,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and $41,125,000 for the period 
     referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009'' after ``2009'';
       (10) in paragraph (2)(I)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``2008,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and $23,125,000 for the period 
     referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009'' after ``2009'';
       (11) in paragraph (2)(J)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``2008,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and $6,725,000 for the period referred 
     to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension 
     Act of 2009'' after ``2009'';
       (12) in paragraph (2)(K)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``2008;''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and $875,000 for the period referred 
     to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension 
     Act of 2009'' after ``2009'';
       (13) in paragraph (2)(L)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``2008;''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and $6,250,000 for the period referred 
     to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension 
     Act of 2009'' after ``2009'';
       (14) in paragraph (2)(M)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``2008,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and $116,250,000 for the period 
     referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009'' after ``2009''; and
       (15) in paragraph (2)(N)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``2008,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and $2,200,000 for the period referred 
     to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension 
     Act of 2009'' after ``2009''.
       (g) Capital Investment Grants.--Section 5338(c) of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) $452,312,500 for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.''.
       (h) Research and University Research Centers.--Section 
     5338(d) of such title is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
     (1)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``2008,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and $17,437,500 for the period referred 
     to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension 
     Act of 2009,'' after ``2009,'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``2008,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and $2,500,000 for the period referred 
     to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension 
     Act of 2009'' after ``2009'';
       (3) in paragraph (1)(B)--
       (A) by inserting ``, and $1,075,000 shall be allocated for 
     the period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009,'' after ``each fiscal 
     year'' the first place it appears; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and of which not more than $250,000 
     for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009,'' after ``each fiscal 
     year'' the second place it appears;
       (4) in paragraph (1)(C) by inserting ``, and $1,750,000 
     shall be allocated for the period referred to in section 1(b) 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009,'' after 
     ``each fiscal year'';
       (5) in paragraph (1)(D) by inserting ``, and $750,000 shall 
     be allocated for the period referred to in section 1(b) of 
     the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009,'' after 
     ``each fiscal year''; and
       (6) in paragraph (1)(E) by inserting ``, and $250,000 shall 
     be allocated for the period referred to in section 1(b) of 
     the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009,'' after 
     ``each fiscal year''.
       (i) Administration.--Section 5338(e) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) $24,625,000 for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009.''.
       (j) Extension of SAFETEA-LU Programs.--
       (1) Contracted paratransit pilot.--Section 3009(i)(1) of 
     SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1572) is amended by inserting after 
     ``2009'' the following: ``and for the period referred to in 
     section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009''.
       (2) Public-private partnership pilot program.--Section 
     3011(c)(5) of SAFETEA-LU (49 U.S.C. 5309 note; 119 Stat. 
     1588) is amended by inserting after ``2009'' the following: 
     ``and for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (3) Restrictions on use of bus category funds for fixed 
     guideway projects.--Section 3011(d) of SAFETEA-LU (49 U.S.C. 
     5309 note) is amended by inserting after ``2009'' the 
     following: ``and in the period referred to in section 1(b) of 
     the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (4) Elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities 
     pilot program.--Section 3012(b)(8) of SAFETEA-LU (49 U.S.C. 
     5310 note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2009'' and 
     inserting ``the last day of the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.
       (k) Obligation Ceiling.--Section 3040 of SAFETEA-LU (119 
     Stat. 1639) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(6) $2,584,516,250 for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009, of 
     which not more than $2,090,141,250 shall be from the Mass 
     Transit Account.''.
       (l) Final Design and Construction of New Fixed Guideway 
     Capital Projects.--Section 3043(b) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 
     1641) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
     inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``and for the period 
     referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009''.
       (m) Preliminary Engineering of New Fixed Guideway Capital 
     Projects.--Section 3043(c) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1642) is 
     amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting 
     after ``2009'' the following: ``and for the period referred 
     to in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension 
     Act of 2009''.
       (n) Apportionment Period.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     shall apportion funds under this section, including the 
     amendments made by this section, not later than 21 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (o) Treatment of Funds.--Amounts made available under the 
     amendments made by this section shall be treated for purposes 
     of section 1101(b) of SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 101 note) as 
     amounts made available for programs under title III of that 
     Act.

     SEC. 8. BOATING SAFETY EXTENSION.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 3 of the 
     Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777b) 
     is amended by inserting after ``1984,'' the following: ``and 
     for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009,''.
       (b) Division of Annual Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--Section 4(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
     777c(a)) is amended--
       (A) by inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``and for 
     the period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''; and
       (B) by striking ``annual''.
       (2) Administrative expenses.--Section 4(b)(1)(A) of such 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A)  Set-aside for administration.--From the annual 
     appropriation made in accordance with section 3, for each of 
     fiscal years 2006 through 2009 and for the period referred to 
     in section 1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act 
     of 2009, the Secretary of the Interior may use no more than 
     the amount specified in subparagraph (B) or (C) for the 
     fiscal year or period, as appropriate, for expenses for 
     administration incurred in the implementation of this Act, in 
     accordance with this section and section 9. The amount 
     specified in subparagraph (B) or (C) for a fiscal year or 
     period may not be included in the amount of the appropriation 
     distributed under subsection (a) for the fiscal year or 
     period.''.
       (3) Set-aside amount.--Section 4(b)(1) of such Act (16 
     U.S.C. 777c(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(C) Extension period.--The available amount referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) for the period referred to in section 
     1(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009 is 
     25 percent of the available amount under subparagraph (B) for 
     fiscal year 2009.''.
       (4) Apportionment among states.--The first sentence of 
     section 4(c) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(c)) is amended by 
     striking ``annual''.
       (c) Public Access to Waters.--Section 8(b) of such Act (16 
     U.S.C. 777g(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the first sentence by striking ``for each fiscal 
     year''; and
       (B) in the second sentence by striking ``in a fiscal 
     year''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``annual''.
       (d) Payments of Funds to and Cooperation With Puerto Rico, 
     the District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth 
     of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Virgin Islands.--Section 
     12 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 777k) is amended by striking 
     ``annual''.
       (e) Multistate Conservation Grant Program.--
       (1) Amount for grants.--Section 14(a)(1) of such Act (16 
     U.S.C. 777m(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Amount for grants.--Not more than $3,000,000 of each 
     annual appropriation made in accordance with the provisions 
     of section 3, and not more than $750,000 of the appropriation 
     made for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009 in accordance 
     with the provisions of section 3, shall be distributed to the 
     Secretary of the Interior for making multistate conservation 
     project grants in accordance with this section.''.
       (2) Funding for other activities.--Section 14(e) of such 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 777m(e)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``For the period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009, paragraph (1) shall be 
     applied by substituting `$50,000' for `$200,000' and 
     paragraph (2) shall be applied by substituting `$100,000' for 
     `$400,000'.''.

     SEC. 9. LEVEL OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Highway Category.--Section 8003(a) of SAFETEA-LU (119 
     Stat. 1917) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009, 
     $10,617,492,545.''.
       (b) Mass Transit Category.--Section 8003(b) of SAFETEA-LU 
     (119 Stat. 1917) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) for the period referred to in section 1(b) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009, 
     $2,584,516,250.''.
       (c) Treatment of Funds.--No adjustment pursuant to section 
     110 of title 23, United States Code, shall be made for fiscal 
     year 2010.

     SEC. 10. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESEARCH PROJECTS.

       Section 7131(c) of SAFETEA-LU (119 Stat. 1910) is amended 
     by inserting after ``2009'' the following: ``and $312,500 for 
     the period referred to in section 1(b) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009''.

     SEC. 11. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY 
                   FROM TRUST FUNDS.

       (a) Highway Trust Fund.--
       (1) Highway account.--Paragraph (1) of section 9503(c) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``September 30, 2009 (October 1, 2009'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 2009 (January 1, 2010'', and
       (B) by striking ``under'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``under the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2009 or any other provision of law which was referred to in 
     this paragraph before the date of the enactment of such Act 
     (as such Act and provisions of law are in effect on the date 
     of the enactment of such Act).''.
       (2) Mass transit account.--Paragraph (3) of section 9503(e) 
     of such Code is amended--
       (A) by striking ``October 1, 2009'' and inserting ``January 
     1, 2010'', and
       (B) by striking ``in accordance with'' and all that follows 
     and inserting ``in accordance with the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2009 or any other provision of law which was 
     referred to in this paragraph before the date of the 
     enactment of such Act (as such Act and provisions of law are 
     in effect on the date of the enactment of such Act).''.
       (3) Exception to limitation on transfers.--Subparagraph (B) 
     of section 9503(b)(6) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 2009 (October 1, 2009'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2009 (January 1, 2010''.
       (b) Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 9504(b) of such 
     Code is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(as in effect'' in subparagraph (A) and 
     all that follows in such subparagraph and inserting ``(as in 
     effect on the date of the enactment of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009),'',
       (B) by striking ``(as in effect'' in subparagraph (B) and 
     all that follows in such subparagraph and inserting ``(as in 
     effect on the date of the enactment of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009), and'', and
       (C) by striking ``(as in effect'' in subparagraph (C) and 
     all that follows in such subparagraph and inserting ``(as in 
     effect on the date of the enactment of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2009).''.
       (2) Exception to limitation on transfers.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 9504(d) of such Code is amended by striking ``October 
     1, 2009'' and inserting ``January 1, 2010''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on September 30, 2009.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Blumenauer). Pursuant to the rule, the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) and the gentleman from Florida 
(Mr. Mica) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Minnesota.


                             General Leave

  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks 
on the bill, H.R. 3617, and to include extraneous material therein.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Minnesota?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  We gather here, I guess I would say in my view, reluctantly to ask 
for a vote in support of extending the current surface transportation 
programs that are included in existing law, the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, to 
extend it for 3 months.
  I expected that we would have put in place by now a 6-year extension 
of current law, a new transformational surface transportation program. 
But along the way, there has been a failure of political will in 
various quarters. Not on this committee, not on the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure. We have done our work under the 
vigorous leadership of the gentleman from

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Oregon (Mr. DeFazio), Chair of the Surface Transportation Subcommittee, 
in partnership with Mr. Duncan on the Republican side; and in the full 
committee Mr. Mica and I have worked together for the past 2\1/2\ years 
to craft a transformation of the Department of Transportation, of the 
Federal Highway Administration, of the Federal Transit Administration, 
of our safety programs into a coherent new vision and a new program 
with which to address the Nation's transportation needs, new 
partnerships with the States and with the cities and with the 
metropolitan planning organizations. And we've done that. We moved a 
bill out of subcommittee.
  But along the way, there was a stumbling down the street from here at 
the White House that resulted in asking for an 18-month extension of 
current law, and then the other body fell in line with a request for an 
extension of 18 months.
  That's not what we need in America. Eighteen months from now, we will 
be back here at the same place on the House floor decrying the lack of 
investment, decrying the falloff of funding, decrying the lack of 
investment in our transit systems while America chokes evermore in 
congestion; while rural America is not able to move its goods to 
market; while our traffic corridors for freight goods movement continue 
to move slowly; while businesses, enterprises like United Parcel 
Service spent $100 million dollars a year for every 5-minute delay 
their trucks experience.
  General Mills in Minnesota loses $2 million for every mile an hour 
their trucks travel below the speed limit because they have to pay 
overtime charges and late delivery fees. That's not the kind of 
transportation we need in America to keep this economy moving, to keep 
our society mobile. We need a robust investment.
  Two national transportation policy commissions have reviewed the 
current structure of law and the current financing of law and said this 
is not good enough; we need to invest vastly more than we are doing at 
all levels of government. And both recommended an investment level in 
the range of $450 billion over 6 years. That's what our bill does.
  But since we have not been able to reach an agreement to bring that 
bill to the floor within the timeframe that we envisioned, we are here 
to ask for a 3-month extension to carry all programs to ensure 
continuity of existing investment in our surface transportation needs.
  That is what this bill will do: continue programs for 3 additional 
months, which will give us an opportunity to continue working out the 
issues of how we deliver services, we deliver transportation 
investments in a more efficient, effective way to lead America into 
this 21st century.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  First of all, I want to thank the Chair of the full T&I Committee and 
my Democrat counterpart on the committee, the leader, Mr. Oberstar, for 
his tireless efforts. He has been fighting unprecedented obstacles in 
trying to pass a 6-year extension of our most important transportation 
infrastructure legislation.
  As you know, in just a few days our current legislation expires. In 
Congress we passed a 6-year authorization, and that's important so that 
States can plan and other entities can do long-term projects. As we 
have seen, the problem with the stimulus bill is we had some very 
narrow constraints on the time in which money could be spent. And 
because significant infrastructure projects take a long time to go 
through planning, process, approval, and the various red tape, we have 
seen that it's very difficult, in fact, almost impossible, even with 
the best efforts of Secretary LaHood and district secretaries 
throughout the Nation, transportation leaders throughout the Nation, to 
move that money out into projects and get people working.

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  That is why a 6-year bill is very important. I am kind of sad in a 
way that we have to come here for a 3-month extension. Now, I am not 
opposed to a 3-month extension; but on behalf of my leadership, what my 
leadership has requested is that this extension be brought to the floor 
not on a suspension, which is sort of a unanimous consent to proceed, 
but to have the legislation go through the Rules Committee and have the 
opportunity for our side of the aisle to express itself. And the only 
opportunity you get to do that is in a motion to recommit and through 
the regular order and process. That only requires a majority vote, and 
I am confident at that time many Members would vote on both sides of 
the aisle to proceed.
  Everyone would like a long-term transportation bill. No one is happy 
that we are here at this 11th hour. The current legislation expires in 
just a few days, without a long-term bill to get people working, to get 
long-term approval.
  So what we have here are several problems. First, we have a short-
term proposal which many people have been opposed to.
  I will take you back to the last time we did a 6-year bill. It took a 
year and a half, nearly 2 years to pass the next bill, so people were 
left in limbo for a long time. States can't plan. Projects can't move 
forward. Major infrastructure cannot be built nor approved when you 
don't know what the level of Federal participation will be.
  There are some issues with this proposal to proceed for 3 months. 
Members on both sides of the aisle should be aware of them. First of 
all, we have an issue that some projects, and it has been confirmed 
with the other side of the aisle today, some projects that are named in 
the past 6-year bill will not go over into this extension. So in one 
category of nontransit and transit, you have about a quarter of a 
billion, about a half a billion dollars in total will be transferred 
from the past legislation and directed toward specific projects to the 
discretion of the Secretary. So that does raise some ire, some 
questions, not just on the Republican side but on the other side, what 
is going to happen with this half a billion dollars.
  The other issue that we don't address in this, and this is kind of 
sad because we do need to do this long term, is rescissions. 
Rescissions, unfortunately we made a decision when we passed the last 
bill when we got to this stage that we had to have money to support 
these projects. We don't have money to support these projects at the 
level we had previously agreed upon, so what takes place is an 
automatic rescission. Now, I wish this extension dealt with the 
rescission issue.
  What is going to happen, even if we pass this, most of the Members of 
Congress, and listen carefully, you are going to get a call from your 
Secretary of Transportation. The Secretary of Transportation is going 
to tell you that the States will begin announcing rescissions. That 
means they are going to be cutting back projects because Congress 
hasn't done its work. A 3-month extension isn't going to do that. We 
really need a 6-month extension to stop the rescissions. I'm telling 
you, you are going to get those calls and that is a concern that is not 
addressed in this legislation.
  So we do have some problems with this. All in all, I want to move the 
process forward. If the Republican side of the aisle, my side of the 
aisle decides to take down or not approve an extension today, it is not 
the final word. What they would like is the opportunity, and I present 
this on behalf of our leadership on this side of the aisle, is a fair 
chance to bring up an issue. It may only be one vote, one opportunity 
to submit to the House for hopeful improvement in this move to extend 
the expiring transportation authorization. It may be only one 
opportunity. They would like to do that through the regular order of 
coming out with a rule.
  So that is the situation we find ourselves in. It is not a happy 
situation for me. It is not a happy situation for my colleague, Mr. 
Oberstar, but that is the reality of the legislative situation that 
presents itself this afternoon.
  I have additional comments, but I will reserve the balance of my time 
at this time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. I yield myself 2 minutes.
  In the consideration of the current law, SAFETEA in 2004 and 2005, 
there were 12 extensions of the previous TEA-21 Act. Five of those 
bills were considered under unanimous consent; unanimous consent with 
our concurrence on the Democratic side or else it

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couldn't have passed by unanimous consent. Four were agreed to by voice 
vote. Three were passed by recorded vote. At least two of those were 
requested by the Republican majority. The first was 410-0, the second 
was 418-0, and the third recorded vote was 409-8. We didn't ask for a 
rule to take up the extension of current law. We partnered with the 
majority Republicans to keep existing law in place and keep working on 
the replacement bill, which came to be SAFETEA.
  I don't understand the appeal now for a rule to take up--something I 
suggested when I learned from my good friend who had to be the 
messenger bearing bad news that the Republican leadership in the House 
said they would not support the bill under suspension. I said, well, we 
will take it up under a rule. Then I thought further about this and 
found there is a great deal of support on both sides of the aisle for a 
3-month extension. Then I started thinking further, we didn't do that 
when we were in the minority. We had a partnership. We wanted to see 
good policy achieved.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. I yield myself an additional minute.
  I say to the gentleman from Florida, who has been a straightforward 
partner, we have candidly talked through issues. Mr. DeFazio and Mr. 
Duncan have candidly discussed issues. Staffs have worked vigorously in 
crafting this transformational bill. There was no need for this 
disruption. We need an additional 3 months to continue working 
straightforward on the bill.
  Now, there was a statement put out by the leader's office that the 
leader on the Republican side and the Republican National Committee 
chairman join with President Obama in supporting an 18-month extension 
of current law. That is the most unusual partnership I have ever seen. 
The Republican National Committee Chair and the Democratic President of 
the United States in a most unusual alliance. It is for the good of the 
country.
  Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased to yield 3 minutes to one of the 
leaders on our side of the aisle, part of our leadership team, the 
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cantor).
  Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Florida.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this bill for several reasons. 
In my estimation, Mr. Speaker, I believe that this bill reflects a bit 
of gamesmanship within the discussion over the extension of a highway 
reauthorization bill.
  I know that the gentleman from Minnesota has made very clear his 
desire to pass an increase in the gas tax to fund a multiyear 
reauthorization bill. Simultaneously, while the gentleman has expressed 
that desire, this administration, as well as the folks on the other 
side of this building in the Senate, have indicated that they do not 
want to support a tax increase at this time and instead have advocated 
an 18-month extension of the highway bill.
  It appears that the gentleman from Minnesota has, in response, come 
up with this bill which would give a 3-month extension seemingly to buy 
time to bring the parties together to the table to agree on a gas tax.
  Now, Mr. Speaker, let's face it, the American people right now 
especially cannot afford an increase in the gas tax. Such a tax would 
hit the unemployed, would hit small businesses, would hit those least 
able to afford it the hardest.
  In addition to that, Mr. Speaker, our States and our contractors who 
are there needing some certainty deserve better than just a 3-month 
extension. Mr. Speaker, we on our side of the aisle stand ready to work 
with the gentleman as well as with his leadership on a thoughtful 
approach to highway reauthorization. What we are asking for is a public 
rejection of increasing the gas tax. We say ``no'' to higher gas taxes.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds.
  I appreciate the remarks of the gentleman, the distinguished 
assistant minority leader. In my remarks to the Ways and Means 
Committee, I laid out seven or eight different options. All of those 
options are on the table. In our metropolitan mobility center provision 
of the bill, we engage a wide range of private sector financing 
mechanisms to support investment in surface transportation in the areas 
of critical need where the greatest congestion occurs. We welcome all 
of those ideas.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. I yield myself an additional 30 seconds.
  As the gentleman from Florida knows very well, he has advanced ideas 
that we have engaged in and are continuing to engage in how to finance 
the long-term 6 years of the surface transportation. This is not a gas-
tax-now-and-only proposal. We are not considering such in this 3-month 
extension, I say to the gentleman.
  I would just like to quote a distinguished leader of this country: 
``So what we are proposing is to add the equivalent of 5 cents per 
gallon to the existing Federal highway user fee, the gas tax. That 
hasn't been increased for 23 years. The cost to the average motorist 
will be small. The benefit to our transportation system will be 
immense. The program will not increase the Federal deficit or add to 
the taxes you and I pay. It will be paid by those of us who use the 
system, and will cost the average car owner about $30 a year, less than 
the cost of a couple of shock absorbers.'' That was Ronald Reagan in 
1982. I applauded him for that statement. It was a great statement of 
leadership. We are asking for ideas for leadership on how to finance 
the future of transportation. Give us the time, give us the 3 months 
that we need to continue the dialogue. I invite the gentleman from 
Virginia to participate in these discussions with us. I hope that he 
will.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the 
distinguished gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Duncan), the ranking member 
of the Highway Subcommittee of the Transportation and Infrastructure 
Committee.
  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Florida for 
yielding me this time.
  First of all, I want to say that I certainly agree with and support 
the comments that he made on this legislation a few moments ago. I find 
myself in the same position, and I certainly want to thank him for the 
great leadership he has given me in his position as the ranking member 
of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. I want to commend 
our great chairman, Chairman Oberstar, because all of us, Chairman 
Oberstar, Mr. Mica, myself, Chairman DeFazio of our subcommittee, we 
all would like to stop these extensions. Nobody wants a 3-month 
extension or any kind of extension. What we all want is to pass a major 
reauthorization bill.
  I am in my 21st year in the Congress. I have been here for all of the 
major highway bills since I first was elected in 1988, and those bills 
have always passed with overwhelming margins and strong bipartisan 
support on both sides of the aisle, almost unanimous support.

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  Today, what you have, you have the Chamber of Commerce wanting a 
bill, you have the National Association of Manufacturers wanting a 
bill, you have the American Trucking Association wanting a bill, you 
have labor groups wanting a bill. I could give a whole long speech just 
naming all the different groups and people across this country that 
want a bill who say that we need it, especially with the economy in the 
situation it is in now.
  So it is unfortunate that we have to talk about a 3-month extension 
or a 6-month extension. What we really need to be talking about is a 
strong, bipartisan highway reauthorization bill to help get this 
country moving once again and do all of the projects that have been 
getting backed up and are causing problems and delays all over this 
country.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from 
Oregon (Mr. DeFazio), Chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and 
Transit.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. I thank the chairman.
  The gentleman from Virginia can try and change the subject about some 
future possible increase in gas tax or user fees. That is not what is 
before us today.
  Plain and simple, what is before us today is on October 1st, a very 
short time from now, will the States see a loss of $4.5 billion in 
funding for highway, bridge and transit projects across this country? 
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with a simple extension of existing policy under the existing gas tax, 
which has been the same since 1993. That is not too much to ask. But 
they want to play politics with that. They want to jeopardize it. They 
want to delay it.
  Now, let's just go to the delay. If they are totally successful, $4.5 
billion in spending goes away October 1. Hundreds of thousands of jobs 
are lost. Transportation projects across the country come to a halt; 
transit systems grind to a halt, because the Federal funds aren't 
there, even though we can finance all those things, without borrowing a 
penny, out of the existing gas tax. That would go away too.
  Maybe that is the world they want to live in. I don't. Bridges 
falling down, transit systems that are unsafe to ride on, road surfaces 
that are unacceptable, growing congestion. That is not a vision for the 
future. But that apparently is their vision--the status quo or worse, 
because now they are talking about an 18-month extension.
  If we do an 18-month extension, that will be 24 months or 30 months 
of the status quo, which is failing us. We aren't rebuilding the 
system; 160,000 bridges are weight limited, are functionally obsolete. 
People are sitting in congestion. Transit systems have $60 billion 
backlogs in outdated equipment. But that is okay with the Republicans, 
apparently. They want the status quo, because they are so afraid of 
talking about any sort of remedy of any type and any sort of 
investment.
  Then, if they aren't successful in killing the whole program, if they 
just delay this temporary extension, on October 1 the States will lose 
$1 billion under the continuing resolution, $1 billion, all across 
America. There is 20 percent unemployment in the construction trades, 
and they are going to increase that number because they want to walk 
away from the $1 billion that would be there with the simple extension 
of this program for 3 months.
  They can have the fight and the debate later when they want to play 
politics about the levels of investment in the bill and how we might 
get there. But that is 3 months from now or longer, depending upon what 
we can work out with the Senate.
  But the point is, you are playing politics here. You want to have a 
vote on a gas tax that isn't before this body, that is not likely to be 
before this body at any time in the near future, at least for 3 months 
if this bill is passed.
  Don't play politics with investment in our infrastructure. Don't play 
politics with the economy. Don't play politics with people's jobs. 
Don't bring America to a screeching halt on October 1 and walk away 
from your obligation to extend this program.
  Mr. MICA. Might I inquire as to the amount of time on each side?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida has 9\1/2\ 
minutes remaining and the gentleman from Minnesota has 7 minutes 
remaining.
  Mr. MICA. I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. 
Schock), one of the rising stars on the Transportation and 
Infrastructure Committee.
  Mr. SCHOCK. Thank you, Ranking Member Mica, for yielding the time.
  I rise today to connect three dots for my colleagues: Yesterday's 
vote, today's vote, and a vote that this body took on February 13.
  Yesterday, I joined with the majority of this body in voting to 
extend unemployment assistance for an additional 13 weeks for American 
citizens. I cast this vote because unemployment in my State of Illinois 
is now over 10.4 percent, the highest it has been in over two decades.
  The transportation industry in this country has been hit even harder. 
In August of this year, unemployment within that industry climbed up 
over 16.5 percent. There were over 1 million fewer construction 
industry jobs this August than the prior August.
  Now, we took a vote on February 13 that was supposed to have 
alleviated this need. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, known 
as the stimulus bill, was supposed to create or save 3.5 million jobs 
and hold the U.S. unemployment rate below 8 percent.
  Ladies and gentlemen, it is clear to this body and also to the 
American people that the stimulus bill has not done its job. Then 
again, the stimulus has not had a chance to make improvements in the 
construction industry and its unemployment. In fact, only $63 billion, 
or 7 percent of the stimulus, was dedicated to infrastructure. 
Interestingly, the rest of the stimulus is not being spent.
  Without including the tax programs in the stimulus, only $98 billion 
worth of the stimulus dollars have been spent and an additional $140 
billion is in the process of being spent, which means that $343 billion 
of the stimulus remains to be spent. Which brings me to today's vote. 
We vote today to delay consideration of the highway bill. Why? We take 
this vote because no one in this body wants to talk about how to fund 
the highway bill. Doing so is too politically risky.
  The problem, ladies and gentlemen, is that we need to find about 
another $140 billion in revenue to compliment existing revenues in 
order to fund a $450 billion highway bill, a level that most agree is 
reasonable. No one wants to talk about the gas tax increase that would 
be needed to raise such revenue.
  But I would submit to you this: We voted on a stimulus bill under the 
guise of investing in infrastructure. We voted on a stimulus bill under 
the guise of putting people back to work. And yet today we are about to 
vote on a postponement of one of the biggest job-creating bills that we 
have before this body.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. MICA. I yield the gentleman another 30 seconds.
  Mr. SCHOCK. I would submit that it would be much wiser to spend the 
remaining $343 billion, $140 billion of that on the shortfall in the 
Highway Trust Fund, and invest in America's infrastructure. There is 
nothing more expensive than deferred maintenance for this country, 
whether it is the bridge collapse in Minnesota, whether it is the 
bridge across the Illinois River in my hometown that has been 
downgraded from three to two lanes because of its instability.
  We need to invest in America's infrastructure, and rather than push 
bills that fly in the face of the majority of Americans, a health care 
bill that has failed to receive the support of the majority of 
Americans, the majority of Americans support a highway bill. We need to 
vote on a full highway bill.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 15 seconds to point out to 
the gentleman from Illinois that we will in our next report next week, 
and I invite the gentleman to our committee hearing, the fourth in our 
series of oversight hearings, show 100,000 construction jobs.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. I yield myself another 15 seconds.
  By November, we will have a quarter of a million construction jobs. I 
keep track of it in a record that I have week by week. And, yes, if we 
had transferred the $140 billion from the rest of the stimulus, or if 
we had taken instead of a $300 billion tax cut and put it into the 
highway program, we would have a lot of people working.
  I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Ohio (Mr. 
LaTourette), a graduate of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.
  Mr. LaTOURETTE. I thank the chairman for yielding.
  This is my 15th year in the Congress, and I am constantly amazed at 
how both parties are able to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
  When the new administration came into office in January, I was 
excited as a Republican when he and our former colleague, the Secretary 
of Transportation, said we don't want to deal with infrastructure for 
18 months. We are going to kick this thing down the road until after 
the next election.
  I thought, my, what a wonderful opportunity for the Republican Party 
to regain its leadership role in transportation. And when I say 
``historical,'' I talk about Abraham Lincoln and the Transcontinental 
Railway, about Dwight Eisenhower and the National Highway System. The 
chairman referenced President Ronald Reagan. George H.W. Bush signed 
the first comprehensive highway bill in 1991 called ISTEA.
  We only ran into a problem during the reauthorization of what is now 
known as SAFETEA-LU, when, sadly, a Republican administration decided 
we only needed $256 billion out of a Highway Trust Fund that had more 
than that to solve all of the problems in this country. So, as a 
result, we argued, we wrangled, and we finally compromised, but the 
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And when it was 2 years late, we didn't deliver the money to the States 
to do the projects, and people couldn't have jobs.
  Now, for my good friend the new Member from Illinois, I just want to 
set the table. This debate today, there are only a couple of games in 
town. One is the President has said he doesn't want to deal with this 
for 18 months. That will cause a loss of jobs. Our friends on the other 
side of the Capitol, they don't want to deal with it for 18 months.
  My friends who object now to this 3-month extension, what they are 
objecting to is not a 3-month extension. As the chairman correctly 
pointed out, we do this like changing our socks around here. This is 
not a big deal. But by passing the 3-month extension, you would give 
the only person in town who believes, and I got a bet on him, I got 10 
bucks bet on the chairman, that he can get a highway bill done in 3 
months. And if you don't like taxes, you argue against it later. You 
fight about it later.
  But all this says is the only guy that is willing to do a full 6-year 
bill and will figure it out to put people back to work and do 
infrastructure in this country, Jim Oberstar, the chairman of the 
committee, we are not going to let you do that. We are going to take 
the 18-month extension from the Senate and we are going to be done.
  I am telling you, it is just wrong. It is just wrong. The chairman 
needs to have the ability to put this forward. And the Republican 
Party, despite some members of our leadership, needs to stand up and 
say, you know what? Republicans, unlike what my friend from Oregon 
said, Republicans believe in infrastructure. We helped build this 
country. And to turn our backs on that now to try and score some cheap 
political point, as the gentleman said, is outlandish.
  You need to vote for this thing. Get over it, and let's do the 
extension.
  Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Arizona (Mr. Flake).
  Mr. FLAKE. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  The gentleman from Minnesota mentioned or decried the lack of 
bipartisanship here now. The problem with the highway bill has never 
been a lack of bipartisanship. The problem has been a lack of fiscal 
responsibility.
  When we did SAFETEA-LU 5 years ago, or 4 years ago, it passed by a 
margin, I think there were only eight dissenting votes here in the 
House and only three in the Senate. Yet it was a bill that was far too 
big for the Highway Trust Fund. We didn't have sufficient money there.
  The other gentleman from Oregon mentioned that we were able to fund 
out of the Highway Trust Fund without borrowing any money. If that is 
the case, why have we transferred twice this year $8 billion in one 
tranche, $7 billion in another tranche, money that would backfill for 
the money we simply don't have in this legislation?

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  Let me point out another thing that is troubling here. In the bill 
there are extensions of certain projects and not of others. I'm glad 
that a lot of the projects, including most of the 6,300 earmarks that 
were in SAFETEA-LU, are now finished and completed, and we won't be 
extending those projects beyond. But there are exemptions here, 
projects that had a specific line item in the legislation:
  Three-quarters of a million dollars for America's Byways Resource 
Center in Duluth, Minnesota.
  More than $11 million for the magnetic levitation train system in 
Nevada.
  These are projects that will continue to receive funding because they 
have a line item in the bill.
  Now there is an uncanny alignment, I think anyone would see, between 
some of these projects and those who are working on this legislation. 
So you can say what you want about earmarks or whatever else, but this 
is an example, if nothing else, of the spoils system alive and well.
  We shouldn't extend for 3 months what we ought to take up now. If 
somebody says we need to increase taxes, that's a debate we ought to 
have, but we shouldn't continue to spend money that we don't have in 
the Highway Trust Fund because we will simply have to transfer it 
later.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. How much time remains on each side?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Minnesota has 3\1/2\ 
minutes remaining. The gentleman from Florida has 4 minutes remaining.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. 
DeFazio).
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Just to correct the gentleman, what I said is, we could 
continue the current levels in this bill over the next 3 months without 
borrowing any additional money. The funding is there. Yes, some money 
was transferred this summer to make up for past expenditures for 
emergencies and other things from the trust fund, but we would not be 
borrowing any money to extend this program for the next 3 months. It 
will be paid for, and it would put a heck of a lot of people to work. 
The bottom line is, do you vote ``yes'', extend this critical $4.5 
billion investment next month in our transportation infrastructure, 
keeping our transit systems running? Or do you vote ``no'' and bring it 
to a screeching halt?
  Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 3\1/2\ minutes.
  First of all, unfortunately we do have ourselves in an awkward 
situation here. Let me separate some fact from fiction. Some statements 
have been made both by the Democratic side of the aisle and the 
Republican side of the aisle that I would like to address.
  First, no one wants to kill a highway bill, and no one is intent on 
killing the measure that's before us today to extend for 3 months. What 
I came here to ask on behalf of my leadership was that we, in fact, get 
the opportunity for regular order, that there be an opportunity for a 
bill to come through rules. Sometimes you get one motion to recommit or 
one motion to be heard on changing the substance of legislation or 
influencing or stating your opinion on that legislation. That's all my 
leadership asked for was a 1-day delay. We're not going to delay the 
extension of the bill because the current bill extends through the 
30th.
  Now let me tell you, I've tried to be as bipartisan as I can in this 
process and as the Republican leader of the largest committee in 
Congress, working with Mr. Oberstar, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Duncan, all the 
principals in this, to move forward because it is important for jobs. 
It is important for our economy. It is important for the infrastructure 
that we know is crumbling. It's important for the future of this 
country to have sound infrastructure. This extension, whether it's 
passed today or tomorrow, doesn't make a difference. What my leadership 
has asked is that they be given that one opportunity to make a 
presentation.
  There's no attempt to take down the bill. There is a request to have 
it come through regular order. We all want jobs. Again, it's just that 
request. Now I have deferred to the other side of the aisle. The other 
side of the aisle in the House has been abandoned so many times, I feel 
like an orphan sometimes trying to help the chairman of the full 
committee. I stood with him when the message was delivered to us that 
they were going to abandon our work for a 6-year bill, a 72-month bill. 
I stood with him when the Secretary of Transportation came and gave us 
the bad news and said that that's not the way to go.
  I stood with them when the other body, the United States Senate, 
said, No, we're going to delay this process and only go 18 months. Now 
I think I owe it to my leadership, on behalf of the minority--and we 
are the minority--to try to get them the opportunity to have their word 
on this legislation since it does have significant impact on the future 
of transportation, our infrastructure, the country and our economy. I 
think that's the least we could do from our side of the aisle as a 
responsible minority. So it's not an attempt to take it down. It's an 
attempt to state a position.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. How much time remains?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida has 30 seconds 
remaining, and the gentleman from Minnesota has 3 minutes.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. I will reserve the balance of my time to close on our 
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