[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 10]
[House]
[Pages 13637-13643]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSION ACT OF 2004, PART III

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and 
pass the bill (H.R. 4635) to provide an extension of highway, highway 
safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of 
the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 4635

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2004, Part III''.

     SEC. 2. ADVANCES.

       (a) In General.--Section 2(a) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2003 (23 U.S.C. 104 note; 117 Stat. 1110; 
     118 Stat. 478; 118 Stat. 627) is amended by striking ``and 
     the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part II'' 
     and inserting ``the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2004, Part II, and the Surface Transportation Extension Act 
     of 2004, Part III''.
       (b) Programmatic Distributions.--
       (1) Special rules for minimum guarantee.--Section 2(b)(4) 
     of such Act is amended by striking ``$2,100,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$2,333,333,333''.
       (2) Extension of off-system bridge setaside.--Section 
     144(g)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``June 30'' inserting ``July 31''.
       (c) Authorization of Contract Authority.--Section 
     1101(c)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century (117 Stat. 1111; 118 Stat. 478; 118 Stat. 627) is 
     amended by striking ``$24,270,225,000 for the period of 
     October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004'' and inserting 
     ``$26,998,288,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 
     July 31, 2004''.
       (d) Limitation on Obligations.--Section 2(e) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 1111; 118 
     Stat. 478; 118 Stat. 627) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
     (1) by striking ``June 30'' and inserting ``July 31'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``of 2004 and'' and inserting ``of 2004,'';
       (B) by inserting after ``Part II'' the following: ``, and 
     the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part III''; 
     and
       (C) by striking ``and such Act'' and inserting `` and such 
     Acts'';
       (3) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ``\9/12\'' and 
     inserting ``\10/12\'';
       (4) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``June 30'' and inserting ``July 31'';
       (B) by striking ``$25,382,250,000'' and inserting 
     ``$28,202,500,000''; and
       (C) by striking ``$479,250,000'' and inserting 
     ``$532,500,000''; and
       (5) in paragraph (3) by striking ``June 30'' and inserting 
     ``July 31''.

     SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

       Section 4(a) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2003 (117 Stat. 1113; 118 Stat. 479; 118 Stat. 628) is 
     amended by striking ``$337,500,000'' and inserting 
     ``$343,628,000''.

     SEC. 4. OTHER FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations Under Title I of TEA-
     21.--
       (1) Federal lands highways.--
       (A) Indian reservation roads.--Section 1101(a)(8)(A) of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 
     112; 117 Stat. 1113; 118 Stat. 479; 118 Stat. 628) is 
     amended--
       (i) in the first sentence by striking ``$206,250,000 for 
     the period of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004'' and 
     inserting ``$229,166,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
     through July 31, 2004''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence by striking ``$9,750,000'' and 
     inserting ``$10,833,333''.
       (B) Public lands highways.--Section 1101(a)(8)(B) of such 
     Act (112 Stat. 112; 117 Stat. 1113; 118 Stat. 480; 118 Stat. 
     628) is amended by striking ``$184,500,000 for the period of 
     October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004'' and inserting 
     ``$205,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 
     July 31, 2004''.
       (C) Park roads and parkways.--Section 1101(a)(8)(C) of such 
     Act (112 Stat. 112; 117 Stat. 1113; 118 Stat. 480; 118 Stat. 
     628) is amended by striking ``$123,750,000 for the period of 
     October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004'' and inserting 
     ``$137,500,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 
     July 31, 2004'' .
       (D) Refuge roads.--Section 1101(a)(8)(D) of such Act (112 
     Stat. 112; 117 Stat. 1113; 118 Stat. 480; 118 Stat. 628) is 
     amended by striking ``$15,000,000 for the period of October 
     1, 2003, through June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``$16,666,667 
     for the period of October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004''.
       (2) National corridor planning and development and 
     coordinated border infrastructure programs.--Section 
     1101(a)(9) of such Act (112 Stat. 112; 117 Stat. 1114; 118 
     Stat. 480; 118 Stat. 628) is amended by striking 
     ``$105,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 
     June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``$116,666,667 for the period 
     of October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004''.
       (3) Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal 
     facilities.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1101(a)(10) of such Act (112 Stat. 
     113; 117 Stat. 1114; 118 Stat. 480; 118 Stat. 628) is amended 
     by striking ``$28,500,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
     through June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``$31,666,667 for the 
     period of October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004''.
       (B) Set aside for alaska, new jersey, and washington.--
     Section 5(a)(3)(B) of the Surface Transportation Extension 
     Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 1114; 118 Stat. 480; 118 Stat. 628) is 
     amended--
       (i) in clause (i) by striking ``$7,500,000'' and inserting 
     ``$8,333,333'';
       (ii) in clause (ii) by striking ``$3,750,000'' and 
     inserting ``$4,166,667''; and
       (iii) in clause (iii) by striking ``$3,750,000'' and 
     inserting ``$4,166,667''.
       (4) National scenic byways program.--Section 1101(a)(11) of 
     the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 
     113; 117 Stat. 1114; 118 Stat. 480; 118 Stat. 629) is amended 
     by striking ``$20,625,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
     through June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``$22,916,667 for the 
     period of October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004'' .
       (5) Value pricing pilot program.--Section 1101(a)(12) of 
     such Act (112 Stat. 113; 117 Stat. 1114; 118 Stat. 480; 118 
     Stat. 629) is amended by striking ``$8,250,000 for the period 
     of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004'' and inserting 
     ``$9,166,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, through July 
     31, 2004''.
       (6) Highway use tax evasion projects.--Section 1101(a)(14) 
     of such Act (112 Stat. 113; 117 Stat. 1114; 118 Stat. 480; 
     118 Stat. 629) is amended by striking ``$3,750,000 for the 
     period of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004'' and 
     inserting ``$4,166,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
     through July 31, 2004''.
       (7) Commonwealth of puerto rico highway program.--Section 
     1101(a)(15) of such Act (112 Stat. 113; 117 Stat. 1114; 118 
     Stat. 481; 118 Stat. 629) is amended by striking 
     ``$82,500,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through June 
     30, 2004'' and inserting ``$91,666,667 for the period of 
     October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004''.
       (8) Safety grants.--Section 1212(i)(1)(D) of such Act (23 
     U.S.C. 402 note; 112 Stat. 196; 112 Stat. 840; 117 Stat. 
     1114; 118 Stat. 481; 118 Stat. 629) is amended by striking 
     ``$375,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through June 
     30, 2004'' and inserting ``$416,667 for the period of October 
     1, 2003, through July 31, 2004''.
       (9) Transportation and community and system preservation 
     pilot program.--Section 1221(e)(1) of such Act (23 U.S.C. 101 
     note; 112 Stat. 223; 117 Stat. 1114; 118 Stat. 481; 118 Stat. 
     629) is amended by striking ``$18,750,000 for the period of 
     October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004'' and inserting 
     ``$20,833,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, through July 
     31, 2004''.
       (10) Transportation infrastructure finance and 
     innovation.--Section 188 of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (a)(1)(F) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(F) $116,666,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
     through July 31, 2004.'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ``$1,500,000 for the 
     period of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004'' and 
     inserting ``$1,666,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
     through July 31, 2004''; and
       (C) in the item relating to fiscal year 2004 in the table 
     contained in subsection (c) by striking ``$1,950,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$2,166,666,667''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations Under Title V of TEA-
     21.--
       (1) Surface transportation research.--Section 5001(a)(1) of 
     the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 
     419; 117 Stat. 1115; 118 Stat. 481; 118 Stat. 630) is amended 
     by striking ``$78,750,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
     through June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``$87,500,000 for the 
     period of October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004''.
       (2) Technology deployment program.--Section 5001(a)(2) of 
     such Act (112 Stat. 419; 117 Stat. 1115; 118 Stat. 481; 118 
     Stat. 630) is amended by striking ``$41,250,000 for the 
     period of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004'' and 
     inserting ``$45,833,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
     through July 31, 2004''.
       (3) Training and education.--Section 5001(a)(3) of such Act 
     (112 Stat. 420; 117 Stat. 1115; 118 Stat. 481; 118 Stat. 630) 
     is amended by striking ``$15,750,000 for the period of 
     October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004'' and inserting 
     ``$17,500,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through July 
     31, 2004''.
       (4) Bureau of transportation statistics.--Section 
     5001(a)(4) of such Act (112 Stat. 420; 117 Stat. 1115; 118 
     Stat. 481; 118

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     Stat. 630) is amended by striking ``$23,250,000 for the 
     period of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004'' and 
     inserting ``$25,833,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
     through July 31, 2004''.
       (5) ITS standards, research, operational tests, and 
     development.--Section 5001(a)(5) of such Act (112 Stat. 420; 
     117 Stat. 1115; 118 Stat. 481; 118 Stat. 630) is amended by 
     striking ``$86,250,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
     through June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``$95,833,333 for the 
     period of October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004''.
       (6) ITS deployment.--Section 5001(a)(6) of such Act (112 
     Stat. 420; 117 Stat. 1116; 118 Stat. 482; 118 Stat. 630) is 
     amended by striking ``$93,000,000 for the period of October 
     1, 2003, through June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``$103,333,333 
     for the period of October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004''.
       (7) University transportation research.--Section 5001(a)(7) 
     of such Act (112 Stat. 420; 117 Stat. 1116; 118 Stat. 482; 
     118 Stat. 630) is amended by striking ``$20,250,000 for the 
     period of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004'' and 
     inserting ``$22,500,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
     through July 31, 2004''.
       (c) Metropolitan Planning.--Section 5(c)(1) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 1116; 118 
     Stat. 482; 118 Stat. 630) is amended by striking 
     ``$180,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 
     June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``$200,000,000 for the period 
     of October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004''.
       (d) Territories.--Section 1101(d)(1) of the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century (117 Stat. 1116; 118 Stat. 
     482; 118 Stat. 630) is amended by striking ``$27,300,000 for 
     the period of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004'' and 
     inserting ``$30,333,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
     through July 31, 2004''.
       (e) Alaska Highway.--Section 1101(e)(1) of such Act (117 
     Stat. 1116; 118 Stat. 482; 118 Stat. 630) is amended by 
     striking ``$14,100,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
     through June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``$15,666,667 for the 
     period of October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004''.
       (f) Operation Lifesaver.--Section 1101(f)(1) of such Act 
     (117 Stat. 1117; 118 Stat. 482; 118 Stat. 631) is amended by 
     striking ``$375,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
     through June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``$416,667 for the 
     period of October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004''.
       (g) Bridge Discretionary.--Section 1101(g)(1) of such Act 
     (117 Stat. 1117; 118 Stat. 482; 118 Stat. 631) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$75,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$83,333,333''; and
       (2) by striking ``June 30'' and inserting ``July 31''.
       (h) Interstate Maintenance.--Section 1101(h)(1) of such Act 
     (117 Stat. 1117; 118 Stat. 482; 118 Stat. 631) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$75,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$83,333,333''; and
       (2) by striking ``June 30'' and inserting ``July 31''.
       (i) Recreational Trails Administrative Costs.--Section 
     1101(i)(1) of such Act (117 Stat. 1117; 118 Stat. 482; 118 
     Stat. 631) is amended by striking ``$562,500 for the period 
     of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004'' and inserting 
     ``$625,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through July 
     31, 2004''.
       (j) Railway-Highway Crossing Hazard Elimination in High 
     Speed Rail Corridors.--Section 1101(j)(1) of such Act (117 
     Stat. 1118; 118 Stat. 482; 118 Stat. 631) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$3,937,500'' and inserting 
     ``$4,375,000'';
       (2) by striking ``$187,500'' and inserting ``$208,833''; 
     and
       (3) by striking ``June 30'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``July 31''.
       (k) Nondiscrimination.--Section 1101(k) of such Act (117 
     Stat. 1118; 118 Stat. 482; 118 Stat. 631) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``$7,500,000 for the 
     period of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004'' and 
     inserting ``$8,333,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
     through July 31, 2004''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``$7,500,000 for the 
     period of October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004'' and 
     inserting ``$8,333,333 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
     through July 31, 2004''.
       (l) Administration of Funds.--Section 5(l) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 1118; 118 
     Stat. 483; 118 Stat. 631) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and section 4 of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part II'' and inserting 
     ``section 4 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2004, Part II, and section 4 of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2004, Part III'';
       (2) by striking ``or the amendment made by section 4(a)(1) 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act, Part II'' and 
     inserting ``the amendment made by section 4(a)(1) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act, Part II, or the the 
     amendment made by section 4(a)(1) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act, Part III''.
       (m) Reduction of Allocated Programs.--Section 5(m) of such 
     Act (117 Stat. 1119; 118 Stat. 483; 118 Stat. 632) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and section 4 of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part II'' and inserting 
     ``section 4 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2004, Part II, and section 4 of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2004, Part III'';
       (2) by striking the second comma following ``by this 
     section'' the second place it appears; and
       (3) by striking ``and by section 4 of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part II'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``by section 4 of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part II, and by section 
     4 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part 
     III''.
       (n) Program Category Reconciliation.--Section 5(n) of such 
     Act (117 Stat. 1119; 118 Stat. 483; 118 Stat. 632) is amended 
     by striking ``and section 4 of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2004, Part II'' and inserting ``section 4 of 
     the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part II, 
     and section 4 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2004, Part III''.

     SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Seat Belt Safety Incentive Grants.--Section 157(g)(1) 
     of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``$84,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through June 
     30, 2004'' and inserting ``$93,333,333 for the period of 
     October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004''.
       (b) Prevention of Intoxicated Driver Incentive Grants.--
     Section 163(e)(1) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``$90,000,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, through June 
     30, 2004'' and inserting ``$100,000,000 for the period of 
     October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004''.

     SEC. 6. SPORT FISHING AND BOATING SAFETY.

       (a) Funding for National Outreach and Communications 
     Program.--Section 4(c)(6) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish 
     Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(c)(6)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(6) $8,333,332 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 
     July 31, 2004;''.
       (b) Clean Vessel Act Funding.--Section 4(b)(4) of such Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in the paragraph heading by striking ``9 months'' and 
     inserting ``10 months'';
       (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``April 30'' and inserting ``July 31''; and
       (B) by striking ``$61,499,999'' and inserting 
     ``$68,333,332'';
       (3) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``$7,499,999'' and 
     inserting ``$8,333,332''; and
       (4) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``$6,000,001'' and 
     inserting ``$6,666,668''.
       (c) Boat Safety Funds.--Section 13106(c) of title 46, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$3,750,001'' and inserting 
     ``$4,166,668''; and
       (2) by striking ``$1,500,001'' and inserting 
     ``$1,666,668''.

     SEC. 7. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Allocating Amounts.--Section 5309(m) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``July 31, 2004'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``$899,540,711'' and 
     inserting ``$999,489,679'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``$986,987,712'' and 
     inserting ``$1,096,653,013''; and
       (D) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``$452,713,140'' and 
     inserting ``$503,014,600'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2)(B)(iii) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(iii) October 1, 2003 through July 31, 2004.--Of the 
     amounts made available under paragraph (1)(B), $8,615,533 
     shall be available for the period beginning on October 1, 
     2003, and ending on July 31, 2004, for capital projects 
     described in clause (i).'';
       (3) in paragraph (3)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``$2,236,725'' and inserting 
     ``$2,485,250''; and
       (B) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004''; and
       (4) in paragraph (3)(C)--
       (A) by striking ``$37,278,750'' and inserting 
     ``$41,420,833''; and
       (B) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004''.
       (b) Apportionment of Appropriations for Fixed Guideway 
     Modernization.--The heading for section 8(b)(1) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (49 U.S.C. 5337 
     note) is amended by striking ``june 30, 2004'' and inserting 
     ``july 31, 2004''.
       (c) Formula Grants Authorizations.--Section 5338(a) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by striking ``June 30, 
     2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 2004'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A)(vi)--
       (A) by striking ``$2,289,809,940'' and inserting 
     ``$2,544,233,267''; and
       (B) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004'';
       (3) in paragraph (2)(B)(vi)--
       (A) by striking ``$572,452,485'' and inserting 
     ``$636,058,317''; and
       (B) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004''; and
       (4) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and 
     inserting ``July 31, 2004''.
       (d) Formula Grant Funds.--Section 8(d) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of

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     2003 (118 Stat. 633) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Allocation of Formula Grant Funds for October 1, 
     2003, Through July 31, 2004.--Of the aggregate of amounts 
     made available by or appropriated under section 5338(a)(2) of 
     title 49, United States Code, for the period of October 1, 
     2003, through July 31, 2004--
       ``(1) $4,017,779 shall be available to the Alaska Railroad 
     for improvements to its passenger operations under section 
     5307 of such title;
       ``(2) $41,420,833 shall be available for bus and bus 
     facilities grants under section 5309 of such title;
       ``(3) $75,098,291 shall be available to provide 
     transportation services to elderly individuals and 
     individuals with disabilities under section 5310 of such 
     title;
       ``(4) $199,323,382 shall be available to provide financial 
     assistance for other than urbanized areas under section 5311 
     of such title;
       ``(5) $5,757,496 shall be available to provide financial 
     assistance in accordance with section 3038(g) of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century; and
       ``(6) $2,854,673,803 shall be available to provide 
     financial assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307 
     of such title.''.
       (e) Capital Program Authorizations.--Section 5338(b)(2) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the heading by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and 
     inserting ``July 31, 2004'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A)(vi)--
       (A) by striking ``$1,871,393,250'' and inserting 
     ``$2,079,325,834''; and
       (B) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (B)(vi)--
       (A) by striking ``$467,848,313'' and inserting 
     ``$519,831,458''; and
       (B) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004''.
       (f) Planning Authorizations and Allocations.--Section 
     5338(c)(2) of such title is amended--
       (1) in the heading by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and 
     inserting ``July 31, 2004'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A)(vi)--
       (A) by striking ``$43,690,695'' and inserting 
     ``$48,545,217''; and
       (B) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (B)(vi)--
       (A) by striking ``$10,736,280'' and inserting 
     ``$11,929,200''; and
       (B) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004''.
       (g) Research Authorizations.--Section 5338(d)(2) of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in the heading by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and 
     inserting ``July 31, 2004'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A)(vi)--
       (A) by striking ``$31,463,265'' and inserting 
     ``$34,959,183''; and
       (B) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004'';
       (3) in subparagraph (B)(vi)--
       (A) by striking ``$8,052,210'' and inserting 
     ``$8,946,900''; and
       (B) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004''; and
       (4) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and 
     inserting ``July 31, 2004''.
       (h) Research Funds.--Section 8(h) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (118 Stat. 635) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Allocation of Research Funds for October 1, 2003, 
     Through July 31, 2004.--Of the funds made available by or 
     appropriated under section 5338(d)(2) of title 49, United 
     States Code, for the period of October 1, 2003, through July 
     31, 2004--
       ``(1) not less than $4,349,188 shall be available for 
     providing rural transportation assistance under section 
     5311(b)(2) of such title;
       ``(2) not less than $6,834,438 shall be available for 
     carrying out transit cooperative research programs under 
     section 5313(a) of such title;
       ``(3) not less than $3,313,667 shall be available to carry 
     out programs under the National Transit Institute under 
     section 5315 of such title, including not more than $828,416 
     to carry out section 5315(a)(16) of such title; and
       ``(4) any amounts not made available under paragraphs (1) 
     through (3) shall be available for carrying out national 
     planning and research programs under sections 5311(b)(2), 
     5312, 5313(a), 5314, and 5322 of such title.''.
       (i) University Transportation Research Authorizations.--
     Section 5338(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the heading by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and 
     inserting ``July 31, 2004'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``$3,578,760'' and inserting 
     ``$3,976,400''; and
       (B) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004'';
       (3) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking ``$894,690'' and inserting ``$994,100''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004''; and
       (4) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``July 31, 2004''.
       (j) University Transportation Research Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Section 8(j) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2003 (118 Stat. 635) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(j) Allocation of University Transportation Research 
     Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available under 
     section 5338(e)(2)(A) of title 49, United States Code, for 
     the period October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004--
       ``(A) $1,656,833 shall be available for the center 
     identified in section 5505(j)(4)(A) of such title; and
       ``(B) $1,656,833 shall be available for the center 
     identified in section 5505(j)(4)(F) of such title.
       ``(2) Training and curriculum development.--Notwithstanding 
     section 5338(e)(2) of title 49, United States Code, any 
     amounts made available under such section for the period 
     October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004, that remain after 
     distribution under paragraph (1), shall be available for the 
     purposes specified in section 3015(d) of the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 857).''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 3015(d)(2) of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 
     5338 note; 112 Stat. 857; 118 Stat. 487; 118 Stat. 636) is 
     amended by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 
     31, 2004''.
       (k) Administration Authorizations.--Section 5338(f)(2) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the heading by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and 
     inserting ``July 31, 2004'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A)(vi)--
       (A) by striking ``$45,032,730'' and inserting 
     ``$50,036,366''; and
       (B) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (B)(vi)--
       (A) by striking ``$11,258,183'' and inserting 
     ``$12,509,093''; and
       (B) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004''.
       (l) Job Access and Reverse Commute Program.--Section 
     3037(l) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
     (49 U.S.C. 5309 note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(vi)--
       (A) by striking ``$74,557,500'' and inserting 
     ``$82,841,667''; and
       (B) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)(B)(vi)--
       (A) by striking ``$18,639,375'' and inserting 
     ``$20,710,416''; and
       (B) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004'';
       (3) in paragraph (2) by striking ``June 30, 2004, 
     $7,455,750'' and inserting ``July 31, 2004, $8,284,166''; and
       (4) in paragraph (4) by striking ``$14,911,500'' and 
     inserting ``$16,568,333''.
       (m) Rural Transportation Accessibility Incentive Program.--
     Section 3038(g) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(F)--
       (A) by striking ``$3,914,268'' and inserting 
     ``$4,349,188''; and
       (B) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``$1,267,478'' and inserting 
     ``$1,408,308''; and
       (B) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004''.
       (n) Urbanized Area Formula Grants.--Section 5307(b)(2) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the heading by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and 
     inserting ``July 31, 2004''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and 
     inserting ``July 31, 2004'';
       (o) Obligation Ceiling.--Section 3040(6) of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 
     394; 118 Stat. 637) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$5,449,407,675'' and inserting 
     ``$6,054,897,417''; and
       (2) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004''.
       (p) Fuel Cell Bus and Bus Facilities Program.--Section 
     3015(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
     (112 Stat. 361; 118 Stat. 637) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004''; and
       (2) by striking ``$3,616,039'' and inserting 
     ``$4,017,821''.
       (q) Advanced Technology Pilot Project.--Section 3015(c)(2) 
     of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 
     U.S.C. 322 note; 118 Stat. 637) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``July 31, 
     2004,''; and
       (2) by striking ``$3,727,876'' and inserting 
     ``$4,142,083''.
       (r) Projects for New Fixed Guideway Systems and Extensions 
     to Existing Systems.--Section 3030 of the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 373; 118 Stat. 
     637) is amended by striking ``June 30, 2004'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``July 31, 2004''.
       (s) New Jersey Urban Core Project.--Section 3031(a)(3) of 
     the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
     (105 Stat. 2122; 112 Stat. 379; 117 Stat. 1126; 118 Stat. 
     489; 118 Stat. 637) is amended by striking ``June 30, 2004'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``July 31, 2004''.
       (t) Treatment of Funds.--Section 8(t) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 118 
     Stat. 637) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and by section 7 of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part II'' and 
     inserting ``,

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     by section 7 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2004, Part II, and by section 7 of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2004, Part III''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``\9/12\'' and inserting 
     ``\10/12\''.
       (u) Local Share.--Section 3011(a) of the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5307 note; 118 
     Stat. 637) is amended by striking ``June 30'' and inserting 
     ``July 31''.

     SEC. 8. NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Chapter 4 Highway Safety Programs.--Section 2009(a)(1) 
     of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 
     Stat. 337; 117 Stat. 1119; 118 Stat. 489; 118 Stat. 637) is 
     amended by striking ``, and $123,019,875 for the period of 
     October 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``, 
     and $136,688,750 for the period of October 1, 2003, through 
     July 31, 2004''.
       (b) Highway Safety Research and Development.--Section 
     2009(a)(2) of such Act (112 Stat. 337; 117 Stat. 1119; 118 
     Stat. 489; 118 Stat. 637) is amended by striking 
     ``$53,681,400 for the period of October 1, 2003, through June 
     30, 2004'' and inserting ``$59,646,000 for the period of 
     October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004''.
       (c) Occupant Protection Incentive Grants-.--Section 
     2009(a)(3) of such Act (112 Stat. 337; 117 Stat. 1120; 118 
     Stat. 489; 118 Stat. 638) is amended by striking 
     ``$14,911,500 for the period of October 1, 2003, through June 
     30, 2004'' and inserting ``$16,568,333 for the period of 
     October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004''.
       (d) Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures Incentive 
     Grants.--Section 2009(a)(4) of such Act (112 Stat. 337; 117 
     Stat. 1120; 118 Stat. 489; 118 Stat. 638) is amended by 
     striking ``$29,823,000 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
     through June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``$33,136,667 for the 
     period of October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004''.
       (e) National Driver Register.--Section 2009(a)(6) of such 
     Act (112 Stat. 338; 117 Stat. 1120; 118 Stat. 638) is amended 
     by striking ``$2,684,070 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
     through June 30, 2004'' and inserting ``$2,982,300 for the 
     period of October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004''.

     SEC. 9. FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Administrative Expenses.--Section 7(a)(1) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 1120; 
     118 Stat. 490; 118 Stat. 638) is amended by striking 
     ``$131,811,967 for the period October 1, 2003 through June 
     30, 2004'' and inserting ``$146,725,000 for the period 
     October 1, 2003, through July 31, 2004''.
       (b) Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program.--Section 
     31104(a)(7) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(7) Not more than $140,833,333 for the period of October 
     1, 2003, through July 31, 2004.''.
       (c) Information Systems and Commercial Driver's License 
     Grants.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriation.--Section 31107(a)(5) of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) $16,666,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, 
     through July 31, 2004.''.
       (2) Emergency cdl grants.--Section 7(c)(2) of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 1121; 118 
     Stat. 490; 118 Stat. 638) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``June 30,'' and inserting ``July 31,''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``$748,634'' and inserting ``$833,333''.
       (d) Crash Causation Study.--Section 7(d) of such Act (117 
     Stat. 1121; 118 Stat. 490; 118 Stat. 638) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$748,634'' and inserting ``$833,333''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``June 30'' and inserting ``July 31''.

     SEC. 10. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF TRUST FUNDS 
                   FOR OBLIGATIONS UNDER TEA-21.

       (a) Highway Trust Fund.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 9503(c) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``July 1, 2004'' and inserting ``August 1, 2004'',
       (B) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (G),
       (C) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (H) 
     and inserting ``, or'',
       (D) by inserting after subparagraph (H), the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(I) authorized to be paid out of the Highway Trust Fund 
     under the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part 
     III.'', and
       (E) in the matter after subparagraph (I), as added by this 
     paragraph, by striking ``Surface Transportation Extension Act 
     of 2004, Part II'' and inserting ``Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2004, Part III''.
       (2) Mass transit account.--Paragraph (3) of section 9503(e) 
     of such Code is amended--
       (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``July 1, 2004'' and inserting ``August 1, 2004'',
       (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``or'' at the end of 
     such subparagraph,
       (C) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ``, or'' at the end 
     of such subparagraph,
       (D) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(G) the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, 
     Part III,'', and
       (E) in the matter after subparagraph (G), as added by this 
     paragraph, by striking ``Surface Transportation Extension Act 
     of 2004, Part II'' and inserting ``Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2004, Part III''.
       (3) Exception to limitation on transfers.--Subparagraph (B) 
     of section 9503(b)(5) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``July 1, 2004'' and inserting ``August 1, 2004''.
       (b) Aquatic Resources Trust Fund.--
       (1) Sport fish restoration account.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 9504(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended by striking ``Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2004, Part II'' each place it appears and inserting ``Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part III''.
       (2) Boat safety account.--Subsection (c) of section 9504 of 
     such Code is amended--
       (A) by striking ``July 1, 2004'' and inserting ``August 1, 
     2004'', and
       (B) by striking ``Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
     2004, Part II'' and inserting ``Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 2004, Part III''.
       (3) Exception to limitation on transfers.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 9504(d) of such Code is amended by striking ``July 1, 
     2004'' and inserting ``August 1, 2004''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Temporary Rule Regarding Adjustments.--During the 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2003 and ending on July 31, 
     2004, for purposes of making any estimate under section 
     9503(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of receipts of 
     the Highway Trust Fund, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     treat--
       (1) each expiring provision of paragraphs (1) through (4) 
     of section 9503(b) of such Code which is related to 
     appropriations or transfers to such Fund to have been 
     extended through the end of the 24-month period referred to 
     in section 9503(d)(1)(B) of such Code, and
       (2) with respect to each tax imposed under the sections 
     referred to in section 9503(b)(1) of such Code, the rate of 
     such tax during the 24-month period referred to in section 
     9503(d)(1)(B) of such Code to be the same as the rate of such 
     tax as in effect on the date of the enactment of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2003.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Alaska (Mr. Young) and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young).
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, the purpose of the H.R. 4635, the Surface Transportation 
Extension Act of 2004 Part III is the continuation of the highway 
construction and highway safety transit, motor carrier, and surface 
transportation research programs for an additional 10 months beyond the 
end of fiscal year 2003.
  This is the fourth extension of the Transportation Equity Act of the 
21st Century, which expired on September 30, 2003. In September 2003, 
we extended these programs for 5 months until February 29, 2004. Since 
then, we have passed two subsequent 2-month extensions, STEA 2004, 
parts 1 and 2, and are now facing the expiration of the current 
extension on June 30.
  This extension will continue highway transit and highway safety 
programs for one more month until July 31, 2004. It is the hope of the 
conferees that H.R. 3550, the 6-year service transportation 
reauthorization bill, that we will complete conference before the 
extension expires.
  H.R. 4635 authorizes almost $27 billion in contract authority to the 
States to continue the core Federal aid highway program.
  This bill also authorizes $6 billion to continued grants to transit 
agencies around the country and other programs of the Federal Transit 
Administration.
  It authorizes $306 million for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration for State grants to enforce safety regulation on our 
Nation's highways and to continue safety inspections at our border with 
Mexico.
  And, finally, the bill authorizes $249 million to the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration for highway safety grants, 
occupant protection grants, and impaired driving countermeasure grants.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, the late Ronald Reagan was fond of saying, ``Here we go

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again.'' This is the third act of a play that does not have a number of 
acts pinned to it yet. In fact, we are setting a record today. This 
will be the longest extension of a transportation bill while working 
out a conference in recent memory, at least in the last decade or so.
  Now, that is not any fault of anyone in this body. Certainly not of 
the chairman. If the chairman had his way, we would have had this bill 
done 6 months to be at the $375 billion level. We will be building 
highways right now and bridges and transit systems. We would be 
investing in America. We would be on our way to having 475,000 new jobs 
in the marketplace by Labor Day and $80 billion of economic activity in 
the marketplace. We would have America back to work again if only the 
White House would have listened to our chairman.
  And I must say, Mr. Speaker, I have the greatest admiration for our 
chairman for standing up to this administration saying what he thinks 
is right. I remember in days when we had a Democratic administration we 
were add odds with them. It was not pleasant, but one had to stand up 
for what our committee position is and what we believe is the right 
thing to do and we did it. And the gentleman from Alaska (Chairman 
Young) has done so. And his wisdom has been rejected.
  We should have had this conference all done and completed with. It is 
all over one issue, how much are we willing to invest in America in our 
transportation and mobility, in reducing congestion, improving 
productivity, moving America forward, reducing the cost of logistics in 
this country, that is what we ought to be doing, instead of dragging 
our feet over this issue of fiscal conservatism, some imagined effect 
upon the deficit.
  The Federal aid highway program and transit program has no effect on 
our deficit unless you engage in some fanciful financing, some of which 
is included in the bill that is the only bill that is now in 
conference.
  We can resolve all of that. The Federal highway trust fund is derived 
from the revenues collected at the pump which traveling America pays. 
They expect to get the return as they drive away from the pump in the 
form of improved roads and transit systems and bridges and safety. And 
we have performed. We have done that through the Surface Transportation 
Assistance Act of 1982 and 1987 and ISTEA in 1991, TEA-21 in 1998 and 
we are prepared to do that with TEA-LU.
  The investment for the next 6 years is at a level that the Department 
of Transportation, not this committee, selected, the one that they 
studied as directed by TEA-21 to assess pavement condition, congestion, 
bridge conditions, safety needs and investment requirements for the 
future, and they came back with this figure of $375 billion.
  We took them at their word. We held hearings on it. We traveled 
around the country. We went to congested areas of great need in America 
by holding public meetings, committee hearings. We validated that 
figure. We reported it out of our committee. With 74, 75 members, that 
does not get anymore bipartisan than that.
  And I have said it many times, how can it be a political detriment to 
the President if the Democrats in the House, Democrats in the Senate 
all stand side by side with the Republicans and vote for this bill, a 
robust investment in the needs of America, in transportation, in 
mobility, in reducing the cost of logistics. If we all stand shoulder 
to shoulder, that is not a partisan issue. That is not a slur on the 
President.

                              {time}  1145

  There is no way he could be criticized for signing such a bill, and 
we are prepared to say this is the right thing to do. We have said it. 
So let us get on with this.
  Now, there are discussions, back door, called it in one meeting kind 
of a Kabuki dance, wearing a mask, putting on a uniform and doing this 
dance, and we are supposed to understand what is happening behind the 
dance. On our side, we are not participants in that dance. We do not 
know what that number is going to come out of that dance, but so far 
the numbers are not good.
  We did the right thing in this Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure. We agreed to scale back the 375, bring a smaller dollar 
amount to the House floor, with a wink from the leadership that if we 
bring this bill through the House, go to conference, that number will 
go up from the House figure. Nominally 275, actually 284, it will get 
up there to $300 billion, maybe even beyond; and I give the Speaker 
enormous credit because he understands what we need to do for America, 
for our mobility, to reduce congestion, create jobs. He understands 
that. He has argued. He has been an advocate at the White House. He has 
been turned down.
  So now we are at that point in conference, and the wink is like the 
Cheshire cat's smile, fading. So we are going to go along with this Act 
III of a multi-act play extension and trust in the enormous fortitude 
of our chairman, the advocate of what is right, as he has done right 
along, and advance the cause of transportation in America; but it is 
not going to be below the House number, I tell my colleagues that.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume 
to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri), the chairman of the 
subcommittee that wrote this bill.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Speaker, I thank my chairman for the time, and I 
assure my senior minority leader on the committee that it is often 
darkest before the dawn, and I think there will be a dawn before long 
for transportation in America. I certainly hope so. One way or another, 
we will meet our Nation's needs.
  I rise in support of this bill to extend to July 30 current highway 
transit and highway safety programs. We have done it several times in 
the past. We are bringing this bill to the floor today in order to 
ensure that these programs continue to function and that funds be made 
available to the States while House and Senate conferees proceed with 
negotiations on a long-term bill.
  Mr. Speaker, it is important we have a multiyear bill that provides 
adequate and needed resources to invest in our Nation's transportation 
systems. In preparation for this reauthorization effort, I and many of 
my colleagues on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, as 
has been pointed out, traveled to meetings with Governors, mayors, 
local officials all across our country. Each of them showed us the 
pressing transportation needs that their cities and States have in 
order to improve safety, reduce congestion, and provide for a first-
class transportation network that is essential for economic growth and 
opportunity.
  There are many demands being placed upon us as we seek to reauthorize 
TEA-21. Donor States want to see improvement in their rate of return on 
Federal highway dollars. Members from States with trade corridors want 
to see adequate investment to construct needed roads like I-69, I-49 
and Ports-to-Planes, to name only a few.
  Cities and States that need to complete massive projects, such as the 
multibillion dollar viaduct project in Seattle or the rail 
consolidation project in Chicago, find themselves overwhelmed by their 
financial costs and are seeking Federal help, and almost every Member 
of this body has approached the committee regarding pressing 
transportation projects that are crucial in their district.
  All of these are legitimate goals, but we must have the resources if 
we are, in fact, to respond.
  As we continue negotiations to resolve these and other questions, I 
urge the approval of this extension so that needed funds can continue 
to flow to the States and so work on critical transportation projects 
can move forward.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I would like to inquire of the Chair how 
much time remains on both sides.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Ose). The gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. 
Oberstar) has 13 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Alaska (Mr. 
Young) has 15\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman 
from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer).
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy, 
and I appreciate his leadership.
  We have another extension, another opportunity to do it right for 
America. We need to send signals to the vast team that builds, 
maintains, and repairs our infrastructure, to say nothing of the 
American people who own it and who use it and who depend upon it every 
day.
  The bill in question goes far beyond bridges, bikes, and buses. It 
includes historic preservation, key environmental and economic 
revitalization for cities large and small, for suburbs and rural areas.
  I hope that our conference committee will reject the White House 
insistence on somehow using this bill to atone for their budget 
problems and the sea of red ink that we are faced with with the 
deficit.
  The $318 billion that was the bill funding level from the other body 
is a start to keep faith with the American public's needs and 
aspirations. I would hope that our conference committee, in the course 
of this next month, will hold strong, to set the level for what America 
needs, the bill that was so effectively championed by our committee 
chairman and ranking member. The $375 billion, after all, was not 
plucked out of the air. This was the figure that the administration's 
own Department of Transportation set as the needed level.
  There is, I suppose, an opportunity for some sort of mechanism of a 
reopener. It may well be that we reach a point where these demands 
between the White House and what America needs and what various 
constituencies within this House require, that maybe we just decide 
that we kick the can down the road until after the election. But this 
is one area that we cannot afford to fail.
  We are not just talking about the next 6 years of reauthorization. We 
are talking about a funding level, if we are not careful, that will 
establish a floor for the next generation where we will be playing 
catch-up.
  I appreciate the leadership of the chairman, of the ranking member, 
and the conference committee. I wish them well, and I hope that when we 
come back next that we will have the bill that America deserves.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  I thank the gentleman for his comments and especially the gentleman 
from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) for his comments. I can assure him there 
will not be any less out of this conference than we passed in the 
House, and I am praying that there will be more.
  It is ironic that when we meet with the other side of the aisle, I 
know I am not supposed to mention that, I want their number, and we are 
suggesting that maybe their number is correct, but I am faced with a 
very difficult task now of bringing a third party into this agreement; 
and I am not giving up on this legislation. I think it is vitally 
important for the Nation.
  I think if we stand together shoulder to shoulder that we will 
eventually prevail. If we do not, it will be a terrible disservice to 
this Nation as far as our transportation, not wants, but needs; and I 
want to stress that.
  I believe, Mr. Speaker, that when I first came out 3 years ago for 
$375 billion I was correct then. I am more correct now, and I will be 
more correct in the future. It is a number that we need to solve this 
very serious problem. We all know, and anybody on this floor that has 
constituents knows, that the one issue we all share in common is not 
the necessary fear of terrorism. That is very serious in itself, but it 
is the constant problem of moving oneself, be it their children or 
himself or herself, to and from the home, to school or to work, and to 
receive goods on time, and we have to understand that; and the public 
is crying out, let us solve this problem, and they are willing to pay 
for it.
  I have lost that battle now, but in the House bill my colleagues are 
well aware we have a reopening clause, and I am going to continue the 
pursue, and I am confident that the public finally will raise up and 
say let us fix it. This extension gives us some time. I am hoping we 
will not have to ask for another, but let us fix the problem of this 
transportation challenge we have in this Nation. Let us do it quicker 
than later.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Oregon (Mr. DeFazio).
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for the time.
  Well, as the chairman said, he is almost always correct, and he was 
certainly correct with the number of $375 billion. It was confirmed by 
our own Federal Department of Transportation.
  This is an essential investment. This is an investment. There are a 
lot of things we do around here where we are spending money. We do not 
see a real product, but in this case it is an investment in the future 
of our country. As the chairman said, it has to do with our economic 
competitiveness.
  We are concerned about the economy and the need to put people back to 
work and competitiveness in our businesses. This is about just-in-time 
delivery. We cannot have just-in-time delivery when we have to divert a 
truck for 2 or 300 miles because of a failing weight-limited bridge, as 
exists all over the country; and a number of bridges are in that 
condition on Interstate 5 in my State.
  It is about livability. It is about dealing with congestion, 
management, movement of people; and it is also about jobs, and that is 
a very important part of this debate that we cannot leave out.
  The difference between the number being asked at the White House and 
the number put forward by the chairman, supported by, I believe, every 
other member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
figures out to about 1 million jobs a year over 6 years. For every 
billion dollars we invest in the infrastructure of this country, 
transportation infrastructure, it yields about 47,000 jobs, direct 
construction jobs, small business suppliers, and spillover effects into 
our communities.
  So the difference in the number, and I hope they are listening down 
at the White House, is 1 million jobs a year over 6 years. Now, why can 
we not get there? A lot of people do not seem to know about the Highway 
Trust Fund. We have a very robust Highway Trust Fund and a substantial 
balance. We can spend down some of that balance. We can capture the 
ethanol money that is being used to subsidize that product of dubious 
value. We could look at bonding. We could do all of this without 
increasing taxes. We could get to a much higher number, even a number 
higher than that in the United States Senate; but minimally, I would 
hope that that is where we can end up in these negotiations.
  It has been 9 months, 9 months that we have been acting under 
temporary legislation that does not allow us to fully address the needs 
of this country and increase the investment in our infrastructure. Nine 
months is too long. Let us not let it go beyond this one more temporary 
extension. Let us get a robust bill this summer before Congress leaves 
for its August recess.
  I thank the gentleman for yielding the time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, can I inquire of my chairman whether he 
has any other speakers.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Not at this time; I do not believe I will.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. 
I will make a few remarks and close and yield back, and I thank the 
gentlemen from Oregon for their remarks. I appreciate their support all 
along, and I appreciate the leadership, once again I want to say, I 
cannot say it often enough, of our chairman who has stood up against 
remarkable odds.
  The term that we use in this committee, ``investment,'' is the way to 
describe what our committee is all about. This is a committee about 
building America, whether it is our inland waterways, our coastal 
ports, our inland ports, our St. Louis seaway, our passenger rail 
system, transit ways, bus ways, our airports, airways, Corps of

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Engineer works, the water and sewer system needs of America, Economic 
Development Administration creating jobs. The Tennessee Valley 
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  Airport, airways, safety of air traffic control system, everything 
this committee does is involved in building America, investing in our 
productivity, investing in logistics, the cost of moving people and 
goods. Because of those investments, we have improved the marketplace 
in America.
  In 1987, the cost of logistics, moving people and goods, was 17 
percent of our gross domestic product. In 1987. Last year, the cost of 
logistics was under 10 percent. That is a $700 billion gain in 
productivity in logistics, moving people and goods in the American 
economy, society and marketplace. That is a huge productivity gain. The 
stock market does not make that kind of gain. But we do, with the 
investments that we make in this committee that stimulate the national 
economy.
  Now, when we talk about investment in surface transportation, think 
of the Romans and the Appian Way, the classic roadway built that is 
still there 2,000 years later. If we do not continue to improve, 
continue to invest, continue to tend to the needs of transportation, 
our roadways are not going to last for 2,000 years. They will not even 
last for 25 or 30 years. Airport runways are supposed to last for 25 
years, and then suddenly they begin to deteriorate. That is why we have 
to continue to invest in the Airport Improvement Program, to keep 
America flying, keep our economy moving. And the same with our surface 
transportation needs.
  We have the key to doing it in the $375 billion. And when that bill 
was introduced in the House last year, the price of gasoline was $1.34 
a gallon. Now, it is, in some places, as much as $2.24 a gallon. And 
where is that 70, 80 cents going? It is not staying in America. It is 
going overseas. Going to OPEC. We are not getting the benefit from it, 
except that you can power your automobile. But if we had passed our 
bill with the 5 cent increase in the user fee, we would be making those 
investments right now. We would have people working improving our 
roadways, reducing congestion. We can do it.
  Every 5-minute delay experienced by United Parcel Service costs $40 
million nationwide. Multiply that cost over and you get to the $68 
billion cost of congestion in just the 75 major metropolitan area in 
the country. That is why we need to do this legislation. That is why we 
need this bill passed and why we need the Chairman's leadership in the 
conference.
  I want to stand for the reopener, I want to stand for the more robust 
investment we passed in the House, and I want to see this 30-day 
extension, this record-breaking extension passed.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  I was listening to the gentleman speak on the issue about the needs 
for a user fee, and he is absolutely right. Again, I hope the American 
public will speak out, because every day that it goes up higher, I 
believe last year it was $2.55 for the premium gas, it is now $2.25 for 
regular, none of that goes into the highway construction. It goes 
overseas. Unless people like supporting those countries who are not 
friendly to us, those countries that take our dollars and use them for 
terrorism purposes, maybe unknowingly, I hope the American public will 
wake up and say enough is enough. If we have to spend this on fuel, 
then let us spend it in America.
  So I compliment the gentleman for his comments and the concept that 
we will continue to talk about, which are the needs. Again, I want to 
stress, not the ``wants,'' contrary to what you may read, but the 
``needs.'' So I do compliment the gentleman.
  Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Surface 
Transportation Extension Act before us today. I realize another 
extension is needed to keep the process moving forward. But I think we 
need to stop voting on extensions and solve the greater issue of 
passing a 6-year transportation reauthorization bill with enough 
funding behind it to put people back to work all across America.
  The transportation infrastructure is critical to America for several 
reasons. First, our entire interstate highway system was created by 
President Eisenhower as a national security safety measure and that 
remains a priority today. Second, Americans rely on roads, bridges and 
tunnels to live their lives each and every day. We use them to get to 
and from work, to travel on vacation, and to visit friends and family. 
Third, and most important today, building and maintaining our 
transportation infrastructure means creating jobs all across America--
over 2 million jobs that cannot be outsourced. Jobs to the cities, 
counties, towns and states throughout this nation that are vitally 
needed.
  The construction industry is a key pillar to any economic recovery 
providing the much needed stimulus for thousands of related industry 
jobs. Unlike other important issues, transportation requires long-term 
planning and investments to keep the nation moving efficiently and 
safely. Short term extensions interrupt that planning. Two-year funding 
commitments threaten to destroy plans. This nation needs Congress to 
act now, to pass the bi-partisan compromise of a $318 billion funding 
level for a six-year bill. Anything less will only short change the 
nation and keep Americans out of work.
  Pushing for a conference report that provides the bill America needs 
should not be about partisan politics. As a former county executive, I 
understand what transportation funding means to people outside of the 
beltway. A six year $318 billion transportation reauthorization bill is 
supported by local leaders nationwide. It has been endorsed by the 
National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, United 
Conference of Mayors, American Public Works Association, Association of 
Metropolitan Planning Organizations, National Association of County 
Engineers, National Association of Development Organizations, and the 
National Association of Regional Councils.
  Finally, it is important to remember that a large price tag on 
transportation reauthorization does not mean adding to the deficit. 
This bill is funded through the Highway Trust Fund and any measures not 
fully offset in the Senate version can be addressed in conference. If 
Members--both Democrat and Republican, both House and Senate--are 
serious about jump starting the economy for working Americans and 
putting Americans back to work we must enact the six year $318 billion 
reauthorization now.
  I urge leadership on both sides of the aisle in both chambers to set 
the politics aside and do what is right for America. Let's bring this 
conference report to the floor immediately. Let's pass it and send it 
to the President.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Simmons). The question is on the motion 
offered by the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) that the House suspend 
the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4635.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds of 
those present have voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the ``yeas'' and 
``nays''.
  The ``yeas'' and ``nays'' were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the 
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be 
postponed.

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