[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 119, 109th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

119 STAT. 2030

Public Law 109-74
109th Congress

An Act


 
To ensure funding for sportfishing and boating safety programs funded
out of the Highway Trust Fund through the end of fiscal year 2005, and
for other purposes.  NOTE: Sept. 29, 2005 -  [H.R. 3649]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress  NOTE: Sportfishing and
Recreational Boating Safety Amendments Act of 2005.  assembled,

SECTION 1.  NOTE: 16 USC 777 note.  SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Sportfishing and Recreational Boating
Safety Amendments Act of 2005''.

TITLE I--CORRECTIONS TO THE SPORTFISHING AND RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY
ACT OF 2005

SEC. 101. EFFECTIVE DATE OF AMENDMENTS.

(a) In General.--The Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-59) is amended--
(1)  NOTE: Ante, p. 1927.  by striking section
10112(b)(2); and
(2) by inserting after section 10101 the following:

``SEC. 10102.  NOTE: 16 USC 777b note.  EFFECTIVE DATE.

``The amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect October 1,
2005.''.
(b) Temporary  NOTE: 16 USC 777b note.  Preservation of Existing
Law.--Except as provided by the amendments made by title II of this Act,
during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the
Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2005, and ending
upon the expiration of fiscal year 2005, the provisions of law amended
by the Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2005 (as
amended by this Act) shall be considered to read as such laws read
immediately before the enactment of that Act.

SEC. 102. RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY FUNDS.

Section 10143 of the Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety
Act of 2005  NOTE: Ante, p. 1931.  (Public Law 109-59) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``under section 10119 of
the Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2005''
and inserting ``under section 15 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport
Fish Restoration Act'';
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``subsection (a)(2) of
section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16
U.S.C. 777c(a)(2))'' and inserting ``subsections (a)(2) and (f)
of section

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4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C.
777c(a)(2) and (f))'';
(3) in paragraph (4)--
(A) in subparagraph (B) by inserting a closed
parenthesis after ``(16 U.S.C. 777c(a)(2)''; and
(B) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D) and
inserting the following:
``(C) by striking `$5,000,000' and inserting
`$5,500,000'; and
``(D) by inserting `not less than' before
`$2,000,000'; and''; and
(4) in paragraph (5) by striking ``unexpected'' and
inserting ``unexpended''.

SEC. 103. EXPENDITURE OF REMAINING BALANCE IN BOAT SAFETY ACCOUNT.

Section 10119 of the Sportfishing and Recreational Boating Safety
Act of 2005  NOTE: Ante, p. 1929.  (Public Law 109-59) is amended in
the text proposed to be inserted as section 15 of the Dingell-Johnson
Sport Fish Restoration Act--
(1) in paragraph (2)(A)(v) of such text by striking ``of
this Act'' and inserting ``of that section'';
(2) in paragraphs (1) through (4) of such text by striking
``subsection (b) of that section'' each place it appears in such
text and inserting ``subsection (c) of that section''; and
(3) in paragraph (5)--
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``subsection
(b)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(2) of that
section''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``subsection
(h)'' and inserting ``subsection (c) of that section''.

TITLE II--EXTENSION OF RECREATIONAL BOATING FUNDING THROUGH THE END OF
FISCAL YEAR 2005

SEC. 201. NATIONAL OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM FUNDING.

Section 4(c)(7) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act
(16 U.S.C. 777c(c)(7)) is amended to read as follows:
``(7) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;''.

SEC. 202. CLEAN VESSEL ACT FUNDING.

Section 4(b)(4) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act
(16 U.S.C. 777c(b)(4)) is amended--
(1) in the section heading by striking ``First 303 days of
fiscal'' and inserting ``Fiscal'';
(2) by striking ``July 30, 2005'' and inserting ``September
30, 2005'';
(3) by striking ``$68,071,233'' and inserting
``$82,000,000'';
(4) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$8,301,370'' and
inserting ``$10,000,000''; and
(5) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$6,641,096'' and
inserting ``$8,000,000''.

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SEC. 203. COAST GUARD EXPENSES.

Section 13106(c)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``$4,150,685'' and inserting ``$5,000,000'';
and
(2) by striking ``$1,660,274'' and inserting ``$2,000,000''.

TITLE III--EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF FUNDS IN BOAT SAFETY
ACCOUNT

SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF FUNDS IN BOAT SAFETY
ACCOUNT FOR OBLIGATIONS BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2005.

(a) Boat Safety Account.--Subsection (c) of section 9504 of
the  NOTE: 26 USC 9504.  Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
expenditures from boat safety account) is amended--
(1) by striking ``August 15, 2005'' and inserting ``October
1, 2005''; and
(2) by striking ``Surface Transportation Extension Act of
2005, Part VI'' and inserting ``Sportfishing and Recreational
Boating Safety Amendments Act of 2005''.

(b) Effective  NOTE: 26 USC 9504 note.  Date.--The amendments made
by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 302. CORRECTION OF DISTRIBUTION OF OBLIGATION AUTHORITY UNDER
SECTION 1102(c)(4)(A) OF PUBLIC LAW 109-59.

Notwithstanding section 1102(c)(4)(A) of Public Law 109-59; 119
Stat. 1144, et seq., or any other provision of law, for fiscal year
2005, obligation authority for funds made available under title I of
division H of Public Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 3216 for expenses necessary
to discharge the functions of the Secretary of Transportation with
respect to traffic and highway safety under chapter 301 of title 49,
United States Code, and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States
Code, shall be made available in an amount equal to the funds provided
therein: Provided, That the additional obligation authority needed to
meet the requirements of this section shall be withdrawn from the
obligation authority previously distributed to the other programs,
projects, and activities


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funded by the amount deducted under section 117 of title I of division H
of Public Law 108-447.

Approved September 29, 2005.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3649:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 151 (2005):
Sept. 13, considered and passed House.
Sept. 15, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Sept. 20, House concurred in Senate amendment.