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S 1646 IS

To provide a 5-month extension of highway safety programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.

September 23, 2003

Mr. MCCAIN (for himself and Mr. HOLLINGS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

To provide a 5-month extension of highway safety programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.

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 `Transportation Safety Program Extension Act of 2003'.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM.

(a) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES- There shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the Secretary of Transportation for administration of motor carrier safety programs, motor carrier safety research, and border enforcement activities, including the border enforcement program authorized under section 350 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002, $119,125,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2003, and ending on February 29, 2004, to carry out the functions and operations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration of which $19,583,000 shall be available for the construction of State border safety inspection facilities at the border between the United States and Mexico and at the border between the United States and Canada and of which $4,583,000 shall be used for regulatory development.

(b) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ACCOUNT- Funds made available under subsection (a) shall be administered in the account established in the Treasury entitled `Motor Carrier Safety 69-8055-0-7-401'.

(c) MAINTENANCE OF EXPENDITURES- The Secretary of Transportation may make a grant under section 31107 of title 49, United States Code, to a State from funds made available under subsection (a) only if the State agrees that the total expenditure of amounts of the State and political subdivisions of the State, exclusive of United States Government amounts, will be maintained at a level at least equal to the average level of that expenditure by the State and political subdivisions of the State for the last 2 fiscal years before October 1, 2003.

(d) CONTRACT AUTHORITY- Funds made available under subsection (a) shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

(a) MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM- Section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

`(7) Not more than $77,125,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2003, and ending on February 29, 2004.'.

(b) INFORMATION SYSTEMS- Section 31107(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--

(1) by striking `and' after the semicolon in paragraph (2);

(2) by striking `2002.' in paragraph (3) and inserting `2002;';

(3) by striking `2003.' in paragraph (4) and inserting `2003; and'; and

(4) by adding at the end the following:

`(5) $8,333,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2003, and ending on February 29, 2004.'.

(c) MAINTENANCE OF EXPENDITURES- The Secretary of Transportation may make a grant to a State from funds made available under section 31104(a)(7) of title 49, United States Code, only if the State agrees that the total expenditure of amounts of the State and political subdivisions of the State, exclusive of United States Government amounts, will be maintained at a level at least equal to the average level of that expenditure by the State and political subdivisions of the State for the last 2 fiscal years before October 1, 2003.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

(a) Chapter 4 Highway Safety Programs- Section 2009(a)(1) of the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century (112 Stat. 337) is amended--

(1) by striking `and'; and

(2) by striking `2003.' and inserting `2003, and $68,640,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2003, and ending on February 29, 2004.'.

(b) HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT- Section 2009(a)(2) of that Act (112 Stat. 337) is amended by striking `2003.' and inserting `2003, and $29,952,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2003, and ending on February 29, 2004.'.

(c) OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS- Section 2009(a)(3) of that Act (112 Stat. 337) is amended--

(1) by striking `and'; and

(2) by striking `2003.' and inserting `2003, and $8,320,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2003, and ending on February 29, 2004.'.

(d) INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTER-MEASURES-

(1) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM- Section 410 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--

(A) by striking `6' in subsection (a)(3) and inserting `7'; and

(B) by striking `fifth and sixth' in subsection (a)(4)(C) and inserting `fifth, sixth, and seventh'.

(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- Section 2009(a)(4) of the Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century (112 Stat. 337) is amended--

(A) by striking `and' the last place it appears; and

(B) by striking `2003.' and inserting `2003, and $16,640,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2003, and ending on February 29, 2004.'.

(e) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER- Section 2009(a)(6) of that Act (112 Stat. 338) is amended by striking `2003.' and inserting `2003, and $1,498,000 for the period beginning on October 1, 2003, and ending on February 29, 2004.'.

(f) ALLOCATIONS- Section 2009(b) of that Act (112 Stat. 338) is amended by striking `2003,' each place it appears and inserting `2004,'.

(g) Applicability of Title 23- Section 2009(c) of that Act (112 Stat. 338) is amended by striking `2003' and inserting `2004'.

SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF SPORT FISHING AND BOATING SAFETY PROGRAM.

Section 13106 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:

`(c) BOATING SAFETY FUNDS-

`(1) IN GENERAL- Of the amount transferred to the Secretary of Homeland Security under paragraph (4) of section 4(b) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)), $2,083,333 is available to the Secretary for payment of expenses of the Coast Guard for personnel and activities directly related to coordinating and carrying out the national recreational boating safety program under this title, of which $833,333 shall be available to the Secretary only to ensure compliance with chapter 43 of this title.

`(2) USE OF FUNDS- No funds available to the Secretary of Homeland Security under this subsection may be used--

`(A) to replace funding traditionally provided through general appropriations; or

`(B) for any purposes except a purpose authorized by this section.

`(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS- Amounts made available by this subsection shall remain available until expended.

`(4) ACCOUNTING- The Secretary shall publish annually in the Federal Register a detailed accounting of the projects, programs, and activities funded under this subsection.'.

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