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          --S.1519--
              S.1519
          One Hundred Fifth Congress
          of the
          United States of America
          AT THE FIRST SESSION
          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
          the seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and
          ninety-seven
          An Act
          To provide a 6-month extension of highway, highway safety, and
          transit programs pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the
          Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
           [Italic->]   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
          Representatives of the United States of America in Congress
          assembled, [<-Italic]
          SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
            This Act may be cited as the `Surface Transportation Extension 
          Act of 1997'.
          SEC. 2. ADVANCES.
            (a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of Transportation (referred to in
          this Act as the `Secretary') shall apportion funds made available
          under section 1003(d) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
          Efficiency Act of 1991 to each State in the ratio that--
                (1) the State's total fiscal year 1997 obligation authority
              for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid highway program; 
              bears to
                (2) all States' total fiscal year 1997 obligation authority
              for funds apportioned for the Federal-aid highway program.
            (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 of the funds, determined under
              paragraph (2), for the Interstate maintenance program, the
              National Highway System, the bridge program, the surface
              transportation program, the congestion mitigation and air
              quality improvement program, minimum allocation under section
              157 of title 23, United States Code, Interstate reimbursement
              under section 160 of that title, the donor State bonus under
              section 1013(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
              Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1940), hold harmless under
              section 1015(a) of that Act (105 Stat. 1943), 90 percent of
              payments adjustments under section 1015(b) of that Act (105
              Stat. 1944), section 1015(c) of that Act (105 Stat. 1944), an
              amount equal to the funds provided under sections 1103 through
              1108 of that Act (105 Stat. 2027), and funding restoration 
              under section 202 of the National Highway System Designation 
              Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 571).
                (2) IN GENERAL- The amount that each State shall be
              apportioned under this subsection for each item referred to in
              paragraph (1) shall be determined by multiplying--
                    (A) the amount apportioned to the State under subsection
                  (a); by
                    (B) the ratio that--
                        (i) the amount of funds apportioned for the item, or
                      allocated under sections 1103 through 1108 of the
                      Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
                      1991 (105 Stat. 2027), to the State for fiscal year
                      1997; bears to
                        (ii) the total of the amount of funds apportioned for
                      the items, and allocated under those sections, to the
                      State for fiscal year 1997.
                (3) USE OF FUNDS- Amounts apportioned to a State under
              subsection (a) attributable to sections 1103 through 1108 of 
              the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
              shall be available to the State for projects eligible for
              assistance under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
                (4) ADMINISTRATION- Funds authorized by the amendment made by
              subsection (d) shall be administered as if they had been
              apportioned, allocated, deducted, or set aside, as the case may
              be, under title 23, United States Code; except that the
              deduction under section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code,
              the set-asides under section 104(b)(1) of that title for the
              territories and under section 104(f)(1) of that title for
              metropolitan planning, and the expenditure required under
              section 104(d)(1) of that title shall not apply to those funds.
            (c) REPAYMENT FROM FUTURE APPORTIONMENTS- 
                (1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall reduce the amount that
              would, but for this section, be apportioned to a State for
              programs under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, for
              fiscal year 1998 under a 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) and section 5(f) for each such program.
                (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 1003 of the
          Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat.
          1918) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            `(d) ADVANCE AUTHORIZATIONS- 
                `(1) IN GENERAL- There shall be available from the Highway
              Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out
              section 2(a) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
              1997 $5,500,000,000 for the period of November 16, 1997, 
              through January 31, 1998.
                `(2) SPECIAL RULE- Funds apportioned under subsection (a)
              shall be subject to any limitation on obligations for
              Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs.
            `(e) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY- 
                `(1) AUTHORIZATION- Notwithstanding section 157(e) of title
              23, United States Code, there shall be available from the
              Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to
              carry out section 157 of title 23, United States Code, not to
              exceed $15,460,000 for the period of January 26, 1998, through
              January 31, 1998.
                `(2) ALLOCATION- The Secretary shall allocate the amounts
              authorized under paragraph (1) to each State in the ratio that--
                    `(A) the amount allocated to the State for fiscal year
                  1997 under section 157 of that title; bears to
                    `(B) the amounts allocated to all States for fiscal year
                  1997 under section 157 of that title.
            `(f) CONTRACT AUTHORITY- Funds authorized under subsections (d)
          and (e) shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if
          the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United
          States Code.'.
            (e) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS- 
                (1) IN GENERAL- Subject to paragraph (2), after the date of
              enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall allocate to each
              State an amount of obligation authority made available under 
              the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
              Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-66) that is--
                    (A) equal to the greater of--
                        (i) the State's unobligated balance, as of October 1,
                      1997, of Federal-aid highway apportionments subject to
                      any limitation on obligations; or
                        (ii) 50 percent of the State's total fiscal year 1997
                      obligation authority for funds apportioned for the
                      Federal-aid highway program; but
                    (B) not greater than 75 percent of the State's total
                  fiscal year 1997 obligation authority for funds apportioned
                  for the Federal-aid highway program.
                (2) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT- The total of all allocations under
              paragraph (1) shall not exceed $9,786,275,000.
                (3) TIME PERIOD FOR OBLIGATIONS OF FUNDS- 
                    (A) IN GENERAL- Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a
                  State shall not obligate any funds for any Federal-aid
                  highway program project after May 1, 1998, until the 
                  earlier of the date of enactment of a multiyear law
                  reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway program or July 1,
                  1998.
                    (B) REOBLIGATION- Subparagraph (A) shall not preclude the
                  reobligation of previously obligated funds.
                    (C) DISTRIBUTION OF REMAINING OBLIGATION AUTHORITY- On 
                  the earlier of the date of enactment of a law described in
                  subparagraph (A) or July 1, 1998, the Secretary shall
                  distribute to each State any remaining amounts of 
                  obligation authority for Federal-aid highways and highway
                  safety construction programs by allocation in accordance
                  with section 310(a) of the Department of Transportation and
                  Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law
                  105-66).
                    (D) CONTRACT AUTHORITY- No contract authority made
                  available to the States prior to July 1, 1998, shall be
                  obligated after that date until such time as a multiyear 
                  law reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway program has been
                  enacted.
                (4) TREATMENT OF OBLIGATIONS- Any obligation of an allocation
              of obligation authority made under this subsection shall be
              considered to be an obligation for Federal-aid highways and
              highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 1998 for
              the purposes of the matter under the heading `(LIMITATION ON
              OBLIGATIONS)' under the heading `FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS' in title
              I of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies
              Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-66).
          SEC. 3. TRANSFERS OF UNOBLIGATED APPORTIONMENTS.
            (a) IN GENERAL- In addition to any other authority of a State to
          transfer funds, for fiscal year 1998, a State may transfer any 
          funds apportioned to the State for any program under section 104
          (including amounts apportioned under section 104(b)(3) or set aside
          or suballocated under section 133(d)), 144, or 402 of title 23,
          United States Code, before, on, or after the date of enactment of
          this Act, granted to the State for any program under section 410 of
          that title before, on, or after such date of enactment, or 
          allocated to the State for any program under chapter 311 of title
          49, United States Code, before, on, or after such date of 
          enactment, that are subject to any limitation on obligations, and
          that are not obligated, to any other of those programs.
            (b) TREATMENT OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS- Any funds transferred to
          another program under subsection (a) shall be subject to the
          provisions of the program to which the funds are transferred, 
          except that funds transferred to a program under section 133 (other
          than subsections (d)(1) and (d)(2)) of title 23, United States 
          Code, shall not be subject to section 133(d) of that title.
            (c) RESTORATION OF APPORTIONMENTS- 
                (1) IN GENERAL- As soon as practicable after the date of
              enactment of a law reauthorizing the Federal-aid highway 
              program enacted after the date of enactment of this Act, the
              Secretary shall restore any funds that a State transferred 
              under subsection (a) for any project not eligible for the funds
              but for this section to the program category from which the
              funds were transferred.
                (2) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION- The Secretary may
              establish procedures under which funds transferred under
              subsection (a) from a program category for which funds are not
              authorized may be restored to the Federal-aid highway, highway
              safety, and motor carrier safety programs.
                (3) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION- No provision of 
              law, except a statute enacted after the date of enactment of
              this Act that expressly limits the application of this
              subsection, shall impair the authority of the Secretary to
              restore funds pursuant to this subsection.
            (d) GUIDANCE- The Secretary may issue guidance for use in 
          carrying out this section.
          SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
            (a) EXPENSES OF FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION- 
                (1) AUTHORITY TO BORROW- 
                    (A) FROM UNOBLIGATED FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR DISCRETIONARY
                  ALLOCATIONS- If unobligated balances of funds deducted by
                  the Secretary under section 104(a) of title 23, United
                  States Code, for administrative and research expenses of 
                  the Federal-aid highway program are insufficient to pay
                  those expenses for fiscal year 1998, the Secretary may
                  borrow to pay those expenses not to exceed $60,000,000 from
                  unobligated funds available to the Secretary for
                  discretionary allocations.
                    (B) REQUIREMENT TO REIMBURSE- Funds borrowed under
                  subparagraph (A) shall be reimbursed from amounts made
                  available to the Secretary under section 104(a) of title 
                  23, United States Code, as soon as practicable after the
                  date of enactment of a law reauthorizing the Federal-aid
                  highway program enacted after the date of enactment of this
                  Act.
                (2) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY- 
                    (A) IN GENERAL- In addition to funds made available under
                  paragraph (1), there shall be available from the Highway
                  Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for
                  administrative and research expenses of the Federal-aid
                  highway program $158,500,000 for fiscal year 1998.
                    (B) CONTRACT AUTHORITY- Funds authorized under this
                  paragraph shall be available for obligation in the same
                  manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of
                  title 23, United States Code, and shall be subject to any
                  limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and
                  highway safety construction programs.
                (3) USE OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS- Section 104(i)(1) of
              title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting `, and 
              for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998,'
              after `1997'.
            (b) BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS- Section 6006 of the
          Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat.
          2172) is amended--
                (1) by inserting `(a) IN GENERAL- ' before `Chapter I'; and
                (2) in the first sentence of subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking `1996, and' and inserting `1996,'; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the end the
                  following: `, and $12,500,000 for the period of October 1,
                  1997, through March 31, 1998'.
          SEC. 5. OTHER FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAMS.
            (a) FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS- Section 1003(a)(6) of the Intermodal
          Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1919) is
          amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking `1992 and' and inserting `1992,'; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the end the
                  following: `, and $95,500,000 for the period of October 1,
                  1997, through March 31, 1998';
                (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking `1995, and' and inserting `1995,'; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the end the
                  following: `and $86,000,000 for the period of October 1,
                  1997, through March 31, 1998'; and
                (3) in subparagraph (C)--
                    (A) by striking `1995, and' and inserting `1995,'; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the end the
                  following: `, and $42,000,000 for the period of October 1,
                  1997, through March 31, 1998'.
            (b) NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM- Section 1003 of the
          Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat.
          1918) (as amended by section 2(d)) is amended by adding at the end
          the following:
            `(e) NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM- Section 104(h) of 
          title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting `and
          $7,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31,
          1998' after `1997'.'.
            (c) CERTAIN ALLOCATED PROGRAMS- 
                (1) HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION- Section 1040(f)(1) of the
              Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23
              U.S.C. 101 note; 105 Stat. 1992) is amended in the first
              sentence by inserting before the period at the end the
              following: `and $2,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997,
              through March 31, 1998'.
                (2) SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM- Section 1047(d) of the Intermodal
              Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 101
              note; 105 Stat. 1998) is amended in the first sentence--
                    (A) by striking `1994, and' and inserting `1994,'; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the end the
                  following: `, and $7,000,000 for the period of October 1,
                  1997, through March 31, 1998'.
            (d) INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS- Section 6058(b) of the
          Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat.
          2194) is amended--
                (1) by striking `1992 and' and inserting `1992,'; and
                (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following:
              `, and $47,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through
              March 31, 1998'.
            (e) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH- 
                (1) OPERATION LIFESAVER- 
                    (A) IN GENERAL- There shall be available from the Highway
                  Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry
                  out the operation lifesaver program under section 104(d)(1)
                  of title 23, United States Code, $150,000 for the period of
                  October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998.
                    (B) CONTRACT AUTHORITY- Funds authorized under this
                  paragraph shall be available for obligation in the same
                  manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of
                  title 23, United States Code, and shall be subject to any
                  limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and
                  highway safety construction programs.
                (2) DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER TRANSPORTATION FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM- 
                    (A) IN GENERAL- There shall be available from the Highway
                  Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry
                  out the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship
                  Program under section 307(a)(1)(C)(ii) of title 23, United
                  States Code, $1,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997,
                  through March 31, 1998.
                    (B) CONTRACT AUTHORITY- Funds authorized under this
                  paragraph shall be available for obligation in the same
                  manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of
                  title 23, United States Code, and shall be subject to any
                  limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and
                  highway safety construction programs.
                (3) NATIONAL HIGHWAY INSTITUTE- Section 321(f) of title 23,
              United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
              following: `There shall be available from the Highway Trust 
              Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this
              section $2,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through
              March 31, 1998, and such funds shall be subject to any
              limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway
              safety construction programs.'.
                (4) EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM- Section 326(c) of title
              23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
              following: `There shall be available from the Highway Trust 
              Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this
              section $3,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through
              March 31, 1998, and such funds shall be subject to any
              limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway
              safety construction programs.'.
            (f) METROPOLITAN PLANNING- 
                (1) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY- 
                    (A) IN GENERAL- There shall be available from the Highway
                  Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry
                  out section 134 of title 23, United States Code, 
                  $78,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through 
                  March 31, 1998.
                    (B) CONTRACT AUTHORITY- Funds authorized under this
                  paragraph shall be available for obligation in the same
                  manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of
                  title 23, United States Code, and shall be subject to any
                  limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and
                  highway safety construction programs.
                (2) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS- The Secretary shall distribute
              funds authorized under paragraph (1) to the States in 
              accordance with section 104(f)(2) of title 23, United States
              Code.
            (g) TERRITORIES- Section 1003 of the Intermodal Surface
          Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1918) (as amended
          by subsection (b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            `(f) TERRITORIES- 
                `(1) IN GENERAL- In lieu of the amounts deducted under 
              section 104(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, there shall
              be available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
              Transit Account) for the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa,
              and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
              $15,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 
              31, 1998.
                `(2) CONTRACT AUTHORITY- Funds authorized under this
              subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner
              as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
              United States Code, and shall be subject to any limitation on
              obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety
              construction programs.'.
          SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.
            (a) NHTSA HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS- Section 2005(1) of the
          Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat.
          2079) is amended--
                (1) by striking `1996, and' and inserting `1996,'; and
                (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following:
              `, and $83,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through
              March 31, 1998'; and
            (b) ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES- Section 410 of 
          title 23, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking `5' and inserting `6'; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking `and fifth' and
                  inserting `fifth, and sixth';
                (2) in subsection (d)(2)(B), by striking `two' and inserting
              `3'; and
                (3) in the first sentence of subsection (j)--
                    (A) by striking `1997, and' and inserting `1997,'; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the end the
                  following `, and $12,500,000 for the period of October 1,
                  1997, through March 31, 1998'.
            (c) NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER- Section 30308(a) of title 49, 
          United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking `1994, and' and inserting `1994,'; and
                (2) by inserting after `1997,' the following: `and $1,855,000
              for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998,'.
          SEC. 7. EXTENSION OF MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM.
            Section 31104(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraphs (1) through (5), by striking `not more' 
              each place it appears and inserting `Not more'; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
                `(6) Not more than $45,000,000 for the period of October 1,
              1997, through March 31, 1998.'.
          SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS.
            Title III of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
          of 1991 (105 Stat. 2087-2140) is amended by adding at the end the
          following:
          `SEC. 3049. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS FOR THE PERIOD
OF
                            OCTOBER 1, 1997, THROUGH MARCH 31, 1998.
            `(a) ALLOCATING AMOUNTS- Section 5309(m)(1) of title 49, United
          States Code, is amended by inserting `, and for the period of
          October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998' after `1997'.
            `(b) APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIXED GUIDEWAY
          MODERNIZATION- Section 5337 of title 49, United States Code, is
          amended--
                `(1) in subsection (a), by inserting `and for the period of
              October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998,' after `1997,'; and
                `(2) by adding at the end the following:
            `(e) SPECIAL RULE FOR OCTOBER 1, 1997, THROUGH MARCH 31, 1998- 
          The Secretary shall determine the amount that each urbanized area 
          is to be apportioned for fixed guideway modernization under this
          section on a pro rata basis to reflect the partial fiscal year 1998
          funding made available by section 5338(b)(1)(F).'.
            `(c) AUTHORIZATIONS- Section 5338 of title 49, United States 
          Code, is amended--
                `(1) in subsection (a)--
                    `(A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:
                `(F) $1,328,400,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, 
              through March 31, 1998.'; and
                    `(B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
                `(F) $369,000,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through
              March 31, 1998.';
                `(2) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end the following:
                `(F) $1,131,600,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, 
              through March 31, 1998.';
                `(3) in subsection (c), by inserting `and not more than
              $1,500,000 for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31,
              1998,' after `1997,';
                `(4) in subsection (e), by inserting `and not more than
              $3,000,000 is available from the Fund (except the Account) for
              the Secretary for the period of October 1, 1997, through March
              31, 1998,' after `1997,';
                `(5) in subsection (h)(3), by inserting `and $3,000,000 is
              available for section 5317 for the period of October 1, 1997,
              through March 31, 1998' after `1997';
                `(6) in subsection (j)(5)--
                    `(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking `and' at the end;
                    `(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the
                  end and inserting `; and'; and
                    `(C) by adding at the end the following:
                    `(D) the lesser of $1,500,000 or an amount that the
                  Secretary determines is necessary is available to carry out
                  section 5318 for the period of October 1, 1997, through
                  March 31, 1998.';
                `(7) in subsection (k), by striking `or (e)' and inserting
              `(e), or (m)'; and
                `(8) by adding at the end the following:
            `(m) SECTION 5316 FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 1997, THROUGH 
          MARCH 31, 1998- Not more than the following amounts may be
          appropriated to the Secretary from the Fund (except the Account) 
          for the period of October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998:
                `(1) $125,000 to carry out section 5316(a).
                `(2) $1,500,000 to carry out section 5316(b).
                `(3) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(c).
                `(4) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(d).
                `(5) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(e).'.'.
          SEC. 9. EXTENSION OF TRUST FUNDS FUNDED BY HIGHWAY-RELATED
TAXES.
            (a) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND- Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code
          of 1986 (relating to Highway Trust Fund) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                        (i) by striking `1997' and inserting `1998'; and
                        (ii) by striking the last sentence and inserting the
                      following new flush sentence:
              `In determining the authorizations under the Acts referred to 
              in the preceding subparagraphs, such Acts shall be applied as 
              in effect on the date of the enactment of this sentence.';
                    (B) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking `1997' and inserting
                  `1998';
                    (C) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking `1997' and inserting
                  `1998'; and
                    (D) in paragraph (6)(E), by striking `1997' and inserting
                  `1998'; and
                (2) in subsection (e)(3)--
                    (A) by striking `1997' and inserting `1998', and
                    (B) by striking all that follows `the enactment of' and
                  inserting `the last sentence of subsection (c)(1).'.
            (b) AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND- Section 9504(c) of the Internal
          Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to expenditures from Boat Safety
          Account) is amended by striking `April 1, 1998' and inserting
          `October 1, 1998'.
            (c) NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS TRUST FUND- Section 9511(c) of
          the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to expenditures from
          Trust Fund) is amended by striking `1997' and inserting `1998'.
            (d) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendments made by this section shall 
          take effect on October 1, 1997.
          Speaker of the House of Representatives.
          Vice President of the United States and  
          President of the Senate.