118 STAT. 1145 PUBLIC LAW 108–310—SEPT. 30, 2004 (i) the amount of funds apportioned for the item to the State for fiscal year 2004; bears to (ii) the total of the amount of funds apportioned for the items to the State for fiscal year 2004. (3) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.—Funds authorized by the amendment made under subsection (d) shall be administered as if the funds had been apportioned, allocated, deducted, or set aside, as the case may be, under title 23, United States Code; except that the deductions and set asides in the following sections of such title shall not apply to such funds: sections 104(a)(1)(A), 104(a)(1)(B), 104(b)(1)(A), 104(d)(1), 104(d)(2), 104(f)(1), 104(h)(1), 118(c)(1), 140(b), 140(c), and 144(g)(1). (4) SPECIAL RULES FOR MINIMUM GUARANTEE.—In carrying out the minimum guarantee under section 105(c) of title 23, United States Code, with funds apportioned under this section for the minimum guarantee, the $2,800,000,000 set forth in paragraph (1) of such section 105(c) shall be treated as being $1,866,666,667 and the aggregate of amounts apportioned to the States under this section for the minimum guarantee shall be treated, for purposes of such section 105(c), as amounts made available under section 105 of such title. (5) EXTENSION OF OFF SYSTEM BRIDGE SETASIDE.—Section 144(g)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the following: ‘‘and in the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005,’’. (c) REPAYMENT FROM FUTURE APPORTIONMENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall reduce the amount that would be apportioned, but for this section, to a State for programs under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year 2005, under a multiyear law reauthorizing the Federal aid highway program enacted after the date of enact ment of this Act by the amount that is apportioned to each State under subsection (a) and section 5(c) for each such pro gram. (2) PROGRAM CATEGORY RECONCILIATION.—The Secretary may establish procedures under which funds apportioned under subsection (a) for a program category for which funds are not authorized under a law described in paragraph (1) may be restored to the Federal aid highway program. (d) AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Section 1101 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 111–115; 117 Stat. 1118; 118 Stat. 876) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(l) ADVANCE AUTHORIZATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available from the High way Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out section 2(a) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V $22,685,936,000 for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005. ‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE.—Funds apportioned under section 2(a) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V shall be subject to a limitation on obligations for Federal aid highways and highway safety construction programs. ‘‘(3) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made available by this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.’’.
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