118 STAT. 698 PUBLIC LAW 108–263—JUNE 30, 2004 Public Law 108–263 108th Congress An Act 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. 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’’; Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part III. 23 USC 101 note. June 30, 2004 [H.R. 4635]
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