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Division B — Surface Transportation Program Extension

116th Congress · Approved Oct 1, 2020 · 134 Stat. 709 · Lineage

DIVISION B Surface Transportation Program Extension

TITLE I Surface Transportation Programs

SEC. 1101. Extension of Federal Surface Transportation Programs.

(a)
In General.— Except as otherwise provided in this division, the requirements, authorities, conditions, eligibilities, limitations, and other provisions authorized under the covered laws, which would otherwise expire on or cease to apply after September 30, 2020, are incorporated by reference and shall continue in effect through September 30, 2021.
(b)
Authorization of Appropriations.—
(1)
Highway trust fund.—
(A)
Highway account.— There is authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Account for fiscal year 2021, for each program with respect to which amounts are authorized to be appropriated from such account for fiscal year 2020, an amount equal to the amount authorized for appropriation with respect to the program from such account under the covered laws for fiscal year 2020.
(B)
Mass transit account.— There is authorized to be appropriated from the Mass Transit Account for fiscal year 2021, for each program with respect to which amounts are authorized to be appropriated from such account for fiscal year 2020, an amount equal to the amount authorized for appropriation with respect to the program from such account under the covered laws for fiscal year 2020.
(2)
General fund.— There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021, for each program under the covered laws with respect to which amounts are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2020 from an account other than the Highway Account or the Mass Transit Account, an amount that is not less than the amount authorized for appropriation with respect to the program under the covered laws for fiscal year 2020.
(c)
Use of Funds.— Amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2021 with respect to a program under subsection (b) shall be distributed, administered, limited, and made available for obligation in the same manner as amounts authorized to be appropriated with respect to the program for fiscal year 2020 under the covered laws.
(d)
Obligation Limitation.— A program for which amounts are authorized to be appropriated under subsection (b)(1) shall be subject to a limitation on obligations for fiscal year 2021 in the same amount and in the same manner as the limitation applicable with respect to the program for fiscal year 2020.
(e)
Definitions.— In this section:
(1)
Covered laws.— The term “covered laws” means the following:
(A)
Titles I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XI, and XXIV of the FAST Act (Public Law 114–94).
(B)
Division A, division B, subtitle A of title I and title II of division C, and division E of MAP–21 (Public Law 112–141).
(C)
Titles I, II, and III of the SAFETEA–LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–244).
(D)
Titles I, II, III, IV, V, and VI of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59).
(E)
Titles I, II, III, IV, and V of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105–178).
(F)
Titles II, III, and IV of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–59).
(G)
Titles I, II, III, IV, V, and VI of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–240).
(H)
Title 23, United States Code.
(I)
Sections 116, 117, 330, 5128, 5505, and 24905 and chapters 53, 139, 303, 311, 313, 701, and 702 of title 49, United States Code.
(2)
Highway account.— The term “Highway Account” means the portion of the Highway Trust Fund that is not the Mass Transit Account.
(3)
Mass transit account.— The term “Mass Transit Account” means the portion of the Highway Trust Fund established under section 9503(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 1102. Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects.

Section 117(d)(2)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding clause (i)—
(1)
by striking “ $500,000,000” and inserting “ $600,000,000”; and
(2)
by striking “ 2020” and inserting “ 2021”.

SEC. 1104. Rail-Related Provisions.

(a)
Federal Funding for Operating Losses.— Section 24321 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking subsection (d); and
(2)
by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
(b)
Direct Loans and Loan Guarantees.— Section 502(b)(3) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(b)(3)) is amended by striking “ September 30, 2020” and inserting “ September 30, 2021”.

SEC. 1105. Suspension for Extension Period of Adjustments for Additional Deposits into Highway Trust Fund.

Section 105 of title 23, United States Code, shall not apply to monies deposited into the Highway Trust Fund by this division.

SEC. 1106. Prohibition on Use of Funds.

None of the funds authorized in this division or any other Act may be used to adjust apportionments for the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund or withhold funds from apportionments for the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund pursuant to section 9503(e)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in fiscal year 2021.

TITLE II Trust Funds

SEC. 1201. Extension of Highway Trust Fund Expenditure Authority.

Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
(1)
by striking “ October 1, 2020” in subsections (b)(6)(B), (c)(1), and (e)(3) and inserting “ October 1, 2021”; and
(2)
by striking “ FAST Act” in subsections (c)(1) and (e)(3) and inserting “ Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act”.

SEC. 1202. Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund.

Section 9504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
(1)
by striking “ FAST Act” each place it appears in subsection (b)(2) and inserting “ Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act”; and
(2)
by striking “ October 1, 2020” in subsection (d)(2) and inserting “ October 1, 2021”.

SEC. 1203. Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.

Section 9508(e)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking “ October 1, 2020” and inserting “ October 1, 2021”.

SEC. 1204. Further Additional Transfers to Highway Trust Fund.

Subsection (f) of section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11) and by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph:

“(10) Further transfers to trust fund.—Out of money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is hereby appropriated—

“(A) $10,400,000,000 to the Highway Account (as defined in subsection (e)(5)(B)) in the Highway Trust Fund; and

“(B) $3,200,000,000 to the Mass Transit Account in the Highway Trust Fund.”

SEC. 1205. Additional Transfer to Trust Fund.

Section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(f) Additional Transfer to Trust Fund.—Out of money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is hereby appropriated $14,000,000,000 to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.”