Pub. L. 111-68, div. B, sec. 157

Sec. 157. (a) Extension of Surface Transportation Programs.—Except as otherwise provided in this section, requirements, authorities, conditions, eligibilities, limitations, and other provisions authorized under titles I through VI of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1144), the SAFETEA–LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 1572), titles I through VI of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1914), titles I through V of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107), title 23, United States Code, and chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, which would otherwise expire on or cease to apply after September 30, 2009, are incorporated by reference and shall continue in effect through the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution.(b) Use of Funds.—Except as otherwise expressly provided in this section, funds made available for obligation under this joint resolution and expended under the authority of this section shall be distributed, administered, limited, and made available for obligation in the same manner and at the same rate as funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2009 to carry out programs, projects, activities, eligibilities, and requirements under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1144), the SAFETEA–LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 1572), titles I through VI of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1914), titles I through V of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107), title 23, United States Code, chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, including section 5338(f)(1) of title 49, United States Code, chapter 303 of part A of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, and part B of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code.(c) Distribution of Funds Under Titles III and V of SAFETEA–LU.—Funds made available for programs authorized under titles III and V of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1544 and 1779) and continued under this joint resolution shall be distributed to major program areas under those programs in the same 123 STAT. 2051 proportion as funds were allocated for those program areas for fiscal year 2009, except that any designations for specific activities in sections 3044 and 3046 under title III and in title V of such Act shall not be required to be continued for the duration of this joint resolution.(d) Extension and Flexibility for Certain Allocated Programs.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the portion of the share of funds of a State under subsection (b) determined by the amount that the State received for fiscal year 2009 to carry out sections 1301(m), 1302(e), 1307, 1702, and 1934 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1202, 1205, 1217, 1256, and 1485), and section 144(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, shall be—(1) made available to the State for purposes described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code; and(2) administered in the same manner and with the same period of availability as such funding is administered under section 133 of title 23, United States Code, except that subsections (d)(2) and (d)(3) of such section shall not apply to amounts administered pursuant to this section.