CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.

SEC. 1121. CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES. (a) Construction of Ferry Boats and Ferry Terminal Facilities.—Section 147 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsections (c) and (d); (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: “(c) Distribution of Funds. Of the amounts made available to ferry systems and public entities responsible for developing ferries under this section for a fiscal year, 100 percent shall be allocated in accordance with the formula set forth in subsection (d). “(d) Formula. Of the amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (c)— “(1) 20 percent shall be allocated among eligible entities in the proportion that— “(A) the number of ferry passengers carried by each ferry system in the most recent fiscal year; bears to “(B) the number of ferry passengers carried by all ferry systems in the most recent fiscal year; “(2) 45 percent shall be allocated among eligible entities in the proportion that— “(A) the number of vehicles carried by each ferry system in the most recent fiscal year; bears to “(B) the number of vehicles carried by all ferry systems in the most recent fiscal year; and “(3) 35 percent shall be allocated among eligible entities in the proportion that— “(A) the total route miles serviced by each ferry system; bears to “(B) the total route miles serviced by all ferry systems. “(e) Authorization of Appropriations. There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section $67,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014.” . (b) National Ferry Database.—Section 1801(e) of the SAFETEA-LU (23 U.S.C. 129 note; Public Law 109-59) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting “, including any Federal, State, and local government funding sources,” after “sources”; and (2) in paragraph (4)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking “and” at the end; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B), the following: “(C) ensure that the database is consistent with the national transit database maintained by the Federal Transit Administration; and” ; and (D) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking “2009” and inserting “2014”.