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 117 STAT. 1126

23 USC 101 note.

PUBLIC LAW 108–88—SEPT. 30, 2003

Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2122; 112 Stat. 379) are amended by inserting ‘‘and for the period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004,’’ after ‘‘2003,’’. (t) TREATMENT OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available under the amendments made by this section shall be treated for purposes of section 1101(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 101 note) as amounts made available for programs under title III of such Act. SEC. 9. SPORT FISHING AND BOATING SAFETY.

(a) FUNDING FOR NATIONAL OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM.—Section 4(c) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(c)) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (4); (2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (5); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: ‘‘(6) $4,166,667 for the period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004;’’. (b) CLEAN VESSEL ACT FUNDING.—Section 4(b) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: ‘‘(4) FIRST 5 MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR 2004.—For the period of October 1, 2003, through February 29, 2004, of the balance of each annual appropriation remaining after making the distribution under subsection (a), an amount equal to $34,166,667, reduced by 82 percent of the amount appropriated for that fiscal year from the Boat Safety Account of the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund established by section 9504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to carry out the purposes of section 13106(a) of title 46, United States Code, shall be used as follows: ‘‘(A) $4,166,667 shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for obligation for qualified projects under section 5604(c) of the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 1322 note). ‘‘(B) $3,333,333 shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior for 3 fiscal years for obligation for qualified projects under section 7404(d) of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 777g–1(d)). ‘‘(C) The balance remaining after the application of subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be transferred to the Secretary of Transportation and shall be expended for State recreational boating safety programs under section 13106 of title 46, United States Code.’’. (c) BOAT SAFETY FUNDS.—Section 13106(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(c) Of the amount transferred to the Secretary of Transportation under paragraph (4) of section 4(b) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(b)), $2,083,333 is available to the Secretary for payment of expenses of the Coast Guard for personnel and activities directly related to coordinating and carrying out the national recreational boating safety program under this title, of which $833,333 shall be available to the Secretary only to ensure compliance with chapter 43 of this title. No funds available to the Secretary under this subsection may be used to

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