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 118 STAT. 1154 PUBLIC LAW 108–310—SEPT. 30, 2004 fail to meet the compliance requirements of section 31311(a) of such title. (d) CRASH CAUSATION STUDY.—There shall be available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to continue the crash causation study required by section 224 of the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31100 note; 113 Stat. 1770–1771), $665,753 for the period of October 1, 2004 through May 31, 2005. (e) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Funds made available by this sec tion shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. (f) RULE STAY.—The hours of service regulations applicable to property carrying commercial drivers contained in the Final Rule published on April 28, 2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 22456–22517), as amended on September 30, 2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 56208–56212), and made applicable to motor carriers and drivers on January 4, 2004, shall be in effect until the earlier of— (1) the effective date of a new final rule addressing the issues raised by the July 16, 2004, decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in Public Citizen, et al. v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (No. 03–1165); or (2) September 30, 2005. SEC. 8. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS. (a) ALLOCATING AMOUNTS.—Section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘and for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’; (2) in paragraph (2)(B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: ‘‘(iii) OCTOBER 1, 2004 THROUGH MAY 31, 2005.— Of the amounts made available under paragraph (1)(B), $6,933,333 shall be available for the period of October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005, for capital projects described in clause (i).’’; (3) in paragraph (3)(B) by inserting after ‘‘2004’’ the fol lowing: ‘‘(and $2,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005)’’; and (4) in paragraph (3)(C) by inserting after ‘‘2004)’’ the fol lowing: ‘‘, and $33,333,333 shall be available for the period October 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005,’’. (b) APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIXED GUIDEWAY MODERNIZATION.—The Secretary of Transportation shall determine the amount that each urbanized area is to be apportioned for fixed guideway modernization under section 5337 of title 49, United States Code, on a pro rata basis to reflect the partial fiscal year 2005 funding made available by sections 5338(b)(2)(A)(vii) and 5338(b)(2)(B)(vii) of such title. (c) FORMULA GRANTS AUTHORIZATIONS.—Section 5338(a) of such title is amended— (1) in the heading to paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘AND FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2004, THROUGH MAY 31, 2005’’ after ‘‘2004’’; 49 USC 5338. 49 USC 5337 note. Termination date.

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