,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bhjb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #bb 7legislative day1 ,september #ba71 #bjba,mr4 ,lee introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to limit spending from the ,highway ,trust ,fund1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,balance the ,highway ,trust ,fund ,act4 #b4 ,obligation limitation 7a7 ,general limitation ,subject to subsection 7d7 and notwithstanding any other provision of law1 for each fiscal year1 the obligations for ,federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs shall not exceed the net highway receipts most recently estimated by the ,secretary of the ,treasury for that fiscal year under section #iejc7;d77#a77;,b7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4 7b7 ,distribution of obligation authority ,for each fiscal year1 the ,secretary of ,transportation 7referred to in this section as the ,secretary7-- 7#a7 shall not distribute obligation authority provided by subsection 7a7 for the fiscal year for-- 7,a7 amounts authorized for administrative expenses and programs by section #ajd7;a7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7,b7 amounts authorized for the ,bureau of ,transportation ,statistics2 7#b7 shall not distribute an amount of obligation authority provided by subsection 7a7 that is equal to the unobligated balance of amounts-- 7,a7 made available from the ,highway ,trust ,fund 7other than the ,mass ,transit ,account7 for ,federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the ,secretary 7or apportioned by the ,secretary under section #bjb or #bjd of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code72 and 7,b7 for which obligation authority was provided in a previous fiscal year2 7#c7 shall determine the proportion that-- 7,a7 the obligation authority provided by subsection 7a7 for the fiscal year1 less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of this subsection2 bears to 7,b7 the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for the ,federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs1 less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of this subsection2 7#d7 shall distribute the obligation authority provided by subsection 7a71 less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 for each of the programs 7other than programs to which paragraph 7#a7 applies7 that are allocated by the ,secretary under this ,act and title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 or apportioned by the ,secretary under section #bjb or #bjd of that title1 by multiplying-- 7,a7 the proportion determined under paragraph 7#c72 by 7,b7 the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for the fiscal year2 and 7#e7 shall distribute the obligation authority provided by subsection 7a71 less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 and the amounts distributed under paragraph 7#d71 for ,federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs that are apportioned by the ,secretary under title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code 7other than the amounts apportioned under sections #bjb and #bjd of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code7 in the proportion that-- 7,a7 amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to each ,state for the fiscal year2 bears to 7,b7 the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to all ,states for the fiscal year4 7c7 ,redistribution of unused obligation authority ,notwithstanding subsection 7b71 the ,secretary shall1 after ,august #a of each fiscal year-- 7#a7 revise a distribution of the obligation authority made available under subsection 7b7 if an amount distributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year2 and 7#b7 redistribute sufficient amounts to those ,states able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year1 giving priority to those ,states having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections #add 7as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of ,,map-#ba 7,public ,law #aab-ada77 and #ajd of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4 7d7 ,applicability of obligation limitations to transportation research programs 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 obligation limitations imposed by subsection 7a7 shall apply to contract authority for transportation research programs carried out under chapter #e of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,exception ,obligation authority made available under paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 remain available for a period of #d fiscal years2 and 7,b7 be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for ,federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years4 7e7 ,redistribution of certain authorized funds 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the date of distribution of obligation authority under subsection 7b7 for each fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall distribute to the ,states any funds 7excluding funds authorized for the program under section #bjb of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code7 that-- 7,a7 are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year for ,federal-aid highway programs2 and 7,b7 the ,secretary determines will not be allocated to the ,states 7or will not be apportioned to the ,states under section #bjd of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code71 and will not be available for obligation1 for the fiscal year because of the imposition of any obligation limitation for the fiscal year4 7#b7 ,ratio ,funds shall be distributed under paragraph 7#a7 in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation authority under subsection 7b77#e74 7#c7 ,availability ,funds distributed to each ,state under paragraph 7#a7 shall be available for any purpose described in section #acc7;b7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code4 #c4 ,obligation limitation ,section #ecch of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7i7 ,obligation limitation ,notwithstanding subsection 7a7 or any other provision of law1 for each fiscal year1 the total of all obligations from amounts made available from the ,mass ,transit ,account of the ,highway ,trust ,fund by subsection 7a7 and any other provision of law shall not exceed the net mass transit receipts most recently estimated for that fiscal year by the ,secretary of the ,treasury under section #iejc7;e77#d7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4 4 #d4 ,effective date ,this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act take effect ,october #a1 #bjba4