| Current Law | Administration Proposal H.R. 2088 & S. 1072 as Modified SAFETEA of 2003 |
House H.R. 3 as Passed House TEA-LU |
Senate H.R. 3 as Passed Senate SAFETEA of 2005 |
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| Section 1102 | |||
| Places a limitation on the obligation of Federal-aid highway and highway safety funds to control spending in response to economic and budgetary conditions. | Same as current law | Same as current law | Same as current law |
| Generally, distributes limitation among the States in proportion to each State's apportionments. | Same as current law | Same as current law | Same as current law |
| Reserves a portion of the limitation prior to distribution at 100 percent ratio for administrative costs, Highway Use Tax Evasion, BTS, and other programs funded from the administrative takedown. | Reserves a portion of the limitation prior to distribution at 100 percent ratio for administrative costs, IPAM, other programs funded from the administrative takedown, and allocated programs. | Reserves a portion of the limitation prior to distribution at 100 percent ratio for administrative expenses, Highway Use Tax Evasion, BTS. | Reserves a portion of the limitation prior to distribution at 100 percent ratio for admin, Highway Use Tax Evasion, BTS, and other programs funded from the admin takedown. |
| Provides that certain programs--Emergency Relief, $639M per year of MG, old demos, and any remaining MA funds--are exempt from the obligation limitation. | Provides that certain programs--Emergency Relief ($250M per year), $439M per year of MG, plus old demos, and any remaining MA funds--are exempt from the obligation limitation. | Same as current law | Similar to current law. Provides that certain programs--Emergency Relief ($100M per year), $639M per year of Equity Bonus, plus old demos, and any remaining Minimum Allocation funds--are exempt from the obligation limitation. |
| Directs that limitation for ADHS, $2 billion per year of MG, the High Priority Projects program, and the Woodrow Wilson Bridge is available until used. | Directs that limitation for the ADHS program and $2 billion per year of MG is available until used. | Directs that limitation for ADHS, $2 billion per year of MG, and the High Priority Projects program is available until used. | Directs that limitation for ADHS is available until used. |
| Directs that ADHS, High Priority Projects, and the Woodrow Wilson Bridge receive limitation at the ratio calculated as specified. | Deletes this provision | Same as current law except that ratio used for High Priority Projects cannot be less than 93.2%. | Directs that the ADHS receive limitation at the ratio calculated as specified. |
| Directs that limitation set aside for research programs may be carried over for three fiscal years. | Same as current law | Same as current law | Same as current law |
| Provides that contract authority for allocated programs in excess of available obligation limitation be redistributed to the States to be used for STP eligible purposes. ("lop off") | Deletes this provision | Same as current law, except the calculated lop off percentage cannot be less than 93.2%. | Same as current law |
| Keys funding levels for highways to projected receipts to the Highway Account of the HTF, and adjusts obligation limitation to reflect changes in actual/estimated receipts | Deletes this provision | Same as current law | Same as current law |
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