S. 3122 – Further Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021

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The Further Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021 extends the expiration dates for federal highway, safety and transit funding that were set to end in late 2021. It moves the deadline for the Surface Transportation Extension Act and related trust‑fund authorities to early December 2021 and adjusts the compensation period for federal employees tied to the Highway Trust Fund. The changes affect the Highway Trust Fund, the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, and the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund, as well as any programs that depend on those funds.

Key Provisions

Changes the extension end date from October 31, 2021 to December 3, 2021.
Extends the federal employee compensation period for the Highway Trust Fund to run until this Act’s enactment, starting October 1 or November 1, 2021.
Extends spending authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund to December 4, 2021.
Updates references to the earlier Surface Transportation Extension Act to refer to this new act.
Adds a rule that if H.R. 3684 is enacted first, this Act does not take effect and the earlier amendments are reversed.

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Sen. Tim KaineD-VA · Oct 28, 2021

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that if the Senate receives a message from the House of Representatives that it has passed a surface transportation authorization extension that is identical to…

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Introduced in SenateIssued October 28, 2021

II

117th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 3122

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

October 28, 2021

Mr. Carper (for himself and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

A BILL

To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, and transit programs, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Further Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021.

2.

Amendment to the extension end date

Section 2(2) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–44) is amended by striking October 31, 2021 and inserting December 3, 2021.

3.

Amendment for Federal employee compensation following Highway Trust Fund expiration

Section 108(b) of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–44) is amended by striking that begins and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following:

that begins on—

(1)

October 1, 2021, and ends on or before the date of enactment of this Act; or

(2)

November 1, 2021, and ends on or before the date of enactment of the Further Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021.

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4.

Extension of expenditure authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Sport Fish Restoration And Boating Trust Fund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund

(a)

Highway Trust Fund

Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—

(1)

in subsections (b)(6)(B), (c)(1), and (e)(3) by striking November 1, 2021 and inserting December 4, 2021; and

(2)

by striking Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021 each place it appears and inserting Further Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021.

(b)

Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund

Section 9504 of such Code is amended—

(1)

in subsection (b)(2) by striking Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021 each place it appears and inserting Further Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021; and

(2)

in subsection (d)(2) by striking November 1, 2021 and inserting December 4, 2021.

(c)

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund

Section 9508(e)(2) of such Code is amended by striking November 1, 2021 and inserting December 4, 2021.

(d)

Special rule for amendments

On the date of enactment of H.R. 3684 (117th Congress)—

(1)

subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, the amendments made by such subsections, section 201 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–44), and the amendments made by such section shall cease to be effective;

(2)

the text of the laws amended by subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section and section 201 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–44) shall revert back so as to read as the text read on September 30, 2021; and

(3)

the amendments made by H.R. 3684 (117th Congress) shall be executed as if this section and section 201 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act had not been enacted.

(e)

Conforming amendment

Section 201 of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–44) is amended by striking subsection (d).

5.

Prior enacted authorization

If H.R. 3684 (117th Congress) is enacted before the date of enactment of this Act, this Act shall not take effect and the provisions of this Act shall not be executed.