[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2490 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                  Union Calendar No. 82

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2490

                          [Report No. 103-149]

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                                 A BILL

Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
 agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                             June 22, 1993

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed





                                                  Union Calendar No. 82
103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2490

                          [Report No. 103-149]

Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
 agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 1993

Mr. Carr, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 
 bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
 agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the Department of Transportation and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes, 
namely:

                 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                   Immediate Office of the Secretary

    For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the Secretary, 
$1,173,000.

                Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary

    For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the Deputy 
Secretary, $481,000.

                     Office of the General Counsel

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, 
$7,867,000.

      Office of the Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Transportation Policy, $2,410,000.

   Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International 
                                Affairs

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Aviation and International Affairs, $8,082,000.

       Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Budget and Programs, $2,826,000, including not to exceed $40,000 for 
allocation within the Department for official reception and 
representation expenses as the Secretary may determine.

       Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Governmental Affairs, $2,225,000.

          Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration, $33,623,000, of which $6,417,000 shall remain available 
until expended.

                        Office of Public Affairs

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Affairs, $1,353,440.

                         Executive Secretariat

    For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat, $850,000.

                         Contract Appeals Board

    For necessary expenses of the Contract Appeals Board, $602,000.

                         Office of Civil Rights

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $11,492,000.

         Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

    For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
Business Utilization, $934,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, funds available for the purposes of the 
Minority Business Resource Center in this or any other Act may be used 
for business opportunities related to any mode of transportation.

           Transportation Planning, Research, and Development

    For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, 
research, and development activities, including the collection of 
national transportation statistics, to remain available until expended, 
$6,815,000.

               Office of Commercial Space Transportation

                        operations and research

    For necessary expenses for operations and research activities 
related to commercial space transportation, $4,400,000, of which 
$1,500,000 shall remain available until expended.

                          Working Capital Fund

    Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of the 
Department of Transportation Working Capital Fund not to exceed 
$92,220,000 shall be paid, in accordance with law, from appropriations 
made available by this Act and prior appropriations Acts to the 
Department of Transportation, together with advances and reimbursements 
received by the Department of Transportation.

                        Payments to Air Carriers

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

    For liquidation of obligations incurred for payments to air 
carriers of so much of the compensation fixed and determined under 
section 419 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. 
1389), as is payable by the Department of Transportation, $15,540,000, 
to remain available until expended and to be derived from the Airport 
and Airway Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act 
shall be available for the implementation or execution of programs for 
the Payments to Air Carriers program in fiscal year 1994.

                            Rental Payments

    For necessary expenses for rental of headquarters and field space 
and related services assessed by the General Services Administration, 
$149,605,000: Provided, That of this amount, $3,262,000 shall be 
derived from the Highway Trust Fund, $37,114,000 shall be derived from 
the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $576,000 shall be derived from the 
Pipeline Safety Fund, and $175,000 shall be derived from the Harbor 
Maintenance Trust Fund: Provided further, That in addition, for 
assessments by the General Services Administration related to the space 
needs of the Federal Highway Administration, $17,524,000, to be derived 
from ``Federal-aid Highways'', subject to the ``Limitation on General 
Operating Expenses''.

               Minority Business Resource Center Program

    For the cost of direct loans, $180,000, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 
332: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such 
loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to 
subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans 
not to exceed $4,500,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to 
carry out the direct loan program, $220,000.

                              COAST GUARD

                           Operating Expenses

    For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of the 
Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase of not to exceed four 
passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; payments pursuant to 
section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and 
section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)); and 
recreation and welfare; $2,535,695,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be 
derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; and of which 
$32,250,000 shall be expended from the Boat Safety Account: Provided, 
That the number of aircraft on hand at any one time shall not exceed 
two hundred and twenty-three, exclusive of aircraft and parts stored to 
meet future attrition: Provided further, That none of the funds 
appropriated in this or any other Act shall be available for pay or 
administrative expenses in connection with shipping commissioners in 
the United States: Provided further, That none of the funds provided in 
this Act shall be available for expenses incurred for yacht 
documentation under 46 U.S.C. 12109, except to the extent fees are 
collected from yacht owners and credited to this appropriation: 
Provided further, That of the funds provided under this head, not less 
than $8,000,000 in vessel maintenance and overhaul work currently 
scheduled to be conducted at the Coast Guard Yard is to be awarded 
based upon a competitive solicitation of both public and private 
shipyards.

              Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements

    For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, rebuilding, 
and improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and 
aircraft, including equipment related thereto, $295,400,000, of which 
$20,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; 
of which $79,200,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate or 
improve vessels, small boats and related equipment, to remain available 
until September 30, 1998; $16,900,000 shall be available to acquire new 
aircraft and increase aviation capability, to remain available until 
September 30, 1996; $41,100,000 shall be available for other equipment, 
to remain available until September 30, 1996; $119,200,000 shall be 
available for shore facilities and aids to navigation facilities, to 
remain available until September 30, 1996; and $39,000,000 shall be 
available for personnel compensation and benefits and related costs, to 
remain available until September 30, 1994.

                              (rescission)

    Of the funds provided under this heading in Public Law 102-388, 
$20,000,000 are rescinded.

                Environmental Compliance and Restoration

    For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast Guard's environmental 
compliance and restoration functions under chapter 19 of title 14, 
United States Code, $22,100,000, to remain available until expended.

                         Alteration of Bridges

    For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of obstructive 
bridges, $5,940,000, to remain available until expended.

                              Retired Pay

    For retired pay, including the payment of obligations therefor 
otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, and 
payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor 
Benefits Plans, and for payments for medical care of retired personnel 
and their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. 
ch. 55), $548,774,000.

                            Reserve Training

    For all necessary expenses for the Coast Guard Reserve, as 
authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities; and 
supplies, equipment, and services; $64,000,000.

              Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for applied 
scientific research, development, test, and evaluation; maintenance, 
rehabilitation, lease and operation of facilities and equipment, as 
authorized by law, $22,500,000, to remain available until expended, of 
which $4,457,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation funds 
received from State and local governments, other public authorities, 
private sources, and foreign countries, for expenses incurred for 
research, development, testing, and evaluation.

                              Boat Safety

                     (aquatic resources trust fund)

    For payment of necessary expenses incurred for recreational boating 
safety assistance under Public Law 92-75, as amended, $32,250,000, to 
be derived from the Boat Safety Account and to remain available until 
expended.

                    FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

                               Operations

    For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not 
otherwise provided for, including administrative expenses for research 
and development, establishment of air navigation facilities and the 
operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, and carrying 
out the provisions of the Airport and Airway Development Act, as 
amended, or other provisions of law authorizing the obligation of funds 
for similar programs of airport and airway development or improvement, 
lease or purchase of four passenger motor vehicles for replacement 
only, $4,568,219,000, of which $2,294,500,000 shall be derived from the 
Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to 
this appropriation funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authorities, and 
private sources, for expenses incurred in the maintenance and operation 
of air navigation facilities and for issuance, renewal or modification 
of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station 
certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing major 
repair or alteration forms: Provided further, That, of the funds 
available under this head, $2,000,000 shall be made available for the 
Mid-American Aviation Resource Consortium in Minnesota to operate an 
air traffic controller training program: Provided further, That funds 
may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard 
setting organization to assist in the development of aviation safety 
standards: Provided further, That no funds under this head may be used 
for the implementation, execution or enforcement of section 91.21 of 
title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations pertaining to the use of 
portable electronic devices on aircraft: Provided further, That none of 
these funds shall be available for new applicants for the second career 
training program.

                        Facilities and Equipment

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
acquisition, establishment, and improvement by contract or purchase, 
and hire of air navigation and experimental facilities and equipment as 
authorized by the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. 
App. 1301 et seq.), including initial acquisition of necessary sites by 
lease or grant; engineering and service testing including construction 
of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or 
grant; and construction and furnishing of quarters and related 
accommodations of officers and employees of the Federal Aviation 
Administration stationed at remote localities where such accommodations 
are not available; and the purchase, lease or transfer of aircraft from 
funds available under this head; to be derived from the Airport and 
Airway Trust Fund, $2,140,000,000, of which $1,943,500,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 1996, and of which $196,500,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 1995: Provided, That there may be 
credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for 
expenses incurred in the establishment and modernization of air 
navigation facilities.

                 Research, Engineering, and Development

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research, 
engineering, and development, in accordance with the provisions of the 
Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 1301 et seq.), 
including construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of 
necessary sites by lease or grant, $240,000,000, to be derived from the 
Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation funds 
received from States, counties, municipalities, other public 
authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred for research, 
engineering, and development.

                       Grants-in-Aid for Airports

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

    For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for 
airport planning and development, and for noise compatibility planning 
and programs under the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as 
amended, and under other law authorizing such obligations, 
$2,200,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund 
and to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the 
funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of 
programs the commitments for which are in excess of $1,500,000,000 in 
fiscal year 1994 for grants-in-aid for airport planning and 
development, and noise compatibility planning and programs, 
notwithstanding section 506(e)(4) of the Airport and Airway Improvement 
Act of 1982, as amended: Provided further, That none of the funds in 
this Act shall be available for planning, approving, or administering 
new airport letters of intent signed after the date of enactment of 
this Act.

                   Aviation Insurance Revolving Fund

    The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to make such 
expenditures and investments, within the limits of funds available 
pursuant to section 1306 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as 
amended (49 U.S.C. App. 1536), and in accordance with section 104 of 
the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as 
may be necessary in carrying out the program for aviation insurance 
activities under title XIII of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958.

                Aircraft Purchase Loan Guarantee Program

    The Secretary of Transportation may hereafter issue notes or other 
obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury, in such forms and 
denominations, bearing such maturities, and subject to such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe. Such 
obligations may be issued to pay any necessary expenses required 
pursuant to any guarantee issued under the Act of September 7, 1957, 
Public Law 85-307, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1324 note). None of the funds 
in this Act shall be available for activities under this head the 
obligations for which are in excess of $9,970,000 during fiscal year 
1994. Such obligations shall be redeemed by the Secretary from 
appropriations authorized by this section. The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall purchase any such obligations, and for such purpose he 
may use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any 
securities issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act, as now or 
hereafter in force. The purposes for which securities may be issued 
under such Act are extended to include any purchase of notes or other 
obligations issued under the subsection. The Secretary of the Treasury 
may sell any such obligations at such times and price and upon such 
terms and conditions as he shall determine in his discretion. All 
purchases, redemptions, and sales of such obligations by such Secretary 
shall be treated as public debt transactions of the United States.

                     FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

                limitation on general operating expenses

    Necessary expenses for administration, operation, including motor 
carrier safety program operations, and research of the Federal Highway 
Administration not to exceed $462,961,000 shall be paid in accordance 
with law from appropriations made available by this Act to the Federal 
Highway Administration together with advances and reimbursements 
received by the Federal Highway Administration: Provided, That not to 
exceed $166,460,000 of the amount provided herein shall remain 
available until expended: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, there may be credited to this account funds 
received from States, counties, municipalities, other public 
authorities, and private sources, for training expenses incurred for 
non-Federal employees.

                     Highway-Related Safety Grants

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions 
of title 23, United States Code, section 402 administered by the 
Federal Highway Administration, to remain available until expended, 
$10,000,000 to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That 
not to exceed $100,000 of the amount appropriated herein shall be 
available for ``Limitation on general operating expenses'': Provided 
further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
planning or execution of programs the obligations for which are in 
excess of $10,000,000 in fiscal year 1994 for ``Highway-Related Safety 
Grants''.

                  railroad-highway crossings projects

    For necessary expenses of certain railroad-highway crossings 
projects as authorized by section 163 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 
1973, as amended, to remain available until expended, $12,828,000.

                          Federal-Aid Highways

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

    None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
implementation or execution of programs the obligations for which are 
in excess of $17,198,000,000 for Federal-aid highways and highway 
safety construction programs for fiscal year 1994.

                              (rescission)

                          (highway trust fund)

    Of the amounts made available for Federal-aid highways pursuant to 
provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, 
$1,596,386 are rescinded.

                              (rescission)

                          (highway trust fund)

    Of the amounts made available for Federal-aid highways pursuant to 
provisions of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation 
Assistance Act of 1987, $49,626,000 are rescinded.

                              (rescission)

                          (highway trust fund)

    Of the funds made available for the functional replacement of 
publicly-owned facilities located within the proposed right-of-way of 
Interstate Route 170 in Public Law 96-131, $200,000 are rescinded.

                              (rescission)

                          (highway trust fund)

    Of the funds made available under this heading in Public Law 100-
71, $364,180 are rescinded.

                              (rescission)

                          (highway trust fund)

    Of the authority made available for the intersection safety 
demonstration project in Public Law 100-457, $3,059,960 are rescinded.

                              (rescission)

                          (highway trust fund)

    Of the authority made available for bridges on Federal dams 
pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 320, $9,478,139 are rescinded.

                          Federal-Aid Highways

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

    For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States Code, 
that are attributable to Federal-aid highways, including the National 
Scenic and Recreational Highway as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 148, not 
otherwise provided, including reimbursements for sums expended pursuant 
to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308, $18,000,000,000 or so much thereof 
as may be available in and derived from the Highway Trust Fund, to 
remain available until expended.

                      Right-of-Way Revolving Fund

                      (limitation on direct loans)

                          (highway trust fund)

    During fiscal year 1994 and with the resources and authority 
available, gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans 
shall not exceed $42,500,000.

                      Motor Carrier Safety Grants

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

    For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions 
of section 402 of Public Law 97-424, $68,000,000, to be derived from 
the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
implementation or execution of programs the obligations for which are 
in excess of $65,000,000 for ``Motor Carrier Safety Grants''.

                      Baltimore-Washington Parkway

    For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, to carry out the 
provisions of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970 and section 1069 of 
Public Law 102-240 for the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, to remain 
available until expended, $16,000,000.

                    Surface Transportation Projects

                          (highway trust fund)

    For up to 80 percent of the expenses necessary for certain highway 
and surface transportation projects and parking facilities, including 
feasibility and environmental studies, that advance methods of 
improving safety, reducing congestion, or otherwise improving surface 
transportation, $305,163,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
and to remain available until September 30, 1997.

                        Highway Project Studies

                          (highway trust fund)

    For up to 80 percent of the expenses necessary for feasibility and 
environmental studies for certain highway and surface transportation 
projects and parking facilities that advance methods of improving 
safety, reducing congestion, or otherwise improving surface 
transportation, $1,500,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund 
and to remain available until September 30, 1996.

             NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

                        Operations and Research

    For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary 
with respect to traffic and highway safety under the Motor Vehicle 
Information and Cost Savings Act (Public Law 92-513, as amended) and 
the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, $74,221,000, to 
remain available until September 30, 1996.

                        Operations and Research

                          (highway trust fund)

    For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary 
with respect to traffic and highway safety under 23 U.S.C. 403 and 
section 2006 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
1991, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund, $46,780,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 1996.

                     Highway Traffic Safety Grants

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

    For payment of obligations incurred carrying out the provisions of 
23 U.S.C. 153, 402, 406, 408, and 410, section 2007 of the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, and section 209 of 
Public Law 95-599, as amended, to remain available until expended, 
$138,550,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding subsection 2009(b) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, none of the funds in this Act 
shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the total 
obligations for which, in fiscal year 1994, are in excess of 
$163,500,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402 and 410, as 
amended, of which $123,000,000 shall be for ``State and community 
highway safety grants'', $12,000,000 shall be for section 153 ``Safety 
belt and motorcycle helmet use'' grants, $3,500,000 shall be for the 
``National Driver Register'', and $25,000,000 shall be for section 410 
``Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures programs'': Provided 
further, That none of these funds shall be used for construction, 
rehabilitation or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and 
fixtures for State, local, or private buildings or structures: Provided 
further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which are 
in excess of $10,500,000 for ``Alcohol safety incentive grants'' 
authorized under 23 U.S.C. 408: Provided further, That not to exceed 
$5,153,000 of the funds made available for section 402 may be available 
for administering ``State and community highway safety grants'': 
Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made 
available for section 410 may be available for technical assistance to 
the States: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
planning or execution of programs authorized under section 209 of 
Public Law 95-599, as amended, the total obligations for which are in 
excess of $4,750,000 in fiscal years 1982 through 1994.

                              (rescission)

                          (highway trust fund)

    Of the funds available for obligation for ``Alcohol safety 
incentive grants'' under section 23 U.S.C. 408, $6,493,000 are 
rescinded.

                    FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

                      Office of the Administrator

    For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not 
otherwise provided for, $14,865,000, of which $2,485,000 shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act 
shall be available for the planning or execution of a program making 
commitments to guarantee new loans under the Emergency Rail Services 
Act of 1970, as amended, and that no new commitments to guarantee loans 
under section 211(a) or 211(h) of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act 
of 1973, as amended, shall be made: Provided further, That, as part of 
the Washington Union Station transaction in which the Secretary assumed 
the first deed of trust on the property and, where the Union Station 
Redevelopment Corporation or any successor is obligated to make 
payments on such deed of trust on the Secretary's behalf, including 
payments on and after September 30, 1988, the Secretary is authorized 
to receive such payments directly from the Union Station Redevelopment 
Corporation, credit them to the appropriation charged for the first 
deed of trust, and make payments on the first deed of trust with those 
funds: Provided further, That such additional sums as may be necessary 
for payment on the first deed of trust may be advanced by the 
Administrator from unobligated balances available to the Federal 
Railroad Administration, to be reimbursed from payments received from 
the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation.

                     Local Rail Freight Assistance

    For necessary expenses for rail assistance under section 5(q) of 
the Department of Transportation Act, as amended, $10,000,000, to 
remain available until expended.

                            Railroad Safety

    For necessary expenses in connection with railroad safety, not 
otherwise provided for, $43,927,000, of which $1,357,000 shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That there may be credited to this 
appropriation funds received from non-Federal sources for expenses 
incurred in training safety employees of private industry, State and 
local authorities, or other public authorities other than State rail 
safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to section 206 of 
the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970.

                   Railroad Research and Development

    For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, 
$20,166,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That up to 
$100,000 shall be made available to support, by financial assistance 
agreement, railroad-highway grade crossing safety programs, including 
Operation Lifesaver: Provided further, That $100,000 is available until 
expended to support by financial assistance agreement railroad 
metallurgical and welding studies at the Oregon Graduate Institute.

                 Northeast Corridor Improvement Program

    For necessary expenses related to Northeast Corridor improvements 
authorized by title VII of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 
Reform Act of 1976, as amended (45 U.S.C. 851 et seq.) and the Rail 
Safety Improvement Act of 1988, $130,000,000.

         Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation

    To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation authorized by 45 U.S.C. 601, to 
remain available until expended, $451,000,000, of which $351,000,000 
shall be available for operating losses incurred by the Corporation and 
for labor protection costs, and of which $100,000,000 shall be 
available for capital improvements: Provided, That none of the funds 
herein appropriated shall be used for lease or purchase of passenger 
motor vehicles or for the hire of vehicle operators for any officer or 
employee, other than the president of the Corporation, excluding the 
lease of passenger motor vehicles for those officers or employees while 
in official travel status: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
make no commitments to guarantee new loans or loans for new purposes 
under 45 U.S.C. 602 in fiscal year 1994: Provided further, That no 
funds are required to be expended or reserved for expenditure pursuant 
to 45 U.S.C. 601(e): Provided further, That funds provided to cover 
operating losses incurred by the Corporation shall be utilized only for 
the following expense categories: train operations, maintenance of 
equipment, maintenance of way, on-board services, and station services: 
Provided further, That the Corporation shall maintain adequate 
information in its financial management systems to monitor and account 
for the specific uses of funds appropriated herein: Provided further, 
That no funds in this Act may be used, either directly or indirectly, 
to support the National Railroad Passenger Corporation Thruway Bus 
Service Program: Provided further, That the incurring of any obligation 
or commitment of funds provided in this Act by an officer or employee 
of the Corporation prohibited by this Act or not expressly provided for 
in an appropriations Act shall be deemed a violation of 31 U.S.C. 1341.

               Mandatory Passenger Rail Service Payments

    To enable the Secretary of Transportation to pay obligations and 
liabilities of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, 
$137,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this 
amount is available only for the payment of: (1) tax liabilities under 
section 3221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 due in fiscal year 
1994 in excess of amounts needed to fund benefits for individuals who 
retired from the National Railroad Passenger Corporation and for their 
beneficiaries; (2) obligations of the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation under section 358(a) of title 45, United States Code, due 
in fiscal year 1994 in excess of its obligations calculated on an 
experience-rated basis; and (3) obligations of the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation due under section 3321 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986.

            Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program

    The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue to the 
Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations pursuant to 
section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 
1976 (Public Law 94-210), as amended, in such amounts and at such times 
as may be necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant to the 
guarantee of the principal amount of obligations under sections 511 
through 513 of such Act, such authority to exist as long as any such 
guaranteed obligation is outstanding: Provided, That no new loan 
guarantee commitments shall be made during fiscal year 1994: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal 
year 1989 and each fiscal year thereafter all amounts realized from the 
sale of notes or securities sold under authority of this section shall 
be considered as current year domestic discretionary outlay offsets and 
not as ``asset sales'' or ``loan prepayments'' as defined by section 
257(12) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985, as amended: Provided further, That any underwriting fees and 
related expenses shall be derived solely from the proceeds of the 
sales.

           National Magnetic Levitation Prototype Development

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

    None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning 
or execution of the National Magnetic Levitation Prototype Development 
program as defined in subsections 1036(b) and 1036(d)(1)(A) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.

                    High-Speed Ground Transportation

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

    For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions 
of the High-Speed Ground Transportation program as defined in 
subsections 1036(c) and 1036(d)(1)(B) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, $4,000,000, to be derived from 
the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: 
Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
implementation or execution of programs the obligations for which are 
in excess of $3,500,000 for the ``High-Speed Ground Transportation'' 
program.

                     FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

                        Administrative Expenses

    For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal Transit 
Administration's programs authorized by the Federal Transit Act and 23 
U.S.C. chapter 1 in connection with these activities, including hire of 
passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, 
$19,569,000: Provided, That no more than $37,731,000 of budget 
authority shall be available for these purposes.

                             Formula Grants

    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 9, 
16(b)(2), and 18 of the Federal Transit Act, to remain available until 
expended, $1,324,916,000: Provided, That no more than $2,404,867,000 of 
budget authority shall be available for these purposes: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds 
provided under this head for formula grants no more than $752,278,000 
may be used for operating assistance under section 9(k)(2) of the 
Federal Transit Act.

                   University Transportation Centers

    For necessary expenses for university transportation centers as 
authorized by section 11(b) of the Federal Transit Act, to remain 
available until expended, $3,238,000: Provided, That no more than 
$6,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for these purposes.

                     Transit Planning and Research

    For necessary expenses for transit planning and research as 
authorized by section 26 of the Federal Transit Act, to remain 
available until expended, $36,500,000: Provided, That no more than 
$75,625,000 of budget authority shall be available for these purposes: 
Provided further, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public 
authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred for training.

                  Trust Fund Share of Transit Programs

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

    For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out section 21(a) 
of the Federal Transit Act, $1,140,000,000, to remain available until 
expended and to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund: Provided, That 
$18,162,000 shall be paid from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway 
Trust Fund to the Federal Transit Administration's administrative 
expenses account: Provided further, That $1,079,951,000 shall be paid 
from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to the Federal 
Transit Administration's formula grants account: Provided further, That 
$2,762,000 shall be paid from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway 
Trust Fund to the Federal Transit Administration's university 
transportation centers account: Provided further, That $39,125,000 
shall be paid from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund 
to the Federal Transit Administration's transit planning and research 
account.

                          Discretionary Grants

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

    None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
implementation or execution of programs the obligations for which are 
in excess of $1,707,425,000 in fiscal year 1994 for grants under the 
contract authority in section 21(b) of the Federal Transit Act: 
Provided, That notwithstanding any provision of law, there shall be 
available for fixed guideway modernization, $760,060,000; there shall 
be available for the replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses 
and related equipment and the construction of bus-related facilities, 
$354,315,000; and there shall be available for new fixed guideway 
systems, $593,050,000, as follows--
            $10,000,000 for alternatives analysis only for the South 
        Boston Piers Transitway Project;
            $55,000,000 for preliminary engineering only for the 
        Chicago Central Area Circulator Project;
            $1,600,000 for the Cleveland Dual Hub Corridor Project;
            $60,000,000 for the Dallas South Oak Cliff LRT Project;
            $40,500,000 for the Houston Regional Bus Plan Program of 
        Projects;
            $2,000,000 for alternatives analysis only for the Kansas 
        City South Corridor LRT Project;
            $163,050,000 for the Los Angeles Metro Rail MOS-2 and MOS-3 
        Projects;
            $2,400,000 for alternatives analysis only for the New 
        Orleans Canal Street Corridor Project;
            $1,000,000 for the Northeast Ohio Commuter Rail Project;
            $13,000,000 for design only for the Orange County 
        Transitway System Project;
            $50,000,000 for the Pittsburgh Busway Projects;
            $70,000,000 for the Portland Westside LRT Project;
            $1,500,000 for the Sacramento LRT Extension Project;
            $28,200,000 for the San Francisco Airport BART Extension 
        Project and the Tasman Corridor LRT Project;
            $2,000,000 for preliminary engineering only for the Salt 
        Lake City South LRT Project;
            $19,600,000 for the St. Louis METRO Link LRT to Airport 
        Project;
            $10,000,000 for the Florida Tri-County Commuter Rail 
        Project;
            $3,200,000 for preliminary engineering only for the Twin 
        Cities Central Corridor Project;
            $10,000,000 for the Wisconsin Central Commuter Line 
        Project; and
            $50,000,000 which shall be allocated at the discretion of 
        the Secretary of Transportation: Provided further, That Public 
        Law 102-388 is amended under Federal Transit Administration, 
        ``Discretionary grants'' by deleting ``not less than 
        $76,500,000 for the Honolulu Rapid Transit Starter Line of 
        Projects;'': Provided further, That of the funds made available 
        by the preceding proviso, $26,500,000 shall be for the South 
        Boston Piers Transitway and $50,000,000 shall be allocated at 
        the discretion of the Secretary.

                       Mass Transit Capital Fund

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

    For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out section 21 (b) 
of the Federal Transit Act, administered by the Federal Transit 
Administration, $1,000,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
Fund and to remain available until expended.

                  Interstate Transfer Grants--Transit

    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 
103(e)(4) related to transit projects, $45,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.

             Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 14 of 
Public Law 96-184 and Public Law 101-551, $200,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.

             SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

    The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby 
authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and 
borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with 
law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to 
fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government 
Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying 
out the programs set forth in the Corporation's budget for the current 
fiscal year.

                       Operations and Maintenance

                    (harbor maintenance trust fund)

    For necessary expenses for operation and maintenance of those 
portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway operated and maintained by the 
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, $10,901,000, to be 
derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 
99-662.

              RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

                       hazardous materials safety

    For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of Hazardous 
Materials Safety and for expenses for conducting research and 
development, $12,320,000, of which $1,334,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That up to $1,000,000 in fees collected under 
section 106(c)(11) of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 
U.S.C. App. Sec. 1805(c)(11)) shall be deposited in the general fund of 
the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided further, That there may 
be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for 
expenses incurred for training, and for reports publication and 
dissemination.

                    aviation information management

    For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of Aviation 
Information Management, $2,533,000: Provided, That there may be 
credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for 
expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and 
dissemination, and for aviation information management: Provided 
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be 
credited to this appropriation up to $1,000,000 in funds received from 
user fees established to support the electronic tariff filing system: 
Provided further, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
funds received from user fees established to defray the costs of 
obtaining, preparing, and publishing in automatic data processing tape 
format the United States International Air Travel Statistics data base 
published by the Department.

                        emergency transportation

    For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of Emergency 
Transportation and for expenses for conducting research and 
development, $915,000: Provided, That there may be credited to this 
appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities, 
other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for 
training, and for reports publication and dissemination.

                        research and technology

    For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of Research and 
Technology and for expenses for conducting research and development, 
$1,863,000, of which $585,000 shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation funds 
received from States, counties, municipalities, other public 
authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training, 
and for reports publication and dissemination.

                   program and administrative support

    For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of Program and 
Administrative Support, $6,160,000, of which $180,000 shall be derived 
from the Pipeline Safety Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to 
this appropriation funds received from States, counties, 
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for 
expenses incurred for training, and for reports publication and 
dissemination: Provided further, That no employees other than those 
compensated under this appropriation shall serve in the Office of the 
Administrator, the Office of Policy and Programs, the Office of 
Management and Administration, and the Office of the Chief Counsel.

                            Pipeline Safety

                         (pipeline safety fund)

    For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the pipeline 
safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety 
program, as authorized by section 5 of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety 
Act of 1968 and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, and 
to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pollution 
Act of 1990, $19,479,000; of which $2,449,000 shall be derived from the 
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended; and 
of which $17,030,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of 
which $8,400,000 shall remain available until expended.

                     Emergency Preparedness Grants

                     (emergency preparedness fund)

    For necessary expenses to carry out section 117A(i)(3)(B) of the 
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, $400,000 to be 
derived from the Emergency Preparedness Fund, to remain available until 
expended: Provided, That not more than $10,350,000 shall be made 
available for obligation in fiscal year 1994 for amounts made available 
by section 117A(h)(6)(B) and (i)(1), (2) and (4) and section 118 of the 
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended: Provided further, 
That such amounts shall only be available to the Secretary of 
Transportation.

                    OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General to 
carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as 
amended, $39,000,000: Provided, That not more than $1,000,000 of the 
funds made available under this head shall be available for 
implementation of Public Law 101-576.

                       TITLE II--RELATED AGENCIES

       ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For expenses necessary for the Architectural and Transportation 
Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized by section 502 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, $3,348,000: Provided, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be credited to 
this appropriation funds received for publications and training 
expenses.

                  NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board, 
including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed 
the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS-18; uniforms, or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902), 
$37,105,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 may be used for official 
reception and representation expenses.

                     INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Interstate Commerce Commission, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger 
motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), and not to exceed 
$1,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $44,904,000: 
Provided, That joint board members and cooperating State commissioners 
may use Government transportation requests when traveling in connection 
with their official duties as such: Provided further, That $7,300,000 
in fees collected in fiscal year 1994 by the Interstate Commerce 
Commission pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9701 shall be made available to this 
appropriation in fiscal year 1994.

                   Payments for Directed Rail Service

                      (limitation on obligations)

    None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for the 
execution of programs the obligations for which can reasonably be 
expected to exceed $475,000 for directed rail service authorized under 
49 U.S.C. 11125 or any other Act.

                        PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION

                      Panama Canal Revolving Fund

    For administrative expenses of the Panama Canal Commission, 
including not to exceed $11,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses of the Board; not to exceed $5,000 for official 
reception and representation expenses of the Secretary; and not to 
exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation expenses of 
the Administrator, $51,742,000, to be derived from the Panama Canal 
Revolving Fund: Provided, That none of these funds may be used for the 
planning or execution of nonadministrative and capital programs the 
obligations for which are in excess of $540,000,000 in fiscal year 
1994: Provided further, That funds available to the Panama Canal 
Commission shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed thirty-
five passenger motor vehicles for replacement only (including large 
heavy-duty vehicles used to transport Commission personnel across the 
Isthmus of Panama), the purchase price of which shall not exceed 
$19,000 per vehicle.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                 Rebate of Saint Lawrence Seaway Tolls

                    (harbor maintenance trust fund)

    For rebate of the United States portion of tolls paid for use of 
the Saint Lawrence Seaway, pursuant to Public Law 99-662, $9,707,000, 
to remain available until expended and to be derived from the Harbor 
Maintenance Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $225,000 shall be 
available for expenses of administering the rebates.

             Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

                           interest payments

    For necessary expenses for interest payments, to remain available 
until expended, $51,663,569: Provided, That these funds shall be 
disbursed pursuant to terms and conditions established by Public Law 
96-184 and the Initial Bond Repayment Participation Agreement.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     (including transfers of funds)

    Sec. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable appropriations 
to the Department of Transportation shall be available for maintenance 
and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating 
in foreign countries on official department business; and uniforms, or 
allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
    Sec. 302. Funds for the Panama Canal Commission may be apportioned 
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1341 to the extent necessary to permit 
payment of such pay increases for officers or employees as may be 
authorized by administrative action pursuant to law that are not in 
excess of statutory increases granted for the same period in 
corresponding rates of compensation for other employees of the 
Government in comparable positions.
    Sec. 303. Funds appropriated under this Act for expenditures by the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall be available (1) except as 
otherwise authorized by the Act of September 30, 1950 (20 U.S.C. 236-
244), for expenses of primary and secondary schooling for dependents of 
Federal Aviation Administration personnel stationed outside the 
continental United States at costs for any given area not in excess of 
those of the Department of Defense for the same area, when it is 
determined by the Secretary that the schools, if any, available in the 
locality are unable to provide adequately for the education of such 
dependents, and (2) for transportation of said dependents between 
schools serving the area that they attend and their places of residence 
when the Secretary, under such regulations as may be prescribed, 
determines that such schools are not accessible by public means of 
transportation on a regular basis.
    Sec. 304. Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department 
of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized by 5 
U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem 
rate equivalent to the rate for a GS-18.
    Sec. 305. None of the funds for the Panama Canal Commission may be 
expended unless in conformance with the Panama Canal Treaties of 1977 
and any law implementing those treaties.
    Sec. 306. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the 
planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or 
otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or 
adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
    Sec. 307. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain 
available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be 
transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided 
herein.
    Sec. 308. None of the funds in this or any previous or subsequent 
Act shall be available for the planning or implementation of any change 
in the current Federal status of the Volpe National Transportation 
Systems Center, and none of the funds in this Act shall be available 
for the implementation of any change in the current Federal status of 
the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center: Provided, That the 
Secretary may plan for further development of the Volpe National 
Transportation Systems Center and for other compatible uses of the 
Center's real property: Provided, That any such planning does not alter 
the Federal status of the Center's research and development operation.
    Sec. 309. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for 
any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to section 
3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those 
contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 
available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under 
existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to 
existing law.
    Sec. 310. (a) For fiscal year 1994 the Secretary of Transportation 
shall distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways by 
allocation in the ratio which sums authorized to be appropriated for 
Federal-aid highways that are apportioned or allocated to each State 
for such fiscal year bear to the total of the sums authorized to be 
appropriated for Federal-aid highways that are apportioned or allocated 
to all the States for such fiscal year.
    (b) During the period October 1 through December 31, 1993, no State 
shall obligate more than 25 per centum of the amount distributed to 
such State under subsection (a), and the total of all State obligations 
during such period shall not exceed 15 per centum of the total amount 
distributed to all States under such subsection.
    (c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall--
            (1) provide all States with authority sufficient to prevent 
        lapses of sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid 
        highways that have been apportioned to a State, except in those 
        instances in which a State indicates its intention to lapse 
        sums apportioned under section 104(b)(5)(A) of title 23, United 
        States Code;
            (2) after August 1, 1994, revise a distribution of the 
        funds made available under subsection (a) if a State will not 
        obligate the amount distributed during that fiscal year and 
        redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to 
        obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed 
        during that fiscal year giving priority to those States having 
        large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 
        103(e)(4), 104 and 144 of title 23, United States Code, and 
        under sections 1013(c) and 1015 of Public Law 102-240; and
            (3) not distribute amounts authorized for administrative 
        expenses, the Federal lands highway program, the intelligent 
        vehicle highway systems program, and amounts made available 
        under sections 1040, 1047, 1064, 6001, 6006, 6023, and 6024 of 
        Public Law 102-240, and not more than $1,107,124 for section 
        5002 of Public Law 102-240.
    (d) The limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways for 
fiscal year 1994 shall not apply to obligations for emergency relief 
under section 125 of title 23, United States Code; obligations under 
section 157 of title 23, United States Code; projects covered under 
section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, 
section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981, sections 131(b), 
131(j), and 404 of Public Law 97-424, and sections 1061, 1103 through 
1109, 4008, 6023(b)(8) and 6023(b)(10) of Public Law 102-240; projects 
authorized by Public Law 99-500, Public Law 99-591 and Public Law 100-
202; or projects covered under subsections 149 (b) and (c) of Public 
Law 100-17: Provided, That during the period October 1 through December 
31, 1993, the aggregate amount of obligations under section 157 of 
title 23, United States Code for projects covered under section 147 of 
the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, section 9 of the 
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981, sections 131(b), 131(j), and 404 of 
Public Law 97-424, sections 1061, 1103 through 1109, 4008, and 
6023(b)(8) and 6023(b)(10) of Public Law 102-240, and for projects 
authorized by Public Law 99-500 and Public Law 100-17, shall not exceed 
$302,551,350.
    (e) Subject to paragraph (c)(2) of this section, a State which 
after August 1 and on or before September 30 of fiscal year 1994 
obligates the amount distributed to such State in that fiscal year 
under paragraphs (a) and (c) of this section may obligate for Federal-
aid highways on or before September 30, 1994, an additional amount not 
to exceed 5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds apportioned or 
allocated to such State--
            (1) under sections 104 and 144 of title 23, United States 
        Code, and 1013(c) and 1015 of Public Law 102-240, and
            (2) for highway assistance projects under section 103(e)(4) 
        of title 23, United States Code,
which are not obligated on the date such State completes obligation of 
the amount so distributed.
    (f) During the period August 2 through September 30, 1994, the 
aggregate amount which may be obligated by all States pursuant to 
paragraph (e) shall not exceed 2.5 percent of the aggregate amount of 
funds apportioned or allocated to all States--
            (1) under sections 104 and 144 of title 23, United States 
        Code, and 1013(c) and 1015 of Public Law 102-240, and
            (2) for highway assistance projects under section 103(e)(4) 
        of title 23, United States Code,
which would not be obligated in fiscal year 1994 if the total amount of 
the obligation limitation provided for such fiscal year in this Act 
were utilized.
    (g) Paragraph (e) shall not apply to any State which on or after 
August 1, 1994, has the amount distributed to such State under 
paragraph (a) for fiscal year 1994 reduced under paragraph (c)(2).
    Sec. 311. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
salaries and expenses of more than one hundred and ten political and 
Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation: Provided, 
That none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on 
temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation.
    Sec. 312. Not to exceed $800,000 of the funds provided in this Act 
for the Department of Transportation shall be available for the 
necessary expenses of advisory committees.
    Sec. 313. The limitation on obligations for the programs of the 
Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority under 
section 21 of the Federal Transit Act, previously made available for 
obligation, or to any other authority previously made available for 
obligation under the Discretionary Grants program.
    Sec. 314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
funds in this Act shall be available for the construction of, or any 
other costs related to, the Central Automated Transit System (Downtown 
People Mover) in Detroit, Michigan.
    Sec. 315. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to implement 
section 404 of title 23, United States Code.
    Sec. 316. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall make payment of compensation under subsection 
419 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, only to the extent 
and in the manner provided in appropriations Acts, at times and in a 
manner determined by the Secretary to be appropriate, and claims for 
such compensation shall not arise except in accordance with this 
provision.
    Sec. 317. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to transfer 
funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any 
other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided, That no 
appropriation shall be increased or decreased by more than 12 per 
centum by all such transfers: Provided further, That any such transfer 
shall be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees on 
Appropriations.
    Sec. 318. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1994 pay 
raises for programs funded in this Act shall be absorbed within the 
levels appropriated in this Act.
    Sec. 319. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to plan, 
finalize, or implement regulations that would establish a vessel 
traffic safety fairway less than five miles wide between the Santa 
Barbara Traffic Separation Scheme and the San Francisco Traffic 
Separation Scheme.
    Sec. 320. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, airports may 
transfer, without consideration, to the Federal Aviation Administration 
instrument landing systems (along with associated approach lighting 
equipment and runway visual range equipment) which conform to Federal 
Aviation Administration design and performance specifications, the 
purchase of which was assisted by a Federal airport aid program, 
airport development aid program or airport improvement program grant. 
The Federal Aviation Administration shall accept such equipment, which 
shall thereafter be operated and maintained by the Federal Aviation 
Administration in accordance with agency criteria.
    Sec. 321. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
by the Federal Aviation Administration for a new National Weather 
Graphics System.
    Sec. 322. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to award 
a multiyear contract for production end items that (1) includes 
economic order quantity or long lead time material procurement in 
excess of $10,000,000 in any one year of the contract or (2) includes a 
cancellation charge greater than $10,000,000 which at the time of 
obligation has not been appropriated to the limits of the government's 
liability or (3) includes a requirement that permits performance under 
the contract during the second and subsequent years of the contract 
without conditioning such performance upon the appropriation of funds: 
Provided, That this limitation does not apply to a contract in which 
the Federal Government incurs no financial liability from not buying 
additional systems, subsystems, or components beyond the basic contract 
requirements.
    Sec. 323. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be made 
available for planning and executing a passenger manifest program by 
the Department of Transportation that only applies to United States 
flag carriers.
    Sec. 324. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
planning or implementation of any change in the current Federal status 
of the Federal Aviation Administration's flight service stations at Red 
Bluff Airport in Red Bluff, California, and Tri-City Airport in 
Bristol, Tennessee.
    Sec. 325. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Coast 
Guard shall utilize $1,000,000 in funds provided for ``Research, 
development, test, and evaluation'' in this Act to enter into a grant 
agreement with the International Oceanographic Foundation, Inc. for 
research activities at the South Florida oil spill research center.
    Sec. 326. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except 
for fixed guideway modernization projects, funds made available by this 
Act under ``Federal Transit Administration, Discretionary Grants'' for 
projects specified in this Act or identified in reports accompanying 
this Act not obligated by September 30, 1996, shall be made available 
for other projects under section 3 of the Federal Transit Act, as 
amended.
    Sec. 327. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, before 
apportionment of funds made available by this Act under ``Federal 
Transit Administration, Formula Grants'', $21,176,000 shall be made 
available for metropolitan planning activities under section 8(n) of 
the Federal Transit Act, as amended.
    Sec. 328. The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Regulatory Review 
Panel established pursuant to section 209 of Public Law 98-554 is 
hereby terminated.
    Sec. 329. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall permit the obligation of not to exceed 
$9,000,000 apportioned under title 23, United States Code, section 104 
(b)(5)(B) for the State of North Carolina for capital improvements for 
their Rail Impact project in the Interstate 40/85 corridor from Raleigh 
to Charlotte during each year that Interstate 40/85 is under 
reconstruction in such area.
    Sec. 330. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to implement, administer, or enforce the provisions of section 1038(d) 
of Public Law 102-240.
    Sec. 331. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to implement, administer, or enforce the labeling and marking 
requirements relating to bulk packagings containing oil established by 
the rule published by the Research and Special Programs Administration 
of the Department of Transportation on February 2, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg. 
6864).
    Sec. 332. Notwithstanding the provisions of Public Law 102-240, 
funds authorized and appropriated for a structure to replace the bridge 
over the 17th Street Causeway in Fort Lauderdale, Florida may be used 
either for a replacement bridge or a tunnel.
    Sec. 333. The maximum federal obligation pursuant to the letter of 
intent for Capital Development Program projects at Washington National 
Airport shall not exceed $79,500,000 unless the cost to complete the 
program remains within the parameters of the Use/Lease Agreement 
between the user airlines and the Metropolitan Washington Airports 
Authority.
    Sec. 334. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be made 
available to any municipal or local government, or any subdivision 
thereof, including any public agency or combination of public agencies 
acting jointly, unless all revenue generated by any public airport, or 
system of airports, owned, operated, or otherwise controlled by such 
local or municipal government or public agency, or agencies, to include 
all local taxes on aviation fuel, is expended exclusively for the 
capital and operating costs of the airport or the local airport system 
for purposes directly and substantially related to the actual air 
transportation of passengers or property. This provision shall not 
apply to (1) that portion of revenues generated by any airport which is 
necessary to comply with covenants or assurances in debt obligations 
issued before September 3, 1982; (2) that portion of revenues generated 
by any airport necessary to comply with provisions in governing 
statutes controlling the owner or operator's financing enacted before 
September 3, 1982; or (3) revenues generated within the State of Hawaii 
consistent with the special conditions provided for in section 511(g) 
of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982.
    Sec. 335. None of the funds in this Act may be used by the Federal 
Aviation Administration to support research, engineering or other 
activities conducted by a limited liability corporation.
    Sec. 336. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to 
implement or enforce regulations that would result in the withdrawal of 
slots from an air carrier at O'Hare International Airport under section 
93.223 of title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations that are to be 
used for international operations by any air carrier or foreign air 
carrier in excess of the number of withdrawn slots allocated to and 
operated by the receiving carrier as of June 10, 1993 under section 
93.217 of title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
    Sec. 337. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
funds provided by this Act shall be made available to any public 
agency, public authority, or airport for any airport development 
project, or projects, proposed in any grant application submitted in 
accordance with title V of Public Law 97-248 (96 Stat. 671; 49 U.S.C. 
App 2201 et seq.) if such public agency, public authority, or airport 
imposes a fee for any passenger enplaning at the airport in any 
instance where the passenger did not pay for the air transportation 
which resulted in such enplanement, including any case in which the 
passenger obtained the ticket for the air transportation with a 
frequent flyer award coupon.
    Sec. 338. None of the funds in this Act may be used for the 
planning, design or construction of an additional air carrier runway at 
Tulsa International Airport.
    Sec. 339. None of the funds in this Act may be made available for 
the New Denver Airport unless aeronautical operations at Stapleton 
International Airport cease simultaneously with the initiation of 
aeronautical operations at the New Denver Airport: Provided, That this 
provision shall not apply in any case where the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration determines, in writing, that 
extraordinary or emergency conditions warrant simultaneous operations 
at both airports.
    Sec. 340. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, authority 
made available on October 1, 1993 for sections 1069 and 1103-1108 of 
Public Law 102-240 shall remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 1997.
    Sec. 341. None of the funds made available by this Act may be 
obligated or expended to design, construct, erect, modify or otherwise 
place any sign in any State relating to any speed limit, distance, or 
other measurement on any highway if such sign establishes such speed 
limit, distance, or other measurement using the metric system.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Transportation and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994''.
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