[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 440 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 440

 To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the designation 
        of the National Highway System, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            February 16 (legislative day, January 30), 1995

  Mr. Warner (for himself, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Moynihan, Mr. 
Bond, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
Inhofe, Mr. Reid, Mr. Smith, Mr. Lugar, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Graham, and Mr. 
Pell) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
            to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the designation 
        of the National Highway System, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Highway System Designation 
Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM DESIGNATION.

    Section 103 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) National Highway System Designation.--
            ``(1) Designation.--The most recent National Highway System 
        (as of the date of enactment of this Act) as submitted by the 
        Secretary of Transportation pursuant to this section is 
        designated as the National Highway System.
            ``(2) Modifications.--
                    ``(A) In general.--At the request of a State, the 
                Secretary may--
                            ``(i) add a new route segment to the 
                        National Highway System, including a new 
                        intermodal connection; or
                            ``(ii) delete a route segment in existence 
                        on the date of the request and any connection 
                        to the route segment;
                if the total mileage of the National Highway System 
                (including any route segment or connection proposed to 
                be added under this subparagraph) does not exceed 
                165,000 miles (265,542 kilometers).
                    ``(B) Procedures for changes requested by states.--
                Each State that makes a request for a change in the 
                National Highway System pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
                shall establish that each change in a route segment or 
                connection referred to in the subparagraph has been 
                identified by the State, in cooperation with local 
                officials, pursuant to applicable transportation 
                planning activities for metropolitan areas carried out 
                under section 134 and statewide planning processes 
                carried out under section 135.
            ``(3) Approval by the secretary.--The Secretary may approve 
        a request made by a State for a change in the National Highway 
        System pursuant to paragraph (2) if the Secretary determines 
        that the change--
                    ``(A) meets the criteria established for the 
                National Highway System under this title; and
                    ``(B) enhances the national transportation 
                characteristics of the National Highway System.''.

SEC. 3. ELIGIBLE PROJECTS FOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Section 103(i) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
            ``(8) Capital and operating costs for traffic monitoring, 
        management, and control facilities and programs.''.
    (b) Definition.--Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the undesignated paragraph defining ``startup costs 
for traffic management and control'' and inserting the following:
    ``The term `operating costs for traffic monitoring, management, and 
control' includes labor costs, administrative costs, costs of utilities 
and rent, and other costs associated with the continuous operation of 
traffic control activities, such as integrated traffic control systems, 
incident management programs, and traffic control centers.''.

SEC. 4. TRANSFERABILITY OF APPORTIONMENTS.

    The third sentence of section 104(g) of title 23, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``40 percent'' and inserting ``60 
percent''.

SEC. 5. FEDERAL SHARE FOR HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND TUNNELS.

    Section 129(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
            ``(5) Limitation on federal share.--The Federal share 
        payable for an activity described in paragraph (1) shall be a 
        percentage determined by the State, but not to exceed 80 
        percent.''.

SEC. 6. FEDERAL SHARE FOR BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES AND 
              PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS.

    Section 217(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``80 percent'' and inserting ``determined in accordance with 
section 120(b)''.

SEC. 7. DONATIONS OF FUNDS, MATERIALS, OR SERVICES FOR FEDERALLY 
              ASSISTED ACTIVITIES.

    Section 323 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Credit for Donations of Funds, Materials, or Services.--
Nothing in this title or any other law shall prevent a person from 
offering to donate funds, materials, or services in connection with an 
activity eligible for Federal assistance under this title. In the case 
of such an activity with respect to which the Federal Government and 
the State share in paying the cost, any donated funds, or the fair 
market value of any donated materials or services, that are accepted 
and incorporated into the activity by the State highway agency shall be 
credited against the State share.''.

SEC. 8. METRIC CONVERSION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS.

    Notwithstanding section 3(2) of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 
(15 U.S.C. 205b(2)) or any other law, no State shall be required to--
            (1) erect any highway sign that establishes any speed 
        limit, distance, or other measurement using the metric system; 
        or
            (2) modify any highway sign that establishes any speed 
        limit, distance, or other measurement so that the sign uses the 
        metric system.

SEC. 9. TIME LIMIT FOR OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR INTELLIGENT VEHICLE-
              HIGHWAY SYSTEMS PROJECTS.

    Section 6058 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240; 23 U.S.C. 307 note) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Obligation of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Funds made available pursuant to 
        subsections (a) and (b) after the date of enactment of this 
        subsection, and other funds made available after that date to 
        carry out specific intelligent vehicle-highway systems 
        projects, shall be obligated not later than the last day of the 
        fiscal year following the fiscal year with respect to which the 
        funds are made available.
            ``(2) Reallocation of funds.--If funds described in 
        paragraph (1) are not obligated by the date described in the 
        paragraph, the Secretary may make the funds available to carry 
        out any other activity with respect to which funds may be made 
        available under subsection (a) or (b).''.
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