[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2400 Received in Senate (RDS)]
2d Session
H. R. 2400
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 2, 1998
Received
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AN ACT
To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs,
and transit programs, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Building Efficient
Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998''.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Savings clause.
TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
Sec. 101. Amendments to title 23, United States Code.
Sec. 102. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 103. Obligation ceiling.
Sec. 104. Apportionments.
Sec. 105. Interstate maintenance program.
Sec. 106. National Highway System.
Sec. 107. Highway bridge program.
Sec. 108. Surface transportation program.
Sec. 109. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program.
Sec. 110. High risk road safety improvement program.
Sec. 111. Minimum allocation.
Sec. 112. Appalachian Development Highway System.
Sec. 113. High cost Interstate System reconstruction and improvement
program.
Sec. 114. Recreational trails program.
Sec. 115. National corridor planning and development program.
Sec. 116. Coordinated border infrastructure and safety program.
Sec. 117. Federal lands highways program.
Sec. 118. National scenic byways program.
Sec. 119. Variable pricing pilot program.
Sec. 120. Toll roads, bridges, and tunnels.
Sec. 121. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.
Sec. 122. Highway use tax evasion projects.
Sec. 123. Performance bonus program.
Sec. 124. Metropolitan planning.
Sec. 125. Statewide planning.
Sec. 126. Roadside safety technologies.
Sec. 127. Discretionary program authorizations.
Sec. 128. Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge.
Sec. 129. Training.
Sec. 130. Transportation assistance for Olympic cities.
Sec. 131. National Defense Highways.
Sec. 132. Miscellaneous surface transportation programs.
Sec. 133. Eligibility.
Sec. 134. Fiscal, administrative, and other amendments.
Sec. 135. Access of motorcycles.
Sec. 136. Amendments to prior surface transportation authorization
laws.
Sec. 137. Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways.
Sec. 138. Hazard elimination program.
Sec. 139. Project administration.
Sec. 140. Contracting for engineering and design services.
Sec. 141. Commercial motor vehicle study.
Sec. 142. New York Avenue Transportation Development Authority.
Sec. 143. Definitions.
Sec. 144. Substitute project.
Sec. 145. Use of HOV lanes by electric vehicles.
TITLE II--HIGHWAY SAFETY
Sec. 201. Amendments to title 23, United States Code.
Sec. 202. Highway safety programs.
Sec. 203. Highway safety research and development.
Sec. 204. Occupant protection incentive grants.
Sec. 205. Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures.
Sec. 206. State highway safety data improvements.
Sec. 207. National Driver Register.
Sec. 208. Safety studies.
Sec. 209. Effectiveness of laws establishing maximum blood alcohol
concentrations.
Sec. 210. Authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 211. Transportation injury research.
TITLE III--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS
Sec. 301. Amendments to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. Metropolitan planning.
Sec. 304. Transportation improvement program.
Sec. 305. Transportation management areas.
Sec. 306. Urbanized area formula grants.
Sec. 307. Mass Transit Account block grants.
Sec. 308. Capital program grants and loans.
Sec. 309. Dollar value of mobility improvements.
Sec. 310. Formula grants and loans for special needs of elderly
individuals and individuals with
disabilities.
Sec. 311. Formula program for other than urbanized areas.
Sec. 312. Research, development, demonstration, and training projects.
Sec. 313. National planning and research programs.
Sec. 314. National transit institute.
Sec. 315. University research institutes.
Sec. 316. Transportation centers.
Sec. 317. Bus testing facilities.
Sec. 318. Bicycle facilities.
Sec. 319. General provisions on assistance.
Sec. 320. Contract requirements.
Sec. 321. Special procurements.
Sec. 322. Project management oversight and review.
Sec. 323. Study on alcohol and controlled substances random testing
rate calculation.
Sec. 324. Administrative procedures.
Sec. 325. Reports and audits.
Sec. 326. Apportionment of appropriations for formula grants.
Sec. 327. Apportionment of appropriations for fixed guideway
modernization.
Sec. 328. Authorizations.
Sec. 329. Obligation ceiling.
Sec. 330. Access to jobs challenge grant pilot program.
Sec. 331. Adjustments for the Surface Transportation Extension Act of
1997.
Sec. 332. Projects for new fixed guideway systems and extensions to
existing systems.
Sec. 333. Projects for bus and bus-related facilities.
Sec. 334. Project management oversight.
Sec. 335. Privatization.
Sec. 336. School transportation safety.
Sec. 337. Urbanized area formula study.
Sec. 338. Coordinated transportation services.
Sec. 339. Final assembly of buses.
Sec. 340. Clean fuel vehicles.
TITLE IV--MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
Sec. 401. Amendments to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 402. State grants.
Sec. 403. Information systems.
Sec. 404. Automobile transporter defined.
Sec. 405. Inspections and reports.
Sec. 406. Exemptions and pilot programs.
Sec. 407. Safety regulation.
Sec. 408. Improved interstate school bus safety.
Sec. 409. Repeal of certain obsolete miscellaneous authorities.
Sec. 410. Commercial vehicle operators.
Sec. 411. Interim border safety improvement program.
Sec. 412. Vehicle weight enforcement.
Sec. 413. Participation in international registration plan and
international fuel tax agreement.
Sec. 414. Telephone hotline for reporting safety violations.
Sec. 415. Insulin treated diabetes mellitus.
Sec. 416. Performance-based CDL testing.
Sec. 417. Postaccident alcohol testing.
Sec. 418. Driver fatigue.
Sec. 419. Safety fitness.
Sec. 420. Hazardous materials transportation regulation and farm
service vehicles.
Sec. 421. Truck trailer conspicuity.
Sec. 422. DOT implementation plan.
Sec. 423. Electronic data study.
TITLE V--PROGRAMMATIC REFORMS AND STREAMLINING
Sec. 501. Project approval and oversight.
Sec. 502. Environmental streamlining.
Sec. 503. Major investment study integration.
Sec. 504. Financial plan.
Sec. 505. Uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.
Sec. 506. Discretionary grant selection criteria and process.
Sec. 507. Elimination of regional office responsibilities.
Sec. 508. Authority for Congress to make midcourse corrections to the
highway and transit programs.
TITLE VI--TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
Sec. 601. Amendments to title 23, United States Code.
Sec. 602. Applicability of title 23.
Sec. 603. Transfers of funds.
Sec. 604. Notice.
Sec. 605. Sense of the Congress on the year 2000 problem.
Subtitle A--Surface Transportation Research, Technology, and Education
Part I--Highway Research
Sec. 611. Research.
Sec. 612. State planning and research.
Sec. 613. International highway transportation outreach program.
Part II--Transportation Education, Professional Training, and
Technology Deployment
Sec. 621. National Highway Institute.
Sec. 622. National technology deployment initiative.
Sec. 623. Education and training programs.
Sec. 624. University transportation research.
Sec. 625. Funding allocations.
Part III--Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Miscellaneous
Programs
Sec. 631. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Sec. 632. Transportation technology innovation and demonstration
program.
Sec. 633. Transportation research and technology development.
Subtitle B--Intelligent Transportation Systems
Sec. 651. Definitions.
Sec. 652. Scope of program.
Sec. 653. General authorities and requirements.
Sec. 654. National ITS program plan.
Sec. 655. Technical assistance, planning, research, and operational
tests.
Sec. 656. ITS deployment.
Sec. 657. Funding allocations.
Sec. 658. Global positioning satellite data.
Sec. 659. Repeal.
TITLE VII--TRUTH IN BUDGETING
Sec. 701. Budgetary treatment of Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 702. Applicability.
TITLE VIII--RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY PROGRAM
Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Amendments relating to recreational boating safety program.
Sec. 803. Amendment of National Sea Grant College Program Act.
TITLE IX--RAILROADS
Sec. 901. High-speed rail.
Sec. 902. Light density rail line pilot projects.
Sec. 903. Miami-Orlando-Tampa corridor project.
Sec. 904. Alaska Railroad.
Sec. 905. Railway-highway crossing hazard elimination in high speed
rail corridors.
Sec. 906. Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing.
TITLE X--CONDITIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF FUNDING
Sec. 1001. Conditions for implementation of funding.
Sec. 1002. Sense of the Congress with respect to veterans programs.
TITLE XI--EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF HIGHWAY-RELATED TAXES AND TRUST
FUND
Sec. 1101. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code.
Sec. 1102. Extension of highway-related taxes and trust fund.
Sec. 1103. Modifications to Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 1104. Provisions relating to Aquatic Resources Trust Fund.
Sec. 1105. Repeal of excise tax on tires.
Sec. 1106. Repeal of 4.3 cent excise tax on diesel fuel and gasoline
used in trains.
Sec. 1107. Delay in effective date of new requirement for approved
diesel or kerosene terminals.
Sec. 1108. Simplified fuel tax refund procedures.
Sec. 1109. Repeal of National Recreational Trails Trust Fund.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Interstate system.--The term ``Interstate System'' has
the meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23, United
States Code.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Transportation.
SEC. 3. SAVINGS CLAUSE.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, an amendment made by this
Act shall not affect any funds apportioned or allocated before the date
of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 23, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this title
and title V an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision of law, the
reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account):
(1) Interstate maintenance program.--For the Interstate
maintenance program under section 119 of title 23, United
States Code, $4,019,500,000 for fiscal year 1998,
$4,462,600,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $5,006,200,000 for
each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
(2) National highway system.--For the National Highway
System under section 103 of such title $4,978,500,000 for
fiscal year 1998, $5,520,500,000 for fiscal year 1999, and
$6,186,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
(3) Bridge program.--For the bridge program under section
144 of such title $3,777,600,000 for fiscal year 1998,
$4,194,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $4,704,800,000 for
each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
(4) Surface transportation program.--For the surface
transportation program under section 133 of such title
$5,601,400,000 for fiscal year 1998, $6,218,900,000 for fiscal
year 1999, and $6,976,300,000 for each of fiscal years 2000
through 2003.
(5) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement
program.--For the congestion mitigation and air quality
improvement program under section 149 of such title
$1,406,800,000 for fiscal year 1998, $1,561,900,000 for fiscal
year 1999, and $1,752,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2000
through 2003.
(6) High risk road safety improvement program.--For the
high risk road safety improvement program under section 154 of
such title $750,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $1,000,000,000
for fiscal year 1999, and $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2000 through 2003.
(7) High cost interstate system reconstruction and
improvement program.--For the high cost Interstate System
reconstruction and improvement program under section 160 of
such title $265,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $512,500,000 for
fiscal year 1999, $920,000,000 for fiscal year 2000,
$923,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $922,000,000 for fiscal year
2002, and $1,067,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
(8) Discretionary programs.--For executive and legislative
branch discretionary programs referred to in section 127 of
this Act (including amendments made by such section)
$1,622,400,000 for fiscal year 1998, $2,215,300,000 for fiscal
year 1999, $2,563,600,000 for fiscal year 2000, $2,563,600,000
for fiscal year 2001, $2,657,600,000 for fiscal year 2002, and
$2,657,600,000 for fiscal year 2003.
(9) Appalachian development highway system program.--For
the Appalachian development highway system program under
section 201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965
(40 U.S.C. App.) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 1998,
$400,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $400,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
(10) Recreational trails program.--For the recreational
trails program under section 206 of such title $30,000,000 for
fiscal year 1998, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
(11) Federal lands highways program.--
(A) Indian reservation roads.--For Indian
reservation roads under section 204 of such title
$194,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $200,000,000 for
fiscal year 1999, and $212,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2000 through 2003.
(B) Public lands highways.--For public lands
highways under section 204 of such title $58,000,000
for fiscal year 1998, $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1999,
and $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through
2003.
(C) Parkways and park highways.--For parkways and
park highways under section 204 of such title
$85,300,000 for fiscal year 1998, $86,200,000 for
fiscal year 1999, and $99,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2000 through 2003.
(D) Forest highways.--For forest highways under
section 204 of such title $113,500,000 for fiscal year
1998, $130,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and
$130,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through
2003.
(12) Highway use tax evasion projects.--For highway use tax
evasion projects under section 1040 of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 105
Stat. 1992) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $10,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
(b) Disadvantaged Business Enterprises.--
(1) General rule.--Except to the extent that the Secretary
determines otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts
authorized to be appropriated under titles I, III, and VI of
this Act shall be expended with small business concerns owned
and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals.
(2) Compliance with court orders.--Nothing in this section
limits the eligibility of an entity or person to receive funds
made available under titles I, III, and VI of this Act, if the
entity or person is prevented, in whole or in part, from
complying with paragraph (1) because a Federal court issues a
final order in which the court finds that the requirement of
paragraph (1), or the program established under paragraph (1),
is unconstitutional.
(3) Review by comptroller general.--Not later than 3 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall conduct a review of, and
publish and report to Congress findings and conclusions on, the
impact throughout the United States of administering the
requirement of paragraph (1), including an analysis of--
(A) in the case of small business concerns owned
and controlled by socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals--
(i) the number of the small business
concerns; and
(ii) the participation rates of the small
business concerns in prime contracts and
subcontracts funded under titles I, III, and VI
of this Act;
(B) in the case of small business concerns
described in subparagraph (A) that receive prime
contracts and subcontracts funded under titles I, III,
and VI of this Act--
(i) the number of the small business
concerns;
(ii) the annual gross receipts of the small
business concerns; and
(iii) the net worth of socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals that own
and control the small business concerns;
(C) in the case of small business concerns
described in subparagraph (A) that do not receive prime
contracts and subcontracts funded under titles I, III,
and VI of this Act--
(i) the annual gross receipts of the small
business concerns; and
(ii) the net worth of socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals that own
and control the small business concerns;
(D) in the case of business concerns that receive
prime contracts and subcontracts funded under titles I,
III, and VI of this Act, other than small business
concerns described in subparagraph (B)--
(i) the annual gross receipts of the
business concerns; and
(ii) the net worth of individuals that own
and control the business concerns;
(E) the rate of graduation from any programs
carried out to comply with the requirement of paragraph
(1) for small business concerns owned and controlled by
socially and economically disadvantaged individuals;
(F) the overall cost of administering the
requirement of paragraph (1), including administrative
costs, certification costs, additional construction
costs, and litigation costs;
(G) any discrimination, on the basis of race,
color, national origin, or sex, against small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals;
(H)(i) any other factors limiting the ability of
small business concerns owned and controlled by
socially and economically disadvantaged individuals to
compete for prime contracts and subcontracts funded
under titles I, III, and VI of this Act; and
(ii) the extent to which any of those factors are
caused, in whole or in part, by discrimination based on
race, color, national origin, or sex;
(I) any discrimination, on the basis of race,
color, national origin, or sex, against construction
companies owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals in public and
private transportation contracting and the financial,
credit, insurance, and bond markets;
(J) the impact on small business concerns owned and
controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals of--
(i) the issuance of a final order described
in paragraph (2) by a Federal court that
suspends a program established under paragraph
(1); or
(ii) the repeal or suspension of State or
local disadvantaged business enterprise
programs; and
(K) the impact of the requirement of paragraph (1),
and any program carried out to comply with paragraph
(1), on competition and the creation of jobs, including
the creation of jobs for socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals.
(4) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the
following definitions apply:
(A) Small business concern.--The term ``small
business concern'' has the meaning such term has under
section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632);
except that such term shall not include any concern or
group of concerns controlled by the same socially and
economically disadvantaged individual or individuals
which has average annual gross receipts over the
preceding 3 fiscal years in excess of $16,600,000, as
adjusted by the Secretary for inflation.
(B) Socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals.--The term ``socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals'' has the meaning such term
has under section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 637(d)) and relevant subcontracting regulations
promulgated pursuant thereto; except that women shall
be presumed to be socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals for purposes of this
subsection.
SEC. 103. OBLIGATION CEILING.
(a) General Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the total of all obligations for Federal-aid highway programs
shall not exceed--
(1) $21,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
(2) $25,300,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
(3) $28,400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through
2003.
(b) Exceptions.--The limitations under subsection (a) shall not
apply to obligations--
(1) under section 125 of title 23, United States Code;
(2) under section 157 of such title;
(3) under section 147 of the Surface Transportation
Assistance Act of 1978;
(4) under section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981;
(5) under sections 131(b) and 131(j) of the Surface
Transportation Assistance Act of 1982;
(6) under sections 149(b) and 149(c) of the Surface
Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987;
(7) under sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; and
(8) under section 104(j) of title 23, United States Code,
relating to high priority projects.
(c) Distribution of Obligation Authority.--For each of fiscal years
1998 through 2003, the Secretary shall--
(1) not distribute amounts authorized for administrative
expenses and programs funded from the administrative takedown
authorized by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code,
and amounts authorized for the highway use tax evasion program
and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;
(2) determine the ratio that--
(A) the obligation limitation imposed by subsection
(a) for such fiscal year less the aggregate of amounts
not distributed under paragraph (1), bears to
(B) the total of the sums authorized to be
appropriated for Federal-aid highway programs (other
than sums authorized to be appropriated for sections
referred to in subsection (b)) for such fiscal year
less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under
paragraph (1);
(3)(A) multiply the ratio determined under paragraph (2) by
the sums authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for
each of the programs that are allocated by the Secretary under
this Act and title 23, United States Code (other than the
recreational trails program and programs to which paragraph (1)
applies);
(B) not distribute such amount for each such program (other
than the recreational trails program and programs to which
paragraph (1) applies); and
(C) in administering such program, allocate such amount for
such program;
(4) distribute the obligation limitation imposed by
subsection (a) less the aggregate of amounts not distributed
under paragraphs (1) and (3) and less amounts distributed under
paragraph (5) by allocation in the ratio which sums authorized
to be appropriated for Federal-aid highway programs that are
apportioned or allocated to each State for such fiscal year and
that are subject to the limitation imposed by subsection (a)
bear to the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for
Federal-aid highway programs that are apportioned or allocated
for such fiscal year and that are subject to the limitation
imposed by subsection (a); and
(5) distribute any amount determined under paragraph (3)
for the recreational trails program in accordance with the
formula set forth in section 104(h) of title 23, United States
Code, for such program.
(d) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.--Notwithstanding
subsection (c), the Secretary shall--
(1) provide all States with authority sufficient to prevent
lapses of sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid
highway programs that have been apportioned to a State; and
(2) after August 1 of each of fiscal years 1998 through
2003 revise a distribution of the obligation authority made
available under subsection (c) 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 104 and 144 of
title 23, United States Code, under section 160 of title 23,
United States Code (as in effect on the day before the date of
the enactment of this Act), and under section 1015 of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1943-
1945).
(e) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to Transportation
Research Programs.--Obligation limitations for Federal-aid highways
programs established by subsection (a) shall apply to transportation
research programs carried out under chapter 3 of title 23, United
States Code, and under title VI of this Act.
(f) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the distribution of obligation authority under subsection (a)
for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003, the Secretary shall
distribute to the States any funds (A) that are authorized to
be appropriated for such fiscal year for Federal-aid highway
programs (other than the program under section 160 of title 23,
United States Code) and for carrying out subchapter I of
chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code, and chapter 4 of
title 23, United States Code, and (B) that the Secretary
determines will not be allocated to the States, and will not be
available for obligation, in such fiscal year due to the
imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year.
Such distribution to the States shall be made in the same ratio
as the distribution of obligation authority under subsection
(c)(5). The funds so distributed shall be available for any
purposes described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States
Code.
(2) High cost interstate system reconstruction and
improvement program funds.--Not later than 30 days after the
date of the distribution of obligation authority under
subsection (c) for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003, the
Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds that are
authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year to carry out
the high cost Interstate System reconstruction and improvement
program under section 160 of title 23, United States Code, and
that will not be available for obligation in such fiscal year
due to the imposition of any obligation limitation for such
fiscal year. Such distribution to the States shall be made in
the same ratio as funds are apportioned under section 104(b)(5)
of such title. The funds so distributed to a State shall be
credited to the State's apportionment under such section
104(b)(5).
SEC. 104. APPORTIONMENTS.
(a) Administrative Takedown.--Section 104(a) is amended to read as
follows:
``(a) Administrative Takedown.--Whenever an apportionment is made
of the sums authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on Interstate
maintenance, the National Highway System, the bridge program, the
surface transportation program, the congestion mitigation and air
quality improvement program, the high risk road safety program, the
high cost Interstate System reconstruction and improvement program, the
national corridor planning and development program, the border
infrastructure and safety program, and the Federal lands highways
program, the Secretary shall deduct a sum, in such amount not to exceed
1 percent of all sums so authorized, as the Secretary may deem
necessary for administering the provisions of law to be financed from
appropriations for the Federal-aid highway program. In making such
determination, the Secretary shall take into account the unobligated
balance of any sums deducted for such purposes in prior years. The sums
so deducted shall remain available until expended. The Secretary may
not transfer any of such sums to a Federal entity other than the
Federal Highway Administration.''.
(b) Apportionments.--Section 104(b) is amended to read as follows:
``(b) Apportionments.--On October 1 of each fiscal year, the
Secretary, after making the deduction authorized by subsection (a) and
the set-aside authorized by subsection (f), shall apportion the
remainder of the sums authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on
Interstate maintenance, the National Highway System, the surface
transportation program, the congestion mitigation and air quality
improvement program, and the high risk road safety program for that
fiscal year, among the several States in the following manner:
``(1) National highway system.--For the National Highway
System, 1 percent to the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa,
and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the
remaining 99 percent apportioned as follows:
``(A) In the case of a State with an average
population density of 20 persons or fewer per square
mile, and in the case of a State with a population of
1,500,000 persons or fewer and with a land area of
10,000 square miles or less, the greater of--
``(i) a percentage share of the remaining
apportionments equal to the percentage
specified for the State in section 104(h)(1) of
the Building Efficient Surface Transportation
and Equity Act of 1998; or
``(ii) a share determined under
subparagraph (B).
``(B) Subject to subparagraph (A), in the case of
any State for which the apportionment is not determined
under subparagraph (A)(i), a share of the remaining
apportionments determined in accordance with the
following formula:
``(i) \1/9\ of the remaining apportionments
in the ratio that the total rural lane miles in
each State bears to the total rural lane miles
in all States for which the apportionment is
not determined under subparagraph (A)(i).
``(ii) \1/9\ of the remaining
apportionments in the ratio that the total
rural vehicle miles traveled in each State
bears to the total rural vehicle miles traveled
in all States for which the apportionment is
not determined under subparagraph (A)(i).
``(iii) \2/9\ of the remaining
apportionments in the ratio that the total
urban lane miles in each State bears to the
total urban lane miles in all States for which
the apportionment is not determined under
subparagraph (A)(i).
``(iv) \2/9\ of the remaining
apportionments in the ratio that the total
urban vehicle miles traveled in each State
bears to the total urban vehicle miles traveled
in all States for which the apportionment is
not determined under subparagraph (A)(i).
``(v) \3/9\ of the remaining apportionments
in the ratio that each State's annual
contributions to the Highway Trust Fund (other
than the Mass Transit Account) attributable to
commercial vehicles bear to the total of such
annual contributions by all States for which
the apportionment is not determined under
subparagraph (A)(i).
``(2) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement
program.--
``(A) Formula.--For the congestion mitigation and
air quality improvement program, in the ratio which the
weighted nonattainment and maintenance area populations
of each State bear to the total weighted nonattainment
and maintenance area population of all States.
``(B) Calculation of weighted population.--Such
weighted population shall be calculated by multiplying
the population of each area within any State that was a
nonattainment or maintenance area as described in
subsection 149(b) for ozone, carbon monoxide, or
particulate matter by a factor of--
``(i) 1.0 if, at the time of the
apportionment, the area has been redesignated
as an attainment (maintenance) area under
section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act;
``(ii) 1.1 if, at the time of
apportionment, the area is classified as a
marginal ozone nonattainment area under subpart
2 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act;
``(iii) 1.2 if, at the time of
apportionment, the area is classified as a
moderate ozone nonattainment area under such
subpart;
``(iv) 1.3 if, at the time of
apportionment, the area is classified as a
serious ozone nonattainment area under such
subpart;
``(v) 1.4 if, at the time of apportionment,
the area is classified as a severe ozone
nonattainment area under such subpart;
``(vi) 1.5 if, at the time of
apportionment, the area is classified as an
extreme ozone nonattainment area under such
subpart; or
``(vii) 1.2. if, at the time of
apportionment, the area is not a nonattainment
or maintenance area as described in subsection
149(b) of this title for ozone, but is a
nonattainment area for carbon monoxide or
particulate matter.
``(C) Additional factors.--If the area was also
classified under subpart 3 or 4 of part D of title I of
the Clean Air Act as a nonattainment area described in
section 149(b) for carbon monoxide or particulate
matter or both, the weighted nonattainment area
population of the area, as determined under clauses (i)
through (vi) of subparagraph (B), shall be further
multiplied by a factor of 1.2. For an area that is a
nonattainment area for both carbon monoxide and for
particulate matter and the area's weighted population
was determined under clause (vii) of subparagraph (B),
the area's weighted population shall be further
multiplied by a factor of 1.2. For such areas, the
population to which this factor is applied shall be the
larger of the carbon monoxide and the particulate
matter nonattainment area populations.
``(D) Minimum apportionment.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of this paragraph, each State shall
receive a minimum of \1/2\ of 1 percent of the funds
apportioned under this paragraph. The Secretary shall
use annual estimates prepared by the Secretary of
Commerce when determining population figures.
``(3) Surface transportation program.--
``(A) In general.--For the surface transportation
program, 2 percent to the State of Alaska for any
purpose described in section 133(b) and the remaining
98 percent apportioned as follows:
``(i) \1/3\ in the ratio that each State's
total population bears to the total population
of all States, using the latest available
annual updates to the Federal decennial census,
as prepared by the Secretary of Commerce.
``(ii) \1/3\ in the ratio that each State's
annual contributions to the Highway Trust Fund
(other than the Mass Transit Account)
attributable to commercial vehicles bear to the
total of such annual contributions by all
States.
``(iii) \1/3\ in the ratio that each
State's annual contributions to the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) bear to the total of such annual
contributions by all States.
``(B) Adjustment.--The amount of funds which, but
for this subparagraph, would be apportioned to each
State for each fiscal year under subparagraph (A) shall
be increased or decreased by an amount which, when
added to or subtracted from the aggregate amount of
funds apportioned or allocated to such State for such
fiscal year for Interstate maintenance, National
Highway System, surface transportation program, bridge
program, congestion mitigation and air quality
improvement program, high risk road safety program,
recreational trails program, Appalachian Development
Highway System program, and metropolitan planning will
ensure that the aggregate of such apportionments to any
State that does not contribute to the Highway Trust
Fund does not exceed the aggregate of such
apportionments to any State that does contribute to the
Highway Trust Fund.
``(4) High risk road safety improvement program.--For the
high risk road safety improvement program--
``(A) \1/3\ in the ratio that each State's total
population bears to the total population of all States,
using the latest available annual updates to the
Federal decennial census, as prepared by the Secretary
of Commerce;
``(B) \1/3\ in the ratio that each State's total
public road mileage bears to the total public road
mileage of all States; and
``(C) \1/3\ in the ratio that the total vehicle
miles traveled on public roads in each State bear to
the total vehicle miles traveled on public roads in all
States.
``(5) Interstate maintenance.--For resurfacing, restoring,
rehabilitating, and reconstructing the Interstate System--
``(A) \1/3\ in the ratio that each State's annual
contributions to the Highway Trust Fund (other than the
Mass Transit Account) attributable to commercial
vehicles bear to the total of such annual contributions
by all States;
``(B) \1/3\ in the ratio that the total vehicle
miles traveled on Interstate routes open to traffic in
each State bear to the total vehicle miles traveled on
such routes in all States; and
``(C) \1/3\ in the ratio that the total lane miles
on such routes in each State bear to the total lane
miles on such routes in all States.''.
(c) Operation Lifesaver and High Speed Rail Corridors.--Section
104(d) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``$300,000'' and inserting
``$500,000'';
(2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``$5,000,000'' and
inserting ``$5,250,000''; and
(3) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) the following:
``Not less than $250,000 of such set-aside shall be available
per fiscal year for eligible improvements to the Minneapolis/
St. Paul-Chicago segment of the Midwest High Speed Rail
Corridor.''.
(d) Certification of Apportionments.--Section 104(e) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``Certification of Apportionments.--''
after ``(e)'';
(2) by inserting ``(1) In general.--'' before ``On October
1'';
(3) by striking the first parenthetical phrase;
(4) by striking ``and research'' the first place it
appears;
(5) by striking the second sentence;
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Notice to states.--If the Secretary has not made an
apportionment under section 104, 144, or 157 of title 23,
United States Code, on or before the 21st of a fiscal year,
then the Secretary shall transmit, on or before such 21st day,
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and
Public Works of the Senate a written statement of the reason
for not making such apportionment in a timely manner.''; and
(7) by indenting paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph
(2) of this subsection, and aligning such paragraph (1) with
paragraph (2) of such section, as added by paragraph (6) of
this subsection.
(e) Metropolitan Planning Set-Aside.--Section 104(f) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``Interstate construction
and Interstate substitute programs'' and inserting
``recreational trails program''; and
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``120(j) of this title''
and inserting ``120(b)''.
(f) Recreational Trails Program.--Section 104(h) of such title is
amended to read as follows:
``(h) Recreational Trails Program.--
``(1) Administrative costs.--Whenever an apportionment is
made of the sums authorized to be appropriated to carry out the
recreational trails program under section 206, the Secretary
shall deduct an amount, not to exceed 3 percent of the sums
authorized, to cover the cost to the Secretary for
administration of and research and technical assistance under
the recreational trails program and for administration of the
National Recreational Trails Advisory Committee. The Secretary
may enter into contracts with for-profit organizations or
contracts, partnerships, or cooperative agreements with other
government agencies, institutions of higher learning, or
nonprofit organizations to perform these tasks.
``(2) Apportionment to the states.--After making the
deduction authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the
Secretary shall apportion the remainder of the sums authorized
to be appropriated for expenditure on the recreational trails
program for each fiscal year, among the States in the following
manner:
``(A) 50 percent of that amount shall be
apportioned equally among eligible States.
``(B) 50 percent of that amount shall be
apportioned among eligible States in amounts
proportionate to the degree of non-highway recreational
fuel use in each of those States during the preceding
year.''.
(g) Cross Reference Corrections.--
(1) Interstate maintenance program.--Subsections (a), (d),
and (f) of section 119 are each amended by striking
``104(b)(5)(B)'' each place it appears and inserting
``104(b)(5)''.
(2) Fringe and corridor parking facilities.--Section
137(f)(1) is amended by striking ``section 104(b)(5)(B) of this
title'' and inserting ``section 104(b)(5)''.
(3) Additions to interstate system.--Section 139 is amended
by striking ``section 104(b)(5)(B) of this title'' each place
it appears and inserting ``section 104(b)(5)''.
(4) Accommodation of other modes.--Section 142(c) is
amended by striking ``section 104(b)(5)(A)'' and inserting
``section 104(b)(5)''.
(5) Minimum drinking ages.--Section 158 is amended--
(A) by striking ``104(b)(2), 104(b)(5), and
104(b)(6)'' each place it appears in subsection (a) and
inserting ``104(b)(3), and 104(b)(5)'';
(B) in the heading to subsection (b) is amended by
striking ``Period of Availability;''; and
(C) in subsection (b)--
(i) by striking ``(1)'' the first place it
appears and all that follows through ``No
funds'' and inserting ``No funds''; and
(ii) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and
(4).
(6) Suspension of licenses of individuals convicted of drug
offenses.--Section 159(b) is amended--
(A) by striking ``Period of Availability;'' in the
subsection heading; and
(B) by striking ``(1)'' the first place it appears
and all that follows through ``No funds'' and inserting
``No funds''; and
(C) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4).
(7) Operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated minors.--
Section 161(a) is amended by striking ``(B)'' each place it
appears.
(h) State Percentages for National Highway System Apportionments.--
(1) In general.--The percentage referred to in section
104(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, for each State shall
be determined in accordance with the following table:
States: Adjustment percentage
Alabama............................................ 2.02
Alaska............................................. 1.24
Arizona............................................ 1.68
Arkansas........................................... 1.32
California......................................... 9.81
Colorado........................................... 1.23
Connecticut........................................ 1.64
Delaware........................................... 0.40
District of Columbia............................... 0.52
Florida............................................ 4.77
Georgia............................................ 3.60
Hawaii............................................. 0.70
Idaho.............................................. 0.70
Illinois........................................... 3.71
Indiana............................................ 2.63
Iowa............................................... 1.13
Kansas............................................. 1.10
Kentucky........................................... 1.91
Louisiana.......................................... 1.63
Maine.............................................. 0.50
Maryland........................................... 1.64
Massachusetts...................................... 1.68
Michigan........................................... 3.34
Minnesota.......................................... 1.56
Mississippi........................................ 1.23
Missouri........................................... 2.45
Montana............................................ 0.95
Nebraska........................................... 0.73
Nevada............................................. 0.67
New Hampshire...................................... 0.48
States: Adjustment percentage
New Jersey......................................... 2.28
New Mexico......................................... 1.05
New York........................................... 4.27
North Carolina..................................... 2.83
North Dakota....................................... 0.76
Ohio............................................... 3.77
Oklahoma........................................... 1.55
Oregon............................................. 1.23
Pennsylvania....................................... 4.12
Puerto Rico........................................ 0.50
Rhode Island....................................... 0.55
South Carolina..................................... 1.63
South Dakota....................................... 0.70
Tennessee.......................................... 2.30
Texas.............................................. 7.21
Utah............................................... 0.71
Vermont............................................ 0.43
Virginia........................................... 2.61
Washington......................................... 1.75
West Virginia...................................... 0.76
Wisconsin.......................................... 1.91
Wyoming............................................ 0.66.
(2) Additional rule.--Any State with lane miles on the
National Highway System totaling between 3,500 and 4,000 miles
shall be treated as a State meeting the requirements of section
104(b)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, for purposes of
such section.
(i) Use of Most Up-to-Date Data.--The Secretary shall use the most
up-to-date data available for the latest fiscal year for the purposes
of making apportionments under this section and section 157 of title
23, United States Code.
(j) Adjustments for the Surface Transportation Extension Act of
1997.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law
and subject to section 2(c) of the Surface Transportation
Extension Act of 1997, the Secretary shall ensure that the
total apportionments for a State for fiscal year 1998 made
under the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity
Act of 1998 (including amendments made by such Act) shall be
reduced by the amount apportioned to such State under section
1003(d)(1) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act of 1991.
(2) Repayment of transferred funds.--The Secretary shall
ensure that any apportionments made to a State for fiscal year
1998 and adjusted under paragraph (1) shall first be used to
restore in accordance with section 3(c) of the Surface
Transportation Extension Act of 1997 any funds that a State
transferred under section 3 of such Act.
(3) Insufficient funds for repayment.--If a State has
insufficient funds apportioned in fiscal year 1998 under the
Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of
1998 (including amendments made by such Act) to make the
adjustment required by paragraph (1), then the Secretary shall
make an adjustment to any funds apportioned to such State in
fiscal year 1999.
(4) Allocated programs.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, amounts made available for fiscal year 1998
by the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act
of 1998 (including amendments made by such Act) for a program
that is continued by both of sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the
Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997 (including
amendments made by such sections) and the Building Efficient
Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998 (including
amendments made by such Act) shall be reduced by the amount
made available by such sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 for such
programs.
SEC. 105. INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.
Section 119 is further amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``and rehabilitating'' and
inserting ``, rehabilitating, and reconstructing'';
(B) by striking ``of this title and'' and inserting
a comma;
(C) by striking ``this sentence'' and inserting
``the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and
Equity Act of 1998'';
(D) by striking ``of this title;'' and inserting
``, and any segments that become part of the Interstate
System under section 1105(e)(5) of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991;''; and
(E) by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting
``section 129 or continued in effect by section 1012(d)
of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
of 1991 and not voided by the Secretary under section
120(c) of the Surface Transportation and Uniform
Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 159)'';
(2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (e); and
(3) by redesignating subsections (d), (f), and (g) as
subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.
SEC. 106. NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
(a) Components.--Section 103(b) is amended--
(1) by striking the last 4 sentences of paragraph (2)(B);
(2) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking ``and be subject to
approval by Congress in accordance with paragraph (3)''; and
(3) in paragraph (2)(D) by striking ``and subject to
approval by Congress in accordance with paragraph (3)''.
(b) Maximum Mileage.--Section 103(b) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the
following:
``(3) Maximum mileage.--The mileage of highways on the
National Highway System shall not exceed 155,000 miles; except
that the Secretary may increase or decrease such maximum
mileage by not to exceed 15 percent.''; and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs
(4) and (5), respectively.
(c) Designation.--Section 103(b)(4), as so redesignated by
subsection (b)(2) of this section, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(A) Basic system.--'' before ``The
National'';
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as so designated
by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the following:
``(B) Intermodal connectors.--The modifications to
the National Highway System that consist of highway
connections to major ports, airports, international
border crossings, public transportation and transit
facilities, interstate bus terminals, and rail and
other intermodal transportation facilities, as
submitted to Congress by the Secretary on the map dated
May 24, 1996, are designated within the United States,
including the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico.''; and
(3) by indenting such subparagraph (A) and aligning it with
subparagraph (B), as inserted by paragraph (2) of this
subsection.
(d) Modifications.--Section 103(b)(5)(A), as redesignated by
subsection (b)(2) of this section, is amended by inserting ``or, in the
case of the strategic highway network, that are proposed by the
Secretary in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies and the
States'' before ``if the Secretary''.
(e) Conforming Amendments.--Section 103(b) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by subsection (b)(2)
of this section, by striking ``Subject to paragraph (7), the''
and inserting ``The'';
(2) by striking paragraph (7);
(3) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (6); and
(4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking
``paragraph (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)''.
(f) Technical Amendment.--Section 103 is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of
subsection (i)(3) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii),
respectively;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (13) of
subsection (i) as subparagraphs (A) through (M), respectively;
(3) by redesignating subsection (i) as paragraph (7);
(4) by moving such paragraph (7) (including such
subparagraphs and clauses) to the end of subsection (b); and
(5) by moving such paragraph (7) (including such
subparagraphs and clauses) 2 ems to the right.
(g) Effect on Existing Apportionments.--The amendments made by this
section shall not affect funds apportioned or allocated under title 23,
United States Code, before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(h) Intermodal Freight Connectors Study.--
(1) Report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review the condition
of and improvements made to connectors on the National Highway
System approved by this Act that serve seaports, airports, and
other intermodal freight transportation facilities since the
designation of the National Highway System and shall report to
Congress on the results of such review.
(2) Review.--In preparing the report, the Secretary shall
review the connectors designated by this Act as part of the
National Highway System and identify projects carried out on
those connectors which were intended to provide and improve
service to an intermodal facility referred to in paragraph (1)
and to facilitate the efficient movement of freight, including
movements of freight between modes.
(3) Identification of impediments.--If the Secretary
determines on the basis of the review that there are
impediments to improving the connectors serving intermodal
facilities referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
identify such impediments, including any funding for such
connectors, and make any appropriate recommendations as part of
the Secretary's report to Congress.
(i) Highway Signs on the National Highway System.--
(1) Competition.--The Secretary shall conduct in accordance
with this subsection a national children's competition to
design a national logo sign for the routes comprising the
National Highway System. Children 14 years of age and under
shall be eligible for such competition.
(2) Panel of judges.--The Secretary shall appoint a panel
of not less than 6 persons to evaluate all designs submitted
under the competition and select a winning design. The panel
shall be composed of--
(A) a representative of the Department of
Transportation;
(B) a representative designated by the American
Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials;
(C) a representative of the motor carrier industry;
(D) a representative of private organizations
dedicated to advancement of the arts; and
(E) a representative of the motoring public.
(3) Report and plan.--Not later than 24 months after the
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
initiate and complete the competition and submit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate a report on the results of the competition,
a plan for the placement of logo signs on the National Highway
System, and an estimate of the cost of implementing such plan.
(j) West Virginia Corridor 10.--The Secretary shall designate in
the State of West Virginia Route 73 between Route 10 and United States
Route 119, Route 10 between Route 80 and Route 73, and Route 80 between
United States Route 52 and Route 10 as part of the National Highway
System.
SEC. 107. HIGHWAY BRIDGE PROGRAM.
(a) Apportionment Formula.--Section 144(e) is amended by inserting
before the period at the end of the fourth sentence the following: ``,
and, if a State transfers funds apportioned to it under this section in
a fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1997, to any other
apportionment of funds to such State under this title, the total cost
of deficient bridges in such State and in all States to be determined
for the succeeding fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of such
transferred funds''.
(b) Discretionary Bridge Set-Aside.--Section 144(g)(1) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(A) Fiscal years 1992 through 1997.--''
before ``Of the amounts'';
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Fiscal year 1998.--The amounts authorized for
fiscal year 1998 by section 127(a)(1) of the Building
Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998
shall be at the discretion of the Secretary. 25 percent
of such amount shall be available only for projects for
the seismic retrofit of a bridge described in
subsection (l).
``(C) Fiscal years 1999 through 2003.--The amounts
authorized for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003
by section 127(a)(1) of the Building Efficient Surface
Transportation and Equity Act of 1998 shall be at the
discretion of the Secretary. Not to exceed 25 percent
of such amount shall be available only for projects for
the seismic retrofit of bridges, including projects in
the New Madrid fault region.''; and
(3) by indenting subparagraph (A), as so designated by
paragraph (1) of this subsection, and aligning such
subparagraph (A) with subparagraphs (B) and (C), as inserted by
paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(c) Off System Bridge-Set Aside.--Section 144(g)(3) is amended--
(1) by striking ``, 1988'' and all that follows through
``1997,'' and inserting ``through 2003,''; and
(2) by striking ``system'' each place it appears and
inserting ``highway''.
(d) Eligibility.--Section 144 is amended--
(1) in subsection (d) by inserting after ``magnesium
acetate'' the following: ``, sodium acetate/formate, or
agriculturally derived, environmentally acceptable, minimally
corrosive anti-icing and de-icing compositions or installing
scour countermeasures'';
(2) in subsection (d) by inserting after ``such acetate''
each place it appears the following: ``or sodium acetate/
formate or such anti-icing or de-icing composition or
installation of such countermeasures''; and
(3) in subsection (g)(3) by inserting after ``magnesium
acetate'' the following: ``, sodium acetate/formate, or
agriculturally derived, environmentally acceptable, minimally
corrosive anti-icing and de-icing compositions or install scour
countermeasures''.
(e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 144(n) is amended by striking
``system'' and inserting ``highway''.
SEC. 108. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment of Program.--Section 133(a) is amended by
inserting after ``establish'' the following: ``and implement''.
(b) Application of Anti-icing and De-icing Compositions to
Bridges.--Section 133(b)(1) is amended by inserting after ``magnesium
acetate'' the following: ``, sodium acetate/formate, or agriculturally
derived, environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing and
de-icing compositions''.
(c) Transportation Control Measures.--Section 133(b)(9) is amended
by striking ``clauses (xii) and'' and inserting ``clause''.
(d) Environmental Restoration and Pollution Abatement Projects.--
Section 133(b) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(12) Environmental restoration and pollution abatement
projects, including the retrofit or construction of storm water
treatment systems, to address water pollution or environmental
degradation caused or contributed to by existing transportation
facilities at the time such transportation facilities are
undergoing reconstruction, rehabilitation, resurfacing, or
restoration; except that the expenditure of funds under this
section for any such environmental restoration or pollution
abatement project shall not exceed 20 percent of the total cost
of the reconstruction, rehabilitation, resurfacing, or
restoration project.''.
(e) Division of Funds.--Section 133(d)(3)(B) is amended by adding
at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding subsection (c), up to 15
percent of the amounts required to be obligated under this subparagraph
may be obligated on roads functionally classified as minor
collectors.''.
(f) Program Approval.--Section 133(e)(2) is amended to read as
follows:
``(2) Program approval.--Each State shall submit a project
agreement for each fiscal year, certifying that the State will
meet all the requirements of this section and notifying the
Secretary of the amount of obligations needed to administer the
surface transportation program. Each State shall request
adjustments to the amount of obligations as needed. The
Secretary's approval of the project agreement shall be deemed a
contractual obligation of the United States for the payment of
surface transportation program funds provided under this
title.''.
(g) Conforming Amendment.--Section 133(f) is amended by striking
``6-fiscal year period 1992 through 1997'' and inserting ``fiscal years
for which funds are made available by the Building Efficient Surface
Transportation and Equity Act of 1998''.
(h) Encouragement of Use of Youth Conservation or Service Corps.--
The Secretary shall encourage the States to enter into contracts and
cooperative agreements with qualified youth conservation or service
corps to perform appropriate transportation enhancement projects under
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 109. CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment of Program.--Section 149(a) is amended by
inserting after ``establish'' the following: ``and implement''.
(b) Currently Eligible Projects.--Section 149(b) is amended--
(1) by striking ``that was designated as a nonattainment
area under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7407(d)) during any part of fiscal year 1994'' and inserting
the following: ``that is or was designated as a nonattainment
area for ozone, carbon monoxide, or particulate matter under
section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) and
classified pursuant to section 181(a), 186(a), 188(a), or
188(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511(a), 7512(a),
7513(a), or 7513(b)) or is or was designated as a nonattainment
area under such section 107(d) after December 31, 1997,'';
(2) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``clauses (xii) and'';
and inserting ``clause'';
(3) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3);
(4) by striking ``standard.'' at the end of paragraph (4)
and inserting ``standard; or''; and
(5) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) if the program or project would have been eligible
for funding on or before September 30, 1997, under guidance
issued by the Secretary to implement this section.''.
(c) Public-Private Partnerships.--Section 149 is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(e) Partnerships With Nongovernmental Entities.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this title and in accordance with this subsection, a
metropolitan planning organization, State transportation
department, or other project sponsor may enter into an
agreement with any public, private, or nonprofit entity to
cooperatively implement any project carried out under this
section.
``(2) Forms of participation by entities.--Participation by
an entity under paragraph (1) may consist of--
``(A) ownership or operation of any land, facility,
vehicle, or other physical asset associated with the
project;
``(B) cost sharing of any eligible project expense;
and
``(C) any other form of participation approved by
the Secretary.
``(3) Allocation of entities.--A State may allocate funds
apportioned under section 104(b)(2) to an entity described in
paragraph (1).
``(4) Alternative fuel projects.--In the case of a project
that will provide for the use of alternative fuels by privately
owned vehicles or vehicle fleets, activities eligible for
funding under this subsection--
``(A) may include the costs of vehicle refueling
infrastructure, including infrastructure that would
support the development, production, and use of
innovative water-phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsion
technologies, and other capital investments associated
with the project;
``(B) shall include only the incremental cost of an
alternative fueled vehicle compared to a conventionally
fueled vehicle that would otherwise be borne by a
private party; and
``(C) shall apply other governmental financial
purchase contributions in the calculation of net
incremental cost.
``(5) Prohibition on federal participation with respect to
required activities.--A Federal participation payment under
this subsection may not be made to an entity to fund an
obligation imposed under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et
seq.) or any other Federal law.
``(6) Water-phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsion.--In this
subsection, the term `water-phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsion'
consists of a hydrocarbon base and water in an amount not less
than 20 percent by volume of the total water-phased fuel
emulsion.''.
(d) Study of Effectiveness of CMAQ Program.--
(1) Study.--The Secretary shall request the National
Academy of Sciences to study the impact of the congestion
mitigation and air quality improvement program on the air
quality of nonattainment areas. The study shall, at a minimum--
(A) determine the amount of funds obligated under
such program in each nonattainment area and to make a
comprehensive analysis of the types of projects funded
under such program;
(B) identify any improvements to or degradations of
the air quality in each nonattainment area;
(C) measure the impact of the projects funded under
such program on the air quality of each nonattainment
area; and
(D) assess the cost effectiveness of projects
funded under such program in nonattainment areas,
including, to the extent possible, the cost per ton of
reductions of ozone and carbon monoxide and reduction
of traffic congestion.
(2) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the National
Academy of Sciences shall transmit to the Secretary, the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the
Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a
report on the results of the study with recommendations for
modifications to the congestion mitigation and air quality
improvement program in light of the results of the study.
(3) Funding.--Before making the apportionment of funds
under section 104(b)(2) for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999,
the Secretary shall deduct from the amount to be apportioned
under such section for such fiscal year, and make available,
$500,000 for such fiscal year to carry out this subsection.
SEC. 110. HIGH RISK ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 is amended by inserting after section
153 the following:
``Sec. 154. High risk road safety improvement program
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and implement a
high risk road safety improvement program in accordance with this
section.
``(b) Eligible Projects.--A State may obligate funds apportioned to
it under section 104(b)(4) only for construction and operational
improvement projects, and for pavement marking and signing projects, on
high risk roads and only if the primary purpose of the project is to
improve highway safety on a high risk road.
``(c) State Allocation System.--Each State shall establish a system
for allocating funds apportioned to it under section 104(b)(4) among
projects eligible for assistance under this section that have the
highest benefits to highway safety. Such system may include a safety
management system established by the State under section 303 or a
survey established pursuant to section 152(a).
``(d) Transferability.--A State may transfer not to exceed 50
percent of the amount of funds apportioned to it under section
104(b)(4) for any fiscal year to the apportionment of such State under
section 104(b)(1) or 104(b)(3) or both.
``(e) Applicability of Planning Requirements.--Programming and
expenditure of funds for projects under this section shall be
consistent with the requirements of sections 134 and 135.
``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
apply:
``(1) High risk road.--The term `high risk road' means any
Federal-aid highway or segment of a Federal-aid highway--
``(A) on which a significant number of severe motor
vehicle crashes occur; or
``(B) which has current, or will likely have,
increases in traffic volume that are likely to create a
potential for severe crash consequences in a
significant number of motor vehicle crashes.
``(2) Severe crash.--The term `severe crash' means a motor
vehicle crash in which a fatality or incapacitating injury
occurs.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 1 is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 153 the
following:
``154. High risk road safety improvement program.''.
(c) Roadway Safety Awareness and Improvement Program.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of identifying high-risk
roadway hazards and effective countermeasures and improving the
collection and public dissemination of information regarding
such hazards and their impact on the number and severity of
motor vehicle crashes, the Secretary shall enter into an
agreement with a private nonprofit national organization that
is dedicated solely to improving roadway safety.
(2) Terms of agreement.--Under the terms of the agreement
entered into under this subsection, the organization shall--
(A) develop a pilot program to improve the
collection of data pertaining to roadway hazards and
design features that cause or increase the severity of
motor vehicle crashes;
(B) develop a public awareness campaign to educate
State and local transportation officials, public safety
officials, and motorists regarding the extent to which
roadway hazards and design features are a factor in
motor vehicle crashes; and
(C) develop and disseminate information to assist
State and local transportation officials, public safety
officials, and motorists in identifying roadway hazards
and effective countermeasures.
(3) Report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of
entry into the agreement under this subsection, the Secretary
shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a
report on the status of the program authorized by this
subsection. Such report shall be updated each year thereafter,
and a final report shall be transmitted not later than 5 years
after the date of entry into the agreement.
(4) Funding.--Before funds are apportioned under section
104(b)(4) of title 23, United States Code, for each of fiscal
years 1998 through 2003, the Secretary shall deduct a sum not
to exceed $1,000,000 per fiscal year for carrying out this
subsection. Such sums shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 111. MINIMUM ALLOCATION.
(a) General Rules.--Section 157(a) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4)--
(A) by striking ``Thereafter'' and inserting
``Fiscal years 1992-1997''; and
(B) by striking ``fiscal year 1992 and each fiscal
year thereafter'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years
1992 through 1997''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) Thereafter.--In fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal year
thereafter on October 1, or as soon as possible thereafter, the
Secretary shall allocate among the States amounts sufficient to
ensure that a State's percentage of the total apportionments in
each such fiscal year for Interstate maintenance, the National
Highway System, the bridge program, the surface transportation
program, the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement
program, the high priority projects program, the high risk road
safety improvement program, the recreational trails program,
the Appalachian Development Highway System program, and
metropolitan planning shall not be less than 95 percent of the
percentage of estimated tax payments attributable to highway
users in the State paid into the Highway Trust Fund, other than
the Mass Transit Account, in the latest fiscal year for which
data are available. In determining allocations under this
paragraph, the Secretary shall not take into account the 2
percent set aside under section 104(b)(3)(A).''.
(b) Availability of Funds.--Section 157(b) is amended--
(1) by inserting before ``Amounts allocated'' the
following: ``Availability of Funds.--'';
(2) by striking ``Interstate highway substitute,'' and all
that follows through ``crossing projects'' and inserting ``any
purpose described in section 133(b)''; and
(3) by inserting before the period at the end ``and section
103(c) of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and
Equity Act of 1998''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 157 is further amended--
(1) in subsection (d) by striking ``154(f) or''; and
(2) in subsection (e) by inserting before ``In order'' the
following: ``Authorization of Appropriations.--''.
(d) Minimum Allocation Adjustment.--If the Secretary--
(1) determines that--
(A) the ratio of--
(i) the aggregate of funds made available
by this Act, including any amendments made by
this Act, that are apportioned to a State for
Federal-aid highway programs (including funds
allocated to the State under sections 104(j)
and 157 of title 23, United States Code) for
each fiscal year beginning after September 30,
1997, to
(ii) the aggregate of such funds
apportioned to all States for such programs for
such fiscal year, is less than
(B) the ratio of--
(i) estimated tax payments attributable to
highway users in the State paid into the
Highway Trust Fund, other than the Mass Transit
Account, in the latest fiscal year for which
data are available, to
(ii) the estimated tax payments
attributable to highway users in all States
paid into such Trust Fund in such latest fiscal
year; and
(2) determines that--
(A) the ratio determined under paragraph (1)(A), is
less than
(B) the ratio of--
(i) the aggregate of funds made available
by the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991, including any
amendments made by such Act, and section 202 of
the National Highway System Designation Act of
1995 that are apportioned to the State for
Federal-aid highway programs (other than
Federal lands highway programs and projects
under sections 1103-1108 of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991)
for fiscal years 1992 through 1997, to
(ii) the aggregate of such funds
apportioned to all States for such programs for
such fiscal years;
the Secretary shall allocate under such section 157 to the State
amounts sufficient to ensure that the State's percentage of total
apportionments for Federal-aid highway programs under this Act
(including amendments made by this Act and allocations under such
sections 104(j) and 157) for such fiscal year beginning after September
30, 1997, is equal to the State's percentage of total apportionments
for Federal-aid highway programs (other than Federal lands highway
programs and projects under sections 1103-1008 of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991) for fiscal year 1997
under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991,
including any amendments made by such Act, and section 202 of the
National Highway System Designation Act of 1995. The allocation shall
be made on October 1 of the fiscal year beginning after September 30,
1997, or as soon as possible thereafter and shall be in addition to any
other allocation to the State under such section 157 for such fiscal
year.
(e) Final Adjustment.--
(1) In general.--In fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal year
thereafter on October 1, or as soon as practicable thereafter,
the Secretary shall allocate under section 157 of title 23,
United States Code, among the States amounts sufficient to
ensure that the ratio that--
(A) each State's percentage of the total
apportionments for such fiscal year for Interstate
maintenance, National Highway System, high cost
Interstate system reconstruction and improvement
program, surface transportation program, metropolitan
planning, congestion mitigation and air quality
improvement program, high risk road safety improvement
program, bridge program, Appalachian development
highway system, recreational trails program, high
priority projects program, the 2 percent set aside
under section 104(b)(3)(A) of title 23, United States
Code, and section 157 of such title (including
subsection (d) of this section and this subsection),
bears to
(B) each State's percentage of estimated tax
payments attributable to highway users in the State
paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account) in the latest fiscal year for which
data are available;
is not less than 0.90.
(2) Treatment.--The allocation required by this paragraph
shall be in addition to any other allocation under section 157
of title 23, United States Code, including allocations required
by subsection (d) of this section.
SEC. 112. APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
(a) Apportionment.--The Secretary shall apportion funds made
available by section 102 of this Act for fiscal years 1998 through 2003
among the States based on the latest available cost to complete
estimate for the Appalachian development highway system prepared by the
Appalachian Regional Commission, unless the Appalachian Regional
Commission adopts an alternative method for distribution. In general,
no State containing Appalachian development highway system routes shall
receive an apportionment of less than $1,000,000. For fiscal years 1999
through 2003, any alternative method for distribution adopted by the
Appalachian Regional Commission must be communicated to the Secretary
at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the fiscal year in which the
apportionment is to be made. Such funds shall be available to construct
highways and access roads under section 201 of the Appalachian Regional
Development Act of 1965.
(b) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds authorized by section 102 of
this Act for the Appalachian development highway system under section
201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 shall be
available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds were
apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except
that the Federal share of the cost of any project under this section
shall be determined in accordance with such section 201 and such funds
shall remain available until expended.
(c) Federal Share for Pre-Financed Projects.--Section 201(h)(1) of
the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is
amended by striking ``70'' and inserting ``80''.
(d) Deduction for Administrative Expenses.--Section 201 of such Act
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(i) Deduction for Administrative Expenses.--On October 1 of
fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal year thereafter, or as soon as is
practicable thereafter, there shall be deducted, for the expenses of
the Appalachian Regional Commission in administering the funds
authorized under this section for such year, not to exceed 3.75 percent
of the funds made available for such year under subsection (g) of this
section.''.
(e) Local Participation in Dedesignation Decisions.--Section 201 of
such Act is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``(j) Local Participation in Dedesignation Decisions.--Before the
State of Ohio may request the dedesignation of corridor B from the Ohio
River in Scioto County to the Scioto-Adams County line, corridor B1
from the Kentucky State line to the junction with corridor B at
Rosemount, corridor C from the junction with corridor B at Lucasville
to State Route 159 at Chillicothe, or corridor D from the Adams County
line to the Ohio River in Washington County as segments of the
Appalachian development highway system, the State must consult about
the proposed dedesignation with local elected officials having
jurisdiction over the area in which the segment is located and conduct
public hearings on the proposed dedesignation in each county in which
any part of the segment is located.''.
(f) Additions to Appalachian Region.--The undesignated paragraph
relating to Georgia of section 403 of such Act is amended--
(1) by inserting ``Elbert,'' after ``Douglas,''; and
(2) by inserting ``Hart,'' after ``Haralson,''.
SEC. 113. HIGH COST INTERSTATE SYSTEM RECONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 160 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 160. High cost interstate system reconstruction and improvement
program
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and implement a
high cost Interstate System reconstruction and improvement program in
accordance with this section.
``(b) Eligible Projects.--Funds made available to carry out the
high cost interstate reconstruction and improvement program under this
section for a fiscal year shall be available for obligation by the
Secretary for any major reconstruction or improvement project to any
highway designated as part of the Interstate System and open to traffic
before the date of the enactment of the Building Efficient Surface
Transportation and Equity Act of 1998. Such funds shall be made
available by the Secretary to any State applying for such funds only if
the Secretary determines that--
``(1) the total cost of the project is greater than the
lesser of $200,000,000 or 50 percent of the aggregate amount of
funds apportioned to the State under this title for such fiscal
year;
``(2) the project is a ready-to-commence project;
``(3) the State agrees that it will not transfer funds
apportioned to it under section 104(b)(5) for such fiscal year
to any other program category; and
``(4) the applicant agrees to obligate the funds within 1
year of the date the funds are made available.
``(c) Allocation of Funds.--Subject to subsection (f)(1), of the
funds made available to carry out the program under this section, the
Secretary shall allocate--
``(1) not less than $165,000,000 for fiscal year 1998,
$412,500,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $670,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2000 through 2003 among States in the ratio that
the estimated cost of carrying out projects determined by the
Secretary to be eligible for funding under subsection (b) in
each State bears to the estimated cost of carrying out such
projects in all of the States; and
``(2) at the discretion of the Secretary, not more than the
amounts set forth in section 127(a)(2) for each of fiscal years
1998 through 2003 for projects eligible for assistance under
this section to--
``(A) meet an extraordinary need for funding; or
``(B) help expedite completion of a project of
national significance.
``(d) Unallocated Funds.--
``(1) Apportionment.--If, on August 1 of fiscal year 1998
and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary determines that
funds authorized to be allocated in such fiscal year for the
program under this section will not be allocated in such fiscal
year as a result of not enough projects being eligible for
assistance under this section, the Secretary shall apportion
under section 104(b)(5) such funds among the States for the
Interstate maintenance program.
``(2) Redistribution of obligation authority.--The
Secretary shall also redistribute on such August 1 any
obligation authority that is allocated for the fiscal year
under section 103(c)(4) of the Building Efficient Surface
Transportation and Equity Act of 1998 attributable to the
program under this section and that the Secretary determines
will not be used before September 30 of such fiscal year among
the States (other than a State from which obligation authority
for such fiscal year is redistributed under section 103(d) of
such Act) in the same ratio as set forth in section 103(c)(5)
of such Act.
``(e) Applicability of Planning Requirements.--Programming and
expenditure of funds for projects under this section shall be
consistent with the requirements of sections 134 and 135.
``(f) Future Allocations.--
``(1) Fiscal years 1998-2003.--For fiscal years 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003, funds to be allocated pursuant to
subsection (c)(1) shall be allocated in the same manner as
funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5). Such funds shall
only be available for projects eligible under subsection (b);
except that if a State does not have a project eligible under
subsection (b), funds allocated to such State under this
paragraph shall be available for any project in such State on a
segment of the Interstate System that is open to traffic.
``(2) Determinations.--The Secretary shall, in cooperation
with States and affected metropolitan planning organizations,
determine--
``(A) the expected condition of the Interstate
System over the next 10 years and the needs of States
and metropolitan planning organizations to reconstruct
and improve the Interstate System; and
``(B) a method to allocate funds made available
under this section that would--
``(i) address the needs identified in
subparagraph (A);
``(ii) provide a fair and equitable
distribution of such funds; and
``(iii) allow for States to address any
extraordinary needs.
``(3) Report.--The determination made under paragraph (2)
shall be submitted to Congress in a report not later than
January 1, 2000.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 1 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 160 and inserting the
following:
``160. High cost interstate system reconstruction and improvement
program.''.
SEC. 114. RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 205 the following:
``Sec. 206. Recreational trails program
``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall
administer a national program for the purposes of providing and
maintaining recreational trails.
``(b) Statement of Intent.--Funds made available to carry out the
recreational trails program under this section are to be derived from
revenues collected through motor fuel taxes from nonhighway users and
are to be used on trails and trail-related projects which have been
planned and developed under the otherwise existing laws, policies, and
administrative procedures within each State, and which are identified
in, or which further a specific goal of, a trail plan included or
referenced in a statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plan
required by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C.
460l-4 et seq.).
``(c) State Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible to obligate
funds apportioned to it under section 104(h) only if--
``(1) the Governor of the State has designated the State
agency or agencies that will be responsible for administering
funds received under this section; and
``(2) a recreational trail advisory committee on which both
motorized and nonmotorized recreational trail users are fairly
represented exists within the State.
``(d) Federal Share Payable.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2),
(3), (4), and (5), the Federal share payable on account of a
project under this section shall not exceed 50 percent.
``(2) Federal agency project sponsor.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, a Federal agency sponsoring a project
under this section may contribute additional Federal funds
toward a project's cost if the share attributable to the
Secretary does not exceed 50 percent and the share attributable
to the Secretary and the Federal agency jointly does not exceed
80 percent.
``(3) Allowable match from federal programs.--The following
Federal programs may be used to contribute additional Federal
funds toward a project's cost and may be accounted for as
contributing to the non-Federal share:
``(A) State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972
(Public Law 92-512).
``(B) HUD Community Development Block Grants
(Public Law 93-383).
``(C) Public Works Employment Act of 1976 (Public
Law 94-369).
``(D) Acts establishing national heritage corridors
and areas.
``(E) Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 (Public
Law 97-300).
``(F) National and Community Service Trust Act of
1993 (Public Law 103-82).
``(G) Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-93).
``(4) Programmatic non-federal share.--A State may allow
adjustments of the non-Federal share of individual projects in
a fiscal year if the total Federal share payable for all
projects within the State carried out under this section with
funds apportioned to the State under section 104(h) for such
fiscal year does not exceed 50 percent. For purposes of this
paragraph, a project funded under paragraph (2) or (3) of this
subsection may not be included in the calculation of the
programmatic non-Federal share.
``(5) State administrative costs.--The Federal share
payable on account of the administrative costs of a State under
subsection (e)(1)(A) shall be determined in accordance with
section 120(b).
``(e) Use of Funds.--
``(1) Permissible uses.--A State may use funds apportioned
to it under section 104(h)--
``(A) in an amount not exceeding 7 percent of such
funds, for administrative costs of the State;
``(B) in an amount not exceeding 5 percent of such
funds, for operation of environmental protection
education and safety education programs relating to the
use of recreational trails;
``(C) for development and rehabilitation of urban
trail linkages to provide connections to and among
neighborhoods and community centers and between trails;
``(D) for maintenance of existing recreational
trails, including the grooming and maintenance of
trails across snow;
``(E) for restoration of areas damaged by usage of
recreational trails, including back country terrain;
``(F) for development and rehabilitation of trail-
side and trail-head facilities that meet goals
identified by the National Recreational Trails Advisory
Committee;
``(G) for provision of features which facilitate
the access and use of trails by persons with
disabilities;
``(H) for acquisition of easements for trails, or
for trail corridors identified in a State trail plan;
``(I) for acquisition of fee simple title to
property from a willing seller, when the objective of
the acquisition cannot be accomplished by acquisition
of an easement or by other means;
``(J) for construction of new trails on State,
county, municipal, or private lands, where a
recreational need for such construction is shown; and
``(K) only as otherwise permissible and where
necessary and required by a statewide comprehensive
outdoor recreation plan, for construction of new trails
crossing Federal lands if such construction is approved
by the administering agency of the State and the
Federal agency or agencies charged with management of
all impacted lands and if such approval is contingent
upon compliance by the Federal agency with all
applicable laws, including the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Forest
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974
(16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.), and the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
``(2) Use not permitted.--A State may not use funds
apportioned to it under section 104(h)--
``(A) for condemnation of any kind of interest in
property;
``(B)(i) for construction of any recreational trail
on National Forest System lands for motorized uses
unless--
``(I) such lands have been allocated for
uses other than wilderness by an approved
forest land and resource management plan or
have been released to uses other than
wilderness by an Act of Congress, and
``(II) such construction is otherwise
consistent with the management direction in
such approved land and resource management
plan; or
``(ii) for construction of any recreational trail
on Bureau of Land Management lands for motorized uses
unless--
``(I) such lands have been allocated for
uses other than wilderness by an approved
Bureau of Land Management resource management
plan or have been released to uses other than
wilderness by an Act of Congress, and
``(II) such construction is otherwise
consistent with the management direction in
such approved management plans; or
``(C) for upgrading, expanding, or otherwise
facilitating motorized use or access to trails
predominantly used by non-motorized trail users and on
which, as of May 1, 1991, motorized use is either
prohibited or has not occurred.
``(3) Grants.--
``(A) In general.--A State may provide funds
apportioned to it under section 104(h) to make grants
to private individuals, organizations, municipal,
county, State, and Federal government entities, and
other government entities as approved by the State
after considering guidance from the recreational trail
advisory committee satisfying the requirements of
subsection (c)(2), for uses consistent with this
section.
``(B) Compliance.--A State that makes grants under
subparagraph (A) shall establish measures to verify
that recipients comply with the specified conditions
for the use of grant moneys.
``(4) Assured access to funds.--Except as provided under
paragraph (7), not less than 30 percent of the funds
apportioned to a State in a fiscal year under section 104(h)
shall be reserved for uses relating to motorized recreation,
and not less than 30 percent of such funds shall be reserved
for uses relating to non-motorized recreation.
``(5) Environmental mitigation.--
``(A) Requirement.--To the extent practicable and
consistent with other requirements of this section, in
complying with paragraph (4), a State should give
consideration to project proposals that provide for the
redesign, reconstruction, nonroutine maintenance, or
relocation of trails in order to mitigate and minimize
the impact to the natural environment.
``(B) Guidance.--A recreational trail advisory
committee satisfying the requirements of subsection
(c)(2) shall issue guidance to a State for the purposes
of implementing subparagraph (A).
``(6) Diversified trail use.--
``(A) Requirement.--To the extent practicable and
consistent with other requirements of this section, a
State shall expend funds apportioned to it under
section 104(h) in a manner that gives preference to
project proposals which--
``(i) provide for the greatest number of
compatible recreational purposes, including
those described in subsection (g)(3); or
``(ii) provide for innovative recreational
trail corridor sharing to accommodate motorized
and non-motorized recreational trail use.
This paragraph shall remain effective with respect to a
State until such time as the State has allocated not
less than 40 percent of funds apportioned to it under
section 104(h) in such manner.
``(B) Compliance.--The State shall receive guidance
for determining compliance with subparagraph (A) from
the recreational trail advisory committee satisfying
the requirements of subsection (c)(2).
``(7) Exemptions.--
``(A) Small state.--Any State with a total land
area of less than 3,500,000 acres and in which
nonhighway recreational fuel use accounts for less than
1 percent of all such fuel use in the United States
shall be exempted from the requirements of paragraph
(4) upon application to the Secretary by the State
demonstrating that it meets the conditions of this
paragraph.
``(B) State recreational trail advisory
committee.--If approved by the State recreational trail
advisory committee satisfying the requirements of
subsection (c)(2), the State may be exempted from the
requirements of paragraph (4).
``(8) Continuing recreational use.--At the option of each
State, funds apportioned to it under section 104(h) may be
treated as Land and Water Conservation Fund moneys for the
purposes of section 6(f)(3) of the Land and Water Conservation
Fund Act.
``(9) Credit for donations of funds, materials, services,
or new right-of-way.--Nothing in this title or any other law
shall prevent a project sponsor from offering to donate funds,
materials, services, or new right-of-way for the purposes of a
project eligible for assistance. Any funds, or the fair market
value of any materials, services, or new right-of-way may be
donated by any project sponsor and shall be credited to the
non-Federal share in accordance with subsection (d). Any funds
or the fair market value of any materials or services may be
provided by a Federal project sponsor and shall be credited as
part of that Federal agency's share under subsection (d)(2).
``(10) Recreational purpose.--A project funded under this
section is intended to enhance recreational opportunity and is
not subject to the provisions of section 303 of title 49 or
section 138 of this title.
``(f) Coordination of Activities.--
``(1) Cooperation by federal agencies.--Each agency of the
United States that manages land on which a State proposes to
construct or maintain a recreational trail pursuant to this
section is encouraged to cooperate with the State and the
Secretary in planning and carrying out the activities described
in subsection (e). Nothing in this section diminishes or in any
way alters the land management responsibilities, plans, and
policies established by such agencies pursuant to other
applicable laws.
``(2) Cooperation by private persons.--
``(A) Written assurances.--As a condition to making
available funds for work on recreational trails that
would affect privately owned land, a State shall obtain
written assurances that the owner of the property will
cooperate with the State and participate as necessary
in the activities to be conducted.
``(B) Public access.--Any use of funds apportioned
to a State under section 104(h) on private lands must
be accompanied by an easement or other legally binding
agreement that ensures public access to the
recreational trail improvements funded by those funds.
``(g) Applicability of Chapter 1.--Funds made available to carry
out this section shall be available for obligation in the same manner
as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1; except that the
Federal share payable for a project using such funds shall be
determined in accordance with this section and such funds shall remain
available until expended.
``(h) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
apply:
``(1) Eligible state.--The term `eligible State' means a
State that meets the requirements of subsection (c).
``(2) Nonhighway recreational fuel.--The term `nonhighway
recreational fuel' has the meaning such term has under section
9503(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
``(3) Recreational trail.--The term `recreational trail'
means a thoroughfare or track across land or snow, used for
recreational purposes such as bicycling, cross-country skiing,
day hiking, equestrian activities (including carriage driving),
jogging or similar fitness activities, skating or
skateboarding, trail biking, overnight or long-distance
backpacking, snowmobiling, aquatic or water activity, or
vehicular travel by motorcycle, four-wheel drive or all-terrain
off-road vehicles, without regard to whether it is a `National
Recreation Trail' designated under section 4 of the National
Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1243).
``(4) Motorized recreation.--The term `motorized
recreation' means off-road recreation using any motor-powered
vehicle, except for motorized wheelchairs.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 2 is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 205 the following:
``206. Recreational trails program.''.
(c) Repeal of Obsolete Provision.--Section 1302 of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (16 U.S.C. 1261) is
repealed.
(d) Termination of Advisory Committee.--Section 1303 of such Act
(16 U.S.C. 1262) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(j) Termination.--The advisory committee established by this
section shall terminate on September 30, 2000.''.
(e) Encouragement of Use of Youth Conservation or Service Corps.--
The Secretary shall encourage the States to enter into contracts and
cooperative agreements with qualified youth conservation or service
corps to perform construction and maintenance of recreational trails
under section 206 of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 115. NATIONAL CORRIDOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and implement a
program to make allocations to States for coordinated planning, design,
and construction of corridors of national significance, economic
growth, and international or interregional trade. A State may apply to
the Secretary for allocations under this section.
(b) Eligibility of Corridors.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may make allocations under
this section only with respect to high priority corridors
identified in section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
(2) Special rule.--In fiscal years 1998 through 2000, the
Secretary may make, on an interim basis pending identification
by Congress of high priority corridors as part of a law
provided for in section 508 of this Act, allocations under this
section for the creation or upgrade of any other significant
regional or multistate highway corridor not described in whole
or in part in paragraph (1) that the Secretary determines
would--
(A) facilitate international or interregional
trade; or
(B) encourage or facilitate major multistate or
regional mobility and economic growth and development
in areas underserved by existing highway
infrastructure.
(c) Purposes.--Allocations may be made under this section for 1 or
more of the following purposes:
(1) Feasibility studies.
(2) Comprehensive corridor planning and design activities.
(3) Location and routing studies.
(4) Environmental review.
(5) Multistate and intrastate coordination for corridors
described in subsection (b).
(6) Construction.
(d) Corridor Development and Management Plan.--A State receiving an
allocation under this section shall develop, in consultation with the
Secretary, a development and management plan for the corridor with
respect to which the allocation is being made. Such plan shall include,
at a minimum, the following elements:
(1) A complete and comprehensive analysis of corridor costs
and benefits.
(2) A coordinated corridor development plan and schedule,
including a timetable for completion of all planning and
development activities, environmental reviews and permits, and
construction of all segments.
(3) A finance plan, including any innovative financing
methods and, if the corridor is a multistate corridor, a State-
by-State breakdown of corridor finances.
(4) The results of any environmental reviews and mitigation
plans.
(5) The identification of any impediments to the
development and construction of the corridor, including any
environmental, social, political and economic objections.
In the case of a multistate corridor, the Secretary shall ensure that
all States having jurisdiction over any portion of such corridor will
participate in the development of such plan.
(e) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available by section
127(a)(3)(B) of this Act shall be available for obligation in the same
manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code.
(f) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' has the
meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23, United States
Code.
SEC. 116. COORDINATED BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY PROGRAM.
(a) General Authority.--The Secretary shall establish and implement
a coordinated border infrastructure and safety program under which the
Secretary may make allocations to any border State for projects to
improve the safe movement of people and goods at or across the border
between the United States and Canada and the border between the United
States and Mexico.
(b) Eligible Uses.--Allocations under this section may only be used
in a border region for--
(1) improvements to existing transportation and supporting
infrastructure that facilitate cross-border vehicle and cargo
movements;
(2) construction of highways and related safety and safety
enforcement facilities that will facilitate vehicle and cargo
movements related to international trade;
(3) operational improvements, including improvements
relating to electronic data interchange and use of
telecommunications, to expedite cross border vehicle and cargo
movement;
(4) modifications to regulatory procedures to expedite
cross border vehicle and cargo movements; and
(5) international coordination of planning, programming,
and border operation with Canada and Mexico relating to
expediting cross border vehicle and cargo movements.
(c) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall make allocations under
this section on the basis of--
(1) expected reduction in commercial and other motor
vehicle travel time through an international border crossing as
a result of the project;
(2) improvements in vehicle and highway safety and cargo
security related to motor vehicles crossing a border with
Canada or Mexico;
(3) strategies to increase the use of existing,
underutilized border crossing facilities and approaches;
(4) leveraging of Federal funds provided under this
section, including use of innovative financing, combination of
such funds with funding provided under other sections of this
Act, and combination with other sources of Federal, State,
local, or private funding;
(5) degree of multinational involvement in the project and
demonstrated coordination with other Federal agencies
responsible for the inspection of vehicles, cargo, and persons
crossing international borders and their counterpart agencies
in Canada and Mexico;
(6) the extent to which the innovative and problem-solving
techniques of the proposed project would be applicable to other
international border crossings;
(7) demonstrated local commitment to implement and sustain
continuing comprehensive border planning processes and
improvement programs; and
(8) such other factors as the Secretary determines are
appropriate to promote border transportation efficiency and
safety.
(d) State Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Facilities.--Due to the
increase in cross-border trade as a result of the Northern American
Free Trade Agreement, of the amounts made available to carry out this
section for a fiscal year, not to exceed $25,000,000 for fiscal year
1998 and not to exceed $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999
through 2003 shall be available for the construction of State motor
vehicle safety inspection facilities for the inspection by State
authorities of commercial motor vehicles crossing the border to ensure
the safety of such vehicles.
(e) Allocations.--
(1) Funds.--At least 40 percent of the funds made available
for carrying out this section shall be allocated for projects
in the vicinity of the border of the United States and Mexico,
and at least 40 percent of such funds shall be allocated for
projects in the vicinity of the border of the United States and
Canada.
(2) Projects.--At least 2 of the projects in the vicinity
of the border of the United States with Mexico for which
allocations are made under this section and at least 2 of the
projects in the vicinity of the border of the United States and
Canada for which allocations are made under this section shall
be located at ports of entry with high annual volumes of
traffic.
(f) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds authorized by section
127(a)(3)(A) of this Act shall be available for obligation in the same
manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code.
(g) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) Border region.--The term ``border region'' means the
portion of a border State in the vicinity of an international
border with Canada or Mexico.
(2) Border state.--The term ``border State'' means any
State that has a boundary in common with Canada or Mexico.
SEC. 117. FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS PROGRAM.
(a) Federal Share Payable.--Section 120 is amended--
(1) in subsection (e)--
(A) by striking ``(c)'' and inserting ``(b)''; and
(B) by striking ``90'' and inserting ``120''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(j) Funds Appropriated to a Federal Land Managing Agency.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the funds appropriated to
any Federal land managing agency may be used as the non-Federal share
payable on account of any Federal-aid highway project the Federal share
of which is payable with funds apportioned under section 104 or 144 or
allocated under the Federal scenic byways program.
``(k) Funds Appropriated for Federal Lands Highways Program.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for
carrying out the Federal lands highways program under section 204 may
be used as the non-Federal share payable on account of any project that
is carried out with funds apportioned under section 104 or 144 or
allocated under the Federal scenic byways program if the project will
provide access to, or be carried out within, Federal or Indian
lands.''.
(b) Allocations.--Section 202 is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Allocation of Sums Authorized for Public Lands Highways.--
``(1) In general.--On October 1 of each fiscal year and
after making the transfer provided for in section 204(i), the
Secretary shall allocate the sums authorized to be appropriated
for such fiscal year for public lands highways for
transportation projects within the boundaries of those States
having unappropriated or unreserved public lands, nontaxable
Indian lands, or other Federal reservations, on the basis of
need in such States, respectively, as determined by the
Secretary from applications for such funds by Federal land
managing agencies, Indian tribal governments, and States.
``(2) Preference.--In allocating sums under paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall give preference to those projects that are
significantly impacted by Federal land, recreation, or resource
management activities that are proposed within the boundaries
of a State in which at least 3 percent of the total public
lands in the United States are located.'';
(2) in subsection (d)--
(A) by inserting ``Indian Reservation Roads.--''
after ``(d)'';
(B) by inserting ``(1) For fiscal years ending
before october 1, 1999.--'' before ``On October'';
(C) by inserting after ``each fiscal year'' the
following: ``ending before October 1, 1999'';
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Fiscal year 2000 and thereafter.--
``(A) In general.--All funds authorized to be
appropriated for Indian reservation roads shall be
allocated among Indian tribes for fiscal year 2000 and
each subsequent fiscal year in accordance with a
formula established by the Secretary of the Interior
under a negotiated rulemaking procedure under
subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5.
``(B) Regulations.--Notwithstanding sections 563(a)
and 565(a) of title 5, the Secretary of the Interior
shall issue regulations governing the Indian
reservation roads program, and establishing the funding
formula for fiscal year 2000 and each subsequent fiscal
year under this paragraph, in accordance with a
negotiated rulemaking procedure under subchapter III of
chapter 5 of title 5. The regulations shall be issued
in final form not later than April 1, 1999, and shall
take effect not later than October 1, 1999.
``(C) Negotiated rulemaking committee.--In
establishing a negotiated rulemaking committee to carry
out subparagraph (B), the Secretary of the Interior
shall--
``(i) apply the procedures under subchapter
III of chapter 5 of title 5 in a manner that
reflects the unique government-to-government
relationship between the Indian tribes and the
United States; and
``(ii) ensure that the membership of the
committee includes only representatives of the
Federal Government and of geographically
diverse small, medium, and large Indian tribes.
``(D) Basis for funding formula.--The funding
formula established for fiscal year 2000 and each
subsequent fiscal year under this paragraph shall be
based on factors that reflect--
``(i) the relative needs of the Indian
tribes, and reservation or tribal communities,
for transportation assistance; and
``(ii) the relative administrative
capacities of, and challenges faced by, various
Indian tribes, including the cost of road
construction in each Bureau of Indian Affairs
area, geographic isolation and difficulty in
maintaining all-weather access to employment,
commerce, health, safety, and educational
resources.''; and
(E) by indenting paragraph (1), as designated by
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, and aligning
paragraph (1) with paragraph (2), as added by
subparagraph (D) of this paragraph; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Forest Highways.--
``(1) Allocation of funds.--On October 1 of each fiscal
year and after making the transfer provided for in section
204(g), the Secretary shall allocate the sums authorized to be
appropriated for such fiscal year for forest highways as
provided in section 134 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1987.
``(2) Project selection.--With respect to allocations under
this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to projects
that provide access to and within the National Forest System,
as identified by the Secretary of Agriculture through renewable
resources and land use planning and the impact of such planning
on existing transportation facilities.''.
(c) Availability of Funds.--Section 203 is amended--
(1) by striking ``Funds authorized for,'' and inserting
``(a) In General.--Funds authorized for forest highways,'';
(2) in the fourth sentence by inserting ``forest highways''
after ``any fiscal year for''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Time of Obligation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Secretary's authorization of engineering and related work for
a Federal lands highways program project or the Secretary's approval of
plans, specifications, and estimates for construction of a Federal
lands highways program project shall be deemed to constitute a
contractual obligation of the Federal Government for the payment of its
contribution to such project.''.
(d) Award of Contracts; Transfers--Section 204 is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) Recognizing the need for all Federal roads that are public
roads to be treated under uniform policies similar to those that apply
to Federal-aid highways, there is established a coordinated Federal
Lands Highways Program which shall consist of forest highways, public
lands highways, park roads and parkways, and Indian reservation roads
and bridges. The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of the
appropriate Federal land managing agency, shall develop transportation
planning procedures which are consistent with the metropolitan and
Statewide planning processes in sections 134 and 135 of this title. The
transportation improvement program developed as a part of the
transportation planning process under this section shall be approved by
the Secretary. All regionally significant Federal Lands Highway Program
projects shall be developed in cooperation with States and metropolitan
planning organizations and be included in appropriate Federal Lands
Highways Program, State, and metropolitan plans and transportation
improvement programs. The approved Federal Lands Highways Program
transportation improvement program shall be included in appropriate
State and metropolitan planning organization plans and programs without
further action thereon. The Secretary and the Secretary of the
appropriate Federal land managing agency shall develop appropriate
safety, bridge, and pavement management systems for roads funded under
the Federal Lands Highways Program.'';
(2) by striking the first three sentences of subsection (b)
and inserting ``Funds available for forest highways, public
lands highways, park roads and parkways, and Indian reservation
roads shall be used by the Secretary and the Secretary of the
appropriate Federal land managing agency to pay for the cost of
transportation planning, research, engineering, and
construction thereof. The Secretary and the Secretary of the
appropriate Federal land managing agency, as appropriate, may
enter into construction contracts and such other contracts with
a State or civil subdivision thereof or Indian tribe to carry
out this subsection.'';
(3) in the first sentence of subsection (e) by striking
``Secretary of the Interior'' and inserting ``Secretary of the
appropriate Federal land managing agency'';
(4) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following:
``(i) Transfers to Secretaries of Federal Land Managing Agencies.--
The Secretary shall transfer to the appropriate Federal land managing
agency from the appropriation for public lands highways such amounts as
may be needed to cover--
``(1) necessary administrative costs of such agency in
connection with public lands highways; and
``(2) the cost to such agency of conducting necessary
transportation planning serving Federal lands if funding for
such planning is otherwise not provided in this section.''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Set-Aside for Administrative Expenses of Indian Tribes.--
``(1) In general.--Up to 1 percent of the funds made
available for Indian reservation roads for each fiscal year
shall be set aside by the Secretary of the Interior for
transportation-related administrative expenses of Indian tribal
governments.
``(2) Distribution.--The Secretary of the Interior shall
make available to each Indian tribal government with an
approved application under paragraph (3) an equal percentage of
any sum set aside pursuant to paragraph (1).
``(3) Applications.--To receive funds under this paragraph,
an Indian tribal government must submit to the Secretary of the
Interior for approval an application in accordance with the
requirements of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act. The Secretary of the Interior shall approve any
such application that demonstrates that the applicant has the
capability to carry out transportation planning activities or
is in the process of establishing such a capability.
``(l) Approval of Indian Reservation Road Projects by the
Secretary.--
``(1) Establishment of pilot program.--The Secretary shall
establish a pilot program (hereinafter in this subsection
referred to as the `program') for the purposes described in
paragraph (2) and shall carry out such program in each of
fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be to
permit an Indian tribal government to apply directly to the
Secretary for authorization to conduct projects on Indian
reservation roads using amounts allocated to the Indian tribal
government under the Indian reservation roads program.
``(3) Treatment as states.--Except as otherwise provided by
the Secretary, an Indian tribal government submitting an
application to the Secretary under the program shall be subject
to the same requirements as a State applying for approval of a
Federal-aid highway project.
``(4) Selection of participants.--
``(A) Applications.--An Indian tribal government
seeking to participate in the program shall submit to
the Secretary an application which is in such form and
contains such information as the Secretary may require.
``(B) Maximum number of participants.--The
Secretary shall select not more than 10 Indian tribal
governments to participate in the program.
``(5) Technical assistance.--The Secretary, in cooperation
with the Secretary of the Interior, shall provide technical
assistance to Indian tribal governments participating in the
program.
``(6) Transitional assistance.--Upon request of the
Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to the
Secretary such assistance as may be necessary for
implementation of the program.
``(7) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2001, the
Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of
the program. In developing such report, the Secretary shall
solicit the comments of Indian tribal governments participating
in the program.''.
(e) Access to John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.--
(1) Study.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the District
of Columbia, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts, and the Department of the Interior and in consultation
with other interested persons, shall conduct a study of methods
to improve pedestrian and vehicular access to the John F.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
(2) Report.--Not later than September 30, 1999, the
Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a
report containing the results of the study, together with an
assessment of the impacts (including environmental, aesthetic,
economic, and historic impacts) associated with the
implementation of each of the methods examined under the study.
(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than
the Mass Transit Account) $500,000 for fiscal year 1998 to
carry out this subsection.
(4) Applicability of title 23, united states code.--Funds
authorized by this subsection shall be available for obligation
in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that the
Federal share of the cost of activities conducted using such
funds shall be 100 percent and such funds shall remain
available until expended.
(f) Smithsonian Institution Transportation Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate amounts made
available by this subsection for obligation at the discretion
of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, in
consultation with the Secretary, to carry out projects and
activities described in paragraph (2).
(2) Eligible uses.--Amounts allocated under paragraph (1)
may be obligated only--
(A) for transportation-related exhibitions,
exhibits, and educational outreach programs;
(B) to enhance the care and protection of the
Nation's collection of transportation-related
artifacts;
(C) to acquire historically significant
transportation-related artifacts; and
(D) to support research programs within the
Smithsonian Institution that document the history and
evolution of transportation, in cooperation with other
museums in the United States.
(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than
the Mass Transit Account) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years
1998 through 2003 to carry out this subsection.
(4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this
subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner
as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code; except that the Federal share of the cost
of any project or activity under this subsection shall be 100
percent and such funds shall remain available until expended.
(g) New River Parkway.--Of amounts available under section
102(a)(11)(C) of this Act, the Secretary shall allocate $1,300,000 for
fiscal year 1998, $1,200,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $9,900,000 for
fiscal year 2000 to the Secretary of the Interior for the planning,
design, and construction of a visitors center, and such other related
facilities as may be necessary, to facilitate visitor understanding and
enjoyment of the scenic, historic, cultural, and recreational resources
accessible by the New River Parkway in the State of West Virginia. The
center and related facilities shall be located at a site for which
title is held by the United States in the vicinity of the intersection
of the New River Parkway and I-64. Such funds shall remain available
until expended.
(h) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.--
(1) Restoration of train station.--The Secretary shall
allocate amounts made available by this subsection for the
restoration of the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, train station.
(2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated out of
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)
$400,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to carry out
this subsection.
(3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to
carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation in
the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter
1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the Federal
share of the cost of restoration of the train station under
this subsection shall be 80 percent and such funds shall remain
available until expended.
SEC. 118. NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``Sec. 162. National scenic byways program
``(a) Designation of Roads.--The Secretary shall carry out a
national scenic byways program that recognizes roads having outstanding
scenic, historic, cultural, natural, recreational, and archaeological
qualities by designating them as `National Scenic Byways' or `All-
American Roads'. The Secretary shall designate roads to be recognized
under the national scenic byways program in accordance with criteria
developed by the Secretary. To be considered for such designation, a
road must be nominated by a State or Federal land management agency and
must first be designated as a State scenic byway or, for roads on
Federal lands, as a Federal land management agency byway.
``(b) Allocations and Technical Assistance.--
``(1) General authority.--The Secretary shall make
allocations and provide technical assistance to States to--
``(A) implement projects on highways designated as
National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads, or as
State scenic byways; and
``(B) plan, design, and develop a State scenic
byways program.
``(2) Priority projects.--In making allocations under this
subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to--
``(A) eligible projects along highways that are
designated as National Scenic Byways or All-American
Roads;
``(B) eligible projects on State-designated scenic
byways that are undertaken to make them eligible for
designation as National Scenic Byways or All-American
Roads; and
``(C) eligible projects that will assist the
development of State scenic byways programs.
``(c) Eligible Projects.--The following are projects that are
eligible for Federal assistance under this section:
``(1) Activities related to planning, design, or
development of State scenic byway programs.
``(2) Development of corridor management plans for scenic
byways.
``(3) Safety improvements to a scenic byway to the extent
such improvements are necessary to accommodate increased
traffic and changes in the types of vehicles using the highway
due to such designation.
``(4) Construction along a scenic byway of facilities for
pedestrians and bicyclists, rest areas, turnouts, highway
shoulder improvements, passing lanes, overlooks, and
interpretive facilities.
``(5) Improvements to a scenic byway that will enhance
access to an area for the purpose of recreation, including
water-related recreation.
``(6) Protection of historical, archaeological, and
cultural resources in areas adjacent to scenic byways.
``(7) Development and provision of tourist information to
the public, including interpretive information about scenic
byways.
``(8) development and implementation of scenic byways
marketing programs.
``(d) Federal Share.--The Federal share payable on account of any
project carried out under this section shall be determined in
accordance with section 120(b) of this title. For any scenic byways
project along a public road that provides access to or within Federal
or Indian lands, a Federal land management agency may use funds
authorized for its use as the non-Federal share of the costs of the
project.
``(e) Protection of Scenic Integrity.--
``(1) Scenic integrity.--The Secretary shall not make an
allocation under this section for any project that would not
protect the scenic, historic, recreational, cultural, natural,
and archaeological integrity of a highway and adjacent areas.
``(2) Savings clause.--The Secretary shall not make any
grant, provide technical assistance, or impose any requirement
on a State under this section that is inconsistent with the
authority of the State provided in this chapter.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 is amended by
adding at the end the following new item:
``162. National scenic byways program.''.
(c) Center.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall allocate funds made
available to carry out this subsection to establish a center
for national scenic byways in Duluth, Minnesota, to provide
technical communications and network support for nationally
designated scenic byway routes in accordance with paragraph
(2).
(2) Communications systems.--The center for national scenic
byways shall develop and implement communications systems for
the support of the national scenic byways program. Such
communications systems shall provide local officials and
planning groups associated with designated National Scenic
Byways or All-American Roads with proactive, technical, and
customized assistance through the latest technology which
allows scenic byway officials to develop and sustain their
National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads.
(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than
the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection
$1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
(4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this
subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner
as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code; except that the Federal share of the cost
of any project under this subsection shall be 100 percent and
such funds shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 119. VARIABLE PRICING PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and implement a
variable pricing program. In implementing such program, the Secretary
shall solicit the participation of State and local governments and
public authorities for 1 or more variable pricing pilot programs. The
Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with as many as 15 of
such governments and public authorities to conduct and monitor the
pilot programs.
(b) Federal Share Payable.--The Federal share payable for a pilot
program under this section shall be 80 percent of the aggregate cost of
the program and the Federal share payable for any portion of a project
conducted under the program may not exceed 100 percent.
(c) Implementation Costs.--The Secretary may fund all pre-
implementation costs, including public education and project design,
and all of the development and startup costs of a pilot project under
this section, including salaries and expenses, until such time that
sufficient revenues are being generated by the program to fund its
operating costs without Federal participation; except that the
Secretary may not fund the pre-implementation, development, and startup
costs of a pilot project for more than 3 years.
(d) Use of Revenues.--Revenues generated by any pilot project under
this section must be applied to projects eligible for assistance under
title 23, United States Code.
(e) Collection of Tolls.--Notwithstanding sections 129 and 301 of
title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall allow the use of
tolls on the Interstate System as part of a pilot program under this
section, but not as part of more than 3 of such programs.
(f) Financial Effects on Low-Income Drivers.--Any pilot program
conducted under this section shall include an analysis of the potential
effects of the pilot program on low income drivers and may include
mitigation measures to deal with any potential adverse financial
effects on low-income drivers.
(g) Reports to Congress.--The Secretary shall monitor the effect of
the pilot programs conducted for a period of at least 10 years and
shall report to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives biennially on the effects such programs are
having on driver behavior, traffic volume, transit ridership, air
quality, drivers of all income levels, and availability of funds for
transportation programs.
(h) HOV Passenger Requirements.--Notwithstanding section 102 of
title 23, United States Code, a State may permit vehicles with fewer
than 2 occupants to operate in high-occupancy vehicle lanes if such
vehicles are part of a pilot program being conducted under this
section.
(i) Period of Availability.--Funds allocated by the Secretary under
this section shall remain available for obligation by the State for a
period of 3 years after the last day of the fiscal year for which such
funds are authorized. Any amounts allocated under this section that
remain unobligated at the end of such period and any amounts authorized
under subsection (i) that remain unallocated by the end of such period
shall be transferred to a State's apportionment under section 104(b)(3)
of title 23, United States Code, and shall be treated in the same
manner as other funds apportioned under such section.
(j) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available to carry out
this section shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if
such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States
Code; except that the Federal share of the cost of any project under
this section and the availability of such funds shall be determined in
accordance with this section.
(k) Repeal.--Section 1012(b) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 149 note; 105 Stat.
1938) is repealed.
SEC. 120. TOLL ROADS, BRIDGES, AND TUNNELS.
(a) Increased Federal Share for Certain Safety Projects.--The first
sentence of section 120(c) is amended by inserting ``and transit
vehicles'' after ``emergency vehicles''.
(b) Federal Share Payable.--Section 120 is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(l) Credit for Non-Federal Share.--
``(1) Eligibility.--A State may use as a credit toward the
non-Federal matching share requirement for any funds made
available to carry out this title (other than the emergency
relief program authorized in section 125) or chapter 53 of
title 49 toll revenues that are generated and used by public,
quasi-public, and private agencies to build, improve, or
maintain highways, bridges, or tunnels that serve the public
purpose of interstate commerce. Such public, quasi-public, or
private agencies shall have built, improved, or maintained such
facilities without Federal funds.
``(2) Maintenance of effort.--
``(A) In general.--The credit for any non-Federal
share provided under this subsection shall not reduce
nor replace State funds required to match Federal funds
for any program under this title.
``(B) Agreements.--In receiving a credit for non-
Federal capital expenditures under this subsection, a
State shall enter into such agreements as the Secretary
may require to ensure that the State will maintain its
non-Federal transportation capital expenditures at or
above the average level of such expenditures for the
preceding 3 fiscal years.
``(3) Treatment.--
``(A) Limitation on liability.--Use of a credit for
a non-Federal share under this subsection that is
received from a public, quasi-public, or private
agency--
``(i) shall not expose the agency to
additional liability, additional regulation, or
additional administrative oversight; and
``(ii) shall not subject the agency to any
additional Federal design standards, laws, or
regulations as a result of providing the non-
Federal match other than those to which the
agency is already subject.
``(B) Chartered multistate agencies.--When a credit
that is received from a chartered multistate agency is
applied for a non-Federal share under this subsection,
such credit shall be applied equally to all charter
States.''.
(c) Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Pilot
Program.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and
implement an Interstate System reconstruction and
rehabilitation pilot program under which the Secretary,
notwithstanding sections 129 and 301 of title 23, United States
Code, may permit a State to collect tolls on a highway, bridge,
or tunnel on the Interstate System for the purpose of
reconstructing and rehabilitating Interstate highway corridors
that could not otherwise be adequately maintained or
functionally improved without the collection of tolls.
(2) Limitation on number of facilities.--The Secretary may
permit the collection of tolls under this subsection on 3
facilities on the Interstate System. Each of such facilities
shall be located in a different State.
(3) Eligibility.--In order to be eligible to participate in
the pilot program, a State shall submit to the Secretary an
application that contains, at a minimum, the following:
(A) An identification of the facility on the
Interstate System proposed to be a toll facility,
including the age, condition, and intensity of use of
such facility.
(B) In the case of a facility that affects a
metropolitan area, an assurance that the metropolitan
planning organization established under section 134 of
title 23, United States Code, for the area has been
consulted concerning the placement and amount of tolls
on the facility.
(C) An analysis demonstrating that such facility
could not be maintained or improved to meet current or
future needs from the State's apportionments and
allocations made available by this Act (including
amendments made by this Act) and from revenues for
highways from any other source without toll revenues.
(D) A facility management plan that includes--
(i) a plan for implementing the imposition
of tolls on the facility;
(ii) a schedule and finance plan for the
reconstruction or rehabilitation of the
facility using toll revenues;
(iii) a description of the public
transportation agency which will be responsible
for implementation and administration of the
pilot toll reconstruction and rehabilitation
program; and
(iv) a description of whether consideration
will be given to privatizing the maintenance
and operational aspects of the converted
facility, while retaining legal and
administrative control of the Interstate route
section.
(E) Such other information as the Secretary may
require.
(4) Selection criteria.--The Secretary may approve the
application of a State under paragraph (3) only if the
Secretary determines the following:
(A) The State is unable to reconstruct or
rehabilitate the proposed toll facility using existing
apportionments.
(B) The facility has a sufficient intensity of use,
age, or condition to warrant the collection of tolls.
(C) The State plan for implementing tolls on the
facility takes into account the interests of local,
regional, and interstate travelers.
(D) The State plan for reconstruction or
rehabilitation of the facility using toll revenues is
reasonable.
(E) The State has given preference to the use of an
existing public toll agency with demonstrated
capability to build, operate, and maintain a toll
expressway system meeting criteria for the Interstate
System.
(5) Limitations on use of revenues; audits.--Before the
Secretary may permit a State to participate in the pilot
program, the State must enter into an agreement with the
Secretary that provides that--
(A) all toll revenues received from operation of
the toll facility will be used only for debt service,
for reasonable return on investment of any private
person financing the project, and for any costs
necessary for the improvement of and the proper
operation and maintenance of the toll facility,
including reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, and
rehabilitation of the toll facility; and
(B) regular audits will be conducted to ensure
compliance with subparagraph (A) and the results of
such audits will be transmitted to the Secretary.
(6) Limitation on use of interstate maintenance funds.--
During the term of the pilot program, funds apportioned for
Interstate maintenance under section 104(b)(5) of title 23,
United States Code, may not be used on a facility for which
tolls are being collected under the program.
(7) Program term.--The Secretary shall conduct the pilot
program under this section for a term to be determined by the
Secretary but not less than 10 years.
(8) Interstate system defined.--In this subsection, the
term ``Interstate System'' has the same meaning such term has
under section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.
(d) Bridge Reconstruction or Replacement.--Section 129(a)(1)(C) is
amended by striking ``toll-free bridge or tunnel'' and inserting
``toll-free major bridge or toll-free tunnel''.
SEC. 121. CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES.
(a) Obligation of Amounts.--Section 1064(c) of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 129 note; 105
Stat. 2005) is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Obligation of Amounts.--Amounts made available out of the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out
this section may be obligated at the discretion of the Secretary. Such
sums shall remain available until expended.''.
(b) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of
ferry transportation in the United States and its possessions--
(A) to identify existing ferry operations,
including--
(i) the locations and routes served; and
(ii) the source and amount, if any, of
funds derived from Federal, State, or local
government sources supporting ferry operations;
and
(B) to identify potential domestic ferry routes in
the United States and its possessions and to develop
information on those routes.
(2) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report on the
results of the study required under paragraph (1) to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate.
(c) Ferry Operating and Leasing Amendments.--Section 129(c) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``owned.'' and inserting
``owned or operated.''; and
(2) in paragraph (6) by striking ``sold, leased, or'' and
inserting ``sold or''.
SEC. 122. HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.
(a) Applicability of Title 23.--Section 1040(f) of the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 105
Stat. 1992) is amended to read as follows:
``(f) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available out of the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out
this section shall be available for obligation in the same manner and
to the same extent as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of
title 23, United States Code; except that the Federal share of the cost
of any project carried out under this section shall be 100 percent and
such funds shall remain available for obligation for a period of 1 year
after the last day of the fiscal year for which the funds are
authorized.''.
(b) Automated Fuel Reporting System.--Section 1040 of such Act (23
U.S.C. 101 note; 105 Stat. 1992) is amended by redesignating subsection
(g) as subsection (h) and by inserting after subsection (f) the
following:
``(g) Automated Fuel Reporting System.--Of the amounts made
available to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 1998
through 2003, the Secretary shall make available sufficient funds to
the Internal Revenue Service to establish and operate an automated fuel
reporting system.''.
(c) Technical Amendment.--Section 1040(a) of such Act (23 U.S.C.
101 note; 105 Stat. 1992) is amended by striking ``by subsection (e)''.
SEC. 123. PERFORMANCE BONUS PROGRAM.
(a) Study.--The Secretary shall develop performance-based criteria
for the distribution of not to exceed 5 percent of the funds from each
of the following programs:
(1) The Interstate maintenance program under section 119 of
title 23, United States Code.
(2) The bridge program under section 144 of such title.
(3) The high risk road safety improvement program under
section 154 of such title.
(4) The surface transportation program under section 133 of
such title.
(5) The congestion mitigation and air quality improvement
program under section 149 of such title.
(b) Requirements for Development of Criteria.--Performance-based
criteria developed by the Secretary under subsection (a) shall assess
on a statewide basis the following:
(1) For the Interstate maintenance program, whether
pavement conditions on routes on the Interstate System in the
State have consistently been of a high quality or have recently
improved.
(2) For the bridge program, whether the percentage of
deficient bridges in the State has consistently been low or has
recently decreased.
(3) For the high risk road safety improvement program,
whether the level of safety on highways in the State has
consistently been high or has recently improved.
(4) For the surface transportation program, whether the
level of financial effort in State funding for highway and
transit investments has been high or has recently increased.
(5) For the congestion mitigation and air quality
improvement program, whether the environmental performance of
the transportation system has been consistently high or has
improved.
(c) Required Submission.--Not later than 18 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of
the Senate the performance-based criteria developed under subsection
(a).
SEC. 124. METROPOLITAN PLANNING.
(a) General Requirements.--Section 134(a) is amended by inserting
after ``and goods'' the following: ``and foster economic growth and
development''.
(b) Coordination of MPOs.--Section 134(e) is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading by striking ``MPO's'' and
inserting ``MPOs'';
(2) by inserting before ``If'' the following: ``(1)
Nonattainment areas.--'';
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Project located in multiple mpos.--If a project is
located within the boundaries of more than one metropolitan
planning organization, the metropolitan planning organizations
shall coordinate plans regarding the project.''; and
(4) by indenting paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph
(2) of this subsection, and aligning such paragraph (1) with
paragraph (2), as added by paragraph (3) of this subsection.
(c) Goals and Objectives of Planning Process.--Section 134(f) is
amended to read as follows:
``(f) Goals and Objectives of Planning Process.--To the extent that
the metropolitan planning organization determines appropriate, the
metropolitan transportation planning process may include consideration
of goals and objectives that--
``(1) support the economic vitality of the metropolitan
area, especially by enabling global competitiveness,
productivity, and efficiency;
``(2) increase the safety and security of the
transportation system for all users;
``(3) increase the accessibility and mobility for people
and freight;
``(4) protect and enhance the environment, conserve energy,
and enhance quality of life;
``(5) enhance the integration and connectivity of the
transportation system, across and between modes, for people and
freight;
``(6) promote efficient system utilization and operation;
and
``(7) preserve and optimize the existing transportation
system.
This subsection shall apply to the development of long-range
transportation plans and transportation improvement programs.''.
(d) Long-Range Plan.--Section 134(g) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``transportation'' after
``long-range'';
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``, at a minimum'' and
inserting ``contain, at a minimum, the following'';
(3) in paragraph (2)(A)--
(A) by striking ``Identify'' and inserting ``An
identification of''; and
(B) by striking ``shall consider'' and inserting
``may consider'';
(4) by striking paragraph (2)(B) and inserting the
following:
``(B) A financial plan that demonstrates how the
adopted transportation plan can be implemented,
indicates resources from public and private sources
that are reasonably expected to be made available to
carry out the plan and recommends any additional
financing strategies for needed projects and programs.
The financial plan may include, for illustrative
purposes, additional projects that would be included in
the adopted transportation plan if reasonable
additional resources beyond those identified in the
financial plan were available. For the purpose of
developing the transportation plan, the metropolitan
planning organization and State shall cooperatively
develop estimates of funds that will be available to
support plan implementation.'';
(5) in paragraph (4) by inserting after ``employees,'' the
following: ``freight shippers and providers of freight
transportation services,''; and
(6) in paragraph (5) by inserting ``transportation'' before
``plan prepared''.
(e) Transportation Improvement Program.--Section 134(h) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2 years'' and inserting
``3 years''; and
(2) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) the following:
``The financial plan may include, for illustrative purposes,
additional projects that would be included in the adopted
transportation plan if reasonable additional resources beyond
those identified in the financial plan were available.''.
(f) Transportation Management Areas.--Section 134(i) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4) by inserting after ``System'' each
place it appears the following: ``, under the high risk road
safety program,''; and
(2) in paragraph (5)--
(A) by striking ``(1)'' and inserting ``(A)''; and
(B) by striking ``(2)'' and inserting ``(B)''.
SEC. 125. STATEWIDE PLANNING.
(a) Scope of Planning Process.--Section 135(c) is amended to read
as follows:
``(c) Scope of the Planning Process.--To the extent that a State
determines appropriate, the State may consider goals and objectives in
the transportation planning process that--
``(1) support the economic vitality of the Nation, its
States and metropolitan areas, especially by enabling global
competitiveness, productivity and efficiency;
``(2) increase the safety and security of the
transportation system for all users;
``(3) increase the accessibility and mobility for people
and freight;
``(4) protect and enhance the environment, conserve energy,
and enhance the quality of life;
``(5) enhance the integration and connectivity of the
transportation system, across and between modes throughout the
State for people and freight;
``(6) promote efficient system utilization and operation;
and
``(7) preserve and optimize the existing transportation
system.''.
(b) Additional Considerations.--Section 135(d) is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Requirements''
and inserting ``Considerations''; and
(2) by striking ``shall, at a minimum,'' and inserting
``may''.
(c) Long-Range Plan.--Section 135(e) is amended by inserting after
``representatives,'' the following: ``freight shippers and providers of
freight transportation services,''.
(d) Transportation Improvement Program.--Section 135(f) is
amended--
(1) by inserting after the second sentence of paragraph (1)
the following: ``With respect to nonmetropolitan areas of the
State (areas with less than 50,000 population), the program
shall be developed by the State, in cooperation with officials
of affected local governments and officials of subdivisions of
affected local governments which have jurisdiction over
transportation planning, through a process developed by the
State which ensures participation by such elected officials.'';
(2) in paragraph (1) by inserting after
``representatives,'' the following: ``freight shippers and
providers of freight transportation services,'';
(3) in paragraph (2) by inserting before the last sentence
the following: ``The program may include, for illustrative
purposes, additional projects that would be included in the
program if reasonable additional resources were available.'';
(4) in paragraph (3) by inserting after ``System'' each
place it appears the following: ``, under the high risk road
safety program,'';
(5) in the heading to paragraph (4) by striking
``Biennial'' and inserting ``Triennial''; and
(6) in paragraph (4) by striking ``biennially'' and
inserting ``triennially''.
(e) Participation of Local Elected Officials.--
(1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the
effectiveness of the participation of local elected officials
in transportation planning and programming. In conducting the
study, the Secretary shall consider the degree of cooperation
between State, local rural officials, and regional planning and
development organizations in different States.
(2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress
a report containing the results of the study with any
recommendations the Secretary determines appropriate as a
result of the study.
SEC. 126. ROADSIDE SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) Crash Cushions.--
(1) Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate and issue a
guidance regarding the benefits and safety performance of
redirective and nonredirective crash cushions in different road
applications, taking into consideration roadway conditions,
operating speed limits, the location of the crash cushion in
the right-of-way, and any other relevant factors. The guidance
shall include recommendations on the most appropriate
circumstances for utilization of redirective and nonredirective
crash cushions.
(2) Use of guidance.--States shall use the guidance issued
under this subsection in evaluating the safety and cost-
effectiveness of utilizing different crash cushion designs and
determining whether directive or nonredirective crash cushions
or other safety appurtenances should be installed at specific
highway locations.
(b) Traffic Flow and Safety Applications of Road Barriers.--
(1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the
technologies and methods to enhance safety, streamline
construction, and improve capacity by providing positive
separation at all times between traffic, equipment, and workers
on highway construction projects. The study shall also address
how such technologies can be used to improve capacity and
safety at those specific highway, bridge, and other appropriate
locations where reversible lane, contraflow, and high occupancy
vehicle lane operations are implemented during peak traffic
periods.
(2) Factors to consider.--In conducting the study, the
Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, uses of positive
separation technologies related to--
(A) separating workers from traffic flow when work
is in progress;
(B) providing additional safe work space by
utilizing adjacent and available traffic lanes during
off-peak hours;
(C) rapid deployment to allow for daily or periodic
restoring lanes for use by traffic during peak hours as
needed;
(D) mitigating congestion caused by construction
by--
(i) opening all adjacent and available
lanes to traffic during peak traffic hours; or
(ii) use of reversible lanes to optimize
capacity of the highway by adjusting to
directional traffic flow; and
(E) permanent use of positive separation
technologies to create contraflow or reversible lanes
to increase the capacity of congested highways,
bridges, and tunnels.
(3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secreary shall submit a report to
Congress on the results of the study. The report shall include
findings and recommendations for the use of the identified
technologies to provide positive separation on appropriate
projects and locations. The Secretary shall provide the report
to the States for their use on appropriate projects on the
National Highway System and other Federal-aid highways.
SEC. 127. DISCRETIONARY PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.
(a) Executive Branch Discretionary Programs.--
(1) Bridge discretionary program.--The amount set aside by
the Secretary under section 144(g)(2) of title 23, United
States Code, shall be $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years
1998 through 2003.
(2) High cost interstate system reconstruction and
improvement program.--The amount the Secretary shall allocate
for the high cost Interstate System reconstruction and
improvement program under section 160(c)(2) of title 23, United
States Code, shall not be more than $100,000,000 for fiscal
year 1998, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $250,000,000 for
fiscal year 2000, $252,000,000 for fiscal year 2001,
$252,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $397,000,000 for fiscal
year 2003.
(3) Additional executive branch discretionary programs.--Of
amounts made available by section 102(a)(8) of this Act, the
following sums shall be available:
(A) Coordinated border infrastructure and safety
program.--For the coordinated border infrastructure and
safety program under section 116 of this Act
$70,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $100,000,000 for
fiscal year 1999, and $100,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2000 through 2003.
(B) National corridor planning and development
program.--For the national corridor planning and
development program under section 115 of this Act
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $200,000,000 for
fiscal year 1999, and $250,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2000 through 2003.
(C) Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal
facilities.--For construction of ferry boats and ferry
terminal facilities under section 1064 of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of
1991 (23 U.S.C. 129 note; 105 Stat. 2005) $18,000,000
for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
(D) National scenic byways program.--For the
national scenic byway program under section 162 of
title 23, United States Code, $30,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
(E) Variable pricing pilot program.--For the
variable pricing pilot program under section 119 of
this Act $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$14,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
(F) Highway research.--For highway research under
sections 307, 308, and 325 of title 23, United States
Code, $150,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $185,000,000
for fiscal year 1999, and $195,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
(G) Transportation education, professional
training, and technology deployment.--For
transportation education, professional training, and
technology deployment under sections 321, 322, and 326
of title 23, United States Code, and section 5505 of
title 49, United States Code, $50,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 1998 and 1999 and $55,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
(H) Transportation technology innovation and
demonstration program.--For Transportation technology
innovation and demonstration program under section 632
of this Act $43,667,000 for fiscal year 1998,
$44,667,000 for fiscal year 1999, $48,167,000 for
fiscal year 2000, $47,717,000 for fiscal year 2001,
$47,967,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $48,217,000 for
fiscal year 2003.
(I) Intelligence transportation systems programs.--
For intelligence transportation systems programs under
subtitle B of title VI of this Act $175,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
(4) Transportation assistance for olympic cities.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 130 of this
Act, relating to transportation assistance for Olympic cities,
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1998 through
2003.
(b) Legislative Branch Discretionary Programs.--
(1) In general.--Section 104 is amended by redesignating
subsection (j) as subsection (k), and by inserting after
subsection (i) the following:
``(j) High Priority Projects Program.--
``(1) In general.--Of amounts made available by section
102(a)(8) of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and
Equity Act of 1998, $1,025,695,000 for fiscal year 1998,
$1,398,675,000 for fiscal year 1999, $1,678,410,000 for fiscal
year 2000, $1,678,410,000 for fiscal year 2001, $1,771,655,000
for fiscal year 2002, and $1,771,655,000 for fiscal year 2003
shall be available for high priority projects in accordance
with this subsection. Such funds shall remain available until
expended.
``(2) Authorization of high priority projects.--The
Secretary is authorized to carry out high priority projects
with funds made available by paragraph (1). Of amounts made
available by paragraph (1), the Secretary, subject to paragraph
(3), shall make available to carry out each project described
in section 127(c) of such Act the amount listed for such
project in such section. Any amounts made available by this
subsection that are not allocated for projects described in
section 127(c) shall be available to the Secretary, subject to
paragraph (3), to carry out such other high priority projects
as the Secretary determines appropriate.
``(3) Allocation percentages.--For each project to be
carried out with funds made available by paragraph (1)--
``(A) 11 percent of the amount allocated by such
section shall be available for obligation beginning in
fiscal year 1998;
``(B) 15 percent of such amount shall be available
for obligation beginning in fiscal year 1999;
``(C) 18 percent of such amount shall be available
for obligation beginning in fiscal year 2000;
``(D) 18 percent of such amount shall be available
for obligation beginning in fiscal year 2001;
``(E) 19 percent of such amount shall be available
for obligation beginning in fiscal year 2002; and
``(F) 19 percent of such amount shall be available
for obligation beginning in fiscal year 2003.
``(4) Federal share.--The Federal share payable on account
of any project carried out with funds made available by
paragraph (1) shall be 80 percent of the total cost thereof.
``(5) Delegation to states.--Subject to the provisions of
title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall delegate
responsibility for carrying out a project or projects, with
funds made available by paragraph (1), to the State in which
such project or projects are located upon request of such
State.
``(6) Advance construction.--When a State which has been
delegated responsibility for a project under this subsection--
``(A) has obligated all funds allocated under this
subsection of such Act for such project; and
``(B) proceeds to construct such project without
the aid of Federal funds in accordance with all
procedures and all requirements applicable to such
project, except insofar as such procedures and
requirements limit the State to the construction of
projects with the aid of Federal funds previously
allocated to it;
the Secretary, upon the approval of the application of a State,
shall pay to the State the Federal share of the cost of
construction of the project when additional funds are allocated
for such project under this subsection and such section 127(c).
``(7) Nonapplicability of obligation limitation.--Funds
made available by paragraph (1) shall not be subject to any
obligation limitation.''.
(2) Division or segmentation of projects.--Section 145 is
amended--
(A) by inserting ``(a) Protection of State
Sovereignty.--'' before ``The authorization''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Division or Segmentation of Projects.--
``(1) In general.--A State carrying out a project with
funds made available by section 104(j) of this title or section
1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, or 1108 of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 or section 149(b) or
149(c) of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation
Assistance Act of 1987 may divide or segment the project if
such division or segmentation meets the standards established
by the Secretary for division or segmentation (as the case may
be) of projects under the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969.
``(2) Authority of states to construct without federal
assistance.--Any portion of any project divided or segmented
under this section may be constructed without Federal
assistance.''.
(c) High Priority Projects.--Subject to section 104(j)(3) of title
23, United States Code, the amount listed for each high priority
project in the following table shall be available (from amounts made
available by section 104(j) of such title) for fiscal years 1998
through 2003 to carry out each such project:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Dollars in
Millions]
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1. Dist. of Col. Implement traffic
signalization, freeway
management and motor
vehicle information
systems, Washington,
D.C................... 8.000
2. West Virginia Upgrade US 340 between
West Virginia/Virginia
State line and the
Charles Town Bypass... 6.500
3. New York Construct bridge deck
over the Metro North
right-of-way along
Park Ave. between E.
188th and 189th
Streets............... 1.000
4. Oregon Upgrade access road and
related facilities to
Port Orford, Port
Orford................ 1.500
5. Minnesota Upgrade Perpich
Memorial from CR-535
to CSAH 111........... 2.800
6. Indiana Upgrade Route 31 and
other roads, St.
Joseph and Elkhart
Counties.............. 6.000
7. Illinois Upgrade Western Ave.,
Park Forest........... 0.126
8. Washington Undertake FAST Corridor
improvements with the
amounts provided as
follows: $16,000,000
to construct the North
Duwamish Intermodal
Project, $4,500,000
for the Port of Tacoma
Road project,
$3,000,000 for the SW
Third St./BSNF project
in Auburn, $2,000,000
for the S. 277th St./
UP project in Auburn/
Kent, $2,000,000 for
the S. 180th St.
project in Tukwila,
$1,000,000 for the 8th
St. E/B SNF project in
Pierce Co., and
$1,500,000 for the
Shaw Rd. extension and
Puyallup.............. 32.000
9. Dist. of Col. Implement Geographical
Information System,
Washington, D.C....... 10.000
10. New York Reconstruct Niagara
St., Quay St., and 8th
St. including
realignment of Qual
St. and 8th Ave. in
Niagara Falls......... 3.500
11. California Upgrade access to
Sylmar/San Fernando
Metrolink Station and
Westfield Village, Los
Angeles............... 0.500
12. Washington Construct Cross Base
Corridor, Fort Lewis-
McChord AFB........... 0.500
13. Illinois Rehabilitate 95th
Street between 54th
Place and 50th Avenue,
Oak Lawn.............. 0.600
14. Virginia Reconstruct SR 168
(Battlefield Blvd.) in
Chesapeake............ 8.000
15. New York Construct interchange
and connector road
using ITS testbed
capabilities at I-90
Exit 8................ 13.000
16. Minnesota Trunk Highway 53 DWP
railroad bridge
replacement, St. Louis
Co.................... 4.800
17. Illinois Resurface Cicero Ave.
between 127th St. and
143rd St., Chicago.... 0.610
18. Illinois Undertake improvements
to 127th Street,
Cicero Avenue and
Route 83 to improve
safety and facilitate
traffic flow,
Crestwood............. 1.000
19. Illinois Construct I-57
interchange, Coles Co. 8.150
20. Connecticut Construct Harford
Riverwalk South,
Hartford.............. 3.520
21. Virgin Islands Upgrade West-East
corridor through
Charlotte Amalie...... 8.000
22. Connecticut Improve pedestrian and
bicycle connections
between Union Station
and downtown New
London................ 4.520
23. North Carolina Upgrade US 13
(including Ahoskie
bypass) in Bertie and
Hertford Counties..... 1.000
24. Wisconsin Construct Chippewa
Falls Bypass.......... 6.000
25. Mississippi Upgrade Brister Rd.
between Tutwiler and
Coahoma County line,
Tallahatchie Co....... 0.510
26. Florida Construct improvements
to JFK Boulevard,
Eatonville............ 1.000
27. Illinois Reconstruct Greenbriar
Rd. with construction
of new turn lanes in
vicinity of John A.
Logan College in
Carterville........... 1.400
28. Connecticut Construct overlook and
access to Niantic Bay. 3.080
29. California Construct sound walls
along SR23 in Thousand
Oaks.................. 2.532
30. Mississippi Construct I-20 /Norrell
Road interchange,
Hinds County.......... 5.000
31. North Carolina Upgrade I-85,
Mecklenburg and
Cabarrus Counties..... 26.000
32. New Jersey Construct, reconstruct
and integrate multi-
transportation modes,
intermodal
transportation
corridor between
Bayonne, Elizabeth,
and Newark............ 4.000
33. Texas Road improvements along
historic mission
trails in San Antonio. 2.500
34. Mississippi Construct Lincoln Road
extension, Lamar Co... 1.500
35. Texas Upgrade JFK Causeway,
Corpus Christi........ 3.000
36. Florida Enhance access to
Gateway Marketplace
through improvements
to access roads,
Jacksonville.......... 1.200
37. California Implement traffic
management
improvements, Grover
Beach................. 0.500
38. California Construct Chatsworth
Depot Bicycle and
Pedestrian Access
project, Los.......... 0.492
39. California Reconstruct Palos
Verdes Drive, Palos
Verdes Estates........ 0.450
40. Wisconsin Construct freeway
conversion project on
Highway 41 between
Kaukauna and Brown
County Highway F...... 20.000
41. California Upgrade Price Canyon
Road including
construction of
bikeway between San
Luis Obispo and Pismo
Beach................. 1.100
42. Arkansas Upgrade US Rt. 67,
Newport to Missouri
State line............ 2.000
43. West Virginia Construct I-73/74
Corridor, including an
interchange with US-
460, Mercer County.... 15.000
44. Massachusetts Construct Greenfield-
Montague Bikeways,
Franklin Co........... 0.900
45. Vermont Replace Missisquoi Bay
Bridge................ 16.000
46. California Upgrade Route 4 East in
Contra Costa Co....... 10.000
47. Minnesota Construct Phalen Blvd.
between I-35E and I94. 13.000
48. Ohio Upgrade North Road
between US 422 and
East Market St.,
Trumbull Co........... 1.200
49. Michigan Construct bike path
between Mount Clemens
and New Baltimore..... 5.000
50. Maryland Upgrade US 29
interchange with
Randolph Road,
Montgomery Co......... 12.000
51. Texas Construct Texas State
Highway 49 between FM
1735 to Titus/Morris
Co. line.............. 6.400
52. Wisconsin Upgrade Marshfield
Blvd., Marshfield..... 5.000
53. California Reconstruct the I-710/
Firestone Blvd.
interchange........... 16.000
54. Massachusetts Construct I-495/Route 2
interchange east of
existing interchange
to provide access to
commuter rail station,
Littleton............. 4.200
55. Maryland Undertake
transportation
infrastructure
improvements within
Baltimore Empowerment
Zone.................. 13.300
56. West Virginia Preliminary
engineering, design
and construction of
the Orgas to Chelayn
Road, Boone Co........ 2.000
57. Minnesota Upgrade CSAH 1 from
CSAH 61 to 0.8 miles
north................. 0.480
58. South Carolina Widen North Main
Street, Columbia...... 9.750
59. Texas Construct
circumferential
freeway loop around
Texarkana............. 9.900
60. Texas Upgrade FM517 between
Owens and FM 3346,
Galveston............. 3.856
61. Michigan Reconstruct Co.Rd. 612
and Co.Rd. 491,
Montmorency Co........ 0.910
62. Ohio Construct Chesapeake
Bypass, Lawrence Co... 5.000
63. California Construct I-10/Pepper
Ave. Interchange...... 8.800
64. Pennsylvania Construct safety and
capacity improvements
to Rt. 309 and Old
Packhouse Road
including widening of
Old Packhouse Road
between KidsPeace
National Hospital to
Rt. 309............... 8.200
65. Iowa Relocate US 61 to
bypass Fort Madison... 3.000
66. Rhode Island Install directional
signs in Newport and
surrounding
communities........... 0.300
67. Pennsylvania Construct access to
Tioga Marine Terminal,
Ports of Philadelphia
and Camden............ 1.600
68. New York Construct bikeway and
pedestrian trail
improvements,
Rochester............. 2.400
69. Ohio Upgrade U.S. Route 422
through Girard........ 4.720
70. Tennessee State Highway 109
upgrade planning and
engineering........... 1.840
71. Virginia Construct
transportation
demonstration project
utilizing magnetic
levitation technology
along route of `Smart
Road' between
Blacksburg and Roanoke 2.000
72. Massachusetts Construct Nowottuck-
Manhan Bike Trail
connections,
Easthampton, Amherst,
Holyoke, Williamsburg
and Northampton....... 4.000
73. New Jersey Reconstruct Essex
Street Bridge, Bergen
Co.................... 2.500
74. Illinois Undertake traffic
mitigation and
circulation
enhancements, 57th and
Lake Shore Drive...... 1.920
75. Alabama Upgrade County Road 39
between Highway 84 and
Silver Creek Park,
Clarke Co............. 1.000
76. Virginia Construct road
improvements,
trailhead and related
facilities for Birch
Knob Trail on
Cumberland Mountain... 0.125
77. Washington Construct SR 167
Corridor, Tacoma...... 1.500
78. Pennsylvania Construct Johnstown-
Cambria County Airport
Relocation Road....... 1.600
79. Mississippi Construct connector
between US-90 and I-10
in Biloxi............. 8.500
80. Alabama Upgrade SR 5 in Perry
Co.................... 1.700
81. Maryland Upgrade roads within
Leakin Park Intermodal
Corridor, Baltimore... 3.200
82. Illinois Construct US Route 67
bypass project around
Roseville............. 11.700
83. Pennsylvania Construct California
University of
Pennsylvania
intermodal facility... 1.000
84. Virginia Planning and design for
Coalfields Expressway,
Buchanan, Dickenson
and Wise Counties..... 1.200
85. Oregon Design and engineering
for Tualatin-Sherwood
Bypass................ 0.500
86. California Upgrade Route 4 West in
Contra Costa Co....... 10.000
87. Connecticut Construct I-95
interchange, New Haven 26.000
88. Illinois Replace Lebanon Ave.
Bridge and approaches,
Belleville............ 1.000
89. Minnesota Upgrade Highway 73 from
4.5 miles north of
Floodwood to 22.5
miles north of
Floodwood............. 3.700
90. Illinois Reconstruct Mt. Erie
Blacktop in Mt. Erie.. 3.385
91. Michigan Construct grade
separation on Sheldon
Road, Plymouth........ 7.000
92. Connecticut Construct the US Rt. 7
bypass project,
Brookfield to New
Milford town line..... 5.000
93. Mississippi Upgrade Cowan-Lorraine
Rd. between I-10 and
U.S. 90, Harrison Co.. 10.000
94. Alabama Construct repairs to
Pratt Highway Bridge,
Birmingham............ 0.600
95. Alabama Initiate construction
on controlled access
highway between city
of Huntsville and
Mississippi State line 8.000
96. Michigan Upgrade Walton Blvd.
between Opdyke and
Squirrel, Oakland Co.. 2.000
97. Michigan Construct Monroe Rail
Consolidation Project,
Monroe................ 6.000
98. Massachusetts Renovate Union Station
Intermodal
Transportation Center
in Worcester.......... 7.000
99. Oregon Construct bike path
paralleling 42nd
Street to link with
existing bike path,
Springfield........... 0.750
100. California Improve streets and
related bicycle lane
in Oak Park, Ventura
Co.................... 0.907
101. California Construct Arbor Vitae
Street improvements,
Inglewood............. 3.500
102. Mississippi Refurbish Satartia
Bridge, Yazoo City.... 0.500
103. Missouri Upgrade Route 169
between Smithville and
north of I-435, Clay
Co.................... 14.000
104. Illinois Upgrade U.S. 45 between
Eldorado and
Harrisburg............ 19.200
105. Michigan Replace Chevrolet Ave.
bridge in Genesee Co.. 1.800
106. Connecticut Reconstruct I-84,
Hartford.............. 9.470
107. Massachusetts Improve safety and
traffic operations on
Main and Green
Streets, Mellrose..... 2.600
108. Michigan Preliminary engineering
and right-of-way
acquisition for
`Intertown South'
route of US 31 bypass,
Emmet County.......... 1.500
109. Illinois Undertake improvements
to Campus
Transportation System. 1.000
110. California Improve streets in
Canoga Park and Reseda
areas, Los Angeles.... 1.100
111. Texas Construct US Rt. 67
Corridor through San
Angelo................ 7.000
112. Illinois Upgrade Bishop Ford
Expressway/142nd St.
interchange........... 1.500
113. Texas Construct Galveston
Island Causeway
Expansion project,
Galveston............. 0.730
114. California Reconstruct Harbor
Blvd./SR22
Interchange, City of
Garden Grove.......... 2.000
115. Michigan Undertake capital
improvements to
facilitate traffic
between Lansing and... 10.000
116. Virginia Construct Main Street
Station in Richmond... 8.000
117. New York Reconstruct Houston
Street between Avenue
B to the West Side
Highway, New York City 2.000
118. North Carolina Upgrade US 158
(including bypasses of
Norlina, Macon and
Littleton) in Halifax
and Warren Counties... 3.000
119. New York Construct access road
and entranceway
improvments to airport
in Niagara Falls...... 3.000
120. New Jersey Upgrade Baldwin Ave.
intersection to
facilitate access to
waterfront and ferry,
Weehawken............. 4.000
121. Massachusetts Undertake vehicular and
pedestrian movement
improvments within
Central Business
District of Foxborough 2.080
122. California Construct I-680HOV
lanes between Marina
Vista toll plaza to
North Main Street,
Martinez to Walnut
Creek................. 7.000
123. Michigan Improvements to Card
Road between 21 mile
road and 23 mile road
in Macomb Co.......... 1.300
124. Michigan Upgrade (all weather)
on US 2, US 41, and M
35.................... 1.700
125. Oregon Relocate and rebuild
intersection of
Highway 101 and
Highway 105, Clatsop
Co.................... 1.600
126. New York Undertake Linden Place
reconstruction
project, Queens....... 7.000
127. Texas Construct Houston
Street Viaduck project
in Dallas............. 5.500
128. Iowa Improve US 65/IA 5
interchange, Polk Co.. 5.000
129. Texas Construct segment
located south of U.S.
290 in Travis County
of a bypass to I-35
known as SH-130 only
on a route running
east of Decker Lake... 18.000
130. Illinois Rehabilitate Timber
Bridge over Little
Muddy River and
approach roadway,
Perry Co.............. 0.140
131. Connecticut Reconstruct cross road
over I-95, Waterford.. 2.000
132. Minnesota Construct pedestrian
overpass on Highway
169, Mille Lacs
Reservation........... 0.600
133. Hawaii Upgrade Kaumualii
Highway............... 10.000
134. Massachusetts Undertake improvements
to South Station
Intermodal Station.... 3.000
135. West Virginia Construct Shawnee
Parkway between
junction with I-73/74
corridor and I-77..... 5.000
136. Massachusetts Reconstruct North
Street, Fitchburg..... 1.000
137. Virginia Replace Shore Drive
Bridge over Petty
Lake, Norfolk......... 4.000
138. New Jersey Upgrade Urban
University Heights
Connector, Newark..... 9.700
139. California Implement City of
Compton traffic signal
systems improvements.. 5.800
140. California Undertake San Pedro
Bridge project at SR
1, Pacifica........... 1.500
141. Texas Construct grade
separations in
Manchester............ 16.000
142. Minnesota Upgrade TH6 between
Talmoon and Highway 1. 1.200
143. North Carolina Construct US Route 17,
Elizabeth City Bypass. 4.500
144. Pennsylvania Undertake
transportation
enhancement activities
within the Lehigh
Landing Area of the
Delaware and Lehigh
Canal National
Heritage Corridor..... 7.000
145. Texas Upgrade State Highway
24 from Commerce to
State Highway 19 north
of Cooper............. 5.000
146. California Reconstruct I-215 and
construct HOV lanes
between 2nd Street and
9th Street, San
Bernardino............ 2.750
147. California Undertake safety
enhancements along
Monterey County
Railroad highway
grade, Monterey Co.... 2.800
148. Michigan Upgrade I-94 between M-
39 and I-96........... 8.000
149. Michigan Widen and make
improvements to
Baldwin and Joslyn
Roads, Oakland Co..... 5.000
150. Arkansas Construct Geyer Springs
RR grade separation,
Little Rock........... 1.000
151. New Jersey Construct Route 4/17
interchange in Paramus 8.500
152. West Virginia Upgrade US Rt. 35
between I-64 and South
Buffalo Bridge........ 35.000
153. Alabama Construct enhancements
along 12th Street
between State Highway
11 and Baptist
Princeton Hospital,
Birmingham............ 0.800
154. Pennsylvania Construct Independence
Gateway Transportation
Center project,
Philadelphia.......... 6.000
155. Minnesota Implement Trunk Highway
8 Corridor projects,
Chisago Co............ 15.300
156. Missouri Construct extension of
bike path between
Soulard market area
and Riverfront bike
trail in St. Louis.... 0.800
157. Mississippi Upgrade Goose Pond
Subdivision Roads,
Tallahatchie Co....... 0.200
158. Iowa Construct controlled
access four-lane
highway between Des
Moines and Burlington. 14.925
159. Maryland Construct improvements
to Route 50
interchange with
Columbia Pike, Prince
Georges Co............ 3.200
160. Tennessee Construct Landport
regional
transportation hub,
Nashville............. 8.000
161. California Construct San Francisco
Regional Intermodal
Terminal.............. 12.500
162. Texas Relocate railroad
tracks to eliminate
road crossings, and
provide for the
rehabilitation of
secondary roads
providing access to
various parts of the
Port and the
construction of new
connecting roads to
access new
infrastructure safely
and efficiently,
Brownsville........... 6.000
163. Massachusetts Replace Brightman
Street bridge in Fall
River................. 13.640
164. California Construct Alameda
Corridor East project. 12.750
165. Georgia Upgrade US Rt. 27...... 10.000
166. Michigan Upgrade Davison Rd.
between Belsay and
Irish Roads, Genessee
Co.................... 4.500
167. Pennsylvania Upgrade PA 228 (Crows
Run Corridor)......... 7.200
168. Maine Replace Singing Bridge
across Taunton Bay.... 1.000
169. California Roadway improvements to
provide access to
Hansen Dam Recreation
Area in Los Angeles... 1.000
170. Pennsylvania Construct Rt. 819/Rt.
119 interchange
between Mt. Pleasant
and Scottdale......... 14.400
171. Massachusetts Reconstruct Huntington
Ave. in Boston........ 4.000
172. Ohio Replace McCuffey Road
Bridge, Mahoning Co... 3.360
173. Michigan Upgrade Rochester Road
between I-75 and
Torpsey St............ 12.300
174. California Rehabilitate Artesia
Blvd.................. 4.000
175. Illinois Construct improvements
to McKinley Bridge
over Mississippi River
with terminus points
in Venice, Illinois,
and St. Louis,
Missouri.............. 5.200
176. Maine Construct I-295
connector, Portland... 4.500
177. Maine Studies and planning
for reconstruction of
East-West Highway..... 4.000
178. Illinois Reconstruct Claire
Blvd., Robbins........ 0.330
179. Pennsylvania Upgrade PA Route 21,
Fayette and Greene
Counties.............. 7.000
180. California Construct VC Campus
Parkway Loop System in
Merced................ 8.000
181. Massachusetts Replace deck of Chain
Bridge over Merrimack
River................. 1.012
182. New York Construct Edgewater
Road Dedicated Truck
Route................. 12.000
183. Illinois Construct Raney Street
Overpass in Effingham. 4.400
184. Pennsylvania Replace Masontown
bridge, Fayette and
Greene Counties....... 7.000
185. Pennsylvania Upgrade US Rt. 22,
Chickory Mountain
section............... 10.200
186. Michigan Upgrade Lalie St.,
Frenchtown Rd., and
Penshee Rd., Ironwood. 0.360
187. South Carolina Upgrade US Highway 301
within Bamberg........ 2.950
188. Arizona Construct Veterans'
Memorial overpass in
Pima Co............... 15.000
189. Michigan Replace Chalk Hills
Bridge over Menominee
River................. 0.400
190. Michigan Construct intermodal
freight terminal in
Wayne Co.............. 24.000
191. Oregon Replace grade crossing
with separated
crossing and related
improvements, Linn Co. 6.710
192. California Reconstruct State Route
81 (Sierra Ave.) and I-
10 Interchange in
Fontana............... 10.000
193. California Construct four-lane
highway facility
(Hollister Bypass),
San Benito Co......... 3.000
194. Maine Replacement and
renovation of Carlton
Bridge, Bath/Woolwich. 8.000
195. Oregon Upgrade I-5/Highway 217
interchange, Portland. 7.000
196. American Samoa Upgrade village roads
on Tutuila/Manua
Islands, American
Samoa................. 11.000
197. New Jersey Eliminate Berlin Circle
and signalize
intersection in Camden 8.000
198. New York Implement Melrose
Commons geographic
information system.... 1.000
199. Pennsylvania Reconstruct Lover
Interchange on I-70,
Washington Co......... 5.000
200. Virginia Aquire land and
construct segment of
Daniel Boone Heritage
Trail (Kane Gap
section), Jefferson
National Forest....... 0.200
201. California Construct Sacramento
Intermodal Station.... 4.000
202. New York Construct intermodal
facility in New
Rochelle, Westchester
Co.................... 7.250
203. New York Reconstruct 79th Street
Traffic Circle, New
York City............. 9.000
204. Pennsylvania Extend North Delaware
Ave. between Lewis St.
and Orthodox St.,
Philadelphia.......... 5.200
205. Pennsylvania Upgrade US Rt. 119
between Homer City and
Blairsville........... 6.400
206. West Virginia Relocate segment of
Route 33 (Scott Miller
Bypass), Roane Co..... 8.000
207. Missouri Construct an intermodal
center at Missouri
Botanical Garden...... 1.200
208. Maine Rehabilitate Piscataqua
River bridges, Kittery 5.250
209. Wisconsin Upgrade STH 29 between
IH 94 and Chippewa
Falls................. 6.000
210. Illinois Extend and reconstruct
roadways through
industrial corridor in
Alton................. 5.690
211. New Jersey Construct road from the
Military Ocean
Terminal to the Port
Jersey Pier, Bayonne.. 3.000
212. Missouri Relocate and
reconstruct Route 21
between Schenk Rd. to
Town of DeSoto........ 40.000
213. Michigan Improve drainage on 6th
Street in Menominee... 0.150
214. Pennsylvania Reconstruct and widen
US Rt. 222 to four-
lane expressway
between Lancaster/
Berks County line and
Grings Mill Rd. and
construction of Warren
Street extenstion in
Reading............... 25.000
215. New Jersey Relocate and complete
construction of new
multi-modal facility,
Weehawken............. 14.000
216. Arkansas Construct North Belt
Freeway............... 7.000
217. California Rehabilitate pavement
throughout Santa
Barbara Co............ 1.500
218. Virginia Repair historic wooden
bridges along portion
of Virginia Creeper
Trail maintained by
Town of Abingdon...... 2.050
219. Arizona Reconstruct I-19, East
Side Frontage Road,
Ruby Road to Rio Rico
Drive, Nogales........ 10.000
220. Massachusetts Conduct planning and
engineering for
connector route
between I-95 and
industrial/business
park, Attleboro....... 0.800
221. Georgia Undertake Perimeter
Central Parkway
Overpass project and
Ashford Dunwoody
interchange
improvements at I-285,
DeKalb Co............. 0.100
222. Ohio Construct Wilmington
Bypass, Wilmington.... 5.000
223. Illinois Construct Western
Springs Pedestrian and
Tunnel project, Cook
Co.................... 0.925
224. Minnesota Upgrade Cass County
Road 105 and Crow Wing
County Road 125, East
Gull Lake............. 0.960
225. Michigan Upgrade H-58 within
Pictured Rocks
National Lakeshore.... 5.600
226. California Reconstruct and widen
Mission Road, Alhambra 3.250
227. Texas Reconstruct and widen I-
35 between North of
Georgetown at Loop 418
to US Rt. 190......... 8.000
228. Florida Construct access road
to St. Johns Ave.
Industrial Park....... 1.000
229. Illinois Intersection
improvements at 79th
and Stoney Island
Blvd., Chicago........ 1.740
230. Michigan Construct Tawas Beach
Road/US 23 interchange
improvements, East
Tawas................. 2.200
231. Pennsylvania Construct Lawrenceville
Industrial Access Road 10.000
232. Maryland Construct intersection
improvements to
facilitate access to
NSA facility, Anne
Arundel Co............ 3.000
233. California Upgrade Del Almo
Boulevard at I-405.... 5.000
234. Minnesota Reconstruct and replace
I-494 Wakota Bridge
from South St. Paul to
Newport, and
approaches............ 13.000
235. Tennessee Construct separated
grade crossing at US
41 and US 231,
Murfreesboro.......... 0.323
236. Michigan Construct four-lane
boulevard from Dixie
Highway to Walton
Blvd. on Telegraph
Road, Oakland Co...... 3.700
237. New York Reconstruct Mamaroneck
Ave., White Plains,
Harrison and
Mamaroneck............ 4.500
238. Texas Upgrade FM 1764 between
FM 646 to State
Highway 6............. 3.000
239. Texas Construct ramp
connection between
Hammet St. to Highway
54 ramp to provide
access to I-10 in El
Paso.................. 8.000
240. New York Undertake studies,
planning, engineering,
design and
construction of a
tunnel alternative to
reconstruction of
existing elvated
expressway (Gowanus
tunnel project)....... 24.000
241. New York Rehabilitate segment of
Henry Hudson Parkway
between Washington
Bridge and Dyckman
St., New York City.... 1.470
242. Illinois Construct bicycle/
pedestrian trail
parallel to light rail
transit system in St.
Clair Co.............. 6.000
243. Indiana Upgrade 93rd Avenue in
Merrillville.......... 5.900
244. Connecticut Construct Greenmanville
Ave. streetscape
extension, including
feasibility study, in
towns of Groton,
Stonington and Mystic. 8.400
245. Illinois Reconstruct Broad
Street between Maple
St. to Sixth St.,
Evansville............ 0.350
246. New York Construct Mineola and
Hicksville Intermodal
Centers in Nassau Co.. 16.000
247. Colorado Construct Broadway
Viaduct, Denver....... 4.000
248. New Jersey Undertake improvements
associated with the
South Amboy Regional
Intermodal Center..... 16.000
249. Michigan Extend Trowbridge Road
from Harrison Rd. to
Red Cedar Rd.......... 2.500
250. Massachusetts Construct improvements
to North Main St. in
Worcester............. 2.400
251. Tennessee Upgrade SR 96 between
Arno Rd. and SR 252,
Williamson Co......... 3.600
252. Louisiana Extend Howard Avenue to
Union Passenger
Terminal, New Orleans. 8.000
253. California Construct bike path
between Sepulveda
Basin Recreation Area
and Warner Center/
Canoga Park, Los
Angeles............... 3.000
254. New York Upgrade Route 17
between Five Mile
Point and Occanum,
Broome Co............. 16.800
255. Ohio Upgrade US Rt. 33
between vicinity of
Haydenville to
Floodwood (Nelsonville
Bypass)............... 5.000
256. Oregon Construct passing lanes
on Highway 58 between
Kitson Ridge Road and
Mile Post 47, Lane Co. 6.800
257. Michigan Upgrade East Jordon
Road, Boyne City...... 0.400
258. California Reconstruct Tennessee
Valley Bridge, Marin
Co.................... 1.000
259. Illinois Improve access to 93rd
Street Station,
Chicago............... 3.000
260. California Construct I-580
interchange, Livermore 13.200
261. California Construct San Diego and
Arizona Eastern
Intermodal Yard, San
Ysidro................ 10.000
262. Michigan Apply ITS technologies
relating to traffic
control, Lansing...... 3.700
263. California Construct Palisades
Bluff Stabilization
project, Santa Monica. 8.000
264. Rhode Island Upgrade pedestrian
traffic facilities,
Bristol............... 0.100
265. Rhode Island Implement
transportation
alternative relating
to Court Street
Bridge, Woonsocket.... 0.200
266. California Upgrade Industrial
Parkway Southwest
between Whipple Rd.
and improved segment
of the parkway,
Hayward............... 0.600
267. Missouri Replace bridge on Route
92, Platte Co......... 1.000
268. Ohio Upgrade Western Reserve
Road, Mahoning Co..... 5.600
269. Ohio Upgrade SR 124 between
Five Points and
Ravenswood Bridge,
Meigs Co.............. 5.000
270. Illinois Undertake streetscaping
between Damden and
Halsted............... 1.150
271. Illinois Construct improvements
to New Era Road,
Carbondale............ 3.500
272. New York Construct access
improvements to Port
of Rochester Harbor,
Rochester............. 12.000
273. Rhode Island Reconstruct
interchanges on Rt.
116 between Rt. 146
and Ashton Viaduct,
Lincoln............... 0.445
274. West Virginia Preliminary engineering
and design for access
road to proposed
location of regional
airport, Lincoln Co... 1.000
275. Massachusetts Upgrade Route 2 between
Philipston and
Greenfield............ 4.000
276. Ohio Construct grade
separations at Front
Street and Bagley
Road, Berea........... 19.000
277. Pennsylvania Relocate PA 18 between
9th Ave. and 32nd St.,
Beaver Falls.......... 1.400
278. California Construct bike paths,
Thousand Oaks......... 0.625
279. Oregon Construct right-of-way
improvements to
provide improved
pedestrian access to
MAX light rail,
Gresham............... 1.282
280. Louisiana Reconstruct I-10 and
Ryan Street access
ramps and frontage
street improvements,
Lake Charles.......... 8.000
281. California Upgrade SR 92/El Camino
interchange, San Mateo 3.700
282. Massachusetts Construct Housatonic-
Hoosic bicycle network 4.000
283. Texas Upgrade SH 30,
Huntsville............ 2.500
284. Connecticut Replace bridges over
Harbor Brook, Meriden. 6.550
285. Indiana Construct Marina Access
Road in East Chicago.. 1.000
286. West Virginia Construct improvements
on WV 9 including
turning lane and
signalization, Berkely
Co.................... 0.200
287. Arkansas Upgrade Highway 63,
Marked Tree to Lake
David................. 12.000
288. Dist. of Col. Conduct studies and
related activities
pertaining to proposed
intermodal
transportation Center,
D.C................... 1.000
289. Ohio Undertake improvements
to Valley Street,
Dayton................ 0.900
290. Texas Construct US Expressway
77/83 interchange,
Harlingen............. 7.500
291. Texas Construct Loop 197,
Galveston............. 4.290
292. Minnesota Upgrade Highway 53
between Virginia and
Cook.................. 2.000
293. California Upgrade intersection of
Folsom Blvd. and Power
Inn Rd., Sacramento... 10.000
294. California Reconstruct Grand
Avenue between Elm
Street and Halcyon
Road, Arroyo Grande... 0.500
295. New York Construct intermodal
facility in Yonkers,
Westchester Co........ 10.250
296. Massachusetts Construct bike path
between Rt. 16
(Everett) to Lynn
Oceanside............. 1.700
297. Oregon Design and engineering
for intermodal
transportation center,
Astoria............... 0.300
298. California Construct Port of
Oakland intermodal
terminal.............. 8.000
299. Indiana Upgrade County roads in
LaPorte County........ 8.000
300. Alabama Replace bridge over
Tombigbee River,
Naheola............... 3.000
301. Virginia Construct access road
and related facilities
for Fisher Peak
Mountain Music
Interpretive Center on
Blue Ridge Parkway.... 1.700
302. Colorado Reconstruct and upgrade
I-70/I-25 Interchange,
Denver................ 12.000
303. Alabama Construct improvements
to 41st Street between
1st Ave. South and
Airport Highway,
Birmingham............ 1.000
304. New York Replace Route 28 bridge
over NY State Thruway,
Ulster Co............. 3.200
305. Minnesota Reconstruct SE Main
Ave./I-94 interchange,
Moorhead.............. 4.000
306. Indiana Construct Gary Marina
access road
(Buffington Harbor)... 10.000
307. Washington Undertake SR 166 slide
repair................ 6.500
308. Oregon Construct bike path
between Main Street/
Highway 99 in Cottage
Grove to Row River
Trail, Cottage Grove.. 0.230
309. Minnesota Upgrade 10th Street
South, St. Cloud...... 1.500
310. Missouri Construct Grand Ave.
viaduct over Mill
Creek Valley in St.
Louis................. 2.200
311. Missouri Construct Strother Rd./
I-470 interchange,
Jackson Co............ 4.000
312. Wisconsin Upgrade U.S. 51 between
I-90/94 to northern
Wisconsin............. 5.000
313. Virginia Construct trailhead and
related facilities and
restore old Whitetop
Train Station at
terminus of Virginia
Creeper Trail adjacent
to Mount Rogers
National Recreation
Area.................. 0.250
314. Oregon Reconstruct Lovejoy
ramp, Portland........ 7.718
315. Michigan Rehabilitate Lincoln
St., Negaunee......... 0.170
316. New York Construct full access
controlled expressway
along NY Route 17 at
Parkville, Sullivan
Co.................... 6.000
317. Texas Construct extension of
Bay Area Blvd......... 1.000
318. California Construct pedestrian
boardwalk between
terminus of Pismo
Promenade at Pismo
Creek and Grande
Avenue in Gover Beach. 0.500
319. Michigan Construct deceleration
lane in front of 4427
Wilder Road, Bay City. 0.020
320. Massachusetts Construct Arlington to
Boston Bike Path...... 1.000
321. Virginia Undertake access
improvements for
Freemason Harbor
Development
Initiative, Norfolk... 2.000
322. Oregon Construct bike path
along Willamette
River, Corvallis...... 0.808
323. California Upgrade Highway 99
between State Highway
70 and Lincoln Rd.,
Sutter Co............. 14.300
324. Texas Construct US 77/83
Expressway extension,
Brownsville........... 3.000
325. Ohio Undertake improvements
to open Federal Street
to traffic, Youngstown 2.080
326. Massachusetts Upgrade I-495
interchange 17 and
related improvements
including along Route
140................... 14.480
327. Indiana Undertake safety and
mobility improvements
involving street and
street crossings and
Conrail line, Elkhart. 2.000
328. Illinois Reconstruct interchange
at I-294, 127th St.
and Cicero Ave. with
new ramps to the Tri-
State Tollway, Alsip.. 34.265
329. Minnesota Construct TH 1 east of
Northome including
bicycle/pedestrian
trail................. 0.240
330. Missouri Construct Jefferson
Ave. viaduct over Mill
Creek Valley in St.
Louis................. 11.000
331. Ohio Construct connector
road between North
Road and SR46,
Trumbull Co........... 5.680
332. Oregon Repair bridge over
Rogue River, Gold
Beach................. 10.000
333. Tennessee Construct I-40/SR 155
interchange, Davidson. 9.000
334. Pennsylvania Upgrade I-95 between
Lehigh Ave. and
Columbia Ave. and
improvements to Girard
Ave./I-95 interchange,
Philadelphia.......... 29.000
335. Massachusetts Construct Hyannis
Intermodal
Transportation Center,
Hyannis............... 3.200
336. New York Reconstruct 127th
Street viaduct, New
York City............. 1.470
337. California Construct bicycle path,
Westlake Village...... 0.136
338. California Upgrade Osgood Road
between Washington
Blvd. and South
Grimmer Blvd.,
Freemont.............. 2.000
339. Tennessee Upgrade Briley Parkway
between I-40 and
Opreyland............. 9.000
340. Minnesota Construct Gunflint
Realignment project,
Grand Marais.......... 0.800
341. Maryland Reconstruct Baltimore
Washington Parkway at
Route 197, Prince
Georges Co............ 15.000
342. Virgin Islands Construct bypass around
Christiansted......... 8.000
343. Dist. of Col. Rehabilitate Theodore
Roosevelt Memorial
Bridge................ 10.000
344. California Construct Los Angeles
County Gateway Cities
NHS Access............ 8.750
345. South Carolina Construct pedestrian
walkway and safety
improvements along SC
277, Richland Co...... 0.800
346. Ohio Upgrade US Rt. 35
between vicinity of
Chillicothe to Village
of Richmond Dale...... 5.000
347. California Extend 7th St. between
F St. and North 7th
St., Sacramento....... 2.000
348. Illinois Construct I-64/North
Greenmount Rd.
interchange, St. Clair
Co.................... 4.800
349. Texas Construct 6th and 7th
Street overpass over
railroad yard,
Brownsville........... 0.500
350. Iowa Construct four-lane
expressway between Des
Moines and
Marshalltown.......... 11.100
351. Michigan Construct route
improvements along
Washington Ave.
between Janes Ave. to
Johnson St. and East
Genesee Ave. between
Saginaw River and
Janes Ave., Saginaw... 3.600
352. Minnesota Construct pedestrian
bridge over TH 169 in
Elk River............. 0.707
353. Michigan Reconstruct I-75/M-57
interchange........... 14.000
354. Virginia Upgrade Danville Bypass
in Pittsylvania....... 4.000
355. Massachusetts Reconstruct Route 126
and replace bridge
spanning Route 9, Town
of Framingham......... 4.700
356. Alabama Construct improvements
to 19th Street between
I-59 and Tuxedo
Junction, Birmingham.. 0.900
357. Ohio Restore Main and First
Streets to two-way
traffic, Miamisburg... 0.450
358. Texas Upgrade FM225,
Nacogdoches........... 4.000
359. California Construct railroad at-
grade crossings, San
Leandro............... 0.500
360. Pennsylvania Improve walking and
biking trails between
Easton and Lehigh
Gorge State Park
within the Delaware
and Lehigh Canal
National Heritage
Corridor.............. 2.800
361. Massachusetts Environmental studies,
preliminary
engineering and design
of North-South
Connector in
Pittsfield to improve
access to I-90........ 2.000
362. Oregon Upgrade Naito Parkway,
Portland.............. 1.500
363. Pennsylvania Make safety
improvements on PA Rt.
61 (Dusselfink Safety
Project) between Rt.
183 in Cressona and SR
0215 in Mount Carbon.. 7.000
364. New York Capital improvements
for the car float
operations in
Brooklyn, New York,
for the New York City
Economic Development
Corp.................. 14.000
365. California Construct Backbone
Trail through Santa
Monica National
Recreation Area....... 0.200
366. Massachusetts Reconstruct Greenfield
Road, Montague........ 2.500
367. North Dakota Upgrade U.S. Route 52
between Donnybrook and
US Route 2............ 2.400
368. Pennsylvania Construct Philadelphia
Intermodal Gateway
Project at 30th St.
Station............... 8.000
369. Hawaii Construct Kapaa Bypass. 10.000
370. Missouri Construct bike/
pedestrian path
between Delmar
Metrolink Station and
University City loop
business district in
St. Louis............. 0.800
371. Hawaii Replace Sand Island
tunnel with bridge.... 1.000
372. Missouri Improve safety and
traffic flow on Rt. 13
through Clinton....... 8.000
373. California Construct improvements
to Moorpark/Highway
101 interchange,
Bouchard/Highway 101
interchange and
associated street
improvements, Thousand
Oaks.................. 0.368
374. Texas Construct extension of
West Austin Street (FM
2609) between Old
Tyler Road and Loop
224, Nacogdoches...... 1.800
375. Washington Construct passenger
ferry to serve
Southworth-Seattle.... 5.000
376. Hawaii Construct interchange
at junction of
proposed North-South
road and H-1.......... 20.000
377. South Carolina Construct I-95/I-26
interchange,
Orangeburg Co......... 12.000
378. Ohio Upgrade SR 46 between
Mahoning Ave. and Salt
Springs Rd., Mahoning
and Trumbull Counties. 3.520
379. California Rehabilitate Highway 1
in Guadalupe.......... 0.500
380. Massachusetts Design, engineer, and
right-of-way
acquisition of the
Great River Bridge,
Westfield............. 2.000
381. Maine Studies and planning
for extension of I-95. 1.500
382. Michigan Widen Arch St.,
Negaunee.............. 0.080
383. Texas Construct Concord Road
Widening project,
Beaumont.............. 8.500
384. Massachusetts Construct accessibility
improvments to Charles
Street T Station,
Boston................ 4.000
385. Oregon Purchase and install
emitters and receiving
equipment to
facilitate movement of
emergency and transit
vehicles at key
arterial
intersections,
Portland.............. 4.500
386. Pennsylvania Construct bicycle and
pedestrian facility
between Boston Bridge
and McKee Point Park,
Allegheny Co.......... 0.180
387. Oregon Restore transportation
connection between
Wauna, Astoria and
Port of Astoria....... 0.700
388. Pennsylvania Construct Wexford I-79/
SR 910 Interchange,
Allegheny Co.......... 1.100
389. Minnesota Undertake improvements
to Hennepin County
Bikeway............... 5.200
390. New Jersey Construct New Jersey
Exit 13A Flyover
(extension of Kapowski
Rd. to Trumbull St.).. 3.000
391. Texas Implement `Hike and
Bike' trail program,
Houston............... 8.000
392. Puerto Rico Upgrade PR 30 between
PR 203 in Gurabo to PR
31 in Juncos.......... 8.000
393. Illinois Planning, engineering
and first phase
construction of
beltway connector,
Decatur............... 2.000
394. Texas Extend Texas State
Highway 154 between US
80W and State Highway
43S................... 4.900
395. Illinois Construct bypass of
historic stone bridge,
Maeystown............. 0.820
396. Ohio Rehabilitate Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Bridge, Toledo........ 2.000
397. Missouri Upgrade the Eastern
Jackson Co.
Expressway, Jackson
Co.................... 6.000
398. Puerto Rico Upgrade PR 3 between
Rio Grande and Fajardo 8.000
399. Illinois Reconstruct Cossitt
Ave. in LaGrange...... 1.485
400. Pennsylvania Facilitate coordination
of transportation
systems at
intersection of 46th
and Market, and
enhance access and
related measures to
area facilities
including purchase of
vans for reverse
commutes, Philadelphia 4.000
401. Connecticut Upgrade bridge over
Naugatuck River,
Ansonia............... 0.450
402. Pennsylvania Construct access road
to Hastings Industrial
Park, Cambria Co...... 6.400
403. Pennsylvania Construct Mon-Fayette
Expressway between
Union Town and
Brownsville........... 20.000
404. Washington Reconstruct I-5
interchange, City of
Lacy.................. 1.500
405. Dist. of Col. Construct bicycle and
pedestrian walkway
(Metropolitan Branch
Trail), Union Station
to Silver Spring...... 10.000
406. New Jersey Upgrade I-78
interchange and West
Peddie St. ramps,
Newark................ 6.300
407. Tennessee Implement ITS
technologies,
Nashville............. 2.800
408. Connecticut Construct bicycle and
pedestrian walkway,
Town of East Hartford. 1.200
409. North Carolina Upgrade Highway 55
between US 64 and
State Route 1121, Wake
and Durham Counties... 23.000
410. Virginia Upgrade Route 501 in
Bedford County........ 1.000
411. Georgia Construct multi-modal
passenger terminal,
Atlanta............... 16.000
412. Virginia Renovate Greater
Richmond Transit
transportation
facility, Richmond.... 5.000
413. Michigan Upgrade Van Dyke Road
between M-59 and Utica
City limits........... 3.700
414. Pennsylvania Design, engineer, ROW
acquisition and
construct the Luzerne
County Community
College Road between
S.R. 2002 and S.R.
3004 one-mile west of
Center Street through
S.R. 2008 in the
vicinity of Prospect
Street and the Luzerne
County Community
College, including a
new interchange on
S.R. 0029............. 14.000
415. Texas Construct two-lane
parallel bridge, State
Highway 146, FM 517 to
vicinity of Dickinson
Bayou................. 4.850
416. North Dakota Upgrade US Rt. 52,
Kenmare to Donnybrook. 2.800
417. Minnesota Improve roads, Edge of
Wilderness, Grand
Rapids to Effie....... 6.000
418. Virginia Construct access road,
walking trail and
related facilities for
the Nicholsville
Center, Scott Co...... 0.225
419. Maryland Construct pedestrian
and bicycle path
between Druid Hill
Park and Penn Station,
Baltimore............. 1.800
420. Illinois Construct access road
to Melvin Price Locks
and Dam Visitors
Center, Madison Co.... 1.500
421. New York Install advance traffic
management system
along Cross County
Parkway between Saw
Mill River Parkway and
Hutchinson River
Parkway............... 4.000
422. South Carolina Construct I-77/SC #S-20-
30 interchange,
Fairfield Co.......... 7.000
423. Pennsylvania Rehabilitate Jefferson
Heights Bridge, Penn
Hills................. 1.500
424. Oregon Construct I-205/
Sunnyside/Sunnybrook
interchange and
related extrension
road, Clackamas Co.... 20.000
425. New York Conduct Trans-Hudson
Freight Improvement
MIS, New York City.... 5.000
426. Illinois Construct Marion Street
multi-modal project in
Village of Oak Park... 2.000
427. Pennsylvania Upgrade roadway in the
Princeton/Cottman I-95
interchange and
related improvements,
Philadelphia.......... 20.200
428. California Extend I-10 HOV lanes,
Los Angeles........... 2.940
429. Massachusetts Rehabilitate Union
Station in Springfield 16.000
430. California Upgrade Greenville Rd.
and construct railroad
underpass, Livermore.. 6.800
431. Pennsylvania Extend Martin Luther
King, Jr. East Busway
to link with Mon-
Fayette............... 6.000
432. Michigan Construct improvements
to Linden Rd. between
Maple Ave. and Pierson
Rd., Genessee Co...... 1.200
433. Texas Construct Titus County
West Loop, Mount
Pleasant.............. 2.500
434. New York Upgrade Riverside Drive
between 97th St. and
Tiemann, New York City 1.470
435. Florida Construct interchange
at 21st Street to
provide access to
Talleyrand Marine
Terminal.............. 11.300
436. Minnesota Upgrade CSAH 116 north
of SCAH 88 in Ely..... 1.600
437. New York Rehabilitate Queens
Blvd./Sunnyside Yard
Bridge, New York City. 8.000
438. Oregon Upgrade I-5, Salem..... 6.592
439. California Install call boxes
along Highway 166
between intersection
with Highway 101 and
junction with Highway
33.................... 0.288
440. Arkansas Construct US 63
interchange with
Washington Ave. and
Highway 63B........... 2.000
441. Virginia Upgrade Rt. 600 to
facilitate access
between I-81 and Mount
Rogers National
Recreation Area....... 8.000
442. Pennsylvania Construct bicycle and
pedestrian facility
between Washington's
Landing and Millvale
Borough, Allegheny Co. 0.620
443. New Jersey Conduct Route 46
Corridor Improvement
Project in passaic
County with of the
amount provided,
$11,500,000 for the
Route 46/Riverview
Drive Interchange
reconstruction
project, $16,900,000
for the Route 46/Van
Houton Avenue
reconstruction
project, and
$4,100,000 for the
Route 46/Union Blvd.
Interchange
reconstruction project 32.500
444. Virginia Construct Southeastern
Parkway and Greenbelt
in Virginia Beach..... 4.000
445. Michigan Upgrade Hill Road
corridor between I-75
to Dort Highway,
Genesee Co............ 3.000
446. Louisiana Upgrade Lapalco Blvd.
between Barataria
Blvd. and US Hwy. 90,
Jefferson Parish...... 8.000
447. California Upgrade South Higuera
Street, San Luis
Obispo................ 0.900
448. Rhode Island Reconstruct Harris
Ave., Woonsocket...... 2.000
449. California Construct Olympic
Training Center Access
Road, Chula Vista..... 5.000
450. Alabama Construct bridge over
Tennessee River
connecting Muscle
Shoals and Florence... 10.000
451. North Carolina Construct I-540 from
east of NC Rt. 50 to
east of US Rt. 1 in
Wake Co............... 13.000
452. Oregon Upgrade Murray Blvd.
including overpass
bridge, Millikan to
Terman................ 5.000
453. California Planning, preliminary
engineering and design
for Etiwanda Ave./I-10
interchange, San
Bernardino Co......... 2.000
454. Arkansas Upgrade US Rt. 412,
Mountain Home to
Missouri State line... 10.000
455. California Upgrade access road to
Mare Island........... 1.000
456. California Construct Prunedale
Bypass segment of U.S.
101, Monterey Co...... 2.200
457. Illinois Rehabilitate and
upgrade 87th Street
Station to improve
intermodal access..... 2.362
458. Wisconsin Upgrade US Rt. 10
between Waupaca to US
Rt. 41................ 8.000
459. Minnesota Construct railroad
crossing connecting
University of MN with
City of Crookston..... 0.200
460. Wisconsin Construct Eau Claire
Bypass project........ 8.000
461. Illinois Resurface 63rd Street
from Western Avenue to
Wallace, Chicago...... 0.750
462. New York Reconstruct Chili Ave.
between W. City Line
and West Ave.,
Rochester............. 1.600
463. West Virginia Construct I-81
interchange,
Martinsburg........... 5.300
464. Texas Construct
transportation
improvements as part
of redevelopment of
Kelly AFB, San Antonio 5.000
465. Oregon Construct roundabout at
intersection of
Highway 101 and
Highway 202, Clatsop
Co.................... 0.400
466. Oregon Construct bike path
improvements between
W.D. Street to south
parking lot in Island
Park and bicycle/
pedestrian facility
between Island Park
path to the
Willamalane Senior
Center, Springfield... 0.100
467. Ohio Undertake multimodal
transportation
improvements, Dayton.. 2.750
468. Massachusetts Upgrade Rt. 3 between
Rt. 128/I-95 to
Massachusetts and New
Hampshire State Line.. 8.200
469. Texas Conduct MIS for
Multimodal Downtown
Improvement Project,
San Antonio........... 1.000
470. California Construct improvements
to Route 101/Lost
Hills Road
interchange, Calabasas 5.790
471. Florida Construct John Young
Parkway/I-4
interchange........... 8.000
472. Texas Reconstruct FM 364
between Humble Road
and I-10, Beaumont.... 4.800
473. Texas Construct Austin to San
Antonio Corridor...... 7.500
474. Texas Construct East Loop,
Brownsville........... 1.000
475. Illinois Upgrade South Lake
Shore Drive between
47th and Hayes,
Chicago............... 7.800
476. Alabama Construct Finley Ave.
Extension East project 3.900
477. Tennessee Implement middle
Tennessee alternative
transportation system
along the Stones River
in Murfreesboro....... 9.500
478. Hawaii Construct improvements
to H-1 between the
Waiawa interchange and
the Halawa interchange 2.000
479. New Jersey Upgrade Industrial Road
between Carteret and
Woodbridge Township... 3.000
480. Minnesota Restore MN
Transportation
facility, Jackson
Street Roundhouse, St.
Paul.................. 1.000
481. Hawaii Construct Kawaihae
Bypass................ 1.000
482. Georgia Upgrade U.S. Rt. 19
between Albany and
Thomaston............. 5.000
483. Michigan Operational
improvements on M-15
from I-75 north to the
Genesee County line... 0.500
484. Georgia Upgrade Lithonia
Industrial Boulevard,
DeKalb Co............. 0.500
485. Michigan Upgrade Walton Blvd.
between Dixie and
Sashabaw, Oakland Co.. 2.000
486. Kentucky Reconstruct Liberty and
Todd Roads, Lexington. 8.000
487. North Carolina Construct Charlotte
Western Outer Loop
freeway, Mecklenburg
Co.................... 16.000
488. Tennessee Construct Crosstown
Greenway/Bikeway,
Springfield........... 3.200
489. North Carolina Construct segment of I-
74 between Maxton
Bypass and NC 710,
Robeson Co............ 2.000
490. Pennsylvania Construct enhancements
and related measures,
including purchase of
vans for reverse
commutes, to
intermodal facility
located at
intersection of 52nd
and Lancaster Ave.,
Philadelphia.......... 4.000
491. Illinois Undertake Industrial
Transportation
Improvement Program in
Chicago............... 4.350
492. Illinois Resurface S. Chicago
Ave. From 71st to 95th
Streets, Chicago...... 1.060
493. Texas Upgrade US Rt. 59
between US 281 to I-37 16.000
494. Tennessee Construct Stones River
Greenway, Davidson.... 7.200
495. South Carolina Construct Calhoun/
Clarendon Causeway.... 10.000
496. Tennessee Construct U.S. 45
bypass, Madison Co.... 2.000
497. Mississippi Upgrade Land Fill Road,
Panola Co............. 1.000
498. Illinois Construct elevated
walkway between Centre
Station and arena..... 1.200
499. New Jersey Construct interchange
improvements and
flyover ramps at I-80W
to Route D23N in
Passaic Co............ 10.000
500. Illinois Construct new entrance
to Midway Airport
Terminal.............. 6.500
501. North Dakota Construct Jamestown
bypass................ 4.800
502. Illinois Resurface 95th St.
between Western Ave.
and Stony Island
Blvd., Chicago........ 3.120
503. Massachusetts Upgrade Rt. 9/Calvin
Coolidge Bridge,
Hadley................ 10.000
504. Oregon Acquire and rennovate
facility to serve as
multimodal
transportation center,
Eugene................ 3.590
505. Tennessee Upgrade SR 386 between
US 31 to the Gallatin
Bypass, Sumner Co..... 3.440
506. American Samoa Construct drainage
system improvements
associated with
highway construction
on Tutilla Island,
American Samoa........ 5.000
507. Ohio Replace I-280 bridge
over Maumee River,
Toledo area........... 24.000
508. Pennsylvania Improve access to
McKeesport-Duquesne
Bridge................ 2.268
509. Wisconsin Upgrade State Highway
29 between Green Bay
and Wausau............ 12.000
510. California Construct State Route
905 between I-805 and
the Otay Mesa Border
Crossing, San Diego
Co.................... 25.000
511. California Undertake median
improvements along E.
14th St., San Leandro. 1.000
512. Virginia Conduct preliminary
engineering on I-73
between Roanoke and
Virginia/North
Carolina State line... 4.000
513. Illinois Upgrade industrial park
road in Village of
Sauget................ 4.500
514. Massachusetts Construct TeleCom
Boulevard with access
via Commercial Street
and Corporation Way to
the west of Malden
River and with access
via Santilli Highway
to the east of the
river in Everett,
Medord and Malden..... 7.000
515. Rhode Island Construct Blackstone
River Bikeway......... 3.455
516. Oregon Construct intermodal
station, Clackamas Co. 0.600
517. Illinois Rehabilitate Western
Springs Arterial
Roadway, Cook Co...... 0.825
518. California Implement enhanced
traffic access between
I-10, area hospitals
and southern portion
of Loma Linda......... 2.000
519. Maine Replace Ridlonville
Bridge across
Androscoggin River.... 1.500
520. New York Capital improvements
for the Red Hook Barge
in NY/NJ for the Port
Authority of NY/NJ.... 5.000
521. Oregon Construct bike path
between Terry Street
and Greenhill Road,
Eugene................ 1.500
522. Texas Conduct pipeline
express study through
Texas Transportation
Institute (A&M
University)........... 1.500
523. North Carolina Construct segment of
Raleigh Outer Loop,
Wake Co............... 2.700
524. North Carolina Construct segment of
new freeway, including
right-of-way
acquisition, between
East of US 401 to I-
95, and bridge over
Cape Fear River....... 16.000
525. Kentucky Construct Newton Pike
Extension between West
Main St. to South
Limestone in Lexington 8.000
526. Indiana Extend SR 149 between
SR 130 to US Rt. 30,
Valparaiso............ 4.000
527. California Implement safety and
congestion mitigation
improvements along
Pacific Coast Highway,
Malibu................ 0.650
528. Maryland Upgrade I-95/I-495
interchange at Ritchie
Marlboro Rd., Prince
Georges............... 4.800
529. Michigan Construct arterial
connector between US41/
M28 and Co. Rd. 480,
Marquette............. 0.500
530. Ohio Construct SR 711
connector four-lane
limited access highway
in Mahoning Co........ 25.000
531. Illinois Study for new bridge
over Mississippi River
with terminus points
in St. Clair County
and St. Louis, MO..... 1.400
532. Michigan Upgrade Three Mile
Road, Grand Traverse.. 1.000
533. Wisconsin Construct Abbotsford
Bypass................ 6.000
534. North Carolina Upgrade US 13/NC11
(including Bethel
bypass) in Pitt and
Edgecombe............. 4.500
535. New Jersey Construct highway
connector between
Interstate Route 1&9
(Tonelle Ave.) and the
New Jersey Turnpike at
Secaucus Intermodal
Transfer Rail Station. 5.000
536. Iowa Reconstruct US Highway
218 between 7th and
20th Streets including
center turn lane from
Hubenthal Place to
Carbide Lane, Keokuk.. 2.500
537. Minnesota Construct grade
crossing improvments,
Morrison County....... 1.800
538. California Upgrade Bristol St.,
Santa Ana............. 7.000
539. Illinois Undertake access
improvements to U.S.
Rt. 41, Chicago....... 3.750
540. Illinois Reconstruct Dixie
Highway, Harvey....... 0.494
541. Minnesota Upgrade CSAH between
TH324 and Snake River. 1.200
542. California Rehabilitate B Street
between Foothill Blvd.
and Kelly St., Hayward 0.700
543. Illinois Construct improvements
to Pleasant Hill Road,
Carbondale............ 1.900
544. Mississippi Construct access
improvments to various
roads, Humphreys Co... 1.000
545. Michigan Construct safety
enhancements at rail
crossings, Linden,
Fenton, Swartz Creek
and Gaines............ 1.000
546. Maryland Implement city-wide
signal control system
replacements and
improvements in
Baltimore............. 17.700
547. Michigan Construct road drainage
improvements, Suttons
Bay Village........... 0.240
548. West Virginia Upgrade Route 10
between Logan and Man. 50.000
549. California Construct Gene Autry
Way/I-5 Access
project, Anaheim...... 9.000
550. Tennessee Reconstruct US 79
between Milan and
McKenzie.............. 4.000
551. Illinois Reconstruct Midlothian
Turnpike, Robbins..... 0.288
552. California Construct connector
between I-5 and SR 113
and reconstruct I-5
interchange with Road
102, Woodland......... 11.500
553. Massachusetts Reconstruct Route 2/
Jackson Road
interchange, Lancaster 3.600
554. California Construct Airport Blvd.
interchange in Salinas 8.000
555. California Construct Third Street
South Bay Basin
Bridge, San Francisco. 12.500
556. Minnesota Reconstruct CSAH 48
extension, Brainerd/
Baxter................ 0.320
557. Florida Upgrade U.S. 319
between Four Points
and Oak Ridge Road,
Tallahasee............ 5.000
558. Connecticut Reconstruct I-84
between vicinity of
Route 69 in Waterbury
and Marion Avenue in
Southington........... 6.000
559. California Upgrade Riverside
Avenue/I-10
interchange, Rialto... 0.925
560. Illinois Consolidate rail tracks
and eliminate grade
crossings as part of
Gateway Intermodal
Terminal access
project............... 1.500
561. Pennsylvania Construct Robinson Town
Centre intermodal
facility.............. 2.700
562. North Carolina Construct bridge over
Chockoyotte Creek in
Halifex Co............ 1.800
563. Texas Investigate strategies
to reduce congestion
and facilitate access
at the international
border crossing in
Roma.................. 0.500
564. Hawaii Construct Waimea Bypass 1.000
565. Oregon Reconstruct I-5/
Beltline Road
interchange........... 3.000
566. Ohio Construct Intermodal
Industrial Park in
Wellsville............ 2.040
567. Ohio Upgrade Route 82,
Strongsville.......... 7.000
568. California Construct pedestrian
promenade, Pismo Beach 0.200
569. Dist. of Col. Conduct MIS of light
rail corridors, D.C... 1.000
570. California Upgrade I-680 Corridor,
Alameda Co............ 10.000
571. Ohio Construct new bridge
over Muskingum River
and highway
approaches, Washington
County................ 2.000
572. Massachusetts Construct improvements
along Route 18 to
provide for access to
waterfront and
downtown areas, New
Bedford............... 12.000
573. Minnesota Upgrade Cross-Range
Expressway between
Coleraine to CSAH 7... 6.000
574. Illinois Construct
transportation
improvements to
Industrial Viaduct,
Chicago............... 1.500
575. Pennsylvania Construct American
Parkway Bridge project
in Allentown.......... 4.000
576. Pennsylvania Replace Grant Street
Bridge, New Castle.... 2.400
577. Illinois Extend South 74th
Street, Belleville.... 0.500
578. California Construct Phase 3 of
Alameda Street
project, Los Angeles.. 6.000
579. New York Rehabilitate Third
Avenue Bridge over
Harlem River, New York
City.................. 1.470
580. West Virginia Upgrade Route 2 in
Cabell Co., including
the relocation of
Route 2 to provide for
a connection to I-64
(Merrick Creek
Connector)............ 25.000
581. Minnesota Construct Shepard Road/
Upper Landing
interceptor, St. Paul. 3.000
582. Illinois Construct improvements
to segment of Town
Creek Road, Jackson
Co.................... 1.300
583. Minnesota Complete construction
of Forest Highway 11,
Lake Co............... 5.000
584. Ohio Construct access and
related improvements
to Downtown Riverfront
Area, Dayton.......... 4.900
585. Minnesota Replace Sauk Rapids
Bridge over
Mississippi River,
Stearns and Benton
Counties.............. 10.300
586. Ohio Replace Jacobs Road
Bridge, Mahoning Co... 2.000
587. North Carolina Make improvements to I-
95/SR-1162 interchange
in Johnston Co........ 3.200
588. Oregon Rehabilitate Broadway
Bridge in Portland.... 10.000
589. Minnesota Construct Trunk Highway
169 Causeway, Itasca
Co.................... 8.100
590. Minnesota Construct Cass County
Public Trails
Corridors............. 0.240
591. Tennessee Construct park and ride
intermodal centers for
Nashville/Middle
Tennessee Commuter
Rail.................. 8.000
592. California Construct bicycle path,
Calabasas............. 0.500
593. Mississippi Upgrade Hampton Lake
Road, Tallahatchie Co. 0.880
594. Michigan Upgrade M.L. King
Drive. Genesee Co..... 2.000
595. Michigan Facilitate access
between I-75 and Soo
Locks through road
reconstruction,
bikepath construction
and related
improvements, Sault
Ste. Marie............ 0.500
596. New York Construct Midtown West
Intermodal Ferry
Terminal, New York
City.................. 5.000
597. Michigan Construct Jackson Road
project (demonstrating
performance of paper
and plastic reinforced
concrete), Scio
Township.............. 4.600
598. Alabama Upgrade Opoto-Madrid
Blvd., Birmingham..... 1.400
599. Michigan Reconstruct Bagley
Street and improve
Genschaw Road, Alpena. 0.600
600. Texas Reconstruct State
Highway 87 between
Sabine Pass and
Bolivar Penninsula,
McFadden Beach........ 1.294
601. Arkansas Construct Baseline Road
RR grade separation,
Little Rock........... 5.000
602. Louisiana Construct I-10/
Louisiana Ave.
interchange........... 8.000
603. Oregon Construct regional
multimodal
transportation center
in Albany............. 10.320
604. Oregon Repair Coos Bay rail
bridge, Port of Coos
Bay................... 5.500
605. Illinois Upgrade Illinois 336
between Illinois 61 to
south of Loraine...... 5.100
606. Illinois Right-of-way
acquisition for
segment of Alton
Bypass between
Illinois 143 to
Illinois 140 near
Alton................. 4.000
607. Oregon Restore the Historic
Columbia River Highway
including construction
of a pedestrian and
bicycle path under I-
84 at Tanner Creek and
restoration of the
Tanner Creek and
Moffett Creek bridges. 2.000
608. New Jersey Reconstruct intermodal
transportation
facility on Bergenline
Ave., Union City...... 4.000
609. Tennessee Alternative
transportation
systems, Rutherford... 5.100
610. Minnesota Extend County State
Highway 61 extension
into Two Harbors...... 0.800
611. Mississippi Upgrade roads,
Washington Co......... 4.410
612. Michigan Operational
improvements on M-24
from I-75 to the
northern Oakland Co.
border................ 0.500
613. Washington Construct Sequim/
Dungeness Valley trail
project............... 1.000
614. California Upgrade CA Rt. 2
Southern Freeway
terminus and
transportation
efficiency
improvements to
Glendale Blvd. in Los
Angeles............... 16.000
615. Michigan Upgrade Groveland Mine
Road, Dickinson....... 0.500
616. Pennsylvania Upgrade Route 219
between Meyersdale and
Somerset.............. 5.000
617. Texas Upgrade IH-30 between
Dallas and Ft. Worth.. 29.000
618. Florida Upgrade U.S. 319
between I-10 and the
Florida/Georgia State
line.................. 5.000
619. Rhode Island Construct Rhode Island
Greenways and Bikeways
projects with of the
amount provided
$5,700,000 for the
Washington Secondary
Bikepath, and
$2,100,000 for the
South County Bikepath
Phase 2............... 7.800
620. Texas Conduct feasability
study on upgrading SH
16 in South Texas..... 0.250
621. Virginia Construct road
improvement, trailhead
development and
related facilities for
Haysi to Breaks
Interstate Bicycle and
Pedestrian Trail
between Haysi and
Garden Hole area of
Breaks Interstate Park 0.250
622. Minnesota Upgrade CSAH 16 between
TH 53 and CSAH 4...... 5.400
623. Minnesota Construct bicycle and
pedestrian facility
(Mesabi Trail), St.
Louis County.......... 3.000
624. West Virginia Construct I-73/74
Corridor including
connectors with WV Rt.
44 and Co. Rt. 13
(Gilbert Creek), Mingo
County................ 10.000
625. Pennsylvania Reconstruct structures
and adjacent roadway,
Etna and Aspenwall
(design and right-of-
way acquisition
phases), Allegheny Co. 3.700
626. Florida Construct safety
improvements and
beautification along
U.S. 92, Daytona Beach 3.000
627. Georgia Undertake major
arterial enhancements
in DeKalb Co. with the
amount provides as
follows: $7,000,000
for Candler Rd.,
$7,500,000 for
Memorial Highway and
$900,000 for Bufford
Highway............... 15.400
628. Minnesota Construct highway
construction between
Highway 494 and Carver
Co. Rd. 147........... 4.000
629. California Construct improvements
to Harry Bridges
Blvd., Los Angeles.... 9.100
630. California Extend Route 46
expressway in San Luis
Obispo Co............. 8.000
631. Michigan Upgrade M-84 connector
between Tittabawasee
Rd. and M-13, Bay and
Saginaw Counties...... 16.180
632. California Construct I-380
connector between
Sneath Lane and San
Bruno Ave., San Bruno. 2.800
633. Maryland Reconstruct segment of
Baltimore Beltway
between U.S. 1 and I-
70.................... 9.000
634. Ohio Construct interchange
at SR 11 and King
Graves Rd. in Trumball
Co.................... 4.800
635. Tennessee Construct Franklin Road
interchange and bypass 2.197
636. Arkansas Construct access routes
between interstate
highway, industrial
park and Slackwater
Harbor, Little Rock... 1.000
637. California Upgrade I-880, Alameda. 10.000
638. Maine Upgrade Route 11....... 4.000
639. Minnesota Upgrade 77th St.
between I-35W and 24th
Ave. to four lanes in
Richfield............. 22.800
640. Rhode Island Reconstruct Pawtucket
Ave. and Wilcott St.,
Pawtucket............. 1.500
641. Ohio Construct grade
separations at Fitch
Road in Olmsted Falls. 5.000
642. New Jersey Upgrade Market St./
Essex St. and Rochelle
Ave./Main St. to
facilitate access to
Routes 17 and 80,
Bergen Co............. 5.000
643. Alabama Construct improvements
to Ensley Avenue
between 20th St. and
Warrior Rd.,
Birmingham............ 1.000
644. California Seismic retrofit of
Golden Gate Bridge.... 2.000
645. Illinois Extend Rogers Street to
mitigate congestion,
Waterloo.............. 1.900
646. Massachusetts Construct I-95/I-93
interchange, Boston... 5.000
647. Minnesota Upgrade TH 13 between
TH 77 and I-494....... 2.000
648. Indiana Upgrade Ridge Road
between Griffith and
Highland.............. 4.400
649. California Construct bikeways,
Santa Maria........... 0.512
650. Pennsylvania Upgrade PA 61 between
PA 895 and SR 2014,
Schuylkill Co......... 8.000
651. Pennsylvania Construct road
connector and bridge
over Allegheny River
to link New Kensington
with Allegheny Valley
Expressway............ 5.000
652. Alabama Replace pedestrian
bridges at Village
Creek and Valley
Creek, Birmingham..... 0.100
653. Arkansas Upgrade U.S. 65 in
Faulkner and Van Buren
Counties.............. 4.000
654. Illinois Reconstruct U.S. 6,
Harvey................ 1.660
655. Texas Construct improvements
along US 69 including
frontage roads,
Jefferson Co.......... 7.680
656. North Carolina Relocate US 1 from
north of Lakeview to
SR 1180, Moore and Lee
Counties.............. 7.300
657. Massachusetts Reconstruct Bates
Bridge over Merrimack
River................. 4.000
658. Oregon Design and engineering
for Newberg-Dundee
Bypass................ 0.500
659. Massachusetts Construct Packets
Landing Enhancement
and Restoration
Project, Town of
Yarmouth.............. 1.000
660. Massachusetts Construct roadway
improvements on Crosby
Drive and Middlesex
Turnpike, Beford,
Burlington and
Billerica............. 7.717
661. Louisiana Construct the Zachary
Taylor Parkway project 1.000
662. Indiana Reconstruct US Rt. 231
between junction of
State Road 66 to
Dubois Co. line....... 4.500
663. Massachusetts Upgrade Lowell Street
between Woburn Street
and Route 38, Town of
Wilmington............ 1.440
664. New York Redesign Grand
Concourse to enhance
traffic flow and
related enhancements
between E. 161st St.
and Fordham Rd., New
York City............. 13.000
665. Massachusetts Upgrade Spring St.
between Bank and
Latham Streets,
Williamstown.......... 2.000
666. Massachusetts Construct bikeway
between Blackstone and
Worcester............. 8.000
667. Indiana Repair signal wires,
grade-crossing warning
devices and other
safety protections
along South Shore
Railroad between Gary
and Michigan City..... 0.700
668. Hawaii Upgrade Puuloa Road
between Kamehameha
Highway and Salt Lake
Blvd.................. 9.000
669. California Upgrade call boxes
throughout Santa
Barbara County........ 1.500
670. Missouri Upgrade Route 6 between
I-29 and Route AC, St.
Joseph................ 5.000
671. Tennessee Upgrade Briley Parkway
between McGavock Pike
and I-65.............. 9.000
672. Wisconsin Upgrade Highway 151
between Platteville
and Dubuque........... 8.000
673. Michigan Construct Detroit
Metropolitan/Wayne
County South Access
Road.................. 20.000
674. Missouri Upgrade Route 36
between Hamilton and
Chillicothe........... 20.000
675. Pennsylvania Extend Martin Luther
King Busway, Alleghany
Co.................... 2.200
676. Illinois Study upgrading
Illinois 13/127
between Murphysboro
and Pinckneyville..... 2.100
677. Pennsylvania Construct access to
site of former
Philadelphia Naval
Shipyard and Base,
Philadelphia.......... 2.000
678. California Construct extension of
State Route 180
between Rt. 99 and the
Hughes/West Diagonal.. 8.000
679. Iowa Construct overpass to
eliminate railroad
crossing in Burlington 3.475
680. West Virginia Construct Riverside
Expressway, Fairmont.. 36.000
681. Massachusetts Construct South
Weymouth Naval Air
Station Connectivity
Improvements.......... 16.300
682. Ohio Construct Eastern US
Rt. 23 bypass of
Portsmouth............ 5.000
683. Texas Construct highway-rail-
marine intermodal
project, Corpus
Christi............... 11.000
684. Illinois Construct Central Ave.-
Narragansett Ave.
connector, Chicago.... 8.700
685. Massachusetts Preliminary design of
Route 2 connector to
downtown Fitchburg.... 2.000
686. Connecticut Implement Trinity
College Area road
improvements, Hartford 6.810
687. New Jersey Construct Collingswood
Circle eliminator,
Camen................. 8.000
688. Virginia Upgrade Virginia Route
10, Surrey Co......... 1.000
689. Alabama Construct repairs to
viaducts connecting
downtown and midtown
areas, Birmingham..... 0.600
690. Connecticut Replace Windham Road
bridge, Windham....... 2.000
691. Maine Implement rural ITS.... 0.250
692. Tennessee Construct SR22 Bypass,
Obion Co.............. 10.000
693. Ohio Construct Black River
intermodal
transportation center. 5.600
694. California Construct the South
Central Los Angeles
Exposition Park
Intermodal Urban
Access Project in Los
Angeles............... 26.000
695. Georgia Upgrade I-75 between
the Crisp/Dooly Co.
line to the Florida
State line............ 11.000
696. California Construct bicycle paths
as part of regional
system, Agoura Hills.. 0.100
697. Massachusetts Construct bicycle and
pedestrian facility
(The Riverwalk),
Peabody............... 1.440
698. California Construct I-5 rail
grade crossings
between I-605 and
State Route 91, Los
Angeles and Orange
Counties.............. 20.120
699. California Construct tunnel with
approaches as part of
Devils Slide project
in San Mateo Co....... 8.000
700. Texas Construct US Highway 59
railroad crossing
overpass in Texarkana. 3.500
701. South Carolina Construct improvements
to I-95/SC 38
interchange........... 9.000
702. Texas Construct Cleveland
Bypass................ 13.500
703. Illinois Rehabilitate WPA
Streets in Chicago.... 4.700
704. California Implement ITS
technologies in
Employment Center area
of City of El Segundo. 3.550
705. California Construct grade-
separated bicycle path
along Los Angeles
River between Fulton
Ave. to the vicinity
of Sepulveda Blvd. and
the Sepulveda Basin
Recreation Area, Los
Angeles............... 1.600
706. Michigan Replace Barton Rd./M-14
interchange, Ann Arbor 1.000
707. Missouri Upgrade Mo. Rt. 150,
Jackson Co............ 6.000
708. Michigan Construct M-24 Corridor
from I-69 to southern
Lapeer County......... 4.000
709. Virginia Upgrade Route 58 from
Stuart up Lovers' Leap
Mountain towards
Carroll Co............ 7.000
710. Massachusetts Implement Cape and
Islands Rural Roads
Initiative, Cape Cod.. 0.500
711. New York Rehabilitate Broadway
Bridge, New York City. 1.470
712. Massachusetts Implement Phase II of
unified signage
system, Essex Co...... 0.391
713. Arizona Design, engineering and
ROW acquisition for
Area Service Highway,
Yuma.................. 1.000
714. Alabama Construct Decatur
Southern Bypass....... 2.000
715. California Construct new I-95
interchange with
Highway 99W, Tehama
Co.................... 2.200
716. New York Study transportation
improvements for
segments of Hutchinson
River Parkway and New
England Thruway which
pass through the
Northeast Bronx....... 1.000
717. California Construct Alameda
Corridor East, San
Gabriel Valley........ 2.940
718. Massachusetts Reconstruct Pleasant
Street-River Terrace,
Holyoke............... 1.600
719. Mississippi Upgrade Alva-Stage Rd.,
Montgomery Co......... 1.500
720. New York Upgrade Frederick
Douglas Circle, New
York City............. 14.650
721. West Virginia Construct New River
Parkway............... 6.000
722. Illinois Upgrade Wood Street
between Little Calumet
River to 171st St.,
Dixmore, Harvey,
Markham, Hazel Crest.. 0.990
723. Michigan Improve Hoban Road and
Grand Avenue, City of
Mackinac Island....... 1.120
724. Oregon Construct South
Rivergate rail
overcrossing in
Portland.............. 13.000
725. Mississippi Upgrade West County
Line Road, City of
Jackson............... 11.000
726. Massachusetts Implement directional
signage program
between Worcester CBD
and regional airport.. 0.600
727. California Upgrade D Street
between Grand and
Second Streets,
Hayward............... 1.200
728. Pennsylvania Construction of noise
barriers along State
Route 28, Aspinwall... 0.800
729. Michigan Upgrade Tittabawasee
Road between Mackinaw
Road and Midland Road,
Saginaw Co............ 4.000
730. South Carolina Construct North
Charleston Regional
Intermodal Center..... 4.500
731. Ohio Upgrade SR 7 (Eastern
Ave.) to improve
traffic flow into
Gallipolis, Gallia Co. 2.000
732. California Modify HOV lanes, Marin
Co.................... 7.000
733. Minnesota Construct Highway 210
trail/underpass,
Brainerd/Baxter....... 0.640
734. Pennsylvania Design, engineer, ROW
acquisition and
construct the Wilkes-
Barre/Scranton
International Airport
Access Road between
Route 315 and Commerce
Blvd.................. 2.000
735. Tennessee Construct greenway and
bicycle path corridor,
City of White House... 3.800
736. Texas Upgrade Highway 271
between Paris and
Pattonville........... 2.000
737. North Carolina Upgrade US-158 in
Warren and Halifax
Counties.............. 3.000
738. Connecticut Revise interchange ramp
on to Route 72
northbound from I-84
East in Plainville,
Connecticut........... 3.750
739. California Improve Mission
Boulevard in San
Bernardino, California 8.500
740. Ohio Widen and reconstruct
State Route 82 from
Lorain/Cuyahoga County
line to l.R. 77....... 8.000
741. Tennessee Widen US-321 from
Kinzel Springs to Wean
Valley Road........... 9.100
742. New Hampshire Construct Orford Bridge 3.400
743. Oklahoma Reconstruct US-70 in
Marshall and Bryan
Counties.............. 0.200
744. Washington Widen SR522 from SR-9
to Paradise Lake Road. 4.000
745. New York Improve Cross
Westchester Expressway 1.000
746. Pennsylvania Improve US 22/Canoe
Creek Blair County.... 2.000
747. Missouri Upgrade US-60 in Carter
County, Missouri...... 27.000
748. Ohio Relocate State Route 60
from Zanesville to
Dresden, Muskingum
County................ 1.500
749. Pennsylvania Construct PA 16 Truck
climbing lane in
Franklin County....... 1.000
750. Indiana Conduct railroad
relocation study in
Muncie................ 0.060
751. Pennsylvania Construct highway-
transit transfer
facility in Lemoyne... 2.000
752. Georgia Construct surface
transportation
facilities along
Atlanta-Griffin-Macon
corridor.............. 39.000
753. Louisiana Improve US-165 from
Alexandria to Monroe.. 40.000
754. Ohio Upgrade US-30 from
Wooster to Riceland... 15.000
755. Washington Construct Edmonds
Crossing Multi-modal
transportation project
in Edmonds,
Washington............ 5.000
756. Indiana Remove and replace
Walnut Street in
Muncie................ 2.140
757. Pennsylvania Improve South Central
Business Park in
Fulton County......... 1.000
758. Pennsylvania Construct exit ramp on
I-180 at State Route
2049 in Lycoming
County................ 10.500
759. Washington Construct pedestrian
access and safety on
Deception Pass Bridge,
Deception Pass State
Park, Washington...... 1.000
760. Illinois Improve and construct
grade separation on
Cockrell Lane in
Springfield........... 2.400
761. Virginia Construct the Kemper
Street Station
connector road in
Lynchburg............. 2.000
762. Oklahoma Reconstruct and widen I-
40 Crosstown Bridge
and Realignment in
downtown Oklahoma
City, including
demolition of the
existing bridge,
vehicle approach
roads, interchanges,
intersections,
signalization and
supporting structures
between I-35 and I-44. 97.050
763. New Mexico Improve I-25 at Raton
Pass.................. 10.000
764. California Reconstruct La Loma
Bridge in Pasadena.... 3.000
765. New York Conduct traffic calming
study on National
Scenic Byway Route 5
in Hamburg............ 0.100
766. Pennsylvania Improve PA-8 between
Cherry Tree and Rynd
Farm.................. 6.400
767. Alabama Construct Historic
Whistler Bike Trail in
Prichard, Alabama..... 0.670
768. Alaska Construct capital
improvement to the
Alaska Marine Highway
and related
facilities: $6,000,000
for Seward, $3,000,000
for Ketchikan and
$3,000,000 for Hollis. 12.000
769. Connecticut Rehabilitate Route 202
bridge in New Milford,
Connecticut........... 2.700
770. Wisconsin Construct U.S. Highway
10, Freemont to
Appleton.............. 4.000
771. Texas Conduct major
investment study for
Outer Loop freeway
extension between I-35
West at State Highway
170 and State Highway
199 in Tarrant County. 0.500
772. Pennsylvania Reconfigure US-13/
Pennsylvania Turnpike
interchange........... 4.000
773. Washington Construct Washington
Pass visitor
facilities on North
Cascades Highway...... 1.200
774. Washington Improve Huntington
Avenue South in Castle
Rock.................. 0.750
775. California Construct Centennial
Transportation
Corridor.............. 21.000
776. Kentucky Extend Hurstbourne
Parkway from Bardstown
Road to Fern Valley
Road.................. 8.560
777. Pennsylvania Eliminate 16 at-grade
rail crossings through
Erie.................. 8.000
778. California Construct Cabot-Camino
Capistrano Bridge
project in Southern
Orange County......... 2.000
779. Utah Widen 106th South from
I-15 to Bangerter
Highway in South
Jordan................ 5.000
780. Ohio Upgrade 11 warning
devices on the rail
north/south line from
Toledo to Deshler..... 1.100
781. Washington Construct Port of
Kalama River Bridge... 0.900
782. California Improve Folsom
Boulevard--Highway 50
in the city of Folsom. 4.000
783. New Hampshire Construct the Broad
Street Parkway in
Nashua................ 16.300
784. New York Construct County Road
93 between NYS 27 and
NYS 454............... 0.515
785. Washington Improve Clinton Ferry
Terminal in Clinton... 7.750
786. Illinois Construct Riverfront
pedestrian walkway in
Peoria................ 0.050
787. Colorado Construct alternative
truck route in
Montrose.............. 5.600
788. New York I-87 Noise Abatement
Program............... 10.000
789. New Jersey Construct Toms River
bridge project
connecting Dover and
South Toms River
Borough............... 3.000
790. California Install SiliconValley
Smart Corridor project
along the I-880
corridor.............. 4.860
791. Illinois Construct Veterans
Parkway from Eastland
Drive to Commerce
Parkway in Bloomington 11.040
792. Pennsylvania Construct Drexel
University
Infrastructure
Research Facility
roadway improvements.. 1.000
793. New Jersey Widen Route 1 from
Pierson Avenue to
Inman Avenue in
Middlesex County...... 7.000
794. Michigan Construct US-131
Cadillac Bypass
project............... 5.000
795. New Hampshire Reconstruct US-3
Carroll town line 2.1
miles north........... 2.000
796. Texas Upgrade State Highway
35 Houston District
Brazoria County....... 12.000
797. Tennessee Construct US-27 from
State Road 61 to
Morgan County line.... 5.500
798. Pennsylvania Install citywide
signalization (SAMI)
project in Lebanon.... 1.000
799. Maryland Upgrade US-113 north of
US-50 to MD-589 in
Worcester County,
Maryland.............. 24.000
800. Louisiana Construct Florida
Expressway in St.
Bernard and Orleans
Parishes.............. 0.200
801. Colorado Construct I-25 truck
lane from Lincoln
Avenue to Castle Pines
Parkway in Douglas
County................ 3.000
802. Oklahoma Conduct study of
Highway 3 in
McCurtain, Pushmataha
and Atoka Counties.... 0.300
803. Texas Reconstruct intermodal
connectors on Highway
78 and Highway 544 in
Wylie................. 10.000
804. Georgia Construct noise
barriers on the
westside of I-185
between Macon Road and
Airport Thruway and on
I-75 between Mt. Zion
Road and Old Dixie
Highway in the Atlanta
area.................. 1.000
805. Arkansas Construct the Ashdown
Bypass/Overpass in
Ashdown............... 5.000
806. Illinois Constuct Peoria City
River Center parking
facility in Peoria.... 4.000
807. Arkansas Study and construct a
multi-modal facility
Russellville,
Arkansas.............. 1.000
808. Washington Design and implement
report and
environmental study of
the I-5 corridor in
Everett, Washington... 1.000
809. Pennsylvania Construct Newton
Hamilton SR 3021 over
Juniata River in
Mifflin County........ 2.000
810. Texas Widen State Highway 6
from from Senior Road
to FM521.............. 12.100
811. South Dakota Construct Eastern
Dakota Expressway
(Phase I)............. 15.790
812. Kentucky Construct necessary
connections for the
Taylor Southgate
Bridge in Newport and
the Clay Wade Bailey
Bridge in Covington... 9.500
813. Washington Construct traffic
signals on US-2 at
Olds Owens Road and
5th Street in Sultan,
Washington............ 0.257
814. Minnesota Widen Trunk Highway 14/
52 from 75th Street,
NW to Trunk Highway 63
in Rochester.......... 13.000
815. New Jersey Improve Old York Road/
Rising Run Road
intersection in
Burlington............ 6.640
816. Pennsylvania Construct I-81 noise
abatement program in
Dauphin County........ 0.640
817. Alabama Construct Crepe Myrtle
Trail near Mobile,
Alabama............... 1.600
818. California Construct SR-78/Rancho
Del Oro interchange in
Oceanside............. 5.000
819. New Jersey Improve grade
separations on the
Garden State Parkway
in Cape May County,
New Jersey............ 14.000
820. Pennsylvania Construct Western
Innerloop from PA-26
to State Route 3014... 3.600
821. Kansas Widen US-169 in Miami
County................ 13.500
822. New Hampshire Construct Hindsale
Bridge................ 3.000
823. Washington Construct I-5
interchanges in Lewis
County................ 6.650
824. Georgia Widen Georgia Route 6/
US-278 in Polk County. 10.888
825. Pennsylvania Improve access and
interchange from I-95
to the international
terminal at
Philadelphia
International Airport. 5.000
826. Pennsylvania Construct rail
mitigation and
improvement projects
from Philadelphia to
New Jersey Line....... 12.800
827. Nevada Extend I-580 in Washie
and Douglas Counties.. 5.000
828. Georgia Resurface Davis Drive,
Green Street, and
North Houston Road in
Warner Robins......... 0.400
829. Oregon Repair Port of Hood
River Bridge Lift Span
project............... 1.500
830. New York Improve access to I-84/
Dutchess intermodal
facility in Dutchess
County................ 3.000
831. Georgia Conduct a study of an
interstate multimodal
transportation
corridor from Atlanta
to Chattanooga........ 5.000
832. Nebraska Corridor study for
Louisville South
bypass from State
Highway 66 to State
Highway 50............ 0.100
833. Michigan Conduct feasibility
study on widening US-
12 to three lanes
between US-127 and
Michigan Highway 50... 0.250
834. Kentucky Correct rock hazard on
US-127 in Russell
County................ 0.035
835. New York Construct new exit 46A
on I-90 at Route 170
in North Chili........ 10.000
836. California Construct parking lot,
pedestrian bridge and
related improvements
to improve intermodal
transportation in
Yorba Linda........... 3.800
837. Missouri Construct US-412
corridor from Kennett
to Hayti, Missouri.... 8.000
838. Florida ITS improvements on US-
19 in Pasco County.... 2.000
839. Florida Construct I-4
reversible safety lane
in Orlando............ 14.000
840. Connecticut Improve and realign
Route 8 in Winchester. 2.020
841. Louisiana Construct State Highway
3241/State Highway
1088/I-12 interchange
in St. Tammany Parish,
Louisiana............. 10.000
842. Nebraska Corridor study for
Plattsmouth Bridge
area to US-75 and
Horning Road.......... 0.350
843. Michigan Construct US-131
Business route/
industrial connector
in Kalamazoo.......... 2.000
844. Michigan Reconstruct I-94
between Michigan Route
14 and US-23.......... 12.000
845. California Construct Ontario
International Airport
ground access program. 10.500
846. Texas Construct the George
H.W. Bush Presidential
Corridor from Bryan to
east to I-45.......... 10.000
847. Virginia Construct I-73 from
Roanoke to the North
Carolina border....... 8.500
848. Louisiana Kerner's Ferry Bridge
Replacement project... 1.000
849. Washington Widen SR-522 in
Snohomish County:
$3,650,000 for phase 1
from SR-9 to Lake
Road; $1,500,000 to
construct segment from
Paradise Lake Road to
Snohomish River Bridge 5.200
850. California Plan and design
interchange between I-
15 and Sante Fe Road
in Barstow,
California............ 4.000
851. California Upgrade Ft. Irwin Road
from I-15 to Fort
Irwin................. 1.500
852. Nebraska Construct bridge in
Newcastle............. 4.000
853. Indiana Conduct rail-highway
feasibility project
study in Muncie....... 0.100
854. New Jersey Replace the Ocean City-
Longport bridge in
Cape May County, New
Jersey................ 26.000
855. Kentucky Construct a segment of
the I-66 corridor from
Somerset to I-75...... 15.000
856. Ohio Improve and widen SR-45
from North of the I-90
interchange to North
Bend Road in Ashtabula
County, Ohio.......... 7.920
857. Illinois Construct I-88
interchange at Peace
Road in Dekalb........ 2.000
858. Virginia Widen Route 123 from
Prince William County
line to State Route
645 in Fairfax County,
Virginia.............. 10.000
859. Pennsylvania Widen and improve Route
449 in Potter County.. 1.000
860. Ohio Conduct feasibility
study for inclusion of
US-22 as part of the
Interstate System..... 0.100
861. New Hampshire Improve the Bridge
Street bridge in
Plymouth.............. 1.000
862. Louisiana Conduct a feasibility
and design study of
Louisiana Highway 30
between Louisiana
Highway 44 and I-10... 2.000
863. Louisiana Construct I-610 noise
and safety barrier in
the Lake View section
of New Orleans,
Louisiana............. 1.000
864. New York Conduct North Road
Corridor study in
Oswego County......... 1.500
865. Kansas Construct Diamond
interchange at Antioch
and I-435............. 8.400
866. Iowa Reconstruct I-235 in
Polk County........... 6.900
867. Florida Construct Port of Palm
Beach road access
improvements, Palm
Beach County, Florida. 21.000
868. Tennessee Improve the Elizabethon
Connector from US-312
to US-19 East......... 8.450
869. California Stabilize US-101 at
Wilson Creek.......... 1.000
870. Michigan Improve the I-73
corridor in Jackson
and Lenawee Counties.. 5.250
871. Arkansas Improve Arkansas State
Highway 59 from Rena
Road to Old Uniontown
Road in Van Buren..... 2.500
872. Illinois Construct Richton Road,
Crete................. 2.000
873. Ohio Widen Licking-SR-79-
06.65 (PID 8314) in
Licking County........ 9.400
874. New York Improve and reconstruct
Commerce Street in
York Town............. 0.280
875. Arkansas Construct Highway 371
from Magnolia to
Prescott.............. 3.000
876. Arkansas Construct Highway 82
from Hamburg to
Montrose.............. 7.000
877. California Improve SR-91/Green
River Road interchange 6.500
878. California Widen and improve I-5/
State Route 126
interchange in
Valencia.............. 13.900
879. Pennsylvania Construct US-30 Bypass
from Exton Bypass to
PA-10................. 4.400
880. Illinois Replace State Route 47
Bridge in Morris...... 19.000
881. New York Construct County Road
67 at Long Island
Expressway Exit 57
between County Road 17
and................... 0.700
882. California Construct I-10/Barton
Road West/Anderson
Street connection..... 5.000
883. New York Reconstruct Route 9 in
Plattsburgh........... 3.354
884. Illinois Engineering for Peoria
to Chicago expressway. 5.000
885. Louisiana Construct Hourma-
Thibodaux to I-10
connector from
Gramercy to Houma..... 3.100
886. Washington Construct Peace Arch
Crossing of Entry
(PACE) lane in Blaine. 4.900
887. Florida Purchase and install I-
275 traffic management
system in Pinellas
County, Florida....... 1.000
888. Mississippi Construct I-55
connectors to US-51 in
Madison, Mississippi.. 3.000
889. Alabama Construct Anniston
Eastern Bypass from I-
20 to Fort McClellan
in Calhoun County..... 44.600
890. Connecticut Realign and extend Hart
Street in New Britain. 4.000
891. Texas Construct Spur 10 from
SH-36 to US-59........ 4.000
892. Wisconsin Construct U.S. Highway
151 Fond du Lac Bypass 30.000
893. Ohio Grade separation
project at Snow Road
Brook Park............ 3.000
894. Nebraska Conduct corridor study
from Wayne to
Vermillion-Newcastle
bridge................ 0.550
895. Pennsylvania Construct Erie Eastside
Connector............. 21.600
896. New York Reconstruct County
Route 24 in Franklin
County................ 2.473
897. Pennsylvania Construct SR-3019 over
Great Trough Creek in
Huntingdon County..... 0.500
898. California Construct Tulare County
roads in Tulare County 9.000
899. Pennsylvania Widen PA-228 from
Criders Corners to
State Route 3015...... 1.200
900. South Carolina Three River Greenway
Project to and from
Gervals Street in
Columbia.............. 5.000
901. Washington Construct State Route
305 corridor
improvements in
Poulsbo, Washington... 3.500
902. Pennsylvania Improve Lewistown
Narrows US-322 in
Mifflin and Juniata
County................ 1.000
903. Nevada Construct the US-395
Carson City Bypass.... 5.000
904. Illinois Reconstruct I-74
through Peoria........ 12.865
905. Florida Widen Gunn Highway
between Erlich Road
and South Mobley Road
in Hillsborough County 2.000
906. New York Construct intermodal
transportation hub in
Patchogue............. 2.500
907. New York Upgrade and relocate
Utica-Rome Expressway
in Oneida, County New
York.................. 20.000
908. Georgia Conduct a study of a
multimodal
transportation
corridor from
Lawrenceville to
Marietta.............. 2.400
909. Georgia I-75 advanced
transportation
management system in
Cobb County........... 1.700
910. New Hampshire Berlin Heritage Project
from the Everett
turnpike to Hudson in
Berlin County......... 0.050
911. Alabama Engineer, acquire right-
of-way, and construct
the Birmingham
Northern Beltline in
Jefferson County...... 20.000
912. Florida Replace St. Johns River
Bridge in Volusia and
Seminole Counties..... 14.000
913. Maryland Improve Halfway
Boulevard east and
west of Exit 5, I-81
in Washington County.. 4.000
914. Georgia Construct Harry S.
Truman Parkway........ 3.550
915. Pennsylvania Reconstruct the I-81
Davis Street
interchange in
Lackawanna............ 8.000
916. Illinois Widen 143rd Street in
Orland Park........... 8.000
917. Pennsylvania Conduct study of Ft.
Washington
transportation
improvements, Upper
Dublin, PA............ 0.500
918. Kansas Construct grade
separations on US-36
and US-77 in
Marysville, Kansas.... 4.200
919. Ohio Relocate Harrison/
Belmont US-250........ 6.000
920. Arkansas Widen 28th Street and
related improvements
in Van Buren, Arkansas 1.000
921. Tennessee Improve County Road 374
in Montgomery County.. 5.000
922. Virginia Conduct feasibility
study for the
construction I-66 from
Lynchburg to the West
Virginia border....... 0.500
923. Florida Expand Palm Valley
Bridge in St. Johns
County................ 3.100
924. Michigan Acquire right-of-way
and construct M-6
Grand Rapids South
Beltline in Grand
Rapids, Michigan...... 28.720
925. Pennsylvania Reconstruct PA-309 in
Eastern Montgomery
with $4,000,000 for
noise abatement....... 17.400
926. Colorado Reconstruct I-225/Iliff
Avenue interchange in
Aurora................ 5.500
927. California Widen US-101 from
Windsor to Arata
Interchange........... 1.600
928. New Jersey Design and construction
Belford Ferry Terminal
in Belford, New
Jersey................ 4.600
929. Louisiana Construct East-West
Corridor project in
Southwest Louisiana... 1.000
930. Kentucky Construct US-127
Jamestown Bypass...... 5.800
931. Kentucky Conduct feasibility
study for Northern
Kentucky High Priority
Corridor (I-74)....... 0.500
932. Utah Improve 5600 West
Highway from 2100
South to 4100 South in
West Valley City...... 5.000
933. Arkansas Construct US-270 East-
West Arterial in Hot
Springs............... 9.000
934. New York Improve Route 31 from
Baldwinsville to
County Route 57....... 11.750
935. Arkansas Widen West Phoenix
Avenue and related
improvements in Fort
Smith, Arkansas....... 8.000
936. Arkansas Improve Arkansas State
Highway 12 from US-71
at Rainbow Curve to
Northwest Arkansas
Regional Airport...... 0.500
937. Texas Widen State Highway 35
from SH288 in Angleton
to FM521 and dedicate
$630,000 to the
acquisition of right-
of-way in Brazoria
County................ 6.900
938. Louisiana Congestion mitigation
and safety
improvements to the
Central thruway in
Baton Rouge........... 3.000
939. North Carolina Widen North Carolina
Route 24 from
Swansboro to US-70 in
Onslow and Carteret
Counties.............. 4.000
940. North Carolina Construct US-13 from
the Wilson the US-264
Bypass to Goldsboro in
Wayne and Wilson
Counties.............. 4.500
941. Michigan Construct Bridge Street
bridge project in
Southfield............ 4.200
942. Connecticut Improve Route 7 utility
and landscaping in New
Milford............... 7.200
943. Pennsylvania Construct access
improvements between
exits 56 and 57 off I-
81 in Lackawanna...... 1.700
944. New Jersey Construct grade
separation of Route 35
and Tinton falls and
extend Shrewsbury
Avenue in Monmouth.... 5.000
945. Washington Improve I-5/196th
Street, Southwest
Freeway interchange in
Lynnwood, Washington.. 4.500
946. Tennessee Extend Pellissippi
Parkway from State
Route 33 to State
Route 321 in Blount
County................ 11.800
947. New York Improve Route 281 in
Cortland.............. 9.000
948. California Construct I-15 Galinas
interchange in
Riverside County...... 8.500
949. New Hampshire Construct the Keene
bypass................ 6.150
950. Illinois Design and construct US-
67 corridor from
Jacksonville to
Beardstown............ 10.000
951. Virginia Conduct Williamsburg
2007 transportation
study................. 0.325
952. Mississippi Widen US-84 from I-55
at Brookhaven to US-49
at Collins............ 1.250
953. New York Reconstruct Jackson
Avenue in New Windsor,
Orange County......... 2.624
954. Texas Widen State Highway 6
from FM521 to Brazoria
County line and
construct railroad
overpass.............. 12.200
955. Tennessee Reconstruct road and
causeway in Shiloh
Military Park in
Hardin County......... 15.000
956. Florida Pedestrian safety
initiative on US-19 in
Pinellas County....... 6.800
957. Washington Improve primary truck
access route on East
Marine View Drive,
FAST corridor in
Washington............ 4.900
958. Florida Construct Wonderwood
Connector from Mayport
to Arlington, Duval
County, Florida....... 38.000
959. California Improve the Avenue H
overpass in Lancaster
County................ 6.100
960. Pennsylvania Improve safety on PA-41
from US-30 to PA-926.. 6.000
961. New Jersey Consrtuct Route 29/129
bicycle, pedestrian
and landscape
improvement plan...... 5.500
962. Idaho Construct critical
interchanges and grade-
crossings on US-20
between Idaho Falls
and Chester........... 10.000
963. Louisiana Expand Perkins Road in
Baton Rouge........... 10.000
964. Pennsylvania Widen US 30 from Walker
Rd to Fayetteville in
Franklin County....... 2.000
965. Wyoming Construct Jackson-Teton
Pathway in Teton
County................ 1.830
966. Utah Widen 7200 South in
Midvale............... 1.100
967. Washington Conduct feasibility
study of State Route
35 Hood River bridge
in White Salmon....... 1.000
968. Arkansas Upgrade US Route 412,
Harrison to Mountain
Home, Arkansas........ 3.550
969. Nevada Canamex Corridor
Innovative Urban
Renovation project in
Henderson............. 7.000
970. Georgia Construct Athens to
Atlanta Transportation
Corridor.............. 8.000
971. California Widen State Route 29
between Route 281 and
Route 175............. 0.500
972. California Upgrade US-101 from
Eureka to Arcata...... 1.000
973. Louisiana Expand Harding Road
from Scenic Highway to
the Mississippi River
and construct an
information center.... 3.600
974. Indiana Improve Southwest
Highway from
Bloomington to
Evansville............ 30.000
975. Pennsylvania Construct Route 72
overpass at Conrail in
Lebanon............... 8.810
976. Indiana Construct Hazel Dell
Parkway from 96th
Street to 146th Street
in Carmel............. 5.500
977. New Jersey Replace Calhoun Street
Bridge in Trenton..... 1.300
978. Utah Reconstruct US-89 and
interchange at 200
North in Kaysville.... 7.000
979. California Construct Nogales
Street at Railroad
Street grade
separation in Los
Angeles County,
California............ 4.500
980. Pennsylvania Improve Bedford County
Business Park Rd in
Bedford County........ 2.000
981. Utah Extend Main Street from
5600 South to Vine
Street in Murray...... 11.500
982. Pennsylvania Construct US-30 at PA-
772 and PA-41......... 6.000
983. Illinois Improve Sugar Grove
US30.................. 2.500
984. California Improve Route 99/Route
120 interchange in
Manteca County........ 8.000
985. Pennsylvania Widen US-11/15 between
Mt. Patrick and McKees
Half Falls in Perry
County................ 5.000
986. Ohio Add lanes and improve
intersections on Route
20 in Lake County,
Ohio.................. 2.000
987. Pennsylvania Construct PA-283 North
Union Street ramps in
Dauphin County........ 2.450
988. California Improve and construct I-
80 reliever route
project; Walters Road
and Walters Road
Extension Segments.... 7.400
989. Alabama Expand US-278 in
Cullman County........ 6.000
990. Ohio Construct Chagrin River/
Gulley Brook corridor
scenic greenway along
I-90 in Lake County... 1.545
991. Oregon Construct phase I:
highway 99 to Biddle
Road of the highway 62
corridor solutions
project............... 23.500
992. New York Renovate State Route 9
in Phillipstown....... 3.840
993. Arkansas Enhance area in the
vicinity of Dickson
Street in Fayetteville 1.500
994. Missouri Construction US-67/
Route 60 interchange
in Poplar Bluff,
Missouri.............. 8.000
995. Kansas Widen US-81 from
Minneapolis, Kansas to
Nebraska.............. 27.800
996. California Widen US-101 from
Petaluma Bridge to
Novato................ 33.000
997. Alabama Construct new I-10
bridge over the Mobile
River in Mobile,
Alabama............... 14.375
998. Mississippi Upgrade and widen US-49
in Rankin, Simpson,
and Covington Counties 1.250
999. California Realign and improve
California Route 79 in
Riverside County...... 6.000
1000. New Jersey Construct East Windsor
Bear Brook pathway
system................ 0.360
1001. New York Construct Hutton Bridge
Project............... 3.000
1002. Ohio Improve State Route 800
in Monroe County...... 0.500
1003. Pennsylvania Improve PA-41 between
Delaware State line
and PA-926............ 7.600
1004. New York Improve Hiawatha
Boulevard and Harrison
Street corridors in
Syracuse.............. 2.250
1005. Pennsylvania Replace Dellville
Bridge in Wheatfield.. 1.000
1006. Florida Construct I-4/John
Young Parkway
interchange project in
Orlando............... 13.659
1007. Connecticut Reconstruct Broad
Street in New Britain. 3.200
1008. Washington Widen US-395 in the
vicinity of mile post
170 north of Spokane.. 10.000
1009. New York Construct NYS Route 27
at intersection of
North Monroe Avenue... 4.700
1010. New York Reconstruct Route 23/
Route 205 intersection
in Oneonta............ 0.850
1011. Alaska Construct Pt. Mackenzie
Intermodal Facility... 9.000
1012. Maryland Construct phase 1A of
the I-70/I-270/US-340
interchange in
Frederick County...... 15.000
1013. Illinois Widen and improve US-34
intechange in Aurora.. 8.000
1014. Florida A-1-A Beautification
project in Daytona,
Florida............... 4.400
1015. Louisiana Construct I-49
interchange at Caddo
Port Road in
Shreveport............ 5.600
1016. Tennessee Construct Kingsport
Highway in Washington
County................ 2.000
1017. New Hampshire Improve 3 Pisquataqua
River Bridges on the
New Hampshire--Maine
border................ 2.200
1018. Nebraska Construct the Antelope
Valley Overpass in
Lincoln............... 7.500
1019. Pennsylvania Install traffic signal
upgrade in Clearfield
Borough in Clearfield
County................ 0.500
1020. North Carolina Construct US-311(I-74)
from NC-68 to US-29A-
70A................... 30.500
1021. California Design and initiation
of long term
improvements along
Highway 199 in Del
Norte County,
California............ 0.500
1022. Virginia Improve Lee Highway
Corridor in Fairfax,
Virginia.............. 1.800
1023. Illinois Improve roads in the
Peoria Park District.. 0.810
1024. California Construct Overland
Drive overcrossing in
Temecula.............. 5.000
1025. Iowa Construct the Julien
Dubuque Bridge over
the Mississippi River
at Dubuque............ 28.000
1026. Kentucky Construct highway-rail
grade separations
along the City Lead in
Paducah............... 1.100
1027. Indiana Safety improvements to
McKinley and Riverside
Avenues in Muncie..... 9.100
1028. Pennsylvania Gettysburg
comprehensive road
improvement study..... 4.000
1029. Indiana Reconstruct Wheeling
Avenue in Muncie...... 1.600
1030. Indiana Construct Hoosier
Heartland from
Lafayette to Ft. Wayne 25.000
1031. Louisiana Upgrade and widen I-10
between Williams
Boulevard and Tulane
Avenue in Jefferson
and Orleans Parishes.. 11.000
1032. Louisiana Construct Metairie Rail
Improvements and
Relocation project in
Jefferson and Orleans
Parishes, Louisiana... 7.000
1033. Wisconsin Construct STH-26/US-41
Interchange in Oshkosh 3.000
1034. Pennsylvania Improve Sidling Hill
Curve and Truck Escape
in Fulton County...... 0.500
1035. New York Construct Wellwood
Avenue from Freemont
Street to Montauk
Highway in Lindenhurst 1.200
1036. New York Improve ferry
infrastructure in
Greenport............. 1.000
1037. Alaska Construct Spruce Creek
Bridge in Soldotna.... 0.350
1038. Alabama Construct East Foley
corridor project from
Baldwin County Highway
20 to State Highway 59
in Alabama............ 7.000
1039. Louisiana Construct North/South
Road/I-10-US-61
connection in the
Kenner, Louisiana..... 7.000
1040. Texas Construct FM2234(McHard
Road) from SH-35 to
Beltway 8 at Monroe
Boulevard............. 6.400
1041. Michigan Construct M-5 Haggerty
Connector............. 3.200
1042. Kentucky and Indiana Ohio River Major
Investment Study
Project, Kentucky and
Indiana............... 40.100
1043. Ohio Construct Muskingum-SR-
16.................... 8.000
1044. Ohio Relocate SR-30 for
final design of south
alternative in Carroll
County, Ohio.......... 1.000
1045. Missouri Upgrade US-63 in Howell
County, Missouri...... 8.000
1046. California Widen SR-23 between
Moorpark and Thousand
Oaks.................. 14.000
1047. New York Construct CR-3 at
Southern State Parkway
overpass between Long
Island Expressway and
Colonial Springs...... 1.400
1048. Washington Improve I-90/Sunset Way
interchange in
Issaquah, WA.......... 19.800
1049. New York Construct Elmira
Arterial from Miller
to Cedar.............. 3.000
1050. California Construct Imperial
Highway grade
separation and sound
walls at Esperanza
Road/Orangethorpe
Avenue in Yorba Linda,
California............ 14.500
1051. Wyoming Widen and improve Cody--
Yellowstone Highway
from the entrance to
Yellowstone National
Park to Cody.......... 10.170
1052. Florida West Palm Beach Traffic
Calming Project on US-
1 and Flagur Drive.... 15.000
1053. Missouri Construction and
upgrade of US-71/I-49
in Newton and McDonald
County, Missouri...... 33.303
1054. Virginia Commuter and freight
rail congestion and
mitigation project
over Quantico Creek... 10.000
1055. California Complete Citraeado
Parkway project in San
Diego County.......... 3.000
1056. Tennessee Improve State Route 92
from I-40 to South of
Jefferson City........ 4.550
1057. Washington Redevelop Port of
Anacortes waterfront.. 0.077
1058. Mississippi Widen US-98 from Pike
County to Foxworth.... 1.250
1059. New York Construct US-219 from
Route 39 to Route 17.. 20.000
1060. Michigan Construct US-27 between
St. Johns and Ithaca.. 8.500
1061. California Construct highway-rail
grade separation for
Fairway Drive and
Union Pacific track... 4.215
1062. Tennessee Reconstruct Old Walland
Highway bridge over
Little River in
Townsend.............. 1.680
1063. California Construct I-10
Tippecanoe/Anderson
interchange project in
Loma Linda and San
Bernardino County,
California............ 2.000
1064. California Construct State Route
76 in Northern San
Diego................. 10.000
1065. Nebraska Construct NE-35
alternative and
modified route
expressway in Norfolk
and Wayne............. 4.500
1066. Arkansas Construct Highway 425
from Pine Bluff to the
Louisiana State line.. 7.000
1067. Tennessee Construct bridge and
approaches on State
Route 33 over the
Tennessee River
(Henley Street Bridge) 13.200
1068. Mississippi Construct Jackson
International Airport
Parkway and connectors
from High Street to
the Jackson
International Airport
in Jackson,
Mississippi........... 10.000
1069. Wisconsin Reconstruct U.S.
Highway 10, Waupaca
County................ 12.000
1070. Ohio Construct highway-rail
grade separations on
Heisley Road between
Hendricks Road and
Jackson Street in
Mentor................ 8.205
1071. Virginia Widen I-64 Bland
Boulevard interchange. 30.675
1072. Illinois Improve IL-159 in
Edwardsville.......... 4.275
1073. Iowa Extend NW 86th Street
from NW 70th Street to
Beaver Drive in Polk
County................ 7.000
1074. New York Construct County Route
21, Peeksill Hollow
Road renovation
project............... 7.577
1075. Iowa IA-192 relation and
Avenue G viaduct in
Council Bluffs........ 6.000
1076. Ohio Upgrade and widen US-24
from I-469 to I-475... 23.000
1077. Illinois Construct crossings
over Fox River in Kane
County................ 12.500
1078. Florida Construct North East
Dade Bike Path in
North Miami Beach,
Florida............... 1.600
1079. Pennsylvania Improve Oxford Valley
Road/US-1 interchange
in Bucks County....... 2.000
1080. California Improve highway access
to Humboldt Bay and
Harbor Port........... 0.500
1081. North Carolina Construct I-85
Greensboro Bypass in
Greensboro, North
Carolina.............. 29.500
1082. Pennsylvania Reconfigure I-81 Exit 2
Ramp in Franklin
County................ 0.700
1083. Indiana Feasibility study of
State Road 37
improvements in
Noblesville, Elwood
and Marion............ 0.600
1084. New Jersey Revitalize Route 130
from Cinnaminson to
Willingboro........... 4.000
1085. Ohio Upgrade I-77/US-250/SR-
39 interchange in
Tuscarawas County..... 1.000
1086. Virginia Enhance Maple Avenue
streetscape in Vienna,
Virginia.............. 2.700
1087. Arkansas Widen Highway 65/82
from Pine Bluff to the
Mississippi State line 7.000
1088. New Jersey Construct Route 31
Fleming Bypass in
Hunterdon County, New
Jersey................ 15.400
1089. New York Conduct safety study
and improve I-90 in
Downtown Buffalo...... 0.400
1090. Utah Widen SR-36 from I-80
to Mills Junction..... 3.000
1091. Alabama Construct the
Montgomery Outer Loop
from US-80 to I-85 via
I-65.................. 17.650
1092. Tennessee Construct Foothills
Parkway from Walland
to Weans Valley....... 11.500
1093. California Upgrade and synchronize
traffic lights in the
Alameda Corridor East
in Los Angeles County. 23.000
1094. New York Conduct feasibility
study of new
International bridges
on the NY/Canada
border................ 0.500
1095. Colorado Construct C-470/I-70
ramps in Jefferson Co. 6.250
1096. Virginia Improve Route 123 from
Route 1 to Fairfax
County line in Prince
William County,
Virginia.............. 15.000
1097. Washington Construct Interstate
405/NE 8th Street
interchange project in
Bellevue, WA.......... 23.500
1098. New Hampshire Widen I-93 from Salem
north................. 12.100
1099. South Dakota Replace Meridan Bridge. 3.250
1100. Washington Extend Mill Plain
Boulevard in Vancouver 4.000
1101. Colorado Improve SH-74/JC-73
interchange in the
city of Evergreen in
Jefferson County...... 6.250
1102. Tennessee Improve US-64 in
Hardeman and McNairy
Counties.............. 5.000
1103. Illinois Design and construct I-
72/MacArthur Boulevard
interchange in
Springfield........... 5.500
1104. Pennsylvania Replace bridge over
Shermans Creek in
Carroll............... 1.000
1105. Illinois Improve IL-113 in
Kankakee.............. 7.700
1106. Pennsylvania Realign PA29 in the
Borough of
Collegeville,
Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania.......... 0.550
1107. Louisiana Construct Causeway
Boulevard/Earhart
Expressway interchange
in Jefferson, Parish,
Louisiana............. 5.000
1108. Pennsylvania Improve PA 26 in
Huntingdon County..... 1.000
1109. New York Construct Furrows Road
from Patchogue/
Holbrook Road to
Waverly Avenue in
Islip................. 1.500
1110. Tennessee Reconstruction of US-
414 In Henderson
County................ 5.000
1111. Indiana Widen 116th Street in
Carmel................ 1.500
1112. Louisiana Reconstruct Jefferson
Lakefront bikepath in
Jefferson Parish,
Louisiana............. 1.000
1113. Utah Construct 7800 South
from 1300 West to
Bangerter Highway in
West Jordan........... 6.500
1114. Mississippi Construct segment 2 and
3 of the Bryam-Clinton
Corridor in Hinds
County................ 1.250
1115. Kentucky Construct Route 259-101
from Brownsville to I-
65.................... 1.000
1116. New Jersey Replace Kinnaman Avenue
bridge over Pohatcong
Creek in Warren County 1.600
1117. Louisiana Widen Lapalco Boulevard
from Barataria
Boulevard to Destrehan
Avenue in Jefferson
Parish, Louisiana..... 5.000
1118. Florida Restore and
rehabilitate Miami
Beach Bridge and
waterfront in Miami
Beach, Florida........ 1.800
1119. Texas Widen Highway 287 from
Creek Bend Drive to
Waxahacie bypass...... 13.500
1120. Utah Widen and improve 123rd/
126th South from
Jordan River to
Bangerter Highway in
Riverton.............. 5.000
1121. Ohio Construct a new
interchange at County
Road 80 and I-77 in
Dover with $100,000 to
preserve or
reconstruct the
Tourism Information
Center................ 7.100
1122. Pennsylvania Realign Route 501 in
Lebanon County........ 1.600
1123. Pennsylvania Construct Williamsport-
Lycoming County
Airport Access road
from I-180 to the
airport............... 7.000
1124. New York Construct the Mineola
intermodal facility
and Hicksville
intermodal facility in
Nassau County......... 14.000
1125. Arkansas Construct Highway 15
from Connector Road to
Railroad Overpass in
Pine Bluff............ 1.000
1126. Kentucky Redevelop and improve
ground access to
Louisville Waterfront
District in
Louisville, Kentucky.. 2.840
1127. Ohio Improve and widen SR-91
from SR-43 south to
county line/city line
in Solon.............. 5.000
1128. Louisiana Extend I-49 from I-220
to Arkansas State line 4.400
1129. Pennsylvania West Philadelphia
congestion mitigation
initiative............ 0.410
1130. New York Judd Road Connector in
New Hartford and
Whitestown, New York.. 37.300
1131. South Dakota Construct Eastern
Dakota Expressway
(Phase II)............ 31.438
1132. Virginia Conduct historic
restoration of Roanoke
Passange Station in
Roanoke............... 0.500
1133. Louisiana Construct Port of St.
Bernard Intermodal
facility.............. 2.100
1134. Mississippi Construct segment 2 of
the Jackson University
Parkway in Jackson.... 1.250
1135. Indiana Extend East 56th Street
in Lawrence........... 6.500
1136. Ohio Improve and construct
SR-44/Jackson Street
Interchange in
Painesville........... 4.000
1137. Pennsylvania Widen US-30 from US-222
to PA-340 and from PA-
283 to PA-741......... 12.000
1138. Ohio Construct State Route
209 from Cambridge and
Byesville to the
Guernsey County
Industrial Park....... 2.200
1139. California Construct I-5/Avenida
Vista Hermosa
interchange in San
Clemente.............. 3.000
1140. Pennsylvania Improve PA 17 from PA
274 to PA 850 in Perry
County................ 1.000
1141. Georgia Improve GA-316 in
Gwinnett County....... 40.900
1142. New York Construct congestion
mitigation project for
Brookhaven............ 5.000
1143. New Hampshire Construct Chestersfield
Bridge................ 3.000
1144. California Improve the interchange
at Cabo and Nason
Street in Moreno
Valley................ 6.000
1145. Missouri Widen US-63 in Randolph
and Boone Counties,
Missouri.............. 45.360
1146. New Jersey Upgrade Garden State
Parkway Exit 142...... 30.000
1147. New York Improve Bedford-
Banksville Road from
Millbrook to
Connecticut State line 2.880
1148. New York Upgrade and improve
Albany to Saratoga to
intermodal
transportation
corridor.............. 14.200
1149. Oklahoma Reconstruct US-99/SH377
from Prague to Stroud
in Lincoln County..... 9.000
1150. Washington Safety improvements to
State Route 14 in
Columbia River Gorge
National Scenic Area.. 4.200
1151. Nevada Widen I-50 between
Fallon and Fernley.... 4.000
1152. South Carolina Widen and relocate SC-6
in Lexington County... 8.000
1153. Kansas Widen US-54 from
Liberal, Kansas
southwest to Oklahoma. 8.000
1154. Virginia Improve East Eldon
Street in Herndon..... 0.500
1155. Michigan Improve US-31 from
Holland to Grand Haven 5.000
1156. Arkansas Construct turning lanes
at US-71/AR-8
intersection in Mena.. 0.250
1157. California Widen LaCosta Avenue in
Carlsbad.............. 3.000
1158. Alaska Improve roads in
Kotzebue.............. 2.350
1159. New Hampshire Construct Manchester
Airport access road in
Manchester............ 10.700
1160. Texas Upgrade SH 130 in
Caldwell amd
Williamson Counties... 1.000
1161. South Dakota Construct Heartland
Expressway Phase I.... 6.505
1162. New York Design and construct
Outer Harbor Bridge in
Buffalo............... 16.260
1163. Pennsylvania Reconstruct State Route
2001 in Pike County... 9.000
1164. Ohio Construct interchange
at I-480 in
Independence, Ohio.... 6.000
1165. New Mexico Improve US-70 southwest
of Portales........... 10.000
1166. California Willits Bypass, Highway
101 in Mendocino
County, California.... 1.000
1167. Florida Widen US-192 between
County Route 532 and I-
95 in Brevard and
Osceola Counties...... 25.000
1168. Georgia Widen US-84 South from
US-82 to the Ware
County Line in
Waycross and Ware
Counties.............. 3.200
1169. New Hampshire Reconstruct bridge over
the Connecticut River
between Lebanon, NH
and White River
Junction, VT.......... 3.000
1170. Ohio Conduct feasibility
study for the
construction of
Muskingum County South
93-22-40 connector.... 0.700
1171. Georgia Reconstruct SR-26/US-60
from Bull River to
Lazaretto Creek....... 3.550
1172. Wisconsin Improve Janesville
transportation........ 4.000
1173. Illinois Reconstruct US-30 in
Joliet................ 9.000
1174. New Mexico Complete the Paseo del
Norte East Corridor in
Bernalillo County..... 7.500
1175. Michigan Construct I-96/Beck
Wixom Road interchange 2.600
1176. Pennsylvania Construct US-322
Conchester Highway
between US-1 and PA-
452................... 25.000
1177. New Mexico Extend Unser Boulevard
in Albuquerque........ 1.000
1178. Arkansas Conduct planning for
highway 278 and rail
for the Warren/
Monticello Arkansas
Intermodal Complex.... 1.000
1179. Washington Widen SR-543 from I-5
to International
Boundary, Washington.. 3.616
1180. New York Construct congestion
mitigation project for
Smithtown............. 1.000
1181. Mississippi Widen MS-15 from Laurel
to Louiseville........ 10.000
1182. Pennsylvania Construct Abbey Trails
in Abington Township.. 0.500
1183. Mississippi Construct East Metro
Corridor in Rankin
County, Mississippi... 3.500
1184. Utah Construct I-15
interchange at
Atkinville............ 8.000
1185. California Improve SR-70 from
Marysville Bypass to
Oroville Freeway...... 15.000
1186. New Hampshire Construct Conway bypass
from Madison to
Bartlett.............. 7.100
1187. New York Improve the Route 31/I-
81 Bridge in Watertown 2.473
1188. Pennsylvania Relocate PA-113 at
Creamery Village in
Skippack.............. 3.000
1189. Indiana Upgrade 4 warning
devices on north/south
rail line from Terre
Haute to Evansville... 0.400
1190. Pennsylvania Construct noise
abatement barriers
along US-581 from I-83
2 miles west in
Cumberland County..... 0.480
1191. Louisiana Install computer signal
synchronization system
in Baton Rouge........ 6.500
1192. Alabama Construct US-231/I-10
Freeway Connector from
the Alabama border to
Dothan................ 1.350
1193. Michigan Improve I-94 in
Kalamazoo County...... 5.000
1194. Florida Construct Englewood
Interstate connector
from River Road to I-
75 in Sarasota and
Charlotte Counties.... 10.000
1195. New York Construct Hamilton
Street interchange in
Erwin................. 16.500
1196. Alabama Extend I-759 in Etowah
County................ 15.000
1197. Pennsylvania US-209 Marshall's Creek
Traffic Relief project
in Monroe County...... 10.000
1198. Georgia Construct the Fall Line
Freeway from Bibb to
Richmond Counties..... 23.000
1199. Indiana Construct SR-9 bypass
in Greenfield......... 3.150
1200. Illinois Construct Alton Bypass
from IL-40 to
Fosterburg Road....... 2.500
1201. New York Replace of Route 92
Limestone Creek Bridge
in Manlius............ 4.000
1202. Indiana Upgrade 14 warning
devices on east/west
rail line from Gary to
Auburn................ 1.400
1203. New York Improve 6th and
Columbia Street
project in Elmira..... 0.700
1204. Michigan Improve Kent County
Airport road access in
Grand Rapids, Michigan
by extending 36th
Street, improving 48th
Street, and
constructing the I-96/
Whitneyville
Interchange........... 11.280
1205. Arkansas Enhance area around the
Paris Courthouse in
the vicinity of
Arkansas Scenic
Highway 22 and
Arkansas Scenic
Highway 309, Paris
Arkansas.............. 0.400
1206. Virginia Downtown Staunton
Streetscape Plan--
Phase I in Staunton... 0.500
1207. New York Construct CR-85 from
Foster Avenue to CR97
in Suffolk County..... 0.675
1208. California Construct interchange
between I-15 and Main
Street in Hesperia,
California............ 10.000
1209. Pennsylvania Construct Ardmore
Streetscape project... 0.500
1210. New York Reconstruct Route 25/
Route 27 intersection
in St. Lawrence County 1.000
1211. Connecticut Relocate and realign
Route 72 in Bristol... 5.410
1212. Pennsylvania Improve Park Avenue/PA
36 in Blair County.... 0.600
1213. Virginia Construct Route 288 in
the Richmond
Metropolitan Area..... 22.000
1214. New York Construct city of Glen
Cove waterfront
improvements.......... 5.000
1215. North Carolina Upgrade and improve US-
19 from Maggie Valley
to Cherokee........... 20.000
1216. New York Construct Eastern Long
Island Scenic Byway in
Suffolk County........ 15.000
1217. Pennsylvania Widen SR-247 and SR-
2008 between 84 and
Lackawanna Valley
Industrial Highway for
the Moosic Mountain
Business Park......... 10.900
1218. Louisiana Construct and equip
Transportation
Technology and
Emergency Preparedness
Center in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana............. 5.400
1219. Pennsylvania Reconstruct I-95/Street
Road interchange in
Bucks County.......... 1.770
1220. Mississippi Widen State Route 24
from Liberty to I-55.. 1.250
1221. New York Initiate study and
subsequent development
and engineering of an
international trade
corridor in St.
Lawrence County....... 2.000
1222. Missouri Construct Highway 36
Hannibal Bridge and
approaches in Marion
County................ 3.496
1223. New York Reconstruct Ridge Road
Bridge in Orange
County................ 0.160
1224. New Jersey Reconstruct South
Pembrton Road from
Route 206 to Hanover
Street................ 8.000
1225. Ohio Improve Alum Creek
Drive from I-270 to
Frebis Avenue in
Franklin County....... 7.000
1226. Ohio Construct SR-315 Ohio
State University Ramp
project in Franklin
County................ 3.000
1227. North Carolina Construct US-64/264 in
Dare County........... 2.000
1228. New Mexico Improve US-70 from I-25
to Organ in New
Mexico................ 25.000
1229. Kentucky Construct connection
between Natcher Bridge
and KY-60 east of
Owensboro............. 3.000
1230. California Widen 5th Street and
replace 5th Street
bridge in Highland,
California............ 1.000
1231. New Mexico Reconstruct US-84/US-
285 from Santa Fe to
Espanola.............. 15.000
1232. Iowa Improve IA-60 Corridor
from LeMar to MN State
line.................. 8.800
1233. Louisiana Construct Leeville
Bridge on LA-1........ 1.500
1234. Tennessee Reconstruct US-27 in
Morgan County......... 3.000
1235. Texas Improve US 82, East-
West Freeway between
Memphis Avenue and
University Avenue..... 16.400
1236. Alabama Construct Eastern Black
Warrior River Bridge
and acquire right-of-
way and construct an
extension of the Black
Warrior Parkway from
US-82 to US-43 in
Tuscaloosa County..... 23.000
1237. North Carolina Construct US-117, the
Elizabeth City Bypass
in Pasquotank County.. 4.500
1238. Florida Construct Cross
Seminole Trail
connection in Seminole
County................ 1.500
1239. New York Construct County Road
50 in the vicinity of
Windsor Avenue........ 1.360
1240. Ohio Construct greenway
enhancements in
Madison............... 2.300
1241. Nebraska Conduct corridor study
of NE-35 alternative
and modified route in
Norfolk, Wayne and
Dakota City........... 1.000
1242. New York Improve Broadway in
North Castle in
Westchester County.... 2.520
1243. Louisiana Extend Louisiana
Highway 42 between US-
61 and I-10 in
Ascension Parish...... 8.000
1244. Alaska Extend Kenai Spur
Highway-North Road in
Kenai Peninsula
Borough............... 8.000
1245. Utah Construct underpass at
100th South in Sandy.. 3.900
1246. Connecticut Construct Seaview
Avenue Corridor
project............... 10.000
1247. New Jersey Replace Maple Grange
Road bridge over
Pochuck Creek in
Sussex County......... 1.800
1248. New York Construct congestion
mitigation project for
Riverhead............. 2.500
1249. Pennsylvania Improve PA 453 from
Water Street to Tyrone
in Huntingdon County.. 1.000
1250. Oklahoma Reconstruct County Road
237 from Indiahoma to
Wichita Mountains
Wildlife Refuge....... 0.250
1251. Washington Construct 192nd Street
from Sr-14 to SE 15th. 5.000
1252. Ohio Construct Licking-
Thornwood Connector in
Licking County........ 1.500
1253. Pennsylvania Improve I-95/PA-413
Interchange in Bucks
County................ 7.500
1254. Florida Construct US-98/Thomas
Drive interchange..... 15.000
1255. Texas Widen Meacham Boulevard
from I-35W to FM-146
and extend Meacham
Boulevard from west of
FM-156 to North Main
Street................ 3.500
1256. Utah Construct Cache Valley
Highway in Logan...... 7.000
1257. Texas Relocation of Indiana
Avenue between 19th
street to North Loop
289 and Quaker Avenue
intersection.......... 9.600
1258. Kentucky Reconstruct KY-210 from
Hodgenville to Morning
Star Road, Larue
County................ 8.000
1259. Georgia Construct Rome to
Memphis Highway in
Floyd and Bartow
Counties.............. 4.112
1260. Pennsylvania Realign West 38th
Street from Shunpike
Road to Myrtle Street
in Erie County........ 7.200
1261. New York Upgrade Chenango County
Route 32 in Norwich... 1.600
1262. California Rehabilitate historic
train depot in San
Bernadino............. 3.500
1263. Louisiana Construct the Southern
extension of I-49 from
Lafayette to the
Westbank Expressway... 5.500
1264. New York Replace Kennedy-class
ferries, Staten Island 40.000
1265. Florida Construct South
Connector Road and
Airport Road
interchange in
Jacksonville, Florida. 9.000
1266. Virginia Construct the Lynchburg/
Madison Heights bypass
in Lynchburg.......... 1.500
1267. California Widen I-15 from
Victorville to Barstow
in California......... 24.000
1268. New York Traffic Mitigation
Project on William
Street and Losson Road
in Cheektowaga........ 3.000
1269. Pennsylvania Improve PA 56 from I-99
to Somerset County
Line in Bedford County 1.000
1270. Pennsylvania Renovate Harrisburg
Transportation Center
in Dauphin County..... 2.500
1271. Washington Widen Columbia Center
Boulevard in Kennewick 1.610
1272. Indiana Improve State Road 31
in Columbus........... 0.500
1273. New York Construct pedestrian
access bridge from
Utica Union Station... 0.250
1274. Pennsylvania Improve Route 219 in
Clearfield County..... 1.000
1275. Kentucky Construct KY-70 from
Cave City to Mammoth
Cave.................. 2.000
1276. New Jersey Replace Groveville-
Allentown Road bridge
in Hanilton........... 3.200
1277. Washington Construct Mount Vernon
multi-modal
transportation
facility project in
Mount Vernon,
Washington............ 3.500
1278. New Jersey Construct pedestrian
bridge in Washington
Township.............. 3.000
1279. Indiana Install traffic
signalization system
in Muncie............. 0.900
1280. New Mexico Improve 84/285 between
Espanola and Hernandez 5.000
1281. Florida Widen of State Road 44
in Volusia County..... 2.250
1282. Maryland Construct improvements
a I-270/MD-187
interchange........... 10.000
1283. Louisiana Increase capacity of
Lake Pontchartrain
Causeway.............. 2.000
1284. Pennsylvania Construct Walnut Street
pedestrian bridge in
Dauphin County........ 1.000
1285. Pennsylvania Improve US-22/PA-866
Intersection in Blair
County................ 2.000
1286. Indiana Expand 126th Street in
Carmel................ 1.000
1287. Ohio Upgrade 1 warning
device on the rail
line from Marion to
Ridgeway.............. 0.100
1288. Illinois Conduct Midwest
Regional intermodal
facility feasibility
study in Rochelle..... 0.400
1289. Minnesota Construct Trunk Highway
610/10 from Trunk
Highway 169 in
Brooklyn Park to I-94
in Maple Grove........ 16.000
1290. Oklahoma Improve Battiest-
Pickens Road between
Battiest and Pickens
in McCurtain County... 3.000
1291. Mississippi Widen US-61 from
Louisiana State line
to Adams County....... 1.250
1292. California Construct capital
improvements along I-
680 corridor.......... 5.000
1293. Arkansas Study and construct Van
Buren intermodal port
facility in Van Buren,
Arkansas.............. 0.300
1294. New York Construct access road
from Lake Avenue to
Milestrip Road in
Blasdell.............. 0.240
1295. Iowa Construct I-29 airport
interchange overpass
in Sioux City......... 6.200
1296. Pennsylvania Construct PA-309
Sumneytown Pike
Connector............. 4.400
1297. Kentucky Construct Savage-Cedar
Knob Bridge at Koger
Creek................. 0.350
1298. Washington Widen SR-527 from 112th
SE to 132nd SE in
Everett............... 4.700
1299. Kentucky Complete I-65 upgrade
from Elizabethtown to
Tennessee State line.. 5.000
1300. Illinois Replace Gaumer Bridge
near Alvin............ 0.900
1301. South Carolina Construct I-26/US-1
connector in Columbia. 12.000
1302. Illinois Construct Sullivan Road
Bridge over the Fox
River................. 10.000
1303. California Extend State Route 7 in
Imperial County....... 10.000
1304. South Carolina Construct high priority
surface transportation
projects eligible for
Federal-aid highway
funds................. 10.000
1305. New York Construct Erie Canal
Preserve I-90 rest
stop in Port Byron.... 3.000
1306. Virginia Improve Harrisonburg
East Side roadways in
Harrisonburg.......... 0.500
1307. Texas Improve I-35 West from
Spur 280 to I-820 in
Fort Worth............ 4.000
1308. Pennsylvania Construct US-202
Section 600 Phase I
Early Action project
in Upper Gwynedd and
Lower Gwynedd......... 5.000
1309. Pennsylvania PA 26 over Piney Creek
2-bridges in Bedford
County................ 0.800
1310. Florida Widen and realign Eller
Drive in Port
Everglades, Florida... 5.600
1311. Illinois Improve access to
Rantoul Aviation
Center in Rantoul..... 1.600
1312. Florida Deploy magnetic lane
marking system on I-4. 0.500
1313. Alaska Construct the a bridge
joining the Island of
Gravina to the
Community of Ketchikan
on Revilla Island..... 20.000
1314. Louisiana Conduct feasibility
study, design and
construction of
connector between
Louisiana Highway 16
to I-12 in Livingston
Parish................ 5.000
1315. New York Improve Hardscrabble
Road from Route 22 to
June Road in North
Salem................. 2.880
1316. California Enhance Fort Bragg and
Willitis passenger
stations.............. 0.500
1317. New Mexico Improve Uptown in
Bernalillo County..... 1.500
1318. Missouri Construction of airport
ground transportation
terminal for the
Springfield/Branson
Airport intermodal
facility in
Springfield, Missouri. 5.000
1319. North Carolina Widen US-421 from North
Carolina Route 194 to
two miles East of US-
221................... 7.400
1320. Kentucky Construct US-127:
$800,000 for the
segment between the
Albany Bypass and KY-
90; $10,375,000 for
the segment between
the Albany Bypass and
Clinton County High
School; $40,000 for
the segment between
KY696 and the
Tennessee State line.. 11.215
1321. Missouri Upgrade US-71
interchange in
Carthage, Missouri.... 1.000
1322. Ohio Reconstruct Morgan
County 37 in Morgan
County................ 0.500
1323. New York Construct Maybrook
Corridor bikeway in
Dutchess County....... 1.404
1324. New York Construct Poughkeepsie
Intermodal Facility in
Poughkeepsie.......... 3.750
1325. Illinois Construct Orchard Road
Bridge over the Fox
River................. 7.000
1326. Pennsylvania Improve PA-23 Corridor
from US-30 Bypass
between Lancaster
County line and
Morgantown............ 4.000
1327. California Improve State Route 57
interchange at Lambert
Road in Brea.......... 0.985
1328. Texas Upgrade State Highway
35 Yoakum District in
Matagorda and Buazovia
Counties.............. 12.000
1329. Pennsylvania Improve T-344 Bridge
over Mahantango Creek
in Snyder County...... 0.700
1330. Ohio Complete safety/bicycle
path in Madison
Township.............. 0.030
1331. New Jersey Upgrade Montvale/
Chestnut Ridge Road
and Grand Avenue
intersection at Garden
State Parkway in
Bergan County......... 0.500
1332. Kentucky Widen US-27 from
Norwood to Eubank..... 30.000
1333. California Extend Highway 41 in
Madera County......... 10.000
1334. New York Improve and reconstruct
Stony Street in York
Town.................. 0.350
1335. Pennsylvania Complete Broad Street
ramps at Route 611
bypass in Bucks County 2.330
1336. Tennessee Construct State Route
131 from Gill Road to
Bishop Road........... 2.400
1337. Georgia Construct the Savannah
River Parkway in
Bullock, Jenkins,
Screven and Effinghaus
Counties.............. 10.000
1338. Illinois Improve Illinois Route
29 in Sangamon and
Christian Counties.... 2.300
1339. Mississippi Widen State Route 6
from Pontotoc to US-45
at Tupelo in
Mississippi........... 15.000
1340. Kansas Construct road and rail
grade separations in
Wichita............... 35.000
1341. Illinois Widen US-20 in Freeport 5.100
1342. Minnesota Construct Mankato South
Route in Mankato...... 7.000
1343. Michigan Construct interchange
at Eastman Avenue/US-
10 in Midland......... 11.000
1344. California Highway 65 improvement
and mitigation project 4.000
1345. Pennsylvania Improve access to
Raystown in Huntingdon
County................ 1.500
1346. Indiana Construct East 79th
from Sunnyside Road to
Oaklandon Road in
Lawrence.............. 4.000
1347. Georgia Widen and reconstruct
Corder Road from
Pineview Drive to the
Russell Parkway....... 3.400
1348. New York Rahabilitate Jay
Covered Bridge in
Essex County.......... 1.000
1349. New York Improve Long Ridge Road
from Pound Ridge Road
to Connecticut State
line.................. 2.800
1350. Mississippi Widen MS-45 from
Brooksville to US-82
in Mississippi........ 4.500
1351. Ohio Upgrade US-30 from SR-
235 in Hancock County
to the Ontario Bypass
in Richland County.... 15.000
1352. Illinois Construct an
interchange at I-90
and Illinois Route 173
in Rockford........... 7.500
1353. New York Construct Route 17-
Lowman Crossover in
Ashland............... 4.800
1354. New Jersey Rehabilitate East
Ridgewood Avenue over
Route 17 in Bergan
County................ 3.600
1355. Pennsylvania St. Thomas Signals Hade
and Jack Rds US-30 in
Franklin County....... 0.200
1356. New York Improve Route 9 in
Dutchess County....... 1.560
1357. Ohio Rail mitigation and
improvement projects
from Vermillion to
Conneaut.............. 12.000
1358. Virginia Complete North Section
of Fairfax County
Parkway in Fairfax
County, Virginia...... 10.000
1359. Arkansas Conduct design study
and acquire right of
way on US-71 in the
vicinity of Fort
Chaffee, Fort Smith... 5.000
1360. Pennsylvania Conduct preliminary
engineering on the
relocation of exits 4
and 5 on I-83 in York
County................ 2.000
1361. Florida Construct Greater
Orlando Aviation
Authority Consolidated
Surface Access in
Orlando............... 1.341
1362. Florida Construct US17/92 and
SR-436 interchange in
Orange/Osceola/
Seminole County region 2.750
1363. Washington Construct State Route
7--Elbe rest area and
interpretive facility
in Pierce County, WA.. 0.600
1364. Virginia Improve the RIC airport
connector road in
Richmond.............. 3.000
1365. Tennessee Improve State Road 60
from Waterville to US-
64 in Bradley County.. 1.600
1366. Pennsylvania Relocate US-219
Ridgeway,
Pennsylvania, truck
bypass connector along
Osterhout Street...... 5.000
1367. Pennsylvania Construct PA 36
Convention Center
Connector in Blair
County................ 1.000
1368. New Jersey Construct US-22/Chimney
Rock Road interchange
in Somerset County.... 23.000
1369. Alaska Improve Dalton Highway
from Fairbanks to
Prudhoe Bay........... 5.000
1370. Pennsylvania Allegheny Trail from
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania to
Cumberland, Maryland.. 12.000
1371. Washington Reconstruct I-82/SR-24
intersection and add
lanes on SR-24 to Keys
Road.................. 8.640
1372. Pennsylvania Upgrade 2 sections of
US-6 in Tioga County.. 1.500
1373. Illinois Congestion mitigation
for Illinois Route 31
and Illinois Route 62
intersection in
Algonquin............. 12.000
1374. Illinois Construct Towanda-
Barnes Road in Mclean
County................ 7.760
1375. Pennsylvania Construct Lackawanna
River Heritage Trail
in Lackawanna......... 0.500
1376. Pennsylvania Reconstruct I-81
Plainfield interchange
in Cumberland County.. 3.520
1377. Kentucky Reconstruct US-231:
$7,500,000 for the
segment between Dry
Ridge Road and US-231
and US-31; $4,000,000
for the segment
between Allen-Warren
County line and Dry
Ridge Road............ 11.500
1378. Tennessee Construct State Route
30 from Athens to
Etowah in McMinn
County................ 10.320
1379. Arizona Replace US-93 Hoover
Dam Bridge............ 20.000
1380. Iowa Conduct study of Port
of Des Moines, Des
Moines................ 0.100
1381. Missouri Bull Shoals Lake Ferry
in Taney County,
Missouri.............. 0.697
1382. Pennsylvania Widen PA-413 in Bucks
County................ 7.500
1383. Mississippi Construct I-20
interchange at Pirate
Cove.................. 1.000
1384. Texas Complete State Highway
35 in Aransas County.. 10.000
1385. California Construct interchange
between I-15 and SR-18
in Victorville/Apple
Valley, California.... 8.000
1386. Pennsylvania Improve Route 94
Corridor through
Hanover to Maryland
State Line............ 8.000
1387. Ohio Upgrade 2 warning
devices on the rail
north/south line from
Columbus to Toledo.... 0.200
1388. Pennsylvania Resurface current 219
bypass at Bradford.... 6.500
1389. New Jersey Construct Route 17
bridge over the
Susquehanna and
Western Rail line in
Rochelle Park......... 1.500
1390. Louisiana Replace ferry in
Plaquemines Parish.... 2.150
1391. New York Construct Hudson River
scenic overlook from
Route 9 to Waterfront
in Poughkeepsie....... 0.455
1392. California Complete State Route 56
in San Diego.......... 4.000
1393. New Jersey Replace Clove Road
bridge over tributary
of Mill Brook and
Clove Brook in Sussex
County................ 1.000
1394. California Construct interchanges
for I-10 in Coachella
Valley, Riverside
County................ 3.000
1395. South Dakota Construct US-16 Hell
Canyon Bridge and
approaches in Custer
County................ 0.441
1396. Wisconsin Reconstruct U.S.
Highway 151, Waupun to
Fond du Lac........... 26.000
1397. Indiana Construct I-70/Six
Points interchange in
Marion and Hendricks
County................ 19.950
1398. Wyoming Reconstruct Cheyenne
Area Norris Viaduct... 8.000
1399. California Extend State Route 52
in San Diego.......... 5.000
1400. Kansas Reconstruct K-7 from
Lone Elm Road to
Harrison.............. 3.100
1401. Mississippi Construct US-84 from
Eddiceton to Auburn
Road.................. 1.250
1402. Florida Construct County Road
470 Interchange in
Lake County........... 8.000
1403. Virginia Widen I-81 in Roanoke
and Botetourt Counties
and in Rockbridge,
Augusta and Rockingham
Counties.............. 6.000
1404. California Improve and modify the
Port of Hueneme
Intermodal Corridor--
Phase II in Ventura
County................ 22.400
1405. New York Construct Bay Shore
Road SR-231 to SR-27
in Suffolk County..... 8.000
1406. Alabama Complete I-59
interchange in Dekalb
County................ 4.000
1407. Michigan Construct interchange
at US-10/Bay City Road
in Midland............ 4.000
1408. Connecticut Improve Route 4
intersection in
Harwinton,
Connecticut........... 1.800
1409. Colorado Construct Wadsworth
Boulevard improvement
project in Arvada..... 1.000
1410. Connecticut Reconstruct Post Office/
Town Farm Road in
Enfield, Connecticut.. 1.500
1411. Pennsylvania Widen and signalize
Sumneytown Pike and
Forty Foot Road in
Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania.......... 4.300
1412. Tennessee Improve State Road 95
from Westover Drive to
SR-62 in Roane and
Anderson Counties..... 4.900
1413. New York FJ&G Rail/Trail Project
in Fulton County...... 0.700
1414. Pennsylvania Construct Towamencin
Township multimodal
center................ 2.900
1415. Michigan Relocate US-31 from
River Road to Naomi
Road in Berrian County 18.000
1416. Alaska Extend West Douglas
Road in Goldbelt and
Juneau................ 3.300
1417. Illinois Construct US-67 in
Madison and Jersey
Counties.............. 6.800
1418. Idaho Reconstruct US-95 from
Bellgrove to Mica..... 10.000
1419. Idaho Construct US-95:
Sandcreek Alternate
Route in Sandpoint.... 15.000
1420. Ohio Construct highway-rail
grade separations on
Snow Road in Brook
Park.................. 3.000
1421. New York Construct Southern
State Parkway ITS
between NYS Route 110
and Sagtikos Parkway.. 4.740
1422. Florida Widen US-17/92 in
Volusia County........ 1.800
1423. Connecticut Realign Route 4
intersection in
Farmington............ 2.800
1424. Louisiana Construct Louisiana
Highway 1 from the
Gulf of Mexico to US-
90.................... 0.750
1425. Kentucky Construct Kentucky 31E
from Bardstowns to
Salt River............ 1.000
1426. Virginia Constuct Third Bridge/
Tunnel Crossing of
Hampton Road.......... 5.000
1427. Washington Widen Cook Road in
Skagit County,
Washington............ 3.100
1428. Pennsylvania Construct 25.5 miles of
the Perkiomen Trail... 0.540
1429. Louisiana Construct Port of South
Louisiana Connector in
Saint John the Baptist
Parish................ 0.700
1430. New York Construct CR-96 from
Great South Bay to
Montauk Highway in
Suffolk County........ 0.275
1431. Pennsylvania Construct US-6
Tunkhannock Bypass in
Wyoming County........ 2.400
1432. Alabama Construct Eastern Shore
Trail project in
Fairhope, Alabama..... 1.355
1433. Georgia Construct North River
Causeway and Bridge,
St. Mary's County..... 2.900
1434. Utah Construct Phase II of
the University Avenue
Interchange in Provo.. 10.000
1435. California Widen SR-71 from
Riverside County to SR-
91.................... 13.000
1436. Arkansas Construct access route
to Northwest Arkansas
Regional Airport in
Highfill, Arkansas.... 16.000
1437. California Construct Ocean
Boulevard and Terminal
Island Freeway
interchange in Long
Beach, California..... 20.000
1438. Nebraska Widen and reconstruct I-
680 from Pacific
Street to Dodge Street
in Douglas County..... 8.000
1439. Indiana Lafayette Railroad
relocation project in
Lafayette, Indiana.... 29.400
1440. Florida Construct pedestrian
overpass from Florida
National Scenic Trail
over I-4.............. 2.500
1441. Michigan Conduct preliminary
engineering, acquire
right-of-way, and
construct I-75/North
Down River Road
interchange........... 1.500
1442. New York Construct CR-82 from
Montauk Highway to
Sunrise Highway in
Suffolk County........ 0.435
1443. Connecticut Widen Route 10 from
vicinity of Lazy Lane
to River Street in
Southington,
Connecticut........... 4.640
1444. Connecticut Widen Route 4 in
Torrington............ 2.800
1445. Washington Construct Port of
Longview Industrial
Rail Corridor and
Fibre Way Overpass in
Longview.............. 2.500
1446. Virginia Construct I-95/State
Route 627 interchange
in Stafford County.... 4.000
1447. Colorado Complete the Powers
Boulevard north
extension in Colorado
Springs............... 12.000
1448. Ohio Construct St.
Clairsville Bike Path
in Belmont County..... 0.500
1449. South Dakota Construct Aberdeen
Truck bypass.......... 2.576
1450. New York Conduct extended needs
study for the Tappan
Zee Bridge............ 4.000
1451. Washington Widen SR-99 between
148th Street and King
County Line in
Lynnwood.............. 3.000
1452. Texas Construct State Highway
121 from I-30 to US-67
in Cleburne........... 32.000
1453. Oklahoma Reconstruct US-70 from
Broken Bow to Arkansas
State line in
McCurtain County...... 7.500
1454. Georgia Conduct study of a
multimodal
transportation
corridor along GA-400. 25.000
1455. New York Reconstruct and widen
Route 78 from I-90 to
Route 15.............. 5.500
1456. Nebraska Construct South Beltway
in Linclon............ 5.500
1457. Nebraska Replace US-81 bridge
between Yankton, south
Dakota and Cedar
County, Nebaska....... 1.500
1458. Florida Construct Alden Road
Improvement Project in
Orange County......... 0.700
1459. California Improve and widen
Forest Hill Road in
Placer County......... 7.000
1460. Washington Improve Hillsboro
Street/Highway 395
intersection in Pasco. 3.550
1461. Missouri Construct Hermann
Bridge on Highway 19
in Montgomery and
Gasconade Counties.... 1.544
1462. Utah Widen and improve 123rd/
126th South from 700
East to Jordan River
in Draper............. 7.000
1463. Illinois Improve Constitution
Avenue in Peoria...... 3.500
1464. New York Reconstruct Washington
County covered bridge
project............... 1.700
1465. New York Reconstruct Stoneleigh
Avenue in Putnam
County................ 3.920
1466. Kansas Construct Phase II
improvements to US-59
from US-56 to Ottawa.. 10.000
1467. Pennsylvania Rehabilitate Kenmawr
Bridge, Swissvale..... 0.450
1468. Pennsylvania Construct Steel
Heritage Trail between
Glenwood Bridge to
Clairton via
McKeesport............ 0.482
1469. Illinois Construct Technology
Ave. between US Rt. 45
East to Willenborg
St., Effingham........ 2.735
1470. Pennsylvania Conduct preliminary
engineering and design
for US-219 bypass of
Bradford.............. 1.000
1471. Texas Construct relief route
around Alice.......... 0.250
1472. Ohio Upgrade State Rt. 18
between I-71 and I-77. 2.400
1473. Illinois Upgrade St. Marie
Township Rd., Jasper
County................ 0.036
1474. Illinois Upgrade US 40 in
Martinsville.......... 0.094
1475. Michigan Repair 48th Ave.,
Menominee............. 0.270
1476. Illinois Undertake improvements
to Campus
Transportation System,
Chicago............... 2.000
1477. Maine Construct I-95/
Stillwater Avenue
interchange........... 2.000
1478. Maine Improve Route 26....... 1.500
1479. Maine Improve Route 23....... 0.500
1480. Massachusetts Construct Minuteman
Commuter Bikeway-
Charles River Bikeway
connector, Cambridge
and Watertown......... 0.750
1481. Massachusetts Construct Cambridge
Roadways Improvement
project, Cambridge.... 3.000
1482. Massachusetts Upgrade Sacramento
Street underpass,
Somerville............ 0.250
1483. Massachusetts Reconstruct roadways,
Somerville............ 3.000
1484. Michigan Construct improvements
to 23 Mile Rd. between
Mound Rd. and M-53,
Macomb................ 3.000
1485. Minnesota Conduct study of
potential for
diversion of traffic
from the I-35 corridor
to commuter rail,
Chisago County north
of Forest Lake along I-
35 corridor to Rush
City.................. 0.500
1486. Minnesota Construct Elk River
bypass from 171st Ave.
at Highway 10 to
intersection of County
Roads 12 and 13 at
Highway 169........... 3.200
1487. Minnesota Construct grade
separated interchange
at south junction of
TH 371/Brainerd bypass 1.000
1488. New York Construct Fordham
University regional
transportation
facility.............. 3.000
1489. New York Construct bike paths in
the Riverdale section
of the Bronx.......... 0.500
1490. New York Construct Phase II of
the City of Mount
Vernon's New Haven
Railroad Redevelopment 2.000
1491. New York Construct Bike Paths
along the Bronx River
in Bronx Park......... 0.500
1492. New York Rehabilitate
transportation
facilities in CO-OP
City.................. 1.000
1493. New York Construct sound
barriers on both sides
of Grand Central
Parkway between 172nd
St. to Chevy Chase Rd. 1.940
1494. New York Construct sound
barriers on east side
of Clearview
Expressway between
15th Rd. and Willets
Point Blvd............ 0.400
1495. New York Construct sound
barriers on Grand
Central Parkway
between 244th St. and
Douglaston Parkway.... 0.500
1496. New York Rehabilitate roads,
Village of Great Neck. 0.160
1497. Tennessee Construct pedestrian
and bicycle pathway to
connect with the
Mississippi River
Trail, and restore
adjacent historic
cobblestones on
riverfront, Memphis... 3.000
1498. Texas Expand Winters Freeway
(US83/84) in Abilene
between Southwest
Drive and US 277...... 11.200
1499. New York Reconstruct Springfield
Blvd. between the Long
Island Rail main line
south to Rockaway
Blvd., Queens County.. 4.000
1500. Pennsylvania Construct Frazier
Township interchange
on SR-28 in Allegheny. 3.000
1501. Minnesota Reconstruct St. Louis
CSAH 9 (Wallace
Avenue) in Duluth..... 0.600
1502. California Reimburse costs
associated with the
relocation and
protection work
performed relating to
pipelines, cables, and
other facilities
impacted by the
construction of the
Mid-Trench section of
the Alameda Corrido
project............... 5.350
1503. Ohio Construct grade
separation at Dille
Road in Euclid........ 5.000
1504. Nevada Widen I-15 from the
California State line
to Las Vegas.......... 2.500
1505. Nevada Improve at-grade
railroad crossings in
Reno.................. 2.500
1506. New York Reconstruct Flushing
Avenue between
Humboldt Street and
Cypress Avenue, and
between Porter Street
and Cypress Avenue.... 5.000
1507. New York Reconstruct Flushing
Avenue between Wycoff
and Gates Street...... 3.000
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SEC. 128. WOODROW WILSON MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
Section 407(a) of the National Highway System Designation Act of
1995 (109 Stat. 630-631) is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
(2) by striking ``(a)'' and all that follows through the
period at the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(a) Conveyances.--
``(1) Conveyance to states and district of columbia.--
``(A) General authority.--Not later than 60 days
after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph,
the Secretary shall convey to the State of Virginia,
the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia all
right, title, and interest of the United States in and
to the Bridge, including such related riparian rights
and interests in land underneath the Potomac River as
are necessary to carry out the project.
``(B) Acceptance of title.--Except as provided in
paragraph (3), upon conveyance by the Secretary, the
State of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the
District of Columbia shall accept the right, title, and
interest in and to the Bridge.
``(C) Consolidation of jurisdiction.--For the
purpose of making the conveyance under this paragraph,
the Secretary of the Interior and the head of any other
Federal department or agency that has jurisdiction over
the land adjacent to the Bridge shall transfer such
jurisdiction to the Secretary.
``(D) Funds allocated.--No funds made available for
the high cost Interstate System reconstruction and
improvement program under section 160 of title 23,
United States Code, may be allocated for the Bridge
before the State of Virginia, the State of Maryland,
and the District of Columbia accept right, title, and
interest in and to the Bridge under this paragraph.
``(2) Conveyance to authority.--After execution of the
agreement under subsection (c), the State of Virginia, State of
Maryland, and the District of Columbia shall convey to the
Authority their respective rights, titles, and interests in and
to the Bridge, including such related riparian rights and
interests in land underneath the Potomac River as are necessary
to carry out the Project. Except as provided in paragraph (3),
upon conveyance by the Secretary, the Authority shall accept
the right, title, and interest in and to the Bridge and all
duties and responsibilities associated with the Bridge.''; and
(3) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of
this section, by striking ``conveyance under paragraph (1)''
and inserting ``conveyance under this subsection''.
SEC. 129. TRAINING.
(a) Training Positions for Welfare Recipients.--Section 140(a) is
amended by inserting after the third sentence the following: ``In
implementing such programs, a State may reserve training positions for
persons who receive welfare assistance from such State; except that the
implementation of any such program shall not cause current employees to
be displaced or current positions to be supplanted.''.
(b) Types of Training.--Section 140(b) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by inserting ``and technology'' after
``construction''; and
(B) by inserting after ``programs'' the following:
``, and to develop and fund summer transportation
institutes''; and
(2) in the last sentence by striking ``may be available''
and inserting ``may be utilized''.
(c) Heavy Equipment Operator Training Facility.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a heavy
equipment operator training facility in Hibbing, Minnesota. The
purpose of the facility shall be to develop an appropriate
curriculum for training, and to train operators and future
operators of heavy equipment in the safe use of such equipment.
(2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated out of
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account)
$500,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to carry out
this subsection.
(3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to
carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation in
the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter
1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the Federal
share of the cost of establishment of the facility under this
subsection shall be 80 percent and such funds shall remain
available until expended.
(d) Motor Carrier Operator Vehicle and Training Facility.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall make grants to the
State of Pennsylvania to establish and operate an advanced
tractor trailer safety and operator training facility in
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The purpose of the facility shall
be to develop and coordinate an advance curriculum for the
training of operators and future operators of tractor trailers.
The facility shall conduct training on the test track at
Letterkenny Army Depot and the unused segment of the
Pennsylvania Turnpike located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
The facility shall be operated by a not-for-profit entity and,
when Federal assistance is no longer being provided with
respect to the facility, shall be privately operated.
(2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of
fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of this
Act, $500,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out
this subsection. Such funds shall remain available until
expended. The Federal share of the cost of establishment and
operation of the facility under this subsection shall be 80
percent.
SEC. 130. TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR OLYMPIC CITIES.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide assistance
and support to State and local efforts on surface and aviation-related
transportation issues necessary to obtain the national recognition and
economic benefits of participation in the International Olympic
movement and the International Paralympic movement by hosting
international quadrennial Olympic and Paralympic events in the United
States.
(b) Priority for Transportation Projects Related to Olympic
Events.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may
give priority to funding for a transportation project related to an
Olympic event from funds available to carry out 1 or more of sections
144(g)(1) and 160 of title 23, United States Code, and sections 5309
and 5326 of title 49, United States Code, if the project meets the
extraordinary needs associated with an international quadrennial
Olympic event and if the project is otherwise eligible for assistance
under such section.
(c) Transportation Planning Activities.--The Secretary may
participate in planning activities of States, metropolitan planning
organizations, and sponsors of transportation projects related to an
international quadrennial Olympic event under sections 134 and 135 of
title 23, United States Code, and in developing intermodal
transportation plans necessary for such projects in coordination with
State and local transportation agencies.
(d) Use of Administrative Expenses.--The Secretary may provide
assistance from funds deducted under section 104(a) of title 23, United
States Code, for the development of an Olympic and Paralympic
transportation management plan in cooperation with an Olympic and a
Paralympic Organizing Committee responsible for hosting, and State and
local communities affected by, an international quadrennial Olympic
event.
(e) Transportation Projects Related to Olympic Events.--
(1) General authority.--The Secretary may provide
assistance to States and local governments in carrying out
transportation projects related to an international quadrennial
Olympic event. Such assistance may include planning, capital,
and operating assistance.
(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the costs of
projects assisted under this subsection shall not exceed 80
percent. For purposes of determining the non-Federal share,
highway, aviation, and transit projects shall be considered a
program of projects.
(f) Eligible Governments.--A State or local government is eligible
to receive assistance under this section only if it is hosting a venue
that is part of an international quadrennial Olympics that is
officially selected by the International Olympic Committee.
(g) Airport Development Projects.--
(1) Airport development defined.--Section 47102(3) of title
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(H) Developing, in coordination with State and
local transportation agencies, intermodal
transportation plans necessary for Olympic-related
projects at an airport.''.
(2) Discretionary grants.--Section 47115(d) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
(5);
(B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(6) and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) the need for the project in order to meet the unique
demands of hosting international quadrennial Olympic events.''.
SEC. 131. NATIONAL DEFENSE HIGHWAYS.
(a) Reconstruction Projects.--If the Secretary determines, after
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, that a highway, or portion
of a highway, located outside the United States is important to the
national defense, the Secretary may carry out a project for the
reconstruction of such highway or portion of highway.
(b) Funding.--The Secretary may make available, from funds
appropriated for expenditure on the National Highway System, not to
exceed $20,000,000 per fiscal year for each of fiscal years 1998
through 2003 to carry out this section. Such sums shall remain
available until expended.
SEC. 132. MISCELLANEOUS SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS.
(a) Infrastructure Awareness Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to fund the
production of a documentary about infrastructure in cooperation
with a not-for-profit national public television station and
the National Academy of Engineering which shall demonstrate how
public works and infrastructure projects stimulate job growth
and the economy and contribute to the general welfare of the
nation.
(2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated out of
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to
carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years
1998, 1999, and 2000. Such funds shall remain available until
expended.
(3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this
subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner
as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code; except that the Federal share of the cost
of any project under this subsection and the availability of
funds authorized by this subsection shall be determined in
accordance with this subsection.
(b) Study of Parking Facilities Adequacy.--
(1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to
determine the location and quantity of parking facilities at
commercial truck stops and travel plazas and public rest areas
that could be used by motor carriers to comply with Federal
hours of service rules. The study shall include an inventory of
current facilities serving the National Highway System, analyze
where shortages exist or are projected to exist, and propose a
plan to reduce the shortages. The study shall be carried out in
cooperation with research entities representing motor carriers,
the travel plaza industry, and commercial motor vehicle
drivers.
(2) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2001, the Secretary
shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study
with any recommendations the Secretary determines appropriate
as a result of the study.
(3) Funding.--From amounts set aside under section 104(a)
of title 23, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 1998,
1999, and 2000, the Secretary may use not to exceed $500,000
per fiscal year to carry out this section.
SEC. 133. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) Ambassador Bridge Access, Michigan.--Notwithstanding section
129 of title 23, United States Code, or any other provision of law,
improvements to and construction of access roads, approaches, and
related facilities (such as signs, lights, and signals) necessary to
connect the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit, Michigan, to the Interstate
System shall be eligible for funds apportioned under sections 104(b)(1)
and 104(b)(3) of such title.
(b) Cuyahoga River Bridge, Ohio.--Notwithstanding section 149 of
title 23, United States Code, or any other provision of law, a project
to construct a new bridge over the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio,
shall be eligible for funds apportioned under section 104(b)(2) of such
title.
(c) Connecticut.--In fiscal year 1998, the State of Connecticut may
transfer any funds remaining available for obligation under the section
104(b)(5)(A) of title 23, United States Code, as in effect on the day
before the date of the enactment of this Act, for construction of the
Interstate System to any other program eligible for assistance under
chapter 1 of such title. Before making any distribution of the
obligation limitation under section 103(c)(4) of this Act, the
Secretary shall make available to the State of Connecticut sufficient
obligation authority under section 103(c) of this Act to obligate funds
available for transfer under this subsection.
(d) San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, California.--In accordance
with section 502 of this Act, a project to reconstruct the Interstate
System approach to the western end of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Bridge and the ramps connecting the bridge to Treasure Island shall be
eligible for funds under section 160 of title 23, United States Code,
relating to the high-cost Interstate System reconstruction and
improvement program.
(e) Southern California.--Notwithstanding section 120(l)(1) of
title 23, United States Code--
(1) private entity expenditures to construct the SR-91 toll
road located in Orange County, California, from SR-55 to the
Riverside County line may be credited toward the State matching
share for any Federal-aid project beginning construction after
the SR-91 toll road was opened to traffic; and
(2) private expenditures for the future SR-125 toll road in
San Diego County, California, from SR-905 to San Miguel Road
may be credited against the State match share for Federal-aid
highway projects beginning after SR-125 is opened to traffic.
(f) International Bridge, Sault Ste. Marie, MI.--The International
Bridge Authority, or its successor organization, shall be permitted to
continue collection of tolls for the maintenance, operation, capital
improvements, and future expansions to the International Bridge and its
approaches, plaza areas, and associated buildings and structures.
(g) Information Services.--A food business that would otherwise be
eligible to display a mainline business logo on a specific service food
sign described in section 2G-5.7(4) of part IIG of the 1988 edition of
the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways
under the requirements specified in that section, but for the fact that
the business is open 6 days a week, cannot be prohibited from inclusion
on such a food sign.
(h) Survey of State Practices on Specific Service Signing.--
(1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to
determine the practices in the States for specific service food
signs described in sections 2G-5.7 and 2G-5.8 of the Manual on
Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways. The
study shall, at a minimum, examine--
(A) the practices of States for determining
businesses eligible for inclusion on such signs;
(B) whether States allow businesses to be removed
from such signs and the circumstances for such removal;
(C) the practices of States for erecting and
maintaining such signs, including the time required for
erecting such signs;
(D) whether States contract out the erection and
maintenance of such signs; and
(E) a survey of States' practices on the issues
identified in subparagraphs (A) through (D).
(2) Report.--Before the last day of the 1-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of
the study, including such recommendations and modifications to
the Manual as the Secretary determines appropriate as a result
of the study. Such modifications may be made as part of any
revision to the Manual.
SEC. 134. FISCAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND OTHER AMENDMENTS.
(a) Advanced Construction.--Section 115 is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by moving the text of paragraph (1) (including
subparagraphs (A) and (B)) 2 ems to the left;
(B) by striking ``(1) In general.--'';
(C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
(D) by striking ``(A) prior'' and inserting ``(1)
prior''; and
(E) by striking ``(B) the project'' and inserting
``(2) the project'';
(2) by striking subsection (c); and
(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
(b) Availability of Funds.--Section 118 is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading for subsection (b) by
striking ``; Discretionary Projects''; and
(2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
``(e) Effect of Release of Funds.--Any Federal-aid highway funds
released by the final payment on a project, or by the modification of
the project agreement, shall be credited to the same program funding
category previously apportioned to the State and shall be immediately
available for expenditure.''.
(c) Federal Share Payable.--Section 120 is amended in each of
subsections (a) and (b) by striking ``shall be'' and inserting ``shall
not exceed''.
(d) Payments to States for Construction.--Section 121 is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking the second sentence; and
(B) by striking the last sentence and inserting the
following: ``Such payments may also be made for the
value of the materials (1) which have been stockpiled
in the vicinity of such construction in conformity to
plans and specifications for the projects, and (2)
which are not in the vicinity of such construction if
the Secretary determines that because of required
fabrication at an off-site location the material cannot
be stockpiled in such vicinity.'';
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) Project Agreement.--No payment shall be made under this
chapter except for a project covered by a project agreement. After
completion of the project in accordance with the project agreement, a
State shall be entitled to payment out of the appropriate sums
apportioned or allocated to it of the unpaid balance of the Federal
share payable on account of such project.'';
(3) by striking subsections (c) and (d); and
(4) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (c).
(e) Advances to States.--Section 124 is amended--
(1) by striking ``(a)'' the first place it appears; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
(f) Diversion.--Section 126, and the item relating to such section
in the table of sections for chapter 1, are repealed.
(g) State Highway Department.--Section 302 is amended--
(1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following:
``Compliance with this provision shall have no effect on the
eligibility of costs.'';
(2) by striking ``(a)''; and
(3) by striking subsection (b).
(h) Bridge Commissions.--Public Law 87-441, relating to bridge
commissions created by Congress and Federal approval of membership of
such commissions, is repealed.
(i) Other Amendments.--
(1) Section 1023(h)(1) of Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 127 note) is amended by
striking ``the date on which Federal-aid highway and transit
programs are reauthorized after the date of the enactment of
the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995'' and
inserting ``September 30, 2003''.
(2) Section 127(a) is amended by inserting before the next
to the last sentence the following: ``With respect to the State
of Colorado, vehicles designed to carry 2 or more precast
concrete panels shall be considered a nondivisible load.''.
(3) Section 127(a) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``The State of Louisiana may allow, by special
permit, the operation of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight
of up to 100,000 pounds for the hauling of sugarcane during the
harvest season, not to exceed 100 days annually.''.
(4) Section 127 is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(h) Maine and New Hampshire.--With respect to Interstate Route 95
in the State of New Hampshire, State laws or regulations in effect on
January 1, 1987, shall be applicable for purposes of this section. With
respect to that portion of the Maine Turnpike designated Interstate
Route 95 and 495, and that portion of Interstate Route 95 from the
southern terminus of the Maine Turnpike to the New Hampshire State
line, State laws or regulations in effect on October 1, 1995, shall be
applicable for purposes of this section.''.
(j) Specialized Hauling Vehicles.--
(1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to examine
the impact of the truck weight standards on specialized hauling
vehicles.
(2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress
a report on the results of the study with any recommendations
the Secretary determines appropriate as a result of the study.
SEC. 135. ACCESS OF MOTORCYCLES.
Section 102 is amended by redesignating subsection (b) as
subsection (c) and by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
``(b) Access of Motorcycles.--No State or political subdivision of
a State may restrict the access of motorcycles to any highway or
portion of a highway for which Federal-aid highway funds have been
utilized for planning, design, construction, or maintenance.''.
SEC. 136. AMENDMENTS TO PRIOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZATION
LAWS.
(a) ISTEA High Priority Corridors.--
(1) In general.--Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032-2033) is
amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (5)(B)(iii)(I)(ff) and
inserting the following:
``(ff) South Carolina State line to
the Myrtle Beach Conway region to
Georgetown, South Carolina, including a
connection to Andrews following the
route 41 corridor and to Manning
following the U.S. Route 521 corridor;
and'';
(B) by striking paragraph (5)(B)(iii)(II)(hh) and
inserting the following:
``(hh) South Carolina State line to
the Myrtle Beach Conway region to
Georgetown, South Carolina.''.
(C) in paragraph (9) by inserting after ``New
York'' the following: ``, including United States Route
322 between United States Route 220 and I-80'';
(D) in paragraph (18)--
(i) by inserting before ``Indianapolis,
Indiana'' the following: ``Sarnia, Ontario,
Canada, through Port Huron, Michigan,
southwesterly along I-69 and from Windsor,
Ontario, Canada, through Detroit, Michigan,
westerly along I-94 via Marshall, Michigan,
thence south to''; and
(ii) by striking ``and to include'' and
inserting the following:
``as follows:
``(A) In Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and
Louisiana, the Corridor shall--
``(i) follow the alignment generally
identified in the Corridor 18 Special Issues
Study Final Report; and
``(ii) run in an East/South direction to
United States Route 61 and cross the
Mississippi River (in the vicinity of Memphis,
Tennessee) to Highway 79, and then follow
Highway 79 south to 2 miles west of Altimer,
Arkansas, and across the Arkansas River at Lock
and Dam Number 4, Arkansas, and then proceed
south in the direction of Monticello, Arkansas,
and link up with the route proposed in the
Corridor 18 Special Issues Study Final Report
which would continue to Haynesville, Louisiana.
``(B) In the Lower Rio Grande Valley, the Corridor
shall--
``(i) include United States Route 77 from
the Rio Grande River to Interstate Route 37 at
Corpus Christi, Texas, and then to Victoria,
Texas, via United States Route 77;
``(ii) include United States Route 281 from
the Rio Grande River to Interstate Route 37 and
then to Victoria, Texas, via United States
Route 59; and
``(iii) include'';
(E) in paragraph (21) by striking ``United States
Route 17 in the vicinity of Salamanca, New York'' and
inserting ``Interstate Route 80'';
(F) by inserting ``, including I-29 between Kansas
City and the Canadian border'' before the period at the
end of paragraph (23); and
(G) by inserting after paragraph (29) the
following:
``(30) Interstate Route 5 in the States of California,
Oregon, and Washington, including California State Route 905
between Interstate Route 5 and the Otay Mesa Port of Entry.
``(31) The Mon-Fayette Expressway and Southern Beltway in
Pennsylvania.
``(32) The Wisconsin Development Corridor from the Iowa,
Illinois, and Wisconsin border near Dubuque, Iowa, to the Upper
Mississippi River Basin near Eau Claire, Wisconsin, as follows:
``(A) United States Route 151 from the Iowa border
to Fond du Lac via Madison, Wisconsin, then United
States Route 41 from Fond du Lac to Marinette via
Oshkosh, Appleton, and Green Bay, Wisconsin.
``(B) State Route 29 from Green Bay to I-94 via
Wausau, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
``(C) United States Route 10 from Appleton to
Marshfield, Wisconsin.
``(33) The Capital Gateway Corridor following United States
Route 50 from the proposed intermodal transportation center
connected to I-395 in Washington, D.C., to the intersection of
United States Route 50 with Kenilworth Avenue and the
Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Maryland.
``(34) The Alameda Corridor East and Southwest Passage,
California. The Alameda Corridor East is generally described as
52.8 miles from east Los Angeles (terminus of Alameda Corridor)
through the San Gabriel Valley terminating at Colton Junction
in San Bernandino. The Southwest Passage shall follow I-10 from
San Bernardino to the Arizona State line and I-8 from San Diego
to the Arizona State line.
``(35) Everett-Tacoma FAST Corridor.
``(36) New York and Pennsylvania State Route 17 from
Harriman, New York, to its intersection with I-90 in
Pennsylvania.
``(37) United States Route 90 from I-49 in Lafayette,
Louisiana, to I-10 in New Orleans.
``(38) The Ports-to-Plains Corridor from the Mexican Border
via I-27 to Denver, Colorado.
``(39) United States Route 63 from Marked Tree, Arkansas,
to I-55.
``(40) United States Route 277/United States Route 83
Corridor between I-44 in Wichita Falls, Texas, and I-20 in
Abilene, Texas.''.
(2) Provisions applicable to corridors.--Section
1105(e)(5)(A) of such Act is amended--
(A) by inserting after ``referred to'' the first
place it appears the following: ``in subsection
(c)(1),'';
(B) by striking ``and'' the second place it
appears; and
(C) by inserting after ``(c)(20)'' the following:
``, in subsection (c)(36), and in subsection (c)(37)''.
(3) Routes.--Section 1105(e)(5) of such Act is further
amended--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following:
``(B) Routes.--
``(i) Designation.--The routes referred to
in subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20) shall be
designated as Interstate Route I-69. A State
having jurisdiction over any segment of routes
referred to in subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20)
shall erect signs identifying such segment that
is consistent with the criteria set forth in
subsections (e)(5)(A)(i) and (e)(5)(A)(ii) as
Interstate Route I-69, including segments of
United States Route 59 in the State of Texas.
The segment identified in subsection
(c)(18)(B)(i) shall be designated as Interstate
Route I-69 East, and the segment identified in
subsection (c)(18)(B)(ii) shall be designated
as Interstate Route I-69 Central. The State of
Texas shall erect signs identifying such routes
as segments of future Interstate Route I-69.
``(ii) Rulemaking to determine future
interstate sign erection criteria.--The
Secretary shall conduct a rulemaking to
determine the appropriate criteria for the
erection of signs for future routes on the
Interstate System identified in subparagraph
(A). Such rulemaking shall be undertaken in
consultation with States and local officials
and shall be completed not later than December
31, 1998.'';
(C) by striking the last sentence of subparagraph
(A) and inserting it as the first sentence of
subparagraph (B)(i), as inserted by subparagraph (B) of
this paragraph; and
(D) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking ``(C)''
and inserting ``(D)''.
(b) Amendments to Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982.--
Section 146 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96
Stat. 2130), relating to lane restrictions, is repealed.
SEC. 137. BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION AND PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS.
(a) In General.--Section 217 is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by inserting ``pedestrian walkways and'' after
``construction of''; and
(B) by striking ``(other than the Interstate
System)'';
(2) in subsection (e) by striking ``, other than a highway
access to which is fully controlled,'';
(3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
``(g) Planning and Design.--Bicyclists and pedestrians shall be
given due consideration in the comprehensive transportation plans
developed by each metropolitan planning organization and State in
accordance with sections 134 and 135, respectively. Bicycle
transportation facilities and pedestrian walkways shall be considered,
where appropriate, in conjunction with all new construction and
reconstruction of transportation facilities, except where bicycle and
pedestrian use are not permitted. Transportation plans and projects
shall provide due consideration for safety and contiguous routes.
Safety considerations shall include the installation and maintenance of
audible traffic signals and audible signs at street crossings.'';
(4) in subsection (h) by striking ``No motorized vehicles
shall'' and inserting ``Motorized vehicles may not'';
(5) in subsection (h)(3) by striking ``when State and local
regulations permit,'';
(6) in subsection (h)--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
(3);
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
(5); and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4) when State or local regulations permit, electric
bicycles; and''; and
(7) by striking subsections (i) and (j) and inserting the
following:
``(i) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
apply:
``(1) Bicycle transportation facility.--The term `bicycle
transportation facility' means new or improved lanes, paths, or
shoulders for use by bicyclists, traffic control devices,
shelters, and parking facilities for bicycles.
``(2) Electric bicycle.--The term `electric bicycle' means
any bicycle or tricycle with a low-powered electric motor
weighing under 100 pounds, with a top motor-powered speed not
in excess of 20 miles per hour.
``(3) Pedestrian.--The term `pedestrian' means any person
traveling by foot and any mobility impaired person using a
wheelchair.
``(4) Wheelchair.--The term `wheelchair' means a mobility
aid, usable indoors, and designed for and used by individuals
with mobility impairments, whether operated manually or
powered.''.
(b) Protection of Nonmotorized Transportation Traffic.--Section
109(n) is amended to read as follows:
``(n) Protection of Nonmotorized Transportation Traffic.--The
Secretary shall not approve any project or take any regulatory action
under this title that will result in the severance of an existing major
route or have significant adverse impact on the safety for nonmotorized
transportation traffic and light motorcycles, unless such project or
regulatory action provides for a reasonably alternate route or such a
route exits.''.
(c) Railway-Highway Crossings.--Section 130 is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(j) Bicycle Safety.--In carrying out projects under this section,
a State shall take into account bicycle safety.''.
(d) Highway and Street Design Standards.--
(1) Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate, in
conjunction with the American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials, a study to consider proposals to
amend the policies of such association relating to highway and
street design standards to accommodate bicyclists and
pedestrians.
(2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after such date of
enactment, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on
the results of the study with any recommendations on amending
the policies referred to in paragraph (1) the Secretary
determines appropriate.
(e) National Bicycle Safety Education Curricula.--
(1) Development.--The Secretary is authorized to develop a
national bicycle safety education curricula that may include
courses relating to on-road training.
(2) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress
a copy of the curricula.
(3) Funding.--From amounts made available under section 210
of this Act, the Secretary may use not to exceed $500,000 for
fiscal year 1998 to carry out this subsection.
(f) Design Guidance.--In implementing section 217(g) of title 23,
United States Code, the Secretary, in cooperation with the American
Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, the
Institute of Transportation Engineers, and other interested
organizations, shall develop guidance on the various approaches to
accommodating bicycles and pedestrian travel. The guidance shall
address issues such as the level and nature of the demand, volume, and
speed of motor vehicle traffic, safety, terrain, cost, and sight
distance. The guidance shall be developed within 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 138. HAZARD ELIMINATION PROGRAM.
Section 152 is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``, bicyclists,'' after
``motorists'';
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following:
``In carrying out this section, States shall minimize any
negative impact on safety and access for bicyclists and
pedestrians.'';
(3) in subsection (b) by inserting after ``project'' the
following: ``or safety improvement project described in
subsection (a)''; and
(4) in subsections (f) and (g) by striking ``highway'' each
place it appears.
SEC. 139. PROJECT ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Life Cycle Cost Analysis.--Section 106(e) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``with a cost of
$25,000,000 or more'';
(2) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following:
``The program shall be based on the principles contained in
section 2 of Executive Order 12893.''; and
(3) in paragraph (2) by inserting after ``maintenance,''
the following: ``user costs,''.
(b) Evaluation of Procurement Practices and Project Delivery.--
(1) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study
to assess the impact that a utility company's failure to
relocate their facilities in a timely manner has on the
delivery and cost of Federal-aid highway and bridge projects.
The study shall also assess the following:
(A) Methods States use to mitigate such delays,
including the use of the courts to compel utility
cooperation.
(B) The prevalence and use of incentives to utility
companies for early completion of utility relocations
on Federal-aid transportation project sites and,
conversely, penalties assessed on utility companies for
utility relocation delays on such projects.
(C) The extent to which States have used available
technologies, such as subsurface utility engineering,
early in the design of Federal-aid highway and bridge
projects so as to eliminate or reduce the need for or
delays due to utility relocations.
(D) Whether individual States compensate
transportation contractors for business costs they
incur when Federal-aid highway and bridge projects
under contract to them are delayed by utility company
caused delays in utility relocations and any methods
used by States in making any such compensation.
(2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit
to Congress a report on the results of the study with any
recommendations the Comptroller General determines appropriate
as a result of the study.
SEC. 140. CONTRACTING FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES.
(a) Contracting Procedures.--Section 112(b)(2) of title 23, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B)(i) by striking ``, except to'' and
all that follows through ``services'';
(2) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the
following:
``(C) Selection, performance, and audits.--
``(i) In general.--All requirements for
architectural, engineering, and related
services at any phase of a highway project
funded in whole or in part with Federal-aid
highway funds shall be performed under a
contract awarded in accordance with
subparagraph (A) unless the simplified
acquisition procedures of the Federal
Acquisition Regulations of title 48, Code of
Federal Regulations, apply.
``(ii) Prohibition on state restrictions.--
A State shall not impose any overhead
restriction, or salary limitation inconsistent
with the Federal Acquisition Regulations, that
would preclude any qualified firm from being
eligible to compete for contracts awarded in
accordance with subparagraph (A).
``(iii) Compliance with federal acquisition
regulations.--The process for selection, award,
performance, administration, and audit of the
resulting contracts shall comply with the
procedures, cost principles, and cost
accounting principles of the Federal
Acquisition Regulations, including parts 30,
31, and 36 of title 48, Code of Federal
Regulations.'';
(3) in subparagraph (G)--
(A) by inserting ``(i) General rule.--'' before
``Subpargraphs'';
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) State option.--Congress has
determined that the State opt-out period for
the contract administration procedures has
expired. States that have complied with or
received waivers from the Secretary regarding
the requirements of section 307 of the National
Highway Designation Act of 1995, as of the date
of the enactment of this clause, shall not be
subject to the requirements of subparagraph
(A).''; and
(C) by indenting clause (i), as designated by
subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, and aligning it
with clause (ii), as added by subparagraph (B) of this
paragraph; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(H) Compliance.--A State shall comply, with
respect to any architecture, engineering, or related
service contract for any phase of a Federal-aid highway
project, with the qualifications-based selection
procedures of the Federal Acquisition Regulations, and
with the single audit procedures required under this
paragraph, or with an existing State law or a statute
enacted in accordance with the legislative session
exemption provided by subparagraph (G).''.
(b) Selection Process.--Section 112 is further amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(g) Selection Process.--A State may procure, under a single
contract, the services of a consultant to prepare any environmental
impact assessments or analyses required, including environmental impact
statements, as well as subsequent engineering and design work on the
same project if the State has conducted a review that assesses the
objectivity of any analysis, environmental assessment, or environmental
impact statement prior to its submission to the Secretary.''.
SEC. 141. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE STUDY.
(a) Study.--The Secretary shall request the Transportation Research
Board of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study regarding
the regulation of weights, lengths, and widths of commercial motor
vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways to which Federal regulations
currently apply. In conducting the study, the Board shall review
current law, regulations, studies (including Transportation Research
Board Special Report 225), and practices and develop recommendations
regarding any revisions to current law and regulations that the Board
deems appropriate.
(b) Factors To Consider and Evaluate.--In developing
recommendations under subsection (a), the Board shall consider and
evaluate the impact of the recommendations described in subsection (a)
on the economy, the environment, safety, and service to communities.
(c) Consultation.--In carrying out the study, the Board shall
consult the Department of Transportation, States, the motor carrier
industry, freight shippers, highway safety groups, air quality and
natural resource management groups, commercial motor vehicle driver
representatives, and other appropriate entities.
(d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Board shall transmit to Congress and the Secretary a
report on the results of the study conducted under this section.
(e) Recommendations.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
receipt of the report under subsection (d), the Secretary may transmit
to Congress a report containing comments or recommendations of the
Secretary regarding the report.
(f) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated out of the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $250,000 for
each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to carry out this subsection.
(g) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available to carry out
this section shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if
such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States
Code; except that the Federal share of the cost of the study under this
section shall be 100 percent and such funds shall remain available
until expended.
SEC. 142. NEW YORK AVENUE TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
(a) Establishment.--There is established an authority to be known
as the New York Avenue Transportation Development Authority
(hereinafter in this section referred to as ``Authority'').
(b) Membership.--The Authority shall be composed of 5 members
appointed as follows:
(1) 3 individuals appointed by the President.
(2) 2 individuals appointed by the mayor of the District of
Columbia.
(c) Compensation.--Members of the Authority may not receive pay,
allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the Authority.
(d) Duties.--The Authority shall develop a transportation
improvement plan for the Capital Gateway Corridor and vicinity
following United States Route 50 from I-395 in Washington, D.C., to the
intersection of United States Route 50 with Kenilworth Avenue and the
Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Maryland, which shall include--
(1) engineering, pre-design, and design necessary to
improve the corridor; and
(2) economic feasibility studies of financing the project,
including the feasibility of repaying funds that may be
borrowed from the Highway Trust Fund to carry out the project.
(e) Considerations for TIP.--In developing the transportation
improvement plan, the Authority shall consider--
(1) how a tunnel or other method to re-route interstate
traffic from the surface of New York Avenue may improve traffic
on and access to the New York Avenue Corridor; and
(2) how to improve access to the National Arboretum.
(f) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Authority shall report to the Congress on any
additional legal authorities it needs to carry out the transportation
improvement plan.
(g) Funding.--The Authority is eligible to receive funds authorized
under the National Corridor Planning and Development program
established in section 115.
SEC. 143. DEFINITIONS.
Section 101(a) is amended to read as follows:
``(a) Definitions.--The following definitions apply:
``(1) Apportionment.--The term `apportionment' includes
unexpended apportionments made under prior authorization laws.
``(2) Carpool project.--The term `carpool project' means
any project to encourage the use of carpools and vanpools,
including provision of carpooling opportunities to the elderly
and handicapped, systems for locating potential riders and
informing them of carpool opportunities, acquiring vehicles for
carpool use, designating existing highway lanes as preferential
carpool highway lanes, providing related traffic control
devices, and designating existing facilities for use for
preferential parking for carpools.
``(3) Construction.--The term `construction' means the
supervising, inspecting, actual building, and all expenses
incidental to the construction or reconstruction of a highway,
including bond costs and other costs relating to the issuance
in accordance with section 122 of bonds or other debt financing
instruments and costs incurred by the State in performing
Federal-aid project related audits which directly benefit the
Federal-aid highway program. Such term includes--
``(A) locating, surveying, and mapping (including
the establishment of temporary and permanent geodetic
markers in accordance with specifications of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the
Department of Commerce);
``(B) resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation;
``(C) acquisition of rights-of-way;
``(D) relocation assistance, acquisition of
replacement housing sites, and acquisition and
rehabilitation, relocation, and construction of
replacement housing;
``(E) elimination of hazards of railway grade
crossings;
``(F) elimination of roadside obstacles;
``(G) improvements which directly facilitate and
control traffic flow, such as grade separation of
intersections, widening of lanes, channelization of
traffic, traffic control systems, and passenger loading
and unloading areas; and
``(H) capital improvements which directly
facilitate an effective vehicle weight enforcement
program, such as scales (fixed and portable), scale
pits, scale installation, and scale houses.
``(4) County.--The term `county' includes corresponding
units of government under any other name in States which do not
have county organizations and, in those States in which the
county government does not have jurisdiction over highways, any
local government unit vested with jurisdiction over local
highways.
``(5) Federal-aid highways.--The term `Federal-aid
highways' means highways eligible for assistance under this
chapter other than highways classified as local roads or rural
minor collectors.
``(6) Federal-aid system.--The term `Federal-aid system'
means any one of the Federal-aid highway systems described in
section 103.
``(7) Federal lands highways.--The term `Federal lands
highways' means forest highways, public lands highways, park
roads, parkways, and Indian reservation roads which are public
roads.
``(8) Forest development roads and trails.--The term
`forest development roads and trails' means a forest road or
trail under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service.
``(9) Forest highway.--The term `forest highway' means a
forest road under the jurisdiction of, and maintained by, a
public authority and open to public travel.
``(10) Forest road or trail.--The term `forest road or
trail' means a road or trail wholly or partly within, or
adjacent to, and serving the National Forest System and which
is necessary for the protection, administration, and
utilization of the National Forest System and the use and
development of its resources.
``(11) Highway.--The term `highway' includes roads,
streets, and parkways, and also includes rights-of-way,
bridges, railroad-highway crossings, tunnels, drainage
structures, signs, guardrails, and protective structures, in
connection with highways. It further includes that portion of
any interstate or international bridge or tunnel and the
approaches thereto, the cost of which is assumed by a State
highway department, including such facilities as may be
required by the United States Customs and Immigration Services
in connection with the operation of an international bridge or
tunnel.
``(12) Highway safety improvement project.--The term
`highway safety improvement project' means a project which
corrects or improves high hazard locations, eliminates roadside
obstacles, improves highway signing and pavement marking,
installs priority control systems for emergency vehicles at
signalized intersections, installs or replaces emergency
motorist aid call boxes, or installs traffic control or warning
devices at high accident potential locations.
``(13) Indian reservation roads.--The term `Indian
reservation roads' means public roads that are located within
or provide access to an Indian reservation or Indian trust land
or restricted Indian land which is not subject to fee title
alienation without the approval of the Federal Government, or
Indian and Alaska Native villages, groups, or communities in
which Indians and Alaskan Natives reside, whom the Secretary of
the Interior has determined are eligible for services generally
available to Indians under Federal laws specifically applicable
to Indians.
``(14) Interstate system.--The term `Interstate System'
means the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate
and Defense Highways described in section 103(e).
``(15) Maintenance.--The term `maintenance' means the
preservation of the entire highway, including surface,
shoulders, roadsides, structures, and such traffic-control
devices as are necessary for its safe and efficient
utilization.
``(16) National highway system.--The term `National Highway
System' means the Federal-aid highway system described in
section 103(b).
``(17) Operating costs for traffic monitoring, management,
and control.--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, such as
integrated traffic control systems, incident management
programs, and traffic control centers.
``(18) Operational improvement.--The term `operational
improvement' means a capital improvement for installation of
traffic surveillance and control equipment, computerized signal
systems, motorist information systems, integrated traffic
control systems, incident management programs, and
transportation demand management facilities, strategies, and
programs and such other capital improvements to public roads as
the Secretary may designate, by regulation; except that such
term does not include resurfacing, restoring, or rehabilitating
improvements, construction of additional lanes, interchanges,
and grade separations, and construction of a new facility on a
new location.
``(19) Park road.--The term `park road' means a public
road, including a bridge built primarily for pedestrian use,
but with capacity for use by emergency vehicles, that is
located within, or provides access to, an area in the National
Park System with title and maintenance responsibilities vested
in the United States.
``(20) Parkway.--The term `parkway', as used in chapter 2
of this title, means a parkway authorized by Act of Congress on
lands to which title is vested in the United States.
``(21) Project.--The term `project' means an undertaking to
construct a particular portion of a highway, or if the context
so implies, the particular portion of a highway so constructed
or any other undertaking eligible for assistance under this
title.
``(22) Project agreement.--The term `project agreement'
means the formal instrument to be executed by the State highway
department and the Secretary as required by section 110(a).
``(23) Public authority.--The term `public authority' means
a Federal, State, county, town, or township, Indian tribe,
municipal or other local government or instrumentality with
authority to finance, build, operate, or maintain toll or toll-
free facilities.
``(24) Public lands development roads and trails.--The term
`public lands development roads and trails' means those roads
or trails which the Secretary of the Interior determines are of
primary importance for the development, protection,
administration, and utilization of public lands and resources
under his control.
``(25) Public lands highway.--The term `public lands
highway' means any highway through unappropriated or unreserved
public lands, nontaxable Indian lands, or other Federal
reservations under the jurisdiction of and maintained by a
public authority and open to public travel.
``(26) Public road.--The term `public road' means any road
or street under the jurisdiction of and maintained by a public
authority and open to public travel.
``(27) Rural areas.--The term `rural areas' means all areas
of a State not included in urban areas.
``(28) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means Secretary of
Transportation.
``(29) State.--The term `State' means any one of the fifty
States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.
``(30) State funds.--The term `State funds' includes funds
raised under the authority of the State or any political or
other subdivision thereof, and made available for expenditure
under the direct control of the State highway department.
``(31) State highway department.--The term `State highway
department' means that department, commission, board, or
official of any State charged by its laws with the
responsibility for highway construction.
``(32) Transportation enhancement activities.--The term
`transportation enhancement activities' means, with respect to
any project or the area to be served by the project, any of the
following activities if such activity has a direct link to
surface transportation: provision of facilities for pedestrians
and bicycles, provision of safety and educational activities
for pedestrians and bicyclists, acquisition of scenic easements
and scenic or historic sites, scenic or historic highway
programs, landscaping and other scenic beautification,
including removal of graffiti and litter to the extent that
such removal is in excess of fiscal year 1997 maintenance
levels for removal of graffiti and litter, historic
preservation, rehabilitation and operation of historic
transportation buildings, structures, or facilities (including
historic railroad facilities and canals), preservation of
abandoned railway corridors (including the conversion and use
thereof for pedestrian or bicycle trails), control and removal
of outdoor advertising, archaeological planning and research,
environmental mitigation to address water pollution due to
highway runoff or reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality
while maintaining habitat connectivity, and provision of
tourist and welcome centers.
``(33) Urban area.--The term `urban area' means an
urbanized area or, in the case of an urbanized area
encompassing more than one State, that part of the urbanized
area in each such State, or urban place as designated by the
Bureau of the Census having a population of 5,000 or more and
not within any urbanized area, within boundaries to be fixed by
responsible State and local officials in cooperation with each
other, subject to approval by the Secretary. Such boundaries
shall, as a minimum, encompass the entire urban place
designated by the Bureau of the Census, except in the case of
cities in the State of Maine and in the State of New Hampshire.
``(34) Urbanized area.--The term `urbanized area' means an
area with a population of 50,000 or more designated by the
Bureau of the Census, within boundaries to be fixed by
responsible State and local officials in cooperation with each
other, subject to approval by the Secretary. Boundaries shall,
at a minimum, encompass the entire urbanized area within a
State as designated by the Bureau of the Census.''.
SEC. 144. SUBSTITUTE PROJECT.
(a) Approval of Project.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, upon the request of the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the
Secretary may approve substitute highway and transit projects under
section 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code, as in effect on the
day before the date of the enactment of this Act, in lieu of
construction of the Barney Circle Freeway project in the District of
Columbia, as identified in the 1991 Interstate Cost Estimate.
(b) Eligibility for Federal Assistance.--Upon approval of any
substitute project or projects under subsection (a)--
(1) the cost of construction of the Barney Circle Freeway
Modification project shall not be eligible for funds authorized
under section 108(b) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956;
and
(2) substitute projects approved pursuant to this section
shall be funded from interstate construction funds apportioned
or allocated to the District of Columbia that are not expended
and not subject to lapse on the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(c) Federal Share.--The Federal share payable on account of a
project or activity approved under this section shall be 85 percent of
the cost thereof; except that the exception set forth in section
120(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, shall apply.
(d) Limitation on Eligibility.--Any substitute project approved
pursuant to subsection (a) (for which the Secretary finds that
sufficient Federal funds are available) must be under contract for
construction, or construction must have commenced, before the last day
of the 4-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
section. If the substitute project is not under contract for
construction, or construction has not commenced, by such last day, the
Secretary shall withdraw approval of the substitute project.
SEC. 145. USE OF HOV LANES BY ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
Section 102(a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, before September 30, 2003, a
State may permit an electric vehicle with fewer than 2 occupants to
operate in high occupancy vehicle lanes if the vehicle is certified and
labeled as an Inherently Low Emission Vehicle pursuant to section
88.313-93 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, provided that such
permission may be revoked by the State should the State determine it
necessary.''.
TITLE II--HIGHWAY SAFETY
SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 23, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this title
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or
repeal of, a section or other provision of law, the reference shall be
considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 23,
United States Code.
SEC. 202. HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.
(a) Uniform Guidelines.--Section 402(a) is amended--
(1) in the fourth sentence by striking ``(4)'' and
inserting ``(4) to prevent accidents and''; and
(2) in the eighth sentence by striking ``include
information obtained by the Secretary under section 4007 of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and''.
(b) Administration of State Programs.--Section 402(b) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(b)(1)'' and all that follows through
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(b) Administration of State Programs.--'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively;
(3) in paragraph (1)(C), as so redesignated, by striking
``paragraph (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)''; and
(4) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking
``paragraph (3)(C)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(C)''.
(c) Apportionment of Funds.--The 6th sentence of section 402(c) is
amended by inserting ``the apportionment to the Secretary of the
Interior shall not be less than three-fourths of 1 percent of the total
apportionment and'' after ``except that''.
(d) Application in Indian Country.--Section 402(i) is amended to
read as follows:
``(i) Application in Indian Country.--
``(1) In general.--For the purpose of application of this
section in Indian country, the terms `State' and `Governor of a
State' include the Secretary of the Interior and the term
`political subdivision of a State' includes an Indian tribe.
Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1)(C), 95 percent of the funds
apportioned to the Secretary of the Interior under this section
shall be expended by Indian tribes to carry out highway safety
programs within their jurisdictions. The requirements of
subsection (b)(1)(D) shall be applicable to Indian tribes,
except to those tribes with respect to which the Secretary of
Transportation determines that application of such provisions
would not be practicable.
``(2) Indian country defined.--In this subsection, the term
`Indian country' means--
``(A) all land within the limits of any Indian
reservation under the jurisdiction of the United
States, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and
including rights-of-way running through the
reservation;
``(B) all dependent Indian communities within the
borders of the United States, whether within the
original or subsequently acquired territory thereof and
whether within or without the limits of a State; and
``(C) all Indian allotments, the Indian titles to
which have not been extinguished, including rights-of-
way running through such allotments.''.
(e) Rulemaking Proceeding.--Section 402(j) is amended to read as
follows:
``(j) Rulemaking Proceeding.--The Secretary may from time to time
conduct a rulemaking process to identify highway safety programs that
are highly effective in reducing motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and
deaths. Any such rulemaking shall take into account the major role of
the States in implementing such programs. When a rule promulgated in
accordance with this section takes effect, States shall consider these
highly effective programs when developing their highway safety
programs.''.
(f) Highway Safety Education and Information.--
(1) In general.--For fiscal years 1999 and 2000, the
Secretary shall allow any State to use funds apportioned to it
under section 402 of title 23, United States Code to purchase
television and radio time for the placement of highway safety
public service messages.
(2) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the
effectiveness of the public service messages and transmit a
report on the results of the study together with the
transmittal under section 508 of this Act.
SEC. 203. HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
Section 403(a)(2)(A) is amended by inserting ``, including training
in work zone safety management'' after ``personnel''.
SEC. 204. OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 4 is amended by inserting after section
404 the following:
``Sec. 405. Occupant protection incentive grants
``(a) General Authority.--
``(1) Authority to make grants.--Subject to the provisions
of this section, the Secretary shall make grants under
subsections (b) and (c) to States that adopt and implement
effective programs to reduce highway deaths and injuries
resulting from individuals riding unrestrained or improperly
restrained in motor vehicles. Such grants may be used by
recipient States only to implement and enforce, as appropriate,
such programs.
``(2) Maintenance of effort.--No grant may be made to a
State under subsection (b) or (c) in any fiscal year unless the
State enters into such agreements with the Secretary as the
Secretary may require to ensure that the State will maintain
its aggregate expenditures from all other sources for programs
described in paragraph (1) at or above the average level of
such expenditures in its 2 fiscal years preceding the Building
Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998.
``(3) Maximum period of eligibility; federal share for
grants.--No State may receive grants under subsection (b) or
(c) in more than 6 fiscal years beginning after September 30,
1997. The Federal share payable for any grant under this
section shall not exceed--
``(A) in the first and second fiscal years in which
the State receives the grant, 75 percent of the cost of
implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in such
fiscal year a program adopted by the State;
``(B) in the third and fourth fiscal years in which
the State receives the grant, 50 percent of the cost of
implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in such
fiscal year such program; and
``(C) in the fifth and sixth fiscal years in which
the State receives the grant, 25 percent of the cost of
implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in such
fiscal year such program.
``(b) Grant A.--A State may establish its eligibility for a grant
under this subsection by adopting or demonstrating to the satisfaction
of the Secretary at least 5 of the following and, beginning in fiscal
year 2001, at least 6 of the following:
``(1) Safety belt use law.--The State has in effect a
safety belt use law that makes unlawful throughout the State
the operation of a passenger motor vehicle whenever an
individual (other than a child who is secured in a child
restraint system) in the front seat of the vehicle (and,
beginning in fiscal year 2000, in any seat in the vehicle) does
not have a safety belt properly secured about the individual's
body.
``(2) Primary safety belt use law.--The State provides for
primary enforcement of its safety belt use law.
``(3) Minimum fine or penalty points.--The State imposes a
minimum fine, or provides for the imposition of penalty points
against an individual's driver's license, for a violation of
its safety belt use law.
``(4) Child safety seat law.--The State has in effect a
child passenger protection law that makes unlawful throughout
the State the operation of a passenger motor vehicle whenever a
child up to 4 years of age in the vehicle is not properly
secured in a child safety seat.
``(5) Special traffic enforcement program.--The State has
implemented a statewide special traffic enforcement program for
occupant protection that emphasizes publicity for the program.
``(6) Child occupant protection education program.--The
State has implemented a statewide comprehensive child occupant
protection education program that includes education about
proper seating positions for children in air bag equipped motor
vehicles and instruction on how to reduce the improper use of
child restraints systems.
``(7) Child passenger protection law.--The State has in
effect a child passenger protection law that makes unlawful
throughout the State the operation of a passenger motor vehicle
whenever a child up to 10 years of age (and, beginning in
fiscal year 2003, a child up to 16 years of age) in the vehicle
is not properly restrained.
``(c) Grant B.--A State may establish its eligibility for a grant
under this subsection by adopting or demonstrating to the satisfaction
of the Secretary each of the following:
``(1) State safety belt use rate.--The State demonstrates a
statewide safety belt use rate in both front outboard seating
positions in all passenger motor vehicles of 80 percent or
higher in each of the years a grant under this subparagraph is
received.
``(2) Survey method.--The State follows safety belt use
survey methods which conform to guidelines issued by the
Secretary ensuring that such measurements are accurate and
representative.
``(d) Grant Amounts.--The amount of each grant for which a State
qualifies under subsection (b) or (c) for a fiscal year shall equal up
to 30 percent of the amount apportioned to the State for fiscal year
1997 under section 402 of this title.
``(e) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following definitions
apply:
``(1) Child safety seat.--The term `child safety seat'
means any device (except safety belts) designed for use in a
motor vehicle to restrain, seat, or position a child who weighs
50 pounds or less.
``(2) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' means a
vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured
primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways, but
does not include a vehicle operated only on a rail line.
``(3) Multipurpose passenger vehicle.--The term
`multipurpose passenger vehicle' means a motor vehicle with
motive power (except a trailer), designed to carry not more
than 10 individuals, that is constructed either on a truck
chassis or with special features for occasional off-road
operation.
``(4) Passenger car.--The term `passenger car' means a
motor vehicle with motive power (except a multipurpose
passenger vehicle, motorcycle, or trailer) designed to carry
not more than 10 individuals.
``(5) Passenger motor vehicle.--The term `passenger motor
vehicle' means a passenger car or a multipurpose passenger
motor vehicle.
``(6) Safety belt.--The term `safety belt' means--
``(A) with respect to open-body passenger vehicles,
including convertibles, an occupant restraint system
consisting of a lap belt or a lap belt and a detachable
shoulder belt; and
``(B) with respect to other passenger vehicles, an
occupant restraint system consisting of integrated lap
and shoulder belts.
``(f) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section shall be subject to a deduction not to exceed
5 percent for the necessary costs of administering the provisions of
this section.
``(g) Applicability of Chapter 1.--
``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, all provisions of chapter 1 of this title that are
applicable to National Highway System funds, other than
provisions relating to the apportionment formula and provisions
limiting the expenditure of such funds to Federal-aid highways,
shall apply to the funds authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section.
``(2) Inconsistent provisions.--If the Secretary determines
that a provision of chapter 1 of this title is inconsistent
with this section, such provision shall not apply to funds
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.
``(3) Credit for state and local expenditures.--The
aggregate of all expenditures made during any fiscal year by a
State and its political subdivisions (exclusive of Federal
funds) for carrying out the State highway safety program under
section 402 (other than planning and administration) shall be
available for the purpose of crediting such State during such
fiscal year for the non-Federal share of the cost of any
project under this section (other than one for planning or
administration) without regard to whether such expenditures
were actually made in connection with such project.
``(4) Increased federal share for certain indian tribe
programs.--In the case of an occupant protection program
carried out by an Indian tribe, if the Secretary is satisfied
that an Indian tribe does not have sufficient funds available
to meet the non-Federal share of the cost of such program, the
Secretary may increase the Federal share of the cost thereof
payable under this title to the extent necessary.
``(5) Treatment of term `state highway department'.--In
applying provisions of chapter 1 in carrying out this section,
the term `State highway department' as used in such provisions
shall mean the Governor of a State and, in the case of an
Indian tribe program, the Secretary of the Interior.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for such chapter
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 404 the
following:
``405. Occupant protection incentive grants.''.
SEC. 205. ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES.
Section 410 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 410. Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures
``(a) General Authority.--Subject to the requirements of this
section, the Secretary shall make grants to States that adopt and
implement effective programs to reduce traffic safety problems
resulting from individuals driving while under the influence of
alcohol. Such grants may only be used by recipient States to implement
and enforce such programs.
``(b) Maintenance of Effort.--No grant may be made to a State under
this section in any fiscal year unless the State enters into such
agreements with the Secretary as the Secretary may require to ensure
that the State will maintain its aggregate expenditures from all other
sources for alcohol traffic safety programs at or above the average
level of such expenditures in its 2 fiscal years preceding the date of
the enactment of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and
Equity Act of 1998.
``(c) Maximum Period of Eligibility; Federal Share for Grants.--No
State may receive grants under this section in more than 6 fiscal years
beginning after September 30, 1997. The Federal share payable for any
grant under this section shall not exceed--
``(1) in the first and second fiscal years in which the
State receives a grant under this section, 75 percent of the
cost of implementing and enforcing in such fiscal year a
program adopted by the State pursuant to subsection (a);
``(2) in the third and fourth fiscal years in which the
State receives a grant under this section, 50 percent of the
cost of implementing and enforcing in such fiscal year such
program; and
``(3) in the fifth and sixth fiscal years in which the
State receives a grant under this section, 25 percent of the
cost of implementing and enforcing in such fiscal year such
program.
``(d) Basic Grant Eligibility.--
``(1) Basic grant a.--A State shall become eligible for a
grant under this paragraph by adopting or demonstrating to the
satisfaction of the Secretary at least 5 of the following:
``(A) .08 bac per se law.--A law that provides that
any individual with a blood alcohol concentration of
0.08 percent or greater while operating a motor vehicle
shall be deemed to be driving while intoxicated.
``(B) Administrative license revocation.--An
administrative driver's license suspension or
revocation system for individuals who operate motor
vehicles while under the influence of alcohol that
requires that--
``(i) in the case of an individual who, in
any 5-year period beginning after the date of
the enactment of the Building Efficient Surface
Transportation and Equity Act of 1998, is
determined on the basis of a chemical test to
have been operating a motor vehicle under the
influence of alcohol or is determined to have
refused to submit to such a test as proposed by
a law enforcement officer, the State agency
responsible for administering drivers'
licenses, upon receipt of the report of the law
enforcement officer--
``(I) shall suspend the driver's
license of such individual for a period
of not less than 90 days if such
individual is a first offender in such
5-year period; and
``(II) shall suspend the driver's
license of such individual for a period
of not less than 1 year, or revoke such
license, if such individual is a repeat
offender in such 5-year period; and
``(ii) the suspension and revocation
referred to under clause (i) shall take effect
not later than 30 days after the day on which
the individual refused to submit to a chemical
test or received notice of having been
determined to be driving under the influence of
alcohol, in accordance with the State's
procedures.
``(C) Underage drinking program.--An effective
system, as determined by the Secretary, for preventing
operators of motor vehicles under age 21 from obtaining
alcoholic beverages and for preventing persons from
making alcoholic beverages available to individuals
under age 21. Such system may include a graduated
licensing system, the issuance of drivers' licenses to
individuals under age 21 that are easily
distinguishable in appearance from drivers' licenses
issued to individuals age 21 years of age or older, and
the issuance of drivers' licenses that are tamper
resistant.
``(D) Enforcement program.--Either--
``(i) a statewide program for stopping
motor vehicles on a nondiscriminatory, lawful
basis for the purpose of determining whether
the operators of such motor vehicles are
driving while under the influence of alcohol;
or
``(ii) a statewide special traffic
enforcement program for impaired driving that
emphasizes publicity for the program.
``(E) Repeat offenders.--Effective sanctions for
repeat offenders convicted of driving under the
influence of alcohol. Such sanctions, as determined by
the Secretary, may include electronic monitoring;
alcohol interlocks; intensive supervision of probation;
vehicle impoundment, confiscation, or forfeiture;
dedicated detention facilities; special measures to
reduce driving with a suspended license; and assignment
of treatment.
``(F) Drivers with high bac's.--Programs to target
individuals with high blood alcohol concentrations who
operate a motor vehicle. Such programs may include
implementation of a system of graduated penalties and
assessment of individuals convicted of driving under
the influence of alcohol.
``(G) Young adult drinking programs.--Programs to
reduce driving while under the influence of alcohol by
individuals age 21 through 34. Such programs may
include awareness campaigns; traffic safety
partnerships with employers, colleges, and the
hospitality industry; assessment of first time
offenders; and incorporation of treatment into judicial
sentencing.
``(H) Testing for bac.--An effective system for
increasing the rate of testing for blood alcohol
concentration of motor vehicle drivers in fatal
accidents and, in fiscal year 2000 and in each fiscal
year thereafter, a rate of such testing that is equal
to or greater than the national average.
``(2) Basic grant b.--A State shall become eligible for a
grant under this paragraph by adopting or demonstrating to the
satisfaction of the Secretary each of the following:
``(A) Fatal impaired driver percentage reduction.--
The percentage of fatally injured drivers with 0.10
percent or greater blood alcohol concentration in the
State has decreased in each of the 3 most recent
calendar years for which statistics for determining
such percentages are available.
``(B) Fatal impaired driver percentage
comparison.--The percentage of fatally injured drivers
with 0.10 percent or greater blood alcohol
concentration in the State has been lower than the
average percentage for all States in each of the
calendar years referred to in subparagraph (A).
``(3) Basic grant amount.--The amount of a basic grant made
to a State for a fiscal year under this subsection shall equal
up to 30 percent of the amount apportioned to the State for
fiscal year 1997 under section 402 of this title.
``(e) Discretionary Grants.--
``(1) In general.--Upon receiving an application from a
State, the Secretary may make grants to the State for carrying
out innovative programs (other than the programs specified in
subsection (d)) to reduce traffic safety problems resulting
from individuals driving while under the influence of alcohol
or controlled substances. Such programs may seek to achieve
such a reduction through legal, judicial, enforcement,
educational, technological, or other approaches.
``(2) Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible to receive a
grant under this subsection in a fiscal year only if the State
is eligible to receive a grant under subsection (d) in such
fiscal year.
``(3) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out
this section, not to exceed 12 percent shall be available for
making grants under this subsection.
``(f) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section shall be subject to a deduction not to exceed
5 percent for the necessary costs of administering the provisions of
this section.
``(g) Applicability of Chapter 1.--
``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, all provisions of chapter 1 of this title that are
applicable to National Highway System funds, other than
provisions relating to the apportionment formula and provisions
limiting the expenditure of such funds to Federal-aid highways,
shall apply to the funds authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section.
``(2) Inconsistent provisions.--If the Secretary determines
that a provision of chapter 1 of this title is inconsistent
with this section, such provision shall not apply to funds
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.
``(3) Credit for state and local expenditures.--The
aggregate of all expenditures made during any fiscal year by a
State and its political subdivisions (exclusive of Federal
funds) for carrying out the State highway safety program under
section 402 (other than planning and administration) shall be
available for the purpose of crediting such State during such
fiscal year for the non-Federal share of the cost of any
project under this section (other than one for planning or
administration) without regard to whether such expenditures
were actually made in connection with such project.
``(4) Increased federal share for certain indian tribe
programs.--In the case of an alcohol-impaired driving
countermeasures program carried out by an Indian tribe, if the
Secretary is satisfied that an Indian tribe does not have
sufficient funds available to meet the non-Federal share of the
cost of such program, the Secretary may increase the Federal
share of the cost thereof payable under this title to the
extent necessary.
``(5) Treatment of term `state highway department'.--In
applying provisions of chapter 1 in carrying out this section,
the term `State highway department' as used in such provisions
shall mean the Governor of a State and, in the case of an
Indian tribe program, the Secretary of the Interior.
``(h) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
apply:
``(1) Alcoholic beverage.--The term `alcoholic beverage'
has the meaning such term has under section 158(c) of this
title.
``(2) Controlled substances.--The term `controlled
substances' has the meaning such term has under section 102(6)
of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)).
``(3) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' means a
vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured
primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways, but
does not include a vehicle operated only on a rail line.''.
SEC. 206. STATE HIGHWAY SAFETY DATA IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 4 is further amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
``Sec. 411. State highway safety data improvements
``(a) General Authority.--Subject to the provisions of this
section, the Secretary shall make grants to States that adopt and
implement effective programs to--
``(1) improve the timeliness, accuracy, completeness,
uniformity, and accessibility of the State's data needed to
identify priorities for national, State, and local highway and
traffic safety programs;
``(2) evaluate the effectiveness of efforts to make such
improvements;
``(3) link these State data systems, including traffic
records, together and with other data systems within the State,
such as systems that contain medical and economic data; and
``(4) improve State data systems' compatibility with
national data systems and those of other States and enhance the
Secretary's ability to observe and analyze national trends in
crash occurrences, rates, outcomes, and causation.
Such grants may be used by recipient States only to implement such
programs.
``(b) Model Data Elements.--The Secretary, in consultation with
States and other appropriate parties, shall determine the model data
elements necessary to observe and analyze national trends in crash
occurrences, rates, outcomes, and causation. A State's multiyear
highway safety data and traffic records plan described in subsection
(e)(1) shall demonstrate how the model data elements will be
incorporated into the State's data systems for the State to be eligible
for grants under this section.
``(c) Maintenance of Effort.--No grant may be made to a State under
this section in any fiscal year unless the State enters into such
agreements with the Secretary as the Secretary may require to ensure
that the State will maintain its aggregate expenditures from all other
sources for highway safety data programs at or above the average level
of such expenditures in its 2 fiscal years preceding the date of the
enactment of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity
Act of 1998.
``(d) Maximum Period of Eligibility; Federal Share for Grants.--No
State may receive grants under this section in more than 6 fiscal years
beginning after September 30, 1997. The Federal share payable for any
grant under this section shall not exceed--
``(1) in the first and second fiscal years in which the
State receives the grant, 75 percent of the cost of
implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in such fiscal year
a program adopted by the State;
``(2) in the third and fourth fiscal years in which the
State receives the grant, 50 percent of the cost of
implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in such fiscal year
such program; and
``(3) in the fifth and sixth fiscal years in which the
State receives the grant under this section, 25 percent of the
cost of implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in such
fiscal year such program.
``(e) First-Year Grants.--
``(1) Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible for a first-
year grant under this section in a fiscal year if the State
either--
``(A) demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the
Secretary, that the State has--
``(i) established a highway safety data and
traffic records coordinating committee with a
multidisciplinary membership, including the
administrators, collectors, and users of such
data (including the public health, injury
control, and motor carrier communities);
``(ii) completed, within the preceding 5
years, a highway safety data and traffic
records assessment or an audit of the State's
highway safety data and traffic records system;
and
``(iii) initiated the development of a
multiyear highway safety data and traffic
records strategic plan, to be approved by the
State's highway safety data and traffic records
coordinating committee, that identifies and
prioritizes the State's highway safety data and
traffic records needs and goals, and that
identifies performance-based measures by which
progress toward those goals will be determined;
or
``(B) provides, to the satisfaction of the
Secretary--
``(i) a certification that the State has
met the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of
subparagraph (A);
``(ii) a multiyear plan that--
``(I) identifies and prioritizes
the State's highway safety data and
traffic records needs and goals;
``(II) specifies how the State's
incentive funds for the fiscal year
will be used to address those needs and
goals; and
``(III) identifies performance-
based measures by which progress toward
those goals will be determined; and
``(iii) a certification that the State's
highway safety data and traffic records
coordinating committee continues to operate and
supports the multiyear plan described in clause
(ii).
``(2) Grant amounts.--The amount of a first-year grant made
to a State for a fiscal year under this subsection shall
equal--
``(A) if the State is eligible for the grant under
paragraph (1)(A), $125,000, subject to the availability
of appropriations; and
``(B) if the State is eligible for the grant under
paragraph (1)(B), an amount determined by multiplying--
``(i) the amount appropriated to carry out
this section for such fiscal year; by
``(ii) the ratio that the funds apportioned
to the State under section 402 for fiscal year
1997 bears to the funds apportioned to all
States under section 402 for fiscal year 1997;
except that no State shall receive less than $225,000,
subject to the availability of appropriations.
``(f) Succeeding Year Grants.--
``(1) Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible for a grant
under this subsection in any fiscal year succeeding the first
fiscal year in which the State receives a grant under
subsection (e) if the State, to the satisfaction of the
Secretary--
``(A) submits or updates a multiyear plan described
in subsection (e)(1)(A)(iii);
``(B) certifies that the highway safety data and
traffic records coordinating committee of the State
continues to operate and supports the multiyear plan;
and
``(C) reports annually on the State's progress in
implementing the multiyear plan.
``(2) Grant amounts.--The amount of a succeeding year grant
made to the State for a fiscal year under this paragraph shall
equal the amount determined by multiplying--
``(A) the amount appropriated to carry out this
section for such fiscal year; by
``(B) the ratio that the funds apportioned to the
State under section 402 for fiscal year 1997 bears to
the funds apportioned to all States under section 402
for fiscal year 1997;
except that no State shall receive less than $225,000, subject
to the availability of appropriations.
``(g) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section shall be subject to a deduction not to exceed
5 percent for the necessary costs of administering the provisions of
this section.
``(h) Applicability of Chapter 1.--
``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, all provisions of chapter 1 of this title that are
applicable to National Highway System funds, other than
provisions relating to the apportionment formula and provisions
limiting the expenditure of such funds to Federal-aid highways,
shall apply to the funds authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section.
``(2) Inconsistent provisions.--If the Secretary determines
that a provision of chapter 1 of this title is inconsistent
with this section, such provision shall not apply to funds
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.
``(3) Credit for state and local expenditures.--The
aggregate of all expenditures made during any fiscal year by a
State and its political subdivisions (exclusive of Federal
funds) for carrying out the State highway safety program under
section 402 (other than planning and administration) shall be
available for the purpose of crediting such State during such
fiscal year for the non-Federal share of the cost of any
project under this section (other than one for planning or
administration) without regard to whether such expenditures
were actually made in connection with such project.
``(4) Increased federal share for certain indian tribe
programs.--In the case of a highway safety data improvements
program carried out by an Indian tribe, if the Secretary is
satisfied that an Indian tribe does not have sufficient funds
available to meet the non-Federal share of the cost of such
program, the Secretary may increase the Federal share of the
cost thereof payable under this title to the extent necessary.
``(5) Treatment of term `state highway department'.--In
applying provisions of chapter 1 in carrying out this section,
the term `State highway department' as used in such provisions
shall mean the Governor of a State and, in the case of an
Indian tribe program, the Secretary of the Interior.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for such chapter
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``411. State highway safety data improvements.''.
SEC. 207. NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.
(a) Transfer of Selected Functions to Non-Federal Management.--
Section 30302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(e) Transfer of Selected Functions to Non-Federal Management.--
``(1) Agreement.--The Secretary may enter into an agreement
with an organization that represents the interests of the
States to manage, administer, and operate the National Driver
Register's computer timeshare and user assistance functions. If
the Secretary decides to enter into such an agreement, the
Secretary shall ensure that the management of these functions
is compatible with this chapter and the regulations issued to
implement this chapter.
``(2) Required demonstration.--Any transfer of the National
Driver Register's computer timeshare and user assistance
functions to an organization that represents the interests of
the States shall begin only after a determination is made by
the Secretary that all States are participating in the National
Driver Register's `Problem Driver Pointer System' (the system
used by the Register to effect the exchange of motor vehicle
driving records), and that the system is functioning properly.
``(3) Transition period.--Any agreement entered into under
this subsection shall include a provision for a transition
period sufficient to allow the States to make the budgetary and
legislative changes the States may need to pay fees charged by
the organization representing their interests for their use of
the National Driver Register's computer timeshare and user
assistance functions. During this transition period, the
Secretary shall continue to fund these transferred functions.
``(4) Fees.--The total of the fees charged by the
organization representing the interests of the States in any
fiscal year for the use of the National Driver Register's
computer timeshare and user assistance functions shall not
exceed the total cost to the organization of performing these
functions in such fiscal year.
``(5) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in
this subsection may be construed to diminish, limit, or
otherwise affect the authority of the Secretary to carry out
this chapter.''.
(b) Access to Register Information.--
(1) Conforming amendments.--Section 30305(b) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) in paragraph (2) by inserting before the period
at the end the following: ``, unless the information is
about a revocation or suspension still in effect on the
date of the request'';
(B) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by section
207(b) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996
(Public Law 104-324, 110 Stat. 3908)--
(i) by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and
inserting ``subsection (a) of this section'';
and
(ii) by moving the text of such paragraph 2
ems to the left; and
(C) by redesignating paragraph (8), as redesignated
by section 502(b)(1) of the Federal Aviation
Reauthorization Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-264, 110
Stat. 3262), as paragraph (9).
(2) Federal agency access provision.--Section 30305(b) of
title 49, United States Code, is further amended--
(A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph
(10) and inserting such paragraph after paragraph (9);
(B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
``(6) The head of a Federal department or agency that issues motor
vehicle operator's licenses may request the chief driver licensing
official of a State to obtain information under subsection (a) of this
section about an individual applicant for a motor vehicle operator's
license from such department or agency. The department or agency may
receive the information, provided it transmits to the Secretary a
report regarding any individual who is denied a motor vehicle
operator's license by that department or agency for cause; whose motor
vehicle operator's license is revoked, suspended, or canceled by that
department or agency for cause; or about whom the department or agency
has been notified of a conviction of any of the motor vehicle-related
offenses or comparable offenses listed in section 30304(a)(3) and over
whom the department or agency has licensing authority. The report shall
contain the information specified in section 30304(b).''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(11) The head of a Federal department or agency authorized to
receive information regarding an individual from the Register under
this section may request and receive such information from the
Secretary.''.
(c) Evaluation and Assessment of Alternatives.--
(1) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall evaluate the
implementation of chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code,
and the programs under sections 31106 and 31309 of such title
and identify alternatives to improve the ability of the States
to exchange information about unsafe drivers and to identify
drivers with multiple licenses.
(2) Technology assessment.--The Secretary, in conjunction
with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators,
shall conduct an assessment of available electronic
technologies to improve access to and exchange of motor vehicle
driving records. The assessment may consider alternative unique
motor vehicle driver identifiers that would facilitate accurate
matching of drivers and their records.
(3) Report to congress.--Not later than 2 years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit
to Congress a report on the results of the evaluation and
technology assessment, together with any recommendations for
appropriate administrative and legislative actions.
SEC. 208. SAFETY STUDIES.
(a) Blowout Resistant Tires Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a
study on the benefit to public safety of the use of blowout resistant
tires on commercial motor vehicles and the potential to decrease the
incidence of accidents and fatalities from accidents occurring as a
result of blown out tires.
(b) School Bus Occupant Safety Study.--The Secretary shall conduct
a study to assess occupant safety in school buses. The study shall
examine available information about occupant safety and analyze options
for improving occupant safety.
(c) Reports.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a
report on the results of each study conducted under this section.
(d) Limitation on Funding.--The Secretary may not expend more than
$200,000, from funds made available by section 210, for conducting each
study under this section.
SEC. 209. EFFECTIVENESS OF LAWS ESTABLISHING MAXIMUM BLOOD ALCOHOL
CONCENTRATIONS.
(a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study to
evaluate the effectiveness of State laws that--
(1) deem any individual with a blood alcohol concentration
of 0.08 percent or greater while operating a motor vehicle to
be driving while intoxicated; and
(2) deem any individual under the age of 21 with a blood
alcohol concentration of 0.02 percent or greater while
operating a motor vehicle to be driving while intoxicated;
in reducing the number and severity of alcohol-involved crashes.
(b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Public Works and the Environment of the Senate a
report containing the results of the study conducted under this
section.
SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account):
(1) NHTSA highway safety programs.--For carrying out
section 402 of title 23, United States Code, by the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration $128,200,000 for fiscal
year 1998, $150,700,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $195,700,000
for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
(2) FHWA highway safety programs.--For carrying out section
402 of title 23, United States Code, by the Federal Highway
Administration $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $20,000,000
for fiscal year 1999, and $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2000 through 2003.
(3) NHTSA highway safety research and development.--For
carrying out section 403 of such title by the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration $55,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 1998 through 2003.
(4) FHWA highway safety research and development.--For
carrying out section 403 of such title by the Federal Highway
Administration $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998
through 2003.
(5) Occupant protection incentive grants.--For carrying out
section 405 of such title $9,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
(6) Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures incentive
grant program.--For carrying out section 410 of such title
$35,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $45,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
(7) State highway safety data grants.--For carrying out
section 411 of such title $2,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and
$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
(8) National driver register.--For carrying out chapter 303
of title 49, United States Code, by the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, $2,300,000 for each of fiscal
years 1998 through 2003.
(b) Transfers.--In each fiscal year, the Secretary may transfer any
amounts remaining available under paragraph (5), (6), or (7) of
subsection (a) to the amounts made available under any other of such
paragraphs in order to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that
each State receives the maximum incentive funding for which the State
is eligible under sections 405, 406, and 410 of title 23, United States
Code.
SEC. 211. TRANSPORTATION INJURY RESEARCH.
(a) Center for Transportation Injury Research.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to
establish and maintain a center for transportation injury
research at the Calspan University of Buffalo Research Center
affiliated with the State University of New York at Buffalo.
(2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of
fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of this
Act, $2,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out
this subsection.
(b) Head and Spinal Cord Injury Research.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to the
Neuroscience Center for Excellence at Louisiana State
University and the Virginia Transportation Research Institute
at George Washington University for research and technology
development for preventing and minimizing head and spinal cord
injuries relating to automobile accidents.
(2) Funding.--Of amounts made available for each of fiscal
years 1999 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(F), $500,000 per
fiscal year shall be available to carry out this subsection.
TITLE III--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS
SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this title
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or
repeal of, a section or other provision of law, the reference shall be
considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 49,
United States Code.
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.
Section 5302 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 5302. Definitions
``(a) In General.--In this chapter, the following definitions
apply:
``(1) Capital project.--The term `capital project' means a
project for--
``(A) acquiring, constructing, supervising, or
inspecting equipment or a facility for use in mass
transportation, expenses incidental to the acquisition
or construction (including designing, engineering,
location surveying, mapping, and acquiring rights of
way), payments for the capital portions of rail
trackage rights agreements, transit-related intelligent
transportation systems, relocation assistance,
acquiring replacement housing sites, and acquiring,
constructing, relocating, and rehabilitating
replacement housing;
``(B) rehabilitating a bus;
``(C) remanufacturing a bus;
``(D) overhauling rail rolling stock;
``(E) preventive maintenance;
``(F) leasing equipment or a facility for use in
mass transportation subject to regulations the
Secretary prescribes limiting the leasing arrangements
to those that are more cost-effective than acquisition
or construction; or
``(G) a mass transportation improvement that
enhances economic development or incorporates private
investment (including commercial and residential
development and pedestrian and bicycle access to a mass
transportation facility) because the improvement--
``(i) enhances the effectiveness of a mass
transportation project and is related
physically or functionally to that mass
transportation project or establishes new or
enhanced coordination between mass
transportation and other transportation; and
``(ii) provides a fair share of revenue for
mass transportation that will be used for mass
transportation.
``(2) Chief executive officer of a state.--The term `chief
executive officer of a State' includes the designee of the
chief executive officer.
``(3) Emergency regulation.--The term `emergency
regulation' means a regulation--
``(A) that is effective temporarily before the
expiration of the otherwise specified periods of time
for public notice and comment under section 5334(b) of
this title; and
``(B) prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation
as the result of a finding that a delay in the
effective date of the regulation--
``(i) would injure seriously an important
public interest;
``(ii) would frustrate substantially
legislative policy and intent; or
``(iii) would damage seriously a person or
class without serving an important public
interest.
``(4) Fixed guideway.--The term `fixed guideway' means a
mass transportation facility--
``(A) using and occupying a separate right of way
or rail for the exclusive use of mass transportation
and other high occupancy vehicles; or
``(B) using a fixed catenary system and a right of
way usable by other forms of transportation.
``(5) Handicapped individual.--The term `handicapped
individual' means an individual who, because of illness,
injury, age, congenital malfunction, or other incapacity or
temporary or permanent disability (including an individual who
is a wheelchair user or has semiambulatory capability), cannot
use effectively, without special facilities, planning, or
design, mass transportation service or a mass transportation
facility.
``(6) Local governmental authority.--The term `local
governmental authority' includes--
``(A) a political subdivision of a State;
``(B) an authority of at least one State or
political subdivision of a State;
``(C) an Indian tribe; and
``(D) a public corporation, board, or commission
established under the laws of a State.
``(7) Mass transportation.--The term `mass transportation'
means transportation by a conveyance that provides regular and
continuing general or special transportation to the public, but
does not include school bus, charter, or sightseeing
transportation.
``(8) Net project cost.--The term `net project cost' means
the part of a project that reasonably cannot be financed from
revenues.
``(9) New bus model.--The term `new bus model' means a bus
model (including a model using alternative fuel)--
``(A) that has not been used in mass transportation
in the United States before the date of production of
the model; or
``(B) used in mass transportation in the United
States but being produced with a major change in
configuration or components.
``(10) Preventive maintenance.--The term `preventive
maintenance' means a major activity intended to improve or
upgrade a transit vehicle or facility or repair or replace a
damaged, malfunctioning, overaged, or outmoded transit vehicle
or facility system, subsystem, element, or component. Such term
does not include any activity of a routine or servicing nature,
such as checking and replenishing fluid levels, adjusting
settings on otherwise properly operating components, washing
and cleaning a transit vehicle or facility, changing tires and
wheels, or repairing damage to a vehicle or facility caused by
an accident.
``(11) Public transportation.--The term `public
transportation' means mass transportation.
``(12) Regulation.--The term `regulation' means any part of
a statement of general or particular applicability of the
Secretary of Transportation designed to carry out, interpret,
or prescribe law or policy in carrying out this chapter.
``(13) State.--The term `State' means a State of the United
States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern
Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands.
``(14) Transit.--The term `transit' means mass
transportation.
``(15) Transit enhancement.--The term `transit enhancement'
means with respect to any project or an area to be served by
the project, historic preservation, rehabilitation, and
operation of historic mass transportation buildings,
structures, and facilities (including historic bus and railroad
facilities and canals); projects that enhance transit safety
and security; landscaping and other scenic beautification and
art in and around mass transportation stations, facilities, bus
shelters, bridges, and buses; bicycle and pedestrian access to
mass transportation, including bicycle storage facilities and
installing equipment for transporting bicycles on mass
transportation vehicles; projects that enhance access for the
disabled to mass transportation; and archaeological planning
and research related to mass transportation projects.
``(16) Urban area.--The term `urban area' means an area
that includes a municipality or other built-up place that the
Secretary of Transportation, after considering local patterns
and trends of urban growth, decides is appropriate for a local
mass transportation system to serve individuals in the
locality.
``(17) Urbanized area.--The term `urbanized area' means an
area--
``(A) encompassing at least an urbanized area
within a State that the Secretary of Commerce
designates; and
``(B) designated as an urbanized area within
boundaries fixed by State and local officials and
approved by the Secretary of Transportation.
``(b) Authority To Modify `Handicapped Individual'.--The Secretary
of Transportation by regulation may modify the definition of subsection
(a)(5) as it applies to section 5307(d)(1)(D) of this title.''.
SEC. 303. METROPOLITAN PLANNING.
(a) Goals and Objectives of Planning Process.--Section 5303(b) is
amended to read as follows:
``(b) Goals and Objectives of Planning Process.--
``(1) Consideration.--To the extent that the metropolitan
planning organization determines appropriate, the metropolitan
transportation planning process may include consideration of
goals and objectives that--
``(A) support the economic vitality of the
metropolitan area, especially by enabling global
competitiveness, productivity, and efficiency;
``(B) increase the safety and security of the
transportation system for all users;
``(C) increase the accessibility and mobility for
people and freight;
``(D) protect and enhance the environment, conserve
energy, and enhance quality of life;
``(E) enhance the integration and connectivity of
the transportation system, across and between modes,
for people and freight;
``(F) promote efficient system utilization and
operation; and
``(G) preserve and optimize the existing
transportation system.
This paragraph shall apply to the development of long-range
transportation plans and transportation improvement programs.
``(2) Conversion to goals and objectives.--The metropolitan
planning organization shall cooperatively determine with the
State and mass transportation operators how the considerations
listed in paragraph (1) are translated into metropolitan goals
and objectives and how they are factored into
decisionmaking.''.
(b) Coordination.--Section 5303(e) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(4) Project located in multiple mpos.--If a project is
located within the boundaries of more than one metropolitan
planning organization, the metropolitan planning organizations
shall coordinate plans regarding the project.''.
(c) Long-Range Transportation Plan.--Section 5303(f) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``transportation'' after
``long-range'';
(2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``at least shall--'' and
inserting ``shall contain, at a minimum, the following:'';
(3) in paragraph (1)(A)--
(A) by striking ``identify'' and inserting ``An
identification of''; and
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end and
inserting a period;
(4) by striking paragraph (1)(B) and inserting the
following:
``(B) A financial plan that demonstrates how the adopted
transportation plan can be implemented, indicates resources
from public and private sources that are reasonably expected to
be made available to carry out the plan and recommends any
additional financing strategies for needed projects and
programs. The financial plan may include, for illustrative
purposes, additional projects that would be included in the
adopted transportation plan if reasonable additional resources
beyond those identified in the financial plan were available.
For the purpose of developing the transportation plan, the
metropolitan planning organization and State shall
cooperatively develop estimates of funds that will be available
to support plan implementation.'';
(5) in paragraph (1)(C)--
(A) by striking ``assess'' and inserting ``An
assessment of''; and
(B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period;
(6) in paragraph (1)(D) by striking ``indicate'' and
inserting ``Indicate'';
(7) in paragraph (4) by inserting after ``employees,'' the
following: ``freight shippers and providers of freight
transportation services,''; and
(8) in paragraph (5) by inserting ``transportation'' before
``plan''.
SEC. 304. TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
Section 5304 is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``2 years'' and inserting
``3 years''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
(B);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (C) and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) may include, for illustrative purposes,
additional projects that would be included in the
adopted transportation plan if reasonable additional
resources beyond those identified in the financial plan
were available.''.
SEC. 305. TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AREAS.
Section 5305(d)(1) is amended by striking ``of the National Highway
System'' each place it appears and inserting the following: ``under the
National Highway System and high risk road safety programs,''.
SEC. 306. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.
(a) Section Heading.--
(1) Amendment to section.--Section 5307 is amended by
striking the section heading and inserting the following:
``Sec. 5307. Urbanized area formula grants''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--The item relating to section
5307 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended to read
as follows:
``5307. Urbanized area formula grants.''.
(b) Definitions.--Section 5307(a) is amended--
(1) by striking ``In this section--'' and inserting ``In
this section, the following definitions apply:'';
(2) by inserting ``Associated capital maintenance items.--
The term'' after ``(1)''; and
(3) by inserting ``Designated recipient.--The term'' after
``(2)''.
(c) General Authority.--Section 5307(b) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``, improvement, and operating
costs'' and inserting ``and improvement costs''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ``In an urbanized area with a population of
less than 200,000, the Secretary may also make grants
under this section to finance the operating cost of
equipment and facilities for use in mass
transportation.'';
(2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (5); and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
(d) Advance Construction.--Section 5307(g)(3) is amended by
striking ``the amount by which'' and all that follows through the
period at the end and inserting ``the most favorable financing terms
reasonably available for the project at the time of borrowing. The
applicant shall certify, in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary,
that the applicant has shown reasonable diligence in seeking the most
favorable financing terms.''.
(e) Coordination of Reviews.--Section 5307(i)(2) is amended by
adding at the end the following: ``To the extent practicable, the
Secretary shall coordinate such reviews with any related State or local
reviews.''.
(f) Transit Enhancement Activities.--Section 5307(k) is amended to
read as follows:
``(k) Transit Enhancement Activities.--2 percent of the funds
apportioned to urbanized areas of at least 200,000 population under
section 5336 for a fiscal year shall only be available for transit
enhancement activities.''.
(g) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5307(n) is amended by inserting
``5319,'' after ``5318,''.
SEC. 307. MASS TRANSIT ACCOUNT BLOCK GRANTS.
Section 5308, and the item relating to section 5308 in the table of
sections for chapter 53, are repealed.
SEC. 308. CAPITAL PROGRAM GRANTS AND LOANS.
(a) Section Heading.--Section 5309 is amended in the section
heading by striking ``Discretionary'' and inserting ``Capital
program''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 5309 in the
table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by striking
``Discretionary'' and inserting ``Capital program''.
(c) General Authority.--Section 5309(a) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1)(E) and inserting the
following:
``(E) capital projects to modernize existing fixed guideway
systems;'';
(2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1)(F);
(3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (1)(G)
and inserting ``; and''; and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (1)(G) the following:
``(H) capital projects to replace, rehabilitate, and
purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-
related facilities.''.
(d) Consideration of Decreased Commuter Rail Transportation.--
Section 5309(c) is repealed.
(e) Criteria for Grants and Loans for Fixed Guideway Systems.--
Section 5309(e) is amended to read as follows:
``(e) Criteria for Grants and Loans for Fixed Guideway Systems.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation may
approve a grant or loan under this section for a capital
project for a new fixed guideway system or extension of an
existing fixed guideway system only if the Secretary determines
that the proposed project is--
``(A) based on the results of an alternatives
analysis and preliminary engineering;
``(B) justified based on a comprehensive review of
its mobility improvements, environmental benefits, cost
effectiveness, and operating efficiencies; and
``(C) supported by an acceptable degree of local
financial commitment, including evidence of stable and
dependable financing sources to construct, maintain,
and operate the system or extension.
``(2) Alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering.--
In evaluating a project under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary
shall analyze and consider the results of the alternatives
analysis and preliminary engineering for the project.
``(3) Project justification.--In evaluating a project under
paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall--
``(A) consider the direct and indirect costs of
relevant alternatives;
``(B) consider factors such as congestion relief,
improved mobility, air pollution, noise pollution,
energy consumption, and all associated ancillary and
mitigation costs necessary to carry out each
alternative analyzed;
``(C) identify and consider existing mass
transportation supportive land use policies and future
land use patterns and the costs of urban sprawl;
``(D) consider the degree to which the project
increases the mobility of the mass transportation
dependent population or promotes economic development;
``(E) consider population density, current transit
ridership in the corridor, and cost per new rider;
``(F) consider the technical capability of the
grant recipient to construct the project;
``(G) adjust the project justification to reflect
differences in local land, construction, and operating
costs; and
``(H) consider other factors the Secretary
determines appropriate to carry out this chapter.
``(4) Local financial commitment.--
``(A) Evaluation of project.--In evaluating a
project under paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall
require that--
``(i) the proposed project plan provides
for the availability of contingency amounts the
Secretary determines to be reasonable to cover
unanticipated cost increases;
``(ii) each proposed local source of
capital and operating financing is stable,
reliable, and available within the proposed
project timetable; and
``(iii) local resources are available to
operate the overall proposed mass
transportation system (including essential
feeder bus and other services necessary to
achieve the projected ridership levels) without
requiring a reduction in existing mass
transportation services to operate the proposed
project.
``(B) Stability, reliability, and availability of
local financing.--In assessing the stability,
reliability, and availability of proposed sources of
local financing for the project, the Secretary shall
consider--
``(i) existing grant commitments;
``(ii) the degree to which financing
sources are dedicated to the purposes proposed;
``(iii) any debt obligation that exists or
is proposed by the recipient for the proposed
project or other mass transportation purpose;
and
``(iv) the extent to which the project has
a local financial commitment that exceeds the
required non-Federal share of the cost of the
project.
``(5) Regulations.--No later than 120 days after the date
of the enactment of the Building Efficient Surface
Transportation and Equity Act of 1998, the Secretary shall
issue regulations on how the Secretary will evaluate and rate
the projects based on the results of alternatives analysis,
project justification, and the degree of local financial
commitment as required under this subsection.
``(6) Project evaluation and rating.--A proposed project
may advance from alternatives analysis to preliminary
engineering, and may advance from preliminary engineering to
final design and construction, only if the Secretary finds that
the project meets the requirements of this section and there is
a reasonable likelihood that the project will continue to meet
such requirements. In making such findings, the Secretary shall
evaluate and rate the project as either highly recommended,
recommended, or not recommended based on the results of
alternatives analysis, the project justification criteria, and
the degree of local financial commitment as required under this
subsection. In rating the projects, the Secretary shall
provide, in addition to the overall project rating, individual
ratings for each criteria established under the regulations
issued under paragraph (5).
``(7) Full funding grant agreement.--A project financed
under this subsection shall be carried out through a full
funding grant agreement. The Secretary shall enter into a full
funding grant agreement based on the evaluations and ratings
required under this subsection. The Secretary shall not enter
into a full funding grant agreement for a project unless that
project is authorized for final design and construction.
``(8) Limitations on applicability.--
``(A) Projects with a section 5309 federal share of
less than $25,000,000.--A project for a new fixed
guideway system or extension of an existing fixed
guideway system is not subject to the requirements of
this subsection, and the simultaneous evaluation of
similar projects in at least 2 corridors in a
metropolitan area may not be limited, if the assistance
provided under this section with respect to the project
is less than $25,000,000.
``(B) Projects in nonattainment areas.--The
simultaneous evaluation of projects in at least 2
corridors in a metropolitan area may not be limited and
the Secretary shall make decisions under this
subsection with expedited procedures that will promote
carrying out an approved State Implementation Plan in a
timely way if a project is--
``(i) located in a nonattainment area;
``(ii) a transportation control measure (as
defined by the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et
seq.)); and
``(iii) required to carry out the State
Implementation Plan.
``(C) Projects financed with highway funds.--This
subsection does not apply to a project financed
completely with amounts made available from the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account).
``(D) Previously issued letter of intent or full
funding grant agreement.--This subsection does not
apply to projects for which the Secretary has issued a
letter of intent or entered into a full funding grant
agreement before the date of the enactment of this
subparagraph.''.
(f) Letters of Intent and Full Funding Grant Agreements.--Section
5309(g) is amended--
(1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Financing'' and
inserting ``Funding'';
(2) by striking ``full financing'' each place it appears
and inserting ``full funding''; and
(3) in paragraph (1)(B)--
(A) by striking ``30 days'' and inserting ``60
days'';
(B) by inserting before the first comma ``or
entering into a full funding grant agreement''; and
(C) by striking ``issuance of the letter.'' and
inserting ``letter or agreement. The Secretary shall
include with the notification a copy of the proposed
letter or agreement as well as the evaluations and
ratings for the project.''.
(g) Allocating Amounts.--Section 5309(m) is amended to read as
follows:
``(m) Allocating Amounts.--
``(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available by section
5338(b) for grants and loans under this section for each of
fiscal years 1998 through 2003--
``(A) 40 percent shall be available for fixed
guideway modernization;
``(B) 40 percent shall be available for capital
projects for new fixed guideway systems and extensions
to existing fixed guideway systems; and
``(C) 20 percent shall be available to replace,
rehabilitate, and buy buses and related equipment and
to construct bus-related facilities.
``(2) Limitation on amounts available for activities other
than final design and construction.--Not more than 8 percent of
the amounts made available in each fiscal year by paragraph
(1)(B) shall be available for activities other than final
design and construction.
``(3) Bus and bus facility grants.--
``(A) Consideration.--In making grants under
paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall consider the age
of buses, bus fleets, related equipment, and bus-
related facilities.
``(B) Funding for bus testing facility.--Of the
amounts made available by paragraph (1)(C), $3,000,000
shall be available in each of fiscal years 1998 through
2003 to carry out section 5318.
``(C) Funding for bus technology pilot program.--Of
the funds made available by paragraph (1)(C), 10
percent shall be available in each of fiscal years 1998
through 2003 to carry out the bus technology pilot
program under subsection (o).
``(D) Other than urbanized areas.--Of amounts made
available by paragraph (1)(C), not less than 5.5
percent shall be available in each fiscal year for
other than urbanized areas.
``(4) Eligibility for assistance for multiple projects.--A
person applying for, or receiving, assistance for a project
described in clause (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) may
receive assistance for a project described in another of those
clauses.''.
(h) Advance Construction.--Section 5309(n)(2) is amended by
striking ``in a way'' and inserting ``in a manner''.
(i) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Relocation of subsection.--Section 5309 is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (f); and
(B) by redesignating subsections (g) through (o) as
subsections (f) through (n), respectively.
(2) Cross references.--Chapter 53 is amended--
(A) in section 5319 by striking ``5309(h)'' and
inserting ``5309(g)'';
(B) in section 5328(a)(2) by striking ``5309(e)(1)-
(6) of this title'' and inserting ``5309(e)''; and
(C) in section 5328(a)(4) by striking ``5309(m)(2)
of this title'' and inserting ``5309(o)(1)''.
(3) References to full funding grant agreements.--Sections
5320 and 5328(a)(4) are each amended by striking ``full
financing'' each place it appears and inserting ``full
funding''. The subsection heading for section 5320(e) is
amended by striking ``Financing'' and inserting ``Funding''.
(j) Bus Technology Pilot Program.--Section 5309 is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(o) Bus Technology Pilot Program.--
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a pilot
program for the testing and deployment of new bus technology,
including clean fuel and alternative fuel technology.
``(2) Projects.--Under the pilot program, the Secretary
shall carry out projects for testing and deployment of new bus
technology, including clean fuel and alternative fuel
technology. The Secretary shall select projects for funding
under the pilot program that will employ a variety of
technologies and will be performed in a variety of geographic
areas of the country with populations under 50,000, between
50,000 and 200,000, and over 200,000.
``(3) Report.--Not later than April 30, 2000, the Secretary
shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate
a report on the results of the pilot program, including a
description of the projects carried out, the amounts obligated,
and the status of the test and deployment activities
undertaken.''.
(k) Reports.--Section 5309 is further amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(p) Reports.--
``(1) Funding levels and allocations of funds for fixed
guideway systems.--
``(A) Annual report.--Not later than the first
Monday in February of each year, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the
Senate a report that includes a proposal on the
allocation of amounts to be made available to finance
grants and loans for capital projects for new fixed
guideway systems and extensions to existing fixed
guideway systems among applicants for those amounts.
``(B) Recommendations on funding.--The annual
report under this paragraph shall include evaluations
and ratings, as required under subsection (e), for each
project that is authorized or has received funds under
this section since the date of the enactment of this
Act or October 1 of the preceding fiscal year,
whichever date is earlier. The report shall also
include recommendations of projects for funding based
on the evaluations and ratings and on existing
commitments and anticipated funding levels for the next
3 fiscal years and for the next 10 fiscal years based
on information currently available to the Secretary.
``(2) Supplemental report on new starts.--The Secretary
shall submit a report to Congress on the 31st day of August of
each year that describes the Secretary's evaluation and rating
of each project that has completed alternatives analysis or
preliminary engineering since the date of the last report. The
report shall include all relevant information that supports the
evaluation and rating of each project, including a summary of
each project's financial plan.
``(3) Annual gao review.--the General Accounting Office
shall--
``(A) conduct an annual review of--
``(i) the processes and procedures for
evaluating and rating projects and recommending
projects; and
``(ii) the Secretary's implementation of
such processes and procedures; and
``(B) shall report to Congress on the results of
such review by April 30 of each year.''.
(l) Project Defined.--Section 5309 is further amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(q) Project Defined.--In this section, the term `project' means,
with respect to a new fixed guideway system or extension to an existing
fixed guideway system, a minimum operable segment of the project.''.
SEC. 309. DOLLAR VALUE OF MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall not consider the dollar value
of mobility improvements, as specified in the report required under
section 5309(m)(1)(C) or section 5309(p) (as added by this Act), in
evaluating projects under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code,
in developing regulations, or in carrying out any other duty of the
Secretary.
(b) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a
study of the dollar value of mobility improvements and the
relationship of mobility improvements to the overall
transportation justification of a new fixed guideway system or
extension to an existing system.
(2) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the Secretary
shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate
a report on the results of the study, including an analysis of
the factors relevant to determining the dollar value of
mobility improvements.
SEC. 310. FORMULA GRANTS AND LOANS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS OF ELDERLY
INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
(a) Section Heading.--Section 5310 is amended in the section
heading by striking ``Grants'' and inserting ``Formula grants''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 5310 in the
table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by inserting ``formula''
before ``grants''.
SEC. 311. FORMULA PROGRAM FOR OTHER THAN URBANIZED AREAS.
(a) Intercity Bus Transportation.--Section 5311 is amended--
(1) in the section heading by striking ``Financial
assistance'' and inserting ``Formula grants''; and
(2) in subsection (f)(1) by striking ``10 percent of the
amount made available in the fiscal year ending September 30,
1993, and''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 5311 in the
table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by striking ``Financial
assistance'' and inserting ``Formula grant''.
SEC. 312. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND TRAINING PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--Section 5312 is amended--
(1) in each of subsections (a) and (b) by striking the
first parenthetical phrase; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Joint Partnerships for Deployment of Innovation.--
``(1) Consortium defined.--In this subsection, the term
`consortium' means one or more public or private organizations
located in the United States which provide mass transportation
service to the public and one or more businesses, including
small and medium sized businesses, incorporated in a State,
offering goods or services or willing to offer goods or
services to mass transportation operators. It may include as
additional members public or private research organizations
located in the United States, or State or local governmental
authorities.
``(2) Grants and agreements.--The Secretary may make grants
and enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
agreements with consortia selected competitively from among
public and private partnerships to promote the early deployment
of innovation in mass transportation technology, services,
management, or operational practices. Any such grant, contract,
or agreement shall provide for the sharing of costs, risks, and
rewards of early deployment of innovation. Such grants,
contracts, and agreements shall be subject to such terms and
conditions as the Secretary prescribes.
``(3) Consultation requirement.--This subsection shall be
carried out in consultation with the transit industry.
``(4) Cost sharing.--Any consortium that receives a grant
or enters into a contract or agreement under this subsection
shall provide at least 50 percent of the cost of any joint
partnership project. Any business, organization, person, or
governmental body may contribute funds to such project.
``(5) Public notice.--The Secretary shall periodically give
public notice of--
``(A) the technical areas for which joint
partnerships are solicited under this subsection;
``(B) required qualifications of consortia desiring
to participate in such partnerships;
``(C) the method of selection and evaluation
criteria to be used in selecting participating
consortia and projects under this subsection; and
``(D) the process by which projects will be awarded
under this subsection.
``(6) Acceptance of revenues.--The Secretary may accept a
portion of the revenues resulting from sales of an innovation
supported under this subsection and deposit any revenues
accepted into a special account of the Treasury of the United
States to be established for purposes of carrying out this
subsection.
``(e) International Mass Transportation Program.--
``(1) Activities.--The Secretary is authorized to engage in
activities to inform the United States domestic mass
transportation community about technological innovations
available in the international marketplace and activities that
may afford domestic businesses the opportunity to become
globally competitive in the export of mass transportation
products and services. These activities may include--
``(A) development, monitoring, assessment, and
dissemination domestically of information about
worldwide mass transportation market opportunities;
``(B) cooperation with foreign public sector
entities in research, development, demonstration,
training, and other forms of technology transfer and
exchange of experts and information;
``(C) advocacy, in international mass
transportation markets, of firms, products, and
services available from the United States;
``(D) informing the international market about the
technical quality of mass transportation products and
services through participation in seminars,
expositions, and similar activities; and
``(E) offering those Federal Transit Administration
technical services which cannot be readily obtained
from the United States private sector to foreign public
authorities planning or undertaking mass transportation
projects if the cost of these services will be
recovered under the terms of each project.
``(2) Cooperation.--The Secretary may carry out activities
under this subsection in cooperation with other Federal
agencies, State or local agencies, public and private nonprofit
institutions, government laboratories, foreign governments, or
any other organization the Secretary determines is appropriate.
``(3) Funding.--The funds available to carry out this
subsection shall include funds paid to the Secretary by any
cooperating organization or person and shall be deposited by
the Secretary in a special account in the Treasury of the
United States to be established for purposes of carrying out
this subsection. The funds shall be available for promotional
materials, travel, reception, and representation expenses
necessary to carry out the activities authorized by this
subsection. Reimbursement for services provided under this
subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account
concerned.''.
(b) Mass Transportation Technology Development and Deployment.--
(1) General authority.--The Secretary may make grants and
enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
agreements with eligible consortia to promote the development
and early deployment of innovation in mass transportation
technology, services, management, or operational practices. The
Secretary shall coordinate activities under this section with
related activities under programs of other Federal departments
and agencies.
(2) Eligibility criteria.--To be qualified to receive
funding under this section, an eligible consortium shall--
(A) be organized for the purpose of designing,
developing, and deploying advanced mass transportation
technologies that address identified technological
impediments in the mass transportation field;
(B) have an established mechanism for designing,
developing, and deploying advanced mass transportation
technologies as evidenced by participation in a Federal
program such as the consortia funded pursuant to Public
Law 102-396;
(C) facilitate the participation in the consortium
of small- and medium-sized businesses in conjunction
with large established manufacturers, as appropriate;
(D) be designed to use State and Federal funding to
attract private capital in the form of grants or
investments to further the purposes of this section;
and
(E) provide for the sharing of costs, risks, and
rewards of early deployment of innovation in mass
transportation technologies.
(3) Grant requirements.--Grants, contracts, and agreements
under paragraph (1) shall be eligible under and consistent with
section 5312 of title 49, United States Code, and shall be
subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary
prescribes.
(4) Federal share of costs.--The Federal share of costs for
a grant, contract, or agreement with a consortium under this
subsection shall not exceed 50 percent of the net project cost.
(5) Eligible consortium defined.--For purposes of this
section, the term ``eligible consortium'' means a consortium
of--
(A) businesses incorporated in the United States;
(B) public or private educational or research
organizations located in the United States;
(C) entities of State or local governments in the
United States;
(D) Federal laboratories; or
(E) existing consortia funded pursuant to Public
Law 103-396.
(6) Funding.--
(A) Set-aside of amounts made available under
section 5338(d).--Of the funds made available by or
appropriated under section 5338(d) of title 49, United
States Code, for a fiscal year $5,000,000 shall be
available to carry out this subsection.
(B) Set-aside of amounts made available under
section 5309(o).--Of the funds made available to carry
out the bus technology pilot program under section
5309(o) of title 49, United States Code, for a fiscal
year $5,000,000 shall be available to carry out this
subsection.
(c) Fuel Cell Bus and Bus Facilities Program.--Of the funds made
available for a fiscal year to carry out the bus technology pilot
program under section 5309(o) of title 49, United States Code,
$4,850,000 shall be available to carry out the fuel cell powered
transit bus program and the intermodal transportation fuel cell bus
maintenance facility.
(d) Advanced Technology Pilot Project.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants for the
development of low speed magnetic levitation technology for
public transportation purposes in urban areas to demonstrate
energy efficiency, congestion mitigation, and safety benefits.
(2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of
fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of this
Act, $5,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out
this subsection.
(3) Federal share.--The Federal share payable on account of
activities carried out using a grant made under this subsection
shall be 80 percent of the cost of such activities.
(e) Intelligent Transportation Systems Applications.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants for the
study, design, and demonstration of fixed guideway technology
in North Orange-South Seminole County, Florida, and in
Galveston, Texas.
(2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available pursuant to
section 5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal
year 1999, $1,500,000 shall be available to carry out this
subsection. Of such sums, $750,000 shall be available for fixed
guideway activities in North Orange-South Seminole County,
Florida, and $750,000 shall be available for fixed guideway
activities in Galveston, Texas.
SEC. 313. NATIONAL PLANNING AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS.
Section 5314(a)(2) is amended by striking ``$2,000,000'' and
inserting ``$3,000,000''.
SEC. 314. NATIONAL TRANSIT INSTITUTE.
(a) In General.--Section 5315 is amended--
(1) in the section heading by striking ``mass
transportation'' and inserting ``transit''; and
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``mass transportation'' in the
first sentence and inserting ``transit'';
(B) by inserting ``and architectural design''
before the semicolon at the end of paragraph (5);
(C) by striking ``carrying out'' in paragraph (7)
and inserting ``delivering'';
(D) by inserting ``, construction management,
insurance, and risk management'' before the semicolon
at the end of paragraph (11);
(E) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
(13);
(F) by striking the period at the end of paragraph
(14) and inserting ``; and''; and
(G) by adding at the end the following:
``(15) innovative finance.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 5315 in the
table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by striking ``mass
transportation'' and inserting ``transit''.
SEC. 315. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES.
Section 5316, and the item relating to section 5316 in the table of
sections for chapter 53, are repealed.
SEC. 316. TRANSPORTATION CENTERS.
Section 5317, and the item relating to section 5317 in the table of
sections for chapter 53, are repealed.
SEC. 317. BUS TESTING FACILITIES.
(a) Operation and Maintenance.--Section 5318(b) is amended--
(1) by striking ``make a contract with'' and inserting
``enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with, or make
a grant to,'';
(2) by inserting ``or organization'' after ``person'';
(3) by inserting ``, cooperative agreement, or grant''
after ``The contract''; and
(4) by inserting ``mass transportation'' after ``and
other''.
(b) Availability of Amounts.--Section 5318(d) is amended by
striking ``make a contract with'' and inserting ``enter into a contract
or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to,''.
SEC. 318. BICYCLE FACILITIES.
Section 5319 is amended by striking ``under this section is for 90
percent of the cost of the project'' and inserting ``made eligible by
this section is for 90 percent of the cost of the project; except that,
if the grant or any portion of the grant is made with funds required to
be expended under section 5307(k) and the project involves providing
bicycle access to mass transportation, that grant or portion of that
grant shall be at a Federal share of 95 percent''.
SEC. 319. GENERAL PROVISIONS ON ASSISTANCE.
(a) Technical Amendment.--Section 5323(d) is amended by striking
``Buying and Operating Buses.--'' and inserting ``Condition on Charter
Bus Transportation Service.--''.
(b) Government's Share.--Section 5323(i) is amended to read as
follows:
``(i) Government Share of Costs for Certain Projects.--A grant for
a project to be assisted under this chapter that involves acquiring
vehicle-related equipment required by the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) or vehicle-related equipment
(including clean fuel or alternative fuel vehicle-related equipment)
for purposes of complying with or maintaining compliance with the Clean
Air Act, is for 90 percent of the net project cost of such equipment
attributable to compliance with such Acts. The Secretary shall have
discretion to determine, through practicable administrative procedures,
the costs of such equipment attributable to compliance with such
Acts.''.
(c) Buy America.--Section 5323(j)(7) is amended to read as follows:
``(7) Opportunity to correct inadvertent error.--The
Secretary may allow a manufacturer or supplier of steel, iron,
or manufactured goods to correct after bid opening any
certification made under this subsection if the Secretary is
satisfied that the manufacturer or supplier submitted an
incorrect certification as a result of an inadvertent or
clerical error.''.
(d) Participation of Governmental Agencies in Design and Delivery
of Transportation Services.--Section 5323 is amended by redesignating
subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (l) and (m) and by inserting
after subsection (j) the following:
``(k) Participation of Governmental Agencies in Design and Delivery
of Transportation Services.--To the extent feasible, governmental
agencies and nonprofit organizations that receive assistance from
Government sources (other than the Department of Transportation) for
nonemergency transportation services shall participate and coordinate
with recipients of assistance under this chapter in the design and
delivery of transportation services and shall be included in the
planning for such services.''.
(e) Submission of Certifications.--Section 5323 is further amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(n) Submission of Certifications.--A certification required under
this chapter and any additional certification or assurance required by
law or regulation to be submitted to the Secretary may be consolidated
into a single document to be submitted annually as part of a grant
application under this chapter. The Secretary shall publish annually a
list of all certifications required under this chapter with the
publication required under section 5336(e)(2).''.
(f) Required Payments and Eligible Costs.--Section 5323 is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(o) Required Payments and Eligible Costs of Projects That Enhance
Economic Development or Incorporate Private Investment.--
``(1) Required payments.--Each grant or loan under this
chapter for a capital project described in section
5302(a)(1)(G) shall require that a person making an agreement
to occupy space in a facility funded under this chapter pay a
reasonable share of the costs of the facility through rental
payments and other means.
``(2) Eligible costs.--Eligible costs for a capital project
described in section 5302(a)(1)(G)--
``(A) include property acquisition, demolition of
existing structures, site preparation, utilities,
building foundations, walkways, open space, and a
capital project for, and improving, equipment or a
facility for an intermodal transfer facility or
transportation mall; but
``(B) do not include construction of a commercial
revenue producing facility or a part of a public
facility not related to mass transportation.''.
SEC. 320. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Efficient Procurement.--Section 5325 is amended--
(1) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b); and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Efficient Procurement.--A recipient may award a procurement
contract under this chapter to other than the lowest bidder when the
award furthers an objective consistent with the purposes of this
chapter, including improved long-term operating efficiency and lower
long-term costs.''.
(b) Architectural, Engineering, and Design Contracts.--Section
5325(b), as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), is amended--
(1) by inserting ``or requirement'' after ``A contract'';
and
(2) by inserting before the last sentence the following:
``When awarding such contracts, recipients of assistance under
this chapter shall maximize efficiencies of administration by
accepting nondisputed audits conducted by other government
agencies, as provided in subparagraphs (C) through (F) of
section 112(b)(2) of title 23.''.
SEC. 321. SPECIAL PROCUREMENTS.
(a) Turnkey System Projects.--Section 5326(a) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) Turnkey system project defined.--In this subsection,
the term `turnkey system project' means a project under which a
recipient enters into a contract with a seller, firm, or
consortium of firms to design and build a mass transportation
system or an operable segment thereof that meets specific
performance criteria. Such project may also include an option
to finance, or operate for a period of time, the system or
segment or any combination of designing, building, operating,
or maintaining such system or segment.'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by inserting ``Selection of turnkey projects.--
'' after ``(2)''; and
(B) by inserting ``or an operable segment of a mass
transportation system'' after ``transportation
system'';
(3) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``Demonstrations.--''
after ``(3)''; and
(4) by aligning paragraphs (2) and (3) with paragraph (1)
of such section, as amended by paragraph (1) of this section.
(b) Technical Amendment.--Section 5326 is amended by striking
subsection (c) and inserting the following:
``(c) Acquiring Rolling Stock.--A recipient of financial assistance
of the United States Government under this chapter may enter into a
contract to expend that assistance to acquire rolling stock--
``(1) based on--
``(A) initial capital costs; or
``(B) performance, standardization, life cycle
costs, and other factors; or
``(2) with a party selected through a competitive
procurement process.
``(d) Procuring Associated Capital Maintenance Items.--A recipient
of a grant under section 5307 of this title procuring an associated
capital maintenance item under section 5307(b) may enter into a
contract directly with the original manufacturer or supplier of the
item to be replaced, without receiving prior approval of the Secretary,
if the recipient first certifies in writing to the Secretary that--
``(1) the manufacturer or supplier is the only source for
the item; and
``(2) the price of the item is no more than the price
similar customers pay for the item.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5334(b)(4) is amended by
striking ``5323(a)(2), (c) and (e), 5324(c), and 5325 of this title''
and inserting ``5323(a)(2), 5323(c), 5323(e), 5324(c), 5325(a),
5325(b), 5326(c), and 5326(d)''.
SEC. 322. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW.
Section 5327(c)(2) is amended--
(1) by striking ``make contracts'' and inserting ``enter
into contracts''; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end of the first
sentence the following: ``and to provide technical assistance
to correct deficiencies identified in compliance reviews and
audits carried out under this section''.
SEC. 323. STUDY ON ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES RANDOM TESTING
RATE CALCULATION.
(a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine how
the alcohol and controlled substances random testing rate under section
5331 of title 49, United States Code, should be calculated.
(b) Considerations.--In conducting the study under this section,
the Secretary shall consider--
(1) the differences in random testing results among
employers subject to section 5331 of title 49, United States
Code;
(2) the differences in random testing results among
employers subject to such section in areas with populations of
at least 200,000, in areas with populations less than 200,000,
and in other than urbanized areas;
(3) the deterrent effect of random testing; and
(4) the effect of random testing on public safety.
(c) Report.--Not later than December 31, 1999, the Secretary shall
transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted
under this section, together with any proposed changes to the
calculation of the random alcohol and controlled substances testing
rate.
SEC. 324. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.
(a) Training and Conference Costs.--Section 5334(a) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (8);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(10) collect fees to cover the costs of training or
conferences, including costs of promotional materials,
sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration to promote mass
transportation and credit amounts collected to the
appropriation concerned.''.
(b) Flexibility for Areas With Populations Under 200,000.--Section
5334(i) is amended to read as follows:
``(i) Flexibility for Areas With Populations Under 200,000.--Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Building
Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998, the Secretary
shall seek public comment on ways to simplify and streamline the
administration of the formula program for urbanized areas with
populations of less than 200,000 and shall make, to the extent feasible
and consistent with statutory requirements, every effort to ease any
administrative burdens thereby identified.''.
(c) Technical Amendments.--
(1) Section heading.--The heading for section 5334 is
amended by inserting ``provisions'' after ``Administrative''.
(2) Table of sections.--The item relating to section 5334
in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by inserting
``provisions'' after ``Administrative''.
SEC. 325. REPORTS AND AUDITS.
(a) National Transit Database.--Section 5335(a) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Reporting System and Uniform System of
Accounts and Records'' and inserting ``National Transit
Database''; and
(2) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking ``by uniform categories,'' and
inserting ``using uniform categories''; and
(B) by striking ``and a uniform system of accounts
and records'' and inserting ``and using a uniform
system of accounts''.
(b) Reports.--Section 5335 is further amended--
(1) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b).
SEC. 326. APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FORMULA GRANTS.
Section 5336 is amended--
(1) in the section heading by striking ``block grants'' and
inserting ``formula grants''; and
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
``(d) Limitation on Operating Assistance and Preventive
Maintenance.--Of the funds apportioned under this section for urbanized
areas, such sums as may be necessary shall be available for operating
assistance for urbanized areas with populations under 200,000, except
that the total amount of such funds made available for such operating
assistance and for urbanized areas for preventive maintenance
activities that become eligible for capital assistance under section
5307 on the date of the enactment of the Building Efficient Surface
Transportation and Equity Act of 1998 may not exceed $400,000,000 for
any fiscal year.''.
SEC. 327. APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIXED GUIDEWAY
MODERNIZATION.
(a) Distribution.--Section 5337(a) is amended to read as follows:
``(a) Distribution.--The Secretary of Transportation shall
apportion amounts made available for fixed guideway modernization under
section 5309 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 as follows:
``(1) The first $497,700,000 shall be apportioned in the
following urbanized areas as follows:
``(A) Baltimore, $8,372,000.
``(B) Boston, $38,948,000.
``(C) Chicago/Northwestern Indiana, $78,169,000.
``(D) Cleveland, $9,509,500.
``(E) New Orleans, $1,730,588.
``(F) New York, $176,034,461.
``(G) Northeastern New Jersey, $50,604,653.
``(H) Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey,
$58,924,764.
``(I) Pittsburgh, $13,662,463.
``(J) San Francisco, $33,989,571.
``(K) Southwestern Connecticut, $27,755,000.
``(2) The next $74,849,950 shall be apportioned as follows:
``(A) $4,849,950 to the Alaska Railroad for
improvements to its passenger operations.
``(B) Of the remaining $70,000,000--
``(i) 50 percent in the urbanized areas
listed in paragraph (1) as provided in section
5336(b)(2)(A); and
``(ii) 50 percent in other urbanized areas
eligible for assistance under section
5336(b)(2)(A) to which amounts were apportioned
under this section for fiscal year 1997, as
provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and
subsection (e) of this section.
``(3) The next $5,700,000 shall be apportioned in the
following urbanized areas as follows:
``(A) Pittsburgh, 61.76 percent.
``(B) Cleveland, 10.73 percent.
``(C) New Orleans, 5.79 percent.
``(D) 21.72 percent in urbanized areas to which
paragraph (2)(B)(ii) applies, as provided in section
5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this section.
``(4) The next $186,600,000 shall be apportioned in each
urbanized area to which paragraph (1) applies and in each
urbanized area to which paragraph (2)(B) applies, as provided
in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this section.
``(5) The next $140,000,000 shall be apportioned as
follows:
``(A) 65 percent in the urbanized areas listed in
paragraph (1) as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and
subsection (e) of this section.
``(B) 35 percent to other urbanized areas eligible
for assistance under section 5336(b)(2)(A) of this
title if the areas contain fixed guideway systems
placed in revenue service at least 7 years before the
fiscal year in which amounts are made available and in
any urbanized area if, before the first day of the
fiscal year, the area satisfies the Secretary that the
area has modernization needs that cannot adequately be
met with amounts received under section 5336(b)(2)(A),
as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e)
of this section.
``(6) The next $100,000,000 shall be apportioned as
follows:
``(A) 60 percent in the urbanized areas listed in
paragraph (1) as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and
subsection (e) of this section.
``(B) 40 percent to urbanized areas to which
paragraph (5)(B) applies, as provided in section
5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this section.
``(7) Remaining amounts shall be apportioned as follows:
``(A) 50 percent in the urbanized areas listed in
paragraph (1) as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and
subsection (e) of this section.
``(B) 50 percent to urbanized areas to which
paragraph (5)(B) applies, as provided in section
5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this section.''.
(b) Route Segments To Be Included in Apportionment Formulas.--
Section 5337 is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Route Segments To Be Included in Apportionment Formulas.--(1)
Amounts apportioned under paragraphs (2)(B), (3), and (4) of subsection
(a) shall have attributable to each urbanized area only the number of
fixed guideway revenue miles of service and number of fixed guideway
route miles for segments of fixed guideway systems used to determine
apportionments for fiscal year 1997.
``(2) Amounts apportioned under paragraphs (5) through (7) of
subsection (a) shall have attributable to each urbanized area only the
number of fixed guideway revenue miles of service and number of fixed
guideway route-miles for segments of fixed guideway systems placed in
revenue service at least 7 years before the fiscal year in which
amounts are made available.''.
SEC. 328. AUTHORIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 5338 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 5338. Authorizations
``(a) Formula Grants.--
``(1) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from
the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out
sections 5307, 5310, and 5311--
``(A) $2,697,600,000 for fiscal year 1998;
``(B) $3,213,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
``(C) $3,553,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000
through 2003.
``(2) From the general fund.--In addition to amounts made
available under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out sections 5307 and 5311--
``(A) $290,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
``(B) $68,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
``(3) Allocation of funds.--Of the aggregate of amounts
made available by and appropriated under this subsection for a
fiscal year--
``(A) 2.4 percent shall be available to provide
transportation services to elderly individuals and
individuals with disabilities under section 5310;
``(B) 5.37 percent shall be available to provide
financial assistance for other than urbanized areas
under section 5311; and
``(C) 92.23 percent shall be available to provide
financial assistance for urbanized areas under section
5307.
``(b) Capital Program Grants and Loans.--There shall be available
from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out
section 5309:
``(1) $2,197,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
``(2) $2,412,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
``(3) $2,613,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through
2003.
``(c) Planning.--
``(1) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from
the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out
sections 5303, 5304, 5305, and 5313(b) $54,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
``(2) From the general fund.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out sections 5303, 5304, 5305, and
5313(b)--
``(A) $48,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
``(B) $52,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
``(3) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds made available by
or appropriated under this subsection for a fiscal year--
``(A) 82.72 percent shall be available for
metropolitan planning under sections 5303, 5304, and
5305; and
``(B) 17.28 percent shall be available for State
planning under section 5313(b).
``(d) Research.--
``(1) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from
the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out
sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and 5322
$38,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
``(2) From the general fund.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a),
5314, 5315, and 5322 $38,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998
and 1999.
``(3) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds made available by
or appropriated under this subsection for a fiscal year--
``(A) not less than $5,250,000 shall be available
for providing rural transportation assistance under
section 5311(b)(2);
``(B) not less than $8,250,000 shall be available
for carrying out transit cooperative research programs
under section 5313(a);
``(C) not less than $3,000,000 shall be available
to carry out programs under the National Transit
Institute under section 5315; and
``(D) the remainder shall be available for carrying
out national planning and research programs under
sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, and 5322.
``(e) University Transportation Research.--
``(1) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from
the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out
section 5505 $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through
2003.
``(2) From the general fund.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out section 5505 $6,000,000 per fiscal
year for fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
``(f) Administration.--
``(1) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from
the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund for
administrative expenses to carry out section 5334 $52,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
``(2) From the general fund.--There is authorized to be
appropriated for administrative expenses to carry out section
5334--
``(A) $46,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
``(B) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
``(g) Grants as Contractual Obligations.--
``(1) Grants financed from the highway trust fund.--A grant
or contract approved by the Secretary, that is financed with
amounts made available under subsection (a)(1), (b), (c)(1),
(d)(1), (e)(1), or (f)(1) is a contractual obligation of the
United States Government to pay the Government's share of the
cost of the project.
``(2) Grants financed from general funds.--A grant or
contract, approved by the Secretary, that is financed with
amounts made available under subsection (a)(2), (c)(2), (d)(2),
(e)(2), or (f)(2) is a contractual obligation of the Government
to pay the Government's share of the cost of the project only
to the extent amounts are provided in advance in an
appropriations law.
``(h) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts made available by or
appropriated under subsections (a) through (e) shall remain available
until expended.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 53 is amended as follows:
(1) In sections 5303(h)(1), 5303(h)(2)(A), and
5303(h)(3)(A) by striking ``5338(g)(1)'' and inserting
``5338(c)(3)(A)''.
(2) In section 5303(h)(1) by striking ``-5306'' and
inserting ``and 5305''.
(3) In section 5303(h)(4) by striking ``5338(g)'' and
inserting ``5338(c)(3)(A)''.
(4) In section 5309(f)(4), as redesignated by section
308(i)(1)(B) of this Act, by striking ``5338(a)'' and inserting
``5338(b)''.
(5) In section 5310(b) by striking ``5338(a)'' and
inserting ``5338(a)(3)(A)''.
(6) In section 5311(c) by striking ``5338(a)'' and
inserting ``5338(a)(3)(B)''.
(7) In section 5313(a)(1) by striking ``section
5338(g)(3)'' and inserting ``sections 5338(d)(3)(B) and
5338(d)(3)(D)''.
(8) In section 5313(b)(1) by striking ``5338(g)(3)'' and
inserting ``5338(c)(3)(B)''.
(9) In section 5314(a)(1) by striking ``5338(g)(4)'' and
inserting ``5338(d)(3)(D)''.
(10) In section 5318(d) by striking ``5338(j)(5)'' and
inserting ``5309(m)(3)(B)''.
(11) In section 5333(b) by striking ``5338(j)(5)'' each
place it appears and inserting ``5338(b)''.
(12) In section 5336(a) by striking ``5338(f)'' and
inserting ``5338(a)(3)(C)''.
(13) In section 5336(e)(1) by striking ``5338(f)'' and
inserting ``5338(a)(3)(C)''.
SEC. 329. OBLIGATION CEILING.
(a) Capital Program Grants and Loans.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the total of all obligations from amounts made
available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund by
section 5338(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall not exceed--
(1) $2,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1998;
(2) $2,412,000,000 in fiscal year 1999; and
(3) $2,613,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2000 through
2003.
(b) Formula Grants, Planning, Research, Administration, and
Studies.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total of all
obligations from amounts made available from the Mass Transit Account
of the Highway Trust Fund by subsections (a), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of
section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, and sections 331 and 332
of this Act shall not exceed--
(1) $2,260,000,000 in fiscal year 1998;
(2) $3,213,000,000 in fiscal year 1999; and
(3) $3,703,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2000 through
2003.
SEC. 330. ACCESS TO JOBS CHALLENGE GRANT PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) General Authority.--The Secretary may make grants under this
section to assist States, local governmental authorities, and nonprofit
organizations in financing transportation services designed to
transport welfare recipients to and from jobs and activities related to
their employment. The Secretary shall coordinate activities under this
section with related activities under programs of other Federal
departments and agencies.
(b) Grant Criteria.--In selecting applicants for grants under this
section, the Secretary shall consider the following:
(1) The percentage of the population in the area to be
served that are welfare recipients.
(2) The need for additional services (including bicycling)
to transport welfare recipients to and from specified jobs,
training, and other employment support services, and the extent
to which the proposed services will address those needs.
(3) The extent to which the applicant demonstrates
coordination with, and the financial commitment of, existing
transportation service providers and the extent to which the
applicant demonstrates coordination with the State agency or
department that administers the State program funded under part
A of title IV of the Social Security Act.
(4) The extent to which the applicant demonstrates maximum
utilization of existing transportation service providers and
expands existing transit networks or hours of service or both.
(5) The extent to which the applicant demonstrates an
innovative approach that is responsive to identified service
needs.
(6) The extent to which the applicant presents a
comprehensive approach to addressing the needs of welfare
recipients and identifies long-term financing strategies to
support the services under this section.
(c) Eligible Projects.--The Secretary may make grants under this
section for--
(1) capital projects and to finance operating costs of
equipment, facilities, and associated capital maintenance items
related to providing access to jobs under this section;
(2) promoting the use of transit by workers with
nontraditional work schedules;
(3) promoting the use by appropriate agencies of transit
vouchers for welfare recipients under specific terms and
conditions developed by the Secretary; and
(4) promoting the use of employer-provided transportation
including the transit pass benefit program under subsections
(a) and (f) of section 132 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
No planning or coordination activities are eligible for assistance
under this section.
(d) Competitive Grant Selection.--The Secretary shall conduct a
national solicitation for applications for grants under this section.
Grantees shall be selected on a competitive basis. The Secretary shall
select not more than 10 demonstration projects for the pilot program,
including 6 projects from urbanized areas with populations of at least
200,000, 2 projects from urbanized areas with populations less than
200,000, and 2 projects from other than urbanized areas.
(e) Federal Share of Costs.--The Federal share of costs under this
section shall be provided from funds appropriated to carry out this
section. The Federal share of the costs for a project under this
section shall not exceed 50 percent of the net project cost. The
remainder shall be provided in cash from sources other than revenues
from providing mass transportation. Funds appropriated to a Federal
department or agency (other than the Department of Transportation) and
eligible to be used for transportation may be used toward the
nongovernment share payable on a project under this section.
(f) Planning Requirements.--The requirements of sections 5303
through 5306 of title 49, United States Code, apply to grants made
under this section. Applications must reflect coordination with and the
approval of affected transit grant recipients and the projects financed
must be part of a coordinated public transit-human services
transportation planning process.
(g) Grant Requirements.--A grant under this section shall be
subject to all of the terms and conditions of grants made under section
5307 of title 49, United States Code, and such terms and conditions as
determined by the Secretary.
(h) Program Evaluation.--
(1) Comptroller general.--Six months after the date of the
enactment of this Act and each 6 months thereafter, the
Comptroller General shall conduct a study to evaluate the
access to jobs program conducted under this section and
transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate the results of the
study.
(2) Department of transportation.--The Secretary shall
conduct a study to evaluate the access to jobs program
conducted under this section and transmit to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate the results of the study within 2
years of the date of the enactment of this Act.
(i) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) Capital project and urbanized area.--The terms
``capital project'' and ``urbanized area'' have the meaning
such terms have under section 5302 of title 49, United States
Code.
(2) Existing transportation service providers.--The term
``existing transportation service providers'' means mass
transportation operators and governmental agencies and
nonprofit organizations that receive assistance from Federal,
State, or local sources for nonemergency transportation
services.
(3) Welfare recipient.--The term ``welfare recipient''
means an individual who receives or received aid or assistance
under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the
Social Security Act (whether in effect before or after the
effective date of the amendments made by title I of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act
of 1996) at any time during the 3-year period ending on the
date the applicant applies for a grant under this section.
(j) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this section $150,000,000 per fiscal year for fiscal years 1998 through
2003. Such sums shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 331. ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSION ACT OF
1997.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary shall ensure that the total apportionments and allocations
made to a designated grant recipient under section 5338 of this Act for
fiscal year 1998 shall be reduced by the amount apportioned to such
designated recipient pursuant to section 8 of the Surface
Transportation Extension Act of 1997 (111 Stat. 2559).
(b) Fixed Guideway Modernization Adjustment.--In making the
apportionments described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall adjust
the amount apportioned to each urbanized area for fixed guideway
modernization for fiscal year 1998 to reflect the method for
apportioning funds in section 5337(a).
SEC. 332. PROJECTS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS AND EXTENSIONS TO
EXISTING SYSTEMS.
(a) Final Design and Construction.--The following projects are
authorized for final design and construction for fiscal years 1998
through 2003 under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States
Code:
(1) Atlanta--Athens Commuter Rail.
(2) Atlanta--Griffin Commuter Rail.
(3) Atlanta--North Line Extension.
(4) Austin--NW/North Central/SE--Airport LRT.
(5) Baltimore--Central LRT Extension to Glen Burnie.
(6) Boston--Massport Airport Intermodal Transit Connector.
(7) Boston--North Shore Blue Line Extension to Beverly.
(8) Charlotte--South Corridor Transitway.
(9) Chicago--Navy Pier-McCormick Place Busway.
(10) Chicago--North Central Upgrade Commuter Rail.
(11) Chicago--Ravenswood Line Extension.
(12) Chicago--Southwest Extension.
(13) Chicago--West Line Expansion.
(14) Cleveland--Akron-Canton Commuter Rail.
(15) Cleveland--Berea Metroline Extension.
(16) Cleveland--Blue Line Extension.
(17) Cleveland--Euclid Corridor Extension.
(18) Cleveland--I-90 Corridor to Ashtabula County.
(19) Cleveland--Waterfront Line Extension.
(20) Dallas--North Central Extension.
(21) Dallas--Ft. Worth RAILTRAN (Phase II).
(22) Denver--East Corridor (Airport).
(23) Denver--Southeast LRT (I-25 between 6th & Lincoln).
(24) Denver--Southwest LRT.
(25) Denver--West Corridor LRT.
(26) East St. Louis-St. Clair County--Mid-America Airport
Corridor.
(27) Ft. Lauderdale-West Palm Beach-Miami Tri-County
Commuter Rail.
(28) Galveston--Trolley Extension.
(29) Hartford--Griffin Line.
(30) Hollis--Ketchikan Ferry.
(31) Houston--Regional Bus Plan--Phase I.
(32) Kansas City--I-35 Commuter Rail.
(33) Kansas City--Southtown Corridor.
(34) Las Vegas Corridor.
(35) Little Rock--River Rail.
(36) Los Angeles--Metrolink San Bernadino Line.
(37) Los Angeles--MOS-3.
(38) Los Angeles--Metrolink (Union Station-Fullerton).
(39) Louisville--Jefferson County Corridor.
(40) MARC--Commuter Rail Improvements.
(41) Maryland Light Rail Double Track.
(42) Memphis--Medical Center Extension.
(43) Miami--East-West Intermodal Corridor.
(44) Miami--North 27th Avenue Corridor.
(45) Miami--South Busway Extension.
(46) Milwaukee--East-West Corridor.
(47) Monterey County Commuter Rail.
(48) Nashua, NH--Lowell, MA Commuter Rail.
(49) Nashville--Commuter Rail.
(50) New Orleans--Canal Streetcar.
(51) New York--8th Avenue Subway Connector.
(52) New York--Brooklyn--Staten Island Ferry.
(53) New York--Long Island Railroad East Side Access.
(54) New York--Staten Island Ferry--Whitehall Intermodal
Terminal.
(55) New York Susquehanna and Western Commuter Rail.
(56) New Jersey Urban Core.
(57) Norfolk--Virginia Beach Corridor.
(58) Orange County--Fullerton--Irvine Corridor.
(59) Orlando--I-4 Central Florida Light Rail System.
(60) Philadelphia--Schuykill Valley Metro.
(61) Phoenix--Fixed Guideway.
(62) Colorado--Roaring Fork Valley Rail.
(63) Pittsburgh Airborne Shuttle System.
(64) Pittsburgh--MLK Busway Extension.
(65) Portland--South-North Corridor.
(66) Portland--Westside-Hillsboro Corridor.
(67) Raleigh-Durham--Regional Transit Plan.
(68) Sacramento--Folsom Extension.
(69) Sacramento--Placer County Corridor.
(70) Sacramento--South Corridor.
(71) Salt Lake City--Light Rail (Airport to University of
Utah).
(72) Salt Lake City--Ogden-Provo Commuter Rail.
(73) Salt Lake City--South LRT.
(74) San Diego--Mid-Coast LRT Corridor.
(75) San Diego--Mission Valley East Corridor.
(76) San Diego--Oceanside--Escondido Corridor.
(77) San Francisco--BART to San Francisco International
Airport Extension.
(78) San Francisco--Bayshore Corridor.
(79) San Jose--Tasman Corridor Light Rail.
(80) San Juan--Tren Urbano.
(81) San Juan--Tren Urbano Extension to Minellas.
(82) Santa Cruz--Fixed Guideway.
(83) Seattle--Southworth High Speed Ferry.
(84) Seattle--Sound Move Corridor.
(85) South Boston--Piers Transitway.
(86) St. Louis--Cross County Corridor.
(87) Stockton--Altamont Commuter Rail.
(88) Tampa Bay--Regional Rail.
(89) Twin Cities--Northstar Corridor (Downtown,
Minneapolis-Anoka County-St. Cloud).
(90) Twin Cities--Transitways Corridors.
(91) Washington--Richmond Rail Corridor Improvements.
(92) Washington, D.C.--Dulles Corridor Extension.
(93) Washington, D.C.--Largo Extension.
(94) West Trenton Line (West Trenton-Newark).
(95) Westlake--Commuter Rail Link.
(96) Pittsburgh North Shore-Central Business District
Corridor.
(97) Pittsburgh--Stage II Light Rail.
(98) Boston--North-South Rail Link.
(99) Spokane--South Valley Corridor Light Rail.
(100) Miami--Palmetto Metrorail.
(b) Alternatives Analysis and Preliminary Engineering.--The
following projects are authorized for alternatives analysis and
preliminary engineering for fiscal years 1998 through 2003 under
section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code:
(1) Albuquerque--High Capacity Corridor.
(2) Atlanta--Georgia 400 Multimodal Corridor.
(3) Atlanta--MARTA Extension (S. DeKalb-Lindbergh).
(4) Atlanta--MARTA I-285 Transit Corridor.
(5) Atlanta--MARTA Marietta-Lawrenceville Corridor.
(6) Atlanta--MARTA South DeKalb Comprehensive Transit
Program.
(7) Baltimore--Metropolitan Rail Corridor.
(8) Baltimore--People Mover.
(9) Bergen County Cross--County Light Rail.
(10) Birmingham Transit Corridor.
(11) Boston--Urban Ring.
(12) Charleston--Monobeam.
(13) Chicago--Cominsky Park Station.
(14) Chicago--Inner Circumferential Commuter Rail.
(15) Cumberland/Dauphin County Corridor 1 Commuter Rail.
(16) Dallas--DART LRT Extensions.
(17) Dallas--Las Colinas Corridor.
(18) Dayton--Regional Riverfront Corridor.
(19) El Paso--International Fixed Guideway (El Paso-
Juarez).
(20) Fremont--South Bay Corridor.
(21) Georgetown Branch (Bethesda-Silver Spring).
(22) Houston--Advanced Transit Program.
(23) Jacksonville--Fixed Guideway Corridor.
(24) Kenosha-Racine--Milwaukee Rail Extension.
(25) Knoxville--Electric Transit.
(26) Lorain--Cleveland Commuter Rail.
(27) Los Angeles--MOS-4 East Side Extension (II).
(28) Los Angeles--MOS-4 San Fernando Valley East-West.
(29) Los Angeles--LOSSAN (Del Mar-San Diego).
(30) Maine High Speed Ferry Service.
(31) Maryland Route 5 Corridor.
(32) Memphis--Regional Rail Plan.
(33) Miami--Kendall Corridor.
(34) Miami--Northeast Corridor.
(35) New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor.
(36) New Orleans--Airport--CBD Commuter Rail.
(37) New Orleans--Desire Streetcar.
(38) New York--Astoria--East Elmhurst Extension.
(39) New York--Broadway--Lafayette & Bleecker St Transfer.
(40) New York--Brooklyn--Manhattan Access.
(41) New York--Lower Manhattan Access.
(42) New York--Manhattan East Side Link.
(43) New York--Midtown West Intermodal Terminal.
(44) New York--Nassau Hub.
(45) New York--North Shore Railroad.
(46) New York--Queens West Light Rail Link.
(47) New York--St. George's Ferry Intermodal Terminal.
(48) Newburgh--LRT System.
(49) North Front Range Corridor.
(50) Northeast Indianapolis Corridor.
(51) Oakland Airport--BART Connector.
(52) Philadelphia--Broad Street Line Extension.
(53) Philadelphia--Cross County Metro.
(54) Philadelphia--Lower Marion Township.
(55) Pinellas County--Mobility Initiative Project.
(56) Redlands--San Bernardino Transportation Corridor.
(57) Riverside--Perris rail passenger service.
(58) Salt Lake City--Draper Light Rail Extension.
(59) Salt Lake City--West Jordan Light Rail Extension.
(60) San Francisco--CalTrain Extension to Hollister.
(61) Scranton--Laurel Line Intermodal Corridor.
(62) SEATAC--Personal Rapid Transit.
(63) Toledo--CBD to Zoo.
(64) Union Township Station (Raritan Valley Line).
(65) Washington County Corridor (Hastings-St. Paul).
(66) Washington, D.C.--Georgetown-Ft. Lincoln.
(67) Williamsburg--Newport News-Hampton LRT.
(68) Cincinnati/N. Kentucky--Northeast Corridor.
(69) Northeast Ohio--commuter rail.
(70) California--North Bay Commuter Rail.
(c) Effect of Authorization.--
(1) In general.--Projects authorized by subsection (a) for
final design and construction are also authorized for
alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering.
(2) Fixed guideway authorization.--The project authorized
by subsection (a)(3) includes an additional 28 rapid rail cars
and project scope changes from amounts authorized by the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
(3) Intermodal center authorization.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Huntington, West Virginia
Intermodal Facility project is eligible for funding under
section 5309(m)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code.
(d) New Jersey Urban Core Project.--
(1) Allocations.--Section 3031(a) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2122) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Allocations.--
``(A) Rail connection between penn station newark
and broad street station, newark.--Of the amounts made
available for the New Jersey Urban Core Project under
section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code,
for fiscal years 1998 through 2003, the Secretary shall
set aside 10 percent, but not more than $5,000,000, per
fiscal year for preliminary engineering, design, and
construction of the rail connection between Penn
Station, Newark and Broad Street Station, Newark.
``(B) Newark--newark international airport--
elizabeth transit link.--Of the amounts made available
for the New Jersey Urban Core Project under section
5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code, for
fiscal years 1998 through 2003, the Secretary, after
making the set aside under subparagraph (A), shall set
aside 10 percent, but not more than $5,000,000, per
fiscal year for preliminary engineering, design, and
construction of the Newark--Newark International
Airport--Elizabeth Transit Link, including construction
of the auxiliary New Jersey Transit station, described
in subsection (d).
``(C) Light rail connection and alignment within
and serving the city of elizabeth.--Of amounts made
available for the New Jersey Urban Core Project under
section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code,
for fiscal years 1998 through 2003, the Secretary,
after making the set-aside under subparagraphs (A) and
(B), shall set aside 10 percent but not more than
$5,000,000 per fiscal year for preliminary engineering,
design, and construction of the light rail connection
and alignment within and serving the city of Elizabeth
as described in subsection (d).''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 3031(c) of such Act is
amended--
(A) by striking ``section 3(i) of the Federal
Transit Act (relating to criteria for new starts)'' and
inserting ``section 5309(e) of title 49, United States
Code,''; and
(B) by striking ``; except'' and all that follows
through ``such element''.
(3) Elements of new jersey urban core project.--Section
3031(d) of such Act is amended--
(A) by inserting after ``Secaucus Transfer'' the
following: ``(including relocation and construction of
the Bergen County and Pascack Valley Rail Lines and the
relocation of the Main/Bergen Connection with
construction of a rail station and associated
components to and at the contiguous New Jersey
Meadowlands Sports Complex)'';
(B) by striking ``, Newark-Newark International
Airport-Elizabeth Transit Link'' and inserting the
following: ``(including a connection from the Vince
Lombardi Station to Saddlebrook), Newark-Newark
International Airport-Elizabeth Transit Link (including
construction of an auxiliary New Jersey Light Rail
Transit station directly connected to and integrated
with the Amtrak Northeast Corridor Station at Newark
International Airport, providing access from the
Newark-Newark International Airport-Elizabeth Light
Rail Transit Link to the Newark International
Airport)''; and
(C) by inserting after ``New York Penn Station
Concourse,'' the following: ``the restoration of
commuter rail service in Lakewood to Freehold to
Matawan or Jamesburg, New Jersey, as described in
section 3035(p) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2131),
a light rail extension of the Newark-Newark
International Airport-Elizabeth Light Rail Transit Link
from Elizabeth, New Jersey, to the towns of Cranford,
Westfield, Fanwood, and Plainfield in Union County, New
Jersey, and any appropriate light rail connections and
alignments within the city of Elizabeth to be
determined by the city of Elizabeth and the New Jersey
Department of Transportation (and which shall include
connecting midtown Elizabeth to Route 1 Park and Ride,
the Elizabeth Car House Museum, Division Street, Singer
Place, Ferry Terminal, Jersey Gardens Mall, Elizabeth
Port to Lot D at Newark Airport) and any appropriate
fixed guideway system in Passaic County,''.
SEC. 333. PROJECTS FOR BUS AND BUS-RELATED FACILITIES.
Of the amounts made available to carry out section 5309(m)(1)(C)
for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000, the Secretary shall make funds
available for the following projects in not less than the amounts
specified for the fiscal year:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
FY 1999 FY 2000
Project (in (in
millions) millions)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1
. Albuquerque, NM buses..................... 1.250 1.250
2
. Alexandria, VA bus maintenance facility... 1.000 1.000
3
. Alexandria, VA King Street Station access. 1.100 0.000
4
. Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority buses
and transit system improvements.......... 0.842 0.842
5
. Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority Logan
Valley Mall Suburban Transfer Center..... 0.080 0.000
6
. Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority
Transit Center improvements.............. 0.424 0.000
7
. Arkansas Highway and Transit Department
buses.................................... 0.200 2.000
8
. Armstrong County-Mid County, PA bus
facilities and buses..................... 0.150 0.150
9
. Atlanta, GA MARTA buses................... 9.000 13.500
1
0
. Austin, TX buses.......................... 1.250 1.250
1
1
. Babylon, NY Intermodal Center............. 1.250 1.250
1
2
. Birmingham-Jefferson County, AL buses..... 1.250 1.250
1
3
. Boulder/Denver, CO RTD buses.............. 0.625 0.625
1
4
. Bradford County, Endless Mountain
Transportation Authority buses........... 1.000 0.000
1
5
. Brookhaven Town, NY elderly and disabled
buses and vans........................... 0.225 0.000
1
6
. Brooklyn-Staten Island, NY Mobility
Enhancement buses........................ 0.800 0.000
1
7
. Broward County, FL buses.................. 1.000 0.000
1
8
. Buffalo, NY Auditorium Intermodal Center.. 2.000 2.000
1
9
. Buffalo, NY Crossroads Intermodal Station. 1.000 0.000
2
0
. Cambria County, PA bus facilities and
buses.................................... 0.575 0.575
2
1
. Centre Area, PA Transportation Authority
buses.................................... 1.250 1.250
2
2
. Chambersburg, PA Transit Authority buses.. 0.300 0.000
2
3
. Chambersburg, PA Transit Authority
Intermodal Center........................ 1.000 0.000
2
4
. Chester County, PA Paoli Transportation
Center................................... 1.000 1.000
2
5
. Clark County, NV Regional Transportation
Commission buses......................... 1.250 1.250
2
6
. Cleveland, OH Triskett Garage bus
maintenance facility..................... 0.625 0.625
2
7
. Crawford Area, PA Transportation buses.... 0.500 0.000
2
8
. Culver City, CA CityBus buses............. 1.250 1.250
2
9
. Davis, CA Unitrans transit maintenance
facility................................. 0.625 0.625
3
0
. Dayton, OH Multimodal Transportation
Center................................... 0.625 0.625
3
1
. Daytona, FL Intermodal Center............. 2.500 2.500
3
2
. Duluth, MN Transit Authority community
circulation vehicles..................... 1.000 1.000
3
3
. Duluth, MN Transit Authority intelligent
transportation systems................... 0.500 0.500
3
4
. Duluth, MN Transit Authority Transit Hub.. 0.500 0.500
3
5
. Dutchess County, NY Loop System buses..... 0.521 0.521
3
6
. East Hampton, NY elderly and disabled
buses and vans........................... 0.100 0.000
3
7
. Erie, PA Metropolitan Transit Authority
buses.................................... 1.000 1.000
3
8
. Everett, WA Multimodal Transportation
Center................................... 1.950 1.950
3
9
. Fayette County, PA Intermodal Facilities
and buses................................ 1.270 1.270
4
0
. Fayetteville, AR University of Arkansas
Transit System buses..................... 0.500 0.500
4
1
. Fort Dodge, IA Intermodal Facility (Phase
II)...................................... 0.885 0.885
4
2
. Gary, IN Transit Consortium buses......... 1.250 1.250
4
3
. Grant County, WA buses and vans........... 0.600 0.000
4
4
. Greensboro, NC Multimodal Center.......... 3.340 3.339
4
5
. Greensboro, NC Transit Authority buses.... 1.500 1.500
4
6
. Greensboro, NC Transit Authority small
buses and vans........................... 0.321 0.000
4
7
. Hartford, CT Transportation Access Project 0.800 0.000
4
8
. Healdsburg, CA Intermodal Facility........ 1.000 1.000
4
9
. Honolulu, HI bus facility and buses....... 2.250 2.250
5
0
. Hot Springs, AR Transportation Depot and
Plaza.................................... 0.560 0.560
5
1
. Humboldt, CA Intermodal Facility.......... 1.000 0.000
5
2
. Huntington, WV Intermodal Facility........ 8.000 12.000
5
3
. Illinois statewide buses and bus-related
equipment................................ 6.800 8.200
5
4
. Indianapolis, IN buses.................... 5.000 5.000
5
5
. Iowa/Illinois Transit Consortium bus
safety and security...................... 1.000 1.000
5
6
. Ithaca, NY TCAT bus technology
improvements............................. 1.250 1.250
5
7
. Lackawanna County, PA Transit System buses 0.600 0.600
5
8
. Lakeland, FL Citrus Connection transit
vehicles and related equipment........... 1.250 1.250
5
9
. Lane County, OR Bus Rapid Transit......... 4.400 4.400
6
0
. Lansing, MI CATA bus technology
improvements............................. 0.600 0.000
6
1
. Little Rock, AR Central Arkansas Transit
buses.................................... 0.300 0.300
6
2
. Livermore, CA automatic vehicle locator... 1.000 1.000
6
3
. Long Island, NY CNG transit vehicles and
facilities............................... 1.250 1.250
6
4
. Los Angeles County, CA Foothill Transit
buses.................................... 1.625 1.250
6
5
. New York, NY West 72nd St. Intermodal
Station.................................. 1.750 1.750
6
6
. Los Angeles, CA San Fernando Valley smart
shuttle buses............................ 0.300 0.000
6
7
. Los Angeles, CA Union Station Gateway
Intermodal Transit Center................ 1.250 1.250
6
8
. Louisiana statewide bus facilities and
buses.................................... 8.000 12.000
6
9
. Maryland statewide bus facilities and
buses.................................... 7.000 11.500
7
0
. Mercer County, PA buses................... 0.750 0.000
7
1
. Miami Beach, FL Electric Shuttle Service.. 0.750 0.750
7
2
. Miami-Dade, FL buses...................... 2.250 2.250
7
3
. Michigan statewide buses.................. 10.000 13.500
7
4
. Milwaukee County, WI buses................ 4.000 6.000
7
5
. Mineola/Hicksville, NY LIRR Intermodal
Centers.................................. 1.250 1.250
7
6
. Modesto, CA bus maintenance facility...... 0.625 0.625
7
7
. Monroe County, PA Transportation Authority
buses.................................... 1.000 0.000
7
8
. Monterey, CA Monterey-Salinas buses....... 0.625 0.625
7
9
. Morango Basin, CA Transit Authority bus
facility................................. 0.650 0.000
8
0
. New Haven, CT bus facility................ 2.250 2.250
8
1
. New Jersey Transit jitney shuttle buses... 1.750 1.750
8
2
. Newark, NJ Morris & Essex Station access
and buses................................ 1.250 1.250
8
3
. Northstar Corridor, MN Intermodal
Facilities and buses..................... 6.000 10.000
8
4
. Norwich, CT buses......................... 2.250 2.250
8
5
. Ogden, UT Intermodal Center............... 0.800 0.800
8
6
. Oklahoma statewide bus facilities and
buses.................................... 5.000 5.000
8
7
. Orlando, FL Downtown Intermodal Facility.. 2.500 2.500
8
8
. Palm Springs, CA fuel cell buses.......... 1.000 1.000
8
9
. Perris, CA bus maintenance facility....... 1.250 1.250
9
0
. Philadelphia, PA Frankford Transportation
Center................................... 5.000 5.000
9
1
. Philadelphia, PA Intermodal 30th Street
Station.................................. 1.250 1.250
9
2
. Portland, OR Tri-Met buses................ 1.750 1.750
9
3
. Pritchard, AL bus transfer facility....... 0.500 0.000
9
4
. Reading, PA BARTA Intermodal
Transportation Facility.................. 1.750 1.750
9
5
. Red Rose, PA Transit Bus Terminal......... 1.000 0.000
9
6
. Richmond, VA GRTC bus maintenance facility 1.250 1.250
9
7
. Riverhead, NY elderly and disabled buses
and vans................................. 0.125 0.000
9
8
. Robinson, PA Towne Center Intermodal
Facility................................. 1.500 1.500
9
9
. Rome, NY Intermodal Center................ 0.400 0.000
10
0
. Sacramento, CA CNG buses.................. 1.250 1.250
10
1
. San Francisco, CA Islais Creek Maintenance
Facility................................. 1.250 1.250
10
2
. San Juan, Puerto Rico Intermodal access... 0.600 0.600
10
3
. Santa Clarita, CA facilities and buses.... 1.250 1.250
10
4
. Santa Cruz, CA bus facility............... 0.625 0.625
10
5
. Santa Rosa/Cotati, CA Intermodal
Transportation Facilities................ 0.750 0.750
10
6
. Seattle, WA Intermodal Transportation
Terminal................................. 1.250 1.250
10
7
. Shelter Island, NY elderly and disabled
buses and vans........................... 0.100 0.000
10
8
. Smithtown, NY elderly and disabled buses
and vans................................. 0.125 0.000
10
9
. Somerset County, PA bus facilities and
buses.................................... 0.175 0.175
11
0
. South Amboy, NJ Regional Intermodal
Transportation Initiative................ 1.250 1.250
11
1
. South Bend, IN Urban Intermodal
Transportation Facility.................. 1.250 1.250
11
2
. South Carolina statewide Virtual Transit
Enterprise............................... 1.220 1.220
11
3
. South Dakota statewide bus facilities and
buses.................................... 1.500 1.500
11
4
. Southampton, NY elderly and disabled buses
and vans................................. 0.125 0.000
11
5
. Southold, NY elderly and disabled buses
and vans................................. 0.100 0.000
11
6
. Springfield, MA Union Station............. 1.250 1.250
11
7
. St. Louis, MO Bi-state Intermodal Center.. 1.250 1.250
11
8
. Denver, CO Stapleton Intermodal Center.... 1.250 1.250
11
9
. Suffolk County, NY elderly and disabled
buses and vans........................... 0.100 0.000
12
0
. Texas statewide small urban and rural
buses.................................... 4.000 4.500
12
1
. Towamencin Township, PA Intermodal Bus
Transportation Center.................... 1.500 1.500
12
2
. Tuscaloosa, AL Intermodal Center.......... 1.000 0.000
12
3
. Ukiah, CA Transportation Center........... 0.500 0.000
12
4
. Utah Transit Authority, UT Intermodal
Facilities............................... 1.500 1.500
12
5
. Utah Transit Authority/Park City Transit,
UT buses................................. 6.500 6.500
12
6
. Utica, NY Union Station................... 2.100 2.100
12
7
. Utica and Rome, NY bus facilities and
buses.................................... 0.500 0.000
12
8
. Washington County, PA Intermodal
Facilities............................... 0.630 0.630
12
9
. Washington, D.C. Intermodal Transportation
Center................................... 2.500 2.500
13
0
. Washoe County, NV transit improvements.... 1.250 1.250
13
1
. Waterbury, CT bus facility................ 2.250 2.250
13
2
. West Virginia statewide Intermodal
Facility and buses....................... 5.000 5.000
13
3
. Westchester County, NY Bee-Line transit
system fareboxes......................... 0.979 0.979
13
4
. Westchester County, NY Bee-Line transit
system shuttle buses..................... 1.000 1.000
13
5
. Westchester County, NY DOT articulated
buses.................................... 1.250 1.250
13
6
. Westmoreland County, PA Intermodal
Facility................................. 0.200 0.200
13
7
. Wilkes-Barre, PA Intermodal Facility...... 1.250 1.250
13
8
. Williamsport, PA Bus Facility............. 1.200 1.200
13
9
. Windsor, CA Intermodal Facility........... 0.750 0.750
14
0
. Wisconsin statewide bus facilities and
buses.................................... 8.000 12.000
14
1
. Woodland Hills, CA Warner Center
Transportation Hub....................... 0.325 0.625
14
2
. Worcester, MA Union Station Intermodal
Transportation Center.................... 2.500 2.500
14
3
. Lynchburg, VA buses....................... 0.200 0.000
14
4
. Harrisonburg, VA buses.................... 0.200 0.000
14
5
. Roanoke, VA buses......................... 0.200 0.000
14
6
. Allegheny County, PA buses................ 0.000 1.500
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SEC. 334. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT.
(a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of the
Secretary of Transportation's implementation of project management
oversight under section 5327 of title 49, United States Code.
(b) Contents.--The study shall include the following:
(1) A listing of the amounts made available under section
5327(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, for project
management oversight in each of fiscal years 1992 through 1997
and a description of the activities funded using such amounts.
(2) A description of the major capital projects subject to
project management oversight, including the grant amounts for
such projects.
(3) A description of the contracts entered into for project
management oversight, including the scope of work and dollar
amounts of such contracts.
(4) A determination of whether the project management
oversight activities conducted by the Secretary are authorized
under section 5327.
(5) A description of any cost savings or program
improvements resulting from project management oversight.
(6) Recommendations regarding any changes that would
improve the project management oversight function.
(c) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate a report containing the results of the study.
SEC. 335. PRIVATIZATION.
(a) Study.--Not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the
Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences to
conduct a study of the effect of privatization or contracting out mass
transportation operation and administrative functions on cost,
availability and level of service, efficiency, safety, quality of
services provided to transit-dependent populations, and employer-
employee relations.
(b) Terms of Agreement.--The agreement entered into in subsection
(a) shall provide that--
(1) the Transportation Research Board, in conducting the
study, consider the number of grant recipients that have
privatized or contracted out services, the size of the
population served by such grant recipients, the basis for
decisions regarding privatization or contracting out, and the
extent to which contracting out was affected by the integration
and coordination of resources of transit agencies and other
Federal agencies and programs; and
(2) the panel conducting the study shall include
representatives of transit agencies, employees of transit
agencies, private contractors, academic and policy analysts,
and other interested persons.
(c) Report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of entry into
the agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary shall transmit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate a report containing the results of the study.
(d) Funding.--There shall be available from the Mass Transit
Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out this section $200,000
for fiscal year 1998, subject to the obligation limitation set forth in
section 329(b).
(e) Contractual Obligation.--Entry into an agreement to carry out
this section that is financed with amounts made available under
subsection (c) is a contractual obligation of the United States to pay
the Government's share of the cost of the study.
SEC. 336. SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.
(a) Study.--Not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the
Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences to
conduct a study of the safety issues attendant to transportation of
school children to and from school and school-related activities by
various transportation modes.
(b) Terms of Agreement.--The agreement entered into in subsection
(a) shall provide that--
(1) the Transportation Research Board, in conducting the
study, consider--
(A) in consultation with the National
Transportation Safety Board, the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, and other relevant entities,
available crash injury data, and if unavailable or
insufficient, recommend a new data collection regimen
and implementation guidelines; and
(B) vehicle design and driver training
requirements, routing, and operational factors that
affect safety and other factors that the Secretary
considers appropriate; and
(2) the panel conducting the study shall include
representatives of highway safety organizations, school
transportation, mass transportation operators, employee
organizations, bicycling organizations, academic and policy
analysts, and other interested parties.
(c) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of entry into
the agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary shall transmit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate a report containing the results of the study.
(d) Funding.--There shall be available from the Mass Transit
Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out this section $200,000
for fiscal year 1998, subject to the obligation limitation set forth in
section 329(b).
(e) Contractual Obligation.--Entry into an agreement to carry out
this section that is financed with amounts made available under
subsection (c) is a contractual obligation of the United States to pay
the Government's share of the cost of the study.
SEC. 337. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA STUDY.
(a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine
whether the current formula for apportioning funds to urbanized areas
accurately reflects the transit needs of the urbanized areas and if not
whether any changes should be made either to the formula or through
some other mechanism to reflect the fact that some urbanized areas with
a population between 50,000 and 200,000 have transit systems that carry
more passengers per mile or hour than the average of those transit
systems in urbanized areas with a population over 200,000.
(b) Report.--Not later than December 31, 1999, the Secretary shall
transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on the results of the study
conducted under this section together with any proposed changes to the
method for apportioning funds to urbanized areas with a population over
50,000.
SEC. 338. COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
(a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of
Federal departments and agencies (other than the Department of
Transportation) that receive Federal financial assistance for non-
emergency transportation services.
(b) Contents.--In conducting the study, the Comptroller General
shall--
(1) identify each Federal department and agency (other than
the Department of Transportation) that has received Federal
financial assistance for non-emergency transportation services
in any of the 3 fiscal years preceding the date of the
enactment of this Act;
(2) identify the amount of such assistance received by each
Federal department and agency in such fiscal years; and
(3) identify the projects and activities funded using such
financial assistance.
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a
report containing the results of the study and any recommendations for
enhanced coordination between the Department of Transportation and
other Federal departments and agencies that provide funding for non-
emergency transportation.
SEC. 339. FINAL ASSEMBLY OF BUSES.
(a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study to review
monitoring by the Federal Transit Administration of preaward and post-
delivery audits for compliance with the requirements for final assembly
of buses of section 5323(j) of title 49, United States Code.
(b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate a report containing the results of the study.
SEC. 340. CLEAN FUEL VEHICLES.
(a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of the
various low and zero emission fuel technologies for transit vehicles,
including compressed natural gas, liquified natural gas, biodiesel
fuel, battery, alcohol based fuel, hybrid electric, fuel cell, and
clean diesel to determine the status of the development and use of such
technologies, the environmental benefits of such technologies under the
Clean Air Act, and the cost of such technologies and any associated
equipment.
(b) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the Comptroller
General shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on the
results of the study, together with recommendations for incentives to
encourage the use of low and zero emission fuel technology for transit
vehicles.
TITLE IV--MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY
SEC. 401. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this title
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or
repeal of, a section or other provision of law, the reference shall be
considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 49,
United States Code.
SEC. 402. STATE GRANTS.
(a) Objective and Definitions.--Section 31101 is amended--
(1) by striking
``Sec. 31101. Definitions''
and inserting the following:
``Sec. 31101. Objective and definitions'';
(2) in paragraph (1)(A)--
(A) by inserting ``or gross vehicle weight'' after
``rating''; and
(B) by striking ``10,000 pounds'' and inserting
``10,001 pounds, whichever is greater'';
(3) in paragraph (1)(C) by inserting ``and transported in a
quantity requiring placarding under regulations prescribed by
the Secretary under section 5103'' after ``title'';
(4) by striking ``In this subchapter--'' and inserting the
following:
``(b) Definitions.--In this subchapter the following definitions
apply:''; and
(5) by inserting after the section heading the following:
``(a) Objective.--The objective of this subchapter is to ensure
that the Secretary, States, and other political jurisdictions establish
programs to improve motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver
safety to support a safe and efficient transportation system by--
``(1) promoting safe for-hire and private transportation,
including transportation of passengers and hazardous materials,
to reduce the number and severity of commercial motor vehicle
crashes;
``(2) developing and enforcing effective, compatible, and
cost-beneficial motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and
driver safety regulations and practices, including enforcement
of State and local traffic safety laws and regulations;
``(3) assessing and improving statewide program performance
by setting program outcome goals, improving problem
identification and countermeasures planning, designing
appropriate performance standards, measures, and benchmarks,
improving performance information, and monitoring program
effectiveness;
``(4) ensuring that drivers of commercial motor vehicles
and enforcement personnel obtain adequate training in safe
operational practices and regulatory requirements; and
``(5) advancing promising technologies and encouraging
adoption of safe operational practices.''.
(b) Performance-Based Grants and Hazardous Materials Transportation
Safety.--Section 31102 is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``improving motor carrier safety
and'' after ``programs for''; and
(B) by inserting ``, hazardous material
transportation safety,'' after ``commercial motor
vehicle safety''; and
(2) in the first sentence of paragraph (b)(1)--
(A) by striking ``adopt and assume responsibility
for enforcing'' and inserting ``assume responsibility
for improving motor carrier safety and to adopt and
enforce''; and
(B) by inserting ``, hazardous material
transportation safety,'' after ``commercial motor
vehicle safety''.
(c) Contents of State Plans.--Section 31102(b)(1) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (J) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c)'';
(2) by striking subparagraphs (K), (L), (M), and (N) and
inserting the following:
``(K) ensures consistent, effective, and reasonable
sanctions;
``(L) ensures that the State agency will coordinate the
plan, data collection, and information systems with State
highway safety programs under title 23;
``(M) ensures participation in motor carrier, commercial
motor vehicle, and driver information systems by all
appropriate jurisdictions receiving funding under this section;
``(N) implements performance-based activities by fiscal
year 2003;'';
(3) in subparagraph (O)--
(A) by inserting after ``activities'' the
following: ``in support of national priorities and
performance goals, including'';
(B) by striking ``to remove'' in clause (i) and
inserting ``activities aimed at removing'';
(C) by striking ``to provide'' in clause (ii) and
inserting ``activities aimed at providing''; and
(D) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the
end of clause (ii); and
(E) by striking clauses (iii) and (iv) and
inserting the following:
``(iii) interdiction activities affecting the
transportation of controlled substances by commercial
motor vehicle drivers and training on appropriate
strategies for carrying out those interdiction
activities;'';
(4) by striking subparagraph (P) and inserting the
following:
``(P) provides that the State will establish a program to
ensure the proper and timely correction of commercial motor
vehicle safety violations noted during an inspection carried
out with funds authorized under section 31104;'';
(5) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (Q)
and inserting ``; and''; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(R) ensures that roadside inspections will be conducted
only at a distance that is adequate to protect the safety of
drivers and enforcement personnel.''.
(d) United States Government's Share of Costs.--The first sentence
of section 31103 is amended by inserting ``improve commercial motor
vehicle safety and'' before ``enforce''.
(e) Availability of Amounts.--Section 31104(a) of such title is
amended to read as follows:
``(a) In General.--The following amounts are made available from
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the
Secretary of Transportation to incur obligations to carry out section
31102:
``(1) Not more than $78,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
``(2) Not more than $110,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
``(3) Not more than $130,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2000 through 2003.''
(f) Conforming Amendment.--Section 31104(b) is amended by striking
``(1)'' and by striking paragraph (2).
(g) Allocation Criteria and Eligibility.--Section 31104 is further
amended--
(1) by striking subsections (f) and (g) and inserting the
following:
``(f) Allocation Criteria and Eligibility.--
``(1) In general.--On October 1 of each fiscal year or as
soon after that date as practicable and after making the
deduction under subsection (e), the Secretary shall allocate
amounts made available to carry out section 31102 for such
fiscal year among the States with plans approved under section
31102. Such allocation shall be made under such criteria as the
Secretary prescribes by regulation.
``(2) High-priority activities and projects.--The Secretary
may designate up to 5 percent of amounts available for
allocation under paragraph (1) to reimburse--
``(A) States for carrying out high priority
activities and projects that improve commercial motor
vehicle safety and compliance with commercial motor
vehicle safety regulations, including activities and
projects that are national in scope, increase public
awareness and education, or demonstrate new
technologies; and
``(B) local governments and other persons that use
trained and qualified officers and employees, for
carrying out activities and projects described in
subparagraph (A) in coordination with State motor
vehicle safety agencies.'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g);
(3) by striking subsection (i);
(4) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (h); and
(5) in the first sentence of subsection (h), as so
redesignated, by striking ``tolerance''.
(h) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 311 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 31101 and inserting
the following:
``31101. Objective and definitions.''.
SEC. 403. INFORMATION SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Section 31106 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 31106. Information systems
``(a) Information Systems and Data Analysis.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of this
section, the Secretary shall establish and operate motor
carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver information
systems and data analysis programs to support safety activities
required under this title.
``(2) Coordination into network.--In cooperation with the
States, the information systems under this section shall be
coordinated into a network providing identification of motor
carriers and drivers, commercial motor vehicle registration and
license tracking, and motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle,
and driver safety performance data.
``(3) Data analysis capacity and programs.--The Secretary
shall develop and maintain under this section data analysis
capacity and programs that provide the means to--
``(A) identify and collect necessary motor carrier,
commercial motor vehicle, and driver data;
``(B) evaluate the safety fitness of motor
carriers, commercial motor vehicles, and drivers;
``(C) develop strategies to mitigate safety
problems and to measure the effectiveness of such
strategies and related programs;
``(D) determine the cost-effectiveness of Federal
and State safety and enforcement programs and other
countermeasures; and
``(E) adapt, improve, and incorporate other
information and information systems as the Secretary
determines appropriate.
``(4) Standards.--To implement this section, the Secretary
may prescribe technical and operational standards to ensure--
``(A) uniform, timely, and accurate information
collection and reporting by the States and other
entities;
``(B) uniform Federal, State, and local policies
and procedures; and
``(C) the reliability and availability of the
information to the Secretary, States, and others as the
Secretary determines appropriate.
``(b) Performance and Registration Information Program.--
``(1) Information clearinghouse.--The Secretary shall
include, as part of the information systems authorized by this
section, a program to establish and maintain a clearinghouse
and repository of information related to State registration and
licensing of commercial motor vehicles and the motor carriers
operating the vehicles. The clearinghouse and repository shall
include information on the safety fitness of each motor carrier
and registrant and other information the Secretary considers
appropriate, including information on motor carrier, commercial
motor vehicle, and driver safety performance.
``(2) Design.--The program shall link Federal safety
information systems with State registration and licensing
systems and shall be designed to enable a State to--
``(A) determine the safety fitness of a motor
carrier or registrant when licensing or registering the
motor carrier or commercial motor vehicle or while the
license or registration is in effect; and
``(B) decide, in cooperation with the Secretary,
whether and what types of sanctions or operating
limitations to impose on the motor carrier or
registrant to ensure safety.
``(3) Conditions for participation.--The Secretary shall
require States, as a condition of participation in the program,
to--
``(A) comply with the technical and operational
standards prescribed by the Secretary under subsection
(a)(4); and
``(B) possess or seek authority to impose
commercial motor vehicle registration sanctions or
operating limitations on the basis of a Federal safety
fitness determination.
``(4) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under section
31107, not more than $6,000,000 in each of fiscal years 1998
through 2003 may be used to carry out this subsection.
``(c) Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety Program.--In
coordination with the information system under section 31309, the
Secretary is authorized to establish a program to improve commercial
motor vehicle driver safety. The objectives of the program shall
include--
``(1) enhancing the exchange of driver licensing
information among the States and among the States, the Federal
Government, and foreign countries;
``(2) providing information to the judicial system on
commercial motor vehicle drivers;
``(3) evaluating any aspect of driver performance that the
Secretary determines appropriate; and
``(4) developing appropriate strategies and countermeasures
to improve driver safety.
``(d) Cooperative Agreements, Grants, and Contracts.--The Secretary
may carry out this section either independently or in cooperation with
other Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, or by
making grants to, and entering into contracts and cooperative
agreements with, States, local governments, associations, institutions,
corporations, and other persons.
``(e) Information Availability and Privacy Protection.--
``(1) Availability of information.--The Secretary shall
make data collected in systems and through programs under this
section available to the public to the maximum extent
permissible under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) and
the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
``(2) Review of data.--The Secretary shall allow
individuals and motor carriers to whom the data pertains to
review periodically such data and to request corrections or
clarifications.
``(3) State and local officials.--State and local safety
and enforcement officials shall have access to data made
available under this subsection to the same extent as Federal
safety and enforcement officials.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 31107 is amended to
read as follows:
``Sec. 31107. Authorization of appropriations for information systems
``(a) In General.--There shall be available from the Highway Trust
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out sections 31106
and 31309 of this title--
``(1) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
``(2) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
``(3) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through
2003.
The amounts made available under this subsection shall remain available
until expended.
``(b) Contract Authority.--Approval by the Secretary of a grant
with funds made available under this section imposes upon the United
States Government a contractual obligation for payment of the
Government's share of costs incurred in carrying out the objectives of
the grant.''.
(c) Subchapter Heading.--The heading for subchapter I of chapter
311 is amended by inserting after ``GRANTS'' the following: ``AND OTHER
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE PROGRAMS''.
(d) Conforming Amendments.--The table of sections for chapter 311
is amended--
(1) by striking
``SUBCHAPTER I--STATE GRANTS''
and inserting
``SUBCHAPTER I--STATE GRANTS AND OTHER COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE
PROGRAMS'';
(2) by striking the item relating to section 31106 and
inserting the following:
``31106. Information systems.''; and
(3) by striking the item relating to section 31107 and
inserting the following:
``31107. Authorization of appropriations for information systems.''.
SEC. 404. AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTER DEFINED.
Section 31111(a) is amended--
(1) by striking ``section--'' and inserting ``section, the
following definitions apply:'';
(2) by inserting after ``(1)'' the following: ``Maxi-cube
vehicle.--The term'';
(3) by inserting after ``(2)'' the following: ``Truck
tractor.--The term'';
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs
(2) and (3), respectively; and
(5) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
the following:
``(1) Automobile transporter.--The term `automobile
transporter' means any vehicle combination designed and used
specifically for the transport of assembled highway
vehicles.''.
SEC. 405. INSPECTIONS AND REPORTS.
(a) General Powers of the Secretary.--Section 31133(a)(1) is
amended by inserting ``and make contracts for'' after ``conduct''.
(b) Reports and Records.--Section 504(c) is amended by inserting
``(and, in the case of a motor carrier, a contractor)'' before the
second comma.
SEC. 406. EXEMPTIONS AND PILOT PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 31315 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 31315. Exemptions and pilot programs
``(a) Exemptions.--
``(1) In general.--Upon receipt of a request pursuant to
paragraph (3), the Secretary of Transportation may grant to a
person or class of persons an exemption from a regulation
prescribed under this chapter or section 31136 if the Secretary
finds such exemption would likely achieve a level of safety
equal to or greater than the level that would be achieved
absent such exemption. An exemption may be granted for no
longer than 2 years from its approval date and may be renewed
upon application to the Secretary.
``(2) Authority to revoke exemption.--The Secretary shall
immediately revoke an exemption if the person fails to comply
with the terms and conditions of such exemption or if
continuation of the exemption would not be consistent with the
goals and objectives of this chapter or section 31136, as the
case may be.
``(3) Requests for exemption.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this section and after
notice and an opportunity for public comment, the Secretary
shall specify by regulation the procedures by which a person
may request an exemption. Such regulations shall, at a minimum,
require the person to provide the following information for
each exemption request:
``(A) The provisions from which the person requests
exemption.
``(B) The time period during which the exemption
would apply.
``(C) An analysis of the safety impacts the
exemption may cause.
``(D) The specific countermeasures the person would
undertake, if the exemption were granted, to ensure an
equal or greater level of safety than would be achieved
absent the exemption.
``(4) Notice and comment.--
``(A) Upon receipt of a request.--Upon receipt of
an exemption request, the Secretary shall publish in
the Federal Register a notice explaining the request
that has been filed and shall give the public an
opportunity to inspect the safety analysis and any
other relevant information known to the Secretary and
to comment on the request. This subparagraph does not
require the release of information protected by law
from public disclosure.
``(B) Upon granting a request.--Upon granting a
request for exemption, the Secretary shall publish in
the Federal Register the name of the person granted the
exemption, the provisions from which the person will be
exempt, the effective period, and all terms and
conditions of the exemption.
``(C) Upon denying a request.--Upon denying a
request for exemption, the Secretary shall publish in
the Federal Register the name of the person denied the
exemption and the reasons for such denial.
``(5) Applications to be dealt with promptly.--The
Secretary shall grant or deny an exemption request after a
thorough review of its safety implications, but in no case
later than 180 days after the filing date of such request, or
the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the reason
for the delay in the decision and an estimate of when the
decision will be made.
``(6) Terms and conditions.--The Secretary shall establish
terms and conditions for each exemption to ensure that it will
likely achieve a level of safety equal to or greater than the
level that would be achieved absent such exemption. The
Secretary shall monitor the implementation of the exemption to
ensure compliance with its terms and conditions.
``(7) Notification of state compliance and enforcement
personnel.--Before granting a request for exemption, the
Secretary shall notify State safety compliance and enforcement
personnel, including roadside inspectors, and the public that a
person will be operating pursuant to an exemption and any terms
and conditions that will apply to the exemption.
``(b) Pilot Programs.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may conduct pilot programs
to evaluate innovative approaches to motor carrier, vehicle,
and driver safety. Such pilot programs may include exemptions
from a regulation prescribed under this chapter or section
31136 if the pilot program contains, at a minimum, the elements
described in paragraph (2). The Secretary shall publish in the
Federal Register a detailed description of the program and the
exemptions to be considered and provide notice and an
opportunity for public comment before the effective date of any
exemptions.
``(2) Program elements.--In proposing a pilot program and
before granting exemptions for purposes of a pilot program, the
Secretary shall include, at a minimum, the following elements
in each pilot program plan:
``(A) A program scheduled life of not more than 3
years.
``(B) A scientifically valid methodology and study
design, including a specific data collection and
analysis plan, that identifies appropriate control
groups for comparison.
``(C) The fewest participants necessary to yield
statistically valid findings.
``(D) Observance of appropriate ethical protocols
for the use of human subjects in field experiments.
``(E) An oversight plan to ensure that participants
comply with the terms and conditions of participation.
``(F) Adequate countermeasures to protect the
health and safety of study participants and the general
public.
``(G) A plan to inform State partners and the
public about the pilot program and to identify approved
participants to safety compliance and enforcement
personnel and to the public.
``(3) Authority to revoke participation.--The Secretary
shall immediately revoke participation in a pilot program of a
motor carrier, vehicle, or driver for failure to comply with
the terms and conditions of the pilot program or if continued
participation would not be consistent with the goals and
objectives of this chapter or section 31136, as the case may
be.
``(4) Authority to terminate program.--The Secretary shall
immediately terminate a pilot program if its continuation would
not be consistent with the goals and objectives of this chapter
or section 31136, as the case may be.
``(5) Report to congress.--At the conclusion of each pilot
program, the Secretary shall promptly report to Congress the
findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the program,
including suggested amendments to law or regulation that would
enhance motor carrier, vehicle, and driver safety and improve
compliance with national safety standards.
``(c) Preemption of State Rules.--During the time period that an
exemption or pilot program is in effect under this section, no State
shall enforce any law or regulation that conflicts with or is
inconsistent with an exemption or pilot program with respect to a
person exercising the exemption or participating in the pilot
program.''.
(b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for chapter 313 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 31315 and inserting
the following:
``31315. Exemptions and pilot programs.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 31136(e) is amended to read as
follows:
``(e) Exemptions.--The Secretary may grant exemptions from any
regulation prescribed under this section in accordance with section
31315.''.
(d) Protection of Existing Exemptions.--The amendments made by
subsections (a) and (c) of this section shall not apply to or otherwise
affect an exemption or waiver in effect on the day before the date of
the enactment of this Act under section 31315 or 31136(e) of title 49,
United States Code.
SEC. 407. SAFETY REGULATION.
(a) Commercial Motor Vehicle Defined.--Section 31132(1) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by inserting ``or gross vehicle weight'' after
``rating''; and
(B) by inserting ``, whichever is greater'' after
``pounds''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) by inserting ``or livery'' after ``taxicab'';
and
(B) by striking ``6 passengers'' and inserting ``8
passengers, including the driver,''.
(b) Repeal of Review Panel.--Section 31134, and the item relating
to such section in the table of sections for chapter 311, are repealed.
(c) Repeal of Submission to Review Panel.--Section 31140, and the
item relating to such section in the table of sections for chapter 311,
are repealed.
(d) Review Procedure.--Section 31141 is amended--
(1) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the
following:
``(b) Submission of Regulation.--A State that enacts a State law or
issues a regulation on commercial motor vehicle safety shall submit a
copy of the law or regulation to the Secretary of Transportation
immediately after the enactment or issuance.
``(c) Review and Decisions by Secretary.--
``(1) Review.--The Secretary shall review State laws and
regulations on commercial motor vehicle safety. The Secretary
shall decide whether the State law or regulation--
``(A) has the same effect as a regulation
prescribed by the Secretary under section 31136;
``(B) is less stringent than such regulation; or
``(C) is additional to or more stringent than such
regulation.
``(2) Regulations with same effect.--If the Secretary
decides a State law or regulation has the same effect as a
regulation prescribed by the Secretary under section 31136 of
this title, the State law or regulation may be enforced.
``(3) Less stringent regulations.--If the Secretary decides
a State law or regulation is less stringent than a regulation
prescribed by the Secretary under section 31136 of this title,
the State law or regulation may not be enforced.
``(4) Additional or more stringent regulations.--If the
Secretary decides a State law or regulation is additional to or
more stringent than a regulation prescribed by the Secretary
under section 31136 of this title, the State law or regulation
may be enforced unless the Secretary also decides that--
``(A) the State law or regulation has no safety
benefit;
``(B) the State law or regulation is incompatible
with the regulation prescribed by the Secretary; or
``(C) enforcement of the State law or regulation
would cause an unreasonable burden on interstate
commerce.
``(5) Consideration of effect on interstate commerce.--In
deciding under paragraph (4) whether a State law or regulation
will cause an unreasonable burden on interstate commerce, the
Secretary may consider the effect on interstate commerce of
implementation of that law or regulation with the
implementation of all similar laws and regulations of other
States.'';
(2) by striking subsection (e); and
(3) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as
subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively.
(e) Inspection of Safety Equipment.--Section 31142(a) is amended by
striking ``part 393 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations'' and
inserting ``the regulations issued under section 31136''.
(f) Protection of States Participating in State Groups.--Section
31142(c)(1)(C) is amended--
(1) by inserting after ``from'' the following:
``participating in the activities of a voluntary group of
States''; and
(2) by striking ``that meets'' and all that follows through
``1984''.
(g) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a
report on the status of implementation of the amendments made by
subsection (a)(2) of this section.
SEC. 408. IMPROVED INTERSTATE SCHOOL BUS SAFETY.
(a) Applicability of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to
Interstate School Bus Operations.--Section 31136 is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(g) Applicability to School Transportation Operations of Local
Education Agencies.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue regulations
making the relevant commercial motor carrier safety regulations issued
under subsection (a) applicable to all interstate school transportation
operations by local educational agencies (as defined in section 14101
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965).''.
(b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing
the status of compliance by private for-hire motor carriers and local
educational agencies in meeting the requirements of section 31136 of
title 49, United States Code, and any activities of the Secretary or
the States to enforce such requirements.
SEC. 409. REPEAL OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE MISCELLANEOUS AUTHORITIES.
Subchapter IV of chapter 311 (including sections 31161 and 31162),
and the items relating to such subchapter and sections in the table of
sections for chapter 311, are repealed.
SEC. 410. COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATORS.
(a) Commercial Motor Vehicle Defined.--Section 31301(4) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by inserting ``or gross vehicle weight'' after
``rating'' the first 2 places it appears; and
(B) by inserting ``, whichever is greater,'' after
``pounds'' the first place it appears; and
(2) in subparagraph (C)(ii) by inserting ``is'' before
``transporting'' each place it appears.
(b) Prohibition on CMV Operation Without CDL.--
(1) In general.--Section 31302 is amended to read as
follows:
``Sec. 31302. Driver's license requirement
``An individual may operate a commercial motor vehicle only if the
individual has a valid commercial driver's license. An individual
operating a commercial motor vehicle may have only one driver's license
at any time.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--The item relating to section
31302 in the table of sections for chapter 313 is amended to
read as follows:
``31302. Driver's license requirement.''.
(c) Unique Identifiers in CDLs.--
(1) In general.--Section 31308(2) is amended by inserting
before the semicolon ``and each license issued after January 1,
2000, include unique identifiers to minimize fraud and
duplication''.
(2) Deadline for issuance of regulations.--Not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out the amendment
made by paragraph (1).
(d) Commercial Driver's License Information System.--Section 31309
is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ``make an agreement under
subsection (b) of this section for the operation of, or
establish under subsection (c) of this section,'' and inserting
``maintain'';
(2) by inserting after the first sentence of subsection (a)
the following: ``The system shall be coordinated with
activities carried out under section 31106.'';
(3) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
(4) in subsection (d)(1)--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
(E);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (F) and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(G) information on all fines, penalties, convictions, and
failure to appear for a hearing or trial incurred by the
operator with respect to operation of a motor vehicle for a
period of not less than 3 years beginning on the date of the
imposition of such a fine or penalty or the date of such a
conviction or failure to appear.'';
(5) by striking subsection (d)(2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) The information system under this section must accommodate
any unique identifiers required to minimize fraud or duplication of a
commercial driver's license under section 31308(2).'';
(6) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
``(e) Availability of Information.--Information in the information
system shall be made available and subject to review and correction in
accordance with section 31106(e).'';
(7) in subsection (f) by striking ``If the Secretary
establishes an information system under this section, the'' and
inserting ``The'';
(8) by striking ``shall'' in the first sentence of
subsection (f) and inserting ``may''; and
(9) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as
subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.
(e) Repeal of Obsolete Grant Programs.--Sections 31312 and 31313,
and the items relating to such sections in the table of sections for
chapter 313, are repealed.
(f) Updating Amendments.--Section 31314 is amended--
(1) by striking ``(2), (5), and (6)'' each place it appears
in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ``(3), and (5)'';
(2) in subsection (c) by striking ``(1) Amounts'' and all
that follows through ``(2) Amounts'' and inserting ``Amounts'';
(3) by striking subsection (d); and
(4) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
SEC. 411. INTERIM BORDER SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) Program.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to improve
commercial motor vehicle safety in the vicinity of borders between the
United States and Canada and the United States and Mexico.
(b) Grant and Other Authority.--The Secretary may expend funds made
available to carry out this section--
(1) for making grants to border States, local governments,
organizations, and other persons to carry out activities
described in subsection (c);
(2) for personnel of the Department of Transportation to
conduct such activities; and
(3) for entry into contracts for the conduct of such
activities.
(c) Use of Funds.--Activities for which funds may be expended under
this section include--
(1) employment by the Department of Transportation or a
border State of additional personnel to enforce commercial
motor vehicle safety regulations described in subsection (a);
(2) training of personnel to enforce such regulations;
(3) development of data bases and communication systems to
improve commercial motor vehicle safety; and
(4) education and outreach initiatives.
(d) Criteria.--In selecting activities and projects for funding
under this section, the Secretary shall consider current levels of
enforcement by border States, cross border traffic patterns (including
volume of commercial motor vehicle traffic), location of inspection
facilities, and such other factors as the Secretary determines will
result in the greatest safety improvement and benefit to border States
and the Nation.
(e) Federal Share.--
(1) In general.--The Federal share payable under a grant
made under this section for--
(A) any activity described in paragraph (2), (3),
or (4) of subsection (c) shall be 80 percent; and
(B) any activity described in subsection (c)(1)
shall be--
(i) 80 percent for the first 2 years that a
State receives a grant under this section for
such activity;
(ii) 50 percent for the third and fourth
years that a State receives a grant under this
section for such activity; and
(iii) 25 percent for the fifth and sixth
years that a State receives a grant under this
section for such activity.
(2) In-kind contributions.--In determining the non-Federal
costs under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include in-kind
contributions by the grant recipient, of which up to $2,500,000
may be used to upgrade earthquake simulation facilities as
required to carry out the program.
(f) Maintenance of Effort.--A grant may not be made to a State
under this section for an activity described in subsection (c)(1) in
any fiscal year unless the State enters into such agreements with the
Secretary as the Secretary may require to ensure that the State will
maintain its aggregate expenditures from all other sources for
employment of personnel to enforce commercial motor vehicle safety
regulations in the vicinity of the border at or above the average level
of such expenditures in the State's 2 fiscal years preceding the date
of the enactment of this section.
(g) Funding.--Of amounts made available to carry out the
coordinated border infrastructure and safety program under section 116
of this Act, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $15,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 shall be available to carry out this
section.
(h) Border State Defined.--In this section, the term ``border
State'' means any State that has a boundary in common with Canada or
Mexico.
SEC. 412. VEHICLE WEIGHT ENFORCEMENT.
(a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of State laws and
regulations pertaining to penalties for violation of State commercial
motor vehicle weight laws.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the study shall be to determine the
effectiveness of State penalties as a deterrent to illegally overweight
trucking operations. The study shall evaluate fine structures,
innovative roadside enforcement techniques, a State's ability to
penalize shippers and carriers as well as drivers, and shall examine
the effectiveness of administrative and judicial procedures utilized to
enforce vehicle weight laws.
(c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the
results of the study conducted under this section, together with any
legislative recommendations of the Secretary.
(d) Funding.--From amounts made available under subparagraphs (F)
through (I) of section 127(a)(3) of this Act, the Secretary may use not
to exceed $300,000 to carry out this section.
SEC. 413. PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN AND
INTERNATIONAL FUEL TAX AGREEMENT.
Sections 31702, 31703, and 31708, and the items relating to such
sections in the table of sections for chapter 317, are repealed.
SEC. 414. TELEPHONE HOTLINE FOR REPORTING SAFETY VIOLATIONS.
(a) In General.--For a period of not less than 2 years beginning on
or before the 90th day following the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall establish, maintain, and promote the use of a
nationwide toll-free telephone system to be used by drivers of
commercial motor vehicles and others to report potential violations of
Federal motor carrier safety regulations and any laws or regulations
relating to the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles and to
report potentially improper inspections, audits, and enforcement
activities.
(b) Monitoring.--The Secretary shall monitor reports received by
the telephone system and shall consider nonfrivolous information
provided by such reports in setting priorities for motor carrier safety
audits and other enforcement activities.
(c) Protection of Persons Reporting Violations.--
(1) Prohibition.--A person reporting a potential violation
to the telephone system while acting in good faith may not be
discharged, disciplined, or discriminated against regarding
pay, terms, or privileges of employment because of the
reporting of such violation.
(2) Applicability of section 31105 of title 49.--For
purposes of section 31105 of title 49, United States Code, a
violation or alleged violation of paragraph (1) shall be
treated as a violation of section 31105(a) of such title.
(d) Funding.--From amounts set aside under section 104(a) of title
23, United States Code, the Secretary may use not to exceed $300,000
for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry out this section.
SEC. 415. INSULIN TREATED DIABETES MELLITUS.
(a) Determination.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall determine whether a
practicable and cost-effective screening, operating, and monitoring
protocol could likely be developed for insulin treated diabetes
mellitus individuals who want to operate commercial motor vehicles in
interstate commerce that would ensure a level of safety equal to or
greater than that achieved with the current prohibition on individuals
with insulin treated diabetes mellitus driving such vehicles.
(b) Compilation and Evaluation.--Prior to making the determination
in subsection (a), the Secretary shall compile and evaluate research
and other information on the effects of insulin treated diabetes
mellitus on driving performance. In preparing the compilation and
evaluation, the Secretary shall, at a minimum--
(1) consult with States that have developed and are
implementing a screening process to identify individuals with
insulin treated diabetes mellitus who may obtain waivers to
drive commercial motor vehicles in intrastate commerce;
(2) evaluate the Department's policy and actions to permit
certain insulin treated diabetes mellitus individuals who meet
selection criteria and who successfully comply with the
approved monitoring protocol to operate in other modes of
transportation;
(3) analyze available data on the safety performance of
diabetic drivers of motor vehicles;
(4) assess the relevance of intrastate driving and
experiences of other modes of transportation to interstate
commercial motor vehicle operations; and
(5) consult with interested groups knowledgeable about
diabetes and related issues.
(c) Report to Congress.--If the Secretary determines that no
protocol described in subsection (a) could likely be developed, the
Secretary shall report to Congress the basis for such determination.
(d) Initiation of Rulemaking.--If the Secretary determines that a
protocol described in subsection (a) could likely be developed, the
Secretary shall report to Congress a description of the elements of
such protocol and shall promptly initiate a rulemaking proceeding to
implement such protocol.
SEC. 416. PERFORMANCE-BASED CDL TESTING.
(a) Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a review of the procedures
established and implemented by States under section 31305 of title 49,
United States Code, to determine if the current system for testing is
an accurate measure and reflection of an individual's knowledge and
skills as an operator of a commercial motor vehicle and to identify
methods to improve testing and licensing standards, including
identifying the benefits and costs of a graduated licensing system.
(b) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
completion of the review under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
issue regulations under section 31305 reflecting the results of the
review.
SEC. 417. POSTACCIDENT ALCOHOL TESTING.
(a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the feasibility
of utilizing qualified emergency responders and law enforcement
officers for conducting postaccident alcohol testing of commercial
motor vehicle operators under section 31306 of title 49, United States
Code, as a method of obtaining more timely information and reducing the
burdens that employers may encounter in meeting the testing
requirements of such section.
(b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a
report on the study conducted under subsection (a) with recommendations
regarding the utilization of emergency responders and law enforcement
officers in conducting testing described in subsection (a).
SEC. 418. DRIVER FATIGUE.
(a) Technologies To Reduce Fatigue of Commercial Motor Vehicle
Operators.--
(1) Development of technologies.--As part of the activities
of the Secretary relating to the fatigue of commercial motor
vehicle operators, the Secretary shall encourage the research,
development, and demonstration of technologies that may aid in
reducing such fatigue.
(2) Identification of technologies.--In identifying
technologies pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
take into account--
(A) the degree to which the technology will be cost
efficient;
(B) the degree to which the technology can be
effectively used in diverse climatic regions of the
Nation; and
(C) the degree to which the application of the
technology will further emissions reductions, energy
conservation, and other transportation goals.
(3) Funding.--The Secretary may use amounts made available
under subparagraphs (F) through (I) of section 127(a)(3) of
this Act to carry out this subsection.
(b) Nonsedating Antihistamines.--The Secretary shall review
available information on the effects of antihistamines on driver
fatigue, awareness, and performance and shall consider encouraging the
use of nonsedating antihistamines as a means of reducing the adverse
effects of the use of other antihistamines by drivers.
SEC. 419. SAFETY FITNESS.
(a) In General.--Section 31144 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 31144. Safety fitness of owners and operators
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
``(1) determine whether an owner or operator is fit to
operate safely commercial motor vehicles;
``(2) periodically update such safety fitness
determinations;
``(3) make such safety fitness determinations readily
available to the public; and
``(4) prescribe by regulation penalties for violations of
this section consistent with section 521.
``(b) Procedure.--The Secretary shall maintain by regulation a
procedure for determining whether an owner or operator is fit to
operate safely commercial motor vehicles. The procedure shall include,
at a minimum, the following elements:
``(1) Specific initial and continuing requirements with
which an owner or operator must comply to demonstrate safety
fitness.
``(2) A methodology the Secretary will use to determine
whether an owner or operator is fit.
``(3) Specific time frames within which the Secretary will
determine whether an owner or operator is fit.
``(c) Prohibited Transportation.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in sections
521(b)(5)(A) and 5113 and this subsection, an owner or operator
who the Secretary determines is not fit may not operate
commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce beginning on
the 61st day after the date of such fitness determination and
until the Secretary determines such owner or operator is fit.
``(2) Owners or operators transporting passengers.--With
regard to owners or operators of commercial motor vehicles
designed or used to transport passengers, an owner or operator
who the Secretary determines is not fit may not operate in
interstate commerce beginning on the 46th day after the date of
such fitness determination and until the Secretary determines
such owner or operator is fit.
``(3) Owners or operators transporting hazardous
material.--With regard to owners or operators of commercial
motor vehicles designed or used to transport hazardous material
for which placarding of a motor vehicle is required under
regulations prescribed under chapter 51, an owner or operator
who the Secretary determines is not fit may not operate in
interstate commerce beginning on the 46th day after the date of
such fitness determination and until the Secretary determines
such owner or operator is fit.
``(4) Secretary's discretion.--Except for owners or
operators described in paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary
may allow an owner or operator who is not fit to continue
operating for an additional 60 days after the 61st day after
the date of the Secretary's fitness determination, if the
Secretary determines that such owner or operator is making a
good faith effort to become fit.
``(d) Review of Fitness Determinations.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after an unfit
owner or operator requests a review, the Secretary shall review
such owner's or operator's compliance with those requirements
with which the owner or operator failed to comply and resulted
in the Secretary determining that the owner or operator was not
fit.
``(2) Owners or operators transporting passengers.--Not
later than 30 days after an unfit owner or operator of
commercial motor vehicles designed or used to transport
passengers requests a review, the Secretary shall review such
owner's or operator's compliance with those requirements with
which the owner or operator failed to comply and resulted in
the Secretary determining that the owner or operator was not
fit.
``(3) Owners or operators transporting hazardous
material.--Not later than 30 days after an unfit owner or
operator of commercial motor vehicles designed or used to
transport hazardous material for which placarding of a motor
vehicle is required under regulations prescribed under chapter
51, the Secretary shall review such owner's or operator's
compliance with those requirements with which the owner or
operator failed to comply and resulted in the Secretary
determining that the owner or operator was not fit.
``(e) Prohibited Government Use.--A department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States Government may not use to provide
any transportation service an owner or operator who the Secretary has
determined is not fit until the Secretary determines such owner or
operator is fit.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5113 is amended by striking
subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) and inserting the following:
``See section 31144.''.
SEC. 420. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION REGULATION AND FARM
SERVICE VEHICLES.
(a) Exceptions.--Section 5117(d)(2) is amended--
(1) by striking ``do not prohibit'';
(2) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by inserting ``do not prohibit'' before ``or
regulate''; and
(B) by striking ``or'' the last place it appears;
(3) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``do not prohibit''
before ``transportation'';
(4) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B)
and inserting ``; or''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) do not prohibit a State from providing an exception
from requirements relating to placarding, shipping papers, and
emergency telephone numbers for the private motor carriage in
intrastate transportation of an agricultural production
material from a source of supply to a farm, from a farm to
another farm, from a field to another field on a farm, or from
the farm back to the source of supply.
In granting any exception under subparagraph (C), a State must certify
to the Secretary that such exception is in the public interest, the
need for such exception, and that the State shall monitor the exception
and take such measures necessary to ensure that safety is not
compromised.''.
(b) Agricultural Production Material Defined.--Section 5117 is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Agricultural Production Material Defined.--In this section,
the term `agricultural production material' means--
``(1) ammonium nitrate fertilizer in a quantity that does
not exceed 16,094 pounds;
``(2) a pesticide in a quantity that does not exceed 502
gallons for liquids and 5,070 pounds for solids; and
``(3) a diluted solution of water and pesticides or
fertilizer in a quantity that does not exceed 3,500 gallons.''.
SEC. 421. TRUCK TRAILER CONSPICUITY.
(a) Issuance of Final Rule.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule
regarding the conspicuity of trailers manufactured before December 1,
1993.
(b) Considerations.--In conducting the rulemaking under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the following:
(1) The cost-effectiveness of any requirement to retrofit
trailers manufactured before December 1, 1993.
(2) The extent to which motor carriers have voluntarily
taken steps to increase equipment visibility.
(3) Regulatory flexibility to accommodate differing trailer
designs and configurations, such as tank trucks.
SEC. 422. DOT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
(a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall develop and submit to
Congress a plan for implementing authority (if subsequently provided by
law) to--
(1) investigate and bring civil actions to enforce chapter
5 of title 49, United States Code, or a regulation or order of
the Secretary under such chapter, when violated by shippers,
freight forwarders, brokers, consignees, or persons (other than
rail carriers, motor carriers, motor carriers of migrant
workers, or motor private carriers); and
(2) assess civil or criminal penalties against a person who
knowingly aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces, or procures
a violation of a regulation or an order of the Secretary under
chapter 311 or section 31502 of such title to the same extent
as a motor carrier or driver who commits such a violation.
(b) Contents of Implementation Plan.--In developing the
implementation plan, the Secretary, at a minimum, shall consider--
(1) in what circumstances the Secretary would exercise the
new authority;
(2) how the Secretary would determine that shippers,
freight forwarders, brokers, consignees, or other persons
committed violations described in subsection (a), including
what types of evidence would be conclusive;
(3) what procedures would be necessary during
investigations to ensure the confidentiality of shipper
contract terms prior to the Secretary's findings of violations;
(4) what impact the exercise of the new authority would
have on the Secretary's resources, including whether additional
investigative or legal resources would be necessary and whether
the staff would need specialized education or training to
exercise properly such authority;
(5) to what extent the Secretary would conduct educational
activities for persons who would be subject to the new
authority; and
(6) any other information that would assist the Congress in
determining whether to provide the Secretary the new authority.
SEC. 423. ELECTRONIC DATA STUDY.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall contract with an entity that
is independent of the Department of Transportation to conduct a study
to identify, examine, and evaluate current and future issues and
policies related to government access to data produced by electronic
systems for motor carrier regulatory enforcement. The entity shall have
demonstrated knowledge about the motor carrier industry, motor carrier
safety regulations, and the electronic information industry.
(b) Inspector General.--The Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Transportation shall approve the statement of work of the
entity referred to in subsection (a) and approve the contract award
under subsection (a). In carrying out its responsibilities under this
subsection, the Office of the Inspector General shall perform such
overview and validation or verification of data as may be necessary to
ensure that the study to be conducted under subsection (a) meets the
requirements of subsection (a).
(c) Deadline.--The study to be conducted under subsection (a) shall
be completed not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act. A report containing the results of the study shall be
submitted to the Secretary and Congress.
(d) Funding.--Of amounts made available under section 127(a)(3)(H),
$100,000 for fiscal year 1998, $200,000 for fiscal year 1999, and
$200,000 for fiscal year 2000 shall be available to carry out this
subsection.
TITLE V--PROGRAMMATIC REFORMS AND STREAMLINING
SEC. 501. PROJECT APPROVAL AND OVERSIGHT.
(a) In General.--Section 106 is amended by striking the section
heading and all that follows through the period at the end of
subsection (d) and inserting the following:
``Sec. 106. Project approval and oversight
``(a) In General.--
``(1) Submission of plans, specifications, and estimates.--
Except as otherwise provided in this section, each State
highway department shall submit to the Secretary for approval
such plans, specifications, and estimates for each proposed
project as the Secretary may require.
``(2) Project agreement.--The Secretary shall act upon the
plans, specifications, and estimates as soon as practicable
after the date of their submission and shall enter into a
formal project agreement with the State highway department
formalizing the conditions of the project approval.
``(3) Contractual obligation.--The execution of the project
agreement shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the
Federal Government for the payment of its proportional
contribution thereto.
``(4) Guidance.--In taking action under this subsection,
the Secretary shall be guided by the provisions of section 109.
``(b) Project Agreement.--
``(1) Provision of state funds.--The project agreement
shall make provision for State funds required for the State's
pro rata share of the cost of construction of the project and
for the maintenance of the project after completion of
construction.
``(2) Representations of state.--The Secretary may rely
upon representations made by the State highway department with
respect to the arrangements or agreements made by the State
highway department and appropriate local officials if a part of
the project is to be constructed at the expense of, or in
cooperation with, local subdivisions of the State.
``(c) Special Rules for Project Oversight.--
``(1) NHS projects.--
``(A) General authority.--Except as otherwise
provided in subsection (d), the Secretary may discharge
to the State any of the Secretary's responsibilities
under this title for design, plans, specifications,
estimates, contract awards, and inspection of projects
on the National Highway System.
``(B) Agreement.--The Secretary and the State shall
reach agreement as to the extent the State may assume
the Secretary's responsibilities under this subsection.
The Secretary may not assume any greater responsibility
than the Secretary is permitted under this title on
September 30, 1997, except upon agreement by the
Secretary and the State.
``(2) Non-interstate system projects.--For all projects
under this title that are not on the National Highway System,
the State shall assume the Secretary's responsibility under
this title for design, plans, specifications, estimates,
contract awards, and inspection of projects. For projects that
are on the National Highway System but not on the Interstate
System, the State shall assume the Secretary's responsibility
under this title for design, plans, specifications, estimates,
contract awards, and inspections of projects unless the State
or the Secretary determines that such assumption is not
appropriate.
``(d) Secretary's Responsibilities.--Nothing in this section,
section 133, and section 149 shall affect or discharge any
responsibility or obligation of the Secretary under any Federal law,
other than this title. Any responsibility or obligation of the
Secretary under sections 113 and 114 of this title and section 5333 of
title 49, United States Code, shall not be affected and may not be
discharged under this section, section 133, or section 149.''.
(b) Repeal of Obsolete Provisions.--Sections 105, 110, and 117, and
the items relating to such sections in the table of sections for
chapter 1, are repealed.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 1 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 106 and inserting:
``106. Project approval and oversight.''.
SEC. 502. ENVIRONMENTAL STREAMLINING.
(a) Coordinated Environmental Review Process.--
(1) Development and implementation.--The Secretary shall
develop and implement a coordinated environmental review
process for highway construction projects that require--
(A) the preparation of an environmental impact
statement or environmental assessment under the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, except that
the Secretary may decide not to apply this section to
the preparation of an environmental assessment under
such Act; or
(B) the conduct of any other environmental review,
analysis, opinion, or issuance of an environmental
permit, license, or approval by operation of Federal
law.
(2) Memorandum of understanding.--The coordinated
environmental review process for each project shall ensure
that, whenever practicable (as set forth in this section), all
environmental reviews, analyses, opinions, and any permits,
licenses, or approvals that must be issued or made by any
Federal agency for the concerned highway project shall be
conducted concurrently and completed within a cooperatively
determined time period. Such process for a project or class of
projects may be incorporated into a memorandum of understanding
between the Department of Transportation and all other Federal
agencies (and, where appropriate, State agencies). In
establishing such time period and any time periods for review
within such period the Department and all such agencies shall
take into account their respective resources and statutory
commitments.
(b) Elements of Coordinated Environmental Review Process.--For each
highway project, the coordinated environmental review process
established under this section shall provide, at a minimum, for the
following elements:
(1) Agency identification.--The Secretary shall, at the
earliest possible time, identify all potential Federal agencies
that--
(A) have jurisdiction by law over environmental-
related issues that may be affected by the project and
the analysis of which would be part of any
environmental document required by the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969; or
(B) may be required by Federal law to
independently--
(i) conduct an environmental-related review
or analysis; or
(ii) determine whether to issue a permit,
license, or approval or render an opinion on
the environmental impact of the project.
(2) Time limitations and concurrent review.--The Secretary
and the head of each Federal agency identified under paragraph
(1)--
(A)(i) shall jointly develop and establish time
periods for review for--
(I) all Federal agency comments with
respect to any environmental review documents
required by the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 for the project; and
(II) all other independent Federal agency
environmental analyses, reviews, opinions, and
decisions on any permits, licenses, and
approvals that must be issued or made for the
project;
whereby each such Federal agency's review shall be
undertaken and completed within such established time
periods for review; or
(ii) may enter into an agreement to establish such
time periods for review with respect to a class of
projects; and
(B) shall ensure, in establishing such time periods
for review, that the conduct of any such analysis,
review, opinion, and decision is undertaken
concurrently with all other environmental reviews for
the project, including those required by the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969; except that such
review may not be concurrent if the affected Federal
agency can demonstrate that such concurrent review
would result in a significant adverse impact to the
environment or substantively alter the operation of
Federal law or would not be possible without
information developed as part of the environmental
review process.
(3) Factors to be considered.--Time periods for review
established under this section shall be consistent with those
established by the Council on Environmental Quality under the
provisions of sections 1501.8 and 1506.10 of title 40, Code of
Federal Regulations.
(4) Extensions.--The Secretary shall extend any time
periods for review under this section if, upon good cause
shown, the Secretary and any Federal agency concerned determine
that additional time for analysis and review is needed as a
result of new information which has been discovered that could
not reasonably have been anticipated when such agency's time
periods for review were established. Any memorandum of
understanding shall be modified to incorporate any mutually
agreed upon extensions.
(c) Dispute Resolution.--When the Secretary determines that a
Federal agency which is subject to a time period for its environmental
review or analysis under this section has failed to complete such
review, analysis, opinion, or decision on issuing any permit, license,
or approval within the established time period or within any agreed
upon extension to such time period, then the Secretary may close the
record. If the Secretary finds after timely compliance with this
section, that an environmental issue related to the highway project
that an affected Federal agency has jurisdiction over by operation of
Federal law has not been resolved, then the Secretary and the head of
such agency shall resolve the matter within 30 days of the finding by
the Secretary.
(d) Acceptance of Purpose and Need.--For any environmental impact
statement prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 or the conduct of any other environmental review, analysis,
opinion, or issuance of an environmental permit, license, or approval
that requires an analysis of purpose and need, the agency conducting
such review with respect to the highway project shall give due
consideration to the project purpose and need as defined by the
Secretary and the project applicant.
(e) Participation of State Agencies.--For any project eligible for
assistance under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, a State, by
operation of State law, may require that all State agencies that have
jurisdiction by State or Federal law over environmental-related issues
that may be affected by the project or must issue any environmental-
related reviews, analyses, opinions, or determinations on issuing any
permits, licenses, or approvals for the project be subject to the
coordinated environmental review process provided for in this section
unless the Secretary determines that a State's participation would not
be in the public interest. For a State to require State agencies to
participate in the review process, all affected agencies of such State
shall be subject to the review process.
(f) Assistance to Affected Federal Agencies.--The Secretary may
approve a request by a State to provide funds made available under
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, to the State for the project
subject to the review process established by this section to affected
Federal agencies to provide the resources necessary to meet any time
limits established by this section. Such requests shall only be
approved for the additional amounts that the Secretary determines are
necessary for such affected Federal agencies to meet the time limits
for environmental review where such time limits are less than the
customary time necessary for such review.
(g) Federal Agency Defined.--For the purposes of this section, the
term ``Federal agency'' means any Federal agency or any State agency
carrying out affected responsibilities required by operation of Federal
law.
(h) Judicial Review and Savings Clause.--
(1) Judicial review.--Nothing in this section shall affect
the reviewability of any final Federal agency action in a
district court of the United States or in the court of any
State.
(2) Savings clause.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to affect the applicability of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or any other Federal
environmental statute or affect the responsibility of any
Federal officer to comply with or enforce any such statute.
(i) State Environmental Review Delegation Pilot Demonstration
Program.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the
Council on Environmental Quality, shall establish and implement
a State environmental review pilot demonstration program. Such
program shall permit the Secretary, in cooperation with the
Council on Environmental Quality, to develop criteria for
States to select up to 8 States for participation in the
program. A State interested in participation in the program
shall submit to the Secretary an application for participation.
(2) Delegation of authority.--For each State selected to
participate in the pilot program, the Secretary shall delegate
and the State shall accept all of the responsibilities for
conducting the Federal environmental review process required by
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 in the manner
required if the projects were undertaken by the Secretary.
(3) Certification.--A State that is selected to participate
in the pilot program shall, prior to assuming any
responsibilities for the Secretary under this subsection,
submit to the Secretary and the Secretary, in cooperation with
the Council on Environmental Quality, shall approve a
certification that shall, at a minimum--
(A) be in a form acceptable to the Secretary;
(B) be executed by the Chief Executive Officer of
the recipient of assistance under this section
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the
``certifying officer'');
(C) specify that the certifying officer consents to
assume the status of a responsible Federal officer
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(and any applicable regulations issued by the Secretary
or the Council on Environmental Quality implementing
such Act) for the affected project;
(D) accept jurisdiction of the Federal courts for
the purpose of enforcement of the State's
responsibilities for the project; and
(E) agree that the Secretary's approval of such
certification shall constitute the Secretary's
responsibilities under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 and any other related provisions of
law that the Secretary may specify for the affected
project.
(4) Oversight.--For each State selected to participate in
the pilot program, the Secretary shall, in cooperation with the
Council on Environmental Quality, conduct quarterly audits in
the first year of such participation, and annual audits every
year thereafter, to ensure that each selected State is
complying with all elements of the certification provided for
in this subsection and all requirements delegated pursuant to
this subsection.
(5) Termination.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the
Council on Environmental Quality, may immediately terminate the
participation of any State if the Secretary, in cooperation
with the Council on Environmental Quality, finds that such
State is not complying with any responsibility or duty set
forth in this subsection or that the State's continued
participation in the program would result in any adverse impact
on the environment.
(6) Period of applicability.--The pilot program shall
remain in effect for 3 years. The pilot program shall apply to
all projects initiated within such 3-year period, and any such
project shall be subject to the provisions of this subsection
until the review of the project is completed under this
subsection.
(7) Report to congress.--The Secretary and Council on
Environmental Quality shall transmit to Congress annual reports
on the pilot program.
SEC. 503. MAJOR INVESTMENT STUDY INTEGRATION.
The Secretary shall eliminate the major investment study set forth
in section 450.318 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, as a
separate requirement and promulgate regulations to integrate such
requirement, as appropriate, as part of each analysis undertaken
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for a project
receiving assistance with funds made available under this Act
(including any amendments made by this Act).
SEC. 504. FINANCIAL PLAN.
The Secretary shall require each recipient of Federal financial
assistance for a highway or transit project with an estimated total
cost of $1,000,000,000 or more to submit to the Secretary an annual
financial plan. Such plan shall be based on detailed annual estimates
of the cost to complete the remaining elements of the project and on
reasonable assumptions, as determined by the Secretary, of future
increases in the cost to complete the project.
SEC. 505. UNIFORM TRANSFERABILITY OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY FUNDS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 is amended by inserting after section
109 the following:
``Sec. 110. Uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway funds
``(a) General Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law but
subject to subsections (b) and (c), if at least 50 percent of a State's
apportionment under section 104 or 144 for a fiscal year or at least 50
percent of the funds set-aside under section 133(d) from the State's
apportionment section 104(b)(3) may not be transferred to any other
apportionment of the State under section 104 or 144 for such fiscal
year, then the State may transfer not to exceed 50 percent of such
apportionment or set aside to any other apportionment of such State
under section 104 or 144 for such fiscal year.
``(b) Application to Certain Set-Asides.--This section shall not
apply to funds subject to the last sentence of section 133(d)(1) and
funds subject to sections 104(f) and 133(d)(3). The maximum amount that
a State may transfer under this section of the State's set-aside under
section 133(d)(2) for a fiscal year may not exceed 50 percent of (1)
the amount of such set-aside, less (2) the amount of the State's set-
aside under section 133(d)(3) for fiscal year 1996.
``(c) Application to Certain CMAQ Funds.--The maximum amount that a
State may transfer under this section of the State's apportionment
under section 104(b)(2) for a fiscal year may not exceed 50 percent of
(1) the amount of such apportionment, less (2) the amount of the
State's apportionment under section 104(b)(2) for fiscal year 1997. Any
such funds apportioned under section 104(b)(2) and transferred under
this section may only be obligated in geographic areas eligible for the
obligation of funds apportioned under section 104(b)(2).''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 1 is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 109 the
following:
``110. Uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.''.
SEC. 506. DISCRETIONARY GRANT SELECTION CRITERIA AND PROCESS.
(a) Establishment of Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish
criteria for all discretionary programs funded from the Highway Trust
Fund (including the Mass Transit Account). To the extent practicable,
such criteria shall conform to the Executive Order No. 12893 (relating
to infrastructure investment). In formulating such criteria, the
Secretary shall provide that, if 2 or more applications for a
discretionary grant are otherwise equal, then the grant shall be
awarded to the application from a State that has a Highway Trust Fund
(other than the Mass Transit Account) return of less than 90 percent.
(b) Selection Process.--
(1) Limitation on acceptance of application.--Before
accepting application for grants under any discretionary
program for which funds are authorized to be appropriated from
the Highway Trust Fund (including the Mass Transit Account) by
this Act (including the amendments made by this Act), the
Secretary shall publish the criteria established under
subsection (a). Such publication shall identify all statutory
criteria and any criteria established by regulation that will
apply to such program.
(2) Explanation.--At least 14 days before making a grant
under a discretionary program described in paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall transmit to the respective committees of the
House of Representatives and the Senate having jurisdiction
over such program, and shall publish, an explanation of how
projects will be selected based on the criteria established for
such program under subsection (a).
(c) Minimum Programs.--At a minimum the criteria established under
subsection (a) and the process established by subsection (b) shall
apply to the following programs:
(1) The high cost Interstate System reconstruction and
improvement program.
(2) The research program under title VI of this Act.
(3) The national corridor planning and development program.
(4) The coordinated border infrastructure and safety
program.
(5) The construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal
facilities.
(6) The scenic byway program.
(7) The discretionary bridge program.
(8) New fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing
fixed guideway systems under section 5309 of title 49, United
States Code.
(9) Transit research and planning.
SEC. 507. ELIMINATION OF REGIONAL OFFICE RESPONSIBILITIES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall eliminate any programmatic
responsibility of the regional offices of the Federal Highway
Administration as part of the Administration's efforts to restructure
its field organization, including elimination of regional offices,
creation of technical resource centers, and maximum delegation of
authority to its State offices.
(b) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall transmit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of
the Senate a detailed implementation plan not later than September 30,
1998, and thereafter provide periodic progress reports to such
Committees.
(c) Implementation.--The Secretary shall begin implementation of
the plan transmitted under subsection (b) not later than December 31,
1998.
SEC. 508. AUTHORITY FOR CONGRESS TO MAKE MIDCOURSE CORRECTIONS TO THE
HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT PROGRAMS.
The Secretary shall not apportion or allocate, prior to August 1,
2001, any funds authorized to be appropriated or made available for
fiscal year 2001 under title 23, United States Code (other than
sections 125 and 157 and amounts necessary for the administration of
the Federal Highway Administration under section 104(a)), title I and
VI of this Act (other than section 127(b)), section 31104(a) of title
49, United States Code, section 5338 of title 49, United States Code
(other than amounts necessary for the administration of the Federal
Transit Administration), and title III of this Act, unless a law has
been enacted making midcourse corrections to the Federal-aid highway
and transit programs authorized by this Act (including amendments made
by this Act) which would, at a minimum--
(1) approve a funding distribution for and any
modifications to the high-cost interstate reconstruction and
improvement program;
(2) approve a proposed system of performance bonuses to
States pursuant to the bonus program established under section
123 of this Act;
(3) approve a cost estimate for States as part of the
Appalachian development highway system program;
(4) determine whether to approve a revised formula for the
distribution of funds under section 104(b)(2) of title 23,
United States Code, for the congestion mitigation and air
quality improvement program due to the designation of new
nonattainment areas by the Environmental Protection Agency;
(5) make any other appropriate programmatic changes and
recommendations made to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committees on Environment and Public Works and Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate;
(6) approve projects under the capital program for final
design and construction of a new fixed guideway system or
extension of an existing fixed guideway system; and
(7) include a certification that such law meets the
requirements of this section.
TITLE VI--TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
SEC. 601. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 23, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this title
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or
repeal of, a section or other provision of law, the reference shall be
considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 23,
United States Code.
SEC. 602. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.
Funds made available by subparagraphs (F) through (I) of section
127(a)(3) of this Act shall be available for obligation in the same
manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code, except that the Federal share payable for a project
or activity carried out using such funds shall be determined by the
Secretary (unless otherwise expressly provided by this Act) and such
funds shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 603. TRANSFERS OF FUNDS.
The Secretary may transfer not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts
made available by each of subparagraphs (F) through (I) of section
127(a)(3) of this Act to the amounts made available by any other of
such subparagraphs.
SEC. 604. NOTICE.
(a) Notice of Reprogramming.--If any funds authorized for carrying
out this title or the amendments made by this title are subject to a
reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to the
Appropriations Committees of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, notice of such action shall concurrently be provided to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on
Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate.
(b) Notice of Reorganization.--The Secretary of Transportation
shall provide notice to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure and the Committee on Science of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works and
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate,
not later than 15 days before any major reorganization of any program,
project, or activity of the Department of Transportation for which
funds are authorized by this title or the amendments made by this
title.
SEC. 605. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM.
With the year 2000 fast approaching, it is the sense of the
Congress that the Department of Transportation should--
(1) give high priority to correcting all 2-digit date-
related problems in its computer systems to ensure that those
systems continue to operate effectively in the year 2000 and
beyond;
(2) assess immediately the extent of the risk to the
operations of the Department of Transportation posed by the
problems referred to in paragraph (1), and plan and budget for
achieving Year 2000 compliance for all of its mission-critical
systems; and
(3) develop contingency plans for those systems that the
Department of Transportation is unable to correct in time.
Subtitle A--Surface Transportation Research, Technology, and Education
PART I--HIGHWAY RESEARCH
SEC. 611. RESEARCH.
(a) Research.--Section 307(a) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (C); and
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
``(3) Amounts deposited by cooperating organizations and
persons.--There shall be available to the Secretary for
carrying out this subsection such funds as may be deposited by
any cooperating organization or person in a special account of
the Treasury of the United States established for such
purpose.''.
(b) Long-Term Pavement Performance.--Section 307(b)(2) is amended
to read as follows:
``(2) Long-term pavement performance.--
``(A) In general.--As part of the highway research
program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry
out a long-term pavement performance program to
continue to completion the long-term pavement
performance tests initiated under the strategic highway
research program.
``(B) Grants, cooperative agreements, and
contracts.--In carrying out subparagraph (A), the
Secretary shall make grants and enter into cooperative
agreements and contracts for the following purposes:
``(i) To continue the monitoring, material-
testing, and evaluation of the highway test
sections established under the long-term
pavement performance program.
``(ii) To carry out analyses of the data
collected under the program.
``(iii) To prepare the products required to
fulfill the original objectives of the program
and to meet future pavement technology
needs.''.
(c) Advanced Research.--Section 307(b)(4) is amended to read as
follows:
``(4) Advanced research.--
``(A) In general.--The highway research program
under subsection (a) shall include an advanced research
program, consistent with the plan developed under
section 5506 of title 49, that addresses longer-term,
higher-risk research that shows potential benefits for
improving the durability, efficiency, environmental
impact, productivity, and safety (including bicycle and
pedestrian safety) of highway and intermodal
transportation systems. In carrying out this program,
the Secretary shall strive to develop partnerships with
the public and private sectors.
``(B) Research areas.--In carrying out the advanced
research program under subparagraph (A), the Secretary
may make grants and enter into cooperative agreements
and contracts in such areas as the Secretary determines
appropriate, including the following:
``(i) Characterization of materials used in
highway infrastructure, including analytical
techniques, microstructure modeling, and the
deterioration processes.
``(ii) Diagnostics for evaluation of the
condition of bridge and pavement structures to
enable the assessment of risks of failure,
including from seismic activity, vibration, and
weather.
``(iii) Design and construction details for
composite structures.
``(iv) Safety technology based problems in
the areas of pedestrian and bicycle safety,
roadside hazards, and composite materials for
roadside safety hardware.
``(v) Environmental research, including
particulate matter source apportionment,
control strategy synthesis evaluation, and
model development.
``(vi) Data acquisition techniques for
system condition and performance monitoring.
``(vii) Human factors, including prediction
of the response of current and future travelers
to new technologies.''.
(d) Supporting Infrastructure.--Section 307(b)(5) is amended--
(1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
``(A) Methods, materials, and testing to improve
the durability of surface transportation infrastructure
facilities and extend the life of bridge structures,
including new and innovative technologies to reduce
corrosion and tests simulating seismic activity,
vibration, and weather.'';
(2) by striking subparagraph (C);
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C);
and
(4) by adding after subparagraph (C), as so redesignated,
the following new subparagraphs:
``(D) Research on the use of recycled materials,
such as paper and plastic fiber reinforcement systems.
``(E) New innovative technologies to enhance and
facilitate field construction and rehabilitation
techniques for minimizing disruption during repair and
maintenance of structures.
``(F) Expansion of knowledge of implementing life
cycle cost assessment, including establishing the
appropriate analysis period and discount rates,
learning how to value and properly consider user costs,
determining tradeoffs between reconstruction and
rehabilitation, and establishing methodologies for
balancing higher initial costs of new technologies and
improved or advanced materials against lower
maintenance costs.
``(G) Standardized estimates of useful life under
various conditions for advanced materials of use in
surface transportation. Such estimates shall be
developed in conjunction with the National Institute of
Standards and Technology and other appropriate
organizations.''.
(e) Repeals.--Section 307 is amended--
(1) by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e) and inserting
the following:
``(c) Study of Future Strategic Highway Research Program.--
``(1) Study.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after
the date of enactment of the Building Efficient Surface
Transportation and Equity Act of 1998, the Secretary
shall make a grant to, or enter into a cooperative
agreement or contract with, the Transportation Research
Board of the National Academy of Sciences (referred to
in this subsection as the ``Board'') to conduct a study
to determine the goals, purposes, research agenda and
projects, administrative structure, and fiscal needs
for a new strategic highway research program to replace
the program established under section 307(d) (as in
effect on the day before the date of enactment of the
Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity
Act of 1998), or a similar effort.
``(B) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the
Board shall consult with the American Association of
State Highway and Transportation Officials and such
other entities as the Board determines to be necessary
to the conduct of the study.
``(2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after making a grant
or entering into a cooperative agreement or contract under
subsection (a), the Board shall submit a final report on the
results of the study to the Secretary, the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Science
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate.''; and
(2) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as
subsections ``(d), (e), and (f)''.
(f) Seismic Research Program.--Section 307(d), as so redesignated,
is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a
program to study the vulnerability of the Federal-aid highway
system and other surface transportation systems to seismic
activity and to develop and implement cost-effective methods to
reduce such vulnerability.'';
(2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
``(4) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out
this section, the Secretary shall expend not more than
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry
out this subsection, of which up to $2,500,000 may be used to
upgrade earthquake simulation facilities as required to carry
out the program.''; and
(3) by striking paragraph (5).
(g) Biennial Report.--Section 307(f), as so redesignated, is
amended--
(1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``Biennial
Report.--The Secretary''; and
(2) by inserting after ``highway needs'' the following: ``,
as well as the backlog of current highway needs,''.
(h) Recycled Materials Research Program.--Section 307 is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Recycled Materials Research Program.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a program of
research to determine--
``(A) the performance of asphalt pavement
containing tire-derived carbonous asphalt modifiers
under various climate and use conditions; and
``(B) the degree to which asphalt pavement
containing tire-derived carbonous asphalt modifiers can
be recycled.
``(2) Date of completion.--The Secretary shall complete the
research program under this subsection not later than 3 years
after the date of the enactment of the Building Efficient
Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998.''.
(i) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 3 is amended--
(1) in the heading to section 307 by striking ``and
planning''; and
(2) in the table of sections for such chapter by striking
the item relating to section 307 and inserting the following:
``307. Research.''.
(j) Technological Innovation.--Section 307 is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
``(h) Technological Innovation.--The programs and activities
carried out under this section shall be consistent with the plan
developed under section 5506 of title 49.''.
SEC. 612. STATE PLANNING AND RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--Chapter 3 is amended by inserting after section
312 the following:
``Sec. 313. State planning and research
``(a) General Rule.--Two percent of the sums apportioned for each
fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1997, under section 104
(other than sections 104(f) and 104(h)) and under section 144 shall be
available for expenditure by the State, in consultation with the
Secretary, only for the following purposes:
``(1) Engineering and economic surveys and investigations.
``(2) The planning of future highway programs and local
public transportation systems and the planning of the financing
of such programs and systems, including statewide planning
under section 135.
``(3) Development and implementation of management systems
under section 303.
``(4) Studies of the economy, safety, and convenience of
highway usage and the desirable regulation and equitable
taxation thereof.
``(5) Research, development, and technology transfer
activities necessary in connection with the planning, design,
construction, management, and maintenance of highway, public
transportation, and intermodal transportation systems and
study, research, and training on the engineering standards and
construction materials for such systems, including the
evaluation and accreditation of inspection and testing and the
regulation and taxation of their use.
``(b) Minimum Expenditures on Research, Development, and Technology
Transfer Activities.--Not less than 25 percent of the funds which are
apportioned to a State for a fiscal year and are subject to subsection
(a) shall be expended by the State for research, development, and
technology transfer activities described in subsection (a) relating to
highway, public transportation, and intermodal transportation systems
unless the State certifies to the Secretary for such fiscal year that
total expenditures by the State for transportation planning under
sections 134 and 135 will exceed 75 percent of the amount of such funds
and the Secretary accepts such certification. Funds used for research
provided under this subsection are not subject to an assessment under
the Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act of 1992
(Public Law 102-564).
``(c) Federal Share.--The Federal share payable on account of any
project financed with funds which are subject to subsection (a) shall
be 80 percent unless the Secretary determines that the interests of the
Federal-aid highway program would be best served by decreasing or
eliminating the non-Federal share.
``(d) Administration of Sums.--Funds which are subject to
subsection (a) shall be combined and administered by the Secretary as a
single fund which shall be available for obligation for the same period
as funds apportioned under section 104(b)(1).
``(e) Annual Report.--Each State shall report annually to the
Secretary on the level of its funding for research and development
activities described in subsection (a)(5). A State may provide such
information as part of another report that the State provides to the
Secretary.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 3 is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 312 the
following:
``313. State planning and research.''.
(c) Highway Noise Research Center.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with a
university with an ongoing program relating to noise control
and acoustics research, shall carry out research on methods to
reduce highway noise.
(2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of
fiscal years 1999 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of this
Act, $1,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out
this subsection.
SEC. 613. INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION OUTREACH PROGRAM.
(a) Activities.--Section 325(a) is amended--
(1) by inserting after ``expertise'' the following: ``,
goods, and services'';
(2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
(3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) gathering and disseminating information on foreign
transportation markets and industries.''.
(b) Funds.--Section 325(c) is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Funds.--Funds available to carry out this section shall
include funds deposited by any cooperating organization or person in a
special account for such purpose with the Secretary of the Treasury.
The funds deposited in the special account and other funds available to
carry out this section shall be available to cover the cost of any
activity eligible under this section, including the cost of promotional
materials, travel, reception and representation expenses, and salaries
and benefits. Reimbursements for salaries and benefits of Department of
Transportation employees providing services under this section shall be
credited to the special account.''.
(c) Eligibility.--Section 325 is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(d) Eligible Use of State Planning and Research Funds.--A State,
in coordination with the Secretary, may obligate funds made available
to carry out section 313 for any activity authorized under subsection
(a).''.
PART II--TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, AND
TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT
SEC. 621. NATIONAL HIGHWAY INSTITUTE.
Section 321 is amended by striking subsection (f) and redesignating
subsection (g) as subsection (f).
SEC. 622. NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVE.
(a) In General.--Chapter 3 is further amended by inserting after
section 321 the following:
``Sec. 322. National technology deployment initiative
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall develop and implement a
national technology deployment initiative to expand adoption by the
surface transportation community of innovative technologies to improve
the safety, efficiency, reliability, service life, and sustainability
of transportation systems and to reduce environmental impact.
``(b) Integration With Other Programs.--The Secretary shall
integrate activities undertaken pursuant to this section with the
efforts of the Department to disseminate the results of research
sponsored by the Department and to facilitate technology transfer.
``(c) Leveraging of Federal Resources.--In selecting projects to be
carried out under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to
projects that leverage Federal funds with other significant public or
private resources.
``(d) Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary
may carry out this section either independently or in cooperation with
other Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities or by making
grants to, or entering into contracts, cooperative agreements, or other
transactions with any State or local agency, authority, association,
institution, corporation (for-profit or nonprofit), organization, or
person.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 3 is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 321 the
following:
``322. National technology deployment initiative.''.
SEC. 623. EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.
(a) Local Technical Assistance Program.--Section 326(a) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``Authority'' and inserting ``Local
Technical Assistance Program''; and
(2) by striking ``transportation assistance program'' and
inserting ``local technical assistance program''.
(b) Research Fellowships.--Section 326 is further amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, including
information obtained pursuant to section 307(b)(5)(F) and (G)''
after ``modern highway technology'';
(2) by striking subsection (c);
(3) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c), and
in paragraph (1) of that subsection, by inserting ``concrete,''
after ``pavement,''; and
(4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
``(b) Research Fellowships.--
``(1) General authority.--The Secretary may, acting either
independently or in cooperation with other Federal departments,
agencies, and instrumentalities, make grants for research
fellowships for any purpose for which research is authorized by
this section.
``(2) Dwight david eisenhower transportation fellowship
program.--The Secretary shall establish and implement a
transportation research fellowship program for the purpose of
attracting qualified students to the field of transportation.
Such program shall be known as the `Dwight David Eisenhower
Transportation Fellowship Program'.''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 3 is amended--
(1) in the heading to section 326 by striking ``program''
and inserting ``programs''; and
(2) in the table of sections for such chapter by striking
the item relating to section 326 and inserting the following:
``326. Education and training programs.''.
SEC. 624. UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 5505. University transportation research
``(a) Regional Centers.--The Secretary of Transportation shall make
grants to nonprofit institutions of higher learning to establish and
operate 1 university transportation center in each of the 10 United
States Government regions that comprise the Standard Federal Regional
Boundary System.
``(b) Other Centers.--The Secretary shall make grants to nonprofit
institutions of higher learning to establish and operate 10 university
transportation centers, in addition to the centers receiving grants
under subsection (a), to address transportation management and research
and development, with special attention to increasing the number of
highly skilled individuals entering the field of transportation.
``(c) Selection of Grant Recipients.--
``(1) Applications.--In order to be eligible to receive a
grant under this section, a nonprofit institution of higher
learning shall submit to the Secretary an application that is
in such form and contains such information as the Secretary may
require.
``(2) Selection criteria.--The Secretary shall select each
recipient of a grant under this section through a competitive
process, except as provided in subsection (i), on the basis of
the following:
``(A) For regional centers, the location of the
center within the Federal region to be served.
``(B) The demonstrated research and extension
resources available to the recipient to carry out this
section.
``(C) The capability of the recipient to provide
leadership in making national and regional
contributions to the solution of immediate and long-
range transportation problems.
``(D) The recipient's establishment of a surface
transportation program encompassing several modes of
transportation.
``(E) The recipient's demonstrated commitment of at
least $200,000 in regularly budgeted institutional
amounts each year to support ongoing transportation
research and education programs.
``(F) The recipient's demonstrated ability to
disseminate results of transportation research and
education programs through a statewide or regionwide
continuing education program.
``(G) The strategic plan the recipient proposes to
carry out under the grant.
``(d) Objectives.--Each university transportation center receiving
a grant under this section shall conduct the following programs and
activities:
``(1) Basic and applied research, the products of which are
judged by peers or other experts in the field to advance the
body of knowledge in transportation.
``(2) An education program that includes multidisciplinary
course work and participation in research.
``(3) An ongoing program of technology transfer that makes
research results available to potential users in a form that
can be implemented, utilized, or otherwise applied.
``(e) Maintenance of Effort.--In order to be eligible to receive a
grant under this section, a recipient shall enter into an agreement
with the Secretary to ensure that the recipient will maintain total
expenditures from all other sources to establish and operate a
university transportation center and related research activities at a
level at least equal to the average level of such expenditures in its 2
fiscal years prior to award of a grant under this section.
``(f) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the costs of activities
carried out using a grant made under this section is 50 percent of
costs. The non-Federal share may include funds provided to a recipient
under section 5307 or 5311 of this title or section 313, 322, or 326(a)
of title 23, United States Code.
``(g) Program Coordination.--
``(1) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate the
research, education, training, and technology transfer
activities that grant recipients carry out under this section,
disseminate the results of the research, and establish and
operate a clearinghouse.
``(2) Annual review and evaluation.--At least annually and
consistent with the plan developed under section 5506, the
Secretary shall review and evaluate programs the grant
recipients carry out.
``(3) Funding limitation.--The Secretary may use not more
than 1 percent of amounts made available from Government
sources to carry out this subsection.
``(h) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--Funds made available to
carry out this program shall remain available for obligation for a
period of 2 years after the last day of the fiscal year for which such
funds are authorized.
``(i) Special Rule for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999.--
``(1) In general.--In carrying out subsections (a) and (b)
in fiscal years 1998 and 1999, the Secretary shall make grants
to each university transportation center and university
research institute that received a grant in fiscal year 1997
under section 5316 or 5317 of this title, as in effect on the
day before the date of the enactment of this section.
``(2) Terms and conditions.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this section, grants made pursuant to paragraph
(1) in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 shall be subject to the same
terms and conditions as the fiscal year 1997 grants referred to
in paragraph (1); except that the university research
institutes at San Jose State University, North Carolina A&T
State University, and the University of South Florida shall
each receive $1,000,000 in grants under paragraph (1) in each
of fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
``(j) University Research Institutes.--Any university research
institute that received a grant under section 5316 of this title, as in
effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this section,
shall be eligible to receive grants made available to university
transportation centers under this section.
``(k) Applications That May Be Considered.--In selecting grant
recipients under subsection (b), the Secretary shall consider at a
minimum applications submitted by the following:
``(1) Any university transportation center or university
research institute described in subsection (i)(1).
``(2) The University of Denver and Mississippi State
University.
``(3) The University of Arizona.
``(4) The University of Central Florida.
``(5) Carnegie Mellon and Lehigh Universities.
``(6) University of Southern California and California
State University at Long Beach.
``(7) Pace University.
``(8) A consortium of historically black colleges in
Alabama.
``(9) Lawson State Community College.
``(10) A consortium consisting of the University of
Wisconsin, the University of Illinois, and Purdue University.
``(11) The University of New Hampshire.
``(12) A consortium consisting of George Mason University,
along with the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech
University.
``(13) The University of Tennessee.
``(14) The Alabama Transportation Institute.
``(15) A consortium consisting of Columbia University, City
University of New York, Manhattan College, and New Jersey
Institute of Technology.
``(16) Maritime College of the State University of New
York.
``(17) University of New Orleans.
``(18) University of Maine.
``(19) Tennessee Technological University.
``(20) Middle Tennessee State University.
``(21) The University of Maryland.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 55 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 5504 the following:
``5505. University transportation research.''.
(c) Appalachian Transportation Institute.--
(1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants under section
5505 of title 49, United States Code, to Marshall University,
West Virginia, on behalf of a consortium which also may include
West Virginia University Institute of Technology, the College
of West Virginia, and Bluefield State College to establish and
operate an Appalachian Transportation Institute. Such institute
shall conduct research, training, technology transfer, and
other transportation related activities in the development and
enhancement of transportation systems in the Appalachian
region, including the Appalachian Development Highway System.
(2) Funding.--Of amounts made available to carry out such
section 5505, $2,000,000 shall be available for each of fiscal
years 1998 through 2003 to carry out paragraph (1).
(3) Federal share.--The Federal share payable for the costs
of the institute referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 80
percent; except that the non-Federal interest shall receive
credit for the reasonable cost associated with the
establishment and administration of the institute referred to
in paragraph (1).
(d) ITS Institute.--
(1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants under section
5505 of title 49, United States Code, to the University of
Minnesota to continue to operate and expand the ITS Institute.
The ITS Institute shall continue to conduct research,
education, and development activities that focus on
transportation management, enhanced safety, human factors, and
reduced environmental effects. The ITS Institute shall develop
new or expanded programs to address emerging issues of ITS
related to transportation policy, intermodalism, sustainable
community development, and transportation telematics.
(2) Funding.--Of amounts made available to carry out such
section 5505, $2,000,000 shall be available for each of fiscal
years 1998 through 2003 to carry out paragraph (1).
(3) Federal share.--The Federal share payable for the costs
of the institute referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 80
percent; except that the non-Federal interest shall receive
credit for the reasonable cost associated with the
establishment and administration of the institute referred to
in paragraph (1).
SEC. 625. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.
Of the amounts made available for each of fiscal years 1998 through
2003 by section 127(a)(3)(G) of this Act--
(1) not to exceed $8,000,000 per fiscal year shall be
available for the National Highway Institute under section 321
of title 23, United States Code;
(2) not to exceed $10,000,000 per fiscal year shall be
available for the local technical assistance program under
section 326(a) of such title;
(3) not to exceed $2,000,000 per fiscal year shall be
available for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation
Fellowship Program under section 326(b) of such title;
(4) not to exceed $14,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998
and 1999 and $19,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through
2003 shall be available for the national technology deployment
initiative program under section 322 of such title; and
(5) not to exceed $17,750,000 per fiscal year shall be
available for university transportation centers under section
5505 of title 49, United States Code.
PART III--BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS AND MISCELLANEOUS
PROGRAMS
SEC. 631. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.
(a) In General.--Section 111 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by striking the second sentence of subsection (b)(4);
(2) in subsection (c)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (J) by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (K) by striking the period and
inserting ``; and'' ; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(L) transportation-related variables influencing
global competitiveness.'';
(3) in subsection (c)(2)--
(A) by striking ``national transportation system''
in the first sentence and inserting ``Nation's
transportation systems'';
(B) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
following:
``(A) be coordinated with efforts to measure
outputs and outcomes of the Department of
Transportation and the Nation's transportation systems
under the Government Performance and Results Act of
1993 (107 Stat. 285 et seq.);''; and
(C) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ``, made
relevant to the States and metropolitan planning
organizations,'' after ``accuracy'';
(4) in subsection (c)(3) by adding at the end the
following: ``The Bureau shall review and report to the
Secretary of Transportation on the sources and reliability of
the statistics proposed by the heads of the operating
administrations of the Department to measure outputs and
outcomes as required by the Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993 (107 Stat. 285 et seq.), and shall undertake such
other reviews as may be requested by the Secretary.'';
(5) in subsection (c) by adding at the end the following:
``(7) Supporting transportation decisionmaking.--Ensuring
that the statistics compiled under paragraph (1) are relevant
for transportation decisions by Federal, State, and local
governments, transportation-related associations, private
businesses, and consumers.'';
(6) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as
subsections (h), (i) and (j), respectively;
(7) by striking subsection (g); and
(8) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
``(d) Intermodal Transportation Data Base.--The Director shall
establish and maintain an intermodal transportation data base. The data
base shall be suitable for analyses conducted by the Federal
Government, the States, and metropolitan planning organizations. The
data base shall include, at a minimum--
``(1) information on the volumes and patterns of movement
of goods, including local, interregional, and international
movements, by all modes of transportation and intermodal
combinations, and by relevant classification;
``(2) information on the volumes and patterns of movement
of people, including local, interregional, and international
movements, by all modes of transportation and intermodal
combinations, and by relevant classification; and
``(3) information on the location and connectivity of
transportation facilities and services and a national
accounting of expenditures and capital stocks on each mode of
transportation and intermodal combinations.
``(e) National Transportation Library.--The Director shall
establish and maintain a national transportation library containing a
collection of statistical and other information needed for
transportation decisionmaking at the Federal, State, and local levels.
``(f) National Transportation Atlas Data Base.--The Director shall
develop and maintain geographic data bases depicting transportation
networks; flows of people, goods, vehicles, and craft over those
networks; and social, economic, and environmental conditions affecting
or affected by those networks. These data bases shall be able to
support intermodal network analysis.
``(g) Research and Development Grants.--The Secretary may make
grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with,
public and nonprofit private entities to support the programs and
activities of the Bureau.'';
(9) by striking subsection (i), as so redesignated, and
inserting the following:
``(i) Prohibition on Certain Disclosures.--
``(1) Information obtained under long-term data collection
program.--An officer or employee of the Bureau may not--
``(A) make any publication in which the data
furnished by an individual or organization under
paragraph (c)(2) can be identified;
``(B) use the information furnished under the
provisions of subsection (c)(2) for a nonstatistical
purpose; or
``(C) permit anyone other than the individuals
authorized by the Director to examine individual
reports furnished under subsection (c)(2).
``(2) Copies of reports.--No department, bureau, agency,
officer, or employee of the United States, except the Director
in carrying out the purpose of this section, shall require, for
any reason, copies of reports which have been filed under
subsection (c)(2) with the Bureau or retained by any individual
respondent. Copies of such reports which have been so retained
or filed with the Bureau or any of its employees, contractors,
or agents shall be immune from legal process, and shall not,
without the consent of the individual concerned, be admitted as
evidence or used for any purpose in any action, suit, or other
judicial or administrative proceeding. This paragraph shall
only apply to information that permits information concerning
an individual or organization to be reasonable inferred by
direct or indirect means.
``(3) Collection of data for nonstatistical purposes.--In a
case in which the Bureau is authorized by statute to collect
data or information for nonstatistical purposes, the Director
shall clearly distinguish the collection of such data or
information by rule, and on the collection instrument, to
inform a respondent requested or required to supply the data or
information of the nonstatistical purposes.''; and
(10) by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Data Product Sales Proceeds.--Notwithstanding section 3302 of
title 31, United States Code, funds received by the Bureau from the
sale of data products may be credited to the Highway Trust Fund (other
than the Mass Transit Account) and shall be available for the purpose
of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses.
``(l) Funding.--
``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than
the Mass Transit Account) $31,000,000 for each of fiscal years
1998 through 2003 to carry out this section, except that
amounts for activities under subsection (g) may not exceed
$500,000 in any fiscal year. Amounts made available under this
subsection shall remain available for a period of 3 fiscal
years.
``(2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this
subsection shall be available for obligation in the same manner
as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23,
United States Code.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5503 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (d); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as
subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively.
SEC. 632. TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a transportation
technology innovation and demonstration program in accordance with the
requirements of this section.
(b) Contents of Program.--
(1) Use of concrete pavement.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct
research on improved methods of using concrete pavement
in the construction, reconstruction, and repair of
Federal-aid highways.
(B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for
each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section
127(a)(3)(H) of this Act, $10,000,000 per fiscal year
shall be available to carry out this paragraph.
(2) Motor vehicle safety warning system.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall expand and
continue the study authorized by section 358(c) of the
National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (23
U.S.C. 401 note; 109 Stat. 625) relating to the
development of a motor vehicle safety warning system
and shall conduct tests of such system.
(B) Grants.--In carrying out this paragraph, the
Secretary may make grants to State and local
governments.
(C) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for
each of fiscal years 1998 through 2000 by section
127(a)(3)(H) of this Act, $700,000 per fiscal year
shall be available to carry out this paragraph.
(3) Steel bridge construction.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants
for research and construction to improve and
demonstrate the use of steel bridge construction.
(B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for
each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section
127(a)(3)(H) of this Act, $10,000,000 per fiscal year
shall be available to carry out this paragraph.
(C) Federal share.--The Federal share payable on
account of construction activities carried out using a
grant made under this paragraph shall be 80 percent of
the cost of such activities.
(4) Use of asphalt pavement.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct
research on improved methods of using asphalt pavement
in the construction, reconstruction, and repair of
Federal-aid highways.
(B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for
each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section
127(a)(3)(H) of this Act, $10,000,000 per fiscal year
shall be available to carry out this paragraph.
(5) Use of hazardous materials monitoring systems.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct
research on improved methods of deploying and
integrating existing ITS projects to include hazardous
materials monitoring systems across various modes of
transportation.
(B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for
each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section
127(a)(3)(I) of this Act, $1,500,000 per fiscal year
shall be available to carry out this paragraph.
(6) Motor carrier advanced sensor control system.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct
research on the deployment of a system of advanced
sensors and signal processors in trucks and tractor
trailers to determine axle and wheel alignment, monitor
collision alarm, check tire pressure and tire balance
conditions, measure and detect load distribution in the
vehicle, and monitor and adjust automatic braking
systems.
(B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for
each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section
127(a)(3)(I) of this Act, $700,000 per fiscal year
shall be available to carry out this paragraph.
(7) Outreach and technology transfer activities.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall continue to
support the Urban Consortium's ITS outreach and
technology transfer activities.
(B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for
each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section
127(a)(3)(H) of this Act, $500,000 per fiscal year
shall be available to carry out this paragraph.
(8) Transportation economic and land use system.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall continue
development and deployment through the New Jersey
Institute of Technology to metropolitan planning
organizations of the Transportation Economic and Land
Use System.
(B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for
each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section
127(a)(3)(H) of this Act, $1,000,000 per fiscal year
shall be available to carry out this paragraph.
(9) Great lakes its implementation.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to
the State of Wisconsin to continue ITS activities in
the corridor serving the Greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
Chicago, Illinois, and Gary, Indiana, areas initiated
under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency
Act of 1991.
(B) Funding.--Of the amounts allocated for each of
fiscal years 1998 through 2003 under section 657(a) of
this Act, $2,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available
to carry out this paragraph.
(10) Northeast its implementation.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to
the States to continue ITS activities in the Interstate
Route I-95 corridor in the northeastern United States
initiated under the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991.
(B) Funding.--Of the amounts allocated for each of
fiscal years 1998 through 2003 under section 657(a) of
this Act, $5,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available
to carry out this paragraph.
(11) Composite materials.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct
research in the use of composite materials for
guardrails and bridge decking.
(B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for
each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section
127(a)(3)(F) of this Act, $700,000 per fiscal year
shall be available to carry out this paragraph.
(12) Intelligent transportation infrastructure.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a
program to advance the deployment of an operational
intelligent transportation infrastructure system for
the measurement of various transportation system
activities to aid in the transportation planning and
analysis while making a significant contribution to the
ITS program under this title. This program shall be
located in the 2 largest metropolitan areas in the
State of Pennsylvania.
(B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for
each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section
127(a)(3)(H) of this Act, $1,700,000 per fiscal year
shall be available to carry out this paragraph.
(C) Federal share.--The Federal share payable on
account of the program carried out under this paragraph
shall be 80 percent of the cost of such program.
(13) Corrosion control and prevention.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make a grant
to conduct a study on the costs and benefits of
corrosion control and prevention. The study shall be
conducted in conjunction with an interdisciplinary team
of experts from the fields of metallurgy, chemistry,
economics, and others, as appropriate. Not later than
September 30, 2001, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report on the study results, together with
any recommendations.
(B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for
each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000 by section
127(a)(3)(H) of this Act, $500,000 per fiscal year
shall be available to carry out this paragraph.
(14) Recycled materials.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to
the University of New Hampshire to continue research on
the use of recycled materials in the construction of
transportation projects.
(B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for
each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 by section
127(a)(3)(F) of this Act, $1,000,000 per fiscal year
shall be available to carry out this paragraph.
(15) Translink.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to
the Texas Transportation Institute to continue the
Translink Research program.
(B) Funding.--Of the amounts allocated for each of
fiscal years 1999 through 2001 under section 657(a) of
this Act, $1,300,000 per fiscal year shall be available
to carry out this paragraph.
(16) Fundamental properties of asphalts and modified
asphalts.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall continue to
carry out section 6016 of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. Additional areas
of the program under such section shall be asphalt-
water interaction studies and asphalt-aggregate thin
film behavior studies.
(B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for
each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 by section
127(a)(3)(F) of this Act, $3,000,000 per fiscal year
shall be available to carry out this paragraph.
(17) National center for transportation management,
research, and development.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to
design, develop, and implement research, training, and
technology transfer activities to increase the number
of highly skilled minority individuals and women
entering the transportation workforce. The grant
recipient shall be an institution with a predominantly
minority student population, a dedicated graduate
degree program in transportation studies, and a
demonstrated record for at least 5 years in pursuing
the objectives for which grants are authorized by this
subparagraph.
(B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by
section 127(a)(3)(H) of this Act, $1,000,000 shall be
available to carry out this paragraph for fiscal year
2000, $1,250,000 for fiscal year 2001, $1,500,000 for
fiscal year 2002, and $1,750,000 for fiscal year 2003.
(18) Infrastructure technology institute.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to
study techniques to evaluate and monitor infrastructure
conditions, to improve information systems for
infrastructure construction and management, and to
study advanced materials and automated processes for
constructing and rehabilitating public works
facilities. The recipient shall be an institution with
a demonstrated record for at least 5 years in pursuing
the objectives for which grants are authorized by this
subparagraph.
(B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for
each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003 by section
127(a)(3)(H) of this Act, $3,000,000 per fiscal year
shall be available to carry out this paragraph.
SEC. 633. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, United
States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 5506. Surface transportation research planning
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall--
``(1) establish a strategic planning process, consistent
with section 306 of title 5, United States Code, for the
Department of Transportation to determine national
transportation research and technology development priorities
related to surface transportation;
``(2) coordinate Federal surface transportation research
and technology development activities;
``(3) measure the results of those activities and how they
impact the performance of the national surface transportation
system; and
``(4) ensure that planning and reporting activities carried
out under this subchapter are coordinated with all other
surface transportation planning and reporting requirements.
``(b) Implementation.--The Secretary shall--
``(1) provide for the integrated planning, coordination,
and consultation among the operating administrations, all other
Federal agencies with responsibility for surface transportation
research and technology development, State and local
governments, institutions of higher education, industry, and
other private and public sector organizations engaged in
surface transportation-related research and development
activities;
``(2) ensure that the Department's surface transportation
research and technology development programs do not duplicate
other Federal, State, or private sector research and
development programs; and
``(3) provide for independent validation of the scientific
and technical assumptions underlying the Department's surface
transportation research and technology development plans.
``(c) Surface Transportation Research and Technology Development
Strategic Plan.--
``(1) Development.--The Secretary shall develop an
integrated surface transportation research and technology
development strategic plan.
``(2) Contents.--The plan shall include--
``(A) an identification of the general goals and
objectives of the Department of Transportation for
surface transportation research and development;
``(B) a description of the roles of the Department
of Transportation and other Federal agencies in
achieving the goals identified under subparagraph (A),
in order to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort;
``(C) a description of the Department's overall
strategy, and the role of each of the operating
administrations in carrying out the plan over the next
5 years including a description of procedures for
coordination of its efforts with the operating
administrations and with other Federal agencies;
``(D) an assessment of how State and local research
and technology development activities are contributing
to the achievement of the goals identified under
subparagraph (A);
``(E) details of the Department's surface
transportation research and technology development
programs, including performance goals, resources needed
to achieve those goals, and performance indicators as
described in section 1115(a) of title 31, United States
Code, for the next 5 years for each area of research
and technology development;
``(F) significant comments on the plan and its
contents obtained from outside sources; and
``(G) responses to significant comments obtained
from the National Research Council and other advisory
bodies, and a description of any corrective actions
taken pursuant thereto.
``(3) National research council review.--The Secretary
shall enter into an agreement for the review by the National
Research Council of the details of each--
``(A) strategic plan or revision required under
section 306 of title 5, United States Code;
``(B) performance plan required under section 1115
of title 31, United States Code; and
``(C) program performance report required under
section 1116 of title 31, United States Code,
with respect to surface transportation research and technology
development.
``(4) Performance plans and reports.--In complying with
sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, United States Code, the
Secretary shall include--
``(A) a summary of the results for the previous
fiscal year of surface transportation research and
technology development programs to which the Department
of Transportation contributes, along with--
``(i) an analysis of the relationship
between those results and the goals identified
under paragraph (2)(A); and
``(ii) a description of the methodology
used for assessing the results; and
``(B) a description of significant surface
transportation research and technology development
initiatives, if any, undertaken during the previous
fiscal year which were not in the plan developed under
paragraph (1), and any significant changes in the plan
from the previous year's plan.
``(d) Merit Review and Performance Measurement.--The Secretary
shall, within one year after the date of the enactment of this section,
transmit to the Congress a report describing competitive merit review
procedures for research and technology development, and performance
measurement procedures for surface transportation research and
technology development and demonstrations.
``(e) Procurement Procedures.--The Secretary shall--
``(1) develop model procurement procedures that encourage
the use of advanced technologies; and
``(2) develop model transactions for carrying out and
coordinating Federal and State surface transportation research
and technology development activities.
``(f) Consistency With Government Performance and Results Act of
1993.--The plans and reports developed under this section shall be
consistent with and incorporated as part of the plans developed under
section 306 of title 5, United States Code, and sections 1115 and 1116
of title 31, United States Code.
``Sec. 5507. Surface transportation-environment cooperative research
program
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish
and carry out a surface transportation and environment cooperative
research program.
``(b) Contents.--The program to be carried out under this section
shall include research designed to--
``(1) develop more accurate models for evaluating
transportation control measures and transportation system
designs that are appropriate for use by State and local
governments, including metropolitan planning organizations, in
designing implementation plans to meet Federal, State, and
local environmental requirements;
``(2) improve understanding of the factors that contribute
to the demand for transportation, including transportation
system design, demographic change, land use planning, and
communications and other information technologies; and
``(3) develop indicators of economic, social, and
environmental performance of transportation systems to
facilitate analysis of potential alternatives.
``(c) Advisory Board.--
``(1) Establishment.--In consultation with appropriate
Federal agencies, the Secretary shall establish an advisory
board to recommend environmental and energy conservation
research, technology, and technology transfer activities
related to surface transportation.
``(2) Membership.--The advisory board shall include--
``(A) representatives of State transportation and
environmental agencies;
``(B) transportation and environmental scientists
and engineers; and
``(C) representatives of metropolitan planning
organizations, transit operating agencies, and
environmental organizations.
``(d) National Academy of Sciences.--The Secretary may make grants
to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the National Academy of
Sciences to carry out such activities relating to the research,
technology, and technology transfer activities described in subsection
(b) as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
``(e) Funding.--Funding for carrying out this section shall be
derived from funds made available under section 127(a)(3)(F) of the
Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 55 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 5505 the following:
``5506. Surface transportation research planning.
``5507. Surface transportation-environment cooperative research
program.''.
Subtitle B--Intelligent Transportation Systems
SEC. 651. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this subtitle, the following definitions apply:
(1) Intelligent transportation systems; its.--The terms
``intelligent transportation systems'' and ``ITS'' mean
electronics, communications, or information processing used
singly or in combination to improve the efficiency and safety
of surface transportation systems.
(2) Intelligent transportation infrastructure.--The term
``intelligent transportation infrastructure'' means fully
integrated public sector ITS components, as defined by the
Secretary.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Transportation.
(4) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given such
term under section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
SEC. 652. SCOPE OF PROGRAM.
(a) Scope.--Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, the
Secretary shall conduct an ongoing ITS program to research, develop,
and operationally test intelligent transportation systems and advance
nationwide deployment of such systems as a component of the Nation's
surface transportation systems.
(b) Goals.--The goals of the ITS program include--
(1) enhancement of surface transportation efficiency to
enable existing facilities to meet a significant portion of
future transportation needs and to reduce regulatory,
financial, and other transaction costs to public agencies and
system users;
(2) enhancement of safe operation of motor vehicles,
including motorcycles, and nonmotorized vehicles on the
Nation's surface transportation systems, with a particular
emphasis on decreasing the number and severity of collisions;
(3) protection and enhancement of the natural environment
and communities affected by surface transportation, with
particular emphasis on assisting States to attain air quality
goals established pursuant to the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401
et seq.);
(4) accommodation of the needs of all users of the Nation's
surface transportation systems, including the operators of
commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, and motorcycles, and
including the handicapped;
(5) improvement of public access to employment, goods, and
services;
(6) development of a technology base and necessary
standards and protocols for intelligent transportation systems;
(7) improvement of the Nation's ability to respond to
emergencies and natural disasters and enhancement of national
defense mobility;
(8) promotion of the access and use of data collected from
projects conducted under the program by public and private
organizations; and
(9) the development of a workforce capable of developing,
operating, and maintaining intelligent transportation systems.
SEC. 653. GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Cooperation and Consultation Requirements.--
(1) Cooperation with governmental, private, and educational
entities.--The Secretary shall carry out the ITS program in
cooperation with State and local governments and other public
entities, the United States private sector, and colleges and
universities, including historically black colleges and
universities and other minority institutions of higher
education.
(2) Consultation with federal officials.--In carrying out
the ITS program, the Secretary, as appropriate, shall consult
with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury,
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the
Director of the National Science Foundation, and the heads of
other Federal departments and agencies.
(b) Standards.--
(1) Development of national its architecture.--The
Secretary shall develop, implement, and maintain a national ITS
architecture and standards and protocols to promote the
widespread use and evaluation of ITS technology as a component
of the Nation's surface transportation systems.
(2) Interoperability among its technologies.--The national
ITS architecture shall promote interoperability among ITS
technologies implemented throughout the States.
(3) Use of services of standards-setting organizations.--In
carrying out this subsection, the Secretary may use the
services of standards-setting organizations.
(4) Establishment of dedicated short-range vehicle to
wayside wireless standard.--In carrying out this subsection,
the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce,
the Secretary of Defense, and the Federal Communications
Commission, shall take such actions as may be necessary to
secure the necessary spectrum for the near-term establishment
of a dedicated short-range vehicle to wayside wireless
standard.
(c) Evaluations.--
(1) Guidelines and requirements.--The Secretary shall issue
guidelines and requirements for the evaluation of field and
related operational tests carried out under section 655 of this
Act.
(2) Objectivity and independence.--The guidelines and
requirements issued under paragraph (1) shall include
provisions to ensure the objectivity and independence of the
evaluator and to avoid any real or apparent conflict of
interest or potential influence on the outcome by parties to
the tests or any other formal evaluation conducted under this
subtitle.
(d) Information Clearinghouse.--
(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and
maintain a repository for technical and safety data collected
as a result of federally-sponsored projects under this subtitle
and shall make, upon request, such information (except for
proprietary information and data) readily available to all
users of the repository at an appropriate cost.
(2) Delegation of authority.--The Secretary may delegate
the responsibility of the Secretary under this subsection, with
continuing oversight by the Secretary, to an appropriate entity
that is not within the Department of Transportation. Any entity
to which such responsibility is delegated shall be eligible for
Federal assistance under this subtitle.
(e) Advisory Committees.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may utilize 1 or more
advisory committees in carrying out this subtitle.
(2) Applicability of federal advisory committee act.--Any
advisory committee utilized under this subsection shall be
subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.,
86 Stat. 770).
(3) Funding.--Funding provided for an advisory committee
utilized under this subsection shall be available from moneys
appropriated for advisory committees as specified in relevant
appropriations Acts and from funds allocated for research,
development, and implementation activities in connection with
the ITS program.
(f) Conformity With Standards.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that ITS
projects carried out using funds made available out of the
Highway Trust Fund conform to the national ITS architecture and
standards and protocols developed under subsection (b).
(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to projects
carried out using funds authorized for specific research
objectives in the National ITS Program Plan under section 654
of this Act.
(g) Life-Cycle Cost Analysis.--The Secretary shall require an
analysis of the life-cycle costs of each project carried out using
funds made available under this subtitle, and each project authorized
in section 656 of this Act, for operations and maintenance of ITS
elements, where the total initial capital costs of the such elements
exceed $3,000,000.
(h) Procurement Methods.--
(1) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall develop
appropriate technical assistance and guidance to assist State
and local agencies in evaluating and selecting appropriate
methods of procurement for its projects carried out using funds
made available from the Highway Trust Fund, including
innovative and nontraditional methods of procurement.
(2) ITS software.--To the maximum extent practicable,
contracting officials shall use as a critical evaluation
criterion the Software Engineering Institute's Capability
Maturity Model, or another similar recognized standard risk
assessment methodology, to reduce the cost, schedule, and
performance risks associated with the development, management,
and integration of ITS software.
SEC. 654. NATIONAL ITS PROGRAM PLAN.
(a) National ITS Program Plan.--
(1) Updates.--The Secretary shall maintain and update, as
necessary, the National ITS Program Plan developed by the
Department of Transportation and the Intelligent Transportation
Society of America.
(2) Scope.--The National ITS Program Plan shall--
(A) specify the goals, objectives, and milestones
for the deployment of intelligent transportation
infrastructure in the context of major metropolitan
areas, smaller metropolitan and rural areas, and
commercial vehicle information systems and networks;
(B) specify how specific programs and projects
relate to the goals, objectives, and milestones
referred to in subparagraph (A), including
consideration of the 5-, 10-, and 20-year timeframes
for the goals and objectives;
(C) establish a course of action necessary to
achieve the program's goals and objectives;
(D) provide for the evolutionary development of
standards and protocols to promote and ensure
interoperability in the implementation of ITS
technologies; and
(E) establish a cooperative process with State and
local governments for determining desired surface
transportation system performance levels and developing
plans for national incorporation of specific ITS
capabilities into surface transportation systems.
(b) Reporting.--The plan described in subsection (a) shall be
transmitted and updated as part of the plan developed under section
5506 of title 49, United States Code.
SEC. 655. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND OPERATIONAL
TESTS.
(a) Technical Assistance, Training, and Information.--The Secretary
may provide technical assistance, training, and information to State
and local governments seeking to implement, operate, maintain, and
evaluate ITS technologies and services.
(b) Transportation Planning.--The Secretary may provide funding to
support adequate consideration of transportation system management and
operations, including ITS, within metropolitan and statewide
transportation planning processes.
(c) Research and Operational Tests.--The Secretary may provide
funding for research and operational tests relating to ITS. Such tests
shall be designed for the collection of data to permit objective
evaluation of the results of the tests and the derivation of cost-
benefit information that is useful to others contemplating the
deployment of similar systems.
(d) Demonstration and Evaluation of Intelligent Vehicle Highway
Systems.--The Secretary may conduct research and development activities
for the purpose of demonstrating integrated intelligent vehicle highway
systems and roadway safety systems. Such research shall include state-
of-the-art systems and shall integrate collision avoidance, in-vehicle
information, and other safety related systems (including
infrastructure-based systems). Development work--
(1) shall incorporate human factors research, which may
include research in the science of the driving process, to
improve the operational efficiency and safety of intelligent
transportation systems;
(2) may incorporate research on environmental, weather, and
natural conditions that impact intelligent transportation
systems, including the effects of cold climates; and
(3) may incorporate materials or magnetics research.
SEC. 656. ITS DEPLOYMENT.
(a) Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure Deployment Incentives
Program.--The Secretary shall conduct a program to promote the
deployment of regionally integrated, intermodal intelligent
transportation systems and, through financial and technical assistance
under this subtitle, shall assist in the development and implementation
of such systems.
(b) Goals.--In accordance with the National ITS Program Plan under
section 654 of this Act, the Secretary shall provide incentives for the
deployment of integrated applications of intermodal, intelligent
transportation infrastructure and system technologies to--
(1) stimulate sufficient deployment to validate and
accelerate the establishment of national ITS standards and
protocols;
(2) realize the benefits of regionally integrated,
intermodal deployment of intelligent transportation
infrastructure and commercial vehicle operations, including
electronic border crossing applications; and
(3) motivate innovative approaches to overcoming non-
technical constraints or impediments to deployment.
(c) Project Selection.--In order to be eligible for funding under
this section, a project shall--
(1) contribute to national deployment goals and objectives
outlined in the National ITS Program Plan under section 654 of
this Act;
(2) demonstrate a strong commitment to cooperation among
agencies, jurisdictions, and the private sector, as evidenced
by signed memorandums of understanding that clearly define the
responsibilities and relation of all parties to a partnership
arrangement, including institutional relationships and
financial agreements needed to support deployment, and
commitment to the criteria provided in paragraphs (3) through
(7);
(3) demonstrate commitment to a comprehensive plan of fully
integrated ITS deployment in accordance with the national ITS
architecture and standards and protocols established under
section 653(b) of this Act;
(4) be part of approved plans and programs developed under
applicable statewide and metropolitan transportation planning
processes and applicable State air quality implementation
plans, as appropriate, at the time Federal funds are sought;
(5) minimize the relative percentage and amount of Federal
contributions under this section to total project costs;
(6) ensure continued, long-term operations and maintenance
without continued reliance on Federal funding under this
subtitle, along with documented evidence of fiscal capacity and
commitment from anticipated public and private sources;
(7) demonstrate technical capacity for effective operations
and maintenance or commitment to acquiring necessary skills;
and
(8) identify the impacts on bicycle and pedestrian
transportation and safety and evaluate options to mitigate any
adverse impacts on bicycle and pedestrian transportation and
safety.
(d) Funding Limitations.--
(1) Projects in metropolitan areas.--Funding under this
section for intelligent transportation infrastructure projects
in metropolitan areas shall be limited to activities primarily
necessary to integrate intelligent transportation
infrastructure elements either deployed or to be deployed with
other sources of funds.
(2) Other projects.--For commercial vehicle projects and
projects outside metropolitan areas, funding provided under
this subtitle may also be used for installation of intelligent
transportation infrastructure elements.
(3) Fiscal year limitations.--Of the amounts made available
to carry out this section in a fiscal year--
(A) not more than $15,000,000 may be used for
projects in a metropolitan area;
(B) not more than $2,000,000 may be used for a
project in a rural area;
(C) not more than $5,000,000 may be used for a
commercial vehicle information system and network
project; and
(D) not more than $35,000,000 may be used for
projects in a State.
(4) Priorities.--In providing funding for projects under
this section, the Secretary shall allocate--
(A) not less than 25 percent of the funds made
available to carry out this section to eligible State
and local entities for the implementation of commercial
vehicle information systems and networks, and
international border crossing improvements, in support
of public sector commercial vehicle operations
nationwide; and
(B) not less than 10 percent of such funds for
other intelligent transportation infrastructure
deployment activities outside of metropolitan areas.
SEC. 657. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.
(a) Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure Deployment Incentives
Program.--
(1) Allocation.--Of the amounts made available for each of
fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(I) of this
Act, $75,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry
out section 656 of this Act.
(2) Use of unallocated amounts.--In addition to amounts
made available by subsection (b), any amounts made available
under paragraph (1) and not allocated by the Secretary for
carrying out section 656 of this Act may be used by the
Secretary for carrying out other activities authorized under
this subtitle.
(b) ITS Research and Program Support Activities.--Of the amounts
made available for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section
127(a)(3)(I) of this Act, $100,000,000 per fiscal year shall be
available to carry out multi-year research and technology development
initiatives under this subtitle (other than projects under section 656
of this Act).
(c) Federal Share Payable.--
(1) Intelligent transportation infrastructure deployment
incentives program.--For activities funded with amounts
allocated under subsection (a), the Federal share payable from
such amounts shall not exceed 50 percent of the costs of the
activities, and the total Federal share payable from all
eligible sources (including subsection (a)) shall not exceed 80
percent of the costs of the activities.
(2) Other programs.--For activities funded with amounts
allocated under subsection (b), unless the Secretary determines
otherwise, the Federal share payable on account of such
activities shall not exceed 80 percent of the costs of the
activities.
(3) Long-range activities.--For long-range activities
undertaken in partnership with private entities for the
purposes of section 655(d) of this Act, the Federal share
payable from funds allocated under this subtitle on account of
such activities shall not exceed 50 percent of the costs of the
activities, and the total Federal share payable from all
eligible sources (including subsection (a)) shall not exceed 80
percent of the costs of the activities.
(4) Participation of other public and private sources.--The
Secretary shall seek maximum participation in the funding of
activities under this subtitle from other public and private
sources, and shall minimize the use of funds provided under
this subtitle for the construction or long-term acquisition of
buildings and grounds.
(d) Advanced Traffic Monitoring and Response Center.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to the
Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, in conjunction with the
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, to establish an advanced
traffic monitoring and emergency response center at Letterkenny
Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The center shall help
develop and coordinate traffic monitoring and ITS systems on
the entire Pennsylvania Turnpike system and I-81, coordinate
emergency response with State and local governments in the
Central Pennsylvania Region, and conduct research.
(2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of
fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of this
Act, $1,667,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out
this subsection.
SEC. 658. REPEAL.
Part B of title VI of the Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2189-2195) is repealed.
TITLE VII--TRUTH IN BUDGETING
SEC. 701. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law (except the Line Item
Veto Act of 1996), the receipts and disbursements of the Highway Trust
Fund established by section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986--
(1) shall not be counted as new budget authority, outlays,
receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of--
(A) the budget of the United States Government as
submitted by the President,
(B) the congressional budget (including allocations
of budget authority and outlays provided therein), or
(C) the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985; and
(2) shall be exempt from any general budget limitation
imposed by statute on expenditures and net lending (budget
outlays) of the United States Government.
SEC. 702. APPLICABILITY.
This title shall apply to fiscal years beginning after September
30, 1997.
TITLE VIII--RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY PROGRAM
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Recreational Boating Safety
Improvement Act of 1998''.
SEC. 802. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 13106 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``(1)'' and all that follows
through the first sentence and inserting the following:
``Except as provided in subsection (c) and subject to
such amounts as are provided in appropriations laws,
the Secretary may expend for each fiscal year the
amount transferred for such fiscal year to the Boat
Safety Account under section 9503(c)(4) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9503(c)(4)).''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
``(c)(1) Of the amount transferred for each fiscal year to the Boat
Safety Account under section 9503(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (26 U.S.C. 9503(c)(4))--
``(A) up to two percent is available to the Secretary to
pay the costs of investigations, personnel, and activities
related to administering State recreational boating safety
programs;
``(B) up to two percent is available to the Secretary to
ensure compliance with chapter 43 of this title; and
``(C) up to three percent is available to the Secretary to
establish, operate, and maintain aids to navigation that
promote primarily recreational boating safety.
``(2) Amounts made available by this subsection shall remain
available until expended.''.
(b) Comprehensive Surveys.--Section 13103(c) of title 46, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) The Secretary shall use amounts allocated under this
subsection to conduct and report to the Congress the findings of a
comprehensive survey of recreational boating in the United States, by
not later than December 1 of 1999 and of every fifth year thereafter.
The amount expended for each survey may not exceed 50 percent of the
amounts allocated under this subsection for the fiscal year in which
the survey is conducted.''.
(c) Requirement To Use State Program Assistance for Certain Public
Access Facilities.--Section 13106 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d)(1) The Secretary shall require that of the amount
appropriated for a fiscal year to which this subsection applies that is
allocated and distributed under this chapter for State recreational
boating safety programs, the amount described in paragraph (2) shall be
available only for use pursuant to subsection (b)(4) for public access
facilities for transient nontrailerable recreational vessels.
``(2) The amount referred to in paragraph (1) is equal to five
percent of the portion of sums appropriated for the fiscal year to
carry out this chapter that is in excess of $35,000,000.
``(3) This subsection applies to any fiscal year for which the
total amount appropriated to carry out this chapter exceeds
$35,000,000.''.
(d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect October 1,
1998.
SEC. 803. AMENDMENT OF NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM ACT.
Section 203 of the National Sea Grant College Program Act (33
U.S.C. 1122) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (5);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (17) as
paragraphs (5) through (16), respectively;
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (F) of
paragraph (7), as so redesignated, as subparagraphs (D) through
(G), respectively; and
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) of paragraph (7),
as so redesignated, the following:
``(C) Lake Champlain (to the extent that such
resources have hydrological, biological, physical, or
geological characteristics and problems similar or
related to those of the Great Lakes);''.
TITLE IX--RAILROADS
SEC. 901. HIGH-SPEED RAIL.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 26104 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (h); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
subsections:
``(d) Fiscal Year 1998.--(1) There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, for
carrying out section 26101 (including payment of administrative
expenses related thereto).
``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
$25,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, for carrying out section 26102
(including payment of administrative expenses related thereto).
``(e) Fiscal Year 1999.--(1) There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, for
carrying out section 26101 (including payment of administrative
expenses related thereto).
``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
$25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, for carrying out section 26102
(including payment of administrative expenses related thereto).
``(f) Fiscal Year 2000.--(1) There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, for
carrying out section 26101 (including payment of administrative
expenses related thereto).
``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, for carrying out section 26102
(including payment of administrative expenses related thereto).
``(g) Fiscal Year 2001.--(1) There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, for
carrying out section 26101 (including payment of administrative
expenses related thereto).
``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, for carrying out section 26102
(including payment of administrative expenses related thereto).''.
(b) Definition.--Section 26105(2) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
``(2) the term `high-speed rail' means all forms of
nonhighway ground transportation that run on rails or
electromagnetic guideways providing transportation service
which is--
``(A) reasonably expected to reach sustained speeds
of more than 125 miles per hour; and
``(B) made available to members of the general
public as passengers,
but does not include rapid transit operations within an urban
area that are not connected to the general rail system of
transportation;''.
SEC. 902. LIGHT DENSITY RAIL LINE PILOT PROJECTS.
(a) Amendment.--Part B of subtitle V of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:
``CHAPTER 223--LIGHT DENSITY RAIL LINE PILOT PROJECTS
``Sec.
``22301. Light density rail line pilot projects.
``Sec. 22301. Light density rail line pilot projects
``(a) Grants.--The Secretary of Transportation may make grants to
States that have State rail plans described in section 22102 (1) and
(2), to fund pilot projects that demonstrate the relationship of light
density railroad services to the statutory responsibilities of the
Secretary, including those under title 23.
``(b) Limitations.--Grants under this section may be made only for
pilot projects for making capital improvements to, and rehabilitating,
publicly and privately owned rail line structures, and may not be used
for providing operating assistance.
``(c) Private Owner Contributions.--Grants made under this section
for projects on privately owned rail line structures shall include
contributions by the owner of the rail line structures, based on the
benefit to those structures, as determined by the Secretary.
``(d) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the pilot
projects carried out with grant assistance under this section to
determine the public interest benefits associated with the light
density railroad networks in the States and their contribution to a
multimodal transportation system. Not later than March 31, 2003, the
Secretary shall report to Congress any recommendations the Secretary
considers appropriate regarding the eligibility of light density rail
networks for Federal infrastructure financing.
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $25,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003. Such
funds shall remain available until expended.''.
(b) Table of Chapters.--The table of chapters of subtitle V of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to chapter 221 the following new item:
``223. LIGHT DENSITY RAIL LINE PILOT PROJECTS.............. 22301''.
SEC. 903. MIAMI-ORLANDO-TAMPA CORRIDOR PROJECT.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Transportation $200,000,000, to be made available to the Florida
Department of Transportation to reimburse the Florida Overland Express
project in the Miami-Orlando-Tampa corridor for capital costs of that
project. The Florida Department of Transportation shall deposit funds
received under this section into a separate account which shall, to the
extent not yet required for the purposes of this section, be invested
in United States Treasury securities. Funds authorized under this
section shall not be counted in calculating the allocation to the State
of Florida under section 111.
SEC. 904. ALASKA RAILROAD.
(a) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants to the Alaska Railroad
for capital rehabilitation of and improvements to its passenger
services.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $5,250,000 for each of fiscal
years 1998 through 2003.
SEC. 905. RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSING HAZARD ELIMINATION IN HIGH SPEED
RAIL CORRIDORS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section
104(d)(2) of title 23, United States Code, $5,250,000 for each of
fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
SEC. 906. RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING.
(a) Amendments.--Title V of the Railroad Revitalization and
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 is amended--
(1) by striking sections 501 through 504 and inserting the
following new sections:
``SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS.
``For purposes of this title:
``(1)(A) The term `cost' means the estimated long-term cost
to the Government of a direct loan or loan guarantee,
calculated on a net present value basis, excluding
administrative costs and any incidental effects on governmental
receipts or outlays.
``(B) The cost of a direct loan shall be the net present
value, at the time when the direct loan is disbursed, of the
following cash flows:
``(i) Loan disbursements.
``(ii) Repayments of principal.
``(iii) Payments of interest and other payments by
or to the Government over the life of the loan after
adjusting for estimated defaults, prepayments, fees,
penalties, and other recoveries.
``(C) The cost of a loan guarantee shall be the net present
value when a guaranteed loan is disbursed, of the following
cash flows:
``(i) Estimated payments by the Government to cover
defaults and delinquencies, interest subsidies, or
other payments.
``(ii) Estimated payments to the Government,
including origination and other fees, penalties, and
recoveries.
``(D) Any Government action that alters the estimated net
present value of an outstanding direct loan or loan guarantee
(except modifications within the terms of existing contracts or
through other existing authorities) shall be counted as a
change in the cost of that direct loan or loan guarantee. The
calculation of such changes shall be based on the estimated
present value of the direct loan or loan guarantee at the time
of modification.
``(E) In estimating net present values, the discount rate
shall be the average interest rate on marketable Treasury
securities of similar maturity to the direct loan or loan
guarantee for which the estimate is being made.
``(2) The term `direct loan' means a disbursement of funds
by the Government to a non-Federal borrower under a contract
that requires the repayment of such funds. The term includes
the purchase of, or participation in, a loan made by another
lender. The term does not include the acquisition of a
federally guaranteed loan in satisfaction of default claims.
``(3) The term `direct loan obligation' means a binding
agreement by the Secretary to make a direct loan when specified
conditions are fulfilled by the borrower.
``(4) The term `intermodal' means of or relating to the
connection between rail service and other modes of
transportation, including all parts of facilities at which such
connection is made.
``(5) The term `loan guarantee' means any guarantee,
insurance, or other pledge with respect to the payment of all
or a part of the principal or interest on any debt obligation
of a non-Federal borrower to a non-Federal lender, but does not
include the insurance of deposits, shares, or other
withdrawable accounts in financial institutions.
``(6) The term `loan guarantee commitment' means a binding
agreement by the Secretary to make a loan guarantee when
specified conditions are fulfilled by the borrower, the lender,
or any other party to the guarantee agreement.
``SEC. 502. DIRECT LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.
``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary may provide direct loans
and loan guarantees to State and local governments, government
sponsored authorities and corporations, railroads, and joint ventures
that include at least 1 railroad.
``(b) Eligible Purposes.--
``(1) In general.--Direct loans and loan guarantees under
this section shall be used to--
``(A) acquire, improve, or rehabilitate intermodal
or rail equipment or facilities, including track,
components of track, bridges, yards, buildings, and
shops;
``(B) refinance outstanding debt incurred for the
purposes described in subparagraph (A); or
``(C) develop or establish new intermodal or
railroad facilities.
``(2) Operating expenses not eligible.--Direct loans and
loan guarantees under this section shall not be used for
railroad operating expenses.
``(c) Priority Projects.--In granting applications for direct loans
or guaranteed loans under this section, the Secretary shall give
priority to projects that--
``(1) enhance public safety;
``(2) enhance the environment;
``(3) promote economic development;
``(4) enable United States companies to be more competitive
in international markets;
``(5) are endorsed by the plans prepared under section 135
of title 23, United States Code, by the State or States in
which they are located; or
``(6) preserve rail or intermodal service to small
communities or rural areas.
``(d) Extent of Authority.--The aggregate unpaid principal amounts
of obligations under direct loans and loan guarantees made under this
section shall not exceed $5,000,000,000 at any one time. Of this
amount, not less than $1,000,000,000 shall be available solely for
projects primarily benefiting freight railroads other than Class I
carriers.
``(e) Rates of Interest.--
``(1) Direct loans.--The Secretary shall require interest
to be paid on a direct loan made under this section at a rate
not less than that necessary to recover the cost of making the
loan.
``(2) Loan guarantees.--The Secretary shall not make a loan
guarantee under this section if the interest rate for the loan
exceeds that which the Secretary determines to be reasonable,
taking into consideration the prevailing interest rates and
customary fees incurred under similar obligations in the
private capital market.
``(f) Infrastructure Partners.--
``(1) Authority of secretary.--In lieu of or in combination
with appropriations of budget authority to cover the costs of
direct loans and loan guarantees as required under section
504(b)(1) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, the
Secretary may accept on behalf of an applicant for assistance
under this section a commitment from a non-Federal source to
fund in whole or in part credit risk premiums with respect to
the loan that is the subject of the application. In no event
shall the aggregate of appropriations of budget authority and
credit risk premiums described in this paragraph with respect
to a direct loan or loan guarantee be less than the cost of
that direct loan or loan guarantee.
``(2) Credit risk premium amount.--The Secretary shall
determine the amount required for credit risk premiums under
this subsection on the basis of--
``(A) the circumstances of the applicant, including
the amount of collateral offered;
``(B) the proposed schedule of loan disbursements;
``(C) historical data on the repayment history of
similar borrowers;
``(D) consultation with the Congressional Budget
Office; and
``(E) any other factors the Secretary considers
relevant.
``(3) Payment of premiums.--Credit risk premiums under this
subsection shall be paid to the Secretary before the
disbursement of loan amounts.
``(4) Cohorts of loans.--In order to maintain sufficient
balances of credit risk premiums to adequately protect the
Federal Government from risk of default, while minimizing the
length of time the Government retains possession of those
balances, the Secretary shall establish cohorts of loans. When
all obligations attached to a cohort of loans have been
satisfied, credit risk premiums paid for the cohort, and
interest accrued thereon, which were not used to mitigate
losses shall be returned to the original source on a pro rata
basis.
``(g) Prerequisites for Assistance.--The Secretary shall not make a
direct loan or loan guarantee under this section unless the Secretary
has made a finding in writing that--
``(1) repayment of the obligation is required to be made
within a term of not more than 25 years from the date of its
execution;
``(2) the direct loan or loan guarantee is justified by the
present and probable future demand for rail services or
intermodal facilities;
``(3) the applicant has given reasonable assurances that
the facilities or equipment to be acquired, rehabilitated,
improved, developed, or established with the proceeds of the
obligation will be economically and efficiently utilized;
``(4) the obligation can reasonably be repaid, using an
appropriate combination of credit risk premiums and collateral
offered by the applicant to protect the Federal Government; and
``(5) the purposes of the direct loan or loan guarantee are
consistent with subsection (b).
``(h) Conditions of Assistance.--The Secretary shall, before
granting assistance under this section, require the applicant to agree
to such terms and conditions as are sufficient, in the judgment of the
Secretary, to ensure that, as long as any principal or interest is due
and payable on such obligation, the applicant, and any railroad or
railroad partner for whose benefit the assistance is intended--
``(1) will not use any funds or assets from railroad or
intermodal operations for purposes not related to such
operations, if such use would impair the ability of the
applicant, railroad, or railroad partner to provide rail or
intermodal services in an efficient and economic manner, or
would adversely affect the ability of the applicant, railroad,
or railroad partner to perform any obligation entered into by
the applicant under this section;
``(2) will, consistent with its capital resources, maintain
its capital program, equipment, facilities, and operations on a
continuing basis; and
``(3) will not make any discretionary dividend payments
that unreasonably conflict with the purposes stated in
subsection (b).
``SEC. 503. ADMINISTRATION OF DIRECT LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.
``(a) Applications.--The Secretary shall prescribe the form and
contents required of applications for assistance under section 502, to
enable the Secretary to determine the eligibility of the applicant's
proposal, and shall establish terms and conditions for direct loans and
loan guarantees made under that section.
``(c) Assignment of Loan Guarantees.--The holder of a loan
guarantee made under section 502 may assign the loan guarantee in whole
or in part, subject to such requirements as the Secretary may
prescribe.
``(d) Modifications.--The Secretary may approve the modification of
any term or condition of a direct loan, loan guarantee, direct loan
obligation, or loan guarantee commitment, including the rate of
interest, time of payment of interest or principal, or security
requirements, if the Secretary finds in writing that--
``(1) the modification is equitable and is in the overall
best interests of the United States; and
``(2) consent has been obtained from the applicant and, in
the case of a loan guarantee or loan guarantee commitment, the
holder of the obligation.
``(e) Compliance.--The Secretary shall assure compliance, by an
applicant, any other party to the loan, and any railroad or railroad
partner for whose benefit assistance is intended, with the provisions
of this title, regulations issued hereunder, and the terms and
conditions of the direct loan or loan guarantee, including through
regular periodic inspections.
``(f) Commercial Validity.--For purposes of claims by any party
other than the Secretary, a loan guarantee or loan guarantee commitment
shall be conclusive evidence that the underlying obligation is in
compliance with the provisions of this title, and that such obligation
has been approved and is legal as to principal, interest, and other
terms. Such a guarantee or commitment shall be valid and incontestable
in the hands of a holder thereof, including the original lender or any
other holder, as of the date when the Secretary granted the application
therefor, except as to fraud or material misrepresentation by such
holder.
``(g) Default.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations setting
forth procedures in the event of default on a loan made or guaranteed
under section 502. The Secretary shall ensure that each loan guarantee
made under that section contains terms and conditions that provide
that--
``(1) if a payment of principal or interest under the loan
is in default for more than 30 days, the Secretary shall pay to
the holder of the obligation, or the holder's agent, the amount
of unpaid guaranteed interest;
``(2) if the default has continued for more than 90 days,
the Secretary shall pay to the holder of the obligation, or the
holder's agent, 90 percent of the unpaid guaranteed principal;
``(3) after final resolution of the default, through
liquidation or otherwise, the Secretary shall pay to the holder
of the obligation, or the holder's agent, any remaining amounts
guaranteed but which were not recovered through the default's
resolution;
``(4) the Secretary shall not be required to make any
payment under paragraphs (1) through (3) if the Secretary
finds, before the expiration of the periods described in such
paragraphs, that the default has been remedied; and
``(5) the holder of the obligation shall not receive
payment or be entitled to retain payment in a total amount
which, together with all other recoveries (including any
recovery based upon a security interest in equipment or
facilities) exceeds the actual loss of such holder.
``(h) Rights of the Secretary.--
``(1) Subrogation.--If the Secretary makes payment to a
holder, or a holder's agent, under subsection (g) in connection
with a loan guarantee made under section 502, the Secretary
shall be subrogated to all of the rights of the holder with
respect to the obligor under the loan.
``(2) Disposition of property.--The Secretary may complete,
recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair, maintain, operate,
charter, rent, sell, or otherwise dispose of any property or
other interests obtained pursuant to this section. The
Secretary shall not be subject to any Federal or State
regulatory requirements when carrying out this paragraph.
``(i) Action Against Obligor.--The Secretary may bring a civil
action in an appropriate Federal court in the name of the United States
in the event of a default on a direct loan made under section 502, or
in the name of the United States or of the holder of the obligation in
the event of a default on a loan guaranteed under section 502. The
holder of a guarantee shall make available to the Secretary all records
and evidence necessary to prosecute the civil action. The Secretary may
accept property in full or partial satisfaction of any sums owed as a
result of a default. If the Secretary receives, through the sale or
other disposition of such property, an amount greater than the
aggregate of--
``(1) the amount paid to the holder of a guarantee under
subsection (g) of this section; and
``(2) any other cost to the United States of remedying the
default,
the Secretary shall pay such excess to the obligor.
``(j) Breach of Conditions.--The Attorney General shall commence a
civil action in an appropriate Federal court to enjoin any activity
which the Secretary finds is in violation of this title, regulations
issued hereunder, or any conditions which were duly agreed to, and to
secure any other appropriate relief.
``(k) Attachment.--No attachment or execution may be issued against
the Secretary, or any property in the control of the Secretary, prior
to the entry of final judgment to such effect in any State, Federal, or
other court.
``(l) Investigation Charge.--The Secretary may charge and collect
from each applicant a reasonable charge for appraisal of the value of
the equipment or facilities for which the direct loan or loan guarantee
is sought, and for making necessary determinations and findings. Such
charge shall not aggregate more than one-half of 1 percent of the
principal amount of the obligation.'';
(2) by striking sections 505 through 515 (other than
511(c)), 517, and 518;
(3) in section 511(c) by striking ``this section'' and
inserting ``section 502'';
(4) by moving subsection (c) of section 511 (as amended by
paragraph (3) of this section) from section 511 to section 503
(as inserted by paragraph (1) of this section), inserting it
after subsection (a), and redesignating it as subsection (b);
and
(5) by redesignating section 516 as section 504.
(b) Technical and Conforming Provisions.--
(1) Table of contents.--The table of contents of title V of
the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976
is amended by striking the items relating to sections 502
through 518 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 502. Direct loans and loan guarantees.
``Sec. 503. Administration of direct loans and loan guarantees.
``Sec. 504. Employee protection.''.
(2) Savings provision.--A transaction entered into under
the authority of title V of the Railroad Revitalization and
Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 821 et seq.) before
the date of the enactment of this Act shall be administered
until completion under its terms as if this Act were not
enacted.
(3) Repeal.--Section 211(i) of the Regional Rail
Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 721(i)) is repealed.
TITLE X--CONDITIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF FUNDING
SEC. 1001. CONDITIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF FUNDING.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to ensure that all
additional spending provided by this Act above the levels assumed for
those programs under section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 in the baseline projections contained in
the Congressional Budget Office document entitled ``Revised Baseline
Budget Projections for Fiscal Years 1999-2008,'' dated March 3, 1998,
except that for programs with discretionary outlays the projections
shall assume obligation authority at the 1998 enacted level and that
the programs shall be adjusted for the transfer of general fund
programs to the trust fund, is fully offset through mandatory and
discretionary offsets set forth in this Act.
(b) Duty Imposed on Secretary.--The Secretary of Transportation
shall not apportion, allocate, or obligate any funds authorized or
provided by this Act unless it contains a section stating that the
conditions set forth in subsection (c) have been met.
(c) Enumeration of Specific Conditions.--The conditions referred to
in subsection (b) are that this Act shall contain provisions that
offset any increase in outlays from the Highway Trust Fund caused by
this Act above the levels assumed for those programs under section 257
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 in the
baseline projections contained in the Congressional Budget Office
document entitled ``Revised Baseline Budget Projections for Fiscal
Years 1999-2008,'' dated March 3, 1998, except that for programs with
discretionary outlays the projections shall assume obligation authority
at the 1998 enacted level and that the programs shall be adjusted for
the transfer of general fund programs to the trust fund, by reducing
mandatory and discretionary spending.
SEC. 1002. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO VETERANS PROGRAMS.
It is the sense of the Congress that provisions referred to in
section 1001(c) that are to be contained in this Act to offset
increases described in that section in outlays from the Highway Trust
Fund should not include any provision making a change in programs or
benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
TITLE XI--EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF HIGHWAY-RELATED TAXES AND TRUST
FUND
Sec. 1101. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code.
Sec. 1102. Extension of highway-related taxes and trust fund.
Sec. 1103. Modifications to Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 1104. Provisions relating to Aquatic Resources Trust Fund.
Sec. 1105. Repeal of excise tax on tires.
Sec. 1106. Repeal of 4.3 cent excise tax on diesel fuel and gasoline
used in trains.
Sec. 1107. Delay in effective date of new requirement for approved
diesel or kerosene terminals.
Sec. 1108. Simplified fuel tax refund procedures.
Sec. 1109. Repeal of National Recreational Trails Trust Fund.
SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Surface
Transportation Revenue Act of 1998''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
SEC. 1102. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY-RELATED TAXES AND TRUST FUND.
(a) Extension of Taxes.--
(1) In general.--The following provisions are each amended
by striking ``1999'' each place it appears and inserting
``2005'':
(A) Section 4041(a)(1)(C)(iii)(I) (relating to rate
of tax on certain buses).
(B) Section 4041(a)(2)(B) (relating to rate of tax
on special motor fuels), as amended by section
907(a)(1) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
(C) Section 4041(m)(1)(A) (relating to certain
alcohol fuels), as amended by section 907(b) of the
Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
(D) Section 4051(c) (relating to termination).
(E) Section 4081(d)(1) (relating to termination).
(F) Section 4481(e) (relating to period tax in
effect).
(G) Section 4482(c)(4) (relating to taxable
period).
(H) Section 4482(d) (relating to special rule for
taxable period in which termination date occurs).
(2) Tax on tires extended only through September 30,
2000.--Section 4071(d) (relating to termination) is amended by
striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2000''.
(3) Other provisions.--
(A) Floor stocks refunds.--Section 6412(a)(1)
(relating to floor stocks refunds) is amended--
(i) by striking ``1999'' each place it
appears and inserting ``2005'', and
(ii) by striking ``2000'' each place it
appears and inserting ``2006''.
(B) Installment payments of highway use tax.--
Section 6156(e)(2) (relating to installment payments of
highway use tax on use of highway motor vehicles) is
amended by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2005''.
(b) Extension of Certain Exemptions.--The following provisions are
each amended by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2005'':
(1) Section 4221(a) (relating to certain tax-free sales).
(2) Section 4483(g) (relating to termination of exemptions
for highway use tax).
(c) Extension of Deposits Into, and Certain Transfers From, Trust
Fund.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (b), and paragraphs (2) and (3)
of subsection (c), of section 9503 (relating to the Highway
Trust Fund) are each amended--
(A) by striking ``1999'' each place it appears
(other than in subsection (b)(4)) and inserting
``2005'', and
(B) by striking ``2000'' each place it appears and
inserting ``2006''.
(2) Motorboat and small-engine fuel tax transfers.--
(A) In general.--Paragraphs (4)(A)(i) and (5)(A) of
section 9503(c) are each amended by striking ``1998''
and inserting ``2003''.
(B) Conforming amendments to land and water
conservation fund.--Section 201(b) of the Land and
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-
11(b)) is amended--
(i) by striking ``1997'' and inserting
``2003'', and
(ii) by striking ``1998'' each place it
appears and inserting ``2004''.
(3) Conforming amendment.--The heading for paragraph (3) of
section 9503(c) is amended to read as follows:
``(3) Floor stocks refunds.--''.
(d) Extension and Expansion of Expenditures From Trust Fund.--
(1) Highway account.--
(A) Extension of expenditure authority.--Paragraph
(1) of section 9503(c) is amended by striking ``1998''
and inserting ``2003''.
(B) Expansion of purposes.--Paragraph (1) of
section 9503(c) is amended--
(i) by striking ``or'' at the end of
subparagraph (C), and
(ii) by striking ``1991.'' in subparagraph
(D) and all that follows through the end of
paragraph (1) and inserting ``1991, or
``(E) authorized to be paid out of the Highway
Trust Fund under the Building Efficient Surface
Transportation and Equity Act of 1998.
In determining the authorizations under the Acts referred to in
the preceding subparagraphs, such Acts shall be applied as in
effect on the date of the enactment of the Building Efficient
Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998.''.
(2) Mass transit account.--
(A) Extension of expenditure authority.--Paragraph
(3) of section 9503(e) is amended by striking ``1998''
and inserting ``2003''.
(B) Expansion of purposes.--Paragraph (3) of
section 9503(e) is amended--
(i) by striking ``or'' at the end of
subparagraph (A),
(ii) by adding ``or'' at the end of
subparagraph (B), and
(iii) by striking all that follows
subparagraph (B) and inserting:
``(C) the Building Efficient Surface Transportation
and Equity Act of 1998,
as such sections and Acts are in effect on the date of the
enactment of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and
Equity Act of 1998.''.
(e) Technical Correction Relating to Transfers to Mass Transit
Account.--
(1) In general.--Section 9503(e)(2) is amended by striking
the last sentence and inserting the following: ``For purposes
of the preceding sentence, the term `mass transit portion'
means, for any fuel with respect to which tax was imposed under
section 4041 or 4081 and otherwise deposited into the Highway
Trust Fund, the amount determined at the rate of--
``(A) except as otherwise provided in this
sentence, 2.86 cents per gallon,
``(B) 1.43 cents per gallon in the case of any
partially exempt methanol or ethanol fuel (as defined
in section 4041(m)) none of the alcohol in which
consists of ethanol,
``(C) 1.86 cents per gallon in the case of
liquefied natural gas,
``(D) 2.13 cents per gallon in the case of
liquefied petroleum gas, and
``(E) 9.71 cents per MCF (determined at standard
temperature and pressure) in the case of compressed
natural gas.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall take effect as if included in the amendment made by
section 901(b) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
SEC. 1103. MODIFICATIONS TO HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.
(a) Determination of Trust Fund Balances After September 30,
1998.--
(1) In general.--Section 9503 (relating to Highway Trust
Fund) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(f) Determination of Trust Fund Balances After September 30,
1998.--For purposes of determining the balances of the Highway Trust
Fund and the Mass Transit Account after September 30, 1998--
``(1) the opening balance of the Highway Trust Fund (other
than the Mass Transit Account) on October 1, 1998, shall be
$8,000,000,000,
``(2) the opening balance of the Mass Transit Account on
such date shall be $5,500,000,000, and
``(3) no interest on any obligation held by such Fund shall
be credited to such Fund if such interest accrues after
September 30, 1998.
The Secretary shall cancel obligations held by the Highway Trust Fund
to reflect the reduction in the balances under this subsection.''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall take effect on October 1, 1998.
(b) Repeal of Limitation on Expenditures Added by Taxpayer Relief
Act of 1997.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 9503 (relating
to expenditures from Highway Trust Fund) is amended by striking
paragraph (7).
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by
section 901 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
(c) Limitation on Expenditure Authority.--Subsection (b) of section
9503 (relating to transfers to Highway Trust Fund) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
``(6) Limitation on transfers to highway trust fund.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), no amount may be appropriated to the
Highway Trust Fund on and after the date of any
expenditure from the Highway Trust Fund which is not
permitted by this section. The determination of whether
an expenditure is so permitted shall be made without
regard to--
``(i) any provision of law which is not
contained or referenced in this title or in a
revenue Act, and
``(ii) whether such provision of law is a
subsequently enacted provision or directly or
indirectly seeks to waive the application of
this paragraph.
``(B) Exception for prior obligations.--
Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any expenditure to
liquidate any contract entered into (or for any amount
otherwise obligated) before October 1, 2003, in
accordance with the provisions of this section.''.
(d) Modification of Mass Transit Account Rules on Adjustments of
Apportionments.--Paragraph (4) of section 9503(e) is amended to read as
follows:
``(4) Limitation.--Rules similar to the rules of subsection
(d) shall apply to the Mass Transit Account.''.
SEC. 1104. PROVISIONS RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST FUND.
(a) Increased Transfers.--
(1)(A) Effective with respect to taxes imposed after
September 30, 1999, and before October 1, 2000, subparagraph
(D) of section 9503(b)(4) is amended by striking ``11.5 cents''
and inserting ``14.9 cents''.
(B) Effective with respect to taxes imposed after September
30, 2000, paragraph (4) of section 9503(b) is amended by
striking subparagraph (D) and by redesignating subparagraphs
(E), (F), and (G) as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F),
respectively.
(2) Subparagraph (A) of section 9503(c)(4), as amended by
section 1102(c)(2)(A), is amended to read as follows:
``(A) Transfers to boat safety account.--
``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall pay
from time to time from the Highway Trust Fund
into the Boat Safety Account in the Aquatic
Resources Trust Fund amounts (as determined by
the Secretary) equivalent to one-half of the
motorboat fuel taxes received after September
30, 1998, and before October 1, 2003.
``(ii) Limit on amount in fund.--No amount
shall be transferred under this subparagraph
during any fiscal year if the Secretary
determines that such transfer would result in
increasing the unobligated balance in the Boat
Safety Account to a sum in excess of one-half
of the total amount received as motorboat fuel
taxes during the preceding fiscal year.''.
(b) Extension and Expansion of Expenditure Authority From Boat
Safety Account.--Section 9504(c) (relating to expenditures from Boat
Safety Account) is amended--
(1) by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2003'', and
(2) by striking ``October 1, 1988'' and inserting ``the
date of the enactment of the Building Efficient Surface
Transportation and Equity Act of 1998''.
(c) Limitation on Expenditure Authority.--Section 9504 (relating to
Aquatic Resources Trust Fund) is amended by redesignating subsection
(d) as subsection (e) and by inserting after subsection (c) the
following:
``(d) Limitation on Transfers to Aquatic Resources Trust Fund.--
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no
amount may be appropriated or paid to any Account in the
Aquatic Resources Trust Fund on and after the date of any
expenditure from any such Account which is not permitted by
this section. The determination of whether an expenditure is so
permitted shall be made without regard to--
``(A) any provision of law which is not contained
or referenced in this title or in a revenue Act, and
``(B) whether such provision of law is a
subsequently enacted provision or directly or
indirectly seeks to waive the application of this
subsection.
``(2) Exception for prior obligations.--Paragraph (1) shall
not apply to any expenditure to liquidate any contract entered
into (or for any amount otherwise obligated) before October 1,
2003, in accordance with the provisions of this section.''.
(d) Effective Dates.--
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
section, the amendments made by this section shall take effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Increased transfers.--The amendment made by subsection
(a)(2) shall take effect on October 1, 1998.
SEC. 1105. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAX ON TIRES.
(a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 32 (relating to automotive
and related items) is amended by striking part II.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 4051 is amended by striking subsection (d).
(2) Section 4218 is amended--
(A) by striking ``(other than a tire taxable under
section 4071)'' in subsection (a),
(B) by striking subsection (b), and
(C) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
(b).
(3)(A) The third sentence of section 4221(a) is amended to
read as follows: ``Paragraphs (4) and (5) shall not apply to
the tax imposed by section 4051 on and after October 1, 2005.''
(B) Subsection (e) of section 4221 is amended--
(i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3),
(ii) by striking so much of such subsection as
precedes the text of paragraph (1) and inserting:
``(e) Reciprocity Required in Case of Civil Aircraft.--'', and
(iii) by moving such text 2 ems to the left.
(4) Paragraph (1) of section 4223(b) is amended by striking
``section 4218(c)'' and inserting ``section 4218(b)''.
(5)(A) Paragraph (1) of section 6412(a) is amended--
(i) by striking ``Tires and taxable'' in the
heading and inserting ``Taxable'', and
(ii) by striking ``4071 or''.
(B) Subsection (c) of section 6412 is amended by striking
``sections 4071 and'' and inserting ``section''.
(6)(A) Paragraph (1) of section 6416(b) is amended--
(i) by striking ``or (C)'' in subparagraph (A), and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C).
(B) Paragraph (2) of section 6416(b) is amended by adding
``or'' at the end of subparagraph (D), by striking subparagraph
(E), and by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (E).
(C) Subsection (b) of section 6416 is amended by striking
paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively.
(D) Subsection (d) of section 4216 is amended by striking
``section 6416(b)(5)'' and inserting ``section 6416(b)(4)''.
(7) Paragraph (1) of section 9503(b) is amended by striking
subparagraphs (C) and (D) and by redesignating subparagraphs
(E) and (F) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively.
(8) Paragraph (5) of section 9503(b) is amended by striking
``and (E)'' and inserting ``and (C)''.
(9) The table of parts for subchapter A of chapter 32 is
amended by striking the item relating to part II.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on October 1, 2000; except that the amendment made by subsection
(b)(6) shall not apply to amounts received in the Treasury with respect
to taxes imposed before such date.
SEC. 1106. REPEAL OF 4.3 CENT EXCISE TAX ON DIESEL FUEL AND GASOLINE
USED IN TRAINS.
(a) Diesel Fuel.--
(1) In general.--Clause (ii) of section 4041(a)(1)(C)
(relating to rate of tax) is amended to read as follows:
``(ii) Rate of tax on trains.--In the case
of any sale for use, or use, of diesel fuel in
a train, the rate of tax imposed by this
paragraph shall be--
``(I) 5.55 cents per gallon after
September 30, 1995, and before October
1, 1999,
``(II) 4.3 cents per gallon after
September 30, 1999, and before October
1, 2000, and
``(III) zero after September 30,
2000.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section
6427(l)(3) is amended to read as follows:
``(B) so much of the rate specified in section
4081(a)(2)(A) as does not exceed--
``(i) 5.55 cents per gallon after September
30, 1995, and before October 1, 1999,
``(ii) 4.3 cents per gallon after September
30, 1999, and before October 1, 2000, and
``(iii) zero after September 30, 2000.''.
(b) Gasoline.--Subparagraph (B) of section 6421(f)(3) is amended to
read as follows:
``(B) so much of the rate specified in section
4081(a)(2)(A) as does not exceed--
``(i) 5.55 cents per gallon after September
30, 1995, and before October 1, 1999,
``(ii) 4.3 cents per gallon after September
30, 1999, and before October 1, 2000, and
``(iii) zero after September 30, 2000.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1107. DELAY IN EFFECTIVE DATE OF NEW REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVED
DIESEL OR KEROSENE TERMINALS.
Subsection (f) of section 1032 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
is amended to read as follows:
``(f) Effective Dates.--
``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments
made by this section shall take effect on July 1, 1998.
``(2) The amendment made by subsection (d) shall take
effect on July 1, 2000.''.
SEC. 1108. SIMPLIFIED FUEL TAX REFUND PROCEDURES.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 6427(i)(2) is amended
to read as follows:
``(A) In general.--If, at the close of any quarter
of the taxable year of any person, at least $750 is
payable in the aggregate under subsections (a), (b),
(d), (h), (l), and (q) of this section and section 6421
to such person with respect to fuel used--
``(i) during such quarter, or
``(ii) any prior quarter during such
taxable year for which no other claim has been
filed,
a claim may be filed under this section with respect to
such fuel.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Subsection (i) of section 6427 is amended by striking
paragraph (4) and by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph
(4).
(2) Paragraph (2) of section 6427(k) is amended to read as
follows:
``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a
payment of a claim filed under paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of
subsection (i).''.
(3) Paragraph (2) of section 6421(d) is amended to read as
follows:
``(2) Exception.--
``For payments per quarter based on
aggregate amounts payable under this section and section 6427, see
section 6427(i)(2).''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on October 1, 1998.
SEC. 1109. REPEAL OF NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS TRUST FUND.
(a) In General.--Section 9511 (relating to National Recreational
Trails Trust Fund) is repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 9503(c) is amended by striking paragraph (6).
(2) The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 98 is
amended by striking the item relating to section 9511.
Passed the House of Representatives April 1, 1998.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.