[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 2516 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2516

To extend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
                        through March 31, 1998.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 23, 1997

  Mr. Shuster (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Rahall) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To extend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
                        through March 31, 1998.

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

SECTION 1. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

    This Act makes funds available for the Federal-aid highway, highway 
safety, motor carrier safety, and mass transportation programs for the 
first 6 months of fiscal year 1998 by extending the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to ensure the continuation of 
such programs while a multiyear reauthorization is developed. This 
extension is structured to allow programmatic, apportionment formula, 
and funding adjustments for the second 6 months of fiscal year 1998 
through enactment of a multiyear program.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY PROGRAM FUNDING.

    (a) In General.--Section 1003 of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1918-1922) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Federal-Aid Highways for the Period October 1, 1997, Through 
March 31, 1998.--
            ``(1) In general.--For Federal-aid highways and highway 
        safety construction programs, $11,942,375,000 are authorized to 
        be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
        Mass Transit Account) during the period October 1, 1997, 
        through March 31, 1998, and shall be distributed in accordance 
        with this subsection.
            ``(2) Certain discretionary programs.--Of the amounts made 
        available by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall deduct 
        $32,500,000 to carry out section 118(c)(2) of title 23, United 
        States Code, for the period October 1, 1997, through March 31, 
        1998, and shall deduct $30,250,000 to carry out the 
        discretionary program under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
        144(g) of such title during such period.
            ``(3) State allocation percentages.--From amounts remaining 
        after making the deductions under paragraph (2) and application 
        of paragraphs (4) and (5), the Secretary shall determine the 
        amount to be apportioned among the States in accordance with 
        the following table:

``State:                            Percentage:
    Alabama........................
                                        2.0026
    Alaska.........................
                                        1.0499
    Arizona........................
                                        1.4627
    Arkansas.......................
                                        1.5268
    California.....................
                                        8.9046
    Colorado.......................
                                        1.0443
    Connecticut....................
                                        1.9229
    Delaware.......................
                                        0.4057
    District of Columbia...........
                                        0.4436
    Florida........................
                                        4.4867
    Georgia........................
                                        3.2899
    Hawaii.........................
                                        0.6435
    Idaho..........................
                                        0.6314
    Illinois.......................
                                        3.6779
    Indiana........................
                                        2.4581
    Iowa...........................
                                        1.1364
    Kansas.........................
                                        1.1383
    Kentucky.......................
                                        1.6617
    Louisiana......................
                                        1.4831
    Maine..........................
                                        0.6458
    Maryland.......................
                                        1.4512
    Massachusetts..................
                                        3.5632
    Michigan.......................
                                        3.0432
    Minnesota......................
                                        1.4547
    Mississippi....................
                                        1.1286
    Missouri.......................
                                        2.2677
    Montana........................
                                        0.7857
    Nebraska.......................
                                        0.7501
    Nevada.........................
                                        0.6218
    New Hampshire..................
                                        0.4764
    New Jersey.....................
                                        2.6851
    New Mexico.....................
                                        0.8767
    New York.......................
                                        5.7882
    North Carolina.................
                                        2.7408
    North Dakota...................
                                        0.5972
    Ohio...........................
                                        3.4702
    Oklahoma.......................
                                        1.5021
    Oregon.........................
                                        1.1378
    Pennsylvania...................
                                        4.5007
    Rhode Island...................
                                        0.4708
    South Carolina.................
                                        1.6019
    South Dakota...................
                                        0.5990
    Tennessee......................
                                        2.0954
    Texas..........................
                                        6.9197
    Utah...........................
                                        0.6672
    Vermont........................
                                        0.4287
    Virginia.......................
                                        2.4440
    Washington.....................
                                        1.7603
    West Virginia..................
                                        1.1088
    Wisconsin......................
                                        2.0159
    Wyoming........................
                                        0.5999
    Puerto Rico....................
                                        0.4312.
            ``(4) State programmatic distribution.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Of the funds to be apportioned 
                to each State under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall 
                ensure that the State is apportioned an amount of such 
                funds, determined under subparagraph (B), for the 
                Interstate maintenance program, the National Highway 
                System, the bridge program, the surface transportation 
                program, the congestion mitigation and air quality 
                program, minimum allocation under section 157 of title 
                23, United States Code, Interstate reimbursement under 
                section 160 of such title, the donor State bonus under 
                section 1013(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
                Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, hold 
harmless under section 1015(a) of such Act, 90 percent of payments 
adjustments under section 1015(b) of such Act, metropolitan planning 
under section 134 of such title, section 1015(c) and sections 1103 
through 1108 of such Act, and funding restoration under section 202 of 
the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995.
                    ``(B) Formula.--The amount which each State is to 
                be apportioned under this subsection for each item 
                referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be in the same 
                ratio that each State was apportioned funds for such 
                item or allocated funds under sections 1103 through 
                1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
                Efficiency Act of 1991 to the total of all such funds 
                apportioned and allocated to such State for such items 
                for fiscal year 1997.
                    ``(C) Minimum allocation.--Not more than 
                $319,500,000 of the funds apportioned to States by this 
                subsection for minimum allocation shall not be subject 
                to any obligation limitation.
                    ``(D) Special rule.--Amounts apportioned to a State 
                by this subsection for carrying out sections 1103 
                through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
                Efficiency Act of 1991 shall be available to such State 
                for projects eligible for assistance under chapter 1 of 
                title 23, United States Code.
                    ``(E) Administration.--Funds apportioned, and funds 
                allocated, under this subsection shall be administered 
                as if they had been apportioned or allocated, as the 
                case may be, under title 23, United States Code.
            ``(5) General operating expenses and other deductions.--
                    ``(A) General operating expenses.--After making the 
                determinations and before apportioning funds under 
                paragraphs (3) and (4), the Secretary shall deduct the 
                amount that would be required to be deducted under 
                section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, from 
                the aggregate of amounts to be apportioned to all 
                States for programs to which the deduction under such 
                section would apply if such section applied to such 
                apportionment.
                    ``(B) Territorial highways.--After making the 
                determinations and before apportioning funds under 
                paragraphs (3) and (4), the Secretary shall deduct the 
                amount required to be deducted pursuant to section 
                104(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, for the 
                Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
                Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands from the 
                aggregate amounts to be apportioned to all States for 
                the National Highway System under this subsection.
            ``(6) National recreational trails program.--Section 104(h) 
        of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting `and 
        $7,500,000 for the period October 1, 1997, through March 31, 
        1998' after `1997'.
            ``(7) Woodrow wilson bridge.--Section 104(i)(1) of title 
        23, United States Code, is amended by inserting `and for the 
        period October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998' after `1997'.
            ``(8) Off-system bridges.--Section 144(g)(3) of title 23, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting `and in the period 
        October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998' after `1997'''.
    (b) Federal Lands Highways.--Section 1003(a)(6) of the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1919) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``and $95,500,000 for 
        the period October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' before the 
        period;
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' following ``1995,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``and $86,000,000 for the period 
                October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' before the 
                period;
            (3) in subparagraph (C)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' following ``1995,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, and $42,000,000 for the period 
                October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' before the 
                period.
    (c) Certain Allocated Programs.--
            (1) Highway use tax evasion.--Section 1040(f)(1) of the 
        Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
        Stat 1992-1993) is amended by inserting ``and $2,500,000 for 
        the period October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' before the 
        period at the end of the first sentence.
            (2) Scenic byways program.--Section 1047(d) of the 
        Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
        Stat. 1998) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' following ``1994,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, and $7,000,000 for the period 
                October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' before the 
                period at the end of the first sentence.
            (3) Ferry boat construction.--Section 1064(c) of the 
        Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
        Stat. 2005) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' following ``1996,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, and $9,000,000 for the period 
                October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' after 
                ``1997''.
    (d) Fiscal Year 1998 Obligation Limitation.--
            (1) Amendments to istea.--Section 1002 of the Intermodal 
        Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1916-
        1918) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of 
                        paragraph (5);
                            (ii) by striking the period at the end of 
                        paragraph (6) and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 
                        following:
            ``(7) $21,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Special Rule for Fiscal Year 1998.--The Secretary shall 
distribute on October 1, 1997, 50 percent of the limitation on 
obligations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction 
programs imposed by the Department of Transportation and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998, and 50 percent of such limitation on 
July 1, 1998.''.
            (2) Limitation.--Nothing in this section (including the 
        amendments made by this section) shall apply to any funds made 
        available before October 1, 1997, for carrying out sections 125 
        and 157 of title 23, United States Code, and sections 1103 
        through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
        Efficiency Act of 1991.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

    (a) NHSTA Highway Safety Programs.--Section 2005(1) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
2079) is amended by inserting ``and $83,000,000 for the period October 
1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' before the period at the end.
    (b) Alcohol-Impaired Driving Countermeasures.--Section 410 of title 
23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c) by striking ``5'' and inserting 
        ``6'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(3) by striking ``and fifth'' and 
        inserting ``fifth, and sixth'';
            (3) in subsection (d)(2)(B) by striking ``two'' and 
        inserting ``3''; and
            (4) in subsection (j) by inserting ``and $12,500,000 for 
        the period October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' after 
        ``1997''.
    (c) National Driver Register.--Section 30308(a) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' following ``1994,''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, and $1,855,000 for the period October 
        1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' after ``1996''.
    (d) Obligation Limitation.--The total of all obligations for 
highway traffic safety grants under section 402 and 410 of title 23, 
United States Code, for fiscal year 1998 shall not exceed $186,500,000.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Extension.--Title III of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2087-2140) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:

``SEC. 3049. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL TRANSIT PROGRAMS FOR THE PERIOD 
              OCTOBER 1, 1997, THROUGH MARCH 31, 1998.

    ``(a) Allocating Amounts.--Section 5309(m) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting `and for the period October 1, 
1997, through March 31, 1998' after `1997'.
    ``(b) Apportionment of Appropriations for Fixed Guideway 
Modernization.--Section 5337(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting `and for the period October 1, 1997, through March 
31, 1998' after `1997'.
    ``(c) Authorizations.--Section 5338 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended--
            ``(1) by adding at the end of subsection (a)(1) the 
        following:
            `(F) $1,284,792,000 for the period October 1, 1997, through 
        March 31, 1998.';
            ``(2) by adding at the end of subsection (a)(2) the 
        following:
            `(F) $213,869,000 for the period October 1, 1997, through 
        March 31, 1998.';
            ``(3) by adding at the end of subsection (b)(1) the 
        following:
            `(F) $1,162,708,000 for the period October 1, 1997, through 
        March 31, 1998.';
            ``(4) in subsection (c) by inserting `and not more than 
        $1,500,000 for the period October 1, 1997, through March 31, 
        1998' after `1997,';
            ``(5) in subsection (e) by inserting `and not more than 
        $3,000,000 is available from the Fund (except the Account) for 
        the Secretary for the period October 1, 1997, through March 31, 
        1998' after `1997,';
            ``(6) in subsection (h)(3) by inserting `$3,000,000 is 
        available for section 5317 for the period October 1, 1997, 
        through March 31, 1998' after `1997';
            ``(7) in subsection (j)(5)--
                    ``(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) the lesser of $1,500,000 or an amount the 
                Secretary determines is necessary is available for the 
                period October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998.';
            ``(8) in subsection (k) by striking `or (e)' and inserting 
        `(e), or (m)'; and
            ``(9) by adding at the end the following:
    `(m) Section 5316 for the Period October 1, 1997, Through March 31, 
1998.--Not more than the following amounts may be appropriated to the 
Secretary from the Fund (except the Account) for the period October 1, 
1997, through March 31, 1998:
            `(1) $125,000 to carry out section 5316(a) of this title;
            `(2) $1,500,000 to carry out section 5316(b) of this title;
            `(3) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(c) of this title;
            `(4) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(d) of this title; 
        and
            `(5) $500,000 to carry out section 5316(e) of this 
        title.'''.
    (b) Obligation Limitations.--
            (1) Discretionary grants and loans.--The total of all 
        obligations from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust 
        Fund for carrying out section 5309 of title 49, United States 
        Code, relating to discretionary grants and loans, for fiscal 
        year 1998 shall not exceed $2,000,000,000.
            (2) Formula transit programs.--The total of all obligations 
        for formula transit programs under sections 5307, 5310(a)(2), 
        5311, and 5336 of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal year 
        1998 shall not exceed $2,210,000,000.

SEC. 5. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM.

    (a) Extension.--Section 4002 of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2140-2144) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(m) Extension of Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program for 
Period October 1, 1997, Through March 1, 1998.--Section 31104(a) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            `(6) not more than $45,000,000 for the period October 1, 
        1997, through March 31, 1998.'''.
    (b) Obligation Limitation.--The total of all obligations for 
carrying out the motor carrier safety program under section 31102 title 
49, United States Code, for fiscal year 1998 shall not exceed 
$85,325,000.

SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

    (a) Bureau of Transportation Statistics.--Section 6006 of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
2172-2174) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Chapter 
        I''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' following ``1996,'';
                    (B) by inserting ``, and $12,500,000 for the period 
                October 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' after 
                ``1997''.
    (b) Intelligent Transportation System.--Section 6058(b) of the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
2194) is amended by inserting ``and $56,500,000 for the period October 
1, 1997, through March 31, 1998'' after ``1997''.

SEC. 7. FINAL ASSEMBLY OF BUSES.

    In applying the requirements of section 5323(j) of title 49, United 
States Code, to buses purchased using funds made avilable by this Act, 
the Secretary shall require that the final assembly of such buses be 
conducted in the United States, including, at a minimum, the 
installation and interconnection of the engine, transmission, and 
axles, including the cooling and braking systems; the installation and 
interconnection of the heating and air conditioning equipment; the 
installation of pneumatic and electrical systems, door systems, 
passenger seats, passenger grab rails, destination signs, and 
wheelchari lifts; and road testing, final inspection repairs, and 
preparation of the vehicles for delivery.
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