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[H.R. 3978 Engrossed in House (EH)]


  2d Session

                               H. R. 3978

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                                 AN ACT

To restore provisions agreed to by the conferees to H.R. 2400, entitled 
    the ``Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century'', but not 
included in the conference report to H.R. 2400, and for other purposes.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3978

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                                 AN ACT


 
To restore provisions agreed to by the conferees to H.R. 2400, entitled 
    the ``Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century'', but not 
included in the conference report to H.R. 2400, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``TEA 21 Restoration Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION AND PROGRAM SUBTITLE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1101(a) of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (13)--
                    (A) by striking ``$1,025,695,000'' and inserting 
                ``$1,029,473,500'';
                    (B) by striking ``$1,398,675,000'' and inserting 
                ``$1,403,827,500'';
                    (C) by striking ``$1,678,410,000'' the first place 
                it appears and inserting ``$1,684,593,000'';
                    (D) by striking ``$1,678,410,000'' the second place 
                it appears and inserting ``$1,684,593,000'';
                    (E) by striking ``$1,771,655,000'' the first place 
                it appears and inserting ``$1,778,181,500''; and
                    (F) by striking ``$1,771,655,000'' the second place 
                it appears and inserting ``$1,778,181,500''; and
            (2) in paragraph (14)--
                    (A) by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``1999''; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting before ``$5,000,000'' the 
                following: ``$10,000,000 for fiscal year 1998''.
    (b) Obligation Limitations.--
            (1) General limitation.--Section 1102(a) of such Act is 
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2) by striking 
                ``$25,431,000,000'' and inserting ``$25,511,000,000'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3) by striking 
                ``$26,155,000,000'' and inserting ``$26,245,000,000'';
                    (C) in paragraph (4) by striking 
                ``$26,651,000,000'' and inserting ``$26,761,000,000'';
                    (D) in paragraph (5) by striking 
                ``$27,235,000,000'' and inserting ``$27,355,000,000''; 
                and
                    (E) in paragraph (6) by striking 
                ``$27,681,000,000'' and inserting ``$27,811,000,000''.
            (2) Transportation research programs.--Section 1102(e) of 
        such Act is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``3'' and inserting ``5'';
                    (B) by striking ``VI'' and inserting ``V''; and
                    (C) by inserting before the period at the end the 
                following: ``; except that obligation authority made 
                available for such programs under such limitations 
                shall remain available for a period of 3 fiscal 
                years''.
            (3) Redistribution of certain authorized funds.--Section 
        1102(f) of such Act is amended by striking ``(other than the 
        program under section 160 of title 23, United States Code)''.
    (c) Apportionments.--Section 1103 of such Act is amended--
            (1) in subsection (l) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Section 150 of such title, and the item relating to 
        such section in the analysis for chapter 1 of such title, are 
        repealed.'';
            (2) in subsection (n) by inserting ``of title 23, United 
        States Code'' after ``206''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(o) Technical Adjustments.--Section 104 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended--
            ``(1) in subsection (a)(1) (as amended by subsection (a) of 
        this section) by striking `under section 103';
            ``(2) in subsection (b) (as amended by subsection (b) of 
        this section)--
                    ``(A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking `1999 through 
                2003' and inserting `1998 through 2002'; and
                    ``(B) in paragraph (4)(B)(i) by striking `on lanes 
                on Interstate System' and all that follows through `in 
                each State' and inserting `on Interstate System routes 
                open to traffic in each State'; and
            ``(3) in subsection (e)(2) (as added by subsection (d)(6) 
        of this section) by striking `104, 144, or 157' and inserting 
        `104, 105, or 144'.''.
    (d) Minimum Guarantee.--Section 1104 of such Act is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Technical Adjustments.--Section 105 of title 23, United 
States Code (as amended by subsection (a) of this section), is 
amended--
            ``(1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following: 
        `The minimum amount allocated to a State under this section for 
        a fiscal year shall be $1,000,000.';
            ``(2) in subsection (c)(1) by striking `50 percent of';
            ``(3) in subsection (c)(1)(A) by inserting `(other than 
        metropolitan planning, minimum guarantee, high priority 
        projects, Appalachian development highway system, and 
        recreational trails programs)' after `subsection (a)';
            ``(4) in subsection (c)(1)(B) by striking `all States' and 
        inserting `each State';
            ``(5) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    ``(A) by striking `apportion' and inserting 
                `administer'; and
                    ``(B) by striking `apportioned' and inserting 
                `administered'; and
            ``(6) in subsection (f)--
                    ``(A) by inserting `percentage' before `return' 
                each place it appears;
                    ``(B) in paragraph (2) by striking `for the 
                preceding fiscal year was equal to or less than' and 
                inserting `in the table in subsection (b) was equal 
                to'; and
                    ``(C) in paragraph (3)--
                            ``(i) by inserting `proportionately' before 
                        `adjust';
                            ``(ii) by striking `set forth'; and
                            ``(iii) by striking `do not exceed' and 
                        inserting `is equal to'.''.
    (e) Revenue Aligned Budget Authority.--Section 1105 of such Act is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Technical Corrections.--Section 110 of such title (as amended 
by subsection (a)) is amended--
            ``(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
        following:
    `(a) In General.--
            `(1) Allocation.--On October 15 of fiscal year 2000 and 
        each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall allocate for 
        such fiscal year an amount of funds equal to the amount 
        determined pursuant to section 251(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I)(cc) of the 
        Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
        U.S.C 901(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)(cc)) if the amount determined 
        pursuant to such section for such fiscal year is greater than 
        zero.
            `(2) Reduction.--If the amount determined pursuant to 
        section 251(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I)(cc) of the Balanced Budget and 
        Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C 
        901(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)(cc)) for fiscal year 2000 or any fiscal 
        year thereafter is less than zero, the Secretary on October 1 
        of the succeeding fiscal year shall reduce proportionately the 
        amount of sums authorized to be appropriated from the Highway 
        Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out 
        each of the Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction 
        programs (other than emergency relief) by an aggregate amount 
        equal to the amount determined pursuant to such section.';
            ``(2) in subsections (b)(2) and (b)(4) by striking 
        `subsection (a)' and inserting `subsection (a)(1)'; and
            ``(3) in subsection (c) by striking `Maintenance program, 
        the' and inserting `and'.''.
    (f) Interstate Maintenance Program.--Section 1107 of such Act is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Technical Amendments.--Section 119 of such title (as amended 
by subsection (a)) is amended--
            ``(1) in subsection (b)--
                    ``(A) by striking `104(b)(5)(B)' and inserting 
                `104(b)(4)'; and
                    ``(B) by striking `104(b)(5)(A)' each place it 
                appears and inserting `104(b)(5)(A) (as in effect on 
                the date before the date of enactment of the 
                Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century)'; and
            ``(2) in subsection (c) by striking `104(b)(5)(B)' each 
        place it appears and inserting `104(b)(4)'.''.
    (g) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program.--
Section 1110(d)(2) of such Act is amended--
            (1) by striking ``149(c)'' and inserting ``149(e)''; and
            (2) by striking ``that reduce'' and inserting ``reduce''.
    (h) Highway Use Tax Evasion Projects.--Section 1114 of such Act is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Technical Adjustments.--Section 143 of title 23, United 
States Code (as amended by subsection (a) of this section), is 
amended--
            ``(1) in subsection (c)(1) by striking `April 1' and 
        inserting `August 1';
            ``(2) in subsection (c)(3) by inserting `priority' after 
        `Funding'; and
            ``(3) in subsection (c)(3) by inserting `and prior to 
        funding any other activity under this section,' after 
        `2003,'.''.
    (i) Federal Lands Highways Program.--Section 1115 of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(f) Conforming Amendments.--
            ``(1) Federal share.--Subsections (j) and (k) of section 
        120 of title 23, United States Code (as added by subsection (a) 
        of this section), are redesignated as subsections (k) and (l), 
        respectively.
            ``(2) Reservation of funds.--Section 202(d)(4)(B) of such 
        title (as added by subsection (b)(4) of this section) is 
        amended by striking `to, apply sodium acetate/formate de-icer 
        to,' and inserting `, sodium acetate/formate, or other 
        environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing and 
        de-icing compositions'.
            ``(3) Elimination of duplicative provision.--Section 144(g) 
        of such title is amended by striking paragraph (4).''.
    (j) Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Correction.--Section 1116 of 
such Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Technical Correction.--Sections 404(5) and 407(c)(2)(C)(iii) 
of such Act (as amended by subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2), respectively) 
are amended by striking `the record of decision' each place it appears 
and inserting `a record of decision'.''.
    (k) Technical Correction.--Section 1117 of such Act is amended in 
subsections (a) and (b) by striking ``section 102'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``section 1101(a)(6)''.

SEC. 3. RESTORATIONS TO GENERAL PROVISIONS SUBTITLE.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle B of title I of the Transportation Equity 
Act for the 21st Century is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1224. NATIONAL HISTORIC COVERED BRIDGE PRESERVATION.

    ``(a) Historic Covered Bridge Defined.--In this section, the term 
`historic covered bridge' means a covered bridge that is listed or 
eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
    ``(b) Historic Covered Bridge Preservation.--Subject to the 
availability of appropriations under subsection (d), the Secretary 
shall--
            ``(1) collect and disseminate information concerning 
        historic covered bridges;
            ``(2) foster educational programs relating to the history 
        and construction techniques of historic covered bridges;
            ``(3) conduct research on the history of historic covered 
        bridges; and
            ``(4) conduct research, and study techniques, on protecting 
        historic covered bridges from rot, fire, natural disasters, or 
        weight-related damage.
    ``(c) Direct Federal Assistance.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
        appropriations, the Secretary shall make a grant to a State 
        that submits an application to the Secretary that demonstrates 
        a need for assistance in carrying out 1 or more historic 
        covered bridge projects described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Types of project.--A grant under paragraph (1) may be 
        made for a project--
                    ``(A) to rehabilitate or repair a historic covered 
                bridge; and
                    ``(B) to preserve a historic covered bridge, 
                including through--
                            ``(i) installation of a fire protection 
                        system, including a fireproofing or fire 
                        detection system and sprinklers;
                            ``(ii) installation of a system to prevent 
                        vandalism and arson; or
                            ``(iii) relocation of a bridge to a 
                        preservation site.
            ``(3) Authenticity.--A grant under paragraph (1) may be 
        made for a project only if--
                    ``(A) to the maximum extent practicable, the 
                project--
                            ``(i) is carried out in the most 
                        historically appropriate manner; and
                            ``(ii) preserves the existing structure of 
                        the historic covered bridge; and
                    ``(B) the project provides for the replacement of 
                wooden components with wooden components, unless the 
                use of wood is impracticable for safety reasons.
            ``(4) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
        project carried out with a grant under this subsection shall be 
        80 percent.
    ``(d) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003. 
Such funds shall remain available until expended.

``SEC. 1225. 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 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 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 enactment of this Act. 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. 1226. FISCAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND OTHER AMENDMENTS.

    ``(a) Advanced Construction.--Section 115 of title 23, United 
States Code, 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 `Projects' and all that follows 
                through `When a State' and inserting `Projects.--When a 
                State';
                    ``(C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
                    ``(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 of such title is 
amended--
            ``(1) in the subsection heading of 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) Advances to States.--Section 124 of such title is amended--
            ``(1) by striking `(a)' the first place it appears; and
            ``(2) by striking subsection (b).
    ``(d) Diversion.--Section 126 of such title, and the item relating 
to such section in the analysis for chapter 1 of such title, are 
repealed.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents contained in 
section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1222 the following:

``Sec. 1223. Transportation assistance for Olympic cities.
``Sec. 1224. National historic covered bridge preservation.
``Sec. 1225. Substitute project.
``Sec. 1226. Fiscal, administrative, and other amendments.''.
    (c) Metropolitan Planning Technical Adjustment.--Section 1203 of 
such Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(o) Technical Adjustment.--Section 134(h)(5)(A) of title 23, 
United States Code (as amended by subsection (h) of this section), is 
amended by striking `for implementation'.''.
    (d) Amendments to Prior Surface Transportation Laws.--Section 1211 
of such Act is amended--
            (1) in subsection (i)(3)(E) by striking ``subparagraph 
        (D)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (C)'';
            (2) in subsection (i) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Technical amendments.--Section 1105(e)(5)(B)(i) of 
        such Act (as amended by paragraph (3) of this subsection) is 
        amended--
                    ``(A) by striking `subsection (c)(18)(B)(i)' and 
                inserting `subsection (c)(18)(D)(i)';
                    ``(B) by striking `subsection (c)(18)(B)(ii)' and 
                inserting `subsection (c)(18)(D)(ii)'; and
                    ``(C) by adding at the end the following: `The 
                portion of the route referred to in subsection (c)(36) 
                is designated as Interstate Route I-86.'.'';
            (3) by striking subsection (j);
            (4) in subsection (k)--
                    (A) by striking ``along'' in paragraph (1) and 
                inserting ``from''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Texas state highway 99.--Texas State Highway 99 (also 
        known as `Grand Parkway') shall be considered as 1 option in 
        the I-69 route studies performed by the Texas Department of 
        Transportation for the designation of I-69 Bypass in Houston, 
        Texas.''; and
            (5) by redesignating subsections (g) through (i) and (k) 
        through (n) as subsections (f) through (h) and (i) through (l), 
        respectively.
    (e) Miscellaneous.--Section 1212 of such Act is amended--
            (1) in the second sentence of subsection (q)(1) by striking 
        ``advance curriculum'' and inserting ``advanced curriculum'';
            (2) in subsection (r)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
                (3); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
        (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out paragraph 
        (1) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and $2,500,000 for fiscal 
        year 2000.'';
            (3) in subsection (s)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
                (3); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
        Mass Transit Account) to carry out paragraph (1) $23,000,000 
        for fiscal year 1999.'';
            (4) in subsection (u)--
                    (A) by inserting ``the Secretary shall approve, 
                and'' before ``the Commonwealth'';
                    (B) by inserting a comma after ``with''; and
                    (C) by inserting ``(as redefined by this Act)'' 
                after ``80''; and
            (5) by redesignating subsections (k) through (z) as 
        subsections (e) through (t), respectively.
    (f) Puerto Rico Highway Program.--Section 1214(r) of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
            ``(3) Treatment of funds.--Amounts made available to carry 
        out this subsection for a fiscal year shall be administered as 
        follows:
                    ``(A) For purposes of this subsection, such amounts 
                shall be treated as being apportioned to Puerto Rico 
                under sections 104(b), 144, and 206 of title 23, United 
                States Code, for each program funded under such 
                sections in an amount determined by multiplying--
                            ``(i) the aggregate of such amounts for the 
                        fiscal year; by
                            ``(ii) the ratio that--
                                    ``(I) the amount of funds 
                                apportioned to Puerto Rico for each 
                                such program for fiscal year 1997; 
                                bears to
                                    ``(II) the total amount of funds 
                                apportioned to Puerto Rico for all such 
                                programs for fiscal year 1997.
                    ``(B) The amounts treated as being apportioned to 
                Puerto Rico under each section referred to in 
                subparagraph (A) shall be deemed to be required to be 
                apportioned to Puerto Rico under such section for 
                purposes of the imposition of any penalty provisions in 
                titles 23 and 49, United States Code.
                    ``(C) Subject to subparagraph (B), nothing in this 
                subsection shall be construed as affecting any 
                allocation under section 105 of title 23, United States 
                Code, and any apportionment under sections 104 and 144 
                of such title.''.
    (g) Designated Transportation Enhancement Activities.--Section 1215 
of such Act--
            (1) is amended in each of subsections (d), (e), (f), and 
        (g)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
                (3); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
        (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out paragraph 
        (1) the amounts specified in such paragraph for the fiscal 
        years specified in such paragraph.''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(1) by inserting ``on Route 50'' after 
        ``measures''.
    (h) Eligibility.--Section 1217 of such Act is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d) by striking ``104(b)(4)'' and 
        inserting ``104(b)(5)(A)'';
            (2) in subsection (i) by striking ``120(l)(1)'' and 
        inserting ``120(j)(1)''; and
            (3) in subsection (j) by adding at the end the following: 
        ``$3,000,000 of the amounts made available for item 164 of the 
        table contained in section 1602 shall be made available on 
        October 1, 1998, to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to 
        carry out this subsection.''.
    (i) Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment 
Program.--Section 1218 of such Act is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(c) Technical Amendments.--Section 322 of title 23, United States 
Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section), is amended--
            ``(1) in subsection (a)(3) by striking `or under 50 miles 
        per hour';
            ``(2) in subsection (d)--
                    ``(A) in paragraph (1) by striking `or low-speed'; 
                and
                    ``(B) in paragraph (2)--
                            ``(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
                        `(h)(1)(A)' and inserting `(h)(1)'; and
                            ``(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking 
                        `(h)(4)' and inserting `(h)(3)';
            ``(3) in subsection (h)(1)(B)(i) by inserting `(other than 
        subsection (i))' after `this section'; and
            ``(4) by adding at the end the following:
    `(i) Low-Speed Project.--
            `(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this section, of the funds made available by subsection 
        (h)(1)(A) to carry out this section, $5,000,000 shall be made 
        available to the Secretary to make grants for the research and 
        development of low-speed superconductivity magnetic levitation 
        technology for public transportation purposes in urban areas to 
        demonstrate energy efficiency, congestion mitigation, and 
        safety benefits.
            `(2) Noncontract authority authorization of 
        appropriations.--
                    `(A) In general.--There are authorized to be 
                appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
                the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection 
                such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 
                2000 through 2003.
                    `(B) Availability.--Notwithstanding section 118(a), 
                funds made available under subparagraph (A)--
                            `(i) shall not be available in advance of 
                        an annual appropriation; and
                            `(ii) shall remain available until 
                        expended.'.''.
    (j) Transportation Assistance for Olympic Cities.--Section 1223(f) 
of such Act is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ``or Special Olympics International''.

SEC. 4. RESTORATIONS TO PROGRAM STREAMLINING AND FLEXIBILITY SUBTITLE.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle C of title I of the Transportation Equity 
Act for the 21st Century is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1311. 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 (other than the Mass Transit Account). To the extent practicable, 
such criteria shall conform to the Executive Order No. 12893 (relating 
to infrastructure investment).
    ``(b) Selection Process.--
            ``(1) Limitation on acceptance of applications.--Before 
        accepting applications for grants under any discretionary 
        program for which funds are authorized to be appropriated from 
        the Highway Trust Fund (other than 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 the program.
            ``(2) Explanation.--Not less often than quarterly, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a list of 
        the projects selected under discretionary programs funded from 
        the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
        and an explanation of how the projects were selected based on 
        the criteria established under subsection (a).
    ``(c) Minimum Covered Programs.--At a minimum, the criteria 
established under subsection (a) and the selection process established 
by subsection (b) shall apply to the following programs:
            ``(1) The intelligent transportation system deployment 
        program under title V.
            ``(2) The national corridor planning and development 
        program.
            ``(3) The coordinated border infrastructure and safety 
        program.
            ``(4) The construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal 
        facilities.
            ``(5) The national scenic byways program.
            ``(6) The Interstate discretionary program.
            ``(7) The discretionary bridge program.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents contained in 
section 1(b) of such Act is amended--
            (1) by striking the following:

``Sec. 1309. Major investment study integration.''.
            and inserting the following:

``Sec. 1308. Major investment study integration.'';
            and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 1310 
        the following:

``Sec. 1311. Discretionary grant selection criteria and process.''.
    (c) Review Process.--Section 1309 of the Transportation Equity Act 
for the 21st Century is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1) by inserting after ``highway 
        construction'' the following: ``and mass transit'';
            (2) in subsection (d) by inserting after ``Code,'' the 
        following: ``or chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code,''; 
        and
            (3) in subsection (e)(1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or recipient'' after ``a 
                State'';
                    (B) by inserting after ``provide funds'' the 
                following: ``for a highway project''; and
                    (C) by inserting after ``Code,'' the following: 
                ``or for a mass transit project made available under 
                chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code,''.

SEC. 5. RESTORATIONS TO SAFETY SUBTITLE.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle D of title I of the Transportation Equity 
Act for the 21st Century is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1405. OPEN CONTAINER LAWS.

    ``(a) Establishment.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 153 the following:
`Sec. 154. Open container requirements
    `(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
apply:
            `(1) Alcoholic beverage.--The term ``alcoholic beverage'' 
        has the meaning given the term in section 158(c).
            `(2) Motor vehicle.--The term ``motor vehicle'' means a 
        vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured 
        primarily for use on public highways, but does not include a 
        vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails.
            `(3) Open alcoholic beverage container.--The term ``open 
        alcoholic beverage container'' means any bottle, can, or other 
        receptacle--
                    `(A) that contains any amount of alcoholic 
                beverage; and
                    `(B)(i) that is open or has a broken seal; or
                    `(ii) the contents of which are partially removed.
            `(4) Passenger area.--The term ``passenger area'' shall 
        have the meaning given the term by the Secretary by regulation.
    `(b) Open Container Laws.--
            `(1) In general.--For the purposes of this section, each 
        State shall have in effect a law that prohibits the possession 
        of any open alcoholic beverage container, or the consumption of 
        any alcoholic beverage, in the passenger area of any motor 
        vehicle (including possession or consumption by the driver of 
        the vehicle) located on a public highway, or the right-of-way 
        of a public highway, in the State.
            `(2) Motor vehicles designed to transport many 
        passengers.--For the purposes of this section, if a State has 
        in effect a law that makes unlawful the possession of any open 
        alcoholic beverage container by the driver (but not by a 
        passenger)--
                    `(A) in the passenger area of a motor vehicle 
                designed, maintained, or used primarily for the 
                transportation of persons for compensation, or
                    `(B) in the living quarters of a house coach or 
                house trailer,
        the State shall be deemed to have in effect a law described in 
        this subsection with respect to such a motor vehicle for each 
        fiscal year during which the law is in effect.
    `(c) Transfer of Funds.--
            `(1) Fiscal years 2001 and 2002.--On October 1, 2000, and 
        October 1, 2001, if a State has not enacted or is not enforcing 
        an open container law described in subsection (b), the 
        Secretary shall transfer an amount equal to 1\1/2\ percent of 
        the funds apportioned to the State on that date under each of 
        paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) to the 
        apportionment of the State under section 402--
                    `(A) to be used for alcohol-impaired driving 
                countermeasures; or
                    `(B) to be directed to State and local law 
                enforcement agencies for enforcement of laws 
                prohibiting driving while intoxicated or driving under 
                the influence and other related laws (including 
                regulations), including the purchase of equipment, the 
                training of officers, and the use of additional 
                personnel for specific alcohol-impaired driving 
                countermeasures, dedicated to enforcement of the laws 
                (including regulations).
            `(2) Fiscal year 2003 and fiscal years thereafter.--On 
        October 1, 2002, and each October 1 thereafter, if a State has 
        not enacted or is not enforcing an open container law described 
        in subsection (b), the Secretary shall transfer an amount equal 
        to 3 percent of the funds apportioned to the State on that date 
        under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) to 
        the apportionment of the State under section 402 to be used or 
        directed as described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph 
        (1).
            `(3) Use for hazard elimination program.--A State may elect 
        to use all or a portion of the funds transferred under 
        paragraph (1) or (2) for activities eligible under section 152.
            `(4) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
        project carried out with funds transferred under paragraph (1) 
        or (2), or used under paragraph (3), shall be 100 percent.
            `(5) Derivation of amount to be transferred.--The amount to 
        be transferred under paragraph (1) or (2) may be derived from 1 
        or more of the following:
                    `(A) The apportionment of the State under section 
                104(b)(1).
                    `(B) The apportionment of the State under section 
                104(b)(3).
                    `(C) The apportionment of the State under section 
                104(b)(4).
            `(6) Transfer of obligation authority.--
                    `(A) In general.--If the Secretary transfers under 
                this subsection any funds to the apportionment of a 
                State under section 402 for a fiscal year, the 
                Secretary shall transfer an amount, determined under 
                subparagraph (B), of obligation authority distributed 
                for the fiscal year to the State for Federal-aid 
                highways and highway safety construction programs for 
                carrying out projects under section 402.
                    `(B) Amount.--The amount of obligation authority 
                referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be determined by 
                multiplying--
                            `(i) the amount of funds transferred under 
                        subparagraph (A) to the apportionment of the 
                        State under section 402 for the fiscal year; by
                            `(ii) the ratio that--
                                    `(I) the amount of obligation 
                                authority distributed for the fiscal 
                                year to the State for Federal-aid 
                                highways and highway safety 
                                construction programs; bears to
                                    `(II) the total of the sums 
                                apportioned to the State for Federal-
                                aid highways and highway safety 
                                construction programs (excluding sums 
                                not subject to any obligation 
                                limitation) for the fiscal year.
            `(7) Limitation on applicability of obligation 
        limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
        limitation on the total of obligations for highway safety 
        programs under section 402 shall apply to funds transferred 
        under this subsection to the apportionment of a State under 
        such section.'.
    ``(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of such 
title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 153 
the following:

`154. Open container requirements.'.

``SEC. 1406. MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR REPEAT OFFENDERS FOR DRIVING WHILE 
              INTOXICATED OR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

    ``(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
`Sec. 164. Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while 
              intoxicated or driving under the influence
    `(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
apply:
            `(1) Alcohol concentration.--The term ``alcohol 
        concentration'' means grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of 
        blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
            `(2) Driving while intoxicated; driving under the 
        influence.--The terms ``driving while intoxicated'' and 
        ``driving under the influence'' mean driving or being in actual 
        physical control of a motor vehicle while having an alcohol 
        concentration above the permitted limit as established by each 
        State.
            `(3) License suspension.--The term ``license suspension'' 
        means the suspension of all driving privileges.
            `(4) Motor vehicle.--The term ``motor vehicle'' means a 
        vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured 
        primarily for use on public highways, but does not include a 
        vehicle operated solely on a rail line or a commercial vehicle.
            `(5) Repeat intoxicated driver law.--The term ``repeat 
        intoxicated driver law'' means a State law that provides, as a 
        minimum penalty, that an individual convicted of a second or 
        subsequent offense for driving while intoxicated or driving 
        under the influence after a previous conviction for that 
        offense shall--
                    `(A) receive a driver's license suspension for not 
                less than 1 year;
                    `(B) be subject to the impoundment or 
                immobilization of each of the individual's motor 
                vehicles or the installation of an ignition interlock 
                system on each of the motor vehicles;
                    `(C) receive an assessment of the individual's 
                degree of abuse of alcohol and treatment as 
                appropriate; and
                    `(D) receive--
                            `(i) in the case of the second offense--
                                    `(I) an assignment of not less than 
                                30 days of community service; or
                                    `(II) not less than 5 days of 
                                imprisonment; and
                            `(ii) in the case of the third or 
                        subsequent offense--
                                    `(I) an assignment of not less than 
                                60 days of community service; or
                                    `(II) not less than 10 days of 
                                imprisonment.
    `(b) Transfer of Funds.--
            `(1) Fiscal years 2001 and 2002.--On October 1, 2000, and 
        October 1, 2001, if a State has not enacted or is not enforcing 
        a repeat intoxicated driver law, the Secretary shall transfer 
        an amount equal to 1\1/2\ percent of the funds apportioned to 
        the State on that date under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and 
        (4) of section 104(b) to the apportionment of the State under 
        section 402--
                    `(A) to be used for alcohol-impaired driving 
                countermeasures; or
                    `(B) to be directed to State and local law 
                enforcement agencies for enforcement of laws 
                prohibiting driving while intoxicated or driving under 
                the influence and other related laws (including 
                regulations), including the purchase of equipment, the 
                training of officers, and the use of additional 
                personnel for specific alcohol-impaired driving 
                countermeasures, dedicated to enforcement of the laws 
                (including regulations).
            `(2) Fiscal year 2003 and fiscal years thereafter.--On 
        October 1, 2002, and each October 1 thereafter, if a State has 
        not enacted or is not enforcing a repeat intoxicated driver 
        law, the Secretary shall transfer an amount equal to 3 percent 
        of the funds apportioned to the State on that date under each 
        of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) to the 
        apportionment of the State under section 402 to be used or 
        directed as described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph 
        (1).
            `(3) Use for hazard elimination program.--A State may elect 
        to use all or a portion of the funds transferred under 
        paragraph (1) or (2) for activities eligible under section 152.
            `(4) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
        project carried out with funds transferred under paragraph (1) 
        or (2), or used under paragraph (3), shall be 100 percent.
            `(5) Derivation of amount to be transferred.--The amount to 
        be transferred under paragraph (1) or (2) may be derived from 1 
        or more of the following:
                    `(A) The apportionment of the State under section 
                104(b)(1).
                    `(B) The apportionment of the State under section 
                104(b)(3).
                    `(C) The apportionment of the State under section 
                104(b)(4).
            `(6) Transfer of obligation authority.--
                    `(A) In general.--If the Secretary transfers under 
                this subsection any funds to the apportionment of a 
                State under section 402 for a fiscal year, the 
                Secretary shall transfer an amount, determined under 
                subparagraph (B), of obligation authority distributed 
                for the fiscal year to the State for Federal-aid 
                highways and highway safety construction programs for 
                carrying out projects under section 402.
                    `(B) Amount.--The amount of obligation authority 
                referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be determined by 
                multiplying--
                            `(i) the amount of funds transferred under 
                        subparagraph (A) to the apportionment of the 
                        State under section 402 for the fiscal year; by
                            `(ii) the ratio that--
                                    `(I) the amount of obligation 
                                authority distributed for the fiscal 
                                year to the State for Federal-aid 
                                highways and highway safety 
                                construction programs; bears to
                                    `(II) the total of the sums 
                                apportioned to the State for Federal-
                                aid highways and highway safety 
                                construction programs (excluding sums 
                                not subject to any obligation 
                                limitation) for the fiscal year.
            `(7) Limitation on applicability of obligation 
        limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
        limitation on the total of obligations for highway safety 
        programs under section 402 shall apply to funds transferred 
        under this subsection to the apportionment of a State under 
        such section.'.
    ``(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following:

`164. Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while 
                            intoxicated or driving under the 
                            influence.'.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents contained in 
section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 1403 the following:

``Sec. 1404. Safety incentives to prevent operation of motor vehicles 
                            by intoxicated persons.
``Sec. 1405. Open container laws.
``Sec. 1406. Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while 
                            intoxicated or driving under the 
                            influence.''.
    (c) Roadside Safety Technologies.--Section 1402(a)(2) of such Act 
is amended by striking ``directive'' and inserting ``redirective''.

SEC. 6. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATE PROVISIONS.

    (a) San Mateo County, California.--Section 1113 of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d).
    (b) Value Pricing Pilot Program.--Section 1216(a) of such Act is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) Conforming amendments.--
                    ``(A) Section 1012(b)(6) of such Act (as amended by 
                paragraph (5) of this subsection) is amended by 
                striking `146(c)' and inserting `102(a)'.
                    ``(B) Section 1012(b)(8) of such Act (as added by 
                paragraph (7) of this subsection) is amended--
                            ``(i) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
                        `under this subsection' and inserting `to carry 
                        out this subsection';
                            ``(ii) in subparagraph (D)--
                                    ``(I) by striking `under this 
                                paragraph' and inserting `to carry out 
                                this subsection'; and
                                    ``(II) by striking `by this 
                                paragraph' and inserting `to carry out 
                                this subsection';
                            ``(iii) by striking subparagraph (A); and
                            ``(iv) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 
                        (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
                        (C), respectively.''.
    (c) National Defense Highways Outside the United States.--Section 
1214(e) of such Act is amended to read as follows:
    ``(e) Minnesota Transportation History Network.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award a grant to the 
        Minnesota Historical Society for the establishment of the 
        Minnesota Transportation History Network to include major 
        exhibits, interpretive programs at national historic landmark 
        sites, and outreach programs with county and local historical 
        organizations.
            ``(2) Coordination.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
        Secretary shall coordinate with officials of the Minnesota 
        Historical Society.
            ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
        the Mass Transit Account) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
        1999 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 such funds shall remain 
        available until expended.''.
    (d) Entrance Paving at Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge.--Section 
1214(i) of such Act is amended by striking ``$750,000'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``$75,000''.

SEC. 7. HIGHWAY FINANCE.

    (a) In General.--Section 1503 of the Transportation Equity Act for 
the 21st Century is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Technical Amendments.--Section 188 of title 23, United States 
Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section), is amended--
            ``(1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking `1998' and inserting 
        `1999'; and
            ``(2) in subsection (c)--
                    ``(A) by striking `1998' and inserting `1999'; and
                    ``(B) by striking the table and inserting the 
                following:

  
                                                         Maximum amount
`Fiscal year:
                                                         of credit:    
  1999...............................................   $1,600,000,000 
  2000...............................................   $1,800,000,000 
  2001...............................................   $2,200,000,000 
  2002...............................................   $2,400,000,000 
  2003.............................................$2,600,000,000.'.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents contained in 
section 1(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is 
amended--
            (1) in the item relating to section 1119 by striking ``and 
        safety''; and
            (2) by striking the items relating to subtitle E of title I 
        and inserting the following:

                         ``Subtitle E--Finance

   ``Chapter 1--Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation

``Sec. 1501. Short title.
``Sec. 1502. Findings.
``Sec. 1503. Establishment of program.
``Sec. 1504. Duties of the Secretary.
          ``Chapter 2--State Infrastructure Bank Pilot Program

``Sec. 1511. State infrastructure bank pilot program.''.

SEC. 8. HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    The table contained in section 1602 of the Transportation Equity 
Act for the 21st Century is amended--
            (1) in item 1 by striking ``1.275'' and inserting ``1.7'';
            (2) in item 82 by striking ``30.675'' and inserting 
        ``32.4'';
            (3) in item 107 by striking ``1.125'' and inserting 
        ``1.44'';
            (4) in item 121 by striking ``10.5'' and inserting ``5.0'';
            (5) in item 140 by inserting ``-VFHS Center'' after 
        ``Park'';
            (6) in item 151 by striking ``5.666'' and inserting 
        ``8.666'';
            (7) in item 164--
                    (A) by inserting ``, and $3,000,000 for the period 
                of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 shall be made available 
                to carry out section 1217(j)'' after ``Pennsylvania''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking ``25'' and inserting ``24.78'';
            (8) by striking item 166 and inserting the following:
      

``166 Michigan                    Improve Tenth Street,                 
    .                              Port Huron............       1.8'';  
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            (9) by striking item 242 and inserting the following:
      

``242 Minnesota                   Construct Third Street                
    .                              North, CSAH 81, Waite                
                                   Park and St. Cloud....       1.0'';  
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            (10) by striking item 250 and inserting the following:
      

 ``250. Indiana                    Reconstruct Old                      
                                    Merridan Corridor                   
                                    from Pennsylvania                   
                                    Avenue to Gilford                   
                                    Road.................      1.35'';  
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            (11) in item 255 by striking ``2.25'' and inserting 
        ``3.0'';
            (12) in item 263 by striking ``Upgrade Highway 99 between 
        State Highway 70 and Lincoln Road, Sutter County'' and 
        inserting ``Upgrade Highway 99, Sutter County'';
            (13) in item 288 by striking ``3.75'' and inserting 
        ``5.0'';
            (14) in item 290 by striking ``3.5'' and inserting ``3.0'';
            (15) in item 345 by striking ``8'' and inserting ``19.4'';
            (16) in item 418 by striking ``2'' and inserting ``2.5'';
            (17) in item 421 by striking ``11'' and inserting ``6'';
            (18) in item 508 by striking ``1.8'' and inserting ``2.4'';
            (19) by striking item 525 and inserting the following:
      

``525 Alaska                      Construct Bradfield                   
    .                              Canal Road............         1'';  
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            (20) in item 540 by striking ``1.5'' and inserting ``2.0'';
            (21) in item 576 by striking ``0.52275'' and inserting 
        ``0.69275'';
            (22) in item 588 by striking ``2.5'' and inserting ``3.0'';
            (23) in item 591 by striking ``10'' and inserting ``5'';
            (24) in item 635 by striking ``1.875'' and inserting 
        ``2.15'';
            (25) in item 669 by striking ``3'' and inserting ``3.5'';
            (26) in item 702 by striking ``10.5'' and inserting ``10'';
            (27) in item 746 by inserting ``, and for the purchase of 
        the Block House in Scott County, Virginia'' after ``Forest'';
            (28) in item 755 by striking ``1.125'' and inserting 
        ``1.5'';
            (29) in item 769 by striking ``Construct new I-95 
        interchange with Highway 99W, Tehama County'' and inserting 
        ``Construct new I-5 interchange with Highway 99W, Tehama 
        County'';
            (30) in item 770 by striking ``1.35'' and inserting 
        ``1.0'';
            (31) in item 789 by striking ``2.0625'' and inserting 
        ``1.0'';
            (32) in item 803 by striking ``Tomahark'' and inserting 
        ``Tomahawk'';
            (33) in item 836 by striking ``Construct'' and all that 
        follows through ``for'' and inserting ``To the National Park 
        Service for construction of the'';
            (34) in item 854 by striking ``0.75'' and inserting ``1'';
            (35) in item 863 by striking ``9'' and inserting ``4.75'';
            (36) in item 887 by striking ``0.75'' and inserting 
        ``3.21'';
            (37) in item 891 by striking ``19.5'' and inserting 
        ``25.0'';
            (38) in item 902 by striking ``10.5'' and inserting 
        ``14.0'';
            (39) by striking item 1065 and inserting the following:
      

``1065. Texas                      Construct a 4-lane                   
                                    divided highway on                  
                                    Artcraft Road from I-               
                                    10 to Route 375 in El               
                                    Paso.................         5'';  
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            (40) in item 1192 by striking ``24.97725'' and inserting 
        ``24.55725'';
            (41) in item 1200 by striking ``Upgrade (all weather) on 
        U.S. 2, U.S. 41, and M 35'' and inserting ``Upgrade (all 
        weather) on Delta County's reroute of U.S. 2, U.S. 41, and M 
        35'';
            (42) in item 1245 by striking ``3'' and inserting ``3.5'';
            (43) in item 1271 by striking ``Spur'' and all that follows 
        through ``U.S. 59'' and inserting ``rail-grade separations 
        (Rosenberg Bypass) at U.S. 59(S)'';
            (44) in item 1278 by striking ``28.18'' and inserting 
        ``22.0'';
            (45) in item 1288 by inserting ``30'' after ``U.S.'';
            (46) in item 1338 by striking ``5.5'' and inserting 
        ``3.5'';
            (47) in item 1383 by striking ``0.525'' and inserting 
        ``0.35'';
            (48) in item 1395 by striking ``Construct'' and all that 
        follows through ``Road'' and inserting ``Upgrade Route 219 
        between Meyersdale and Somerset'';
            (49) in item 1468 by striking ``Reconstruct'' and all that 
        follows through ``U.S. 23'' and inserting ``Conduct engineering 
        and design and improve I-94 in Calhoun and Jackson Counties'';
            (50) in item 1474--
                    (A) by striking ``in Euclid'' and inserting ``and 
                London Road in Cleveland''; and
                    (B) by striking ``3.75'' and inserting ``8.0'';
            (51) in item 1535 by striking ``Stanford'' and inserting 
        ``Stamford'';
            (52) in item 1538 by striking ``and Winchester'' and 
        inserting ``, Winchester, and Torrington'';
            (53) by striking item 1546 and inserting the following:
      

``1546. Michigan                   Construct Bridge-to-                 
                                    Bay bike path, St.                  
                                    Clair County.........     0.450'';  
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            (54) by striking item 1549 and inserting the following:
      

``1549. New York                   Center for Advanced                  
                                    Simulation and                      
                                    Technology, at                      
                                    Dowling College......       0.6'';  
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            (55) in item 1663 by striking ``26.5'' and inserting 
        ``27.5'';
            (56) in item 1703 by striking ``I-80'' and inserting ``I-
        180'';
            (57) in item 1726 by striking ``I-179'' and inserting ``I-
        79'';
            (58) by striking item 1770 and inserting the following:
      

``1770. Virginia                   Operate and conduct                  
                                    research on the                     
                                    `Smart Road' in                     
                                    Blacksburg...........     6.025'';  
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            (59) in item 1810 by striking ``Construct Rio Rancho 
        Highway'' and inserting ``Northwest Albuquerque/Rio Rancho high 
        priority roads'';
            (60) in item 1815 by striking ``High'' and all that follows 
        through ``projects'' and inserting ``Highway and bridge 
        projects that Delaware provides for by law'';
            (61) in item 1844 by striking ``Prepare'' and inserting 
        ``Repair'';
            (62) by striking item 1850 and inserting the following:
      

``1850. Missouri                   Resurface and maintain               
                                    roads located in                    
                                    Missouri State parks.         5'';  
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            (63) in item 661 by striking ``SR 800'' and inserting ``SR 
        78'';
            (64) in item 1704 by inserting ``, Pittsburgh,'' after 
        ``Road''; and
            (65) in item 1710 by inserting ``, Bethlehem'' after 
        ``site''.

SEC. 9. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 3003 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Section 
        5302''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5302 (as amended by 
subsection (a) of this section) is amended in subsection (a)(1)(G)(i) 
by striking `daycare and' and inserting `daycare or'.''.
    (b) Metropolitan Planning.--Section 3004 of the Federal Transit Act 
of 1998 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (A) 
                and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) by striking `general local government 
                representing' and inserting `general purpose local 
                government that together represent'; and'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (C) in paragraph (4) by striking subparagraph (A) 
                and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) by striking `general local government 
                representing' and inserting `general purpose local 
                government that together represent'; and'';
                    (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
                (5); and
                    (E) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(3) in paragraph (4)(A) by striking `(3)' and inserting 
        `(5)'; and'';
            (2) in subsection (d) by striking the closing quotation 
        marks and the final period at the end and inserting the 
        following:
            `(5) Coordination.--If a project is located within the 
        boundaries of more than 1 metropolitan planning organization, 
        the metropolitan planning organizations shall coordinate plans 
        regarding the project.
            `(6) Lake tahoe region.--
                    `(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term 
                ``Lake Tahoe region'' has the meaning given the term 
                ``region'' in subdivision (a) of article II of the 
                Tahoe Regional Planning Compact, as set forth in the 
                first section of Public Law 96-551 (94 Stat. 3234).
                    `(B) Transportation planning process.--The 
                Secretary shall--
                            `(i) establish with the Federal land 
                        management agencies that have jurisdiction over 
                        land in the Lake Tahoe region a transportation 
                        planning process for the region; and
                            `(ii) coordinate the transportation 
                        planning process with the planning process 
                        required of State and local governments under 
                        this chapter and sections 134 and 135 of title 
                        23.
                    `(C) Interstate compact.--
                            `(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii) 
                        and notwithstanding subsection (b), to carry 
                        out the transportation planning process 
                        required by this section, the consent of 
                        Congress is granted to the States of California 
                        and Nevada to designate a metropolitan planning 
                        organization for the Lake Tahoe region, by 
                        agreement between the Governors of the States 
                        of California and Nevada and units of general 
                        purpose local government that together 
                        represent at least 75 percent of the affected 
                        population (including the central city or 
                        cities (as defined by the Bureau of the 
                        Census)), or in accordance with procedures 
                        established by applicable State or local law.
                            `(ii) Involvement of federal land 
                        management agencies.--
                                    `(I) Representation.--The policy 
                                board of a metropolitan planning 
                                organization designated under clause 
                                (i) shall include a representative of 
                                each Federal land management agency 
                                that has jurisdiction over land in the 
                                Lake Tahoe region.
                                    `(II) Funding.--In addition to 
                                funds made available to the 
                                metropolitan planning organization 
                                under other provisions of this chapter 
                                and under title 23, not more than 1 
                                percent of the funds allocated under 
                                section 202 of title 23 may be used to 
                                carry out the transportation planning 
                                process for the Lake Tahoe region under 
                                this subparagraph.
                    `(D) Activities.--Highway projects included in 
                transportation plans developed under this paragraph--
                            `(i) shall be selected for funding in a 
                        manner that facilitates the participation of 
                        the Federal land management agencies that have 
                        jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe 
                        region; and
                            `(ii) may, in accordance with chapter 2 of 
                        title 23, be funded using funds allocated under 
                        section 202 of title 23.'.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Technical Adjustments.--Section 5303(f) is amended--
            ``(1) in paragraph (1) (as amended by subsection (e)(1) of 
        this subsection)--
                    ``(A) in subparagraph (C) by striking `and' at the 
                end;
                    ``(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting `; and';
                    ``(C) by adding at the end the following:
            `(E) the financial plan may include, for illustrative 
        purposes, additional projects that would be included in the 
        adopted long-range plan if reasonable additional resources 
        beyond those identified in the financial plan were available, 
        except that, for the purpose of developing the long-range plan, 
        the metropolitan planning organization and the State shall 
        cooperatively develop estimates of funds that will be available 
        to support plan implementation.'; and
            ``(2) by adding at the end the following:
    `(6) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--Notwithstanding 
paragraph (1)(E), a State or metropolitan planning organization shall 
not be required to select any project from the illustrative list of 
additional projects included in the financial plan under paragraph 
(1)(B).'.''.
    (c) Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program.--Section 3005 
of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
            (1) in the section heading by inserting ``metropolitan'' 
        before ``transportation''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Technical Adjustments.--Section 5304 is amended--
            ``(1) in subsection (a) (as amended by subsection (a) of 
        this section)--
                    ``(A) by striking `In cooperation with' and 
                inserting the following:
            `(1) In general.--In cooperation with'; and
                    ``(B) by adding at the end the following:
            `(2) Funding estimate.--For the purpose of developing the 
        transportation improvement program, the metropolitan planning 
        organization, public transit agency, and the State shall 
        cooperatively develop estimates of funds that are reasonably 
        expected to be available to support program implementation.';
            ``(2) in subsection (b)(2)--
                    ``(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking `and' at the 
                end; and
                    ``(B) in subparagraph (C) (as added by subsection 
                (b) of this section) by striking `strategies which may 
                include' and inserting the following: `strategies; and
                    `(D) may include'; and
            ``(3) in subsection (c) by striking paragraph (4) (as 
        amended by subsection (c) of this section) and inserting the 
        following:
            `(4) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--
                    `(A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection 
                (b)(2)(D), a State or metropolitan planning 
                organization shall not be required to select any 
                project from the illustrative list of additional 
                projects included in the financial plan under 
                subsection (b)(2)(D).
                    `(B) Action by secretary.--Action by the Secretary 
                shall be required for a State or metropolitan planning 
                organization to select any project from the 
                illustrative list of additional projects included in 
                the plan under subsection (b)(2) for inclusion in an 
                approved transportation improvement plan.'.''.
    (d) Transportation Management Areas.--Section 3006(d) of the 
Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Project Selection.--Section 5305(d)(1) is amended to read as 
follows: `(1)(A) All federally funded projects carried out within the 
boundaries of a transportation management area under title 23 
(excluding projects carried out on the National Highway System and 
projects carried out under the bridge and interstate maintenance 
program) or under this chapter shall be selected from the approved 
transportation improvement program by the metropolitan planning 
organization designated for the area in consultation with the State and 
any affected public transit operator.
    `(B) Projects carried out within the boundaries of a transportation 
management area on the National Highway System and projects carried out 
within such boundaries under the bridge program or the interstate 
maintenance program shall be selected from the approved transportation 
improvement program by the State in cooperation with the metropolitan 
planning organization designated for the area.'.''.
    (e) Urbanized Area Formula Grants.--Section 3007 of the Federal 
Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Technical Adjustments.--
            ``(1) General authority.--Section 5307(b) (as amended by 
        subsection (c)(1)(B) of this section) is amended by adding at 
        the end the following: `The Secretary may make grants under 
        this section from funds made available for fiscal year 1998 to 
        finance the operating costs of equipment and facilities for use 
        in mass transportation in an urbanized area with a population 
        of at least 200,000.'.
            ``(2) Report.--Section 5307(k)(3) (as amended by subsection 
        (f) of this section) is amended by inserting `preceding' before 
        `fiscal year'.''.
    (f) Clean Fuels Formula Grant Program.--Section 3008 of the Federal 
Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Technical Adjustments.--Section 5308(e)(2) (as added by 
subsection (a) of this section) is amended by striking `$50,000,000' 
and inserting `35 percent'.''.
    (g) Capital Investment Grants and Loans.--Section 3009 of the 
Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(k) Technical Adjustments.--
            ``(1) Criteria.--Section 5309(e) (as amended by subsection 
        (e) of this section) is amended--
                    ``(A) in paragraph (3)(C) by striking `urban' and 
                inserting `suburban';
                    ``(B) in the second sentence of paragraph (6) by 
                striking `or not' and all that follows through `, 
                based' and inserting `or ``not recommended'', based'; 
                and
                    ``(C) in the last sentence of paragraph (6) by 
                inserting `of the' before `criteria established'.
            ``(2) Letters of intent and full funding grant 
        agreements.--Section 5309(g) (as amended by subsection (f) of 
        this section) is amended in paragraph (4) by striking `5338(a)' 
        and all that follows through `2003' and inserting `5338(b) of 
        this title for new fixed guideway systems and extensions to 
        existing fixed guideway systems and the amount appropriated 
        under section 5338(h)(5) or an amount equivalent to the last 2 
        fiscal years of funding authorized under section 5338(b) for 
        new fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing fixed 
        guideway systems'.
            ``(3) Allocating amounts.--Section 5309(m) (as amended by 
        subsection (g) of this section) is amended--
                    ``(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting `(b)' after 
                `5338';
                    ``(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
                following:
            `(2) New fixed guideway grants.--
                    `(A) 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.
                    `(B) Funding for ferry boat systems.--
                            `(i) Amounts under (1)(b).--Of the amounts 
                        made available under paragraph (1)(B), 
                        $10,400,000 shall be available in each of 
                        fiscal years 1999 through 2003 for capital 
                        projects in Alaska or Hawaii, for new fixed 
                        guideway systems and extensions to existing 
                        fixed guideway systems that are ferry boats or 
                        ferry terminal facilities, or that are 
                        approaches to ferry terminal facilities.
                            `(ii) Amounts under 5338(h)(5).--Of the 
                        amounts appropriated under section 5338(h)(5), 
                        $3,600,000 shall be available in each of fiscal 
                        years 1999 through 2003 for capital projects in 
                        Alaska or Hawaii, for new fixed guideway 
                        systems and extensions to existing fixed 
                        guideway systems that are ferry boats or ferry 
                        terminal facilities, or that are approaches to 
                        ferry terminal facilities.';
                    ``(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
                (3)(C);
                    ``(D) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the 
                following:
                    `(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.';
                    ``(E) by striking paragraph (5); and
                    ``(F) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
                following:
            `(4) Eligibility for assistance for multiple projects.--A 
        person applying for or receiving assistance for a project 
        described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) may 
        receive assistance for a project described in any other of such 
        subparagraphs.'.''.
    (h) References to Full Funding Grant Agreements.--Section 
3009(h)(3) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A)(ii);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) in section 5328(a)(4) by striking `section 
                5309(m)(2) of this title' and inserting `5309(o)(1)'; 
                and
                    ``(D) in section 5309(n)(2) by striking `in a way' 
                and inserting `in a manner'.''.
    (i) Dollar Value of Mobility Improvements.--Section 3010(b)(2) of 
the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by striking ``Secretary'' 
and inserting ``Comptroller General''.
    (j) Intelligent Transportation System Applications.--Section 3012 
of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by moving paragraph (3) 
of subsection (a) to the end of subsection (b) and by redesignating 
such paragraph (3) as paragraph (4).
    (k) Advanced Technology Pilot Project.--Section 3015 of the Federal 
Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(2) by adding at the end the 
        following: ``Financial assistance made available under this 
        subsection and projects assisted with the assistance shall be 
        subject to section 5333(a) of title 49, United States Code.''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Training and Curriculum Development.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any funds made available by section 
        5338(e)(2)(C)(iii) of title 49, United States Code, shall be 
        available in equal amounts for transportation research, 
        training, and curriculum development at institutions identified 
        in subparagraphs (E) and (F) of section 5505(j)(3) of such 
        title.
            ``(2) Special rule.--If the institutions identified in 
        paragraph (1) are selected pursuant to 5505(i)(3)(B) of such 
        title in fiscal year 2002 or 2003, the funds made available to 
        carry out this subsection shall be available to those 
        institutions to carry out the activities required pursuant to 
        section 5505(i)(3)(B) of such title for that fiscal year.''.
    (l) National Transit Institute.--Section 3017(a) of the Federal 
Transit Act of 1998 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--Section 5315 is amended--
            ``(1) in the section heading by striking `mass 
        transportation and inserting `transit';
            ``(2) in subsection (a)--
                    ``(A) by striking `mass transportation' in the 
                first sentence and inserting `transit';
                    ``(B) in paragraph (5) by inserting `and 
                architectural design' before the semicolon at the end;
                    ``(C) in paragraph (7) by striking `carrying out' 
                and inserting `delivering';
                    ``(D) in paragraph (11) by inserting `, 
                construction management, insurance, and risk 
                management' before the semicolon at the end;
                    ``(E) in paragraph (13) by striking `and' at the 
                end;
                    ``(F) in paragraph (14) by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    ``(G) by adding at the end the following:
            `(15) innovative finance; and
            `(16) workplace safety.'.''.
    (m) Pilot Program.--Section 3021(a) of the Federal Transit Act of 
1998 is amended by inserting ``single-State'' before ``pilot program''.
    (n) Architectural, Engineering, and Design Contracts.--Section 3022 
of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5325(b) (as redesignated by 
subsection (a)(2) of this section) 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 governmental 
        agencies, as provided in subparagraphs (C) through (F) of 
        section 112(b)(2) of title 23.'.''.
    (o) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3027 of the Federal Transit Act 
of 1998 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c) by striking ``600,000'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``900,000''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 5336 in 
the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by striking `block 
grants' and inserting `formula grants'.''.
    (p) Apportionment for Fixed Guideway Modernization.--Section 3028 
of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5337(a) (as amended by 
subsection (a) of this section) is amended--
            ``(1) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking `(e)' and inserting 
        `(e)(1)';
            ``(2) in paragraph (3)(D)--
                    ``(A) by striking `(ii)'; and
                    ``(B) by striking `(e)' and inserting `(e)(1)';
            ``(3) in paragraph (4) by striking `(e)' and inserting 
        `(e)(1)';
            ``(4) in paragraph (5)(A) by striking `(e)' and inserting 
        `(e)(2)';
            ``(5) in paragraph (5)(B) by striking `(e)' and inserting 
        `(e)(2)';
            ``(6) in paragraph (6) by striking `(e)' each place it 
        appears and inserting `(e)(2)'; and
            ``(7) in paragraph (7) by striking `(e)' each place it 
        appears and inserting `(e)(2)'.''.
    (q) Authorizations.--Section 3029 of the Federal Transit Act of 
1998 is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Technical Adjustments.--Section 5338 (as amended by 
subsection (a) of this section) is amended--
            ``(1) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i) by striking `$43,200,000' 
        and inserting `$42,200,000';
            ``(2) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii) by striking `$46,400,000' 
        and inserting `$48,400,000';
            ``(3) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(iii) by striking 
        `$51,200,000' and inserting `$50,200,000';
            ``(4) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(iv) by striking `$52,800,000' 
        and inserting `$53,800,000';
            ``(5) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(v) by striking `$57,600,000' 
        and inserting `$58,600,000';
            ``(6) in subsection (d)(2)(C)(iii) by inserting before the 
        semicolon `, including not more than $1,000,000 shall be 
        available to carry out section 5315(a)(16)';
            ``(7) in subsection (e)--
                    ``(A) by striking `5317(b)' each place it appears 
                and inserting `5505';
                    ``(B) in paragraph (1) by striking `There are' and 
                inserting `Subject to paragraph (2)(C), there are';
                    ``(C) in paragraph (2)--
                            ``(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking 
                        `There shall' and inserting `Subject to 
                        subparagraph (C), there shall';
                            ``(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking `In 
                        addition' and inserting `Subject to 
                        subparagraph (C), in addition'; and
                            ``(iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    `(C) Funding of centers.--
                            `(i) Of the amounts made available under 
                        subparagraph (A) and paragraph (1) for each 
                        fiscal year--
                                    `(I) $2,000,000 shall be available 
                                for the center identified in section 
                                5505(j)(4)(A); and
                                    `(II) $2,000,000 shall be available 
                                for the center identified in section 
                                5505(j)(4)(F).
                            `(ii) For each of fiscal years 1998 through 
                        2001, of the amounts made available under this 
                        paragraph and paragraph (1)--
                                    `(I) $400,000 shall be available 
                                from amounts made available under 
                                subparagraph (A) of this paragraph and 
                                under paragraph (1) for each of the 
                                centers identified in subparagraphs (E) 
                                and (F) of section 5505(j)(3); and
                                    `(II) $350,000 shall be available 
                                from amounts made available under 
                                subparagraph (B) of this paragraph and 
                                under paragraph (1) for each of the 
                                centers identified in subparagraphs (E) 
                                and (F) of section 5505(j)(3).
                            `(iii) Any amounts made available under 
                        this paragraph or paragraph (1) for any fiscal 
                        year that remain after distribution under 
                        clauses (i) and (ii), shall be available for 
                        the purposes identified in section 3015(d) of 
                        the Federal Transit Act of 1998.'; and
                    ``(D) by adding at the end the following:
            `(3) Special rule.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
        construed to limit the transportation research conducted by the 
        centers funded by this section.';
            ``(8) in subsection (g)(2) by striking `(c)(2)(B),' and all 
        that follows through `(f)(2)(B),' and inserting `(c)(1), 
        (c)(2)(B), (d)(1), (d)(2)(B), (e)(1), (e)(2)(B), (f)(1), 
        (f)(2)(B),';
            ``(9) in subsection (h) by inserting `under the 
        Transportation Discretionary Spending Guarantee for the Mass 
        Transit Category' after `through (f)'; and
            ``(10) in subsection (h)(5) by striking subparagraphs (A) 
        through (E) and inserting the following:
                    `(A) for fiscal year 1999 $400,000,000;
                    `(B) for fiscal year 2000 $410,000,000;
                    `(C) for fiscal year 2001 $420,000,000;
                    `(D) for fiscal year 2002 $430,000,000; and
                    `(E) for fiscal year 2003 $430,000,000;'.''.
    (r) Projects for Fixed Guideway Systems.--Section 3030 of the 
Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (8) by inserting ``North-'' before 
                ``South'';
                    (B) in paragraph (42) by striking ``Maryland'' and 
                inserting ``Baltimore'';
                    (C) in paragraph (103) by striking ``busway'' and 
                inserting ``Boulevard transitway'';
                    (D) in paragraph (106) by inserting ``CTA'' before 
                ``Douglas'';
                    (E) by striking paragraph (108) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(108) Greater Albuquerque Mass Transit Project.''; and
                    (F) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(109) Hartford City Light Rail Connection to Central 
        Business District.
            ``(110) Providence-Boston Commuter Rail.
            ``(111) New York-St. George's Ferry Intermodal Terminal.
            ``(112) New York-Midtown West Ferry Terminal.
            ``(113) Pinellas County-Mobility Initiative Project.
            ``(114) Atlanta-MARTA Extension (S. De Kalb-Lindbergh).'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(2) Sioux City-Light Rail.'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (40) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(40) Santa Fe-El Dorado Rail Link.'';
                    (C) by striking paragraph (44) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(44) Albuquerque-High Capacity Corridor.'';
                    (D) by striking paragraph (53) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(53) San Jacinto-Branch Line (Riverside County).''; and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(69) Chicago-Northwest Rail Transit Corridor.
            ``(70) Vermont-Burlington-Essex Commuter Rail.''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i) by 
                        inserting ``(even if the project is not listed 
                        in subsection (a) or (b))'' before the colon;
                            (ii) by striking clause (ii) and inserting 
                        the following:
                            ``(ii) San Diego Mission Valley and Mid-
                        Coast Corridor, $325,000,000.'';
                            (iii) by striking clause (v) and inserting 
                        the following:
                            ``(v) Hartford City Light Rail Connection 
                        to Central Business District, $33,000,000.'';
                            (iv) by striking clause (xxiii) and 
                        inserting the following:
                            ``(xxiii) Kansas City-I-35 Commuter Rail, 
                        $30,000,000.'';
                            (v) in clause (xxxii) by striking 
                        ``Whitehall Ferry Terminal'' and inserting 
                        ``Staten Island Ferry-Whitehall Intermodal 
                        Terminal'';
                            (vi) by striking clause (xxxv) and 
                        inserting the following:
                            ``(xxxv) New York-Midtown West Ferry 
                        Terminal, $16,300,000.'';
                            (vii) in clause (xxxix) by striking 
                        ``Allegheny County'' and inserting 
                        ``Pittsburgh'';
                            (viii) by striking clause (xvi) and 
                        inserting the following:
                            ``(xvi) Northeast Indianapolis Corridor, 
                        $10,000,000.'';
                            (ix) by striking clause (xxix) and 
                        inserting the following:
                            ``(xxix) Greater Albuquerque Mass Transit 
                        Project, $90,000,000.'';
                            (x) by striking clause (xliii) and 
                        inserting the following:
                            ``(xliii) Providence-Boston Commuter Rail, 
                        $10,000,000.'';
                            (xi) by striking clause (xlix) and 
                        inserting the following:
                            ``(xlix) SEATAC-Personal Rapid Transit, 
                        $40,000,000.''; and
                            (xii) by striking clause (li) and inserting 
                        the following:
                            ``(li) Dallas-Ft. Worth RAILTRAN (Phase-
                        II), $12,000,000.'';
                    (B) by striking the heading for subsection (c)(2) 
                and inserting ``Additional amounts''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3) by inserting after the first 
                sentence the following: ``The project shall also be 
                exempted from all requirements relating to criteria for 
                grants and loans for fixed guideway systems under 
                section 5309(e) of such title and from regulations 
                required under that section.''.
    (s) New Jersey Urban Core Project.--Section 3030(e) of the Federal 
Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Technical adjustment.--Section 3031(d) of the 
        Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (as 
        amended by paragraph (3)(B) of this subsection) is amended--
                    ``(A) by striking `of the West Shore Line' and 
                inserting `or the West Shore Line'; and
                    ``(B) by striking `directly connected to' and all 
                that follows through `Newark International Airport' the 
                first place it appears.''.
    (t) Baltimore-Washington Transportation Improvements.--Section 3030 
of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(h) Technical Adjustment.--Section 3035(nn) of the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2134) (as 
amended by subsection (g)(1)(C) of this section) is amended by 
inserting after `expenditure of' the following: `section 5309 funds to 
the aggregate expenditure of'.''.
    (u) Bus Projects.--Section 3031 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 
is amended--
            (1) in the table contained in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking item 64;
                    (B) in item 69 by striking ``Rensslear'' each place 
                it appears and inserting ``Rensselaer'';
                    (C) in item 103 by striking ``facilities and''; and
                    (D) by striking item 150;
            (2) by striking the heading for subsection (b) and 
        inserting ``Additional Amounts'';
            (3) in subsection (b) by inserting after ``2000'' the first 
        place it appears ``with funds made available under section 
        5338(h)(6) of such title''; and
            (4) in item 2 of the table contained in subsection (b) by 
        striking ``Rensslear'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``Rensselaer''.
    (v) Contracting Out Study.--Section 3032 of the Federal Transit Act 
of 1998 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``3'' and inserting 
        ``6'';
            (2) in subsection (d) by striking ``the Mass Transit 
        Account of the Highway Trust Fund'' and inserting ``funds made 
        available under section 5338(f)(2) of title 49, United States 
        Code,'';
            (3) in subsection (d) by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
        ``1999''; and
            (4) in subsection (e) by striking ``subsection (c)'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (d)''.
    (w) Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants.--Section 3037 of the 
Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(4)(A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``designated recipients under 
                section 5307(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code,'' 
                after ``from among''; and
                    (B) by inserting a comma after ``and agencies'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(4)(B)--
                    (A) by striking ``at least'' and inserting ``less 
                than'';
                    (B) by inserting ``designated recipients under 
                section 5307(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code,'' 
                after ``from among''; and
                    (C) by inserting ``and agencies,'' after 
                ``authorities'';
            (3) in subsection (f)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``(including bicycling)''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``(including bicycling)'' after 
                ``additional services'';
            (4) in subsection (h)(2)(B) by striking 
        ``403(a)(5)(C)(ii)'' and inserting ``403(a)(5)(C)(vi)'';
            (5) in the heading for subsection (l)(1)(C) by striking 
        ``from the general fund'';
            (6) in subsection (l)(1)(C) by inserting ``under the 
        Transportation Discretionary Spending Guarantee for the Mass 
        Transit Category'' after ``(B)''; and
            (7) in subsection (l)(3)(B) by striking ``at least'' and 
        inserting ``less than''.
    (x) Rural Transportation Accessibility Incentive Program.--Section 
3038 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A) by inserting before the 
        semicolon ``or connecting 1 or more rural communities with an 
        urban area not in close proximity'';
            (2) in subsection (g)(1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``over-the-road buses used 
                substantially or exclusively in'' after ``operators 
                of''; and
                    (B) by inserting at the end the following:
        ``Such sums shall remain available until expended.''; and
            (3) in subsection (g)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``each of''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: ``Such sums 
                shall remain available until expended.''.
    (y) Study of Transit Needs in National Parks and Related Public 
Lands.--Section 3039(b) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``in order to carry'' and 
        inserting ``assist in carrying''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
        term `Federal land management agencies' means the National Park 
        Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the 
        Bureau of Land Management.''.
    (z) Obligation Ceiling.--Section 3040 of the Federal Transit Act of 
1998 is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) $5,797,000,000 in fiscal year 2000;''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4) by striking ``$6,746,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$6,747,000,000''.

SEC. 10. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

    Section 4011 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Technical Amendments.--Section 31314 (as amended by 
subsection (g) of this section) is amended--
            ``(1) in subsections (a) and (b) by striking `(3), and (5)' 
        each place it appears and inserting `(3), and (4)'; and
            ``(2) by striking subsection (d).''.

SEC. 11. RESTORATIONS TO RESEARCH TITLE.

    (a) University Transportation Research Funding.--Section 5001(a)(7) 
of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$31,150,000'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``$25,650,000'';
            (2) by striking ``$32,750,000'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``$27,250,000''; and
            (3) by striking ``$32,000,000'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``$26,500,000''.
    (b) Obligation Ceiling.--Section 5002 of such Act is amended by 
striking ``$403,150,000'' and all that follows through ``$468,000,000'' 
and inserting ``$397,650,000 for fiscal year 1998, $403,650,000 for 
fiscal year 1999, $422,450,000 for fiscal year 2000, $437,250,000 for 
fiscal year 2001, $447,500,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
$462,500,000''.
    (c) Use of Funds for ITS.--Section 5210 of the Transportation 
Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(d) Use of Innovative Financing.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may use up to 25 percent 
        of the funds made available to carry out this subtitle to make 
        available loans, lines of credit, and loan guarantees for 
        projects that are eligible for assistance under this subtitle 
        and that have significant intelligent transportation system 
        elements.
            ``(2) Consistency with other law.--Credit assistance 
        described in paragraph (1) shall be made available in a manner 
        consistent with the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and 
        Innovation Act of 1998.''.
    (d) University Transportation Research.--Section 5110 of such Act 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Technical Adjustments.--Section 5505 of title 49, United 
States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section), is amended--
            ``(1) in subsection (g)(2) by striking `section 5506,' and 
        inserting `section 508 of title 23, United States Code,';
            ``(2) in subsection (i)--
                    ``(A) by inserting `Subject to section 5338(e):' 
                after `(i) Number and Amount of Grants.--'; and
                    ``(B) by striking `institutions' each place it 
                appears and inserting `institutions or groups of 
                institutions'; and
            ``(3) in subsection (j)(4)(B) by striking `on behalf of' 
        and all that follows before the period and inserting `on behalf 
        of a consortium which may also include West Virginia University 
        Institute of Technology, the College of West Virginia, and 
        Bluefield State College'.''.
    (e) Technical Corrections.--Section 5115 of such Act is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``Director'' and 
        inserting ``Director of the Bureau of Transportation 
        Statistics'';
            (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``Bureau'' and inserting 
        ``Bureau of Transportation Statistics,''; and
            (3) in subsection (c) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (a)''.
    (f) Corrections to Certain Oklahoma Projects.--Section 5116 of such 
Act is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)(2) by striking ``$1,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and $500,000 
        for fiscal year 2001'' and inserting ``$1,000,000 for fiscal 
        year 1999, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $1,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2001, and $500,000 for fiscal year 2002''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)(2) by striking ``$1,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 1999, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $1,000,000 
        for fiscal year 2001, and $500,000 for fiscal year 2002'' and 
        inserting ``$1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, $1,000,000 for 
        fiscal year 2000, and $500,000 for fiscal year 2001''.
    (g) Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure Reference.--Section 
5117(b)(3)(B)(ii) of such Act is amended by striking ``local 
departments of transportation'' and inserting ``the Department of 
Transportation''.
    (h) Fundamental Properties of Asphalts and Modified Asphalts.--
Section 5117(b)(5)(B) of such Act is amended--
            (1) by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``1998''; and
            (2) by striking ``$3,000,000 per fiscal year'' and 
        inserting ``$1,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $3,000,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003''.

SEC. 12. AUTOMOBILE SAFETY AND INFORMATION.

    (a) Reference.--Section 7104 of the Transportation Equity Act for 
the 21st Century is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 30105(a) of title 49, United 
States Code (as amended by subsection (a) of this section), is amended 
by inserting after `Secretary' the following: `for the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration'.''.
    (b) Clean Vessel Act Funding.--Section 7403 of such Act is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Section 
        4(b)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Technical Amendment.--Section 4(b)(3)(B) of the 1950 Act (as 
amended by subsection (a) of this section) is amended by striking 
`6404(d)' and inserting `7404(d)'.''.
    (c) Boating Infrastructure.--Section 7404(b) of such Act is amended 
by striking ``6402'' and inserting ``7402''.

SEC. 13. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS REGARDING SUBTITLE A OF TITLE VIII.

    (a) Amendment to Offsetting Adjustment for Discretionary Spending 
Limit.--Section 8101(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
Century is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``$25,173,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$25,144,000,000''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``$26,045,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$26,009,000,000''.
    (b) Amendments for Highway Category.--Section 8101 of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(f) Technical Amendments.--Section 250(c)(4)(C) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as amended by 
subsection (c) of this Act) is amended--
            ``(1) by striking `Century and' and inserting `Century or';
            ``(2) by striking `as amended by this section,' and 
        inserting `as amended by the Transportation Equity Act for the 
        21st Century,'; and
            ``(3) by adding at the end the following new flush 
        sentence:
        `Such term also refers to the Washington Metropolitan Transit 
        Authority account (69-1128-0-1-401) only for fiscal year 1999 
        only for appropriations provided pursuant to authorizations 
        contained in section 14 of Public Law 96-184 and Public Law 
        101-551.'.''.
    (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 8102 of the Transportation Equity 
Act for the 21st Century is amended by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ``or from section 1102 of this Act''.

SEC. 14. CORRECTIONS TO VETERANS SUBTITLE.

    (a) Tobacco-Related Illnesses in Veterans.--Section 8202 of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended to read as 
follows (and the amendments made by that section as originally enacted 
shall be treated for all purposes as not having been made):

``SEC. 8202. TREATMENT OF TOBACCO-RELATED ILLNESSES OF VETERANS.

    ``(a) In General.--(1) Chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 1102 the following new section:
`Sec. 1103. Special provisions relating to claims based upon effects of 
              tobacco products
    `(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a veteran's 
disability or death shall not be considered to have resulted from 
personal injury suffered or disease contracted in the line of duty in 
the active military, naval, or air service for purposes of this title 
on the basis that it resulted from injury or disease attributable to 
the use of tobacco products by the veteran during the veteran's 
service.
    `(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed as precluding the 
establishment of service connection for disability or death from a 
disease or injury which is otherwise shown to have been incurred or 
aggravated in active military, naval, or air service or which became 
manifest to the requisite degree of disability during any applicable 
presumptive period specified in section 1112 or 1116 of this title.'.
    ``(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1102 the 
following new item:

`1103. Special provisions relating to claims based upon effects of 
                            tobacco products.'.
    ``(b) Effective Date.--Section 1103 of title 38, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to claims 
received by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.''.
    (b) GI Bill Educational Assistance for Survivors and Dependents of 
Veterans.--Subtitle B of title VIII of the Transportation Equity Act 
for the 21st Century is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``SEC. 8210. TWENTY PERCENT INCREASE IN RATES OF SURVIVORS AND 
              DEPENDENTS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.

    ``(a) Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance.--Section 
3532 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            ``(1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    ``(A) by striking out `$404' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof `$485';
                    ``(B) by striking out `$304' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof `$365'; and
                    ``(C) by striking out `$202' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof `$242';
            ``(2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out `$404' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof `$485';
            ``(3) in subsection (b), by striking out `$404' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof `$485'; and
            ``(4) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    ``(A) by striking out `$327' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof `$392';
                    ``(B) by striking out `$245' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof `$294'; and
                    ``(C) by striking out `$163' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof `$196'.
    ``(b) Correspondence Course.--Section 3534(b) of such title is 
amended by striking out `$404' and inserting in lieu thereof `$485'.
    ``(c) Special Restorative Training.--Section 3542(a) of such title 
is amended--
            ``(1) by striking out `$404' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        `$485';
            ``(2) by striking out `$127' each place it appears and 
        inserting in lieu thereof `$152'; and
            ``(3) by striking out `$13.46' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof `$16.16'.
    ``(d) Apprenticeship Training.--Section 3687(b)(2) of such title is 
amended--
            ``(1) by striking out `$294' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        `$353';
            ``(2) by striking out `$220' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        `$264';
            ``(3) by striking out `$146' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        `$175'; and
            ``(4) by striking out `$73' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        `$88'.
    ``(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
take effect on October 1, 1998, and shall apply with respect to 
educational assistance allowances paid for months after September 
1998.''.

SEC. 15. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS REGARDING TITLE IX.

    (a) Highway Trust Fund.--Subsection (f) of section 9002 of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(4) The last sentence of section 9503(c)(1), as amended 
        by subsection (d), is amended by striking `the date of 
        enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
        Century' and inserting `the date of the enactment of the TEA 21 
        Restoration Act'.
            ``(5) Paragraph (3) of section 9503(e), as amended by 
        subsection (d), is amended by striking `the date of enactment 
        of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century' and 
        inserting `the date of the enactment of the TEA 21 Restoration 
        Act'.''.
    (b) Boat Safety Account and Sport Fish Restoration Account.--
Section 9005 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Clerical Amendments.--
            ``(1) Subparagraph (A) of section 9504(b)(2), as amended by 
        subsection (b)(1), is amended by striking `the date of the 
        enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
        Century' and inserting `the date of the enactment of the TEA 21 
        Restoration Act'.
            ``(2) Subparagraph (B) of section 9504(b)(2), as added by 
        subsection (b)(3), is amended by striking `such Act' and 
        inserting `the TEA 21 Restoration Act'.
            ``(3) Subparagraph (C) of section 9504(b)(2), as amended by 
        subsection (b)(2) and redesignated by subsection (b)(3), is 
        amended by striking `the date of the enactment of the 
        Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century' and inserting 
        `the date of the enactment of the TEA 21 Restoration Act'.
            ``(4) Subsection (c) of section 9504, as amended by 
        subsection (c)(2), is amended by striking `the date of 
        enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
        Century' and inserting `the date of the enactment of the TEA 21 
        Restoration Act'.''.

SEC. 16. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
simultaneously with the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for 
the 21st Century. For purposes of all Federal laws, the amendments made 
by this Act shall be treated as being included in the Transportation 
Equity Act for the 21st Century at the time of the enactment of such 
Act, and the provisions of such Act (including the amendments made by 
such Act) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 
Act) that are amended by this Act shall be treated as not being 
enacted.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 1998.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.