[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 40 (Wednesday, April 1, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H1885-H2030]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    BUILDING EFFICIENT SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AND EQUITY ACT OF 1998

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 405 and rule 
XXIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole on 
the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 2400.

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                     in the committee of the whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2400) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety 
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes, with Mr. 
Hastings of Washington in the chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as having 
been read the first time.
  Under the rule, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) and the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) each will control one hour, and 
the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Archer) and the gentleman from New York 
(Mr. Rangel) will each control 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster).
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  (Mr. SHUSTER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, today we bring to the floor of the House 
historic legislation, legislation to rebuild America so that we have a 
21st Century transportation system. In the 21st Century, from Seattle 
to Miami, from New York to California, America is growing and 
prospering, but our infrastructure is crumbling.
  There are two fundamental principles in the bill we bring to the 
floor today. The first is to put the trust back in the Transportation 
Trust Funds. It is to restore honesty in budgeting.
  Every time an American drives up to the gas pump and pays his or her 
18.4-cent gas tax for every gallon of tax, that money goes into the 
Highway Trust Fund and Americans have the right to believe that the 
money in the trust fund is going to be spent to improve transportation.
  In fact, that is the way it was, until in the mid-1960's President 
Johnson got the idea that by not spending the money, he could help fund 
the Vietnam War.
  Indeed, it was Eisenhower and the Congress which made a Contract with 
America, and that contract was you pay your gas tax, and that money is 
spent to improve highways. Unfortunately, in the past several years, we 
have had a fraud perpetrated on the American people. It has not 
happened. We have had abate and switch. You pay your gas tax, but the 
money in the trust fund does not get spent. To the tune, there is $23 
billion in that Highway Trust Fund today.
  Let me share with Members something that a very well-known American 
said when he was Governor of a State just a few years ago. He said this 
on television: ``The Congress took that money from us under a solemn 
contract to turn right around and give it back to the States to be 
spent on roads and highways. Instead, they are hoarding that money up 
there, and the only reason is to make the Federal deficit look smaller 
than it is. It is just wrong. It is wrong as it can be, and we ought to 
stop it. It is in violation of the solemn contract the national 
government has to the people who pay the tax.'' Governor Bill Clinton.
  So I say now to the Clinton Administration, join us. Keep your word. 
Help us unlock the trust fund so that money can go where it is supposed 
to go, to improve America's transportation infrastructure.
  We swallowed hard in the committee to get where we are today on a 
couple of very, very important compromises. We agreed that from this 
point forward, we would not count the interest in the trust fund.
  Over the life of this bill, that means $15 billion in debt reduction 
for our country. And we swallowed hard and said that approximately $10 
billion of the $23 billion in the balance will be returned.

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  Put those two figures together and you get about $25 billion in 
reduced debt for the Federal Government, an amount which approximates 
the increase in spending that this bill proposes. We only spend the 
revenue coming into this Trust Fund from this point forward. We only 
spend the money paid for by the American people in the gas tax and the 
related transportation taxes. Indeed, the projection is we come in over 
the 6-year period about $3 billion under the revenue coming in.
  I would be quick to say, if there is no need to spend this money, we 
certainly should not spend it, nor should we let it accumulate. We 
should reduce the taxes.
  So that brings me to, really, the second fundamental principle: That 
is, what are the needs for investment in infrastructure for America? I 
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that the needs are very clear; indeed, they are overwhelming. Twenty-
seven percent of the highways in America are in poor condition. The 
average American is stuck 26 hours out of every year in traffic. That 
does not really tell the whole story. The average American living in 
one of our big cities is stuck in traffic, bumper-to-bumper traffic, 
over 50 hours in a year, more than a workweek in a year.
  Indeed, on our highways, 42,000 Americans are killed every year. Of 
that 42,000, 9,000 are kids killed on our highways. The experts tell us 
that 30 percent of highway fatalities are caused by bad roads. That is 
12,000 Americans of the 42,000 being killed on our highways. Indeed, it 
is about 2,700 kids being killed on our highways as a result of bad 
roads. That is more than a commercial airplane crashing every day. What 
outrage we would have in this country if we had an airplane going down 
every day.
  In addition to those fatalities, 3.5 million Americans are injured on 
our highways every year. Get this. For every baby born in America 
today, six out of every ten babies born will be injured in an 
automobile accident during his lifetime, some of them more than once, 
if we do not change these accident rates.
  We can change them. In fact, something I do not talk about very much, 
but it is appropriate today, I think. Seventeen years ago I had my neck 
broken in an automobile accident. I was a passenger in a head-on 
collision. I had my seatbelt on. They tell me I would have been a dead 
duck if I did not. But I am one of the lucky ones. They put three pins 
in my neck and a bone out of my hip, and I am okay. I am here. I am 
alive. I am lucky. But 42,000 Americans every year are not so lucky. 
Nine thousand kids every year are not so lucky.
  I would wager that there is hardly anybody here in the Chamber today, 
or in our viewing audience, who has not had a loved one or a friend who 
has been killed or seriously injured in an automobile accident. What is 
the cost of a life? We cannot really put a price tag on it, but what we 
do know is that with the investment made in this bill over the life of 
this bill, the experts tell us we can cut fatalities by 4,000 people a 
year. It sounds like a lot. Actually, it is less than 10 percent of the 
fatality rate. It is doable. But do we want to cut the number in half, 
2,000 lives a year? What is the value we put on a life?
  This bill will save lives. This bill will give our country a 
productivity boost, an economic boost. This bill will create jobs. For 
every $1 billion invested in highways, 42,500 jobs are created.
  Where is the support for this bill? It is not just here in the 
Congress, although I must tell the Members how thrilled I was to see 
the overwhelmingly positive vote we got just a few minutes ago on the 
rule for this bill. If Members would listen to the naysayers, we would 
have thought we would have squeaked through, at best. Instead, when the 
vote came, it was six to one overwhelmingly in support of the rule for 
this bill.
  Who are the supporters of this bill? It is not just us. All 50 
governors have endorsed this bill. The League of Cities, the mayors 
have endorsed this bill. The counties have endorsed this bill. The 
State legislatures have endorsed this bill. Environmentalists have 
endorsed this bill. Safety groups have endorsed this bill. Labor, the 
AFL-CIO and the Chamber of Commerce, what a pair, have both endorsed 
this legislation. And, yes, the AAA, representing millions of the 
motoring public.
  Why have they supported this bill? Why do we have this extraordinary, 
broad, bipartisan support across America? Here is what the bill does: 
It unlocks the Transportation Trust Fund and says, from this point 
forward the revenue coming into the Trust Fund can be spent on 
transportation improvements.
  Do not believe this baloney that we somehow break the budget, that we 
somehow create a deficit. Not a penny can be spent if, indeed, the 
money is not there in the Trust Fund to be spent. Not a penny can be 
spent if we do not come back to this House with offsets from conference 
with the Senate. So it cannot bust the budget. Indeed, it can only 
spend the revenues flowing into the Trust Fund paid for by the motoring 
public.

  That is not all this does. This revises the formulas for the States 
by which they get their money in a much fairer way. We throw out the 
old formula, which by the way is based in part on some 1919 statistics, 
if Members can believe that. We throw that aside, and we create a much 
fairer formula based on transportation need as well as population.
  We raise the minimum allocation for each State to 95 percent, 
including all formula funds; and, for the first time, we include the 
projects in the minimum calculation. We also say that the donor States, 
since they are the ones putting up most of the money, the donor States 
get preference in discretionary grants.
  Beyond that, we recognize the need for more flexibility. There are 
those who argue we should give the program back to the States. We 
believe that goes too far, but we acknowledge the States and the cities 
should have much more flexibility, and we put it in this bill. In this 
bill we provide that, in every category going back, the States and 
cities can shift up to 50 percent of the money in that category into 
any other category, based on the State or city need.
  There are two modifications to that. We want to protect the 
environment, and so we provide that in CMAQ and enhancements the States 
must spend at least as much as they have been previously spending, but 
in the increased money, 50 percent of that can be flexed to other 
categories, should the States and the localities so choose.
  Beyond that, we recognize the national interest. Those who talk about 
just give it all back to the States I think must be living in 1920 
instead of 1998. Interestingly, there is a greater Federal interest 
today to tie our country together than there has ever been. Why? 
Because we have more interstate travel than we have ever had.
  I love to refer to Oklahoma City as an example. Out there, you have 
two interstates that cross, 35 and 40. They were built to carry 60,000 
vehicles a day. They are carrying 120,000 vehicles a day. But, to me, 
that is not the most interesting figure. To me, the most interesting 
figure is that 60 percent of the license plates on those vehicles are 
out-of-State license plates. It is not an Oklahoma problem. It is a 
national problem.
  Up in Seattle, coming out of the great port of Seattle-Tacoma, over 
50 percent of the product coming in from Asia is shipped to Chicago and 
east. With tongue in cheek, I said they should change the name from the 
Port of Seattle to the Port of Chicago, the point being it is not a 
Washington State problem, it is a national problem.
  Across America today, 64 percent of truck traffic is interstate. 
There is a greater need to tie our country together to make sure that 
the national interest is protected, as well as State and local 
interest. That is why we bring this balanced bill to the floor.
  We also move some general fund transportation spending into the Trust 
Fund. We acknowledge that it is the Transportation Trust Fund that 
should be spending the money, so we do that.
  We also toughen up safety standards. We provide incentives to toughen 
the drunk driving laws. We say that .08 is important, and we provide 
incentives to the States to put .08 in their State laws. But we do not 
want to have an unfunded mandate. We hope the States will do it. We 
give them an incentive to do it.
  On the subject of projects, which it seems the media and the 
opponents, few though they are, have focused so much on projects, only 
5 percent of the funds in this bill go to congressional high-priority 
projects. Stop and think about it. Eight percent of all the money in 
this bill goes back to the States. Seven percent goes downtown to the 
Secretary of Transportation.
  The last time I checked, angels in heaven did not make the decisions 
and are not making the decisions as to where to build highways and 
transit systems. It is a political process. There is nothing wrong with 
the States, the Governors, the legislators having 88 percent of the 
money to decide how it is going to be spent, or the Secretary having 7 
percent of the pot.
  We think it is not unreasonable, in fact, it is very reasonable, to 
say that the Members of Congress who have to cast the tough votes on 
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should be able to recommend to our committee what projects are most 
important in their district, and we limit it to only 5 percent of the 
pot.
  In addition to that, when we hear those saying, well, it is the same 
old way it used to be done, that simply is not true. We have a 14-point 
vetting process where these projects must meet the standard, including 
support from the Secretary of Transportation in their home States, or 
their mayors, if it is in an MPO area.
  Let me emphasize that this tough 14-point vetting program was 
something that was actually proposed and put into effect by the 
gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Nick Joe Rahall), a Democrat. So this 
is bipartisan. It is something that makes a lot of sense; and, indeed, 
it is something that should be done.
  Further, let me emphasize, when we hear people saying, well, if you 
eliminate the projects you save money, Mr. Speaker, we do not save a 
penny. The money, if there are no projects, simply goes back to the 
States or downtown. It will be spent, but it will either be the 
faceless, nameless bureaucrats downtown or in State government or the 
Governors or the State legislators who will be spending the money.
  I do not know how many Members I have had come to me and say, for 
example, my State government is all Republican, and I am a Democrat. I 
do not get anything in my district, so I need a high-priority project. 
Or, conversely, my State is all Democrat; and, as a Republican, I do 
not get anything unless I have a high-priority project.
  Who knows better what is most important in their district than the 
Members of Congress from that district? In fact, I would respectfully 
suggest there is a bit of arrogance in those who say that somehow they 
know better what is important in their congressional districts than 
Members know. Indeed, I would suggest that if Members do not know what 
is really important to people in their congressional district, they are 
not going to be here very long.
  Let me emphasize that, while we have some disagreement in this bill, 
I have the greatest respect particularly for the gentleman from Ohio 
(Mr. John Kasich), who is not a hypocrite and who said he does not want 
to see tax revenue spent on transportation.

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  I disagree with him. I disagree with him fundamentally. But he is 
straight. This is his position. He has a right to take that position. 
And he also, in the process, has not sent us letters requesting 
projects for his district while at the same time saying he opposes 
projects. He is not a hypocrite. He is an honorable person.
  Mr. Chairman, I had to take the well last week and to release and put 
in the Congressional Record letters from several Members of Congress 
who are castigating the projects but who have asked for multimillion 
dollar projects in their own congressional districts. Now, as hard as 
that is for Members to believe, it is in the Record. It is there for 
Members to see.
  Last week I challenged any Member to come forward and say that I had 
offered a project in exchange for his vote or, conversely, had 
threatened to take a project away if he did not vote with us. Nobody 
has responded to that challenge. Why? Because nobody can, because that 
is not the way we do business. Not only in this bill, but never in my 
career in the Congress have I ever made such a threat to a Member of 
Congress.
  So it is very regrettable that the people who on the one hand seem so 
self-righteous also are dealing very loosely with the truth. Maybe 
there is a little inconsistency there that I hope one might recognize. 
In fact, there is a great line in the book, ``The Hawaiians'' which I 
will clean up and paraphrase, which is, ``How I envy the pious. They 
can be such hypocrites and never even know it.''
  Well, the good news is we have dealt fairly with every Member in this 
body. I must say I was surprised to see the gentleman from Delaware, my 
good friend, last week holding a press conference because he does not 
like our bill, calling it highway robbery. He is my good friend. We 
serve together on the Select Committee on Intelligence. Indeed, we are 
members of other organizations here on the Hill.
  But what short memories we seem to have. It was just last year that 
the Delaware delegation pushed through $2.3 billion for Amtrak. In fact 
it was described by some as one of the most bizarre, backhanded ways of 
funding a program that has ever been witnessed around here.
  But I did not take the floor and call it the ``great train robbery.'' 
No, I supported what they were trying to do because we were able to 
reform Amtrak, because Amtrak is important, not to some Members but to 
the gentleman from Delaware and the Members from the Northeast 
Corridor. Amtrak is important to them, so we supported that and we 
supported the reform of Amtrak.
  I must tell my colleagues that the reform bill spells out that those 
reforms must be accomplished by June 1, or all money for Amtrak stops, 
ceases, zero. I must also tell my colleagues that there are indications 
that those reforms may not be met by June 1, which means they will have 
to be back here on the floor again asking for forgiveness for Amtrak 
legislation or there will not be any money for Amtrak.
  Well, it seems to me that it might be a little more difficult next 
time around to get that kind of forgiveness for Amtrak. So I hope that 
those who sometimes seem to feel that nobody's cause but their own is 
worthwhile might take a little broader look at the transportation needs 
all across America.
  The Woodrow Wilson Bridge is another case in point. A billion 
dollars. We read so much in the local papers about the importance of 
the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Let me tell my colleagues there are over 30 
interstate reconstruction projects, all of which cost more than a 
billion dollars. So while the Woodrow Wilson Bridge may well be 
important to the region here, there are other projects all across 
America which cost just as much on the interstate system, the highest 
priority system, and which are just as important to other Americans 
across this country.
  So I hope that, again, those who seem to see nothing of virtue in 
anything but their own particular interest might broaden their horizons 
just a bit.
  Mr. Chairman, my colleagues who know me best know I am not exactly a 
raving left-wing liberal spender. In fact the American Conservative 
Union gave me a 100 percent rating last year. I slipped in my NFIB 
rating. I only got a 97. I am not a big spender; I am a fiscal 
conservative. But there is a fundamental difference between spending 
tax dollars to build assets and pouring money down a rat hole.
  Indeed, Mr. Chairman, I would say to my conservative Republican 
colleagues, look at the legacy of our party. It was Abraham Lincoln who 
in the midst of the Civil War signed the papers to create the first 
transcontinental railroad and who strongly supported Henry Clay's 
American system for capital improvements, for internal improvements.
  It was Teddy Roosevelt, the Panama Canal. George Will, the wonderful 
columnist, wrote a column a few months ago in which he observed that 
some conservatives today, had those same conservatives been back there 
with Teddy Roosevelt, probably would have voted against the Panama 
Canal. Well, I would like to think not, but it does not end with Teddy 
Roosevelt.
  Eisenhower, the father of the interstate system. Mr. Chairman, do my 
colleagues know who Eisenhower's floor manager was in the United States 
Senate to pass the interstate system? Prescott Bush, the father of 
President George Bush.
  To my conservative colleagues I say we have a legacy here of building 
America and today is the day we have the opportunity to do it. Today is 
the day we have the opportunity to put honesty back in budgeting. To 
spend only the trust fund money that is coming in. To save lives. To 
remove congestion and to increase productivity. The revenue exists.
  Let me close by sharing with my colleagues something that Stephen 
Ambrose, the historian, wrote in a book that just came out recently. It 
is a wonderful book entitled ``Citizen Soldiers.'' It is a book about 
the soldiers of America who in World War II slogged their way through 
Europe to win victory for our country and for the allies.
  He wrote in the conclusion of his wonderful book about those World 
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II veterans when they came home, and here is what he said about them:

       These were the men who built modern America. They wanted to 
     construct. They built the interstate highway system, the St. 
     Lawrence Seaway, the suburbs so scorned by the sociologists 
     but so successful with the people, and much more.

  So let us on a bipartisan basis in this Chamber today, let us in our 
time be the builders of a better America as we move into a new and 
exciting 21st century, so that our children's children 50 years from 
now might be able to look back and say: See, this they did for us.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 3 minutes.
  Mr. Speaker, 42 years ago in this Chamber a Democratic Congress, 
united with a Republican President, launched a new experiment in 
transportation, one that would prove to be enormously successful in 
improving America's mobility and expanding its economy and moving 
transportation from border to border and coast to coast in a way that 
never had been accomplished before.
  Today we stand at the beginning of a new century and a new 
millennium. The legislation we bring to the floor today takes us beyond 
the vision of the interstate system and beyond the vision that was 
created in ISTEA in 1991 and to a new century, a new millennium, a new 
investment with renewed vigor in a future America.
  Mr. Chairman, I compliment the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Chairman 
Shuster) on the extraordinary job he has accomplished of leading us 
through the thicket of conflicting issues, values, ideas, demands, 
interests and pressures to do the right thing for America. He traced 
the evolution of the transportation system, of this legislation, in a 
very heartfelt, deeply sensitive and deeply committed way just a moment 
ago. His words are a measure for all time.
  What we do in this legislation is not just to continue but to extend 
beyond where we have been in our transportation mix of the last 42 
years. Mr. Chairman, we continue the investment in America that is the 
fundamental driving force for this transportation sector, which is 10 
percent of our gross domestic product. We continue the programs of this 
country that we initiated in ISTEA that have been so enormously 
successful. We continue the environmental stewardship. We address 
safety and, indeed, had we not addressed safety with the interstate 
highway program in 1956, we would be killing 110,000 people on 
America's highways today.
  We provide continued equity in our transportation program for 
minorities for labor, for construction labor, and for the States 
through our distribution formula. This is a bill that is good for all 
America, for all time, to take us into that next century. Not a bridge 
of fiber optic cable, but a bridge built on concrete, asphalt, steel 
and goodwill and good vision and a good sense of direction for America.
  Transportation means economic growth, means mobility, and it means 
opportunity for America. That is what this legislation is all about.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri) chairman of the Subcommittee on 
Surface Transportation.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, today we are considering legislation that, 
perhaps more than any bill we will consider this Congress, touches the 
lives of each and every constituent of each and every Member of this 
House.
  Mr. Chairman, until something goes wrong, we often overlook the 
impact that transportation has on our daily lives. No matter who we are 
or where we live, we rely on an efficient and safe transportation 
network. Whether we live in an urban area where transit provides a way 
to get to and from work; whether we farm land in a rural area and need 
to get crops to market quickly; whether we own a business that needs to 
truck in materials and get finished goods out over the roads; whether 
we are a young mother worrying about safely driving our young children 
to school each day; or whether we load up the family and go down the 
highway on our annual family vacation in Disney World or the Grand 
Canyon, we need a good transportation system in the United States for 
daily commutes, to transport freight around the country, and to provide 
opportunities for tourism and for recreation.
  Transportation is something that we use every day, and it provides a 
safe and efficient way of getting around and moving goods, and it is 
something that our constituents expect.
  Mr. Chairman, today we have an opportunity to pass legislation that 
truly does provide tangible, real benefits for all Americans. Some have 
tried to attack the bill before us based on the funding levels and 
budget implications of authorizations for projects in various Members' 
districts. But those critics ignore one important fact: all the 
spending in this bill is fully supported by the gas taxes paid and 
collected in the Highway Trust Fund. In fact, spending is actually 
below trust fund revenues over the next 6 years. Spending in this bill 
is linked to the amount of taxes collected in the trust fund, taxes 
collected from the motoring public and which can be used only for 
transportation purposes.
  Spending increases in this bill are so large in part because we are 
finally using the gas taxes for transportation instead of hoarding them 
in the trust fund to subsidize other spending. The current trust fund 
balance is about $23 billion. Under the budget agreement last year it 
would have grown to $70 billion. What is fair about that, government 
borrowing from the trust fund to spend on all kinds of things, adding 
to the national debt?
  Gas taxes are user fees collected to fund transportation. They should 
either be used for that purpose, as BESTEA does, or the gas tax should 
be cut.

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  Now, some have used the term ``hypocrisy'' to describe this bill. 
Well, the true hypocrisy is taxing the American public, saying we will 
use those taxes only for transportation, and then not living up to our 
part of the bargain. That is why America has become so skeptical about 
Washington.
  We are ending that practice in this bill. We should not lose sight of 
the fact that since BESTEA more fully spends the new gas taxes coming 
into the trust fund, we have agreed to write off a total of $9 billion 
of the outstanding $22 billion cash balance in the Highway Trust Fund, 
and we have agreed to forgo interest that would otherwise be credited 
to this trust fund saving over $14 billion in national indebtedness. No 
one has been talking about that, but it reduces the outstanding debt of 
the United States by over $20 billion.
  We have significantly reformed distribution formulas to provide for 
the more equitable allocation of funds among the States. Funding 
formulas are updated so that we no longer use historic shares to 
distribute funds, and instead we use up-to-date transportation data 
that more accurately reflects usage and need.
  Minimum allocation for donor States is increased to 95 percent. 
Several other donor State funding provisions are included. A very 
significant reform is that for the first time projects are included in 
the minimum allocation calculation so States cannot be severely 
disadvantaged or advantaged whether they have or do not have projects.
  Finally, donee States do not lose in terms of actual dollars 
received, but in fact increase substantially over the amounts received, 
over the past 6 years of ISTEA. Under BESTEA, we are able to increase 
funding for clean air programs. We increase by $2 billion funding for 
safety and safety education programs, and we have done an increase in 
transit funding by 43 percent.
  It contains significant reforms to streamline project delivery and 
reduce red tape, including coordinating environmental reviews, reducing 
project approval requirements and eliminating programmatic 
responsibilities of Department of Transportation regional offices.
  Mr. Chairman, passage of BESTEA today means Americans traveling on 
the roads will be safer. It means that we will take a step forward in 
sustaining and improving the economic prosperity that we as Americans 
are so fortunate to enjoy. And it means that we will be competitive in 
a global economy that relies on efficient transportation. We quite 
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highways, bridges and public transit to keep us moving ahead into the 
future.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 4 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Lipinski), ranking member on the 
Subcommittee on Aviation.
  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Chairman, I thank the ranking member, the gentleman 
from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), for this time.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 2400, the 
Building Efficiency Surface Transportation and Equity Act, commonly 
referred to as BESTEA. First, I want to thank our chairman and ranking 
members for all of their hard work, the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Shuster), the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), the 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri), the gentleman from West Virginia 
(Mr. Rahall). They have worked together to create a strong bipartisan 
bill that provides the necessary funding to maintain and improve our 
Nation's infrastructure.
  I am sure that during the debate today, a few of our colleagues will 
try to say that this important bill busts the Balanced Budget Act of 
1997. This is simply not true. This bill is paid for out of the Highway 
Trust Fund. The Highway Trust Fund is supported by fuel taxes paid by 
motorists. Therefore, this bill is paid for each time motorists go to 
pay for their gasoline. BESTEA does not bust the balanced budget. 
BESTEA simply spends down the large unspent surplus in the Highway 
Trust Fund. Under this bill, dedicated gas taxes are used for their 
dedicated purpose, to address the transportation needs of cities and 
States throughout this Nation.
  This is absolutely necessary because America's transportation needs 
are staggering. Our Nation's transportation infrastructure in many 
areas is crumbling and it is in urgent need of repair, mainly because 
we as a Nation have not invested enough to maintain and improve our 
transportation system. In fact, in the last 30 years transportation 
spending as a percentage of the Federal budget has been cut in half. 
Yet investing in transportation means investing in America's future.
  Economic studies show that every dollar invested in the highway 
system yields $2.60 in economic benefit. Other countries are already 
investing billions in their core infrastructure. Fortunately, BESTEA 
does the same for America.
  Mr. Chairman, as I said this morning, BESTEA is a good bipartisan 
bill. It will provide better, safer roads. It will provide new and 
improved public transportation systems. It will improve air quality by 
reducing traffic congestion and by promoting public transit. It will 
provide good jobs for middle-class Americans. It will ensure America's 
future as a world leader by maintaining and improving our world class 
surface transportation system. I strongly urge all my colleagues to 
vote to invest in America's future and vote in favor of H.R. 2400.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I almost find myself uncontrollable here in recognizing and giving 5 
minutes to the Honorable John Paul Hammerschmidt, a former member of 
Congress and a former ranking member of our committee, the man who 
would be chairman if he were still here, so I want to acknowledge he is 
in the Chamber and wish him well.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 30 seconds to join in the 
acknowledgment of our colleague, one of the architects of ISTEA that 
brings us to the floor today, and an extraordinarily distinguished 
Member of this House and of our committee for so very, very many years. 
We owe him a great debt of gratitude.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
distinguished gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Rogers) chairman of one of 
the important appropriations subcommittees.
  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Chairman, I thank the chairman for yielding the time 
and join in welcoming our friend, Mr. Hammerschmidt, back to this 
Chamber.
  Mr. Chairman, the highway bill before us today opens doors for the 
Nation and the people of Kentucky. First, it unlocks the Highway Trust 
Fund, providing the money needed to invest in our national highway 
system and to boost spending in donor States like Kentucky. BESTEA 
gives Kentucky 90 cents back on every dollar that we send in to the 
trust fund as opposed to 77 cents they received under ISTEA.
  Overall, Kentucky will receive on average approximately $479 million 
per year in highway funding. That is 70 percent more than our share 
over the last 5 years.
  Second, it launches the I-66 project in Kentucky, making the first 
major dollar investment toward construction. I-66 will open up southern 
and eastern Kentucky to the rest of the Nation, creating thousands of 
jobs.
  Third, monies included in the House and Senate version of this bill 
virtually guarantee that we will make substantial progress on the 
unfinished sections of the Appalachian development road system, which 
is vital to our region.
  Of special importance is that this bill will save lives. BESTEA gives 
States the ability to improve the safety of many poorly designed roads 
and bridges. This will save hundreds of lives in Kentucky alone.
  Simply put, BESTEA is the best deal for Kentucky, the best deal for 
donor States and the best deal for our Nation. I congratulate the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) and the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) and the other members of the committee for a 
great job on a great bill.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Rahall), ranking member on the 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, who has contributed so 
vigorously and so many dedicated, devoted hours to the shaping of this 
legislation.
  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this 
time.
  I commend the gentleman as well as the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Shuster) and the subcommittee chairman, the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Petri), for their excellent work on this legislation. As 
we begin debate on this legislation, we are indeed at a crossroads in 
this country. We can decide whether we want to retreat from the 
transportation needs of the new century and fail to make the necessary 
investments in our highway and transit infrastructure, or we can rise 
to the challenge and dedicate the necessary resources to these 
endeavors.
  Those of us who bring this legislation forth today are seeking to 
rise to that challenge, to keep faith with the American public, to 
restore integrity and restore trust back into the Highway Trust Fund 
and to make the necessary investments in America. To be clear, this is 
not just about an investment in concrete and asphalt, but one about 
investment into our children, one about investment into our 
environment, and an investment into the very social fabric of this 
Nation.
  This legislation involves the very standard of living we in this 
country wish to enjoy, and it entails the type of legacy we wish to 
leave to future generations, our children. Poor road pavement, outdated 
design standards, and the lack of safety enhancement present a very 
real threat to the motoring public. In parts of my district, school 
buses have collided with trucks for these very reasons, prematurely 
extinguishing the innocent lives of our younger generation. I know 
tragedies like this have happened elsewhere around the country.
  This bill makes an investment into improving those roads and 
providing more safety features so that we can better ensure the well-
being of our children.
  Our environment, let us look at what this bill does. Congestion 
plagues our cities, both large and small. Air quality deteriorates as 
vehicles stack up behind each other with motors idling. And tempers 
flare erupting into road rage affecting so many parts of this country.
  This bill makes an investment into improving our environment by 
advancing alternative means of transportation such as transit, bicycle 
and pedestrian pathways, and innovative new intelligent transportation 
systems.
  Our very standard of living, let us look at what this bill does. In 
order to compete globally, companies are demanding production 
efficiency. It is estimated that more than one-half of U.S. 
manufacturers are using just-in-time inventory systems. This approach 
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  This legislation makes a fundamental investment into improving our 
transportation systems, not just highways, but transportation links 
that are intermodal in nature, to better ensure the smooth flow of 
goods, both domestic and international markets.
  It has been said that ISTEA represented a revolution in how we viewed 
our surface transportation needs. Over the course of the last 6 years 
ISTEA, as implemented, has produced some fundamental changes in the 
Federal role in transportation. It empowered our local communities.
  If ISTEA was indeed a revolution, then this bill known as BESTEA is a 
revelation; a revelation because it exposes the Highway Trust Fund for 
what it truly is, not an account to be used to mask the true size of 
the Federal deficit, or make our budget look brighter. Not a pot of 
funds to be held hostage to the whims and the caprices of our 
budgeteers, but rather as a trust fund, a trust fund paid into by the 
American motorists for the express purpose of receiving a better return 
in building our road and bridges in this country.
  I urge adoption of this entire bill. I think it is what the American 
public wants. It is what our children and future generations want.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Coble).
  Mr. COBLE. Mr. Chairman, I think it is important to recognize the 
tremendous steps the committee is taking to significantly to improve 
donor States rate of return in this bill. BESTEA distributes funds 
equitably among the States by reforming the highway funding formulas so 
that they are based upon relevant transportation factors.
  Specifically, there are provisions in this bill which will guarantee 
that no State will fall below a 90 percent return on its contributions 
to the Highway Trust Fund. In addition, the committee repealed the 
penalty on discretionary grants for States that receive minimum 
allocation funding. While BESTEA is not perfect, Mr. Chairman, it 
certainly goes a long way to address the critical need of donor States, 
and I hope we can continue to work together to that end.
  This bill is not only about saving lives, it is about being honest 
with the American people. Many Members in the Chamber today will claim 
that this is a budget buster. I am a fiscal conservative, Mr. Chairman. 
This charge is simply not true.
  When Congress set up the Highway Trust Fund, it created a contract 
with the American people by instituting a gas tax with the promise that 
these taxes would only be used for transportation improvements. When 
these taxes are used to mask the size of the deficit or to increase 
welfare spending or foreign aid, the contract is broken and American 
lives are put at risk. Using the gas tax for other social spending is 
wrong and dishonest.
  We must, in fact, spend these taxes on what we promised we would 
spend them on. It is an honesty question and it is time to be honest 
with the American people. If we are not going to expend these monies 
for the purpose that was intended, then let us repeal the tax.
  Mr. Chairman, it is time to spend the Highway Trust Fund where it is 
supposed to be spent: Improving roads and enhancing the safety of the 
American motorists who use those roads.

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  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Borski), the ranking member on our Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment.
  (Mr. BORSKI asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. BORSKI. Mr. Chairman, let me first thank the distinguished 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) for yielding me this time.
  I also want to commend and congratulate both he and our distinguished 
Chairman for bringing this truly bipartisan and truly historic bill to 
the floor of the House of Representatives. I also want to commend the 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri) and, of course, our ranking member 
on the subcommittee, the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Rahall).
  Mr. Chairman, I think it is important to understand that this is not 
just a highway bill. By establishing funding levels that are fiscally 
sound, it provides necessary resources to meet America's diverse 
transportation infrastructure needs.
  BESTEA maintains the enhancement and CMAQ provisions set forth in 
ISTEA. It provides for an equitable distribution of funds among States, 
it improves safety on our highways, provides flexibility for States and 
local areas, and it benefits urban and rural America.
  Mr. Chairman, it is important to point out that these varied and 
critical goals can only be met because of a provision in the bill that 
calls for phasing in spending the 4.3 cents fuel tax recently returned 
to the Trust Fund and taking the Trust Fund, itself, off budget 
beginning in 1999.
  The monies that are actually spent on our country's infrastructure 
have been consistently and substantially less than what is collected. 
To call this money a dedicated tax and then disregard its intended use 
is a fraud. Clearly, our country has enormous transportation 
infrastructure needs. We cannot afford to look the other way while 
revenues committed to address these needs go elsewhere or sit fallow. 
That money is desperately needed, and it exists in a Trust Fund. We do 
not need to find the money to pay for our infrastructure. We simply 
have to stop others from spending it for unintended purposes.
  Mr. Chairman, I must tell my colleagues, as a Representative from an 
urban community, I am greatly encouraged by the increase in transit 
funding provided for in BESTEA. Ridership on computer and light rail 
has grown steadily and significantly. New transit starts are exploding. 
And as such, in each of the last 4 years of the bill, $6.4 billion is 
spent on transit, nearly a 50-percent increase above current funding 
levels.
  In the current political climate of decreased Federal spending, 
committing such revenues speaks to the recognition of the pivotal role 
mass transit must play if we are to best utilize our resources, 
transportation and otherwise.
  Perhaps the best illustration of the innumerable benefits investments 
in our Nation's infrastructure and, more specifically, in transit can 
yield is found in the welfare-to-work provisions of the bill. This 
critically important program helps restore our cities and return our 
people to productive use by providing them with the ability to 
physically get to where the jobs are.
  People in my city of Philadelphia know all too well that, as 
companies abandon our cities for the suburbs, they take their jobs and 
opportunities with them, leaving unemployed city dwellers. In fact, 
two-thirds of all new jobs created are in the suburbs. Furthermore, 
less than 6 percent of families receiving benefits from the Temporary 
Assistance for Needy Family program own cars. This means that 94 
percent must rely on transit systems to get them to work.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today to offer my wholehearted support for H.R. 
2400, the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 
1997. Let me first congratulate Chairman Shuster, Ranking Member 
Oberstar, Chairman Petri, and Ranking Member Rahall for the truly 
remarkable job that they have done. Reauthorization of any bill of this 
magnitude is always an arduous and delicate task. But the validity of 
some of the inherently competing interests associated with this 
program, and the need for those interests to be both acknowledged and 
reconciled, created a monumental assignment for those charged with the 
reauthorization of ISTEA. What they bring to the floor today, surpasses 
any reasonable expectations held by those of us all too familiar with 
the scope and complexity of the bill. In BESTEA, the enormous needs of 
our nation's infrastructure have been addressed, while maintaining the 
integrity of the program itself. The result is a bipartisan product the 
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and the whole House, 
should be proud to endorse. Finally, with this bill, we can do what we 
have promised every American that we would do when we asked them to pay 
into the Highway Trust Fund at the gas pump- adequately build and 
maintain our nation's crumbling infrastructure.
  This is not just a highway bill. By establishing funding levels that 
are fiscally sound it provides the necessary resources to meet 
America's diverse infrastructure needs. BESTEA maintains the 
enhancement and CMAQ provisions set forth in ISTEA. It provides for an 
equitable distribution of funds among states, improves safety on our 
highways, focuses on national priorities, streamlines program delivery,

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and reinvents the DOT. The bill provides flexibility for states and 
local areas, benefits urban and rural America and supports technology 
development needed as we enter the 21st century.
  Mr. Chairman, it is important to point out that these varied and 
critical goals can only be met because of a provision in the bill that 
calls for phasing-in spending the 4.3 cents fuel tax recently returned 
to the Trust fund and taking the Trust fund, itself, off-budget, 
beginning in 1999. When Congress established the Highway Trust Fund in 
1956, it was a deliberate policy decision to impose a user fee funding 
mechanism and a trust fund, rather than continuing to support 
transportation infrastructure programs out of general revenues. The 
Highway Trust fund ensured that the money was collected from those 
benefitting from the improvements by taxing gasoline, diesel and 
special fuels as well as heavy trucks and tires. By creating a trust 
fund, Congress was presumably guaranteeing a promise to those 
contributing to the fund that the money would be dedicated to 
transportation infrastructure improvements. This promise has blatantly 
been ignored for far too long. The monies that are actually spent on 
our country's infrastructure are consistently, and substantially, less 
than what is collected. As a result, an enormous surplus has been 
allowed to accumulate in the Trust Fund, much to the delight of our 
Nation's bookkeepers. This practice of locking up billion of dollars in 
treasury notes that should rightfully be stimulating our economy has 
been likened to a shell game, and amounts to nothing more than fraud on 
the taxpayer. To call this money a dedicated tax and then disregard its 
intended use is fraudulent. I can tell you as a sixteen year veteran of 
the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that our nation's 
infrastructure can no longer afford to pay the price for dishonest 
bookkeeping.

  The Department of Transportation estimates that simply maintaining 
current conditions on our highway, bridge, and transit systems will 
require annual investments of $57 billion, an increase of 41%. These 
conditions are indisputably unacceptable and unsafe. In my home state 
of Pennsylvania for example, more than 70% of our roads were rated fair 
to poor. Over 40% of our bridges were deemed deficient. These 
statistics are not inconsequential. Inadequate roads and bridges are a 
factor in traffic accidents that result annually in over 12,000 highway 
deaths nationwide. Metropolitan congestion alone costs our nation more 
than $40 million annually.
  Transit needs are at least as critical. One-third of rail maintenance 
yards, stations, and bridges, and almost one-half of transit buildings 
are still in poor or fair condition. Rolling stock needs immediate 
replacement as the average fleet age for all classes of bus and 
paratransit vehicles has exceeded the useful life of the vehicles. 
Additionally, 51% of rural buses are overage and more than 9,000 urban 
buses need immediate replacement. According to the DOT, to improve the 
condition of our nation's infrastructure to optimal levels, would 
require annual investments of $80 billion. Clearly, our country has 
enormous needs. We cannot afford to look the other way while revenues 
committed to address these needs go elsewhere or sit fallow. Perhaps, 
if our nation's roads and bridges weren't crumbling we could indulge 
our colleagues as they continued to steal money dedicated to 
infrastructure so that they could claim, and take credit for, a 
balanced budget. But we can't. That money is desperately needed, and it 
exists in the trust fund. We don't need to find the money to pay for 
our infrastructure, we simply have to stop others from spending it for 
unintended purposes. If that results in a budget that is not balanced, 
I would suggest that my colleagues who serve on the appropriate 
committee should take a closer look and find offsets that would make up 
for the money they planned to divert from this user fee.
  Mr. Chairman, I must tell you that, as a Representative from an urban 
community, I am greatly encouraged by the increase in transit funding 
provided for in BESTEA. Ridership on commuter and light rail has grown 
steadily and significantly. New transit starts are exploding. In fact, 
our committee received over 150 requests for these type of projects 
just this year, totaling over $25 billion. As such, in each of the last 
four years of the bill, $6.4 billion is spent on transit, nearly a 
fifty percent increase above current funding levels. In the current 
political climate of decreased federal spending, committing such 
revenue speaks to the recognition of the pivotal role mass transit must 
play if we are to best utilize our resources-transportation and 
otherwise.
  Perhaps the best illustration of the innumerable benefits investment 
in our nation's infrastructure--and more specifically, in transit, can 
yield, is found in the Welfare-to-Work provision of the bill. This 
critically important program, helps restore our cities--and return our 
people--to productive use, by providing them with the ability to 
physically get to where the jobs are. People in my city of Philadelphia 
know all too well that, as companies abandon our cities for the 
suburbs, they take their jobs and opportunities with them, leaving 
unemployed city dwellers. In fact, two-thirds of all new jobs created 
are in the suburbs. Furthermore, research by the U.S. Department of 
Transportation found that less than 6% of families receiving benefits 
from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program own cars. This 
means that 94% must rely on transit systems to get them to work. In the 
past, those of us who represent cities, have watched, with great 
frustration, the impact on our community as these companies leave for 
the suburbs. We have focused a great deal of energy on convincing 
companies to stay in or come to our city. While this is important, it 
is not always possible and, perhaps in our zealousness, we have not 
recognized the benefits of any other alternatives. If a company can or 
will not stay in the city, there is still an enormous economic benefit 
to be had, should people be able to commute out to the suburbs. This is 
the impetus behind the welfare-to-work program. And we have seen it 
work in cities like Chicago. Suburban Job-Link, working with Chicago's 
PACE bus company, began serving the needs of unemployed Chicago 
residents in 1971. The program has proven to yield economic rewards. 
For every 1,000 workers employed at suburban manufacturing jobs, $25 
million in pay and benefits annually flow back into inner-city 
neighborhoods.

  Mr. Chairman, again, I would like to applaud the leadership of our 
committee for their truly remarkable and Historic accomplishment. A 
year ago, it seemed a nearly impossible task to meet the very real, 
diverse, and often competing needs of our nation's infrastructure. But 
Chairman Shuster and Ranking Member Oberstar held firm to their 
principles, arguing tirelessly that integrity be restored to the Trust 
Fund. It is with admiration that I acknowledge their achievement and 
without any hesitation that I offer my support for the BESTEA bill. 
This bipartisan effort and product represents the very best our 
committee has to offer, and reinforces both the pleasure and pride with 
which I have served on it for the past sixteen years.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Washington (Mr. Metcalf).
  Mr. METCALF. Mr. Chairman, I would like to take this opportunity to 
congratulate the Chairman on an outstanding bill and ask if the 
Chairman will enter into a colloquy?
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman will yield, I will be 
pleased to.
  Mr. METCALF. Mr. Chairman, as the Chairman has noted, the volume of 
international trade passing through Washington State's ports has 
snarled traffic at dozens of at-grade rail-highway crossing in the 
Puget Sound region. As the Chairman knows, public and private interests 
have come together to propose a series of grade-crossing projects and 
port-access projects that we refer to as the ``fast corridor'' program.
  Does the Chairman agree that section 115 of the bill, the National 
Corridor Planning and Development Program, was designed to help 
projects like the fast corridor?
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, reclaiming my time, I would certainly 
agree with the gentleman. I have seen the problem firsthand there.
  As the gentleman from Washington has observed, I have first-hand 
knowledge of the special mobility problems in the Puget Sound region. 
The Fast Corridor Program was developed to address that problem.
  Section 136 of the bill designates the ``Everett-Tacoma Fast 
Corridor'' as a ``high-priority corridor.'' With this designation, the 
fast corridor would be eligible for funding under section 115, as you 
have already pointed out.
  Section 115 was designed with projects like the fast corridor in mind 
and I am certain that it would be an ideal candidate.
  I commend the gentleman for his initiative on this matter and for the 
leadership he brings to transportation issues in the region.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from California 
(Mr. Kim), a distinguished member of the committee.
  Mr. KIM. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding to me.
  Mr. Chairman, I have heard critics saying today that we are stealing 
money from other programs to rebuild our highways and bridges. Now, 
come on. Let us be honest with the American people. The money is 
already there. The American people pay for it with the gas tax money.
  In 1956, Congress made a simple contract with the American people 
that gas taxes would be used for highways and bridges. Seven years ago, 
Congress broke the promise and diverted gas tax

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money to foreign aid and other programs.
  Southern Californians have paid dearly for that ever since. Southern 
Californians spend more time stuck in traffic than anyone else in the 
country.
  And there is another argument. I am tired of hearing this bill is 
full of pork. It is not about pork. It is about saving people's lives. 
Every year 14,000 people are killed in roads that are too narrow, too 
congested, or simply too dangerous for existing traffic. None of these 
people have to die.
  In my district, there is a road known as ``Blood Alley.'' Eight lanes 
of freeway are crammed into a two-lane country road when it crosses the 
county line. About 10 people die each year on this three-mile stretch 
of road because the counties do not want each other's traffic.
  Our bill includes $13 million to widen this Blood Alley and save 
lives. Fixing Blood Alley is our responsibility. It is not pork. Our 
bill saves lives and restores our promise to the American people. This 
bill forces Washington to keep its promise and fix highways with the 
gas and tax money.
  I urge my colleagues to support this bill.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Ohio (Mr. Traficant), the ranking member on the Subcommittee on Public 
Buildings and Economic Development, a valiant, vigorous member of our 
committee and advocate for Buy America.
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, $217 billion is being invested in 
America, not overseas. To put some perspective on it, our trade 
deficits with China in the next 6 years will exceed $300 billion.
  Now let us call it like it is. Everybody is talking about pork. I was 
called the king of pork on ISTEA because I got five bridges funded. One 
of those bridges collapsed last week. One of my constituents almost got 
killed. Thank God, no one got killed in my district. They do not call 
that bridge pork today.
  Now let us put the hay where the goats can reach it. To all of these 
political purists in the Congress, here is how they would have it: We 
would fight to get the money for the States. The local politicians 
would have press conferences and announce the projects. Then they would 
brag how they got the money and that there was no Federal money in it. 
And then they will run against us. Beam me up. I do not apologize.
  In 1986, I passed the amendment that increased the minimum allocation 
to donor States. And last year in Ohio, 28 major projects, I did not 
get one of them; and we are the most deserving.
  I do not apologize for any damn thing. They can call me anything they 
want on this House floor, but if we do not take care of our district, 
no one is going to take care of our district. Stand up today, and you 
fight for your district. That is what it is about. This is not the 
Rotary, my colleagues.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Boehlert).
  (Mr. BOEHLERT asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of BESTEA, 
the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act.
  I would like to point out to all of my colleagues and to the American 
people that BESTEA is green tea. The reason I have attached the label 
of ``green tea'' to the bill before us this afternoon is because the 
legislation provides more funding to improve the quality of America's 
environment than any approved by this body in the last decade.
  This is an environmentally sensitive and an environmentally friendly 
bill. And that is good for the American people, because they expect us 
to protect the air we breathe and the water we drink and the food we 
eat. Nothing is more important than that in terms of our assignment.
  Green tea contains over $40 billion for the transit program, the 
Congestion Mitigation Air Quality program, commonly known as CMAQ; the 
Transportation Enhancement Program; the Recreational Trails Program; 
and the National Scenic Byways Program.
  The gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster), the Chairman, and the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), the ranking member, are to be 
applauded for their obvious concerns about America's transportation 
policy and how they have incorporated a sensitivity to the environment 
in this measure.
  In fact, the environmental community strongly endorses BESTEA. Let me 
repeat this point. The environmental community strongly endorses BESTEA 
because they, too, know it is green tea. The Environmental Defense 
Fund, the League of American Bicyclists, the National Trust of Historic 
Preservation, the National Parks and Conservation Association, the 
Natural Resources Defense Council, the Rails to Trails Program, Scenic 
America and the Sierra Club all strongly support BESTEA because they, 
too, know it is green tea.
  Green tea provides nearly $4 billion for the transportation 
enhancement program. This program provides needed funding to 
communities to build bicycle and pedestrian facilities and renovate 
historic transportation facilities. Green tea provides nearly $10 
billion for the Congestion and Mitigation Air Quality Program over a 6-
year period.
  This is a good bill. It deserves support. It has earned the support 
of the environmental community.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Tennessee (Mr. Clement), the distinguished ranking member of the 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
  Mr. CLEMENT. Mr. Chairman, my colleagues, this is a great day for all 
of us when it comes to transportation and the future of transportation 
needs. We know what they are doing in Europe, we know what they are 
doing in Asia, we know what they are doing in other countries around 
the world when it comes to infrastructure; and we are falling further 
and further behind.
  As one of the so-called donor States, I do know that we have been 
underserved, short-changed in the past. And I am pleased to hear what 
the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) said so well and so 
eloquently a while ago, that this outdated formula goes back all the 
way to 1991 and now it is time, because of the shifts in population, 
that we need to realize that we need to make some major adjustments in 
the formula in order to be fair to all States involved. This is a great 
day. I strongly support this transportation bill. It is truly in our 
best interest.
  Mr. Chairman, at this time, I would like to have a colloquy with the 
Chairman on a matter.
  I would like to thank the Chairman for his willingness to extend the 
Coast Guard's boating safety program in H.R. 2400. Mr. Chairman, H.R. 
2400 also extends the transfer of the gasoline tax attributable to 
motorboats from the Highway Trust Fund to the Boating Safety Account. 
Does this mean that the Boating Safety Account will have the same 
budgetary treatment as the Highway Trust Fund in section 701 since this 
is a disbursement from the Highway Trust Fund?
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman would yield, the 
gentleman from Tennessee is correct. Since the Boating Safety Account 
receives its money from the Trust Fund, it would have the same 
budgetary treatment as the Highway Trust Fund under section 101.
  Mr. CLEMENT. Mr. Chairman, let us all get behind this most important 
transportation bill for the 21st century. We need it, and we need it 
now.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Fox).
  Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of 
H.R. 2400, this outstanding bipartisan measure to reauthorize our 
Federal surface transportation programs. A great deal of credit goes to 
the leadership of our Chairman, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Shuster); the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar); and members of 
staff.
  We have far too many roads, bridges, and transit systems which have 
been neglected and have fallen into disrepair. They are leading to 
highway fatalities, congestion, in addition to wasted time, energy and 
money. We must restore the trust of the American people and spend the 
federal gas taxes they already pay to restore our Nation's 
infrastructure.
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where the accident rate is double that of the State-wide average. We 
can stop these deaths by making sure we pass BESTEA. Save our roads, 
improve mass transit, job creation and environmental preservation. That 
is what this bill is all about.
  The Transportation needs of the country are at stake, and we need to 
take care of what is best for our constituents. I urge all my 
colleagues here in this room and those listening to please vote ``yes'' 
on BESTEA. This is the best investment in America, the best investment 
in our communities, and the best investment for our people.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton), the voice of our Nation's 
capital in this body.

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  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for his generosity in 
yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, I have come to the floor to take head-on this notion 
that transportation and infrastructure money in today's America is 
pork. This is displaced rhetoric from prior decades before our 
infrastructure declined dangerously.
  There are two ingredients that make the United States a world class 
power. One is human capital. The other is our infrastructure. We cannot 
maintain our place in the world if we continue to allow our 
infrastructure to rot.
  Go to India. Enormous investment in human capital, but not in 
infrastructure, and so they are exporting their human capital, sending 
their people, their technicians and their scientists, around the world. 
A great power must have balanced investment.
  I am still a tenured law professor at Georgetown. Human capital 
advantage, I understand. That is why I support education so strongly. 
But neither must we lose the huge advantage infrastructure gives us in 
world markets.
  Instead of maintaining that advantage, we have been disinvesting in 
our infrastructure. There is no excuse for continuing to do so, because 
this bill is fully paid for out of transportation trust funds. Nor are 
the earmarked projects pork. Each and every one of mine came from my 
transportation department, prioritized for vital projects for the 
economy of my city.
  Yet, the Washington Post this morning, under a headline about, 
``Record Pork'' goes on to say the following: ``Among these earmarked 
projects are $24 million to replace the crumbling 61-year-old 
Missisquoi Bay Bridge in northwestern Vermont, which local officials 
described as an accident waiting to happen.'' If that is so, how could 
it be pork?
  Mr. Speaker, this is not pork. This is steak. If we want to continue 
to be a prime rib country, we better pass this bill quick.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
New Jersey (Mr. Menendez).
  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, when the President talks about building a bridge to the 
21st Century, this is the bill that lays the infrastructure that makes 
that bridge a reality. This bill saves and creates well-paying American 
jobs by making sure we have the means to efficiently move the goods and 
products we produce.
  But transportation is not just about moving goods and people from one 
place to another. It is about economic opportunity, new business, 
expanding commerce, a cleaner environment, safety for our children, and 
a higher quality of life.
  Better infrastructure means more time with our families. How many 
hours do we waste sitting in traffic because our roads are inadequate. 
Too many, Mr. Chairman. Too many. This is the bill that does something 
about that.
  Mass transit and road improvements may not be glamorous work, but it 
is important work. The success of almost everything else we do depends 
on our transit and infrastructure. At a time when most of our major 
trading competitors are making large investments in new infrastructure, 
we cannot afford to lag behind.
  The solution we need is a national one. Our commerce is no longer 
confined or constrained to national, much less State boundaries, so our 
system is only as strong as its weakest link.
  If one State has a great system, and the next State has an outdated 
one, both States suffer. In the next century, we will lose crucial 
economic ground if we allow these gaps to remain.
  Close to my home, traffic on the bridges and roads that connect New 
York and New Jersey is reaching the breaking point. Ironically, the 
reason is a good one. Our ports are bringing in businesses and jobs and 
trade. But if we do not improve and innovate these connections, our 
growth will literally be held back by our inability to handle the flow 
of people and goods.
  So we are using ferries to get people back and forth, 6 million 
people annually. And by 2005, we will need ferry service for 8 million 
or more. By making that investment today, we are able to handle the 
growth of tomorrow.
  This is a cost reduction measure. It saves money. Ferries do not 
require the construction of costly infrastructure. They reduce single 
occupancy vehicle use. They are more energy-efficient.
  This bill was put together with creative solutions like this one in 
mind. Yes, it is a bill of many individual projects, but it is a 
national plan. The projects in the bill make up that national plan, and 
we deserve to be supportive of it.
  I want to commend the chairman and the ranking member for their 
vision in putting this in before the House.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Quinn), an important member of our 
committee.
  Mr. QUINN. Mr. Chairman, this is truly a historic day for the United 
States. H.R. 2400 is a magnificent work which addresses many 
transportation-related concerns of our country.
  For example, section 205 contains the most comprehensive antidrinking 
and driving measures ever put into legislation. The bill also 
reauthorizes the Discretionary Bridge Program that gives our State the 
tools to repair and replace crumbling bridges.
  It also, though, Mr. Chairman, talks about safety. If I can 
particularly make a point in my district, there was an accident in 1992 
where a car was trying to swerve around another truck. Steel coils fell 
off, and people were killed. More recently, another truck carrier 
swerved to avoid a disabled vehicle on the same stretch of road. Just 
last month, six people lost their lives.
  H.R. 2400 provides us with the opportunity to fix that stretch of 
road and other roads all across the country where safety is a concern. 
Can anybody in the Chamber tell the families of these victims and 
others that these are unnecessary projects? Can anybody tell the New 
York State Thruway Authority that this is not a worthy project or a 
pork project?
  Mr. Chairman, this is a good bill. It deserves our attention, and it 
deserves passage today.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn).
  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this 
time.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 2400. I want to 
begin by thanking my Chairman, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Shuster), and my ranking member, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. 
Oberstar) for their leadership and tenacity in bringing this bill to 
the floor today.
  The Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998 
is desperately needed and a long time and coming.
  Mr. Chairman, I suggest there is not a single Member of this House 
who cannot appreciate the tremendous needs of this Nation's 
infrastructure. I know there are Members who will vote against this 
measure, and I fully appreciate the sincerity of their convictions. But 
I believe they are being a wee bit shortsighted.
  Transportation is the engine driving this Nation's economy. To the 
extent transportation fails, our economy fails. We cannot ignore these 
needs any longer.
  Mr. Chairman, this bill is important for other reasons as well. There 
are areas of this country which have unique needs, and this bill 
addresses those needs. There are areas for which, for whatever reason, 
have historically been shortchanged in the distribution of trust fund 
revenue. H.R. 2400 brings fairness to this process, and I strongly 
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  Mr. Chairman, we have heard a lot of rhetoric and histrionics about 
demonstration projects. A great many headlines of today highlight this 
frenzy. But I take a different view. I came to Washington to represent 
the people of South Carolina's Sixth District. I was eager to request 
funding for projects my district needs. But I resent the implication 
from anyone who thinks otherwise. My requests represent the views of 
the local officials of the towns and communities I represent.
  Finally, Mr. Chairman, I want to address the provision of this bill 
which provides for opportunity for owners of small businesses to 
participate in the American dream. The DBE program is not a set-aside 
program, nor is it a quota. It sets reasonable goals for full 
participation in a highly competitive process, and I believe this bill, 
with all it contains, deserves passage.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from South Dakota (Mr. Thune), a very important member of our 
committee.
  Mr. THUNE. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the opportunity to speak today 
in support of H.R. 2400, the Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
Equity Act. There has been a lot of talk about the budget issues 
surrounding the highway bill, but there are some things that I think 
that people are forgetting to mention.
  First of all, the fact that the American people have already paid for 
this bill. We paid for it this morning. We filled our cars; came to 
work. We will pay for it this evening on the way home when we stop at 
the gas station to top off the tank.
  It makes no sense to impose a national highway gas tax, collect the 
money from this tax, then use that money to fund wasteful Washington 
spending. That is exactly what has been happening here for years.
  Finally, thanks to the work of the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Shuster) and others, we are doing the right thing, and we are returning 
honesty to the budgeting process by using the motor fuels tax for the 
purpose for which it was created, intended, and that is the Highway 
Trust Fund.
  I want to credit the chairman again for the work that he has done in 
seeing that we spend more fuel taxes on roads, bridges, and highways in 
keeping our promise to the American people. It returns honesty to the 
budgeting process, and it forces Washington to keep its word on 
transportation funding. For that reason, I urge my colleagues to 
support H.R. 2400.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. Under the rule, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Archer) 
and the gentleman from California (Mr. Stark) each will control 15 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Archer).
  Mr. ARCHER. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I bring to the attention of the House the provisions of 
title XI, the revenue title H.R. 2400.
  The revenue title provides the necessary financing for our Nation's 
surface transportation needs by extending for 6 years current law 
excise taxes on gasoline, diesel, and other transportation taxes which 
flow into the Highway Trust Fund.
  By continuing the dedication of these monies to the Highway Trust 
Fund, we fulfill the expectations of the American people as the highway 
user charges they pay are reinvested in our country's infrastructure.
  Furthermore, I am pleased to inform my colleague that the Ways and 
Means revenue title would transfer 6.8 cents per gallon tax on 
motorboat gasoline from the general fund to the Aquatic Resources Trust 
Fund. This is very, very important to those who use boats and the 
fishermen, because the money spent out of that fund enhances boater 
safety and protects the environment for millions of Americans who fish 
in the great outdoors.
  In addition, title XI would repeal the 4.3 cents per gallon tax on 
railroad diesel fuel, which now goes to the general fund. I believe 
that the Nation's railroads have been unfairly penalized with a tax 
which has no relationship to railroads or to transportation. This will 
tend to level the playing field between the way that we tax various 
forms of transportation.
  Finally, the Committee on Ways and Means revenue title would repeal 
after the year 2000 the excise tax on truck tires and tread rubber, 
which is generally perceived as a nuisance by truckers and the IRS.
  I believe that this is a good package that addresses our Nation's 
critical transportation needs while providing appropriate tax relief. I 
urge support for the Committee on Ways and Means revenue title.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. STARK. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise to praise the work that the committee has done 
on H.R. 2400 and to thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Archer), 
chairman, for the work that the Committee on Ways and Means did, be it 
ever such a small part of an otherwise Herculean undertaking.
  The 6-year extension of the Highway Trust Fund will provide much-
needed infrastructure, maintenance, and expansion for this country's 
economic future. It does an important job. It will create jobs, ease 
bottlenecks, and will help the traffic flow in the Bay area of 
California, which is of particular local interest to me, as the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Archer) has explained.
  It is paid for in a variety of ways. But I have one small reservation 
with the bill. That redounds not to the leadership of the committee of 
jurisdiction, but I am afraid to the leadership, budget leadership on 
the other side of the aisle, and that is that the bill is not paid for.
  I would be a much happier and more enthusiastic supporter if I knew 
that other items were off the table. I am led to understand that the 24 
or $25 billion shortfall in this bill is not going to be taken out of 
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  But I would like some assurance that that will not leave children at 
risk, and that will not mean that the $24 or 5 billion is going to come 
out of education, or that is not going to come out of programs to 
improve public safety or housing for the homeless. There are many 
programs in this country that will be competing for that $24 billion, 
and I would be much more comfortable and feel that we were doing the 
more responsible job if the leadership of this House had told us just 
exactly how they intend to come up with that shortfall.
  I do not like legislating in the blind, and it is very nice to tell 
my constituents that I am bringing home all kinds of worthy projects to 
the San Francisco Bay area and to the East Bay. I am afraid that 
perhaps later this summer I am going to have to deliver the bad news, 
which is how we are going to pay for this wonderful Easter present.
  Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to yield the balance of my time 
to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar).
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
California?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. ARCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) for a colloquy.
  Mr. THUNE. Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Archer), the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Ways 
and Means, for yielding to me for a question.
  I have worked closely with the chairman for several months to amend 
H.R. 2400, and would like to thank him for his willingness to work with 
me and our colleagues from other States who are not served by Amtrak. 
Those States include Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Oklahoma and Wyoming. What 
I would like to have offered in amendment, the gentleman from Texas 
expressed, in conversations we have had, his concerns about doing so.
  As my colleague knows, I attempted to attach the same amendment to 
H.R. 2477, the Amtrak Privatization and Reform Act, but ran into 
jurisdictional and revenue questions at that time. The provision would 
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refunds for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Amtrak. 
Therefore, a revenue estimate of the amendment was necessary prior to 
enactment. At my request, the Joint Committee on Taxation conducted a 
revenue estimate of the amendment and determined it would have no 
revenue impact.
  The 1997 tax provisions specifically would provide Amtrak with access 
to $2.3 billion. Of that $2.3 billion, the law also sets aside a 
portion of the fund for non-Amtrak States. However, the allowable uses 
are very limited. In fact, the law would allow those funds to be used 
only for intercity passenger rail service and for intercity bus 
services.
  While my State, the State of South Dakota, does not have intercity 
passenger rail service, the State has been clear in stating that it 
would put available funds to use for intercity bus service. In fact, 
the State already is putting some of those funds to use. All the same, 
the State would like to have more flexibility in how it uses those 
funds.
  For that reason I drafted an amendment that would allow non-Amtrak 
States to use the funds for other transportation priorities such as 
State-owned rail operations, rural transit and transit services for the 
elderly and disabled, rural air service, and highway-rail grade 
crossing projects. These are common sense and necessary uses. In fact, 
the Senate earlier saw the value of this amendment, and during 
consideration of Senate Bill 1173 adopted a similar amendment.
  I nonetheless appreciate the concerns expressed by the gentleman from 
Texas regarding authorizing jurisdiction of the amendment. At the same 
time I understand the gentleman from Texas would not object to this 
provision in conference. Is my understanding correct?
  Mr. ARCHER. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. THUNE. I yield to the gentleman from Texas.
  Mr. ARCHER. Mr. Chairman, let me say to the gentleman from South 
Dakota that it is not normal procedure for us to announce a negotiating 
position on the floor of the House where there is a difference between 
a Senate provision and a House provision. Let me simply say that we 
will try to work this out equitably in the conference, that I have 
talked with the gentleman from South Dakota a number of times about 
this and I personally do not have any objection to his request, and I 
think it is appropriate and we will do the best that we can in the 
conference.
  Mr. THUNE. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Archer), and would say that for States that do not have rail passenger 
service, each of these transportation needs are appropriate and 
important alternatives to rail passenger service. The amendment in my 
view represents sound, common sense policy that simply allows non-
Amtrak States to make the best, most worthwhile use of the funds that 
are provided for transportation needs.
  Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Texas for his hard work and 
commitment to work with me to address the concerns of my State of South 
Dakota and the other States that are not served by Amtrak. He, our 
colleagues in the House, the taxpayers of this Nation should have every 
assurance that the funds provided to non-Amtrak States will address 
important transportation needs in each of those States.
  And I also add that I would like to thank the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster), the chairman of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, for his assistance. He expressed his 
support of this measure in the past, and as a result, both he and his 
staff on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure have been 
extremely helpful in this effort to see that these funds are put to the 
best possible use. I would like to say as well that I thank the 
gentlewoman from Wyoming (Mrs. Cubin) for her support and assistance, 
as well as support from the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) and the 
gentleman from Hawaii (Mr. Abercrombie) and the gentlewoman from Hawaii 
(Mrs. Mink).
  Mr. ARCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. McCrery), a respected member of the 
Committee on Ways and Means, for a colloquy.
  Mr. McCRERY. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding this 
time to me.
  Mr. Chairman, as I review the tax portion of the bill that we are 
voting on today, I note that we are considering the elimination of the 
4.3 cent per gallon deficit reduction tax on railroad fuel. As you 
know, Mr. Chairman, this tax was imposed on the railroad industry in a 
1993 reconciliation act, and it was put as well on other modes of 
transportation, including the inland barge industry.
  As we head toward the conference on this bill, Mr. Chairman, I would 
appreciate it if the gentleman would work with me and others to explore 
the extension of this repeal to the barge industry, to make sure that 
we maintain a level playing field between competing modes of 
transportation. It is my understanding that the tax on inland barge 
traffic generates a rather modest contribution to the Treasury, and 
paying for it is not going to be extremely costly.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Collins) for 
a comment from another member of our committee and the former chairman 
of the Transportation Task Force of the Committee on Ways and Means.
  Mr. COLLINS. Mr. Chairman, I would like to offer comments in support 
of the gentleman from Louisiana. Last year members of the 
Transportation Task Force studied the waterway tax and trust fund 
structure with regard to equity. In light of the fact the current tax 
that applies to waterway uses has generated a surplus to the trust 
fund, and since the legislation before us today will eliminate the 
deficit reduction tax as it applies to the rail industry, I join in the 
request that we work toward an equitable elimination of the deficit 
reduction tax as it applies to the barge industry.
  Mr. McCRERY. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for his comments.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Archer) 
chairman of the committee.
  Mr. ARCHER. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the important role that the 
barge industry plays in the economies both of Louisiana and Texas and 
other States in this country, and I appreciate the comments from the 
chairman of the Transportation Task Force, our colleague from Georgia. 
Accordingly, I will be pleased to work with my colleagues, subject to 
budgetary constraints of course, to ensure that we maintain tax equity 
among the various modes of transportation, and I thank my colleague for 
bringing this up and asserting this point.
  Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to yield the balance of my time 
to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster), chairman of the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  The CHAIRMAN pro tempore (Mr. Upton). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from Texas?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Oregon (Mr. DeFazio), a very vigorous advocate for transportation and a 
distinguished member of our committee.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Minnesota for 
the time.
  Mr. Chairman, I have heard a few Members come to the floor and seen 
some press accounts that there is too much in this bill. Now the 
question will be, too much? Is it that we are meeting and 
overfulfilling the transportation and infrastructure needs in the 
United States? No, not at all. In fact, this bill will still leave us 
with a $30 billion per year deficit in transportation, $16 billion for 
highways and $14 billion for transit, 254,000 miles of pavement in poor 
condition, one out of three highway bridges structurally deficient or 
obsolete, one out of every two transit yard stations and bridges for 
mass transit in poor condition.
  In my own State we need an additional $244 million a year to meet our 
needs for preservation and maintenance and $351 million for capital 
improvements. It is not too much in terms of the needs of the country.
  Now is it too much in terms of what we have to pay for 
transportation? No. In fact this bill will not spend all the money 
which the American people are paying in taxes dedicated to 
transportation. Every time an American drives to the pump they pay 18.4 
cents a gallon gas tax, and this bill, as good as it

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is, as robust as it is, will only spend about 14 to 15 cents of that 
tax, and the rest will go elsewhere in the Federal budget. It will go 
to deficit reduction, or it will go to pay for secret programs at the 
CIA, or over to the Pentagon or somewhere else, maybe for tax cuts for 
the wealthy.
  That is not why Americans pay a gas tax, and there should be no 
diversion of the gas tax money until every infrastructure need of this 
country is met and up to date. So it is not too much to ask that we 
fulfill the needs, and it is not too much to ask that we spend every 
penny of that dedicated regressive tax on the transportation needs of 
this country.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Poshard), a distinguished member of our committee.
  Mr. POSHARD. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Minnesota for 
yielding this time to me.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to reference some parts of this bill that 
perhaps other Members have not spoken about. In addition to the core 
programs of ISTEA, BESTEA offers two other important programs that I 
think are extremely important. The high risk road safety construction 
program will give States incentives to address their worst safety 
problems, and the high cost interstate rehabilitation program will 
provide additional funds for major projects that are extremely 
important in cost in our interstate system. Moreover, BESTEA permits 
continued flexibility to allow for a productive relationship between 
all levels of government when it comes to transportation spending.
  Another important provision in this bill is language that would 
benefit rural areas by guaranteeing relief for Illinois farmers from 
Department of Transportation regulations concerning the local transport 
of agricultural materials, including pesticides, fertilizers and fuel. 
States have traditionally been allowed to set their own exceptions to 
Federal regulations for these farming necessities when involved in 
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  However, Federal standards proposed in 1996 would force farmers to 
comply with costly and burdensome documentation rules meant for over-
the-road trucks that regularly haul hazardous materials on a regular 
basis.
  The language in BESTEA allows States to retain the ability to 
regulate these matters on a regular basis. This will save farmers and 
retailers hundreds of thousands of dollars in compliance costs and save 
valuable time for our farm community. I greatly appreciate the efforts 
of my colleagues, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Ewing), the 
gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Barcia), and the gentleman from Indiana 
(Mr. Buyer), who join me for fighting for inclusion of this language.
  I want to thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Chairman Shuster) 
and the gentleman from Minnesota, the ranking member (Mr. Oberstar), 
for their tireless efforts on behalf of this legislation. I think the 
passage of BESTEA will benefit the entire Nation and ensure that the 
transportation needs of America are met, and I am proud to have been a 
part of this historic process.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Montana, (Mr. Hill).
  Mr. HILL. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this 
time.
  Mr. Chairman, I want to applaud the chairman for his efforts with 
regard to this bill. I support the chairman's efforts to take the 
Highway Trust Fund off budget and share his commitment to 
infrastructure. Unfortunately, I cannot support this bill and that is 
because it is not fair to Montana and Western States.
  Mr. Chairman, Montanans pay the highest gas taxes in the Nation, 27.5 
cents per gallon. In fact, on a per capita basis, they pay the highest 
State gas taxes, and are fourth in the Nation in how much they pay in 
Federal gas taxes. We have 31,950 lane miles of roads in Montana. That 
is 1.5 percent of the Nation's roads, and we are trying to pay for it 
with three-tenths of 1 percent of the population.
  This bill is unfair to Montana because it reduces the funding formula 
for Montana by about 26 percent while increasing the formula for the 
funding in most States by factors of 40 to 50 percent. In addition, it 
reduces the funding for places like Montana that have high portions of 
Federal lands by changing that formula, and, even worse, the congestion 
mitigation air quality changes also hurt Montana.
  I would urge the chairman to join with the Senate in adopting the 
Senate versions of the bill. Enough is enough.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I would like to respond to my good friend from Montana 
and point out that Montana gets back $1.35 for every dollar it sends 
into the trust fund from this bill, and, indeed, there are only four 
States out of the 50 States which get a better return. I do not 
begrudge that money to Montana.
  I understand it is a rural State, has a low population, but I think 
Montana does extremely well, and I think everybody should understand 
that.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Mascara), the gentleman from the Mon 
Valley.
  Mr. MASCARA. Mr. Chairman, I thank the ranking member from Minnesota 
for yielding me time.
  Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
(Bud Shuster), our committee chairman; the gentleman from Minnesota 
(Jim Oberstar), the ranking member, as well as our leaders from the 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, the gentleman from California 
(Tom Petri) and the gentleman from West Virginia (Nick Rahall), for 
their strong leadership in bringing this legislation to the floor.
  Without their firm bipartisan resolve, none of this would have been 
possible. As a former local official deeply committed to economic 
development projects, I truly appreciate the significance of this 
transportation bill.
  America's economy depends heavily on the interstate highway system. 
For example, nearly $6 trillion worth of goods are transported over our 
Nation's highways, yet we are allowing our roads to deteriorate. Over 
the past 25 years, road use has grown more than 15 times the highway 
capacity.
  This has left many of our roads and bridges in need of serious 
repair. In fact, the Department of Transportation has determined that 
12,000 accidents occur each year as a result of poor highway 
conditions. Thirty percent end up in fatalities.
  Furthermore, 59 percent of all roads and 31 percent of all bridges in 
America are in need of repair, or are structurally deficient. We must 
begin investing now to improve the quality and safety of our roads. 
BESTEA will allow us to make these improvements, providing funding for 
highway projects across America, such as the Mon-Fayette Expressway in 
my district, but we must begin now. We cannot delay completion of this 
bill, because many States have already begun their road building 
projects. If we do not finish our job here, States could lose an entire 
construction season.
  I urge all Members to join me in support of this bill to fix our 
Nation's interstates, to improve highway safety, to promote economic 
development in our communities, and, as all of you have said, to build 
America.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
distinguished gentlewoman from Florida, Mrs. Fowler.
  Mrs. FOWLER. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 
2400. This bill has been falsely accused of many things, but perhaps 
the most egregious falsehood is that this bill signals an end to the 
Republican revolution. Nothing could be further from the truth.
  When Republicans took control of Congress, we promised to change the 
way we do business. We made a Contract with America and followed 
through on it. BESTEA fulfills another contract by ending the practice 
of misusing gas tax revenues.
  For every gallon of gas we put in our tanks, we pay 18.3 cents to the 
Federal Government. Frankly, that is a pretty high rate of taxation. 
But we pay the tax because the revenues are supposed to be used so we 
do not have to sit in traffic, incur the wrath of crumbling roads, 
damage our cars or lose a friend to unsafe highways.
  The tax is a contract between American motorists and the Federal 
Government, but for many years now Congress

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has simply failed to live up to our part of the contract.
  BESTEA fulfills our deal with the American taxpayer. It spends the 
gas tax revenue on roads and takes the Highway Trust Fund off budget, 
ending the practice of spending the revenues on nonhighway-related 
needs.
  This bill also restores faith to taxpayers in States like Florida who 
have been forced to fund the infrastructure priorities of other States, 
receiving only 77 cents on every dollar citizens in Florida pay. Under 
BESTEA, States will get at least 90 cents of every dollar allocated by 
formula, a tremendous improvement.
  I want to thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Chairman Shuster), 
who has fought for these gains and listened to the concerns of States 
like Florida. Today we have a chance to vote for honest budgeting, 
funding equity, economic growth and safer highways. I encourage my 
colleagues to do the same.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from California (Mr. Filner).
  (Mr. FILNER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. FILNER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. 
Oberstar) and the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Rahall) for their 
leadership, and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Chairman Shuster) for 
his courage and steadfastness throughout this struggle, which has been 
an inspiration to all of us on both sides of the aisle.
  We thank the gentleman and his staff, and the staff of the gentleman 
from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar). They have had to deal with a lot of 
issues, and they worked hard for a long period of time. We thank them 
profusely.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise on behalf of the people of California's 50th 
Congressional District in strong support of BESTEA, because BESTEA is 
best for jobs. My constituents have many interests, but their most 
important ones can be summarized in three words: Jobs, jobs, jobs. 
Jobs, so they can support themselves and their families; jobs, so they 
can raise and educate their kids; jobs, so they can contribute to our 
community; jobs, so they can enjoy their recreation; and jobs, so they 
can provide for their retirement.
  This legislation addresses these concerns in an equitable manner, 
renews important transportation programs and creates these much-needed 
jobs.
  Contrary to all the hype and hysteria, this bill is not a budget 
buster. It restores the truth in the budgeting process by accessing the 
Nation's Transportation Trust Funds.
  As everyone has said before me, this bill will restore the trust the 
American people place in their trust funds. This is an investment in 
our infrastructure. It is desperately needed. We have created the 
strongest economy in the world through our transportation 
infrastructure, and this continues that policy and guarantees our 
future. It provides us with the opportunity to again demonstrate that 
we have an investment policy on a national scale. We must take this 
opportunity now.
  Mr. Chairman, I will vote for my constituents' interests and vote for 
BESTEA. I encourage my colleagues to do likewise. Remember, it is about 
jobs, jobs, jobs.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Emerson).
  Mrs. EMERSON. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentleman for the 
terrific job he has done on this bill. It is not about pork, it is not 
about politics, but it is about saving lives. Since I come from a rural 
area that does not have a four-lane highway all the way across it, I am 
particularly pleased that we will be able to make significant 
improvements in our infrastructure.
  I am also very pleased that the bill includes a significant increase 
in funding for the Highway Bridge Program and does promote the 
innovative seismic retrofit technologies such as carbon fiber 
composites for bridges located in regions like mine, which lie along 
the New Madrid Fault, and which potentially faces catastrophic 
infrastructure damage due to earthquakes.
  I am also pleased that this bill includes a provision that expresses 
the sense of Congress that offsets to the spending in the bill should 
not be derived through any change in Veterans Administration programs 
or benefits. Just as this bill reaffirms our commitment to the American 
public to use their gas tax dollars to ensure safe highways, roads and 
bridges, we also must reaffirm our commitment to our Nation's veterans.
  Now, while I believe this bill is a tremendous step forward, I do 
want to say I am extremely dismayed that the ethanol tax incentive is 
not extended in the bill, Mr. Chairman. This incentive is a vital boost 
to farm income, decreases our dependence on foreign oil, provides 
consumers with a cleaner burning fuel and creates good jobs.
  Ethanol is a proven industry that benefits our local farmers in 
southeast Missouri and others around the country. It provides clear 
advantages to the broader American public, and the tax incentives 
should be extended. I strongly urge that during the conference 
negotiations on H.R. 2400, the House adopt the Senate language which 
authorizes the ethanol tax incentive through the year 2007.
  With that said, I fully support this legislation, and commend the 
chairman for the terrific job he has done.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer), the distinguished voice of the 
great outdoors and of livable cities.
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the ranking member for yielding 
me time.
  Mr. Chairman, there has been much talk about America's future and 
fiscal stability in the course of this debate. I rise to support H.R. 
2400 because it gives the tools for America's communities to control 
their own destinies.
  You have heard and will hear more from the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Chairman Shuster), and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. 
Oberstar), and others about how this bill is good for the safety of the 
American public, how it provides important resources to improve vital 
transit programs. It is good for the environment, for rail passengers 
and freight. It is good for bicyclists. It is good for the motoring 
public, because it promotes the free flow of a balanced transportation 
system and, for those people who do drive their cars, makes it safer 
for them, more convenient, less congested.
  But I want to focus, if I could, on what difference this bill makes 
by making America's citizens and their local governments full partners 
in our transportation system, because BESTEA gives the tools for 
livable communities to stop sprawl and revitalize existing communities.
  Every year we spend billions of dollars dealing with the symptoms of 
dysfunctional communities. The Congress spends money on economic 
development, on crime, on education that is largely attempting to deal 
with what has happened after communities go over the brink.
  What is critical about BESTEA and the resources that are directed is 
that it gives communities unprecedented abilities to manage those 
resources in conjunction with State and local communities to strengthen 
them before they deteriorate.
  I posit, Mr. Chairman, that any careful analysis of the economic 
benefit that we will derive as a Nation revitalizing these central 
cities, preventing the deterioration of the first ring of suburbs and 
so on throughout the metropolitan areas, conservatively it is going to 
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  When we couple that with the economic benefits from cleaner air, less 
congestion, and a wide range of important economic infrastructure 
investments for the next century, I think any short-term increase in 
funding is going to be dwarfed. BESTEA is good for the fiscal health of 
America. It is good for the health of American communities.
  I, too, add my thanks to the bipartisan leadership of this committee 
that has given this Congress the most important environmental 
legislation we are going to see for the remainder of this century and 
on into the next millennium.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the 
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(Mr. Davis), a valued member of our committee.
  (Mr. DAVIS of Virginia asked and was given permission to revise and 
extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I would like to point out some 
of the provisions in section 140 of the bill entitled ``Quality through 
competition.''
  As I understand the provisions, it reflects the following important 
points:
  First, it is going to provide for substantial savings to States by 
providing for a single, consistent rule for the administration and 
accounting of costs for engineering and design contracts that are 
funded with Federal-aid highway funds.
  Second, it acknowledges and permits the use of the expedited process 
in the existing FAR, which is applicable to qualifications-based 
selection procedures for architect, engineering, and related services 
of smaller projects which fall below the threshold of $100,000.
  Third, by using the term ``simplified acquisition procedures,'' it 
does not change or authorize the avoidance of the contract 
administration and audit requirements specified in the section.
  Fourth, this section provides no authority for a contracting 
authority to waive the requirements of the contract administration or 
single audit provisions provided in this section.
  Mr. Chairman, I would ask the gentleman from Pennsylvania, is my 
understanding correct?
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia. I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, the gentleman is absolutely correct in his 
observation of the effects of section 140 of the bill.
  Mr. DAVIS of Virginia. Just to continue, Mr. Chairman, in support of 
this bill, the Trust Fund dollars are like user fees people pay at the 
gas pumps to come back and improve our Nation's transportation system. 
This bill, instead of spending Highway Trust Fund dollars collected at 
the gas pumps on defense or health care, deficit reduction, or some 
other worthy endeavor, simply spends the Trust Fund user fees for their 
intended use.
  In local government, when I was in Fairfax County, if we had raided a 
trust fund and used it to spend the dollars for water or sewer or 
another use, we would have gone to jail; but at the Federal level it is 
perfectly legal to do that. But this starts to straighten that and 
bring some fiscal accountability to the Trust Fund dollars for our 
taxpayers.
  Secondly, there have been some comments about demonstration projects 
or earmarking. In my region, Northern Virginia, over the last 25 years 
we have been consistently shortchanged from the State government. Money 
that goes through Richmond does not come back to Northern Virginia in 
any way, shape or form to our proportion of highway use, population, 
vehicle miles or anything else. Yet we have the greatest need for 
transportation dollars. We have historically been shortchanged by the 
State.
  This legislation contains over $10 million for the completion of the 
Fairfax County Parkway through Reston, $25 million for road widening of 
Route 123, $10 million for the Virginia Railway Express, a transit 
alternative down the 95 corridor.
  These projects are not my projects, they are not political projects, 
they were requested and coordinated with the local governments in that 
region, who knew that if they had to wait for Richmond to deliver, they 
may be waiting a decade. We are putting them out on top.
  I applaud the Chairman and the Ranking Member, the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Jim Oberstar), for addressing these needs for our 
region, which has had traffic jams and is probably the traffic jam 
capital of the country. This legislation will go a long way to 
alleviate that.
  I strongly support this measure and ask my colleagues to support it.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson).
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I am delighted to 
stand in favor of BESTEA today. I owe a lot of gratitude to our leaders 
on this committee, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) and 
the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), and the rest.
  This bill provides resources to meet America's infrastructure needs, 
not frivolous, but needs that have been expressed by persons throughout 
this Nation, and not just by Members here, but all the people that we 
represent.
  This bill provides an unprecedented commitment to improve safety on 
America's highways and to help reduce the 40,000 annual deaths from 
motor vehicles. It improves the safety for commercial motor vehicles. 
The Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program has been refined to focus 
on performance-based goals, and funding for this program has been 
significantly increased. That is important. It strengthens and 
emphasizes our Federal commitment to the national systems of 
transportation that facilitate interstate travel.
  Being from Texas, a border State, it creates a new border 
infrastructure program to ensure that needs from NAFTA-related trade 
and safety issues are addressed. These are very important components 
for the State of Texas and for our Nation.
  It significantly increases funding for the Congestion Mitigation and 
Air Quality Program, while making some minor adjustments to the 
program's eligibility. All of these areas help the entire Nation, but 
especially does it help Texas, a very large State with lots of people 
with lots of cars that they hate to give up. There are elements of this 
bill that will address that area.
  Not only is it a big State, it is one of the fastest-growing States. 
We have so many people on the highways every day and on our streets and 
roads getting to work. It is this bill that addresses those issues and 
helps to solve our problem. It is our responsibility as legislators to 
make sure that our transportation system is as safe and accessible as 
possible.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the 
distinguished gentleman from Texas (Mr. Delay), the Majority Whip.
  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Chairman, I am very pleased to finally get this bill 
to the floor. I rise in support of this bill. If the Nation's 
infrastructure is its circulatory system, then BESTEA keeps our Nation 
very healthy.
  I commend the Chairman and the Ranking Member for their yeoman 
efforts in putting this bill together; and, in particular, I would like 
to thank the Chairman for addressing the concerns of our Nation's donor 
States, whose taxpayers for years have been shortchanged when it comes 
to meeting their transportation needs.
  For nearly 2 years, I have lamented the lack of fairness and logic 
when it comes to how transportation dollars are allocated. Based on 
such outdated factors as the 1980 census, States like Texas have been 
receiving an average return of 76 cents on the dollar. As a result, 
only one out of every three projects of critical need has been able to 
be met in my own State of Texas. So I introduced the bill called Step 
21 to streamline the transportation program and bring equity to funding 
formulas.
  While I did not get as much as I wanted in this bill in the way of 
streamlining, I am very pleased to note that BESTEA incorporates many 
of our formula recommendations. The most important element is that 
BESTEA guarantees States the 95 percent minimal allocation on all 
formula programs and highway projects, which works out to about a 90 
percent minimum return.
  I am also extremely pleased with the creation of a national corridor 
program in this bill. This means we are finally on the road to 
completing I-69, a multi-State trade corridor of national and 
international significance, extending from Michigan's border with 
Canada all the way through Texas, where it connects to the Mexican 
highway system. I-69 corridor States are vital to international trade, 
as they carry 52 percent of the U.S. truck-borne trade with Mexico and 
33 percent of U.S. truck-borne trade with Canada.
  Another issue I am deeply involved in is in the Disadvantaged 
Business Enterprise Program, which has been at the center of a lawsuit 
affecting the transit agency in my district, Houston Metro. Metro was 
prohibited from implementing its DBE program by Federal court order, 
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it had pledged to Metro as part of a full funding grant agreement. 
Metro was caught between two branches of the Federal Government. I am 
very pleased that this committee has recognized this problem and taken 
care of it.
  In conclusion, I just urge the committee to maintain these provisions 
in conference. I know it is tough being in conference with the Senate, 
but, in particular, it is vital that the conference report include a 
guaranteed rate of return that is no less than those included in this 
House bill. Donor States will not stand for another 6 years of funding 
inequity.
  I once again congratulate the Chairman and the Ranking Member, and 
say, just quickly, a job well done.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 10 seconds.
  I would say to the distinguished Majority Whip that I can assure him 
that we will stand, on a bipartisan basis, in support of the principles 
that we have crafted so vigorously and, as the gentleman pointed out, 
so astutely in this legislation. We appreciate his support.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from 
Michigan (Mr. Barcia).
  Mr. BARCIA. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me the 
time.
  It is a pleasure to offer a few remarks in support of this tremendous 
transportation bill, and I want to compliment all of our distinguished 
members in the Chamber who worked on drafting what I believe is to be a 
very equitable and reasonable bill regarding transportation spending at 
the Federal level for the next 6 years.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of H.R. 2400 and urge my 
colleagues to make a strong showing in support of this landmark 
legislation. This bill means a lot to the citizens of my Fifth District 
of Michigan, to our State, and to the Nation as a whole.
  I want to thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Chairman Shuster) 
and the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri) and the ranking minority 
members, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) and the gentleman 
from West Virginia (Mr. Rahall), for their leadership on this critical 
issue.
  Mr. Chairman, I want to focus on two aspects of the legislation which 
have drawn unwarranted criticism. First, the budgetary effects of the 
bill have been completely misrepresented.
  Some claim to be outraged at the levels of spending in this bill. I 
would suggest, Mr. Chairman, that the American people should be 
outraged that this bill represents an increase at all. Our government 
has for far too long ignored the future health of our economy by 
disinvesting in our infrastructure.
  The safe and efficient movement of goods and people makes this 
country great and our economy strong. But over the past 2 decades, we 
have fallen far behind our global competitors in our commitment to our 
transportation system.
  This bill is about tax fairness. To my Democratic colleagues, I say, 
they are concerned about tax cuts which benefit the wealthy members of 
our society. This bill is a tax return to our Nation's working 
families. Those who use our transportation system pay for our 
transportation system, but it is not fair to withhold those taxes to 
mask spending in other areas.
  The Congress has not followed through on its promise to use those 
taxes exclusively for transportation. Instead, the money in the Trust 
Fund has been allowed to grow while our citizens' repair bills rise. 
That is inexcusable. This bill will reverse that practice.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to 
the distinguished gentleman from Florida (Mr. Weldon).
  Mr. WELDON of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I thank the Chairman for 
yielding time to me, and I commend him and the Ranking Member on this 
legislation and, in particular, for including funds for the widening of 
U.S. Highway 192.
  Mr. Chairman, U.S. Highway 192 is a dangerous two-lane road that 
connects the south Orlando-Kissimmee-St. Cloud area with the coastal 
communities of Palm Bay and Melbourne, communities of about 250,000 
combined.
  I became interested in the widening of this road when a physician 
colleague of mine lost his wife on this road when a truck crossed the 
midline and she was killed. Ever since then, my wife will not allow me 
to drive on this road with her at any time.
  Just last week, a truck crossed the midline. The driver was killed, 
closing the road, a major highway connecting two major areas in 
Florida, closing the road for a week because of herbicide that was 
spilled all over the road.
  Widening U.S. 192 is not pork. Widening U.S. 192 will save lives. 
Closing a road for a week because of a midline crossing accident 
involving a truck hurts our economies. It will save lives. It will be 
good for our communities. It will be good for the economy.
  I challenge those who would call this pork to come to my district and 
talk to the people who have to travel on this road, a road that should 
have been widened 10 years ago.
  Again, I thank both the Chairman and the Ranking Member.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the 
distinguished gentlewoman from Los Angeles, California (Ms. Millender-
McDonald), the voice of Southern California.
  Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for 
yielding me the time.
  Mr. Chairman, over the last 2 years I have heard a lot of talk about 
building bridges to the 21st century. Let us talk about building roads 
and bridges for America's future, real roads and real bridges that are 
traveled on by real Americans. BESTEA builds those roads and builds 
those bridges and provides the infrastructure that will allow our 
Nation to move into the 21st century.
  I come from the most populous State in the Nation, the great State of 
California, with 32 million people, 25 million registered vehicles, and 
moves 30 percent of our Nation's freight traffic on our highways. 
Clearly, we have the most traveled roads and bridges of any State 
represented in this House and contribute more in gas taxes to the 
Highway Trust Fund.
  As one of the cochairs of the California ISTEA Task Force, I, along 
its founder, my friend, the gentleman from California (Mr. Jay Kim), 
held a number of hearings throughout our great State. In those hearings 
our State and local elected officials, municipal planning organizations 
and citizens at large told us one thing: Pass BESTEA. It is a good bill 
for California, and we all know that what is good for California is 
good for the Nation.
  Transportation provides substantial economic benefit to our country. 
According to the study by the Department of Transportation, 42,000 jobs 
are created for every $1 billion we invest in highways, transit, and 
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  How can we expect to compete in today's global economy without a 
world class highway and transit system?
  I would like to congratulate both my chairman and my ranking member 
on doing a yeoman's job on bringing this bipartisan bill to the floor. 
I will urge colleagues on both sides of the aisle to dismiss the empty 
rhetoric about demonstration projects and focus on our Nation's 
infrastructure needs to compete in this global economy. Let us move 
America.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the 
distinguished gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Ehlers).
  (Mr. EHLERS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
(Chairman Shuster) for yielding me this time.
  Mr. Chairman, I wish to speak about honesty and integrity, and this 
bill is a bill of integrity. I have been concerned, unhappy, and upset 
for almost 30 years now, since transportation funding was placed on 
budget, surpluses were allowed to accumulate, and the money was used to 
shield the size of the national deficit from the American taxpayers. 
That is wrong, and I am pleased that this bill ends that practice.
  Mr. Chairman, the money that the public pays for gas taxes, under 
this bill will be used for the purpose for which it was intended, and 
that is transportation funding. No longer will it be used to disguise 
the size of the deficit.
  Some people have called this bill a budget buster. If it were a 
budget buster, then we should reduce the tax.
  But, Mr. Chairman, there is a good reason it is not a budget buster. 
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expenditures in this bill exceed the budget guidelines, spending will 
have to be cut back or offsets will have to be found, and we will take 
care of that through the budget process.
  One other important issue of equity. I come from a donor State. That 
is a polite way of saying that Michigan has contributed more to road 
funding in this country than it has received back. In fact, under 
ISTEA, 76 cents of every dollar we sent to Washington came back to 
Michigan. Under this bill we will be treated much better. This bill 
achieves equity in funding, equity in taxation, and is an honest bill 
that serves the people well.
  Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to vote for the bill.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Wise), the ranking member of our 
Subcommittee on Railroads and a strong advocate for transportation.
  Mr. WISE. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank very much, and I think the 
country owes a vote of thanks, to the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
(Chairman Shuster) for his tireless efforts to bring this bill to the 
floor, as well as to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), the 
ranking member, for all he has done and for the bipartisan effort, 
Republicans and Democrats working together. This is going to be the 
major economic growth package that passes this Congress this year. And, 
indeed, it is going to be one of the most significant growth packages 
to pass the Congress in many a year.
  It does not do all that it could or should, but it sure does a lot 
and begins to redress an imbalance that has been there for many years: 
the fact that we are not investing significantly and not investing 
enough in our infrastructure.
  Mr. Chairman, some have called this, yes, a budget buster, and so I 
look at the $4 billion to $5 billion to maybe $6 billion over what was 
projected initially per year that this could cost. I estimate that that 
is roughly .003 of the total Federal budget in a year, and my guess is 
that we are going to be able to find that money some place pretty 
quickly, particularly because this bill brings about the economic 
growth that we need to make sure that the economy keeps growing.
  There is an imbalance that needs to be corrected. Fifty-nine percent 
of the roads in this country need work of some significant amount. 
Thirty-one percent nationally of all bridges, 47 percent in my State, 
are in some way structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. Think 
about that: One out of three bridges that we cross is functionally 
obsolete or structurally deficient. This bill begins to address that.
  Mr. Chairman, it begins to finally invest in our infrastructure. I do 
not mind standing in line behind orange barrels in rush hour if the 
orange barrel is about construction. I hate it when they are just about 
ordinary maintenance and nothing is being improved to speed commerce 
and the flow of traffic.
  Mr. Chairman, this is the kind of bill that we all want to be 
supporting. This is a bill that grows America. This is a bill that 
leads to a lot of other things that we want our country to be.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pease).
  Mr. PEASE. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 2400, the Building 
Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act. America's roads, 
bridges and related infrastructure are in critical need of repair. 
Heightened congestion and the deterioration of many of our major 
highways, bridges and roads can and must be repaired.
  Many hours have been spent by many people on this bill. I commend the 
efforts of the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Chairman Shuster), the 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri), the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. 
Oberstar), the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Rahall), the Indiana 
delegation, the Governor of Indiana, and others both in the public and 
private sectors throughout my congressional district, the Seventh of 
Indiana, for their part in making this bill a reality. Through their 
hard work, H.R. 2400 is a fairer bill for Indiana and other donor 
States.
  When Congress started the Highway Trust Fund, a gas tax was 
instituted and a promise was made to Hoosiers and all Americans that 
the dollars in this trust fund would be used for transportation 
improvements. I believe this promise must be kept.
  I also believe it would be wrong for me to return to Indiana for the 
district work period without doing everything in my power do ensure 
that this bill is fairly considered and adopted. Thousands of jobs in 
Indiana and across America are at stake.
  Mr. Chairman, with this bill we take a giant step toward that 
objective and toward fairness in the distribution of taxpayer dollars. 
I urge my colleagues to support this tremendously important 
legislation.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Sandlin), a very valuable member of our 
committee.
  (Mr. SANDLIN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. SANDLIN. Mr. Chairman, first let me say ``thank you'' to the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), the ranking member, and to the 
leadership on both sides of the aisle.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2400, the Building 
Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act. This bill is the 
single most important piece of legislation that this Congress has 
considered this year.
  For too long the infrastructure has taken a back seat in this country 
while the hard-earned dollars of our constituents have been used and 
paid into the trust fund for the highways and we have used it to mask 
the size of the deficit. With BESTEA we can say no more. No more.
  Mr. Chairman, our constituents pay the gas tax with the expectation 
that the money they pay will be spent to improve and enhance the roads 
on which they drive. BESTEA meets their expectation. For the first time 
in 29 years, the Highway Trust Fund will be moved off budget. This 
important provision ensures these funds are used for their original 
purpose, to repair and rebuild our Nation's roads and highways.
  Our transportation system is in dire need of improvement and new 
construction to meet the needs of the traveling public and business in 
the future. Today more than ever we must begin the modernization of our 
roads and bridges if we are to be able to handle our increasing 
traffic.
  Today, some will argue that BESTEA busts the budget. This argument is 
clearly a weak attempt to make political points, and it is an argument 
that is easily dismantled. All the new spending in BESTEA is more than 
paid for by gas taxes. In fact, over the next 6 years the Highway Trust 
Fund will collect about $2 billion more in taxes than it will pay under 
BESTEA.
  While I share the belief that the House should have completed its 
budget negotiations prior to consideration of the bill, I do not 
believe that local communities should be punished for this body's 
inaction. Passing this bill now so our States can continue to receive 
transportation funds is the right thing to do.
  Mr. Chairman, I am especially pleased that BESTEA has improved upon 
our current illogical funding formulas. Under the current formula, 
Texas receives approximately 77 cents for each dollar that we 
contribute to the Highway Trust Fund. Thanks to the efforts of the 
leadership on both sides of the aisle in this committee, BESTEA 
includes important language to guarantee that Texas and other donor 
States receive at least 90 cents.
  Finally, for those who would argue that this bill is ``pork,'' I 
would say that any bill that creates tens of thousands of new jobs and 
increases investments in the economy is not pork in my book. Indeed, 
according to a 1993 CRS report, for every dollar spent building new 
highways, the economy is estimated to rise by about $2.43. For every $1 
billion of new highway construction spending, employment is estimated 
to rise by 24,300 workers.
  Mr. Chairman, we have put off the needs of our Nation's 
infrastructure long enough. This is good for our constituents and good 
for the economy. I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this 
important legislation.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Michigan (Mr. Upton), my good friend.
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added as a sixth Great Lake over in the Senate, and it was added 
primarily to take money away from the Sea Grant College Fund. There are 
many of us here that thought it was highway robbery and are delighted 
that the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster), the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), the gentleman from New York (Mr. Solomon), as 
well as Mr. Abraham and Mr. Leahy in the Senate, agreed to language 
that removed it from the Great Lakes status.
  Mr. Chairman, I want to commend our two Michigan Members for their 
work on this highway bill, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Barcia) and 
the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Ehlers). For many years we have been a 
donor State, and as one that believes in trust funds, we ought to use 
the money in the trust funds for the purposes that they were intended 
for, whether it is the Coast Guard or the Airport Trust Fund and 
certainly the Highway Trust Fund.
  I have said from the beginning that the money that we pay needs to be 
used as it was intended instead of financing other parts of the 
government. Either spend the money on our roads or give it back to us 
in reducing our gas tax. This bill ensures that our gas tax dollars go 
from the pump to the pavement. This is a good bill.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell), a vigorous advocate for transportation and a 
valuable member of our committee.
  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Chairman, there is one overriding fact in here that 
I would like to stress, if I may, to the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Shuster) and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), the 
ranking member, who have done such a marvelous job. This bill, this 
legislation would spend $18 billion less than the Federal Government 
will collect in highway user taxes, not including the interest, over 
the next 3 years. Over the next 6-year life of the legislation we are 
about to vote on, it will spend $12 billion less than highway tax 
receipts.
  The facts are clear, Mr. Chairman, that there is within our domain 
the facility to pay for what we are voting on here today. New Jersey is 
a perfect example of a State that will be helped. It ranks fiftieth of 
all the States in the Union in terms of return on our tax dollar, the 
very basis of Federalism upon which the Constitution was written.
  This legislation is going to help us correct the major deficiencies 
we have in 44 percent of our bridges. Who will we turn to when another 
bridge is shut down in New Jersey? In just a short 6 years, there have 
been 230,000 new jobs in New Jersey as a result of the original 
transportation legislation, which my predecessor, Bob Roe, of good 
memory, was able to bring to this floor many, many times. We need a 
little history here once in a while to keep us on track.
  So, Mr. Chairman, we thank you for allowing us the time here today. 
This is critical legislation. Let us get on with it and get it passed 
to help America.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Nebraska (Mr. Bereuter), my good friend.
  (Mr. BEREUTER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. BEREUTER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2400. I 
commend the distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania (Chairman 
Shuster) and the distinguished gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), 
as well as the distinguished chairman (Mr. Petri) and the distinguished 
ranking member (Mr. Rahall) of the Subcommittee on Surface 
Transportation, for their extraordinary work.
  Mr. Chairman, I think this legislation lives up to its name. It will 
improve the lives of all Americans by helping to create a more 
efficient and safer highway system. I am pleased we are restoring 
integrity to the trust fund.
  Finally, we are returning to the principles that were established by 
President Dwight D. Eisenhower for the Highway Trust Fund. When 
Americans pay their Federal gasoline tax at the gas pump, they have 
every right to expect that their money actually will be used for 
transportation and not diverted to other purposes. Those funds do not 
belong to OMB or the House Budget Committee. They belong to the 
American people who pay those gasoline taxes to be used for 
transportation, primarily highway construction and maintenance.
  Mr. Chairman, this bill ensures that the taxes paid at the gas pump 
will go toward constructing and improving our Nation's highways. Our 
infrastructure is in desperate need of additional resources. The 
gentleman from West Virginia a few minutes ago told us of the situation 
with the country's obsolete bridges, functionally and structurally 
deficient. This bill addresses these and other crying needs in our 
infrastructure. I urge my colleagues to support this outstanding and, I 
would say, very responsible legislation.

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  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), representative of Green Bay.
  Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for 
yielding me the time. I rise today in strong support of this bipartisan 
historic investment, and I repeat the word ``investment,'' in our 
Nation's infrastructure and transportation. I also join many others 
today who salute not only the chairman, the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Shuster) and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), ranking 
member, for their leadership, but also the subcommittee chairman, the 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri) and the ranking member, the 
gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Rahall), for great leadership on this 
bill.
  For too many years when the people of northeast Wisconsin fueled 
their cars, they watched the numbers on the pumps turn and they watched 
their fair share of the gas taxes we all pay at the pump to travel to 
Washington only to be rerouted to another State. Our State saw only 87 
cents in transportation funding for every dollar paid at the pump. Now, 
with the passage of BESTEA, this approach, Wisconsin will know fairness 
and equity.
  This transportation bill guarantees Wisconsin at least 95 cents on 
the dollar, and we may even see much more than that. In total, 
Wisconsin hopes to see a 60 percent increase in Federal transportation 
dollars. More importantly, the next time the people of northeast 
Wisconsin are at the gas pumps, they will know they are investing in 
Wisconsin's future and the safety of our highways.
  I am pleased to see this priority on safety. Safe roads save lives. 
Under this bill, northeast Wisconsin will see $40 million to improve 
Highway 41, bloody Highway 29 and Highway 10. It is an investment that 
we can be proud of, and I join in the praise of the chairman and the 
members of this committee that have brought this to the floor today.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Granger).
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 
2400. By funding important transportation projects, H.R. 2400 paves the 
way to economic growth. This bill is the right way to move our Nation 
forward by providing safer roads for our citizens. It puts trust back 
into the Highway Trust Fund. It helps restore fairness and equity to 
donor States like my own State of Texas, whose citizens pay more in 
gasoline taxes to Washington than they get back.
  It is forward-thinking legislation that addresses our Nation's 
evolving transportation and roadway safety needs as we advance in the 
21st Century. Mr. Chairman, transportation is more than just planes, 
trains and automobiles. It is also about people, progress and public 
safety. Transportation is the only item that physically links our 
Nation together, and the American public has accepted Federal user 
taxes to pay the cost of keeping our Nation's highways and bridges 
sound.
  As a strong proponent of a balanced budget, I believe it is dishonest 
to tax the American public for the express purpose of improving our 
Nation's highways only to have the Federal Government redirect some of 
the taxes in the Highway Trust Fund to pay for other spending. H.R. 
2400 provides fairness by introducing much greater funding equity to 
donor States and to the

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Federal highway funding formula. Like under current law, my home State 
of Texas receives only 76 cents back for every dollar in Federal fuel 
taxes that are sent to Washington. This bill will give 90 cents back 
for every dollar funded. I support H.R. 2400.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Lampson), a valuable member of this 
committee.
  Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Chairman, as the only Houston area member of the 
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, I am pleased to 
have played a role in moving the BESTEA out of committee and to this 
floor. I applaud the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster), the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), the gentleman from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Petri) and the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Rahall) for the 
fine work that the big four produced.
  BESTEA sets funding formulas to determine percentages for States to 
receive Federal Highway Trust Fund monies. Texas, for the past 6 years, 
has received only 77 cents for every dollar we pay into the trust fund. 
Our needs are too great to give our dollars to other States. This new 
legislation will make a significant increase in Texas' share of highway 
funds and bring us closer to equity.
  For over two decades, Congress and the White House have used 
unobligated funds in the four transportation trust funds to make the 
Federal deficit look smaller. It is a sham that has kept billions of 
dollars locked up in Treasury notes that should be in our economy 
matching local and State transportation dollars continuing the process 
of building this country. There are plenty of uses for any funds that 
we can secure.
  I also do not need to tell this House how important improving 
infrastructure is to promoting economic growth. Over the last 6 years, 
this Nation has dedicated $155 billion to its transportation 
infrastructure. Compare that to the $2.1 trillion spent by Germany and 
the $3.2 trillion spent by Japan over a decade to develop their 
respective transportation networks.
  Our national transportation economy in 1994 accounted for 10.8 
percent of our gross domestic product, employing over 3.2 million 
Americans, but at the same time congestion on our highways has risen to 
such a level that traffic costs American businesses $40 billion a year.
  Americans waste 1.6 million hours every day sitting in traffic. We 
cannot allow our Nation's transportation infrastructure to erode any 
further. Our highways and railways must be shored up to keep 
transportation costs as low as possible for the sake of commerce. For 
the sake of our economy, now is the proper time to act. If we allow the 
situation to get worse, we will have to make a choice down the road to 
expand or repair. I do not believe that is a choice we can make. Let us 
pass H.R. 2400.
  As the only Houston-area member of the House Transportation and 
Infrastructure Committee, I am pleased to have played a role in moving 
the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act, or 
BESTEA, out of Committee and to this Floor. I applaud Chairman Shuster, 
Ranking Member Oberstar, Chairman Petri and Congressman Rahall for the 
fine work the ``Big Four'' produced.
  BESTEA sets funding formulas to determine percentages for states to 
receive federal highway trust fund monies. Texas, for the past six 
years, has received only 77 cents for every dollar we pay into the 
trust fund. Our needs are too great to give our dollars to other 
states. This new legislation will make a significant increase in Texas' 
share at highway funds and bring us closer to equity.
  The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has taken steps 
to significantly improve donor states' rate-of-return by including the 
$9.3 billion High Priority Projects category within the Minimum 
Allocation program. While BESTEA currently includes a 90% rate-of-
return, I am of the hope that as the process continues, donor states 
will see a 95% rate-of-return on 100% of the funds distributed to the 
states.
  For over two decades Congress and the White House have used 
unobligated funds in the four transportation trust funds to make the 
federal deficit look smaller. It is a sham that has kept billions of 
dollars locked up in Treasury notes that should be in our economy, 
matching local and state transportation dollars, continuing the process 
of building this country. There are plenty of uses for any funds we can 
secure. I also don't need to tell this House how important improving 
infrastructure is to promoting economic growth.
  Over the last six years, this nation dedicated $155 billion to 
restoring its transportation infrastructure. Compare that to the $2.1 
trillion spent by Germany and $3.2 trillion spent by Japan over a 
decade to develop their respective transportation networks. Our 
national transportation economy in 1994 accounted for 10.8 percent of 
our Gross Domestic Product, employing over 3.2 million Americans. But 
at the same time, congestion on our highways has risen to such a level 
that traffic costs American businesses $40 billion each year. Americans 
waste 1.6 million hours every day sitting in traffic.
  We cannot allow our nation's transportation infrastructure to erode 
any further. Our highways and railways must be shored up to keep 
transportation costs as low as possible for the sake of commerce. Our 
products compete on a worldwide basis now, and products from countries 
with strong and efficient infrastructure will cost less on the market 
and allows producers to spend more on quality. That's the bottom line. 
For the sake of our economy, now is the proper time to act. If we allow 
the situation to get worse, we will have to make a choice down the road 
to expand or repair the existing infrastructure. That's a choice I 
don't believe this nation can afford to make.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
North Carolina (Mr. Coble), a distinguished member of our committee.
  Mr. COBLE. Mr. Chairman, I want to engage in a colloquy regarding 
implementation of the unified motor carrier registration system with 
the chairman and the ranking member.
  In 1995, when the Congress enacted the ICC Termination Act, we 
instructed the Secretary of Transportation to establish a single, on-
line Federal system for the registration of all interstate motor 
carriers. The purpose of the system was to enhance the monitoring of 
safety and insurance compliance.
  We required the DOT to promulgate final rules by January 1, 1998, but 
little has been done to accomplish that. The State program, it seems to 
me, needlessly cost the industry about $90 million a year and ought to 
be replaced by a single national system as this body intended in 1995.
  I ask the chairman or the ranking member, is there any optimism to 
resolve this?
  Mr. Chairman, I would like to engage the bill managers in a colloquy 
regarding implementation of a unified motor carrier registration 
system.
  Mr. Chairman, in 1995, when Congress enacted the Interstate Commerce 
Commission Termination Act, we instructed the Secretary of 
Transportation to establish a single, on-line federal system for the 
registration of all interstate motor carriers. The purpose of the 
system was to enhance the monitoring of safety and insurance 
compliance. We required DOT to promulgate final rules by January, 1998. 
That date has come and gone with little progress. This is largely 
because, I am advised, the DOT is uncertain what to do with state-
operated insurance registration programs that duplicate the anticipated 
federal program.
  This House had given DOT clear authority to replace the state 
programs, while providing the states with free access to the safety and 
insurance data contained in the federal system. Unfortunately, the 
House bill was amended in conference to require DOT to preserve the 
revenues from these fees if DOT replaces the state programs. This 
change greatly complicated the development of a simplified, uniform 
federal program.
  The state programs needlessly cost the industry about $90 million 
annually. They should be replaced with a single, national system as 
this body intended in 1995.
  We need to rectify this problem which has needlessly delayed 
implementation of the uniform, on-line federal system to cover all 
interstate motor carriers. (I would greatly prefer that we resolve this 
issue in conference on this bill. If that proves not to be possible, we 
must see that we resolve it in some other bill before we adjourn this 
year.)
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. COBLE. I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I would respond to the gentleman that I 
agree with him. We do need corrective legislation. I want to assure him 
that we will continue to work with him to bring this about.
  The gentleman raises a valid point.
  The House passed legislation in 1995 that was amended in conference.
  DOT is prevented from establishing a universal and accessible 
register of motor carriers for safety and insurance compliance.
  We need corrective legislation, and we need it this year if possible.

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  We have been working with motor carriers and with the States to 
resolve this. I want to assure the gentleman that we will continue to 
work with the gentleman and the affected parties to address this issue 
at the earliest possible date.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Davis).
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for 
yielding me the time.
  Later today, I will offer an amendment to this bill which will expand 
the Access to Jobs Program. The Access to Jobs Program assists welfare 
recipients in making the transition from welfare to work. The amendment 
seeks to increase the current authorization from $42 million to $150 
million. The additional $108 million authorized for this vital program 
does not take money from any other projects, nor does it raid the 
Highway Trust Fund. It is a simple authorization subject to the 
appropriations process. Therefore, I urge all of my colleagues to 
support the amendment which I will offer later today and to support 
this bill.
  I also take the opportunity to commend and congratulate the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. 
Oberstar) for their outstanding leadership in bringing this measure 
before us today.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Maryland (Mr. Gilchrest).
  Mr. GILCHREST. Mr. Chairman, I thank the chairman for yielding me the 
time. I thank the chairman and ranking member for the bipartisan nature 
in which we have put forth this bill. I would like to say basically 
every time you cross a bridge, ride a train, light rail, subway, ride 
on a bus, commute to work, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, who do you 
assume assures your safety? Well, Mr. Chairman, that is us. More 
accurately, that is the government. And more accurately than that, that 
is individuals on the House floor and the Senate side who take their 
role very responsibly.
  I want to give one example of a problem that would be fixed by this 
bill, and it is Highway 113 in my district. That is a single-lane 
highway, and in the last 20 years, over 70 people have been tragically 
killed on this highway. This bill corrects that problem. I once again 
commend the bipartisan nature with which this bill has come forth, the 
ranking member and the chairman of the committee.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Florida (Ms. Brown), a valuable member of the committee.
  Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I want to indicate my strong 
support for H.R. 2400 and thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Shuster) and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) for working 
hard on the donor State issue, and making this day possible. As the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) and the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) said, this is money for transportation from 
those who use transportation and pay for it in gasoline taxes. It is a 
common-sense approach to funding infrastructure.
  Much has been said about the high priority projects, and I just want 
to say that these projects ensure safe travel for millions of Americans 
and help stimulate the economy. As the chairman has said, sometimes 
money going to States does not trickle down to all parts of the State. 
Poor and rural communities are not always represented, and a high 
priority project from a Member of Congress is the only way some of 
these needy projects can be funded.
  I also want to say that I work very closely with the local mayors, 
city councils and commissioners and citizens when it comes to 
determining necessary projects. It is a true partnership between all 
levels of government. This is not pork, Mr. Chairman, it is bringing 
the transportation infrastructure of this country up to a world class 
level. Safety for all Americans and good for our economy.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Maine (Mr. 
Baldacci).
  Mr. BALDACCI. Mr. Chairman, Maine is currently at a critical 
crossroads. Projected public investment for Maine's highways and 
bridges fall far short of the level of funding needed to maintain the 
system in its current condition and address the significant backlog of 
needs. In bridges alone, we are looking at work that is estimated to be 
a shortfall of over $5 million. We are looking at the road system. We 
are looking at shortages of $32.2 million. Maine is a very large rural 
State.
  The district I represent is the largest physical district east of the 
Mississippi. We are trying to repair the existing road work and the 
shortages that we have experienced through the last reauthorization 
which have left some pot holes along the way.
  This funding measure will go to significantly repairing the damaged 
roads, bridges, ports and airports. I ask for Members' support. This 
funding that we were under, the Federal levels have not been increased 
and the money that would be available under this program in these 
alternatives will certainly go to enhancing Maine's balanced 
transportation network. I encourage all of the Members to support this 
measure and to be able to move forward on reauthorization in a timely 
fashion.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to 
the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Kildee).
  (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2400 and 
the manager's amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Shuster).
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of H.R. 2400 and the manager's 
amendment offered by my distinguished colleague, Mr. Shuster. As Co-
chairman of the Congressional Native American Caucus, I want to speak 
briefly on the condition of roads in Indian country and on two 
amendments that Mr. Shuster has included in the manager's amendment.
  There are more than 50,000 miles of roads that serve hundreds of 
Indian reservations throughout the United States. Indian reservation 
roads make up 2.63% of all existing roads eligible for ISTEA funding. 
However, tribes receive less than 1% of ISTEA funding for these roads.
  If Indian country were to receive its full pro-rata share of the 
billions included in this bill, Indian reservations would receive $4.7 
billion over six years, or $793 million per year. Mr. Chairman, when 
you compare this amount with the recommended funding level for Indian 
roads, $212 million per year in H.R. 2400 and $250 million per year in 
S. 1173, the recommended amount hardly seems adequate.
  The condition of roads in Indian country endangers the health and 
safety of those living on Indian reservations and inhibits economic 
development. In inclement weather, over 30,000 miles of roads serving 
Indian reservations are impassable. Things that most of us take for 
granted like access to emergency services, or availability of heating 
fuel and groceries, are not available on many reservations for several 
months of the year. No business is going to locate on an Indian 
reservation that cannot offer a basic transportation infrastructure.
  The condition of bridges on Indian reservations is even more dire. A 
recent survey by the Bureau of Indian Affairs counted 4,000 of these 
bridges and found 190 to be deficient to the point of needing replacing 
or undergo major repairs. The estimated cost to replace or repair 
bridges are more than $40 million. Under H.R. 2400 and S. 1173, the 
requested amount for the reservation bridge program is $9 million. 
While I support funding for the bridge program, this amount still falls 
short of addressing the need in Indian country.
  Two amendments that Mr. Shuster includes in the manager's amendments 
will encourage tribes to be more self-sufficient. These amendments 
would allow certain tribal governments to receive transportation funds 
and directly administer them. They would also require that the 
Secretary allocate funds to tribes according to a negotiated rulemaking 
process.
  While I agree with the idea of the current language in the manager's 
amendment, I disagree with the recommended process that will be used to 
accomplish these goals. It is my hope that when this bill goes to 
Conference, the conferees will agree that tribal governments should 
manage their funds according to the authority of Public Law 93-638, the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975.
  Each year, under P.L. 93-638, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the 
Indian Health Service directly transfers hundreds of millions of 
dollars to tribal governments so they can administer governmental 
services and construction projects. P.L. 93-638 provides for 
streamlined administrative efficiencies while preserving program and 
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  In closing, I strongly urge the House conferees to support the 
recommended amount in S. 1173 that provides $250 million per year for 
the Indian Reservation Roads program, and to allow tribes to receive 
funds and directly administer them under P.L. 93-638.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Sanchez).
  Ms. SANCHEZ. Mr. Chairman, I thank the chairman and ranking member. I 
rise today in support of H.R. 2400.
  Think about this. In the next 5 years in central Orange County, that 
is Anaheim, Gardon Grove and Santa Ana, we will be spending over $5 
billion in new construction and modernization. That is the private 
sector and that is the public sector; the public sector in our 
infrastructure needs for all of this new construction and modernization 
going on.

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  It is the rising economy of Orange County. It requires local dollars, 
State dollars and, yes, the dollars that we from Orange County send 
here to be returned back to help our crumbling infrastructure. That is 
why I am proud to say that I am part of this responsible bipartisan 
initiative that was written with the support of diverse transportation 
communities from business to labor, contractors to environmentalists, 
from engineers to safety advocates and to cyclists.
  These groups see that America is growing and prospering, but our 
transportation infrastructure is lagging behind. And this bill picks up 
the pace and our highways. I believe that this bill will improve 
America, will improve our futures. The projects included are important 
and very cost-effective, in particular in Orange County.
  Our Nation's networks of road and transit systems are the arteries 
that keep the economic heart of our country beating. Without this blood 
supply, our country's economic body would suffer an irreversible 
financial heart attack. Please join me in supporting this important 
piece of legislation.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire of the Chair, how much time 
remains on our side?
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) has 16\1/2\ 
minutes remaining. The gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) has 5 
minutes remaining.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Sanders).
  Mr. SANDERS. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  I want to congratulate the Chairman, the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Shuster); and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), the 
Ranking Member; and others for the very fine work they have done on 
this important bill.
  Mr. Chairman, the truth of the matter is that the infrastructure of 
the United States of America is rotting. It is falling apart right 
under us. And our roads, our bridges, our mass transportation, which is 
our rail system, our rural bus system, our bicycle paths, are in major 
need of repair; and it is high time that we paid attention to those 
needs.
  In the State of Vermont, we have a major infrastructure problem which 
has been made worse in recent years by flooding, flooding which is 
occurring today in the State of Vermont, further damaging our 
infrastructure. All over Vermont bridges are in serious need of repair, 
and this bill begins to address that problem.
  Sixteen million from this legislation is going to the Missisquoi Bay 
Bridge in Franklin County, Vermont. This bridge in the northern part of 
our State serves as a vital transportation link for New York, Canadian, 
and other New England traffic and would have been virtually impossible 
to rebuild without help from the Federal Government.
  What we now have is a deteriorating two-lane bridge, which, in light 
of its high level of truck traffic, poses a significant hazard to the 
traveling public and is a serious deterrent to interstate and 
international commerce.
  The State of Vermont's Agency of Transportation regarded this project 
as the State's highest transportation priority, and this $16 million 
will be a significant step forward in helping to rebuild that bridge.
  Mr. Chairman, we hear about budget busting. In my view, tax breaks 
for the wealthy are budget busting, corporate welfare is budget 
busting, spending money that the military does not need is budget 
busting. But rebuilding the infrastructure of this country and putting 
our workers to work at decent-paying jobs is doing exactly the right 
thing. It is improving the economic well-being of this country, and it 
is long overdue. I congratulate our friends for the work that they have 
done.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield as much time as he may consume to 
the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Buyer).
  (Mr. BUYER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. BUYER. Mr. Chairman, I would like to compliment the Chairman for 
his hard work. It is truly good work, a good product.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today to thank Chairman Shuster and Ranking 
Member Oberstar for their dedication to bringing H.R. 2400, the 
Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act, to the House 
Floor. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has taken 
positive steps to significantly improve donor states' rate-of-return.
  Indiana is and has been a donor state. For years now, Indiana has 
received only 77 cents for every $1 generated in federal gas tax 
revenues in Indiana. Now that the National Highway System has been 
completed, the time has arrived for Congress to bring fairness and 
equity back into transportation funding and spending.
  BESTEA includes a 90% rate-of-return. The Senate-passed version 
contains a 91% rate-of-return. As the process continues, donor states 
continue to seek a 95% rate-of-return.
  Both versions have made great strides to bringing fairness and equity 
to the funding. It would not only be unfair, but also an injustice for 
the Conference Committee to not support the great strides that both 
Chambers have made. I encourage Mr. Shuster and Mr. Oberstar to 
continue the fine work they have begun with this bill as it moves to 
conference.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Indiana (Mr. Visclosky).
  (Mr. VISCLOSKY asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
his remarks.)
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I would like to engage in a colloquy 
with the Chairman of the committee.
  Mr. Chairman, I thank you for the opportunity to discuss one of 
ISTEA's most vital safety initiatives, the rail-crossing safety 
program.
  Last year, I testified before the Subcommittee on Surface 
Transportation in support of legislation which I have introduced to 
change the formula for ISTEA's rail-crossing safety program which 
allocates funds to States based on a number of rail-crossing accidents 
and fatalities.
  Although BESTEA does not change the formula by which these funds are 
distributed, I do want to commend my colleague for increasing by 41 
percent funds allocated to the highway rail-crossing safety program in 
BESTEA. As this bill moves to conference, I ask my colleague to ensure 
that that priority funding be maintained.
  Several hundred people are killed, and thousands more injured, every 
year in the United States as a result of vehicle-train collisions at 
highway-rail grade crossings. Just last week, a resident of Lake 
Station, Indiana died when a train struck his car at a rail crossing 
without gates, marked only by stop signs.
  Although BESTEA does not change the formula by which these funds are 
distributed, I do want to commend you for increasing, by 41%, the funds 
allocated to the Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Program in BESTEA. 
As this bill moves to conference, I ask you to ensure that this 
priority funding is maintained.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman will yield, I would say 
that the gentleman has accurately pointed out the importance of this 
provision, and he certainly has my assurance that we will do everything 
we can to defend this provision, as we will with every House provision 
as we go to conference.
  Mr. VISCLOSKY. I appreciate the gentleman's concern.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Roemer).
  Mr. ROEMER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, Indiana is known as the crossroad of America. It is 
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only because it connects the people to their communities, but because 
it is in central America and it connects the east to the west. This 
bill is an investment in Indiana's connection to its people, it is an 
investment to its communities, and it is an investment to the rest of 
America.
  This bill is important because it is about public safety, it is about 
an investment in our economy, it is about our security. These are very, 
very important measures that we consider today.
  People in La Porte and Michigan City and Rolling Prairie, Indiana, 
tell me that roads are the single most important issue to many of them; 
and we must spend money to repair our roads before we spend more and 
more and more money to repair our cars and our automobiles. This is a 
prudent investment.
  Now, I would say, as complimentary as I am to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. 
Oberstar), they have been fair and judicious, I would encourage them to 
continue to be fair and judicious in conference; and as we look for 
offsets in conference, I strongly encourage them not to go into public 
education.
  As shootings go up in our public schools and test scores come down, 
it is cutting our nose off to spite our face, it is hurting our 
businesses if we take money out of public education for our children.
  Secondly, I want to commend the Chairmen for their addressing the 
donor State issue for Indiana. Indiana will get close to a billion 
extra dollars under the 6-year provisions of this bill because of the 
way the Chairmen have treated donor-state issues. I hope and pray that 
they continue to hold to those areas and those concerns in conference 
with respect to Indiana.
  Finally, there is some criticism about the expenditure. China will 
spend $1 trillion on public investment over a 3-year period. The United 
States will spend one-third of that over a 6-year period. We need to 
invest in public safety.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 15 seconds to inform the 
body that, this being April 1, somebody has sent out a bogus press 
release from my office saying that I oppose high-priority congressional 
projects. I just want to make sure that everybody understands this is 
in the good spirit of April Fool's Day, and it is not accurate.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 10 seconds to say that is 
absolutely astonishing. This is April Fool's Day, but this is not the 
time for that sort of thing.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Doggett).
  Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Chairman, the most congested and the most dangerous 
section of Interstate 35 anywhere between Canada and Mexico is in my 
hometown of Austin, Texas. Correcting the gridlock on Interstate 35 is 
vital not only for the Central Texas economy but for everyone in this 
Nation that relies on this vital transportation artery. I commend the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster), the gentleman from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Petri), and all of the Members that have worked so hard to produce 
this bill.
  We have followed their example with a broad regional bipartisan 
coalition to build a bypass to I-35 in Texas known as State Highway 
130. Our work on SH-130 demonstrates the wisdom of the Chairman's 
support of demonstration projects. These high-priority projects like 
SH-130 are a way of assuring that our priorities are addressed by both 
State and Federal transportation bureaucracies.
  These bureaucracies are not the know-all and the be-all on planning 
transportation. Sometimes the bureaucratic number-crunchers forget that 
their actions can crunch people and can crunch neighborhoods as well as 
numbers.
  In the case of SH-130, we have required in this bill a specific route 
endorsed unanimously by City Council members and commissioners as well 
as some State legislators. We have also specified that that money must 
be expended solely for the construction of that portion of SH-130 
within Travis County and south of U.S. 290.
  From the outset, I have supported a bypass for traffic, not a bypass 
of local community concerns by an unresponsive bureaucracy. Now is the 
time for the Texas Department of Public Transportation to apply some of 
the $10\1/2\ billion that it is receiving in this bill to build SH-130, 
build it now, build it in the right way to the east of Decker Lake in 
Travis County, Texas.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Iowa (Mr. Boswell), a very distinguished member of our committee.
  Mr. BOSWELL. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. 
Oberstar) and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster).
  I really appreciate, being a newcomer, and inquired about coming to 
this committee. I knew a lot of important work was to take place there. 
So I inquired about the Chairman, and I inquired about the Ranking 
Member. I was informed and it has been proven out that they have worked 
together and that the committee is open. So I come as a newcomer, 
realizing that commerce has got to move across this country in order 
for us to compete, to compete with the elements of the Pacific Rim and 
European Union and we have got to do it.
  My colleagues, I really appreciated it when they pointed out that 
some of this increase is giving up the interest and other aspects that 
they pointed out, not to repeat them. So this is a doable thing, and 
this country will benefit from it.
  I often wonder what it would be like--the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. 
Roemer) said it is the heartland, and we claim the heartland. So I will 
just claim the belt buckle, if I can, for Iowa. But I can imagine the 
embarrassment if commerce is moving back and forth across this country 
and they got to Iowa and we had to put up a sign that said, ``Excuse 
me. Slow down to 35 or 40 miles an hour because we cannot repair our 
bridges and fill in the potholes and make those improvements.''
  We cannot do that. We are not 50 separate countries; we are 50 United 
States. So I think this is pointing that out, and it is going to help 
our country as a whole. Some things we just got to do to keep up. And 
we do not want to get behind. We are already behind, and we will never 
catch up if we do not keep up.
  So I am very pleased to be supporting this very important thing. It 
is probably the most important thing we do in the entire 2 years we are 
in this assembly. Thank you for your efforts.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Green).
  (Mr. GREEN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. GREEN. Mr. Chairman, like a lot of my colleagues today, I would 
like to thank both the Chairman and our Ranking Member and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the fine work on 
H.R. 2400. I believe it is good not only for our Nation but also for 
the State of Texas that I represent and also for the district and the 
community I represent of Houston.
  BESTEA is the fairest and best bill for donor States such as Texas 
because it guarantees that each State receives back at least 95 percent 
of the amount it pays out in gasoline taxes. Transportation funds are 
imperative for a State as large as Texas, and we need a transportation 
funding bill that makes sure we receive adequate funds just to maintain 
the safety on our roads and highways.
  As a border State, Texas is impacted by large amounts of traffic 
resulting from trade with Mexico. This high volume of traffic passes 
through I-69, which runs through the middle of my district. We must 
make sure that funds are included for trade corridors such as I-69 
because NAFTA has so dramatically increased the traffic through Texas. 
Also, ISTEA originally was based on intermodal. With the Port of 
Houston and I-69, it makes that intermodal transportation work.
  In addition, I support BESTEA because it recognizes the importance of 
demonstration projects to solve local transportation problems.
  For 5 years, as a Member of Congress, I have worked with the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on a grade separation 
project; and I am glad to see it is in this bill. This project protects 
the lives of not only the residents and people who work in the 
Manchester community in East Houston but, again, it is the definitive 
reason we need demonstration projects on intermodal

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transportation, a grade separation over nine tracks that will be great 
for the business community but also for the residents there. Funding 
these demonstration projects such as this is long overdue and must be 
protected in BESTEA authorization.

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  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee).
  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to revise 
and extend her remarks.).
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I thank the Chairman and the 
Ranking Member for his leadership, and I thank the committee as well. I 
rise to support H.R. 2400.
  Let me point out that, in the 18th congressional an urban district, 
this legislation will bring our communities together with the funding 
of hike and bike trails, many constituents in my district have long 
asked for such transportation tools.
  It is also very important to note that we will be rebuilding our 
Nation's infrastructure, the highways, and roads so badly needed. But 
what is very important to the city of Houston, is the understanding 
that H.R. 2400 authorizes not only a Houston regional bus plan for 
final design and construction, and the Houston Advanced Transit program 
for planning activities, and preliminary engineering.
  This allows Houston to look into the options of bus and/or rail. The 
City of Houston is the fourth largest city in the Nation, with over 1.4 
million residents and, as such, must be able to explore all of the 
transportation options to its residents.
  The City experiences frequent traffic congestion. Currently, Houston 
receives a certain amount for its Better Bus Program and has received 
such funds for approximately 6 years. Houston does not at this time 
receive any funds for a rail system.
  My Democratic colleagues in the Houston area support this option. I 
hope the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Archer) will work with me to make 
sure that this option comes to the City of Houston. The City of Houston 
is preparing and has announced a Transportation 2000 study that will 
include consideration and review of options such as commuter rail and 
other forms of urban rail systems for Houston.
  I am delighted that this bill in its wisdom will allow the City of 
Houston to consider the options of bus and/or rail. I believe rail is 
needed in our community. In fact several transportation options are 
needed for our city, which is the fourth largest city in the Nation. 
And or well, it is needed for inner city Houston. This legislation will 
support such options as rail to be pursued by Houston as the city may 
desire.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2400 as a modernization 
of America's highway and transportation systems for the 21st century. 
This bill provides for developing the infrastructure that our economy 
needs to continue its miraculous growth well into the next century. 
Transportation is clearly a factor in the development of our economy 
and will be an element for our continuing economic success in this 
ever-changing new world order. The modernization and technological 
advancement of our transportation systems that are contained in this 
bill are essential to our nation. Mr. Shuster and Mr. Oberstar as well 
as all of the members of the committee should be commended for their 
excellent work.
  Our large and complex transportation system unites us and connects 
even the smallest town with the rest of the world. Transportation and 
our highways touch every person in this country, it comprises 11 
percent of our Gross Domestic Product and makes up one-fifth of the 
typical American household budget.
  However, there are some fundamental problems with how BESTEA will be 
funded. The ground-breaking balanced budget agreement of last year gave 
us the guidelines and caps necessary to keep our spending within our 
means. Many of our vital social programs were asked to sacrifice their 
monies in the name of fiscal restraint. Now we are asked to vote on a 
bill that exceeds the budget caps by $26 billion.
  Mr. Speaker, I am concerned as to which programs the Republicans will 
cut in order to make way for the $26 billion we are asked to spend 
today. It is imperative that these cuts will not be made by the 
conference committee at the expense of the disadvantaged, our children 
and those citizens who do not have the resources to have a lobbying 
group pressuring that committee.
  Another troubling aspect of this bill is the possible amendment to 
end the Department of Transportation's Disadvantaged Business 
Enterprise Program. This is a program that for over two decades has 
been providing equal opportunities for women and minorities competing 
for highway and transit contracts.

  Since its inception, small businesses as well as women and minority-
owned construction firms are now participating in building our nation's 
highways. Their participation has increased from 1.9 percent in 1978 to 
14.8 percent in 1996. By reaching out to and fostering new business 
relationships, this program has countered the effects of discrimination 
and good old boy networks which had been road blocks for many years.
  These facts were recognized by the Senate as it voted to preserve 
this 15-year-old program as we should also. We all wish that we lived 
in a world that was free from discrimination, but we don't. But, this 
program is not about quotas or set-asides as some members want to 
characterize it. The statute only relies on flexible goals.
  The program also complies completely within the ``strict scrutiny'' 
standard of the Supreme Court decision in Adarand. The Department of 
Transportation has recently published proposed rule changes in response 
to that standard. There is clearly a compelling governmental interest 
in redressing past discrimination in DOT-assisted contracting. 
Minority-owned construction firms represent about 9 percent of all such 
firms and receive only about 5 percent of construction receipts. The 10 
percent national goal is constitutional, good policy and still 
necessary. BESTEA with it is unacceptable.
  Mr. Speaker, I am a part of a state delegation that will be getting 
back less than they will be paying in our taxes. Texas will be getting 
more than $1.7 billion in formula distributions and over $216 million 
in demonstration projects with this bill. However, Texans will be 
getting back only about 90 cents on the dollar, but I understand the 
needs of the other states. For my own part, Houston will benefit from a 
new ``Hike and Bike'' path, new buses and rebuilt roads. I am also 
advocating a study on the use of light rail for Houston. As the fourth 
largest city in the country, it is appropriate that we consider light 
rail as a substitute for using our streets and highways.
  Mr. Speaker, I support this bill with these exceptions. We need to 
continue the effective and efficient transportation system that this 
bill provides for the betterment of all Americans.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire of the Chair how much time 
remains on both sides?
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) has 3\1/2\ 
minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) 
has 5 minutes remaining.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Minnesota is recognized for 3\1/2\ 
minutes.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, this brings us to the end of a very long 
and productive general debate period when we have heard fulsome praise 
for this legislation from all sectors of this country, all spectrums of 
our society, from urban and suburban and exurban and rural America, 
from coastal and border America, from all spectrums, all aspects of the 
economic slices of our country.
  It has been very encouraging to see the enormous outpouring of 
support from Members across the body for a truly visionary piece of 
legislation. It does, indeed, do all these things that all of our 
colleagues have praised the legislation for.
  I have a few things of my own that are very special to me. We 
continue the Rails to Trails Program, continue the Bicycling and 
Pedestrian Walkways Program that has made it possible for more than 10 
million Americans to buy bicycles, become bicyclists.
  I am an avid cyclist myself. I have pedaled over 2,100 miles on the 
open road last year. I want to see more people using bike to commute 
from home to work, as is done in Chicago.
  We preserve and continue the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality 
Improvement Program which, in Chicago, has enabled that city with wise 
use and wise investment of those dollars to improve its Air Quality 
Index over 15 percent in the 6 years of ISTEA.
  We continue the Scenic America Program with the Scenic Byways Program 
that was initiated in ISTEA, again stimulating the tourism travel 
sector of our economy, which is nearly a $400 billion sector of our 
economy, one that generates a $20 billion surplus balance of payments 
for this country, inbound tourism expenditures here over what Americans 
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  We will initiate in this legislation when it is finally enacted a 
very important part of our Welfare to Work Program that was passed in 
the last Congress. It is very hard to get people to jobs if they do not 
have the means to get there.
  My middle daughter, Annie, works in Jubilee Jobs in the Adams Morgan 
area of Washington, D.C., trying to place people from the homeless 
shelters, those who have fallen from the welfare net in the Hispanic 
and black community of Northeast/Northwest Washington. The biggest 
single problem she faces with her clients is getting them to and from 
their job.
  This innovative experimental program, pilot program, will help cities 
across this country do there what Chicago has done in its city with a 
program of welfare to work, provide means of transportation for those 
who need to get to the places where the jobs are located.
  All in all, all told, this is the bill that the visionaries of 1956 
could not have foreseen. This is a bill that the Members of this 
Congress who stand on their shoulders, who look into the future have 
said to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster), this bill will 
be an everlasting legacy of his service in this Congress. I hope he 
will serve many more years. But whatever those years, this will be his 
greatest achievement and the greatest legacy that we could leave to 
future generations.
  The CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) 
has expired.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Chairman, I certainly thank my good friend, the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), and all our colleagues on both sides of the 
aisle for making this a truly bipartisan team effort for the good of 
America.
  In closing, I want to particularly recognize our staff, which has 
done such an outstanding job, particularly the Subcommittee on Surface 
Transportation and Committee on Budget staff, and most of all Jack 
Schenendorf, the Chief of Staff of our Committee on Transportation, the 
largest committee in the Congress, indeed the largest committee in the 
history of the United States with 75 members.
  Jack Schenendorf is truly a leader of extraordinary capability. 
Without his dedication and perseverance, intelligence and experience, 
the staff would not have been able to accomplish everything they did.
  That staff and those who have contributed so much include Roger 
Nober, Debbie Gebhardt, Chris Bertram, Susan Lent, Adam Tsao, Darrell 
Wilson, Bill Hughes, Linda Scott, Patricia Law, and Mary Beth Will.
  Certainly, the Members on the other side of the aisle equally stand 
shoulder to shoulder with me to recognize the staff on both sides, 
because, indeed, this is a joint staff working together for the 
betterment of our country.
  Let me close by focusing on the two fundamental principles that we 
started out with in this debate today, the first fundamental principle 
being that this legislation puts the trust back in the Transportation 
Trust Fund. It is honest budgeting.
  It says that the 18.4 cents gasoline tax that the Americans pay in 
the related transportation taxes, the revenue, and only that revenue, 
will be spent from the Trust Fund to rebuild America's infrastructure.
  Indeed, there can be no deficit financing here. The money must be 
there. It is the most fiscally responsible kind of Federal spending we 
can have. We only spend the revenue that comes in. Indeed, as part of 
our agreement, we have agreed to forgo the interest on the balance in 
the Trust Fund, which means the national debt will be reduced by close 
to $15 billion over the life of this bill.
  Beyond that, we have agreed to turn back $9 billion in the 
Transportation Trust Fund. So between the foregone interest and the $10 
billion that we will turn back, it adds up to approximately $25 
billion, a reduction in the national debt, real dollars, real reduction 
in the national debt. That $25 billion approximates the increased 
spending in this legislation.
  The second fundamental principle is that we begin to meet the 
transportation needs of America. Our highways are in poor condition. 
There are 42,000 people killed on them every year, and 9,000 of those 
being killed are kids. In fact, of those fatalities, about 12,000 to 
13,000 are attributed to bad roads, which means we will be saving 
lives. I am told, over the life of this bill, we will be able to reduce 
fatalities by about 4,000 lives a year.
  Beyond that, we provide an economic stimulus, increase productivity, 
jobs, have tremendous support from all sectors of the country. The 50 
governors, the cities, the counties, the environmentalists, safety 
leaders, labor, Chamber of Commerce, triple AAAs, this bill has 
extraordinarily broad support. It is good for America. It puts honesty 
in budgeting. We spend only the revenue that comes into the bill.
  For all those reasons, I urge my colleagues to support this 
legislation that we are bringing to the floor, because we will rebuild 
America as we move into the 21st Century.
  Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank Chairmen Shuster 
and Petri as well as Ranking Democratic Members Oberstar and Rahall for 
their cooperation in bringing a Research Title to the floor which 
incorporates most of the significant research and development 
provisions from H.R. 860 as reported by the House Committee on Science. 
I believe our cooperative efforts of the past have contributed 
significantly to strengthening the Department of Transportation's 
surface transportation research and development portfolio, and I am 
equally convinced that our efforts during 1997 and 1998 will take these 
research programs to the next level.
  I also appreciate the Transportation Committee's willingness to keep 
the dialog going in the areas in which we could not reach final 
agreement and their willingness to consider our few remaining concerns 
in the context of the upcoming conference with the Senate. I am 
convinced that this approach will lead to a unified House position in 
these negotiations and a stronger final product for the President to 
sign.
  At this point, I would like to point out a number of the provisions 
of H.R. 860 which can be found in the Manager's Amendment. The 
provisions were crafted in a cooperative and bipartisan fashion by 
members of the Science Committee. First, the amendment includes H.R. 
860's ``Sense of Congress'' that the Department of Transportation 
should place a high priority on addressing the Year 2000 problem in all 
of its computer and information systems. The amendment includes 
provisions from H.R. 860 to expand the Department's Research and 
Technology program to include: testing and evaluation of bridge, 
concrete and pavement structures; environmental research; human factors 
research; research on the use of recycled materials such as paper and 
plastic fiber reinforcement systems; knowledge of implementing life-
cycle cost assessment; and standardized estimates of useful life for 
advanced materials.
  Provisions from H.R. 860 are included in the amendment to commission 
a study by the National Academy of Sciences regarding the need for a 
new Strategic Highway Research Program or similar effort and to require 
the Department to establish a strategic planning process for surface 
transportation R&D. The Amendment further requires the plan to be 
consistent with the provisions of the Government Performance and 
Results Act of 1993. A surface Transportation-Environment Cooperative 
Research Program designed to provide State and local transportation 
officials with the tools and knowledge necessary to better understand 
the impacts of transportation decisions is also included in the 
amendment. Finally, the amendment includes small changes to the 
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) provisions of the bill to 
expand the goals of the program and to extend the research activities 
of the program to include human factors research on the science of the 
driving process; the effects of cold climates on ITS; and magnetics.
  Again, I wish to thank my colleagues on the Transportation Committee 
for their cooperation and I look forward to working with them in 
Conference. The remainder of my statement reflects the views of the 
Committee on Science on the legislation.
  The Committee on Science, for almost twenty years, has worked closely 
with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to craft 
transportation research and development authorizing legislation. Our 
tradition, rather than to enact separate transportation research and 
development legislation, has been to write our own legislation and then 
to work out our differences with the other Committee prior to House 
floor consideration of transportation measures. In 1991, Congressman 
Norman Mineta, who was both a member of our Committee and Chairman of 
the Surface Transportation Subcommittee, offered our compromise 
legislation during the Transportation Committee markup. This year our 
Committees agreed that the Managers Amendment on the House Floor would 
be the appropriate time to merge our work product, H.R. 860--

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the Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 1997 as 
reported by the Committee on Science, with the bill HR 2400--the 
Building Efficient Surface Transportation Equity Act of 1998 which is 
before us today.
  The Science Committee is pleased the Manager's Amendment to H.R. 2400 
includes a provision from H.R. 860 expressing the sense of Congress 
that the Department of Transportation should give high priority to 
correcting the Year 2000 problem in all of its computer systems to 
ensure effective operation in the Year 2000 and beyond. The Department 
needs to develop a plan and a budget to correct the problem for its 
mission-critical programs. Currently, the Department has only fixed 23 
percent of its mission critical systems. The Department also needs to 
begin consideration of contingency plans, in the event that certain 
systems are unable to be corrected in time. The Committee believes 
Congress should continue to take a leadership role in raising awareness 
about the issue with both government and the private sector. The 
potential impact on the Department's programs, if the Year 2000 problem 
is not corrected in an effective and timely manner, is substantial and 
potentially serious. It is imperative that such corrective action be 
taken to avert disruption to critical programs.
  The Committee is pleased the Amendment includes important provisions 
from H.R. 860 which seeks to improve the performance of the federal 
investment in surface transportation research by requiring the 
Secretary to establish a performance-based strategic planning process 
consistent with the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. The 
strategic planning process will address deficiencies in the current 
program, as identified by the General Accounting Office, Transportation 
Research Board, and other transportation research and development 
stakeholders, by setting a strategic direction, defining national 
priorities, coordinating federal efforts and evaluating the impact of 
the federal investment in surface transportation R&D. As envisioned by 
the Results Act, a strategic plan will be developed and include review 
and comment from industry, the National Research Council and other 
advisory boards. The plan will be submitted to Congress within one year 
after enactment and updated as required by the Results Act.

  H.R. 2400, as amended by the Manager's Amendment, includes language 
to reauthorize the Department's Highway Research and Technology (R&T) 
Program which is very similar to the provisions of H.R. 860. There is 
wide agreement on the need to allow the Department to engage in 
research, development and technology transfer activities designed to 
improve the safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of the surface 
transportation system. The amendment includes provisions from H.R. 860 
requiring the Department to include in the advanced research program: 
diagnostics for the evaluation of the condition of bridge and pavement 
structures to enable the assessment of risks of failure, including from 
seismic activity, vibration and weather; environmental research which 
may include among other things development of environmentally safe 
coatings for surface transportation infrastructure; and human factors 
research including the prediction of the response of current and future 
travelers to new technologies. In addition, the Committee believes that 
destructive testing simulating seismic activity, vibration and weather 
on certain bridges and pavement structures that are in the process of 
being replaced offers the potential to improve methods of structure 
design, construction and rehabilitation.
  The Amendment further requires the Department's Highway R&T Program 
to include a program to strengthen and expand surface transportation 
infrastructure research and development. The program is required to 
include testing to improve the life of bridge structures, including 
tests simulating seismic activity, vibration and weather; research on 
the use of recycled materials, such as paper and plastic fiber 
reinforcement systems; expansion of knowledge of implementing life 
cycle cost assessment, including establishing the appropriate analysis 
period and discount rates, learning how to value and properly consider 
user costs, determining trade-off between reconstruction and 
rehabilitation, and establishing methodologies for balancing higher 
initial costs of new technologies and improved or advanced materials 
against lower maintenance costs; and standardizing estimates of useful 
life under various conditions for advanced materials of use in surface 
transportation, developed in conjunction with the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology and other appropriate organizations.
  The Committee on Science was especially interested in utilizing the 
R&T program to both save money and make sure that innovations 
penetrated the marketplace. Similarly, the Committee notes that there 
has been very little follow-on to the experiments to date in 
alternatives to low-cost bidder contracting and feels the more that can 
be done to increase the knowledge base associated with contracting 
alternatives, the easier it will be to justify innovations in highway 
construction. In addition, the Committee supports research on the use 
of recycled materials such as paper and plastic fiber reinforcement 
systems. Research in this area indicates that technically equivalent 
recycled plastics are potentially much cheaper than the expensive 
welded fabric, which traditionally has been added to standard concrete 
for crack control.
  The Science Committee is pleased the Amendment includes a provision 
from H.R. 860 to commission a study to be conducted by the National 
Academy of Sciences regarding the need for a new Strategic Highway 
Research Program (SHRP) or similar effort. The original SHRP program 
has yielded over 100 pavement products that combines to save our nation 
over $690 million per year in highway operations and maintenance costs. 
The legislation directs the Secretary to work with the transportation 
community to study and specify the goals, purposes, needs, agenda and 
structure for a new SHRP program or similar effort. The study will help 
to ensure that the Department continues its strong partnership role 
with States, the Transportation Research Board and industry to move 
technology and innovation into common practice.
  Under the State Research Program, the amendment includes a provision 
from H.R. 860 asking each state to report annually to the Secretary on 
the level of its funding for research and development provided through 
this program. A state may provide such information as part of existing 
reports that the state provides to the Secretary. This provision is not 
intended to require any additional reporting from the States. Its 
purpose is simply to provide a more accurate accounting of each state's 
surface transportation research and development activities. Currently, 
it is difficult to track research or to separate it from other 
permitted uses of funding under this section.
  The Science Committee concurs with H.R. 2400's provisions to 
reauthorize the Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP). LTAP 
improves access to surface transportation technology and serves as the 
primary channel through which innovative transportation technology and 
training are delivered to both urban and rural communities. The 
Manager's Amendment includes language from H.R. 860 to add concrete to 
the road and transportation areas of which the LTAP is to expand the 
knowledge and expertise of rural and local transportation agencies. 
Concrete is an area where substantial knowledge in the research 
community has not adequately filtered down to the working level and 
where universities who train the engineers and other experts involved 
in highway construction have a major contribution to make in solving 
the technology transfer problem. For instance, the Committee would like 
to see the development of partnerships among state Departments of 
Transportation, industry, and associations to address educational and 
training needs, to provide testing services and cooperative applied 
research, to demonstrate new technologies and product applications, and 
to link architects, engineers, and contractors to speed adoption of 
industry advancements for commercial benefit to the surface 
transportation industry, including the area of concrete management.
  Other provisions from H.R. 860 have also been included in the 
amendment to expand LTAP's modern highway technology to include 
implementing life-cycle costs assessment and standardized assessments 
of useful life under various conditions for advanced materials. The 
Committee understands that one of the impediments to rapid deployment 
of advanced materials in local high construction projects is 
the difficulty of estimating the contributions these materials can make 
to reducing life cycle costs of roads, bridges, and other highway 
structures. The Committee feels a research program geared to 
understanding the likely useful life of these materials under a variety 
of conditions will decrease uncertainties associated with innovation 
and increase the comfort level of local officials as well as their 
willingness to buy new products.

  The Committee is pleased H.R. 2400 includes provisions from H.R. 860 
reauthorizing both The Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation 
Fellowship Program and the National Highway Institute. The Eisenhower 
Fellowship Program continues to attract qualified students to the field 
of transportation research to assist in developing the professional 
workforce necessary to face future transportation challenges. The 
National Highway Institute (NHI) continues to provide education and 
training to Federal, State and local transportation agencies in 
proactive effort to apply state of the art transportation technologies 
emanating from the Department's R&D programs. The NHI is the leading 
resource within the Department for providing high quality comprehensive 
education and training programs tailored to meet the needs of 
transportation professionals at all levels of the Federal, State and 
local government, as well as industry.

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  H.R. 2400's National Technology Deployment Initiative is very similar 
to H.R. 860's Technology Partnerships Program in that it will encourage 
new transportation technology partnerships between the Department and 
State, local, private, academic, and other entities. The Committee 
believes it is essential that the Department continue its strong 
partnership role with government and the private sector to move 
technology and innovation into common practice. In selecting projects 
under this program, the Committee supports giving preference to 
projects that leverage federal funds with other significant public or 
private resources.
  The University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program is one of the few 
areas where the Science Committee and the Transportation Committee 
failed to reach complete agreement on the provisions of the 
legislation. The Committee recognizes the UTC Program has been shown to 
be an effective means of advancing transportation technology and 
expertise and believes that one of the program's strengths is directly 
related to the fact that most UTCs had to compete to participate, 
stimulating a high degree of continuous improvement raising the quality 
of the entire program. H.R. 860 requires participation in the UTC 
program on a peer-reviewed, competitive basis. H.R. 2400 allows all 
participants that received grants during Fiscal Year 1997 automatically 
to be awarded participation in the UTC program for Fiscal Years 1998 
and 1999. However, the Science Committee is pleased that, beginning in 
Fiscal Year 2000, participation in the UTC program will be based on a 
competitive process for most of the institutions participating in the 
program.
  The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure did not decide to 
include specific legislative authority for awarding grants to 
researchers at primarily undergraduate institutions which involve 
undergraduate students in their transportation research. These schools 
are a major source of professional capacity for the surface 
transportation industry and we feel that when these engineers are 
acquainted with the purposes and practice of research during their 
university training that they will be more sensitive to innovative 
ideas throughout their careers. We note that it is within the power of 
the Department of Transportation to increase its efforts to promote 
undergraduate research and we urge the Department to do so.
  The Science Committee is pleased that the Manager's Amendment 
includes the Surface Transportation-Environment Cooperative Research 
Program (STECRP). This program was included to address the need for 
information which will assist transportation planners at the Federal, 
State, and local level in their efforts to design an intermodal 
transportation system that meets the needs of our citizens for a safe, 
clean environment and for access to economic goods and services.
  Transportation projects must meet a widerange of criteria under a 
host of laws at the Federal, State, and local levels. Our state and 
local transportation planners are charged with the responsibility to 
assess the environmental and community impacts of proposed 
transportation projects. These assessments require more than 
engineering specifications and new technologies. They require 
information about the interrelationships between factors such as 
demographic change, land-use planning, and transportation system design 
that influence the demand for transportation. By creating the STECRP, 
the Committee ensures there will be a program in place to gather and 
disseminate this information to the individuals charged with the 
responsibility for making these decisions.
  The Committee recognizes there is a perception by low-income and 
minority communities that they are disproportionately impacted by some 
transportation projects and that they derive fewer benefits from 
transportation expenditures. Federal and state laws currently require 
the social and economic impacts of transportation projects be assessed. 
The Committee feels these debates can best be resolved by doing 
rigorous studies designed to examine the nature of the relationship 
between transportation investments and community development. Research 
in this area, which is sometimes referred to as environmental justice, 
is eligible for funding under the STECRP.
  The Committee recognizes that many communities have utilized funds 
available under the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program to 
improve or construct pedestrian and bicycle trails. We expect that some 
research will be allocated to collecting information about the use of 
these trails that can be used to assess their effectiveness in 
addressing air quality and congestion problems, and to identify factors 
which can improve overall trail design to ensure maximum benefits are 
obtained through their use.
  The Committee recognizes that there is a need to conduct research and 
development on energy use and air quality as it relates to surface 
transportation efficiency. Research in this area may include new and 
innovative fuel technologies, such as biodiesel fuel, that enables 
recycled and renewable resources to be used as fuel. Biodiesel fuel, a 
renewable fuel product made using virgin soybean oil, may potentially 
help the U.S. achieve cleaner air and greater energy independence.
  The Committee expects the advisory board to build upon the 
preliminary work done by the participants in the two conferences held 
to identify critical transportation environmental research needs in 
1991 and 1996 published in Transportation Research Board Circulars 389 
and 469 in developing their recommendations. These documents identify 
the type of research needs this program is intended to fulfill.
  The Intelligent Transportation Systems program is an area where the 
Committee on Science and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure did not have time before floor consideration to work out 
all of our differences. Therefore, the Committee on Science was willing 
to yield to the suggested text of the Transportation and Infrastructure 
Committee for purposes of floor consideration on the assurance that the 
provisions of H.R. 860 would be given due consideration as our 
Committees jointly conference with the Senate and work on a final 
version of the ITS section of this legislation.
  The Committee's concerns regarding ITS are straight-forward. There 
are already examples of orphan ITS systems across the country paid for 
at taxpayer expense using protocols which are incompatible with other 
systems and with standards which were developed after the ITS system 
was deployed. There are also metropolitan areas where some of the ITS 
systems already installed are not compatible with others. We are 
concerned that this is a growing problem. The Administration's proposal 
for ITS takes a sharp swing towards demonstrations and implementation 
of ITS systems and away from research and standardization. This 
approach places the cart before the horse. Further haste in deployment 
will waste even more tax dollars. We would rather defer the deployment 
of systems a little while longer than ask taxpayers to pay for both 
initial deployment and the subsequent retrofit of these systems to 
permit interoperability with future systems built subsequently in 
conformance with national standards.
  The ITS principles of the final bill should include:
  The development and promulgation of the standards and protocols 
needed for a national ITS architecture and for compatibility of all ITS 
systems subsequently deployed must be made the number one priority in 
this program if we are to avoid widespread waste. Furthermore, the 
program must comply with the recently revised OMB Circular A-119 which 
requires all Federal agencies to make use of private sector standards 
developed through a voluntary consensus process whenever possible.
  Deployments of ITS systems funded under this Act should be 
conditioned on compatibility with ITS final and provisional standards. 
The ITS program has instituted a model standards development program 
that is well underway. For the initial generations of ITS systems, it 
is clear which standards are needed and the Department has provided 
substantial assistance to standards development organizations to make 
sure they are developed on a priority basis. Therefore, the Committee 
feels that conditioning further deployments of ITS systems on their use 
of final and provisional standards proposed by standard development 
organization's subcommittees will accelerate the development process 
even further by making it in all parties' interest to have standards in 
place at the earliest possible date. If standards are not in place, 
funds should be spent on operational tests which will provide 
information needed to finalize the standards rather than on deployments 
which may later be incompatible with the standard.
  We feel that, given the limited funds available and the importance of 
national deployment of ITS, that all operational tests and deployments 
carried out in compliance with this Act must be designed and carried 
out with subsequent purchasers of similar systems in mind. The 
government needs to use them as test beds. Operational tests need to be 
designed for the collection of data and the preparation of reports to 
permit objective evaluation of the success of the tests and the 
derivation of cost-benefit information and life-cycle costs that will 
be useful to other contemplating the purchase of similar systems. 
Recipients of funds for either operational tests or deployments should 
be asked to help increase the understanding of what skills workers must 
possess to successfully operate ITS systems; of what similarly situated 
governments should consider before commitment to purchasing an ITS 
system including legal, technological, and institutional barriers to 
deployment; and of how to improve procurement of these systems.
  We also feel that a portion of ITS funding should look to future ITS 
systems. At least 15 percent of funding available for ITS systems 
should be spent on basic research or long-term research. The Committee 
is especially concerned that adequate emphasis be placed

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on human factors research, including research into the science of the 
driving process, to improve the operational efficiency and safety of 
intelligent transportation systems; research conducted on 
environmental, weather, and natural conditions that impact intelligent 
transportation systems, including effects of cold climates. We feel 
that ITS advanced systems will be such a fundamental shift in the use 
of motor vehicles that basic research to increase our understanding of 
the driving process, is in order. We are concerned that the ITS needs 
of cold climates, will be significantly different than needs in other 
regions of the country and that the potential impact on ITS of natural 
phenomena such as earthquakes needs to be understood better. We also 
feel that magnetics will have major roles to play in advanced systems 
where cars will travel at rapid rates of speed at close differences.
  Additionally, although not specifically referenced in H.R. 2400, the 
Committee supports research on new advanced ITS systems designed to 
reduce congestion, enhance safety and improve cost effectiveness. The 
Committee does not support reviving the Automated Highway Systems, but 
endorses continuing advanced research on traffic technologies which may 
include information technologies such as Active Response Geographical 
Information Systems used to facilitate effective transportation system 
decision-making; and advanced traffic management technologies, 
including the use of fiber optic cable and video, to monitor and 
control traffic control and volume.
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, given all the stories in the 
papers about ``pork'' in the transportation bill, I rise today to tell 
you about a transportation project that I believe will benefit hundreds 
of thousands of schoolchildren and adults alike in the great State of 
Illinois and which I am proud to sponsor.
  The Museum Campus Chicago, which is in my district, is made up of 
three world-famous institutions: the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy 
Museum, the Field Museum of Natural History, and the John G. Shedd 
Aquarium. The Museum Campus has a plan to transport visitors to its 
three institutions and others along the lake in Chicago on free 
trolleys powered by ethanol. This is a worthy, environmentally 
beneficial project that will be enjoyed by literally millions of 
people. And I and others in the Illinois delegation believe it is 
exactly the type of local project that merits Federal ``BESTEA'' start-
up funding in order to get it off the ground.
  The Chicago Museum Campus was just created through the $92 million 
relocation of Lake Shore Drive, a major thoroughfare running along Lake 
Michigan in downtown Chicago. The Museum Campus, which is on Park 
District land, opens officially this June. It totals 57 acres, 
including 10 new acres of public parkland that allow a continuous link 
between the three museums, which, Mr. Speaker, already draw nearly 4 
million visitors a year. The Museum Campus will offer outdoor 
collaborative programming and is expected to attract an additional 1 
million visitors a year to the Chicago lakefront. It is expected to be 
one of the country's most popular destinations.
  Still, while the museums are excited about the rerouting of Lake 
Shore Drive, they came to me because they have serious access problems 
that could reduce visitorship. I am speaking of problems like the loss 
of several hundred parking spaces due to the Lake Shore Drive 
relocation, the long distances between the three institutions and to 
area parking lots, competition for parking with Soldier Field patrons, 
and inadequate links to local public transportation. All these 
obstacles make visits by the elderly, by the handicapped and by 
families with young children very difficult and frustrating.
  It is for these reasons, that I and several of my colleagues in the 
Chicago delegation--and our colleagues in the Senate--hope to secure 
BESTEA funds for the Museum Campus Transportation Project, which would 
largely eliminate the access problems while increasing public awareness 
of ethanol as a fuel choice. The project has two components. The 
first--free Museum Campus and Chicago Lakefront shuttle service--was 
recommended in a recent Lakefront Transportation Study prepared for the 
City of Chicago Department of Transportation. The Museum Campus took 
the report's advice and launched a free trolley service last summer on 
a pilot basis. The trolleys were very popular--they shuttled more than 
300,,000 visitors, up to 6,000 people a day, between the museums and 
parking lots! Besides being free and reducing people's stress levels, 
the trolleys also reduced traffic congestion, and noise and air 
pollution. I think there's no argument about the benefits of these 
trolleys.
  I am pleased to join with several of my colleagues to seek BESTEA 
funds for the Museum Campus Transportation Project to establish a 
permanent Museum Campus shuttle system using ethanol-powered trolleys 
and to extend shuttle service along the lakefront to other cultural 
destinations. Stops along the Lakefront Shuttle route would include the 
Art Institute, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Chicago Cultural 
Center, the Spertus Museum, the Grant Park Festival Center, the 
Children's Museum at Navy Pier, Columbia College, and Roosevelt and 
DePaul universities.
  The second component of the Museum Campus Transportation Project is 
the creation of an intermodal transportation center at the intersection 
of Indiana Avenue and Roosevelt Road, which also is endorsed by the 
City's Lakefront Transportation Study. This center would connect the 
trolley route to bus routes, the CTA and Metra stations--the local 
elevated train and subway--and to pedestrian walkways. It would also 
include construction of an 850-car decked parking garage nearby. Mr. 
Speaker, the intermodal transportation center will provide easier 
access to the Museum Campus and to other lakefront offerings for all 
visitors using all forms of transportation.
  The Museum Campus and its City and private partners intend to run the 
shuttle systems in the future. They will raise the necessary funds 
through private contributions, increased museum entrance fees, 
projected parking fees and City funds.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope that you will agree that this project is the type 
of project that we at the Federal level are happy to lend a helping 
hand to. It makes good economic sense, good environmental sense, and is 
an investment in the thousands of children and others who want to 
experience and learn from Chicago's many cultural institutions. This 
Sunday afternoon, the Museum Campus is holding an open house for 
members of the Illinois delegation. I invite you and others in this 
Body to come visit the Field, the Shedd and the Adler and see why I 
believe in this project.
  Mr. CRANE. Mr. Chairman, three years ago, when the Contract with 
America was being debated, had somebody told me that this Congress 
would seriously consider, much less adopt, legislation calling for a 
40% increase in highway spending, I would have said ``only on April 
Fools Day.'' Well, here it is, April 1, 1998, and what do we have on 
the Floor but a bill fitting that description that stands a good chance 
of being approved.
  Is it a joke? No indeed. Whatever people may think of it, the 
Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act (BESTEA) we 
are considering today is a very real and a very attractive proposal for 
a number of reasons.
  First of all, BESTEA meets a clear need, the need for better roads, 
safer bridges and relief from the incessant traffic congestion that 
plagues Chicago and many other urban areas of this country. Second, the 
legislation deals with several rather obvious inequities, one being the 
expenditure of federal gas taxes for purposes other than those intended 
and another being that not all states receive a fair return on their 
gas tax contributions. Third, the bill addresses these inequities in a 
way that is not only generous but is designed to prevent their 
recurrence. And fourth, almost every state and four congressional 
districts out of every five stand to benefit from that generosity and 
from the inclusion of nearly 1,800 demonstration projects in the 
legislation.
  So what is the problem?
  Put simply, the problem is the way BESTEA, or H.R. 2400 as it is 
otherwise known, goes about those tasks.
  Yes, BESTEA meets a need, but that need can be met without shattering 
the balanced budget agreement by a $26 billion margin.
  Yes, BESTEA corrects several inequities, but there are other ways 
those can be addressed besides setting a spending increase precedent so 
monumental that many other special interest groups will be tempted to 
seek similar treatment.
  Yes, BESTEA is generous, but is being so generous to ourselves fair 
to future generations who will have to pay the bill for any deficits 
that may result?
  Yes, BESTEA calls for budget cuts to offset those spending increases, 
but it does not specify what they are or guarantee that they will be in 
the bill when it is enacted into law.
  Yes, BESTEA has state and local appeal but, at the same time, it is 
so expensive and so replete with demonstration projects that it 
threatens the nation's fiscal interests.
  And yes, it may be easier to pass a bill like BESTEA that increases 
spending enough to make everybody happy in the short term than it is to 
adopt a measure that develops priorities, makes choices and promotes 
fiscal year responsibility over the long run.
  But expediency should not be the determining factor when it comes to 
surface transportation legislation. Instead, our decisions should be 
primarily based on the very same need for fiscal restraint and 
responsibility that caused many of us to seek, and be elected to, 
public office in the first place. Otherwise put, that means taking into 
account the fact that Uncle Sam has been running in the red for 30 
years, may continue to run in the red if we are not careful, and has 
accumulated a $5.5 trillion national debt that should be reduced if its 
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Sword of Damocles over the heads of our children and grandchildren.
  Like many other Members, I cannot help but be impressed by what H.R. 
2400 could do in the short term for my state and locality. Not only 
that but I like the idea of taking the Highway Trust Fund off budget, 
which BESTEA would accomplish. However, last year's balanced budget 
agreement, which BESTEA would shred, provides for a 20% increase in 
surface transportation spending which should be sufficient to fund the 
most pressing infrastructure needs and the most deserving of the 
demonstration projects. Moreover, the sanctity of the Highway Trust 
Fund can be restored by reducing gas taxes to the level of annual 
appropriations rather than by increasing spending so as to consume all 
of those revenues. Furthermore, enactment of H.R. 2400 would appear to 
be entirely inconsistent with the tenets of fiscal responsibility and 
restraint to which the majority in this Congress has heretofore 
adhered. To many, it might smack of hypocrisy.
  For all those reasons, I find myself obliged to oppose this edition 
of BESTEA. While it is possible that some of its excesses might be 
addressed in conference, there is no assurance that they will be 
corrected or that others will not be added. Worse yet, approval of this 
bill by the House of Representatives would send absolutely the wrong 
message about our future fiscal intentions. Accordingly, we should 
return this bill to committee so that it can be scaled back to a level 
that allows necessary infrastructure improvements to be made but is in 
keeping with the balanced budget agreement. Granted, that will not be 
easy and could take some time, but far better that than the 
alternative. Believe me, our children and grandchildren will thank us 
for looking beyond our immediate interests to their prospects as well.
  Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma. I rise today in support of H.R. 2400. I 
commend Chairman Shuster for his hard work in constructing a bill that 
recognizes that the nation's transportation infrastructure is in severe 
disrepair and that public safety is at equally severe risk.
  The statistics speak for themselves. The number of people killed on 
our nation's highways has risen to 42,000 a year. Every 13 minutes 
someone loses their life on our nation's highways. Many of these deaths 
are the result of road and bridge conditions that are shameful.
  We have a perfect example of this in my home state of Oklahoma. There 
is a crosstown bridge in Oklahoma City that is in a serious state of 
deterioation--so serious, in fact, that the Oklahoma Department of 
Transportation has to examine the structure every 6 months and has to 
spend over $300,000 a year in patch-work repairs.
  Now, don't be mistaken. This is not a local highway. This is a 
stretch of Interstate 40--a major, national East-West corridor that 
connects in Oklahoma City with two other Interstates which connect 
traffic from Mexico to Canada and from coast to coast. This crosstown 
bridge carries more than 100,000 vehicles a day, and over 60% of the 
truck traffic is from outside of Oklahoma.
  With H.R. 2400, the critical repairs can finally begin on this 
important national highway. An accident-waiting-to-happen can be 
reconstructed into a safe, modern highway, and as a public official who 
is responsible for public safety, I can tell you that this gives me a 
great sense of relief.
  I also want to commend the Chairman for returning ``trust'' to the 
``trust fund'' in this legislation. It is time that the gas taxes paid 
by our constituents for highway maintenance and construction be 
directed to repairing and building safer highways for American 
families. This bill achieves that long overdue goal.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of H.R. 2400 and 
yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 2400, the Building 
Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act. I do so because it is 
imperative that Congress rectify the longstanding shortfall in 
transportation funds received by Michigan.
  For as long as I've served in the House and longer, my state of 
Michigan has been a donor state. Along with other donor states, 
Michigan has received far less than our fair share of transportation 
funding, averaging just 85 cents for every dollar we send to the 
federal government. Over the last 15 months, I have worked with the 
Michigan Delegation, Chairman Shuster, Representative Oberstar and 
others to address this longstanding injustice. I believe the bill 
before us today represents the only available vehicle to bring about a 
fairer deal for donor states like Michigan. Under this bill, Michigan's 
annual highway funding would rise to $872.3 million a year. That's an 
increase of $358 million a year over what Michigan received under the 
1991 ISTEA law. The basic formula remains inequitable; Michigan would 
remain a donor state, but at least this legislation is a step in the 
right direction.
  At the same time, I want to reiterate my chagrin over the failure of 
the Majority in the House to put together a budget resolution which 
would make clear how this bill would fit into the overall budget. Where 
is the Majority's budget resolution? Simply put, this process puts the 
cart before the horse. This bill is silent on the issue of spending 
offsets to pay for the increased funding of transportation needs. We 
cannot just pave over the commitment we made last year to live within 
the framework of a balanced budget. When 214 of us voted last year to 
support the Shuster/Oberstar amendment, we were saying: Yes, we need to 
spend more on infrastructure. Yes, more money has to be made available 
to donor states. The difference is that we were willing to pay for it.
  The Republican Leadership in the House is abdicating fiscal 
responsibility by continuing to delay a vote on the budget resolution. 
Unless the House Leadership intends to completely abandon fiscal 
discipline, sooner or later--and the sooner the better--we're going to 
have to come up with the budget offsets to pay for increased 
transportation spending. I regret we have not done so before today.
  My vote today in support of the transportation bill is a vote to 
continue the process of addressing the longstanding inequities of the 
current highway funding formulas. The next step is for this bill to go 
to conference with the Senate. I want to make it clear that my vote on 
the final conference report will depend on two factors. First, fair 
treatment for donor states like Michigan. I will not support any bill 
that does not address the longstanding funding inequities borne by 
Michigan and other donor states. Second, my vote on the conference 
report will depend on concrete actions by the conferees and the Budget 
Committee to bring this bill into line with last year's balanced budget 
agreement, including appropriate, sound offsets.
  Mrs. CHENOWETH. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 
2400, a bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway 
safety programs, and transit programs.
  H.R. 2400 is extremely important to the State of Idaho and its 
citizens. This legislation provides a significantly higher level of 
funding for surface transportation programs as compared to the level 
provided under the short term Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
1997 which expires on May 1, 1998.
  Although the highway program formula used to apportion funds to the 
states under H.R. 2400 fails to fairly and equitably address the needs 
of rural states, such as Idaho, it is important that Congress pass, and 
the President sign, a new surface transportation act.
  The State of Idaho support H.R. 2400 albeit with some concerns. I 
include the letter from the Idaho Transportation Department with this 
statement.


                                    Transportation Department,

                                                   March 31, 1998.
     Hon. Helen Chenoweth,
     U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
     Re: House Vote on H.R. 2400 (BESTEA)
       Dear Congressman Chenoweth: As you know, the House will 
     vote this week on H.R. 2400, the ``Building Efficient Surface 
     Transportation and Equity Act of 1997'' (BESTEA). The passage 
     of a new surface transportation act is extremely important to 
     the State of Idaho and its citizens and I wanted to convey to 
     you our thoughts on this critical vote.
       First, we believe you should vote for the passage of BESTEA 
     for two reasons:
       BESTEA provides a significantly higher level of funding for 
     surface transportation program as compared to the level 
     provided under the now expired Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA). The House bill 
     authorizes $218.3 billion in transportation funding over a 
     six-year period, an increase of more than 40% over the ISTEA 
     levels.
       It is very important that Congress passes a new surface 
     transportation act as soon as possible. States are now 
     operating under the short-term ``Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act'' which expires on May 1, 1998. After that date 
     there will be no federal-aid funding available to the states. 
     Most transportation programs will be completely shut down or 
     severely curtailed. In northern states like Idaho and entire 
     highway construction season may be missed entirely.
       Secondly, we have the following major objection to the 
     content of the House bill which should be corrected in 
     Conference Committee with the Senate:
       The highway program formulas used to apportion funds to the 
     states under BESTEA do not fairly and equitably address the 
     needs or characteristics of rural states. An overemphasis is 
     placed on factors that favor urbanized states such as 
     population, contributions to the Highway Trust Fund and total 
     public road mileage. Urban highway miles and vehicle miles-
     of-travel are double counted while those in rural areas are 
     not. Local road mileage and traffic are used as factors in 
     determining the distribution of funds for the Interstate and 
     National Highway System programs, which are both strictly 
     national and federal in character and use.
       If you have any questions concerning the Transportation 
     Department's position on H.R. 2400, please don't hesitate to 
     call me at (208) 334-8807.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Dwight M. Bower,
                                                         Director.
  Mr. DAVIS of Florida. Mr. Chairman, today I rise in reluctant 
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Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act (BESTEA). 
Quite simply, this bill is too much of a good thing. Infrastructure 
funding is critical for the economic future of our nation, but this 
bill goes too far and in doing so breaks the bi-partisan balanced 
budget agreement of last year. We should be debating an increase in 
transportation funding, but we should be having this debate first 
within the context of a budget resolution where we can analyze 
transportation needs relative to other critical domestic priorities. 
Above all, I believe we must keep to the spirit of the balanced budget 
agreement we passed last year. This year, we have a balanced budget for 
the first time in 30 years and today the House is being asked to pass a 
spending bill which blows a $40 billion hole in the budget.
  Clearly, our states have transportation needs that are significantly 
underfunded and I agree that we should be increasing federal funding 
for transportation. For my home state of Florida, this bill does help 
address the fundamental inequities in the current funding formula. 
Under current law, Florida receives an average of 77 cents for every 
dollar sent to Washington in gasoline taxes. BESTEA would increase this 
return to roughly 87 cents on the dollar. I commend the Chairman and 
Ranking Member for their commitment to addressing this issue and I urge 
them to continue to work on a fairer funding formula to ensuring that 
every state receives its fair share of transportation dollars.
  Mr. Chairman, despite this improvement in the funding formula and the 
fact that this bill funds many worthwhile and important transportation 
projects, I must oppose it based on the overall levels of funding. I 
believe we can and must find a way to increase transportation funding 
without abandoning fiscal responsibility. This bill does not offset the 
increases in spending, leaving it only to a promise of future, 
unidentified cuts in other programs. Furthermore, the overall levels of 
funding under this bill set up a fiscal train wreck in the coming years 
as Congress will have to make massive cuts in other domestic priorities 
to maintain a balanced budget.
  When I was elected to Congress, I was skeptical that this body had 
the fiscal restraint to balance the budget. This past year, I had hope 
that things had changed. We worked together to pass a tough balanced 
budget act in a bi-partisan manner and proved to the American people 
that we were serious about ending decades of deficit spending. Now, no 
sooner than the Congressional Budget Office has certified that we have 
balanced the budget with the possibility of surpluses for the near 
future, Congress is rushing out to spend tens of billions of dollars 
that we simply do not have.
  Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to reaffirm this Congress's 
commitment to fiscal responsibility and vote no on HR 2400.
  Ms. DeGETTE. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of H.R. 2400, the 
Building Efficiency and Surface Transportation and Equity Act (BESTEA). 
This legislation provides a total of over $218.3 billion over six years 
for federal highway and transit programs. This funding is much needed 
and overdue, and will provide Americans with a stronger transportation 
infrastructure.
  The effects of BESTEA are clear. It will save lives by improving the 
safety of our highways, and will improve the environment by emphasizing 
mass transit, the Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Program (CMAQ), and 
non-motorized uses such as bike trails.
  The First Congressional District of Colorado is one of the top ten 
fastest growing metropolitan area in the country and has witnessed 
unprecedented demands on its transportation system. The need for wise 
and creative investment in transportation has never been greater for 
Denver metropolitan area. This legislation will address these needs, 
laying a sound foundation for federal-local partnership.
  However, I believe that the offsets for BESTEA must not come from 
important domestic programs, such as education, environment or health 
care. Therefore, I will oppose efforts which seek to sacrifice the 
progress this country has made to improve the quality of life. Congress 
needs to work in a bipartisan manner to ensure that these offsets are 
fair and appropriate.
  Mr. BILBRAY. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to express my appreciation to 
Chairman Bud Shuster and express my strong support for the provisions 
in H.R. 2400 that promote the use of clean fuel vehicles and technology 
in public transit, and the incentives it provides which allow consumers 
greater opportunity to travel in environmentally sound modes of 
transportation.
  The CMAQ, research and development, bus and bus facility grant 
provisions of H.R. 2400 are examples of the Committee's effort to begin 
coordinating federal transportation policy with federal environmental 
policy. Giving states the opportunity to allow an electric vehicle with 
fewer than two occupants to operate in an high occupancy vehicle lane 
is yet another example.
  Mr. Speaker, as you know, promoting policies which improve our air 
quality is a subject near and dear to my heart. As a former mayor, 
county supervisor, member of my regional air resources board, and 
member of our county mass transit authority, I understand the 
difficulties local governments and the private sector face in meeting 
federal mandates. I saw first hand how the federal government 
subsidized polluting fuels, while at the same time heavily regulating 
small businesses over their emissions levels. Small businesses, local 
governments, and consumer vehicles have stepped up to the plate. It's 
time the Federal government do its share.
  How many times have you been driving down the street and saw black 
smoke belching out of a bus and that black soot entering into the air? 
Ninety percent of all bus purchases are paid for with federal dollars. 
While the federal government has been paying for these polluting 
vehicles, small companies, local governments and the private sector 
have been reducing their emissions levels, oftentimes under the threat 
of severe punitive action. It's time that the federal government lead 
by example and operate under the same set of clean air rules we require 
of everyone else.
  Yesterday, I testified before the Rules Committee in order to offer 
an amendment which would have phased out the spending of federal 
dollars in this bill on polluting fuels in mass transit. This amendment 
would have simply required that any federal funds in the bill which 
were to be spent on mass transit vehicles must be spent on technologies 
which meet EPA's definition of clean fuel technology. This amendment 
would not have been retroactive, and would have only applied to future 
vehicle purchases. Unfortunately this amendment was not ruled in order, 
but I was heartened by the positive response I received from my 
colleagues on this subject. In fact, I plan on introducing a bill later 
this Spring that would help accomplish this goal.
  Chairman Shuster has been very helpful in assisting me with moving 
this proposal along. In fact, we worked together to add Section 340 in 
the Manager's Amendment to H.R. 2400. Section 340 directs the 
Comptroller General to conduct a study to examine the current status of 
clean fuels technology, which is to be completed by the end of 1999. 
This study will be reported to the Congress by January 1, 2000.
  I am confident that this study will demonstrate what numerous major 
cities in non-attainment zones already know. The technology exists to 
move our mass transit systems to cleaner burning fuels. These cities 
are already accomplishing much in this area. San Diego County made the 
herculean effort to begin phasing out its diesel burning buses to 
natural gas buses. By the year 2000, 26% of its bus fleet will be using 
clean fuel technology that already exists.
  Again, I thank Chairman Shuster in working with me on this vital 
matter, as well as Chairman Bliley of the Commerce Committee, who has 
always given me the opportunity to pursue new methods of improving our 
air quality.
  Mr. EVERETT. Mr. Chairman, I am proud to speak today in support of 
H.R. 2400, the Transportation Authorization bill. Our nation's 
infrastructure has been overlooked and treated as a low priority for 
far too long. It is time to re-invest in our nation's roads, bridges, 
and other surface transportation needs. By improving and properly 
maintaining our infrastructure, we will enhance new growth 
opportunities, commerce, and safety. I believe this legislation meets 
many of these goals.
  In addition, the regional distribution of gas tax and user fees are 
more properly allocated among all 50 states in this bill than in the 
past. As a member of the Donor State Coalition, this represents a hard 
fought victory for those states, like Alabama, that have been paying in 
more in gas taxes than they have received in federal highway funds. I 
pledge to continue in my efforts to see that donor states ultimately 
receive a 95% overall rate-of-return and further that these states 
receive a rate-of-return of 100% of the fund distributed to states.
  Perhaps most importantly, H.R. 2400 addresses the infrastructure 
priorities of the State of Alabama. Of our Governor's top highway 
priorities, I am pleased to say that two of these projects are located 
in my district in Southeast Alabama. The bill provides additional 
funding, at my request, for both the Montgomery Outer Loop project and 
the Dothan I-10 Connector.
  Once completed, the Outer Loop will link I-85 with I-65 and U.S. 80. 
This will allow for more orderly growth in and around Montgomery, our 
state capital. The eastern side of Montgomery is experiencing the most 
rapid growth of the area, so construction of this outer loop project 
will ease the burdens currently placed on our existing transportation 
routes.
  The Dothan project will connect Dothan with Interstate 10 in 
northwest Florida. Additionally, this freeway will serve as an 
important link between Fort Rucker, home of the U.S. Army Aviation 
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  Both of these projects are essential in meeting the increasing 
demands in these rapidly growing and developing areas. Further, as 
priorities of the state transportation officials, these projects are in 
the state's long range plan and are thereby assured of receiving the 
requisite state matching funds.
  Mr. Chairman, this legislation represents a balanced blue print for 
renewing American's highway infrastructure and safety needs over the 
next six years. I am confident that the funding commitments of the bill 
will remain within our balanced budget structure, and I urge its 
adoption.
  Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 2400, the 
Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act. I commend 
Chairman Shuster and Ranking Member Oberstar for their work in crafting 
legislation that meets the transportation needs of this nation.
  For the last six years Alabama has received an average of $330 
billion per year for transportation. When this bill becomes law Alabama 
will receive $552 billion per year. This will mean a 67% increase and 
brings a level of fairness for Alabama since we have been getting the 
short end of the stick on transportation funding. Fairness in this 
process is crucial to ensure our roads and bridges are as we move into 
the 21st Century.
  However, I am most pleased with the creation of a specific category 
for the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS) for the first 
time. The Fourth Congressional District of Alabama contains very few 
miles of four lane highways. Unfortunately, the Interstate Highway 
System did not include a route to connect Birmingham, Alabama with 
Memphis, Tennessee. This is an unacceptable omission from the 
Interstate Highway System
  Thankfully, the Appalachian Development Highway System includes 
Corridor X which will connect these two cities, and runs through North 
Alabama, In addition, the system includes Corridor V which connects 
with Corridor X in Alabama and runs through North Alabama to 
Chattanooga, Tennessee is part of the Appalachian Development Highway 
System.
  Category funding for the Appalachian Development Highway System is 
crucial to expedite completion of these two highways. Traditionally, 
the Appalachian Development Highway System has had to rely on the 
annual appropriations process. Corridor X and Corridor V fared well in 
some years, but other years they received little, if any funds.
  This made it difficult for long term planning and has needlessly 
delayed completion of both highways. In fact the Appalachian 
Development Highway System is only 78% complete while the Interstate 
Highway System is 99% complete.
  Category funding ensures a stable source of funding that will 
complete the corridors in Alabama and throughout the thirteen states of 
Appalachia. I urge all Members to move this bill to Conference so we 
can complete this process before we lose additional time during the 
annual construction season.
  Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2400, 
the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act. This bill 
reauthorizes highway, mass transit and highway safety programs for six 
years. By passing this legislation we will be renewing our commitment 
to investing in America's infrastructure.
  Our infrastructure is crumbling around us. In my home State of 
Illinois, for example, a quarter of all the bridges are structurally 
deficient. Forty-three percent of road in Illinois are in poor or 
mediocre condition. Driving on these roads costs Illinois motorists $1 
billion a year in extra vehicle operating costs. That is $144 per 
driver. These statistics are shameful. As we enter the next millennium, 
we cannot allow our nation's infrastructure to languish in the past. We 
have ignored these problems for too long.
  As a Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee which 
crafted this bill, I know this bill is a solid piece of legislation. 
H.R. 2400 will enable us to bring our transportation needs into the 
21st Century. Under this bill, highways and transit systems will 
operate more efficiently. People and goods will travel more safely 
because of the highway safety programs and initiatives under this bill. 
I will promote a cleaner environment and decrease the red tape 
associated with environmental regulations.
  I realize that many have criticized the high priority projects 
included in this bill. They call these projects ``pork.'' However, I 
would like to clarify that these projects are included only after 
consulting with local elected officials, local highway departments and 
state departments of transportation about the transportation needs of 
communities. Republicans espouse the need to give control back to the 
localities. That is exactly what these high priority projects are all 
about. The local governments know what their transportation priorities 
and needs are. By including funding for local projects in H.R. 2400 we 
are allowing local and regional officials to decide on and meet their 
own transportation needs. Further, the authorization for high priority 
projects is only 5 percent of the total funding in the bill. No 
programs in the bill are compromised at the expense of including high 
priority projects.
  In my district in Southwestern Illinois these projects are critical 
to meet the transportation needs of many communities. For example, the 
MetroLink light rail system provides a vital transportation link for 
commuters and travelers in the St. Louis-MetroEast area. Under this 
bill, MetroLink will be expanded from East St. Louis to Belleville Area 
College and then to MidAmerica Airport. When this extension is 
complete, the region's two airports, St. Louis-Lambert International in 
St. Louis, MO and MidAmerica Airport in St. Clair County, Illinois will 
be linked by one light rail line. MetroLink, whose ridership has 
surpassed all expectations, has had an enormous impact on the 
environment, transportation efficiency and economic development in my 
district and the entire St. Louis metropolitan region. It is precisely 
projects like these that are so important in this bill. These projects 
are vital to communities.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a good bill. We must pass this bill so critical 
infrastructure funding can get to our states. This bill is not about 
pork! It is about improving our transportation policies so that 
Americans and our goods can travel efficiently and safely throughout 
our nation.
  Let's pass this bill today so we can get it to the President before 
funding expires on May 1. I urge my colleagues to join me in voting in 
favor of H.R. 2400.
  Ms. CHRISTIAN-GREEN. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to join my colleagues 
in strong support of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
Equity Act. I want to thank the Chairman of the Transportation 
Committee, Mr. Shuster and the Ranking Democrat Mr. Oberstar for their 
strong leadership in getting this bill to the floor today. BESTEA as 
the bill is also known, will authorize $218 billion over six years for 
federal highways and mass transit programs. It would also modify 
highway funding formulas to ensure that each state receives 90% of the 
amount it pays to the federal government in gas taxes.
   I also want to strongly urge my colleagues to support continuation 
of the Department of Transportation's Disadvantage Enterprise Program, 
(DBE). This is an issue that is of the utmost importance to the 
President. And it is a program that was first enacted for highway 
transit construction projects under President Reagan.
  It is an equal opportunity program which uses flexible goals 
established by state and local transportation programs to ensure that 
small businesses owned by women, minorities and other disadvantaged 
individuals have a fair chance to compete for federal transportation 
contracts.
  Whether we believe so or not, it is a fact that minorities and women 
continue to face discrimination on a daily basis. We must not turn the 
clock back on this segment of our population by eliminating a program 
that, since its inception, has significantly increased the percentage 
of women and minority-owned construction firms.
  We must defeat the Roukema amendment and protect economic opportunity 
for women and minorities.
  In conclusion, Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Chairman of the 
Surface Transportation Subcommittee for his willingness to support the 
transportation needs of my constituents. I also want to especially 
thank my colleague the Ranking Member of the Surface Transportation 
Subcommittee Mr. Rahall, for his help as well.
  I urge my colleagues to support this bill which will serve as the 
engine to further drive our nation's economy into the 21st century and 
beyond.
  Mr. PACKARD. Mr. Chairman, H.R. 2400, the Building Efficient Surface 
Transportation and Equity Act of 1997 (BESTEA), provides much-needed 
funding for the improvement and renewal of highways across the country. 
I support this legislation because, as I see it, it is the first step 
towards improving our infrastructure. However, I would like to share my 
concerns that this legislation does not provide taxpayers in states 
like California with a fair share in federal transportation funding. 
This is an issue that we cannot ignore and must address in the near 
future.
  Under BESTEA, Californians will pay $22 billion towards federal 
highway funding, but will only be guaranteed $19 billion in return. We 
must stop asking California taxpayers to pay for highway and 
infrastructure improvements that they may never see. They should not 
constantly be forced to sacrifice their hard-earned money to projects 
in some other town, in some other state.
  As it stands, communities throughout California are struggling to 
maintain their infrastructure. For many quickly growing communities, it 
is nearly impossible to keep up, and this is not only unfair for 
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  Mr. Chairman, while I support BESTEA, I urge my colleagues to keep 
California and other ``donor states'' across the country in mind when 
voting on this and related legislation. Let's not wait to address this 
dilemma and find a funding formula that is fair for California 
taxpayers.
  Mr. PASTOR. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to express my strong support 
for the Indian Reservation Roads program (IRR). As the House considers 
BESTEA, I urge the conferees to fully support the Senate amount of $250 
million annually for the program.
  The needs of the Native American community are often overlooked and 
under funded. The conditions of reservation roads are the worst in this 
country and immediate attention and funding is badly needed in order 
for tribes to attract economic development. We must not ignore these 
needs.
  In the bill under consideration today, the House has authorized up to 
$212 million annually for the IRR program. While I am pleased that the 
Committee recognized the need for an increase in the program, I am 
hopeful that the Committee will recede to the Senate's amount of $250 
million annually for the IRR program. I believe that this modest 
increase is essential to the continued economic progress and 
improvement of our nation's tribal communities.
  Again, I urge the conferees to support this vital program for Indian 
reservations.
  Mr. POMEROY. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in reluctant opposition to 
H.R. 2400, the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act 
(BESTEA) which reauthorizes federal highway spending. States 
desperately need adequate resources to keep pace with the stresses 
placed on their transportation infrastructure. While I am supportive of 
increased funding for transportation infrastructure, I believe the bill 
before us today contains a flawed funding formula which leaves rural 
states without the resources to address their transportation needs.
  Highway funding is vitally important to every state in America, 
especially my state of North Dakota since we have more miles of road 
per capita than any state in the nation. Highways are the lifeline of 
our economy, providing a means to transport commodities to market and 
linking the distance between our cities and towns.
  This bill unfortunately short changes several rural states. Large 
rural states face unique challenges in maintaining, repairing and 
building their transportation network. However, the funding 
distribution formula contained in the bill results in a drop in total 
spending for North Dakota and other rural states from the existing 
formula. Under BESTEA, North Dakota would receive $34 million a year 
less than what it would receive if the bill were enacted using the 
existing formula. Maintaining a sound and efficient transportation 
network across the country depends on adequate funding for both urban/
suburban and rural areas.
  The transportation bill which passed the Senate contained a funding 
formula which strikes a balance between the competing interests of 
urban/suburban and rural areas. I am hopeful that as the conference 
committee begins work on the two bills that we can reach a funding 
formula that recognizes the unique aspects of rural states.
  Mr. EWING. Mr. Chairman, I would like to commend the Chairman for the 
highway bill we are voting on today, which is truly bipartisan and 
reflects a commitment to ensuring the continued viability of our 
national highway infrastructure.
  I want to take a few moments to express my support for an important 
domestic renewable energy program that, unfortunately, is not included 
in this bill, but which I hope to see included in the final ISTEA 
reauthorization conference report. This program is the Federal Ethanol 
Program.
  Ethanol is a very important, value-added market for agriculture, 
providing a critical economic stimulus throughout the Midwest. Today, 
the third largest use of corn is for ethanol production, behind only 
feed and export uses. Ethanol production utilizes approximately 7 
percent of the nation's corn corp, increasing farm income and 
generating tremendous economic activity both within rural America and 
nationwide.
  The use of ethanol also lessens our dependence on foreign oil. Today, 
we depend on oil imports to meet more than 54% of our consumption. 
Using ethanol decreases the demand for oil, thus increasing our energy 
independence and safeguarding against problems in the volatile Middle 
East.
  Ethanol provides tremendous environmental benefits, including a 
reduction of harmful emissions of carbon monoxide, ozone, and 
toxicities. Ethanol can also alleviate concerns about climate change 
and rising greenhouse gases. A recent study completed by the Argonne 
National Laboratory found that use of corn-ethanol results in a 50-60 
percent reduction in fossil energy use and a 35 to 46 percent reduction 
in greenhouse gas emissions.
  The benefits of Ethanol are well documented, and I believe it is 
crucial for the federal government to maintain a strong ethanol policy. 
Mr. Chairman, I hope that, as this bill moves forward, you can support 
the Senate language on ethanol.
  Additionally, Mr. Chairman, I would like to take this opportunity to 
discuss the ramifications of a rule, finalized by the U.S. Department 
of Transportation last year, known as HM-200. This rule needlessly 
imposes the will of the federal government upon states with regard to 
the regulations governing the transport of Hazardous Materials in the 
agriculture industry. Mr. Chairman, this Committee and this Congress 
are right to take action to prevent the usurpation of state's rights 
and the resulting effect to commerce and safety of a rule which is not 
supported in its conclusions by any evidence of improved safety, or any 
consideration of its impact on the community it seeks to protect.
  The farmers who produce the many crops that form the basis of the 
American agricultural economy rely on agricultural production materials 
to aid in the development of a healthy and robust harvest that is the 
safest and most abundant in the world. These materials are sold by, 
delivered and applied by agricultural retailers who are among the most 
experienced men and women in the country in handling these types of 
materials. The rigors of continuous training and a lifetime of 
experience have taught them how to safety store, transport, and apply 
hazardous agricultural inputs.
  As a result, some states with a large agricultural economy have given 
the retail community an exception to complying with Hazardous Materials 
(HAZMAT) transport regulations for the intrastate transport of 
hazardous agriculture inputs from retail facility to farm, farm to 
farm, and from farm to facility. My own home state of Illinois is one 
of these states, and despite having such an exception, the Illinois 
Department of Transportation (IDOT) has closely monitored the 
agricultural community to ensure its safety. In nearly fifteen years, 
IDOT has yet to find a reason to revoke these exceptions.
  In early 1997, the Research and Special Programs Administration 
(RSPA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation finalized its HM-200 
rule. This rule forces states to implement the same standards for all 
intrastate HAZMAT transport as they do for federally regulated 
interstate transport. As a result, states which already have exceptions 
in place would lose them, as HM-200 would preempt their existence. 
Other states which do not already have exceptions in place would lose 
the ability to provide one to their retailer community. Despite a 
petition signed by a 48 member coalition asking the U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT) to reconsider this aspect of its HM-200 rule, and 
numerous letters to RSPA expressing industry sentiment, the 
administration refused to re-examine its position of the HM-200 rule.
  Included within H.R. 2400 is language which would preserve the rights 
of states to provide HAZMAT transport exceptions for retailers and 
farming communities. This language by no means mandates nationwide 
exceptions, it only provides the option for states to provide them. 
Supporting this language are a wide bi-partisan array of House members 
from across the country, as well as a 57 member industry coalition 
representing every aspect of the agricultural community.
  Mr. Chairman, I am pleased that you have joined me in supporting this 
language which will prevent the federal government from imposing yet 
another onerous burden on states. The US DOT has produced no studies or 
accident reports to substantiate the policy of denying exceptions to 
retailers. In fact, the US DOT has joined several other public interest 
groups to counter our efforts with respect to HM-200. The Agency has 
consistently attempted to substantiate this position by using the 
results of accident reports for interstate commerce.
  This agriculture industry and the large, long-haul vehicles carrying 
thousands of gallons/lbs. of hazardous agents at high rates of speed 
down interstate highways have virtually nothing in common, and 
therefore accident statistics for one do not relate to the other. Under 
HAZMAT rules, placarding, shipping papers and toll-free 800 emergency 
response phone numbers are to be utilized as a measure to help in 
responding to a spill or fire. However, within agricultural 
communities, emergency responders are typically volunteers who are 
intimately familiar with the types of materials involved with 
production agriculture and who would have few problems in identifying 
the agents involved in this type of incident.
  Mr. Chairman, this language within H.R. 2400 is sorely needed. It is 
estimated that compliance with HM-200 could cost the average retail 
facility $12,300. In addition to being an out-of-pocket cost to the 
retailer, this is going to be yet another expense that is passed along 
to the American farmer, who every year, sees his or her margins 
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government intervention. I appreciate and gladly thank the Chairman and 
the other members of this committee for the inclusion of this language 
in H.R. 2400, and would hope that as this legislation moves into 
conference that we would all endeavor to ensure its inclusion in the 
conference report.
  Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Chairman, I rise today on behalf of myself and my 
distinguished colleague from New York, Mr. Towns. Today is a very 
significant day for the residents of my congressional district and for 
the constituents of Congressman Towns. We have worked tirelessly for 
years with the communities in Brooklyn surrounding the Gowanus 
Expressway to find the best solution to the congestion and dilapidated 
condition of this major highway and key component in the New York 
area's transportation network. These residents have patiently asked 
that a full study of alternatives to the planned reconstruction of the 
Gowanus Expressway be conducted.
  For the economic viability of the area and the environment health of 
the families living near this planned reconstruction, it is crucial 
that the impact on the surrounding communities be adequately assessed. 
For these reasons, I thank the Transportation and Infrastructure 
Committee, particularly Chairman Shuster, Chairman Petri, Ranking 
Member Oberstar, and Ranking Member Rahall, for understanding these 
concerns and supporting our proposal.
  The Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act finally 
responds to the pleas of these New York neighborhoods. H.R. 2400 
authorizes $24 million dollars for New York State to conduct a Major 
Investment Study (MIS) of the Gowanus Expressway Corridor. None of 
these funds may be used to supplement or finance any part of the 
currently proposed rehabilitation and reconstruction of the highway. 
The intent of the funding is to provide for an MIS to determine the 
short and long term social, economic and environmental benefits and 
costs of different alternatives to rebuilding the current elevated 
highway--including a tunnel.
  The MIS will include Phase I to IV civil engineering and design 
documents so as to accurately determine the initial and long term 
fiscal, environmental, social and economic costs of replacing the 
current elevated structure of the Gowanus with a tunnel. This analysis 
will include a complete engineering study, including hydro-geologic 
study and the cost of tunnel connectivity with bridges and tunnels 
adjacent to the corridor.
  Using the methodology devised in the ``West Brooklyn Traffic Calming 
Study'' CMAQ proposal, the MIS will devise mitigation measures to 
reduce current and future traffic diversions from the Gowanus 
Expressway in adjacent neighborhoods. Additionally, the MIS will 
include an assessment of service improvements to all subway lines 
needed to produce an increase in ridership and reduction in motor 
vehicle traffic in the Gowanus corridor before, during and after the 
reconstruction of the highway. Upon completion of the MIS and tunnel 
alternative study, any remaining authorized funds should be held for 
the future planning and design phase of the Gowanus project.
  The Gowanus MIS Project is part of a sound national and regional 
transportation policy. With this transportation proposal, the Gowanus 
neighborhoods are one step closer to real answers to this long-standing 
local transportation problem. This proposal is not only about 
transportation--it is also about the economic development and 
empowerment future of our communities.
  Mr. LaHOOD. Mr. Chairman, funding levels: $217 billion total over the 
next six years; $181 million for highways and highway safety; and $36 
billion for transit.
  Illinois will receive nearly 36 percent more per year under BESTEA.
  Illinois received $684 million per year under ISTEA and will now 
receive over $1 billion per year under BESTEA.
  Illinois needs: According to IDOT, more than 98 percent of highway 
and bridge funding will have to be allocated to the repair of existing 
roads and bridges over the next five years.
  For the first time in 14 years, the number of road miles considered 
to be in poor condition will increase from 2,300 miles to 4,300 miles.
  10,681 miles are considered to be in poor or mediocre condition--this 
is roughly \1/3\ of the total federal aid miles for Illinois (i.e., \1/
3\ of Illinois' federal aid highway miles are in poor or mediocre 
condition).
  Illinois Citizens for Better Highways released a report that 
concluded that rural road repairs, upgrades and bridge replacements are 
underfunded b7 $227 million annually.
  For example, Tazewell County, alone, will need $8.3 million over the 
next five years for highway and bridge rehabilitation.
  IDOT estimates that 42 percent of county roads and 51 percent of 
township roads are substandard.
  Special additional federal funding is needed so that Illinois can 
restore and maintain such important roadways as the Stevenson 
Expressway and I-74 running through Peoria.
  Stevenson Expressway repairs are expected to cost $567 million; I-74 
rehabilitation and reconstruction is expected to cost $193.6 million.
  National needs: The demand for high cost interstate highway 
reconstruction funds has outpaced the money available by more than 9 to 
1.
  In FY '96 alone, 18 states requested $687 million in project work, 
while only six states were awarded a total of $66 million in funding.
  Limited funds meant that $621 million in requests went unfunded in 
1996. The current ISTEA I-4R (reconstruction, rehabilitation, 
resurfacing and repair program) level is averaging only $63 million per 
year.
  In 1993, almost 32 percent of the Interstate pavement was in poor or 
mediocre condition, and 60% of the nation's major roads are considered 
by the federal government to be substandard and in need of repair.
  The FHWA estimated that $202.6 billion ($10.1 billion annually) is 
needed over the next 20 years to maintain the 1993 conditions and 
performance of the Interstate system. Of that amount, 40 percent would 
be needed just for system preservation.
  In order to preserve today's pavement quality, 100,000 miles of roads 
would have to be restored every year.
  Safety hazards caused by poor roads and highways: According to the 
Keep America Moving Coalition, ``Substandard designs, outdated safety 
features, poor pavement quality and other road conditions are a factor 
in 30% of all fatal highway accidents.''
  FHWA has found that converting two-lane roads to four-lane roads with 
a median decreased traffic deaths by 71%. Widening a two-lane road by 
just two feet reduces accidents by 23%.
  Economic costs to motorists caused by poor roads and highways: 
American motorists suffer expenses of $21.5 billion annually in vehicle 
operating and maintenance costs due to damage caused by driving on poor 
roads. This translates to costs of $122 per driver.
  General economic benefits of road and highway investments: FHWA 
estimates that for every $1 billion in highway investment, 42,100 jobs 
are created. Every dollar invested in the Interstate Highway System 
generates $6 in economic returns.
  BESTEA solutions to poor quality roads: Section 113 of BESTEA 
provides a formula and discretionary grant program that will provide 
significant amounts of money over the next 6 years to repair and 
resurface high cost interstate highways: $165 million for FY '98; 
$412.5 million for FY '99; $670 million for FY '2000 through 2003.
  These funds would be available to fund ``major reconstruction or 
improvement projects on the Interstate system. In order to be eligible, 
a project must cost over $200 million or cost more than 50% of a 
State's Federal-aid highway apportionments.'' The project must also be 
ready to go to construction.
  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Chairman, this historic bipartisan 
legislation restores the word trust to the Highway Trust Fund. For 
years the Congress has spent money dedicated to Highway Trust Fund on 
wasteful government programs, at the expense of our National 
transportation infrastructure. A trust fund is exactly that, a trust 
fund. Whether it is the Transportation Trust Fund or the Social 
Security Trust Fund, we need to restore the trust.
  In addition, BESTEA, goes a long way towards restoring funding equity 
to donor states like Indiana. The historic shortfall and inequity in 
Federal transportation funding in Indiana has left Hoosiers with an 
old, congested, and inadequate infrastructure. Allowing the gasoline 
taxes paid by Hoosiers to be spent in Indiana will allow Indiana to 
modernize our transportation infrastructure for the 21st century. This 
legislation distributes funds more equitably among States under the 
revised funding formulas. I want to thank and commend Chairman Shuster, 
Ranking Member Oberstar and the Members of the Committee for their hard 
work and encourage them to fight to maintain the equity levels in this 
bill when this legislation is debated in conference.
  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this important 
legislation. The bill before us provides much needed funding for 
critical transportation projects across the country.
  For a long time now, many of us here today have spoken about the need 
to rebuild critical parts of our transportation infrastructure. 
Pothole-filled roads, crumbling and dangerous bridges, and inefficient 
and outdated transportation systems have crippled the economy of many 
parts of our country. We must continually rebuild our infrastructure if 
we are to ensure that our economy remains strong into the next century.
  In addition, this bill maintains several critical programs to ensure 
that we are doing more than just paving roads. In particular, I am 
pleased that the bill contains the ``enhancement set-aside'' provision 
which allows states to use these funds for pedestrian walkways, bike 
lanes, scenic easements and other preservation activities. In addition, 
this bill continues the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality 
Improvement program, which provides funding

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to areas with air pollution problems for reducing traffic congestion. 
It is critically important that this legislation continues to support 
alternative transportation systems that address quality of life issues 
and will help preserve our environment.
  Mr. Chairman, a lot has been said about the special projects in this 
bill. I believe strongly that any Federal spending--be it for 
transportation, education or health care--has to be an efficient and 
responsible use of our tax dollars. I know that the projects I have 
requested and received funding for in this bill meet that test. All of 
these projects are widely supported in my district and address critical 
local needs such as safety and promoting alternative transportation.
  For example, this bill provides $8 million for the widening of 
dangerous Highway 46 in the northern part of my district, as my husband 
had requested last year. This road is most infamously known as the road 
that James Dean was killed on some 40 years ago, but to my constituents 
it is known as the road that is dangerous for them today. Since 1992, 
48 people have died on this road and nearly 700 have been injured due 
to the volatile mix of traffic that uses this road, which includes 
school buses, trucks going back and forth from the coast to the Central 
Valley, farm and ranch traffic, and daily commuters.
  This road has been such a problem a local citizens group, called 
``Fix 46,'' was formed to advocate for improvements. Through their 
efforts some progress has been made on Route 46, such as implanting 
rumble strips and an enhanced Highway Patrol presence. But as it has 
been pointed out to me by everyone from the leaders of ``Fix 46,'' Mary 
Chambers and Tom Rusch, to the California Highway Patrol, these are 
only short-term fixes and widening the road is a necessity.
  The funding for this road is going to the type of community that is 
too often forgotten in Washington--small, rural and out of the way--and 
I am very proud that I have been able to help them help build a safer 
and more productive community.
  In addition to the Hwy 46 funding, this bill also provides targeted 
funds for locally supported, fully vetted and important local 
transportation projects such as the installation of emergency call 
boxes on secluded Highway 166 near Santa Maria and the upgrade of the 
332 call boxes throughout Santa Barbara County to make them all 
handicapped and accessible. This legislation will also allow the city 
of Guadalupe and the county of Santa Barbara to undertake some much 
needed repaving work, and the city of Santa Maria to fund three new 
bikeway segments.
  In addition, this bill also will provide funds for a traffic calming 
project and pedestrian boardwalks in the coastal cities of Grover Beach 
and Pismo Beach, and for road reconstruction in Arroye Grande. Finally, 
funds are included for a street widening project in San Luis Obispo and 
for road widening and bike lane installation south of the city.
  I am strongly in support of this legislation as it responds to needs 
across the country and to specific transportation needs on the Central 
Coast. I urge my colleagues to support this important bill.
  Mr. EVERETT. Mr. Chairman, I am proud to speak today in support of 
H.R. 2400, the Transportation Authorization bill. Our nation's 
infrastructure has been overlooked and treated as a low priority for 
far too long. It is time to re-invest in our nation's roads, bridges, 
and other surface transportation needs. By improving and properly 
maintaining our infrastructure, we will enhance new growth 
opportunities, commerce, and safety. I believe this legislation meets 
many of these goals.
  In addition, the regional distribution of gas tax and user fees are 
more properly allocated among all 50 states in this bill than in the 
past. As a member of the Donor State Coalition, this represents a hard 
fought victory for those states, like Alabama, that have been paying 
more in gas taxes then they have received in federal highway funds. I 
pledge to continue my efforts to see that donor states ultimately 
receive a 95 percent overall rate-of-return and, further, that these 
states receive a rate-of-return of 100 percent of the funds distributed 
to states.
  Perhaps most importantly, H.R. 2400 addresses the infrastructure 
priorities of the State of Alabama. Of our Governor's top highway 
priorities, I am pleased to say that two of these projects are located 
in my district in Southeast Alabama. The bill provides additional 
funding, at my request, for both the Montgomery Outer Loop project and 
the Dothan I-10 Connector.
  Once completed, the Outer Loop will link I-85 with I-65 and US 80. 
This will improve traffic safety and allow for more orderly growth in 
and around Montgomery, our state capital. The eastern side of 
Montgomery and surrounding area represent one of the most rapidly 
growing regions in the state, so construction of this outer loop 
project will ease the burdens currently placed on our existing 
transportation routes.
  The Dothan project will connect Dothan with Interstate 10 in 
northwest Florida. Additionally, this freeway will serve as an 
important link between Fort Rucker, home of the U.S. Army Aviation 
Warfighting Center, and the interstate system.
  Both of these projects are essential in meeting the increasing 
demands in these rapidly growing and developing areas. Further, as 
priorities of the state transportation officials, these projects are in 
the state's long range plan and are thereby assured of receiving the 
requisite state matching funds.
  Mr. Chairman, this legislation represents a balanced blue print for 
renewing America's highway infrastructure and safety needs over the 
next six years. I am confident that the funding commitments of the bill 
will remain within our balanced budget structure, and I urge it's 
adoption.
  Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. Chairman, I would like to take this opportunity to 
thank Chairman Shuster and Chairman Petri for their leadership in 
bringing the needed reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act to the floor. The efficient movement of 
commerce and people is among the keys to a successful free market 
economy.
  This bill transcends simple infrastructure development and advocates 
innovative strategies to fight air pollution caused by congestion. I am 
pleased that my Nevada colleague, Mr. Gibbons, and I were able to 
include language that will provide states with more flexibility in the 
use of their CMAQ allocations. Our proposal will afford states the 
opportunity to leverage Federal funding with private dollars through 
the establishment of public-private partnerships--joint ventures that 
will release innovations in the private sector to develop breakthrough 
technologies that substantially reduce air pollution. With dwindling 
Federal resources, states need this vital option to meet clean air 
requirements.
  The CMAQ program is intended to promote projects and strategies that 
will assist states in the attainment of ambient air quality standards 
for ozone and carbon monoxide. Cars and other transportation account 
for one-third of greenhouse gas emissions. Because of this, we have a 
responsibility to aggressively promote technologies--such as non-
traditional fuels--that can combat some of the negative effects of our 
progress. States must find new and innovative means of attacking their 
air quality problems associated with congestion and transportation. Our 
amendment would energize community stakeholders to promote cooperative 
efforts with the scientific, industrial, and other such organizations 
that can bring unique capabilities to the table that develop new ways 
to reduce emissions.
  I am proud to say that one such innovative non-traditional fuel has 
been developed in Nevada. This small startup company--A-55 Clean 
Fuels--has developed a water-phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsion, which, 
because of its unparalleled ability to fight the pervasive air 
pollutant NOX, warrants special consideration. Tests of this 
innovative fuel are being performed around the country on a wide-range 
of applications including cars, trucks, and buses to confirm 
performance and environmental benefits. EPA has verified these tests. 
The potential of this fuel to reduce dangerous air pollution is 
enormous. Therefore, it is important to include this fuel as an 
eligible activity for CMAQ funding because:
  NOX, one of the major building blocks of ozone and 
particulate matter, is reduced from 50% to 80% by using the fuel. Soot 
and smoke are also reduced.
  It is market driven, offering consumers a fuel that is cost 
competitive and often less expensive than diesel and gasoline.
  The fuel is safer than traditional fuels. It does not readily ignite 
outside the combustion chamber making it ideal for school buses, trucks 
and all vehicles that traverse our nation's roadways.
  Decision-makers need every possible alternative in their tool kit to 
address air pollution. Non-traditional fuels must play a critical role 
in the CMAQ program so that states can meet their clean air 
responsibilities and at the same time, allow their citizens and their 
economy the freedom to grow. Our amendment would capitalize on the 
power of the private sector to provide innovations, like A-55, that 
both same money and reduce emissions.
  Mr. OXLEY. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 2400, 
the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act (BESTEA).
  In my district, and in the districts of many of my colleagues, the 
rural highways that have served our nation since the mid-fifties are no 
longer capable of serving the growing number of cars and trucks that 
use them everyday. Additionally, many of these highways often prove to 
be hazardous, and unable to meet the needs of the small towns and 
growing economies that they serve. Adding to this problem is the fact 
that more often than not rural highways are overlooked when upgrade 
decisions are made in favor of major interstate projects that serve 
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and constituencies. U.S. Rt. 30 that runs through my district is a 
perfect example of this growing problem.
  As a major east-west thoroughfare U.S. 30 is a integral trucking 
route serving the northern half of Ohio between I-70 and the Ohio 
Turnpike. Over the years this narrow two-lane stretch of highway has 
logged a disturbing number of automotive accidents, which, when 
combined with the increase in truck traffic and lack of sufficient 
shoulder room, has all too often led to fatalities. With truck traffic 
on this route up 11 percent since 1994, much of which can be attributed 
to an increase state tolls elsewhere that forced many trucks to re-
route to rural thoroughfares like US 30, the need for a four-lane 
upgrade has never been more critical. I support BESTEA because it will 
give Ohio the needed resources and flexibility to bring much needed 
relief to those who live along and drive U.S. Rt. 30.
  Of great importance to me is the fact that Chairman Shuster' bill 
finally provides equity for donor states like Ohio that have long 
provided more revenue than they have received back in federal-aid 
highway funds. By providing a true 95 percent return on contributions 
to the Highway Trust Fund Ohio will be able to complete many projects 
that have long been shelves due to lack of federal funding. Moreover, 
by taking the Highway Trust Fund off-budget, BESTEA will restore the 
integrity of the fund and provide all states with the transportation 
funding their citizens have already contributed through gas taxes. 
While in 1991 we made great strides in improving our transportation 
system by passing ISTEA, in fact increasing Ohio's return from a meager 
79 cents on the dollar to 87 cents, Today's BESTEA legislation will 
significantly strengthen this commitment to our nations infrastructure 
that we began many years ago.
  Mr. Chairman, I applaud the Chairman of the Transportation Committee 
for his leadership in bringing this important piece of legislation to 
the House floor. I plan to support it and I look forward to its passage 
so we can ensure that our nation has the best and most modern 
transportation system in the world.
  Mr. DOYLE. Mr. Chairman, roads, bridges, transit, and trails all play 
an important part in meeting the challenge of continuing to use 
transportation to benefit the economy, environment, and quality of life 
in all of our communities. Today's passage of H.R. 2400, the Building 
Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act (BESTEA), means that 
the critical infrastructure needs of the people in the 18th 
Congressional District of Pennsylvania will be addressed in a 
comprehensive manner.
  The success of BESTEA is its preservation of the most progressive 
components of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
1991 (ISTEA). BESTEA continues to recognize and pay attention to, 
creating and maintaining transportation systems which reflect both 
environmental concerns and the needs of residents. BESTEA is a balanced 
bill which meets the needs of road repair, bridge rehabilitation, 
transit access, safety research, and pollution reduction.
  Pennsylvania's overall network of 116,000 miles of highways and 
streets is the largest of any eastern state with 44% of the state's 
22,327 bridges in disrepair. The support provided by BESTEA not only 
stimulates economic activity, but meets important safety concerns. 
BESTEA also provides critical assistance in improving other aspects of 
transportation that enhance the aesthetic of our local landscapes and 
improve the quality of our air. I am pleased that CMAQ and Recreational 
Trail Program funds were included in BESTEA.
  It is important to note that BESTEA provides this critical assistance 
to cities, towns, and neighborhoods across our country in a fiscally 
responsible manner. As a strong balanced budget advocate, I am 
supportive of the requirement that any spending increases in BESTEA 
must be off-set. As a cosponsor of the Truth in Budgeting Act in both 
the 104th and 105th Congress, I am pleased that BESTEA addresses a tax 
fairness issue by moving the Highway Trust Fund ``off-budget'' 
beginning in FY 1999. Currently, with this fund ``on-budget'' the 
surpluses are used to mask a portion of our true budget deficit and 
prevents the funds from being used in the manner they were intended.
  Without the critical support that BESTEA provides, countless 
communities in the 18th Congressional District would have to stave off 
undesirable consequences of poor infrastructure, rather than plan for 
future development and growth. By improving our communities' mobility 
we can directly benefit the quality of life and economic 
competitiveness of our country. I am pleased to support H.R. 2400.
  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of the 
Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) program. While the Building Efficient 
Surface Transportation and Equity Act (BESTEA ) increases current IRR 
funding levels to $212 million, I would urge the conferees to recede to 
the Senate funding level for IRR of $250 million.
  Funding for the IRR program is critical to the safety and, 
ultimately, the health and welfare of Native American communities. The 
current state of tribal infrastructure often consists of dirt roads 
over which community members must travel for hundreds of miles to reach 
the nearest hospital or school. Crumbling infrastructure does nothing 
to induce safe travel to and from community resources, and speaks 
poorly of our nation's regard for the treaties, relationships, and 
prioritization of Native Americans needs.
  The Senate funding level for IRR of $250 million is a modest but 
necessary increase, and I urge my colleagues to respect the call for 
desperately needed resources.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. All time for general debate has expired.
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
printed in the bill, modified by the amendment recommended by the 
Committee on Ways and Means printed in the bill, and the amendment 
printed in Part I of House Report 105-476, shall be considered as an 
original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 5-minute rule and 
shall be considered read.
  The text of the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, 
modified by the amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and 
Means now printed in the bill and the amendment printed in Part I of 
House Report 105-476 is as follows:

                               H.R. 2400

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Building 
     Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Savings clause.

                     TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

Sec. 101. Amendments to title 23, United States Code.
Sec. 102. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 103. Obligation ceiling.
Sec. 104. Apportionments.
Sec. 105. Interstate maintenance program.
Sec. 106. National Highway System.
Sec. 107. Highway bridge program.
Sec. 108. Surface transportation program.
Sec. 109. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program.
Sec. 110. High risk road safety improvement program.
Sec. 111. Minimum allocation.
Sec. 112. Appalachian Development Highway System.
Sec. 113. High cost Interstate System reconstruction and improvement 
              program.
Sec. 114. Recreational trails program.
Sec. 115. National corridor planning and development program.
Sec. 116. Coordinated border infrastructure and safety program.
Sec. 117. Federal lands highways program.
Sec. 118. National scenic byways program.
Sec. 119. Variable pricing pilot program.
Sec. 120. Toll roads, bridges, and tunnels.
Sec. 121. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.
Sec. 122. Highway use tax evasion projects.
Sec. 123. Performance bonus program.
Sec. 124. Metropolitan planning.
Sec. 125. Statewide planning.
Sec. 126. Roadside safety technologies.
Sec. 127. Discretionary program authorizations.
Sec. 128. Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge.
Sec. 129. Training.
Sec. 130. Transportation assistance for Olympic cities.
Sec. 131. National Defense Highways.
Sec. 132. Miscellaneous surface transportation programs.
Sec. 133. Eligibility.
Sec. 134. Fiscal, administrative, and other amendments.
Sec. 135. Access of motorcycles.
Sec. 136. Amendments to prior surface transportation authorization 
              laws.
Sec. 137. Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways.
Sec. 138. Hazard elimination program.
Sec. 139. Project administration.
Sec. 140. Contracting for engineering and design services.
Sec. 141. Commercial motor vehicle study.
Sec. 142. New York Avenue Transportation Development Authority.
Sec. 143. Definitions.

                        TITLE II--HIGHWAY SAFETY

Sec. 201. Amendments to title 23, United States Code.
Sec. 202. Highway safety programs.
Sec. 203. Highway safety research and development.
Sec. 204. Occupant protection incentive grants.
Sec. 205. Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures.
Sec. 206. State highway safety data improvements.
Sec. 207. National Driver Register.
Sec. 208. Safety studies.
Sec. 209. Effectiveness of laws establishing maximum blood alcohol 
              concentrations.

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Sec. 210. Authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 211. Transportation injury research.

           TITLE III--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

Sec. 301. Amendments to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. Metropolitan planning.
Sec. 304. Transportation improvement program.
Sec. 305. Transportation management areas.
Sec. 306. Urbanized area formula grants.
Sec. 307. Mass Transit Account block grants.
Sec. 308. Capital program grants and loans.
Sec. 309. Dollar value of mobility improvements.
Sec. 310. Formula grants and loans for special needs of elderly 
              individuals and individuals with disabilities.
Sec. 311. Formula program for other than urbanized areas.
Sec. 312. Research, development, demonstration, and training projects.
Sec. 313. National planning and research programs.
Sec. 314. National transit institute.
Sec. 315. University research institutes.
Sec. 316. Transportation centers.
Sec. 317. Bus testing facilities.
Sec. 318. Bicycle facilities.
Sec. 319. General provisions on assistance.
Sec. 320. Contract requirements.
Sec. 321. Special procurements.
Sec. 322. Project management oversight and review.
Sec. 323. Study on alcohol and controlled substances random testing 
              rate calculation.
Sec. 324. Administrative procedures.
Sec. 325. Reports and audits.
Sec. 326. Apportionment of appropriations for formula grants.
Sec. 327. Apportionment of appropriations for fixed guideway 
              modernization.
Sec. 328. Authorizations.
Sec. 329. Obligation ceiling.
Sec. 330. Access to jobs challenge grant pilot program.
Sec. 331. Adjustments for the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
              1997.
Sec. 332. Projects for new fixed guideway systems and extensions to 
              existing systems.
Sec. 333. Projects for bus and bus-related facilities.
Sec. 334. Project management oversight.
Sec. 335. Privatization.
Sec. 336. School transportation safety.
Sec. 337. Urbanized area formula study.
Sec. 338. Coordinated transportation services.
Sec. 339. Final assembly of buses.

                     TITLE IV--MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

Sec. 401. Amendments to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 402. State grants.
Sec. 403. Information systems.
Sec. 404. Automobile transporter defined.
Sec. 405. Inspections and reports.
Sec. 406. Exemptions and pilot programs.
Sec. 407. Safety regulation.
Sec. 408. Improved interstate school bus safety.
Sec. 409. Repeal of certain obsolete miscellaneous authorities.
Sec. 410. Commercial vehicle operators.
Sec. 411. Interim border safety improvement program.
Sec. 412. Vehicle weight enforcement.
Sec. 413. Participation in international registration plan and 
              international fuel tax agreement.
Sec. 414. Telephone hotline for reporting safety violations.
Sec. 415. Insulin treated diabetes mellitus.
Sec. 416. Performance-based CDL testing.
Sec. 417. Postaccident alcohol testing.
Sec. 418. Driver fatigue.
Sec. 419. Safety fitness.
Sec. 420. Hazardous materials transportation regulation and farm 
              service vehicles.
Sec. 421. Truck trailer conspicuity.
Sec. 422. DOT implementation plan.

             TITLE V--PROGRAMMATIC REFORMS AND STREAMLINING

Sec. 501. Project approval and oversight.
Sec. 502. Environmental streamlining.
Sec. 503. Major investment study integration.
Sec. 504. Financial plan.
Sec. 505. Uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.
Sec. 506. Discretionary grant selection criteria and process.
Sec. 507. Elimination of regional office responsibilities.
Sec. 508. Authority for Congress to make midcourse corrections to the 
              highway and transit programs.

                   TITLE VI--TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH

Sec. 601. Amendments to title 23, United States Code.
Sec. 602. Applicability of title 23.
Sec. 603. Transfers of funds.

 Subtitle A--Surface Transportation Research, Technology, and Education

                        Part I--Highway Research

Sec. 611. Research.
Sec. 612. State planning and research.
Sec. 613. International highway transportation outreach program.

     Part II--Transportation Education, Professional Training, and 
                         Technology Deployment

Sec. 621. National Highway Institute.
Sec. 622. National technology deployment initiative.
Sec. 623. Education and training programs.
Sec. 624. University transportation research.
Sec. 625. Funding allocations.

    Part III--Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Miscellaneous 
                                Programs

Sec. 631. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Sec. 632. Transportation technology innovation and demonstration 
              program.

             Subtitle B--Intelligent Transportation Systems

Sec. 651. Definitions.
Sec. 652. Scope of program.
Sec. 653. General authorities and requirements.
Sec. 654. National ITS program plan.
Sec. 655. Technical assistance, planning, research, and operational 
              tests.
Sec. 656. ITS deployment.
Sec. 657. Funding allocations.
Sec. 658. Global positioning satellite data.
Sec. 659. Repeal.

                     TITLE VII--TRUTH IN BUDGETING

Sec. 701. Budgetary treatment of Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 702. Applicability.

            TITLE VIII--RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY PROGRAM

Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Amendments relating to recreational boating safety program.

                          TITLE IX--RAILROADS

Sec. 901. High-speed rail.
Sec. 902. Light density rail line pilot projects.
Sec. 903. Miami-Orlando-Tampa corridor project.
Sec. 904. Alaska Railroad.
Sec. 905. Railway-highway crossing hazard elimination in high speed 
              rail corridors.
Sec. 906. Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing.

           TITLE X--CONDITIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF FUNDING

Sec. 1001. Conditions for implementation of funding.

                           TITLE XI--REVENUES

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Interstate system.--The term ``Interstate System'' has 
     the meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.

     SEC. 3. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act, an amendment made 
     by this Act shall not affect any funds apportioned or 
     allocated before the date of the enactment of this Act.
                     TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

     SEC. 101. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 23, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this 
     title and title V an amendment or repeal is expressed in 
     terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other 
     provision of law, the reference shall be considered to be 
     made to a section or other provision of title 23, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be 
     appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
     Mass Transit Account):
       (1) Interstate maintenance program.--For the Interstate 
     maintenance program under section 119 of title 23, United 
     States Code, $4,019,500,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $4,462,600,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $5,006,200,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (2) National highway system.--For the National Highway 
     System under section 103 of such title $4,978,500,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998, $5,520,500,000 for fiscal year 1999, and 
     $6,186,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (3) Bridge program.--For the bridge program under section 
     144 of such title $3,777,600,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $4,194,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $4,704,800,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (4) Surface transportation program.--For the surface 
     transportation program under section 133 of such title 
     $5,601,400,000 for fiscal year 1998, $6,218,900,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, and $6,976,300,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2000 through 2003.
       (5) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement 
     program.--For the congestion mitigation and air quality 
     improvement program under section 149 of such title 
     $1,406,800,000 for fiscal year 1998, $1,561,900,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, and $1,752,200,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2000 through 2003.
       (6) High risk road safety improvement program.--For the 
     high risk road safety improvement program under section 154 
     of such title $750,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $1,000,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (7) High cost interstate system reconstruction and 
     improvement program.--For the high cost Interstate System 
     reconstruction and improvement program under section 160 of 
     such title $265,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $512,500,000 
     for fiscal year 1999, $920,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
     $923,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $922,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2002, and $1,067,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (8) Discretionary programs.--For executive and legislative 
     branch discretionary programs referred to in section 127 of 
     this Act (including amendments made by such section) 
     $1,622,400,000 for fiscal year 1998, $2,215,300,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, $2,563,600,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
     $2,563,600,000 for fiscal year 2001, $2,657,600,000 for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $2,657,600,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (9) Appalachian development highway system program.--For 
     the Appalachian development highway system program under 
     section 201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 
     1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $400,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $400,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (10) Recreational trails program.--For the recreational 
     trails program under section 206 of

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     such title $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $40,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, and $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2000 through 2003.
       (11) Federal lands highways program.--
       (A) Indian reservation roads.--For Indian reservation roads 
     under section 204 of such title $194,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $212,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (B) Public lands highways.--For public lands highways under 
     section 204 of such title $58,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $60,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (C) Parkways and park highways.--For parkways and park 
     highways under section 204 of such title $85,300,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998, $86,200,000 for fiscal year 1999, and 
     $99,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (D) Forest highways.--For forest highways under section 204 
     of such title $113,500,000 for fiscal year 1998, $130,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1999, and $130,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2003.
       (12) Highway use tax evasion projects.--For highway use tax 
     evasion projects under section 1040 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 
     105 Stat. 1992) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
     $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (b) Disadvantaged Business Enterprises.--
       (1) General rule.--Except to the extent that the Secretary 
     determines otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated under titles I, III, and VI of 
     this Act shall be expended with small business concerns owned 
     and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals.
       (2) Compliance with court orders.--Nothing in this section 
     limits the eligibility of an entity or person to receive 
     funds made available under titles I, III, and VI of this Act, 
     if the entity or person is prevented, in whole or in part, 
     from complying with paragraph (1) because a Federal court 
     issues a final order in which the court finds that the 
     requirement of paragraph (1), or the program established 
     under paragraph (1), is unconstitutional.
       (3) Review by comptroller general.--Not later than 3 years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall conduct a review of, and 
     publish and report to Congress findings and conclusions on, 
     the impact throughout the United States of administering the 
     requirement of paragraph (1), including an analysis of--
       (A) in the case of small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals--
       (i) the number of the small business concerns; and
       (ii) the participation rates of the small business concerns 
     in prime contracts and subcontracts funded under titles I, 
     III, and VI of this Act;
       (B) in the case of small business concerns described in 
     subparagraph (A) that receive prime contracts and 
     subcontracts funded under titles I, III, and VI of this Act--
       (i) the number of the small business concerns;
       (ii) the annual gross receipts of the small business 
     concerns; and
       (iii) the net worth of socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals that own and control the small 
     business concerns;
       (C) in the case of small business concerns described in 
     subparagraph (A) that do not receive prime contracts and 
     subcontracts funded under titles I, III, and VI of this Act--
       (i) the annual gross receipts of the small business 
     concerns; and
       (ii) the net worth of socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals that own and control the small 
     business concerns;
       (D) in the case of business concerns that receive prime 
     contracts and subcontracts funded under titles I, III, and VI 
     of this Act, other than small business concerns described in 
     subparagraph (B)--
       (i) the annual gross receipts of the business concerns; and
       (ii) the net worth of individuals that own and control the 
     business concerns;
       (E) the rate of graduation from any programs carried out to 
     comply with the requirement of paragraph (1) for small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals;
       (F) the overall cost of administering the requirement of 
     paragraph (1), including administrative costs, certification 
     costs, additional construction costs, and litigation costs;
       (G) any discrimination, on the basis of race, color, 
     national origin, or sex, against small business concerns 
     owned and controlled by socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals;
       (H)(i) any other factors limiting the ability of small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals to compete for prime 
     contracts and subcontracts funded under titles I, III, and VI 
     of this Act; and
       (ii) the extent to which any of those factors are caused, 
     in whole or in part, by discrimination based on race, color, 
     national origin, or sex;
       (I) any discrimination, on the basis of race, color, 
     national origin, or sex, against construction companies owned 
     and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals in public and private transportation contracting 
     and the financial, credit, insurance, and bond markets;
       (J) the impact on small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals of--
       (i) the issuance of a final order described in paragraph 
     (2) by a Federal court that suspends a program established 
     under paragraph (1); or
       (ii) the repeal or suspension of State or local 
     disadvantaged business enterprise programs; and
       (K) the impact of the requirement of paragraph (1), and any 
     program carried out to comply with paragraph (1), on 
     competition and the creation of jobs, including the creation 
     of jobs for socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals.
       (4) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     following definitions apply:
       (A) Small business concern.--The term ``small business 
     concern'' has the meaning such term has under section 3 of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); except that such term 
     shall not include any concern or group of concerns controlled 
     by the same socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individual or individuals which has average annual gross 
     receipts over the preceding 3 fiscal years in excess of 
     $16,600,000, as adjusted by the Secretary for inflation.
       (B) Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.--
     The term ``socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals'' has the meaning such term has under section 
     8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) and 
     relevant subcontracting regulations promulgated pursuant 
     thereto; except that women shall be presumed to be socially 
     and economically disadvantaged individuals for purposes of 
     this subsection.

     SEC. 103. OBLIGATION CEILING.

       (a) General Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the total of all obligations for Federal-
     aid highway programs shall not exceed--
       (1) $21,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       (2) $25,300,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       (3) $28,400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2003.
       (b) Exceptions.--The limitations under subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to obligations--
       (1) under section 125 of title 23, United States Code;
       (2) under section 157 of such title;
       (3) under section 147 of the Surface Transportation 
     Assistance Act of 1978;
       (4) under section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981;
       (5) under sections 131(b) and 131(j) of the Surface 
     Transportation Assistance Act of 1982;
       (6) under sections 149(b) and 149(c) of the Surface 
     Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987;
       (7) under sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; and
       (8) under section 104(j) of title 23, United States Code, 
     relating to high priority projects.
       (c) Distribution of Obligation Authority.--For each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003, the Secretary shall--
       (1) not distribute amounts authorized for administrative 
     expenses and programs funded from the administrative takedown 
     authorized by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, 
     and amounts authorized for the highway use tax evasion 
     program and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;
       (2) determine the ratio that--
       (A) the obligation limitation imposed by subsection (a) for 
     such fiscal year less the aggregate of amounts not 
     distributed under paragraph (1), bears to
       (B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     Federal-aid highway programs (other than sums authorized to 
     be appropriated for sections referred to in subsection (b)) 
     for such fiscal year less the aggregate of amounts not 
     distributed under paragraph (1);
       (3)(A) multiply the ratio determined under paragraph (2) by 
     the sums authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year 
     for each of the programs that are allocated by the Secretary 
     under this Act and title 23, United States Code (other than 
     the recreational trails program and programs to which 
     paragraph (1) applies);
       (B) not distribute such amount for each such program (other 
     than the recreational trails program and programs to which 
     paragraph (1) applies); and
       (C) in administering such program, allocate such amount for 
     such program;
       (4) distribute the obligation limitation imposed by 
     subsection (a) less the aggregate of amounts not distributed 
     under paragraphs (1) and (3) and less amounts distributed 
     under paragraph (5) by allocation in the ratio which sums 
     authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highway 
     programs that are apportioned or allocated to each State for 
     such fiscal year and that are subject to the limitation 
     imposed by subsection (a) bear to the total of the sums 
     authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid highway 
     programs that are apportioned or allocated for such fiscal 
     year and that are subject to the limitation imposed by 
     subsection (a); and
       (5) distribute any amount determined under paragraph (3) 
     for the recreational trails program in accordance with the 
     formula set forth in section 104(h) of title 23, United 
     States Code, for such program.
       (d) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary shall--
       (1) provide all States with authority sufficient to prevent 
     lapses of sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid 
     highway programs that have been apportioned to a State; and
       (2) after August 1 of each of fiscal years 1998 through 
     2003 revise a distribution of the obligation authority made 
     available under subsection (c) if a State will not obligate 
     the amount distributed during that fiscal year and 
     redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to 
     obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed 
     during that fiscal year giving priority to those States 
     having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under 
     sections 104 and 144 of title 23, United States Code, under 
     section 160 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on 
     the day before the date of the enactment of this Act), and 
     under section 1015 of the

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     Intermodal Surface Transportation Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
     1943-1945).
       (e) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to 
     Transportation Research Programs.--Obligation limitations for 
     Federal-aid highways programs established by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to transportation research programs carried out 
     under chapter 3 of title 23, United States Code, and under 
     title VI of this Act.
       (f) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the distribution of obligation authority under subsection (a) 
     for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003, the Secretary 
     shall distribute to the States any funds (A) that are 
     authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for 
     Federal-aid highway programs (other than the program under 
     section 160 of title 23, United States Code) and for carrying 
     out subchapter I of chapter 311 of title 49, United States 
     Code, and chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, and (B) 
     that the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the 
     States, and will not be available for obligation, in such 
     fiscal year due to the imposition of any obligation 
     limitation for such fiscal year. Such distribution to the 
     States shall be made in the same ratio as the distribution of 
     obligation authority under subsection (c)(5). The funds so 
     distributed shall be available for any purposes described in 
     section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code.
       (2) High cost interstate system reconstruction and 
     improvement program funds.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the distribution of obligation authority under 
     subsection (c) for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003, 
     the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds that 
     are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year to 
     carry out the high cost Interstate System reconstruction and 
     improvement program under section 160 of title 23, United 
     States Code, and that will not be available for obligation in 
     such fiscal year due to the imposition of any obligation 
     limitation for such fiscal year. Such distribution to the 
     States shall be made in the same ratio as funds are 
     apportioned under section 104(b)(5) of such title. The funds 
     so distributed to a State shall be credited to the State's 
     apportionment under such section 104(b)(5).

     SEC. 104. APPORTIONMENTS.

       (a) Administrative Takedown.--Section 104(a) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Administrative Takedown.--Whenever an apportionment 
     is made of the sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     expenditure on Interstate maintenance, the National Highway 
     System, the bridge program, the surface transportation 
     program, the congestion mitigation and air quality 
     improvement program, the high risk road safety program, the 
     high cost Interstate System reconstruction and improvement 
     program, the national corridor planning and development 
     program, the border infrastructure and safety program, and 
     the Federal lands highways program, the Secretary shall 
     deduct a sum, in such amount not to exceed 1 percent of all 
     sums so authorized, as the Secretary may deem necessary for 
     administering the provisions of law to be financed from 
     appropriations for the Federal-aid highway program. In making 
     such determination, the Secretary shall take into account the 
     unobligated balance of any sums deducted for such purposes in 
     prior years. The sums so deducted shall remain available 
     until expended. The Secretary may not transfer any of such 
     sums to a Federal entity other than the Federal Highway 
     Administration.''.
       (b) Apportionments.--Section 104(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) Apportionments.--On October 1 of each fiscal year, 
     the Secretary, after making the deduction authorized by 
     subsection (a) and the set-aside authorized by subsection 
     (f), shall apportion the remainder of the sums authorized to 
     be appropriated for expenditure on Interstate maintenance, 
     the National Highway System, the surface transportation 
     program, the congestion mitigation and air quality 
     improvement program, and the high risk road safety program 
     for that fiscal year, among the several States in the 
     following manner:
       ``(1) National highway system.--For the National Highway 
     System, 1 percent to the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
     Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 
     and the remaining 99 percent apportioned as follows:
       ``(A) In the case of a State with an average population 
     density of 20 persons or fewer per square mile, and in the 
     case of a State with a population of 1,500,000 persons or 
     fewer and with a land area of 10,000 square miles or less, 
     the greater of--
       ``(i) a percentage share of the remaining apportionments 
     equal to the percentage specified for the State in section 
     104(h)(1) of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
     and Equity Act of 1998; or
       ``(ii) a share determined under subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Subject to subparagraph (A), in the case of any State 
     for which the apportionment is not determined under 
     subparagraph (A)(i), a share of the remaining apportionments 
     determined in accordance with the following formula:
       ``(i) \1/9\ of the remaining apportionments in the ratio 
     that the total rural lane miles in each State bears to the 
     total rural lane miles in all States for which the 
     apportionment is not determined under subparagraph (A)(i).
       ``(ii) \1/9\ of the remaining apportionments in the ratio 
     that the total rural vehicle miles traveled in each State 
     bears to the total rural vehicle miles traveled in all States 
     for which the apportionment is not determined under 
     subparagraph (A)(i).
       ``(iii) \2/9\ of the remaining apportionments in the ratio 
     that the total urban lane miles in each State bears to the 
     total urban lane miles in all States for which the 
     apportionment is not determined under subparagraph (A)(i).
       ``(iv) \2/9\ of the remaining apportionments in the ratio 
     that the total urban vehicle miles traveled in each State 
     bears to the total urban vehicle miles traveled in all States 
     for which the apportionment is not determined under 
     subparagraph (A)(i).
       ``(v) \3/9\ of the remaining apportionments in the ratio 
     that each State's annual contributions to the Highway Trust 
     Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) attributable to 
     commercial vehicles bear to the total of such annual 
     contributions by all States for which the apportionment is 
     not determined under subparagraph (A)(i).
       ``(2) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement 
     program.--
       ``(A) Formula.--For the congestion mitigation and air 
     quality improvement program, in the ratio which the weighted 
     nonattainment and maintenance area populations of each State 
     bear to the total weighted nonattainment and maintenance area 
     population of all States.
       ``(B) Calculation of weighted population.--Such weighted 
     population shall be calculated by multiplying the population 
     of each area within any State that was a nonattainment or 
     maintenance area as described in subsection 149(b) for ozone, 
     carbon monoxide, or particulate matter by a factor of--
       ``(i) 1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area 
     has been redesignated as an attainment (maintenance) area 
     under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act;
       ``(ii) 1.1 if, at the time of apportionment, the area is 
     classified as a marginal ozone nonattainment area under 
     subpart 2 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act;
       ``(iii) 1.2 if, at the time of apportionment, the area is 
     classified as a moderate ozone nonattainment area under such 
     subpart;
       ``(iv) 1.3 if, at the time of apportionment, the area is 
     classified as a serious ozone nonattainment area under such 
     subpart;
       ``(v) 1.4 if, at the time of apportionment, the area is 
     classified as a severe ozone nonattainment area under such 
     subpart;
       ``(vi) 1.5 if, at the time of apportionment, the area is 
     classified as an extreme ozone nonattainment area under such 
     subpart; or
       ``(vii) 1.2. if, at the time of apportionment, the area is 
     not a nonattainment or maintenance area as described in 
     subsection 149(b) of this title for ozone, but is a 
     nonattainment area for carbon monoxide or particulate matter.
       ``(C) Additional factors.--If the area was also classified 
     under subpart 3 or 4 of part D of title I of the Clean Air 
     Act as a nonattainment area described in section 149(b) for 
     carbon monoxide or particulate matter or both, the weighted 
     nonattainment area population of the area, as determined 
     under clauses (i) through (vi) of subparagraph (B), shall be 
     further multiplied by a factor of 1.2. For an area that is a 
     nonattainment area for both carbon monoxide and for 
     particulate matter and the area's weighted population was 
     determined under clause (vii) of subparagraph (B), the area's 
     weighted population shall be further multiplied by a factor 
     of 1.2. For such areas, the population to which this factor 
     is applied shall be the larger of the carbon monoxide and the 
     particulate matter nonattainment area populations.
       ``(D) Minimum apportionment.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this paragraph, each State shall receive a 
     minimum of \1/2\ of 1 percent of the funds apportioned under 
     this paragraph. The Secretary shall use annual estimates 
     prepared by the Secretary of Commerce when determining 
     population figures.
       ``(3) Surface transportation program.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the surface transportation program, 
     2 percent to the State of Alaska for any purpose described in 
     section 133(b) and the remaining 98 percent apportioned as 
     follows:
       ``(i) \1/3\ in the ratio that each State's total population 
     bears to the total population of all States, using the latest 
     available annual updates to the Federal decennial census, as 
     prepared by the Secretary of Commerce.
       ``(ii) \1/3\ in the ratio that each State's annual 
     contributions to the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
     Transit Account) attributable to commercial vehicles bear to 
     the total of such annual contributions by all States.
       ``(iii) \1/3\ in the ratio that each State's annual 
     contributions to the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
     Transit Account) bear to the total of such annual 
     contributions by all States.
       ``(B) Adjustment.--The amount of funds which, but for this 
     subparagraph, would be apportioned to each State for each 
     fiscal year under subparagraph (A) shall be increased or 
     decreased by an amount which, when added to or subtracted 
     from the aggregate amount of funds apportioned or allocated 
     to such State for such fiscal year for Interstate 
     maintenance, National Highway System, surface transportation 
     program, bridge program, congestion mitigation and air 
     quality improvement program, high risk road safety program, 
     recreational trails program, Appalachian Development Highway 
     System program, and metropolitan planning will ensure that 
     the aggregate of such apportionments to any State that does 
     not contribute to the Highway Trust Fund does not exceed the 
     aggregate of such apportionments to any State that does 
     contribute to the Highway Trust Fund.
       ``(4) High risk road safety improvement program.--For the 
     high risk road safety improvement program--
       ``(A) \1/3\ in the ratio that each State's total population 
     bears to the total population of all States, using the latest 
     available annual updates to the Federal decennial census, as 
     prepared by the Secretary of Commerce;
       ``(B) \1/3\ in the ratio that each State's total public 
     road mileage bears to the total public road mileage of all 
     States; and
       ``(C) \1/3\ in the ratio that the total vehicle miles 
     traveled on public roads in each State bear to

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     the total vehicle miles traveled on public roads in all 
     States.
       ``(5) Interstate maintenance.--For resurfacing, restoring, 
     rehabilitating, and reconstructing the Interstate System--
       ``(A) \1/3\ in the ratio that each State's annual 
     contributions to the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
     Transit Account) attributable to commercial vehicles bear to 
     the total of such annual contributions by all States;
       ``(B) \1/3\ in the ratio that the total vehicle miles 
     traveled on Interstate routes open to traffic in each State 
     bear to the total vehicle miles traveled on such routes in 
     all States; and
       ``(C) \1/3\ in the ratio that the total lane miles on such 
     routes in each State bear to the total lane miles on such 
     routes in all States.''.
       (c) Operation Lifesaver and High Speed Rail Corridors.--
     Section 104(d) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``$300,000'' and inserting 
     ``$500,000'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``$5,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$5,250,000''; and
       (3) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(A) the following: 
     ``Not less than $250,000 of such set-aside shall be available 
     per fiscal year for eligible improvements to the Minneapolis/
     St. Paul-Chicago segment of the Midwest High Speed Rail 
     Corridor.''.
       (d) Certification of Apportionments.--Section 104(e) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``Certification of Apportionments.--'' 
     after ``(e)'';
       (2) by inserting ``(1) In general.--'' before ``On October 
     1'';
       (3) by striking the first parenthetical phrase;
       (4) by striking ``and research'' the first place it 
     appears;
       (5) by striking the second sentence;
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Notice to states.--If the Secretary has not made an 
     apportionment under section 104, 144, or 157 of title 23, 
     United States Code, on or before the 21st of a fiscal year, 
     then the Secretary shall transmit, on or before such 21st 
     day, to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works of the Senate a written statement of the 
     reason for not making such apportionment in a timely 
     manner.''; and
       (7) by indenting paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph 
     (2) of this subsection, and aligning such paragraph (1) with 
     paragraph (2) of such section, as added by paragraph (6) of 
     this subsection.
       (e) Metropolitan Planning Set-Aside.--Section 104(f) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``Interstate construction 
     and Interstate substitute programs'' and inserting 
     ``recreational trails program''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``120(j) of this title'' 
     and inserting ``120(b)''.
       (f) Recreational Trails Program.--Section 104(h) of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Recreational Trails Program.--
       ``(1) Administrative costs.--Whenever an apportionment is 
     made of the sums authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     the recreational trails program under section 206, the 
     Secretary shall deduct an amount, not to exceed 3 percent of 
     the sums authorized, to cover the cost to the Secretary for 
     administration of and research and technical assistance under 
     the recreational trails program and for administration of the 
     National Recreational Trails Advisory Committee. The 
     Secretary may enter into contracts with for-profit 
     organizations or contracts, partnerships, or cooperative 
     agreements with other government agencies, institutions of 
     higher learning, or nonprofit organizations to perform these 
     tasks.
       ``(2) Apportionment to the states.--After making the 
     deduction authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall apportion the remainder of the sums 
     authorized to be appropriated for expenditure on the 
     recreational trails program for each fiscal year, among the 
     States in the following manner:
       ``(A) 50 percent of that amount shall be apportioned 
     equally among eligible States.
       ``(B) 50 percent of that amount shall be apportioned among 
     eligible States in amounts proportionate to the degree of 
     non-highway recreational fuel use in each of those States 
     during the preceding year.''.
       (g) Cross Reference Corrections.--
       (1) Interstate maintenance program.--Subsections (a), (d), 
     and (f) of section 119 are each amended by striking 
     ``104(b)(5)(B)'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``104(b)(5)''.
       (2) Fringe and corridor parking facilities.--Section 
     137(f)(1) is amended by striking ``section 104(b)(5)(B) of 
     this title'' and inserting ``section 104(b)(5)''.
       (3) Additions to interstate system.--Section 139 is amended 
     by striking ``section 104(b)(5)(B) of this title'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``section 104(b)(5)''.
       (4) Accommodation of other modes.--Section 142(c) is 
     amended by striking ``section 104(b)(5)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``section 104(b)(5)''.
       (5) Minimum drinking ages.--Section 158 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``104(b)(2), 104(b)(5), and 104(b)(6)'' 
     each place it appears in subsection (a) and inserting 
     ``104(b)(3), and 104(b)(5)'';
       (B) in the heading to subsection (b) is amended by striking 
     ``Period of Availability;''; and
       (C) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``(1)'' the first place it appears and all 
     that follows through ``No funds'' and inserting ``No funds''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4).
       (6) Suspension of licenses of individuals convicted of drug 
     offenses.--Section 159(b) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Period of Availability;'' in the 
     subsection heading; and
       (B) by striking ``(1)'' the first place it appears and all 
     that follows through ``No funds'' and inserting ``No funds''; 
     and
       (C) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4).
       (7) Operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated minors.--
     Section 161(a) is amended by striking ``(B)'' each place it 
     appears.
       (h) State Percentages for National Highway System 
     Apportionments.--
       (1) In general.--The percentage referred to in section 
     104(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, for each State 
     shall be determined in accordance with the following table:

States:                                           Adjustment percentage
  Alabama.........................................................2.02 
  Alaska..........................................................1.24 
  Arizona.........................................................1.68 
  Arkansas........................................................1.32 
  California......................................................9.81 
  Colorado........................................................1.23 
  Connecticut.....................................................1.64 
  Delaware........................................................0.40 
  District of Columbia............................................0.52 
  Florida.........................................................4.77 
  Georgia.........................................................3.60 
  Hawaii..........................................................0.70 
  Idaho...........................................................0.70 
  Illinois........................................................3.71 
  Indiana.........................................................2.63 
  Iowa............................................................1.13 
  Kansas..........................................................1.10 
  Kentucky........................................................1.91 
  Louisiana.......................................................1.63 
  Maine...........................................................0.50 
  Maryland........................................................1.64 
  Massachusetts...................................................1.68 
  Michigan........................................................3.34 
  Minnesota.......................................................1.56 
  Mississippi.....................................................1.23 
  Missouri........................................................2.45 
  Montana.........................................................0.95 
  Nebraska........................................................0.73 
  Nevada..........................................................0.67 
  New Hampshire...................................................0.48 
  New Jersey......................................................2.28 
  New Mexico......................................................1.05 
  New York........................................................4.27 
  North Carolina..................................................2.83 
  North Dakota....................................................0.76 
  Ohio............................................................3.77 
  Oklahoma........................................................1.55 
  Oregon..........................................................1.23 
  Pennsylvania....................................................4.12 
  Puerto Rico.....................................................0.50 
  Rhode Island....................................................0.55 
  South Carolina..................................................1.63 
  South Dakota....................................................0.70 
  Tennessee.......................................................2.30 
  Texas...........................................................7.21 
  Utah............................................................0.71 
  Vermont.........................................................0.43 
  Virginia........................................................2.61 
  Washington......................................................1.75 
  West Virginia...................................................0.76 
  Wisconsin.......................................................1.91 
  Wyoming.........................................................0.66.
       (2) Additional rule.--Any State with lane miles on the 
     National Highway System totaling between 3,500 and 4,000 
     miles shall be treated as a State meeting the requirements 
     of section 104(b)(1)(A) of title 23, United States Code, 
     for purposes of such section.
       (i) Use of Most Up-to-Date Data.--The Secretary shall use 
     the most up-to-date data available for the latest fiscal year 
     for the purposes of making apportionments under this section 
     and section 157 of title 23, United States Code.
       (j) Adjustments for the Surface Transportation Extension 
     Act of 1997.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and subject to section 2(c) of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 1997, the Secretary shall ensure that the 
     total apportionments for a State for fiscal year 1998 made 
     under the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
     Equity Act of 1998 (including amendments made by such Act) 
     shall be reduced by the amount apportioned to such State 
     under section 1003(d)(1) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       (2) Repayment of transferred funds.--The Secretary shall 
     ensure that any apportionments made to a State for fiscal 
     year 1998 and adjusted under paragraph (1) shall first be 
     used to restore in accordance with section 3(c) of the 
     Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997 any funds that a 
     State transferred under section 3 of such Act.
       (3) Insufficient funds for repayment.--If a State has 
     insufficient funds apportioned in fiscal year 1998 under the 
     Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 
     1998 (including amendments made by such Act) to make the 
     adjustment required by paragraph (1), then the Secretary 
     shall make an adjustment to any funds apportioned to such 
     State in fiscal year 1999.
       (4) Allocated programs.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, amounts made available for fiscal year 1998 
     by the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity 
     Act of 1998 (including amendments made by such Act) for a 
     program that is continued by both of sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 
     of the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 1997 
     (including amendments made by such sections) and the Building 
     Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998 
     (including amendments made by such Act) shall be reduced by 
     the amount made available by such sections 4, 5, 6, and 7 for 
     such programs.

     SEC. 105. INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.

       Section 119 is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``and rehabilitating'' and inserting ``, 
     rehabilitating, and reconstructing'';
       (B) by striking ``of this title and'' and inserting a 
     comma;
       (C) by striking ``this sentence'' and inserting ``the 
     Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 
     1998'';

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       (D) by striking ``of this title;'' and inserting ``, and 
     any segments that become part of the Interstate System under 
     section 1105(e)(5) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991;''; and
       (E) by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting ``section 
     129 or continued in effect by section 1012(d) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and 
     not voided by the Secretary under section 120(c) of the 
     Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act 
     of 1987 (101 Stat. 159)'';
       (2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (e); and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (d), (f), and (g) as 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.

     SEC. 106. NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

       (a) Components.--Section 103(b) is amended--
       (1) by striking the last 4 sentences of paragraph (2)(B);
       (2) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking ``and be subject to 
     approval by Congress in accordance with paragraph (3)''; and
       (3) in paragraph (2)(D) by striking ``and subject to 
     approval by Congress in accordance with paragraph (3)''.
       (b) Maximum Mileage.--Section 103(b) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(3) Maximum mileage.--The mileage of highways on the 
     National Highway System shall not exceed 155,000 miles; 
     except that the Secretary may increase or decrease such 
     maximum mileage by not to exceed 15 percent.''; and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively.
       (c) Designation.--Section 103(b)(4), as so redesignated by 
     subsection (b)(2) of this section, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A) Basic system.--'' before ``The 
     National'';
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as so designated 
     by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the following:
       ``(B) Intermodal connectors.--The modifications to the 
     National Highway System that consist of highway connections 
     to major ports, airports, international border crossings, 
     public transportation and transit facilities, interstate bus 
     terminals, and rail and other intermodal transportation 
     facilities, as submitted to Congress by the Secretary on the 
     map dated May 24, 1996, are designated within the United 
     States, including the District of Columbia and the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.''; and
       (3) by indenting such subparagraph (A) and aligning it with 
     subparagraph (B), as inserted by paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection.
       (d) Modifications.--Section 103(b)(5)(A), as redesignated 
     by subsection (b)(2) of this section, is amended by inserting 
     ``or, in the case of the strategic highway network, that are 
     proposed by the Secretary in consultation with appropriate 
     Federal agencies and the States'' before ``if the 
     Secretary''.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--Section 103(b) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by subsection (b)(2) 
     of this section, by striking ``Subject to paragraph (7), 
     the'' and inserting ``The'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (7);
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (6); and
       (4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``paragraph (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)''.
       (f) Technical Amendment.--Section 103 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of 
     subsection (i)(3) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), 
     respectively;
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (13) of 
     subsection (i) as subparagraphs (A) through (M), 
     respectively;
       (3) by redesignating subsection (i) as paragraph (7);
       (4) by moving such paragraph (7) (including such 
     subparagraphs and clauses) to the end of subsection (b); and
       (5) by moving such paragraph (7) (including such 
     subparagraphs and clauses) 2 ems to the right.
       (g) Effect on Existing Apportionments.--The amendments made 
     by this section shall not affect funds apportioned or 
     allocated under title 23, United States Code, before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (h) Intermodal Freight Connectors Study.--
       (1) Report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review the 
     condition of and improvements made to connectors on the 
     National Highway System approved by this Act that serve 
     seaports, airports, and other intermodal freight 
     transportation facilities since the designation of the 
     National Highway System and shall report to Congress on the 
     results of such review.
       (2) Review.--In preparing the report, the Secretary shall 
     review the connectors designated by this Act as part of the 
     National Highway System and identify projects carried out on 
     those connectors which were intended to provide and improve 
     service to an intermodal facility referred to in paragraph 
     (1) and to facilitate the efficient movement of freight, 
     including movements of freight between modes.
       (3) Identification of impediments.--If the Secretary 
     determines on the basis of the review that there are 
     impediments to improving the connectors serving intermodal 
     facilities referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     identify such impediments, including any funding for such 
     connectors, and make any appropriate recommendations as part 
     of the Secretary's report to Congress.
       (i) Highway Signs on the National Highway System.--
       (1) Competition.--The Secretary shall conduct in accordance 
     with this subsection a national children's competition to 
     design a national logo sign for the routes comprising the 
     National Highway System. Children 14 years of age and under 
     shall be eligible for such competition.
       (2) Panel of judges.--The Secretary shall appoint a panel 
     of not less than 6 persons to evaluate all designs submitted 
     under the competition and select a winning design. The panel 
     shall be composed of--
       (A) a representative of the Department of Transportation;
       (B) a representative designated by the American Association 
     of State Highway and Transportation Officials;
       (C) a representative of the motor carrier industry;
       (D) a representative of private organizations dedicated to 
     advancement of the arts; and
       (E) a representative of the motoring public.
       (3) Report and plan.--Not later than 24 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
     initiate and complete the competition and submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the 
     competition, a plan for the placement of logo signs on the 
     National Highway System, and an estimate of the cost of 
     implementing such plan.
       (j) West Virginia Corridor 10.--The Secretary shall 
     designate in the State of West Virginia Route 73 between 
     Route 10 and United States Route 119, Route 10 between Route 
     80 and Route 73, and Route 80 between United States Route 52 
     and Route 10 as part of the National Highway System.

     SEC. 107. HIGHWAY BRIDGE PROGRAM.

       (a) Apportionment Formula.--Section 144(e) is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end of the fourth sentence 
     the following: ``, and, if a State transfers funds 
     apportioned to it under this section in a fiscal year 
     beginning after September 30, 1997, to any other 
     apportionment of funds to such State under this title, the 
     total cost of deficient bridges in such State and in all 
     States to be determined for the succeeding fiscal year shall 
     be reduced by the amount of such transferred funds''.
       (b) Discretionary Bridge Set-Aside.--Section 144(g)(1) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A) Fiscal years 1992 through 1997.--'' 
     before ``Of the amounts'';
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Fiscal year 1998.--The amounts authorized for fiscal 
     year 1998 by section 127(a)(1) of the Building Efficient 
     Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998 shall be at the 
     discretion of the Secretary. 25 percent of such amount shall 
     be available only for projects for the seismic retrofit of a 
     bridge described in subsection (l).
       ``(C) Fiscal years 1999 through 2003.--The amounts 
     authorized for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 by 
     section 127(a)(1) of the Building Efficient Surface 
     Transportation and Equity Act of 1998 shall be at the 
     discretion of the Secretary. Not to exceed 25 percent of such 
     amount shall be available only for projects for the seismic 
     retrofit of bridges, including projects in the New Madrid 
     fault region.''; and
       (3) by indenting subparagraph (A), as so designated by 
     paragraph (1) of this subsection, and aligning such 
     subparagraph (A) with subparagraphs (B) and (C), as inserted 
     by paragraph (2) of this subsection.
       (c) Off System Bridge-Set Aside.--Section 144(g)(3) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``, 1988'' and all that follows through 
     ``1997,'' and inserting ``through 2003,''; and
       (2) by striking ``system'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``highway''.
       (d) Eligibility.--Section 144 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d) by inserting after ``magnesium 
     acetate'' the following: ``, sodium acetate/formate, or 
     agriculturally derived, environmentally acceptable, minimally 
     corrosive anti-icing and de-icing compositions or installing 
     scour countermeasures'';
       (2) in subsection (d) by inserting after ``such acetate'' 
     each place it appears the following: ``or sodium acetate/
     formate or such anti-icing or de-icing composition or 
     installation of such countermeasures''; and
       (3) in subsection (g)(3) by inserting after ``magnesium 
     acetate'' the following: ``, sodium acetate/formate, or 
     agriculturally derived, environmentally acceptable, minimally 
     corrosive anti-icing and de-icing compositions or install 
     scour countermeasures''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 144(n) is amended by 
     striking ``system'' and inserting ``highway''.

     SEC. 108. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--Section 133(a) is amended by 
     inserting after ``establish'' the following: ``and 
     implement''.
       (b) Application of Anti-icing and De-icing Compositions to 
     Bridges.--Section 133(b)(1) is amended by inserting after 
     ``magnesium acetate'' the following: ``, sodium acetate/
     formate, or agriculturally derived, environmentally 
     acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing and de-icing 
     compositions''.
       (c) Transportation Control Measures.--Section 133(b)(9) is 
     amended by striking ``clauses (xii) and'' and inserting 
     ``clause''.
       (d) Environmental Restoration and Pollution Abatement 
     Projects.--Section 133(b) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(12) Environmental restoration and pollution abatement 
     projects, including the retrofit or construction of storm 
     water treatment systems, to address water pollution or 
     environmental degradation caused or contributed to by 
     existing transportation facilities at the time such 
     transportation facilities are undergoing reconstruction, 
     rehabilitation, resurfacing, or restoration;

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     except that the expenditure of funds under this section for 
     any such environmental restoration or pollution abatement 
     project shall not exceed 20 percent of the total cost of the 
     reconstruction, rehabilitation, resurfacing, or restoration 
     project.''.
       (e) Division of Funds.--Section 133(d)(3)(B) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding subsection 
     (c), up to 15 percent of the amounts required to be obligated 
     under this subparagraph may be obligated on roads 
     functionally classified as minor collectors.''.
       (f) Program Approval.--Section 133(e)(2) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(2) Program approval.--Each State shall submit a project 
     agreement for each fiscal year, certifying that the State 
     will meet all the requirements of this section and notifying 
     the Secretary of the amount of obligations needed to 
     administer the surface transportation program. Each State 
     shall request adjustments to the amount of obligations as 
     needed. The Secretary's approval of the project agreement 
     shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the United States 
     for the payment of surface transportation program funds 
     provided under this title.''.
       (g) Conforming Amendment.--Section 133(f) is amended by 
     striking ``6-fiscal year period 1992 through 1997'' and 
     inserting ``fiscal years for which funds are made available 
     by the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity 
     Act of 1998''.
       (h) Encouragement of Use of Youth Conservation or Service 
     Corps.--The Secretary shall encourage the States to enter 
     into contracts and cooperative agreements with qualified 
     youth conservation or service corps to perform appropriate 
     transportation enhancement projects under chapter 1 of title 
     23, United States Code.

     SEC. 109. CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--Section 149(a) is amended by 
     inserting after ``establish'' the following: ``and 
     implement''.
       (b) Currently Eligible Projects.--Section 149(b) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``clauses (xii) and''; 
     and inserting ``clause'';
       (2) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (3) by striking ``standard.'' at the end of paragraph (4) 
     and inserting ``standard; or''; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) if the program or project would have been eligible 
     for funding on or before September 30, 1997, under guidance 
     issued by the Secretary to implement this section.''.
       (c) Study of Effectiveness of CMAQ Program.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall request the National 
     Academy of Sciences to study the impact of the congestion 
     mitigation and air quality improvement program on the air 
     quality of nonattainment areas. The study shall, at a 
     minimum--
       (A) determine the amount of funds obligated under such 
     program in each nonattainment area and to make a 
     comprehensive analysis of the types of projects funded under 
     such program;
       (B) identify any improvements to or degradations of the air 
     quality in each nonattainment area;
       (C) measure the impact of the projects funded under such 
     program on the air quality of each nonattainment area; and
       (D) assess the cost effectiveness of projects funded under 
     such program in nonattainment areas, including, to the extent 
     possible, the cost per ton of reductions of ozone and carbon 
     monoxide and reduction of traffic congestion.
       (2) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the National 
     Academy of Sciences shall transmit to the Secretary, the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the 
     Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives, and 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report on the results of the study with recommendations for 
     modifications to the congestion mitigation and air quality 
     improvement program in light of the results of the study.
       (3) Funding.--Before making the apportionment of funds 
     under section 104(b)(2) for each of fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999, the Secretary shall deduct from the amount to be 
     apportioned under such section for such fiscal year, and make 
     available, $500,000 for such fiscal year to carry out this 
     subsection.

     SEC. 110. HIGH RISK ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 is amended by inserting after 
     section 153 the following:

     ``Sec. 154. High risk road safety improvement program

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a high risk road safety improvement program in 
     accordance with this section.
       ``(b) Eligible Projects.--A State may obligate funds 
     apportioned to it under section 104(b)(4) only for 
     construction and operational improvement projects, and for 
     pavement marking and signing projects, on high risk roads and 
     only if the primary purpose of the project is to improve 
     highway safety on a high risk road.
       ``(c) State Allocation System.--Each State shall establish 
     a system for allocating funds apportioned to it under section 
     104(b)(4) among projects eligible for assistance under this 
     section that have the highest benefits to highway safety. 
     Such system may include a safety management system 
     established by the State under section 303 or a survey 
     established pursuant to section 152(a).
       ``(d) Transferability.--A State may transfer not to exceed 
     50 percent of the amount of funds apportioned to it under 
     section 104(b)(4) for any fiscal year to the apportionment of 
     such State under section 104(b)(1) or 104(b)(3) or both.
       ``(e) Applicability of Planning Requirements.--Programming 
     and expenditure of funds for projects under this section 
     shall be consistent with the requirements of sections 134 and 
     135.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) High risk road.--The term `high risk road' means any 
     Federal-aid highway or segment of a Federal-aid highway--
       ``(A) on which a significant number of severe motor vehicle 
     crashes occur; or
       ``(B) which has current, or will likely have, increases in 
     traffic volume that are likely to create a potential for 
     severe crash consequences in a significant number of motor 
     vehicle crashes.
       ``(2) Severe crash.--The term `severe crash' means a motor 
     vehicle crash in which a fatality or incapacitating injury 
     occurs.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 153 the following:

``154. High risk road safety improvement program.''.

       (c) Roadway Safety Awareness and Improvement Program.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of identifying high-risk 
     roadway hazards and effective countermeasures and improving 
     the collection and public dissemination of information 
     regarding such hazards and their impact on the number and 
     severity of motor vehicle crashes, the Secretary shall enter 
     into an agreement with a private nonprofit national 
     organization that is dedicated solely to improving roadway 
     safety.
       (2) Terms of agreement.--Under the terms of the agreement 
     entered into under this subsection, the organization shall--
       (A) develop a pilot program to improve the collection of 
     data pertaining to roadway hazards and design features that 
     cause or increase the severity of motor vehicle crashes;
       (B) develop a public awareness campaign to educate State 
     and local transportation officials, public safety officials, 
     and motorists regarding the extent to which roadway hazards 
     and design features are a factor in motor vehicle crashes; 
     and
       (C) develop and disseminate information to assist State and 
     local transportation officials, public safety officials, and 
     motorists in identifying roadway hazards and effective 
     countermeasures.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of 
     entry into the agreement under this subsection, the Secretary 
     shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report on the status of the program authorized by this 
     subsection. Such report shall be updated each year 
     thereafter, and a final report shall be transmitted not later 
     than 5 years after the date of entry into the agreement.
       (4) Funding.--Before funds are apportioned under section 
     104(b)(4) of title 23, United States Code, for each of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003, the Secretary shall deduct a sum not 
     to exceed $1,000,000 per fiscal year for carrying out this 
     subsection. Such sums shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 111. MINIMUM ALLOCATION.

       (a) General Rules.--Section 157(a) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``Thereafter'' and inserting ``Fiscal years 
     1992-1997''; and
       (B) by striking ``fiscal year 1992 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 1992 
     through 1997''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Thereafter.--In fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter on October 1, or as soon as possible thereafter, 
     the Secretary shall allocate among the States amounts 
     sufficient to ensure that a State's percentage of the total 
     apportionments in each such fiscal year for Interstate 
     maintenance, the National Highway System, the bridge program, 
     the surface transportation program, the congestion mitigation 
     and air quality improvement program, the high priority 
     projects program, the high risk road safety improvement 
     program, the recreational trails program, the Appalachian 
     Development Highway System program, and metropolitan planning 
     shall not be less than 95 percent of the percentage of 
     estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in the 
     State paid into the Highway Trust Fund, other than the Mass 
     Transit Account, in the latest fiscal year for which data are 
     available. In determining allocations under this paragraph, 
     the Secretary shall not take into account the 2 percent set 
     aside under section 104(b)(3)(A).''.
       (b) Availability of Funds.--Section 157(b) is amended--
       (1) by inserting before ``Amounts allocated'' the 
     following: ``Availability of Funds.--'';
       (2) by striking ``Interstate highway substitute,'' and all 
     that follows through ``crossing projects'' and inserting 
     ``any purpose described in section 133(b)''; and
       (3) by inserting before the period at the end ``and section 
     103(c) of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
     Equity Act of 1998''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 157 is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (d) by striking ``154(f) or''; and
       (2) in subsection (e) by inserting before ``In order'' the 
     following: ``Authorization of Appropriations.--''.
       (d) Minimum Allocation Adjustment.--If the Secretary--
       (1) determines that--
       (A) the ratio of--
       (i) the aggregate of funds made available by this Act, 
     including any amendments made by

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     this Act, that are apportioned to a State for Federal-aid 
     highway programs (including funds allocated to the State 
     under sections 104(j) and 157 of title 23, United States 
     Code) for each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 
     1997, to
       (ii) the aggregate of such funds apportioned to all States 
     for such programs for such fiscal year, is less than
       (B) the ratio of--
       (i) estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in 
     the State paid into the Highway Trust Fund, other than the 
     Mass Transit Account, in the latest fiscal year for which 
     data are available, to
       (ii) the estimated tax payments attributable to highway 
     users in all States paid into such Trust Fund in such latest 
     fiscal year; and
       (2) determines that--
       (A) the ratio determined under paragraph (1)(A), is less 
     than
       (B) the ratio of--
       (i) the aggregate of funds made available by the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, including any 
     amendments made by such Act, and section 202 of the National 
     Highway System Designation Act of 1995 that are apportioned 
     to the State for Federal-aid highway programs (other than 
     Federal lands highway programs and projects under sections 
     1103-1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
     Act of 1991) for fiscal years 1992 through 1997, to
       (ii) the aggregate of such funds apportioned to all States 
     for such programs for such fiscal years;

     the Secretary shall allocate under such section 157 to the 
     State amounts sufficient to ensure that the State's 
     percentage of total apportionments for Federal-aid highway 
     programs under this Act (including amendments made by this 
     Act and allocations under such sections 104(j) and 157) for 
     such fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1997, is equal 
     to the State's percentage of total apportionments for 
     Federal-aid highway programs (other than Federal lands 
     highway programs and projects under sections 1103-1008 of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991) for 
     fiscal year 1997 under the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991, including any amendments made by such 
     Act, and section 202 of the National Highway System 
     Designation Act of 1995. The allocation shall be made on 
     October 1 of fiscal year 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, or 
     2003, as the case may be, or as soon as possible thereafter 
     and shall be in addition to any other allocation to the State 
     under such section 157 for such fiscal year.
       (e) Final Adjustment.--
       (1) In general.--In fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter on October 1, or as soon as practicable 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall allocate under section 157 of 
     title 23, United States Code, among the States amounts 
     sufficient to ensure that the ratio that--
       (A) each State's percentage of the total apportionments for 
     such fiscal year for Interstate maintenance, National Highway 
     System, high cost Interstate system reconstruction and 
     improvement program, surface transportation program, 
     metropolitan planning, congestion mitigation and air quality 
     improvement program, high risk road safety improvement 
     program, bridge program, Appalachian development highway 
     system, recreational trails program, high priority projects 
     program, the 2 percent set aside under section 104(b)(3)(A) 
     of title 23, United States Code, and section 157 of such 
     title (including subsection (d) of this section and this 
     subsection), bears to
       (B) each State's percentage of estimated tax payments 
     attributable to highway users in the State paid into the 
     Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) in 
     the latest fiscal year for which data are available;

     is not less than 0.90.
       (2) Treatment.--The allocation required by this paragraph 
     shall be in addition to any other allocation under section 
     157 of title 23, United States Code, including allocations 
     required by subsection (d) of this section.

     SEC. 112. APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

       (a) Apportionment.--The Secretary shall apportion funds 
     made available by section 102 of this Act for fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003 among the States based on the latest 
     available cost to complete estimate for the Appalachian 
     development highway system prepared by the Appalachian 
     Regional Commission, unless the Appalachian Regional 
     Commission adopts an alternative method for distribution. In 
     general, no State containing Appalachian development highway 
     system routes shall receive an apportionment of less than 
     $1,000,000. For fiscal years 1999 through 2003, any 
     alternative method for distribution adopted by the 
     Appalachian Regional Commission must be communicated to the 
     Secretary at least 30 days prior to the beginning of 
     the fiscal year in which the apportionment is to be made. 
     Such funds shall be available to construct highways and 
     access roads under section 201 of the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965.
       (b) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds authorized by section 
     102 of this Act for the Appalachian development highway 
     system under section 201 of the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965 shall be available for obligation in 
     the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, except that the 
     Federal share of the cost of any project under this section 
     shall be determined in accordance with such section 201 and 
     such funds shall remain available until expended.
       (c) Federal Share for Pre-Financed Projects.--Section 
     201(h)(1) of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 
     (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ``70'' and inserting 
     ``80''.
       (d) Deduction for Administrative Expenses.--Section 201 of 
     such Act is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(i) Deduction for Administrative Expenses.--On October 1 
     of fiscal year 1998 and each fiscal year thereafter, or as 
     soon as is practicable thereafter, there shall be deducted, 
     for the expenses of the Appalachian Regional Commission in 
     administering the funds authorized under this section for 
     such year, not to exceed 3.75 percent of the funds made 
     available for such year under subsection (g) of this 
     section.''.
       (e) Local Participation in Dedesignation Decisions.--
     Section 201 of such Act is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(j) Local Participation in Dedesignation Decisions.--
     Before the State of Ohio may request the dedesignation of 
     corridor B from the Ohio River in Scioto County to the 
     Scioto-Adams County line, corridor B1 from the Kentucky State 
     line to the junction with corridor B at Rosemount, corridor C 
     from the junction with corridor B at Lucasville to State 
     Route 159 at Chillicothe, or corridor D from the Adams County 
     line to the Ohio River in Washington County as segments of 
     the Appalachian development highway system, the State must 
     consult about the proposed dedesignation with local elected 
     officials having jurisdiction over the area in which the 
     segment is located and conduct public hearings on the 
     proposed dedesignation in each county in which any part of 
     the segment is located.''.
       (f) Additions to Appalachian Region.--The undesignated 
     paragraph relating to Georgia of section 403 of such Act is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``Elbert,'' after ``Douglas,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``Hart,'' after ``Haralson,''.

     SEC. 113. HIGH COST INTERSTATE SYSTEM RECONSTRUCTION AND 
                   IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 160 is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 160. High cost interstate system reconstruction and 
       improvement program

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a high cost Interstate System reconstruction and 
     improvement program in accordance with this section.
       ``(b) Eligible Projects.--Funds made available to carry out 
     the high cost interstate reconstruction and improvement 
     program under this section for a fiscal year shall be 
     available for obligation by the Secretary for any major 
     reconstruction or improvement project to any highway 
     designated as part of the Interstate System and open to 
     traffic before the date of the enactment of the Building 
     Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998. Such 
     funds shall be made available by the Secretary to any State 
     applying for such funds only if the Secretary determines 
     that--
       ``(1) the total cost of the project is greater than the 
     lesser of $200,000,000 or 50 percent of the aggregate amount 
     of funds apportioned to the State under this title for such 
     fiscal year;
       ``(2) the project is a ready-to-commence project;
       ``(3) the State agrees that it will not transfer funds 
     apportioned to it under section 104(b)(5) for such fiscal 
     year to any other program category; and
       ``(4) the applicant agrees to obligate the funds within 1 
     year of the date the funds are made available.
       ``(c) Allocation of Funds.--Subject to subsection (f)(1), 
     of the funds made available to carry out the program under 
     this section, the Secretary shall allocate--
       ``(1) not less than $165,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $412,500,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $670,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2000 through 2003 among States in the ratio 
     that the estimated cost of carrying out projects determined 
     by the Secretary to be eligible for funding under subsection 
     (b) in each State bears to the estimated cost of carrying out 
     such projects in all of the States; and
       ``(2) at the discretion of the Secretary, not more than the 
     amounts set forth in section 127(a)(2) for each of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003 for projects eligible for assistance 
     under this section to--
       ``(A) meet an extraordinary need for funding; or
       ``(B) help expedite completion of a project of national 
     significance.
       ``(d) Unallocated Funds.--
       ``(1) Apportionment.--If, on August 1 of fiscal year 1998 
     and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary determines 
     that funds authorized to be allocated in such fiscal year for 
     the program under this section will not be allocated in such 
     fiscal year as a result of not enough projects being eligible 
     for assistance under this section, the Secretary shall 
     apportion under section 104(b)(5) such funds among the States 
     for the Interstate maintenance program.
       ``(2) Redistribution of obligation authority.--The 
     Secretary shall also redistribute on such August 1 any 
     obligation authority that is allocated for the fiscal year 
     under section 103(c)(4) of the Building Efficient Surface 
     Transportation and Equity Act of 1998 attributable to the 
     program under this section and that the Secretary determines 
     will not be used before September 30 of such fiscal year 
     among the States (other than a State from which obligation 
     authority for such fiscal year is redistributed under section 
     103(d) of such Act) in the same ratio as set forth in section 
     103(c)(5) of such Act.
       ``(e) Applicability of Planning Requirements.--Programming 
     and expenditure of funds for projects under this section 
     shall be consistent with the requirements of sections 134 and 
     135.
       ``(f) Future Allocations.--
       ``(1) Fiscal years 1998-2003.--For fiscal years 1998, 1999, 
     2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003, funds to be

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     allocated pursuant to subsection (c)(1) shall be allocated in 
     the same manner as funds apportioned under section 104(b)(5). 
     Such funds shall only be available for projects eligible 
     under subsection (b); except that if a State does not have a 
     project eligible under subsection (b), funds allocated to 
     such State under this paragraph shall be available for any 
     project in such State on a segment of the Interstate System 
     that is open to traffic.
       ``(2) Determinations.--The Secretary shall, in cooperation 
     with States and affected metropolitan planning organizations, 
     determine--
       ``(A) the expected condition of the Interstate System over 
     the next 10 years and the needs of States and metropolitan 
     planning organizations to reconstruct and improve the 
     Interstate System; and
       ``(B) a method to allocate funds made available under this 
     section that would--
       ``(i) address the needs identified in subparagraph (A);
       ``(ii) provide a fair and equitable distribution of such 
     funds; and
       ``(iii) allow for States to address any extraordinary 
     needs.
       ``(3) Report.--The determination made under paragraph (2) 
     shall be submitted to Congress in a report not later than 
     January 1, 2000.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     160 and inserting the following:

``160. High cost interstate system reconstruction and improvement 
              program.''.

     SEC. 114. RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 2 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 205 the following:

     ``Sec. 206. Recreational trails program

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     shall administer a national program for the purposes of 
     providing and maintaining recreational trails.
       ``(b) Statement of Intent.--Funds made available to carry 
     out the recreational trails program under this section are to 
     be derived from revenues collected through motor fuel taxes 
     from nonhighway users and are to be used on trails and trail-
     related projects which have been planned and developed under 
     the otherwise existing laws, policies, and administrative 
     procedures within each State, and which are identified in, or 
     which further a specific goal of, a trail plan included or 
     referenced in a statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation 
     plan required by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
     1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.).
       ``(c) State Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible to 
     obligate funds apportioned to it under section 104(h) only 
     if--
       ``(1) the Governor of the State has designated the State 
     agency or agencies that will be responsible for administering 
     funds received under this section; and
       ``(2) a recreational trail advisory committee on which both 
     motorized and nonmotorized recreational trail users are 
     fairly represented exists within the State.
       ``(d) Federal Share Payable.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2), 
     (3), (4), and (5), the Federal share payable on account of a 
     project under this section shall not exceed 50 percent.
       ``(2) Federal agency project sponsor.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, a Federal agency sponsoring a project 
     under this section may contribute additional Federal funds 
     toward a project's cost if the share attributable to the 
     Secretary does not exceed 50 percent and the share 
     attributable to the Secretary and the Federal agency jointly 
     does not exceed 80 percent.
       ``(3) Allowable match from federal programs.--The following 
     Federal programs may be used to contribute additional Federal 
     funds toward a project's cost and may be accounted for as 
     contributing to the non-Federal share:
       ``(A) State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 (Public 
     Law 92-512).
       ``(B) HUD Community Development Block Grants (Public Law 
     93-383).
       ``(C) Public Works Employment Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-
     369).
       ``(D) Acts establishing national heritage corridors and 
     areas.
       ``(E) Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 (Public Law 97-
     300).
       ``(F) National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 
     (Public Law 103-82).
       ``(G) Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-93).
       ``(4) Programmatic non-federal share.--A State may allow 
     adjustments of the non-Federal share of individual projects 
     in a fiscal year if the total Federal share payable for all 
     projects within the State carried out under this section with 
     funds apportioned to the State under section 104(h) for such 
     fiscal year does not exceed 50 percent. For purposes of this 
     paragraph, a project funded under paragraph (2) or (3) of 
     this subsection may not be included in the calculation of the 
     programmatic non-Federal share.
       ``(5) State administrative costs.--The Federal share 
     payable on account of the administrative costs of a State 
     under subsection (e)(1)(A) shall be determined in accordance 
     with section 120(b).
       ``(e) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) Permissible uses.--A State may use funds apportioned 
     to it under section 104(h)--
       ``(A) in an amount not exceeding 7 percent of such funds, 
     for administrative costs of the State;
       ``(B) in an amount not exceeding 5 percent of such funds, 
     for operation of environmental protection education and 
     safety education programs relating to the use of 
     recreational trails;
       ``(C) for development and rehabilitation of urban trail 
     linkages to provide connections to and among neighborhoods 
     and community centers and between trails;
       ``(D) for maintenance of existing recreational trails, 
     including the grooming and maintenance of trails across snow;
       ``(E) for restoration of areas damaged by usage of 
     recreational trails, including back country terrain;
       ``(F) for development and rehabilitation of trail-side and 
     trail-head facilities that meet goals identified by the 
     National Recreational Trails Advisory Committee;
       ``(G) for provision of features which facilitate the access 
     and use of trails by persons with disabilities;
       ``(H) for acquisition of easements for trails, or for trail 
     corridors identified in a State trail plan;
       ``(I) for acquisition of fee simple title to property from 
     a willing seller, when the objective of the acquisition 
     cannot be accomplished by acquisition of an easement or by 
     other means;
       ``(J) for construction of new trails on State, county, 
     municipal, or private lands, where a recreational need for 
     such construction is shown; and
       ``(K) only as otherwise permissible and where necessary and 
     required by a statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation 
     plan, for construction of new trails crossing Federal lands 
     if such construction is approved by the administering agency 
     of the State and the Federal agency or agencies charged with 
     management of all impacted lands and if such approval is 
     contingent upon compliance by the Federal agency with all 
     applicable laws, including the National Environmental Policy 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Forest and Rangeland 
     Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et 
     seq.), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
       ``(2) Use not permitted.--A State may not use funds 
     apportioned to it under section 104(h)--
       ``(A) for condemnation of any kind of interest in property;
       ``(B)(i) for construction of any recreational trail on 
     National Forest System lands for motorized uses unless--
       ``(I) such lands have been allocated for uses other than 
     wilderness by an approved forest land and resource management 
     plan or have been released to uses other than wilderness by 
     an Act of Congress, and
       ``(II) such construction is otherwise consistent with the 
     management direction in such approved land and resource 
     management plan; or
       ``(ii) for construction of any recreational trail on Bureau 
     of Land Management lands for motorized uses unless--
       ``(I) such lands have been allocated for uses other than 
     wilderness by an approved Bureau of Land Management resource 
     management plan or have been released to uses other than 
     wilderness by an Act of Congress, and
       ``(II) such construction is otherwise consistent with the 
     management direction in such approved management plans; or
       ``(C) for upgrading, expanding, or otherwise facilitating 
     motorized use or access to trails predominantly used by non-
     motorized trail users and on which, as of May 1, 1991, 
     motorized use is either prohibited or has not occurred.
       ``(3) Grants.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State may provide funds apportioned to 
     it under section 104(h) to make grants to private 
     individuals, organizations, municipal, county, State, and 
     Federal government entities, and other government entities as 
     approved by the State after considering guidance from the 
     recreational trail advisory committee satisfying the 
     requirements of subsection (c)(2), for uses consistent with 
     this section.
       ``(B) Compliance.--A State that makes grants under 
     subparagraph (A) shall establish measures to verify that 
     recipients comply with the specified conditions for the use 
     of grant moneys.
       ``(4) Assured access to funds.--Except as provided under 
     paragraph (7), not less than 30 percent of the funds 
     apportioned to a State in a fiscal year under section 104(h) 
     shall be reserved for uses relating to motorized recreation, 
     and not less than 30 percent of such funds shall be reserved 
     for uses relating to non-motorized recreation.
       ``(5) Environmental mitigation.--
       ``(A) Requirement.--To the extent practicable and 
     consistent with other requirements of this section, in 
     complying with paragraph (4), a State should give 
     consideration to project proposals that provide for the 
     redesign, reconstruction, nonroutine maintenance, or 
     relocation of trails in order to mitigate and minimize the 
     impact to the natural environment.
       ``(B) Guidance.--A recreational trail advisory committee 
     satisfying the requirements of subsection (c)(2) shall issue 
     guidance to a State for the purposes of implementing 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(6) Diversified trail use.--
       ``(A) Requirement.--To the extent practicable and 
     consistent with other requirements of this section, a State 
     shall expend funds apportioned to it under section 104(h) in 
     a manner that gives preference to project proposals which--
       ``(i) provide for the greatest number of compatible 
     recreational purposes, including those described in 
     subsection (g)(3); or
       ``(ii) provide for innovative recreational trail corridor 
     sharing to accommodate motorized and non-motorized 
     recreational trail use.

     This paragraph shall remain effective with respect to a State 
     until such time as the State has allocated not less than 40 
     percent of funds apportioned to it under section 104(h) in 
     such manner.
       ``(B) Compliance.--The State shall receive guidance for 
     determining compliance with subparagraph (A) from the 
     recreational trail advisory committee satisfying the 
     requirements of subsection (c)(2).
       ``(7) Exemptions.--
       ``(A) Small state.--Any State with a total land area of 
     less than 3,500,000 acres and in

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     which nonhighway recreational fuel use accounts for less than 
     1 percent of all such fuel use in the United States shall be 
     exempted from the requirements of paragraph (4) upon 
     application to the Secretary by the State demonstrating that 
     it meets the conditions of this paragraph.
       ``(B) State recreational trail advisory committee.--If 
     approved by the State recreational trail advisory committee 
     satisfying the requirements of subsection (c)(2), the State 
     may be exempted from the requirements of paragraph (4).
       ``(8) Continuing recreational use.--At the option of each 
     State, funds apportioned to it under section 104(h) may be 
     treated as Land and Water Conservation Fund moneys for the 
     purposes of section 6(f)(3) of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act.
       ``(9) Credit for donations of funds, materials, services, 
     or new right-of-way.--Nothing in this title or any other law 
     shall prevent a project sponsor from offering to donate 
     funds, materials, services, or new right-of-way for the 
     purposes of a project eligible for assistance. Any funds, or 
     the fair market value of any materials, services, or new 
     right-of-way may be donated by any project sponsor and shall 
     be credited to the non-Federal share in accordance with 
     subsection (d). Any funds or the fair market value of any 
     materials or services may be provided by a Federal project 
     sponsor and shall be credited as part of that Federal 
     agency's share under subsection (d)(2).
       ``(10) Recreational purpose.--A project funded under this 
     section is intended to enhance recreational opportunity and 
     is not subject to the provisions of section 303 of title 49 
     or section 138 of this title.
       ``(f) Coordination of Activities.--
       ``(1) Cooperation by federal agencies.--Each agency of the 
     United States that manages land on which a State proposes to 
     construct or maintain a recreational trail pursuant to this 
     section is encouraged to cooperate with the State and the 
     Secretary in planning and carrying out the activities 
     described in subsection (e). Nothing in this section 
     diminishes or in any way alters the land management 
     responsibilities, plans, and policies established by such 
     agencies pursuant to other applicable laws.
       ``(2) Cooperation by private persons.--
       ``(A) Written assurances.--As a condition to making 
     available funds for work on recreational trails that would 
     affect privately owned land, a State shall obtain written 
     assurances that the owner of the property will cooperate with 
     the State and participate as necessary in the activities to 
     be conducted.
       ``(B) Public access.--Any use of funds apportioned to a 
     State under section 104(h) on private lands must be 
     accompanied by an easement or other legally binding agreement 
     that ensures public access to the recreational trail 
     improvements funded by those funds.
       ``(g) Applicability of Chapter 1.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this section shall be available for obligation in 
     the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1; except that the Federal share payable for a 
     project using such funds shall be determined in accordance 
     with this section and such funds shall remain available until 
     expended.
       ``(h) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Eligible state.--The term `eligible State' means a 
     State that meets the requirements of subsection (c).
       ``(2) Nonhighway recreational fuel.--The term `nonhighway 
     recreational fuel' has the meaning such term has under 
     section 9503(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(3) Recreational trail.--The term `recreational trail' 
     means a thoroughfare or track across land or snow, used for 
     recreational purposes such as bicycling, cross-country 
     skiing, day hiking, equestrian activities (including carriage 
     driving), jogging or similar fitness activities, skating or 
     skateboarding, trail biking, overnight or long-distance 
     backpacking, snowmobiling, aquatic or water activity, or 
     vehicular travel by motorcycle, four-wheel drive or all-
     terrain off-road vehicles, without regard to whether it is a 
     `National Recreation Trail' designated under section 4 of the 
     National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1243).
       ``(4) Motorized recreation.--The term `motorized 
     recreation' means off-road recreation using any motor-powered 
     vehicle, except for motorized wheelchairs.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 2 is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 205 
     the following:

``206. Recreational trails program.''.

       (c) Repeal of Obsolete Provision.--Section 1302 of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (16 
     U.S.C. 1261) is repealed.
       (d) Termination of Advisory Committee.--Section 1303 of 
     such Act (16 U.S.C. 1262) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(j) Termination.--The advisory committee established by 
     this section shall terminate on September 30, 2000.''.
       (e) Encouragement of Use of Youth Conservation or Service 
     Corps.--The Secretary shall encourage the States to enter 
     into contracts and cooperative agreements with qualified 
     youth conservation or service corps to perform construction 
     and maintenance of recreational trails under section 206 of 
     title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 115. NATIONAL CORRIDOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a program to make allocations to States for 
     coordinated planning, design, and construction of corridors 
     of national significance, economic growth, and international 
     or interregional trade. A State may apply to the Secretary 
     for allocations under this section.
       (b) Eligibility of Corridors.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may make allocations under 
     this section only with respect to high priority corridors 
     identified in section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       (2) Special rule.--In fiscal years 1998 through 2000, the 
     Secretary may make, on an interim basis pending 
     identification by Congress of high priority corridors as part 
     of a law provided for in section 508 of this Act, allocations 
     under this section for the creation or upgrade of any other 
     significant regional or multistate highway corridor not 
     described in whole or in part in paragraph (1) that the 
     Secretary determines would--
       (A) facilitate international or interregional trade; or
       (B) encourage or facilitate major multistate or regional 
     mobility and economic growth and development in areas 
     underserved by existing highway infrastructure.
       (c) Purposes.--Allocations may be made under this section 
     for 1 or more of the following purposes:
       (1) Feasibility studies.
       (2) Comprehensive corridor planning and design activities.
       (3) Location and routing studies.
       (4) Environmental review.
       (5) Multistate and intrastate coordination for corridors 
     described in subsection (b).
       (6) Construction.
       (d) Corridor Development and Management Plan.--A State 
     receiving an allocation under this section shall develop, in 
     consultation with the Secretary, a development and management 
     plan for the corridor with respect to which the allocation is 
     being made. Such plan shall include, at a minimum, the 
     following elements:
       (1) A complete and comprehensive analysis of corridor costs 
     and benefits.
       (2) A coordinated corridor development plan and schedule, 
     including a timetable for completion of all planning and 
     development activities, environmental reviews and permits, 
     and construction of all segments.
       (3) A finance plan, including any innovative financing 
     methods and, if the corridor is a multistate corridor, a 
     State-by-State breakdown of corridor finances.
       (4) The results of any environmental reviews and mitigation 
     plans.
       (5) The identification of any impediments to the 
     development and construction of the corridor, including any 
     environmental, social, political and economic objections.

     In the case of a multistate corridor, the Secretary shall 
     ensure that all States having jurisdiction over any portion 
     of such corridor will participate in the development of such 
     plan.
       (e) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available by 
     section 127(a)(3)(B) of this Act shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner as if such funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       (f) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' has 
     the meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 116. COORDINATED BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) General Authority.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a coordinated border infrastructure and safety 
     program under which the Secretary may make allocations to any 
     border State for projects to improve the safe movement of 
     people and goods at or across the border between the United 
     States and Canada and the border between the United States 
     and Mexico.
       (b) Eligible Uses.--Allocations under this section may only 
     be used in a border region for--
       (1) improvements to existing transportation and supporting 
     infrastructure that facilitate cross-border vehicle and cargo 
     movements;
       (2) construction of highways and related safety and safety 
     enforcement facilities that will facilitate vehicle and cargo 
     movements related to international trade;
       (3) operational improvements, including improvements 
     relating to electronic data interchange and use of 
     telecommunications, to expedite cross border vehicle and 
     cargo movement;
       (4) modifications to regulatory procedures to expedite 
     cross border vehicle and cargo movements; and
       (5) international coordination of planning, programming, 
     and border operation with Canada and Mexico relating to 
     expediting cross border vehicle and cargo movements.
       (c) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall make 
     allocations under this section on the basis of--
       (1) expected reduction in commercial and other motor 
     vehicle travel time through an international border crossing 
     as a result of the project;
       (2) improvements in vehicle and highway safety and cargo 
     security related to motor vehicles crossing a border with 
     Canada or Mexico;
       (3) strategies to increase the use of existing, 
     underutilized border crossing facilities and approaches;
       (4) leveraging of Federal funds provided under this 
     section, including use of innovative financing, combination 
     of such funds with funding provided under other sections of 
     this Act, and combination with other sources of Federal, 
     State, local, or private funding;
       (5) degree of multinational involvement in the project and 
     demonstrated coordination with other Federal agencies 
     responsible for the inspection of vehicles, cargo, and 
     persons crossing international borders and their counterpart 
     agencies in Canada and Mexico;
       (6) the extent to which the innovative and problem-solving 
     techniques of the proposed project would be applicable to 
     other international border crossings;
       (7) demonstrated local commitment to implement and sustain 
     continuing comprehensive border planning processes and 
     improvement programs; and

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       (8) such other factors as the Secretary determines are 
     appropriate to promote border transportation efficiency and 
     safety.
       (d) State Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Facilities.--Due 
     to the increase in cross-border trade as a result of the 
     Northern American Free Trade Agreement, of the amounts made 
     available to carry out this section for a fiscal year, not to 
     exceed $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and not to exceed 
     $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 shall 
     be available for the construction of State motor vehicle 
     safety inspection facilities for the inspection by State 
     authorities of commercial motor vehicles crossing the border 
     to ensure the safety of such vehicles.
       (e) Allocations.--
       (1) Funds.--At least 40 percent of the funds made available 
     for carrying out this section shall be allocated for projects 
     in the vicinity of the border of the United States and 
     Mexico, and at least 40 percent of such funds shall be 
     allocated for projects in the vicinity of the border of the 
     United States and Canada.
       (2) Projects.--At least 2 of the projects in the vicinity 
     of the border of the United States with Mexico for which 
     allocations are made under this section and at least 2 of the 
     projects in the vicinity of the border of the United States 
     and Canada for which allocations are made under this section 
     shall be located at ports of entry with high annual volumes 
     of traffic.
       (f) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds authorized by section 
     127(a)(3)(A) of this Act shall be available for obligation in 
     the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Border region.--The term ``border region'' means the 
     portion of a border State in the vicinity of an international 
     border with Canada or Mexico.
       (2) Border state.--The term ``border State'' means any 
     State that has a boundary in common with Canada or Mexico.

     SEC. 117. FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS PROGRAM.

       (a) Federal Share Payable.--Section 120 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``(c)'' and inserting ``(b)''; and
       (B) by striking ``90'' and inserting ``120''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Funds Appropriated to a Federal Land Managing 
     Agency.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     funds appropriated to any Federal land managing agency may be 
     used as the non-Federal share payable on account of any 
     Federal-aid highway project the Federal share of which is 
     payable with funds apportioned under section 104 or 144 or 
     allocated under the Federal scenic byways program.
       ``(k) Funds Appropriated for Federal Lands Highways 
     Program.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     appropriated for carrying out the Federal lands highways 
     program under section 204 may be used as the non-Federal 
     share payable on account of any project that is carried out 
     with funds apportioned under section 104 or 144 or allocated 
     under the Federal scenic byways program if the project will 
     provide access to, or be carried out within, Federal or 
     Indian lands.''.
       (b) Allocations.--Section 202 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Allocation of Sums Authorized for Public Lands 
     Highways.--
       ``(1) In general.--On October 1 of each fiscal year and 
     after making the transfer provided for in section 204(i), the 
     Secretary shall allocate the sums authorized to be 
     appropriated for such fiscal year for public lands highways 
     for transportation projects within the boundaries of those 
     States having unappropriated or unreserved public lands, 
     nontaxable Indian lands, or other Federal reservations, on 
     the basis of need in such States, respectively, as determined 
     by the Secretary from applications for such funds by Federal 
     land managing agencies, Indian tribal governments, and 
     States.
       ``(2) Preference.--In allocating sums under paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall give preference to those projects that 
     are significantly impacted by Federal land, recreation, or 
     resource management activities that are proposed within the 
     boundaries of a State in which at least 3 percent of the 
     total public lands in the United States are located.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Forest Highways.--
       ``(1) Allocation of funds.--On October 1 of each fiscal 
     year and after making the transfer provided for in section 
     204(g), the Secretary shall allocate the sums authorized to 
     be appropriated for such fiscal year for forest highways as 
     provided in section 134 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 
     1987.
       ``(2) Project selection.--With respect to allocations under 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to 
     projects that provide access to and within the National 
     Forest System, as identified by the Secretary of Agriculture 
     through renewable resources and land use planning and the 
     impact of such planning on existing transportation 
     facilities.''.
       (c) Availability of Funds.--Section 203 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Funds authorized for,'' and inserting 
     ``(a) In General.--Funds authorized for forest highways,'';
       (2) in the fourth sentence by inserting ``forest highways'' 
     after ``any fiscal year for''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Time of Obligation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary's authorization of 
     engineering and related work for a Federal lands highways 
     program project or the Secretary's approval of plans, 
     specifications, and estimates for construction of a Federal 
     lands highways program project shall be deemed to constitute 
     a contractual obligation of the Federal Government for the 
     payment of its contribution to such project.''.
       (d) Award of Contracts; Transfers--Section 204 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Recognizing the need for all Federal roads that are 
     public roads to be treated under uniform policies similar to 
     those that apply to Federal-aid highways, there is 
     established a coordinated Federal Lands Highways Program 
     which shall consist of forest highways, public lands 
     highways, park roads and parkways, and Indian reservation 
     roads and bridges. The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     Secretary of the appropriate Federal land managing agency, 
     shall develop transportation planning procedures which are 
     consistent with the metropolitan and Statewide planning 
     processes in sections 134 and 135 of this title. The 
     transportation improvement program developed as a part of the 
     transportation planning process under this section shall be 
     approved by the Secretary. All regionally significant Federal 
     Lands Highway Program projects shall be developed in 
     cooperation with States and metropolitan planning 
     organizations and be included in appropriate Federal Lands 
     Highways Program, State, and metropolitan plans and 
     transportation improvement programs. The approved Federal 
     Lands Highways Program transportation improvement program 
     shall be included in appropriate State and metropolitan 
     planning organization plans and programs without further 
     action thereon. The Secretary and the Secretary of the 
     appropriate Federal land managing agency shall develop 
     appropriate safety, bridge, and pavement management systems 
     for roads funded under the Federal Lands Highways Program.'';
       (2) by striking the first three sentences of subsection (b) 
     and inserting ``Funds available for forest highways, public 
     lands highways, park roads and parkways, and Indian 
     reservation roads shall be used by the Secretary and the 
     Secretary of the appropriate Federal land managing agency to 
     pay for the cost of transportation planning, research, 
     engineering, and construction thereof. The Secretary and the 
     Secretary of the appropriate Federal land managing agency, as 
     appropriate, may enter into construction contracts and such 
     other contracts with a State or civil subdivision thereof or 
     Indian tribe to carry out this subsection.'';
       (3) in the first sentence of subsection (e) by striking 
     ``Secretary of the Interior'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     the appropriate Federal land managing agency''; and
       (4) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following:
       ``(i) Transfers to Secretaries of Federal Land Managing 
     Agencies.--The Secretary shall transfer to the appropriate 
     Federal land managing agency from the appropriation for 
     public lands highways such amounts as may be needed to 
     cover--
       ``(1) necessary administrative costs of such agency in 
     connection with public lands highways; and
       ``(2) the cost to such agency of conducting necessary 
     transportation planning serving Federal lands if funding for 
     such planning is otherwise not provided in this section.''.
       (e) Access to John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
     Arts.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the District 
     of Columbia, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
     Arts, and the Department of the Interior and in consultation 
     with other interested persons, shall conduct a study of 
     methods to improve pedestrian and vehicular access to the 
     John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
       (2) Report.--Not later than September 30, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report containing the results of the study, together with an 
     assessment of the impacts (including environmental, 
     aesthetic, economic, and historic impacts) associated with 
     the implementation of each of the methods examined under the 
     study.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) $500,000 for fiscal year 1998 to 
     carry out this subsection.
       (4) Applicability of title 23, united states code.--Funds 
     authorized by this subsection shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner as if such funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     except that the Federal share of the cost of activities 
     conducted using such funds shall be 100 percent and such 
     funds shall remain available until expended.
       (f) Smithsonian Institution Transportation Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate amounts made 
     available by this subsection for obligation at the discretion 
     of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, in 
     consultation with the Secretary, to carry out projects and 
     activities described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Eligible uses.--Amounts allocated under paragraph (1) 
     may be obligated only--
       (A) for transportation-related exhibitions, exhibits, and 
     educational outreach programs;
       (B) to enhance the care and protection of the Nation's 
     collection of transportation-related artifacts;
       (C) to acquire historically significant transportation-
     related artifacts; and
       (D) to support research programs within the Smithsonian 
     Institution that document the history and evolution of 
     transportation, in cooperation with other museums in the 
     United States.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
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     Transit Account) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003 to carry out this subsection.
       (4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code; except that the Federal share 
     of the cost of any project or activity under this subsection 
     shall be 100 percent and such funds shall remain available 
     until expended.
       (g) New River Parkway.--Of amounts available under section 
     102(a)(11)(C) of this Act, the Secretary shall allocate 
     $1,300,000 for fiscal year 1998, $1,200,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, and $9,900,000 for fiscal year 2000 to the Secretary of 
     the Interior for the planning, design, and construction of a 
     visitors center, and such other related facilities as may be 
     necessary, to facilitate visitor understanding and enjoyment 
     of the scenic, historic, cultural, and recreational resources 
     accessible by the New River Parkway in the State of West 
     Virginia. The center and related facilities shall be located 
     at a site for which title is held by the United States in the 
     vicinity of the intersection of the New River Parkway and I-
     64. Such funds shall remain available until expended.
       (h) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.--
       (1) Restoration of train station.--The Secretary shall 
     allocate amounts made available by this subsection for the 
     restoration of the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, train station.
       (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated out of 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     $400,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to carry out 
     this subsection.
       (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation 
     in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the 
     Federal share of the cost of restoration of the train station 
     under this subsection shall be 80 percent and such funds 
     shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 118. NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 162. National scenic byways program

       ``(a) Designation of Roads.--The Secretary shall carry out 
     a national scenic byways program that recognizes roads having 
     outstanding scenic, historic, cultural, natural, 
     recreational, and archaeological qualities by designating 
     them as `National Scenic Byways' or `All-American Roads'. The 
     Secretary shall designate roads to be recognized under the 
     national scenic byways program in accordance with criteria 
     developed by the Secretary. To be considered for such 
     designation, a road must be nominated by a State or Federal 
     land management agency and must first be designated as a 
     State scenic byway or, for roads on Federal lands, as a 
     Federal land management agency byway.
       ``(b) Allocations and Technical Assistance.--
       ``(1) General authority.--The Secretary shall make 
     allocations and provide technical assistance to States to--
       ``(A) implement projects on highways designated as National 
     Scenic Byways or All-American Roads, or as State scenic 
     byways; and
       ``(B) plan, design, and develop a State scenic byways 
     program.
       ``(2) Priority projects.--In making allocations under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to--
       ``(A) eligible projects along highways that are designated 
     as National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads;
       ``(B) eligible projects on State-designated scenic byways 
     that are undertaken to make them eligible for designation as 
     National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads; and
       ``(C) eligible projects that will assist the development of 
     State scenic byways programs.
       ``(c) Eligible Projects.--The following are projects that 
     are eligible for Federal assistance under this section:
       ``(1) Activities related to planning, design, or 
     development of State scenic byway programs.
       ``(2) Development of corridor management plans for scenic 
     byways.
       ``(3) Safety improvements to a scenic byway to the extent 
     such improvements are necessary to accommodate increased 
     traffic and changes in the types of vehicles using the 
     highway due to such designation.
       ``(4) Construction along a scenic byway of facilities for 
     pedestrians and bicyclists, rest areas, turnouts, highway 
     shoulder improvements, passing lanes, overlooks, and 
     interpretive facilities.
       ``(5) Improvements to a scenic byway that will enhance 
     access to an area for the purpose of recreation, including 
     water-related recreation.
       ``(6) Protection of historical, archaeological, and 
     cultural resources in areas adjacent to scenic byways.
       ``(7) Development and provision of tourist information to 
     the public, including interpretive information about scenic 
     byways.
       ``(8) development and implementation of scenic byways 
     marketing programs.
       ``(d) Federal Share.--The Federal share payable on account 
     of any project carried out under this section shall be 
     determined in accordance with section 120(b) of this title. 
     For any scenic byways project along a public road that 
     provides access to or within Federal or Indian lands, a 
     Federal land management agency may use funds authorized for 
     its use as the non-Federal share of the costs of the project.
       ``(e) Protection of Scenic Integrity.--
       ``(1) Scenic integrity.--The Secretary shall not make an 
     allocation under this section for any project that would not 
     protect the scenic, historic, recreational, cultural, 
     natural, and archaeological integrity of a highway and 
     adjacent areas.
       ``(2) Savings clause.--The Secretary shall not make any 
     grant, provide technical assistance, or impose any 
     requirement on a State under this section that is 
     inconsistent with the authority of the State provided in this 
     chapter.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``162. National scenic byways program.''.
       (c) Center.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall allocate funds made 
     available to carry out this subsection to establish a center 
     for national scenic byways in Duluth, Minnesota, to provide 
     technical communications and network support for nationally 
     designated scenic byway routes in accordance with paragraph 
     (2).
       (2) Communications systems.--The center for national scenic 
     byways shall develop and implement communications systems for 
     the support of the national scenic byways program. Such 
     communications systems shall provide local officials and 
     planning groups associated with designated National Scenic 
     Byways or All-American Roads with proactive, technical, and 
     customized assistance through the latest technology which 
     allows scenic byway officials to develop and sustain their 
     National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection 
     $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
       (4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code; except that the Federal share 
     of the cost of any project under this subsection shall be 100 
     percent and such funds shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 119. VARIABLE PRICING PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a variable pricing program. In implementing such 
     program, the Secretary shall solicit the participation of 
     State and local governments and public authorities for 1 or 
     more variable pricing pilot programs. The Secretary may enter 
     into cooperative agreements with as many as 15 of such 
     governments and public authorities to conduct and monitor the 
     pilot programs.
       (b) Federal Share Payable.--The Federal share payable for a 
     pilot program under this section shall be 80 percent of the 
     aggregate cost of the program and the Federal share payable 
     for any portion of a project conducted under the program may 
     not exceed 100 percent.
       (c) Implementation Costs.--The Secretary may fund all pre-
     implementation costs, including public education and project 
     design, and all of the development and startup costs of a 
     pilot project under this section, including salaries and 
     expenses, until such time that sufficient revenues are being 
     generated by the program to fund its operating costs without 
     Federal participation; except that the Secretary may not fund 
     the pre-implementation, development, and startup costs of a 
     pilot project for more than 3 years.
       (d) Use of Revenues.--Revenues generated by any pilot 
     project under this section must be applied to projects 
     eligible for assistance under title 23, United States Code.
       (e) Collection of Tolls.--Notwithstanding sections 129 and 
     301 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall 
     allow the use of tolls on the Interstate System as part of a 
     pilot program under this section, but not as part of more 
     than 3 of such programs.
       (f) Financial Effects on Low-Income Drivers.--Any pilot 
     program conducted under this section shall include an 
     analysis of the potential effects of the pilot program on low 
     income drivers and may include mitigation measures to deal 
     with any potential adverse financial effects on low-income 
     drivers.
       (g) Reports to Congress.--The Secretary shall monitor the 
     effect of the pilot programs conducted for a period of at 
     least 10 years and shall report to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives biennially on the effects such programs are 
     having on driver behavior, traffic volume, transit ridership, 
     air quality, drivers of all income levels, and availability 
     of funds for transportation programs.
       (h) HOV Passenger Requirements.--Notwithstanding section 
     102 of title 23, United States Code, a State may permit 
     vehicles with fewer than 2 occupants to operate in high-
     occupancy vehicle lanes if such vehicles are part of a pilot 
     program being conducted under this section.
       (i) Period of Availability.--Funds allocated by the 
     Secretary under this section shall remain available for 
     obligation by the State for a period of 3 years after the 
     last day of the fiscal year for which such funds are 
     authorized. Any amounts allocated under this section that 
     remain unobligated at the end of such period and any amounts 
     authorized under subsection (i) that remain unallocated by 
     the end of such period shall be transferred to a State's 
     apportionment under section 104(b)(3) of title 23, United 
     States Code, and shall be treated in the same manner as other 
     funds apportioned under such section.
       (j) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this section shall be available for obligation in 
     the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the 
     Federal share of the cost of any project under this section 
     and the availability of such funds shall be determined in 
     accordance with this section.
       (k) Repeal.--Section 1012(b) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 149 note; 
     105 Stat. 1938) is repealed.

     SEC. 120. TOLL ROADS, BRIDGES, AND TUNNELS.

       (a) Federal Share Payable.--Section 120 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

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       ``(l) Credit for Non-Federal Share.--
       ``(1) Eligibility.--A State may use as a credit toward the 
     non-Federal matching share requirement for any funds made 
     available to carry out this title (other than the emergency 
     relief program authorized in section 125) or chapter 53 of 
     title 49 toll revenues that are generated and used by public, 
     quasi-public, and private agencies to build, improve, or 
     maintain highways, bridges, or tunnels that serve the public 
     purpose of interstate commerce. Such public, quasi-public, or 
     private agencies shall have built, improved, or maintained 
     such facilities without Federal funds.
       ``(2) Maintenance of effort.--
       ``(A) In general.--The credit for any non-Federal share 
     provided under this subsection shall not reduce nor replace 
     State funds required to match Federal funds for any program 
     under this title.
       ``(B) Agreements.--In receiving a credit for non-Federal 
     capital expenditures under this subsection, a State shall 
     enter into such agreements as the Secretary may require to 
     ensure that the State will maintain its non-Federal 
     transportation capital expenditures at or above the average 
     level of such expenditures for the preceding 3 fiscal years.
       ``(3) Treatment.--
       ``(A) Limitation on liability.--Use of a credit for a non-
     Federal share under this subsection that is received from a 
     public, quasi-public, or private agency--
       ``(i) shall not expose the agency to additional liability, 
     additional regulation, or additional administrative 
     oversight; and
       ``(ii) shall not subject the agency to any additional 
     Federal design standards, laws, or regulations as a result of 
     providing the non-Federal match other than those to which the 
     agency is already subject.
       ``(B) Chartered multistate agencies.--When a credit that is 
     received from a chartered multistate agency is applied for a 
     non-Federal share under this subsection, such credit shall be 
     applied equally to all charter States.''.
       (b) Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilitation 
     Pilot Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement an Interstate System reconstruction and 
     rehabilitation pilot program under which the Secretary, 
     notwithstanding sections 129 and 301 of title 23, United 
     States Code, may permit a State to collect tolls on a 
     highway, bridge, or tunnel on the Interstate System for the 
     purpose of reconstructing and rehabilitating Interstate 
     highway corridors that could not otherwise be adequately 
     maintained or functionally improved without the collection of 
     tolls.
       (2) Limitation on number of facilities.--The Secretary may 
     permit the collection of tolls under this subsection on 3 
     facilities on the Interstate System. Each of such facilities 
     shall be located in a different State.
       (3) Eligibility.--In order to be eligible to participate in 
     the pilot program, a State shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application that contains, at a minimum, the following:
       (A) An identification of the facility on the Interstate 
     System proposed to be a toll facility, including the age, 
     condition, and intensity of use of such facility.
       (B) In the case of a facility that affects a metropolitan 
     area, an assurance that the metropolitan planning 
     organization established under section 134 of title 23, 
     United States Code, for the area has been consulted 
     concerning the placement and amount of tolls on the facility.
       (C) An analysis demonstrating that such facility could not 
     be maintained or improved to meet current or future needs 
     from the State's apportionments and allocations made 
     available by this Act (including amendments made by this Act) 
     and from revenues for highways from any other source without 
     toll revenues.
       (D) A facility management plan that includes--
       (i) a plan for implementing the imposition of tolls on the 
     facility;
       (ii) a schedule and finance plan for the reconstruction or 
     rehabilitation of the facility using toll revenues;
       (iii) a description of the public transportation agency 
     which will be responsible for implementation and 
     administration of the pilot toll reconstruction and 
     rehabilitation program; and
       (iv) a description of whether consideration will be given 
     to privatizing the maintenance and operational aspects of the 
     converted facility, while retaining legal and administrative 
     control of the Interstate route section.
       (E) Such other information as the Secretary may require.
       (4) Selection criteria.--The Secretary may approve the 
     application of a State under paragraph (3) only if the 
     Secretary determines the following:
       (A) The State is unable to reconstruct or rehabilitate the 
     proposed toll facility using existing apportionments.
       (B) The facility has a sufficient intensity of use, age, or 
     condition to warrant the collection of tolls.
       (C) The State plan for implementing tolls on the facility 
     takes into account the interests of local, regional, and 
     interstate travelers.
       (D) The State plan for reconstruction or rehabilitation of 
     the facility using toll revenues is reasonable.
       (E) The State has given preference to the use of an 
     existing public toll agency with demonstrated capability to 
     build, operate, and maintain a toll expressway system meeting 
     criteria for the Interstate System.
       (5) Limitations on use of revenues; audits.--Before the 
     Secretary may permit a State to participate in the pilot 
     program, the State must enter into an agreement with the 
     Secretary that provides that--
       (A) all toll revenues received from operation of the toll 
     facility will be used only for debt service, for reasonable 
     return on investment of any private person financing the 
     project, and for any costs necessary for the improvement of 
     and the proper operation and maintenance of the toll 
     facility, including reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, 
     and rehabilitation of the toll facility; and
       (B) regular audits will be conducted to ensure compliance 
     with subparagraph (A) and the results of such audits will be 
     transmitted to the Secretary.
       (6) Limitation on use of interstate maintenance funds.--
     During the term of the pilot program, funds apportioned for 
     Interstate maintenance under section 104(b)(5) of title 23, 
     United States Code, may not be used on a facility for which 
     tolls are being collected under the program.
       (7) Program term.--The Secretary shall conduct the pilot 
     program under this section for a term to be determined by the 
     Secretary but not less than 10 years.
       (8) Interstate system defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term ``Interstate System'' has the same meaning such term has 
     under section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.
       (c) Bridge Reconstruction or Replacement.--Section 
     129(a)(1)(C) is amended by striking ``toll-free bridge or 
     tunnel'' and inserting ``toll-free major bridge or toll-free 
     tunnel''.

     SEC. 121. CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY TERMINAL 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Obligation of Amounts.--Section 1064(c) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 
     U.S.C. 129 note; 105 Stat. 2005) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Obligation of Amounts.--Amounts made available out of 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     to carry out this section may be obligated at the discretion 
     of the Secretary. Such sums shall remain available until 
     expended.''.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of 
     ferry transportation in the United States and its 
     possessions--
       (A) to identify existing ferry operations, including--
       (i) the locations and routes served; and
       (ii) the source and amount, if any, of funds derived from 
     Federal, State, or local government sources supporting ferry 
     operations; and
       (B) to identify potential domestic ferry routes in the 
     United States and its possessions and to develop information 
     on those routes.
       (2) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report on the 
     results of the study required under paragraph (1) to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate.
       (c) Ferry Operating and Leasing Amendments.--Section 129(c) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``owned.'' and inserting 
     ``owned or operated.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6) by striking ``sold, leased, or'' and 
     inserting ``sold or''.

     SEC. 122. HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.

       (a) Applicability of Title 23.--Section 1040(f) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 
     U.S.C. 101 note; 105 Stat. 1992) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(f) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available out 
     of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) to carry out this section shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner and to the same extent as if 
     such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code; except that the Federal share of the cost 
     of any project carried out under this section shall be 100 
     percent and such funds shall remain available for obligation 
     for a period of 1 year after the last day of the fiscal year 
     for which the funds are authorized.''.
       (b) Automated Fuel Reporting System.--Section 1040 of such 
     Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 105 Stat. 1992) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and by 
     inserting after subsection (f) the following:
       ``(g) Automated Fuel Reporting System.--Of the amounts made 
     available to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003, the Secretary shall make available 
     sufficient funds to the Internal Revenue Service to establish 
     and operate an automated fuel reporting system.''.
       (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 1040(a) of such Act (23 
     U.S.C. 101 note; 105 Stat. 1992) is amended by striking ``by 
     subsection (e)''.

     SEC. 123. PERFORMANCE BONUS PROGRAM.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall develop performance-based 
     criteria for the distribution of not to exceed 5 percent of 
     the funds from each of the following programs:
       (1) The Interstate maintenance program under section 119 of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (2) The bridge program under section 144 of such title.
       (3) The high risk road safety improvement program under 
     section 154 of such title.
       (4) The surface transportation program under section 133 of 
     such title.
       (5) The congestion mitigation and air quality improvement 
     program under section 149 of such title.
       (b) Requirements for Development of Criteria.--Performance-
     based criteria developed by the Secretary under subsection 
     (a) shall assess on a statewide basis the following:
       (1) For the Interstate maintenance program, whether 
     pavement conditions on routes on the Interstate System in the 
     State have consistently been of a high quality or have 
     recently improved.
       (2) For the bridge program, whether the percentage of 
     deficient bridges in the State has consistently been low or 
     has recently decreased.
       (3) For the high risk road safety improvement program, 
     whether the level of safety on highways in the State has 
     consistently been high or has recently improved.
       (4) For the surface transportation program, whether the 
     level of financial effort in State

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     funding for highway and transit investments has been high or 
     has recently increased.
       (5) For the congestion mitigation and air quality 
     improvement program, whether the environmental performance of 
     the transportation system has been consistently high or has 
     improved.
       (c) Required Submission.--Not later than 18 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate the 
     performance-based criteria developed under subsection (a).

     SEC. 124. METROPOLITAN PLANNING.

       (a) General Requirements.--Section 134(a) is amended by 
     inserting after ``and goods'' the following: ``and foster 
     economic growth and development''.
       (b) Coordination of MPOs.--Section 134(e) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``MPO's'' and 
     inserting ``MPOs'';
       (2) by inserting before ``If'' the following: ``(1) 
     Nonattainment areas.--'';
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Project located in multiple mpos.--If a project is 
     located within the boundaries of more than one metropolitan 
     planning organization, the metropolitan planning 
     organizations shall coordinate plans regarding the 
     project.''; and
       (4) by indenting paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph 
     (2) of this subsection, and aligning such paragraph (1) with 
     paragraph (2), as added by paragraph (3) of this subsection.
       (c) Goals and Objectives of Planning Process.--Section 
     134(f) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Goals and Objectives of Planning Process.--To the 
     extent that the metropolitan planning organization determines 
     appropriate, the metropolitan transportation planning process 
     may include consideration of goals and objectives that--
       ``(1) support the economic vitality of the metropolitan 
     area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, 
     productivity, and efficiency;
       ``(2) increase the safety and security of the 
     transportation system for all users;
       ``(3) increase the accessibility and mobility for people 
     and freight;
       ``(4) protect and enhance the environment, conserve energy, 
     and enhance quality of life;
       ``(5) enhance the integration and connectivity of the 
     transportation system, across and between modes, for people 
     and freight;
       ``(6) promote efficient system utilization and operation; 
     and
       ``(7) preserve and optimize the existing transportation 
     system.

     This subsection shall apply to the development of long-range 
     transportation plans and transportation improvement 
     programs.''.
       (d) Long-Range Plan.--Section 134(g) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``transportation'' after 
     ``long-range'';
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``, at a minimum'' and 
     inserting ``contain, at a minimum, the following'';
       (3) in paragraph (2)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``Identify'' and inserting ``An 
     identification of ''; and
       (B) by striking ``shall consider'' and inserting ``may 
     consider'';
       (4) by striking paragraph (2)(B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) A financial plan that demonstrates how the adopted 
     transportation plan can be implemented, indicates resources 
     from public and private sources that are reasonably expected 
     to be made available to carry out the plan and recommends any 
     additional financing strategies for needed projects and 
     programs. The financial plan may include, for illustrative 
     purposes, additional projects that would be included in the 
     adopted transportation plan if reasonable additional 
     resources beyond those identified in the financial plan were 
     available. For the purpose of developing the transportation 
     plan, the metropolitan planning organization and State shall 
     cooperatively develop estimates of funds that will be 
     available to support plan implementation.'';
       (5) in paragraph (4) by inserting after ``employees,'' the 
     following: ``freight shippers and providers of freight 
     transportation services,''; and
       (6) in paragraph (5) by inserting ``transportation'' before 
     ``plan prepared''.
       (e) Transportation Improvement Program.--Section 134(h) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2 years'' and inserting 
     ``3 years''; and
       (2) by adding at the end of paragraph (2)(B) the following: 
     ``The financial plan may include, for illustrative purposes, 
     additional projects that would be included in the adopted 
     transportation plan if reasonable additional resources beyond 
     those identified in the financial plan were available.''.
       (f) Transportation Management Areas.--Section 134(i) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4) by inserting after ``System'' each 
     place it appears the following: ``, under the high risk road 
     safety program,''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by striking ``(1)'' and inserting ``(A)''; and
       (B) by striking ``(2)'' and inserting ``(B)''.

     SEC. 125. STATEWIDE PLANNING.

       (a) Scope of Planning Process.--Section 135(c) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(c) Scope of the Planning Process.--To the extent that a 
     State determines appropriate, the State may consider goals 
     and objectives in the transportation planning process that--
       ``(1) support the economic vitality of the Nation, its 
     States and metropolitan areas, especially by enabling global 
     competitiveness, productivity and efficiency;
       ``(2) increase the safety and security of the 
     transportation system for all users;
       ``(3) increase the accessibility and mobility for people 
     and freight;
       ``(4) protect and enhance the environment, conserve energy, 
     and enhance the quality of life;
       ``(5) enhance the integration and connectivity of the 
     transportation system, across and between modes throughout 
     the State for people and freight;
       ``(6) promote efficient system utilization and operation; 
     and
       ``(7) preserve and optimize the existing transportation 
     system.''.
       (b) Additional Considerations.--Section 135(d) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Requirements'' 
     and inserting ``Considerations''; and
       (2) by striking ``shall, at a minimum,'' and inserting 
     ``may''.
       (c) Long-Range Plan.--Section 135(e) is amended by 
     inserting after ``representatives,'' the following: ``freight 
     shippers and providers of freight transportation services,''.
       (d) Transportation Improvement Program.--Section 135(f) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting after the second sentence of paragraph (1) 
     the following: ``With respect to nonmetropolitan areas of the 
     State (areas with less than 50,000 population), the program 
     shall be developed by the State, in cooperation with elected 
     officials of affected local governments and elected officials 
     of subdivisions of affected local governments which have 
     jurisdiction over transportation planning, through a process 
     developed by the State which ensures participation by such 
     elected officials.'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) by inserting after 
     ``representatives,'' the following: ``freight shippers and 
     providers of freight transportation services,'';
       (3) in paragraph (2) by inserting before the last sentence 
     the following: ``The program may include, for illustrative 
     purposes, additional projects that would be included in the 
     program if reasonable additional resources were available.'';
       (4) in paragraph (3) by inserting after ``System'' each 
     place it appears the following: ``, under the high risk road 
     safety program,'';
       (5) in the heading to paragraph (4) by striking 
     ``Biennial'' and inserting ``Triennial''; and
       (6) in paragraph (4) by striking ``biennially'' and 
     inserting ``triennially''.
       (e) Participation of Local Elected Officials.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
     effectiveness of the participation of local elected officials 
     in transportation planning and programming. In conducting the 
     study, the Secretary shall consider the degree of cooperation 
     between State, local rural officials, and regional planning 
     and development organizations in different States.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report containing the results of the study with 
     any recommendations the Secretary determines appropriate as a 
     result of the study.

     SEC. 126. ROADSIDE SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) Crash Cushions.--
       (1) Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate and issue 
     a guidance regarding the benefits and safety performance of 
     redirective and nonredirective crash cushions in different 
     road applications, taking into consideration roadway 
     conditions, operating speed limits, the location of the crash 
     cushion in the right-of-way, and any other relevant factors. 
     The guidance shall include recommendations on the most 
     appropriate circumstances for utilization of redirective and 
     nonredirective crash cushions.
       (2) Use of guidance.--States shall use the guidance issued 
     under this subsection in evaluating the safety and cost-
     effectiveness of utilizing different crash cushion designs 
     and determining whether directive or nonredirective crash 
     cushions or other safety appurtenances should be installed at 
     specific highway locations.
       (b) Traffic Flow and Safety Applications of Road 
     Barriers.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
     technologies and methods to enhance safety, streamline 
     construction, and improve capacity by providing positive 
     separation at all times between traffic, equipment, and 
     workers on highway construction projects. The study shall 
     also address how such technologies can be used to improve 
     capacity and safety at those specific highway, bridge, and 
     other appropriate locations where reversible lane, 
     contraflow, and high occupancy vehicle lane operations are 
     implemented during peak traffic periods.
       (2) Factors to consider.--In conducting the study, the 
     Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, uses of positive 
     separation technologies related to--
       (A) separating workers from traffic flow when work is in 
     progress;
       (B) providing additional safe work space by utilizing 
     adjacent and available traffic lanes during off-peak hours;
       (C) rapid deployment to allow for daily or periodic 
     restoring lanes for use by traffic during peak hours as 
     needed;
       (D) mitigating congestion caused by construction by--
       (i) opening all adjacent and available lanes to traffic 
     during peak traffic hours; or
       (ii) use of reversible lanes to optimize capacity of the 
     highway by adjusting to directional traffic flow; and
       (E) permanent use of positive separation technologies to 
     create contraflow or reversible lanes to increase the 
     capacity of congested highways, bridges, and tunnels.

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       (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secreary shall submit a report to 
     Congress on the results of the study. The report shall 
     include findings and recommendations for the use of the 
     identified technologies to provide positive separation on 
     appropriate projects and locations. The Secretary shall 
     provide the report to the States for their use on appropriate 
     projects on the National Highway System and other Federal-aid 
     highways.

     SEC. 127. DISCRETIONARY PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Executive Branch Discretionary Programs.--
       (1) Bridge discretionary program.--The amount set aside by 
     the Secretary under section 144(g)(2) of title 23, United 
     States Code, shall be $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003.
       (2) High cost interstate system reconstruction and 
     improvement program.--The amount the Secretary shall allocate 
     for the high cost Interstate System reconstruction and 
     improvement program under section 160(c)(2) of title 23, 
     United States Code, shall not be more than $100,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
     $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $252,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2001, $252,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $397,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (3) Additional executive branch discretionary programs.--Of 
     amounts made available by section 102(a)(8) of this Act, the 
     following sums shall be available:
       (A) Coordinated border infrastructure and safety program.--
     For the coordinated border infrastructure and safety program 
     under section 116 of this Act $70,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $100,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (B) National corridor planning and development program.--
     For the national corridor planning and development program 
     under section 115 of this Act $50,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $250,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (C) Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal 
     facilities.--For construction of ferry boats and ferry 
     terminal facilities under section 1064 of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 129 
     note; 105 Stat. 2005) $18,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003.
       (D) National scenic byways program.--For the national 
     scenic byway program under section 162 of title 23, United 
     States Code, $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003.
       (E) Variable pricing pilot program.--For the variable 
     pricing pilot program under section 119 of this Act 
     $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $14,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (F) Highway research.--For highway research under sections 
     307, 308, and 325 of title 23, United States Code, 
     $150,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $185,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1999, and $195,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 
     through 2003.
       (G) Transportation education, professional training, and 
     technology deployment.--For transportation education, 
     professional training, and technology deployment under 
     sections 321, 322, and 326 of title 23, United States Code, 
     and section 5505 of title 49, United States Code, $50,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 and $55,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (H) Transportation technology innovation and demonstration 
     program.--For Transportation technology innovation and 
     demonstration program under section 632 of this Act 
     $43,667,000 for fiscal year 1998, $44,667,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, $48,167,000 for fiscal year 2000, $47,717,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $47,967,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $48,217,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (I) Intelligence transportation systems programs.--For 
     intelligence transportation systems programs under subtitle B 
     of title VI of this Act $175,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003.
       (4) Transportation assistance for olympic cities.--There is 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 130 of 
     this Act, relating to transportation assistance for Olympic 
     cities, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003.
       (b) Legislative Branch Discretionary Programs.--Section 104 
     is amended by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k) 
     and by inserting after subsection (i) the following:
       ``(j) High Priority Projects Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of amounts made available by section 
     102(a)(8) of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
     and Equity Act of 1998, $1,025,695,000 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $1,398,675,000 for fiscal year 1999, $1,678,410,000 for 
     fiscal year 2000, $1,678,410,000 for fiscal year 2001, 
     $1,771,655,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $1,771,655,000 for 
     fiscal year 2003 shall be available for high priority 
     projects in accordance with this subsection. Such funds shall 
     remain available until expended.
       ``(2) Authorization of high priority projects.--The 
     Secretary is authorized to carry out high priority projects 
     with funds made available by paragraph (1). Of amounts made 
     available by paragraph (1), the Secretary, subject to 
     paragraph (3), shall make available to carry out each project 
     described in section 127(c) of such Act the amount listed for 
     such project in such section. Any amounts made available by 
     this subsection that are not allocated for projects described 
     in section 127(c) shall be available to the Secretary, 
     subject to paragraph (3), to carry out such other high 
     priority projects as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(3) Allocation percentages.--For each project to be 
     carried out with funds made available by paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) 11 percent of the amount allocated by such section 
     shall be available for obligation beginning in fiscal year 
     1998;
       ``(B) 15 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 1999;
       ``(C) 18 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 2000;
       ``(D) 18 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 2001;
       ``(E) 19 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(F) 19 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 2003.
       ``(4) Federal share.--The Federal share payable on account 
     of any project carried out with funds made available by 
     paragraph (1) shall be 80 percent of the total cost thereof.
       ``(5) Delegation to states.--Subject to the provisions of 
     title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall delegate 
     responsibility for carrying out a project or projects, with 
     funds made available by paragraph (1), to the State in which 
     such project or projects are located upon request of such 
     State.
       ``(6) Advance construction.--When a State which has been 
     delegated responsibility for a project under this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) has obligated all funds allocated under this 
     subsection of such Act for such project; and
       ``(B) proceeds to construct such project without the aid of 
     Federal funds in accordance with all procedures and all 
     requirements applicable to such project, except insofar as 
     such procedures and requirements limit the State to the 
     construction of projects with the aid of Federal funds 
     previously allocated to it;

     the Secretary, upon the approval of the application of a 
     State, shall pay to the State the Federal share of the cost 
     of construction of the project when additional funds are 
     allocated for such project under this subsection and such 
     section 127(c).
       ``(7) Nonapplicability of obligation limitation.--Funds 
     made available by paragraph (1) shall not be subject to any 
     obligation limitation.''.
       (c) High Priority Projects.--Subject to section 104(j)(3) 
     of title 23, United States Code, the amount listed for each 
     high priority project in the following table shall be 
     available (from amounts made available by section 104(j) of 
     such title) for fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry out 
     each such project:

                          [Dollars in Millions]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
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1. Dist. of Col..................  Implement traffic               8.000
                                    signalization, freeway
                                    management and motor
                                    vehicle information
                                    systems, Washington,
                                    D.C....................
2. West Virginia.................  Upgrade US 340 between          6.500
                                    West Virginia/Virginia
                                    State line and the
                                    Charles Town Bypass....
3. New York......................  Construct bridge deck           0.750
                                    over the Metro North
                                    right-of-way along Park
                                    Ave. between E. 188th
                                    and 189th Streets......
4. Oregon........................  Upgrade access road and         1.500
                                    related facilities to
                                    Port Orford, Port
                                    Orford.................
5. Minnesota.....................  Upgrade Perpich Memorial        2.800
                                    from 2 miles south of
                                    Biwabik to CSAH 111....
6. Indiana.......................  Upgrade Route 31 and            7.000
                                    other roads, St. Joseph
                                    and Elkhart Counties...
7. Illinois......................  Upgrade Western Ave.,           0.126
                                    Park Forest............
8. Washington....................  Undertake FAST Corridor        32.000
                                    improvements with the
                                    amounts provided as
                                    follows: $16,000,000 to
                                    construct the North
                                    Duwamish Intermodal
                                    Project, $4,500,000 for
                                    the Port of Tacoma Road
                                    project, $3,000,000 for
                                    the SW Third St./BSNF
                                    project in Auburn,
                                    $2,000,000.............
9. Dist. of Col..................  Implement Geographical         10.000
                                    Information System,
                                    Washington, D.C........
10. New York.....................  Reconstruct Niagara St.,        3.500
                                    Quay St., and 8th St.
                                    including realignment
                                    of Qual St. and 8th
                                    Ave. in Niagara Falls..
11. California...................  Construct the San               0.500
                                    Fernando Valley
                                    Regional Transportation
                                    Hub in Los.............
12. Washington...................  Construct Cross Base            0.500
                                    Corridor, Fort Lewis-
                                    McChord AFB............
13. Illinois.....................  Rehabilitate 95th Street        0.600
                                    between 54th Place and
                                    50th Avenue, Oak Lawn..
14. Virginia.....................  Reconstruct SR 168              8.000
                                    (Battlefield Blvd.) in
                                    Chesapeake.............
15. New York.....................  Construct interchange          13.000
                                    and connector road
                                    using ITS testbed
                                    capabilities at I-90
                                    Exit 8.................

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16. Minnesota....................  Trunk Highway 53 DWP            4.800
                                    railroad bridge
                                    replacement, St. Louis
                                    Co.....................
17. Illinois.....................  Resurface Cicero Ave.           0.610
                                    between 127th St. and
                                    143rd St., Chicago.....
18. Illinois.....................  Undertake improvements          1.000
                                    to 127th Street, Cicero
                                    Avenue and Route 83 to
                                    improve safety and
                                    facilitate traffic
                                    flow, Crestwood........
19. Illinois.....................  Construct I-57                 15.000
                                    interchange, Coles Co..
20. Connecticut..................  Construct Harford               3.520
                                    Riverwalk South,
                                    Hartford...............
21. Virgin Islands...............  Upgrade West-East               8.000
                                    corridor through
                                    Charlotte Amalie.......
22. Connecticut..................  Improve pedestrian and          4.520
                                    bicycle connections
                                    between Union Station
                                    and downtown New London
23. North Carolina...............  Upgrade US 13 (including        1.000
                                    Ahoskie bypass) in
                                    Bertie and Hertford
                                    Counties...............
24. Wisconsin....................  Construct Chippewa Falls        6.000
                                    Bypass.................
25. Mississippi..................  Upgrade Brister Rd.             0.510
                                    between Tutwiler and
                                    Coahoma County line,
                                    Tallahatchie Co........
26. Florida......................  Construct improvements          1.000
                                    to JFK Boulevard,
                                    Eatonville.............
27. Illinois.....................  Reconstruct Greenbriar          1.400
                                    Rd. with construction
                                    of new turn lanes in
                                    vicinity of John A.
                                    Logan College in
                                    Carterville............
28. Connecticut..................  Construct overlook and          3.080
                                    access to Niantic Bay..
29. California...................  Construct sound walls           2.532
                                    along SR23 in Thousand
                                    Oaks...................
30. Mississippi..................  Construct I-20 /Norrell         5.000
                                    Road interchange, Hinds
                                    County.................
31. North Carolina...............  Upgrade I-85,                  26.000
                                    Mecklenburg and
                                    Cabarrus Counties......
32. New Jersey...................  Construct, reconstruct          4.000
                                    and integrate multi-
                                    transportation modes to
                                    establish intermodal
                                    transportation corridor
                                    and center between
                                    Elizabeth and Newark...
33. Texas........................  Road improvements along         2.500
                                    historic mission trails
                                    in San Antonio.........
34. Mississippi..................  Construct Lincoln Road          1.500
                                    extension, Lamar Co....
35. Texas........................  Upgrade JFK Causeway,           3.000
                                    Corpus Christi.........
36. Florida......................  Enhance access to               1.200
                                    Gateway Marketplace
                                    through improvements to
                                    access roads,
                                    Jacksonville...........
37. California...................  Implement traffic               0.500
                                    management
                                    improvements, Grover
                                    Beach..................
38. California...................  Construct Chatsworth            0.492
                                    Depot Bicycle and
                                    Pedestrian Access
                                    project, Los...........
39. California...................  Reconstruct Palos Verdes        0.450
                                    Drive, Palos Verdes
                                    Estates................
40. Wisconsin....................  Construct freeway              20.000
                                    conversion project on
                                    Highway 41 between
                                    Kaukauna and Brown
                                    County Highway F.......
41. California...................  Upgrade Price Canyon            1.100
                                    Road including
                                    construction of bikeway
                                    between San Luis Obispo
                                    and Pismo Beach........
42. Arkansas.....................  Upgrade US Rt. 67,              2.000
                                    Newport to Missouri
                                    State line.............
43. Missouri.....................  Construct extension of          1.200
                                    bike path between
                                    Soulard market area and
                                    Riverfront bike trail
                                    in St. Louis...........
44. Massachusetts................  Construct Greenfield-           0.900
                                    Montague Bikeways,
                                    Franklin Co............
45. Vermont......................  Replace Missisquoi Bay         16.000
                                    Bridge.................
46. California...................  Upgrade Route 4 East in        10.000
                                    Contra Costa Co........
47. Minnesota....................  Construct Phalen Blvd.         13.000
                                    between I-35E and I94..
48. Ohio.........................  Upgrade North Road              1.200
                                    between US 422 and East
                                    Market St., Trumbull
                                    Co.....................
49. Michigan.....................  Construct bike path             5.000
                                    between Mount Clemens
                                    and New Baltimore......
50. Maryland.....................  Upgrade US 29                  12.000
                                    interchange with
                                    Randolph Road,
                                    Montgomery Co..........
51. Texas........................  Construct Texas State           6.400
                                    Highway 49 between FM
                                    1735 to Titus/Morris
                                    Co. line...............
52. Wisconsin....................  Upgrade Marshfield              5.000
                                    Blvd., Marshfield......
53. California...................  Reconstruct the I-710/         16.000
                                    Firestone Blvd.
                                    interchange............
54. Massachusetts................  Construct I-495/Route 2         4.200
                                    interchange east of
                                    existing interchange to
                                    provide access to
                                    commuter rail station,
                                    Littleton..............
55...............................
Maryland.........................  Undertake transportation       13.300
                                    infrastructure
                                    improvements within
                                    Baltimore Empowerment
                                    Zone...................
56. West Virginia................  Preliminary engineering,        2.000
                                    design and construction
                                    of the Orgas to Chelayn
                                    Road, Boone Co.........
57. Minnesota....................  Upgrade CSAH 1 from CSAH        0.480
                                    61 to 0.8 miles north..
58. South Carolina...............  Widen North Main Street,        9.750
                                    Columbia...............
59. Texas........................  Construct                       9.900
                                    circumferential freeway
                                    loop around Texarkana..
60. Texas........................  Upgrade FM517 between           3.856
                                    Owens and FM 3346,
                                    Galveston..............
61. Michigan.....................  Reconstruct Co.Rd. 612          0.910
                                    and Co.Rd. 491,
                                    Montmorency Co.........
62. Ohio.........................  Construct Chesapeake            5.000
                                    Bypass, Lawrence Co....
63. California...................  Construct I-10/Pepper           8.800
                                    Ave. Interchange.......
64. Pennsylvania.................  Construct safety and            8.200
                                    capacity improvements
                                    to Rt. 309 and Old
                                    Packhouse Road
                                    including widening of
                                    Old Packhouse Road
                                    between KidsPeace
                                    National Hospital to
                                    Rt. 309................
65. Iowa.........................  Relocate US 61 to bypass        3.000
                                    Fort Madison...........
66. Rhode Island.................  Install directional             0.300
                                    signs in Newport and
                                    surrounding communities
67. Pennsylvania.................  Construct access to             1.600
                                    Tioga Marine Terminal,
                                    Ports of Philadelphia
                                    and Camden.............
68. New York.....................  Construct bikeway and           2.400
                                    pedestrian trail
                                    improvements, Rochester
69. Ohio.........................  Upgrade U.S. Route 422          4.720
                                    through Girard.........
70. Tennessee....................  State Highway 109               1.840
                                    upgrade planning and
                                    engineering............
71. Virginia.....................  Construct transportation        2.000
                                    demonstration project
                                    utilizing magnetic
                                    levitation technology
                                    along route of `Smart
                                    Road' between
                                    Blacksburg and Roanoke.
72. Massachusetts................  Construct Nowottuck-            4.000
                                    Manhan Bike Trail
                                    connections,
                                    Easthampton, Amherst,
                                    Holyoke, Williamsburg
                                    and Northampton........
73. New Jersey...................  Reconstruct Essex Street        2.500
                                    Bridge, Bergen Co......
74. Illinois.....................  Undertake traffic               1.520
                                    mitigation and
                                    circulation
                                    enhancements, 57th and
                                    Lake Shore Drive.......
75. Alabama......................  Upgrade County Road 39          1.000
                                    between Highway 84 and
                                    Silver Creek Park,
                                    Clarke Co..............
76. Virginia.....................  Construct road                  0.125
                                    improvements, trailhead
                                    and related facilities
                                    for Birch Knob Trail on
                                    Cumberland Mountain....
77. Washington...................  Construct SR 167                1.500
                                    Corridor, Tacoma.......
78. Pennsylvania.................  Construct Johnstown-            1.600
                                    Cambria County Airport
                                    Relocation Road........
79. Mississippi..................  Construct connector             8.500
                                    between US-90 and I-10
                                    in Biloxi..............
80. Alabama......................  Upgrade SR 5 in Bibb Co.        1.700
81. Maryland.....................  Upgrade roads within            3.200
                                    Leakin Park Intermodal
                                    Corridor, Baltimore....
82. Illinois.....................  Construct US Route 67          11.700
                                    bypass project around
                                    Roseville..............
83. Pennsylvania.................  Construct California            1.000
                                    University of
                                    Pennsylvania intermodal
                                    facility...............

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84. Virginia.....................  Planning and design for         1.200
                                    Coalfields Expressway,
                                    Buchanan, Dickenson and
                                    Wise Counties..........
85. Oregon.......................  Design and engineering          0.500
                                    for Tualatin-Sherwood
                                    Bypass.................
86. California...................  Upgrade Route 4 West in        10.000
                                    Contra Costa Co........
87. Connecticut..................  Construct I-95                 26.000
                                    interchange, New Haven.
88. Illinois.....................  Replace Lebanon Ave.            1.000
                                    Bridge and approaches,
                                    Belleville.............
89. Minnesota....................  Upgrade Highway 73 from         3.700
                                    4.5 miles north of
                                    Floodwood to 22.5 miles
                                    north of Floodwood.....
90. Illinois.....................  Reconstruct Mt. Erie            5.290
                                    Blacktop in Mt. Erie...
91. Michigan.....................  Construct grade                 7.000
                                    separation on Sheldon
                                    Road, Plymouth.........
92. Connecticut..................  Construct the US Rt. 7          5.000
                                    bypass project,
                                    Brookfield to New
                                    Milford town line......
93. Mississippi..................  Upgrade Cowan-Lorraine         10.000
                                    Rd. between I-10 and
                                    U.S. 90, Harrison Co...
94. Alabama......................  Construct repairs to            0.600
                                    Pratt Highway Bridge,
                                    Birmingham.............
95. Alabama......................  Initiate work on                8.000
                                    controlled access
                                    highway between I-65
                                    and Mississippi State
                                    line...................
96. Michigan.....................  Upgrade Walton Blvd.            2.000
                                    between Opdyke and
                                    Squirrel, Oakland Co...
97. Michigan.....................  Construct Monroe Rail           6.000
                                    Consolidation Project,
                                    Monroe.................
98. Massachusetts................  Renovate Union Station          7.000
                                    Intermodal
                                    Transportation Center
                                    in Worcester...........
99. Oregon.......................  Construct bike path             0.750
                                    paralleling 42nd Street
                                    to link with existing
                                    bike path, Springfield.
100. California..................  Improve streets and             0.907
                                    related bicycle lane in
                                    Oak Park, Ventura Co...
101. California..................  Construct Arbor Vitae           3.500
                                    Street improvements,
                                    Inglewood..............
102. Mississippi.................  Refurbish Satartia              0.500
                                    Bridge, Yazoo City.....
103. Missouri....................  Upgrade Route 169              14.000
                                    between Smithville and
                                    north of I-435, Clay
                                    Co.....................
104. Illinois....................  Upgrade U.S. 45 between         5.000
                                    Eldorado and Harrisburg
105. Michigan....................  Replace Chevrolet Ave.          1.800
                                    bridge in Genesee Co...
106. Connecticut.................  Reconstruct I-84,               9.470
                                    Hartford...............
107. Massachusetts...............  Improve safety and              2.600
                                    traffic operations on
                                    Main and Green Streets,
                                    Mellrose...............
108. Michigan....................  Design and ROW                  1.500
                                    acquisition for
                                    ``Intertown South''
                                    route of US 31 bypass,.
109. Illinois....................  Undertake improvements          1.000
                                    to Campus
                                    Transportation System..
110. California..................  Improve streets in              1.100
                                    Canoga Park and Reseda
                                    areas, Los Angeles.....
111. Texas.......................  Construct US Rt. 67             7.000
                                    Corridor through San
                                    Angelo.................
112. Illinois....................  Upgrade Bishop Ford             1.500
                                    Expressway/142nd St.
                                    interchange............
113. Texas.......................  Construct Galveston             0.730
                                    Island Causeway
                                    Expansion project,
                                    Galveston..............
114. California..................  Reconstruct Harbor Blvd./       2.000
                                    SR22 Interchange, City
                                    of Garden Grove........
115. Michigan....................  Undertake capital              10.000
                                    improvements to
                                    facilitate traffic
                                    between Lansing and....
116. Virginia....................  Construct Main Street           8.000
                                    Station in Richmond....
117. New York....................  Reconstruct Houston             2.000
                                    Street between Avenue B
                                    to the West Side
                                    Highway, New York City.
118. North Carolina..............  Upgrade US 158                  3.000
                                    (including bypasses of
                                    Norlina, Macon and
                                    Littleton) in Halifax
                                    and Warren Counties....
119. New York....................  Construct access road           3.000
                                    and entranceway
                                    improvments to airport
                                    in Niagara Falls.......
120. New Jersey..................  Upgrade Baldwin Ave.            4.000
                                    intersection to
                                    facilitate access to
                                    waterfront and ferry,
                                    Weehawken..............
121. Massachusetts...............  Undertake vehicular and         2.080
                                    pedestrian movement
                                    improvments within
                                    Central Business
                                    District of Foxborough.
122. California..................  Construct I-680HOV lanes        7.000
                                    between Marina Vista
                                    toll plaza to North
                                    Main Street, Martinez
                                    to Walnut Creek........
123. Michigan....................  Improvements to Card            1.300
                                    Road between 21 mile
                                    road and 23 mile road
                                    in Macomb Co...........
124. Michigan....................  Upgrade (all weather) on        1.700
                                    US 2, US 41, and M 35..
125. Oregon......................  Relocate and rebuild            1.600
                                    intersection of Highway
                                    101 and Highway 105,
                                    Clatsop Co.............
126. New York....................  Undertake Linden Place          7.000
                                    reconstruction project,
                                    Queens.................
127. Texas.......................  Construct Houston Street        5.500
                                    Viaduck project in
                                    Dallas.................
128. Iowa........................  Improve US 65/IA 5              5.000
                                    interchange, Polk Co...
129. Texas.......................  Construct segment              16.000
                                    located south of U.S.
                                    209 in Travis County of
                                    a bypass to I-35 known
                                    as SH-130 only on a
                                    route running east of
                                    Decker Lake............
130. Illinois....................  Rehabilitate Timber             0.140
                                    Bridge over Little
                                    Muddy River and
                                    approach roadway, Perry
                                    Co.....................
131. Connecticut.................  Reconstruct cross road          2.000
                                    over I-95, Waterford...
132. Minnesota...................  Construct pedestrian            0.600
                                    overpass on Highway
                                    169, Mille Lacs
                                    Reservation............
133. Hawaii......................  Upgrade Kaumualili             10.000
                                    Highway................
134. Massachusetts...............  Undertake improvements          3.000
                                    to South Station
                                    Intermodal Station.....
135. Illinois....................  Construct Marina Access         1.000
                                    Road, East Chicago.....
136. Massachusetts...............  Reconstruct North               1.000
                                    Street, Fitchburg......
137. Virginia....................  Replace Shore Drive             4.000
                                    Bridge over Petty Lake,
                                    Norfolk................
138. New Jersey..................  Upgrade Urban University        9.700
                                    Heights Connector,
                                    Newark.................
139. California..................  Implement City of               5.800
                                    Compton traffic signal
                                    systems improvements...
140. California..................  Undertake San Pedro             1.500
                                    Bridge project at SR 1,
                                    Pacifica...............
141. Texas.......................  Construct grade                16.000
                                    separations in
                                    Manchester.............
142. Minnesota...................  Upgrade TH6 between             1.200
                                    Talmoon to Bowstring
                                    River..................
143. North Carolina..............  Construct US Route 17,          0.500
                                    Elizabeth City Bypass..
144. Pennsylvania................  Undertake transportation        7.000
                                    enhancement activities
                                    within the Lehigh
                                    Landing Area of the
                                    Delaware and Lehigh
                                    Canal National Heritage
                                    Corridor...............
145. Texas.......................  Upgrade State Highway 24        5.000
                                    from Commerce to State
                                    Highway 19 north of
                                    Cooper.................
146. California..................  Reconstruct I-215 and           2.750
                                    construct HOV lanes
                                    between 2nd Street and
                                    9th Street, San
                                    Bernardino.............
147. California..................  Undertake safety                2.800
                                    enhancements along
                                    Monterey County
                                    Railroad highway grade,
                                    Monterey Co............
148. Michigan....................  Upgrade I-94 between M-         8.000
                                    39 and I-69............
149. Michigan....................  Widen and make                  5.000
                                    improvements to Baldwin
                                    and Joslyn Roads,
                                    Oakland Co.............
150. Arkansas....................  Construct Geyer Springs         1.000
                                    RR grade separation,
                                    Little Rock............
151. New Jersey..................  Construct Route 4/17            8.500
                                    interchange in Paramus.
152. West Virginia...............  Upgrade US Rt. 35              35.000
                                    between I-64 and South
                                    Buffalo Bridge.........
153. Alabama.....................  Construct enhancements          0.800
                                    along 12th Street
                                    between State Highway
                                    11 and Baptist
                                    Princeton Hospital,
                                    Birmingham.............
154. Pennsylvania................  Construct Independence          6.000
                                    Gateway Transportation
                                    Center project,
                                    Philadelphia...........
155. Minnesota...................  Implement Trunk Highway        15.300
                                    8 Corridor projects,
                                    Chisago Co.............
156. Missouri....................  Construct extension of          0.800
                                    bike path between
                                    Soulard market area and
                                    Riverfront bike trail
                                    in St. Louis...........
157. Mississippi.................  Upgrade Goose Pond              0.200
                                    Subdivision Roads,
                                    Tallahatchie Co........

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158. Iowa........................  Construct controlled           14.925
                                    access four-lane
                                    highway between Des
                                    Moines and Burlington..
159. Maryland....................  Construct improvements          3.200
                                    to Route 50 interchange
                                    with Columbia Pike,
                                    Prince Georges Co......
160. Tennessee...................  Construct Landport              8.000
                                    regional transportation
                                    hub, Nashville.........
161. California..................  Construct San Francisco        12.500
                                    Regional Intermodal
                                    Terminal...............
162. Texas.......................  Relocate railroad tracks        6.000
                                    to eliminate road
                                    crossings, and provide
                                    for the rehabilitation
                                    of secondary roads
                                    providing access to
                                    various parts of the
                                    Port and the
                                    construction of new
                                    connecting roads to
                                    access new
                                    infrastructure safely
                                    and efficiently, Bro...
163. Massachusetts...............  Replace Brightman Street       13.640
                                    bridge in Fall River...
164. California..................  Construct Alameda              12.750
                                    Corridor East project..
165. Georgia.....................  Upgrade US Rt. 27.......       10.000
166. Michigan....................  Upgrade Davison Rd.             4.500
                                    between Belsay and
                                    Irish Roads, Genessee
                                    Co.....................
167. Pennsylvania................  Upgrade PA 228 (Crows           7.200
                                    Run Corridor)..........
168. Maine.......................  Replace Singing Bridge          1.000
                                    across Taunton Bay.....
169. California..................  Roadway improvements to         1.000
                                    provide access to
                                    Hansen Dam Recreation
                                    Area in Los Angeles....
170. Pennsylvania................  Construct Rt. 819/Rt.          14.400
                                    119 interchange between
                                    Mt. Pleasant and
                                    Scottdale..............
171. Massachusetts...............  Reconstruct Huntington          4.000
                                    Ave. in Boston.........
172. Ohio........................  Replace McCuffey Road           3.360
                                    Bridge, Mahoning Co....
173. Michigan....................  Upgrade Rochester Road         12.300
                                    between I-75 and
                                    Torpsey St.............
174. California..................  Rehabilitate Artesia            4.000
                                    Blvd...................
175. Illinois....................  Construct improvements          5.200
                                    to McKinley Bridge over
                                    Mississippi River with
                                    terminus points in
                                    Venice, Illinois, and
                                    St. Louis, Missouri....
176. Maine.......................  Construct I-295                 4.500
                                    connector, Portland....
177. Maine.......................  Studies and planning for        4.000
                                    reconstruction of East-
                                    West Highway...........
178. Illinois....................  Reconstruct Claire              0.330
                                    Blvd., Robbins.........
179. Pennsylvania................  Upgrade PA Route 21,            7.000
                                    Fayette and Greene
                                    Counties...............
180. California..................  Construct VC Campus             8.000
                                    Parkway Loop System in
                                    Merced.................
181. Massachusetts...............  Replace deck of Chain           1.012
                                    Bridge over Merrimack
                                    River..................
182. New York....................  Construct Edgewater Road       12.000
                                    Dedicated Truck Route..
183. Illinois....................  Construct Raney Street          4.400
                                    Overpass in Effingham..
184. Pennsylvania................  Replace Masontown               7.000
                                    bridge, Fayette and
                                    Greene Counties........
185. Pennsylvania................  Upgrade US Rt. 22,             10.200
                                    Chickory Mountain
                                    section................
186. Michigan....................  Upgrade Lalie St.,              0.360
                                    Frenchtown Rd., and
                                    Penshee Rd., Ironwood..
187. South Carolina..............  Upgrade US Highway 301          2.950
                                    within Bamberg.........
188. Arizona.....................  Construct Veterans'            15.000
                                    Memorial overpass in
                                    Pima Co................
189. Michigan....................  Replace Chalk Hills             0.400
                                    Bridge over Menominee
                                    River..................
190. Michigan....................  Construct intermodal           24.000
                                    freight terminal in
                                    Wayne Co...............
191. Oregon......................  Replace grade crossing          6.710
                                    with separated crossing
                                    and related
                                    improvements, Linn Co..
192. California..................  Reconstruct State Route        10.000
                                    81 (Sierra Ave.) and I-
                                    10 Interchange in
                                    Fontana................
193. California..................  Construct four-lane             3.000
                                    highway facility
                                    (Hollister Bypass), San
                                    Benito Co..............
194. Maine.......................  Construct new bridge            8.000
                                    over Kennebee River
                                    (Carlton Bridge
                                    replacement)...........
195. Oregon......................  Upgrade I-5/Highway 217         7.000
                                    interchange, Portland..
196. American Samoa..............  Upgrade village roads on       11.000
                                    Tutilla Island,
                                    American Samoa.........
197. New Jersey..................  Eliminate Berlin Circle         8.000
                                    and signalize
                                    intersection in Camden.
198. New York....................  Implement Melrose               1.000
                                    Commons geographic
                                    information system.....
199. Pennsylvania................  Reconstruct Lover               5.000
                                    Interchange on I-70,
                                    Washington Co..........
200. Virginia....................  Aquire land and                 0.200
                                    construct segment of
                                    Daniel Boone Heritage
                                    Trail (Kane Gap
                                    section), Jefferson
                                    National Forest........
201. California..................  Construct Sacramento            4.000
                                    Intermodal Station.....
202. New York....................  Construct intermodal            7.250
                                    facility in New
                                    Rochelle, Westchester
                                    Co.....................
203. New York....................  Reconstruct 79th Street         9.000
                                    Traffic Circle, New
                                    York City..............
204. Pennsylvania................  Extend North Delaware           5.200
                                    Ave. between Lewis St.
                                    and Orthodox St.,
                                    Philadelphia...........
205. Missouri....................  Upgrade Route MO291             2.000
                                    Connector..............
206. Pennsylvania................  Upgrade US Rt. 119              6.400
                                    between Homer City and
                                    Blairsville............
207. West Virginia...............  Relocate segment of             8.000
                                    Route 33 (Scott Miller
                                    Bypass), Roane Co......
208. Missouri....................  Construct on intermodal         1.600
                                    center at Missouri
                                    Botanical Garden.......
209. Maine.......................  Rehabilitate Piscataqua         5.250
                                    River bridges, Kittery.
210. Wisconsin...................  Upgrade STH 29 between          6.000
                                    IH 94 and Chippewa
                                    Falls..................
211. Illinois....................  Extend and reconstruct          5.690
                                    roadways through
                                    industrial corridor in
                                    Alton..................
212. New Jersey..................  Construct road from the         3.000
                                    Military Ocean Terminal
                                    to the Port Jersey
                                    Pier, Bayonne..........
213. Missouri....................  Relocate and reconstruct       40.000
                                    Route 21 between Schenk
                                    Rd. to Town of DeSoto..
214. Michigan....................  Improve drainage on 6th         0.150
                                    Street in Menominee....
215. Pennsylvania................  Reconstruct and widen US       25.000
                                    Rt. 222 to four-lane
                                    expressway between
                                    Lancaster/Berks County
                                    line and Grings Mill
                                    Rd. and construction of
                                    Warren Street
                                    extenstion in Reading..
216. New Jersey..................  Relocate and complete           8.000
                                    construction of new
                                    multi-modal facility,
                                    Weehawken..............
217. Arkansas....................  Construct North Belt            7.000
                                    Freeway................
218. California..................  Rehabilitate pavement           1.500
                                    throughout Santa
                                    Barbara Co.............
219. Virginia....................  Repair historic wooden          2.050
                                    bridges along portion
                                    of Virginia Creeper
                                    Trail maintained by
                                    Town of Abingdon.......
220. Arizona.....................  Reconstruct I-19, East         10.000
                                    Side Frontage Road,
                                    Ruby Road to Rio Rico
                                    Drive, Nogales.........
221. Massachusetts...............  Conduct planning and            0.800
                                    engineering for
                                    connector route between
                                    I-95 and industrial/
                                    business park,
                                    Attleboro..............
222. Georgia.....................  Undertake Perimeter             0.100
                                    Central Parkway
                                    Overpass project and
                                    Ashford Dunwoody
                                    interchange
                                    improvements at I-285,
                                    DeKalb Co..............
223. Ohio........................  Construct Wilmington            5.000
                                    Bypass, Wilmington.....
224. Illinois....................  Construct Western               0.925
                                    Springs Pedestrian and
                                    Tunnel project, Cook
                                    Co.....................
225. Minnesota...................  Upgrade Cass County Road        0.960
                                    105 and Crow Wing
                                    County Road 125, East
                                    Gull Lake..............
226. Michigan....................  Upgrade H-58 within             5.600
                                    Pictured Rocks National
                                    Lakeshore..............
227. California..................  Reconstruct and widen           3.250
                                    Mission Road, Alhambra.
228. Texas.......................  Reconstruct and widen I-        8.000
                                    35 between North of
                                    Georgetown at Loop 418
                                    to US Rt. 190..........
229. Florida.....................  Construct access road to        1.000
                                    St. Johns Ave.
                                    Industrial Park........
230. Illinois....................  Intersection                    1.740
                                    improvements at 79th
                                    and Stoney Island
                                    Blvd., Chicago.........
231. Michigan....................  Construct Tawas Beach           2.200
                                    Road/US 23 interchange
                                    improvements, East
                                    Tawas..................
232. Pennsylvania................  Construct Lawrenceville        10.000
                                    Industrial Access Road.

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233. Maryland....................  Construct intersection          3.000
                                    improvements to
                                    facilitate access to
                                    NSA facility, Anne
                                    Arundel Co.............
234. California..................  Upgrade Del Almo                5.000
                                    Boulevard at I-405.....
235. Minnesota...................  Reconstruct and replace        13.000
                                    I-494 Wakota Bridge
                                    from South St. Paul to
                                    Newport, and approaches
236. Tennessee...................  Construct separated             0.323
                                    grade crossing at US 41
                                    and US 231,
                                    Murfreesboro...........
237. Michigan....................  Construct four-lane             3.700
                                    boulevard from Dixie
                                    Highway to Walton
                                    Blvd., Oakland Co......
238. New York....................  Reconstruct Mamaroneck          4.500
                                    Ave., White Plains,
                                    Harrison and Mamaroneck
239. Texas.......................  Upgrade FM 1764 between         3.000
                                    FM 646 to State Highway
                                    6......................
240. Texas.......................  Construct ramp                  8.000
                                    connection between
                                    Hammet St. to Highway
                                    54 ramp to provide
                                    access to I-10 in El
                                    Paso...................
241. New York....................  Undertake studies,             32.000
                                    planning, engineering,
                                    design and construction
                                    of a tunnel alternative
                                    to reconstruction of
                                    existing elvated
                                    expressway (Gowanus
                                    tunnel project)........
242. New York....................  Rehabilitate segment of         1.470
                                    Henry Hudson Parkway
                                    between Washington
                                    Bridge and Dyckman St.,
                                    New York City..........
243. Illinois....................  Construct bicycle/              6.000
                                    pedestrian trail
                                    parallel to light rail
                                    transit system in St.
                                    Clair Co...............
244. Indiana.....................  Extend SR 149 between SR        5.900
                                    130 to US Rt. 30,
                                    Valparaiso.............
245. Connecticut.................  Construct Greenmanville         8.400
                                    Ave. streetscape
                                    extension, including
                                    feasibility study, in
                                    towns of Groton,
                                    Stonington and Mystic..
246. Illinois....................  Reconstruct Broad Street        0.350
                                    between Maple St. to
                                    Sixth St., Evansville..
247. New York....................  Construct Mineola and          16.000
                                    Hicksville Intermodal
                                    Centers in Nassau Co...
248. Colorado....................  Construct intermodal            3.000
                                    center at Stapleton,
                                    Denver.................
249. New Jersey..................  Undertake improvements         16.000
                                    associated with the
                                    South Amboy Regional
                                    Intermodal Center......
250. Michigan....................  Extend Trowbridge Road          2.500
                                    from Harrison Rd. to
                                    Red Cedar Rd...........
251. Massachusetts...............  Construct improvements          2.400
                                    to North Main St. in
                                    Worcester..............
252. Tennessee...................  Upgrade SR 96 between           3.600
                                    Arno Rd. and SR 252,
                                    Williamson Co..........
253. Louisiana...................  Extend Howard Avenue to         8.000
                                    Union Passenger
                                    Terminal, New Orleans..
254. California..................  Construct bike path             3.000
                                    between Sepulveda Basin
                                    Recreation Area and
                                    Warner Center/Canoga
                                    Park, Los Angeles......
255. New York....................  Upgrade Route 17 between       16.800
                                    Five Mile Point and
                                    Occanum, Broome Co.....
256. Ohio........................  Upgrade US Rt. 33               5.000
                                    between vicinity of
                                    Haydenville to
                                    Floodwood (Nelsonville
                                    Bypass)................
257. Oregon......................  Construct passing lande         6.800
                                    on Highway 58 between
                                    Kitson Ridge Road and
                                    Mile Post 47, Lane Co..
258. Michigan....................  Upgrade East Jordon             0.170
                                    Road, Boyne City.......
259. California..................  Reconstruct Tennessee           1.000
                                    Valley Bridge, Marin
                                    Co.....................
260. Illinois....................  Improve access to 93rd          3.000
                                    Street Station, Chicago
261. California..................  Construct I-580                13.200
                                    interchange, Livermore.
262. California..................  Construct San Diego and        10.000
                                    Arizona Eastern
                                    Intermodal Yard........
263. Michigan....................  Apply ITS technologies          3.700
                                    relating to traffic
                                    control, Lansing.......
264. California..................  Construct Palisades             8.000
                                    Bluff Stabilization
                                    project, Santa Monica..
265. Rhode Island................  Upgrade pedestrian              0.100
                                    traffic facilities,
                                    Bristol................
266. Rhode Island................  Implement transportation        0.200
                                    alternative relating to
                                    Court Street Bridge,
                                    Woonsocket.............
267. California..................  Upgrade Industrial              0.600
                                    Parkway Southwest
                                    between Whipple Rd. and
                                    improved segment of the
                                    parkway, Hayward.......
268. Missouri....................  Replace bridge on Route         1.000
                                    92, Platte Co..........
269. Ohio........................  Upgrade Western Reserve         5.600
                                    Road, Mahoning Co......
270. Ohio........................  Upgrade SR 124 between          5.000
                                    Five Points and
                                    Ravenswood Bridge,
                                    Meigs Co...............
271. Illinois....................  Undertake streetscaping         1.150
                                    between Damden and
                                    Halsted................
272. Illinois....................  Construct improvements          3.500
                                    to New Era Road,
                                    Carbondale.............
273. New York....................  Construct access               12.000
                                    improvements to Port of
                                    Rochester Harbor,
                                    Rochester..............
274. Rhode Island................  Reconstruct interchanges        0.445
                                    on Rt. 116 between Rt.
                                    146 and Ashton Viaduct,
                                    Lincoln................
275. West Virginia...............  Preliminary engineering         1.000
                                    and design for access
                                    road to proposed
                                    location of regional
                                    airport, Lincoln Co....
276. Massachusetts...............  Upgrade Route 2 between         4.000
                                    Philipston and
                                    Greenfield.............
277. Ohio........................  Construct grade                14.000
                                    separations at Front
                                    Street and Bagley Road,
                                    Berea..................
278. Pennsylvania................  Relocate PA 18 between          1.400
                                    9th Ave. and 32nd St.,
                                    Beaver Falls...........
279. California..................  Construct bike paths,           0.625
                                    Thousand Oaks..........
280. Oregon......................  Construct right-of-way          1.282
                                    improvements to provide
                                    improved pedestrian
                                    access to MAX light
                                    rail, Gresham..........
281. Louisiana...................  Reconstruct I-10 and            8.000
                                    Ryan Street access
                                    ramps and frontage
                                    street improvements,
                                    Lake Charles...........
282. California..................  Upgrade SR 92/El Camino         3.700
                                    interchange, San Mateo.
283. Massachusetts...............  Construct Housatonic-           4.000
                                    Hoosic bicycle network.
284. Texas.......................  Upgrade SH 30,                  2.500
                                    Huntsville.............
285. Connecticut.................  Replace bridges over            6.550
                                    Harbor Brook, Meriden..
286. Indiana.....................  Extend SR 149 between SR        1.000
                                    130 to US Rt. 30.......
287. West Virginia...............  Construct improvements          0.200
                                    on WV 9 including
                                    turning lane and
                                    signalization, Berkely
                                    Co.....................
288. Arkansas....................  Upgrade Highway 63,            12.000
                                    Marked Tree to Lake
                                    David..................
289. Dist. of Col................  Conduct studies and             1.000
                                    related activities
                                    pertaining to proposed
                                    intermodal
                                    transportation Center,
                                    D.C....................
290. Ohio........................  Undertake improvements          0.900
                                    to Valley Street,
                                    Dayton.................
291. Texas.......................  Construct US Expressway         7.500
                                    77/83 interchange,
                                    Harlingen..............
292. Texas.......................  Construct Loop 197,             4.290
                                    Galveston..............
293. Minnesota...................  Upgrade Highway 53              2.000
                                    between Virginia and
                                    Cook...................
294. California..................  Upgrade intersection of        10.000
                                    Folsom Blvd. and Power
                                    Inn Rd., Sacramento....
295. California..................  Reconstruct Grand Avenue        0.500
                                    between Elm Street and
                                    Halcyon Road, Arroyo
                                    Grande.................
296. New York....................  Construct intermodal           10.250
                                    facility in Yonkers,
                                    Westchester Co.........
297. Massachusetts...............  Construct bike path             1.700
                                    between Rt. 16
                                    (Everett) to Lynn
                                    Oceanside..............
298. Oregon......................  Design and engineering          0.300
                                    for intermodal
                                    transportation center,
                                    Astoria................
299. California..................  Construct Port of               8.000
                                    Oakland intermodal
                                    terminal...............
300. Indiana.....................  Upgrade County roads in         7.000
                                    LaPorte County.........
301. Alabama.....................  Replace bridge over             3.000
                                    Tombigbee River,
                                    Naheola................
302. Virginia....................  Construct access road           1.700
                                    and related facilities
                                    for Fisher Peak
                                    Mountain Music
                                    Interpretive Center on
                                    Blue Ridge Parkway.....
303. Colorado....................  Reconstruct and upgrade        13.000
                                    I-70/I-25 Interchange,
                                    Denver.................

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304. Alabama.....................  Construct improvements          1.000
                                    to 41st Street between
                                    1st Ave. South and
                                    Airport Highway,
                                    Birmingham.............
305. New York....................  Replace Route 28 bridge         3.200
                                    over NY State Thruway,
                                    Ulster Co..............
306. Minnesota...................  Reconstruct SE Main Ave./       4.000
                                    I-94 interchange,
                                    Moorhead...............
307. Indiana.....................  Construct Gary Marina          10.000
                                    access road (Buffington
                                    Harbor)................
308. Washington..................  Undertake SR 166 slide          6.500
                                    repair.................
309. Oregon......................  Construct bike path             0.230
                                    between Main Street/
                                    Highway 99 in Cottage
                                    Grove to Row River
                                    Trail, Cottage Grove...
310. Minnesota...................  Upgrade 10th Street             1.500
                                    South, St. Cloud.......
311. Missouri....................  Construct Grand Ave.            2.200
                                    viaduct over Mill Creek
                                    Valley in St. Louis....
312. Missouri....................  Construct Strother Rd./I-       8.000
                                    470 interchange,
                                    Jackson Co.............
313. Wisconsin...................  Upgrade U.S. 51 between         5.000
                                    I-90/94 to northern
                                    Wisconsin..............
314. Virginia....................  Construct trailhead and         0.250
                                    related facilities and
                                    restore old Whitetop
                                    Train Station at
                                    terminus of Virginia
                                    Creeper Trail adjacent
                                    to Mount Rogers
                                    National Recreation
                                    Area...................
315. Oregon......................  Reconstruct Lovejoy             7.718
                                    ramp, Portland.........
316. Michigan....................  Rehabilitate Lincoln            0.170
                                    St., Negaunee..........
317. New York....................  Construct full access           6.000
                                    controlled expressway
                                    along NY Route 17 at
                                    Parkville, Sullivan Co.
318. Texas.......................  Construct extension of          1.000
                                    Bay Area Blvd..........
319. California..................  Construct pedestrian            0.500
                                    boardwalk between
                                    terminus of Pismo
                                    Promenade at Pismo
                                    Creek and Grande Avenue
                                    in Gover Beach.........
320. Michigan....................  Construct deceleration          0.020
                                    lane in front of 4427
                                    Wilder Road, Bay City..
321. Massachusetts...............  Construct Arlington to          1.000
                                    Boston Bike Path.......
322. Virginia....................  Undertake access                2.000
                                    improvements for
                                    Freemason Harbor
                                    Development Initiative,
                                    Norfolk................
323. Oregon......................  Construct bike path             0.808
                                    along Willamette River,
                                    Corvallis..............
324. California..................  Upgrade Highway 99             14.300
                                    between State Highway
                                    70 and Lincoln Rd.,
                                    Sutter Co..............
325. Texas.......................  Construct US 77/83              3.000
                                    Expressway extension,
                                    Brownsville............
326. Ohio........................  Undertake improvements          2.080
                                    to open Federal Street
                                    to traffic, Youngstown.
327. Massachusetts...............  Upgrade I-495                  14.480
                                    interchange 17 and
                                    related improvements
                                    including along Route
                                    140....................
328. Indiana.....................  Undertake safety and            2.000
                                    mobility improvements
                                    involving street and
                                    street crossings and
                                    Conrail line, Elkhart..
329. Illinois....................  Reconstruct interchange        34.265
                                    at I-294, 127th St. and
                                    Cicero Ave. with new
                                    ramps to the Tri-State
                                    Tollway, Alsip.........
330. Minnesota...................  Construct TH 1 east of          0.240
                                    Northome including
                                    bicycle/pedestrian
                                    trail..................
331. Missouri....................  Construct Jefferson Ave.       11.000
                                    viaduct over Mill Creek
                                    Valley in St. Louis....
332. Ohio........................  Construct connector road        5.680
                                    between North Road and
                                    SR46, Trumbull Co......
333. Oregon......................  Repair bridge over Rogue       10.000
                                    River, Gold Beach......
334. Tennessee...................  Construct I-40/SR 155           9.000
                                    interchange, Davidson..
335. Pennsylvania................  Upgrade I-95 between           29.000
                                    Lehigh Ave. and
                                    Columbia Ave. and
                                    improvements to Girard
                                    Ave./I-95 interchange,
                                    Philadelphia...........
336. Massachusetts...............  Construct Hyannis               3.200
                                    Intermodal
                                    Transportation Center,
                                    Hyannis................
337. New York....................  Reconstruct 127th Street        1.470
                                    viaduct, New York City.
338. California..................  Construct bicycle path,         0.136
                                    Westlake Village.......
339. California..................  Upgrade Osgood Road             2.000
                                    between Washington
                                    Blvd. and South Grimmer
                                    Blvd., Freemont........
340. Tennessee...................  Upgrade Briley Parkway          9.000
                                    between I-40 and
                                    Opreyland..............
341. Minnesota...................  Construct Gunflint              0.800
                                    Realignment project,
                                    Grand Marais...........
342. Maryland....................  Construct Baltimore             8.000
                                    Washington Parkway to
                                    Route 197, Prince
                                    Georges Co.............
343. Virgin Islands..............  Construct bypass around         8.000
                                    Christiansted..........
344. Dist. of Col................  Rehabilitate Theodore          10.000
                                    Roosevelt Memorial
                                    Bridge.................
345. California..................  Construct Los Angeles           8.750
                                    County Gateway Cities
                                    NHS Access.............
346. South Carolina..............  Construct pedestrian            0.800
                                    walkway and safety
                                    improvements along SC
                                    277, Richland Co.......
347. Ohio........................  Upgrade US Rt. 35               5.000
                                    between vicinity of
                                    Chillicothe to Village
                                    of Richmond Dale.......
348. California..................  Extend 7th St. between F        2.000
                                    St. and North 7th St.,
                                    Sacramento.............
349. Illinois....................  Construct I-64/North            4.800
                                    Greenmount Rd.
                                    interchange, St. Clair
                                    Co.....................
350. Texas.......................  Construct 6th and 7th           0.500
                                    Street overpass over
                                    railroad yard,
                                    Brownsville............
351. Iowa........................  Construct four-lane            11.100
                                    expressway between Des
                                    Moines and Marshalltown
352. Michigan....................  Construct route                 3.600
                                    improvements along
                                    Washington Ave. between
                                    Janes Ave. to Johnson
                                    St. and East Genesee
                                    Ave. between Saginaw
                                    River and Janes Ave.,
                                    Saginaw................
353. Minnesota...................  Construct pedestrian            0.707
                                    bridge over TH 169 in
                                    Elk River..............
354. Michigan....................  Reconstruct I-75/M-57          14.000
                                    interchange............
355. Virginia....................  Upgrade Danville Bypass         4.000
                                    in Pittsylvania........
356. Massachusetts...............  Reconstruct Route 126           4.700
                                    and replace bridge
                                    spanning Route 9, Town
                                    of Framingham..........
357. Alabama.....................  Construct improvements          0.900
                                    to 19th Street between
                                    I-59 and Tuxedo
                                    Junction, Birmingham...
358. Ohio........................  Restore Main and First          0.450
                                    Streets to two-way
                                    traffic, Miamisburg....
359. Texas.......................  Upgrade FM225,                  4.000
                                    Nacogdoches............
360. California..................  Construct railroad at-          0.500
                                    grade crossings, San
                                    Leandro................
361. Pennsylvania................  Improve walking and             2.800
                                    biking trails between
                                    Easton and Lehigh Gorge
                                    State Park within the
                                    Delaware and Lehigh
                                    Canal National Heritage
                                    Corridor...............
362. Massachusetts...............  Environmental studies,          2.000
                                    preliminary engineering
                                    and design of North-
                                    South Connector in
                                    Pittsfield to improve
                                    access to I-90.........
363. Oregon......................  Upgrade Naito Parkway,          1.500
                                    Portland...............
364. Pennsylvania................  Make safety improvements        7.000
                                    on PA Rt. 61
                                    (Dusselfink Safety
                                    Project) between Rt.
                                    183 in Cressona and SR
                                    0215 in Mount Carbon...
365. New York....................  Capital improvements for       14.000
                                    the car float
                                    operations in Brooklyn,
                                    New York, for the New
                                    York City Economic
                                    Development Corp.......
366. California..................  Construct Backbone Trail        0.200
                                    through Santa Monica
                                    National Recreation
                                    Area...................
367. Massachusetts...............  Reconstruct Greenfield          2.500
                                    Road, Montague.........
368. North Dakota................  Upgrade U.S. Route 52           2.400
                                    between Donnybrook and
                                    US Route 2.............
369. Pennsylvania................  Construct Philadelphia          8.000
                                    Intermodal Gateway
                                    Project at 30th St.
                                    Station................
370. Hawaii......................  Construct Kapaa Bypass..       10.000
371. Missouri....................  Construct bike/                 0.800
                                    pedestrian path between
                                    Delmar Metrolink
                                    Station and University
                                    City loop business
                                    district in St. Louis..
372. Hawaii......................  Replace Sand Island             1.000
                                    tunnel with bridge.....
373. Missouri....................  Improve safety and              8.000
                                    traffic flow on Rt. 13
                                    through Clinton........
374. California..................  Construct improvements          0.368
                                    to Moorpark/Highway 101
                                    interchange, Bouchard/
                                    Highway 101 interchange
                                    and associated street
                                    improvements, Thousand
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375. Texas.......................  Construct extension of          1.800
                                    West Austin Street (FM
                                    2609) between Old Tyler
                                    Road and Loop 224,
                                    Nacogdoches............
376. Washington..................  Construct passenger             5.000
                                    ferry to serve
                                    Southworth-Seattle.....
377. Hawaii......................  Construct interchange at       20.000
                                    junction of proposed
                                    North-South road and H-
                                    1......................
378. South Carolina..............  Construct I-95/I-26            12.000
                                    interchange, Orangeburg
                                    Co.....................
379. Ohio........................  Upgrade SR 46 between           3.520
                                    Mahoning Ave. and Salt
                                    Springs Rd., Mahoning
                                    and Trumbull Counties..
380. California..................  Rehabilitate Highway 1          0.500
                                    in Guadalupe...........
381. Massachusetts...............  Construct Great River           2.000
                                    Bridge improvements,
                                    Westfield..............
382. Maine.......................  Studies and planning for        1.500
                                    extension of I-95......
383. Michigan....................  Widen Arch St., Negaunee        0.080
384. Texas.......................  Construct Concord Road          8.500
                                    Widening project,
                                    Beaumont...............
385. Massachusetts...............  Construct accessibility         4.000
                                    improvments to Charles
                                    Street T Station,
                                    Boston.................
386. Oregon......................  Purchase and install            4.500
                                    emitters and receiving
                                    equipment to facilitate
                                    movement of emergency
                                    and transit vehicles at
                                    key arterial
                                    intersections, Portland
387. Pennsylvania................  Construct bicycle and           0.180
                                    pedestrian facility
                                    between Boston Bridge
                                    and McKee Point Park,
                                    Allegheny Co...........
388. Oregon......................  Restore transportation          0.700
                                    connection between
                                    Wauna, Astoria and Port
                                    of Astoria.............
389. Pennsylvania................  Construct Wexford I-79/         1.100
                                    SR 910 Interchange,
                                    Allegheny Co...........
390. Minnesota...................  Undertake improvements          5.200
                                    to Hennepin County
                                    Bikeway................
391. New Jersey..................  Construct New Jersey            3.000
                                    Exit 13A Flyover
                                    (extension of Kapkowsk
                                    Rd. to Trumbull St.)...
392. Texas.......................  Implement `Hike and             8.000
                                    Bike' trail program,
                                    Houston................
393. Puerto Rico.................  Upgrade PR 30 between PR        8.000
                                    203 in Gurabo to PR 31
                                    in Juncos..............
394. Illinois....................  Planning, engineering          10.310
                                    and first phase
                                    construction of beltway
                                    connector, Decatur.....
395. Texas.......................  Extend Texas State              4.900
                                    Highway 154 between US
                                    80W and State Highway
                                    43S....................
396. Illinois....................  Construct bypass of             0.820
                                    historic stone bridge,
                                    Maeystown..............
397. Ohio........................  Rehabilitate Martin             2.000
                                    Luther King, Jr.
                                    Bridge, Toledo.........
398. Missouri....................  Upgrade Little Blue             3.000
                                    Expressway, Jackson Co.
399. Puerto Rico.................  Upgrade PR 3 between Rio        8.000
                                    Grande and Fajardo.....
400. Illinois....................  Reconstruct Cossitt Ave.        1.485
                                    in LaGrange............
401. Pennsylvania................  Facilitate coordination         4.000
                                    of transportation
                                    systems at intersection
                                    of 46th and Market, and
                                    enhance access and
                                    related measures to
                                    area facilities
                                    including purchase of
                                    vans for reverse
                                    commutes, Philadelphia.
402. Connecticut.................  Upgrade bridge over             0.450
                                    Naugatuck River,
                                    Ansonia................
403. Pennsylvania................  Construct access road to        6.400
                                    Hastings Industrial
                                    Park, Cambria Co.......
404. Pennsylvania................  Construct Mon-Fayette          20.000
                                    Expressway between
                                    Union Town and
                                    Brownsville............
405. Washington..................  Reconstruct I-5                 1.500
                                    interchange, City of
                                    Lacy...................
406. Dist. of Col................  Construct bicycle and          10.000
                                    pedestrian walkway
                                    (Metropolitan Branch
                                    Trail), Union Station
                                    to Silver Spring.......
407. New Jersey..................  Upgrade I-78 interchange        6.300
                                    and West Peddie St.
                                    ramps, Newark..........
408. Tennessee...................  Implement ITS                   2.800
                                    technologies, Nashville
409. Connecticut.................  Construct bicycle and           1.200
                                    pedestrian walkway,
                                    Town of East Hartford..
410. North Carolina..............  Upgrade Highway 55             23.000
                                    between US 64 and State
                                    Route 1121, Wake and
                                    Durham Counties........
411. Virginia....................  Upgrade Route 501 in            1.000
                                    Bedford County.........
412. Georgia.....................  Construct multi-modal          16.000
                                    passenger terminal,
                                    Atlanta................
413. Virginia....................  Renovate Greater                5.000
                                    Richmond Transit
                                    transportation
                                    facility, Richmond.....
414. Michigan....................  Upgrade Van Dyke Road           3.700
                                    between M-59 and Utica
                                    City limits............
415. Pennsylvania................  Design, engineer, ROW          14.000
                                    acquisition and
                                    construct the Luzerne
                                    County Community
                                    College Road between
                                    S.R. 2002 and S.R. 3004
                                    one-mile west of Center
                                    Street through S.R.
                                    2008 in the vicinity of
                                    Prospect Street and the
                                    Luzerne County
                                    Community College......
416. Texas.......................  Construct two-lane              4.850
                                    parallel bridge, State
                                    Highway 146, FM 517 to
                                    vicinity of Dickinson
                                    Bayou..................
417. North Dakota................  Upgrade US Rt. 52,              2.800
                                    Kenmare to Donnybrook..
418. Minnesota...................  Improve roads, Edge of          6.000
                                    Wilderness, Grand
                                    Rapids to Effie........
419. Virginia....................  Construct access road,          0.225
                                    walking trail and
                                    related facilities for
                                    the Nicholsville
                                    Center, Scott Co.......
420. Maryland....................  Construct pedestrian and        1.800
                                    bicycle path between
                                    Druid Hill Park and
                                    Penn Station, Baltimore
421. Illinois....................  Construct access road to        1.500
                                    Melvin Price Locks and
                                    Dam Visitors Center,
                                    Madison Co.............
422. New York....................  Install advance traffic         4.000
                                    management system along
                                    Cross County Parkway
                                    between Saw Mill River
                                    Parkway and Hutchinson
                                    River Parkway..........
423. South Carolina..............  Construct I-77/SC #S-20-        7.000
                                    30 interchange,
                                    Fairfield Co...........
424. Pennsylvania................  Rehabilitate Jefferson          1.500
                                    Heights Bridge, Penn
                                    Hills..................
425. Oregon......................  Construct I-205/               20.000
                                    Sunnyside/Sunnybrook
                                    interchange and related
                                    extrension road,
                                    Clackamas Co...........
426. New York....................  Conduct Trans-Hudson            5.000
                                    Freight Improvement
                                    MIS, New York City.....
427. Illinois....................  Construct Marion Street         2.000
                                    multi-modal project in
                                    Village of Oak Park....
428. Pennsylvania................  Upgrade roadway in the         20.200
                                    Princeton/Cottman I-95
                                    interchange and related
                                    improvements,
                                    Philadelphia...........
429. California..................  Extend I-10 HOV lanes,          2.940
                                    Los Angeles............
430. Massachusetts...............  Rehabilitate Union             16.000
                                    Station in Springfield.
431. California..................  Upgrade Greenville Rd.          6.800
                                    and construct railroad
                                    underpass, Livermore...
432. Pennsylvania................  Extend Martin Luther            6.000
                                    King, Jr. East Busway
                                    to link with Mon-
                                    Fayette................
433. Michigan....................  Construct improvements          1.200
                                    to Linden Rd. between
                                    Maple Ave. and Pierson
                                    Rd., Genessee Co.......
434. Texas.......................  Construct Titus County          2.500
                                    West Loop, Mount
                                    Pleasant...............
435. New York....................  Upgrade Riverside Drive         1.470
                                    between 97th St. and
                                    Tiemann, New York City.
436. Florida.....................  Construct interchange at       11.300
                                    21st Street to provide
                                    access to Talleyrand
                                    Marine Terminal........
437. Minnesota...................  Upgrade CSAH 116 north          1.600
                                    of SCAH 88 in Ely......
438. New York....................  Rehabilitate Queens             8.000
                                    Blvd./Sunnyside Yard
                                    Bridge, New York City..
439. Oregon......................  Upgrade I-5, Salem......        6.592
440. California..................  Install call boxes along        0.288
                                    Highway 166 between
                                    intersection with
                                    Highway 101 and
                                    junction with Highway
                                    33.....................
441. Arkansas....................  Construct US 63                 2.000
                                    interchange with
                                    Washington Ave. and
                                    Highway 63B............
442. Virginia....................  Upgrade Rt. 600 to              8.000
                                    facilitate access
                                    between I-81 and Mount
                                    Rogers National
                                    Recreation Area........

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443. Pennsylvania................  Construct bicycle and           0.620
                                    pedestrian facility
                                    between Washington's
                                    Landing and Millvale
                                    Borough, Allegheny Co..
444. New Jersey..................  Conduct Route 46               32.500
                                    Corridor Improvement
                                    Project with of the
                                    amount provided,
                                    $11,500,000 for the
                                    Route 46/Riverview
                                    Drive Interchange
                                    reconstruction project,
                                    $16,900,000 for the
                                    Route 46/Van Houton
                                    Avenue reconstruction
                                    project, and $4,100,000
                                    for the Route..........
445. Virginia....................  Construct Southeastern          4.000
                                    Parkway and Greenbelt
                                    in Virginia Beach......
446. Michigan....................  Upgrade Hill Road               3.000
                                    corridor between I-75
                                    to Dort Highway,
                                    Genesee Co.............
447. Louisiana...................  Upgrade Lapalco Blvd.           8.000
                                    between Destrehan Ave.
                                    and Lapalco Blvd.,
                                    Jefferson Parish.......
448. California..................  Upgrade South Higuera           0.900
                                    Street, San Luis Obispo
449. Rhode Island................  Reconstruct Harris Ave.,        2.000
                                    Woonsocket.............
450. California..................  Construct Olympic               5.000
                                    Training Center Access
                                    Road, Chula Vista......
451. Alabama.....................  Construct bridge over          10.000
                                    Tennessee River
                                    connecting Muscle
                                    Shoals and Florence....
452. North Carolina..............  Construct I-540 from           13.000
                                    east of NC Rt. 50 to
                                    east of US Rt. 1 in
                                    Wake Co................
453. Oregon......................  Upgrade Murray Blvd.            5.000
                                    including overpass
                                    bridge, Millikan to
                                    Terman.................
454. California..................  Planning, preliminary           2.000
                                    engineering and design
                                    for Etiwanda Ave./I-10
                                    interchange, San
                                    Bernardino Co..........
455. Arkansas....................  Upgrade US Rt. 412,            10.000
                                    Mountain Home to
                                    Missouri State line....
456. California..................  Upgrade access road to          1.000
                                    Mare Island............
457. California..................  Construct Prunedale             2.200
                                    Bypass segment of U.S.
                                    101, Monterey Co.......
458. Illinois....................  Rehabilitate and upgrade        2.362
                                    87th Street Station to
                                    improve intermodal
                                    access.................
459. Wisconsin...................  Upgrade US Rt. 10               8.000
                                    between Waupaca to US
                                    Rt. 41.................
460. Minnesota...................  Construct railroad              0.200
                                    crossing connecting
                                    University of MN with
                                    City of Crookston......
461. Wisconsin...................  Construct Eau Claire            8.000
                                    Bypass project.........
462. Illinois....................  Resurface 63rd Street           0.750
                                    from Western Avenue to
                                    Wallace, Chicago.......
463. New York....................  Reconstruct Chili Ave.          1.600
                                    between W. City Line
                                    and West Ave.,
                                    Rochester..............
464. West Virginia...............  Construct I-81                  5.300
                                    interchange,
                                    Martinsburg............
465. Texas.......................  Construct transportation        5.000
                                    improvements as part of
                                    redevelopment of Kelly
                                    AFB, San Antonio.......
466. Oregon......................  Construct roundabout at         0.400
                                    intersection of Highway
                                    101 and Highway 202,
                                    Clatsop Co.............
467. Oregon......................  Construct bike path             0.100
                                    improvements between
                                    W.D. Street to south
                                    parking lot in Island
                                    Park and bicycle/
                                    pedestrian facility
                                    between Island Park
                                    path to the Willamalane
                                    Senior Center,
                                    Springfield............
468. Ohio........................  Undertake multimodal            2.750
                                    transportation
                                    improvements, Dayton...
469. Massachusetts...............  Upgrade Rt. 3 between           8.200
                                    Rt. 128/I-95 to
                                    Massachusetts and New
                                    Hampshire State Line...
470. Texas.......................  Conduct MIS for                 1.000
                                    Multimodal Downtown
                                    Improvement Project,
                                    San Antonio............
471. California..................  Construct improvements          5.790
                                    to Route 101/Lost Hills
                                    Road interchange,
                                    Calabasas..............
472. Florida.....................  Construct John Young            8.000
                                    Parkway/I-4 interchange
473. Texas.......................  Reconstruct FM 364              4.800
                                    between Humble Road and
                                    I-10, Beaumont.........
474. Texas.......................  Construct Austin to San         9.500
                                    Antonio Corridor.......
475. Texas.......................  Construct East Loop,            1.000
                                    Brownsville............
476. Illinois....................  Upgrade South Lake Shore        7.800
                                    Drive between 47th and
                                    Hayes, Chicago.........
477. Alabama.....................  Construct Finley Ave.           3.900
                                    Extension East project.
478. Tennessee...................  Implement middle                9.500
                                    Tennessee alternative
                                    transportation system
                                    along the Stones River.
479. Hawaii......................  Construct improvements          2.000
                                    to H-1 between the
                                    Waiawa interchange and
                                    the Halawa interchange.
480. New Jersey..................  Upgrade Industrial Road         3.000
                                    between Carteret and
                                    Woodbridge Township....
481. Minnesota...................  Restore MN                      1.000
                                    Transportation
                                    facility, Jackson
                                    Street Roundhouse, St.
                                    Paul...................
482. Hawaii......................  Construct Kawahihee             1.000
                                    Bypass.................
483. Georgia.....................  Upgrade U.S. Rt. 19             5.000
                                    between Albany and
                                    Thomaston..............
484. Michigan....................  Upgrade M-15 from I-75          0.500
                                    north to the Genesee
                                    County line............
485. Georgia.....................  Upgrade Lithonia                0.500
                                    Industrial Boulevard,
                                    DeKalb Co..............
486. Michigan....................  Upgrade Walton Blvd.            2.000
                                    between Dixie and
                                    Sashabaw, Oakland Co...
487. Kentucky....................  Reconstruct Liberty and         8.000
                                    Todd Roads, Lexington..
488. North Carolina..............  Construct Charlotte            16.000
                                    Western Outer Loop
                                    freeway, Mecklenburg
                                    Co.....................
489. Tennessee...................  Construct Crosstown             3.200
                                    Greenway/Bikeway,
                                    Springfield............
490. North Carolina..............  Construct segment of I-         2.000
                                    74 between Maxton
                                    Bypass and NC 710,
                                    Robeson Co.............
491. Pennsylvania................  Construct enhancements          4.000
                                    and related measures,
                                    including purchase of
                                    vans for reverse
                                    commutes, to intermodal
                                    facility located at
                                    intersection of 52nd
                                    and Lancaster Ave.,
                                    Philadelphia...........
492. Illinois....................  Undertake Industrial            4.350
                                    Transportation
                                    Improvement Program in
                                    Chicago................
493. Illinois....................  Resurface S. Chicago            1.060
                                    Ave. From 71st to 95th
                                    Streets, Chicago.......
494. Texas.......................  Upgrade US Rt. 59              16.000
                                    between US 281 to I-37.
495. Tennessee...................  Construct Stones River          7.200
                                    Greenway, Davidson.....
496. South Carolina..............  Construct Calhoun/             10.000
                                    Clarendon Causeway.....
497. Tennessee...................  Construct U.S. 40               2.000
                                    bypass, Madison Co.....
498. Mississippi.................  Upgrade Land Fill Road,         1.000
                                    Panola Co..............
499. Illinois....................  Construct elevated              1.200
                                    walkway between Centre
                                    Station and arena......
500. New Jersey..................  Construct interchange          10.000
                                    improvements and
                                    flyover ramps at I-80W
                                    to Route D23N in
                                    Passaic Co.............
501. Illinois....................  Construct new entrance          6.500
                                    to Midway Airport
                                    Terminal...............
502. North Dakota................  Construct Jamestown             4.800
                                    bypass.................
503. Illinois....................  Resurface 95th St.              3.120
                                    between Western Ave.
                                    and Stony Island Blvd.,
                                    Chicago................
504. Massachusetts...............  Upgrade Rt. 9/Calvin           10.000
                                    Coolidge Bridge, Hadley
505. Oregon......................  Acquire and rennovate           3.590
                                    facility to serve as
                                    multimodal
                                    transportation center,
                                    Eugene.................
506. Tennessee...................  Upgrade SR 386 between          3.440
                                    US 31 to the Gallatin
                                    Bypass, Sumner Co......
507. American Samoa..............  Construct drainage              5.000
                                    system improvements
                                    associated with highway
                                    construction on Tutilla
                                    Island, American Samoa.
508. Ohio........................  Replace I-280 bridge           24.000
                                    over Maumee River,
                                    Toledo area............
509. Pennsylvania................  Improve access to               2.268
                                    McKeesport-Duquesne
                                    Bridge.................
510. Wisconsin...................  Upgrade State Highway 29       12.000
                                    between Green Bay and
                                    Wausau.................
511. California..................  Construct State Route          25.000
                                    905 between I-805 and
                                    the Otay Mesa Border
                                    Crossing, San Diego Co.
512. California..................  Undertake median                1.000
                                    improvements along E.
                                    14th St., San Leandro..
513. Virginia....................  Conduct preliminary             4.000
                                    engineering on I-73
                                    between Roanoke and
                                    Virginia/North Carolina
                                    State line.............

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514. Illinois....................  Upgrade industrial park         4.500
                                    road in Village of
                                    Sauget.................
515. Massachusetts...............  Construct TeleCom               7.000
                                    Boulevard with access
                                    via Commercial Street
                                    and Corporation Way to
                                    the west of Malden
                                    River and with access
                                    via Santilli Highway to
                                    the east of the river
                                    in Everett, Medord and
                                    Malden.................
516. Rhode Island................  Construct Blackstone            3.455
                                    River Bikeway..........
517. Oregon......................  Construct intermodal            0.600
                                    station, Clackamas Co..
518. Illinois....................  Rehabilitate Western            0.825
                                    Springs Arterial
                                    Roadway, Cook Co.......
519. California..................  Implement enhanced              2.000
                                    traffic access between
                                    I-10, area hospitals
                                    and southern portion of
                                    Loma Linda.............
520. Maine.......................  Replace Ridlonville             1.500
                                    Bridge across
                                    Androscoggin River.....
521. New York....................  Capital improvements for        5.000
                                    the Red Hook Barge in
                                    NY/NJ for the Port
                                    Authority of NY/NJ.....
522. Oregon......................  Construct bike path             1.500
                                    between Terry Street
                                    and Greenhill Road,
                                    Eugene.................
523. Texas.......................  Conduct pipeline express        1.500
                                    study through Texas
                                    Transportation
                                    Institute (A&M
                                    University)............
524. North Carolina..............  Construct segment of            2.700
                                    Raleigh Outer Loop,
                                    Wake Co................
525. North Carolina..............  Construct segment of new       16.000
                                    freeway, including
                                    right-of-way
                                    acquisition, between
                                    East of US 401 to I-95,
                                    and bridge over Cape
                                    Fear River.............
526. Kentucky....................  Construct Newton Pike           8.000
                                    Extension between West
                                    Main St. to South
                                    Limestone in Lexington.
527. Indiana.....................  Extend SR 149 between SR        4.000
                                    130 to US Rt. 30,
                                    Valparaiso.............
528. California..................  Implement safety and            0.650
                                    congestion mitigation
                                    improvements along
                                    Pacific Coast Highway,
                                    Malibu.................
529. Maryland....................  Upgrade I-95/I-495              4.800
                                    interchange at Ritchie
                                    Marlboro Rd., Prince
                                    Georges................
530. Michigan....................  Construct arterial              0.500
                                    connector between US41/
                                    M28 and Co. Rd. 480,
                                    Marquette..............
531. Ohio........................  Construct SR 711               25.000
                                    connector four-lane
                                    limited access highway
                                    in Mahoning Co.........
532. Illinois....................  Study for new bridge            1.400
                                    over Mississippi River
                                    with terminus points in
                                    St. Clair County and
                                    St. Louis, MO..........
533. Michigan....................  Upgrade Three Mile Road,        1.000
                                    Grand Traverse.........
534. Wisconsin...................  Construct Abbotsford            6.000
                                    Bypass.................
535. North Carolina..............  Upgrade US 13/NC11              2.000
                                    (including Bethel
                                    bypass) in Pitt and
                                    Edgecombe..............
536. New Jersey..................  Construct highway               5.000
                                    connector between
                                    Interstate Route 1&9
                                    (Tonelle Ave.) and the
                                    New Jersey Turnpike at
                                    Secaucus Intermodal
                                    Transfer Rail Station..
537. Iowa........................  Reconstruct US Highway          2.500
                                    218 between 7th and
                                    20th Streets including
                                    center turn lane from
                                    Hubenthal Place to
                                    Carbide Lane, Keokuk...
538. Minnesota...................  Construct grade crossing        1.800
                                    improvments, Morrison
                                    County.................
539. California..................  Upgrade Bristol St.,            7.000
                                    Santa Ana..............
540. Illinois....................  Undertake access                3.750
                                    improvements to U.S.
                                    Rt. 41, Chicago........
541. Illinois....................  Reconstruct Dixie               0.494
                                    Highway, Harvey........
542. Minnesota...................  Upgrade CSAH between            1.200
                                    TH324 and Snake River..
543. California..................  Rehabilitate B Street           0.700
                                    between Foothill Blvd.
                                    and Kelly St., Hayward.
544. Illinois....................  Construct improvements          3.500
                                    to Pleasant Hill Road,
                                    Carbondale.............
545. Mississippi.................  Construct access                1.000
                                    improvments to various
                                    roads, Humphreys Co....
546. Michigan....................  Construct safety                1.000
                                    enhancements at rail
                                    crossings, Linden,
                                    Fenton, Swartz Creek
                                    and Gaines.............
547. Maryland....................  Implement city-wide            17.700
                                    signal control system
                                    replacements and
                                    improvements in
                                    Baltimore..............
548. Michigan....................  Construct road drainage         0.240
                                    improvements, Suttons
                                    Bay Village............
549. West Virginia...............  Upgrade Route 10 between       50.000
                                    Logan and Man..........
550. California..................  Construct Gene Autry Way/       9.000
                                    I-5 Access project,
                                    Anaheim................
551. Tennessee...................  Reconstruct US 79               4.000
                                    between Milan and
                                    McKenzie...............
552. Illinois....................  Reconstruct Midlothian          0.288
                                    Turnpike, Robbins......
553. California..................  Construct connector            11.500
                                    between I-5 and SR 113
                                    and reconstruct I-5
                                    interchange with Road
                                    102, Woodland..........
554. Massachusetts...............  Reconstruct Route 2/            3.600
                                    Jackson Road
                                    interchange, Lancaster.
555. California..................  Construct Airport Blvd.         8.000
                                    interchange in Salinas.
556. California..................  Construct Third Street         12.500
                                    South Bay Basin Bridge,
                                    San Francisco..........
557. Minnesota...................  Reconstruct CSAH 48             0.320
                                    extension, Brainerd/
                                    Baxter.................
558. Florida.....................  Upgrade U.S. 319 between        4.000
                                    Four Points and Oak
                                    Ridge Road, Tallahasee.
559. Connecticut.................  Reconstruct I-84 between        6.000
                                    vicinity of Route 69 in
                                    Waterbury and Marion
                                    Avenue in Southington..
560. California..................  Upgrade Riverside Avenue/       0.925
                                    I-10 interchange,
                                    Rialto.................
561. Illinois....................  Consolidate rail tracks         1.500
                                    and eliminate grade
                                    crossings as part of
                                    Gateway Intermodal
                                    Terminal access project
562. Pennsylvania................  Construct Robinson Town         2.700
                                    Centre intermodal
                                    facility...............
563. North Carolina..............  Construct bridge over           1.800
                                    Chockoyotte Creek in
                                    Halifex Co.............
564. Texas.......................  Investigate strategies          0.250
                                    to reduce congestion
                                    and facilitate access
                                    at the international
                                    border crossing in Roma
565. Hawaii......................  Construct Waimea Bypass.        1.000
566. Oregon......................  Reconstruct I-5/Beltline        3.000
                                    Road interchange.......
567. Ohio........................  Construct Intermodal            2.040
                                    Industrial Park in
                                    Wellsville.............
568. Ohio........................  Upgrade Route 82,               7.000
                                    Strongsville...........
569. California..................  Construct pedestrian            0.200
                                    promenade, Pismo Beach.
570. Dist. of Col................  Conduct MIS of light            1.000
                                    rail corridors, D.C....
571. California..................  Upgrade I-680 Corridor,        10.000
                                    Alameda Co.............
572. Ohio........................  Construct new bridge            2.000
                                    over Muskingum River
                                    and highway approaches,
                                    Washington County......
573. Massachusetts...............  Construct improvements         12.000
                                    along Route 18 to
                                    provide for access to
                                    waterfront and downtown
                                    areas, New Bedford.....
574. Minnesota...................  Upgrade Cross-Range             6.000
                                    Expressway between
                                    Coleraine to CSAH 7....
575. Illinois....................  Construct transportation        1.500
                                    improvements to
                                    Industrial Viaduct,
                                    Chicago................
576. Pennsylvania................  Construct American              4.000
                                    Parkway Bridge project
                                    in Allentown...........
577. Pennsylvania................  Replace Grant Street            2.400
                                    Bridge, New Castle.....
578. Illinois....................  Extend South 74th               0.500
                                    Street, Belleville.....
579. California..................  Construct Phase 3 of            6.000
                                    Alameda Street project,
                                    Los Angeles............
580. New York....................  Rehabilitate Third              1.470
                                    Avenue Bridge over
                                    Harlem River, New York
                                    City...................
581. West Virginia...............  Upgrade Route 2 in             25.000
                                    Cabell Co., including
                                    the relocation of Route
                                    2 to provide for a
                                    connection to I-64
                                    (Merrick Creek
                                    Connector).............

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582. Minnesota...................  Construct Shepard Road/         3.000
                                    Upper Landing
                                    interceptor, St. Paul..
583. Illinois....................  Construct improvements          1.300
                                    to segment of Town
                                    Creek Road, Jackson Co.
584. Minnesota...................  Complete construction of        5.000
                                    Forest Highway 11, Lake
                                    Co.....................
585. Ohio........................  Construct access and            4.900
                                    related improvements to
                                    Downtown Riverfront
                                    Area, Dayton...........
586. Minnesota...................  Replace Sauk Rapids            10.300
                                    Bridge over Mississippi
                                    River, Stearns and
                                    Benton Counties........
587. Ohio........................  Replace Jacobs Road             2.000
                                    Bridge, Mahoning Co....
588. North Carolina..............  Make improvements to I-         3.200
                                    95/SR-1162 interchange
                                    in Johnston Co.........
589. Oregon......................  Rehabilitate Broadway          10.000
                                    Bridge in Portland.....
590. Minnesota...................  Construct Trunk Highway         8.100
                                    169 Causeway, Itasca
                                    Co.....................
591. Minnesota...................  Construct Cass County           0.240
                                    Public Trails Corridors
592. Tennessee...................  Construct park and ride         8.000
                                    intermodal centers for
                                    Nashville/Middle
                                    Tennessee Commuter Rail
593. California..................  Construct bicycle path,         0.500
                                    Calabasas..............
594. Mississippi.................  Upgrade Hampton Lake            0.880
                                    Road, Tallahatchie Co..
595. Michigan....................  Upgrade M.L. King Drive.        2.000
                                    Genesee Co.............
596. Michigan....................  Facilitate access               1.000
                                    between I-75 and Soo
                                    Locks through road
                                    reconstruction,
                                    bikepath construction
                                    and related
                                    improvements, Sault
                                    Ste. Marie.............
597. New York....................  Construct Midtown West          5.000
                                    Intermodal Ferry
                                    Terminal, New York City
598. Michigan....................  Construct Jackson Road          4.600
                                    project (demonstrating
                                    performance of paper
                                    and plastic reinforced
                                    concrete), Scio
                                    Township...............
599. Alabama.....................  Upgrade Opoto-Madrid            1.400
                                    Blvd., Birmingham......
600. Michigan....................  Reconstruct Bagley              0.600
                                    Street and improve
                                    Genschaw Road, Alpena..
601. Texas.......................  Reconstruct State               1.294
                                    Highway 87 between
                                    Sabine Pass and Bolivar
                                    Penninsula, McFadden
                                    Beach..................
602. Arkansas....................  Construct Baseline Road         5.000
                                    RR grade separation,
                                    Little Rock............
603. Louisiana...................  Construct I-10/Louisiana        8.000
                                    Ave. interchange.......
604. Oregon......................  Construct regional             10.320
                                    multimodal
                                    transportation center
                                    in Albany..............
605. Oregon......................  Repair Coos Bay rail            5.500
                                    bridge, Port of Coos
                                    Bay....................
606. Illinois....................  Upgrade Illinois 336            5.100
                                    between Illinois 61 to
                                    south of Loraine.......
607. Illinois....................  Right-of-way acquisition        4.000
                                    for segment of Alton
                                    Bypass between Illinois
                                    143 to Illinois 140
                                    near Alton.............
608. Oregon......................  Restore the Historic            2.000
                                    Columbia River Highway
                                    including construction
                                    of a pedestrian and
                                    bicycle path under I-84
                                    at Tanner Creek and
                                    restoration of the
                                    Tanner Creek and
                                    Moffett Creek bridges..
609. New Jersey..................  Reconstruct intermodal          4.000
                                    transportation facility
                                    on Bergenline Ave.,
                                    Union City.............
610. Tennessee...................  Upgrade US 231 between          5.100
                                    SR 268 and Walter Hill,
                                    Rutherford.............
611. Minnesota...................  Extend County State             0.800
                                    Highway 61 extension
                                    into Two Harbors.......
612. Mississippi.................  Upgrade roads,                  4.410
                                    Washington Co..........
613. Michigan....................  Upgrade M-24 from I-75          0.500
                                    to the northern Oakland
                                    Co. border.............
614. Washington..................  Construct Sequim/               1.000
                                    Dungeness Valley trail
                                    project................
615. California..................  Construct HOV lane and         16.000
                                    bicycle lane within the
                                    Glendale Blvd. corridor
                                    in Los Angeles.........
616. Michigan....................  Upgrade Groveland Mine          0.500
                                    Road, Dickinson........
617. Pennsylvania................  Upgrade Route 219               5.000
                                    between Meyersdale and
                                    Somerset...............
618. Texas.......................  Upgrade IH-30 between          29.000
                                    Dallas and Ft. Worth...
619. Florida.....................  Upgrade U.S. 319 between        4.000
                                    I-10 and the Florida/
                                    George State line......
620. Rhode Island................  Construct Rhode Island          7.800
                                    Greenways and Bikeways
                                    projects with of the
                                    amount provided
                                    $5,700,000 for the
                                    Washington Secondary
                                    Bikepath, and
                                    $2,100,000 for the
                                    South County Bikepath
                                    Phase 2................
621. Texas.......................  Conduct feasability             0.250
                                    study on upgrading SH
                                    16 in South Texas......
622. Virginia....................  Construct road                  0.250
                                    improvement, trailhead
                                    development and related
                                    facilities for Haysi to
                                    Breaks Interstate
                                    Bicycle and Pedestrian
                                    Trail between Haysi and
                                    Garden Hole area of
                                    Breaks Interstate Park.
623. Minnesota...................  Upgrade CSAH 16 between         5.400
                                    TH 53 and CSAH 4.......
624. Minnesota...................  Construct bicycle and           3.000
                                    pedestrian facility
                                    (Mesabi Trail), St.
                                    Louis County...........
625. Ohio........................  Construct Black River           2.400
                                    Intermodal Center,
                                    Lorain.................
626. Pennsylvania................  Reconstruct structures          3.700
                                    and adjacent roadway,
                                    Etna and Aspenwall
                                    (design and right-of-
                                    way acquisition
                                    phases), Allegheny Co..
627. Florida.....................  Construct safety                3.000
                                    improvements and
                                    beautification along
                                    U.S. 92, Daytona Beach.
628. Georgia.....................  Undertake major arterial       15.400
                                    enhancements in DeKalb
                                    Co. with the amount
                                    provides as follows:
                                    $7,000,000 for Candler
                                    Rd., $7,500,000 for
                                    Memorial Highway and
                                    $900,000 for Bufford
                                    Highway................
629. Minnesota...................  Construct highway               4.000
                                    construction between
                                    Highway 494 and Carver
                                    Co. Rd. 147............
630. California..................  Construct improvements          9.100
                                    to Harry Bridges Blvd.,
                                    Los Angeles............
631. California..................  Extend Route 46                 8.000
                                    expressway in San Luis
                                    Obispo Co..............
632. Michigan....................  Upgrade M-84 connector         16.180
                                    between Tittabawasee
                                    Rd. and M-13, Bay and
                                    Saginaw Counties.......
633. California..................  Construct I-380                 2.800
                                    connector between
                                    Sneath Lane and San
                                    Bruno Ave., San Bruno..
634. Maryland....................  Reconstruct segment of          9.000
                                    Baltimore Beltway
                                    between U.S. 1 and I-70
635. Ohio........................  Construct interchange at        4.800
                                    SR 11 and King Graves
                                    Rd. in Trumball Co.....
636. Tennessee...................  Construct Franklin Road         2.000
                                    interchange and bypass.
637. Arkansas....................  Construct access routes         1.000
                                    between interstate
                                    highway, industrial
                                    park and Slackwater
                                    Harbor, Little Rock....
638. California..................  Upgrade I-880, Alameda..       10.000
639. Maine.......................  Upgrade Route 11........        4.000
640. Minnesota...................  Upgrade 77th St. between       22.800
                                    I-35W and 24th Ave. to
                                    four lanes in Richfield
641. Rhode Island................  Reconstruct Pawtucket           1.500
                                    Ave. and Wilcott St.,
                                    Pawtucket..............
642. Ohio........................  Construct grade                 5.000
                                    separations at Fitch
                                    Road in Olmsted Falls..
643. New Jersey..................  Upgrade Market St./Essex        5.000
                                    St. and Rochelle Ave./
                                    Main St. to facilitate
                                    access to Routes 17 and
                                    80, Bergen Co..........
644. Alabama.....................  Construct improvements          1.000
                                    to Ensley Avenue
                                    between 20th St. and
                                    Warrior Rd., Birmingham
645. California..................  Seismic retrofit of             2.000
                                    Golden Gate Bridge.....
646. Illinois....................  Extend Rogers Street to         1.900
                                    mitigate congestion,
                                    Waterloo...............
647. Massachusetts...............  Construct I-95/I-93             5.000
                                    interchange, Boston....
648. Minnesota...................  Upgrade TH 13 between TH        2.000
                                    77 and I-494...........
649. Indiana.....................  Upgrade Ridge Road              4.400
                                    between Griffith and
                                    Highland...............
650. California..................  Construct bikeways,             0.512
                                    Santa Maria............

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651. Pennsylvania................  Upgrade PA 61 between PA        8.000
                                    895 and SR 2014,
                                    Schuylkill Co..........
652. Pennsylvania................  Construct road connector        5.000
                                    and bridge over
                                    Allegheny River to link
                                    New Kensington with
                                    Allegheny Valley
                                    Expressway.............
653. Alabama.....................  Replace pedestrian              0.100
                                    bridges at Village
                                    Creek and Valley Creek,
                                    Birmingham.............
654. Arkansas....................  Upgrade U.S. 65 in              4.000
                                    Faulkner and Van Buren
                                    Counties...............
655. Illinois....................  Reconstruct U.S. 6,             1.660
                                    Harvey.................
656. Texas.......................  Construct improvements          7.680
                                    along US 69 including
                                    frontage roads,
                                    Jefferson Co...........
657. North Carolina..............  Relocate US 1 from north        7.300
                                    of Lakeview to SR 1180,
                                    Moore and Lee Counties.
658. Massachusetts...............  Reconstruct Bates Bridge        4.000
                                    over Merrimack River...
659. Oregon......................  Design and engineering          0.500
                                    for Newberg-Dundee
                                    Bypass.................
660. Massachusetts...............  Construct Packets               1.000
                                    Landing Enhancement and
                                    Restoration Project,
                                    Town of Yarmouth.......
661. Massachusetts...............  Construct roadway               7.717
                                    improvements on Crosby
                                    Drive and Middlesex
                                    Turnpike, Beford,
                                    Burlington and
                                    Billerica..............
662. Tennessee...................  Construct SR22 Bypass,         10.000
                                    Obion Co...............
663. Indiana.....................  Reconstruct US Rt. 231          4.500
                                    between junction of
                                    State Road 66 to Dubois
                                    Co. line...............
664. Massachusetts...............  Upgrade Lowell Street           1.440
                                    between Woburn Street
                                    and Route 38, Town of
                                    Wilmington.............
665. New York....................  Redesign Grand Concourse       13.000
                                    to enhance traffic flow
                                    and related
                                    enhancements between E.
                                    161st St. and Fordham
                                    Rd., New York City.....
666. Massachusetts...............  Upgrade Spring St.              2.000
                                    between Bank and Latham
                                    Streets, Williamstown..
667. Massachusetts...............  Construct bikeway               8.000
                                    between Blackstone and
                                    Worcester..............
668. Indiana.....................  Repair signal wires,            0.700
                                    grade-crossing warning
                                    devices and other
                                    safety protections
                                    along South Shore
                                    Railroad between Gary
                                    and Michigan City......
669. Hawaii......................  Upgrade Puuloa Road             9.000
                                    between Kamehameha
                                    Highway and Salt Lake
                                    Blvd...................
670. California..................  Upgrade call boxes              1.500
                                    throughout Santa
                                    Barbara County.........
671. Missouri....................  Upgrade Route 6 between         5.000
                                    I-29 and Route AC, St.
                                    Joseph.................
672. Tennessee...................  Upgrade Briley Parkway          9.000
                                    between McGavock Pike
                                    and I-65...............
673. Wisconsin...................  Upgrade Highway 151             8.000
                                    between Platteville and
                                    Dubuque................
674. Michigan....................  Construct Detroit              20.000
                                    Metropolitan/Wayne
                                    County South Access
                                    Road...................
675. Missouri....................  Upgrade Route 36 between       20.000
                                    Hamilton and
                                    Chillicothe............
676. Pennsylvania................  Extend Martin Luther            2.200
                                    King Busway, Alleghany
                                    Co.....................
677. Illinois....................  Study upgrading Illinois        2.100
                                    13/127 between
                                    Murphysboro and
                                    Pinckneyville..........
678. Pennsylvania................  Construct access to site        2.000
                                    of former Philadelphia
                                    Naval Shipyard and
                                    Base, Philadelphia.....
679. California..................  Construct extension of          8.000
                                    State Route 180 between
                                    Rt. 99 and the Hughes/
                                    West Diagonal..........
680. Iowa........................  Construct overpass to           3.475
                                    eliminate railroad
                                    crossing in Burlington.
681. West Virginia...............  Construct Riverside            36.000
                                    Expressway, Fairmont...
682. Massachusetts...............  Construct South Weymouth       16.300
                                    Naval Air Station
                                    Connectivity
                                    Improvements...........
683. Ohio........................  Construct Eastern US Rt.        5.000
                                    23 bypass of Portsmouth
684. Texas.......................  Construct highway-rail-        11.000
                                    marine intermodal
                                    project, Corpus Christi
685. Illinois....................  Construct Central Ave.-         8.700
                                    Narragansett Ave.
                                    connector, Chicago.....
686. Massachusetts...............  Preliminary design of           2.000
                                    Route 2 connector to
                                    downtown Fitchburg.....
687. Connecticut.................  Implement Trinity               6.810
                                    College Area road
                                    improvements, Hartford.
688. New Jersey..................  Construct Collingswood          8.000
                                    Circle eliminator,
                                    Camen..................
689. Virginia....................  Upgrade Virginia Route          1.000
                                    10, Surrey Co..........
690. Alabama.....................  Construct repairs to            0.600
                                    viaducts connecting
                                    downtown and midtown
                                    areas, Birmingham......
691. Connecticut.................  Replace Windham Road            2.000
                                    bridge, Windham........
692. Maine.......................  Implement rural ITS.....        0.250
693. Tennessee...................  Construct SR22 Bypass,         10.000
                                    Obion Co...............
694. Ohio........................  Construct Black River           5.600
                                    intermodal
                                    transportation center..
695. California..................  Construct the South            26.000
                                    Central Los Angeles
                                    Exposition Park
                                    Intermodal Urban Access
                                    Project in Los Angeles.
696. Georgia.....................  Upgrade I-75 between the       11.000
                                    Crisp/Dooly Co. line to
                                    the Florida State line.
697. California..................  Construct bicycle paths         0.100
                                    as part of regional
                                    system, Agoura Hills...
698. Massachusetts...............  Construct bicycle and           1.440
                                    pedestrian facility
                                    (The Riverwalk),
                                    Peabody................
699. California..................  Construct I-5 rail grade       20.120
                                    crossings between I-605
                                    and State Route 91, Los
                                    Angeles and Orange
                                    Counties...............
700. California..................  Construct tunnel with           8.000
                                    approaches as part of
                                    Devils Slide project in
                                    San Mateo Co...........
701. Texas.......................  Construct US Highway 59         3.500
                                    railroad crossing
                                    overpass in Texarkana..
702. South Carolina..............  Construct improvements          9.000
                                    to I-95/SC 38
                                    interchange............
703. Texas.......................  Construct Cleveland            13.500
                                    Bypass.................
704. Illinois....................  Rehabilitate WPA Streets        4.700
                                    in Chicago.............
705. California..................  Implement ITS                   3.550
                                    technologies in
                                    Employment Center area
                                    of City of El Segundo..
706. California..................  Construct grade-                1.600
                                    separated bicycle path
                                    along Los Angeles River
                                    between Fulton Ave. to
                                    the vicinity of
                                    Sepulveda Blvd. and the
                                    Sepulveda Basin
                                    Recreation Area, Los
                                    Angeles................
707. Michigan....................  Replace Barton Rd./M-14         1.000
                                    interchange, Ann Arbor.
708. Missouri....................  Upgrade Mo. Rt. 150,            3.000
                                    Jackson Co.............
709. Michigan....................  Construct M-24 Corridor         4.000
                                    from I-69 to southern
                                    Lapeer County..........
710. Virginia....................  Upgrade Route 58 from           7.000
                                    Stuart up Lovers' Leap
                                    Mountain towards
                                    Carroll Co.............
711. Massachusetts...............  Implement Cape and              0.500
                                    Islands Rural Roads
                                    Initiative, Cape Cod...
712. New York....................  Rehabilitate Broadway           1.470
                                    Bridge, New York City..
713. Massachusetts...............  Implement Phase II of           0.391
                                    unified signage system,
                                    Essex Co...............
714. Arizona.....................  Design, engineering and         1.000
                                    ROW acquisition for
                                    Area Service Highway,
                                    Yuma...................
715. Alabama.....................  Construct Decatur               2.000
                                    Southern Bypass........
716. California..................  Construct new I-95              2.200
                                    interchange with
                                    Highway 99W, Tehama Co.
717. New York....................  Study transportation            0.750
                                    improvements for
                                    segments of Hutchinson
                                    River Parkway and New
                                    England Thruway which
                                    pass through the
                                    Northeast Bronx........
718. California..................  Construct Alameda               2.940
                                    Corridor East, San
                                    Gabriel Valley.........
719. Massachusetts...............  Reconstruct Pleasant            1.600
                                    Street-River Terrace,
                                    Holyoke................
720. Mississippi.................  Upgrade Alva-Stage Rd.,         1.500
                                    Montgomery Co..........
721. New York....................  Upgrade Frederick              14.650
                                    Douglas Circle, New
                                    York City..............
722. West Virginia...............  Construct New River             6.000
                                    Parkway................
723. Illinois....................  Upgrade Wood Street             0.990
                                    between Little Calumet
                                    River to 171st St.,
                                    Dixmore, Harvey,
                                    Markham, Hazel Crest...
724. Michigan....................  Improve Hoban Road and          1.120
                                    Grand Avenue, City of
                                    Mackinac Island........
725. Oregon......................  Construct South                13.000
                                    Rivergate rail
                                    overcrossing in
                                    Portland...............

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726. Mississippi.................  Upgrade West County Line       11.000
                                    Road, City of Jackson..
727. Massachusetts...............  Implement directional           0.600
                                    signage program between
                                    Worcester CBD and
                                    regional airport.......
728. California..................  Upgrade D Street between        1.200
                                    Grand and Second
                                    Streets, Hayward.......
729. Pennsylvania................  Construction of noise           0.800
                                    barriers along State
                                    Route 28, Aspinwall....
730. Michigan....................  Upgrade Tittabawasee            4.000
                                    Road between Mackinaw
                                    Road and Midland Road,
                                    Saginaw Co.............
731. South Carolina..............  Construct North                 4.500
                                    Charleston Regional
                                    Intermodal Center......
732. Ohio........................  Upgrade SR 7 (Eastern           2.000
                                    Ave.) to improve
                                    traffic flow into
                                    Gallipolis, Gallia Co..
733. California..................  Modify HOV lanes, Marin         7.000
                                    Co.....................
734. Minnesota...................  Construct Highway 210           0.640
                                    trail/underpass,
                                    Brainerd/Baxter........
735. Pennsylvania................  Design, engineer, ROW           2.000
                                    acquisition and
                                    construct the Wilkes-
                                    Barre/Scranton
                                    International Airport
                                    Access Road between
                                    Route 315 and the
                                    airport................
736. Tennessee...................  Construct greenway and          3.800
                                    bicycle path corridor,
                                    City of White House....
737. Texas.......................  Upgrade Highway 271             2.000
                                    between Paris and
                                    Pattonville............
738. North Carolina..............  Upgrade NC 48 in Halifax        1.500
                                    and Northampton
                                    Counties...............
739. Connecticut.................  Revise interchange ramp         3.750
                                    on to Route 72
                                    northbound from I-84
                                    East in Plainville,
                                    Connecticut............
740. California..................  Improve Mission                 8.500
                                    Boulevard in San
                                    Bernardino, California.
741. Ohio........................  Widen and reconstruct           8.000
                                    State Route 82 from
                                    Lorain/Cuyahoga County
                                    line to l.R. 77........
742. Tennessee...................  Widen US-321 from Kinzel        9.100
                                    Springs to Wean Valley
                                    Road...................
743. New Hampshire...............  Construct Orford Bridge.        3.400
744. Oklahoma....................  Reconstruct US-70 in            0.200
                                    Marshall and Bryan
                                    Counties...............
745. Washington..................  Widen SR522 from SR-9 to        4.000
                                    Paradise Lake Road.....
746. New York....................  Improve Cross                   1.000
                                    Westchester Expressway.
747. Pennsylvania................  Improve US 22/Canoe             2.000
                                    Creek Blair County.....
748. Missouri....................  Upgrade US-60 in Carter        27.000
                                    County, Missouri.......
749. Ohio........................  Relocate State Route 60         1.500
                                    from Zanesville to
                                    Dresden, Muskingum
                                    County.................
750. Pennsylvania................  Construct PA 16 Truck           1.000
                                    climbing lane in
                                    Franklin County........
751. Indiana.....................  Conduct railroad                0.060
                                    relocation study in
                                    Muncie.................
752. Pennsylvania................  Construct highway-              2.000
                                    transit transfer
                                    facility in Lemoyne....
753. Georgia.....................  Construct surface              39.000
                                    transportation
                                    facilities along
                                    Atlanta-Griffin-Macon
                                    corridor...............
754. Louisiana...................  Improve US-165 from            40.000
                                    Alexandria to Monroe...
755. Ohio........................  Upgrade US-30 from             15.000
                                    Wooster to Riceland....
756. Washington..................  Construct Edmonds               5.000
                                    Crossing Multi-modal
                                    transportation project
                                    in Edmonds, Washington.
757. Indiana.....................  Remove and replace              2.140
                                    Walnut Street in Muncie
758. Pennsylvania................  Improve South Central           1.000
                                    Business Park in Fulton
                                    County.................
759. Pennsylvania................  Construct exit ramp on I-      10.500
                                    180 at State Route 2049
                                    in Williamsport........
760. Washington..................  Construct pedestrian            1.000
                                    access and safety on
                                    Deception Pass Bridge,
                                    Deception Pass State
                                    Park, Washington.......
761. Illinois....................  Improve and construct           2.400
                                    grade separation on
                                    Cockrell Lane in
                                    Springfield............
762. Virginia....................  Construct the Kemper            2.000
                                    Street Station
                                    connector road in
                                    Lynchburg..............
763. Oklahoma....................  Reconstruct and widen I-       97.050
                                    40 Crosstown Bridge and
                                    Realignment in downtown
                                    Oklahoma City,
                                    including demolition of
                                    the existing bridge,
                                    vehicle approach roads,
                                    interchanges,
                                    intersections,
                                    signalization and
                                    supporting structures
                                    between I-35 and I-44..
764. New Mexico..................  Improve I-25 at Raton          10.000
                                    Pass...................
765. California..................  Reconstruct La Loma             3.000
                                    Bridge in Pasadena.....
766. New York....................  Conduct traffic calming         0.100
                                    study on National
                                    Scenic Byway Route 5 in
                                    Hamburg................
767. Pennsylvania................  Improve PA-8 between            6.400
                                    Cherry Tree and Rynd
                                    Farm...................
768. Alabama.....................  Construct Historic              0.670
                                    Whistler Bike Trail in
                                    Prichard, Alabama......
770. Alaska......................  Construct capital              12.000
                                    improvement to the
                                    Alaska Marine Highway
                                    and related facilities:
                                    $6,000,000 for Seward,
                                    $3,000,000 for
                                    Ketchikan and
                                    $3,000,000 for Hollis..
771. Connecticut.................  Rehabilitate Route 202          2.700
                                    bridge in New Milford,
                                    Connecticut............
772. Wisconsin...................  Construct U.S. Highway          4.000
                                    10, Freemont to
                                    Appleton...............
773. Texas.......................  Conduct major investment        0.500
                                    study for Outer Loop
                                    freeway extension
                                    between I-35 West at
                                    State Highway 170 and
                                    State Highway 199 in
                                    Tarrant County.........
774. Pennsylvania................  Reconfigure US-13/              2.230
                                    Pennsylvania Turnpike
                                    interchange............
775. Washington..................  Construct Washington            1.200
                                    Pass visitor facilities
                                    on North Cascades
                                    Highway................
776. Washington..................  Improve Huntington              0.750
                                    Avenue South in Castle
                                    Rock...................
777. California..................  Construct Centennial           21.000
                                    Transportation Corridor
778. Kentucky....................  Extend Hurstbourne              8.560
                                    Parkway from Bardstown
                                    Road to Fern Valley
                                    Road...................
779. Pennsylvania................  Eliminate 16 at-grade           8.000
                                    rail crossings through
                                    Erie...................
780. California..................  Construct Cabot-Camino          2.000
                                    Capistrano Bridge
                                    project in Southern
                                    Orange County..........
781. Utah........................  Widen 106th South from I-       5.000
                                    15 to Bangerter Highway
                                    in South Jordan........
782. Ohio........................  Upgrade 11 warning              1.100
                                    devices on the rail
                                    north/south line from
                                    Toledo to Deshler......
783. Washington..................  Construct Port of Kalama        0.900
                                    River Bridge...........
784. California..................  Improve Folsom                  4.000
                                    Boulevard--Highway 50
                                    in the city of Folsom..
785. New Hampshire...............  Construct the Broad            16.300
                                    Street Parkway in
                                    Nashua.................
786. New York....................  Construct County Road 93        0.515
                                    between NYS 27 and NYS
                                    454....................
787. Washington..................  Improve Clinton Ferry           7.750
                                    Terminal in Clinton....
788. Illinois....................  Construct Riverfront            0.050
                                    pedestrian walkway in
                                    Peoria.................
789. Colorado....................  Construct alternative           5.600
                                    truck route in Montrose
790. New York....................  I-87 Noise Abatement           10.000
                                    Program................
791. New Jersey..................  Construct Toms River            3.000
                                    bridge project
                                    connecting Dover and
                                    South Toms River
                                    Borough................
792. California..................  Install SiliconValley           4.860
                                    Smart Corridor project
                                    along the I-880
                                    corridor...............
793. Illinois....................  Construct Veterans             11.040
                                    Parkway from Eastland
                                    Drive to Commerce
                                    Parkway in Bloomington.
794. Pennsylvania................  Construct Drexel                1.000
                                    University
                                    Infrastructure Research
                                    Facility roadway
                                    improvements...........
795. New Jersey..................  Widen Route 1 from              7.000
                                    Pierson Avenue to Inman
                                    Avenue in Middlesex
                                    County.................
796. Michigan....................  Construct US-131                5.000
                                    Cadillac Bypass project
797. New Hampshire...............  Reconstruct US-3 Carroll        2.000
                                    town line 2.1 miles
                                    north..................
798. Texas.......................  Upgrade State Highway 35       12.000
                                    Houston District
                                    Brazoria County........
799. Tennessee...................  Construct US-27 from            5.500
                                    State Road 61 to Morgan
                                    County line............
800. Pennsylvania................  Install citywide                1.000
                                    signalization (SAMI)
                                    project in Lebanon.....
801. Maryland....................  Upgrade US-113 north of        24.000
                                    US-50 to MD-589 in
                                    Worcester County,
                                    Maryland...............
802. Louisiana...................  Construct Florida               0.200
                                    Expressway in St.
                                    Bernard and Orleans
                                    Parishes...............

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803. Colorado....................  Construct I-25 truck            3.000
                                    lane from Lincoln
                                    Avenue to Castle Pines
                                    Parkway in Douglas
                                    County.................
804. Oklahoma....................  Conduct study of Highway        0.300
                                    3 in McCurtain,
                                    Pushmataha and Atoka
                                    Counties...............
805. Texas.......................  Reconstruct intermodal         10.000
                                    connectors on Highway
                                    78 and Highway 544 in
                                    Wylie..................
806. Georgia.....................  Construct noise barriers        1.000
                                    on the westside of I-
                                    185 between Macon Road
                                    and Airport Thruway and
                                    on I-75 between Mt.
                                    Zion Road and Old Dixie
                                    Highway in the Atlanta
                                    area...................
807. Arkansas....................  Construct the Ashdown           5.000
                                    Bypass/Overpass in
                                    Ashdown................
808. Illinois....................  Constuct Peoria City            4.000
                                    River Center parking
                                    facility in Peoria.....
809. Arkansas....................  Study and construct a           1.000
                                    multi-modal facility
                                    Russellville, Arkansas.
810. Washington..................  Design and implement            1.000
                                    report and
                                    environmental study of
                                    the I-5 corridor in
                                    Everett, Washington....
811. Pennsylvania................  Construct Newton                2.000
                                    Hamilton SR 3021 over
                                    Juniata River in
                                    Mifflin County.........
812. Texas.......................  Widen State Highway 6          12.100
                                    from from Senior Road
                                    to FM521...............
813. South Dakota................  Construct Eastern Dakota       15.790
                                    Expressway (Phase I)...
814. Kentucky....................  Construct necessary             9.500
                                    connections for the
                                    Taylor Southgate Bridge
                                    in Newport and the Clay
                                    Wade Bailey Bridge in
                                    Covington..............
815. Washington..................  Construct traffic               0.257
                                    signals on US-2 at Olds
                                    Owens Road and 5th
                                    Street in Sultan,
                                    Washington.............
816. Minnesota...................  Widen Trunk Highway 14/        13.000
                                    52 from 75th Street, NW
                                    to Trunk Highway 63 in
                                    Rochester..............
817. New Jersey..................  Improve Old York Road/          6.640
                                    Rising Run Road
                                    intersection in
                                    Burlington.............
818. Pennsylvania................  Construct I-81 noise            0.640
                                    abatement program in
                                    Dauphin County.........
819. Alabama.....................  Construct Crepe Myrtle          1.600
                                    Trail near Mobile,
                                    Alabama................
820. California..................  Construct SR-78/Rancho          5.000
                                    Del Oro interchange in
                                    Oceanside..............
821. New Jersey..................  Improve grade                  14.000
                                    separations on the
                                    Garden State Parkway in
                                    Cape May County, New
                                    Jersey.................
822. Pennsylvania................  Construct Western               3.600
                                    Innerloop from PA-26 to
                                    State Route 3014.......
823. Kansas......................  Widen US-169 in Miami          13.500
                                    County.................
824. New Hampshire...............  Construct Hindsale              3.000
                                    Bridge.................
825. Washington..................  Construct I-5                   6.650
                                    interchanges in Lewis
                                    County.................
826. Georgia.....................  Widen Georgia Route 6/US-      10.888
                                    278 in Polk County.....
827. Pennsylvania................  Improve access and              5.000
                                    interchange from I-95
                                    to the international
                                    terminal at
                                    Philadelphia
                                    International Airport..
828. Pennsylvania................  Construct rail                 12.800
                                    mitigation and
                                    improvement projects
                                    from Philadelphia to
                                    New Jersey Line........
829. Nevada......................  Extend I-580 in Washie          5.000
                                    and Douglas Counties...
830. Georgia.....................  Resurface Davis Drive,          0.400
                                    Green Street, and North
                                    Houston Road in Warner
                                    Robins.................
831. Oregon......................  Repair Port of Hood            23.500
                                    River Bridge Lift Span
                                    project................
832. New York....................  Improve access to I-84/         3.000
                                    Dutchess intermodal
                                    facility in Dutchess
                                    County.................
833. Georgia.....................  Conduct a study of an           5.000
                                    interstate multimodal
                                    transportation corridor
                                    from Atlanta to
                                    Chattanooga............
834. Nebraska....................  Corridor study for              0.100
                                    Louisville South bypass
                                    from State Highway 66
                                    to State Highway 50....
835. Michigan....................  Conduct feasibility             0.250
                                    study on widening US-12
                                    to three lanes between
                                    US-127 and Michigan
                                    Highway 50.............
836. Kentucky....................  Correct rock hazard on          0.035
                                    US-127 in Russell
                                    County.................
837. New York....................  Construct new exit 46A         10.000
                                    on I-90 at Route 170 in
                                    North Chili............
838. California..................  Construct parking lot,          3.800
                                    pedestrian bridge and
                                    related improvements to
                                    improve intermodal
                                    transportation in Yorba
                                    Linda..................
839. Missouri....................  Construct US-412                8.000
                                    corridor from Kennett
                                    to Hayti, Missouri.....
840. Florida.....................  ITS improvements on US-         2.000
                                    19 in Pasco County.....
841. Florida.....................  Construct I-4 reversible       14.000
                                    safety lane in Orlando.
842. Connecticut.................  Improve and realign             2.020
                                    Route 8 in Winchester..
843. Louisiana...................  Construct State Highway        10.000
                                    3241/State Highway 1088/
                                    I-12 interchange in St.
                                    Tammany Parish,
                                    Louisiana..............
844. Nebraska....................  Corridor study for              0.350
                                    Plattsmouth Bridge area
                                    to US-75 and Horning
                                    Road...................
845. Michigan....................  Construct US-131                2.000
                                    Business route/
                                    industrial connector in
                                    Kalamazoo..............
846. Michigan....................  Reconstruct I-94 between       14.750
                                    Michigan Route 14 and
                                    US-23..................
847. California..................  Ontario International          10.500
                                    Airport ground access
                                    program................
848. Texas.......................  Construct the George           10.000
                                    H.W. Bush Presidential
                                    Corridor from Bryan to
                                    east to I-45...........
849. Virginia....................  Construct I-73 from             8.500
                                    Roanoke to the North
                                    Carolina border........
850. Louisiana...................  Kerner's Ferry Bridge           1.000
                                    Replacement project....
851. Washington..................  Widen SR-522 in                 5.200
                                    Snohomish County:
                                    $3,650,000 for phase 1
                                    from SR-9 to Lake Road;
                                    $1,500,000 to construct
                                    segment from Paradise
                                    Lake Road to Snohomish
                                    River Bridge...........
852. California..................  Plan and design                 4.000
                                    interchange between I-
                                    15 and Sante Fe Road in
                                    Barstow, California....
853. California..................  Upgrade Ft. Irwin Road          1.500
                                    from I-15 to Fort Irwin
854. Nebraska....................  Construct bridge in             4.000
                                    Newcastle..............
855. Indiana.....................  Conduct rail-highway            0.100
                                    feasibility project
                                    study in Muncie........
856. New Jersey..................  Replace the Ocean City-        26.000
                                    Longport bridge in Cape
                                    May County, New Jersey.
857. Kentucky....................  Construct a segment of         10.000
                                    the I-66 corridor from
                                    Somerset to I-75.......
858. Ohio........................  Improve and widen SR-45         7.920
                                    from North of the I-90
                                    interchange to North
                                    Bend Road in Ashtabula
                                    County, Ohio...........
859. Illinois....................  Construct I-88                  4.300
                                    interchange at Peace
                                    Road in Dekalb.........
860. Virginia....................  Widen Route 123 from           10.000
                                    Prince William County
                                    line to State Route 645
                                    in Fairfax County,
                                    Virginia...............
861. Pennsylvania................  Widen and improve Route         1.000
                                    449 in Potter County...
862. Ohio........................  Conduct feasibility             0.100
                                    study for inclusion of
                                    US-22 as part of the
                                    Interstate System......
863. New Hampshire...............  Improve the Bridge              1.000
                                    Street bridge in
                                    Plymouth...............
864. Louisiana...................  Conduct a feasibility           2.000
                                    and design study of
                                    Louisiana Highway 30
                                    between Louisiana
                                    Highway 44 and I-10....
865. Louisiana...................  Construct I-610 noise           1.000
                                    and safety barrier in
                                    the Lake View section
                                    of New Orleans,
                                    Louisiana..............
866. New York....................  Conduct North Road              1.500
                                    Corridor study in
                                    Oswego County..........
867. Kansas......................  Construct Diamond               8.400
                                    interchange at Antioch
                                    and I-435..............
868. Iowa........................  Reconstruct I-235 in            6.900
                                    Polk County............
869. Florida.....................  Construct Port of Palm         21.000
                                    Beach road access
                                    improvements, Palm
                                    Beach County, Florida..

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870. Tennessee...................  Improve the Elizabethon         8.450
                                    Connector from US-312
                                    to US-19 East..........
871. California..................  Stabilize US-101 at             1.000
                                    Wilson Creek...........
872. Michigan....................  Improve the I-73                5.000
                                    corridor in Jackson and
                                    Lenawee Counties.......
873. Arkansas....................  Improve Arkansas State          2.500
                                    Highway 59 from Rena
                                    Road to Old Uniontown
                                    Road in Van Buren......
874. Illinois....................  Construct Richton Road,         2.000
                                    Crete..................
875. Ohio........................  Widen Licking-SR-79-            9.400
                                    06.65 (PID 8314) in
                                    Licking County.........
876. New York....................  Improve and reconstruct         0.280
                                    Commerce Street in York
                                    Town...................
877. Arkansas....................  Construct Highway 371           3.000
                                    from Magnolia to
                                    Prescott...............
878. Arkansas....................  Construct Highway 82            7.000
                                    from Hamburg to
                                    Montrose...............
879. California..................  Improve SR-91/Green             6.500
                                    River Road interchange.
880. California..................  Widen and improve I-5/         13.900
                                    State Route 126
                                    interchange in Valencia
881. Pennsylvania................  Construct US-30 Bypass          4.400
                                    from Exton Bypass to PA-
                                    10.....................
882. Illinois....................  Replace State Route 47         19.000
                                    Bridge in Morris.......
883. New York....................  Construct County Road 67        0.700
                                    at Long Island
                                    Expressway Exit 57
                                    between County Road 17
                                    and....................
884. California..................  Construct I-15/Barton           5.000
                                    Road West/Anderson
                                    Street connection......
885. New York....................  Reconstruct Route 9 in          3.354
                                    Plattsburgh............
886. Illinois....................  Engineering for Peoria          5.000
                                    to Chicago expressway..
887. Louisiana...................  Construct Hourma-               3.100
                                    Thibodaux to I-10
                                    connector from Gramercy
                                    to Hourma..............
888. Washington..................  Construct Peace Arch            4.900
                                    Crossing of Entry
                                    (PACE) lane in Blaine..
889. Florida.....................  Purchase and install I-         1.000
                                    275 traffic management
                                    system in Pinellas
                                    County, Florida........
890. Mississippi.................  Construct I-55                  3.000
                                    connectors to US-51 in
                                    Madison, Mississippi...
891. Alabama.....................  Construct Anniston             44.600
                                    Eastern Bypass from I-
                                    20 to Fort McClellan in
                                    Calhoun County.........
892. Connecticut.................  Realign and extend Hart         4.000
                                    Street in New Britain..
893. Texas.......................  Construct Spur 10 from          4.000
                                    SH-36 to US-59.........
894. Wisconsin...................  Construct U.S. Highway         30.000
                                    151 Fond du Lac Bypass.
895. Ohio........................  Grade separation project        3.000
                                    at Snow Road Brook Park
896. Nebraska....................  Conduct corridor study          0.550
                                    from Wayne to
                                    Vermillion-Newcastle
                                    bridge.................
897. Pennsylvania................  Construct Erie Eastside        21.600
                                    Connector..............
898. New York....................  Reconstruct County Route        2.473
                                    24 in Franklin County..
899. Pennsylvania................  Construct SR-3019 over          0.500
                                    Great Trough Creek in
                                    Huntingdon County......
900. California..................  Construct Tulare County         9.000
                                    roads in Tulare County.
901. Pennsylvania................  Widen PA-228 from               1.200
                                    Criders Corners to
                                    State Route 3015.......
902. South Carolina..............  Three River Greenway            5.000
                                    Project to and from
                                    Gervals Street in
                                    Columbia...............
903. Washington..................  Construct State Route           3.500
                                    305 corridor
                                    improvements in
                                    Poulsbo, Washington....
904. Pennsylvania................  Improve Lewistown               1.000
                                    Narrows US-322 in
                                    Mifflin and Juniata
                                    County.................
905. Nevada......................  Construct the US-395            5.000
                                    Carson City Bypass.....
906. Illinois....................  Reconstruct I-74 through       12.865
                                    Peoria.................
907. Florida.....................  Widen Gunn Highway              2.000
                                    between Erlich Road and
                                    South Mobley Road in
                                    Hillsborough County....
908. New York....................  Construct intermodal            2.500
                                    transportation hub in
                                    Patchogue..............
909. New York....................  Upgrade and relocate           20.000
                                    Utica-Rome Expressway
                                    in Oneida, County New
                                    York...................
910. Georgia.....................  Conduct a study of a            2.400
                                    multimodal
                                    transportation corridor
                                    from Lawrenceville to
                                    Marietta...............
911. Georgia.....................  I-75 advanced                   1.700
                                    transportation
                                    management system in
                                    Cobb County............
912. New Hampshire...............  Berlin Heritage Project         0.050
                                    from the Everett
                                    turnpike to Hudson in
                                    Berlin County..........
913. Alabama.....................  Engineering, right-of-         20.000
                                    way acquisition and
                                    construction of the
                                    Birmingham Northern
                                    Beltline in Jefferson
                                    County.................
914. Florida.....................  Replace St. Johns River        14.000
                                    Bridge in Volusia and
                                    Seminole Counties......
915. Maryland....................  Improve Halfway                 4.000
                                    Boulevard east and west
                                    of Exit 5, I-81 in
                                    Washington County......
916. Georgia.....................  Construct Harry S.              3.550
                                    Truman Parkway.........
917. Pennsylvania................  Reconstruct the I-81            8.000
                                    Davis Street
                                    interchange in
                                    Lackawanna.............
918. Illinois....................  Widen 143rd Street in           8.000
                                    Orland Park............
919. Pennsylvania................  Conduct study of Ft.            0.500
                                    Washington
                                    transportation
                                    improvements, Upper
                                    Dublin, PA.............
920. Kansas......................  Construct grade                 4.200
                                    separations on US-36
                                    and US-77 in
                                    Marysville, Kansas.....
921. Ohio........................  Relocate Harrison/              6.000
                                    Belmont US-250.........
922. Arkansas....................  Widen 28th Street and           1.000
                                    related improvements in
                                    Van Buren, Arkansas....
923. Tennessee...................  Improve County Road 374         5.000
                                    in Montgomery County...
924. Virginia....................  Conduct feasibility             0.500
                                    study for the
                                    construction I-66 from
                                    Lynchburg to the West
                                    Virginia border........
925. Florida.....................  Expand Palm Valley              3.100
                                    Bridge in St. Johns
                                    County.................
926. Michigan....................  Construct M-6 Grand            28.720
                                    Rapids South Beltline
                                    in Grand Rapids,
                                    Michigan...............
927. Pennsylvania................  Reconstruct PA-309 in          17.400
                                    Eastern Montgomery with
                                    $4,000,000 for noise
                                    abatement..............
928. Colorado....................  Reconstruct I-225/Iliff         5.500
                                    Avenue interchange in
                                    Aurora.................
929. California..................  Widen US-101 from               1.600
                                    Windsor to Arata
                                    Interchange............
930. New Jersey..................  Design and construction         4.600
                                    Belford Ferry Terminal
                                    in Belford, New Jersey.
931. Louisiana...................  Construct East-West             1.000
                                    Corridor project in
                                    Southwest Louisiana....
932. Kentucky....................  Construct US-127                5.800
                                    Jamestown Bypass.......
933. Kentucky....................  Conduct feasibility             0.500
                                    study for Northern
                                    Kentucky High Priority
                                    Corridor (I-74)........
934. Utah........................  Improve 5600 West               5.000
                                    Highway from 2100 South
                                    to 4100 South in West
                                    Valley City............
935. Arkansas....................  Construct US-270 East-          9.000
                                    West Arterial in Hot
                                    Springs................
936. New York....................  Improve Route 31 from          11.750
                                    Baldwinsville to County
                                    Route 57...............
937. Arkansas....................  Widen West Phoenix              8.000
                                    Avenue and related
                                    improvements in Fort
                                    Smith, Arkansas........
938. Arkansas....................  Improve Arkansas State          0.500
                                    Highway 12 from US-71
                                    at Rainbow Curve to
                                    Northwest Arkansas
                                    Regional Airport.......
939. Texas.......................  Widen State Highway 35          6.900
                                    from SH288 in Angleton
                                    to FM521...............
940. Louisiana...................  Congestion mitigation           3.000
                                    and safety improvements
                                    to the Central thruway
                                    in Baton Rouge.........
941. North Carolina..............  Widen North Carolina            4.000
                                    Route 24 from Swansboro
                                    to US-70 in Onslow and
                                    Carteret Counties......
942. North Carolina..............  Construct US-13 from the        4.500
                                    Wilson the US-264
                                    Bypass to Goldsboro in
                                    Wayne and Wilson
                                    Counties...............
943. Michigan....................  Construct Bridge Street         4.200
                                    bridge project in
                                    Southfield.............
944. Connecticut.................  Improve Route 7 utility         7.200
                                    and landscaping in New
                                    Milford................
945. Pennsylvania................  Construct access                1.700
                                    improvements between
                                    exits 56 and 57 off I-
                                    81 in Lackawanna.......

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946. New Jersey..................  Construct grade                 5.000
                                    separation of Route 35
                                    and Tinton falls and
                                    extend Shrewsbury
                                    Avenue in Monmouth.....
947. Washington..................  Improve I-5/196th               4.500
                                    Street, Southwest
                                    Freeway interchange in
                                    Lynnwood, Washington...
948. Tennessee...................  Extend Pellissippi             11.800
                                    Parkway from State
                                    Route 33 to State Route
                                    321 in Blount County...
949. New York....................  Improve Route 281 in            9.000
                                    Cortland...............
950. California..................  Construct I-15 Galinas          8.500
                                    interchange in
                                    Riverside County.......
951. New Hampshire...............  Construct the Keene             6.150
                                    bypass.................
952. Illinois....................  Design and construct US-       10.000
                                    67 corridor from
                                    Jacksonville to
                                    Beardstown.............
953. Virginia....................  Conduct Williamsburg            0.325
                                    2007 transportation
                                    study..................
954. Mississippi.................  Widen US-84 from I-55 at        1.250
                                    Brookhaven to US-49 at
                                    Collins................
955. New York....................  Reconstruct Jackson             2.624
                                    Avenue in New Windsor,
                                    Orange County..........
956. Texas.......................  Widen State Highway 6          12.200
                                    from FM521 to Brazoria
                                    County line and
                                    construct railroad
                                    overpass...............
957. Tennessee...................  Reconstruct road and           15.000
                                    causeway in Shiloh
                                    Military Park in Hardin
                                    County.................
958. Florida.....................  Pedestrian safety               6.800
                                    initiative on US-19 in
                                    Pinellas County........
959. Washington..................  Improve primary truck           4.900
                                    access route on East
                                    Marine View Drive, FAST
                                    corridor in Washington.
960. Florida.....................  Construct Wonderwood           38.000
                                    Connector from Mayport
                                    to Arlington, Duval
                                    County, Florida........
961. California..................  Improve the Avenue H            6.100
                                    overpass in Lancaster
                                    County.................
962. Pennsylvania................  Improve safety on PA-41         6.000
                                    from US-30 to PA-926...
963. New Jersey..................  Consrtuct Route 29/129          5.500
                                    bicycle, pedestrian and
                                    landscape improvement
                                    plan...................
964. Idaho.......................  Construct critical             10.000
                                    interchanges and grade-
                                    crossings on US-20
                                    between Idaho Falls and
                                    Chester................
965. Louisiana...................  Expand Perkins Road in         10.000
                                    Baton Rouge............
966. Pennsylvania................  Widen US 30 from Walker         2.000
                                    Rd to Fayetteville in
                                    Franklin County........
967. Wyoming.....................  Construct Jackson-Teton         1.830
                                    Pathway in Teton County
968. Utah........................  Widen 7200 South in             1.100
                                    Midvale................
969. Washington..................  Conduct feasibility             1.000
                                    study of State Route 35
                                    Hood River bridge in
                                    White Salmon...........
970. Arkansas....................  Upgrade US Route 412,           3.550
                                    Harrison to Mountain
                                    Home, Arkansas.........
971. Nevada......................  Canamex Corridor               12.000
                                    Innovative Urban
                                    Renovation project in
                                    Henderson..............
972. Georgia.....................  Construct Athens to             8.000
                                    Atlanta Transportation
                                    Corridor...............
973. California..................  Widen State Route 29            0.500
                                    between Route 281 and
                                    Route 175..............
974. California..................  Upgrade US-101 from             1.000
                                    Eureka to Arcata.......
975. Louisiana...................  Expand Harding Road from        3.600
                                    Scenic Highway to the
                                    Mississippi River and
                                    construct an
                                    information center.....
976. Indiana.....................  Improve Southwest              30.000
                                    Highway from
                                    Bloomington to
                                    Evansville.............
977. Pennsylvania................  Construct Route 72              8.810
                                    overpass at Conrail in
                                    Lebanon................
978. Indiana.....................  Construct Hazel Dell            5.500
                                    Parkway from 96th
                                    Street to 146th Street
                                    in Carmel..............
979. New Jersey..................  Replace Calhoun Street          1.300
                                    Bridge in Trenton......
980. Utah........................  Reconstruct US-89 and           7.000
                                    interchange at 200
                                    North in Kaysville.....
981. California..................  Construct Nogales Street        4.500
                                    at Railroad Street
                                    grade separation in Los
                                    Angeles County,
                                    California.............
982. Pennsylvania................  Improve Bedford County          2.000
                                    Business Park Rd in
                                    Bedford County.........
983. Utah........................  Extend Main Street from        11.500
                                    5600 South to Vine
                                    Street in Murray.......
984. Pennsylvania................  Construct US-30 at PA-          6.000
                                    772 and PA-41..........
985. Illinois....................  Improve Sugar Grove US30        2.500
986. California..................  Improve Route 99/Route          8.000
                                    120 interchange in
                                    Manteca County.........
987. Pennsylvania................  Widen US-11/15 between          5.000
                                    Mt. Patrick and McKees
                                    Half Falls in Perry
                                    County.................
988. Ohio........................  Add lanes and improve           2.000
                                    intersections on Route
                                    20 in Lake County, Ohio
989. Pennsylvania................  Construct PA-283 North          2.450
                                    Union Street ramps in
                                    Dauphin County.........
990. California..................  Improve and construct I-        7.400
                                    80 reliever route
                                    project; Walters Road
                                    and Walters Road
                                    Extension Segments.....
991. Alabama.....................  Expand US-278 in Cullman        6.000
                                    County.................
992. Ohio........................  Construct Chagrin River/        1.545
                                    Gulley Brook corridor
                                    scenic greenway along I-
                                    90 in Lake County......
993. Oregon......................  Construct phase I:              1.500
                                    highway 99 to Biddle
                                    Road of the highway 62
                                    corridor solutions
                                    project................
994. New York....................  Renovate State Route 9          3.840
                                    in Phillipstown........
995. Arkansas....................  Enhance area in the             1.500
                                    vicinity of Dickson
                                    Street in Fayetteville.
996. Missouri....................  Construction US-67/Route        8.000
                                    60 interchange in
                                    Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
997. Kansas......................  Widen US-81 from               27.800
                                    Minneapolis, Kansas to
                                    Nebraska...............
998. California..................  Widen US-101 from              33.000
                                    Petaluma Bridge to
                                    Novato.................
999. Alabama.....................  Construct new I-10             14.375
                                    bridge over the Mobile
                                    River in Mobile,
                                    Alabama................
1000. Mississippi................  Upgrade and widen US-49         1.250
                                    in Rankin, Simpson, and
                                    Covington Counties.....
1001. California.................  Realign and improve             6.000
                                    California Route 79 in
                                    Riverside County.......
1002. New Jersey.................  Construct East Windsor          0.360
                                    Bear Brook pathway
                                    system.................
1003. New York...................  Construct Hutton Bridge         3.000
                                    Project................
1004. Ohio.......................  Improve State Route 800         0.500
                                    in Monroe County.......
1005. Pennsylvania...............  Improve PA-41 between           7.600
                                    Delaware State line and
                                    PA-926.................
1006. New York...................  Improve Hiawatha                2.250
                                    Boulevard and Harrison
                                    Street corridors in
                                    Syracuse...............
1007. Pennsylvania...............  Replace Dellville Bridge        1.000
                                    in Wheatfield..........
1008. Florida....................  Construct I-4/John Young       13.659
                                    Parkway interchange
                                    project in Orlando.....
1009. Connecticut................  Reconstruct Broad Street        3.200
                                    in New Britain.........
1010. Washington.................  Widen US-395 in the            10.000
                                    vicinity of mile post
                                    170 north of Spokane...
1011. New York...................  Construct NYS Route 27          4.700
                                    at intersection of
                                    North Monroe Avenue....
1012. New York...................  Reconstruct Route 23/           0.850
                                    Route 205 intersection
                                    in Oneonta.............
1013. Alaska.....................  Construct Pt. Mackenzie         9.000
                                    Intermodal Facility....
1014. Maryland...................  Construct phase 1A of          15.000
                                    the I-70/I-270/US-340
                                    interchange in
                                    Frederick County.......
1015. Illinois...................  Widen and improve US-34         8.000
                                    intechange in Aurora...
1016. Florida....................  A-1-A Beautification            4.400
                                    project in Daytona,
                                    Florida................
1017. Louisiana..................  Construct I-49                  5.600
                                    interchange at Caddo
                                    Port Road in Shreveport
1018. Tennessee..................  Construct Kingsport             2.000
                                    Highway in Washington
                                    County.................
1019. New Hampshire..............  Improve 3 Pisquataqua           2.200
                                    River Bridges on the
                                    New Hampshire--Maine
                                    border.................
1020. Nebraska...................  Construct the Antelope          7.500
                                    Valley Overpass in
                                    Lincoln................

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1021. Pennsylvania...............  Install traffic signal          0.500
                                    upgrade in Clearfield
                                    Borough in Clearfield
                                    County.................
1022. North Carolina.............  Construct US-311(I-74)         30.500
                                    from NC-68 to US-29A-
                                    70A....................
1023. California.................  Design and initiation of        0.500
                                    long term improvements
                                    along Highway 199 in
                                    Del Norte County,
                                    California.............
1024. Virginia...................  Improve Lee Highway             1.800
                                    Corridor in Fairfax,
                                    Virginia...............
1025. Illinois...................  Improve roads in the            0.810
                                    Peoria Park District...
1026. California.................  Construct Overland Drive        5.000
                                    overcrossing in
                                    Temecula...............
1027. Iowa.......................  Construct the Julien           28.000
                                    Dubuque Bridge over the
                                    Mississippi River at
                                    Dubuque................
1028. Kentucky...................  Construct highway-rail          1.100
                                    grade separations along
                                    the City Lead in
                                    Paducah................
1029. Indiana....................  Safety improvements to          9.100
                                    McKinley and Riverside
                                    Avenues in Muncie......
1030. Pennsylvania...............  Gettysburg comprehensive        4.000
                                    road improvement study.
1031. Indiana....................  Reconstruct Wheeling            1.600
                                    Avenue in Muncie.......
1032. Indiana....................  Construct Hoosier              25.000
                                    Heartland from
                                    Lafayette to Ft. Wayne.
1033. Louisiana..................  Upgrade and widen I-10         12.000
                                    between Williams
                                    Boulevard and Tulane
                                    Avenue in Jefferson and
                                    Orleans Parishes.......
1034. Louisiana..................  Construct Metairie Rail         7.000
                                    Improvements and
                                    Relocation project in
                                    Jefferson and Orleans
                                    Parishes, Louisiana....
1035. Wisconsin..................  Construct STH-26/US-41          3.000
                                    Interchange in Oshkosh.
1036. Pennsylvania...............  Improve Sidling Hill            0.500
                                    Curve and Truck Escape
                                    in Fulton County.......
1037. New York...................  Construct Wellwood              1.200
                                    Avenue from Freemont
                                    Street to Montauk
                                    Highway in Lindenhurst.
1038. New York...................  Improve ferry                   1.000
                                    infrastructure in
                                    Greenport..............
1039. Alaska.....................  Construct Spruce Creek          0.350
                                    Bridge in Soldotna.....
1040. Alabama....................  Construct East Foley            7.000
                                    corridor project from
                                    Baldwin County Highway
                                    20 to State Highway 59
                                    in Alabama.............
1041. Louisiana..................  Construct North/South           7.000
                                    Road/I-10-US-61
                                    connection in the
                                    Kenner, Louisiana......
1042. Texas......................  Construct FM2234(McHard         6.400
                                    Road) from SH-35 to
                                    Beltway 8 at Monroe
                                    Boulevard..............
1043. Michigan...................  Construct M-5 Haggerty          3.200
                                    Connector..............
1044. Kentucky...................  Ohio River Major               40.100
                                    Investment Study
                                    Project, Kentucky and
                                    Indiana................
1045. Ohio.......................  Construct Muskingum-SR-         8.000
                                    16.....................
1046. Ohio.......................  Relocate SR-30 for final        1.000
                                    design of south
                                    alternative in Carroll
                                    County, Ohio...........
1047. Missouri...................  Upgrade US-63 in Howell         8.000
                                    County, Missouri.......
1048. California.................  Widen SR-23 between            14.000
                                    Moorpark and Thousand
                                    Oaks...................
1049. Connecticut................  Reconstruct Post Office         1.500
                                    Town Farm Road in
                                    Enfield, Connecticut...
1050. Washington.................  Improve I-90/Sunset Way        19.800
                                    interchange in
                                    Issaquah, WA...........
1051. New York...................  Construct Elmira                3.000
                                    Arterial from Miller to
                                    Cedar..................
1052. California.................  Construct Imperial             14.500
                                    Highway grade
                                    separation and sound
                                    walls at Esperanza Road/
                                    Orangethorpe Avenue in
                                    Yorba Linda,
                                    California.............
1053. Wyoming....................  Widen and improve Cody--       10.170
                                    Yellowstone Highway
                                    from the entrance to
                                    Yellowstone National
                                    Park to Cody...........
1054. Florida....................  West Palm Beach Traffic        15.000
                                    Calming Project on US-1
                                    and Flagur Drive.......
1055. Missouri...................  Construction and upgrade       33.303
                                    of US-71/I-49 in Newton
                                    and McDonald County,
                                    Missouri...............
1056. Virginia...................  Commuter and freight           10.000
                                    rail congestion and
                                    mitigation project over
                                    Quantico Creek.........
1057. California.................  Complete Citraeado              3.000
                                    Parkway project in San
                                    Diego County...........
1058. Tennessee..................  Improve State Route 92          4.550
                                    from I-40 to South of
                                    Jefferson City.........
1059. Washington.................  Redevelop Port of               0.077
                                    Anacortes waterfront...
1060. Mississippi................  Widen US-98 from Pike           1.250
                                    County to Foxworth.....
1061. New York...................  Construct US-219 from          20.000
                                    Route 39 to Route 17...
1062. Michigan...................  Construct US-27 between         8.500
                                    St. Johns and Ithaca...
1063. California.................  Construct highway-rail          4.215
                                    grade separation for
                                    Fairway Drive and Union
                                    Pacific track..........
1064. Tennessee..................  Reconstruct Old Walland         1.680
                                    Highway bridge over
                                    Little River in
                                    Townsend...............
1065. California.................  Construct I-10                  2.000
                                    Tippecanoe/Anderson
                                    interchange project in
                                    Loma Linda and San
                                    Bernardino County,
                                    California.............
1066. California.................  Construct State Route 76       10.000
                                    in Northern San Diego..
1067. Nebraska...................  Construct NE-35                 4.500
                                    alternative and
                                    modified route
                                    expressway in Norfolk
                                    and Wayne..............
1068. Arkansas...................  Construct Highway 425           7.000
                                    from Pine Bluff to the
                                    Louisiana State line...
1069. Tennessee..................  Construct bridge and           13.200
                                    approaches on State
                                    Route 33 over the
                                    Tennessee River (Henley
                                    Street Bridge).........
1070. Mississippi................  Construct Jackson              10.000
                                    International Airport
                                    Parkway and connectors
                                    from High Street to the
                                    Jackson International
                                    Airport in Jackson,
                                    Mississippi............
1071. Wisconsin..................  Reconstruct U.S. Highway       12.000
                                    10, Waupaca County.....
1072. Ohio.......................  Construct highway-rail          8.205
                                    grade separations on
                                    Heisley Road between
                                    Hendricks Road and
                                    Jackson Street in
                                    Mentor.................
1073. Virginia...................  Widen I-64 Bland               30.675
                                    Boulevard interchange..
1074. Illinois...................  Improve IL-159 in               4.275
                                    Edwardsville...........
1075. Iowa.......................  Extend NW 86th Street           7.000
                                    from NW 70th Street to
                                    Beaver Drive in Polk
                                    County.................
1076. New York...................  Construct County Route          7.577
                                    21, Peeksill Hollow
                                    Road renovation project
1077. Iowa.......................  IA-192 relation and             6.000
                                    Avenue G viaduct in
                                    Council Bluffs.........
1078. Ohio.......................  Upgrade and widen US-24        23.000
                                    from I-469 to I-475....
1079. Illinois...................  Construct crossings over       10.200
                                    Fox River in Kane
                                    County.................
1080. Florida....................  Construct North East            1.600
                                    Dade Bike Path in North
                                    Miami Beach, Florida...
1081. Pennsylvania...............  Improve Oxford Valley           4.000
                                    Road/US-1 interchange
                                    in Bucks County........
1082. California.................  Improve highway access          0.500
                                    to Humboldt Bay and
                                    Harbor Port............
1083. North Carolina.............  Construct I-85                 29.500
                                    Greensboro Bypass in
                                    Greensboro, North
                                    Carolina...............
1084. Pennsylvania...............  Reconfigure I-81 Exit 2         0.700
                                    Ramp in Franklin County
1085. Indiana....................  Feasibility study of            0.600
                                    State Road 37
                                    improvements in
                                    Noblesville, Elwood and
                                    Marion.................
1086. New Jersey.................  Revitalize Route 130            4.000
                                    from Cinnaminson to
                                    Willingboro............
1087. Ohio.......................  Upgrade I-77/US-250/SR-         1.000
                                    39 interchange in
                                    Tuscarawas County......
1088. Virginia...................  Enhance Maple Avenue            2.700
                                    streetscape in Vienna,
                                    Virginia...............
1089. Arkansas...................  Widen Highway 65/82 from        7.000
                                    Pine Bluff to the
                                    Mississippi State line.
1090. New Jersey.................  Construct Route 31             15.400
                                    Fleming Bypass in
                                    Hunterdon County, New
                                    Jersey.................
1091. New York...................  Conduct safety study and        0.400
                                    improve I-90 in
                                    Downtown Buffalo.......
1092. Utah.......................  Widen SR-36 from I-80 to        3.000
                                    Mills Junction.........
1093. Alabama....................  Construct the Montgomery       17.650
                                    Outer Loop from US-80
                                    to I-85 via I-65.......
1094. Tennessee..................  Construct Foothills            11.500
                                    Parkway from Walland to
                                    Weans Valley...........

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1095. California.................  Upgrade and synchronize        23.000
                                    traffic lights in the
                                    Alameda Corridor East
                                    in Los Angeles County..
1096. New York...................  Conduct feasibility             0.500
                                    study of new
                                    International bridges
                                    on the NY/Canada border
1097. Colorado...................  Construct C-470/I-70            6.250
                                    ramps in Jefferson Co..
1098. Virginia...................  Improve Route 123 from         15.000
                                    Route 1 to Fairfax
                                    County line in Prince
                                    William County,
                                    Virginia...............
1099. Washington.................  Construct Interstate 405/      23.500
                                    NE 8th Street
                                    interchange project in
                                    Bellevue, WA...........
1100. New Hampshire..............  Widen I-93 from Salem          12.100
                                    north..................
1101. South Dakota...............  Replace Meridan Bridge..        3.250
1102. Washington.................  Extend Mill Plain               4.000
                                    Boulevard in Vancouver.
1103. Colorado...................  Improve SH-74/JC-73             6.250
                                    interchange in
                                    Evergreen County.......
1104. Tennessee..................  Improve US-64 in                5.000
                                    Hardeman and McNairy
                                    Counties...............
1105. Illinois...................  Design and construct I-         5.500
                                    72/MacArthur Boulevard
                                    interchange in
                                    Springfield............
1106. Pennsylvania...............  Replace bridge over             1.000
                                    Shermans Creek in
                                    Carroll................
1107. Illinois...................  Improve IL-113 in               7.700
                                    Kankakee...............
1108. Pennsylvania...............  Realign PA29 in the             0.550
                                    Borough of
                                    Collegeville,
                                    Montgomery County,
                                    Pennsylvania...........
1109. Louisiana..................  Construct Causeway              5.000
                                    Boulevard/Earhart
                                    Expressway interchange
                                    in Jefferson, Parish,
                                    Louisiana..............
1110. Pennsylvania...............  Improve PA 26 in                1.000
                                    Huntingdon County......
1111. New York...................  Construct Furrows Road          1.500
                                    from Patchogue/Holbrook
                                    Road to Waverly Avenue
                                    in Islip...............
1112. Tennessee..................  Reconstruction of US-414        5.000
                                    In Henderson County....
1113. Indiana....................  Widen 116th Street in           1.500
                                    Carmel.................
1114. Louisiana..................  Reconstruct Jefferson           1.000
                                    Lakefront bikepath in
                                    Jefferson Parish,
                                    Louisiana..............
1115. Utah.......................  Construct 7800 South            6.500
                                    from 1300 West to
                                    Bangerter Highway in
                                    West Jordan............
1116. Mississippi................  Construct segment 2 and         1.250
                                    3 of the Bryam-Clinton
                                    Corridor in Hinds
                                    County.................
1117. Kentucky...................  Construct Route 259-101         1.000
                                    from Brownsville to I-
                                    65.....................
1118. New Jersey.................  Replace Kinnaman Avenue         1.600
                                    bridge over Pohatcong
                                    Creek in Warren County.
1119. Louisiana..................  Widen Lapalco Boulevard         5.000
                                    from Barataria
                                    Boulevard to Destrehan
                                    Avenue in Jefferson
                                    Parish, Louisiana......
1120. Florida....................  Restore and rehabilitate        1.800
                                    Miami Beach Bridge and
                                    waterfront in Miami
                                    Beach, Florida.........
1121. Texas......................  Widen Highway 287 from         13.500
                                    Creek Bend Drive to
                                    Waxahacie bypass.......
1122. Utah.......................  Widen and improve 123rd/        5.000
                                    126th South from Jordan
                                    River to Bangerter
                                    Highway in Riverton....
1123. Ohio.......................  Construct a new                 7.100
                                    interchange at County
                                    Road 80 and I-77 in
                                    Dover with $100,000 to
                                    preserve or reconstruct
                                    the Tourism Information
                                    Center.................
1124. Pennsylvania...............  Realign Route 501 in            1.600
                                    Lebanon County.........
1125. Pennsylvania...............  Construct Williamsport-         7.000
                                    Lycoming County Airport
                                    Access road from I-80
                                    to the airport.........
1126. New York...................  Construct the Mineola          14.000
                                    intermodal facility and
                                    Hicksville intermodal
                                    facility in Nassau
                                    County.................
1127. Arkansas...................  Construct Highway 15            1.000
                                    from Connector Road to
                                    Railroad Overpass in
                                    Pine Bluff.............
1128. Kentucky...................  Redevelop and improve           2.840
                                    ground access to
                                    Louisville Waterfront
                                    District in Louisville,
                                    Kentucky...............
1129. Ohio.......................  Improve and widen SR-91         5.000
                                    from SR-43 south to
                                    county line/city line
                                    in Solon...............
1130. Louisiana..................  Extend I-49 from I-220          4.400
                                    to Arkansas State line.
1131. Pennsylvania...............  West Philadelphia               0.410
                                    congestion mitigation
                                    initiative.............
1132. New York...................  Judd Road Connector in         37.300
                                    New Hartford and
                                    Whitestown, New York...
1133. South Dakota...............  Construct Eastern Dakota       31.438
                                    Expressway (Phase II)..
1134. Virginia...................  Conduct historic                0.500
                                    restoration of Roanoke
                                    Passange Station in
                                    Roanoke................
1135. Louisiana..................  Construct Port of St.           2.100
                                    Bernard Intermodal
                                    facility...............
1136. Mississippi................  Construct segment 2 of          1.250
                                    the Jackson University
                                    Parkway in Jackson.....
1137. Indiana....................  Extend East 56th Street         6.500
                                    in Lawrence............
1138. Ohio.......................  Improve and construct SR-       4.000
                                    44/Jackson Street
                                    Interchange in
                                    Painesville............
1139. Pennsylvania...............  Widen US-30 from US-222        12.000
                                    to PA-340 and from PA-
                                    283 to PA-741..........
1140. Ohio.......................  Construct State Route           2.200
                                    209 from Cambridge and
                                    Byesville to the
                                    Guernsey County
                                    Industrial Park........
1141. California.................  Construct I-5/Avenida           3.000
                                    Vista Hermosa
                                    interchange in San
                                    Clemente...............
1142. Pennsylvania...............  Improve PA 17 from PA           1.000
                                    274 to PA 850 in Perry
                                    County.................
1143. Georgia....................  Improve GA-316 in              40.900
                                    Gwinnett County........
1144. New York...................  Construct congestion            5.000
                                    mitigation project for
                                    Brookhaven.............
1145. New Hampshire..............  Construct Chestersfield         3.000
                                    Bridge.................
1146. California.................  Improve the interchange         6.000
                                    at Cabo and Nason
                                    Street in Moreno Valley
1147. Missouri...................  Widen US-63 in Randolph        45.360
                                    and Boone Counties,
                                    Missouri...............
1148. New Jersey.................  Upgrade Garden State           30.000
                                    Parkway Exit 142.......
1149. New York...................  Improve Bedford-                2.880
                                    Banksville Road from
                                    Millbrook to
                                    Connecticut State line.
1150. New York...................  Upgrade and improve            14.000
                                    Albany to Saratoga to
                                    Adirondack intermodal
                                    transportation corridor
1151. Oklahoma...................  Reconstruct US-99/SH377         9.000
                                    from Prague to Stroud
                                    in Lincoln County......
1152. Washington.................  Safety improvements to          4.200
                                    State Route 14 in
                                    Columbia River Gorge
                                    National Scenic Area...
1153. Nevada.....................  Widen I-50 between              4.000
                                    Fallon and Fernley.....
1154. South Carolina.............  Widen and relocate SC-6         8.000
                                    in Lexington County....
1155. Kansas.....................  Widen US-54 from                8.000
                                    Liberal, Kansas
                                    southwest to Oklahoma..
1156. Virginia...................  Improve East Eldon              0.500
                                    Street in Herndon......
1157. Michigan...................  Improve US-31 from              5.000
                                    Holland to Grand Haven.
1158. Arkansas...................  Construct turning lanes         0.250
                                    at US-71/AR-8
                                    intersection in Mena...
1159. California.................  Widen LaCosta Avenue in         3.000
                                    Carlsbad...............
1160. Alaska.....................  Improve roads in                2.350
                                    Kotzebue...............
1161. New Hampshire..............  Construct Manchester           10.700
                                    Airport access road in
                                    Manchester.............
1162. Texas......................  Upgrade SH 130 in               1.000
                                    Caldwell amd Williamson
                                    Counties...............
1163. South Dakota...............  Construct Heartland             6.505
                                    Expressway Phase I.....
1164. New York...................  Design and construct           16.260
                                    Outer Harbor Bridge in
                                    Buffalo................
1165. Pennsylvania...............  Reconstruct State Route         9.000
                                    2001 in Pike County....
1166. Ohio.......................  Construct interchange at        6.000
                                    I-480 in Independence,
                                    Ohio...................
1167. New Mexico.................  Improve US-70 southwest        10.000
                                    of Portales............
1168. California.................  Willits Bypass, Highway         1.000
                                    101 in Mendocino
                                    County, California.....

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1169. Florida....................  Widen US-192 between           25.000
                                    County Route 532 and I-
                                    95 in Brevard and
                                    Osceola Counties.......
1170. Georgia....................  Widen US-84 South from          3.200
                                    US-82 to the Ware
                                    County Line in Waycross
                                    and Ware Counties......
1171. New Hampshire..............  Reconstruct bridge over         3.000
                                    the Connecticut River
                                    between Lebanon, NH and
                                    White River Junction,
                                    VT.....................
1172. Ohio.......................  Conduct feasibility             0.700
                                    study for the
                                    construction of
                                    Muskingum County South
                                    93-22-40 connector.....
1173. Georgia....................  Reconstruct SR-26/US-60         3.550
                                    from Bull River to
                                    Lazaretto Creek........
1174. Wisconsin..................  Improve Janesville              4.000
                                    transportation.........
1175. Illinois...................  Reconstruct US-30 in            9.000
                                    Joliet.................
1176. New Mexico.................  Complete the Paseo del          7.500
                                    Norte East Corridor in
                                    Bernalillo County......
1177. Michigan...................  Construct I-96/Beck             2.600
                                    Wixom Road interchange.
1178. Pennsylvania...............  Construct US-322               25.000
                                    Conchester Highway
                                    between US-1 and PA-452
1179. New Mexico.................  Extend Unser Boulevard          1.000
                                    in Albuquerque.........
1180. Arkansas...................  Conduct planning for            1.000
                                    highway 278 and rail
                                    for the Warren/
                                    Monticello Arkansas
                                    Intermodal Complex.....
1181. Washington.................  Widen SR-543 from I-5 to        3.616
                                    International Boundary,
                                    Washington.............
1182. New York...................  Construct congestion            1.000
                                    mitigation project for
                                    Smithtown..............
1183. Mississippi................  Widen MS-15 from Laurel        10.000
                                    to Louiseville.........
1184. Pennsylvania...............  Construct Abbey Trails          0.500
                                    in Abington Township...
1185. Mississippi................  Construct East Metro            3.500
                                    Corridor in Rankin
                                    County, Mississippi....
1186. Utah.......................  Construct I-15                  8.000
                                    interchange at
                                    Atkinville.............
1187. California.................  Improve SR-70 from             15.000
                                    Marysville Bypass to
                                    Oroville Freeway.......
1188. New Hampshire..............  Construct Conway bypass         7.100
                                    from Madison to
                                    Bartlett...............
1189. New York...................  Improve the Route 31/I-         2.473
                                    81 Bridge in Watertown.
1190. Pennsylvania...............  Relocate PA-113 at              3.000
                                    Creamery Village in
                                    Skippack...............
1191. Indiana....................  Upgrade 4 warning               0.400
                                    devices on north/south
                                    rail line from Terre
                                    Haute to Evansville....
1192. Pennsylvania...............  Construct noise                 0.480
                                    abatement barriers
                                    along US-581 from I-83
                                    2 miles west in
                                    Cumberland County......
1193. Louisiana..................  Install computer signal         6.500
                                    synchronization system
                                    in Baton Rouge.........
1194. Alabama....................  Construct US-231/I-10           1.350
                                    Freeway Connector from
                                    the Alabama border to
                                    Dothan.................
1195. Michigan...................  Improve I-94 in                 5.000
                                    Kalamazoo County.......
1196. Florida....................  Construct Englewood            10.000
                                    Interstate connector
                                    from River Road to I-75
                                    in Sarasota and
                                    Charlotte Counties.....
1197. New York...................  Conduct scope and design       16.500
                                    study of Hamilton
                                    Street interchange in
                                    Erwin..................
1198. Alabama....................  Extend I-759 in Etowah         15.000
                                    County.................
1199. Pennsylvania...............  US-209 Marshall's Creek        10.000
                                    Traffic Relief project
                                    in Monroe County.......
1200. Georgia....................  Construct the Fall Line        23.000
                                    Freeway from Bibb to
                                    Richmond Counties......
1201. Indiana....................  Construct SR-9 bypass in        3.150
                                    Greenfield.............
1202. Illinois...................  Construct Alton Bypass          2.500
                                    from IL-40 to
                                    Fosterburg Road........
1203. New York...................  Replace of Route 92             4.000
                                    Limestone Creek Bridge
                                    in Manlius.............
1204. Indiana....................  Upgrade 14 warning              1.400
                                    devices on east/west
                                    rail line from Gary to
                                    Auburn.................
1205. New York...................  Improve 6th and Columbia        0.700
                                    Street project in
                                    Elmira.................
1206. Michigan...................  Improve Kent County            11.280
                                    Airport road access in
                                    Grand Rapids, Michigan.
1207. Arkansas...................  Enhance area around the         0.400
                                    Paris Courthouse in the
                                    vicinity of Arkansas
                                    Scenic Highway 22 and
                                    Arkansas Scenic Highway
                                    309, Paris Arkansas....
1208. Virginia...................  Downtown Staunton               0.500
                                    Streetscape Plan--Phase
                                    I in Staunton..........
1209. New York...................  Construct CR-85 from            0.675
                                    Foster Avenue to CR97
                                    in Suffolk County......
1210. California.................  Construct interchange          10.000
                                    between I-15 and Main
                                    Street in Hesperia,
                                    California.............
1211. Pennsylvania...............  Construct Ardmore               0.500
                                    Streetscape project....
1212. New York...................  Reconstruct Route 25/           1.000
                                    Route 27 intersection
                                    in St. Lawrence County.
1213. Connecticut................  Relocate and realign            4.800
                                    Route 72 in Bristol....
1214. Pennsylvania...............  Improve Park Avenue/PA          0.600
                                    36 in Blair County.....
1215. Virginia...................  Construct Route 288 in         22.000
                                    the Richmond
                                    Metropolitan Area......
1216. New York...................  Construct city of Glen          5.000
                                    Cove waterfront
                                    improvements...........
1217. North Carolina.............  Upgrade and improve US-        20.000
                                    19 from Maggie Valley
                                    to Cherokee............
1218. New York...................  Construct Eastern Long         15.000
                                    Island Scenic Byway in
                                    Suffolk County.........
1219. Pennsylvania...............  Widen SR-247 and SR-2008       10.900
                                    between 84 and
                                    Lackawanna Valley
                                    Industrial Highway for
                                    the Moosic Mountain
                                    Business Park..........
1220. Louisiana..................  Construct and equip             5.400
                                    Transportation
                                    Technology and
                                    Emergency Preparedness
                                    Center in Baton Rouge,
                                    Louisiana..............
1221. Pennsylvania...............  Reconstruct I-95/Street         7.500
                                    Road interchange in
                                    Bucks County...........
1222. Mississippi................  Widen State Route 24            1.250
                                    from Liberty to I-55...
1223. New York...................  Initiate study and              2.000
                                    subsequent development
                                    and engineering of an
                                    international trade
                                    corridor in St.
                                    Lawrence County........
1224. Missouri...................  Construct Highway 36            3.496
                                    Hannibal Bridge and
                                    approaches in Marion
                                    County.................
1225. New York...................  Reconstruct Ridge Road          0.160
                                    Bridge in Orange County
1226. New Jersey.................  Reconstruct South               8.000
                                    Pembrton Road from
                                    Route 206 to Hanover
                                    Street.................
1227. Ohio.......................  Improve Alum Creek Drive        7.000
                                    from I-270 to Frebis
                                    Avenue in Franklin
                                    County.................
1228. Ohio.......................  Construct SR-315 Ohio           3.000
                                    State University Ramp
                                    project in Franklin
                                    County.................
1229. North Carolina.............  Construct US-64/264 in          2.000
                                    Dare County............
1230. New Mexico.................  Improve US-70 from I-25        25.000
                                    to Organ in New Mexico.
1231. Kentucky...................  Construct connection            3.000
                                    between Natcher Bridge
                                    and KY-60 east of
                                    Owensboro..............
1232. California.................  Widen 5th Street and            1.000
                                    replace 5th Street
                                    bridge in Highland,
                                    California.............
1233. New Mexico.................  Reconstruct US-84/US-285       15.000
                                    from Santa Fe to
                                    Espanola...............
1234. Iowa.......................  Improve IA-60 Corridor          8.800
                                    from LeMar to MN State
                                    line...................
1235. Louisiana..................  Construct Leeville              1.500
                                    Bridge on LA-1.........
1236. Tennessee..................  Reconstruct US-27 in            3.000
                                    Morgan County..........
1237. Texas......................  Improve US 82, East-West       16.400
                                    Freeway between Memphis
                                    Avenue and University
                                    Avenue.................
1238. Alabama....................  Construction of Eastern        23.000
                                    Black Warrior River
                                    Bridge and right-of-way
                                    acquisition and
                                    construction of an
                                    extension of the Black
                                    Warrior Parkway from US-
                                    82 to US-43 in
                                    Tuscaloosa County......
1239. North Carolina.............  Construct US-117, the           4.500
                                    Elizabeth City Bypass
                                    in Pasquotank County...
1240. Florida....................  Construct Cross Seminole        1.500
                                    Trail connection in
                                    Seminole County........
1241. New York...................  Construct County Road 50        1.360
                                    in the vicinity of
                                    Windsor Avenue.........

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1242. Ohio.......................  Construct greenway              2.300
                                    enhancements in Madison
1243. Nebraska...................  Conduct corridor study          1.000
                                    of NE-35 alternative
                                    and modified route in
                                    Norfolk, Wayne and
                                    Dakota City............
1244. New York...................  Improve Broadway in             2.520
                                    North Castle in
                                    Westchester County.....
1245. Louisiana..................  Extend Louisiana Highway        8.000
                                    42 between US-61 and I-
                                    10 in Ascension Parish.
1246. Alaska.....................  Extend Kenai Spur               8.000
                                    Highway-North Road in
                                    Kenai Peninsula Borough
1247. Utah.......................  Construct underpass at          3.900
                                    100th South in Sandy...
1248. Connecticut................  Construct Seaview Avenue       10.000
                                    Corridor project.......
1249. New Jersey.................  Replace Maple Grange            1.800
                                    Road bridge over
                                    Pochuck Creek in Sussex
                                    County.................
1250. New York...................  Construct congestion            2.500
                                    mitigation project for
                                    Riverhead..............
1251. Pennsylvania...............  Improve PA 453 from             1.000
                                    Water Street to Tyrone
                                    in Huntingdon County...
1252. Oklahoma...................  Reconstruct County Road         0.250
                                    237 from Indiahoma to
                                    Wichita Mountains
                                    Wildlife Refuge........
1253. Washington.................  Construct 192nd Street          5.000
                                    from Sr-14 to SE 15th..
1254. Ohio.......................  Construct Licking-              1.500
                                    Thornwood Connector in
                                    Licking County.........
1255. Pennsylvania...............  Improve I-95/PA-413             7.500
                                    Interchange in Bucks
                                    County.................
1256. Florida....................  Construct US-98/Thomas         15.000
                                    Drive interchange......
1257. Texas......................  Widen Meacham Boulevard         3.500
                                    from I-35W to FM-146
                                    and extend Meacham
                                    Boulevard from west of
                                    FM-156 to North Main
                                    Street.................
1258. Utah.......................  Construct Cache Valley          7.000
                                    Highway in Logan.......
1259. Texas......................  Relocation of Indiana           9.600
                                    Avenue between 19th
                                    street to North Loop
                                    289 and Quaker Avenue
                                    intersection...........
1260. Kentucky...................  Reconstruct KY-210 from         8.000
                                    Hodgenville to Morning
                                    Star Road, Larue County
1261. Georgia....................  Construct Rome to               4.112
                                    Memphis Highway in
                                    Floyd and Bartow
                                    Counties...............
1262. Pennsylvania...............  Realign West 38th Street        7.200
                                    from Shunpike Road to
                                    Myrtle Street in Erie
                                    County.................
1263. New York...................  Upgrade Chenango County         1.600
                                    Route 32 in Norwich....
1264. California.................  Rehabilitate historic           3.500
                                    train depot in San
                                    Bernadino..............
1265. Louisiana..................  Construct the Southern          5.500
                                    extension of I-49 from
                                    Lafayette to the
                                    Westbank Expressway....
1266. New York...................  Replace Kennedy-class          40.000
                                    ferries, Staten Island.
1267. Florida....................  Construct South                 9.000
                                    Connector Road and
                                    Airport Road
                                    interchange in
                                    Jacksonville, Florida..
1268. Virginia...................  Construct the Lynchburg/        1.500
                                    Madison Heights bypass
                                    in Lynchburg...........
1269. California.................  Widen I-15 from                24.000
                                    Victorville to Barstow
                                    in California..........
1270. New York...................  Traffic Mitigation              3.000
                                    Project on William
                                    Street and Losson Road
                                    in Cheektowaga.........
1271. Pennsylvania...............  Improve PA 56 from I-99         1.000
                                    to Somerset County Line
                                    in Bedford County......
1272. Pennsylvania...............  Renovate Harrisburg             2.500
                                    Transportation Center
                                    in Dauphin County......
1273. Washington.................  Widen Columbia Center           1.610
                                    Boulevard in Kennewick.
1274. Indiana....................  Improve State Road 31 in        0.500
                                    Columbus...............
1275. New York...................  Construct pedestrian            0.250
                                    access bridge from
                                    Utica Union Station....
1276. Pennsylvania...............  Improve Route 219 in            1.000
                                    Clearfield County......
1277. Kentucky...................  Construct KY-70 from            2.000
                                    Cave City to Mammoth
                                    Cave...................
1278. New Jersey.................  Replace Groveville-             3.200
                                    Allentown Road bridge
                                    in Hanilton............
1279. Washington.................  Construct Mount Vernon          3.500
                                    multi-modal
                                    transportation facility
                                    project in Mount
                                    Vernon, Washington.....
1280. New Jersey.................  Construct pedestrian            3.000
                                    bridge in Washington
                                    Township...............
1281. Indiana....................  Install traffic                 0.900
                                    signalization system in
                                    Muncie.................
1282. New Mexico.................  Improve 84/285 between          5.000
                                    Espanola and Hernandez.
1283. Florida....................  Widen of State Road 44          2.250
                                    in Volusia County......
1284. Maryland...................  Construct improvements a       10.000
                                    I-270/MD-187
                                    interchange............
1285. Louisiana..................  Increase capacity of            2.000
                                    Lake Pontchartrain
                                    Causeway...............
1286. Pennsylvania...............  Construct Walnut Street         1.000
                                    pedestrian bridge in
                                    Dauphin County.........
1287. Pennsylvania...............  Improve US-22/PA-866            2.000
                                    Intersection in Blair
                                    County.................
1288. Indiana....................  Expand 126th Street in          1.000
                                    Carmel.................
1289. Ohio.......................  Upgrade 1 warning device        0.100
                                    on the rail line from
                                    Marion to Ridgeway.....
1290. Illinois...................  Conduct Midwest Regional        0.400
                                    intermodal facility
                                    feasibility study in
                                    Rochelle...............
1291. Minnesota..................  Construct Trunk Highway        15.000
                                    610/10 from Trunk
                                    Highway 169 in Brooklyn
                                    Park to I-94 in Maple
                                    Grove..................
1292. Oklahoma...................  Improve Battiest-Pickens        3.000
                                    Road between Battiest
                                    and Pickens in
                                    McCurtain County.......
1293. Mississippi................  Widen US-61 from                1.250
                                    Louisiana State line to
                                    Adams County...........
1294. California.................  Construct capital               5.000
                                    improvements along I-
                                    680 corridor...........
1295. Arkansas...................  Study and construct Van         0.300
                                    Buren intermodal port
                                    facility in Van Buren,
                                    Arkansas...............
1296. New York...................  Construct access road           0.240
                                    from Lake Avenue to
                                    Milestrip Road in
                                    Blasdell...............
1297. Iowa.......................  Construct I-29 airport          6.200
                                    interchange overpass in
                                    Sioux City.............
1298. Pennsylvania...............  Construct PA-309                4.400
                                    Sumneytown Pike
                                    Connector..............
1299. Kentucky...................  Construct Savage-Cedar          0.350
                                    Knob Bridge at Koger
                                    Creek..................
1300. Washington.................  Widen SR-527 from 112th         4.700
                                    SE to 132nd SE in
                                    Everett................
1301. Kentucky...................  Complete I-65 upgrade           5.000
                                    from Elizabethtown to
                                    Tennessee State line...
1302. Illinois...................  Replace Gaumer Bridge           0.900
                                    near Alvin.............
1303. South Carolina.............  Construct I-26/US-1            12.000
                                    connector in Columbia..
1304. Illinois...................  Construct Sullivan Road        10.000
                                    Bridge over the Fox
                                    River..................
1305. California.................  Extend State Route 7 in        10.000
                                    Imperial County........
1306. South Carolina.............  Construct high priority        10.000
                                    surface transportation
                                    projects eligible for
                                    Federal-aid highway
                                    funds..................
1307. New York...................  Construct Erie Canal            3.000
                                    Preserve I-90 rest stop
                                    in Port Byron..........
1308. Virginia...................  Improve Harrisonburg            0.500
                                    East Side roadways in
                                    Harrisonburg...........
1309. Texas......................  Improve I-35 West from          4.000
                                    Spur 280 to I-820 in
                                    Fort Worth.............
1310. Pennsylvania...............  Construct US-202 Section        5.000
                                    600 Phase I Early
                                    Action project in Upper
                                    Gwynedd and Lower
                                    Gwynedd................
1311. Pennsylvania...............  PA 26 over Piney Creek 2-       0.800
                                    bridges in Bedford
                                    County.................
1312. Florida....................  Widen and realign Eller         5.600
                                    Drive in Port
                                    Everglades, Florida....
1313. Illinois...................  Improve access to               1.600
                                    Rantoul Aviation Center
                                    in Rantoul.............
1314. Florida....................  Deploy magnetic lane            0.500
                                    marking system on I-4..
1315. Alaska.....................  Construct the a bridge         20.000
                                    joining the Island of
                                    Gravina to the
                                    Community of Ketchikan
                                    on Revilla Island......
1316. Louisiana..................  Conduct feasibility             5.000
                                    study, design and
                                    construction of
                                    connector between
                                    Louisiana Highway 16 to
                                    I-12 in Livingston
                                    Parish.................

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1317. New York...................  Improve Hardscrabble            2.880
                                    Road from Route 22 to
                                    June Road in North
                                    Salem..................
1318. California.................  Enhance Fort Bragg and          0.500
                                    Willitis passenger
                                    stations...............
1319. New Mexico.................  Improve Uptown in               1.500
                                    Bernalillo County......
1320. Missouri...................  Construction of airport         5.000
                                    ground transportation
                                    terminal for the
                                    Springfield/Branson
                                    Airport intermodal
                                    facility in
                                    Springfield, Missouri..
1321. North Carolina.............  Widen US-421 from North         7.400
                                    Carolina Route 194 to
                                    two miles East of US-
                                    221....................
1322. Kentucky...................  Construct US-127:              11.215
                                    $800,000 for the
                                    segment between the
                                    Albany Bypass and KY-
                                    90; $10,375,000 for the
                                    segment between the
                                    Albany Bypass and
                                    Clinton County High
                                    School; $40,000 for the
                                    segment between KY696
                                    and the Tennessee State
                                    line...................
1323. Missouri...................  Upgrade US-71                   1.000
                                    interchange in
                                    Carthage, Missouri.....
1324. Ohio.......................  Reconstruct Morgan              0.500
                                    County 37 in Morgan
                                    County.................
1325. New York...................  Construct Maybrook              1.404
                                    Corridor bikeway in
                                    Dutchess County........
1326. New York...................  Construct Poughkeepsie          3.750
                                    Intermodal Facility in
                                    Poughkeepsie...........
1327. Illinois...................  Construct Orchard Road          7.000
                                    Bridge over the Fox
                                    River..................
1328. Pennsylvania...............  Improve PA-23 Corridor          4.000
                                    from US-30 Bypass
                                    between Lancaster
                                    County line and
                                    Morgantown.............
1329. California.................  Improve State Route 57          0.985
                                    interchange at Lambert
                                    Road in Brea...........
1330. Texas......................  Upgrade State Highway 35       12.000
                                    Yoakum District in
                                    Matagorda and Buazovia
                                    Counties...............
1331. Pennsylvania...............  Improve T-344 Bridge            0.700
                                    over Mahantango Creek
                                    in Snyder County.......
1332. Ohio.......................  Complete safety/bicycle         0.030
                                    path in Madison
                                    Township...............
1333. New Jersey.................  Upgrade Montvale/               0.500
                                    Chestnut Ridge Road and
                                    Grand Avenue
                                    intersection at Garden
                                    State Parkway in Bergan
                                    County.................
1334. Kentucky...................  Widen US-27 from Norwood       30.000
                                    to Eubank..............
1335. California.................  Extend Highway 41 in           10.000
                                    Madera County..........
1336. New York...................  Improve and reconstruct         0.350
                                    Stony Street in York
                                    Town...................
1337. Pennsylvania...............  Complete Broad Street           1.770
                                    ramps at Route 611
                                    bypass in Bucks County.
1338. Tennessee..................  Construct State Route           2.400
                                    131 from Gill Road to
                                    Bishop Road............
1339. Georgia....................  Construct the Savannah         10.000
                                    River Parkway in
                                    Bullock, Jenkins,
                                    Screven and Effinghaus
                                    Counties...............
1340. Illinois...................  Improve Illinois Route          2.300
                                    29 in Sangamon and
                                    Christian Counties.....
1341. Mississippi................  Widen State Route 6 from       15.000
                                    Pontotoc to US-45 at
                                    Tupelo in Mississippi..
1342. Kansas.....................  Construct road and rail        35.000
                                    grade separations in
                                    Wichita................
1343. Illinois...................  Widen US-20 in Freeport.        5.100
1344. Minnesota..................  Construct Mankato South         7.000
                                    Route in Mankato.......
1345. Michigan...................  Construct interchange at       11.000
                                    Eastman Avenue/US-10 in
                                    Midland................
1346. California.................  Highway 65 improvement          4.000
                                    and mitigation project.
1347. Pennsylvania...............  Improve access to               1.500
                                    Raystown in Huntingdon
                                    County.................
1348. Indiana....................  Construct East 79th from        4.000
                                    Sunnyside Road to
                                    Oaklandon Road in
                                    Lawrence...............
1349. Georgia....................  Widen and reconstruct           3.400
                                    Corder Road from
                                    Pineview Drive to the
                                    Russell Parkway........
1350. New York...................  Rahabilitate Jay Covered        1.000
                                    Bridge in Essex County.
1351. New York...................  Improve Long Ridge Road         2.800
                                    from Pound Ridge Road
                                    to Connecticut State
                                    line...................
1352. Mississippi................  Widen MS-45 from                4.500
                                    Brooksville to US-82 in
                                    Mississippi............
1353. Ohio.......................  Upgrade US-30 in Hancock       15.000
1354. Illinois...................  Construct an interchange        7.500
                                    at I-90 and Illinois
                                    Route 173 in Rockford..
1355. New York...................  Construct Route 17-             4.800
                                    Lowman Crossover in
                                    Ashland................
1356. New Jersey.................  Rehabilitate East               3.600
                                    Ridgewood Avenue over
                                    Route 17 in Bergan
                                    County.................
1357. Pennsylvania...............  St. Thomas Signals Hade         0.200
                                    and Jack Rds US-30 in
                                    Franklin County........
1358. New York...................  Improve Route 9 in              1.560
                                    Dutchess County........
1359. Ohio.......................  Rail mitigation and            12.000
                                    improvement projects
                                    from Vermillion to
                                    Conneaut...............
1360. Virginia...................  Complete North Section         10.000
                                    of Fairfax County
                                    Parkway in Fairfax
                                    County, Virginia.......
1361. Arkansas...................  Conduct design study and        5.000
                                    acquire right of way on
                                    US-71 in the vicinity
                                    of Fort Chaffee, Fort
                                    Smith..................
1362. Pennsylvania...............  Realign Moulstown Road/         2.000
                                    Route 194/Eisenhower
                                    Drive York County......
1363. Florida....................  Construct Greater               1.341
                                    Orlando Aviation
                                    Authority Consolidated
                                    Surface Access in
                                    Orlando................
1364. Florida....................  Construct US17/92 and SR-       2.750
                                    436 interchange in
                                    Orange/Osceola/Seminole
                                    County region..........
1365. Washington.................  Construct State Route 7--       0.600
                                    Elbe rest area and
                                    interpretive facility
                                    in Pierce County, WA...
1366. Virginia...................  Improve the RIC airport         3.000
                                    connector road in
                                    Richmond...............
1367. Tennessee..................  Improve State Road 60           1.600
                                    from Waterville to US-
                                    64 in Bradley County...
1368. Pennsylvania...............  Relocate US-219                 6.000
                                    Ridgeway, Pennsylvania,
                                    truck bypass connector
                                    along Osterhout Street.
1369. Pennsylvania...............  Construct PA 36                 1.000
                                    Convention Center
                                    Connector in Blair
                                    County.................
1370. New Jersey.................  Construct US-22/Chimney        23.000
                                    Rock Road interchange
                                    in Somerset County.....
1371. Alaska.....................  Improve Dalton Highway          5.000
                                    from Fairbanks to
                                    Prudhoe Bay............
1372. Pennsylvania...............  Allegheny Trail from           12.000
                                    Pittsburgh,
                                    Pennsylvania to
                                    Cumberland, Maryland...
1373. Washington.................  Reconstruct I-21/Keys           8.640
                                    Road intersection in
                                    Yakima.................
1374. Pennsylvania...............  Upgrade 2 sections of US-       1.500
                                    6 in Tioga County......
1375. Illinois...................  Congestion mitigation          12.000
                                    for Illinois Route 31
                                    and Illinois Route 62
                                    intersection in
                                    Algonquin..............
1376. Illinois...................  Construct Towanda-Barnes        7.760
                                    Road in Mclean County..
1377. Pennsylvania...............  Construct Lackawanna            0.500
                                    River Heritage Trail in
                                    Lackawanna.............
1378. Pennsylvania...............  Reconstruct I-81                3.520
                                    Plainfield interchange
                                    in Cumberland County...
1379. Kentucky...................  Reconstruct US-127:            11.500
                                    $7,500,000 for the
                                    segment between Dry
                                    Ridge Road and US-231
                                    and US-31; $4,000,000
                                    for the segment between
                                    Allen-Warren County
                                    line and Dry Ridge Road
1380. Tennessee..................  Construct State Route 30       10.320
                                    from Athens to Etowah
                                    in McMinn County.......
1381. Arizona....................  Replace US-93 Hoover Dam       20.000
                                    Bridge.................
1382. Iowa.......................  Conduct study of Port of        0.100
                                    Des Moines, Des Moines.
1383. Missouri...................  Bull Shoals Lake Ferry          0.697
                                    in Taney County,
                                    Missouri...............
1384. Pennsylvania...............  Widen PA-413 in Bucks           2.000
                                    County.................
1385. Mississippi................  Construct I-20                  1.000
                                    interchange at Pirate
                                    Cove...................
1386. Texas......................  Complete State Highway         10.000
                                    35 in Aransas County...
1387. California.................  Construct interchange           8.000
                                    between I-15 and SR-18
                                    in San Bernardino,
                                    California.............
1388. Pennsylvania...............  Improve Route 94                8.000
                                    Corridor through
                                    Hanover to Maryland
                                    State Line.............
1389. Ohio.......................  Upgrade 2 warning               0.200
                                    devices on the rail
                                    north/south line from
                                    Columbus to Toledo.....
1390. Pennsylvania...............  Resurface current 219           6.500
                                    bypass at Bradford.....
1391. New Jersey.................  Construct Route 17              1.500
                                    bridge over the
                                    Susquehanna and Western
                                    Rail line in Rochelle
                                    Park...................

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1392. Louisiana..................  Replace ferry in                2.150
                                    Plaquemines Parish.....
1393. New York...................  Construct Hudson River          0.455
                                    scenic overlook from
                                    Route 9 to Waterfront
                                    in Poughkeepsie........
1394. California.................  Complete State Route 56         4.000
                                    in San Diego...........
1395. New Jersey.................  Replace Clove Road              1.000
                                    bridge over tributary
                                    of Mill Brook and Clove
                                    Brook in Sussex County.
1396. California.................  Construct interchanges          3.000
                                    for I-10 in Coachella
                                    Valley, Riverside
                                    County.................
1397. South Dakota...............  Construct US-16 Hell            0.441
                                    Canyon Bridge and
                                    approaches in Custer
                                    County.................
1398. Wisconsin..................  Reconstruct U.S. Highway       26.000
                                    151, Waupun to Fond du
                                    Lac....................
1399. Indiana....................  Construct I-70/Six             19.950
                                    Points interchange in
                                    Marion and Hendricks
                                    County.................
1400. Wyoming....................  Reconstruct Cheyenne            8.000
                                    Area Norris Viaduct....
1401. California.................  Extend State Route 52 in        5.000
                                    San Diego..............
1402. Kansas.....................  Reconstruct K-7 from            3.100
                                    Lone Elm Road to
                                    Harrison...............
1403. Mississippi................  Construct US-84 from            1.250
                                    Eddiceton to Auburn
                                    Road...................
1404. Florida....................  Construct County Road           8.000
                                    470 Interchange in Lake
                                    County.................
1405. Virginia...................  Widen I-81 in Roanoke           6.000
                                    and Botetourt Counties
                                    and in Rockbridge,
                                    Augusta and Rockingham
                                    Counties...............
1406. California.................  Improve and modify the         22.400
                                    Port of Hueneme
                                    Intermodal Corridor--
                                    Phase II in Ventura
                                    County.................
1407. New York...................  Construct Bay Shore Road        8.000
                                    SR-231 to SR-27 in
                                    Suffolk County.........
1408. Alabama....................  Complete I-59                   4.000
                                    interchange in Dekalb
                                    County.................
1409. Michigan...................  Construct interchange at        4.000
                                    US-10/Bay City Road in
                                    Midland................
1410. Connecticut................  Improve Route 4                 1.800
                                    intersection in
                                    Harwinton, Connecticut.
1411. Colorado...................  Construct Wadsworth             1.000
                                    Boulevard improvement
                                    project in Arvada......
1412. Connecticut................  Reconstruct Post Office         1.500
                                    Town Farm Road in
                                    Enfield, Connecticut...
1413. Pennsylvania...............  Widen and signalize             4.300
                                    Sumneytown Pike and
                                    Forty Foot Road in
                                    Montgomery County,
                                    Pennsylvania...........
1414. Tennessee..................  Improve State Road 95           4.900
                                    from Westover Drive to
                                    SR-62 in Roane and
                                    Anderson Counties......
1415. New York...................  FJ&G Rail/Trail Project         0.700
                                    in Fulton County.......
1416. Pennsylvania...............  Construct Towamencin            2.900
                                    Township multimodal
                                    center.................
1417. Michigan...................  Relocate US-31 from            18.000
                                    River Road to Naomi
                                    Road in Berrian County.
1418. Alaska.....................  Extend West Douglas Road        3.300
                                    in Goldbelt and Juneau.
1419. Illinois...................  Construct US-67 in              6.800
                                    Madison and Jersey
                                    Counties...............
1420. Idaho......................  Reconstruct US-95 from         10.000
                                    Bellgrove to Mica......
1421. Idaho......................  Construct US-95:               15.000
                                    Sandcreek Alternate
                                    Route in Sandpoint.....
1422. Ohio.......................  Construct highway-rail          3.000
                                    grade separations on
                                    Snow Road in Brook Park
1423. New York...................  Construct Southern State        4.825
                                    Parkway ITS between NYS
                                    Route 110 and Sagtikos
                                    Parkway................
1424. Florida....................  Widen US-17/92 in               1.800
                                    Volusia County.........
1425. Connecticut................  Realign Route 4                 2.800
                                    intersection in
                                    Farmington.............
1426. Louisiana..................  Construct Louisiana             0.750
                                    Highway 1 from the Gulf
                                    of Mexico to US-90.....
1427. Kentucky...................  Construct Kentucky 31E          1.000
                                    from Bardstowns to Salt
                                    River..................
1428. Virginia...................  Constuct Third Bridge/          5.000
                                    Tunnel Crossing of
                                    Hampton Road...........
1429. Washington.................  Widen Cook Road in              3.100
                                    Skagit County,
                                    Washington.............
1430. Pennsylvania...............  Construct 25.5 miles of         0.540
                                    the Perkiomen Trail....
1431. Louisiana..................  Construct Port of South         0.700
                                    Louisiana Connector in
                                    Saint John the Baptist
                                    Parish.................
1432. New York...................  Construct CR-96 from            0.275
                                    Great South Bay to
                                    Montauk Highway in
                                    Suffolk County.........
1433. Pennsylvania...............  Construct US-6                  2.400
                                    Tunkhannock Bypass in
                                    Wyoming County.........
1434. Alabama....................  Construct Eastern Shore         1.355
                                    Trail project in
                                    Fairhope, Alabama......
1435. Georgia....................  Construct North River           2.900
                                    Causeway and Bridge,
                                    St. Mary's County......
1436. Utah.......................  Construct Phase II of          10.000
                                    the University Avenue
                                    Interchange in Provo...
1437. California.................  Widen SR-71 from               13.000
                                    Riverside County to SR-
                                    91.....................
1438. Arkansas...................  Construct access route         16.000
                                    to Northwest Arkansas
                                    Regional Airport in
                                    Highfill, Arkansas.....
1439. California.................  Construct Ocean                20.000
                                    Boulevard and Terminal
                                    Island Freeway
                                    interchange in Long
                                    Beach, California......
1440. Nebraska...................  Widen and reconstruct I-        8.000
                                    680 from Pacific Street
                                    to Dodge Street in
                                    Douglas County.........
1441. Indiana....................  Lafayette Railroad             29.400
                                    relocation project in
                                    Lafayette, Indiana.....
1442. Florida....................  Construct pedestrian            2.500
                                    overpass from Florida
                                    National Scenic Trail
                                    over I-4...............
1443. Michigan...................  Construct interchange at        1.500
                                    I-75/North Down River
                                    Road...................
1444. New York...................  Construct CR-96 from            0.435
                                    Montauk Highway to
                                    Sunrise Highway in
                                    Suffolk County.........
1445. Connecticut................  Widen Route 10 from             4.640
                                    vicinity of Lazy Lane
                                    to River Street in
                                    Southington,
                                    Connecticut............
1446. Connecticut................  Widen Route 4 in                2.800
                                    Torrington.............
1447. Washington.................  Construct Port of               2.500
                                    Longview Industrial
                                    Rail Corridor and Fibre
                                    Way Overpass in
                                    Longview...............
1448. Virginia...................  Construct I-95/State            4.000
                                    Route 627 interchange
                                    in Stafford County.....
1449. Colorado...................  Complete the Powers            12.000
                                    Boulevard north
                                    extension in Colorado
                                    Springs................
1450. Ohio.......................  Construct St.                   0.500
                                    Clairsville Bike Path
                                    in Belmont County......
1451. South Dakota...............  Construct Aberdeen Truck        2.576
                                    bypass.................
1452. New York...................  Conduct extended needs          4.000
                                    study for the Tappan
                                    Zee Bridge.............
1453. Washington.................  Widen SR-99 between             3.000
                                    148th Street and King
                                    County Line in Lynnwood
1454. Texas......................  Construct State Highway        32.000
                                    121 from I-30 to US-67
                                    in Cleburne............
1455. Oklahoma...................  Reconstruct US-70 from          7.500
                                    Broken Bow to Arkansas
                                    State line in McCurtain
                                    County.................
1456. Georgia....................  Conduct study of a             25.000
                                    multimodal
                                    transportation corridor
                                    along GA-400...........
1457. New York...................  Reconstruct and widen           5.500
                                    Route 78 from I-90 to
                                    Route 15...............
1458. Nebraska...................  Construct South Beltway         5.500
                                    in Linclon.............
1459. Nebraska...................  Replace US-81 bridge            1.500
                                    between Yankton, south
                                    Dakota and Cedar
                                    County, Nebaska........
1460. Florida....................  Construct Alden Road            0.700
                                    Improvement Project in
                                    Orange County..........
1461. California.................  Improve and widen Forest        7.000
                                    Hill Road in Placer
                                    County.................
1462. Washington.................  Improve Hillsboro Street/       3.550
                                    Highway 395
                                    intersection in Pasco..
1463. Missouri...................  Construct Hermann Bridge        1.544
                                    on Highway 19 in
                                    Montgomery and
                                    Gasconade Counties.....
1464. Utah.......................  Widen and improve 123rd/        7.000
                                    126th South from 700
                                    East to Jordan River in
                                    Draper.................
1465. Illinois...................  Improve Constitution            3.500
                                    Avenue in Peoria.......
1466. New York...................  Reconstruct Washington          1.700
                                    County covered bridge
                                    project................
1467. New York...................  Reconstruct Stoneleigh          3.920
                                    Avenue in Putnam County
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     SEC. 128. WOODROW WILSON MEMORIAL BRIDGE.

       Section 407(a) of the National Highway System Designation 
     Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 630-631) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking ``(a)'' and all that follows through the 
     period at the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) Conveyances.--
       ``(1) Conveyance to states and district of columbia.--
       ``(A) General authority.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary 
     shall convey to the State of Virginia, the State of Maryland, 
     and the District of Columbia all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to the Bridge, including such 
     related riparian rights and interests in land underneath the 
     Potomac River as are necessary to carry out the project.
       ``(B) Acceptance of title.--Except as provided in paragraph 
     (3), upon conveyance by the Secretary, the State of Virginia, 
     the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia shall 
     accept the right, title, and interest in and to the Bridge.
       ``(C) Consolidation of jurisdiction.--For the purpose of 
     making the conveyance under this paragraph, the Secretary of 
     the Interior and the head of any other Federal department or 
     agency that has jurisdiction over the land adjacent to the 
     Bridge shall transfer such jurisdiction to the Secretary.
       ``(D) Funds allocated.--No funds made available for the 
     high cost Interstate System reconstruction and improvement 
     program under section 160 of title 23, United States Code, 
     may be allocated for the Bridge before the State of Virginia, 
     the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia accept 
     right, title, and interest in and to the Bridge under this 
     paragraph.
       ``(2) Conveyance to authority.--After execution of the 
     agreement under subsection (c), the State of Virginia, State 
     of Maryland, and the District of Columbia shall convey to the 
     Authority their respective rights, titles, and interests in 
     and to the Bridge, including such related riparian rights and 
     interests in land underneath the Potomac River as are 
     necessary to carry out the Project. Except as provided in 
     paragraph (3), upon conveyance by the Secretary, the 
     Authority shall accept the right, title, and interest in and 
     to the Bridge and all duties and responsibilities associated 
     with the Bridge.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of 
     this section, by striking ``conveyance under paragraph (1)'' 
     and inserting ``conveyance under this subsection''.

     SEC. 129. TRAINING.

       (a) Training Positions for Welfare Recipients.--Section 
     140(a) is amended by inserting after the third sentence the 
     following: ``In implementing such programs, a State may 
     reserve training positions for persons who receive welfare 
     assistance from such State; except that the implementation of 
     any such program shall not cause current employees to be 
     displaced or current positions to be supplanted.''.
       (b) Types of Training.--Section 140(b) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by inserting ``and technology'' after ``construction''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting after ``programs'' the following: ``, and 
     to develop and fund summer transportation institutes''; and
       (2) in the last sentence by striking ``may be available'' 
     and inserting ``may be utilized''.
       (c) Heavy Equipment Operator Training Facility.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a heavy 
     equipment operator training facility in Hibbing, Minnesota. 
     The purpose of the facility shall be to develop an 
     appropriate curriculum for training, and to train operators 
     and future operators of heavy equipment in the safe use of 
     such equipment.
       (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated out of 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     $500,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to carry out 
     this subsection.
       (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation 
     in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the 
     Federal share of the cost of establishment of the facility 
     under this subsection shall be 80 percent and such funds 
     shall remain available until expended.
       (d) Motor Carrier Operator Vehicle and Training Facility.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     State of Pennsylvania to establish and operate an advanced 
     tractor trailer safety and operator training facility in 
     Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The purpose of the facility shall 
     be to develop and coordinate an advance curriculum for the 
     training of operators and future operators of tractor 
     trailers. The facility shall conduct training on the test 
     track at Letterkenny Army Depot and the unused segment of the 
     Pennsylvania Turnpike located in Bedford County, 
     Pennsylvania. The facility shall be operated by a not-for-
     profit entity and, when Federal assistance is no longer being 
     provided with respect to the facility, shall be privately 
     operated.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $500,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this subsection. Such funds shall remain available 
     until expended. The Federal share of the cost of 
     establishment and operation of the facility under this 
     subsection shall be 80 percent.

     SEC. 130. TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR OLYMPIC CITIES.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide 
     assistance and support to State and local efforts on surface 
     and aviation-related transportation issues necessary to 
     obtain the national recognition and economic benefits of 
     participation in the International Olympic movement and the 
     International Paralympic movement by hosting international 
     quadrennial Olympic and Paralympic events in the United 
     States.
       (b) Priority for Transportation Projects Related to Olympic 
     Events.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary may give priority to funding for a 
     transportation project related to an Olympic event from 
     funds available to carry out 1 or more of sections 
     144(g)(1) and 160 of title 23, United States Code, and 
     sections 5309 and 5326 of title 49, United States Code, if 
     the project meets the extraordinary needs associated with 
     an international quadrennial Olympic event and if the 
     project is otherwise eligible for assistance under such 
     section.
       (c) Transportation Planning Activities.--The Secretary may 
     participate in planning activities of States, metropolitan 
     planning organizations, and sponsors of transportation 
     projects related to an international quadrennial Olympic 
     event under sections 134 and 135 of title 23, United States 
     Code, and in developing intermodal transportation plans 
     necessary for such projects in coordination with State and 
     local transportation agencies.
       (d) Use of Administrative Expenses.--The Secretary may 
     provide assistance from funds deducted under section 104(a) 
     of title 23, United States Code, for the development of an 
     Olympic and Paralympic transportation management plan in 
     cooperation with an Olympic and a Paralympic Organizing 
     Committee responsible for hosting, and State and local 
     communities affected by, an international quadrennial Olympic 
     event.
       (e) Transportation Projects Related to Olympic Events.--
       (1) General authority.--The Secretary may provide 
     assistance to States and local governments in carrying out 
     transportation projects related to an international 
     quadrennial Olympic event. Such assistance may include 
     planning, capital, and operating assistance.
       (2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the costs of 
     projects assisted under this subsection shall not exceed 80 
     percent. For purposes of determining the non-Federal share, 
     highway, aviation, and transit projects shall be considered a 
     program of projects.
       (f) Eligible Governments.--A State or local government is 
     eligible to receive assistance under this section only if it 
     is hosting a venue that is part of an international 
     quadrennial Olympics that is officially selected by the 
     International Olympic Committee.
       (g) Airport Development Projects.--
       (1) Airport development defined.--Section 47102(3) of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(H) Developing, in coordination with State and local 
     transportation agencies, intermodal transportation plans 
     necessary for Olympic-related projects at an airport.''.
       (2) Discretionary grants.--Section 47115(d) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) the need for the project in order to meet the unique 
     demands of hosting international quadrennial Olympic 
     events.''.

     SEC. 131. NATIONAL DEFENSE HIGHWAYS.

       (a) Reconstruction Projects.--If the Secretary determines, 
     after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, that a 
     highway, or portion of a highway, located outside the United 
     States is important to the national defense, the Secretary 
     may carry out a project for the reconstruction of such 
     highway or portion of highway.
       (b) Funding.--The Secretary may make available, from funds 
     appropriated for expenditure on the National Highway System, 
     not to exceed $20,000,000 per fiscal year for each of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003 to carry out this section. Such sums 
     shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 132. MISCELLANEOUS SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Infrastructure Awareness Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to fund the 
     production of a documentary about infrastructure in 
     cooperation with a not-for-profit national public television 
     station and the National Academy of Engineering which shall 
     demonstrate how public works and infrastructure projects 
     stimulate job growth and the economy and contribute to the 
     general welfare of the nation.
       (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated out of 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998, 1999, and 2000. Such funds shall remain available until 
     expended.
       (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code; except that the Federal share 
     of the cost of any project under this subsection and the 
     availability of funds authorized by this subsection shall be 
     determined in accordance with this subsection.
       (b) Study of Parking Facilities Adequacy.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine the location and quantity of parking facilities at 
     commercial truck stops and travel plazas and public rest 
     areas that could be used by motor carriers to comply with 
     Federal hours of service rules. The study shall include an 
     inventory of current facilities serving the National Highway 
     System, analyze where shortages exist or are projected to 
     exist, and propose

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     a plan to reduce the shortages. The study shall be carried 
     out in cooperation with research entities representing motor 
     carriers, the travel plaza industry, and commercial motor 
     vehicle drivers.
       (2) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2001, the Secretary 
     shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the 
     study with any recommendations the Secretary determines 
     appropriate as a result of the study.
       (3) Funding.--From amounts set aside under section 104(a) 
     of title 23, United States Code, for each of fiscal years 
     1998, 1999, and 2000, the Secretary may use not to exceed 
     $500,000 per fiscal year to carry out this section.

     SEC. 133. ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) Ambassador Bridge Access, Michigan.--Notwithstanding 
     section 129 of title 23, United States Code, or any other 
     provision of law, improvements to and construction of 
     access roads, approaches, and related facilities (such as 
     signs, lights, and signals) necessary to connect the 
     Ambassador Bridge in Detroit, Michigan, to the Interstate 
     System shall be eligible for funds apportioned under 
     sections 104(b)(1) and 104(b)(3) of such title.
       (b) Cuyahoga River Bridge, Ohio.--Notwithstanding section 
     149 of title 23, United States Code, or any other provision 
     of law, a project to construct a new bridge over the Cuyahoga 
     River in Cleveland, Ohio, shall be eligible for funds 
     apportioned under section 104(b)(2) of such title.
       (c) Connecticut.--In fiscal year 1998, the State of 
     Connecticut may transfer any funds remaining available for 
     obligation under the section 104(b)(5)(A) of title 23, United 
     States Code, as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, for construction of the Interstate 
     System to any other program eligible for assistance under 
     chapter 1 of such title. Before making any distribution of 
     the obligation limitation under section 103(c)(4) of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall make available to the State of 
     Connecticut sufficient obligation authority under section 
     103(c) of this Act to obligate funds available for transfer 
     under this subsection.
       (d) San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, California.--In 
     accordance with section 502 of this Act, a project to 
     reconstruct the Interstate System approach to the western end 
     of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and the ramps 
     connecting the bridge to Treasure Island shall be eligible 
     for funds under section 160 of title 23, United States Code, 
     relating to the high-cost Interstate System reconstruction 
     and improvement program.
       (e) Southern California.--Notwithstanding section 120(l)(1) 
     of title 23, United States Code--
       (1) private entity expenditures to construct the SR-91 toll 
     road located in Orange County, California, from SR-55 to the 
     Riverside County line may be credited toward the State 
     matching share for any Federal-aid project beginning 
     construction after the SR-91 toll road was opened to traffic; 
     and
       (2) private expenditures for the future SR-125 toll road in 
     San Diego County, California, from SR-905 to San Miguel Road 
     may be credited against the State match share for Federal-aid 
     highway projects beginning after SR-125 is opened to traffic.
       (f) International Bridge, Sault Ste. Marie, MI.--The 
     International Bridge Authority, or its successor 
     organization, shall be permitted to continue collection of 
     tolls for the maintenance, operation, capital improvements, 
     and future expansions to the International Bridge and its 
     approaches, plaza areas, and associated buildings and 
     structures.
       (g) Information Services.--A food business that would 
     otherwise be eligible to display a mainline business logo on 
     a specific service food sign described in section 2G-5.7(4) 
     of part IIG of the 1988 edition of the Manual on Uniform 
     Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways under the 
     requirements specified in that section, but for the fact that 
     the business is open 6 days a week, cannot be prohibited from 
     inclusion on such a food sign.

     SEC. 134. FISCAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND OTHER AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Advanced Construction.--Section 115 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by moving the text of paragraph (1) (including 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B)) 2 ems to the left;
       (B) by striking ``(1) In general.--'';
       (C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
       (D) by striking ``(A) prior'' and inserting ``(1) prior''; 
     and
       (E) by striking ``(B) the project'' and inserting ``(2) the 
     project'';
       (2) by striking subsection (c); and
       (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (b) Availability of Funds.--Section 118 is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading for subsection (b) by 
     striking ``; Discretionary Projects''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Effect of Release of Funds.--Any Federal-aid highway 
     funds released by the final payment on a project, or by the 
     modification of the project agreement, shall be credited to 
     the same program funding category previously apportioned to 
     the State and shall be immediately available for 
     expenditure.''.
       (c) Federal Share Payable.--Section 120 is amended in each 
     of subsections (a) and (b) by striking ``shall be'' and 
     inserting ``shall not exceed''.
       (d) Payments to States for Construction.--Section 121 is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking the second sentence; and
       (B) by striking the last sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``Such payments may also be made for the value of 
     the materials (1) which have been stockpiled in the vicinity 
     of such construction in conformity to plans and 
     specifications for the projects, and (2) which are not in the 
     vicinity of such construction if the Secretary determines 
     that because of required fabrication at an off-site location 
     the material cannot be stockpiled in such vicinity.'';
       (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Project Agreement.--No payment shall be made under 
     this chapter except for a project covered by a project 
     agreement. After completion of the project in accordance with 
     the project agreement, a State shall be entitled to payment 
     out of the appropriate sums apportioned or allocated to it of 
     the unpaid balance of the Federal share payable on account of 
     such project.'';
       (3) by striking subsections (c) and (d); and
       (4) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (c).
       (e) Advances to States.--Section 124 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(a)'' the first place it appears; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (f) Diversion.--Section 126, and the item relating to such 
     section in the table of sections for chapter 1, are repealed.
       (g) State Highway Department.--Section 302 is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following: 
     ``Compliance with this provision shall have no effect on the 
     eligibility of costs.'';
       (2) by striking ``(a)''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (b).
       (h) Bridge Commissions.--Public Law 87-441, relating to 
     bridge commissions created by Congress and Federal approval 
     of membership of such commissions, is repealed.
       (i) Other Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1023(h)(1) of Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 127 note) is amended by 
     striking ``the date on which Federal-aid highway and transit 
     programs are reauthorized after the date of the enactment of 
     the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2003''.
       (2) Section 127(a) is amended by inserting before the next 
     to the last sentence the following: ``With respect to the 
     State of Colorado, vehicles designed to carry 2 or more 
     precast concrete panels shall be considered a nondivisible 
     load.''.
       (3) Section 127(a) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The State of Louisiana may allow, by special 
     permit, the operation of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight 
     of up to 100,000 pounds for the hauling of sugarcane during 
     the harvest season, not to exceed 100 days annually.''.
       (4) Section 127 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Maine and New Hampshire.--With respect to Interstate 
     Route 95 in the State of New Hampshire, State laws or 
     regulations in effect on January 1, 1987, shall be applicable 
     for purposes of this section. With respect to that portion of 
     the Maine Turnpike designated Interstate Route 95 and 495, 
     and that portion of Interstate Route 95 from the southern 
     terminus of the Maine Turnpike to the New Hampshire State 
     line, State laws or regulations in effect on October 1, 1995, 
     shall be applicable for purposes of this section.''.
       (j) Specialized Hauling Vehicles.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to examine 
     the impact of the truck weight standards on specialized 
     hauling vehicles.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study with any 
     recommendations the Secretary determines appropriate as a 
     result of the study.

     SEC. 135. ACCESS OF MOTORCYCLES.

       Section 102 is amended by redesignating subsection (b) as 
     subsection (c) and by inserting after subsection (a) the 
     following:
       ``(b) Access of Motorcycles.--No State or political 
     subdivision of a State may restrict the access of motorcycles 
     to any highway or portion of a highway for which Federal-aid 
     highway funds have been utilized for planning, design, 
     construction, or maintenance.''.

     SEC. 136. AMENDMENTS TO PRIOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 
                   AUTHORIZATION LAWS.

       (a) ISTEA High Priority Corridors.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032-2033) 
     is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (5)(B)(iii)(I)(ff) by inserting before the 
     semicolon ``, including a connection to Andrews following the 
     Route 41 Corridor'';
       (B) in paragraph (9) by inserting after ``New York'' the 
     following: ``, including United States Route 322 between 
     United States Route 220 and I-80'';
       (C) in paragraph (18)--
       (i) by inserting before ``Indianapolis, Indiana'' the 
     following: ``Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, through Port Huron, 
     Michigan, southwesterly along I-69 and from Windsor, Ontario, 
     Canada, through Detroit, Michigan, westerly along I-94 via 
     Marshall, Michigan, thence south to''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and to include'' and inserting the 
     following:

     ``as follows:
       ``(A) In Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, 
     the Corridor shall--
       ``(i) follow the alignment generally identified in the 
     Corridor 18 Special Issues Study Final Report; and
       ``(ii) run in an East/South direction to United States 
     Route 61 and cross the Mississippi River (in the vicinity of 
     Memphis, Tennessee) to Highway 79, and then follow Highway 79 
     south to 2 miles west of Altimer, Arkansas, and across the 
     Arkansas River at Lock and Dam Number 4, Arkansas, and then 
     proceed south in the direction of Monticello, Arkansas, and 
     link up with the

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     route proposed in the Corridor 18 Special Issues Study Final 
     Report which would continue to Haynesville, Louisiana.
       ``(B) In the Lower Rio Grande Valley, the Corridor shall--
       ``(i) include United States Route 77 from the Rio Grande 
     River to Interstate Route 37 at Corpus Christi, Texas, and 
     then to Victoria, Texas, via United States Route 77;
       ``(ii) include United States Route 281 from the Rio Grande 
     River to Interstate Route 37 and then to Victoria, Texas, via 
     United States Route 59; and
       ``(iii) include'';
       (D) in paragraph (21) by striking ``United States Route 17 
     in the vicinity of Salamanca, New York'' and inserting 
     ``Interstate Route 80'';
       (E) by inserting ``, including I-29 between Kansas City and 
     the Canadian border'' before the period at the end of 
     paragraph (23); and
       (F) by inserting after paragraph (29) the following:
       ``(30) Interstate Route 5 in the States of California, 
     Oregon, and Washington, including California State Route 905 
     between Interstate Route 5 and the Otay Mesa Port of Entry.
       ``(31) The Mon-Fayette Expressway and Southern Beltway in 
     Pennsylvania.
       ``(32) The Wisconsin Development Corridor from the Iowa, 
     Illinois, and Wisconsin border near Dubuque, Iowa, to the 
     Upper Mississippi River Basin near Eau Claire, Wisconsin, as 
     follows:
       ``(A) United States Route 151 from the Iowa border to Fond 
     du Lac via Madison, Wisconsin, then United States Route 41 
     from Fond du Lac to Marinette via Oshkosh, Appleton, and 
     Green Bay, Wisconsin.
       ``(B) State Route 29 from Green Bay to I-94 via Wausau, 
     Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
       ``(C) United States Route 10 from Appleton to Marshfield, 
     Wisconsin.
       ``(33) The Capital Gateway Corridor following United States 
     Route 50 from the proposed intermodal transportation center 
     connected to I-395 in Washington, D.C., to the intersection 
     of United States Route 50 with Kenilworth Avenue and the 
     Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Maryland.
       ``(34) The Alameda Corridor East generally described as 
     52.8 miles from east Los Angeles (terminus of Alameda 
     Corridor) through the San Gabriel Valley terminating at 
     Colton Junction in San Bernandino.
       ``(35) Everett-Tacoma FAST Corridor.
       ``(36) New York and Pennsylvania State Route 17 from 
     Harriman, New York, to its intersection with I-90 in 
     Pennsylvania.
       ``(37) United States Route 90 from I-49 in Lafayette, 
     Louisiana, to I-10 in New Orleans.
       ``(38) The Ports-to-Plains Corridor from the Mexican Border 
     via I-27 to Denver, Colorado.
       ``(39) United States Route 63 from Marked Tree, Arkansas, 
     to I-55.''.
       (2) Provisions applicable to corridors.--Section 
     1105(e)(5)(A) of such Act is amended--
       (A) by inserting after ``referred to'' the first place it 
     appears the following: ``in subsection (c)(1),'';
       (B) by striking ``and'' the second place it appears; and
       (C) by inserting after ``(c)(20)'' the following: ``, in 
     subsection (c)(36), and in subsection (c)(37)''.
       (3) Routes.--Section 1105(e)(5) of such Act is further 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) Routes.--
       ``(i) Designation.--The routes referred to in subsections 
     (c)(18) and (c)(20) shall be designated as Interstate Route 
     I-69. A State having jurisdiction over any segment of routes 
     referred to in subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20) shall erect 
     signs identifying such segment that is consistent with the 
     criteria set forth in subsections (e)(5)(A)(i) and 
     (e)(5)(A)(ii) as Interstate Route I-69, including segments of 
     United States Route 59 in the State of Texas. The segment 
     identified in subsection (c)(18)(B)(i) shall be designated as 
     Interstate Route I-69 East, and the segment identified in 
     subsection (c)(18)(B)(ii) shall be designated as Interstate 
     Route I-69 Central. The State of Texas shall erect signs 
     identifying such routes as segments of future Interstate 
     Route I-69.
       ``(ii) Rulemaking to determine future interstate sign 
     erection criteria.--The Secretary shall conduct a rulemaking 
     to determine the appropriate criteria for the erection of 
     signs for future routes on the Interstate System identified 
     in subparagraph (A). Such rulemaking shall be undertaken in 
     consultation with States and local officials and shall be 
     completed not later than December 31, 1998.'';
       (C) by striking the last sentence of subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting it as the first sentence of subparagraph (B)(i), as 
     inserted by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph; and
       (D) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (A) of this paragraph, by striking ``(C)'' and inserting 
     ``(D)''.
       (b) Amendments to Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 
     1982.--Section 146 of the Surface Transportation Assistance 
     Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2130), relating to lane restrictions, 
     is repealed.

     SEC. 137. BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION AND PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS.

       (a) In General.--Section 217 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``pedestrian walkways and'' after 
     ``construction of''; and
       (B) by striking ``(other than the Interstate System)'';
       (2) in subsection (e) by striking ``, other than a highway 
     access to which is fully controlled,'';
       (3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
       ``(g) Planning and Design.--Bicyclists and pedestrians 
     shall be given due consideration in the comprehensive 
     transportation plans developed by each metropolitan planning 
     organization and State in accordance with sections 134 and 
     135, respectively. Bicycle transportation facilities and 
     pedestrian walkways shall be considered, where appropriate, 
     in conjunction with all new construction and reconstruction 
     of transportation facilities, except where bicycle and 
     pedestrian use are not permitted. Transportation plans and 
     projects shall provide due consideration for safety and 
     contiguous routes. Safety considerations shall include the 
     installation and maintenance of audible traffic signals and 
     audible signs at street crossings.'';
       (4) in subsection (h) by striking ``No motorized vehicles 
     shall'' and inserting ``Motorized vehicles may not'';
       (5) in subsection (h)(3) by striking ``when State and local 
     regulations permit,'';
       (6) in subsection (h)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) when State or local regulations permit, electric 
     bicycles; and''; and
       (7) by striking subsections (i) and (j) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Bicycle transportation facility.--The term `bicycle 
     transportation facility' means new or improved lanes, paths, 
     or shoulders for use by bicyclists, traffic control devices, 
     shelters, and parking facilities for bicycles.
       ``(2) Electric bicycle.--The term `electric bicycle' means 
     any bicycle or tricycle with a low-powered electric motor 
     weighing under 100 pounds, with a top motor-powered speed not 
     in excess of 20 miles per hour.
       ``(3) Pedestrian.--The term `pedestrian' means any person 
     traveling by foot and any mobility impaired person using a 
     wheelchair.
       ``(4) Wheelchair.--The term `wheelchair' means a mobility 
     aid, usable indoors, and designed for and used by individuals 
     with mobility impairments, whether operated manually or 
     powered.''.
       (b) Protection of Nonmotorized Transportation Traffic.--
     Section 109(n) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(n) Protection of Nonmotorized Transportation Traffic.--
     The Secretary shall not approve any project or take any 
     regulatory action under this title that will result in the 
     severance of an existing major route or have significant 
     adverse impact on the safety for nonmotorized transportation 
     traffic and light motorcycles, unless such project or 
     regulatory action provides for a reasonably alternate route 
     or such a route exits.''.
       (c) Railway-Highway Crossings.--Section 130 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Bicycle Safety.--In carrying out projects under this 
     section, a State shall take into account bicycle safety.''.
       (d) Highway and Street Design Standards.--
       (1) Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate, in 
     conjunction with the American Association of State Highway 
     and Transportation Officials, a study to consider proposals 
     to amend the policies of such association relating to highway 
     and street design standards to accommodate bicyclists and 
     pedestrians.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after such date of 
     enactment, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report 
     on the results of the study with any recommendations on 
     amending the policies referred to in paragraph (1) the 
     Secretary determines appropriate.
       (e) National Bicycle Safety Education Curricula.--
       (1) Development.--The Secretary is authorized to develop a 
     national bicycle safety education curricula that may include 
     courses relating to on-road training.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a copy of the curricula.
       (3) Funding.--From amounts made available under section 210 
     of this Act, the Secretary may use not to exceed $500,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998 to carry out this subsection.
       (f) Design Guidance.--In implementing section 217(g) of 
     title 23, United States Code, the Secretary, in cooperation 
     with the American Association of State Highway and 
     Transportation Officials, the Institute of Transportation 
     Engineers, and other interested organizations, shall develop 
     guidance on the various approaches to accommodating bicycles 
     and pedestrian travel. The guidance shall address issues such 
     as the level and nature of the demand, volume, and speed of 
     motor vehicle traffic, safety, terrain, cost, and sight 
     distance. The guidance shall be developed within 1 year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 138. HAZARD ELIMINATION PROGRAM.

       Section 152 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``, bicyclists,'' after 
     ``motorists'';
       (2) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following: 
     ``In carrying out this section, States shall minimize any 
     negative impact on safety and access for bicyclists and 
     pedestrians.'';
       (3) in subsection (b) by inserting after ``project'' the 
     following: ``or safety improvement project described in 
     subsection (a)''; and
       (4) in subsections (f) and (g) by striking ``highway'' each 
     place it appears.

     SEC. 139. PROJECT ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Life Cycle Cost Analysis.--Section 106(e) is amended--

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       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``with a cost of 
     $25,000,000 or more'';
       (2) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following: 
     ``The program shall be based on the principles contained in 
     section 2 of Executive Order 12893.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (2) by inserting after ``maintenance,'' 
     the following: ``user costs,''.
       (b) Evaluation of Procurement Practices and Project 
     Delivery.--
       (1) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     to assess the impact that a utility company's failure to 
     relocate their facilities in a timely manner has on the 
     delivery and cost of Federal-aid highway and bridge projects. 
     The study shall also assess the following:
       (A) Methods States use to mitigate such delays, including 
     the use of the courts to compel utility cooperation.
       (B) The prevalence and use of incentives to utility 
     companies for early completion of utility relocations on 
     Federal-aid transportation project sites and, conversely, 
     penalties assessed on utility companies for utility 
     relocation delays on such projects.
       (C) The extent to which States have used available 
     technologies, such as subsurface utility engineering, early 
     in the design of Federal-aid highway and bridge projects so 
     as to eliminate or reduce the need for or delays due to 
     utility relocations.
       (D) Whether individual States compensate transportation 
     contractors for business costs they incur when Federal-aid 
     highway and bridge projects under contract to them are 
     delayed by utility company caused delays in utility 
     relocations and any methods used by States in making any such 
     compensation.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to Congress a report on the results of the study with any 
     recommendations the Comptroller General determines 
     appropriate as a result of the study.

     SEC. 140. CONTRACTING FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES.

       Section 112(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B)(i) by striking ``, except to'' and 
     all that follows through ``services'';
       (2) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) Selection, performance, and audits.--
       ``(i) In general.--All requirements for architectural, 
     engineering, and related services at any phase of a highway 
     project funded in whole or in part with Federal-aid highway 
     funds shall be performed under a contract awarded in 
     accordance with subparagraph (A) unless the simplified 
     acquisition procedures of the Federal Acquisition Regulations 
     of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, apply.
       ``(ii) Prohibition on state restrictions.--A State shall 
     not impose any overhead restriction, or salary limitation 
     inconsistent with the Federal Acquisition Regulations, that 
     would preclude any qualified firm from being eligible to 
     compete for contracts awarded in accordance with subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(iii) Compliance with federal acquisition regulations.--
     The process for selection, award, performance, 
     administration, and audit of the resulting contracts shall 
     comply with the procedures, cost principles, and cost 
     accounting principles of the Federal Acquisition Regulations, 
     including parts 30, 31, and 36 of title 48, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.'';
       (3) in subparagraph (G)--
       (A) by inserting ``(i) General rule.--'' before 
     ``Subpargraphs'';
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) State option.--Congress has determined that the 
     State opt-out period for the contract administration 
     procedures has expired. States that have complied with or 
     received waivers from the Secretary regarding the 
     requirements of section 307 of the National Highway 
     Designation Act of 1995, as of the date of the enactment of 
     this clause, shall not be subject to the requirements of 
     subparagraph (A).''; and
       (C) by indenting clause (i), as designated by subparagraph 
     (A) of this paragraph, and aligning it with clause (ii), as 
     added by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) Compliance.--A State shall comply, with respect to 
     any architecture, engineering, or related service contract 
     for any phase of a Federal-aid highway project, with the 
     qualifications-based selection procedures of the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulations, and with the single audit procedures 
     required under this paragraph, or with an existing State law 
     or a statute enacted in accordance with the legislative 
     session exemption provided by subparagraph (G).''.

     SEC. 141. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE STUDY.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall request the Transportation 
     Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct 
     a study regarding the regulation of weights, lengths, and 
     widths of commercial motor vehicles operating on Federal-aid 
     highways to which Federal regulations currently apply. In 
     conducting the study, the Board shall review current law, 
     regulations, studies (including Transportation Research Board 
     Special Report 225), and practices and develop 
     recommendations regarding any revisions to current law and 
     regulations that the Board deems appropriate.
       (b) Factors To Consider and Evaluate.--In developing 
     recommendations under subsection (a), the Board shall 
     consider and evaluate the impact of the recommendations 
     described in subsection (a) on the economy, the environment, 
     safety, and service to communities.
       (c) Consultation.--In carrying out the study, the Board 
     shall consult the Department of Transportation, States, the 
     motor carrier industry, freight shippers, highway safety 
     groups, air quality and natural resource management groups, 
     commercial motor vehicle driver representatives, and other 
     appropriate entities.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Board shall transmit to Congress 
     and the Secretary a report on the results of the study 
     conducted under this section.
       (e) Recommendations.--Not later than 6 months after the 
     date of receipt of the report under subsection (d), the 
     Secretary may transmit to Congress a report containing 
     comments or recommendations of the Secretary regarding the 
     report.
       (f) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated out of 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     $250,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 to carry out 
     this subsection.
       (g) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this section shall be available for obligation in 
     the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the 
     Federal share of the cost of the study under this section 
     shall be 100 percent and such funds shall remain available 
     until expended.

     SEC. 142. NEW YORK AVENUE TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT 
                   AUTHORITY.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established an authority to be 
     known as the New York Avenue Transportation Development 
     Authority (hereinafter in this section referred to as 
     ``Authority'').
       (b) Membership.--The Authority shall be composed of 5 
     members appointed as follows:
       (1) 3 individuals appointed by the President.
       (2) 2 individuals appointed by the mayor of the District of 
     Columbia.
       (c) Compensation.--Members of the Authority may not receive 
     pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on 
     the Authority.
       (d) Duties.--The Authority shall develop a transportation 
     improvement plan for the Capital Gateway Corridor and 
     vicinity following United States Route 50 from I-395 in 
     Washington, D.C., to the intersection of United States Route 
     50 with Kenilworth Avenue and the Baltimore-Washington 
     Parkway in Maryland, which shall include--
       (1) engineering, pre-design, and design necessary to 
     improve the corridor; and
       (2) economic feasibility studies of financing the project, 
     including the feasibility of repaying funds that may be 
     borrowed from the Highway Trust Fund to carry out the 
     project.
       (e) Considerations for TIP.--In developing the 
     transportation improvement plan, the Authority shall 
     consider--
       (1) how a tunnel or other method to re-route interstate 
     traffic from the surface of New York Avenue may improve 
     traffic on and access to the New York Avenue Corridor; and
       (2) how to improve access to the National Arboretum.
       (f) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Authority shall report to the 
     Congress on any additional legal authorities it needs to 
     carry out the transportation improvement plan.
       (g) Funding.--The Authority is eligible to receive funds 
     authorized under the National Corridor Planning and 
     Development program established in section 115.

     SEC. 143. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 101(a) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Definitions.--The following definitions apply:
       ``(1) Apportionment.--The term `apportionment' includes 
     unexpended apportionments made under prior authorization 
     laws.
       ``(2) Carpool project.--The term `carpool project' means 
     any project to encourage the use of carpools and vanpools, 
     including provision of carpooling opportunities to the 
     elderly and handicapped, systems for locating potential 
     riders and informing them of carpool opportunities, acquiring 
     vehicles for carpool use, designating existing highway lanes 
     as preferential carpool highway lanes, providing related 
     traffic control devices, and designating existing facilities 
     for use for preferential parking for carpools.
       ``(3) Construction.--The term `construction' means the 
     supervising, inspecting, actual building, and all expenses 
     incidental to the construction or reconstruction of a 
     highway, including bond costs and other costs relating to the 
     issuance in accordance with section 122 of bonds or other 
     debt financing instruments and costs incurred by the State in 
     performing Federal-aid project related audits which directly 
     benefit the Federal-aid highway program. Such term includes--
       ``(A) locating, surveying, and mapping (including the 
     establishment of temporary and permanent geodetic markers in 
     accordance with specifications of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration in the Department of Commerce);
       ``(B) resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation;
       ``(C) acquisition of rights-of-way;
       ``(D) relocation assistance, acquisition of replacement 
     housing sites, and acquisition and rehabilitation, 
     relocation, and construction of replacement housing;
       ``(E) elimination of hazards of railway grade crossings;
       ``(F) elimination of roadside obstacles;
       ``(G) improvements which directly facilitate and control 
     traffic flow, such as grade separation of intersections, 
     widening of lanes, channelization of traffic, traffic control 
     systems, and passenger loading and unloading areas; and
       ``(H) capital improvements which directly facilitate an 
     effective vehicle weight enforcement program, such as scales 
     (fixed and portable), scale pits, scale installation, and 
     scale houses.
       ``(4) County.--The term `county' includes corresponding 
     units of government under any other name in States which do 
     not have county organizations and, in those States in which 
     the county government does not have jurisdiction

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     over highways, any local government unit vested with 
     jurisdiction over local highways.
       ``(5) Federal-aid highways.--The term `Federal-aid 
     highways' means highways eligible for assistance under this 
     chapter other than highways classified as local roads or 
     rural minor collectors.
       ``(6) Federal-aid system.--The term `Federal-aid system' 
     means any one of the Federal-aid highway systems described in 
     section 103.
       ``(7) Federal lands highways.--The term `Federal lands 
     highways' means forest highways, public lands highways, park 
     roads, parkways, and Indian reservation roads which are 
     public roads.
       ``(8) Forest development roads and trails.--The term 
     `forest development roads and trails' means a forest road or 
     trail under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service.
       ``(9) Forest highway.--The term `forest highway' means a 
     forest road under the jurisdiction of, and maintained by, a 
     public authority and open to public travel.
       ``(10) Forest road or trail.--The term `forest road or 
     trail' means a road or trail wholly or partly within, or 
     adjacent to, and serving the National Forest System and which 
     is necessary for the protection, administration, and 
     utilization of the National Forest System and the use and 
     development of its resources.
       ``(11) Highway.--The term `highway' includes roads, 
     streets, and parkways, and also includes rights-of-way, 
     bridges, railroad-highway crossings, tunnels, drainage 
     structures, signs, guardrails, and protective structures, in 
     connection with highways. It further includes that portion of 
     any interstate or international bridge or tunnel and the 
     approaches thereto, the cost of which is assumed by a State 
     highway department, including such facilities as may be 
     required by the United States Customs and Immigration 
     Services in connection with the operation of an international 
     bridge or tunnel.
       ``(12) Highway safety improvement project.--The term 
     `highway safety improvement project' means a project which 
     corrects or improves high hazard locations, eliminates 
     roadside obstacles, improves highway signing and pavement 
     marking, installs priority control systems for emergency 
     vehicles at signalized intersections, installs or replaces 
     emergency motorist aid call boxes, or installs traffic 
     control or warning devices at high accident potential 
     locations.
       ``(13) Indian reservation roads.--The term `Indian 
     reservation roads' means public roads that are located within 
     or provide access to an Indian reservation or Indian trust 
     land or restricted Indian land which is not subject to fee 
     title alienation without the approval of the Federal 
     Government, or Indian and Alaska Native villages, groups, or 
     communities in which Indians and Alaskan Natives reside, whom 
     the Secretary of the Interior has determined are eligible for 
     services generally available to Indians under Federal laws 
     specifically applicable to Indians.
       ``(14) Interstate system.--The term `Interstate System' 
     means the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate 
     and Defense Highways described in section 103(e).
       ``(15) Maintenance.--The term `maintenance' means the 
     preservation of the entire highway, including surface, 
     shoulders, roadsides, structures, and such traffic-control 
     devices as are necessary for its safe and efficient 
     utilization.
       ``(16) National highway system.--The term `National Highway 
     System' means the Federal-aid highway system described in 
     section 103(b).
       ``(17) Operating costs for traffic monitoring, management, 
     and control.--The term `operating costs for traffic 
     monitoring, management, and control' includes labor costs, 
     administrative costs, costs of utilities and rent, and other 
     costs associated with the continuous operation of traffic 
     control, such as integrated traffic control systems, incident 
     management programs, and traffic control centers.
       ``(18) Operational improvement.--The term `operational 
     improvement' means a capital improvement for installation of 
     traffic surveillance and control equipment, computerized 
     signal systems, motorist information systems, integrated 
     traffic control systems, incident management programs, and 
     transportation demand management facilities, strategies, and 
     programs and such other capital improvements to public roads 
     as the Secretary may designate, by regulation; except that 
     such term does not include resurfacing, restoring, or 
     rehabilitating improvements, construction of additional 
     lanes, interchanges, and grade separations, and construction 
     of a new facility on a new location.
       ``(19) Park road.--The term `park road' means a public 
     road, including a bridge built primarily for pedestrian use, 
     but with capacity for use by emergency vehicles, that is 
     located within, or provides access to, an area in the 
     National Park System with title and maintenance 
     responsibilities vested in the United States.
       ``(20) Parkway.--The term `parkway', as used in chapter 2 
     of this title, means a parkway authorized by Act of Congress 
     on lands to which title is vested in the United States.
       ``(21) Project.--The term `project' means an undertaking to 
     construct a particular portion of a highway, or if the 
     context so implies, the particular portion of a highway so 
     constructed or any other undertaking eligible for assistance 
     under this title.
       ``(22) Project agreement.--The term `project agreement' 
     means the formal instrument to be executed by the State 
     highway department and the Secretary as required by section 
     110(a).
       ``(23) Public authority.--The term `public authority' means 
     a Federal, State, county, town, or township, Indian tribe, 
     municipal or other local government or instrumentality with 
     authority to finance, build, operate, or maintain toll or 
     toll-free facilities.
       ``(24) Public lands development roads and trails.--The term 
     `public lands development roads and trails' means those roads 
     or trails which the Secretary of the Interior determines are 
     of primary importance for the development, protection, 
     administration, and utilization of public lands and resources 
     under his control.
       ``(25) Public lands highway.--The term `public lands 
     highway' means any highway through unappropriated or 
     unreserved public lands, nontaxable Indian lands, or other 
     Federal reservations under the jurisdiction of and maintained 
     by a public authority and open to public travel.
       ``(26) Public road.--The term `public road' means any road 
     or street under the jurisdiction of and maintained by a 
     public authority and open to public travel.
       ``(27) Rural areas.--The term `rural areas' means all areas 
     of a State not included in urban areas.
       ``(28) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means Secretary of 
     Transportation.
       ``(29) State.--The term `State' means any one of the fifty 
     States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.
       ``(30) State funds.--The term `State funds' includes funds 
     raised under the authority of the State or any political or 
     other subdivision thereof, and made available for expenditure 
     under the direct control of the State highway department.
       ``(31) State highway department.--The term `State highway 
     department' means that department, commission, board, or 
     official of any State charged by its laws with the 
     responsibility for highway construction.
       ``(32) Transportation enhancement activities.--The term 
     `transportation enhancement activities' means, with respect 
     to any project or the area to be served by the project, any 
     of the following activities if such activity has a direct 
     link to surface transportation: provision of facilities for 
     pedestrians and bicycles, provision of safety and educational 
     activities for pedestrians and bicyclists, acquisition of 
     scenic easements and scenic or historic sites, scenic or 
     historic highway programs, landscaping and other scenic 
     beautification, including removal of graffiti and litter to 
     the extent that such removal is in excess of fiscal year 1997 
     maintenance levels for removal of graffiti and litter, 
     historic preservation, rehabilitation and operation of 
     historic transportation buildings, structures, or facilities 
     (including historic railroad facilities and canals), 
     preservation of abandoned railway corridors (including the 
     conversion and use thereof for pedestrian or bicycle trails), 
     control and removal of outdoor advertising, archaeological 
     planning and research, environmental mitigation to address 
     water pollution due to highway runoff or reduce vehicle-
     caused wildlife mortality while maintaining habitat 
     connectivity, and provision of tourist and welcome centers.
       ``(33) Urban area.--The term `urban area' means an 
     urbanized area or, in the case of an urbanized area 
     encompassing more than one State, that part of the urbanized 
     area in each such State, or urban place as designated by the 
     Bureau of the Census having a population of 5,000 or more and 
     not within any urbanized area, within boundaries to be fixed 
     by responsible State and local officials in cooperation with 
     each other, subject to approval by the Secretary. Such 
     boundaries shall, as a minimum, encompass the entire urban 
     place designated by the Bureau of the Census, except in the 
     case of cities in the State of Maine and in the State of New 
     Hampshire.
       ``(34) Urbanized area.--The term `urbanized area' means an 
     area with a population of 50,000 or more designated by the 
     Bureau of the Census, within boundaries to be fixed by 
     responsible State and local officials in cooperation with 
     each other, subject to approval by the Secretary. Boundaries 
     shall, at a minimum, encompass the entire urbanized area 
     within a State as designated by the Bureau of the Census.''.
                        TITLE II--HIGHWAY SAFETY

     SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 23, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this 
     title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision of 
     law, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 202. HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Uniform Guidelines.--Section 402(a) is amended--
       (1) in the fourth sentence by striking ``(4)'' and 
     inserting ``(4) to prevent accidents and''; and
       (2) in the eighth sentence by striking ``include 
     information obtained by the Secretary under section 4007 of 
     the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
     and''.
       (b) Administration of State Programs.--Section 402(b) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b)(1)'' and all that follows through 
     paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Administration of State Programs.--'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively;
       (3) in paragraph (1)(C), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``paragraph (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)''; and
       (4) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``paragraph (3)(C)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(C)''.
       (c) Apportionment of Funds.--The 6th sentence of section 
     402(c) is amended by inserting ``the apportionment to the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall not be less than three-
     fourths of 1 percent of the total apportionment and'' after 
     ``except that''.
       (d) Application in Indian Country.--Section 402(i) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) Application in Indian Country.--
       ``(1) In general.--For the purpose of application of this 
     section in Indian country, the terms `State' and `Governor of 
     a State' include the

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     Secretary of the Interior and the term `political subdivision 
     of a State' includes an Indian tribe. Notwithstanding 
     subsection (b)(1)(C), 95 percent of the funds apportioned to 
     the Secretary of the Interior under this section shall be 
     expended by Indian tribes to carry out highway safety 
     programs within their jurisdictions. The requirements of 
     subsection (b)(1)(D) shall be applicable to Indian tribes, 
     except to those tribes with respect to which the Secretary of 
     Transportation determines that application of such provisions 
     would not be practicable.
       ``(2) Indian country defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     `Indian country' means--
       ``(A) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation 
     under the jurisdiction of the United States, notwithstanding 
     the issuance of any patent, and including rights-of-way 
     running through the reservation;
       ``(B) all dependent Indian communities within the borders 
     of the United States, whether within the original or 
     subsequently acquired territory thereof and whether within or 
     without the limits of a State; and
       ``(C) all Indian allotments, the Indian titles to which 
     have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running 
     through such allotments.''.
       (e) Rulemaking Proceeding.--Section 402(j) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(j) Rulemaking Proceeding.--The Secretary may from time 
     to time conduct a rulemaking process to identify highway 
     safety programs that are highly effective in reducing motor 
     vehicle crashes, injuries, and deaths. Any such rulemaking 
     shall take into account the major role of the States in 
     implementing such programs. When a rule promulgated in 
     accordance with this section takes effect, States shall 
     consider these highly effective programs when developing 
     their highway safety programs.''.

     SEC. 203. HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       Section 403(a)(2)(A) is amended by inserting ``, including 
     training in work zone safety management'' after 
     ``personnel''.

     SEC. 204. OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 4 is amended by inserting after 
     section 404 the following:

     ``Sec. 405. Occupant protection incentive grants

       ``(a) General Authority.--
       ``(1) Authority to make grants.--Subject to the provisions 
     of this section, the Secretary shall make grants under 
     subsections (b) and (c) to States that adopt and implement 
     effective programs to reduce highway deaths and injuries 
     resulting from individuals riding unrestrained or improperly 
     restrained in motor vehicles. Such grants may be used by 
     recipient States only to implement and enforce, as 
     appropriate, such programs.
       ``(2) Maintenance of effort.--No grant may be made to a 
     State under subsection (b) or (c) in any fiscal year unless 
     the State enters into such agreements with the Secretary as 
     the Secretary may require to ensure that the State will 
     maintain its aggregate expenditures from all other sources 
     for programs described in paragraph (1) at or above the 
     average level of such expenditures in its 2 fiscal years 
     preceding the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
     Equity Act of 1998.
       ``(3) Maximum period of eligibility; federal share for 
     grants.--No State may receive grants under subsection (b) or 
     (c) in more than 6 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1997. The Federal share payable for any grant under this 
     section shall not exceed--
       ``(A) in the first and second fiscal years in which the 
     State receives the grant, 75 percent of the cost of 
     implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in such fiscal 
     year a program adopted by the State;
       ``(B) in the third and fourth fiscal years in which the 
     State receives the grant, 50 percent of the cost of 
     implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in such fiscal 
     year such program; and
       ``(C) in the fifth and sixth fiscal years in which the 
     State receives the grant, 25 percent of the cost of 
     implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in such fiscal 
     year such program.
       ``(b) Grant A.--A State may establish its eligibility for a 
     grant under this subsection by adopting or demonstrating to 
     the satisfaction of the Secretary at least 5 of the following 
     and, beginning in fiscal year 2001, at least 6 of the 
     following:
       ``(1) Safety belt use law.--The State has in effect a 
     safety belt use law that makes unlawful throughout the State 
     the operation of a passenger motor vehicle whenever an 
     individual (other than a child who is secured in a child 
     restraint system) in the front seat of the vehicle (and, 
     beginning in fiscal year 2000, in any seat in the vehicle) 
     does not have a safety belt properly secured about the 
     individual's body.
       ``(2) Primary safety belt use law.--The State provides for 
     primary enforcement of its safety belt use law.
       ``(3) Minimum fine or penalty points.--The State imposes a 
     minimum fine, or provides for the imposition of penalty 
     points against an individual's driver's license, for a 
     violation of its safety belt use law.
       ``(4) Child safety seat law.--The State has in effect a 
     child passenger protection law that makes unlawful throughout 
     the State the operation of a passenger motor vehicle whenever 
     a child up to 4 years of age in the vehicle is not properly 
     secured in a child safety seat.
       ``(5) Special traffic enforcement program.--The State has 
     implemented a statewide special traffic enforcement program 
     for occupant protection that emphasizes publicity for the 
     program.
       ``(6) Child occupant protection education program.--The 
     State has implemented a statewide comprehensive child 
     occupant protection education program that includes education 
     about proper seating positions for children in air bag 
     equipped motor vehicles and instruction on how to reduce the 
     improper use of child restraints systems.
       ``(7) Child passenger protection law.--The State has in 
     effect a child passenger protection law that makes unlawful 
     throughout the State the operation of a passenger motor 
     vehicle whenever a child up to 10 years of age (and, 
     beginning in fiscal year 2003, a child up to 16 years of age) 
     in the vehicle is not properly restrained.
       ``(c) Grant B.--A State may establish its eligibility for a 
     grant under this subsection by adopting or demonstrating to 
     the satisfaction of the Secretary each of the following:
       ``(1) State safety belt use rate.--The State demonstrates a 
     statewide safety belt use rate in both front outboard seating 
     positions in all passenger motor vehicles of 80 percent or 
     higher in each of the years a grant under this subparagraph 
     is received.
       ``(2) Survey method.--The State follows safety belt use 
     survey methods which conform to guidelines issued by the 
     Secretary ensuring that such measurements are accurate and 
     representative.
       ``(d) Grant Amounts.--The amount of each grant for which a 
     State qualifies under subsection (b) or (c) for a fiscal year 
     shall equal up to 30 percent of the amount apportioned to the 
     State for fiscal year 1997 under section 402 of this title.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
        ``(1) Child safety seat.--The term `child safety seat' 
     means any device (except safety belts) designed for use in a 
     motor vehicle to restrain, seat, or position a child who 
     weighs 50 pounds or less.
        ``(2) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' means a 
     vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured 
     primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways, but 
     does not include a vehicle operated only on a rail line.
        ``(3) Multipurpose passenger vehicle.--The term 
     `multipurpose passenger vehicle' means a motor vehicle with 
     motive power (except a trailer), designed to carry not more 
     than 10 individuals, that is constructed either on a truck 
     chassis or with special features for occasional off-road 
     operation.
        ``(4) Passenger car.--The term `passenger car' means a 
     motor vehicle with motive power (except a multipurpose 
     passenger vehicle, motorcycle, or trailer) designed to carry 
     not more than 10 individuals.
       ``(5) Passenger motor vehicle.--The term `passenger motor 
     vehicle' means a passenger car or a multipurpose passenger 
     motor vehicle.
       ``(6) Safety belt.--The term `safety belt' means--
       ``(A) with respect to open-body passenger vehicles, 
     including convertibles, an occupant restraint system 
     consisting of a lap belt or a lap belt and a detachable 
     shoulder belt; and
       ``(B) with respect to other passenger vehicles, an occupant 
     restraint system consisting of integrated lap and shoulder 
     belts.
       ``(f) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section shall be subject to a 
     deduction not to exceed 5 percent for the necessary costs of 
     administering the provisions of this section.
       ``(g) Applicability of Chapter 1.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, all provisions of chapter 1 of this title that 
     are applicable to National Highway System funds, other than 
     provisions relating to the apportionment formula and 
     provisions limiting the expenditure of such funds to Federal-
     aid highways, shall apply to the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Inconsistent provisions.--If the Secretary determines 
     that a provision of chapter 1 of this title is inconsistent 
     with this section, such provision shall not apply to funds 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.
       ``(3) Credit for state and local expenditures.--The 
     aggregate of all expenditures made during any fiscal year by 
     a State and its political subdivisions (exclusive of Federal 
     funds) for carrying out the State highway safety program 
     under section 402 (other than planning and administration) 
     shall be available for the purpose of crediting such State 
     during such fiscal year for the non-Federal share of the cost 
     of any project under this section (other than one for 
     planning or administration) without regard to whether such 
     expenditures were actually made in connection with such 
     project.
       ``(4) Increased federal share for certain indian tribe 
     programs.--In the case of an occupant protection program 
     carried out by an Indian tribe, if the Secretary is satisfied 
     that an Indian tribe does not have sufficient funds available 
     to meet the non-Federal share of the cost of such program, 
     the Secretary may increase the Federal share of the cost 
     thereof payable under this title to the extent necessary.
       ``(5) Treatment of term `state highway department'.--In 
     applying provisions of chapter 1 in carrying out this 
     section, the term `State highway department' as used in such 
     provisions shall mean the Governor of a State and, in the 
     case of an Indian tribe program, the Secretary of the 
     Interior.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 404 the following:

``405. Occupant protection incentive grants.''.

     SEC. 205. ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES.

       Section 410 is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 410. Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures

       ``(a) General Authority.--Subject to the requirements of 
     this section, the Secretary shall make grants to States that 
     adopt and implement effective programs to reduce traffic 
     safety problems resulting from individuals driving while

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     under the influence of alcohol. Such grants may only be used 
     by recipient States to implement and enforce such programs.
       ``(b) Maintenance of Effort.--No grant may be made to a 
     State under this section in any fiscal year unless the State 
     enters into such agreements with the Secretary as the 
     Secretary may require to ensure that the State will maintain 
     its aggregate expenditures from all other sources for alcohol 
     traffic safety programs at or above the average level of such 
     expenditures in its 2 fiscal years preceding the date of the 
     enactment of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
     and Equity Act of 1998.
       ``(c) Maximum Period of Eligibility; Federal Share for 
     Grants.--No State may receive grants under this section in 
     more than 6 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1997. 
     The Federal share payable for any grant under this section 
     shall not exceed--
       ``(1) in the first and second fiscal years in which the 
     State receives a grant under this section, 75 percent of the 
     cost of implementing and enforcing in such fiscal year a 
     program adopted by the State pursuant to subsection (a);
       ``(2) in the third and fourth fiscal years in which the 
     State receives a grant under this section, 50 percent of the 
     cost of implementing and enforcing in such fiscal year such 
     program; and
       ``(3) in the fifth and sixth fiscal years in which the 
     State receives a grant under this section, 25 percent of the 
     cost of implementing and enforcing in such fiscal year such 
     program.
       ``(d) Basic Grant Eligibility.--
       ``(1) Basic grant a.--A State shall become eligible for a 
     grant under this paragraph by adopting or demonstrating to 
     the satisfaction of the Secretary at least 5 of the 
     following:
       ``(A) .08 bac per se law.--A law that provides that any 
     individual with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent 
     or greater while operating a motor vehicle shall be deemed to 
     be driving while intoxicated.
       ``(B) Administrative license revocation.--An administrative 
     driver's license suspension or revocation system for 
     individuals who operate motor vehicles while under the 
     influence of alcohol that requires that--
       ``(i) in the case of an individual who, in any 5-year 
     period beginning after the date of the enactment of the 
     Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 
     1998, is determined on the basis of a chemical test to have 
     been operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol 
     or is determined to have refused to submit to such a test as 
     proposed by a law enforcement officer, the State agency 
     responsible for administering drivers' licenses, upon receipt 
     of the report of the law enforcement officer--

       ``(I) shall suspend the driver's license of such individual 
     for a period of not less than 90 days if such individual is a 
     first offender in such 5-year period; and
       ``(II) shall suspend the driver's license of such 
     individual for a period of not less than 1 year, or revoke 
     such license, if such individual is a repeat offender in such 
     5-year period; and

       ``(ii) the suspension and revocation referred to under 
     clause (i) shall take effect not later than 30 days after the 
     day on which the individual refused to submit to a chemical 
     test or received notice of having been determined to be 
     driving under the influence of alcohol, in accordance with 
     the State's procedures.
       ``(C) Underage drinking program.--An effective system, as 
     determined by the Secretary, for preventing operators of 
     motor vehicles under age 21 from obtaining alcoholic 
     beverages and for preventing persons from making 
     alcoholic beverages available to individuals under age 21. 
     Such system may include a graduated licensing system, the 
     issuance of drivers' licenses to individuals under age 21 
     that are easily distinguishable in appearance from 
     drivers' licenses issued to individuals age 21 years of 
     age or older, and the issuance of drivers' licenses that 
     are tamper resistant.
       ``(D) Enforcement program.--Either--
       ``(i) a statewide program for stopping motor vehicles on a 
     nondiscriminatory, lawful basis for the purpose of 
     determining whether the operators of such motor vehicles are 
     driving while under the influence of alcohol; or
       ``(ii) a statewide special traffic enforcement program for 
     impaired driving that emphasizes publicity for the program.
       ``(E) Repeat offenders.--Effective sanctions for repeat 
     offenders convicted of driving under the influence of 
     alcohol. Such sanctions, as determined by the Secretary, may 
     include electronic monitoring; alcohol interlocks; intensive 
     supervision of probation; vehicle impoundment, confiscation, 
     or forfeiture; dedicated detention facilities; special 
     measures to reduce driving with a suspended license; and 
     assignment of treatment.
       ``(F) Drivers with high bac's.--Programs to target 
     individuals with high blood alcohol concentrations who 
     operate a motor vehicle. Such programs may include 
     implementation of a system of graduated penalties and 
     assessment of individuals convicted of driving under the 
     influence of alcohol.
       ``(G) Young adult drinking programs.--Programs to reduce 
     driving while under the influence of alcohol by individuals 
     age 21 through 34. Such programs may include awareness 
     campaigns; traffic safety partnerships with employers, 
     colleges, and the hospitality industry; assessment of first 
     time offenders; and incorporation of treatment into judicial 
     sentencing.
       ``(H) Testing for bac.--An effective system for increasing 
     the rate of testing for blood alcohol concentration of motor 
     vehicle drivers in fatal accidents and, in fiscal year 2000 
     and in each fiscal year thereafter, a rate of such testing 
     that is equal to or greater than the national average.
       ``(2) Basic grant b.--A State shall become eligible for a 
     grant under this paragraph by adopting or demonstrating to 
     the satisfaction of the Secretary each of the following:
       ``(A) Fatal impaired driver percentage reduction.--The 
     percentage of fatally injured drivers with 0.10 percent or 
     greater blood alcohol concentration in the State has 
     decreased in each of the 3 most recent calendar years for 
     which statistics for determining such percentages are 
     available.
       ``(B) Fatal impaired driver percentage comparison.--The 
     percentage of fatally injured drivers with 0.10 percent or 
     greater blood alcohol concentration in the State has been 
     lower than the average percentage for all States in each of 
     the calendar years referred to in subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Basic grant amount.--The amount of a basic grant made 
     to a State for a fiscal year under this subsection shall 
     equal up to 30 percent of the amount apportioned to the State 
     for fiscal year 1997 under section 402 of this title.
       ``(e) Discretionary Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--Upon receiving an application from a 
     State, the Secretary may make grants to the State for 
     carrying out innovative programs (other than the programs 
     specified in subsection (d)) to reduce traffic safety 
     problems resulting from individuals driving while under the 
     influence of alcohol or controlled substances. Such programs 
     may seek to achieve such a reduction through legal, judicial, 
     enforcement, educational, technological, or other approaches.
       ``(2) Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible to receive a 
     grant under this subsection in a fiscal year only if the 
     State is eligible to receive a grant under subsection (d) in 
     such fiscal year.
       ``(3) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out 
     this section, not to exceed 12 percent shall be available for 
     making grants under this subsection.
       ``(f) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section shall be subject to a 
     deduction not to exceed 5 percent for the necessary costs of 
     administering the provisions of this section.
       ``(g) Applicability of Chapter 1.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, all provisions of chapter 1 of this title that 
     are applicable to National Highway System funds, other than 
     provisions relating to the apportionment formula and 
     provisions limiting the expenditure of such funds to Federal-
     aid highways, shall apply to the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Inconsistent provisions.--If the Secretary determines 
     that a provision of chapter 1 of this title is inconsistent 
     with this section, such provision shall not apply to funds 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.
       ``(3) Credit for state and local expenditures.--The 
     aggregate of all expenditures made during any fiscal year by 
     a State and its political subdivisions (exclusive of Federal 
     funds) for carrying out the State highway safety program 
     under section 402 (other than planning and administration) 
     shall be available for the purpose of crediting such State 
     during such fiscal year for the non-Federal share of the cost 
     of any project under this section (other than one for 
     planning or administration) without regard to whether such 
     expenditures were actually made in connection with such 
     project.
       ``(4) Increased federal share for certain indian tribe 
     programs.--In the case of an alcohol-impaired driving 
     countermeasures program carried out by an Indian tribe, if 
     the Secretary is satisfied that an Indian tribe does not have 
     sufficient funds available to meet the non-Federal share of 
     the cost of such program, the Secretary may increase the 
     Federal share of the cost thereof payable under this title to 
     the extent necessary.
       ``(5) Treatment of term `state highway department'.--In 
     applying provisions of chapter 1 in carrying out this 
     section, the term `State highway department' as used in such 
     provisions shall mean the Governor of a State and, in the 
     case of an Indian tribe program, the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       ``(h) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Alcoholic beverage.--The term `alcoholic beverage' 
     has the meaning such term has under section 158(c) of this 
     title.
       ``(2) Controlled substances.--The term `controlled 
     substances' has the meaning such term has under section 
     102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)).
       ``(3) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' means a 
     vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured 
     primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways, but 
     does not include a vehicle operated only on a rail 
     line.''.

     SEC. 206. STATE HIGHWAY SAFETY DATA IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 4 is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 411. State highway safety data improvements

       ``(a) General Authority.--Subject to the provisions of this 
     section, the Secretary shall make grants to States that adopt 
     and implement effective programs to--
       ``(1) improve the timeliness, accuracy, completeness, 
     uniformity, and accessibility of the State's data needed to 
     identify priorities for national, State, and local highway 
     and traffic safety programs;
       ``(2) evaluate the effectiveness of efforts to make such 
     improvements;
       ``(3) link these State data systems, including traffic 
     records, together and with other data systems within the 
     State, such as systems that contain medical and economic 
     data; and
       ``(4) improve State data systems' compatibility with 
     national data systems and those of other States and enhance 
     the Secretary's ability to observe and analyze national 
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     Such grants may be used by recipient States only to implement 
     such programs.
       ``(b) Model Data Elements.--The Secretary, in consultation 
     with States and other appropriate parties, shall determine 
     the model data elements necessary to observe and analyze 
     national trends in crash occurrences, rates, outcomes, and 
     causation. A State's multiyear highway safety data and 
     traffic records plan described in subsection (e)(1) shall 
     demonstrate how the model data elements will be incorporated 
     into the State's data systems for the State to be eligible 
     for grants under this section.
       ``(c) Maintenance of Effort.--No grant may be made to a 
     State under this section in any fiscal year unless the State 
     enters into such agreements with the Secretary as the 
     Secretary may require to ensure that the State will maintain 
     its aggregate expenditures from all other sources for highway 
     safety data programs at or above the average level of such 
     expenditures in its 2 fiscal years preceding the date of the 
     enactment of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
     and Equity Act of 1998.
       ``(d) Maximum Period of Eligibility; Federal Share for 
     Grants.--No State may receive grants under this section in 
     more than 6 fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1997. 
     The Federal share payable for any grant under this section 
     shall not exceed--
       ``(1) in the first and second fiscal years in which the 
     State receives the grant, 75 percent of the cost of 
     implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in such fiscal 
     year a program adopted by the State;
       ``(2) in the third and fourth fiscal years in which the 
     State receives the grant, 50 percent of the cost of 
     implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in such fiscal 
     year such program; and
       ``(3) in the fifth and sixth fiscal years in which the 
     State receives the grant under this section, 25 percent of 
     the cost of implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in 
     such fiscal year such program.
       ``(e) First-Year Grants.--
       ``(1) Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible for a first-
     year grant under this section in a fiscal year if the State 
     either--
       ``(A) demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, 
     that the State has--
       ``(i) established a highway safety data and traffic records 
     coordinating committee with a multidisciplinary membership, 
     including the administrators, collectors, and users of such 
     data (including the public health, injury control, and motor 
     carrier communities);
       ``(ii) completed, within the preceding 5 years, a highway 
     safety data and traffic records assessment or an audit of the 
     State's highway safety data and traffic records system; and
       ``(iii) initiated the development of a multiyear highway 
     safety data and traffic records strategic plan, to be 
     approved by the State's highway safety data and traffic 
     records coordinating committee, that identifies and 
     prioritizes the State's highway safety data and traffic 
     records needs and goals, and that identifies performance-
     based measures by which progress toward those goals will be 
     determined; or
       ``(B) provides, to the satisfaction of the Secretary--
       ``(i) a certification that the State has met the 
     requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A);
       ``(ii) a multiyear plan that--

       ``(I) identifies and prioritizes the State's highway safety 
     data and traffic records needs and goals;
       ``(II) specifies how the State's incentive funds for the 
     fiscal year will be used to address those needs and goals; 
     and
       ``(III) identifies performance-based measures by which 
     progress toward those goals will be determined; and

       ``(iii) a certification that the State's highway safety 
     data and traffic records coordinating committee continues to 
     operate and supports the multiyear plan described in clause 
     (ii).
       ``(2) Grant amounts.--The amount of a first-year grant made 
     to a State for a fiscal year under this subsection shall 
     equal--
       ``(A) if the State is eligible for the grant under 
     paragraph (1)(A), $125,000, subject to the availability of 
     appropriations; and
       ``(B) if the State is eligible for the grant under 
     paragraph (1)(B), an amount determined by multiplying--
       ``(i) the amount appropriated to carry out this section for 
     such fiscal year; by
       ``(ii) the ratio that the funds apportioned to the State 
     under section 402 for fiscal year 1997 bears to the funds 
     apportioned to all States under section 402 for fiscal year 
     1997;
     except that no State shall receive less than $225,000, 
     subject to the availability of appropriations.
       ``(f) Succeeding Year Grants.--
       ``(1) Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible for a grant 
     under this subsection in any fiscal year succeeding the first 
     fiscal year in which the State receives a grant under 
     subsection (e) if the State, to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) submits or updates a multiyear plan described in 
     subsection (e)(1)(A)(iii);
       ``(B) certifies that the highway safety data and traffic 
     records coordinating committee of the State continues to 
     operate and supports the multiyear plan; and
       ``(C) reports annually on the State's progress in 
     implementing the multiyear plan.
       ``(2) Grant amounts.--The amount of a succeeding year grant 
     made to the State for a fiscal year under this paragraph 
     shall equal the amount determined by multiplying--
       ``(A) the amount appropriated to carry out this section for 
     such fiscal year; by
       ``(B) the ratio that the funds apportioned to the State 
     under section 402 for fiscal year 1997 bears to the funds 
     apportioned to all States under section 402 for fiscal year 
     1997;

     except that no State shall receive less than $225,000, 
     subject to the availability of appropriations.
       ``(g) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section shall be subject to a 
     deduction not to exceed 5 percent for the necessary costs of 
     administering the provisions of this section.
       ``(h) Applicability of Chapter 1.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, all provisions of chapter 1 of this title that 
     are applicable to National Highway System funds, other than 
     provisions relating to the apportionment formula and 
     provisions limiting the expenditure of such funds to Federal-
     aid highways, shall apply to the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Inconsistent provisions.--If the Secretary determines 
     that a provision of chapter 1 of this title is inconsistent 
     with this section, such provision shall not apply to funds 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section.
       ``(3) Credit for state and local expenditures.--The 
     aggregate of all expenditures made during any fiscal year by 
     a State and its political subdivisions (exclusive of Federal 
     funds) for carrying out the State highway safety program 
     under section 402 (other than planning and administration) 
     shall be available for the purpose of crediting such State 
     during such fiscal year for the non-Federal share of the cost 
     of any project under this section (other than one for 
     planning or administration) without regard to whether such 
     expenditures were actually made in connection with such 
     project.
       ``(4) Increased federal share for certain indian tribe 
     programs.--In the case of a highway safety data improvements 
     program carried out by an Indian tribe, if the Secretary is 
     satisfied that an Indian tribe does not have sufficient funds 
     available to meet the non-Federal share of the cost of such 
     program, the Secretary may increase the Federal share of the 
     cost thereof payable under this title to the extent 
     necessary.
       ``(5) Treatment of term `state highway department'.--In 
     applying provisions of chapter 1 in carrying out this 
     section, the term `State highway department' as used in such 
     provisions shall mean the Governor of a State and, in the 
     case of an Indian tribe program, the Secretary of the 
     Interior.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:

``411. State highway safety data improvements.''.

     SEC. 207. NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.

       (a) Transfer of Selected Functions to Non-Federal 
     Management.--Section 30302 of title 49, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Transfer of Selected Functions to Non-Federal 
     Management.--
       ``(1) Agreement.--The Secretary may enter into an agreement 
     with an organization that represents the interests of the 
     States to manage, administer, and operate the National Driver 
     Register's computer timeshare and user assistance functions. 
     If the Secretary decides to enter into such an agreement, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that the management of these functions 
     is compatible with this chapter and the regulations issued to 
     implement this chapter.
       ``(2) Required demonstration.--Any transfer of the National 
     Driver Register's computer timeshare and user assistance 
     functions to an organization that represents the interests of 
     the States shall begin only after a determination is made by 
     the Secretary that all States are participating in the 
     National Driver Register's `Problem Driver Pointer System' 
     (the system used by the Register to effect the exchange of 
     motor vehicle driving records), and that the system is 
     functioning properly.
       ``(3) Transition period.--Any agreement entered into under 
     this subsection shall include a provision for a transition 
     period sufficient to allow the States to make the budgetary 
     and legislative changes the States may need to pay fees 
     charged by the organization representing their interests for 
     their use of the National Driver Register's computer 
     timeshare and user assistance functions. During this 
     transition period, the Secretary shall continue to fund these 
     transferred functions.
       ``(4) Fees.--The total of the fees charged by the 
     organization representing the interests of the States in any 
     fiscal year for the use of the National Driver Register's 
     computer timeshare and user assistance functions shall not 
     exceed the total cost to the organization of performing these 
     functions in such fiscal year.
       ``(5) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this subsection may be construed to diminish, limit, or 
     otherwise affect the authority of the Secretary to carry out 
     this chapter.''.
       (b) Access to Register Information.--
       (1) Conforming amendments.--Section 30305(b) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``, unless the information is about a 
     revocation or suspension still in effect on the date of the 
     request'';
       (B) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by section 207(b) of 
     the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-
     324, 110 Stat. 3908)--
       (i) by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a) of this section''; and
       (ii) by moving the text of such paragraph 2 ems to the 
     left; and
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (8), as redesignated by 
     section 502(b)(1) of the Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act 
     of 1996 (Public Law 104-264, 110 Stat. 3262), as paragraph 
     (9).
       (2) Federal agency access provision.--Section 30305(b) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is further amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (10) and 
     inserting such paragraph after paragraph (9);

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       (B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
       ``(6) The head of a Federal department or agency that 
     issues motor vehicle operator's licenses may request the 
     chief driver licensing official of a State to obtain 
     information under subsection (a) of this section about an 
     individual applicant for a motor vehicle operator's license 
     from such department or agency. The department or agency may 
     receive the information, provided it transmits to the 
     Secretary a report regarding any individual who is denied a 
     motor vehicle operator's license by that department or agency 
     for cause; whose motor vehicle operator's license is revoked, 
     suspended, or canceled by that department or agency for 
     cause; or about whom the department or agency has been 
     notified of a conviction of any of the motor vehicle-related 
     offenses or comparable offenses listed in section 30304(a)(3) 
     and over whom the department or agency has licensing 
     authority. The report shall contain the information specified 
     in section 30304(b).''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) The head of a Federal department or agency 
     authorized to receive information regarding an individual 
     from the Register under this section may request and receive 
     such information from the Secretary.''.

     SEC. 208. SAFETY STUDIES.

       (a) Blowout Resistant Tires Study.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a study on the benefit to public safety of the use of 
     blowout resistant tires on commercial motor vehicles and the 
     potential to decrease the incidence of accidents and 
     fatalities from accidents occurring as a result of blown out 
     tires.
       (b) School Bus Occupant Safety Study.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a study to assess occupant safety in school buses. 
     The study shall examine available information about occupant 
     safety and analyze options for improving occupant safety.
       (c) Reports.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of each study conducted 
     under this section.
       (d) Limitation on Funding.--The Secretary may not expend 
     more than $200,000, from funds made available by section 210, 
     for conducting each study under this section.

     SEC. 209. EFFECTIVENESS OF LAWS ESTABLISHING MAXIMUM BLOOD 
                   ALCOHOL CONCENTRATIONS.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     to evaluate the effectiveness of State laws that--
       (1) deem any individual with a blood alcohol concentration 
     of 0.08 percent or greater while operating a motor vehicle to 
     be driving while intoxicated; and
       (2) deem any individual under the age of 21 with a blood 
     alcohol concentration of 0.02 percent or greater while 
     operating a motor vehicle to be driving while intoxicated;

     in reducing the number and severity of alcohol-involved 
     crashes.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Public Works 
     and the Environment of the Senate a report containing the 
     results of the study conducted under this section.

     SEC. 210. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be 
     appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
     Mass Transit Account):
       (1) NHTSA highway safety programs.--For carrying out 
     section 402 of title 23, United States Code, by the National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration $128,200,000 for fiscal 
     year 1998, $150,700,000 for fiscal year 1999, and 
     $195,700,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       (2) FHWA highway safety programs.--For carrying out section 
     402 of title 23, United States Code, by the Federal Highway 
     Administration $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $20,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1999, and $25,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2000 through 2003.
       (3) NHTSA highway safety research and development.--For 
     carrying out section 403 of such title by the National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration $55,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003.
       (4) FHWA highway safety research and development.--For 
     carrying out section 403 of such title by the Federal Highway 
     Administration $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003.
       (5) Occupant protection incentive grants.--For carrying out 
     section 405 of such title $9,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
     $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (6) Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures incentive 
     grant program.--For carrying out section 410 of such title 
     $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and $45,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (7) State highway safety data grants.--For carrying out 
     section 411 of such title $2,500,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
     $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (8) National driver register.--For carrying out chapter 303 
     of title 49, United States Code, by the National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, $2,300,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003.
       (b) Transfers.--In each fiscal year, the Secretary may 
     transfer any amounts remaining available under paragraph (5), 
     (6), or (7) of subsection (a) to the amounts made available 
     under any other of such paragraphs in order to ensure, to the 
     maximum extent possible, that each State receives the maximum 
     incentive funding for which the State is eligible under 
     sections 405, 406, and 410 of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 211. TRANSPORTATION INJURY RESEARCH.

       (a) Center for Transportation Injury Research.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
     establish and maintain a center for transportation injury 
     research at the Calspan University of Buffalo Research Center 
     affiliated with the State University of New York at Buffalo.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $2,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this subsection.
       (b) Head and Spinal Cord Injury Research.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     Neuroscience Center for Excellence at Louisiana State 
     University and the Virginia Transportation Research Institute 
     at George Washington University for research and technology 
     development for preventing and minimizing head and spinal 
     cord injuries relating to automobile accidents.
       (2) Funding.--Of amounts made available for each of fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(F), $500,000 per 
     fiscal year shall be available to carry out this subsection.
           TITLE III--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

     SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this 
     title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision of 
     law, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 5302 is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5302. Definitions

       ``(a) In General.--In this chapter, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Capital project.--The term `capital project' means a 
     project for--
       ``(A) acquiring, constructing, supervising, or inspecting 
     equipment or a facility for use in mass transportation, 
     expenses incidental to the acquisition or construction 
     (including designing, engineering, location surveying, 
     mapping, and acquiring rights of way), payments for the 
     capital portions of rail trackage rights agreements, transit-
     related intelligent transportation systems, relocation 
     assistance, acquiring replacement housing sites, and 
     acquiring, constructing, relocating, and rehabilitating 
     replacement housing;
       ``(B) rehabilitating a bus;
       ``(C) remanufacturing a bus;
       ``(D) overhauling rail rolling stock;
       ``(E) preventive maintenance;
       ``(F) leasing equipment or a facility for use in mass 
     transportation subject to regulations the Secretary 
     prescribes limiting the leasing arrangements to those that 
     are more cost-effective than acquisition or construction; or
       ``(G) a mass transportation improvement that enhances 
     economic development or incorporates private investment 
     (including commercial and residential development and 
     pedestrian and bicycle access to a mass transportation 
     facility) because the improvement--
       ``(i) enhances the effectiveness of a mass transportation 
     project and is related physically or functionally to that 
     mass transportation project or establishes new or enhanced 
     coordination between mass transportation and other 
     transportation; and
       ``(ii) provides a fair share of revenue for mass 
     transportation that will be used for mass transportation.
       ``(2) Chief executive officer of a state.--The term `chief 
     executive officer of a State' includes the designee of the 
     chief executive officer.
       ``(3) Emergency regulation.--The term `emergency 
     regulation' means a regulation--
       ``(A) that is effective temporarily before the expiration 
     of the otherwise specified periods of time for public notice 
     and comment under section 5334(b) of this title; and
       ``(B) prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation as the 
     result of a finding that a delay in the effective date of the 
     regulation--
       ``(i) would injure seriously an important public interest;
       ``(ii) would frustrate substantially legislative policy and 
     intent; or
       ``(iii) would damage seriously a person or class without 
     serving an important public interest.
       ``(4) Fixed guideway.--The term `fixed guideway' means a 
     mass transportation facility--
       ``(A) using and occupying a separate right of way or rail 
     for the exclusive use of mass transportation and other high 
     occupancy vehicles; or
       ``(B) using a fixed catenary system and a right of way 
     usable by other forms of transportation.
       ``(5) Handicapped individual.--The term `handicapped 
     individual' means an individual who, because of illness, 
     injury, age, congenital malfunction, or other incapacity or 
     temporary or permanent disability (including an individual 
     who is a wheelchair user or has semiambulatory capability), 
     cannot use effectively, without special facilities, planning, 
     or design, mass transportation service or a mass 
     transportation facility.
       ``(6) Local governmental authority.--The term `local 
     governmental authority' includes--
       ``(A) a political subdivision of a State;
       ``(B) an authority of at least one State or political 
     subdivision of a State;
       ``(C) an Indian tribe; and
       ``(D) a public corporation, board, or commission 
     established under the laws of a State.
       ``(7) Mass transportation.--The term `mass transportation' 
     means transportation by a conveyance that provides regular 
     and continuing general or special transportation to the 
     public, but does not include school bus, charter, or 
     sightseeing transportation.

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       ``(8) Net project cost.--The term `net project cost' means 
     the part of a project that reasonably cannot be financed from 
     revenues.
       ``(9) New bus model.--The term `new bus model' means a bus 
     model (including a model using alternative fuel)--
       ``(A) that has not been used in mass transportation in the 
     United States before the date of production of the model; or
       ``(B) used in mass transportation in the United States but 
     being produced with a major change in configuration or 
     components.
       ``(10) Preventive maintenance.--The term `preventive 
     maintenance' means a major activity intended to improve or 
     upgrade a transit vehicle or facility or repair or replace a 
     damaged, malfunctioning, overaged, or outmoded transit 
     vehicle or facility system, subsystem, element, or component. 
     Such term does not include any activity of a routine or 
     servicing nature, such as checking and replenishing fluid 
     levels, adjusting settings on otherwise properly operating 
     components, washing and cleaning a transit vehicle or 
     facility, changing tires and wheels, or repairing damage to a 
     vehicle or facility caused by an accident.
       ``(11) Public transportation.--The term `public 
     transportation' means mass transportation.
       ``(12) Regulation.--The term `regulation' means any part of 
     a statement of general or particular applicability of the 
     Secretary of Transportation designed to carry out, interpret, 
     or prescribe law or policy in carrying out this chapter.
       ``(13) State.--The term `State' means a State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern 
     Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin 
     Islands.
       ``(14) Transit.--The term `transit' means mass 
     transportation.
       ``(15) Transit enhancement.--The term `transit enhancement' 
     means with respect to any project or an area to be served by 
     the project, historic preservation, rehabilitation, and 
     operation of historic mass transportation buildings, 
     structures, and facilities (including historic bus and 
     railroad facilities and canals); projects that enhance 
     transit safety and security; landscaping and other scenic 
     beautification and art in and around mass transportation 
     stations, facilities, bus shelters, bridges, and buses; 
     bicycle and pedestrian access to mass transportation, 
     including bicycle storage facilities and installing equipment 
     for transporting bicycles on mass transportation vehicles; 
     projects that enhance access for the disabled to mass 
     transportation; and archaeological planning and research 
     related to mass transportation projects.
       ``(16) Urban area.--The term `urban area' means an area 
     that includes a municipality or other built-up place that the 
     Secretary of Transportation, after considering local patterns 
     and trends of urban growth, decides is appropriate for a 
     local mass transportation system to serve individuals in the 
     locality.
       ``(17) Urbanized area.--The term `urbanized area' means an 
     area--
       ``(A) encompassing at least an urbanized area within a 
     State that the Secretary of Commerce designates; and
       ``(B) designated as an urbanized area within boundaries 
     fixed by State and local officials and approved by the 
     Secretary of Transportation.
       ``(b) Authority To Modify `Handicapped Individual'.--The 
     Secretary of Transportation by regulation may modify the 
     definition of subsection (a)(5) as it applies to section 
     5307(d)(1)(D) of this title.''.

     SEC. 303. METROPOLITAN PLANNING.

       (a) Goals and Objectives of Planning Process.--Section 
     5303(b) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Goals and Objectives of Planning Process.--
       ``(1) Consideration.--To the extent that the metropolitan 
     planning organization determines appropriate, the 
     metropolitan transportation planning process may include 
     consideration of goals and objectives that--
       ``(A) support the economic vitality of the metropolitan 
     area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, 
     productivity, and efficiency;
       ``(B) increase the safety and security of the 
     transportation system for all users;
       ``(C) increase the accessibility and mobility for people 
     and freight;
       ``(D) protect and enhance the environment, conserve energy, 
     and enhance quality of life;
       ``(E) enhance the integration and connectivity of the 
     transportation system, across and between modes, for people 
     and freight;
       ``(F) promote efficient system utilization and operation; 
     and
       ``(G) preserve and optimize the existing transportation 
     system.

     This paragraph shall apply to the development of long-range 
     transportation plans and transportation improvement programs.
       ``(2) Conversion to goals and objectives.--The metropolitan 
     planning organization shall cooperatively determine with the 
     State and mass transportation operators how the 
     considerations listed in paragraph (1) are translated into 
     metropolitan goals and objectives and how they are factored 
     into decisionmaking.''.
       (b) Coordination.--Section 5303(e) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(4) Project located in multiple mpos.--If a project is 
     located within the boundaries of more than one metropolitan 
     planning organization, the metropolitan planning 
     organizations shall coordinate plans regarding the 
     project.''.
       (c) Long-Range Transportation Plan.--Section 5303(f) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``transportation'' after 
     ``long-range'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``at least shall--'' and 
     inserting ``shall contain, at a minimum, the following:'';
       (3) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``identify'' and inserting ``An 
     identification of''; and
       (B) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a 
     period;
       (4) by striking paragraph (1)(B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) A financial plan that demonstrates how the adopted 
     transportation plan can be implemented, indicates resources 
     from public and private sources that are reasonably expected 
     to be made available to carry out the plan and recommends any 
     additional financing strategies for needed projects and 
     programs. The financial plan may include, for illustrative 
     purposes, additional projects that would be included in the 
     adopted transportation plan if reasonable additional 
     resources beyond those identified in the financial plan were 
     available. For the purpose of developing the transportation 
     plan, the metropolitan planning organization and State shall 
     cooperatively develop estimates of funds that will be 
     available to support plan implementation.'';
       (5) in paragraph (1)(C)--
       (A) by striking ``assess'' and inserting ``An assessment 
     of''; and
       (B) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period;
       (6) in paragraph (1)(D) by striking ``indicate'' and 
     inserting ``Indicate'';
       (7) in paragraph (4) by inserting after ``employees,'' the 
     following: ``freight shippers and providers of freight 
     transportation services,''; and
       (8) in paragraph (5) by inserting ``transportation'' before 
     ``plan''.

     SEC. 304. TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       Section 5304 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``2 years'' and inserting 
     ``3 years''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) may include, for illustrative purposes, additional 
     projects that would be included in the adopted transportation 
     plan if reasonable additional resources beyond those 
     identified in the financial plan were available.''.

     SEC. 305. TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AREAS.

       Section 5305(d)(1) is amended by striking ``of the National 
     Highway System'' each place it appears and inserting the 
     following: ``under the National Highway System and high 
     risk road safety programs,''.

     SEC. 306. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.

       (a) Section Heading.--
       (1) Amendment to section.--Section 5307 is amended by 
     striking the section heading and inserting the following:

     ``Sec. 5307. Urbanized area formula grants''.

       (2) Conforming amendment.--The item relating to section 
     5307 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended to 
     read as follows:

``5307. Urbanized area formula grants.''.

       (b) Definitions.--Section 5307(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``In this section--'' and inserting ``In 
     this section, the following definitions apply:'';
       (2) by inserting ``Associated capital maintenance items.--
     The term'' after ``(1)''; and
       (3) by inserting ``Designated recipient.--The term'' after 
     ``(2)''.
       (c) General Authority.--Section 5307(b) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``, improvement, and operating costs'' and 
     inserting ``and improvement costs''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In 
     an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000, the 
     Secretary may also make grants under this section to finance 
     the operating cost of equipment and facilities for use in 
     mass transportation.'';
       (2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (5); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (d) Advance Construction.--Section 5307(g)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``the amount by which'' and all that follows through 
     the period at the end and inserting ``the most favorable 
     financing terms reasonably available for the project at the 
     time of borrowing. The applicant shall certify, in a manner 
     satisfactory to the Secretary, that the applicant has shown 
     reasonable diligence in seeking the most favorable financing 
     terms.''.
       (e) Coordination of Reviews.--Section 5307(i)(2) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following: ``To the extent 
     practicable, the Secretary shall coordinate such reviews with 
     any related State or local reviews.''.
       (f) Transit Enhancement Activities.--Section 5307(k) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(k) Transit Enhancement Activities.--2 percent of the 
     funds apportioned to urbanized areas of at least 200,000 
     population under section 5336 for a fiscal year shall only be 
     available for transit enhancement activities.''.
       (g) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5307(n) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1)'' the first place it appears and all 
     that follows through ``(2)''; and
       (2) by inserting ``5319,'' after ``5318,''.

     SEC. 307. MASS TRANSIT ACCOUNT BLOCK GRANTS.

       Section 5308, and the item relating to section 5308 in the 
     table of sections for chapter 53, are repealed.

     SEC. 308. CAPITAL PROGRAM GRANTS AND LOANS.

       (a) Section Heading.--Section 5309 is amended in the 
     section heading by striking ``Discretionary'' and inserting 
     ``Capital program''.

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       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 
     5309 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
     striking ``Discretionary'' and inserting ``Capital program''.
       (c) General Authority.--Section 5309(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1)(E) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(E) capital projects to modernize existing fixed guideway 
     systems;'';
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1)(F);
       (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (1)(G) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (1)(G) the following:
       ``(H) capital projects to replace, rehabilitate, and 
     purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-
     related facilities.''.
       (d) Consideration of Decreased Commuter Rail 
     Transportation.--Section 5309(c) is repealed.
       (e) Criteria for Grants and Loans for Fixed Guideway 
     Systems.--Section 5309(e) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Criteria for Grants and Loans for Fixed Guideway 
     Systems.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation may 
     approve a grant or loan under this section for a capital 
     project for a new fixed guideway system or extension of an 
     existing fixed guideway system only if the Secretary 
     determines that the proposed project is--
       ``(A) based on the results of an alternatives analysis and 
     preliminary engineering;
       ``(B) justified based on a comprehensive review of its 
     mobility improvements, environmental benefits, cost 
     effectiveness, and operating efficiencies; and
       ``(C) supported by an acceptable degree of local financial 
     commitment, including evidence of stable and dependable 
     financing sources to construct, maintain, and operate the 
     system or extension.
       ``(2) Alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering.--
     In evaluating a project under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary 
     shall analyze and consider the results of the alternatives 
     analysis and preliminary engineering for the project.
       ``(3) Project justification.--In evaluating a project under 
     paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) consider the direct and indirect costs of relevant 
     alternatives;
       ``(B) consider factors such as congestion relief, improved 
     mobility, air pollution, noise pollution, energy consumption, 
     and all associated ancillary and mitigation costs necessary 
     to carry out each alternative analyzed;
       ``(C) identify and consider existing mass transportation 
     supportive land use policies and future land use patterns and 
     the costs of urban sprawl;
       ``(D) consider the degree to which the project increases 
     the mobility of the mass transportation dependent population 
     or promotes economic development;
       ``(E) consider population density, current transit 
     ridership in the corridor, and cost per new rider;
       ``(F) consider the technical capability of the grant 
     recipient to construct the project;
       ``(G) adjust the project justification to reflect 
     differences in local land, construction, and operating costs; 
     and
       ``(H) consider other factors the Secretary determines 
     appropriate to carry out this chapter.
       ``(4) Local financial commitment.--
       ``(A) Evaluation of project.--In evaluating a project under 
     paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall require that--
       ``(i) the proposed project plan provides for the 
     availability of contingency amounts the Secretary determines 
     to be reasonable to cover unanticipated cost increases;
       ``(ii) each proposed local source of capital and operating 
     financing is stable, reliable, and available within the 
     proposed project timetable; and
       ``(iii) local resources are available to operate the 
     overall proposed mass transportation system (including 
     essential feeder bus and other services necessary to achieve 
     the projected ridership levels) without requiring a reduction 
     in existing mass transportation services to operate the 
     proposed project.
       ``(B) Stability, reliability, and availability of local 
     financing.--In assessing the stability, reliability, and 
     availability of proposed sources of local financing for the 
     project, the Secretary shall consider--
       ``(i) existing grant commitments;
       ``(ii) the degree to which financing sources are dedicated 
     to the purposes proposed;
       ``(iii) any debt obligation that exists or is proposed by 
     the recipient for the proposed project or other mass 
     transportation purpose; and
       ``(iv) the extent to which the project has a local 
     financial commitment that exceeds the required non-Federal 
     share of the cost of the project.
       ``(5) Regulations.--No later than 120 days after the date 
     of the enactment of the Building Efficient Surface 
     Transportation and Equity Act of 1998, the Secretary shall 
     issue regulations on how the Secretary will evaluate and rate 
     the projects based on the results of alternatives analysis, 
     project justification, and the degree of local financial 
     commitment as required under this subsection.
       ``(6) Project evaluation and rating.--A proposed project 
     may advance from alternatives analysis to preliminary 
     engineering, and may advance from preliminary engineering to 
     final design and construction, only if the Secretary finds 
     that the project meets the requirements of this section and 
     there is a reasonable likelihood that the project will 
     continue to meet such requirements. In making such findings, 
     the Secretary shall evaluate and rate the project as either 
     highly recommended, recommended, or not recommended based on 
     the results of alternatives analysis, the project 
     justification criteria, and the degree of local financial 
     commitment as required under this subsection. In rating the 
     projects, the Secretary shall provide, in addition to the 
     overall project rating, individual ratings for each criteria 
     established under the regulations issued under paragraph (5).
       ``(7) Full funding grant agreement.--A project financed 
     under this subsection shall be carried out through a full 
     funding grant agreement. The Secretary shall enter into a 
     full funding grant agreement based on the evaluations and 
     ratings required under this subsection. The Secretary shall 
     not enter into a full funding grant agreement for a project 
     unless that project is authorized for final design and 
     construction.
       ``(8) Limitations on applicability.--
       ``(A) Projects with a section 5309 federal share of less 
     than $25,000,000.--A project for a new fixed guideway system 
     or extension of an existing fixed guideway system is not 
     subject to the requirements of this subsection, and the 
     simultaneous evaluation of similar projects in at least 2 
     corridors in a metropolitan area may not be limited, if the 
     assistance provided under this section with respect to the 
     project is less than $25,000,000.
       ``(B) Projects in nonattainment areas.--The simultaneous 
     evaluation of projects in at least 2 corridors in a 
     metropolitan area may not be limited and the Secretary shall 
     make decisions under this subsection with expedited 
     procedures that will promote carrying out an approved State 
     Implementation Plan in a timely way if a project is--
       ``(i) located in a nonattainment area;
       ``(ii) a transportation control measure (as defined by the 
     Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.)); and
       ``(iii) required to carry out the State Implementation 
     Plan.
       ``(C) Projects financed with highway funds.--This 
     subsection does not apply to a project financed completely 
     with amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account).
       ``(D) Previously issued letter of intent or full funding 
     grant agreement.--This subsection does not apply to projects 
     for which the Secretary has issued a letter of intent or 
     entered into a full funding grant agreement before the date 
     of the enactment of this subparagraph.''.
       (f) Letters of Intent and Full Funding Grant Agreements.--
     Section 5309(g) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Financing'' and 
     inserting ``Funding'';
       (2) by striking ``full financing'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``full funding''; and
       (3) in paragraph (1)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``30 days'' and inserting ``60 days'';
       (B) by inserting before the first comma ``or entering into 
     a full funding grant agreement''; and
       (C) by striking ``issuance of the letter.'' and inserting 
     ``letter or agreement. The Secretary shall include with the 
     notification a copy of the proposed letter or agreement as 
     well as the evaluations and ratings for the project.''.
       (g) Allocating Amounts.--Section 5309(m) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(m) Allocating Amounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available by section 
     5338(b) for grants and loans under this section for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003--
       ``(A) 40 percent shall be available for fixed guideway 
     modernization;
       ``(B) 40 percent shall be available for capital projects 
     for new fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing 
     fixed guideway systems; and
       ``(C) 20 percent shall be available to replace, 
     rehabilitate, and buy buses and related equipment and to 
     construct bus-related facilities.
       ``(2) Limitation on amounts available for activities other 
     than final design and construction.--Not more than 8 percent 
     of the amounts made available in each fiscal year by 
     paragraph (1)(B) shall be available for activities other than 
     final design and construction.
       ``(3) Bus and bus facility grants.--
       ``(A) Consideration.--In making grants under paragraph 
     (1)(C), the Secretary shall consider the age of buses, bus 
     fleets, related equipment, and bus-related facilities.
       ``(B) Funding for bus testing facility.--Of the amounts 
     made available by paragraph (1)(C), $3,000,000 shall be 
     available in each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry 
     out section 5318.
       ``(C) Funding for bus technology pilot program.--Of the 
     funds made available by paragraph (1)(C), 10 percent shall be 
     available in each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry 
     out the bus technology pilot program under subsection (o).
       ``(D) Other than urbanized areas.--Of amounts made 
     available by paragraph (1)(C), not less than 5.5 percent 
     shall be available in each fiscal year for other than 
     urbanized areas.
       ``(4) Eligibility for assistance for multiple projects.--A 
     person applying for, or receiving, assistance for a project 
     described in clause (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) may 
     receive assistance for a project described in another of 
     those clauses.''.
       (h) Advance Construction.--Section 5309(n)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``in a way'' and inserting ``in a manner''.
       (i) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Relocation of subsection.--Section 5309 is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (f); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (g) through (o) as 
     subsections (f) through (n), respectively.
       (2) Cross references.--Chapter 53 is amended--
       (A) in section 5319 by striking ``5309(h)'' and inserting 
     ``5309(g)'';
       (B) in section 5328(a)(2) by striking ``5309(e)(1)-(6) of 
     this title'' and inserting ``5309(e)''; and

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       (C) in section 5328(a)(4) by striking ``5309(m)(2) of this 
     title'' and inserting ``5309(o)(1)''.
       (3) References to full funding grant agreements.--Sections 
     5320 and 5328(a)(4) are each amended by striking ``full 
     financing'' each place it appears and inserting ``full 
     funding''. The subsection heading for section 5320(e) is 
     amended by striking ``Financing'' and inserting ``Funding''.
       (j) Bus Technology Pilot Program.--Section 5309 is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(o) Bus Technology Pilot Program.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a pilot 
     program for the testing and deployment of new bus technology, 
     including clean fuel and alternative fuel technology.
       ``(2) Projects.--Under the pilot program, the Secretary 
     shall carry out projects for testing and deployment of new 
     bus technology, including clean fuel and alternative fuel 
     technology. The Secretary shall select projects for funding 
     under the pilot program that will employ a variety of 
     technologies and will be performed in a variety of geographic 
     areas of the country with populations under 50,000, between 
     50,000 and 200,000, and over 200,000.
       ``(3) Report.--Not later than April 30, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate a report on the results of the pilot program, 
     including a description of the projects carried out, the 
     amounts obligated, and the status of the test and deployment 
     activities undertaken.''.
       (k) Reports.--Section 5309 is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(p) Reports.--
       ``(1) Funding levels and allocations of funds for fixed 
     guideway systems.--
       ``(A) Annual report.--Not later than the first Monday in 
     February of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate a report that includes a proposal 
     on the allocation of amounts to be made available to finance 
     grants and loans for capital projects for new fixed guideway 
     systems and extensions to existing fixed guideway systems 
     among applicants for those amounts.
       ``(B) Recommendations on funding.--The annual report under 
     this paragraph shall include evaluations and ratings, as 
     required under subsection (e), for each project that is 
     authorized or has received funds under this section since the 
     date of the enactment of this Act or October 1 of the 
     preceding fiscal year, whichever date is earlier. The report 
     shall also include recommendations of projects for funding 
     based on the evaluations and ratings and on existing 
     commitments and anticipated funding levels for the next 3 
     fiscal years and for the next 10 fiscal years based on 
     information currently available to the Secretary.
       ``(2) Supplemental report on new starts.--The Secretary 
     shall submit a report to Congress on the 31st day of August 
     of each year that describes the Secretary's evaluation and 
     rating of each project that has completed alternatives 
     analysis or preliminary engineering since the date of the 
     last report. The report shall include all relevant 
     information that supports the evaluation and rating of each 
     project, including a summary of each project's financial 
     plan.
       ``(3) Annual gao review.--the General Accounting Office 
     shall--
       ``(A) conduct an annual review of--
       ``(i) the processes and procedures for evaluating and 
     rating projects and recommending projects; and
       ``(ii) the Secretary's implementation of such processes and 
     procedures; and
       ``(B) shall report to Congress on the results of such 
     review by April 30 of each year.''.
       (l) Project Defined.--Section 5309 is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(q) Project Defined.--In this section, the term `project' 
     means, with respect to a new fixed guideway system or 
     extension to an existing fixed guideway system, a minimum 
     operable segment of the project.''.

     SEC. 309. DOLLAR VALUE OF MOBILITY IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall not consider the 
     dollar value of mobility improvements, as specified in the 
     report required under section 5309(m)(1)(C) or section 
     5309(p) (as added by this Act), in evaluating projects under 
     section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, in developing 
     regulations, or in carrying out any other duty of the 
     Secretary.
       (b) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a 
     study of the dollar value of mobility improvements and the 
     relationship of mobility improvements to the overall 
     transportation justification of a new fixed guideway system 
     or extension to an existing system.
       (2) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the Secretary 
     shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate a report on the results of the study, including an 
     analysis of the factors relevant to determining the dollar 
     value of mobility improvements.

     SEC. 310. FORMULA GRANTS AND LOANS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS OF 
                   ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH 
                   DISABILITIES.

       (a) Section Heading.--Section 5310 is amended in the 
     section heading by striking ``Grants'' and inserting 
     ``Formula grants''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 
     5310 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
     inserting ``formula'' before ``grants''.

     SEC. 311. FORMULA PROGRAM FOR OTHER THAN URBANIZED AREAS.

       (a) Intercity Bus Transportation.--Section 5311 is 
     amended--
       (1) in the section heading by striking ``Financial 
     assistance'' and inserting ``Formula grants''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)(1) by striking ``10 percent of the 
     amount made available in the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1993, and''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 
     5311 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
     striking ``Financial assistance'' and inserting ``Formula 
     grant''.

     SEC. 312. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND TRAINING 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5312 is amended--
       (1) in each of subsections (a) and (b) by striking the 
     first parenthetical phrase; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Joint Partnerships for Deployment of Innovation.--
       ``(1) Consortium defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     `consortium' means one or more public or private 
     organizations located in the United States which provide mass 
     transportation service to the public and one or more 
     businesses, including small and medium sized businesses, 
     incorporated in a State, offering goods or services or 
     willing to offer goods or services to mass transportation 
     operators. It may include as additional members public or 
     private research organizations located in the United States, 
     or State or local governmental authorities.
       ``(2) Grants and agreements.--The Secretary may make grants 
     and enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     agreements with consortia selected competitively from among 
     public and private partnerships to promote the early 
     deployment of innovation in mass transportation technology, 
     services, management, or operational practices. Any such 
     grant, contract, or agreement shall provide for the sharing 
     of costs, risks, and rewards of early deployment of 
     innovation. Such grants, contracts, and agreements shall be 
     subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
     prescribes.
       ``(3) Consultation requirement.--This subsection shall be 
     carried out in consultation with the transit industry.
       ``(4) Cost sharing.--Any consortium that receives a grant 
     or enters into a contract or agreement under this subsection 
     shall provide at least 50 percent of the cost of any joint 
     partnership project. Any business, organization, person, or 
     governmental body may contribute funds to such project.
       ``(5) Public notice.--The Secretary shall periodically give 
     public notice of--
       ``(A) the technical areas for which joint partnerships are 
     solicited under this subsection;
       ``(B) required qualifications of consortia desiring to 
     participate in such partnerships;
       ``(C) the method of selection and evaluation criteria to be 
     used in selecting participating consortia and projects under 
     this subsection; and
       ``(D) the process by which projects will be awarded under 
     this subsection.
       ``(6) Acceptance of revenues.--The Secretary may accept a 
     portion of the revenues resulting from sales of an innovation 
     supported under this subsection and deposit any revenues 
     accepted into a special account of the Treasury of the United 
     States to be established for purposes of carrying out this 
     subsection.
       ``(e) International Mass Transportation Program.--
       ``(1) Activities.--The Secretary is authorized to engage in 
     activities to inform the United States domestic mass 
     transportation community about technological innovations 
     available in the international marketplace and activities 
     that may afford domestic businesses the opportunity to become 
     globally competitive in the export of mass transportation 
     products and services. These activities may include--
       ``(A) development, monitoring, assessment, and 
     dissemination domestically of information about worldwide 
     mass transportation market opportunities;
       ``(B) cooperation with foreign public sector entities in 
     research, development, demonstration, training, and other 
     forms of technology transfer and exchange of experts and 
     information;
       ``(C) advocacy, in international mass transportation 
     markets, of firms, products, and services available from the 
     United States;
       ``(D) informing the international market about the 
     technical quality of mass transportation products and 
     services through participation in seminars, expositions, and 
     similar activities; and
       ``(E) offering those Federal Transit Administration 
     technical services which cannot be readily obtained from the 
     United States private sector to foreign public authorities 
     planning or undertaking mass transportation projects if the 
     cost of these services will be recovered under the terms of 
     each project.
       ``(2) Cooperation.--The Secretary may carry out activities 
     under this subsection in cooperation with other Federal 
     agencies, State or local agencies, public and private 
     nonprofit institutions, government laboratories, foreign 
     governments, or any other organization the Secretary 
     determines is appropriate.
       ``(3) Funding.--The funds available to carry out this 
     subsection shall include funds paid to the Secretary by any 
     cooperating organization or person and shall be deposited by 
     the Secretary in a special account in the Treasury of the 
     United States to be established for purposes of carrying out 
     this subsection. The funds shall be available for promotional 
     materials, travel, reception, and representation expenses 
     necessary to carry out the activities authorized by this 
     subsection. Reimbursement for services provided under this 
     subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account 
     concerned.''.
       (b) Mass Transportation Technology Development and 
     Deployment.--

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       (1) General authority.--The Secretary may make grants and 
     enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     agreements with eligible consortia to promote the development 
     and early deployment of innovation in mass transportation 
     technology, services, management, or operational practices. 
     The Secretary shall coordinate activities under this section 
     with related activities under programs of other Federal 
     departments and agencies.
       (2) Eligibility criteria.--To be qualified to receive 
     funding under this section, an eligible consortium shall--
       (A) be organized for the purpose of designing, developing, 
     and deploying advanced mass transportation technologies that 
     address identified technological impediments in the mass 
     transportation field;
       (B) have an established mechanism for designing, 
     developing, and deploying advanced mass transportation 
     technologies as evidenced by participation in a Federal 
     program such as the consortia funded pursuant to Public Law 
     102-396;
       (C) facilitate the participation in the consortium of 
     small- and medium-sized businesses in conjunction with large 
     established manufacturers, as appropriate;
       (D) be designed to use State and Federal funding to attract 
     private capital in the form of grants or investments to 
     further the purposes of this section; and
       (E) provide for the sharing of costs, risks, and rewards of 
     early deployment of innovation in mass transportation 
     technologies.
       (3) Grant requirements.--Grants, contracts, and agreements 
     under paragraph (1) shall be eligible under and consistent 
     with section 5312 of title 49, United States Code, and shall 
     be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
     prescribes.
       (4) Federal share of costs.--The Federal share of costs for 
     a grant, contract, or agreement with a consortium under this 
     subsection shall not exceed 50 percent of the net project 
     cost.
       (5) Eligible consortium defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``eligible consortium'' means a consortium 
     of--
       (A) businesses incorporated in the United States;
       (B) public or private educational or research organizations 
     located in the United States;
       (C) entities of State or local governments in the United 
     States;
       (D) Federal laboratories; or
       (E) existing consortia funded pursuant to Public Law 103-
     396.
       (6) Funding.--
       (A) Set-aside of amounts made available under section 
     5338(d).--Of the funds made available by or appropriated 
     under section 5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, for a 
     fiscal year $5,000,000 shall be available to carry out this 
     subsection.
       (B) Set-aside of amounts made available under section 
     5309(o).--Of the funds made available to carry out the bus 
     technology pilot program under section 5309(o) of title 49, 
     United States Code, for a fiscal year $5,000,000 shall be 
     available to carry out this subsection.
       (c) Fuel Cell Bus and Bus Facilities Program.--Of the funds 
     made available for a fiscal year to carry out the bus 
     technology pilot program under section 5309(o) of title 49, 
     United States Code, $4,850,000 shall be available to carry 
     out the fuel cell powered transit bus program and the 
     intermodal transportation fuel cell bus maintenance facility.
       (d) Advanced Technology Pilot Project.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants for the 
     development of low speed magnetic levitation technology for 
     public transportation purposes in urban areas to demonstrate 
     energy efficiency, congestion mitigation, and safety 
     benefits.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $5,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this subsection.
       (3) Federal share.--The Federal share payable on account of 
     activities carried out using a grant made under this 
     subsection shall be 80 percent of the cost of such 
     activities.
       (e) Intelligent Transportation Systems Applications.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants for the 
     study, design, and demonstration of fixed guideway technology 
     in North Orange-South Seminole County, Florida, and in 
     Galveston, Texas.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available pursuant to 
     section 5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal 
     year 1999, $1,500,000 shall be available to carry out this 
     subsection. Of such sums, $750,000 shall be available for 
     fixed guideway activities in North Orange-South Seminole 
     County, Florida, and $750,000 shall be available for fixed 
     guideway activities in Galveston, Texas.

     SEC. 313. NATIONAL PLANNING AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

       Section 5314(a)(2) is amended by striking ``$2,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$3,000,000''.

     SEC. 314. NATIONAL TRANSIT INSTITUTE.

       (a) In General.--Section 5315 is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by striking ``mass 
     transportation'' and inserting ``transit''; and
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``mass transportation'' in the first 
     sentence and inserting ``transit'';
       (B) by inserting ``and architectural design'' before the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (5);
       (C) by striking ``carrying out'' in paragraph (7) and 
     inserting ``delivering'';
       (D) by inserting ``, construction management, insurance, 
     and risk management'' before the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (11);
       (E) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (13);
       (F) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (14) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (G) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(15) innovative finance.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 
     5315 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
     striking ``mass transportation'' and inserting ``transit''.

     SEC. 315. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES.

       Section 5316, and the item relating to section 5316 in the 
     table of sections for chapter 53, are repealed.

     SEC. 316. TRANSPORTATION CENTERS.

       Section 5317, and the item relating to section 5317 in the 
     table of sections for chapter 53, are repealed.

     SEC. 317. BUS TESTING FACILITIES.

       (a) Operation and Maintenance.--Section 5318(b) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``make a contract with'' and inserting 
     ``enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with, or 
     make a grant to,'';
       (2) by inserting ``or organization'' after ``person'';
       (3) by inserting ``, cooperative agreement, or grant'' 
     after ``The contract''; and
       (4) by inserting ``mass transportation'' after ``and 
     other''.
       (b) Availability of Amounts.--Section 5318(d) is amended by 
     striking ``make a contract with'' and inserting ``enter into 
     a contract or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant 
     to,''.

     SEC. 318. BICYCLE FACILITIES.

       Section 5319 is amended by striking ``under this section is 
     for 90 percent of the cost of the project'' and inserting 
     ``made eligible by this section is for 90 percent of the cost 
     of the project; except that, if the grant or any portion of 
     the grant is made with funds required to be expended under 
     section 5307(k) and the project involves providing bicycle 
     access to mass transportation, that grant or portion of that 
     grant shall be at a Federal share of 95 percent''.

     SEC. 319. GENERAL PROVISIONS ON ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Technical Amendment.--Section 5323(d) is amended by 
     striking ``Buying and Operating 
     Buses.--''
     and inserting ``Condition on Charter Bus Transportation 
     Service.--''.
       (b) Government's Share.--Section 5323(i) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(i) Government Share of Costs for Certain Projects.--A 
     grant for a project to be assisted under this chapter that 
     involves acquiring vehicle-related equipment required by the 
     Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 
     seq.) or vehicle-related equipment (including clean fuel or 
     alternative fuel vehicle-related equipment) for purposes of 
     complying with or maintaining compliance with the Clean Air 
     Act, is for 90 percent of the net project cost of such 
     equipment attributable to compliance with such Acts. The 
     Secretary shall have discretion to determine, through 
     practicable administrative procedures, the costs of such 
     equipment attributable to compliance with such Acts.''.
       (c) Buy America.--Section 5323(j)(7) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(7) Opportunity to correct inadvertent error.--The 
     Secretary may allow a manufacturer or supplier of steel, 
     iron, or manufactured goods to correct after bid opening any 
     certification made under this subsection if the Secretary is 
     satisfied that the manufacturer or supplier submitted an 
     incorrect certification as a result of an inadvertent or 
     clerical error.''.
       (d) Participation of Governmental Agencies in Design and 
     Delivery of Transportation Services.--Section 5323 is amended 
     by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (l) 
     and (m) and by inserting after subsection (j) the following:
       ``(k) Participation of Governmental Agencies in Design and 
     Delivery of Transportation Services.--To the extent feasible, 
     governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations that 
     receive assistance from Government sources (other than the 
     Department of Transportation) for nonemergency transportation 
     services shall participate and coordinate with recipients of 
     assistance under this chapter in the design and delivery of 
     transportation services and shall be included in the planning 
     for such services.''.
       (e) Submission of Certifications.--Section 5323 is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(n) Submission of Certifications.--A certification 
     required under this chapter and any additional certification 
     or assurance required by law or regulation to be submitted to 
     the Secretary may be consolidated into a single document to 
     be submitted annually as part of a grant application under 
     this chapter. The Secretary shall publish annually a list of 
     all certifications required under this chapter with the 
     publication required under section 5336(e)(2).''.
       (f) Required Payments and Eligible Costs.--Section 5323 is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(o) Required Payments and Eligible Costs of Projects That 
     Enhance Economic Development or Incorporate Private 
     Investment.--
       ``(1) Required payments.--Each grant or loan under this 
     chapter for a capital project described in section 
     5302(a)(1)(G) shall require that a person making an agreement 
     to occupy space in a facility funded under this chapter pay a 
     reasonable share of the costs of the facility through rental 
     payments and other means.
       ``(2) Eligible costs.--Eligible costs for a capital project 
     described in section 5302(a)(1)(G)--
       ``(A) include property acquisition, demolition of existing 
     structures, site preparation, utilities, building 
     foundations, walkways, open space, and a capital project for, 
     and improving, equipment or a facility for an intermodal 
     transfer facility or transportation mall; but
       ``(B) do not include construction of a commercial revenue 
     producing facility or a part of a public facility not related 
     to mass transportation.''.

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     SEC. 320. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Efficient Procurement.--Section 5325 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b); and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Efficient Procurement.--A recipient may award a 
     procurement contract under this chapter to other than the 
     lowest bidder when the award furthers an objective consistent 
     with the purposes of this chapter, including improved long-
     term operating efficiency and lower long-term costs.''.
       (b) Architectural, Engineering, and Design Contracts.--
     Section 5325(b), as redesignated by subsection (a)(2), is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or requirement'' after ``A contract''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting before the last sentence the following: 
     ``When awarding such contracts, recipients of assistance 
     under this chapter shall maximize efficiencies of 
     administration by accepting nondisputed audits conducted by 
     other government agencies, as provided in subparagraphs (C) 
     through (F) of section 112(b)(2) of title 23.''.

     SEC. 321. SPECIAL PROCUREMENTS.

       (a) Turnkey System Projects.--Section 5326(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Turnkey system project defined.--In this subsection, 
     the term `turnkey system project' means a project under which 
     a recipient enters into a contract with a seller, firm, or 
     consortium of firms to design and build a mass transportation 
     system or an operable segment thereof that meets specific 
     performance criteria. Such project may also include an option 
     to finance, or operate for a period of time, the system or 
     segment or any combination of designing, building, operating, 
     or maintaining such system or segment.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``Selection of turnkey projects.--'' after 
     ``(2)''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or an operable segment of a mass 
     transportation system'' after ``transportation system'';
       (3) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``Demonstrations.--'' 
     after ``(3)''; and
       (4) by aligning paragraphs (2) and (3) with paragraph (1) 
     of such section, as amended by paragraph (1) of this section.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 5326 is amended by 
     striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Acquiring Rolling Stock.--A recipient of financial 
     assistance of the United States Government under this chapter 
     may enter into a contract to expend that assistance to 
     acquire rolling stock--
       ``(1) based on--
       ``(A) initial capital costs; or
       ``(B) performance, standardization, life cycle costs, and 
     other factors; or
       ``(2) with a party selected through a competitive 
     procurement process.
       ``(d) Procuring Associated Capital Maintenance Items.--A 
     recipient of a grant under section 5307 of this title 
     procuring an associated capital maintenance item under 
     section 5307(b) may enter into a contract directly with the 
     original manufacturer or supplier of the item to be replaced, 
     without receiving prior approval of the Secretary, if the 
     recipient first certifies in writing to the Secretary that--
       ``(1) the manufacturer or supplier is the only source for 
     the item; and
       ``(2) the price of the item is no more than the price 
     similar customers pay for the item.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5334(b)(4) is amended by 
     striking ``5323(a)(2), (c) and (e), 5324(c), and 5325 of this 
     title'' and inserting ``5323(a)(2), 5323(c), 5323(e), 
     5324(c), 5325(a), 5325(b), 5326(c), and 5326(d)''.

     SEC. 322. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW.

       Section 5327(c)(2) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``make contracts'' and inserting ``enter 
     into contracts''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence the following: ``and to provide technical assistance 
     to correct deficiencies identified in compliance reviews and 
     audits carried out under this section''.

     SEC. 323. STUDY ON ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES RANDOM 
                   TESTING RATE CALCULATION.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine how the alcohol and controlled substances random 
     testing rate under section 5331 of title 49, United States 
     Code, should be calculated.
       (b) Considerations.--In conducting the study under this 
     section, the Secretary shall consider--
       (1) the differences in random testing results among 
     employers subject to section 5331 of title 49, United States 
     Code;
       (2) the differences in random testing results among 
     employers subject to such section in areas with populations 
     of at least 200,000, in areas with populations less than 
     200,000, and in other than urbanized areas;
       (3) the deterrent effect of random testing; and
       (4) the effect of random testing on public safety.
       (c) Report.--Not later than December 31, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the study conducted under this section, together with any 
     proposed changes to the calculation of the random alcohol and 
     controlled substances testing rate.

     SEC. 324. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.

       (a) Training and Conference Costs.--Section 5334(a) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (8);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) collect fees to cover the costs of training or 
     conferences, including costs of promotional materials, 
     sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration to promote 
     mass transportation and credit amounts collected to the 
     appropriation concerned.''.
       (b) Flexibility for Areas With Populations Under 200,000.--
     Section 5334(i) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) Flexibility for Areas With Populations Under 
     200,000.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
     and Equity Act of 1998, the Secretary shall seek public 
     comment on ways to simplify and streamline the administration 
     of the formula program for urbanized areas with populations 
     of less than 200,000 and shall make, to the extent feasible 
     and consistent with statutory requirements, every effort to 
     ease any administrative burdens thereby identified.''.
       (c) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Section heading.--The heading for section 5334 is 
     amended by inserting ``provisions'' after ``Administrative''.
       (2) Table of sections.--The item relating to section 5334 
     in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
     inserting ``provisions'' after ``Administrative''.

     SEC. 325. REPORTS AND AUDITS.

       (a) National Transit Database.--Section 5335(a) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Reporting System and Uniform System of 
     Accounts and Records'' and inserting ``National Transit 
     Database''; and
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``by uniform categories,'' and inserting 
     ``using uniform categories''; and
       (B) by striking ``and a uniform system of accounts and 
     records'' and inserting ``and using a uniform system of 
     accounts''.
       (b) Reports.--Section 5335 is further amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b).

     SEC. 326. APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FORMULA GRANTS.

       Section 5336 is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by striking ``block grants'' and 
     inserting ``formula grants''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Limitation on Operating Assistance and Preventive 
     Maintenance.--Of the funds apportioned under this section for 
     urbanized areas, such sums as may be necessary shall be 
     available for operating assistance for urbanized areas with 
     populations under 200,000, except that the total amount of 
     such funds made available for such operating assistance and 
     for urbanized areas for preventive maintenance activities 
     that become eligible for capital assistance under section 
     5307 on the date of the enactment of the Building Efficient 
     Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998 may not exceed 
     $400,000,000 for any fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 327. APPORTIONMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FIXED GUIDEWAY 
                   MODERNIZATION.

       (a) Distribution.--Section 5337(a) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Distribution.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     apportion amounts made available for fixed guideway 
     modernization under section 5309 for each of fiscal years 
     1998 through 2003 as follows:
       ``(1) The first $497,700,000 shall be apportioned in the 
     following urbanized areas as follows:
       ``(A) Baltimore, $8,372,000.
       ``(B) Boston, $38,948,000.
       ``(C) Chicago/Northwestern Indiana, $78,169,000.
       ``(D) Cleveland, $9,509,500.
       ``(E) New Orleans, $1,730,588.
       ``(F) New York, $176,034,461.
       ``(G) Northeastern New Jersey, $50,604,653.
       ``(H) Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey, $58,924,764.
       ``(I) Pittsburgh, $13,662,463.
       ``(J) San Francisco, $33,989,571.
       ``(K) Southwestern Connecticut, $27,755,000.
       ``(2) The next $74,849,950 shall be apportioned as follows:
       ``(A) $4,849,950 to the Alaska Railroad for improvements to 
     its passenger operations.
       ``(B) Of the remaining $70,000,000--
       ``(i) 50 percent in the urbanized areas listed in paragraph 
     (1) as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A); and
       ``(ii) 50 percent in other urbanized areas eligible for 
     assistance under section 5336(b)(2)(A) to which amounts were 
     apportioned under this section for fiscal year 1997, as 
     provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this 
     section.
       ``(3) The next $5,700,000 shall be apportioned in the 
     following urbanized areas as follows:
       ``(A) Pittsburgh, 61.76 percent.
       ``(B) Cleveland, 10.73 percent.
       ``(C) New Orleans, 5.79 percent.
       ``(D) 21.72 percent in urbanized areas to which paragraph 
     (2)(B)(ii) applies, as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and 
     subsection (e) of this section.
       ``(4) The next $186,600,000 shall be apportioned in each 
     urbanized area to which paragraph (1) applies and in each 
     urbanized area to which paragraph (2)(B) applies, as provided 
     in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) of this section.
       ``(5) The next $140,000,000 shall be apportioned as 
     follows:
       ``(A) 65 percent in the urbanized areas listed in paragraph 
     (1) as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) 
     of this section.
       ``(B) 35 percent to other urbanized areas eligible for 
     assistance under section 5336(b)(2)(A) of this title if the 
     areas contain fixed guideway systems placed in revenue 
     service at least 7 years before the fiscal year in which 
     amounts

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     are made available and in any urbanized area if, before the 
     first day of the fiscal year, the area satisfies the 
     Secretary that the area has modernization needs that cannot 
     adequately be met with amounts received under section 
     5336(b)(2)(A), as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and 
     subsection (e) of this section.
       ``(6) The next $100,000,000 shall be apportioned as 
     follows:
       ``(A) 60 percent in the urbanized areas listed in paragraph 
     (1) as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) 
     of this section.
       ``(B) 40 percent to urbanized areas to which paragraph 
     (5)(B) applies, as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and 
     subsection (e) of this section.
       ``(7) Remaining amounts shall be apportioned as follows:
       ``(A) 50 percent in the urbanized areas listed in paragraph 
     (1) as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and subsection (e) 
     of this section.
       ``(B) 50 percent to urbanized areas to which paragraph 
     (5)(B) applies, as provided in section 5336(b)(2)(A) and 
     subsection (e) of this section.''.
       (b) Route Segments To Be Included in Apportionment 
     Formulas.--Section 5337 is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(e) Route Segments To Be Included in Apportionment 
     Formulas.--(1) Amounts apportioned under paragraphs (2)(B), 
     (3), and (4) of subsection (a) shall have attributable to 
     each urbanized area only the number of fixed guideway revenue 
     miles of service and number of fixed guideway route miles for 
     segments of fixed guideway systems used to determine 
     apportionments for fiscal year 1997.
       ``(2) Amounts apportioned under paragraphs (5) through (7) 
     of subsection (a) shall have attributable to each urbanized 
     area only the number of fixed guideway revenue miles of 
     service and number of fixed guideway route-miles for segments 
     of fixed guideway systems placed in revenue service at least 
     7 years before the fiscal year in which amounts are made 
     available.''.

     SEC. 328. AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5338 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 5338. Authorizations

       ``(a) Formula Grants.--
       ``(1) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from 
     the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry 
     out sections 5307, 5310, and 5311--
       ``(A) $2,697,600,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(B) $3,213,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(C) $3,553,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2003.
       ``(2) From the general fund.--In addition to amounts made 
     available under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out sections 5307 and 5311--
       ``(A) $290,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
       ``(B) $68,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       ``(3) Allocation of funds.--Of the aggregate of amounts 
     made available by and appropriated under this subsection for 
     a fiscal year--
       ``(A) 2.4 percent shall be available to provide 
     transportation services to elderly individuals and 
     individuals with disabilities under section 5310;
       ``(B) 5.37 percent shall be available to provide financial 
     assistance for other than urbanized areas under section 5311; 
     and
       ``(C) 92.23 percent shall be available to provide financial 
     assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307.
       ``(b) Capital Program Grants and Loans.--There shall be 
     available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust 
     Fund to carry out section 5309:
       ``(1) $2,197,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       ``(2) $2,412,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       ``(3) $2,613,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2003.
       ``(c) Planning.--
       ``(1) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from 
     the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry 
     out sections 5303, 5304, 5305, and 5313(b) $54,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       ``(2) From the general fund.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out sections 5303, 5304, 5305, and 
     5313(b)--
       ``(A) $48,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
       ``(B) $52,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       ``(3) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds made available by 
     or appropriated under this subsection for a fiscal year--
       ``(A) 82.72 percent shall be available for metropolitan 
     planning under sections 5303, 5304, and 5305; and
       ``(B) 17.28 percent shall be available for State planning 
     under section 5313(b).
       ``(d) Research.--
       ``(1) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from 
     the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry 
     out sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and 5322 
     $38,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       ``(2) From the general fund.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out sections 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 
     5314, 5315, and 5322 $38,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1998 and 1999.
       ``(3) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds made available by 
     or appropriated under this subsection for a fiscal year--
       ``(A) not less than $5,250,000 shall be available for 
     providing rural transportation assistance under section 
     5311(b)(2);
       ``(B) not less than $8,250,000 shall be available for 
     carrying out transit cooperative research programs under 
     section 5313(a);
       ``(C) not less than $3,000,000 shall be available to carry 
     out programs under the National Transit Institute under 
     section 5315; and
       ``(D) the remainder shall be available for carrying out 
     national planning and research programs under sections 
     5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, and 5322.
       ``(e) University Transportation Research.--
       ``(1) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from 
     the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry 
     out section 5505 $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 
     through 2003.
       ``(2) From the general fund.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out section 5505 $6,000,000 per fiscal 
     year for fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
       ``(f) Administration.--
       ``(1) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from 
     the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund for 
     administrative expenses to carry out section 5334 $52,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       ``(2) From the general fund.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated for administrative expenses to carry out section 
     5334--
       ``(A) $46,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
       ``(B) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       ``(g) Grants as Contractual Obligations.--
       ``(1) Grants financed from the highway trust fund.--A grant 
     or contract approved by the Secretary, that is financed with 
     amounts made available under subsection (a)(1), (b), (c)(1), 
     (d)(1), (e)(1), or (f)(1) is a contractual obligation of the 
     United States Government to pay the Government's share of the 
     cost of the project.
       ``(2) Grants financed from general funds.--A grant or 
     contract, approved by the Secretary, that is financed with 
     amounts made available under subsection (a)(2), (c)(2), 
     (d)(2), (e)(2), or (f)(2) is a contractual obligation of the 
     Government to pay the Government's share of the cost of the 
     project only to the extent amounts are provided in advance in 
     an appropriations law.
       ``(h) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts made available by 
     or appropriated under subsections (a) through (e) shall 
     remain available until expended.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 53 is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In sections 5303(h)(1), 5303(h)(2)(A), and 
     5303(h)(3)(A) by striking ``5338(g)(1)'' and inserting 
     ``5338(c)(3)(A)''.
       (2) In section 5303(h)(1) by striking ``-5306'' and 
     inserting ``and 5305''.
       (3) In section 5303(h)(4) by striking ``5338(g)'' and 
     inserting ``5338(c)(3)(A)''.
       (4) In section 5309(f)(4), as redesignated by section 
     308(i)(1)(B) of this Act, by striking ``5338(a)'' and 
     inserting ``5338(b)''.
       (5) In section 5310(b) by striking ``5338(a)'' and 
     inserting ``5338(a)(3)(A)''.
       (6) In section 5311(c) by striking ``5338(a)'' and 
     inserting ``5338(a)(3)(B)''.
       (7) In section 5313(a)(1) by striking ``section 
     5338(g)(3)'' and inserting ``sections 5338(d)(3)(B) and 
     5338(d)(3)(D)''.
       (8) In section 5313(b)(1) by striking ``5338(g)(3)'' and 
     inserting ``5338(c)(3)(B)''.
       (9) In section 5314(a)(1) by striking ``5338(g)(4)'' and 
     inserting ``5338(d)(3)(D)''.
       (10) In section 5318(d) by striking ``5338(j)(5)'' and 
     inserting ``5309(m)(3)(B)''.
       (11) In section 5333(b) by striking ``5338(j)(5)'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``5338(b)''.
       (12) In section 5336(a) by striking ``5338(f)'' and 
     inserting ``5338(a)(3)(C)''.
       (13) In section 5336(e)(1) by striking ``5338(f)'' and 
     inserting ``5338(a)(3)(C)''.

     SEC. 329. OBLIGATION CEILING.

       (a) Capital Program Grants and Loans.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the total of all obligations from 
     amounts made available from the Mass Transit Account of the 
     Highway Trust Fund by section 5338(b) of title 49, United 
     States Code, shall not exceed--
       (1) $2,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1998;
       (2) $2,412,000,000 in fiscal year 1999; and
       (3) $2,613,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2003.
       (b) Formula Grants, Planning, Research, Administration, and 
     Studies.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     total of all obligations from amounts made available from the 
     Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund by subsections 
     (a), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of section 5338 of title 49, 
     United States Code, and sections 331 and 332 of this Act 
     shall not exceed--
       (1) $2,260,000,000 in fiscal year 1998;
       (2) $3,213,000,000 in fiscal year 1999; and
       (3) $3,703,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2003.

     SEC. 330. ACCESS TO JOBS CHALLENGE GRANT PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) General Authority.--The Secretary may make grants under 
     this section to assist States, local governmental 
     authorities, and nonprofit organizations in financing 
     transportation services designed to transport welfare 
     recipients to and from jobs and activities related to their 
     employment. The Secretary shall coordinate activities under 
     this section with related activities under programs of other 
     Federal departments and agencies.
       (b) Grant Criteria.--In selecting applicants for grants 
     under this section, the Secretary shall consider the 
     following:
       (1) The percentage of the population in the area to be 
     served that are welfare recipients.
       (2) The need for additional services (including bicycling) 
     to transport welfare recipients to and from specified jobs, 
     training, and other employment support services, and the 
     extent to which the proposed services will address those 
     needs.
       (3) The extent to which the applicant demonstrates 
     coordination with, and the financial commitment of, existing 
     transportation service providers and the extent to which the 
     applicant demonstrates coordination with the State agency or 
     department that administers the State program funded under 
     part A of title IV of the Social Security Act.
       (4) The extent to which the applicant demonstrates maximum 
     utilization of existing transportation service providers and 
     expands existing transit networks or hours of service or 
     both.

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       (5) The extent to which the applicant demonstrates an 
     innovative approach that is responsive to identified service 
     needs.
       (6) The extent to which the applicant presents a 
     comprehensive approach to addressing the needs of welfare 
     recipients and identifies long-term financing strategies to 
     support the services under this section.
       (c) Eligible Projects.--The Secretary may make grants under 
     this section for--
       (1) capital projects and to finance operating costs of 
     equipment, facilities, and associated capital maintenance 
     items related to providing access to jobs under this section;
       (2) promoting the use of transit by workers with 
     nontraditional work schedules;
       (3) promoting the use by appropriate agencies of transit 
     vouchers for welfare recipients under specific terms and 
     conditions developed by the Secretary; and
       (4) promoting the use of employer-provided transportation 
     including the transit pass benefit program under subsections 
     (a) and (f) of section 132 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.
     No planning or coordination activities are eligible for 
     assistance under this section.
       (d) Competitive Grant Selection.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a national solicitation for applications for grants 
     under this section. Grantees shall be selected on a 
     competitive basis. The Secretary shall select not more than 
     10 demonstration projects for the pilot program, including 6 
     projects from urbanized areas with populations of at least 
     200,000, 2 projects from urbanized areas with populations 
     less than 200,000, and 2 projects from other than urbanized 
     areas.
       (e) Federal Share of Costs.--The Federal share of costs 
     under this section shall be provided from funds appropriated 
     to carry out this section. The Federal share of the costs for 
     a project under this section shall not exceed 50 percent of 
     the net project cost. The remainder shall be provided in cash 
     from sources other than revenues from providing mass 
     transportation. Funds appropriated to a Federal department or 
     agency (other than the Department of Transportation) and 
     eligible to be used for transportation may be used toward the 
     nongovernment share payable on a project under this section.
       (f) Planning Requirements.--The requirements of sections 
     5303 through 5306 of title 49, United States Code, apply to 
     grants made under this section. Applications must reflect 
     coordination with and the approval of affected transit grant 
     recipients and the projects financed must be part of a 
     coordinated public transit-human services transportation 
     planning process.
       (g) Grant Requirements.--A grant under this section shall 
     be subject to all of the terms and conditions of grants made 
     under section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, and such 
     terms and conditions as determined by the Secretary.
       (h) Program Evaluation.--
       (1) Comptroller general.--Six months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and each 6 months thereafter, the 
     Comptroller General shall conduct a study to evaluate the 
     access to jobs program conducted under this section and 
     transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate the results of the study.
       (2) Department of transportation.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a study to evaluate the access to jobs program 
     conducted under this section and transmit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate the results of the study within 2 
     years of the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (i) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Capital project and urbanized area.--The terms 
     ``capital project'' and ``urbanized area'' have the meaning 
     such terms have under section 5302 of title 49, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Existing transportation service providers.--The term 
     ``existing transportation service providers'' means mass 
     transportation operators and governmental agencies and 
     nonprofit organizations that receive assistance from Federal, 
     State, or local sources for nonemergency transportation 
     services.
       (3) Welfare recipient.--The term ``welfare recipient'' 
     means an individual who receives or received aid or 
     assistance under a State program funded under part A of title 
     IV of the Social Security Act (whether in effect before or 
     after the effective date of the amendments made by title I of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Reconciliation Act of 1996) at any time during the 3-year 
     period ending on the date the applicant applies for a grant 
     under this section.
       (j) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this section $42,000,000 per fiscal year for fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003. Such sums shall remain available 
     until expended.

     SEC. 331. ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 
                   EXTENSION ACT OF 1997.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary shall ensure that the total apportionments 
     and allocations made to a designated grant recipient under 
     section 5338 of this Act for fiscal year 1998 shall be 
     reduced by the amount apportioned to such designated 
     recipient pursuant to section 8 of the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 1997 (111 Stat. 2559).
       (b) Fixed Guideway Modernization Adjustment.--In making the 
     apportionments described in subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall adjust the amount apportioned to each urbanized area 
     for fixed guideway modernization for fiscal year 1998 to 
     reflect the method for apportioning funds in section 5337(a).

     SEC. 332. PROJECTS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS AND 
                   EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS.

       (a) Final Design and Construction.--The following projects 
     are authorized for final design and construction for fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003 under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 
     49, United States Code:
       (1) Atlanta--Athens Commuter Rail.
       (2) Atlanta--Griffin Commuter Rail.
       (3) Atlanta--North Line Extension.
       (4) Austin--NW/North Central/SE--Airport LRT.
       (5) Baltimore--Central LRT Extension to Glen Burnie.
       (6) Boston--Massport Airport Intermodal Transit Connector.
       (7) Boston--North Shore Blue Line Extension to Beverly.
       (8) Charlotte--South Corridor Transitway.
       (9) Chicago--Navy Pier-McCormick Place Busway.
       (10) Chicago--North Central Upgrade Commuter Rail.
       (11) Chicago--Ravenswood Line Extension.
       (12) Chicago--Southwest Extension.
       (13) Chicago--West Line Expansion.
       (14) Cleveland--Akron-Canton Commuter Rail.
       (15) Cleveland--Berea Metroline Extension.
       (16) Cleveland--Blue Line Extension.
       (17) Cleveland--Euclid Corridor Extension.
       (18) Cleveland--I-90 Corridor to Ashtabula County.
       (19) Cleveland--Waterfront Line Extension.
       (20) Dallas--North Central Extension.
       (21) Dallas--Ft. Worth RAILTRAN (Phase II).
       (22) Denver--East Corridor (Airport).
       (23) Denver--Southeast LRT (I-25 between 6th & Lincoln).
       (24) Denver--Southwest LRT.
       (25) Denver--West Corridor LRT.
       (26) East St. Louis-St. Clair County--Mid-America Airport 
     Corridor.
       (27) Ft. Lauderdale-West Palm Beach-Miami Tri-County 
     Commuter Rail.
       (28) Galveston--Trolley Extension.
       (29) Hartford--Griffin Line.
       (30) Hollis--Ketchikan Ferry.
       (31) Houston--Regional Bus Plan--Phase I.
       (32) Kansas City--I-35 Commuter Rail.
       (33) Kansas City--Southtown Corridor.
       (34) Las Vegas Corridor.
       (35) Little Rock--River Rail.
       (36) Los Angeles--Metrolink San Bernadino Line.
       (37) Los Angeles--MOS-3.
       (38) Los Angeles--Metrolink (Union Station-Fullerton).
       (39) Louisville--Jefferson County Corridor.
       (40) MARC--Commuter Rail Improvements.
       (41) Maryland Light Rail Double Track.
       (42) Memphis--Medical Center Extension.
       (43) Miami--East-West Corridor.
       (44) Miami--North 27th Avenue Corridor.
       (45) Miami--South Busway Extension.
       (46) Milwaukee--East-West Corridor.
       (47) Monterey County Commuter Rail.
       (48) Nashua, NH--Lowell, MA Commuter Rail.
       (49) Nashville--Commuter Rail.
       (50) New Orleans--Canal Streetcar.
       (51) New York--8th Avenue Subway Connector.
       (52) New York--Brooklyn--Staten Island Ferry.
       (53) New York--Long Island Railroad East Side Access.
       (54) New York--Staten Island Ferry--Whitehall Intermodal 
     Terminal.
       (55) New York Susquehanna and Western Commuter Rail.
       (56) New Jersey Urban Core.
       (57) Norfolk--Virginia Beach Corridor.
       (58) Oklahoma City--MAPS Link.
       (59) Orange County--Fullerton--Irvine Corridor.
       (60) Orlando--I-4 Central Florida Light Rail System.
       (61) Philadelphia--Schuykill Valley Metro.
       (62) Phoenix--Fixed Guideway.
       (63) Colorado--Roaring Fork Valley Rail.
       (64) Pittsburgh Airborne Shuttle System.
       (65) Pittsburgh--MLK Busway Extension.
       (66) Portland--South-North Corridor.
       (67) Portland--Westside-Hillsboro Corridor.
       (68) Raleigh-Durham--Regional Transit Plan.
       (69) Sacramento--Folsom Extension.
       (70) Sacramento--Placer County Corridor.
       (71) Sacramento--South Corridor.
       (72) Salt Lake City--Light Rail (Airport to University of 
     Utah).
       (73) Salt Lake City--Ogden-Provo Commuter Rail.
       (74) Salt Lake City--South LRT.
       (75) San Diego--Mid-Coast LRT Corridor.
       (76) San Diego--Mission Valley East Corridor.
       (77) San Diego--Oceanside--Escondido Corridor.
       (78) San Francisco--BART to San Francisco International 
     Airport Extension.
       (79) San Francisco--Bayshore Corridor.
       (80) San Jose--Tasman Corridor Light Rail.
       (81) San Juan--Tren Urbano.
       (82) San Juan--Tren Urbano Extension to Minellas.
       (83) Santa Cruz--Fixed Guideway.
       (84) Seattle--Southworth High Speed Ferry.
       (85) Seattle--Sound Move Corridor.
       (86) South Boston--Piers Transitway.
       (87) St. Louis--Cross County Corridor.
       (88) Stockton--Altamont Commuter Rail.
       (89) Tampa Bay--Regional Rail.
       (90) Twin Cities--Northstar Commuter Rail (Northtown Hub, 
     Anoka County--St. Cloud).
       (91) Twin Cities--Transitways Corridors.
       (92) Washington--Richmond Rail Corridor Improvements.
       (93) Washington, D.C.--Dulles Corridor Extension.
       (94) Washington, D.C.--Largo Extension.
       (95) West Trenton Line (West Trenton-Newark).
       (96) Westlake--Commuter Rail Link.
       (b) Alternatives Analysis and Preliminary Engineering.--The 
     following projects are authorized for alternatives analysis 
     and preliminary engineering for fiscal years 1998 through

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     2003 under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United States 
     Code:
       (1) Albuquerque--High Capacity Corridor.
       (2) Atlanta--Georgia 400 Multimodal Corridor.
       (3) Atlanta--MARTA Extension (S. DeKalb-Lindbergh).
       (4) Atlanta--MARTA I-285 Transit Corridor.
       (5) Atlanta--MARTA Marietta-Lawrenceville Corridor.
       (6) Atlanta--MARTA South DeKalb Comprehensive Transit 
     Program.
       (7) Baltimore--Metropolitan Rail Corridor.
       (8) Baltimore--People Mover.
       (9) Bergen County Cross--County Light Rail.
       (10) Birmingham Transit Corridor.
       (11) Boston--Urban Ring.
       (12) Charleston--Monobeam.
       (13) Chicago--Cominsky Park Station.
       (14) Chicago--Inner Circumferential Commuter Rail.
       (15) Cumberland/Dauphin County Corridor 1 Commuter Rail.
       (16) Dallas--DART LRT Extensions.
       (17) Dallas--Las Colinas Corridor.
       (18) Dayton--Regional Riverfront Corridor.
       (19) El Paso--International Fixed Guideway (El Paso-
     Juarez).
       (20) Fremont--South Bay Corridor.
       (21) Georgetown Branch (Bethesda-Silver Spring).
       (22) Houston--Advanced Transit Program.
       (23) Jacksonville--Fixed Guideway Corridor.
       (24) Kenosha-Racine--Milwaukee Rail Extension.
       (25) Knoxville--Electric Transit.
       (26) Lorain--Cleveland Commuter Rail.
       (27) Los Angeles--MOS-4 East Side Extension (II).
       (28) Los Angeles--MOS-4 San Fernando Valley East-West.
       (29) Los Angeles--LOSSAN (Del Mar-San Diego).
       (30) Maine High Speed Ferry Service.
       (31) Maryland Route 5 Corridor.
       (32) Memphis--Regional Rail Plan.
       (33) Miami--Kendall Corridor.
       (34) Miami--Northeast Corridor.
       (35) Miami--Palmetto Metrorail.
       (36) New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor.
       (37) New Orleans--Airport--CBD Commuter Rail.
       (38) New Orleans--Desire Streetcar.
       (39) New York--Astoria--East Elmhurst Extension.
       (40) New York--Broadway--Lafayette & Bleecker St Transfer.
       (41) New York--Brooklyn--Manhattan Access.
       (42) New York--Lower Manhattan Access.
       (43) New York--Manhattan East Side Link.
       (44) New York--Midtown West Intermodal Terminal.
       (45) New York--Nassau Hub.
       (46) New York--North Shore Railroad.
       (47) New York--Queens West Light Rail Link.
       (48) New York--St. George's Ferry Intermodal Terminal.
       (49) Newburgh--LRT System.
       (50) North Front Range Corridor.
       (51) Northeast Indianapolis Corridor.
       (52) Oakland Airport--BART Connector.
       (53) Philadelphia--Broad Street Line Extension.
       (54) Philadelphia--Cross County Metro.
       (55) Philadelphia--Lower Marion Township.
       (56) Pinellas County--Mobility Initiative Project.
       (57) Pittsburgh--Stage II Light Rail Reconstruction.
       (58) Redlands--San Bernardino Transportation Corridor.
       (59) Riverside--Perris rail passenger service.
       (60) Salt Lake City--Draper Light Rail Extension.
       (61) Salt Lake City--West Jordan Light Rail Extension.
       (62) San Francisco--CalTrain Extension to Hollister.
       (63) Scranton--Laurel Line Intermodal Corridor.
       (64) SEATAC--Personal Rapid Transit.
       (65) Toledo--CBD to Zoo.
       (66) Union Township Station (Raritan Valley Line).
       (67) Washington County Corridor (Hastings-St. Paul).
       (68) Washington, D.C.--Georgetown-Ft. Lincoln.
       (69) Williamsburg--Newport News-Hampton LRT.
       (70) Cincinnati/N. Kentucky--Northeast Corridor.
       (71) Northeast Ohio--commuter rail.
       (c) Effect of Authorization.--
       (1) In general.--Projects authorized by subsection (a) for 
     final design and construction are also authorized for 
     alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering.
       (2) Fixed guideway authorization.--The project authorized 
     by subsection (a)(3) includes an additional 28 rapid rail 
     cars and project scope changes from amounts authorized by the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       (3) Intermodal center authorization.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Huntington, West Virginia 
     Intermodal Facility project is eligible for funding under 
     section 5309(m)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code.
       (d) New Jersey Urban Core Project.--
       (1) Allocations.--Section 3031(a) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2122) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Allocations.--
       ``(A) Rail connection between penn station newark and broad 
     street station, newark.--Of the amounts made available for 
     the New Jersey Urban Core Project under section 5309(m)(1)(B) 
     of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003, the Secretary shall set aside 10 percent, but 
     not more than $5,000,000, per fiscal year for preliminary 
     engineering, design, and construction of the rail connection 
     between Penn Station, Newark and Broad Street Station, 
     Newark.
       ``(B) Newark--newark international airport--elizabeth 
     transit link.--Of the amounts made available for the New 
     Jersey Urban Core Project under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of 
     title 49, United States Code, for fiscal years 1998 through 
     2003, the Secretary, after making the set aside under 
     subparagraph (A), shall set aside 10 percent, but not more 
     than $5,000,000, per fiscal year for preliminary engineering, 
     design, and construction of the Newark--Newark International 
     Airport--Elizabeth Transit Link, including construction of 
     the auxiliary New Jersey Transit station, described in 
     subsection (d).
       ``(C) Light rail connection and alignment within and 
     serving the city of elizabeth.--Of amounts made available for 
     the New Jersey Urban Core Project under section 5309(m)(1)(B) 
     of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003, the Secretary, after making the set-aside under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), shall set aside 10 percent but not 
     more than $5,000,000 per fiscal year for preliminary 
     engineering, design, and construction of the light rail 
     connection and alignment within and serving the city of 
     Elizabeth as described in subsection (d).''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 3031(c) of such Act is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 3(i) of the Federal Transit Act 
     (relating to criteria for new starts)'' and inserting 
     ``section 5309(e) of title 49, United States Code,''; and
       (B) by striking ``; except'' and all that follows through 
     ``such element''.
       (3) Elements of new jersey urban core project.--Section 
     3031(d) of such Act is amended--
       (A) by inserting after ``Secaucus Transfer'' the following: 
     ``(including relocation and construction of the Bergen County 
     and Pascack Valley Rail Lines and the relocation of the Main/
     Bergen Connection with construction of a rail station and 
     associated components to and at the contiguous New Jersey 
     Meadowlands Sports Complex)'';
       (B) by striking ``, Newark-Newark International Airport-
     Elizabeth Transit Link'' and inserting the following: 
     ``(including a connection from the Vince Lombardi Station to 
     Saddlebrook), Newark-Newark International Airport-Elizabeth 
     Transit Link (including construction of an auxiliary New 
     Jersey Light Rail Transit station directly connected to and 
     integrated with the Amtrak Northeast Corridor Station at 
     Newark International Airport, providing access from the 
     Newark-Newark International Airport-Elizabeth Light Rail 
     Transit Link to the Newark International Airport)''; and
       (C) by inserting after ``New York Penn Station Concourse,'' 
     the following: ``the restoration of commuter rail service in 
     Lakewood to Freehold to Matawan or Jamesburg, New Jersey, as 
     described in section 3035(p) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2131), a 
     light rail extension of the Newark-Newark International 
     Airport-Elizabeth Light Rail Transit Link from Elizabeth, New 
     Jersey, to the towns of Cranford, Westfield, Fanwood, and 
     Plainfield in Union County, New Jersey, and any appropriate 
     light rail connections and alignments within the city of 
     Elizabeth to be determined by the city of Elizabeth and the 
     New Jersey Department of Transportation (and which shall 
     include connecting midtown Elizabeth to Route 1 Park and 
     Ride, the Elizabeth Car House Museum, Division Street, Singer 
     Place, Ferry Terminal, Jersey Gardens Mall, Elizabeth Port to 
     Lot D at Newark Airport) and any appropriate fixed guideway 
     system in Passaic County,''.

     SEC. 333. PROJECTS FOR BUS AND BUS-RELATED FACILITIES.

       Of the amounts made available to carry out section 
     5309(m)(1)(C) for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000, the 
     Secretary shall make funds available for the following 
     projects in not less than the amounts specified for the 
     fiscal year:
       

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                FY 1999 (in  FY 2000 (in
                    Project                      millions)    millions)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1.  Albuquerque, NM buses...................        1.250        1.250
  2.  Alexandria, VA bus maintenance facility.        1.000        1.000
  3.  Alexandria, VA King Street Station              1.100        0.000
 access.......................................
  4.  Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority             0.842        0.842
 buses and transit system improvements........
  5.  Altoona, PA Metro Transit Authority             0.080        0.000
 Logan Valley Mall Suburban Transfer Center...
  6.  DAltoona, PA Metro Transit Authority            0.424        0.000
 Transit Center improvements..................
  7.  Arkansas Highway and Transit Department         0.200        0.000
 buses........................................
  8.  DArmstrong County-Mid County, PA bus            0.150        0.150
 facilities and buses.........................
  9.  DAtlanta, GA MARTA buses................        9.000       13.500
 10.  Austin, TX buses........................        1.250        1.250
 11.  Babylon, NY Intermodal Center...........        1.250        1.250

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 12.  Birmingham-Jefferson County, AL buses...        1.250        1.250
 13.  Boulder/Denver, CO RTD buses............        0.625        0.625
 14.  Bradford County, Endless Mountain               1.000        0.000
 Transportation Authority buses...............
 15.  Brookhaven Town, NY elderly and disabled        0.225        0.000
 buses and vans...............................
 16.  Brooklyn-Staten Island, NY Mobility             0.800        0.000
 Enhancement buses............................
 17.  Broward County, FL buses................        1.000        0.000
 18.  Buffalo, NY Auditorium Intermodal Center        2.000        2.000
 19.  Buffalo, NY Crossroads Intermodal               1.000        0.000
 Station......................................
 20.  Cambria County, PA bus facilities and           0.575        0.575
 buses........................................
 21.  Centre Area, PA Transportation Authority        1.250        1.250
 buses........................................
 22.  Chambersburg, PA Transit Authority buses        0.300        0.000
 23.  DChambersburg, PA Transit Authority             1.000        0.000
 Intermodal Center............................
 24.  Chatham, GA Downtown Transfer Center,           1.250        1.250
 Multimodal Circulator and Southside Transit
 Center.......................................
 25.  Chester County, PA Paoli Transportation         1.000        1.000
 Center.......................................
 26.  Clark County, NV Regional Transportation        1.250        1.250
 Commission buses.............................
 27.  Cleveland, OH Triskett Garage bus               0.625        0.625
 maintenance facility.........................
 28.  Crawford Area, PA Transportation buses..        0.500        0.000
 29.  Culver City, CA CityBus buses...........        1.250        1.250
 30.  Davis, CA Unitrans transit maintenance          0.625        0.625
 facility.....................................
 31.  Dayton, OH Multimodal Transportation            0.625        0.625
 Center.......................................
 32.  Daytona, FL Intermodal Center...........        2.500        2.500
 33.  Duluth, MN Transit Authority community          1.000        1.000
 circulation vehicles.........................
 34.  Duluth, MN Transit Authority intelligent        0.500        0.500
 transportation systems.......................
 35.  Duluth, MN Transit Authority Transit Hub        0.500        0.500
 36.  Dutchess County, NY Loop System buses...        0.521        0.521
 37.  East Hampton, NY elderly and disabled           0.100        0.000
 buses and vans...............................
 38.  Erie, PA Metropolitan Transit Authority         1.000        1.000
 buses........................................
 39.  Everett, WA Multimodal Transportation           1.950        1.950
 Center.......................................
 40.  Fayette County, PA Intermodal Facilities        1.270        1.270
 and buses....................................
 41.  Fayetteville, AR University of Arkansas         0.500        0.000
 Transit System buses.........................
 42.  Fort Dodge, IA Intermodal Facility              0.885        0.885
 (Phase II)...................................
 43.  Gary, IN Transit Consortium buses.......        1.250        1.250
 44.  Grant County, WA buses and vans.........        0.600        0.000
 45.  Greensboro, NC Multimodal Center........        3.340        3.339
 46.  Greensboro, NC Transit Authority buses..        1.500        1.500
 47.  Greensboro, NC Transit Authority small          0.321        0.000
 buses and vans...............................
 48.  Hartford, CT Transportation Access              0.800        0.000
 Project......................................
 49.  Healdsburg, CA Intermodal Facility......        1.000        1.000
 50.  Honolulu, HI bus facility and buses.....        2.250        2.250
 51.  Hot Springs, AR Transportation Depot and        0.560        0.560
 Plaza........................................
 52.  Humboldt, CA Intermodal Facility........        1.000        0.000
 53.  Huntington, WV Intermodal Facility......        8.000       12.000
 54.  Illinois statewide buses and bus-related        6.800        8.200
 equipment....................................
 55.  Indianapolis, IN buses..................        5.000        5.000
 56.  Iowa/Illinois Transit Consortium bus            1.000        1.000
 safety and security..........................
 57.  Ithaca, NY TCAT bus technology                  1.250        1.250
 improvements.................................
 58.  Lackawanna County, PA Transit System            0.600        0.600
 buses........................................
 59.  Lakeland, FL Citrus Connection transit          1.250        1.250
 vehicles and related equipment...............
 60.  Lane County, OR Bus Rapid Transit.......        4.400        4.400
 61.  Lansing, MI CATA bus technology                 0.600        0.000
 improvements.................................
 62.  Little Rock, AR Central Arkansas Transit        0.300        0.000
 buses........................................
 63.  Livermore, CA automatic vehicle locator.        1.000        1.000
 64.  Long Island, NY CNG transit vehicles and        1.250        1.250
 facilities...................................
 65.  Los Angeles County, CA Foothill Transit         1.625        1.625
 buses........................................
 66.  Los Angeles County, CA MTOC buses.......        1.000        1.000
 67.  Los Angeles, CA San Fernando Valley             0.300        0.000
 smart shuttle buses..........................
 68.  Los Angeles, CA Union Station Gateway           1.250        1.250
 Intermodal Transit Center....................
 69.  Louisiana statewide bus facilities and          8.000       12.000
 buses........................................
 70.  Maryland statewide bus facilities and           7.000       11.500
 buses........................................
 71.  Mercer County, PA buses.................        0.750        0.000
 72.  Miami Beach, FL Electric Shuttle Service        0.750        0.750
 73.  Miami-Dade, FL buses....................        1.750        1.750
 74.  Michigan statewide buses................       10.000       13.500
 75.  Milwaukee County, WI buses..............        4.000        6.000
 76.  Mineola/Hicksville, NY LIRR Intermodal          1.250        1.250
 Centers......................................
 77.  Mobile, AL GM&O Intermodal Facility.....        0.750        0.000
 78.  Modesto, CA bus maintenance facility....        0.625        0.625
 79.  Monroe County, PA Transportation                1.000        0.000
 Authority buses..............................
 80.  Monterey, CA Monterey-Salinas buses.....        0.625        0.625
 81.  Morango Basin, CA Transit Authority bus         0.650        0.000
 facility.....................................
 82.  New Haven, CT bus facility..............        2.250        2.250
 83.  New Jersey Transit jitney shuttle buses.        1.750        1.750
 84.  Newark, NJ Morris & Essex Station access        1.250        1.250
 and buses....................................
 85.  Northstar Corridor, MN Intermodal               6.000       10.000
 Facilities and buses.........................
 86.  Norwalk, CA transit facility............        0.500        0.500
 87.  Norwich, CT buses.......................        2.250        2.250
 88.  Ogden, UT Intermodal Center.............        0.800        0.800
 89.  Oklahoma statewide bus facilities and           5.000        5.000
 buses........................................
 90.  Orlando, FL Downtown Intermodal Facility        2.500        2.500
 91.  Palm Springs, CA fuel cell buses........        1.000        1.000
 92.  Perris, CA bus maintenance facility.....        1.250        1.250
 93.  Philadelphia, PA Frankford                      5.000        5.000
 Transportation Center........................
 94.  Philadelphia, PA Intermodal 30th Street         1.250        1.250
 Station......................................
 95.  Portland, OR Tri-Met buses..............        1.750        1.750
 96.  Pritchard, AL bus transfer facility.....        0.500        0.000
 97.  Reading, PA BARTA Intermodal                    1.750        1.750
 Transportation Facility......................

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 98.  Red Rose, PA Transit Bus Terminal.......        1.000        0.000
 99.  Richmond, VA GRTC bus maintenance               1.250        1.250
 facility.....................................
100.  Riverhead, NY elderly and disabled buses        0.125        0.000
 and vans.....................................
101.  Robinson, PA Towne Center Intermodal            1.500        1.500
 Facility.....................................
102.  Rome, NY Intermodal Center..............        0.400        0.000
103.  Sacramento, CA CNG buses................        1.000        0.000
104.  San Francisco, CA Islais Creek                  1.250        1.250
 Maintenance Facility.........................
105.  San Juan, Puerto Rico Intermodal access.        0.600        0.600
106.  Santa Clarita, CA facilities and buses..        1.250        1.250
107.  Santa Cruz, CA bus facility.............        0.625        0.625
108.  Santa Rosa/Cotati, CA Intermodal                0.750        0.750
 Transportation Facilities....................
109.  Seattle, WA Intermodal Transportation           1.250        1.250
 Terminal.....................................
110.  Shelter Island, NY elderly and disabled         0.100        0.000
 buses and vans...............................
111.  Smithtown, NY elderly and disabled buses        0.125        0.000
 and vans.....................................
112.  Somerset County, PA bus facilities and          0.175        0.175
 buses........................................
113.  South Amboy, NJ Regional Intermodal             1.250        1.250
 Transportation Initiative....................
114.  South Bend, IN Urban Intermodal                 1.250        1.250
 Transportation Facility......................
115.  South Carolina statewide Virtual Transit        1.220        1.220
 Enterprise...................................
116.  South Dakota statewide bus facilities           1.500        1.500
 and buses....................................
117.  Southampton, NY elderly and disabled            0.125        0.000
 buses and vans...............................
118.  Southold, NY elderly and disabled buses         0.100        0.000
 and vans.....................................
119.  Springfield, MA Union Station...........        1.250        1.250
120.  St. Louis, MO Bi-state Intermodal Center        1.250        1.250
121.  Stapleton, CO Intermodal Center.........        1.250        1.250
122.  Suffolk County, NY elderly and disabled         0.100        0.000
 buses and vans...............................
123.  Texas statewide small urban and rural           4.000        4.500
 buses........................................
124.  Towamencin Township, PA Intermodal Bus          1.500        1.500
 Transportation Center........................
125.  Tuscaloosa, AL Intermodal Center........        1.000        0.000
126.  Tuscon, AZ Intermodal Center............        1.250        1.250
127.  Ukiah, CA Transportation Center.........        0.500        0.000
128.  Utah Transit Authority, UT Intermodal           1.500        1.500
 Facilities...................................
129.  Utah Transit Authority/Park City                6.500        6.500
 Transit, UT buses............................
130.  Utica, NY Union Station.................        2.100        2.100
131.  Utica and Rome, NY bus facilities and           0.500        0.000
 buses........................................
132.  Washington County, PA Intermodal                0.630        0.630
 Facilities...................................
133.  Washington, D.C. Intermodal                     2.500        2.500
 Transportation Center........................
134.  Washoe County, NV transit improvements..        1.250        1.250
135.  Waterbury, CT bus facility..............        2.250        2.250
136.  West Virginia statewide Intermodal              5.000        5.000
 Facility and buses...........................
137.  Westchester County, NY Bee-Line transit         0.979        0.979
 system fareboxes.............................
138.  Westchester County, NY Bee-Line transit         1.000        1.000
 system shuttle buses.........................
139.  Westchester County, NY DOT articulated          1.250        1.250
 buses........................................
140.  Westmoreland County, PA Intermodal              0.200        0.200
 Facility.....................................
141.  Wilkes-Barre, PA Intermodal Facility....        1.250        1.250
142.  Williamsport, PA buses..................        1.200        1.200
143.  Windsor, CA Intermodal Facility.........        0.750        0.750
144.  Wisconsin statewide bus facilities and          8.000       12.000
 buses........................................
145.  Woodland Hills, CA Warner Center                0.325        0.625
 Transportation Hub...........................
146.  Worcester, MA Union Station Intermodal          2.500        2.500
 Transportation Center........................
147.  Lynchburg, VA buses.....................        0.200        0.000
148.  Harrisonburg, VA buses..................        0.200        0.000
149.  Roanoke, VA buses.......................        0.200        0.000
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     SEC. 334. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     of the Secretary of Transportation's implementation of 
     project management oversight under section 5327 of title 49, 
     United States Code.
       (b) Contents.--The study shall include the following:
       (1) A listing of the amounts made available under section 
     5327(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, for project 
     management oversight in each of fiscal years 1992 through 
     1997 and a description of the activities funded using such 
     amounts.
       (2) A description of the major capital projects subject to 
     project management oversight, including the grant amounts for 
     such projects.
       (3) A description of the contracts entered into for project 
     management oversight, including the scope of work and dollar 
     amounts of such contracts.
       (4) A determination of whether the project management 
     oversight activities conducted by the Secretary are 
     authorized under section 5327.
       (5) A description of any cost savings or program 
     improvements resulting from project management oversight.
       (6) Recommendations regarding any changes that would 
     improve the project management oversight function.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report containing 
     the results of the study.

     SEC. 335. PRIVATIZATION.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 3 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an 
     agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the 
     National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the effect 
     of privatization or contracting out mass transportation 
     operation and administrative functions on cost, availability 
     and level of service, efficiency, safety, quality of services 
     provided to transit-dependent populations, and employer-
     employee relations.
       (b) Terms of Agreement.--The agreement entered into in 
     subsection (a) shall provide that--
       (1) the Transportation Research Board, in conducting the 
     study, consider the number of grant recipients that have 
     privatized or contracted out services, the size of the 
     population served by such grant recipients, the basis for 
     decisions regarding privatization or contracting out, and the 
     extent to which contracting out was affected by the 
     integration and coordination of resources of transit agencies 
     and other Federal agencies and programs; and
       (2) the panel conducting the study shall include 
     representatives of transit agencies, employees of transit 
     agencies, private contractors, academic and policy analysts, 
     and other interested persons.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of 
     entry into the agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate a report containing the results of the study.
       (d) Funding.--There shall be available from the Mass 
     Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out this 
     section $200,000 for fiscal year 1998, subject to the 
     obligation limitation set forth in section 329(b).
       (e) Contractual Obligation.--Entry into an agreement to 
     carry out this section that is financed with amounts made 
     available under subsection (c) is a contractual obligation of 
     the United States to pay the Government's share of the cost 
     of the study.

     SEC. 336. SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 3 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an 
     agreement with the Transportation Research Board of the 
     National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the safety 
     issues attendant to transportation of school children to and 
     from school and school-related activities by various 
     transportation modes.
       (b) Terms of Agreement.--The agreement entered into in 
     subsection (a) shall provide that--
       (1) the Transportation Research Board, in conducting the 
     study, consider--
       (A) in consultation with the National Transportation Safety 
     Board, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, and other 
     relevant entities, available crash injury data, and if 
     unavailable or insufficient, recommend a new data collection 
     regimen and implementation guidelines; and

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       (B) vehicle design and driver training requirements, 
     routing, and operational factors that affect safety and other 
     factors that the Secretary considers appropriate; and
       (2) the panel conducting the study shall include 
     representatives of highway safety organizations, school 
     transportation, mass transportation operators, employee 
     organizations, bicycling organizations, academic and policy 
     analysts, and other interested parties.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
     entry into the agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate a report containing the results of the study.
       (d) Funding.--There shall be available from the Mass 
     Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out this 
     section $200,000 for fiscal year 1998, subject to the 
     obligation limitation set forth in section 329(b).
       (e) Contractual Obligation.--Entry into an agreement to 
     carry out this section that is financed with amounts made 
     available under subsection (c) is a contractual obligation of 
     the United States to pay the Government's share of the cost 
     of the study.

     SEC. 337. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA STUDY.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine whether the current formula for apportioning funds 
     to urbanized areas accurately reflects the transit needs of 
     the urbanized areas and if not whether any changes should be 
     made either to the formula or through some other mechanism to 
     reflect the fact that some urbanized areas with a population 
     between 50,000 and 200,000 have transit systems that carry 
     more passengers per mile or hour than the average of those 
     transit systems in urbanized areas with a population over 
     200,000.
       (b) Report.--Not later than December 31, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate a report on the results of the study conducted under 
     this section together with any proposed changes to the method 
     for apportioning funds to urbanized areas with a population 
     over 50,000.

     SEC. 338. COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     of Federal departments and agencies (other than the 
     Department of Transportation) that receive Federal financial 
     assistance for non-emergency transportation services.
       (b) Contents.--In conducting the study, the Comptroller 
     General shall--
       (1) identify each Federal department and agency (other than 
     the Department of Transportation) that has received Federal 
     financial assistance for non-emergency transportation 
     services in any of the 3 fiscal years preceding the date of 
     the enactment of this Act;
       (2) identify the amount of such assistance received by each 
     Federal department and agency in such fiscal years; and
       (3) identify the projects and activities funded using such 
     financial assistance.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report containing 
     the results of the study and any recommendations for enhanced 
     coordination between the Department of Transportation and 
     other Federal departments and agencies that provide funding 
     for non-emergency transportation.

     SEC. 339. FINAL ASSEMBLY OF BUSES.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     to review monitoring by the Federal Transit Administration of 
     preaward and post-delivery audits for compliance with the 
     requirements for final assembly of buses of section 5323(j) 
     of title 49, United States Code.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report containing 
     the results of the study.
                     TITLE IV--MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY

     SEC. 401. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this 
     title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision of 
     law, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 402. STATE GRANTS.

       (a) Objective and Definitions.--Section 31101 is amended--
       (1) by striking

     ``Sec. 31101. Definitions''

     and inserting the following:

     ``Sec. 31101. Objective and definitions'';

       (2) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (A) by inserting ``or gross vehicle weight'' after 
     ``rating''; and
       (B) by striking ``10,000 pounds'' and inserting ``10,001 
     pounds, whichever is greater'';
       (3) in paragraph (1)(C) by inserting ``and transported in a 
     quantity requiring placarding under regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 5103'' after ``title'';
       (4) by striking ``In this subchapter--'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this subchapter the following 
     definitions apply:''; and
       (5) by inserting after the section heading the following:
       ``(a) Objective.--The objective of this subchapter is to 
     ensure that the Secretary, States, and other political 
     jurisdictions establish programs to improve motor carrier, 
     commercial motor vehicle, and driver safety to support a safe 
     and efficient transportation system by--
       ``(1) promoting safe for-hire and private transportation, 
     including transportation of passengers and hazardous 
     materials, to reduce the number and severity of commercial 
     motor vehicle crashes;
       ``(2) developing and enforcing effective, compatible, and 
     cost-beneficial motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and 
     driver safety regulations and practices, including 
     enforcement of State and local traffic safety laws and 
     regulations;
       ``(3) assessing and improving statewide program performance 
     by setting program outcome goals, improving problem 
     identification and countermeasures planning, designing 
     appropriate performance standards, measures, and benchmarks, 
     improving performance information, and monitoring program 
     effectiveness;
       ``(4) ensuring that drivers of commercial motor vehicles 
     and enforcement personnel obtain adequate training in safe 
     operational practices and regulatory requirements; and
       ``(5) advancing promising technologies and encouraging 
     adoption of safe operational practices.''.
       (b) Performance-Based Grants and Hazardous Materials 
     Transportation Safety.--Section 31102 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``improving motor carrier safety and'' 
     after ``programs for''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, hazardous material transportation 
     safety,'' after ``commercial motor vehicle safety''; and
       (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (b)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``adopt and assume responsibility for 
     enforcing'' and inserting ``assume responsibility for 
     improving motor carrier safety and to adopt and enforce''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting ``, hazardous material transportation 
     safety,'' after ``commercial motor vehicle safety''.
       (c) Contents of State Plans.--Section 31102(b)(1) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (J) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c)'';
       (2) by striking subparagraphs (K), (L), (M), and (N) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(K) ensures consistent, effective, and reasonable 
     sanctions;
       ``(L) ensures that the State agency will coordinate the 
     plan, data collection, and information systems with State 
     highway safety programs under title 23;
       ``(M) ensures participation in motor carrier, commercial 
     motor vehicle, and driver information systems by all 
     appropriate jurisdictions receiving funding under this 
     section;
       ``(N) implements performance-based activities by fiscal 
     year 2003;'';
       (3) in subparagraph (O)--
       (A) by inserting after ``activities'' the following: ``in 
     support of national priorities and performance goals, 
     including'';
       (B) by striking ``to remove'' in clause (i) and inserting 
     ``activities aimed at removing'';
       (C) by striking ``to provide'' in clause (ii) and inserting 
     ``activities aimed at providing''; and
       (D) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     clause (ii); and
       (E) by striking clauses (iii) and (iv) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(iii) interdiction activities affecting the 
     transportation of controlled substances by commercial motor 
     vehicle drivers and training on appropriate strategies for 
     carrying out those interdiction activities;'';
       (4) by striking subparagraph (P) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(P) provides that the State will establish a program to 
     ensure the proper and timely correction of commercial motor 
     vehicle safety violations noted during an inspection carried 
     out with funds authorized under section 31104;'';
       (5) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (Q) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(R) ensures that roadside inspections will be conducted 
     only at a distance that is adequate to protect the safety of 
     drivers and enforcement personnel.''.
       (d) United States Government's Share of Costs.--The first 
     sentence of section 31103 is amended by inserting ``improve 
     commercial motor vehicle safety and'' before ``enforce''.
       (e) Availability of Amounts.--Section 31104(a) of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--The following amounts are made available 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) for the Secretary of Transportation to incur 
     obligations to carry out section 31102:
       ``(1) Not more than $78,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       ``(2) Not more than $110,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       ``(3) Not more than $130,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2000 through 2003.''
       (f) Conforming Amendment.--Section 31104(b) is amended by 
     striking ``(1)'' and by striking paragraph (2).
       (g) Allocation Criteria and Eligibility.--Section 31104 is 
     further amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (f) and (g) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(f) Allocation Criteria and Eligibility.--
       ``(1) In general.--On October 1 of each fiscal year or as 
     soon after that date as practicable and after making the 
     deduction under subsection (e), the Secretary shall allocate 
     amounts made available to carry out section 31102 for such 
     fiscal year among the States with plans approved under 
     section 31102. Such allocation shall be made under such 
     criteria as the Secretary prescribes by regulation.

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       ``(2) High-priority activities and projects.--The Secretary 
     may designate up to 5 percent of amounts available for 
     allocation under paragraph (1) to reimburse--
       ``(A) States for carrying out high priority activities and 
     projects that improve commercial motor vehicle safety and 
     compliance with commercial motor vehicle safety regulations, 
     including activities and projects that are national in scope, 
     increase public awareness and education, or demonstrate new 
     technologies; and
       ``(B) local governments and other persons that use trained 
     and qualified officers and employees, for carrying out 
     activities and projects described in subparagraph (A) in 
     coordination with State motor vehicle safety agencies.'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g);
       (3) by striking subsection (i);
       (4) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (h); and
       (5) in the first sentence of subsection (h), as so 
     redesignated, by striking ``tolerance''.
       (h) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 311 is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 31101 and inserting the following:

``31101. Objective and definitions.''.

     SEC. 403. INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 31106 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 31106. Information systems

       ``(a) Information Systems and Data Analysis.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of this 
     section, the Secretary shall establish and operate motor 
     carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and driver information 
     systems and data analysis programs to support safety 
     activities required under this title.
       ``(2) Coordination into network.--In cooperation with the 
     States, the information systems under this section shall be 
     coordinated into a network providing identification of motor 
     carriers and drivers, commercial motor vehicle registration 
     and license tracking, and motor carrier, commercial motor 
     vehicle, and driver safety performance data.
       ``(3) Data analysis capacity and programs.--The Secretary 
     shall develop and maintain under this section data analysis 
     capacity and programs that provide the means to--
       ``(A) identify and collect necessary motor carrier, 
     commercial motor vehicle, and driver data;
       ``(B) evaluate the safety fitness of motor carriers, 
     commercial motor vehicles, and drivers;
       ``(C) develop strategies to mitigate safety problems and to 
     measure the effectiveness of such strategies and related 
     programs;
       ``(D) determine the cost-effectiveness of Federal and State 
     safety and enforcement programs and other countermeasures; 
     and
       ``(E) adapt, improve, and incorporate other information and 
     information systems as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(4) Standards.--To implement this section, the Secretary 
     may prescribe technical and operational standards to ensure--
       ``(A) uniform, timely, and accurate information collection 
     and reporting by the States and other entities;
       ``(B) uniform Federal, State, and local policies and 
     procedures; and
       ``(C) the reliability and availability of the information 
     to the Secretary, States, and others as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate.
       ``(b) Performance and Registration Information Program.--
       ``(1) Information clearinghouse.--The Secretary shall 
     include, as part of the information systems authorized by 
     this section, a program to establish and maintain a 
     clearinghouse and repository of information related to State 
     registration and licensing of commercial motor vehicles and 
     the motor carriers operating the vehicles. The clearinghouse 
     and repository shall include information on the safety 
     fitness of each motor carrier and registrant and other 
     information the Secretary considers appropriate, including 
     information on motor carrier, commercial motor vehicle, and 
     driver safety performance.
       ``(2) Design.--The program shall link Federal safety 
     information systems with State registration and licensing 
     systems and shall be designed to enable a State to--
       ``(A) determine the safety fitness of a motor carrier or 
     registrant when licensing or registering the motor carrier or 
     commercial motor vehicle or while the license or registration 
     is in effect; and
       ``(B) decide, in cooperation with the Secretary, whether 
     and what types of sanctions or operating limitations to 
     impose on the motor carrier or registrant to ensure safety.
       ``(3) Conditions for participation.--The Secretary shall 
     require States, as a condition of participation in the 
     program, to--
       ``(A) comply with the technical and operational standards 
     prescribed by the Secretary under subsection (a)(4); and
       ``(B) possess or seek authority to impose commercial motor 
     vehicle registration sanctions or operating limitations on 
     the basis of a Federal safety fitness determination.
       ``(4) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under section 
     31107, not more than $6,000,000 in each of fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003 may be used to carry out this subsection.
       ``(c) Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety Program.--In 
     coordination with the information system under section 31309, 
     the Secretary is authorized to establish a program to improve 
     commercial motor vehicle driver safety. The objectives of the 
     program shall include--
       ``(1) enhancing the exchange of driver licensing 
     information among the States and among the States, the 
     Federal Government, and foreign countries;
       ``(2) providing information to the judicial system on 
     commercial motor vehicle drivers;
       ``(3) evaluating any aspect of driver performance that the 
     Secretary determines appropriate; and
       ``(4) developing appropriate strategies and countermeasures 
     to improve driver safety.
       ``(d) Cooperative Agreements, Grants, and Contracts.--The 
     Secretary may carry out this section either independently or 
     in cooperation with other Federal departments, agencies, and 
     instrumentalities, or by making grants to, and entering into 
     contracts and cooperative agreements with, States, local 
     governments, associations, institutions, corporations, and 
     other persons.
       ``(e) Information Availability and Privacy Protection.--
       ``(1) Availability of information.--The Secretary shall 
     make data collected in systems and through programs under 
     this section available to the public to the maximum extent 
     permissible under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) and 
     the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
       ``(2) Review of data.--The Secretary shall allow 
     individuals and motor carriers to whom the data pertains to 
     review periodically such data and to request corrections or 
     clarifications.
       ``(3) State and local officials.--State and local safety 
     and enforcement officials shall have access to data made 
     available under this subsection to the same extent as Federal 
     safety and enforcement officials.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 31107 is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 31107. Authorization of appropriations for information 
       systems

       ``(a) In General.--There shall be available from the 
     Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to 
     carry out sections 31106 and 31309 of this title--
       ``(1) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(2) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(3) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 
     2003.

     The amounts made available under this subsection shall remain 
     available until expended.
       ``(b) Contract Authority.--Approval by the Secretary of a 
     grant with funds made available under this section imposes 
     upon the United States Government a contractual obligation 
     for payment of the Government's share of costs incurred in 
     carrying out the objectives of the grant.''.
       (c) Subchapter Heading.--The heading for subchapter I of 
     chapter 311 is amended by inserting after ``GRANTS'' the 
     following: ``AND OTHER COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE PROGRAMS''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 311 is amended--
       (1) by striking

                     ``SUBCHAPTER I--STATE GRANTS''

      and inserting

    ``SUBCHAPTER I--STATE GRANTS AND OTHER COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE 
                              PROGRAMS'';

       (2) by striking the item relating to section 31106 and 
     inserting the following:

``31106.  Information systems.''; and

       (3) by striking the item relating to section 31107 and 
     inserting the following:

``31107. Authorization of appropriations for information systems.''.

     SEC. 404. AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTER DEFINED.

       Section 31111(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``section--'' and inserting ``section, the 
     following definitions apply:'';
       (2) by inserting after ``(1)'' the following: ``Maxi-cube 
     vehicle.--The term'';
       (3) by inserting after ``(2)'' the following: ``Truck 
     tractor.--The term'';
       (4) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively; and
       (5) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
     the following:
       ``(1) Automobile transporter.--The term `automobile 
     transporter' means any vehicle combination designed and used 
     specifically for the transport of assembled highway 
     vehicles.''.

     SEC. 405. INSPECTIONS AND REPORTS.

       (a) General Powers of the Secretary.--Section 31133(a)(1) 
     is amended by inserting ``and make contracts for'' after 
     ``conduct''.
       (b) Reports and Records.--Section 504(c) is amended by 
     inserting ``(and, in the case of a motor carrier, a 
     contractor)'' before the second comma.

     SEC. 406. EXEMPTIONS AND PILOT PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 31315 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 31315. Exemptions and pilot programs

       ``(a) Exemptions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Upon receipt of a request pursuant to 
     paragraph (3), the Secretary of Transportation may grant to a 
     person or class of persons an exemption from a regulation 
     prescribed under this chapter or section 31136 if the 
     Secretary finds such exemption would likely achieve a level 
     of safety equal to or greater than the level that would be 
     achieved absent such exemption. An exemption may be granted 
     for no longer than 2 years from its approval date and may be 
     renewed upon application to the Secretary.
       ``(2) Authority to revoke exemption.--The Secretary shall 
     immediately revoke an exemption if the person fails to comply 
     with the terms and conditions of such exemption or if 
     continuation of the exemption would not be consistent with 
     the goals and objectives of this chapter or section 31136, as 
     the case may be.
       ``(3) Requests for exemption.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this section and after 
     notice and an opportunity for public comment, the Secretary 
     shall specify by regulation the procedures by which a person 
     may request an exemption. Such regulations shall, at a 
     minimum, require the person to provide the following 
     information for each exemption request:

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       ``(A) The provisions from which the person requests 
     exemption.
       ``(B) The time period during which the exemption would 
     apply.
       ``(C) An analysis of the safety impacts the exemption may 
     cause.
       ``(D) The specific countermeasures the person would 
     undertake, if the exemption were granted, to ensure an equal 
     or greater level of safety than would be achieved absent the 
     exemption.
       ``(4) Notice and comment.--
       ``(A) Upon receipt of a request.--Upon receipt of an 
     exemption request, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
     Register a notice explaining the request that has been filed 
     and shall give the public an opportunity to inspect the 
     safety analysis and any other relevant information known to 
     the Secretary and to comment on the request. This 
     subparagraph does not require the release of information 
     protected by law from public disclosure.
       ``(B) Upon granting a request.--Upon granting a request for 
     exemption, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
     Register the name of the person granted the exemption, the 
     provisions from which the person will be exempt, the 
     effective period, and all terms and conditions of the 
     exemption.
       ``(C) Upon denying a request.--Upon denying a request for 
     exemption, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
     Register the name of the person denied the exemption and the 
     reasons for such denial.
       ``(5) Applications to be dealt with promptly.--The 
     Secretary shall grant or deny an exemption request after a 
     thorough review of its safety implications, but in no case 
     later than 180 days after the filing date of such request, or 
     the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the 
     reason for the delay in the decision and an estimate of when 
     the decision will be made.
       ``(6) Terms and conditions.--The Secretary shall establish 
     terms and conditions for each exemption to ensure that it 
     will likely achieve a level of safety equal to or greater 
     than the level that would be achieved absent such exemption. 
     The Secretary shall monitor the implementation of the 
     exemption to ensure compliance with its terms and conditions.
       ``(7) Notification of state compliance and enforcement 
     personnel.--Before granting a request for exemption, the 
     Secretary shall notify State safety compliance and 
     enforcement personnel, including roadside inspectors, and the 
     public that a person will be operating pursuant to an 
     exemption and any terms and conditions that will apply to the 
     exemption.
       ``(b) Pilot Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may conduct pilot programs 
     to evaluate innovative approaches to motor carrier, vehicle, 
     and driver safety. Such pilot programs may include exemptions 
     from a regulation prescribed under this chapter or section 
     31136 if the pilot program contains, at a minimum, the 
     elements described in paragraph (2). The Secretary shall 
     publish in the Federal Register a detailed description of 
     the program and the exemptions to be considered and 
     provide notice and an opportunity for public comment 
     before the effective date of any exemptions.
       ``(2) Program elements.--In proposing a pilot program and 
     before granting exemptions for purposes of a pilot program, 
     the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, the following 
     elements in each pilot program plan:
       ``(A) A program scheduled life of not more than 3 years.
       ``(B) A scientifically valid methodology and study design, 
     including a specific data collection and analysis plan, that 
     identifies appropriate control groups for comparison.
       ``(C) The fewest participants necessary to yield 
     statistically valid findings.
       ``(D) Observance of appropriate ethical protocols for the 
     use of human subjects in field experiments.
       ``(E) An oversight plan to ensure that participants comply 
     with the terms and conditions of participation.
       ``(F) Adequate countermeasures to protect the health and 
     safety of study participants and the general public.
       ``(G) A plan to inform State partners and the public about 
     the pilot program and to identify approved participants to 
     safety compliance and enforcement personnel and to the 
     public.
       ``(3) Authority to revoke participation.--The Secretary 
     shall immediately revoke participation in a pilot program of 
     a motor carrier, vehicle, or driver for failure to comply 
     with the terms and conditions of the pilot program or if 
     continued participation would not be consistent with the 
     goals and objectives of this chapter or section 31136, as the 
     case may be.
       ``(4) Authority to terminate program.--The Secretary shall 
     immediately terminate a pilot program if its continuation 
     would not be consistent with the goals and objectives of this 
     chapter or section 31136, as the case may be.
       ``(5) Report to congress.--At the conclusion of each pilot 
     program, the Secretary shall promptly report to Congress the 
     findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the program, 
     including suggested amendments to law or regulation that 
     would enhance motor carrier, vehicle, and driver safety and 
     improve compliance with national safety standards.
       ``(c) Preemption of State Rules.--During the time period 
     that an exemption or pilot program is in effect under this 
     section, no State shall enforce any law or regulation that 
     conflicts with or is inconsistent with an exemption or pilot 
     program with respect to a person exercising the exemption or 
     participating in the pilot program.''.
       (b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for chapter 
     313 is amended by striking the item relating to section 31315 
     and inserting the following:

``31315. Exemptions and pilot programs.''.

       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 31136(e) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(e) Exemptions.--The Secretary may grant exemptions from 
     any regulation prescribed under this section in accordance 
     with section 31315.''.
       (d) Protection of Existing Exemptions.--The amendments made 
     by subsections (a) and (c) of this section shall not apply to 
     or otherwise affect an exemption or waiver in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of this Act under 
     section 31315 or 31136(e) of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 407. SAFETY REGULATION.

       (a) Commercial Motor Vehicle Defined.--Section 31132(1) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``or gross vehicle weight'' after 
     ``rating''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, whichever is greater'' after 
     ``pounds''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by inserting ``or livery'' after ``taxicab''; and
       (B) by striking ``6 passengers'' and inserting ``8 
     passengers, including the driver,''.
       (b) Repeal of Review Panel.--Section 31134, and the item 
     relating to such section in the table of sections for chapter 
     311, are repealed.
       (c) Repeal of Submission to Review Panel.--Section 31140, 
     and the item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections for chapter 311, are repealed.
       (d) Review Procedure.--Section 31141 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Submission of Regulation.--A State that enacts a 
     State law or issues a regulation on commercial motor vehicle 
     safety shall submit a copy of the law or regulation to the 
     Secretary of Transportation immediately after the enactment 
     or issuance.
       ``(c) Review and Decisions by Secretary.--
       ``(1) Review.--The Secretary shall review State laws and 
     regulations on commercial motor vehicle safety. The Secretary 
     shall decide whether the State law or regulation--
       ``(A) has the same effect as a regulation prescribed by the 
     Secretary under section 31136;
       ``(B) is less stringent than such regulation; or
       ``(C) is additional to or more stringent than such 
     regulation.
       ``(2) Regulations with same effect.--If the Secretary 
     decides a State law or regulation has the same effect as a 
     regulation prescribed by the Secretary under section 31136 of 
     this title, the State law or regulation may be enforced.
       ``(3) Less stringent regulations.--If the Secretary decides 
     a State law or regulation is less stringent than a regulation 
     prescribed by the Secretary under section 31136 of this 
     title, the State law or regulation may not be enforced.
       ``(4) Additional or more stringent regulations.--If the 
     Secretary decides a State law or regulation is additional to 
     or more stringent than a regulation prescribed by the 
     Secretary under section 31136 of this title, the State law or 
     regulation may be enforced unless the Secretary also decides 
     that--
       ``(A) the State law or regulation has no safety benefit;
       ``(B) the State law or regulation is incompatible with the 
     regulation prescribed by the Secretary; or
       ``(C) enforcement of the State law or regulation would 
     cause an unreasonable burden on interstate commerce.
       ``(5) Consideration of effect on interstate commerce.--In 
     deciding under paragraph (4) whether a State law or 
     regulation will cause an unreasonable burden on interstate 
     commerce, the Secretary may consider the effect on interstate 
     commerce of implementation of that law or regulation with the 
     implementation of all similar laws and regulations of other 
     States.'';
       (2) by striking subsection (e); and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as 
     subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively.
       (e) Inspection of Safety Equipment.--Section 31142(a) is 
     amended by striking ``part 393 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations'' and inserting ``the regulations issued under 
     section 31136''.
       (f) Protection of States Participating in State Groups.--
     Section 31142(c)(1)(C) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``from'' the following: 
     ``participating in the activities of a voluntary group of 
     States''; and
       (2) by striking ``that meets'' and all that follows through 
     ``1984''.
       (g) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate a report on the status of 
     implementation of the amendments made by subsection (a)(2) of 
     this section.

     SEC. 408. IMPROVED INTERSTATE SCHOOL BUS SAFETY.

       (a) Applicability of Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
     Regulations to Interstate School Bus Operations.--Section 
     31136 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Applicability to School Transportation Operations of 
     Local Education Agencies.--Not later than 6 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     issue regulations making the relevant commercial motor 
     carrier safety regulations issued under subsection (a) 
     applicable to all interstate school transportation operations 
     by local educational agencies (as defined in section 14101 of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965).''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report describing the

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     status of compliance by private for-hire motor carriers and 
     local educational agencies in meeting the requirements of 
     section 31136 of title 49, United States Code, and any 
     activities of the Secretary or the States to enforce such 
     requirements.

     SEC. 409. REPEAL OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE MISCELLANEOUS 
                   AUTHORITIES.

       Subchapter IV of chapter 311 (including sections 31161 and 
     31162), and the items relating to such subchapter and 
     sections in the table of sections for chapter 311, are 
     repealed.

     SEC. 410. COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATORS.

       (a) Commercial Motor Vehicle Defined.--Section 31301(4) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``or gross vehicle weight'' after 
     ``rating'' the first 2 places it appears; and
       (B) by inserting ``, whichever is greater,'' after 
     ``pounds'' the first place it appears; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C)(ii) by inserting ``is'' before 
     ``transporting'' each place it appears.
       (b) Prohibition on CMV Operation Without CDL.--
       (1) In general.--Section 31302 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 31302. Driver's license requirement

       ``An individual may operate a commercial motor vehicle only 
     if the individual has a valid commercial driver's license. An 
     individual operating a commercial motor vehicle may have only 
     one driver's license at any time.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The item relating to section 
     31302 in the table of sections for chapter 313 is amended to 
     read as follows:

``31302. Driver's license requirement.''.

       (c) Unique Identifiers in CDLs.--
       (1) In general.--Section 31308(2) is amended by inserting 
     before the semicolon ``and each license issued after January 
     1, 2000, include unique identifiers to minimize fraud and 
     duplication''.
       (2) Deadline for issuance of regulations.--Not later than 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out the amendment 
     made by paragraph (1).
       (d) Commercial Driver's License Information System.--
     Section 31309 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``make an agreement under 
     subsection (b) of this section for the operation of, or 
     establish under subsection (c) of this section,'' and 
     inserting ``maintain'';
       (2) by inserting after the first sentence of subsection (a) 
     the following: ``The system shall be coordinated with 
     activities carried out under section 31106.'';
       (3) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
       (4) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) information on all fines, penalties, convictions, and 
     failure to appear for a hearing or trial incurred by the 
     operator with respect to operation of a motor vehicle for a 
     period of not less than 3 years beginning on the date of the 
     imposition of such a fine or penalty or the date of such a 
     conviction or failure to appear.'';
       (5) by striking subsection (d)(2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) The information system under this section must 
     accommodate any unique identifiers required to minimize fraud 
     or duplication of a commercial driver's license under section 
     31308(2).'';
       (6) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Availability of Information.--Information in the 
     information system shall be made available and subject to 
     review and correction in accordance with section 31106(e).'';
       (7) in subsection (f) by striking ``If the Secretary 
     establishes an information system under this section, the'' 
     and inserting ``The'';
       (8) by striking ``shall'' in the first sentence of 
     subsection (f) and inserting ``may''; and
       (9) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively.
       (e) Repeal of Obsolete Grant Programs.--Sections 31312 and 
     31313, and the items relating to such sections in the table 
     of sections for chapter 313, are repealed.
       (f) Updating Amendments.--Section 31314 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(2), (5), and (6)'' each place it appears 
     in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ``(3), and (5)'';
       (2) in subsection (c) by striking ``(1) Amounts'' and all 
     that follows through ``(2) Amounts'' and inserting 
     ``Amounts'';
       (3) by striking subsection (d); and
       (4) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).

     SEC. 411. INTERIM BORDER SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Program.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to 
     improve commercial motor vehicle safety in the vicinity of 
     borders between the United States and Canada and the United 
     States and Mexico.
       (b) Grant and Other Authority.--The Secretary may expend 
     funds made available to carry out this section--
       (1) for making grants to border States, local governments, 
     organizations, and other persons to carry out activities 
     described in subsection (c);
       (2) for personnel of the Department of Transportation to 
     conduct such activities; and
       (3) for entry into contracts for the conduct of such 
     activities.
       (c) Use of Funds.--Activities for which funds may be 
     expended under this section include--
       (1) employment by the Department of Transportation or a 
     border State of additional personnel to enforce commercial 
     motor vehicle safety regulations described in subsection (a);
       (2) training of personnel to enforce such regulations;
       (3) development of data bases and communication systems to 
     improve commercial motor vehicle safety; and
       (4) education and outreach initiatives.
       (d) Criteria.--In selecting activities and projects for 
     funding under this section, the Secretary shall consider 
     current levels of enforcement by border States, cross border 
     traffic patterns (including volume of commercial motor 
     vehicle traffic), location of inspection facilities, and such 
     other factors as the Secretary determines will result in the 
     greatest safety improvement and benefit to border States and 
     the Nation.
       (e) Federal Share.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal share payable under a grant 
     made under this section for--
       (A) any activity described in paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of 
     subsection (c) shall be 80 percent; and
       (B) any activity described in subsection (c)(1) shall be--
       (i) 80 percent for the first 2 years that a State receives 
     a grant under this section for such activity;
       (ii) 50 percent for the third and fourth years that a State 
     receives a grant under this section for such activity; and
       (iii) 25 percent for the fifth and sixth years that a State 
     receives a grant under this section for such activity.
       (2) In-kind contributions.--In determining the non-Federal 
     costs under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include in-
     kind contributions by the grant recipient, of which up to 
     $2,500,000 may be used to upgrade earthquake simulation 
     facilities as required to carry out the program.
       (f) Maintenance of Effort.--A grant may not be made to a 
     State under this section for an activity described in 
     subsection (c)(1) in any fiscal year unless the State enters 
     into such agreements with the Secretary as the Secretary may 
     require to ensure that the State will maintain its aggregate 
     expenditures from all other sources for employment of 
     personnel to enforce commercial motor vehicle safety 
     regulations in the vicinity of the border at or above the 
     average level of such expenditures in the State's 2 fiscal 
     years preceding the date of the enactment of this section.
       (g) Funding.--Of amounts made available to carry out the 
     coordinated border infrastructure and safety program under 
     section 116 of this Act, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1998 and 
     $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 shall 
     be available to carry out this section.
       (h) Border State Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``border State'' means any State that has a boundary in 
     common with Canada or Mexico.

     SEC. 412. VEHICLE WEIGHT ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of State 
     laws and regulations pertaining to penalties for violation of 
     State commercial motor vehicle weight laws.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the study shall be to 
     determine the effectiveness of State penalties as a deterrent 
     to illegally overweight trucking operations. The study shall 
     evaluate fine structures, innovative roadside enforcement 
     techniques, a State's ability to penalize shippers and 
     carriers as well as drivers, and shall examine the 
     effectiveness of administrative and judicial procedures 
     utilized to enforce vehicle weight laws.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under 
     this section, together with any legislative recommendations 
     of the Secretary.
       (d) Funding.--From amounts made available under 
     subparagraphs (F) through (I) of section 127(a)(3) of this 
     Act, the Secretary may use not to exceed $300,000 to carry 
     out this section.

     SEC. 413. PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PLAN 
                   AND INTERNATIONAL FUEL TAX AGREEMENT.

       Sections 31702, 31703, and 31708, and the items relating to 
     such sections in the table of sections for chapter 317, are 
     repealed.

     SEC. 414. TELEPHONE HOTLINE FOR REPORTING SAFETY VIOLATIONS.

       (a) In General.--For a period of not less than 2 years 
     beginning on or before the 90th day following the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish, 
     maintain, and promote the use of a nationwide toll-free 
     telephone system to be used by drivers of commercial motor 
     vehicles and others to report potential violations of Federal 
     motor carrier safety regulations and any laws or regulations 
     relating to the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles 
     and to report potentially improper inspections, audits, and 
     enforcement activities.
       (b) Monitoring.--The Secretary shall monitor reports 
     received by the telephone system and shall consider 
     nonfrivolous information provided by such reports in setting 
     priorities for motor carrier safety audits and other 
     enforcement activities.
       (c) Protection of Persons Reporting Violations.--
       (1) Prohibition.--A person reporting a potential violation 
     to the telephone system while acting in good faith may not be 
     discharged, disciplined, or discriminated against regarding 
     pay, terms, or privileges of employment because of the 
     reporting of such violation.
       (2) Applicability of section 31105 of title 49.--For 
     purposes of section 31105 of title 49, United States Code, a 
     violation or alleged violation of paragraph (1) shall be 
     treated as a violation of section 31105(a) of such title.
       (d) Funding.--From amounts set aside under section 104(a) 
     of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary may use not to 
     exceed $300,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to 
     carry out this section.

     SEC. 415. INSULIN TREATED DIABETES MELLITUS.

       (a) Determination.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this

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     Act, the Secretary shall determine whether a practicable and 
     cost-effective screening, operating, and monitoring protocol 
     could likely be developed for insulin treated diabetes 
     mellitus individuals who want to operate commercial motor 
     vehicles in interstate commerce that would ensure a level of 
     safety equal to or greater than that achieved with the 
     current prohibition on individuals with insulin treated 
     diabetes mellitus driving such vehicles.
       (b) Compilation and Evaluation.--Prior to making the 
     determination in subsection (a), the Secretary shall compile 
     and evaluate research and other information on the effects of 
     insulin treated diabetes mellitus on driving performance. In 
     preparing the compilation and evaluation, the Secretary 
     shall, at a minimum--
       (1) consult with States that have developed and are 
     implementing a screening process to identify individuals with 
     insulin treated diabetes mellitus who may obtain waivers to 
     drive commercial motor vehicles in intrastate commerce;
       (2) evaluate the Department's policy and actions to permit 
     certain insulin treated diabetes mellitus individuals who 
     meet selection criteria and who successfully comply with the 
     approved monitoring protocol to operate in other modes of 
     transportation;
       (3) analyze available data on the safety performance of 
     diabetic drivers of motor vehicles;
       (4) assess the relevance of intrastate driving and 
     experiences of other modes of transportation to interstate 
     commercial motor vehicle operations; and
       (5) consult with interested groups knowledgeable about 
     diabetes and related issues.
       (c) Report to Congress.--If the Secretary determines that 
     no protocol described in subsection (a) could likely be 
     developed, the Secretary shall report to Congress the basis 
     for such determination.
       (d) Initiation of Rulemaking.--If the Secretary determines 
     that a protocol described in subsection (a) could likely be 
     developed, the Secretary shall report to Congress a 
     description of the elements of such protocol and shall 
     promptly initiate a rulemaking proceeding to implement such 
     protocol.

     SEC. 416. PERFORMANCE-BASED CDL TESTING.

       (a) Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a review 
     of the procedures established and implemented by States under 
     section 31305 of title 49, United States Code, to determine 
     if the current system for testing is an accurate measure and 
     reflection of an individual's knowledge and skills as an 
     operator of a commercial motor vehicle and to identify 
     methods to improve testing and licensing standards, including 
     identifying the benefits and costs of a graduated licensing 
     system.
       (b) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     completion of the review under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall issue regulations under section 31305 reflecting the 
     results of the review.

     SEC. 417. POSTACCIDENT ALCOHOL TESTING.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
     feasibility of utilizing qualified emergency responders and 
     law enforcement officers for conducting postaccident alcohol 
     testing of commercial motor vehicle operators under section 
     31306 of title 49, United States Code, as a method of 
     obtaining more timely information and reducing the burdens 
     that employers may encounter in meeting the testing 
     requirements of such section.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a) 
     with recommendations regarding the utilization of emergency 
     responders and law enforcement officers in conducting testing 
     described in subsection (a).

     SEC. 418. DRIVER FATIGUE.

       (a) Technologies To Reduce Fatigue of Commercial Motor 
     Vehicle Operators.--
       (1) Development of technologies.--As part of the activities 
     of the Secretary relating to the fatigue of commercial motor 
     vehicle operators, the Secretary shall encourage the 
     research, development, and demonstration of technologies that 
     may aid in reducing such fatigue.
       (2) Identification of technologies.--In identifying 
     technologies pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     take into account--
       (A) the degree to which the technology will be cost 
     efficient;
       (B) the degree to which the technology can be effectively 
     used in diverse climatic regions of the Nation; and
       (C) the degree to which the application of the technology 
     will further emissions reductions, energy conservation, and 
     other transportation goals.
       (3) Funding.--The Secretary may use amounts made available 
     under subparagraphs (F) through (I) of section 127(a)(3) of 
     this Act to carry out this subsection.
       (b) Nonsedating Antihistamines.--The Secretary shall review 
     available information on the effects of antihistamines on 
     driver fatigue, awareness, and performance and shall consider 
     encouraging the use of nonsedating antihistamines as a means 
     of reducing the adverse effects of the use of other 
     antihistamines by drivers.

     SEC. 419. SAFETY FITNESS.

       (a) In General.--Section 31144 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 31144. Safety fitness of owners and operators

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) determine whether an owner or operator is fit to 
     operate safely commercial motor vehicles;
       ``(2) periodically update such safety fitness 
     determinations;
       ``(3) make such safety fitness determinations readily 
     available to the public; and
       ``(4) prescribe by regulation penalties for violations of 
     this section consistent with section 521.
       ``(b) Procedure.--The Secretary shall maintain by 
     regulation a procedure for determining whether an owner or 
     operator is fit to operate safely commercial motor vehicles. 
     The procedure shall include, at a minimum, the following 
     elements:
       ``(1) Specific initial and continuing requirements with 
     which an owner or operator must comply to demonstrate safety 
     fitness.
       ``(2) A methodology the Secretary will use to determine 
     whether an owner or operator is fit.
       ``(3) Specific time frames within which the Secretary will 
     determine whether an owner or operator is fit.
       ``(c) Prohibited Transportation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in sections 
     521(b)(5)(A) and 5113 and this subsection, an owner or 
     operator who the Secretary determines is not fit may not 
     operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce 
     beginning on the 61st day after the date of such fitness 
     determination and until the Secretary determines such owner 
     or operator is fit.
       ``(2) Owners or operators transporting passengers.--With 
     regard to owners or operators of commercial motor vehicles 
     designed or used to transport passengers, an owner or 
     operator who the Secretary determines is not fit may not 
     operate in interstate commerce beginning on the 46th day 
     after the date of such fitness determination and until the 
     Secretary determines such owner or operator is fit.
       ``(3) Owners or operators transporting hazardous 
     material.--With regard to owners or operators of commercial 
     motor vehicles designed or used to transport hazardous 
     material for which placarding of a motor vehicle is required 
     under regulations prescribed under chapter 51, an owner or 
     operator who the Secretary determines is not fit may not 
     operate in interstate commerce beginning on the 46th day 
     after the date of such fitness determination and until the 
     Secretary determines such owner or operator is fit.
       ``(4) Secretary's discretion.--Except for owners or 
     operators described in paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary 
     may allow an owner or operator who is not fit to continue 
     operating for an additional 60 days after the 61st day after 
     the date of the Secretary's fitness determination, if the 
     Secretary determines that such owner or operator is making a 
     good faith effort to become fit.
       ``(d) Review of Fitness Determinations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after an unfit 
     owner or operator requests a review, the Secretary shall 
     review such owner's or operator's compliance with those 
     requirements with which the owner or operator failed to 
     comply and resulted in the Secretary determining that the 
     owner or operator was not fit.
       ``(2) Owners or operators transporting passengers.--Not 
     later than 30 days after an unfit owner or operator of 
     commercial motor vehicles designed or used to transport 
     passengers requests a review, the Secretary shall review such 
     owner's or operator's compliance with those requirements with 
     which the owner or operator failed to comply and resulted in 
     the Secretary determining that the owner or operator was not 
     fit.
       ``(3) Owners or operators transporting hazardous 
     material.--Not later than 30 days after an unfit owner or 
     operator of commercial motor vehicles designed or used to 
     transport hazardous material for which placarding of a motor 
     vehicle is required under regulations prescribed under 
     chapter 51, the Secretary shall review such owner's or 
     operator's compliance with those requirements with which the 
     owner or operator failed to comply and resulted in the 
     Secretary determining that the owner or operator was not fit.
       ``(e) Prohibited Government Use.--A department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the United States Government may not use 
     to provide any transportation service an owner or operator 
     who the Secretary has determined is not fit until the 
     Secretary determines such owner or operator is fit.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5113 is amended by 
     striking subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``See section 31144.''.

     SEC. 420. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION REGULATION AND 
                   FARM SERVICE VEHICLES.

       (a) Exceptions.--Section 5117(d)(2) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``do not prohibit'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``do not prohibit'' before ``or 
     regulate''; and
       (B) by striking ``or'' the last place it appears;
       (3) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``do not prohibit'' 
     before ``transportation'';
       (4) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) do not prohibit a State from providing an exception 
     from requirements relating to placarding, shipping papers, 
     and emergency telephone numbers for the private motor 
     carriage in intrastate transportation of an agricultural 
     production material from a source of supply to a farm, from a 
     farm to another farm, from a field to another field on a 
     farm, or from the farm back to the source of supply.

     In granting any exception under subparagraph (C), a State 
     must certify to the Secretary that such exception is in the 
     public interest, the need for such exception, and that the 
     State shall monitor the exception and take such measures 
     necessary to ensure that safety is not compromised.''.
       (b) Agricultural Production Material Defined.--Section 5117 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(f) Agricultural Production Material Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `agricultural production material' means--
       ``(1) ammonium nitrate fertilizer in a quantity that does 
     not exceed 16,094 pounds;
       ``(2) a pesticide in a quantity that does not exceed 502 
     gallons for liquids and 5,070 pounds for solids; and
       ``(3) a diluted solution of water and pesticides or 
     fertilizer in a quantity that does not exceed 3,500 
     gallons.''.

     SEC. 421. TRUCK TRAILER CONSPICUITY.

       (a) Issuance of Final Rule.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     issue a final rule regarding the conspicuity of trailers 
     manufactured before December 1, 1993.
       (b) Considerations.--In conducting the rulemaking under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, 
     the following:
       (1) The cost-effectiveness of any requirement to retrofit 
     trailers manufactured before December 1, 1993.
       (2) The extent to which motor carriers have voluntarily 
     taken steps to increase equipment visibility.
       (3) Regulatory flexibility to accommodate differing trailer 
     designs and configurations, such as tank trucks.

     SEC. 422. DOT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall develop 
     and submit to Congress a plan for implementing authority (if 
     subsequently provided by law) to--
       (1) investigate and bring civil actions to enforce chapter 
     5 of title 49, United States Code, or a regulation or order 
     of the Secretary under such chapter, when violated by 
     shippers, freight forwarders, brokers, consignees, or persons 
     (other than rail carriers, motor carriers, motor carriers of 
     migrant workers, or motor private carriers); and
       (2) assess civil or criminal penalties against a person who 
     knowingly aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces, or 
     procures a violation of a regulation or an order of the 
     Secretary under chapter 311 or section 31502 of such title to 
     the same extent as a motor carrier or driver who commits such 
     a violation.
       (b) Contents of Implementation Plan.--In developing the 
     implementation plan, the Secretary, at a minimum, shall 
     consider--
       (1) in what circumstances the Secretary would exercise the 
     new authority;
       (2) how the Secretary would determine that shippers, 
     freight forwarders, brokers, consignees, or other persons 
     committed violations described in subsection (a), including 
     what types of evidence would be conclusive;
       (3) what procedures would be necessary during 
     investigations to ensure the confidentiality of shipper 
     contract terms prior to the Secretary's findings of 
     violations;
       (4) what impact the exercise of the new authority would 
     have on the Secretary's resources, including whether 
     additional investigative or legal resources would be 
     necessary and whether the staff would need specialized 
     education or training to exercise properly such authority;
       (5) to what extent the Secretary would conduct educational 
     activities for persons who would be subject to the new 
     authority; and
       (6) any other information that would assist the Congress in 
     determining whether to provide the Secretary the new 
     authority.
             TITLE V--PROGRAMMATIC REFORMS AND STREAMLINING

     SEC. 501. PROJECT APPROVAL AND OVERSIGHT.

       (a) In General.--Section 106 is amended by striking the 
     section heading and all that follows through the period at 
     the end of subsection (d) and inserting the following:

     ``Sec. 106. Project approval and oversight

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Submission of plans, specifications, and estimates.--
     Except as otherwise provided in this section, each State 
     highway department shall submit to the Secretary for approval 
     such plans, specifications, and estimates for each proposed 
     project as the Secretary may require.
       ``(2) Project agreement.--The Secretary shall act upon the 
     plans, specifications, and estimates as soon as practicable 
     after the date of their submission and shall enter into a 
     formal project agreement with the State highway department 
     formalizing the conditions of the project approval.
       ``(3) Contractual obligation.--The execution of the project 
     agreement shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the 
     Federal Government for the payment of its proportional 
     contribution thereto.
       ``(4) Guidance.--In taking action under this subsection, 
     the Secretary shall be guided by the provisions of section 
     109.
       ``(b) Project Agreement.--
       ``(1) Provision of state funds.--The project agreement 
     shall make provision for State funds required for the State's 
     pro rata share of the cost of construction of the project and 
     for the maintenance of the project after completion of 
     construction.
       ``(2) Representations of state.--The Secretary may rely 
     upon representations made by the State highway department 
     with respect to the arrangements or agreements made by the 
     State highway department and appropriate local officials if a 
     part of the project is to be constructed at the expense of, 
     or in cooperation with, local subdivisions of the State.
       ``(c) Special Rules for Project Oversight.--
       ``(1) NHS projects.--
       ``(A) General authority.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     subsection (d), the Secretary may discharge to the State any 
     of the Secretary's responsibilities under this title for 
     design, plans, specifications, estimates, contract awards, 
     and inspection of projects on the National Highway System.
       ``(B) Agreement.--The Secretary and the State shall reach 
     agreement as to the extent the State may assume the 
     Secretary's responsibilities under this subsection. The 
     Secretary may not assume any greater responsibility than the 
     Secretary is permitted under this title on September 30, 
     1997, except upon agreement by the Secretary and the State.
       ``(2) Non-interstate system projects.--For all projects 
     under this title that are not on the National Highway System, 
     the State shall assume the Secretary's responsibility under 
     this title for design, plans, specifications, estimates, 
     contract awards, and inspection of projects. For projects 
     that are on the National Highway System but not on the 
     Interstate System, the State shall assume the Secretary's 
     responsibility under this title for design, plans, 
     specifications, estimates, contract awards, and inspections 
     of projects unless the State or the Secretary determines that 
     such assumption is not appropriate.
       ``(d) Secretary's Responsibilities.--Nothing in this 
     section, section 133, and section 149 shall affect or 
     discharge any responsibility or obligation of the Secretary 
     under any Federal law, other than this title. Any 
     responsibility or obligation of the Secretary under sections 
     113 and 114 of this title and section 5333 of title 49, 
     United States Code, shall not be affected and may not be 
     discharged under this section, section 133, or section 
     149.''.
       (b) Repeal of Obsolete Provisions.--Sections 105, 110, and 
     117, and the items relating to such sections in the table of 
     sections for chapter 1, are repealed.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     106 and inserting:

``106. Project approval and oversight.''.

     SEC. 502. ENVIRONMENTAL STREAMLINING.

       (a) Coordinated Environmental Review Process.--
       (1) Development and implementation.--The Secretary shall 
     develop and implement a coordinated environmental review 
     process for highway construction projects that require--
       (A) the preparation of an environmental impact statement or 
     environmental assessment under the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969, except that the Secretary may decide not 
     to apply this section to the preparation of an environmental 
     assessment under such Act; or
       (B) the conduct of any other environmental review, 
     analysis, opinion, or issuance of an environmental permit, 
     license, or approval by operation of Federal law.
       (2) Memorandum of understanding.--The coordinated 
     environmental review process for each project shall ensure 
     that, whenever practicable (as set forth in this section), 
     all environmental reviews, analyses, opinions, and any 
     permits, licenses, or approvals that must be issued or made 
     by any Federal agency for the concerned highway project shall 
     be conducted concurrently and completed within a 
     cooperatively determined time period. Such process for a 
     project or class of projects may be incorporated into a 
     memorandum of understanding between the Department of 
     Transportation and all other Federal agencies (and, where 
     appropriate, State agencies). In establishing such time 
     period and any time periods for review within such period the 
     Department and all such agencies shall take into account 
     their respective resources and statutory commitments.
       (b) Elements of Coordinated Environmental Review Process.--
     For each highway project, the coordinated environmental 
     review process established under this section shall provide, 
     at a minimum, for the following elements:
       (1) Agency identification.--The Secretary shall, at the 
     earliest possible time, identify all potential Federal 
     agencies that--
       (A) have jurisdiction by law over environmental-related 
     issues that may be affected by the project and the analysis 
     of which would be part of any environmental document required 
     by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; or
       (B) may be required by Federal law to independently--
       (i) conduct an environmental-related review or analysis; or
       (ii) determine whether to issue a permit, license, or 
     approval or render an opinion on the environmental impact of 
     the project.
       (2) Time limitations and concurrent review.--The Secretary 
     and the head of each Federal agency identified under 
     paragraph (1)--
       (A)(i) shall jointly develop and establish time periods for 
     review for--
       (I) all Federal agency comments with respect to any 
     environmental review documents required by the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for the project; and
       (II) all other independent Federal agency environmental 
     analyses, reviews, opinions, and decisions on any permits, 
     licenses, and approvals that must be issued or made for the 
     project;

     whereby each such Federal agency's review shall be undertaken 
     and completed within such established time periods for 
     review; or
       (ii) may enter into an agreement to establish such time 
     periods for review with respect to a class of projects; and
       (B) shall ensure, in establishing such time periods for 
     review, that the conduct of any such analysis, review, 
     opinion, and decision is undertaken concurrently with all 
     other environmental reviews for the project, including those 
     required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; 
     except that such review may not be concurrent if the affected 
     Federal agency can demonstrate that such concurrent review 
     would result in a significant adverse impact to the 
     environment or substantively alter the operation of Federal 
     law or would not be possible without information developed as 
     part of the environmental review process.
       (3) Factors to be considered.--Time periods for review 
     established under this section shall be

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     consistent with those established by the Council on 
     Environmental Quality under the provisions of sections 1501.8 
     and 1506.10 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (4) Extensions.--The Secretary shall extend any time 
     periods for review under this section if, upon good cause 
     shown, the Secretary and any Federal agency concerned 
     determine that additional time for analysis and review is 
     needed as a result of new information which has been 
     discovered that could not reasonably have been anticipated 
     when such agency's time periods for review were established. 
     Any memorandum of understanding shall be modified to 
     incorporate any mutually agreed upon extensions.
       (c) Dispute Resolution.--When the Secretary determines that 
     a Federal agency which is subject to a time period for its 
     environmental review or analysis under this section has 
     failed to complete such review, analysis, opinion, or 
     decision on issuing any permit, license, or approval within 
     the established time period or within any agreed upon 
     extension to such time period, then the Secretary may close 
     the record. If the Secretary finds after timely compliance 
     with this section, that an environmental issue related to the 
     highway project that an affected Federal agency has 
     jurisdiction over by operation of Federal law has not been 
     resolved, then the Secretary and the head of such agency 
     shall resolve the matter within 30 days of the finding by the 
     Secretary.
       (d) Acceptance of Purpose and Need.--For any environmental 
     impact statement prepared pursuant to the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or the conduct of any other 
     environmental review, analysis, opinion, or issuance of an 
     environmental permit, license, or approval that requires an 
     analysis of purpose and need, the agency conducting such 
     review with respect to the highway project shall give due 
     consideration to the project purpose and need as defined by 
     the Secretary and the project applicant.
       (e) Participation of State Agencies.--For any project 
     eligible for assistance under chapter 1 of title 23, United 
     States Code, a State, by operation of State law, may require 
     that all State agencies that have jurisdiction by State or 
     Federal law over environmental-related issues that may be 
     affected by the project or must issue any environmental-
     related reviews, analyses, opinions, or determinations on 
     issuing any permits, licenses, or approvals for the project 
     be subject to the coordinated environmental review process 
     provided for in this section unless the Secretary determines 
     that a State's participation would not be in the public 
     interest. For a State to require State agencies to 
     participate in the review process, all affected agencies of 
     such State shall be subject to the review process.
       (f) Assistance to Affected Federal Agencies.--The Secretary 
     may approve a request by a State to provide funds made 
     available under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, to 
     the State for the project subject to the review process 
     established by this section to affected Federal agencies to 
     provide the resources necessary to meet any time limits 
     established by this section. Such requests shall only be 
     approved for the additional amounts that the Secretary 
     determines are necessary for such affected Federal agencies 
     to meet the time limits for environmental review where such 
     time limits are less than the customary time necessary for 
     such review.
       (g) Federal Agency Defined.--For the purposes of this 
     section, the term ``Federal agency'' means any Federal agency 
     or any State agency carrying out affected responsibilities 
     required by operation of Federal law.
       (h) Judicial Review and Savings Clause.--
       (1) Judicial review.--Nothing in this section shall affect 
     the reviewability of any final Federal agency action in a 
     district court of the United States or in the court of any 
     State.
       (2) Savings clause.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to affect the applicability of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or any other Federal 
     environmental statute or affect the responsibility of any 
     Federal officer to comply with or enforce any such statute.
       (i) State Environmental Review Delegation Pilot 
     Demonstration Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     Council on Environmental Quality, shall establish and 
     implement a State environmental review pilot demonstration 
     program. Such program shall permit the Secretary, in 
     cooperation with the Council on Environmental Quality, to 
     develop criteria for States to select up to 8 States for 
     participation in the program. A State interested in 
     participation in the program shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application for participation.
       (2) Delegation of authority.--For each State selected to 
     participate in the pilot program, the Secretary shall 
     delegate and the State shall accept all of the 
     responsibilities for conducting the Federal environmental 
     review process required by the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 in the manner required if the projects were 
     undertaken by the Secretary.
       (3) Certification.--A State that is selected to participate 
     in the pilot program shall, prior to assuming any 
     responsibilities for the Secretary under this subsection, 
     submit to the Secretary and the Secretary, in cooperation 
     with the Council on Environmental Quality, shall approve a 
     certification that shall, at a minimum--
       (A) be in a form acceptable to the Secretary;
       (B) be executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the 
     recipient of assistance under this section (hereinafter in 
     this section referred to as the ``certifying officer'');
       (C) specify that the certifying officer consents to assume 
     the status of a responsible Federal officer under the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (and any applicable 
     regulations issued by the Secretary or the Council on 
     Environmental Quality implementing such Act) for the affected 
     project;
       (D) accept jurisdiction of the Federal courts for the 
     purpose of enforcement of the State's responsibilities for 
     the project; and
       (E) agree that the Secretary's approval of such 
     certification shall constitute the Secretary's 
     responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act 
     of 1969 and any other related provisions of law that the 
     Secretary may specify for the affected project.
       (4) Oversight.--For each State selected to participate in 
     the pilot program, the Secretary shall, in cooperation with 
     the Council on Environmental Quality, conduct quarterly 
     audits in the first year of such participation, and annual 
     audits every year thereafter, to ensure that each selected 
     State is complying with all elements of the certification 
     provided for in this subsection and all requirements 
     delegated pursuant to this subsection.
       (5) Termination.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     Council on Environmental Quality, may immediately terminate 
     the participation of any State if the Secretary, in 
     cooperation with the Council on Environmental Quality, finds 
     that such State is not complying with any responsibility or 
     duty set forth in this subsection or that the State's 
     continued participation in the program would result in any 
     adverse impact on the environment.
       (6) Period of applicability.--The pilot program shall 
     remain in effect for 3 years. The pilot program shall apply 
     to all projects initiated within such 3-year period, and any 
     such project shall be subject to the provisions of this 
     subsection until the review of the project is completed under 
     this subsection.
       (7) Report to congress.--The Secretary and Council on 
     Environmental Quality shall transmit to Congress annual 
     reports on the pilot program.

     SEC. 503. MAJOR INVESTMENT STUDY INTEGRATION.

       The Secretary shall eliminate the major investment study 
     set forth in section 450.318 of title 23, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, as a separate requirement and promulgate 
     regulations to integrate such requirement, as appropriate, as 
     part of each analysis undertaken pursuant to the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for a project 
     receiving assistance with funds made available under this 
     Act (including any amendments made by this Act).

     SEC. 504. FINANCIAL PLAN.

       The Secretary shall require each recipient of Federal 
     financial assistance for a highway or transit project with an 
     estimated total cost of $1,000,000,000 or more to submit to 
     the Secretary an annual financial plan. Such plan shall be 
     based on detailed annual estimates of the cost to complete 
     the remaining elements of the project and on reasonable 
     assumptions, as determined by the Secretary, of future 
     increases in the cost to complete the project.

     SEC. 505. UNIFORM TRANSFERABILITY OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY 
                   FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 is amended by inserting after 
     section 109 the following:

     ``Sec. 110. Uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway 
       funds

       ``(a) General Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law but subject to subsections (b) and (c), if at least 50 
     percent of a State's apportionment under section 104 or 144 
     for a fiscal year or at least 50 percent of the funds set-
     aside under section 133(d) from the State's apportionment 
     section 104(b)(3) may not be transferred to any other 
     apportionment of the State under section 104 or 144 for such 
     fiscal year, then the State may transfer not to exceed 50 
     percent of such apportionment or set aside to any other 
     apportionment of such State under section 104 or 144 for such 
     fiscal year.
       ``(b) Application to Certain Set-Asides.--This section 
     shall not apply to funds subject to the last sentence of 
     section 133(d)(1) and funds subject to sections 104(f) and 
     133(d)(3). The maximum amount that a State may transfer under 
     this section of the State's set-aside under section 133(d)(2) 
     for a fiscal year may not exceed 50 percent of (1) the amount 
     of such set-aside, less (2) the amount of the State's set-
     aside under section 133(d)(3) for fiscal year 1996.
       ``(c) Application to Certain CMAQ Funds.--The maximum 
     amount that a State may transfer under this section of the 
     State's apportionment under section 104(b)(2) for a fiscal 
     year may not exceed 50 percent of (1) the amount of such 
     apportionment, less (2) the amount of the State's 
     apportionment under section 104(b)(2) for fiscal year 1997. 
     Any such funds apportioned under section 104(b)(2) and 
     transferred under this section may only be obligated in 
     geographic areas eligible for the obligation of funds 
     apportioned under section 104(b)(2).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 109 the following:

``110. Uniform transferability of Federal-aid highway funds.''.

     SEC. 506. DISCRETIONARY GRANT SELECTION CRITERIA AND PROCESS.

       (a) Establishment of Criteria.--The Secretary shall 
     establish criteria for all discretionary programs funded from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (including the Mass Transit Account). 
     To the extent practicable, such criteria shall conform to the 
     Executive Order No. 12893 (relating to infrastructure 
     investment). In formulating such criteria, the Secretary 
     shall provide that, if 2 or more applications for a 
     discretionary grant are otherwise equal, then the grant shall 
     be awarded to the application from a State that has a Highway 
     Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) return of 
     less than 90 percent.
       (b) Selection Process.--
       (1) Limitation on acceptance of application.--Before 
     accepting application for grants under any discretionary 
     program for which

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     funds are authorized to be appropriated from the Highway 
     Trust Fund (including the Mass Transit Account) by this Act 
     (including the amendments made by this Act), the Secretary 
     shall publish the criteria established under subsection (a). 
     Such publication shall identify all statutory criteria and 
     any criteria established by regulation that will apply to 
     such program.
       (2) Explanation.--At least 14 days before making a grant 
     under a discretionary program described in paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall transmit to the respective committees of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate having jurisdiction 
     over such program, and shall publish, an explanation of how 
     projects will be selected based on the criteria established 
     for such program under subsection (a).
       (c) Minimum Programs.--At a minimum the criteria 
     established under subsection (a) and the process established 
     by subsection (b) shall apply to the following programs:
       (1) The high cost Interstate System reconstruction and 
     improvement program.
       (2) The research program under title VI of this Act.
       (3) The national corridor planning and development program.
       (4) The coordinated border infrastructure and safety 
     program.
       (5) The construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal 
     facilities.
       (6) The scenic byway program.
       (7) The discretionary bridge program.
       (8) New fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing 
     fixed guideway systems under section 5309 of title 49, United 
     States Code.
       (9) Transit research and planning.

     SEC. 507. ELIMINATION OF REGIONAL OFFICE RESPONSIBILITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall eliminate any 
     programmatic responsibility of the regional offices of the 
     Federal Highway Administration as part of the 
     Administration's efforts to restructure its field 
     organization, including elimination of regional offices, 
     creation of technical resource centers, and maximum 
     delegation of authority to its State offices.
       (b) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall transmit to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a detailed implementation plan not 
     later than September 30, 1998, and thereafter provide 
     periodic progress reports to such Committees.
       (c) Implementation.--The Secretary shall begin 
     implementation of the plan transmitted under subsection (b) 
     not later than December 31, 1998.

     SEC. 508. AUTHORITY FOR CONGRESS TO MAKE MIDCOURSE 
                   CORRECTIONS TO THE HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT 
                   PROGRAMS.

       The Secretary shall not apportion or allocate, prior to 
     August 1, 2001, any funds authorized to be appropriated or 
     made available for fiscal year 2001 under title 23, United 
     States Code (other than sections 125 and 157 and amounts 
     necessary for the administration of the Federal Highway 
     Administration under section 104(a)), title I and VI of 
     this Act (other than section 127(b)), section 31104(a) of 
     title 49, United States Code, section 5338 of title 49, 
     United States Code (other than amounts necessary for the 
     administration of the Federal Transit Administration), and 
     title III of this Act, unless a law has been enacted 
     making midcourse corrections to the Federal-aid highway 
     and transit programs authorized by this Act (including 
     amendments made by this Act) which would, at a minimum--
       (1) approve a funding distribution for and any 
     modifications to the high-cost interstate reconstruction and 
     improvement program;
       (2) approve a proposed system of performance bonuses to 
     States pursuant to the bonus program established under 
     section 123 of this Act;
       (3) approve a cost estimate for States as part of the 
     Appalachian development highway system program;
       (4) make any other appropriate programmatic changes and 
     recommendations made to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committees on Environment and Public Works and Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate;
       (5) approve projects under the capital program for final 
     design and construction of a new fixed guideway system or 
     extension of an existing fixed guideway system; and
       (6) include a certification that such law meets the 
     requirements of this section.
                   TITLE VI--TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH

     SEC. 601. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 23, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this 
     title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision of 
     law, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 602. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23.

       Funds made available by subparagraphs (F) through (I) of 
     section 127(a)(3) of this Act shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner as if such funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     except that the Federal share payable for a project or 
     activity carried out using such funds shall be determined by 
     the Secretary (unless otherwise expressly provided by this 
     Act) and such funds shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 603. TRANSFERS OF FUNDS.

       The Secretary may transfer not to exceed 10 percent of the 
     amounts made available by each of subparagraphs (F) through 
     (I) of section 127(a)(3) of this Act to the amounts made 
     available by any other of such subparagraphs.
 Subtitle A--Surface Transportation Research, Technology, and Education

                        PART I--HIGHWAY RESEARCH

     SEC. 611. RESEARCH.

       (a) Research.--Section 307(a) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (C); and
       (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Amounts deposited by cooperating organizations and 
     persons.--There shall be available to the Secretary for 
     carrying out this subsection such funds as may be deposited 
     by any cooperating organization or person in a special 
     account of the Treasury of the United States established for 
     such purpose.''.
       (b) Long-Term Pavement Performance.--Section 307(b)(2) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Long-term pavement performance.--
       ``(A) In general.--As part of the highway research program 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out a long-
     term pavement performance program to continue to completion 
     the long-term pavement performance tests initiated under the 
     strategic highway research program.
       ``(B) Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.--In 
     carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall make 
     grants and enter into cooperative agreements and contracts 
     for the following purposes:
       ``(i) To continue the monitoring, material-testing, and 
     evaluation of the highway test sections established under the 
     long-term pavement performance program.
       ``(ii) To carry out analyses of the data collected under 
     the program.
       ``(iii) To prepare the products required to fulfill the 
     original objectives of the program and to meet future 
     pavement technology needs.''.
       (c) Advanced Research.--Section 307(b)(4) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(4) Advanced research.--
       ``(A) In general.--The highway research program under 
     subsection (a) shall include an advanced research program 
     that addresses longer-term, higher-risk research that shows 
     potential benefits for improving the durability, efficiency, 
     environmental impact, productivity, and safety (including 
     bicycle and pedestrian safety) of highway and intermodal 
     transportation systems. In carrying out this program, the 
     Secretary shall strive to develop partnerships with the 
     public and private sectors.
       ``(B) Research areas.--In carrying out the advanced 
     research program under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may 
     make grants and enter into cooperative agreements and 
     contracts in such areas as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate, including the following:
       ``(i) Characterization of materials used in highway 
     infrastructure, including analytical techniques, 
     microstructure modeling, and the deterioration processes.
       ``(ii) Diagnostics for evaluation of the condition of 
     bridge and pavement structures to enable assessment of 
     failure risks.
       ``(iii) Design and construction details for composite 
     structures.
       ``(iv) Safety technology based problems in the areas of 
     pedestrian and bicycle safety, roadside hazards, and 
     composite materials for roadside safety hardware.
       ``(v) Particulate matter source apportionment, control 
     strategy synthesis evaluation, and model development.
       ``(vi) Data acquisition techniques for system condition and 
     performance monitoring.
       ``(vii) Prediction of the response of current and future 
     travelers to new technologies.''.
       (d) Supporting Infrastructure.--Section 307(b)(5) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (C); and
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C).
       (e) Repeals.--Section 307 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as 
     subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively.
       (f) Seismic Research Program.--Section 307(c), as so 
     redesignated, is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     program to study the vulnerability of the Federal-aid highway 
     system and other surface transportation systems to seismic 
     activity and to develop and implement cost-effective methods 
     to reduce such vulnerability.'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out 
     this section, the Secretary shall expend not more than 
     $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to 
     carry out this subsection, of which up to $2,500,000 may be 
     used to upgrade earthquake simulation facilities as required 
     to carry out the program.''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (5).
       (g) Biennial Report.--Section 307(e), as so redesignated, 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``Biennial 
     Report.--The Secretary''; and
       (2) by inserting after ``highway needs'' the following: ``, 
     as well as the backlog of current highway needs,''.
       (h) Recycled Materials Research Program.--Section 307 is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Recycled Materials Research Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a program of 
     research to determine--
       ``(A) the performance of asphalt pavement containing tire-
     derived carbonous asphalt modifiers under various climate and 
     use conditions; and
       ``(B) the degree to which asphalt pavement containing tire-
     derived carbonous asphalt modifiers can be recycled.
       ``(2) Date of completion.--The Secretary shall complete the 
     research program under this subsection not later than 3 years 
     after the date of the enactment of the Building Efficient 
     Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998.''.

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       (i) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 3 is amended--
       (1) in the heading to section 307 by striking ``and 
     planning''; and
       (2) in the table of sections for such chapter by striking 
     the item relating to section 307 and inserting the following:

``307. Research.''.

     SEC. 612. STATE PLANNING AND RESEARCH.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 3 is amended by inserting after 
     section 312 the following:

     ``Sec. 313. State planning and research

       ``(a) General Rule.--Two percent of the sums apportioned 
     for each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1997, 
     under section 104 (other than sections 104(f) and 104(h)) and 
     under section 144 shall be available for expenditure by the 
     State, in consultation with the Secretary, only for the 
     following purposes:
       ``(1) Engineering and economic surveys and investigations.
       ``(2) The planning of future highway programs and local 
     public transportation systems and the planning of the 
     financing of such programs and systems, including statewide 
     planning under section 135.
       ``(3) Development and implementation of management systems 
     under section 303.
       ``(4) Studies of the economy, safety, and convenience of 
     highway usage and the desirable regulation and equitable 
     taxation thereof.
       ``(5) Research, development, and technology transfer 
     activities necessary in connection with the planning, design, 
     construction, management, and maintenance of highway, public 
     transportation, and intermodal transportation systems and 
     study, research, and training on the engineering standards 
     and construction materials for such systems, including the 
     evaluation and accreditation of inspection and testing and 
     the regulation and taxation of their use.
       ``(b) Minimum Expenditures on Research, Development, and 
     Technology Transfer Activities.--Not less than 25 percent of 
     the funds which are apportioned to a State for a fiscal year 
     and are subject to subsection (a) shall be expended by the 
     State for research, development, and technology transfer 
     activities described in subsection (a) relating to highway, 
     public transportation, and intermodal transportation systems 
     unless the State certifies to the Secretary for such fiscal 
     year that total expenditures by the State for transportation 
     planning under sections 134 and 135 will exceed 75 percent of 
     the amount of such funds and the Secretary accepts such 
     certification. Funds used for research provided under this 
     subsection are not subject to an assessment under the Small 
     Business Research and Development Enhancement Act of 1992 
     (Public Law 102-564).
       ``(c) Federal Share.--The Federal share payable on account 
     of any project financed with funds which are subject to 
     subsection (a) shall be 80 percent unless the Secretary 
     determines that the interests of the Federal-aid highway 
     program would be best served by decreasing or eliminating the 
     non-Federal share.
       ``(d) Administration of Sums.--Funds which are subject to 
     subsection (a) shall be combined and administered by the 
     Secretary as a single fund which shall be available for 
     obligation for the same period as funds apportioned under 
     section 104(b)(1).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 3 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 312 the following:

``313. State planning and research.''.

       (c) Highway Noise Research Center.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with a 
     university with an ongoing program relating to noise control 
     and acoustics research, shall carry out research on methods 
     to reduce highway noise.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $1,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this subsection.

     SEC. 613. INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION OUTREACH 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Activities.--Section 325(a) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``expertise'' the following: ``, 
     goods, and services'';
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) gathering and disseminating information on foreign 
     transportation markets and industries.''.
       (b) Funds.--Section 325(c) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Funds.--Funds available to carry out this section 
     shall include funds deposited by any cooperating organization 
     or person in a special account for such purpose with the 
     Secretary of the Treasury. The funds deposited in the special 
     account and other funds available to carry out this section 
     shall be available to cover the cost of any activity eligible 
     under this section, including the cost of promotional 
     materials, travel, reception and representation expenses, and 
     salaries and benefits. Reimbursements for salaries and 
     benefits of Department of Transportation employees providing 
     services under this section shall be credited to the special 
     account.''.
       (c) Eligibility.--Section 325 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(d) Eligible Use of State Planning and Research Funds.--A 
     State, in coordination with the Secretary, may obligate funds 
     made available to carry out section 313 for any activity 
     authorized under subsection (a).''.

     PART II--TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, AND 
                         TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT

     SEC. 621. NATIONAL HIGHWAY INSTITUTE.

       Section 321 is amended by striking subsection (f) and 
     redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).

     SEC. 622. NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 3 is further amended by inserting 
     after section 321 the following:

     ``Sec. 322. National technology deployment initiative

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall develop and 
     implement a national technology deployment initiative to 
     expand adoption by the surface transportation community of 
     innovative technologies to improve the safety, efficiency, 
     reliability, service life, and sustainability of 
     transportation systems and to reduce environmental impact.
       ``(b) Integration With Other Programs.--The Secretary shall 
     integrate activities undertaken pursuant to this section with 
     the efforts of the Department to disseminate the results of 
     research sponsored by the Department and to facilitate 
     technology transfer.
       ``(c) Leveraging of Federal Resources.--In selecting 
     projects to be carried out under this section, the Secretary 
     shall give preference to projects that leverage Federal funds 
     with other significant public or private resources.
       ``(d) Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements.--The 
     Secretary may carry out this section either independently or 
     in cooperation with other Federal departments, agencies, and 
     instrumentalities or by making grants to, or entering into 
     contracts, cooperative agreements, or other transactions with 
     any State or local agency, authority, association, 
     institution, corporation (for-profit or nonprofit), 
     organization, or person.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 3 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 321 the following:

``322. National technology deployment initiative.''.

     SEC. 623. EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.

       (a) Local Technical Assistance Program.--Section 326(a) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Authority'' and inserting ``Local 
     Technical Assistance Program''; and
       (2) by striking ``transportation assistance program'' and 
     inserting ``local technical assistance program''.
       (b) Research Fellowships.--Section 326 is further amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c);
       (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Research Fellowships.--
       ``(1) General authority.--The Secretary may, acting either 
     independently or in cooperation with other Federal 
     departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, make grants for 
     research fellowships for any purpose for which research is 
     authorized by this section.
       ``(2) Dwight david eisenhower transportation fellowship 
     program.--The Secretary shall establish and implement a 
     transportation research fellowship program for the purpose of 
     attracting qualified students to the field of transportation. 
     Such program shall be known as the `Dwight David Eisenhower 
     Transportation Fellowship Program'.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 3 is amended--
       (1) in the heading to section 326 by striking ``program'' 
     and inserting ``programs''; and
       (2) in the table of sections for such chapter by striking 
     the item relating to section 326 and inserting the following:

``326. Education and training programs.''.

     SEC. 624. UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 5505. University transportation research

       ``(a) Regional Centers.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     shall make grants to nonprofit institutions of higher 
     learning to establish and operate 1 university transportation 
     center in each of the 10 United States Government regions 
     that comprise the Standard Federal Regional Boundary System.
       ``(b) Other Centers.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
     nonprofit institutions of higher learning to establish and 
     operate 10 university transportation centers, in addition to 
     the centers receiving grants under subsection (a), to address 
     transportation management and research and development, with 
     special attention to increasing the number of highly skilled 
     individuals entering the field of transportation.
       ``(c) Selection of Grant Recipients.--
       ``(1) Applications.--In order to be eligible to receive a 
     grant under this section, a nonprofit institution of higher 
     learning shall submit to the Secretary an application that is 
     in such form and contains such information as the Secretary 
     may require.
       ``(2) Selection criteria.--The Secretary shall select each 
     recipient of a grant under this section through a competitive 
     process on the basis of the following:
       ``(A) For regional centers, the location of the center 
     within the Federal region to be served.
       ``(B) The demonstrated research and extension resources 
     available to the recipient to carry out this section.
       ``(C) The capability of the recipient to provide leadership 
     in making national and regional contributions to the solution 
     of immediate and long-range transportation problems.
       ``(D) The recipient's establishment of a surface 
     transportation program encompassing several modes of 
     transportation.
       ``(E) The recipient's demonstrated commitment of at least 
     $200,000 in regularly budgeted institutional amounts each 
     year to support ongoing

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     transportation research and education programs.
       ``(F) The recipient's demonstrated ability to disseminate 
     results of transportation research and education programs 
     through a statewide or regionwide continuing education 
     program.
       ``(G) The strategic plan the recipient proposes to carry 
     out under the grant.
       ``(d) Objectives.--Each university transportation center 
     receiving a grant under this section shall conduct the 
     following programs and activities:
       ``(1) Basic and applied research, the products of which are 
     judged by peers or other experts in the field to advance the 
     body of knowledge in transportation.
       ``(2) An education program that includes multidisciplinary 
     course work and participation in research.
       ``(3) An ongoing program of technology transfer that makes 
     research results available to potential users in a form that 
     can be implemented, utilized, or otherwise applied.
       ``(e) Maintenance of Effort.--In order to be eligible to 
     receive a grant under this section, a recipient shall enter 
     into an agreement with the Secretary to ensure that the 
     recipient will maintain total expenditures from all other 
     sources to establish and operate a university transportation 
     center and related research activities at a level at least 
     equal to the average level of such expenditures in its 2 
     fiscal years prior to award of a grant under this section.
       ``(f) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the costs of 
     activities carried out using a grant made under this section 
     is 50 percent of costs. The non-Federal share may include 
     funds provided to a recipient under section 5307 or 5311 of 
     this title or section 313, 322, or 326(a) of title 23, United 
     States Code.
       ``(g) Program Coordination.--
       ``(1) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate the 
     research, education, training, and technology transfer 
     activities that grant recipients carry out under this 
     section, disseminate the results of the research, and 
     establish and operate a clearinghouse.
       ``(2) Annual review and evaluation.--At least annually, the 
     Secretary shall review and evaluate programs the grant 
     recipients carry out.
       ``(3) Funding limitation.--The Secretary may use not more 
     than 1 percent of amounts made available from Government 
     sources to carry out this subsection.
       ``(h) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--Funds made 
     available to carry out this program shall remain available 
     for obligation for a period of 2 years after the last day of 
     the fiscal year for which such funds are authorized.
       ``(i) Special Rule for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999.--
       ``(1) In general.--In carrying out subsections (a) and (b) 
     in fiscal years 1998 and 1999, the Secretary shall make 
     grants to each university transportation center and 
     university research institute that received a grant in fiscal 
     year 1997 under section 5316 or 5317 of this title, as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     section.
       ``(2) Terms and conditions.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, grants made pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 shall be subject to the 
     same terms and conditions as the fiscal year 1997 grants 
     referred to in paragraph (1); except that the university 
     research institutes at San Jose State University, North 
     Carolina A&T State University, and the University of South 
     Florida shall each receive $1,000,000 in grants under 
     paragraph (1) in each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999.
       ``(j) University Research Institutes.--Any university 
     research institute that received a grant under section 5316 
     of this title, as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this section, shall be eligible to receive 
     grants made available to university transportation centers 
     under this section.
       ``(k) Applications That May Be Considered.--In selecting 
     grant recipients under subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
     consider at a minimum applications submitted by the 
     following:
       ``(1) Any university transportation center or university 
     research institute described in subsection (i)(1).
       ``(2) The University of Denver and Mississippi State 
     University.
       ``(3) The University of Arizona.
       ``(4) The University of Central Florida.
       ``(5) Carnegie Mellon and Lehigh Universities.
       ``(6) University of Southern California and California 
     State University at Long Beach.
       ``(7) Pace University.
       ``(8) A consortium of historically black colleges in 
     Alabama.
       ``(9) Lawson State Community College.
       ``(10) A consortium consisting of the University of 
     Wisconsin, the University of Illinois, and Purdue University.
       ``(11) The University of New Hampshire.
       ``(12) A consortium consisting of George Mason University, 
     along with the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech 
     University.
       ``(13) The University of Tennessee.
       ``(14) The Alabama Transportation Institute.
       ``(15) A consortium consisting of Columbia University, City 
     University of New York, Manhattan College, and New Jersey 
     Institute of Technology.
       ``(16) Maritime College of the State University of New 
     York.
       ``(17) University of New Orleans.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 5504 the 
     following:

``5505. University transportation research.''.

       (c) Appalachian Transportation Institute.--
       (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants under section 
     5505 of title 49, United States Code, to Marshall University, 
     West Virginia, on behalf of a consortium which also may 
     include West Virginia University Institute of Technology, the 
     College of West Virginia, and Bluefield State College to 
     establish and operate an Appalachian Transportation 
     Institute. Such institute shall conduct research, training, 
     technology transfer, and other transportation related 
     activities in the development and enhancement of 
     transportation systems in the Appalachian region, including 
     the Appalachian Development Highway System.
       (2) Funding.--Of amounts made available to carry out such 
     section 5505, $2,000,000 shall be available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry out paragraph (1).
       (3) Federal share.--The Federal share payable for the costs 
     of the institute referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 80 
     percent; except that the non-Federal interest shall receive 
     credit for the reasonable cost associated with the 
     establishment and administration of the institute referred to 
     in paragraph (1).
       (d) ITS Institute.--
       (1) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants under section 
     5505 of title 49, United States Code, to the University of 
     Minnesota to continue to operate and expand the ITS 
     Institute. The ITS Institute shall continue to conduct 
     research, education, and development activities that focus on 
     transportation management, enhanced safety, human factors, 
     and reduced environmental effects. The ITS Institute shall 
     develop new or expanded programs to address emerging issues 
     of ITS related to transportation policy, intermodalism, 
     sustainable community development, and transportation 
     telematics.
       (2) Funding.--Of amounts made available to carry out such 
     section 5505, $2,000,000 shall be available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 to carry out paragraph (1).
       (3) Federal share.--The Federal share payable for the costs 
     of the institute referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 80 
     percent; except that the non-Federal interest shall receive 
     credit for the reasonable cost associated with the 
     establishment and administration of the institute referred to 
     in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 625. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.

       Of the amounts made available for each of fiscal years 1998 
     through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(G) of this Act--
       (1) not to exceed $8,000,000 per fiscal year shall be 
     available for the National Highway Institute under section 
     321 of title 23, United States Code;
       (2) not to exceed $10,000,000 per fiscal year shall be 
     available for the local technical assistance program under 
     section 326(a) of such title;
       (3) not to exceed $2,000,000 per fiscal year shall be 
     available for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation 
     Fellowship Program under section 326(b) of such title;
       (4) not to exceed $14,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 
     and 1999 and $19,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 
     through 2003 shall be available for the national technology 
     deployment initiative program under section 322 of such 
     title; and
       (5) not to exceed $17,750,000 per fiscal year shall be 
     available for university transportation centers under section 
     5505 of title 49, United States Code.

    PART III--BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS AND MISCELLANEOUS 
                                PROGRAMS

     SEC. 631. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.

       (a) In General.--Section 111 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the second sentence of subsection (b)(4);
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (J) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (K) by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and'' ; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(L) transportation-related variables influencing global 
     competitiveness.'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``national transportation system'' in the 
     first sentence and inserting ``Nation's transportation 
     systems'';
       (B) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) be coordinated with efforts to measure outputs and 
     outcomes of the Department of Transportation and the Nation's 
     transportation systems under the Government Performance and 
     Results Act of 1993 (107 Stat. 285 et seq.);''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C) by inserting ``, made relevant to 
     the States and metropolitan planning organizations,'' after 
     ``accuracy'';
       (4) in subsection (c)(3) by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The Bureau shall review and report to the 
     Secretary of Transportation on the sources and reliability of 
     the statistics proposed by the heads of the operating 
     administrations of the Department to measure outputs and 
     outcomes as required by the Government Performance and 
     Results Act of 1993 (107 Stat. 285 et seq.), and shall 
     undertake such other reviews as may be requested by the 
     Secretary.'';
       (5) in subsection (c) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Supporting transportation decisionmaking.--Ensuring 
     that the statistics compiled under paragraph (1) are relevant 
     for transportation decisions by Federal, State, and local 
     governments, transportation-related associations, private 
     businesses, and consumers.'';
       (6) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as 
     subsections (h), (i) and (j), respectively;
       (7) by striking subsection (g); and
       (8) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Intermodal Transportation Data Base.--The Director 
     shall establish and maintain an intermodal transportation 
     data base. The data base shall be suitable for analyses 
     conducted by the Federal Government, the States,

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     and metropolitan planning organizations. The data base shall 
     include, at a minimum--
       ``(1) information on the volumes and patterns of movement 
     of goods, including local, interregional, and international 
     movements, by all modes of transportation and intermodal 
     combinations, and by relevant classification;
       ``(2) information on the volumes and patterns of movement 
     of people, including local, interregional, and international 
     movements, by all modes of transportation and intermodal 
     combinations, and by relevant classification; and
       ``(3) information on the location and connectivity of 
     transportation facilities and services and a national 
     accounting of expenditures and capital stocks on each mode of 
     transportation and intermodal combinations.
       ``(e) National Transportation Library.--The Director shall 
     establish and maintain a national transportation library 
     containing a collection of statistical and other information 
     needed for transportation decisionmaking at the Federal, 
     State, and local levels.
       ``(f) National Transportation Atlas Data Base.--The 
     Director shall develop and maintain geographic data bases 
     depicting transportation networks; flows of people, goods, 
     vehicles, and craft over those networks; and social, 
     economic, and environmental conditions affecting or affected 
     by those networks. These data bases shall be able to support 
     intermodal network analysis.
       ``(g) Research and Development Grants.--The Secretary may 
     make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or 
     contracts with, public and nonprofit private entities to 
     support the programs and activities of the Bureau.'';
       (9) by striking subsection (i), as so redesignated, and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(i) Prohibition on Certain Disclosures.--
       ``(1) Information obtained under long-term data collection 
     program.--An officer or employee of the Bureau may not--
       ``(A) make any publication in which the data furnished by 
     an individual or organization under paragraph (c)(2) can be 
     identified;
       ``(B) use the information furnished under the provisions of 
     subsection (c)(2) for a nonstatistical purpose; or
       ``(C) permit anyone other than the individuals authorized 
     by the Director to examine individual reports furnished under 
     subsection (c)(2).
       ``(2) Copies of reports.--No department, bureau, agency, 
     officer, or employee of the United States, except the 
     Director in carrying out the purpose of this section, shall 
     require, for any reason, copies of reports which have been 
     filed under subsection (c)(2) with the Bureau or retained by 
     any individual respondent. Copies of such reports which have 
     been so retained or filed with the Bureau or any of its 
     employees, contractors, or agents shall be immune from legal 
     process, and shall not, without the consent of the individual 
     concerned, be admitted as evidence or used for any purpose in 
     any action, suit, or other judicial or administrative 
     proceeding. This paragraph shall only apply to information 
     that permits information concerning an individual or 
     organization to be reasonable inferred by direct or indirect 
     means.
       ``(3) Collection of data for nonstatistical purposes.--In a 
     case in which the Bureau is authorized by statute to collect 
     data or information for nonstatistical purposes, the Director 
     shall clearly distinguish the collection of such data or 
     information by rule, and on the collection instrument, to 
     inform a respondent requested or required to supply the data 
     or information of the nonstatistical purposes.''; and
       (10) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Data Product Sales Proceeds.--Notwithstanding section 
     3302 of title 31, United States Code, funds received by the 
     Bureau from the sale of data products may be credited to the 
     Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and 
     shall be available for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau 
     for such expenses.
       ``(l) Funding.--
       ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) $31,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003 to carry out this section, except 
     that amounts for activities under subsection (g) may not 
     exceed $500,000 in any fiscal year. Amounts made available 
     under this subsection shall remain available for a period of 
     3 fiscal years.
       ``(2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5503 of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as 
     subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively.

     SEC. 632. TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND 
                   DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
     transportation technology innovation and demonstration 
     program in accordance with the requirements of this section.
       (b) Contents of Program.--
       (1) Use of concrete pavement.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct research on 
     improved methods of using concrete pavement in the 
     construction, reconstruction, and repair of Federal-aid 
     highways.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $10,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (2) Motor vehicle safety warning system.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall expand and continue 
     the study authorized by section 358(c) of the National 
     Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (23 U.S.C. 401 note; 
     109 Stat. 625) relating to the development of a motor vehicle 
     safety warning system and shall conduct tests of such system.
       (B) Grants.--In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary 
     may make grants to State and local governments.
       (C) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2000 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $700,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (3) Steel bridge construction.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants for 
     research and construction to improve and demonstrate the use 
     of steel bridge construction.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $10,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (C) Federal share.--The Federal share payable on account of 
     construction activities carried out using a grant made under 
     this paragraph shall be 80 percent of the cost of such 
     activities.
       (4) Use of asphalt pavement.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct research on 
     improved methods of using asphalt pavement in the 
     construction, reconstruction, and repair of Federal-aid 
     highways.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $10,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (5) Use of hazardous materials monitoring systems.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct research on 
     improved methods of deploying and integrating existing ITS 
     projects to include hazardous materials monitoring systems 
     across various modes of transportation.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(I) of 
     this Act, $1,500,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (6) Motor carrier advanced sensor control system.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct research on 
     the deployment of a system of advanced sensors and signal 
     processors in trucks and tractor trailers to determine axle 
     and wheel alignment, monitor collision alarm, check tire 
     pressure and tire balance conditions, measure and detect load 
     distribution in the vehicle, and monitor and adjust automatic 
     braking systems.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(I) of 
     this Act, $700,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (7) Outreach and technology transfer activities.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall continue to support 
     the Urban Consortium's ITS outreach and technology transfer 
     activities.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $500,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (8) Transportation economic and land use system.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall continue development 
     and deployment through the New Jersey Institute of Technology 
     to metropolitan planning organizations of the Transportation 
     Economic and Land Use System.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $1,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (9) Great lakes its implementation.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     State of Wisconsin to continue ITS activities in the corridor 
     serving the Greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chicago, Illinois, 
     and Gary, Indiana, areas initiated under the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts allocated for each of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003 under section 657(a) of this Act, 
     $2,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out 
     this paragraph.
       (10) Northeast its implementation.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     States to continue ITS activities in the Interstate Route I-
     95 corridor in the northeastern United States initiated under 
     the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
     1991.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts allocated for each of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003 under section 657(a) of this Act, 
     $5,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out 
     this paragraph.
       (11) Composite materials.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct research in 
     the use of composite materials for guardrails and bridge 
     decking.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(F) of 
     this Act, $700,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (12) Intelligent transportation infrastructure.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to 
     advance the deployment of an operational intelligent 
     transportation infrastructure system for the measurement of 
     various transportation system activities to aid in the 
     transportation planning and analysis while making a 
     significant contribution to the ITS program under this title. 
     This program shall be located in the 2 largest metropolitan 
     areas in the State of Pennsylvania.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $1,700,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.

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       (C) Federal share.--The Federal share payable on account of 
     the program carried out under this paragraph shall be 80 
     percent of the cost of such program.
       (13) Corrosion control and prevention.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make a grant to 
     conduct a study on the costs and benefits of corrosion 
     control and prevention. The study shall be conducted in 
     conjunction with an interdisciplinary team of experts from 
     the fields of metallurgy, chemistry, economics, and others, 
     as appropriate. Not later than September 30, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the study 
     results, together with any recommendations.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1999 and 2000 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of this 
     Act, $500,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out 
     this paragraph.
       (14) Recycled materials.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     University of New Hampshire to continue research on the use 
     of recycled materials in the construction of transportation 
     projects.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(F) of 
     this Act, $1,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (15) Translink.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     Texas Transportation Institute to continue the Translink 
     Research program.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts allocated for each of fiscal 
     years 1999 through 2001 under section 657(a) of this Act, 
     $1,300,000 per fiscal year shall be available to carry out 
     this paragraph.
       (16) Fundamental properties of asphalts and modified 
     asphalts.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall continue to carry out 
     section 6016 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991. Additional areas of the program under 
     such section shall be asphalt-water interaction studies and 
     asphalt-aggregate thin film behavior studies.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(F) of 
     this Act, $3,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
       (17) National center for transportation management, 
     research, and development.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to design, 
     develop, and implement research, training, and technology 
     transfer activities to increase the number of highly skilled 
     minority individuals and women entering the transportation 
     workforce. The grant recipient shall be an institution with a 
     predominantly minority student population, a dedicated 
     graduate degree program in transportation studies, and a 
     demonstrated record for at least 5 years in pursuing the 
     objectives for which grants are authorized by this 
     subparagraph.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section 
     127(a)(3)(H) of this Act, $1,000,000 shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph for fiscal year 2000, $1,250,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $1,750,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (18) Infrastructure technology institute.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to study 
     techniques to evaluate and monitor infrastructure conditions, 
     to improve information systems for infrastructure 
     construction and management, and to study advanced materials 
     and automated processes for constructing and rehabilitating 
     public works facilities. The recipient shall be an 
     institution with a demonstrated record for at least 5 years 
     in pursuing the objectives for which grants are authorized by 
     this subparagraph.
       (B) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 2000 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $3,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this paragraph.
             Subtitle B--Intelligent Transportation Systems

     SEC. 651. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this subtitle, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Intelligent transportation systems; its.--The terms 
     ``intelligent transportation systems'' and ``ITS'' mean 
     electronics, communications, or information processing used 
     singly or in combination to improve the efficiency and safety 
     of surface transportation systems.
       (2) Intelligent transportation infrastructure.--The term 
     ``intelligent transportation infrastructure'' means fully 
     integrated public sector ITS components, as defined by the 
     Secretary.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       (4) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given such 
     term under section 101 of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 652. SCOPE OF PROGRAM.

       (a) Scope.--Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, the 
     Secretary shall conduct an ongoing ITS program to research, 
     develop, and operationally test intelligent transportation 
     systems and advance nationwide deployment of such systems as 
     a component of the Nation's surface transportation systems.
       (b) Goals.--The goals of the ITS program include--
       (1) enhancement of surface transportation efficiency to 
     enable existing facilities to meet a significant portion of 
     future transportation needs and to reduce regulatory, 
     financial, and other transaction costs to public agencies and 
     system users;
       (2) enhancement of safe operation of motor vehicles, 
     including motorcycles, and nonmotorized vehicles on the 
     Nation's surface transportation systems, with a particular 
     emphasis on decreasing the number and severity of collisions;
       (3) protection and enhancement of the natural environment 
     and communities affected by surface transportation, with 
     particular emphasis on assisting States to attain air quality 
     goals established pursuant to the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7401 et seq.);
       (4) accommodation of the needs of all users of the Nation's 
     surface transportation systems, including the operators of 
     commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, and motorcycles;
       (5) improvement of public access to employment, goods, and 
     services;
       (6) development of a technology base and necessary 
     standards and protocols for intelligent transportation 
     systems;
       (7) improvement of the Nation's ability to respond to 
     emergencies and natural disasters and enhancement of national 
     defense mobility; and
       (8) promotion of the access and use of data collected from 
     projects conducted under the program by public and private 
     organizations.

     SEC. 653. GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Cooperation and Consultation Requirements.--
       (1) Cooperation with governmental, private, and educational 
     entities.--The Secretary shall carry out the ITS program in 
     cooperation with State and local governments and other public 
     entities, the United States private sector, and colleges and 
     universities, including historically black colleges and 
     universities and other minority institutions of higher 
     education.
       (2) Consultation with federal officials.--In carrying out 
     the ITS program, the Secretary, as appropriate, shall consult 
     with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and 
     the heads of other Federal departments and agencies.
       (b) Standards.--
       (1) Development of national its architecture.--The 
     Secretary shall develop, implement, and maintain a national 
     ITS architecture and standards and protocols to promote the 
     widespread use and evaluation of ITS technology as a 
     component of the Nation's surface transportation systems.
       (2) Interoperability among its technologies.--The national 
     ITS architecture shall promote interoperability among ITS 
     technologies implemented throughout the States.
       (3) Use of services of standards-setting organizations.--In 
     carrying out this subsection, the Secretary may use the 
     services of standards-setting organizations.
       (4) Establishment of dedicated short-range vehicle to 
     wayside wireless standard.--In carrying out this subsection, 
     the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Commerce, the Secretary of Defense, and the Federal 
     Communications Commission, shall take such actions as may be 
     necessary to secure the necessary spectrum for the near-term 
     establishment of a dedicated short-range vehicle to wayside 
     wireless standard.
       (c) Evaluations.--
       (1) Guidelines and requirements.--The Secretary shall issue 
     guidelines and requirements for the evaluation of field and 
     related operational tests carried out under section 655 of 
     this Act.
       (2) Objectivity and independence.--The guidelines and 
     requirements issued under paragraph (1) shall include 
     provisions to ensure the objectivity and independence of the 
     evaluator and to avoid any real or apparent conflict of 
     interest or potential influence on the outcome by parties to 
     the tests or any other formal evaluation conducted under this 
     subtitle.
       (d) Information Clearinghouse.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     maintain a repository for technical and safety data collected 
     as a result of federally-sponsored projects under this 
     subtitle and shall make, upon request, such information 
     (except for proprietary information and data) readily 
     available to all users of the repository at an appropriate 
     cost.
       (2) Delegation of authority.--The Secretary may delegate 
     the responsibility of the Secretary under this subsection, 
     with continuing oversight by the Secretary, to an appropriate 
     entity that is not within the Department of Transportation. 
     Any entity to which such responsibility is delegated shall be 
     eligible for Federal assistance under this subtitle.
       (e) Advisory Committees.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may utilize 1 or more 
     advisory committees in carrying out this subtitle.
       (2) Applicability of federal advisory committee act.--Any 
     advisory committee utilized under this subsection shall be 
     subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App., 
     86 Stat. 770).
       (3) Funding.--Funding provided for an advisory committee 
     utilized under this subsection shall be available from moneys 
     appropriated for advisory committees as specified in relevant 
     appropriations Acts and from funds allocated for research, 
     development, and implementation activities in connection with 
     the ITS program.
       (f) Conformity With Standards.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that ITS 
     projects carried out using funds made available out of the 
     Highway Trust Fund conform to the national ITS architecture 
     and standards and protocols developed under subsection (b).
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to projects 
     carried out using funds authorized for specific research 
     objectives in the National ITS Program Plan under section 654 
     of this Act.
       (g) Life-Cycle Cost Analysis.--The Secretary shall require 
     an analysis of the life-cycle costs of each project carried 
     out using funds made available under this subtitle, and each 
     project authorized in section 656 of this Act, for operations 
     and maintenance of ITS elements,

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     where the total initial capital costs of the such elements 
     exceed $3,000,000.
       (h) Procurement Methods.--
       (1) Technical assistance.--The Secretary shall develop 
     appropriate technical assistance and guidance to assist State 
     and local agencies in evaluating and selecting appropriate 
     methods of procurement for its projects carried out using 
     funds made available from the Highway Trust Fund, including 
     innovative and nontraditional methods of procurement.
       (2) ITS software.--To the maximum extent practicable, 
     contracting officials shall use as a critical evaluation 
     criterion the Software Engineering Institute's Capability 
     Maturity Model, or another similar recognized standard risk 
     assessment methodology, to reduce the cost, schedule, and 
     performance risks associated with the development, 
     management, and integration of ITS software.

     SEC. 654. NATIONAL ITS PROGRAM PLAN.

       (a) National ITS Program Plan.--
       (1) Updates.--The Secretary shall maintain and update, as 
     necessary, the National ITS Program Plan developed by the 
     Department of Transportation and the Intelligent 
     Transportation Society of America.
       (2) Scope.--The National ITS Program Plan shall--
       (A) specify the goals, objectives, and milestones for the 
     deployment of intelligent transportation infrastructure in 
     the context of major metropolitan areas, smaller metropolitan 
     and rural areas, and commercial vehicle information systems 
     and networks;
       (B) specify how specific programs and projects relate to 
     the goals, objectives, and milestones referred to in 
     subparagraph (A), including consideration of the 5-, 10-, and 
     20-year timeframes for the goals and objectives;
       (C) establish a course of action necessary to achieve the 
     program's goals and objectives;
       (D) provide for the evolutionary development of standards 
     and protocols to promote and ensure interoperability in the 
     implementation of ITS technologies; and
       (E) establish a cooperative process with State and local 
     governments for determining desired surface transportation 
     system performance levels and developing plans for national 
     incorporation of specific ITS capabilities into surface 
     transportation systems.
       (b) Implementation Reports.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate a report on implementation of the 
     National ITS Program Plan.

     SEC. 655. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND 
                   OPERATIONAL TESTS.

       (a) Technical Assistance, Training, and Information.--The 
     Secretary may provide technical assistance, training, and 
     information to State and local governments seeking to 
     implement, operate, maintain, and evaluate ITS technologies 
     and services.
       (b) Transportation Planning.--The Secretary may provide 
     funding to support adequate consideration of transportation 
     system management and operations, including ITS, within 
     metropolitan and statewide transportation planning processes.
       (c) Research and Operational Tests.--The Secretary may 
     provide funding for research and operational tests relating 
     to ITS.
       (d) Demonstration and Evaluation of Intelligent Vehicle 
     Highway Systems.--The Secretary may conduct research and 
     development activities for the purpose of demonstrating 
     integrated intelligent vehicle highway systems and roadway 
     safety systems. Such research shall include state-of-the-art 
     systems and shall integrate collision avoidance, in-vehicle 
     information, and other safety related systems (including 
     infrastructure-based systems). Development work shall 
     incorporate human factors research findings.

     SEC. 656. ITS DEPLOYMENT.

       (a) Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure Deployment 
     Incentives Program.--The Secretary shall conduct a program to 
     promote the deployment of regionally integrated, intermodal 
     intelligent transportation systems and, through financial and 
     technical assistance under this subtitle, shall assist in the 
     development and implementation of such systems.
       (b) Goals.--In accordance with the National ITS Program 
     Plan under section 654 of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     provide incentives for the deployment of integrated 
     applications of intermodal, intelligent transportation 
     infrastructure and system technologies to--
       (1) stimulate sufficient deployment to validate and 
     accelerate the establishment of national ITS standards and 
     protocols;
       (2) realize the benefits of regionally integrated, 
     intermodal deployment of intelligent transportation 
     infrastructure and commercial vehicle operations, including 
     electronic border crossing applications; and
       (3) motivate innovative approaches to overcoming non-
     technical constraints or impediments to deployment.
       (c) Project Selection.--In order to be eligible for funding 
     under this section, a project shall--
       (1) contribute to national deployment goals and objectives 
     outlined in the National ITS Program Plan under section 654 
     of this Act;
       (2) demonstrate a strong commitment to cooperation among 
     agencies, jurisdictions, and the private sector, as evidenced 
     by signed memorandums of understanding that clearly define 
     the responsibilities and relation of all parties to a 
     partnership arrangement, including institutional 
     relationships and financial agreements needed to support 
     deployment, and commitment to the criteria provided in 
     paragraphs (3) through (7);
       (3) demonstrate commitment to a comprehensive plan of fully 
     integrated ITS deployment in accordance with the national ITS 
     architecture and standards and protocols established under 
     section 653(b) of this Act;
       (4) be part of approved plans and programs developed under 
     applicable statewide and metropolitan transportation planning 
     processes and applicable State air quality implementation 
     plans, as appropriate, at the time Federal funds are sought;
       (5) minimize the relative percentage and amount of Federal 
     contributions under this section to total project costs;
       (6) ensure continued, long-term operations and maintenance 
     without continued reliance on Federal funding under this 
     subtitle, along with documented evidence of fiscal capacity 
     and commitment from anticipated public and private sources;
       (7) demonstrate technical capacity for effective operations 
     and maintenance or commitment to acquiring necessary skills; 
     and
       (8) identify the impacts on bicycle and pedestrian 
     transportation and safety and evaluate options to mitigate 
     any adverse impacts on bicycle and pedestrian transportation 
     and safety.
       (d) Funding Limitations.--
       (1) Projects in metropolitan areas.--Funding under this 
     section for intelligent transportation infrastructure 
     projects in metropolitan areas shall be limited to activities 
     primarily necessary to integrate intelligent transportation 
     infrastructure elements either deployed or to be deployed 
     with other sources of funds.
       (2) Other projects.--For commercial vehicle projects and 
     projects outside metropolitan areas, funding provided under 
     this subtitle may also be used for installation of 
     intelligent transportation infrastructure elements.
       (3) Fiscal year limitations.--Of the amounts made available 
     to carry out this section in a fiscal year--
       (A) not more than $15,000,000 may be used for projects in a 
     metropolitan area;
       (B) not more than $2,000,000 may be used for a project in a 
     rural area;
       (C) not more than $5,000,000 may be used for a commercial 
     vehicle information system and network project; and
       (D) not more than $35,000,000 may be used for projects in a 
     State.
       (4) Priorities.--In providing funding for projects under 
     this section, the Secretary shall allocate--
       (A) not less than 25 percent of the funds made available to 
     carry out this section to eligible State and local entities 
     for the implementation of commercial vehicle information 
     systems and networks, and international border crossing 
     improvements, in support of public sector commercial vehicle 
     operations nationwide; and
       (B) not less than 10 percent of such funds for other 
     intelligent transportation infrastructure deployment 
     activities outside of metropolitan areas.

     SEC. 657. FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.

       (a) Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure Deployment 
     Incentives Program.--
       (1) Allocation.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(I) of 
     this Act, $75,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out section 656 of this Act.
       (2) Use of unallocated amounts.--In addition to amounts 
     made available by subsection (b), any amounts made available 
     under paragraph (1) and not allocated by the Secretary for 
     carrying out section 656 of this Act may be used by the 
     Secretary for carrying out other activities authorized under 
     this subtitle.
       (b) ITS Research and Program Support Activities.--Of the 
     amounts made available for each of fiscal years 1998 through 
     2003 by section 127(a)(3)(I) of this Act, $100,000,000 per 
     fiscal year shall be available to carry out multi-year 
     research and technology development initiatives under this 
     subtitle (other than projects under section 656 of this Act).
       (c) Federal Share Payable.--
       (1) Intelligent transportation infrastructure deployment 
     incentives program.--For activities funded with amounts 
     allocated under subsection (a), the Federal share payable 
     from such amounts shall not exceed 50 percent of the costs of 
     the activities, and the total Federal share payable from all 
     eligible sources (including subsection (a)) shall not exceed 
     80 percent of the costs of the activities.
       (2) Other programs.--For activities funded with amounts 
     allocated under subsection (b), unless the Secretary 
     determines otherwise, the Federal share payable on account of 
     such activities shall not exceed 80 percent of the costs of 
     the activities.
       (3) Long-range activities.--For long-range activities 
     undertaken in partnership with private entities for the 
     purposes of section 655(d) of this Act, the Federal share 
     payable from funds allocated under this subtitle on account 
     of such activities shall not exceed 50 percent of the costs 
     of the activities, and the total Federal share payable from 
     all eligible sources (including subsection (a)) shall not 
     exceed 80 percent of the costs of the activities.
       (4) Participation of other public and private sources.--The 
     Secretary shall seek maximum participation in the funding of 
     activities under this subtitle from other public and private 
     sources, and shall minimize the use of funds provided under 
     this subtitle for the construction or long-term acquisition 
     of buildings and grounds.
       (d) Advanced Traffic Monitoring and Response Center.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to the 
     Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, in conjunction with 
     the Pennsylvania

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     Turnpike Commission, to establish an advanced traffic 
     monitoring and emergency response center at Letterkenny Army 
     Depot in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The center shall help 
     develop and coordinate traffic monitoring and ITS systems on 
     the entire Pennsylvania Turnpike system and I-81, coordinate 
     emergency response with State and local governments in the 
     Central Pennsylvania Region, and conduct research.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2003 by section 127(a)(3)(H) of 
     this Act, $1,667,000 per fiscal year shall be available to 
     carry out this subsection.

     SEC. 658. GLOBAL POSITIONING SATELLITE DATA.

       (a) Moratorium.--Before the last day of the 2-year period 
     beginning on the date of enactment of this Act or the 90th 
     day after a study has been submitted under subsection (c), 
     whichever is later, records produced by global positioning 
     satellite systems shall not be subpoenaed or otherwise used 
     by the Secretary in enforcement cases to verify compliance 
     with hours-of-service requirements for employees of motor 
     carriers.
       (b) Exceptions to Moratorium.--Notwithstanding subsection 
     (a), the Secretary may use such records in a case in which 
     any of the following conditions exist:
       (1) Global positioning satellite systems are a motor 
     carrier's primary method of maintaining or verifying records 
     of duty status.
       (2) State or Federal safety officials are investigating the 
     cause of a fatal crash involving a motor carrier.
       (3) A motor carrier has an unacceptable safety profile as 
     determined by the Secretary and the Secretary gives approval 
     for an examination of the global positioning satellite 
     records.

     In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary may seek 
     access to data from an information technology provider only 
     if access to such data cannot be obtained from the motor 
     carrier.
       (c) Independent Assessment.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall contract with an 
     entity that is independent of the Department of 
     Transportation to conduct a study to identify, examine, and 
     evaluate current and future issues and policies related to 
     government access to data produced by electronic systems for 
     motor carriers. The entity shall have demonstrated knowledge 
     about the motor carrier industry, motor carrier safety 
     regulations, and the electronic information industry.
       (2) Inspector general.--The Office of the Inspector General 
     of the Department of Transportation shall approve the 
     statement of work of the entity referred to in paragraph (1) 
     and approve the contract award under paragraph (1). In 
     carrying out its responsibilities under this paragraph, the 
     Office of the Inspector General shall perform such overview 
     and validation or verification of data as may be necessary to 
     ensure that the study to be conducted under paragraph (1) 
     meets the requirements of paragraph (1).
       (3) Deadline.--The study to be conducted under paragraph 
     (1) shall be completed not later than 2 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act. A report containing the results 
     of the study shall be submitted to the Secretary and 
     Congress.
       (4) Funding.--Of amounts made available under section 
     127(a)(3)(H), $100,000 for fiscal year 1998, $200,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, and $200,000 for fiscal year 2000 shall be 
     available to carry out this subsection.

     SEC. 659. REPEAL.

       Part B of title VI of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2189-2195) is repealed.
                     TITLE VII--TRUTH IN BUDGETING

     SEC. 701. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law (except the Line 
     Item Veto Act of 1996), the receipts and disbursements of the 
     Highway Trust Fund established by section 9503 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986--
       (1) shall not be counted as new budget authority, outlays, 
     receipts, or deficit or surplus for purposes of--
       (A) the budget of the United States Government as submitted 
     by the President,
       (B) the congressional budget (including allocations of 
     budget authority and outlays provided therein), or
       (C) the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
     of 1985; and
       (2) shall be exempt from any general budget limitation 
     imposed by statute on expenditures and net lending (budget 
     outlays) of the United States Government.

     SEC. 702. APPLICABILITY.

       This title shall apply to fiscal years beginning after 
     September 30, 1997.
            TITLE VIII--RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY PROGRAM

     SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Recreational Boating 
     Safety Improvement Act of 1998''.

     SEC. 802. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 13106 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``(1)'' and all that follows through the 
     first sentence and inserting the following: ``Except as 
     provided in subsection (c) and subject to such amounts as are 
     provided in appropriations laws, the Secretary may expend for 
     each fiscal year the amount transferred for such fiscal year 
     to the Boat Safety Account under section 9503(c)(4) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9503(c)(4)).''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c)(1) Of the amount transferred for each fiscal year to 
     the Boat Safety Account under section 9503(c)(4) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9503(c)(4))--
       ``(A) up to two percent is available to the Secretary to 
     pay the costs of investigations, personnel, and activities 
     related to administering State recreational boating safety 
     programs;
       ``(B) up to two percent is available to the Secretary to 
     ensure compliance with chapter 43 of this title; and
       ``(C) up to three percent is available to the Secretary to 
     establish, operate, and maintain aids to navigation that 
     promote primarily recreational boating safety.
       ``(2) Amounts made available by this subsection shall 
     remain available until expended.''.
       (b) Comprehensive Surveys.--Section 13103(c) of title 46, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The Secretary shall use amounts allocated under this 
     subsection to conduct and report to the Congress the findings 
     of a comprehensive survey of recreational boating in the 
     United States, by not later than December 1 of 1999 and of 
     every fifth year thereafter. The amount expended for each 
     survey may not exceed 50 percent of the amounts allocated 
     under this subsection for the fiscal year in which the survey 
     is conducted.''.
       (c) Requirement To Use State Program Assistance for Certain 
     Public Access Facilities.--Section 13106 of title 46, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d)(1) The Secretary shall require that of the amount 
     appropriated for a fiscal year to which this subsection 
     applies that is allocated and distributed under this chapter 
     for State recreational boating safety programs, the amount 
     described in paragraph (2) shall be available only for use 
     pursuant to subsection (b)(4) for public access facilities 
     for transient nontrailerable recreational vessels.
       ``(2) The amount referred to in paragraph (1) is equal to 
     five percent of the portion of sums appropriated for the 
     fiscal year to carry out this chapter that is in excess of 
     $35,000,000.
       ``(3) This subsection applies to any fiscal year for which 
     the total amount appropriated to carry out this chapter 
     exceeds $35,000,000.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect October 
     1, 1998.
                          TITLE IX--RAILROADS

     SEC. 901. HIGH-SPEED RAIL.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 26104 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (h); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(d) Fiscal Year 1998.--(1) There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998, for carrying out section 26101 (including payment of 
     administrative expenses related thereto).
       ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, for carrying out 
     section 26102 (including payment of administrative expenses 
     related thereto).
       ``(e) Fiscal Year 1999.--(1) There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, for carrying out section 26101 (including payment of 
     administrative expenses related thereto).
       ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, for carrying out 
     section 26102 (including payment of administrative expenses 
     related thereto).
       ``(f) Fiscal Year 2000.--(1) There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2000, for carrying out section 26101 (including payment of 
     administrative expenses related thereto).
       ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, for carrying out 
     section 26102 (including payment of administrative expenses 
     related thereto).
       ``(g) Fiscal Year 2001.--(1) There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2001, for carrying out section 26101 (including payment of 
     administrative expenses related thereto).
       ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, for carrying out 
     section 26102 (including payment of administrative expenses 
     related thereto).''.
       (b) Definition.--Section 26105(2) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) the term `high-speed rail' means all forms of 
     nonhighway ground transportation that run on rails or 
     electromagnetic guideways providing transportation service 
     which is--
       ``(A) reasonably expected to reach sustained speeds of more 
     than 125 miles per hour; and
       ``(B) made available to members of the general public as 
     passengers,

     but does not include rapid transit operations within an urban 
     area that are not connected to the general rail system of 
     transportation;''.

     SEC. 902. LIGHT DENSITY RAIL LINE PILOT PROJECTS.

       (a) Amendment.--Part B of subtitle V of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new chapter:

         ``CHAPTER 223--LIGHT DENSITY RAIL LINE PILOT PROJECTS

``Sec.
``22301. Light density rail line pilot projects.

     ``Sec. 22301. Light density rail line pilot projects

       ``(a) Grants.--The Secretary of Transportation may make 
     grants to States that have State rail plans described in 
     section 22102 (1) and (2), to fund pilot projects that 
     demonstrate the relationship of light density railroad 
     services

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     to the statutory responsibilities of the Secretary, including 
     those under title 23.
       ``(b) Limitations.--Grants under this section may be made 
     only for pilot projects for making capital improvements to, 
     and rehabilitating, publicly and privately owned rail line 
     structures, and may not be used for providing operating 
     assistance.
       ``(c) Private Owner Contributions.--Grants made under this 
     section for projects on privately owned rail line structures 
     shall include contributions by the owner of the rail line 
     structures, based on the benefit to those structures, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(d) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
     pilot projects carried out with grant assistance under this 
     section to determine the public interest benefits associated 
     with the light density railroad networks in the States and 
     their contribution to a multimodal transportation system. Not 
     later than March 31, 2003, the Secretary shall report to 
     Congress any recommendations the Secretary considers 
     appropriate regarding the eligibility of light density rail 
     networks for Federal infrastructure financing.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
     this section $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998, 
     1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003. Such funds shall remain 
     available until expended.''.
       (b) Table of Chapters.--The table of chapters of subtitle V 
     of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to chapter 221 the following new 
     item:

``223. LIGHT DENSITY RAIL LINE PILOT PROJECTS..................22301''.

     SEC. 903. MIAMI-ORLANDO-TAMPA CORRIDOR PROJECT.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Transportation $200,000,000, to be made available to the 
     Florida Department of Transportation to reimburse the Florida 
     Overland Express project in the Miami-Orlando-Tampa corridor 
     for capital costs of that project. The Florida Department of 
     Transportation shall deposit funds received under this 
     section into a separate account which shall, to the extent 
     not yet required for the purposes of this section, be 
     invested in United States Treasury securities. Funds 
     authorized under this section shall not be counted in 
     calculating the allocation to the State of Florida under 
     section 111.

     SEC. 904. ALASKA RAILROAD.

       (a) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants to the Alaska 
     Railroad for capital rehabilitation of and improvements to 
     its passenger services.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,250,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.

     SEC. 905. RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSING HAZARD ELIMINATION IN HIGH 
                   SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 
     104(d)(2) of title 23, United States Code, $5,250,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1998 through 2003.

     SEC. 906. RAILROAD REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING.

       (a) Amendments.--Title V of the Railroad Revitalization and 
     Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 is amended--
       (1) by striking sections 501 through 504 and inserting the 
     following new sections:

     ``SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this title:
       ``(1)(A) The term `cost' means the estimated long-term cost 
     to the Government of a direct loan or loan guarantee, 
     calculated on a net present value basis, excluding 
     administrative costs and any incidental effects on 
     governmental receipts or outlays.
       ``(B) The cost of a direct loan shall be the net present 
     value, at the time when the direct loan is disbursed, of the 
     following cash flows:
       ``(i) Loan disbursements.
       ``(ii) Repayments of principal.
       ``(iii) Payments of interest and other payments by or to 
     the Government over the life of the loan after adjusting for 
     estimated defaults, prepayments, fees, penalties, and other 
     recoveries.
       ``(C) The cost of a loan guarantee shall be the net present 
     value when a guaranteed loan is disbursed, of the following 
     cash flows:
       ``(i) Estimated payments by the Government to cover 
     defaults and delinquencies, interest subsidies, or other 
     payments.
       ``(ii) Estimated payments to the Government, including 
     origination and other fees, penalties, and recoveries.
       ``(D) Any Government action that alters the estimated net 
     present value of an outstanding direct loan or loan guarantee 
     (except modifications within the terms of existing contracts 
     or through other existing authorities) shall be counted as a 
     change in the cost of that direct loan or loan guarantee. The 
     calculation of such changes shall be based on the estimated 
     present value of the direct loan or loan guarantee at the 
     time of modification.
       ``(E) In estimating net present values, the discount rate 
     shall be the average interest rate on marketable Treasury 
     securities of similar maturity to the direct loan or loan 
     guarantee for which the estimate is being made.
       ``(2) The term `direct loan' means a disbursement of funds 
     by the Government to a non-Federal borrower under a contract 
     that requires the repayment of such funds. The term includes 
     the purchase of, or participation in, a loan made by another 
     lender. The term does not include the acquisition of a 
     federally guaranteed loan in satisfaction of default claims.
       ``(3) The term `direct loan obligation' means a binding 
     agreement by the Secretary to make a direct loan when 
     specified conditions are fulfilled by the borrower.
       ``(4) The term `intermodal' means of or relating to the 
     connection between rail service and other modes of 
     transportation, including all parts of facilities at which 
     such connection is made.
       ``(5) The term `loan guarantee' means any guarantee, 
     insurance, or other pledge with respect to the payment of all 
     or a part of the principal or interest on any debt obligation 
     of a non-Federal borrower to a non-Federal lender, but does 
     not include the insurance of deposits, shares, or other 
     withdrawable accounts in financial institutions.
       ``(6) The term `loan guarantee commitment' means a binding 
     agreement by the Secretary to make a loan guarantee when 
     specified conditions are fulfilled by the borrower, the 
     lender, or any other party to the guarantee agreement.

     ``SEC. 502. DIRECT LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.

       ``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary may provide direct 
     loans and loan guarantees to State and local governments, 
     government sponsored authorities and corporations, railroads, 
     and joint ventures that include at least 1 railroad.
       ``(b) Eligible Purposes.--
       ``(1) In general.--Direct loans and loan guarantees under 
     this section shall be used to--
       ``(A) acquire, improve, or rehabilitate intermodal or rail 
     equipment or facilities, including track, components of 
     track, bridges, yards, buildings, and shops;
       ``(B) refinance outstanding debt incurred for the purposes 
     described in subparagraph (A); or
       ``(C) develop or establish new intermodal or railroad 
     facilities.
       ``(2) Operating expenses not eligible.--Direct loans and 
     loan guarantees under this section shall not be used for 
     railroad operating expenses.
       ``(c) Priority Projects.--In granting applications for 
     direct loans or guaranteed loans under this section, the 
     Secretary shall give priority to projects that--
       ``(1) enhance public safety;
       ``(2) enhance the environment;
       ``(3) promote economic development;
       ``(4) enable United States companies to be more competitive 
     in international markets;
       ``(5) are endorsed by the plans prepared under section 135 
     of title 23, United States Code, by the State or States in 
     which they are located; or
       ``(6) preserve rail or intermodal service to small 
     communities or rural areas.
       ``(d) Extent of Authority.--The aggregate unpaid principal 
     amounts of obligations under direct loans and loan guarantees 
     made under this section shall not exceed $5,000,000,000 at 
     any one time. Of this amount, not less than $1,000,000,000 
     shall be available solely for projects primarily benefiting 
     freight railroads other than Class I carriers.
       ``(e) Rates of Interest.--
       ``(1) Direct loans.--The Secretary shall require interest 
     to be paid on a direct loan made under this section at a rate 
     not less than that necessary to recover the cost of making 
     the loan.
       ``(2) Loan guarantees.--The Secretary shall not make a loan 
     guarantee under this section if the interest rate for the 
     loan exceeds that which the Secretary determines to be 
     reasonable, taking into consideration the prevailing interest 
     rates and customary fees incurred under similar obligations 
     in the private capital market.
       ``(f) Infrastructure Partners.--
       ``(1) Authority of secretary.--In lieu of or in combination 
     with appropriations of budget authority to cover the costs of 
     direct loans and loan guarantees as required under section 
     504(b)(1) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, the 
     Secretary may accept on behalf of an applicant for assistance 
     under this section a commitment from a non-Federal source to 
     fund in whole or in part credit risk premiums with respect to 
     the loan that is the subject of the application. In no event 
     shall the aggregate of appropriations of budget authority and 
     credit risk premiums described in this paragraph with respect 
     to a direct loan or loan guarantee be less than the cost of 
     that direct loan or loan guarantee.
       ``(2) Credit risk premium amount.--The Secretary shall 
     determine the amount required for credit risk premiums under 
     this subsection on the basis of--
       ``(A) the circumstances of the applicant, including the 
     amount of collateral offered;
       ``(B) the proposed schedule of loan disbursements;
       ``(C) historical data on the repayment history of similar 
     borrowers;
       ``(D) consultation with the Congressional Budget Office; 
     and
       ``(E) any other factors the Secretary considers relevant.
       ``(3) Payment of premiums.--Credit risk premiums under this 
     subsection shall be paid to the Secretary before the 
     disbursement of loan amounts.
       ``(4) Cohorts of loans.--In order to maintain sufficient 
     balances of credit risk premiums to adequately protect the 
     Federal Government from risk of default, while minimizing the 
     length of time the Government retains possession of those 
     balances, the Secretary shall establish cohorts of loans. 
     When all obligations attached to a cohort of loans have been 
     satisfied, credit risk premiums paid for the cohort, and 
     interest accrued thereon, which were not used to mitigate 
     losses shall be returned to the original source on a pro rata 
     basis.
       ``(g) Prerequisites for Assistance.--The Secretary shall 
     not make a direct loan or loan guarantee under this section 
     unless the Secretary has made a finding in writing that--
       ``(1) repayment of the obligation is required to be made 
     within a term of not more than 25 years from the date of its 
     execution;
       ``(2) the direct loan or loan guarantee is justified by the 
     present and probable future demand for rail services or 
     intermodal facilities;
       ``(3) the applicant has given reasonable assurances that 
     the facilities or equipment to be acquired, rehabilitated, 
     improved, developed, or

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     established with the proceeds of the obligation will be 
     economically and efficiently utilized;
       ``(4) the obligation can reasonably be repaid, using an 
     appropriate combination of credit risk premiums and 
     collateral offered by the applicant to protect the Federal 
     Government; and
       ``(5) the purposes of the direct loan or loan guarantee are 
     consistent with subsection (b).
       ``(h) Conditions of Assistance.--The Secretary shall, 
     before granting assistance under this section, require the 
     applicant to agree to such terms and conditions as are 
     sufficient, in the judgment of the Secretary, to ensure that, 
     as long as any principal or interest is due and payable on 
     such obligation, the applicant, and any railroad or railroad 
     partner for whose benefit the assistance is intended--
       ``(1) will not use any funds or assets from railroad or 
     intermodal operations for purposes not related to such 
     operations, if such use would impair the ability of the 
     applicant, railroad, or railroad partner to provide rail or 
     intermodal services in an efficient and economic manner, or 
     would adversely affect the ability of the applicant, 
     railroad, or railroad partner to perform any obligation 
     entered into by the applicant under this section;
       ``(2) will, consistent with its capital resources, maintain 
     its capital program, equipment, facilities, and operations on 
     a continuing basis; and
       ``(3) will not make any discretionary dividend payments 
     that unreasonably conflict with the purposes stated in 
     subsection (b).

     ``SEC. 503. ADMINISTRATION OF DIRECT LOANS AND LOAN 
                   GUARANTEES.

       ``(a) Applications.--The Secretary shall prescribe the form 
     and contents required of applications for assistance under 
     section 502, to enable the Secretary to determine the 
     eligibility of the applicant's proposal, and shall establish 
     terms and conditions for direct loans and loan guarantees 
     made under that section.
       ``(c) Assignment of Loan Guarantees.--The holder of a loan 
     guarantee made under section 502 may assign the loan 
     guarantee in whole or in part, subject to such requirements 
     as the Secretary may prescribe.
       ``(d) Modifications.--The Secretary may approve the 
     modification of any term or condition of a direct loan, loan 
     guarantee, direct loan obligation, or loan guarantee 
     commitment, including the rate of interest, time of payment 
     of interest or principal, or security requirements, if the 
     Secretary finds in writing that--
       ``(1) the modification is equitable and is in the overall 
     best interests of the United States; and
       ``(2) consent has been obtained from the applicant and, in 
     the case of a loan guarantee or loan guarantee commitment, 
     the holder of the obligation.
       ``(e) Compliance.--The Secretary shall assure compliance, 
     by an applicant, any other party to the loan, and any 
     railroad or railroad partner for whose benefit assistance is 
     intended, with the provisions of this title, regulations 
     issued hereunder, and the terms and conditions of the direct 
     loan or loan guarantee, including through regular periodic 
     inspections.
       ``(f) Commercial Validity.--For purposes of claims by any 
     party other than the Secretary, a loan guarantee or loan 
     guarantee commitment shall be conclusive evidence that the 
     underlying obligation is in compliance with the provisions of 
     this title, and that such obligation has been approved and is 
     legal as to principal, interest, and other terms. Such a 
     guarantee or commitment shall be valid and incontestable in 
     the hands of a holder thereof, including the original lender 
     or any other holder, as of the date when the Secretary 
     granted the application therefor, except as to fraud or 
     material misrepresentation by such holder.
       ``(g) Default.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     setting forth procedures in the event of default on a loan 
     made or guaranteed under section 502. The Secretary shall 
     ensure that each loan guarantee made under that section 
     contains terms and conditions that provide that--
       ``(1) if a payment of principal or interest under the loan 
     is in default for more than 30 days, the Secretary shall pay 
     to the holder of the obligation, or the holder's agent, the 
     amount of unpaid guaranteed interest;
       ``(2) if the default has continued for more than 90 days, 
     the Secretary shall pay to the holder of the obligation, or 
     the holder's agent, 90 percent of the unpaid guaranteed 
     principal;
       ``(3) after final resolution of the default, through 
     liquidation or otherwise, the Secretary shall pay to the 
     holder of the obligation, or the holder's agent, any 
     remaining amounts guaranteed but which were not recovered 
     through the default's resolution;
       ``(4) the Secretary shall not be required to make any 
     payment under paragraphs (1) through (3) if the Secretary 
     finds, before the expiration of the periods described in such 
     paragraphs, that the default has been remedied; and
       ``(5) the holder of the obligation shall not receive 
     payment or be entitled to retain payment in a total amount 
     which, together with all other recoveries (including any 
     recovery based upon a security interest in equipment or 
     facilities) exceeds the actual loss of such holder.
       ``(h) Rights of the Secretary.--
       ``(1) Subrogation.--If the Secretary makes payment to a 
     holder, or a holder's agent, under subsection (g) in 
     connection with a loan guarantee made under section 502, the 
     Secretary shall be subrogated to all of the rights of the 
     holder with respect to the obligor under the loan.
       ``(2) Disposition of property.--The Secretary may complete, 
     recondition, reconstruct, renovate, repair, maintain, 
     operate, charter, rent, sell, or otherwise dispose of any 
     property or other interests obtained pursuant to this 
     section. The Secretary shall not be subject to any Federal or 
     State regulatory requirements when carrying out this 
     paragraph.
       ``(i) Action Against Obligor.--The Secretary may bring a 
     civil action in an appropriate Federal court in the name of 
     the United States in the event of a default on a direct loan 
     made under section 502, or in the name of the United States 
     or of the holder of the obligation in the event of a default 
     on a loan guaranteed under section 502. The holder of a 
     guarantee shall make available to the Secretary all records 
     and evidence necessary to prosecute the civil action. The 
     Secretary may accept property in full or partial satisfaction 
     of any sums owed as a result of a default. If the Secretary 
     receives, through the sale or other disposition of such 
     property, an amount greater than the aggregate of--
       ``(1) the amount paid to the holder of a guarantee under 
     subsection (g) of this section; and
       ``(2) any other cost to the United States of remedying the 
     default,

     the Secretary shall pay such excess to the obligor.
       ``(j) Breach of Conditions.--The Attorney General shall 
     commence a civil action in an appropriate Federal court to 
     enjoin any activity which the Secretary finds is in violation 
     of this title, regulations issued hereunder, or any 
     conditions which were duly agreed to, and to secure any other 
     appropriate relief.
       ``(k) Attachment.--No attachment or execution may be issued 
     against the Secretary, or any property in the control of the 
     Secretary, prior to the entry of final judgment to such 
     effect in any State, Federal, or other court.
       ``(l) Investigation Charge.--The Secretary may charge and 
     collect from each applicant a reasonable charge for appraisal 
     of the value of the equipment or facilities for which the 
     direct loan or loan guarantee is sought, and for making 
     necessary determinations and findings. Such charge shall not 
     aggregate more than one-half of 1 percent of the principal 
     amount of the obligation.'';
       (2) by striking sections 505 through 515 (other than 
     511(c)), 517, and 518;
       (3) in section 511(c) by striking ``this section'' and 
     inserting ``section 502'';
       (4) by moving subsection (c) of section 511 (as amended by 
     paragraph (3) of this section) from section 511 to section 
     503 (as inserted by paragraph (1) of this section), inserting 
     it after subsection (a), and redesignating it as subsection 
     (b); and
       (5) by redesignating section 516 as section 504.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Provisions.--
       (1) Table of contents.--The table of contents of title V of 
     the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 
     is amended by striking the items relating to sections 502 
     through 518 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 502. Direct loans and loan guarantees.
``Sec. 503. Administration of direct loans and loan guarantees.
``Sec. 504. Employee protection.''.

       (2) Savings provision.--A transaction entered into under 
     the authority of title V of the Railroad Revitalization and 
     Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 821 et seq.) before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act shall be administered 
     until completion under its terms as if this Act were not 
     enacted.
       (3) Repeal.--Section 211(i) of the Regional Rail 
     Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 721(i)) is repealed.
           TITLE X--CONDITIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF FUNDING

     SEC. 1001. CONDITIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF FUNDING.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to ensure that 
     all additional spending provided by this Act above the levels 
     assumed for those programs under section 257 of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 in the 
     baseline projections contained in the Congressional Budget 
     Office document entitled ``Revised Baseline Budget 
     Projections for Fiscal Years 1999-2008,'' dated March 3, 
     1998, except that for programs with discretionary outlays the 
     projections shall assume obligation authority at the 1998 
     enacted level and that the programs shall be adjusted for the 
     transfer of general fund programs to the trust fund, is fully 
     offset through mandatory and discretionary offsets set forth 
     in this Act.
       (b) Duty Imposed on Secretary.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall not apportion, allocate, or obligate any 
     funds authorized or provided by this Act unless it contains a 
     section stating that the conditions set forth in subsection 
     (c) have been met.
       (c) Enumeration of Specific Conditions.--The conditions 
     referred to in subsection (b) are that this Act shall contain 
     provisions that offset any increase in outlays from the 
     Highway Trust Fund caused by this Act above the levels 
     assumed for those programs under section 257 of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 in the 
     baseline projections contained in the Congressional Budget 
     Office document entitled ``Revised Baseline Budget 
     Projections for Fiscal Years 1999-2008,'' dated March 3, 
     1998, except that for programs with discretionary outlays the 
     projections shall assume obligation authority at the 1998 
     enacted level and that the programs shall be adjusted for the 
     transfer of general fund programs to the trust fund, by 
     reducing mandatory and discretionary spending.

     SEC. 1002. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO VETERANS 
                   PROGRAMS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that provisions referred to 
     in section 1001(c) that are to be contained in this Act to 
     offset increases described in that section in outlays from 
     the Highway Trust Fund should not include any provision 
     making a change in programs or benefits administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
TITLE XI--EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF HIGHWAY-RELATED TAXES AND TRUST 
                                  FUND
Sec. 1101. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code.

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Sec. 1102. Extension of highway-related taxes and trust fund.
Sec. 1103. Modifications to Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 1104. Provisions relating to Aquatic Resources Trust Fund.
Sec. 1105. Repeal of excise tax on tires.
Sec. 1106. Repeal of 4.3 cent excise tax on diesel fuel and gasoline 
              used in trains.
Sec. 1107. Delay in effective date of new requirement for approved 
              diesel or kerosene terminals.
Sec. 1108. Simplified fuel tax refund procedures.
Sec. 1109. Repeal of National Recreational Trails Trust Fund.

     SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Surface 
     Transportation Revenue Act of 1998''.
       (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
     provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is 
     expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
     section or other provision, the reference shall be considered 
     to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.

     SEC. 1102. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY-RELATED TAXES AND TRUST FUND.

       (a) Extension of Taxes.--
       (1) In general.--The following provisions are each amended 
     by striking ``1999'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``2005'':
       (A) Section 4041(a)(1)(C)(iii)(I) (relating to rate of tax 
     on certain buses).
       (B) Section 4041(a)(2)(B) (relating to rate of tax on 
     special motor fuels), as amended by section 907(a)(1) of the 
     Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
       (C) Section 4041(m)(1)(A) (relating to certain alcohol 
     fuels), as amended by section 907(b) of the Taxpayer Relief 
     Act of 1997.
       (D) Section 4051(c) (relating to termination).
       (E) Section 4081(d)(1) (relating to termination).
       (F) Section 4481(e) (relating to period tax in effect).
       (G) Section 4482(c)(4) (relating to taxable period).
       (H) Section 4482(d) (relating to special rule for taxable 
     period in which termination date occurs).
       (2) Tax on tires extended only through September 30, 
     2000.--Section 4071(d) (relating to termination) is amended 
     by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2000''.
       (3) Other provisions.--
       (A) Floor stocks refunds.--Section 6412(a)(1) (relating to 
     floor stocks refunds) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1999'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2005'', and
       (ii) by striking ``2000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2006''.
       (B) Installment payments of highway use tax.--Section 
     6156(e)(2) (relating to installment payments of highway use 
     tax on use of highway motor vehicles) is amended by striking 
     ``1999'' and inserting ``2005''.
       (b) Extension of Certain Exemptions.--The following 
     provisions are each amended by striking ``1999'' and 
     inserting ``2005'':
       (1) Section 4221(a) (relating to certain tax-free sales).
       (2) Section 4483(g) (relating to termination of exemptions 
     for highway use tax).
       (c) Extension of Deposits Into, and Certain Transfers From, 
     Trust Fund.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b), and paragraphs (2) and (3) 
     of subsection (c), of section 9503 (relating to the Highway 
     Trust Fund) are each amended--
       (A) by striking ``1999'' each place it appears (other than 
     in subsection (b)(4)) and inserting ``2005'', and
       (B) by striking ``2000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2006''.
       (2) Motorboat and small-engine fuel tax transfers.--
       (A) In general.--Paragraphs (4)(A)(i) and (5)(A) of section 
     9503(c) are each amended by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2003''.
       (B) Conforming amendments to land and water conservation 
     fund.--Section 201(b) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
     Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-11(b)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2003'', and
       (ii) by striking ``1998'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2004''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--The heading for paragraph (3) of 
     section 9503(c) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Floor stocks refunds.--''.
       (d) Extension and Expansion of Expenditures From Trust 
     Fund.--
       (1) Highway account.--
       (A) Extension of expenditure authority.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 9503(c) is amended by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2003''.
       (B) Expansion of purposes.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     9503(c) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), and
       (ii) by striking ``1991.'' in subparagraph (D) and all that 
     follows through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``1991, or
       ``(E) authorized to be paid out of the Highway Trust Fund 
     under the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
     Equity Act of 1998.
     In determining the authorizations under the Acts referred to 
     in the preceding subparagraphs, such Acts shall be applied as 
     in effect on the date of the enactment of the Building 
     Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998.''.
       (2) Mass transit account.--
       (A) Extension of expenditure authority.--Paragraph (3) of 
     section 9503(e) is amended by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2003''.
       (B) Expansion of purposes.--Paragraph (3) of section 
     9503(e) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A),
       (ii) by adding ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B), and
       (iii) by striking all that follows subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting:
       ``(C) the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and 
     Equity Act of 1998,

     as such sections and Acts are in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
     and Equity Act of 1998.''.
       (e) Technical Correction Relating to Transfers to Mass 
     Transit Account.--
       (1) In general.--Section 9503(e)(2) is amended by striking 
     the last sentence and inserting the following: ``For purposes 
     of the preceding sentence, the term `mass transit portion' 
     means, for any fuel with respect to which tax was imposed 
     under section 4041 or 4081 and otherwise deposited into the 
     Highway Trust Fund, the amount determined at the rate of--
       ``(A) except as otherwise provided in this sentence, 2.86 
     cents per gallon,
       ``(B) 1.43 cents per gallon in the case of any partially 
     exempt methanol or ethanol fuel (as defined in section 
     4041(m)) none of the alcohol in which consists of ethanol,
       ``(C) 1.86 cents per gallon in the case of liquefied 
     natural gas,
       ``(D) 2.13 cents per gallon in the case of liquefied 
     petroleum gas, and
       ``(E) 9.71 cents per MCF (determined at standard 
     temperature and pressure) in the case of compressed natural 
     gas.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendment made by 
     section 901(b) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.

     SEC. 1103. MODIFICATIONS TO HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.

       (a) Determination of Trust Fund Balances After September 
     30, 1998.--
       (1) In general.--Section 9503 (relating to Highway Trust 
     Fund) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Determination of Trust Fund Balances After September 
     30, 1998.--For purposes of determining the balances of the 
     Highway Trust Fund and the Mass Transit Account after 
     September 30, 1998--
       ``(1) the opening balance of the Highway Trust Fund (other 
     than the Mass Transit Account) on October 1, 1998, shall be 
     $8,000,000,000,
       ``(2) the opening balance of the Mass Transit Account on 
     such date shall be $5,500,000,000, and
       ``(3) no interest on any obligation held by such Fund shall 
     be credited to such Fund if such interest accrues after 
     September 30, 1998.

     The Secretary shall cancel obligations held by the Highway 
     Trust Fund to reflect the reduction in the balances under 
     this subsection.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998.
       (b) Repeal of Limitation on Expenditures Added by Taxpayer 
     Relief Act of 1997.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 9503 (relating 
     to expenditures from Highway Trust Fund) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (7).
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 901 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
       (c) Limitation on Expenditure Authority.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 9503 (relating to transfers to Highway Trust Fund) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Limitation on transfers to highway trust fund.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     no amount may be appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund on 
     and after the date of any expenditure from the Highway Trust 
     Fund which is not permitted by this section. The 
     determination of whether an expenditure is so permitted shall 
     be made without regard to--
       ``(i) any provision of law which is not contained or 
     referenced in this title or in a revenue Act, and
       ``(ii) whether such provision of law is a subsequently 
     enacted provision or directly or indirectly seeks to waive 
     the application of this paragraph.
       ``(B) Exception for prior obligations.--Subparagraph (A) 
     shall not apply to any expenditure to liquidate any contract 
     entered into (or for any amount otherwise obligated) before 
     October 1, 2003, in accordance with the provisions of this 
     section.''.
       (d) Modification of Mass Transit Account Rules on 
     Adjustments of Apportionments.--Paragraph (4) of section 
     9503(e) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Limitation.--Rules similar to the rules of subsection 
     (d) shall apply to the Mass Transit Account.''.

     SEC. 1104. PROVISIONS RELATING TO AQUATIC RESOURCES TRUST 
                   FUND.

       (a) Increased Transfers.--
       (1)(A) Effective with respect to taxes imposed after 
     September 30, 1999, and before October 1, 2000, subparagraph 
     (D) of section 9503(b)(4) is amended by striking ``11.5 
     cents'' and inserting ``14.9 cents''.
       (B) Effective with respect to taxes imposed after September 
     30, 2000, paragraph (4) of section 9503(b) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (D) and by redesignating subparagraphs 
     (E), (F), and (G) as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), 
     respectively.

[[Page H1988]]

       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 9503(c)(4), as amended by 
     section 1102(c)(2)(A), is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) Transfers to boat safety account.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall pay from time to 
     time from the Highway Trust Fund into the Boat Safety Account 
     in the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund amounts (as determined by 
     the Secretary) equivalent to one-half of the motorboat fuel 
     taxes received after September 30, 1998, and before October 
     1, 2003.
       ``(ii) Limit on amount in fund.--No amount shall be 
     transferred under this subparagraph during any fiscal year if 
     the Secretary determines that such transfer would result in 
     increasing the unobligated balance in the Boat Safety Account 
     to a sum in excess of one-half of the total amount received 
     as motorboat fuel taxes during the preceding fiscal year.''.
       (b) Extension and Expansion of Expenditure Authority From 
     Boat Safety Account.--Section 9504(c) (relating to 
     expenditures from Boat Safety Account) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2003'', and
       (2) by striking ``October 1, 1988'' and inserting ``the 
     date of the enactment of the Building Efficient Surface 
     Transportation and Equity Act of 1998''.
       (c) Limitation on Expenditure Authority.--Section 9504 
     (relating to Aquatic Resources Trust Fund) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and by 
     inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Limitation on Transfers to Aquatic Resources Trust 
     Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
     amount may be appropriated or paid to any Account in the 
     Aquatic Resources Trust Fund on and after the date of any 
     expenditure from any such Account which is not permitted by 
     this section. The determination of whether an expenditure is 
     so permitted shall be made without regard to--
       ``(A) any provision of law which is not contained or 
     referenced in this title or in a revenue Act, and
       ``(B) whether such provision of law is a subsequently 
     enacted provision or directly or indirectly seeks to waive 
     the application of this subsection.
       ``(2) Exception for prior obligations.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to any expenditure to liquidate any contract 
     entered into (or for any amount otherwise obligated) before 
     October 1, 2003, in accordance with the provisions of this 
     section.''.
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the amendments made by this section shall take 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Increased transfers.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a)(2) shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 1105. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAX ON TIRES.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 32 (relating to 
     automotive and related items) is amended by striking part II.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 4051 is amended by striking subsection (d).
       (2) Section 4218 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(other than a tire taxable under section 
     4071)'' in subsection (a),
       (B) by striking subsection (b), and
       (C) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).
       (3)(A) The third sentence of section 4221(a) is amended to 
     read as follows: ``Paragraphs (4) and (5) shall not apply to 
     the tax imposed by section 4051 on and after October 1, 
     2005.''
       (B) Subsection (e) of section 4221 is amended--
       (i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3),
       (ii) by striking so much of such subsection as precedes the 
     text of paragraph (1) and inserting:
       ``(e) Reciprocity Required in Case of Civil Aircraft.--'', 
     and
       (iii) by moving such text 2 ems to the left.
       (4) Paragraph (1) of section 4223(b) is amended by striking 
     ``section 4218(c)'' and inserting ``section 4218(b)''.
       (5)(A) Paragraph (1) of section 6412(a) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``Tires and taxable'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``Taxable'', and
       (ii) by striking ``4071 or''.
       (B) Subsection (c) of section 6412 is amended by striking 
     ``sections 4071 and'' and inserting ``section''.
       (6)(A) Paragraph (1) of section 6416(b) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``or (C)'' in subparagraph (A), and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (C).
       (B) Paragraph (2) of section 6416(b) is amended by adding 
     ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (D), by striking 
     subparagraph (E), and by redesignating subparagraph (F) as 
     subparagraph (E).
       (C) Subsection (b) of section 6416 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 
     paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively.
       (D) Subsection (d) of section 4216 is amended by striking 
     ``section 6416(b)(5)'' and inserting ``section 6416(b)(4)''.
       (7) Paragraph (1) of section 9503(b) is amended by striking 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D) and by redesignating subparagraphs 
     (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively.
       (8) Paragraph (5) of section 9503(b) is amended by striking 
     ``and (E)'' and inserting ``and (C)''.
       (9) The table of parts for subchapter A of chapter 32 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to part II.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 2000; except that the 
     amendment made by subsection (b)(6) shall not apply to 
     amounts received in the Treasury with respect to taxes 
     imposed before such date.

     SEC. 1106. REPEAL OF 4.3 CENT EXCISE TAX ON DIESEL FUEL AND 
                   GASOLINE USED IN TRAINS.

       (a) Diesel Fuel.--
       (1) In general.--Clause (ii) of section 4041(a)(1)(C) 
     (relating to rate of tax) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(ii) Rate of tax on trains.--In the case of any sale for 
     use, or use, of diesel fuel in a train, the rate of tax 
     imposed by this paragraph shall be--

       ``(I) 5.55 cents per gallon after September 30, 1995, and 
     before October 1, 1999,
       ``(II) 4.3 cents per gallon after September 30, 1999, and 
     before October 1, 2000, and
       ``(III) zero after September 30, 2000.''.

       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     6427(l)(3) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) so much of the rate specified in section 
     4081(a)(2)(A) as does not exceed--
       ``(i) 5.55 cents per gallon after September 30, 1995, and 
     before October 1, 1999,
       ``(ii) 4.3 cents per gallon after September 30, 1999, and 
     before October 1, 2000, and
       ``(iii) zero after September 30, 2000.''.
       (b) Gasoline.--Subparagraph (B) of section 6421(f)(3) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) so much of the rate specified in section 
     4081(a)(2)(A) as does not exceed--
       ``(i) 5.55 cents per gallon after September 30, 1995, and 
     before October 1, 1999,
       ``(ii) 4.3 cents per gallon after September 30, 1999, and 
     before October 1, 2000, and
       ``(iii) zero after September 30, 2000.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1107. DELAY IN EFFECTIVE DATE OF NEW REQUIREMENT FOR 
                   APPROVED DIESEL OR KEROSENE TERMINALS.

       Subsection (f) of section 1032 of the Taxpayer Relief Act 
     of 1997 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Effective Dates.--
       ``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments 
     made by this section shall take effect on July 1, 1998.
       ``(2) The amendment made by subsection (d) shall take 
     effect on July 1, 2000.''.

     SEC. 1108. SIMPLIFIED FUEL TAX REFUND PROCEDURES.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 6427(i)(2) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--If, at the close of any quarter of the 
     taxable year of any person, at least $750 is payable in the 
     aggregate under subsections (a), (b), (d), (h), (l), and (q) 
     of this section and section 6421 to such person with respect 
     to fuel used--
       ``(i) during such quarter, or
       ``(ii) any prior quarter during such taxable year for which 
     no other claim has been filed,

     a claim may be filed under this section with respect to such 
     fuel.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (i) of section 6427 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (4) and by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph 
     (4).
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6427(k) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a 
     payment of a claim filed under paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of 
     subsection (i).''.
       (3) Paragraph (2) of section 6421(d) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Exception.--

  ``For payments per quarter based on aggregate amounts payable under 
this section and section 6427, see section 6427(i)(2).''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 1109. REPEAL OF NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS TRUST FUND.

       (a) In General.--Section 9511 (relating to National 
     Recreational Trails Trust Fund) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 9503(c) is amended by striking paragraph (6).
       (2) The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 98 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 9511.

  The CHAIRMAN. No amendment to the committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute is in order except those printed in Part II of the 
report. Each amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the 
report, by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in the report, equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
of the question.
  The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone a request for 
a recorded vote on any amendment and may reduce to a minimum of 5 
minutes the time for voting on any postponed question that immediately 
follows another vote, provided that the time for voting on the first 
question shall be a minimum of 15 minutes.
  It is now in order to consider amendment number 1 printed in Part II 
of the House report 105-476.

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                 Amendment No. 1 Offered By Mr. Shuster

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:
       Part II, amendment numbered 1 offered by Mr. Shuster:
       In section 109(b)--
       (1) redesignate paragraphs (1) through (4) as paragraphs 
     (2) through (5), respectively; and
       (2) insert before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the 
     following:
       (1) by striking ``that was designated as a nonattainment 
     area under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7407(d)) during any part of fiscal year 1994'' and inserting 
     the following: ``that is or was designated as a nonattainment 
     area for ozone, carbon monoxide, or particulate matter under 
     section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) and 
     classified pursuant to section 181(a), 186(a), 188(a), or 
     188(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511(a), 7512(a), 
     7513(a), or 7513(b)) or is or was designated as a 
     nonattainment area under such section 107(d) after December 
     31, 1997,'';
       In section 109 of the bill--
       (1) redesignate subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) insert after subsection (b) the following:
       (c) Public-Private Partnerships.--Section 149 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Partnerships With Nongovernmental Entities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this title and in accordance with this subsection, a 
     metropolitan planning organization, State transportation 
     department, or other project sponsor may enter into an 
     agreement with any public, private, or nonprofit entity to 
     cooperatively implement any project carried out under this 
     section.
       ``(2) Forms of participation by entities.--Participation by 
     an entity under paragraph (1) may consist of--
       ``(A) ownership or operation of any land, facility, 
     vehicle, or other physical asset associated with the project;
       ``(B) cost sharing of any eligible project expense; and
       ``(C) any other form of participation approved by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(3) Allocation of entities.--A State may allocate funds 
     apportioned under section 104(b)(2) to an entity described in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(4) Alternative fuel projects.--In the case of a project 
     that will provide for the use of alternative fuels by 
     privately owned vehicles or vehicle fleets, activities 
     eligible for funding under this subsection--
       ``(A) may include the costs of vehicle refueling 
     infrastructure, including infrastructure that would support 
     the development, production, and use of innovative water-
     phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsion technologies, and other 
     capital investments associated with the project;
       ``(B) shall include only the incremental cost of an 
     alternative fueled vehicle compared to a conventionally 
     fueled vehicle that would otherwise be borne by a private 
     party; and
       ``(C) shall apply other governmental financial purchase 
     contributions in the calculation of net incremental cost.
       ``(5) Prohibition on federal participation with respect to 
     required activities.--A Federal participation payment under 
     this subsection may not be made to an entity to fund an 
     obligation imposed under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et 
     seq.) or any other Federal law.
       ``(6) Water-phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsion.--In this 
     subsection, the term `water-phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsion' 
     consists of a hydrocarbon base and water in an amount not 
     less than 20 percent by volume of the total water-phased fuel 
     emulsion.''.
       In the matter proposed to be inserted as section 
     206(e)(1)(K) of title 23, United States Code, by section 
     114(a) of the bill, insert ``of 1969'' after ``National 
     Environmental Policy Act''.
       In the last sentence of section 111(d) of the bill, strike 
     ``fiscal year 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, or 2003, as the 
     case may be'' and insert ``the fiscal year beginning after 
     September 30, 1997''.
       In section 117(b) of the bill--
       (1) strike ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) redesignate paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (3) insert after paragraph (1) the following:
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by inserting ``Indian Reservation Roads.--'' after 
     ``(d)'';
       (B) by inserting ``(1) For fiscal years ending before 
     october 1, 1999.--'' before ``On October'';
       (C) by inserting after ``each fiscal year'' the following: 
     ``ending before October 1, 1999'';
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Fiscal year 2000 and thereafter.--
       ``(A) In general.--All funds authorized to be appropriated 
     for Indian reservation roads shall be allocated among Indian 
     tribes for fiscal year 2000 and each subsequent fiscal year 
     in accordance with a formula established by the Secretary of 
     the Interior under a negotiated rulemaking procedure under 
     subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5.
       ``(B) Regulations.--Notwithstanding sections 563(a) and 
     565(a) of title 5, the Secretary of the Interior shall issue 
     regulations governing the Indian reservation roads program, 
     and establishing the funding formula for fiscal year 2000 and 
     each subsequent fiscal year under this paragraph, in 
     accordance with a negotiated rulemaking procedure under 
     subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5. The regulations shall 
     be issued in final form not later than April 1, 1999, and 
     shall take effect not later than October 1, 1999.
       ``(C) Negotiated rulemaking committee.--In establishing a 
     negotiated rulemaking committee to carry out subparagraph 
     (B), the Secretary of the Interior shall--
       ``(i) apply the procedures under subchapter III of chapter 
     5 of title 5 in a manner that reflects the unique government-
     to-government relationship between the Indian tribes and the 
     United States; and
       ``(ii) ensure that the membership of the committee includes 
     only representatives of the Federal Government and of 
     geographically diverse small, medium, and large Indian 
     tribes.
       ``(D) Basis for funding formula.--The funding formula 
     established for fiscal year 2000 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year under this paragraph shall be based on factors that 
     reflect--
       ``(i) the relative needs of the Indian tribes, and 
     reservation or tribal communities, for transportation 
     assistance; and
       ``(ii) the relative administrative capacities of, and 
     challenges faced by, various Indian tribes, including the 
     cost of road construction in each Bureau of Indian Affairs 
     area, geographic isolation and difficulty in maintaining all-
     weather access to employment, commerce, health, safety, and 
     educational resources.''; and
       (E) by indenting paragraph (1), as designated by 
     subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, and aligning paragraph 
     (1) with paragraph (2), as added by subparagraph (D) of this 
     paragraph; and
       In section 117(d) of the bill--
       (1) strike ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (2) strike the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     insert ``; and''; and
       (3) add at the end the following:
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Set-Aside for Administrative Expenses of Indian 
     Tribes.--
       ``(1) In general.--Up to 1 percent of the funds made 
     available for Indian reservation roads for each fiscal year 
     shall be set aside by the Secretary of the Interior for 
     transportation-related administrative expenses of Indian 
     tribal governments.
       ``(2) Distribution.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     make available to each Indian tribal government with an 
     approved application under paragraph (3) an equal percentage 
     of any sum set aside pursuant to paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Applications.--To receive funds under this paragraph, 
     an Indian tribal government must submit to the Secretary of 
     the Interior for approval an application in accordance with 
     the requirements of the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act. The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     approve any such application that demonstrates that the 
     applicant has the capability to carry out transportation 
     planning activities or is in the process of establishing such 
     a capability.
       ``(l) Approval of Indian Reservation Road Projects by the 
     Secretary.--
       ``(1) Establishment of pilot program.--The Secretary shall 
     establish a pilot program (hereinafter in this subsection 
     referred to as the `program') for the purposes described in 
     paragraph (2) and shall carry out such program in each of 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be to 
     permit an Indian tribal government to apply directly to the 
     Secretary for authorization to conduct projects on Indian 
     reservation roads using amounts allocated to the Indian 
     tribal government under the Indian reservation roads program.
       ``(3) Treatment as states.--Except as otherwise provided by 
     the Secretary, an Indian tribal government submitting an 
     application to the Secretary under the program shall be 
     subject to the same requirements as a State applying for 
     approval of a Federal-aid highway project.
       ``(4) Selection of participants.--
       ``(A) Applications.--An Indian tribal government seeking to 
     participate in the program shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application which is in such form and contains such 
     information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(B) Maximum number of participants.--The Secretary shall 
     select not more than 10 Indian tribal governments to 
     participate in the program.
       ``(5) Technical assistance.--The Secretary, in cooperation 
     with the Secretary of the Interior, shall provide technical 
     assistance to Indian tribal governments participating in the 
     program.
       ``(6) Transitional assistance.--Upon request of the 
     Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to the 
     Secretary such assistance as may be necessary for 
     implementation of the program.
       ``(7) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the program. In developing such report, the Secretary 
     shall solicit the comments of Indian tribal governments 
     participating in the program.''.
       In section 120 of the bill--
       (1) redesignate subsections (a), (b), and (c), as 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively; and

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       (2) insert before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the 
     following:
       (a) Increased Federal Share for Certain Safety Projects.--
     The first sentence of section 120(c) is amended by inserting 
     ``and transit vehicles'' after ``emergency vehicles''.
       In the matter proposed to be inserted after the second 
     sentence of paragraph (1) of section 135(f) of title 23, 
     United States Code, by section 125(d)(1) of the bill, strike 
     ``elected'' each place it appears.
       In section 127(b) of the bill, strike ``Section 104'' and 
     all that follows through the first colon and insert the 
     following:
       (1) In general.--Section 104 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (j) as subsection (k), and by inserting after 
     subsection (i) the following:
       At the end of section 127(b) of the bill, insert the 
     following:
       (2) Division or segmentation of projects.--Section 145 is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(a) Protection of State Sovereignty.--'' 
     before ``The authorization''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Division or Segmentation of Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State carrying out a project with 
     funds made available by section 104(j) of this title or 
     section 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, or 1108 of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 or 
     section 149(b) or 149(c) of the Surface Transportation and 
     Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 may divide or 
     segment the project if such division or segmentation meets 
     the standards established by the Secretary for division or 
     segmentation (as the case may be) of projects under the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
       ``(2) Authority of states to construct without federal 
     assistance.--Any portion of any project divided or segmented 
     under this section may be constructed without Federal 
     assistance.''.
       In the table contained in section 127(c) of the bill--
       (1) in item 3 strike ``0.750'' and insert ``1.000'';
       (2) in item 5 strike ``2 miles south of Biwabik'' and 
     insert ``CR-535'';
       (3) in item 6 strike ``7.000'' and insert ``6.000'';
       (4) in item 8 after ``$2,000,000'' insert the following: 
     ``for the S. 277th St./UP project in Auburn/Kent, $2,000,000 
     for the S. 180th St. project in Tukwila, $1,000,000 for the 
     8th St. E/B SNF project in Pierce Co., and $1,500,000 for the 
     Shaw Rd. extension and Puyallup'';
       (5) in item 11 strike ``Construct'' and all that follows 
     through ``Los''and insert ``Upgrade access to Sylmar/San 
     Fernando Metrolink Station and Westfield Village, Los 
     Angeles'';
       (6) in item 19 strike ``15.000'' and insert ``8.150'';
       (7) in item 32--
       (A) strike ``to establish'' and insert a comma;
       (B) strike ``and center''; and
       (C) insert ``Bayonne,'' before ``Elizabeth'';
       (8) in item 43--
       (A) strike ``Missouri'' and insert ``West Virginia'';
       (B) strike ``Construct'' and all that follows through ``St. 
     Louis'' and insert ``Construct I-73/74 Corridor, including an 
     interchange with US-460, Mercer County''; and
       (C) strike ``1.200'' and insert ``15.000'';
       (9) in item 74 strike ``1.520'' and insert ``1.920'';
       (10) in item 80 strike ``Bibb'' and insert ``Perry'';
       (11) in item 90 strike ``5.290'' and insert ``3.385'';
       (12) in item 95--
       (A) strike ``work'' and insert ``construction''; and
       (B) strike ``I-65'' and insert ``city of Huntsville'';
       (13) in item 104 strike ``5.000'' and insert ``19.200'';
       (14) in item 108 strike ``Design'' and all that follows 
     through ``bypass,'' and insert ``Preliminary engineering and 
     right-of-way acquisition for `Intertown South' route of US 31 
     bypass, Emmet County;
       (15) in item 129--
       (A) strike ``209'' and insert ``290''; and
       (B) strike ``16.000'' and insert ``18.000;
       (16) in item 133 strike ``Kaumualili'' and insert 
     ``Kaumualii'';
       (17) in item 135--
       (A) strike ``Illinois'' and insert ``West Virginia'';
       (B) strike ``Construct'' and all that follows through 
     ``Chicago'' and insert ``Construct Shawnee Parkway between 
     junction with I-73/74 corridor and I-77''; and
       (C) strike ``1.000'' and insert ``5.000'';
       (18) in item 142 strike ``to Bowstring River'' and insert 
     ``and Highway 1'';
       (19) in item 143 strike ``0.500'' and insert ``4.500'';
       (20) in item 148 strike ``I-69'' and insert ``I-96'';
       (21) in item 162 strike ``Bro'' and insert ``Brownsville'';
       (22) in item 194 strike ``Construct'' and all that follows 
     through ``replacement)'' and insert ``Replacement and 
     renovation of Carlton Bridge, Bath/Woolwich'';
       (23) in item 196 strike ``Tutilla Island'' and insert 
     ``Tutuila/Manua Islands'';
       (24) in item 208--
       (A) strike ``on'' and insert ``an''; and
       (B) strike ``1.600'' and insert ``1.200'';
       (25) in item 216 strike ``8.000'' and insert ``14.000'';
       (26) in item 227 strike ``14.000'' and insert ``19.000'';
       (27) in item 237 insert ``on Telegraph Road'' after 
     ``boulevard'';
       (28) strike item 244 and insert the following:
       

  244. Indiana                    Upgrade 93rd Avenue in         5.900
                                   Merrillville..........
 

       
       (29) in item 248 strike ``3.000'' and insert ``4.000'';
       (30) in item 254 strike ``Angelese'' and insert 
     ``Angeles'';
       (31) in item 258 strike ``0.170'' and insert ``0.400'';
       (32) in item 262 insert ``, San Ysidro'' after ``Yard'';
       (33) strike item 286 and insert the following:
       

  286. Indiana                    Construct Marina Access        1.000
                                   Road in East Chicago..
 

       
       (34) in item 300 strike ``7.000'' and insert ``8.000'';
       (35) in item 303 strike ``13.000'' and insert ``12.000'';
       (36) in item 342--
       (A) strike ``Construct'' and insert ``Reconstruct'';
       (B) strike ``to'' and insert ``at''; and
       (C) strike ``8.000'' and insert ``15.000'';
       (37) in item 381 strike ``Construct'' and all that follows 
     through ``Westfield'' and insert ``Design, engineer, and 
     right-of-way acquisition of the Great River Bridge, 
     Westfield'';
       (38) in item 391 strike ``Kapkowsk'' and insert 
     ``Kapowski'';
       (39) in item 394 strike ``10.310'' and insert ``2.000'';
       (40) in item 415 after ``College'' insert ``, including a 
     new interchange on S.R. 0029'';
       (41) in item 444--
       (A) after ``Project'' insert ``in Passaic County''; and
       (B) after ``for the Route'' the last place it appears 
     insert ``46/Union Blvd. Interchange reconstruction project'';
       (42) in item 447 strike ``Destrehan Ave. and Lapalco 
     Blvd.'' and insert ``Barataria Blvd. and US Hwy. 90'';
       (43) in item 474 strike ``9.500'' and insert ``7.500'';
       (44) in item 478 insert ``in Murfreesboro'' after 
     ``River'';
       (45) in item 482 strike ``Kawahihee'' and insert 
     ``Kawaihae'';
       (46) in item 484 strike ``Upgrade'' and insert 
     ``Operational improvements on'';
       (47) in item 497 strike ``40'' and insert ``45'';
       (48) in item 535 strike ``2.000'' and insert ``4.500'';
       (49) in item 544 strike ``3.500'' and insert ``1.900'';
       (50) in item 558 strike ``4.000'' and insert ``5.000'';
       (51) in item 564 strike ``0.250'' and insert ``0.500'';
       (52) in item 596 strike ``1.000'' and insert ``0.500'';
       (53) in item 610 strike ``Upgrade'' and all that follows 
     through ``Hill'' and insert ``Alternative transportation 
     systems'';
       (54) in item 613 strike ``Upgrade'' and insert 
     ``Operational improvements on'';
       (55) in item 615 strike ``Construct'' and all that follows 
     through ``Los Angeles'' and insert ``Upgrade CA Rt. 2 
     Southern Freeway terminus and transportation efficiency 
     improvements to Glendale Blvd. in Los Angeles'';
       (56) in item 619--
       (A) strike ``George'' and insert ``Georgia''; and
       (B) strike ``4.000'' and insert ``5.000'';
       (57) in item 625--
       (A) strike ``Ohio'' and insert ``West Virginia'';
       (B) ``Construct'' and all that follows through ``Lorain'' 
     and insert ``Construct I-73/74 Corridor including connectors 
     with WV Rt. 44 and Co. Rt. 13 (Gilbert Creek), Mingo 
     County''; and
       (C) strike ``2.400'' and insert ``10.000'';
       (58) in item 636 strike ``2.000'' and insert ``2.197'';
       (59) strike item 662 and insert the following:
       

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  662. Louisiana                  Construct the Zachary          1.000
                                   Taylor Parkway project
 

       
       (60) in item 717 strike ``0.750'' and insert ``1.000'';
       (61) in item 735 strike ``the airport'' and insert 
     ``Commerce Blvd.'';
       (62) strike item 738 and insert the following:
       

  738. North Carolina             Upgrade US-158 in              3.000
                                   Warren and Halifax
                                   Counties..............
 

       
       (63) in item 759 strike ``Williamsport'' and insert 
     ``Lycoming County'';
       (64) in item 831 strike ``23.500'' and insert ``1.500'';
       (65) in item 846 strike ``14.750'' and insert ``12.000'';
       (66) in item 847 insert ``Construct'' before ``Ontario'';
       (67) in item 857 strike ``10.000'' and insert ``15.000'';
       (68) in item 884 strike ``I-15'' and insert ``I-10'';
       (69) in item 859 strike ``4.300'' and insert ``2.000'';
       (70) in item 872 strike ``5.000'' and insert ``5.250'';
       (71) in item 887 strike ``Hourma'' and insert ``Houma'';
       (72) in item 913 strike ``Engineering'' and all that 
     follows through ``construction of'' and insert ``Engineer, 
     acquire right-of-way, and construct'';
       (73) in item 926 strike ``Construct'' and insert ``Acquire 
     right-of-way and construct'';
       (74) in item 939 insert after ``FM521'' insert ``and 
     dedicate $630,000 to the acquisition of right-of-way in 
     Brazoria County'';
       (75) in item 961 strike ``County'';
       (76) in item 971 strike ``12.000'' and insert ``7.000''.
       (77) in item 993 strike ``1.500'' and insert ``23.500'';
       (78) in item 1033 strike ``12.000'' and insert ``11.000'';
       (79) in item 1044 after ``Kentucky'' the first place it 
     appears, insert ``and Indiana'';
       (80) strike item 1049 and insert the following:
       

 1049. New York                   Construct CR-3 at              1.400
                                   Southern State Parkway
                                   overpass between Long
                                   Island Expressway and
                                   Colonial Springs......
 

       
       (81) in item 1079 strike ``10.200'' and insert ``12.500'';
       (82) in item 1103 strike ``Evergreen County'' and insert 
     ``the city of Evergreen in Jefferson County'';
       (83) in item 1125 strike ``I-80'' and insert ``I-180'';
       (84) in item 1150--
       (A) strike ``to Adirondack''; and
       (B) strike ``14.000'' and insert ``14.200'';
       (85) in item 1197 strike ``Conduct'' and all that follows 
     through ``of'' and insert ``Construct'';
       (86) in item 1206 insert after ``Michigan'' the second 
     place it appears the following: ``by extending 36th Street, 
     improving 48th Street, and constructing the I-96/Whitneyville 
     Interchange'';
       (87) in item 1213 strike ``4.800'' and insert ``5.410'';
       (88) strike item 1238 and insert the following:
       

 1238. Alabama                    Construct Eastern Black       23.000
                                   Warrior River Bridge
                                   and acquire right-of-
                                   way and construct an
                                   extension of the Black
                                   Warrior Parkway from
                                   US-82 to US-43 in
                                   Tuscaloosa County.....
 

       
       (89) in item 1291 strike ``15.000'' and insert ``16.000'';
       (90) in item 1353 strike ``in Hancock'' and insert ``from 
     SR-235 in Hancock County to the Ontario Bypass in Richland 
     County'';
       (91) strike item 1362 and insert the following:
       

 1362. Pennsylvania               Conduct preliminary            2.000
                                   engineering on the
                                   relocation of exits 4
                                   and 5 on I-83 in York
                                   County................
 

       
       (92) in item 1368 strike ``6.000'' and insert ``5.000'';
       (93) in item 1373 strike ``Reconstruct'' and all that 
     follows through ``Yakima'' and insert the following: 
     ``Reconstruct I-82/SR-24 intersection and add lanes on SR-24 
     to Keys Road'';
       (94) in item 1379 strike ``US-127'' and insert ``US-231'';
       (95) in item 1387 strike ``San Bernardino'' and insert 
     ``Victorville/Apple Valley'';
       (96) in item 1412 insert a slash after ``Office'';
       (97) in item 1423 strike ``4.825'' and insert ``4.740'';
       (98) in item 1443 strike ``Construct'' and all that follows 
     through ``Road'' and insert the following: ``Conduct 
     preliminary engineering, acquire right-of-way, and construct 
     I-75/North Down River Road interchange'';
       (99) in item 1444 strike ``CR-96'' and insert ``CR-82''; 
     and
       (100) after item 1467 insert the following:
       

 1468. Kansas                     Construct Phase II            10.000
                                   improvements to US-59
                                   from US-56 to Ottawa..
 


 1469. Pennsylvania               Rehabilitate Kenmawr           0.450
                                   Bridge, Swissvale.....
 


 1470. Pennsylvania               Construct Steel                0.482
                                   Heritage Trail between
                                   Glenwood Bridge to
                                   Clairton via
                                   McKeesport............
 


 1471. Illinois                   Construct Technology           2.735
                                   Ave. between US Rt. 45
                                   East to Willenborg
                                   St., Effingham........
 


 1472. Pennsylvania               Conduct preliminary            1.000
                                   engineering and design
                                   for US-219 bypass of
                                   Bradford..............
 


 1473. Texas                      Construct relief route         0.250
                                   around Alice..........
 


 1474. Ohio                       Upgrade State Rt. 18           2.400
                                   between I-71 and I-77.
 


 1475. Illinois                   Upgrade St. Marie              0.036
                                   Township Rd., Jasper
                                   County................
 


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 1476. Illinois                   Upgrade US 40 in               0.094
                                   Martinsville..........
 


 1477. Michigan                   Repair 48th Ave.,              0.270
                                   Menominee.............
 


 1478. Illinois                   Undertake improvements         2.000
                                   to Campus
                                   Transportation System,
                                   Chicago...............
 


 1479. Maine                      Construct I-95/                2.000
                                   Stillwater Avenue
                                   interchange...........
 


 1480. Maine                      Improve Route 26.......        1.500
 


 1481. Maine                      Improve Route 23.......        0.500
 


 1482. Massachusetts              Construct Minuteman            0.750
                                   Commuter Bikeway--
                                   Charles River Bikeway
                                   connector, Cambridge
                                   and Watertown.........
 


 1483. Massachusetts              Construct Cambridge            3.000
                                   Roadways Improvement
                                   project, Cambridge....
 


 1484. Massachusetts              Upgrade Sacramento             0.250
                                   Street underpass,
                                   Somerville............
 


 1485. Massachusetts              Reconstruct roadways,          3.000
                                   Somerville............
 


 1486. Michigan                   Construct improvements         3.000
                                   to 23 Mile Rd. between
                                   Mound Rd. and M-53,
                                   Macomb................
 


 1487. Minnesota                  Conduct study of               0.500
                                   potential for
                                   diversion of traffic
                                   from the I-35 corridor
                                   to commuter rail,
                                   Chisago County north
                                   of Forest Lake along I-
                                   35 corridor to Rush
                                   City..................
 


 1488. Minnesota                  Construct Elk River            3.200
                                   bypass from 171st Ave.
                                   at Highway 10 to
                                   intersection of County
                                   Roads 12 and 13 at
                                   Highway 169...........
 


 1489. Minnesota                  Construct grade                1.000
                                   separated interchange
                                   at south junction of
                                   TH 371/Brainerd bypass
 


 1490. New York                   Construct Fordham              3.000
                                   University regional
                                   transportation
                                   facility..............
 


 1491. New York                   Construct bike paths in        0.500
                                   the Riverdale section
                                   of the Bronx..........
 


 1492. New York                   Construct Phase II of          2.000
                                   the City of Mount
                                   Vernon's New Haven
                                   Railroad Redevelopment
 


 1493. New York                   Construct Bike Paths           0.500
                                   along the Bronx River
                                   in Bronx Park.........
 


 1494. New York                   Rehabilitate                   1.000
                                   transportation
                                   facilities in CO-OP
                                   City..................
 


 1495. New York                   Construct sound                1.940
                                   barriers on both sides
                                   of Grand Central
                                   Parkway between 172nd
                                   St. to Chevy Chase Rd.
 


 1496. New York                   Construct sound                0.400
                                   barriers on east side
                                   of Clearview
                                   Expressway between
                                   15th Rd. and Willets
                                   Point Blvd............
 


 1497. New York                   Construct sound                0.500
                                   barriers on Grand
                                   Central Parkway
                                   between 244th St. and
                                   Douglaston Parkway....
 


 1498. New York                   Rehabilitate roads,            0.160
                                   Village of Great Neck.
 


 1499. Tennessee                  Construct pedestrian           3.000
                                   and bicycle pathway to
                                   connect with the
                                   Mississippi River
                                   Trail, and restore
                                   adjacent historic
                                   cobblestones on
                                   riverfront, Memphis...
 


 1500. Texas                      Expand Winters Freeway        11.200
                                   (US83/84) in Abilene
                                   between Southwest
                                   Drive and US 277......
 


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 1501. New York                   Reconstruct Springfield        4.000
                                   Blvd. between the Long
                                   Island Rail main line
                                   south to Rockaway
                                   Blvd., Queens County..
 


 1502. Pennsylvania               Construct Frazier              3.000
                                   Township interchange
                                   on SR-28 in Allegheny.
 


 1503. Minnesota                  Reconstruct St. Louis          0.600
                                   CSAH 9 (Wallace
                                   Avenue) in Duluth.....
 


 1504. California                 Reimburse costs                5.350
                                   associated with the
                                   relocation and
                                   protection work
                                   performed relating to
                                   pipelines, cables, and
                                   other facilities
                                   impacted by the
                                   construction of the
                                   Mid-Trench section of
                                   the Alameda Corrido
                                   project...............
 


 1505. Ohio                       Construct grade                5.000
                                   separation at Dille
                                   Road in Euclid........
 


 1506. Nevada                     Widen I-15 from the            2.500
                                   California State line
                                   to Las Vegas..........
 


 1507. Nevada                     Improve at-grade               2.500
                                   railroad crossings in
                                   Reno..................
 

       At the end of section 133 of the bill, add the following:
       (h) Survey of State Practices on Specific Service 
     Signing.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine the practices in the States for specific service 
     food signs described in sections 2G-5.7 and 2G-5.8 of the 
     Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and 
     Highways. The study shall, at a minimum, examine--
       (A) the practices of States for determining businesses 
     eligible for inclusion on such signs;
       (B) whether States allow businesses to be removed from such 
     signs and the circumstances for such removal;
       (C) the practices of States for erecting and maintaining 
     such signs, including the time required for erecting such 
     signs;
       (D) whether States contract out the erection and 
     maintenance of such signs; and
       (E) a survey of States' practices on the issues identified 
     in subparagraphs (A) through (D).
       (2) Report.--Before the last day of the 1-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the study, including such recommendations and 
     modifications to the Manual as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate as a result of the study. Such modifications may 
     be made as part of any revision to the Manual.
       In section 136(a)(1) of the bill, redesignate subparagraphs 
     (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F) as subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), 
     (F), and (G), respectively, and strike subparagraph (A) and 
     insert the following:
       (A) by striking paragraph (5)(B)(iii)(I)(ff) and inserting 
     the following:

       ``(ff) South Carolina State line to the Myrtle Beach Conway 
     region to Georgetown, South Carolina, including a connection 
     to Andrews following the route 41 corridor and to Manning 
     following the U.S. Route 521 corridor; and'';

       (B) by striking paragraph (5)(B)(iii)(II)(hh) and inserting 
     the following:

       ``(hh) South Carolina State line to the Myrtle Beach Conway 
     region to Georgetown, South Carolina.''.

       In the matter proposed to be inserted as paragraph (34) of 
     section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 by section 136(a)(1)(F) of the bill--
       (1) insert after ``Alameda Corridor East'' the following: 
     ``and Southwest Passage, California. The Alameda Corridor 
     East is''; and
       (2) insert after ``Bernardino.'' the following: ``The 
     Southwest Passage shall follow I-10 from San Bernardino to 
     the Arizona State line and I-8 from San Diego to the Arizona 
     State line.''.
       Strike the closing quotation marks and the final period at 
     the end of the matter proposed to be inserted as paragraph 
     (39) of section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 by section 136(a)(1)(F) 
     of the bill and insert the following:
       ``(40) United States Route 277/United States Route 83 
     Corridor between I-44 in Wichita Falls, Texas, and I-20 in 
     Abilene, Texas.''.
       In section 140 of the bill--
       (1) insert ``(a) Contracting Procedures.--'' before 
     ``Section 112(b)(2)''; and
       (2) insert at the end the following:
       (b) Selection Process.--Section 112 is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Selection Process.--A State may procure, under a 
     single contract, the services of a consultant to prepare any 
     environmental impact assessments or analyses required, 
     including environmental impact statements, as well as 
     subsequent engineering and design work on the same project if 
     the State has conducted a review that assesses the 
     objectivity of any analysis, environmental assessment, or 
     environmental impact statement prior to its submission to the 
     Secretary.''.
       After section 143 of the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. 144. SUBSTITUTE PROJECT.

       (a) Approval of Project.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, upon the request of the Mayor of the 
     District of Columbia, the Secretary may approve substitute 
     highway and transit projects under section 103(e)(4) of title 
     23, United States Code, as in effect on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, in lieu of construction of 
     the Barney Circle Freeway project in the District of 
     Columbia, as identified in the 1991 Interstate Cost Estimate.
       (b) Eligibility for Federal Assistance.--Upon approval of 
     any substitute project or projects under subsection (a)--
       (1) the cost of construction of the Barney Circle Freeway 
     Modification project shall not be eligible for funds 
     authorized under section 108(b) of the Federal-Aid Highway 
     Act of 1956; and
       (2) substitute projects approved pursuant to this section 
     shall be funded from interstate construction funds 
     apportioned or allocated to the District of Columbia that are 
     not expended and not subject to lapse on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Federal Share.--The Federal share payable on account of 
     a project or activity approved under this section shall be 85 
     percent of the cost thereof; except that the exception set 
     forth in section 120(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, 
     shall apply.
       (d) Limitation on Eligibility.--Any substitute project 
     approved pursuant to subsection (a) (for which the Secretary 
     finds that sufficient Federal funds are available) must be 
     under contract for construction, or construction must have 
     commenced, before the last day of the 4-year period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this section. If the 
     substitute project is not under contract for construction, or 
     construction has not commenced, by such last day, the 
     Secretary shall withdraw approval of the substitute project.

     SEC. 145. USE OF HOV LANES BY ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

       Section 102(a) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, before 
     September 30, 2003, a State may permit an electric vehicle 
     with fewer than 2 occupants to operate in high occupancy 
     vehicle lanes if the vehicle is certified and labeled as an 
     Inherently Low Emission Vehicle pursuant to section 88.313-93 
     of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, provided that such 
     permission may be revoked by the State should the State 
     determine it necessary.''.
       Conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly.
       At the end of section 202 of the bill, add the following:
       (f) Highway Safety Education and Information.--
       (1) In general.--For fiscal years 1999 and 2000, the 
     Secretary shall allow any State to use funds apportioned to 
     it under section 402 of title 23, United States Code to 
     purchase television and radio time for the placement of 
     highway safety public service messages.
       (2) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
     effectiveness of the public service messages and transmit a 
     report on the results of the study together with the 
     transmittal under section 508 of this Act.
       At the end of section 207, add the following:
       (c) Evaluation and Assessment of Alternatives.--
       (1) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall evaluate the 
     implementation of chapter 303 of title 49, United States 
     Code, and the programs under sections 31106 and 31309 of such 
     title and identify alternatives to improve the ability of the 
     States to exchange information about unsafe drivers and to 
     identify drivers with multiple licenses.
       (2) Technology assessment.--The Secretary, in conjunction 
     with the American

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     Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, shall conduct an 
     assessment of available electronic technologies to improve 
     access to and exchange of motor vehicle driving records. The 
     assessment may consider alternative unique motor vehicle 
     driver identifiers that would facilitate accurate matching of 
     drivers and their records.
       (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     transmit to Congress a report on the results of the 
     evaluation and technology assessment, together with any 
     recommendations for appropriate administrative and 
     legislative actions.
       In section 306(g) of the bill, strike ``amended--'' and all 
     that follows through ``(2) by'' and insert ``amended by''.
       In section 332(a) of the bill--
       (1) in paragraph (43) after ``East-West'' insert 
     ``Intermodal'';
       (2) strike paragraph (58), relating to Oklahoma City--MAPS 
     Link;
       (3) in paragraph (90)--
       (A) strike ``Commuter Rail'';
       (B) after ``Northstar'' insert ``Corridor''; and
       (C) strike the parenthetical phrase and insert the 
     following: ``(Downtown, Minneapolis-Anoka County-St. 
     Cloud)'';
       (4) redesignate succeeding paragraphs accordingly; and
       (5) add at the end the following:
       (96) Pittsburgh North Shore-Central Business District 
     Corridor.
       (97) Pittsburgh--Stage II Light Rail.
       (98) Boston--North-South Rail Link.
       (99) Spokane--South Valley Corridor Light Rail.
       (100) Miami--Palmetto Metrorail.
       In section 332(b) of the bill--
       (1) strike paragraph (35), relating to Miami--Palmetto 
     Metrorail, and paragraph (57), relating to Pittsburgh--Stage 
     II Light Rail Reconstruction;
       (2) redesignate succeeding paragraphs accordingly; and
       (3) add at the end the following:
       (70) California--North Bay Commuter Rail.
       In the table contained in section 333 of the bill--
       (1) in item 7 strike ``0.000'' and insert ``0.200'';
       (2) in item 41 strike ``0.000'' and insert ``0.500'';
       (3) in item 62 strike ``0.000'' and insert ``0.300'';
       (4) in item 65 strike ``1.625'' each place it appears and 
     insert ``1.250'';
       (5) strike item 66 and insert the following:
       

66  New York, NY West 72nd St. Intermodal             1.750
 .   Station..................................
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       (6) in item 73--
       (A) strike ``1.750'' the first place it appears and insert 
     ``2.250''; and
       (B) strike ``1.750'' the second place it appears and insert 
     ``2.750'';
       (7) strike the line relating to item 77 (Mobile);
       (8) strike the line relating to item 86 (Norwalk);
       (9) in item 103--
       (A) strike ``1.000'' and insert ``1.250''; and
       (B) strike ``0.000'' and insert ``1.250'';
       (10) in item 121 strike ``Stapleton, CO'' and insert 
     ``Denver, CO Stapleton'';
       (11) strike the line relating to item 126 (Tucson);
       (12) in item 142 strike ``buses'' and insert ``Bus 
     Facility'';
       (13) after item 149 insert the following:
       

15  Allegheny County, PA buses................        0.000        1.500
 0
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       Redesignate the items in the table contained in section 333 
     of the bill accordingly.
       In title III of the bill, insert after section 339 the 
     following:

     SEC. 340. CLEAN FUEL VEHICLES.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     of the various low and zero emission fuel technologies for 
     transit vehicles, including compressed natural gas, liquified 
     natural gas, biodiesel fuel, battery, alcohol based fuel, 
     hybrid electric, fuel cell, and clean diesel to determine the 
     status of the development and use of such technologies, the 
     environmental benefits of such technologies under the Clean 
     Air Act, and the cost of such technologies and any associated 
     equipment.
       (b) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2000, the 
     Comptroller General shall transmit to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on the results of the 
     study, together with recommendations for incentives to 
     encourage the use of low and zero emission fuel technology 
     for transit vehicles.
       Conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly.
       In title IV of the bill, insert after section 422 the 
     following:

     SEC. 423. ELECTRONIC DATA STUDY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall contract with an 
     entity that is independent of the Department of 
     Transportation to conduct a study to identify, examine, and 
     evaluate current and future issues and policies related to 
     government access to data produced by electronic systems for 
     motor carrier regulatory enforcement. The entity shall have 
     demonstrated knowledge about the motor carrier industry, 
     motor carrier safety regulations, and the electronic 
     information industry.
       (b) Inspector General.--The Office of the Inspector General 
     of the Department of Transportation shall approve the 
     statement of work of the entity referred to in subsection (a) 
     and approve the contract award under subsection (a). In 
     carrying out its responsibilities under this subsection, the 
     Office of the Inspector General shall perform such overview 
     and validation or verification of data as may be necessary to 
     ensure that the study to be conducted under subsection (a) 
     meets the requirements of subsection (a).
       (c) Deadline.--The study to be conducted under subsection 
     (a) shall be completed not later than 2 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act. A report containing the results 
     of the study shall be submitted to the Secretary and 
     Congress.
       (d) Funding.--Of amounts made available under section 
     127(a)(3)(H), $100,000 for fiscal year 1998, $200,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, and $200,000 for fiscal year 2000 shall be 
     available to carry out this subsection.
       Conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly.
       In section 508 of the bill--
       (1) redesignate paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs 
     (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and
       (2) insert after paragraph (3) the following:
       (4) determine whether to approve a revised formula for the 
     distribution of funds under section 104(b)(2) of title 23, 
     United States Code, for the congestion mitigation and air 
     quality improvement program due to the designation of new 
     nonattainment areas by the Environmental Protection Agency;
       After section 603 of the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. 604. NOTICE.

       (a) Notice of Reprogramming.--If any funds authorized for 
     carrying out this title or the amendments made by this title 
     are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to 
     be provided to the Appropriations Committees of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, notice of such action shall 
     concurrently be provided to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure and the Committee on Science of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate.
       (b) Notice of Reorganization.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall provide notice to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
     Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate, not later than 15 
     days before any major reorganization of any program, project, 
     or activity of the Department of Transportation for which 
     funds are authorized by this title or the amendments made by 
     this title.

     SEC. 605. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM.

       With the year 2000 fast approaching, it is the sense of 
     Congress that the Department of Transportation should--
       (1) give high priority to correcting all 2-digit date-
     related problems in its computer systems to ensure that those 
     systems continue to operate effectively in the year 2000 and 
     beyond;
       (2) assess immediately the extent of the risk to the 
     operations of the Department of Transportation posed by the 
     problems referred to in paragraph (1), and plan and budget 
     for achieving Year 2000 compliance for all of its mission-
     critical systems; and
       (3) develop contingency plans for those systems that the 
     Department of Transportation is unable to correct in time.
       In section 611(c) of the bill, in the matter proposed to be 
     inserted as section 307(b)(4)(A) of title 23, United States 
     Code, insert ``, consistent with the plan developed under 
     section 5506 of title 49,'' after ``advanced research 
     program''.
       In section 611(c) of the bill, in the matter proposed to be 
     inserted as section 307(b)(4)(B)(ii) of title 23, United 
     States Code, strike ``assessment of failure risks'' and 
     insert ``the assessment of risks of failure, including from 
     seismic activity, vibration, and weather''.
       In section 611(c) of the bill, in the matter proposed to be 
     inserted as section 307(b)(4)(B)(v) of title 23, United 
     States Code, strike ``Particulate'' and insert 
     ``Environmental research, including particulate''.
       In section 611(c) of the bill, in the matter proposed to be 
     inserted as section 307(b)(4)(B)(vii) of title 23, United 
     States Code, strike ``Prediction'' and insert ``Human 
     factors, including prediction''.

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       Strike paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 611(d) of the bill 
     and insert the following:
       (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) Methods, materials, and testing to improve the 
     durability of surface transportation infrastructure 
     facilities and extend the life of bridge structures, 
     including new and innovative technologies to reduce corrosion 
     and tests simulating seismic activity, vibration, and 
     weather.'';
       (2) by striking subparagraph (C);
       (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (4) by adding after subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, 
     the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(D) Research on the use of recycled materials, such as 
     paper and plastic fiber reinforcement systems.
       ``(E) New innovative technologies to enhance and facilitate 
     field construction and rehabilitation techniques for 
     minimizing disruption during repair and maintenance of 
     structures.
       ``(F) Expansion of knowledge of implementing life cycle 
     cost assessment, including establishing the appropriate 
     analysis period and discount rates, learning how to value and 
     properly consider user costs, determining tradeoffs between 
     reconstruction and rehabilitation, and establishing 
     methodologies for balancing higher initial costs of new 
     technologies and improved or advanced materials against lower 
     maintenance costs.
       ``(G) Standardized estimates of useful life under various 
     conditions for advanced materials of use in surface 
     transportation. Such estimates shall be developed in 
     conjunction with the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology and other appropriate organizations.''.
       In section 611(e) of the bill, strike paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) and insert the following:
       (1) by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(c) Study of Future Strategic Highway Research Program.--
       ``(1) Study.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
     and Equity Act of 1998, the Secretary shall make a grant to, 
     or enter into a cooperative agreement or contract with, the 
     Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of 
     Sciences (referred to in this subsection as the ``Board'') to 
     conduct a study to determine the goals, purposes, research 
     agenda and projects, administrative structure, and fiscal 
     needs for a new strategic highway research program to replace 
     the program established under section 307(d) (as in effect on 
     the day before the date of enactment of the Building 
     Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1998), or 
     a similar effort.
       ``(B) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the Board 
     shall consult with the American Association of State Highway 
     and Transportation Officials and such other entities as the 
     Board determines to be necessary to the conduct of the study.
       ``(2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after making a grant 
     or entering into a cooperative agreement or contract under 
     subsection (a), the Board shall submit a final report on the 
     results of the study to the Secretary, the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
     Science of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate.''; and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as 
     subsections (d), (e), and (f).
       In section 611(f) of the bill, strike ``307(c)'' and insert 
     ``307(d)''.
       In section 611(g) of the bill, strike ``307(e)'' and insert 
     ``307(f)''.
       In section 611(h) of the bill, in the matter proposed to be 
     added at the end of section 307 of title 23, United States 
     Code, redesignate subsection (f) as subsection (g).
       At the end of section 611 of the bill, add the following 
     new subsection:
       (j) Technological Innovation.--Section 307 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Technological Innovation.--The programs and 
     activities carried out under this section shall be consistent 
     with the plan developed under section 5506 of title 49.''.
       In section 612 of the bill, at the end of the matter 
     proposed to be inserted as section 313 of title 23, United 
     States Code, strike the closing quotation marks and the final 
     period and insert the following:
       ``(e) Annual Report.--Each State shall report annually to 
     the Secretary on the level of its funding for research and 
     development activities described in subsection (a)(5). A 
     State may provide such information as part of another report 
     that the State provides to the Secretary.''.
       In section 623(b) of the bill, redesignate paragraphs (1), 
     (2), and (3) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively.
       In section 623(b) of the bill, insert before paragraph (2), 
     as so redesignated, the following new paragraph:
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, including 
     information obtained pursuant to section 307(b)(5)(F) and 
     (G)'' after ``modern highway technology'';
       In section 623(b)(3) of the bill, as so redesignated, 
     insert ``, and in paragraph (1) of that subsection, by 
     inserting `concrete,' after `pavement,' '' after ``as 
     subsection (c)''.
       In section 624 of the bill, in the matter proposed to be 
     inserted as section 5505(c)(2) of title 49, United States 
     Code, insert ``, except as provided in subsection (i),'' 
     after ``competitive process''.
       In section 624 of the bill, in the matter proposed to be 
     inserted as section 5505(g)(2) of title 49, United States 
     Code, insert ``and consistent with the plan developed under 
     section 5506'' after ``least annually''.
       In section 624 of the bill, at the end of the matter 
     proposed to be inserted as section 5505 of title 49, United 
     States Code, strike the closing quotation marks and the final 
     period and insert the following:
       ``(18) University of Maine.
       ``(19) Tennessee Technological University.
       ``(20) Middle Tennessee State University.
       ``(21) The University of Maryland.''.
       After section 632 of the bill, insert the following (and 
     conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly):

     SEC. 633. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 55 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 5506. Surface transportation research planning

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall--
       ``(1) establish a strategic planning process, consistent 
     with section 306 of title 5, United States Code, for the 
     Department of Transportation to determine national 
     transportation research and technology development priorities 
     related to surface transportation;
       ``(2) coordinate Federal surface transportation research 
     and technology development activities;
       ``(3) measure the results of those activities and how they 
     impact the performance of the national surface transportation 
     system; and
       ``(4) ensure that planning and reporting activities carried 
     out under this subchapter are coordinated with all other 
     surface transportation planning and reporting requirements.
       ``(b) Implementation.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) provide for the integrated planning, coordination, 
     and consultation among the operating administrations, all 
     other Federal agencies with responsibility for surface 
     transportation research and technology development, State and 
     local governments, institutions of higher education, 
     industry, and other private and public sector organizations 
     engaged in surface transportation-related research and 
     development activities;
       ``(2) ensure that the Department's surface transportation 
     research and technology development programs do not duplicate 
     other Federal, State, or private sector research and 
     development programs; and
       ``(3) provide for independent validation of the scientific 
     and technical assumptions underlying the Department's surface 
     transportation research and technology development plans.
       ``(c) Surface Transportation Research and Technology 
     Development Strategic Plan.--
       ``(1) Development.--The Secretary shall develop an 
     integrated surface transportation research and technology 
     development strategic plan.
       ``(2) Contents.--The plan shall include--
       ``(A) an identification of the general goals and objectives 
     of the Department of Transportation for surface 
     transportation research and development;
       ``(B) a description of the roles of the Department of 
     Transportation and other Federal agencies in achieving the 
     goals identified under subparagraph (A), in order to avoid 
     unnecessary duplication of effort;
       ``(C) a description of the Department's overall strategy, 
     and the role of each of the operating administrations in 
     carrying out the plan over the next 5 years including a 
     description of procedures for coordination of its efforts 
     with the operating administrations and with other Federal 
     agencies;
       ``(D) an assessment of how State and local research and 
     technology development activities are contributing to the 
     achievement of the goals identified under subparagraph (A);
       ``(E) details of the Department's surface transportation 
     research and technology development programs, including 
     performance goals, resources needed to achieve those goals, 
     and performance indicators as described in section 1115(a) of 
     title 31, United States Code, for the next 5 years for each 
     area of research and technology development;
       ``(F) significant comments on the plan and its contents 
     obtained from outside sources; and
       ``(G) responses to significant comments obtained from the 
     National Research Council and other advisory bodies, and a 
     description of any corrective actions taken pursuant thereto.
       ``(3) National research council review.--The Secretary 
     shall enter into an agreement for the review by the National 
     Research Council of the details of each--
       ``(A) strategic plan or revision required under section 306 
     of title 5, United States Code;
       ``(B) performance plan required under section 1115 of title 
     31, United States Code; and
       ``(C) program performance report required under section 
     1116 of title 31, United States Code,

     with respect to surface transportation research and 
     technology development.
       ``(4) Performance plans and reports.--In complying with 
     sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, United States Code, the 
     Secretary shall include--
       ``(A) a summary of the results for the previous fiscal year 
     of surface transportation research and technology development 
     programs to which the Department of Transportation 
     contributes, along with--

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       ``(i) an analysis of the relationship between those results 
     and the goals identified under paragraph (2)(A); and
       ``(ii) a description of the methodology used for assessing 
     the results; and
       ``(B) a description of significant surface transportation 
     research and technology development initiatives, if any, 
     undertaken during the previous fiscal year which were not in 
     the plan developed under paragraph (1), and any significant 
     changes in the plan from the previous year's plan.
       ``(d) Merit Review and Performance Measurement.--The 
     Secretary shall, within one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, transmit to the Congress a report 
     describing competitive merit review procedures for research 
     and technology development, and performance measurement 
     procedures for surface transportation research and technology 
     development and demonstrations.
       ``(e) Procurement Procedures.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) develop model procurement procedures that encourage 
     the use of advanced technologies; and
       ``(2) develop model transactions for carrying out and 
     coordinating Federal and State surface transportation 
     research and technology development activities.
       ``(f) Consistency With Government Performance and Results 
     Act of 1993.--The plans and reports developed under this 
     section shall be consistent with and incorporated as part of 
     the plans developed under section 306 of title 5, United 
     States Code, and sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, United 
     States Code.

     ``Sec. 5507. Surface transportation-environment cooperative 
       research program

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish and carry out a surface transportation and 
     environment cooperative research program.
       ``(b) Contents.--The program to be carried out under this 
     section shall include research designed to--
       ``(1) develop more accurate models for evaluating 
     transportation control measures and transportation system 
     designs that are appropriate for use by State and local 
     governments, including metropolitan planning organizations, 
     in designing implementation plans to meet Federal, State, and 
     local environmental requirements;
       ``(2) improve understanding of the factors that contribute 
     to the demand for transportation, including transportation 
     system design, demographic change, land use planning, and 
     communications and other information technologies; and
       ``(3) develop indicators of economic, social, and 
     environmental performance of transportation systems to 
     facilitate analysis of potential alternatives.
       ``(c) Advisory Board.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--In consultation with appropriate 
     Federal agencies, the Secretary shall establish an advisory 
     board to recommend environmental and energy conservation 
     research, technology, and technology transfer activities 
     related to surface transportation.
       ``(2) Membership.--The advisory board shall include--
       ``(A) representatives of State transportation and 
     environmental agencies;
       ``(B) transportation and environmental scientists and 
     engineers; and
       ``(C) representatives of metropolitan planning 
     organizations, transit operating agencies, and environmental 
     organizations.
       ``(d) National Academy of Sciences.--The Secretary may make 
     grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the 
     National Academy of Sciences to carry out such activities 
     relating to the research, technology, and technology transfer 
     activities described in subsection (b) as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate.
       ``(e) Funding.--Funding for carrying out this section shall 
     be derived from funds made available under section 
     127(a)(3)(F) of the Building Efficient Surface Transportation 
     and Equity Act of 1998.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 55 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 5505 the 
     following:

``5506. Surface transportation research planning.
``5507. Surface transportation-environment cooperative research 
              program.''.

       In section 652(b)(4) of the bill, insert ``, and including 
     the handicapped'' after ``and motorcycles''.
       In section 652(b)(7) of the bill, strike ``and'' at the 
     end.
       In section 652(b)(8) of the bill, strike the period and 
     insert ``; and''.
       At the end of section 652 of the bill, add the following 
     new paragraph:
       (9) the development of a workforce capable of developing, 
     operating, and maintaining intelligent transportation 
     systems.
       In section 654 of the bill, amend subsection (b) to read as 
     follows:
       (b) Reporting.--The plan described in subsection (a) shall 
     be transmitted and updated as part of the plan developed 
     under section 5506 of title 49, United States Code.
       At the end of section 655(c) of the bill, add the 
     following:
     Such tests shall be designed for the collection of data to 
     permit objective evaluation of the results of the tests and 
     the derivation of cost-benefit information that is useful to 
     others contemplating the deployment of similar systems.
       In section 655(d) of the bill, strike ``work shall 
     incorporate human factors research findings'' and insert 
     ``work--
       ``(1) shall incorporate human factors research, which may 
     include research in the science of the driving process, to 
     improve the operational efficiency and safety of intelligent 
     transportation systems;
       ``(2) may incorporate research on environmental, weather, 
     and natural conditions that impact intelligent transportation 
     systems, including the effects of cold climates; and
       ``(3) may incorporate materials or magnetics research''.
       Strike section 658 of the bill and redesignate section 659 
     as section 658. Conform the table of contents of the bill 
     accordingly.
       After section 802 of the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. 803. AMENDMENT OF NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM 
                   ACT.

       Section 203 of the National Sea Grant College Program Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1122) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (5);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (17) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (16), respectively;
       (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (F) of 
     paragraph (7), as so redesignated, as subparagraphs (D) 
     through (G), respectively; and
       (4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) of paragraph (7), 
     as so redesignated, the following:
       ``(C) Lake Champlain (to the extent that such resources 
     have hydrological, biological, physical, or geological 
     characteristics and problems similar or related to those of 
     the Great Lakes);''.
       Conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly.


         Modification To Amendment No. 1 Offered By Mr. Shuster

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that my amendment 
be modified with the modification that I have placed at the desk.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will report the modification.
  The Clerk read as follows:
  Modification offered by Mr. Shuster to the Shuster amendment number 
1, printed in Part II of House Report 105-476:
       Modify the manager's amendment to correct the following 
     errors:
       (1) on page 15, paragraph (26), strike ``227'' and insert 
     ``277''.
       (2) on page 25, in item 1504, strike ``Corrido'' and insert 
     ``Corridor''.
       (3) on page 25, insert the following two new items at the 
     end of the table:


 
 
 
1508 New York........................  Reconstruct Flushing        5.000
                                        Avenue between Humboldt
                                        Street and Cypress
                                        Avenue, and between
                                        Porter Street and
                                        Cypress Avenue.
1509 New York........................  Reconstruct Flushing        3.000
                                        Avenue between Wycoff
                                        Avenue and Gates Street.
 


       (4) on page 25, insert the following paragraph after the 
     table:
       (101) In the table contained in section 127(c) of the bill:
       (A) in item 241, strike ``32.000'' and insert ``24.000''.
       (B) in item 248, strike ``intermodal center at Stapleton'' 
     and insert ``Broadway Viaduct''.
       (C) in item 257, strike ``lande'' and insert ``lanes''.
       (D) in item 708, strike ``3.000'' and insert ``6.000''.
       (E) in item 398, strike ``Little Blue Expressway'' and 
     insert ``the Eastern Jackson Co. Expressway''.
       (F) in item 398, strike ``3.000'' and insert ``6.000''.
       (G) in item 312, strike ``8.000'' and insert ``4.000''.
       (H) strike item 205 (relating to the Missouri Connector).
       (I) in item 774, strike ``2.230'' and insert ``4.000''.
       (J) in item 1081, strike ``4.000'' and insert ``2.000''.
       (K) in item 1221, strike ``7.500'' and insert ``1.770''.
       (L) in item 1337, strike ``1.770'' and insert ``2.330''.
       (M) in item 1384, strike ``2.000'' and insert ``7.500''.
       (5) on page 34, in paragraph (5), insert ``1.750'' in the 
     third column (relating to fiscal year 2000).
       (6) on page 34, insert after paragraph (13) the following:
       (14) strike the line relating to item 24 (Chatham, GA).

  Mr. SHUSTER (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous 
consent that the modification be considered as read and printed in the 
Record.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the modification offered by the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania?
  There was no objection.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 405, the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster).

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  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  (Mr. SHUSTER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. Chairman, this is a manager's amendment, technical in nature. It 
has been cleared both on our side and with the minority.
  I rise in support of the committee amendment to H.R. 2400.
  The Committee amendment contains issues worked out in cooperation 
with other committees that had jurisdictional claims over H.R. 2400--
the Science Committee, the Resources Committee and the Commerce 
Committee.
  I am pleased that we were able to include several provisions that 
were worked out on a bipartisan basis with those committees.
  I particularly want to thank Chairman Young of the Resources 
Committee, Chairman Bliley of the Commerce Committee and Chairman 
Sensenbrenner of the Science Committee for their cooperation in 
expediting the consideration of BESTEA.
  The amendment also contains several noncontroversial issues and 
project description changes.
  All provisions in the committee amendment have been worked out in a 
bipartisan manner and are acceptable to the Democratic members.
  There are several Members who had urged that certain provisions be 
included that we were unable to work out in the short time available. 
We will continue to work with those Members to resolve their issues 
when we go to conference with the other body.
  I am including a full summary of the committee amendment for the 
Record.
  I urge my colleagues to adopt the amendment.

              Summary of Committee Amendment to H.R. 2400


                           title i--highways

       Provides that newly-designated nonattainment areas are 
     eligible for CMAQ funding (but not part of the CMAQ formula).
       Provides that the Secretary of the Interior develop a new 
     formula for the distribution of Indian Reservation Road funds 
     by fiscal year 2000.
       Establishes a pilot program to allow Indian tribes to 
     directly administer their Indian Reservation Road funds.
       Adds transit vehicles signal prioritization projects to 
     Federal share provisions under section 120(c) of title 23.
       Makes clarifying amendment to section 125(d)(1) of the bill 
     regarding provisions relating to cooperation of local 
     officials in developing State transportation plan.
       Clarifies that States can continue to divide or segment 
     projects, in accordance with current regulations regarding 
     division of segmenting of projects, in carrying out high 
     priority projects designated by Congress.
       Makes various corrections and additions to high priority 
     projects as designated in section 127(c) of the bill.
       Directs the Secretary to conduct a study on practices of 
     States relating to service food signs.
       Amends current, and adds additional, High Priority 
     Corridors.
       Clarifies that States can procure under a single contract 
     environmental and engineering and design work if the State 
     reviews the objectivity of the analysis.
       Allows the District of Columbia to construct a substitute 
     project in lieu of Barney Circle Freeway project.
       Allows States to permit electric vehicles with fewer than 
     two occupants to operate on high occupancy vehicle lanes.
       Makes technical and conforming changes.


                        title ii--highway safety

       Allows States for two years to use section 402 funds to 
     purchase television and radio time for highway safety public 
     services messages and requires a study on the effectiveness 
     of the messages.


                           title iii--transit

       Amends sec. 306 to restore current law with regard to false 
     claims made under the transit title.
       Amends sec. 332 to alter project descriptions of new start 
     transit projects.
       Amends sec. 333 to alter project descriptions and funding 
     levels of bus and bus facility projects.
       Directs the Comptroller General to study the various clean 
     fuel technologies for transit vehicles and make 
     recommendations regarding incentives to encourage the use of 
     such technologies.


                     title iv--motor carrier safety

       Adds new section 423 to direct the Secretary to contract 
     with an independent entity to conduct a study on government 
     access to electronic data for motor carrier regulatory 
     enforcement (amended and relocated from Title VI).


             title v--programmatic reforms and streamlining

       Provides that a revised formula for distribution of CMAQ 
     funds shall be considered for mid-course corrections bill.


                   title vi--transportation research

       The Manager's Amendment contains several provisions 
     developed in cooperation with the Committee on Science:
       Section 604 requires notice to Congress if the Department 
     of Transportation reprograms research funds or reorganizes 
     programs authorized by Title 6 of BESTEA.
       Section 605 contains a sense of Congress regarding the year 
     2000 computer problem.
       Requires a study on future research requirements for 
     highway pavement.
       Section 633 establishes a planning process, consistent with 
     the Government Performance and Results Act, at the Department 
     of Transportation to oversee surface transportation research.
       Establishes a surface transportation-environment 
     cooperative research program.
       Makes some additional minor technical changes to the 
     research title of BESTEA.


            title viii--recreational boating safety program

       Amends National Sea Grant College Program Act relating to 
     research funds for Lake Champlain.

  Mr. Chairman, I yield to my good friend, the gentleman from Minnesota 
(Mr. Oberstar).
  (Mr. Oberstar asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, first, I want to thank Chairmen Shuster 
and Petri and Ranking Member Rahall for the cooperative manner in which 
we developed this amendment. Through their willingness to address 
Member concerns, we were able to agree on a significant number of 
Member requests. We have developed a good package that further 
strengthens BESTEA. I want to highlight a few of the provisions.
  First, the manager's amendment includes provisions that will provide 
CMAQ funding for newly-designated non-attainment communities. Because 
the EPA is currently reviewing the criteria for non-attainment, it is 
important that our bill clarify that if the new criteria lead to 
designation of additional non-attainment areas, those areas would 
qualify for funding.
  Also, the amendment ensures continued CMAQ funding for communities 
that progress from non-attainment to maintenance status.
  At the request of our friends on the Science Committee, this 
amendment adds several provisions from their surface transportation 
research bill, H.R. 860. For example, the provisions clarify the 
Department of Transportation's responsibility to develop a strategic 
planning process for surface transportation research and technology 
development activities. I want to note that these provisions are 
designed to be consistent with the Government Performance and Results 
Act requirements and not a separate effort.
  Also, the Science Committee provisions establish a cooperative 
research program to develop better tools for State and local 
governments to use when evaluating the complex economic, social, and 
environmental impacts various transportation alternatives have on 
communities.
  The amendment includes a number of additional provisions to continue 
fine tuning BESTEA. These include limited changes to Member highway and 
transit project requests and we will continue to address their concerns 
about these very important projects.
  I again thank Chairman Shuster and Petri, Ranking Member Rahall, and 
all the Members of the Committee who worked with us to improve BESTEA 
and I urge adoption of the en bloc amendment.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment, as modified, offered 
by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster).
  The amendment, as modified, was agreed to.
  The CHAIRMAN. It is now in order to consider amendment number 2 
printed in Part II of House Report 105-476.


            Amendment No. 2 Offered By Mr. Davis of Illinois

  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Part II, amendment numbered 2 offered by Mr. Davis of 
     Illinois:
       In section 330(j), strike ``$42,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$150,000,000''.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 405, the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Davis) and a Member opposed each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis).

                              {time}  1645

  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 3 minutes.
  Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to offer this amendment which seeks to 
expand and improve the Access to Jobs Grant program. This amendment 
would increase funding for this program by $108 million per year. The 
Access to Jobs legislation assists welfare recipients and low-income 
individuals to commute from where they live to where

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jobs are located. This increase in moneys is designated to address the 
fact that in too many cases, in both urban and rural areas, welfare 
recipients and low-income individuals are isolated from the jobs they 
want and need.
  Last year Congress enacted legislation to move people from welfare to 
work. We imposed strict time limits and other restrictions that will 
result in the termination of benefits for an estimated 2 million people 
by the year 2002. One of the greatest obstacles many current welfare 
recipients face in getting work is literally getting to the jobs.
  Welfare recipients and low-income individuals often live, almost by 
definition, in impoverished communities devoid of job opportunities. 
Ninety-four percent of welfare recipients do not have cars, low wage 
earners often do not have cars. They are dependent on public 
transportation to get to areas with jobs. If the public transit is 
inadequate, the jobs become inaccessible. People cannot move from 
welfare to work if the people on welfare cannot get to work.
  Currently, two-thirds of all new jobs are being created in the 
suburbs. Many suburban communities report severe labor shortages 
because they cannot find enough workers looking for entry-level jobs. 
This amendment helps to ensure that those welfare recipients who want 
jobs will not be denied because they do not have access to 
transportation to get to and from work.
  Too many welfare recipients and low-income individuals are isolated 
from potential job opportunities because existing public transportation 
systems are either inadequate or nonexistent. The Community 
Transportation Association of America has found that 40 percent of all 
rural communities have no public transportation whatsoever. When 
transit is present, it often does not operate at night or on weekends, 
times when many low-wage or entry-level jobs are performed. By filling 
the gaps in transit services, we can give people the chance to get to 
the jobs they seek.
  For example, in Chicago an innovative Suburban Jobs Links program is 
doing just that. Buses carry workers from the cities to their jobs in 
neighboring suburbs. An increase in funding for this program would 
allow it to expand and help other communities. If only one out of three 
welfare families are successful in getting to a job and are able to 
work, then America wins and this program will have paid big dividends. 
Therefore, I urge its immediate adoption.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis).
  Mr. Chairman, it is interesting that in the course of the discussion 
of the rule of this bill, in the course, a lot of people came to the 
floor of the House of Representatives in the course of the last few 
weeks, as well, saying that the scope of this bill is too large, that 
an increase of over 40 percent in transportation funds over 6 years is 
a budget buster. And yet the amendment we have before us indicates that 
the bill is not large enough, and the hope of the gentleman in offering 
this amendment is that we add some additional hundred plus million 
dollars to the bill to meet a particular need, that despite the fact 
that we do include a $42 million Access to Jobs pilot program in the 
bill, and in addition in this bill there is some $20 billion, $20 
billion in formula funds for over 6 years that can be used for the 
needs of people who want to go from welfare to work and to meet their 
transportation needs.
  Mr. Chairman, it seems to me that we have mass transit and many other 
transit operations of a particular nature already in existence around 
the United States, we do not need to pile on a lot of money that will 
ultimately be used for administration rather than help real people find 
real jobs. We are willing to experiment in this bill with a pilot 
program, but I think before we know what we are talking about we should 
not start throwing additional money at it.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Emerson).
  Mrs. EMERSON. Mr. Chairman, I really want to commend the gentleman 
from Illinois (Mr. Davis) for this amendment because I am from a very 
rural district that has 26 counties, 3 of which are among the highest 
welfare counties in the State of Missouri, and after numerous meetings 
with my welfare recipients the biggest stumbling block they have to 
getting a job is, like the gentleman says, transportation, and they 
might have to drive an hour and a half, 2 hours to get to a job and 
they have no means of transportation because we do not have the funds 
in Missouri, particularly in my district, to beef up our very minimal 
transportation systems. And certainly they are not presently in use for 
this particular purpose.
  So I just want to ask my colleagues to really think about this 
because if we truly want our welfare recipients to lead productive, 
independent lives, then we really need to also put our money where our 
mouths are and help make a real job a reality for these folks. So I 
will happily support the amendment offered by the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Davis).
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he might consume to the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Pease), a member of the committee.
  Mr. PEASE. Mr. Chairman, with the greatest personal respect for my 
colleagues from Illinois and Missouri, I oppose the gentleman from 
Illinois' amendment to increase funding for this program from the $42 
million included in the bill to approximately $150 million per year.
  While I agree that providing transportation for welfare recipients to 
get to jobs is critical, I question whether increasing the funding for 
the pilot program contained in this bill is the best approach to 
achieving this worthy result.
  This pilot program promotes new and innovative approaches to 
providing transportation and makes funding available to nontraditional 
transit grant recipients in addition to public transit agencies. There 
is concern among some in the transit community that a new program that 
is large and proscriptive is not only unnecessary but would take 
flexibility and control away from transit agencies whose very mission 
it is to provide access to jobs.
  There also are significant transportation resources for access to 
jobs activities under a number of federally funded social services 
programs already in place. These include the Department of Health and 
Human Services Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the Department 
of Labor's Welfare to Work program comprising $3 billion over 2 years 
and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Bridges to Work 
program.
  Should the pilot program contained in this bill prove to be 
successful in conjunction with these many other programs of Federal 
agencies, we can then reevaluate whether to increase the funding in 
future transportation legislation. But I believe at the moment it is 
premature to raise the funding level to the amount proposed in the 
amendment, and I urge a ``no'' vote.
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the 
distinguished gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Brown).
  Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to strongly support 
the amendment by my colleague from Illinois. Mr. Chairman, today I had 
lunch with the CEO of United Airlines, Jerry Greenwald, who sits on the 
President's Welfare to Work Task Force. I want to commend United for 
employing 500 former welfare recipients with the goal of 2,000 by the 
year 2000. This is a success story.
  But he told me what many of us already know, that the most serious 
barriers for former welfare workers entering the work force are, one, 
child care, and transportation. Through reverse commuter programs, 
transit vouchers and van pools many of these people can get to work.
  Mr. Chairman, let us put our money where our mouth is and get welfare 
to work going. Increase this budget and support this amendment.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I have no further requests for time. I recognize the 
other side is entitled to close debate on their amendment, so I just 
would proceed to conclude by saying that while I understand the 
gentleman's interest in this

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program, we have included funds in this bill for this program.
  A lot of Members have expressed concern in debate, and a lot of 
others who have looked at this bill, that we are already spending more 
than we feel is prudent. To increase spending beyond what the committee 
has asked for is something that I think is highly problematic.
  I would think that this would be an interesting test to see whether 
Congress would like to stay within the parameters of this bill or feels 
that the committee sort of undershot and we should be spending even 
more than we have been asked for in this bill. I think it best to plan 
and see that we walk before we run. We do have $42 million in this bill 
plus $20 billion that is eligible if State and local transit 
authorities feel these needs are needs that need to be addressed. We do 
not need to add another $100 million dollars to a bill that is already 
quite generous in the transportation area.
  Mr. Chairman, I urge a ``no'' vote.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. PETRI. I yield to the gentleman from Minnesota.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I just want to specify that the chairman 
does understand that this is an authorization, these are not contract 
authority dollars?
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I understand it is an authorization, but we 
had the senior member of the committee from my State and others in the 
authorization committee, appropriation committee, which would have to 
actually appropriate money, saying that this was taking away from 
priorities that they felt were important. Now we are adding to their 
burden, I think.
  But I would be interested to see how they vote on this amendment 
because if they really are concerned and consistent, this would receive 
a ``no'' vote, not a ``yes'' vote from those gentlemen.
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Rahall).
  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the excellent 
amendment of the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis).
  The simple fact of the matter is that lack of transportation is 
frequently a barrier to employment whether one resides in an urban or 
rural environment. This amendment would raise the general fund 
authorization contained in the bill for the welfare to work program.
  I know that from a rural perspective these programs hold great 
promise. In my home State of West Virginia we have undertaken four 
welfare to work pilot programs already, including in Greenbrier and 
Wayne Counties which I have the honor of representing. This amendment 
is about access to jobs, about access to training, about access to a 
better life for many Americans, and I urge my colleagues to accept it.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Fox).
  Mr. FOX of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the 
Davis amendment to BESTEA. This would further build upon the 
committee's commitment to encouraging access to jobs and moving people 
from welfare to work.
  I commend the gentleman for offering this amendment which enhances an 
already strong portion of the underlying bill. I was pleased to see the 
Senate also acted, through the efforts of the Senators from 
Pennsylvania, Illinois and New York, to include a strong commitment to 
moving people from welfare to work.
  The gentleman from Illinois shows a great commitment and vision in 
offering his amendment as he recognizes the need for a national 
approach to this problem. Few people on welfare own cars and few can 
afford other transportation means to get to jobs and job training. 
BESTEA and the gentleman's perfecting amendment further our belief in 
empowering people with the jobs and training they need to achieve self-
sufficiency. I strongly urge support for the Davis amendment.
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the 
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell).

                              {time}  1700

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the Davis 
amendment. First of all, we must go to the appropriations. There are 
checks and balances. That is something we have to do. This is a general 
fund authorization.
  Second of all, we have spoken in the last 4 years about welfare 
reform. It is time for us to put our money where our mouth is. The 
argument that this bill is a pilot program and cannot increase too 
quickly, forget about it. We have told people in 5 years they have to 
be off welfare, by the year 2002. We do not have that much time.
  Let us have bipartisan agreement that we are going to get people to 
jobs that exist. There are 2 million people out there that are going to 
be removed from welfare to work over the next 5 years, and only 6 
percent of them have cars.
  Now, what are you going to do about that? This amendment goes right 
to the heart of that situation. This is getting people to work. This is 
what we want, work, not welfare.
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I yield one minute to the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Millender-McDonald).
  Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD. Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the 
distinguished gentleman from Illinois for offering this amendment and 
for yielding me time.
  Mr. Chairman, last year we passed a welfare-to-work bill, knowing 
that that bill was not the sound bill it should be for those who are 
moving from welfare to work. This amendment that my friend has put on 
the floor is one that will help us to move this generation of welfare 
recipients to work.
  One in 20 welfare recipients in this country own a car. That is a 
frightening statistic. When one considers that when we passed welfare 
reform we placed strict time limits on the welfare recipients, we can 
ill-afford to not pass this amendment. I urge all Members to pass the 
Davis amendment.
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I would ask the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Petri) if he would yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Iowa (Mr. Boswell).
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Iowa 
(Mr. Boswell).
  Mr. BOSWELL. Mr. Chairman, I think it comes down to this: Do we 
really want people to go off of welfare and on to workfare? As probably 
some Members know, some of us in the States got into that a little bit 
ahead of even the national level.
  I am like the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Emerson). I have 27 
counties, and we have no mass transportation. One thing we discovered 
is if we are serious about getting people from welfare to work, they 
have got to have child care and they have got to have transportation, 
or it is not going to work. It simply is not going to work.
  So I encourage support of the amendment of the gentleman from 
Illinois, Mr. Davis. It is something we have to do if we are going to 
get this job done. I think we all want very much to get this job done, 
to get people to work.
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I would ask the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Petri) if he would yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
New Jersey (Mr. Andrews).
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I am delighted to yield 1 minute to my 
esteemed colleague, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Andrews).
  (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Wisconsin, who 
contributes so much to the educational issues, and I thank the author 
of this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the amendment offered by 
the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis). I introduced legislation 
earlier this year which incorporates this same concept, and I frankly 
would have put more money into this if we had been able to. But I 
commend the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis) and the leadership of 
the minority side for supporting this.
  Here is why this is such a good idea. If one out of every 300 
families on welfare in America, one out of every 300, gets a job as a 
result of this program, as a result of being moved from where they live 
to where the jobs are, this pays for itself as a result of people 
leaving the welfare rolls and paying taxes.
  In other words, the success level for this to be budget-neutral is 
very, very low. It is a great idea.
  In my area, United Parcel Company is helping to do a similar thing, 
where

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they are moving welfare recipients from Camden, New Jersey, to a UPS 
terminal at the Philadelphia airport. It works, the Davis amendment 
works, and I urge my colleagues to support it.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes, the balance 
of my time, to the distinguished ranking member, the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar).
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, this is a reality check amendment. If you 
voted for welfare reform, then look in the mirror and say, did I really 
mean it? Was I serious about that? If you were, then you really ought 
to be serious about providing the means for people to get from where 
they are to where the jobs are.
  We made a start on it in this legislation with a pilot program of $42 
million. I think it is well-crafted, I think it is a good initiative, 
but it is woefully inadequate in dollars to do the job that needs to be 
done.
  A study of 43 large metropolitan areas found that communities with 
the longest job commute times had the highest rates of unemployment. In 
Cleveland, inner-city residents can reach only about 8 to 15 percent of 
entry level jobs in a reasonable time with current public 
transportation. There are many other similar examples.
  Mr. Chairman, I want to emphasize, this is a general fund 
authorization. It does not require offsets. It is under the caps for 
the budget hawks.
  The Committee on Appropriations will decide among the many priorities 
that they have to contend with which of the funds will go to this 
program and which to other programs. It will not come out of contract 
authority dollars. It is reasonable and fair. It is far less than the 
Senate is providing in their version of this legislation.
  Mr. Chairman, finally, I want to say in Chicago, and the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania (Chairman Shuster) and I were there a year ago to 
look at their transportation, we saw their effective welfare-to-work 
program. It was a pilot, if you will. It was the spark of imagination 
for the program we have in this basic legislation.
  But, fundamentally, I drew this idea from my daughter and I who works 
for Jubilee Jobs in Northeast-Northwest Washington, in the Adams Morgan 
area. Trying to place people in work who are coming out of the welfare 
shelters, who are coming out, dropouts from the welfare system, she 
cannot get them to their jobs because they cannot afford 
transportation. If you cannot match the person with the job through a 
means of transport, then you have failed.
  Let us not fail. Let us pass this amendment.
  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of this vital 
amendment that will enable thousands of people in my community to 
obtain access to employment opportunities they may otherwise be denied.
  The additional $108 million that this amendment will provide for 
welfare-to-work programs is crucial if our nation is to ensure that our 
current prosperity benefits all people in America.
  Back in my hometown of Chicago, less than 10 percent of welfare 
recipients own or have access to an automobile.
  That's right less than 10 percent.
  At the same time, job growth in the Chicago metropolitan area is 
greatest in areas that are accessible only by car.
  Obviously, this poses a significant obstacle to the people who need 
employment most.
  A serious mismatch exists in Chicago and countless other urban areas 
in our nation between job growth and the location of low-income 
communities.
  The lack of affordable housing in many growing suburbs ensures that 
low-income people, the people who would fill the myriad service jobs 
that are being created in new suburban strip malls and office parks, 
can't live where job creation is most dynamic.
  So we must address this problem.
  We must take action to get people to where the jobs are.
  Failure to do so means we are cutting off from jobs and financial 
security the very people who we have mandated to work under new welfare 
reform regulations.
  So we cannot fail in this task and we cannot fail to pass this 
important amendment that is fundamental to building a fairer economy 
that includes all Americans.
  I urge my colleagues to support this amendment. America can only work 
if we enable all our people access to jobs.
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis).
  The question was taken; and the Chairman announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 405, further proceedings 
on the amendment will be postponed.
  It is now in order to consider Amendment No. 3 printed in part II of 
House Report 105-476.


                Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mrs. Roukema

  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 3 offered by Mrs. Roukema:
       Strike subsection (b) of section 102 and insert the 
     following:
       (b) Affirmative Action Encouraged; Discrimination or 
     Preferential Treatment Prohibited.--
       (1) Affirmative action encouraged.--It is the policy of the 
     United States--
       (A) to expand the applicant pool for transportation 
     contracts in order to increase competition;
       (B) to encourage participation by businesses owned by women 
     and minorities in bidding for transportation contracts;
       (C) to recruit qualified women and minorities into the 
     applicant pool for transportation contracts; and
       (D) to encourage transportation contractors--
       (i) to request businesses owned by women and minorities to 
     bid for transportation contracts; and
       (ii) to include qualified women and minorities into an 
     applicant pool for transportation contracts;

     so long as such expansion, encouragement, recruitment, 
     request, or inclusion does not involve granting a preference, 
     based in whole or in part on race, color, national origin, or 
     sex, in selecting any person for the relevant contract.
       (2) Prohibition against discrimination or preferential 
     treatment.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     governmental entity shall, in connection with a 
     transportation contract--
       (A) intentionally discriminate against, or grant a 
     preference to, any person or group based in whole or in part 
     on race, color, national origin, or sex; or
       (B) require or encourage a contractor or subcontractor to 
     discriminate intentionally against, or grant a preference to, 
     any person or group based in whole or in part on race, color, 
     national origin, or sex.
       (3) Definitions.--As used in this subsection--
       (A) the term ``transportation contract'' means any contract 
     or subcontract in connection with any project paid for in 
     whole or in part with funds derived from amounts authorized 
     to be appropriated by this Act; and
       (B) the term ``preference'' means an advantage of any kind, 
     and includes a quota, set-aside, numerical goal, timetable, 
     or other numerical objective.

  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 405, the gentlewoman from 
New Jersey (Mrs. Roukema) and a Member opposed each will control 30 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New Jersey (Mrs. Roukema).
  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Chairman, my amendment, as has been submitted and printed, would 
end the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program under BESTEA.
  The amendment reaffirms, and I want to be very clear about this, 
reaffirms our encouragement of affirmative action through expansion of 
the applicant pool and active recruitment, and I stress active 
recruitment, of qualified women and minorities.
  At the same time, this amendment makes it clear that such 
encouragement and recruitment does not involve granting a preference or 
fulfilling a quota or a set-aside.
  In other words, and I want my colleagues to understand this, in other 
words, we are reforming affirmative action as we know it today. That 
is, it should go back to its initial roots of nondiscrimination.
  We are not suggesting that there is no discrimination. In other 
words, we are reforming affirmative action as we know it while 
protecting the civil rights of all people.
  Now, the preference program, DBE as it is known, the preference 
program at the heart of this issue is a provision of BESTEA, and it 
states that, and we should be clear about this, because there is 
misinformation being spread around. It states that not less than 10 
percent shall be expended with small businesses owned and controlled by

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``socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.''
  This is a floor set by the Department of Transportation that must be 
met. If it is not met, then the administration can and does sanction.
  The bill itself says, ``Not less than 10 percent of the amounts 
authorized shall be expended'' to small businesses controlled by 
socially and economically disadvantaged. It is a clear quota.
  At a hearing held recently this past year in the Committee on the 
Judiciary, Mr. Chairman, we heard that this preference resulted in many 
subcontractors being denied a transportation contract, despite having 
by far the lowest bid. To represent only one subcontractor, Malcolm 
Drilling, Inc., he testified that they were discriminated against 
merely because the general contractor did not use enough minority or 
women-owned subcontractors.
  As a result, the contract was awarded to the next lowest bidder at a 
bid of $3 million more. This was just one relatively small contract. So 
the Federal dollars at work cost the taxpayers $3 million more in this 
specific case.
  There are many other instances. I will not go into them now, but I do 
want them to be included in the Record, a company in Wyoming to the 
tune of $345,000, and another one in Iowa and so on. These qualified 
under the 10 percent set-aside for disadvantaged business enterprises.
  This is a waste, a clear waste, of taxpayer dollars. Competitive 
bidding is intended to save money. Not requiring at least a 10 percent 
set-aside has made the point of competitive bidding moot, if not some 
would say a joke.
  Governments have been imposing quotas, preferences and set-asides in 
the goal of eliminating discrimination, but instead the actual real 
world has resulted in reverse discrimination.
  Now, my amendment explicitly reaffirms the original concept of our 
Affirmative Action Program that through vigorous and systematic 
outreach, recruitment and marketing efforts among qualified women and 
minorities, we would be reaching those who are out of the loop, so-to-
speak. The amendment explicitly reaffirms and requires outreach 
programs.
  The amendment also seeks to restore the color-blind principle to 
Federal law by prohibiting the Federal Government from granting any 
preference to any person based on whose qualifications were either 
race, color or national origin or sex-based.
  When affirmative action, and this I thought was very interesting in 
doing my research for this amendment, going back to the Kennedy 
Administration's Executive order that established this principle in 
1963. It was specifically applied through the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
The goals were promotion and assurance of equal opportunity without 
regard to race, creed, color or national origin, encouragement of 
positive measures towards equal opportunity for all qualified people, 
and expansion and strengthening of efforts to promote full equality of 
employment opportunity.

                              {time}  1715

  That, to me, is a reflection of exactly what we have here in my 
amendment. That was the original Kennedy initiative.
  Before opponents of my amendment raise their voices, let me also add 
for clarity, here, that this legislation absolutely maintains this 
Nation's existing antidiscrimination laws. If it did not, I would not 
be proposing it here on the floor today. But it maintains existing 
civil rights laws which are there as a remedy for individuals who are 
victims of discrimination. Further, it is consistent with civil rights 
laws that prohibit any discrimination.
  Mr. Chairman, I want Members to know that over time I have been a 
strong supporter of affirmative action. However, over the course of the 
years I have watched the implementation of affirmative action amount to 
the use of discriminatory quotas, set-asides, preferences, and 
timetables based on sex and race. This is evidence, I believe, of the 
law of unintended consequences.
  That is why we should be reforming comprehensively affirmative 
action. But we have been unable to get that to the floor, a total 
reform. Indeed, I had fervently hoped that by this time in our session 
the Committee on the Judiciary would have reported that. In the absence 
of an overall reform, I thought this was the best vehicle to bring the 
issue before the public. It is very precise in this bill, as I have 
outlined it.
  I know, of course, that discrimination exists today in America. There 
is no denying it. But we cannot attack discrimination with a different 
style of discrimination. Discrimination, that is, the reverse 
discrimination that I see, is the consequence of these set-asides and 
quotas. Discrimination in the name of equal treatment is, in my 
opinion, an oxymoron.
  Mr. Chairman, affirmative action did its job in its day, but the day 
it became more quotas than opportunity is the day that, in my opinion, 
it became part of the problem and not part of the solution.
  Equal opportunity has always been at the core of the American spirit. 
It is time that we return to that core, and apply it equally for all 
people in our society, while protecting the civil rights of those who 
need continued protecting, and assure that the law is applied equally 
to all people.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I am opposed to the amendment, and 
request the time in opposition.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Tauscher) is 
recognized for 30 minutes.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to 
the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster).
  (Mr. Shuster asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding to 
me.
  Mr. Chairman, in accordance with the agreement we made in the 
committee with negotiating a delicately-balanced compromise in this 
bill, we agreed, and the bipartisan leadership of our committee, to 
oppose all amendments that the bipartisan leadership did not agree to.
  I, therefore, must reluctantly state my opposition to this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I am sympathetic to my colleague's position opposing 
continuation of the DBE requirement in BESTEA.
  However, I have made an agreement to oppose any DBE reforms in 
exchange for a balanced, bipartisan bill that provides maximum funding 
for America's transportation needs.
  There have been a number of court challenges to the DBE program 
including a decision by the Supreme Court that casts doubt on the 
constitutionality of the program.
  I have been concerned that attempts to repeal the DBE requirement 
could backfire--resulting in findings that could potentially strengthen 
claims that the program is constitutional.
  I believe the best approach is to allow the courts to resolve the 
issue.
  I am pleased that we have included language in BESTEA, similar to 
language included in the Senate-passed bill, that would prohibit DOT 
from withholding funds from grant recipients where a Federal court has 
issued a final order finding the DBE requirement unconstitutional. This 
provision should ensure that transit agencies, such as Houston Metro, 
that are under such orders, do not have their Federal funds withheld.
  BESTEA also requires a GAO study that would examine whether there is 
continued evidence of discrimination against small businesses owned and 
controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. I 
believe that this study will lay the groundwork for future reforms.
  For these reasons, I must reluctantly oppose the gentlelady's 
amendment.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the Roukema amendment. The 
amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New Jersey (Mrs. Roukema) 
would recklessly end an important program that has successfully 
increased the participation of minority-owned businesses in the 
Federal-aid highway and transit programs.
  Let us be clear, the DBE program does not involve set-asides, 
preferences, or quotas. Indeed, the DBE program requires States to 
establish their own voluntary DBE goals and make a good-faith effort to 
achieve these goals. The DBE goals can be waived if there are not 
sufficient minority contractors available to meet the targets. In 
addition, the Department of Transportation has never punished a State 
for failing to meet its voluntary goals.

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  The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program ensures that small 
businesses that are owned and controlled by socially and economically 
disadvantaged individuals will have a fair opportunity to compete for 
federally-funded highway and transit contracts.
  Prior to enactment of the DBE program in 1982, minority-owned 
businesses participated in only about 2 percent of all contracts in the 
Federal-aid highway program. Following enactment of DBE, minority 
participation has risen to roughly 9 percent of all contracts.
  Since 1987, women-owned businesses have also benefited greatly from 
the DBE program. According to Federal Highway Administration figures, 
contracts to women-owned businesses have increased from 2.6 percent in 
fiscal year 1986 to 6.7 percent in fiscal year 1996. Nevertheless, 
while women own one-third of all construction firms, they still only 
get 19 percent of business receipts.
  The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program has been instrumental 
in promoting equal opportunity for all citizens to fully participate in 
our national economy. Now is not the time to turn back this effort.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Charles Canady), chairman of the Subcommittee on the 
Constitution of the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Mr. CANADY of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman for 
yielding me the time.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the amendment of the 
gentlewoman from New Jersey (Mrs. Roukema).
  The ideal of equality under the law for all Americans is an ideal 
supported by the overwhelming majority of the American people. That 
ideal is at the heart of the American experience. We all know that in 
our history as Americans we have not fully lived up to that ideal, but 
we also know that future generations of Americans will judge us by how 
well we ground the laws of the land on that fundamental principle.
  The amendment now before this House is solidly based on the ideal of 
equality under the law. Like the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964, 
this amendment recognizes that each American has the right to be 
treated by our government not as a member of a particular race or 
gender group, but as an individual citizen, equal in the eyes of the 
law.
  The amendment is based on the conviction that it is morally wrong for 
the United States government to give some Americans benefits because of 
their race or gender, while denying other Americans opportunities 
because they belong to the wrong groups.
  Let us be clear about it, despite the denials that we hear, under the 
transportation program, that is exactly what is happening every day. 
Contracts and subcontracts are awarded because of the race or gender of 
the people who are receiving those contracts or subcontracts. That is 
an undeniable fact.
  Race and gender preferences undermine the dignity of all Americans. 
To some Americans, the system of preferences says, your government will 
deny you a job or some other opportunity because you are the wrong 
gender or ethnic background. To other Americans, the system of 
preferences says, you will not be expected to compete as an equal, but 
will be measured by a lower standard than individuals of another gender 
or race.
  Both messages are hurtful, both messages are demeaning, both messages 
are demoralizing, and both messages are contrary to the basic American 
principle of respect for the individual.
  We will never overcome discrimination by practicing discrimination. 
The way to mend affirmative action is by eliminating the divisive 
system of preferences based on race and gender, and reaffirming the 
original concept of affirmative action through vigorous and systematic 
outreach, recruitment, and marketing efforts.
  Preferential policies are a dead end. As the Federal Government 
classifies, sorts, and divides Americans by their race and gender, it 
sends a powerful and perverse message to the American people that we 
should judge one another on the basis of race and gender. That is 
exactly the wrong message for us to be sending. That is a message which 
only reinforces prejudice and discrimination in our society.
  President Clinton has quite rightly called on Americans to transform 
the problem of prejudice into the promise of unity. He has spoken of 
our primary allegiance to the values America stands for, calling for us 
to build one America.
  The system of race and gender preferences stands as a massive 
impediment to a united America, in which all Americans are treated as 
individuals who are equal in the eyes of the law. Congress can 
demonstrate its allegiance to fundamental American values by adopting 
this amendment, and ending the use of race and gender preferences in 
the transportation program.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson).
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise to oppose 
this amendment. I want the record to be clear. This is a proposal that 
has been worked out. It is the same language that is in the Senate 
bill. It was an agreement within the committee. Clearly, this is meant 
to be corrective action.
  If it was true that we no longer needed the DBE program, I would be 
the first person to want to give it up. All of my political career I 
have had to come to the forefront to try to defend and make 
opportunities; not to be better than anyone else, and certainly not to 
lower standards, but to make opportunities for those women and those 
minorities who do not get them without a program.
  It is unconscionable that we would stand to deny people who can work 
hard, people that just do not look like white men, and defend their 
ability as Americans, as citizens, as persons who work just as hard, to 
get a simple opportunity.
  This is a sad day to see that we still have people who are willing to 
deny people who work hard, who take on the same responsibility, are not 
asking for anything, they are only asking for an opportunity. I oppose 
this amendment.
  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Chairman, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Campbell).
  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. Chairman, the bill provides in section 102, ``Not 
less than 10 percent of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
titles I, III, and VI of this Act shall be expended with small business 
concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically 
disadvantaged individuals.''
  The underlying statute defines, at 15 U.S.C. 637, ``The contractor 
shall presume that socially and economically disadvantaged individuals 
include black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Asian 
Pacific Americans, and other minorities. * * *'' This bill sets aside a 
quota on the basis of race.
  The facts are uncontrovertible: race determines who gets contracts 
under this statute, and it is wrong. We cannot do good by doing bad. We 
cannot lift some people up on the basis of their race without putting 
other people down on the basis of their race. It is inherently unfair.
  In the new biography of Jackie Robinson, there is a very touching 
quotation of a letter.
  I quote: ``Late in his career he wrote an eloquently spare letter to 
a white New Orleans journalist who had abused him in print: `I wish you 
could comprehend how unfair and un-American it is for the accident of 
birth to make such a difference to you.' ''
  Are there other ways of taking care of the fact that we do not start 
life equally? Of course there are. The amendment of the gentlewoman 
from New Jersey (Mrs. Roukema) does that: Take a look at somebody's 
actual effort to try to overcome the obstacles that they have been 
presented with; give a preference on the basis of someone who has never 
had a contract before; take account of the individual. But do not judge 
on the basis of their race.
  How can we explain to somebody that it is fair that ``You would have 
had had this contract, but your skin is the wrong color''?
  Mr. Chairman, it was not that long ago that this issue was brought to 
the Supreme Court on the fundamental question of whether it was 
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for the units of government in our country to use race. In 1954 the 
Supreme Court said it was not.
  In Brown vs. The Board of Education, the Supreme Court reversed the 
horror of Plessy versus Ferguson, in which the Supreme Court had said 
separate but equal was okay. And in striking down Plessy versus 
Ferguson, the Supreme Court of the United States said it is 
stigmatizing, it is inherently wrong, for the government to make 
distinctions on the basis of race.

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  Justice Douglas, nobody's right-wing conservative, himself put it 
this way in 1974: ``There is no constitutional right for any race to be 
preferred. There is no superior person by constitutional standards. A * 
* * [person] * * * who is white is entitled to no advantage by reason 
of that fact; nor is he subject to any disability, no matter what his 
race or color. Whatever his race, he had a constitutional right to have 
his application considered on its individual merits in a racially 
neutral manner.''
  We have a chance today to do what is right. But we cannot do right by 
doing wrong. We have other means provided in this amendment to help 
those who are disadvantaged, but let us today put an end to the use of 
race by government, let us never again look at someone and say, ``You 
have something that another may not because of the color of your 
skin.''
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton).
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman from California 
(Mrs. Tauscher) for yielding me this time.
  Mr. Chairman, shame on the gentleman from California (Mr. Campbell), 
my good friend and fellow law professor, for racializing this issue. 
Not once, not once did the gentleman allude to anything but race. This 
issue does not involve race. This issue involves race and sex. My good 
friend and colleague puts a woman's face on an antiwoman amendment.
  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Chairman, the gentleman from California would not 
yield to me, and I will not yield to the gentleman one moment or one 
word.
  Mr. Chairman, I warn my colleagues, hundreds of thousands of women's 
faces are trained on us now, particularly the faces of women small 
business owners. They are taking names and they are counting votes and 
they want to know which side my colleagues are on.
  Mr. Chairman, I want my colleagues to listen to them. Roberta Verdun, 
president, Summit Graphics, North Brunswick, New Jersey:

       Without the DBE program, I would not have opportunities to 
     bid against the big businesses out here.

  Deborah Ayars, A-TECH Engineering, Vineland, New Jersey:

       Without the DBE provisions of ISTEA, the ever-larger 
     majority firms would let none of the work out of their firms. 
     The DBE program is one of the most successful programs the 
     government has developed.''

  Elaine Martin, MarCon, Inc., Nampa, Indiana:

       I was low bidder on a job in 1987 where the owner told the 
     estimator to give the job to a larger, male-owned firm that 
     had a higher bid than mine. The estimator told the owner that 
     the job had DBE goals and as low bidder, I should be given 
     the opportunity to perform. In the 10 years since that one 
     $100,000 job that I would have lost without the DOT DBE 
     program, my company has grown from $200,000 to $3 million 
     annually.''

  Finally, Joanna Pierson, Joanna Trucking, Inc., Sioux City, Iowa:

       My company is very good at what it does, but that does not 
     mean anything. What does mean something is that I am a 
     ``foolish female,'' ``stupid woman,'' I'm sure you've heard 
     them all. To get rid of this program means putting me and 
     other women like me out of business along with 25 of my 
     employees.

  Mr. Chairman, these are the voices of women small business owners. 
This amendment would end the program for socially and economically 
disadvantaged white men who also qualify for DBE.
  Mr. Chairman, they will not be counting quotas in this bill, because 
there are none, but votes to see which side my colleagues were on when 
this amendment came up for vote.
  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume 
only to say I am sorry the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia 
(Ms. Norton) totally misunderstands my amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Washington 
(Ms. Dunn).
  Ms. DUNN. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to address a very tough issue 
for women, with friends on both sides of this amendment.
  I know as a woman that special and very difficult challenges confront 
businesswomen trying to launch enterprises in fields that have 
traditionally been male-dominated. That is a fact of life for 
businesswomen, despite that fact women continue today to form 
businesses at twice the rate of men.
  Mr. Chairman, I also know there are serious constitutional questions 
involved whenever the government tries to guarantee outcomes, because 
that government action usually amounts to a quota and consequent legal 
challenges.
  The truth is, Mr. Chairman, that when women are given an equal 
playing field we have proven that we can succeed. Women now employ more 
individuals than all the Fortune 500 companies in the world combined, 
and we want to be able to say we have achieved those successes because 
of our brains, not our gender.
  Quotas have the perverse effect of undermining the credibility of 
minority businesses because people believe that they got that contract 
on some basis other than merit. For women, that would set our movement 
back.
  The Roukema amendment clearly states that it is the policy of the 
United States to recruit qualified women and minorities into the 
applicant pool for transportation contracts. This approach will move us 
beyond divisive government-sanctioned preferences and discrimination to 
a system of equality under the law, while continuing the original 
intent of affirmative action to reach out to those who are 
disadvantaged.
  Mr. Chairman, my bottom line is this: I want my party and this 
Congress to embrace public policy that lets women know they are 
welcome, even encouraged, to enter and compete for business. My party 
and this Congress should be about expanding opportunities for women. 
Toward that end, I believe the gentlewoman from New Jersey has struck 
the proper balanced approach that is pro-woman, pro-minority 
opportunity, pro-affirmative action.
  Nobody in this body can question the long and positive record of the 
gentlewoman from New Jersey (Mrs. Roukema) on women's rights and 
opportunities. I urge my colleagues to support her balanced approach to 
affirmative action in the Roukema amendment.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Poshard).
  Mr. POSHARD. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the Roukema 
amendment and strongly urge my colleagues to vote against it. The 
gentlewoman from New Jersey (Mrs. Roukema) seeks to discontinue the 
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises program, which has the goal of 
providing at least 10 percent of transportation contracts to small 
businesses owned by socially and economically disadvantaged 
individuals.
  For almost 20 years, the DBE program has enjoyed great success and 
provided critical opportunities for qualified women and people of color 
to compete for and perform Federal construction contracts. This is a 
good program and it deserves our continued support.
  Mr. Chairman, although I dearly wish that it were not the case, the 
fact is that women and minority-owned firms remain underrepresented in 
the field of construction. The DBE program has been instrumental in 
increasing the percentage of contracts awarded to these firms which are 
participating more than ever in the construction and maintenance of our 
Nation's highways. Now is not the time to dismantle the successful 
program which has helped so many and can continue to help even more.
  The DBE program does not impose quotas or set-asides but relies 
instead on flexible targets and allows States and local governments to 
set their own goals based upon the particular circumstances of their 
local markets. Ending this program would create turmoil in the firms 
which have relied upon it, resulting in failing businesses and 
thousands of jobs lost.

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  Mr. Chairman, I hope my colleagues will recognize the critical role 
that the DBE program can continue to play in the promotion of equal 
opportunities for all business owners and join me in opposing the 
Roukema amendment.
  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Cox).
  Mr. COX of California. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the 
amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New Jersey (Mrs. Roukema). I 
congratulate her for bringing to the floor such a useful way to improve 
ISTEA, our transportation bill, so that it promotes affirmative action 
and so that it outlaws discrimination.
  First, let us focus on what this amendment really does. It would 
declare the policy of the Federal Government in favor of affirmative 
action. That means encouraging bidding by minority-owned and women-
owned businesses, expanding the applicant pool, recruiting qualified 
women and minorities into the applicant pool, and encouraging 
contractors to do the same. That is what affirmative action is all 
about.
  In 1964, in the other body, the Democratic floor manager of the 1964 
Civil Rights Act, Hubert Humphrey, told a critic of the 1964 Civil 
Rights Act, a critic of affirmative action, ``If you can find anything 
in this legislation that would require people to hire on the basis of 
percentages or quotas, I will start eating the pages one after 
another.'' He knew that quotas are the enemy of affirmative action.
  Mr. Chairman, I heard a Member in defense of this discrimination 
provision say that it is a voluntary program, but the law says, as it 
is proposed to be passed on the floor, 10 percent. That is a quota. It 
has nothing to do with disadvantaged people. The definition of 
``disadvantaged'' in the bill says if a company has sales of $16 
million, year after year after year, they are disadvantaged. As the 
Federal court said when it struck down a provision just like this as 
unconstitutional, under this standard the Sultan of Brunei could 
qualify.
  Mr. Chairman, let us not cheat those who are really disadvantaged. 
Let us do something for them with affirmative action. Let us get rid of 
discrimination and let us make it illegal. Let us vote for the 
amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New Jersey.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Michigan (Mr. Bonior), the Democratic whip.
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Chairman, there is an unfortunate pattern that has 
developed here. We have had almost an impossible scenario of trying to 
get colleagues on this side of the aisle to support the minimum wage 
bill. Just a few minutes ago, my colleagues on this side of the aisle 
stood up to oppose an amendment that would help facilitate the 
transportation of people on welfare so they could get to work and reach 
for their dreams. And now we have an amendment that would destroy a 
program that has helped create $1.4 billion worth of the economy, 
putting 62,000 people to work.
  This program that we are talking about is based on a simple premise 
of equal opportunity. It requires all contractors bidding for Federal 
highway projects to do so on an equal footing, regardless of gender or 
of race. It also establishes a goal, a goal that says 10 percent of 
Federal highway projects should be awarded to companies owned by 
individuals who for decades, for decades were effectively shut out from 
this industry.
  Mr. Chairman, this 10 percent goal is not mandatory. It is not a set-
aside. It is not a quota. It is a goal. It is a worthy goal. It is a 
goal encouraging all Americans to work hard and to pursue their dreams.
  This is a success story. This side of the aisle talks about appealing 
to women. They have to address that problem because they do not get 
very many votes from women in this country. Well, just as the 
gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) said, this is a 
key vote and the American people and women in this country will be 
watching to see who stands with them when it comes to getting a fair 
share of the pie.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Tauscher) has 20 
minutes remaining, and the gentlewoman from New Jersey (Mrs. Roukema) 
has 10 minutes remaining.
  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman 
from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez).
  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Chairman, we set goals in many of our initiatives, 
whether it be Goals 2000 or in the Clean Water Act. Goals do not 
guarantee giveaways, they generate participation.
  The DBE's goal is to provide opportunity to all Americans. Let us 
talk about what the DBE is and is not. It is not a quota. It is not a 
set-aside. It is not a guarantee of contracts or dollars. And if it 
was, I would not support it. What it is is an opportunity for all 
Americans to participate in building the Nation's infrastructure and 
future.
  The Roukema amendment would, in fact, eliminate opportunity for all 
Americans to be part of a program they pay for. It would eliminate 
talented and competent women, African-Americans and Hispanic Americans 
from simply having an opportunity to compete, to compete in the bidding 
process.

                              {time}  1745

  But the Roukema amendment not only denies opportunity to all 
Americans, it actually promotes the interests of the privileged few. 
This is not the Roukema amendment, it is the general contractors' 
amendment. The contractors and others are willing to accept the votes 
of women, Hispanic Americans and African Americans in this Congress to 
pass this bill, but want to lock us out of the benefits. If this 
Congress cannot accept the simple goal of equality of opportunity for 
all Americans, what a sad day it will be.
  When my colleagues on the other side of the aisle talk about 
privilege, they are referring to the privilege that has been enjoyed by 
the majority for a long period of time with very few benefits to anyone 
in the minority. Let us promote participation, not prohibit it, by 
defeating this amendment.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman 
from New York (Ms. Velazquez).
  Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me 
the time.
  I rise in strong opposition to this amendment. The Department of 
Transportation DBE program has provided over 20,000 firms with 
contracts worth over $2 billion in 1996 alone. As a result, tens of 
thousands of jobs have been created, providing economic development in 
cities, rural areas and in communities desperately in need of hope and 
opportunity. This important program has provided opportunity for women 
and minorities working in nontraditional fields like construction and 
deserves our support.
  As the ranking member of the Committee on Small Business, I can tell 
my colleagues that this program is effective, valuable, and most 
importantly, it is fair. I must remind my colleagues that this is not a 
quota program; it is not a set-aside. It is an economic development 
program that is goal-based and focused on outcomes. It uses competitive 
bidding that includes white males, minorities and women business owners 
competing for transportation contracts. This program enjoys bipartisan 
support in this body, including the chairman of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and the subcommittee of jurisdiction.
  Recently the other body overwhelmingly rejected a similar amendment 
to destroy this valuable and necessary program. This amendment 
threatens to undermine a bill that will help us meet the goal of 
rebuilding this Nation's infrastructure and providing for our 
transportation needs.
  Mr. Chairman, many of my colleagues engage in rhetoric about 
empowerment and opportunity. Well, this program is all about 
opportunity and empowerment. By providing opportunity in the 
transportation bidding process, small local firms are creating jobs, 
teaching skills and reaching the tax base and helping communities 
literally rebuild themselves.
  I strongly urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment.
  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Florida (Mrs. Fowler).
  Mrs. FOWLER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Roukema 
amendment. It is time to stop dividing our country along race and 
gender lines.

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 Initiatives like the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program harm 
our society, both by lowering standards and by leaving the 
beneficiaries of the program in doubt of their own ability. The DBE 
program reinforces negative stereotypes because it is based on the 
implicit assumption that members of certain groups cannot measure up to 
an objective standard and must be given special treatment in order to 
succeed.
  Some contend that there are really no quotas or set-asides in Federal 
law. Well, I encourage anyone who believes that to read the bill. The 
language is an explicit 10 percent set-aside. The Roukema amendment 
eliminates the set-aside, but it does not prohibit the Federal 
Government from making affirmative efforts targeted at minorities and 
women to increase the size of the applicant pool for transportation 
contracts.
  The Department of Transportation can still educate and mentor these 
firms in their effort to learn how to compete for contracts. In the 
end, though, all candidates must be judged by the same standard and 
requirements.
  We all strongly support equal opportunity. We should create a level 
playing field, but we should never guarantee the final score.
  I encourage my colleagues to prohibit discrimination and preferential 
treatment when awarding transportation contracts by supporting the 
Roukema amendment.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to 
the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis).
  (Mr. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to revise and 
extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this 
amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to an amendment to eliminate the 
Department of Transportation's Disadvantage Business Enterprise 
program. The DBE program ensures that small business concerns which are 
owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
individuals will have a fair opportunity to compete for federally-
funded highway and transit contracts.
  Much has happened since the Department's first efforts to bring 
fundamental fairness to contracting with federal transportation 
construction dollars. Minority and women owned small and disadvantaged 
business participation in federally assisted highway construction 
contracting stood at a mere 1.9 percent in 1978 and rose to 14.8 
percent in 1996.
  In 1985 on the 4th day of this very month my Mayor Harold Washington, 
the Mayor of the great city of Chicago ordered city agencies to award 
30 percent of their contracts to companies owned by minority group 
members and women. He had to threaten to impose financial penalties on 
contractors who try to avoid this minority goal. He suffered death 
threats and humiliation from the media from his actions. However 
because of his actions minority businesses were able to break an 
inefficient, archaic system that favored a handful of contractors and 
prevented minorities and women from obtaining city business.
  There is good reason for concern that without a federal program in 
place, minority participation will decline substantially. When DBE 
programs end, many prime contractors return to the same exclusionary 
practices that denied minorities and women the chance to compete for 
business before the DBE program was created and will completely destroy 
what Mayor Harold Washington and the city of Chicago worked for. Why 
must we continue to allow certain members of this Congress to hinder a 
person's efforts to overcome poverty and adversity and other such 
obstacles to achieving excellence.
  Mr. Chairman, I am told truth is proper and beautiful in all times 
and in all places. Well now is the time, and the place. Let us be 
truthful to the all American business people and give them the right 
and responsibility to access the roads to prosperity. Vote no to the 
Roukema amendment.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow).
  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. Chairman, I rise with my colleagues and friends to 
oppose this amendment. This amendment is anti-small business. When I 
chaired the Michigan Small Business Committee in the House, we heard 
over and over again the concerns of small businesses about coming 
particularly into the field of transportation and competing with the 
large firms. The majority of small businesses today are being opened by 
women and minority firms. This gives the opportunity not for a 
guarantee, not for a quota, but for the opportunity to get started in a 
multibillion-dollar business.
  This is a transportation package that will provide jobs and billions 
of dollars in contracts. What we are asking, what the committee 
reported out was the opportunity to make sure that small and 
disadvantaged businesses have the opportunity to get started in this 
business. We are talking about those who do not have a long track 
record and relationships over years and years being able to be given a 
chance as a small business to get that first contract so then they can 
go on to get the second and the third and get bigger and bigger.
  I urge a no vote on this amendment. It is anti-small business.
  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Chairman, I include for the Record a letter of a 
small businessman in New Jersey, who indicates the discrimination he 
endured and was denied equal opportunity.
  I also include for the Record the letter of Ward Connerly of the 
American Civil Rights Coalition in support of my amendment.


                                             GEOD Corporation,

                                  Newfoundland, NJ, April 1, 1998.
     Hon. Marge Roukema,
     U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Representative Roukema: I urge you to please support 
     congresswoman Roukema's amendment H.R. 2400, the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA). This amendment 
     will end the racially divisive policy of imposing race 
     preference quotas on every transportation related public 
     works project. These race/gender preference programs have had 
     a devastating negative impact on my small business. I am the 
     owner of a 35 person land surveying firm located in New 
     Jersey. My firm has been repeatedly denied opportunities to 
     bid or submit my company's qualifications on public works 
     projects due to my white male ownership status. Time and time 
     again my prospective clients have said ``sorry John we know 
     your company does good work but we have to meet the required 
     quota percentage's in order to be selected, all our 
     subcontractors have to be MBE, WBE or DBE firms''.
       Through the Freedom of Information Act, I obtained lists of 
     executed contracts by both New York and New Jersey 
     Department's of Transportation for the last 3 years: 95, 96 & 
     97. Incredibly more than 80% of subconsultants on all 
     contracts were D/M/WBE firms. In my industry--Land Surveying, 
     95% of the survey firms used as subconsultants were D/M/
     WBE's. My firm has been denied an equal opportunity to 
     provide our services on public works projects due to 
     Affirmative Action's race and gender preference programs.
       I urge you to please support Congresswoman Roukema's 
     amendment H.R. 2400.
           Sincerely,
     John F. Emilius, President.
                                  ____



                              American Civil Rights Coalition,

                                   Sacramento, CA, March 30, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Gingrich: Tomorrow the House Rules Committee 
     will decide to whether or not to make in order an amendment 
     from Representative Marge Roukema to the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) bill to eliminate 
     provisions inserted by the Senate that contain racial 
     preferences and set asides. I would ask that you do 
     everything in your power to ensure that this amendment is 
     made in order.
       As you noted on ABC's ``This Week'' last September we 
     should have competitive bidding in federal contracts, not 
     quotas or set asides. The Supreme Court agreed in the Adarand 
     decision, ruling that programs granting racial preferences 
     and set asides are unconstitutional unless they can meet a 
     specific and compelling state interest. Aside from being 
     ineffective, using discriminatory federal policies as a 
     method of redressing past discrimination is 
     counterproductive. Discrimination is wrong, no matter where 
     it occurs. As public servants, we have an obligation to 
     protect people's civil rights, whether it is through your 
     authority as House Speaker or mine as a university regent.
       What some people in our nation have forgotten is that civil 
     rights are individual rights. As you know, our constitution 
     guarantees the rights of individuals, not groups. When 
     government confers benefits on groups of people on the basis 
     of race, ethnicity or gender, it injects a bit of poison into 
     the body politic.
       Please let me know if I or the American Civil Rights 
     Coalition can be of any help to you as you consider action on 
     this important issue.
           Sincerely,
                                          Ward Connerly, Chairman.

  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Iowa (Mr. Boswell).
  Mr. BOSWELL. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman from California 
for yielding me the time.

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  Inherently unfair? I have heard that said several times today. I 
thought I would not have too many surprises when I came here, but today 
I have been surprised. Equal pay for equal work, have my colleagues 
ever heard that question raised? I, too, chaired, in our Senate the 
Committee on Small Business for a number of years. I can tell my 
colleagues, there is some inequities out there. If they do not believe 
that, come and see me after we have got through here. I have got some 
swampland for sale.
  I do not understand why we have to debate this issue and try to not 
be seemingly aware that there is some inequities. Why would we want to 
do this? It is permissive. It is a goal. We have the opportunity to do 
what is right. I hope that we will defeat this amendment.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Scott), ranking member of the Subcommittee on the 
Constitution.
  Mr. SCOTT. Mr. Chairman, we know exactly what will happen if this 
amendment is passed. Similar legislation was passed before and the 
result is always the same. Opportunities for minorities and women will 
disappear. For example, in Michigan, when they eliminated their 
program, minority businesses were totally shut out of billions of 
dollars of State contracting dollars.
  Mr. Chairman, we do not live in a color-blind world. According to a 
study by the Department of Transportation, a white-owned construction 
firm will likely receive 50 times more bonding authority than an 
identically situated black-owned firm.
  In addition, we know that minorities and women are discriminated 
against in access to capital and are still excluded from many business 
opportunities and social circles where many important business 
decisions take place. That is why white males who represent one-third 
of the population already get over 90 percent of the contracts.
  This amendment does nothing to deal with that vile discrimination. We 
can dress up this amendment by describing it in glowing rhetorical 
terms, but we know what it will do. It will devastate the future 
opportunities for minorities and women. Therefore, Mr. Chairman, I ask 
for a no vote on this amendment.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Lampson).
  Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Chairman, I adamantly oppose the Roukema amendment 
to strike provisions of BESTEA that continue the Transportation 
Department's Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Program. I represent 
the part of Houston which is currently embroiled in a lawsuit regarding 
this exact program. In fact, the citizens of Houston overwhelmingly 
supported a referendum to continue the DBE program as recently as this 
spring. Houston is not in a vacuum. This is an issue that has captured 
the attention of cities nationwide. The DBE program is fair and it is 
constitutional. It does not include any set-asides or any quotas. 
Rather, it is a goal-setting economic development program. It uses a 
competitive bidding process, which includes qualified minority and 
women-owned businesses vying for transportation dollars. There is a 
need for the DBE program. Minority and women owned businesses are still 
underrepresented in the construction industry.
  The Senate recognized the validity of the program when it defeated 
Senator McConnell's efforts to eliminate the program. The Roukema 
amendment will have a devastating effect on the opportunities for DBEs 
to participate in federally funded highway and transit projects. I urge 
my colleagues to oppose the Roukema amendment to eliminate the DBE 
included in BESTEA.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy).
  Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts. Mr. Chairman, I have heard the debate 
on the House floor and I hear a lot of talk about free enterprise and 
free markets. I would like to point out that it was President Ronald 
Reagan that signed this bill into law. The fact of the matter is that 
if we look at the system we have in place today, what we have in place 
is very simple. We have socialism for white contractors and free 
enterprise for everybody else.
  Let us look at the whole idea of what goes behind this. If we have 
got some idea that we want to have a poor black entrepreneur in Boston 
or California or, yes, New Jersey bid on one of these contracts, if we 
want a woman to feel that she can compete, how are they going to do it? 
We have an entire tax system that allows you to depreciate all of your 
equipment as a contractor.
  You cannot walk in and start a new construction company and be able 
to bid on any of these Federal contracts and be able to effectively 
compete. If you start up with all the capital requirements that are 
necessary to bid on these big jobs, there is no way that unless you are 
already in the club you can get in the club.
  So what we do is we pretend, by a lot of rhetoric, that if we take a 
program that has no quotas, that has no timetables, that just says that 
if there is a qualified minority or a qualified woman that wants to bid 
on a contract, we ought to provide her or him or that individual with a 
competitive environment in order to get it. It has not lessened the 
quality of the workmanship of our highway program throughout the 
Nation. In fact, it has strengthened it.
  What we are doing, make no mistake about it, is we are saying this is 
for white boys only. That is all this amendment is about. It is trying 
to say, we are going to put up a wall between women and minorities and 
the work and the taxes that they pay in order to be able to build our 
highway system.
  Let us be honest with the system we have got. Let us encourage 
minorities and our women to go out and get competitive, get business 
contracts, start their own companies and employ the people of our 
country.

                              {time}  1800

  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Canady).
  Mr. CANADY of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman for 
yielding.
  We are hearing a lot of things today about what is happening and what 
is not happening. One of the things that is important for us to 
understand is what affirmative action originally meant. If we go back 
to what President Kennedy said when he issued the original affirmative 
action executive order, it involved this provision. It said, ``The 
contractor will take affirmative action to assure that applicants are 
employed and that employees are treated during employment without 
regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin.''
  Without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin. That 
is the principle of nondiscrimination. That is the principle of 
affirmative action as it was originally embodied in the policy of this 
land, and that is the policy of this amendment.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as she may consume to 
the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson-Lee).
  (Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas asked and was given permission to revise 
and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman for 
yielding to me.
  The Roukema amendment turns back the clock and destroys the very 
viable constitutional DBE program. I rise in vigorous opposition.
  Mr. Chairman, I am rising today to speak against the Roukema 
Amendment that would abolish the Department of Transportation's 
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program. For almost two decades, the 
DOT's DBE Program has been providing equal opportunities for women and 
minorities competing for highway and transit contracts. By reaching out 
to women and minority-owned firms and fostering business relationships, 
the program has countered the effects of discrimination and good old 
boy networks which have been road blocks for many legitimately 
competitive minority-owned businesses.
  The fact remains that as a result of continued discrimination, women 
and minority-owned firms remain underrepresented in the construction 
field, even today. Now is not the time to discontinue DOT's equal 
opportunity program. It is still an essential tool in paving the road 
to equal opportunity for many ``so-called'' disadvantaged businesses. 
This program does not impose quotas or set-asides of any kind on those 
seeking to receive a government contract, it merely gives the 
government a reachable goal to achieve and a standard to measure in 
regards to women and minority participation in our vast federal 
economic apparatus.

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  Furthermore, the Adarand decision has put forth a clear groundwork of 
which affirmative action programmatic agendas genuinely produce 
diversity without unfairly harming others and which do not. The law is 
clear, affirmative action is neither illegal nor inappropriate. It is 
frankly a necessary means in trying to achieve true multi-cultural and 
multi-gender diversity amongst those people this government chooses to 
do business with. The DBE program is about creating points of access 
and opportunity for those groups who would otherwise not have them. We 
have mended affirmative action to meet the needs of our changing world 
and its law, but we can not end it. Opportunity is as essential to 
success in this world as air is in our lungs; give people a fair chance 
to maximize their potential. Vote down the Roukema Amendment. This 
amendment is bad for Texas and bad for Houston. This is not reverse 
discrimination.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Edwards).
  Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. Chairman, this highway bill will spend over $200 
billion of taxpayers' money. The fact is that well over half of those 
taxpayers are women and minorities.
  It is only a matter of basic fairness that groups comprising a 
majority of American taxpayers should have a realistic chance to 
compete for 10 percent of the highway programs paid for by their tax 
dollars. It was that very fundamental issue of fairness that caused 58 
Democrats and Republicans in the other body to vote ``no'' on this 
unfair amendment.
  The DBE program is not a quota. I oppose quotas. But what is good for 
America and good for our highway program is that when we are spending 
billions of American taxpayer dollars we should at least make it a goal 
to not exclude women and minorities from these programs. That is the 
right thing to do.
  Mr. Chairman, I have heard a few Members today talk about reverse 
discrimination in the highway business. Well, I have a suggestion for 
them: Go across this country and visit highway contractors and come 
back to me and tell me if they really think there are too many 
Hispanics and African-Americans and women owning and managing highway 
contractor firms. And while they are at it, take a look at those States 
who had gotten rid of goals and see what has happened. Then they and I 
can talk about real discrimination.
  Mr. Chairman, I have reservations about this bill, quite frankly. To 
all of those supporting this actively, I would suggest that the passage 
of this amendment would be seen as an insult by the vast majority of 
Hispanics, African-Americans, and women in this House voting, at least 
right now, planning on voting for this bill.
  If they want to see the wheels fall off this highway bill today, 
simply pass this amendment, sit back and watch. This amendment is not 
about quotas. It is not about reverse discrimination. It is about 
simple fairness. Vote ``no'' on this amendment.
  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman 
from Maryland (Mr. Ehrlich).
  Mr. EHRLICH. Mr. Chairman, I felt compelled to come over here just to 
congratulate the gentlewoman for not indulging in threats and for not 
being politically correct and for doing the right thing and for having 
the guts to stand up and speak her mind. And I congratulate the 
gentleman from California for his usual articulate manner with respect 
to this issue.
  Mr. Chairman, we know what quotas do. And quota language is in the 
bill. It is a fact. And the gentleman from Florida talked about the 
history of quotas in this country, and facts are dangerous. Facts are 
particularly dangerous on this floor. Quotas lead to taxpayers getting 
the short run, and we all know it. Low bidders are subject to reverse 
discrimination, as the gentlewoman originally stated.
  The American people lose in the process, and the American people are 
divided again in the process. If there is anything we can least afford 
in these days and times is to again divide the American public.
  Civil rights should mean and always mean equal rights. That is what 
it used to mean before PC came about. I truly congratulate the 
gentlewoman from New Jersey, whom I am very proud to serve with on the 
Committee on Banking for doing the right thing for all of the American 
people.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Florida (Ms. Brown).
  Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Chairman, today I rise in opposition to 
this amendment. The vote on this amendment is a no-brainer. Even though 
today might be April Fools, in 14 days it will be tax time; and on this 
day, every single person will contribute their share to the pot.
  This pot reminds me of my grandmother's sweet potato pie. We all 
contribute to that pot every year. So when it comes time to cut it up, 
we should all get a piece. That includes women and minorities. Women 
and minorities contribute their share to the Federal Government, so why 
should they be excluded from getting part of the goods and services?
  The DBE program is simply one tool to make sure that we are on a 
level playing field when it comes to competing. Vote ``no'' on this 
amendment.
  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Chairman, may I ask how much time is remaining on 
each side, please?
  The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Hastings of Washington). The gentlewoman from New 
Jersey (Mrs. Roukema) has 6 minutes remaining, and the gentlewoman from 
California (Mrs. Tauscher) has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining.
  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Chairman, and I will have the right to close?
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Tauscher) has the 
right to close.
  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
New Jersey (Mr. Andrews).
  (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Chairman, I thank my friend from California for 
yielding me the time.
  I rise in strong opposition to this amendment. The program under 
consideration here is not a perfect program, but we are not a perfect 
Union either. One of the ways that we are imperfect is that people have 
not had real economic opportunity. They have been shut out. If we leave 
this program in place, people will have the chance to be included and 
participate.
  But perhaps even more importantly than what this program does for 
people is we should oppose the amendment for what it says to people. Do 
we really believe and are we really prepared to say that enough has 
been done, that women and people of color and people that have been 
left out of this process have enough now, that we have gone as far as 
we can go and have done all that we can do to rectify decades of 
discrimination in this country?
  I think the answer to that question is ``absolutely not.'' We have a 
long way to go. The approval of this amendment would be a step in the 
wrong direction. The defeat of this amendment is a step in the right 
direction. I urge its defeat.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise to oppose the amendment offered by my colleague 
from New Jersey, which would end the Transportation Department's 
efforts to give disadvantaged businesses the opportunity to bid for 
transportation contracts.
  The current law promotes economic growth and advances social justice 
through the Disadvantaged Business program, by giving disadvantaged 
businesses the chance to compete for up to 10% of federal 
transportation spending, which would be as much as $20 billion over the 
next five years. Many small businesses have been unable to participate 
in federal transportation contracting in the past, including companies 
owned by minorities, women, people with disabilities, and others. These 
companies deserve a chance to get started in the process, to get their 
first contract, and to begin growing and hiring more workers. This is 
the best way to create jobs and promote justice.
  The Roukema Amendment would undercut the goals of growing the economy 
and ensuring justice. This proposal would cut out many of these 
disadvantaged businesses that deserve a chance to get their foot in the 
door. The Roukema Amendemnt embraces the rhetoric of affirmative 
action, but it would abolish the current practice of affirmatively 
reaching out to help disadvantaged businesses get a fair start.
  This amendment eliminates a law which guarantees that the government 
works to include people who have been excluded from a program which 
builds our economy and builds small businesses. This disadvantaged 
business law is the only approach that works. It works to build the 
best roads in the world, and it works to give minorities, women, people 
with disabilities, and other disadvantaged Americans a chance to 
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they win these bids, these companies create jobs for disadvantaged 
citizens across our country, at the same time they are helping to build 
the highest-quality highways for our people. It is a grave mistake to 
think that we can do without it.
  For these reasons, I strongly oppose the Roukema Amendment and urge 
my colleague to vote against it.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Millender-
McDonald).
  Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD. Mr. Chairman, I thank my colleague from 
California for yielding to me.
  A distinguished Member of this House once wrote that ``In politics we 
have no permanent friends, no permanent enemies, just permanent 
interests.'' It gives me no great pleasure to rise in opposition to one 
of my Women Caucus colleagues, but I do have permanent interests, and 
that is the economically disadvantaged.
  As the co-chair of the Women-owned Business of the Women's Caucus, I 
held a hearing the top of the year because women were complaining that, 
though we have mandated about 5 percent of the procurement contracts, 
they have only gotten 1.8 percent of the contracts.
  This is what DBE is all about. It allows women and others, 
irrespective of their race, the opportunity to apply for contracts if 
they qualify. The DBE program is not a set-aside, it is not quotas, it 
is simply giving them an opportunity to qualify for contracts for those 
who are economically disadvantaged.
  The disadvantaged business enterprise provisions of BESTEA are sound 
and were passed out by the full committee with bipartisan support. I 
join the Senate in saying ``no'' on the Roukema amendment and ``yes'' 
for moving an agenda for women-owned businesses.
  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to our colleague, 
the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. McIntosh).
  Mr. McINTOSH. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentlewoman from New 
Jersey (Mrs. Roukema) for bringing this amendment to the floor, and I 
wholeheartedly support it.
  Let us be very clear. The Supreme Court has stated that the current 
set-aside program is unconstitutional because it violates the 14th 
amendment guarantee that all Americans will be treated equally 
regardless of race, color, or gender. By setting aside a certain number 
of contracts to be allocated on those bases, current law flies in the 
face of our constitutional mandate that all Americans be treated equal 
under the law.
  Now, President Clinton has suggested that we need to mend, not end, 
affirmative action to bring it in compliance with the Supreme Court 
rulings and to bring it in compliance with our notion that has been 
since the founding of our country that every person is of equal 
dignity.
  I think the Roukema amendment does exactly that. It removes the 
unconstitutional provision that sets up a quota and says that certain 
contracts will not be awarded based on merit, based on free 
competition, not based on what color your skin is or whether you are a 
woman, not a man. That is wrong and needs to be removed from law.
  What her amendment does, which is absolutely necessary, is puts into 
place an effective affirmative action program that says we are going to 
reach out to disadvantaged contractors, reach out to minorities, reach 
out to women and make available to them every opportunity to compete on 
a free and equal basis.
  I heartily encourage my fellow colleagues to vote for the Roukema 
amendment.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Rodriguez).
  Mr. RODRIGUEZ. Mr. Chairman, we have to recognize that there is still 
disparity out there. And if we do not recognize it, we do not see it.
  For them to stand up there and talk in terms of being in favor of 
affirmative action, in favor of trying to do the right thing reminds me 
of the slave owner who basically said, you are better off in slavery 
because we will be able to take care of you. It is appalling in terms 
of the comments that I hear when I stand up here before my colleagues.
  It is not a quota. We need to recognize the fact that there is 
preferential treatment that is occurring out there and that is 
discrimination that is happening, and we need to see how we can best 
respond to that. And this program is one of the programs that has been 
proven to make sure that the individuals have an opportunity to be able 
to participate.
  My colleagues cannot tell me that women are having a fair deal out 
there, because they are not; and for my colleagues to stand up there to 
say that they are is contrary to what is actually happening. It is 
contrary to what the statistics will show and tell us. I would ask that 
my colleagues consider what has been done too.
  To say that it is contrary to the Supreme Court decision, I would ask 
my colleagues to also consider the Adarand decision, because this 
particular decision does not deal with this particular item, and it is 
a safe item, and we should continue to support it.
  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  I am afraid the gentleman from Texas is the only one that I know of 
who interprets the Adarand decision that way.
  Mr. Chairman, what is the balance of my time?
  The CHAIRMAN. Each side has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman 
from California (Mrs. Tauscher) has the right to close.
  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  I would simply say that I think our colleagues have been listening to 
this debate, but in no way are we denying affirmative action. We are 
really mending it and bringing it up to date because it has resulted in 
unintended consequences. And my amendment carefully protects outreach, 
as well as the civil rights and anti-discrimination elements of 
affirmative action and literally goes back to our original intention. 
As we know now, the courts are clearly coming to terms with this. And 
if we do not act upon it, the courts certainly will.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
Florida (Mrs. Meek).
  (Mrs. MEEK of Florida asked and was given permission to revise and 
extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Chairman, it is amazing the fundamental 
ignorance that goes behind this amendment and particularly to people 
who have responded in debate tonight.
  First of all, it is very obvious that they do not know that there are 
no quotas in this bill. There are no quotas in this bill. They feel 
that there are. They feel that there are some set-asides. There are no 
set-asides in this bill, only goals. They do not understand, obviously, 
that this bill is not all for minorities and women. It is for 
disadvantaged. Anyone can be disadvantaged. Even some white males have 
been disadvantaged.
  So this is a spurious argument that they are using here today. It is 
not even based on fact. If they are trying to bring to the floor a bill 
which one of our colleagues from Florida has been trying to tack onto 
everything that has come through this House, then do it. But this is no 
way to do it. They are doing it on a bill that is going to benefit a 
lot of people in this particular body.
  So if that is what they are doing to try to kill the transportation 
bill, then kill it. But kill it in such a way that is noble and 
noteworthy and not cloaked behind something that is not true.
  I say to each of my colleagues to vote against this bill. This is a 
terrible bill, and they know it. They have got one of their moderates 
to present it, but it is presented under the wrong title.

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  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Fazio).
  Mr. FAZIO of California. Mr. Chairman, despite an overwhelming 
bipartisan defeat in the Senate, unfortunately we have before us 
another attempt to gut a program that gives women and minorities the 
chance to compete for Federal highway dollars.
  The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program works. It puts women 
and minorities to work. It gives them the chance to compete in an 
industry that has traditionally shut them out.

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 It is not a quota. It is not a set-aside. If it were, do we really 
think that Ronald Reagan's administration would have created this 
program? I think a not.
  The highway bill offers so much to so many. It is wrong to turn back 
the clock on women and minority-owned businesses. Let us not put a 
tollgate on the road to opportunity for these aspiring entrepreneurs.
  We can further refine this program. As the President has said, mend 
it, do not end it. But this amendment goes too far. I urge a ``no'' 
vote and, frankly, a return to the kind of bipartisan spirit that has 
allowed us to begin to make some progress against the legacy of 
discrimination. This program should be reaffirmed and not eliminated.
  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Chairman, I just want to set the record straight. 
Nobody sought me out as a moderate, dirty word, moderate to do this 
amendment. I have been advocating this procedure for more than a year. 
In addition, the Senate proposal was not this proposal at all, the one 
that was defeated. It was a far more complicated one. It created a 
whole new program. It was not my amendment that was defeated.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield the balance of my time to Speaker Gingrich.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Georgia, the Speaker of the House, 
is recognized for 3\1/2\ minutes.
  Mr. GINGRICH. Mr. Chairman, I hope that everybody who is listening 
carefully to this debate has listened to our good friends over here, 
because they are now caught in an inherent contradiction. They say to 
us they are against quotas. Member after Member got up and said, ``I am 
against quotas.'' They say to us there is nothing in this program that 
is a quota. They say to us, ``We are against the government 
discriminating.'' They say there is nothing in this program that 
requires the government to discriminate.
  I want to thank the gentlewoman from New Jersey (Mrs. Roukema), for 
having the courage to stand up here and to offer a very, very important 
amendment. Notice what it says. It says it is for affirmative action. 
Affirmative action: ``to expand the applicant pool for transportation 
contracts in order to increase competition; to encourage participation 
by businesses owned by women and minorities in bidding for 
transportation contracts.''
  Affirmative action: ``to recruit qualified women and minorities into 
the applicant pool for transportation contracts.'' And it goes on to 
say, an affirmative action ``to encourage transportation contractors to 
request businesses owned by women and minorities to bid for 
transportation contracts'' and affirmative action ``to include 
qualified women and minorities into an applicant pool for 
transportation contracts.'' Everything we are told our friends over 
here believe in.
  But here is what it then goes on to say. It then says, but it cannot 
involve granting a preference. This is the nub of this thing. Should an 
American citizen be discriminated against? Should an American citizen 
be discriminated for by their own government? Should the Government of 
the United States say to you, well, you were the lowest competitive 
bidder, but you did not fit the preference this week.
  Let me point out, in California, when this broke down, when Senator 
Campbell at that time first got involved in this fight, it was because 
it was Asian women who were being discriminated against at law school 
and could not get in because the quota was filled. And it was Asian 
women who were being discriminated against, not white males, not the 
old boy network. They frankly were not studying enough. But Asian 
women.
  So let us go ahead. What does the gentlewoman from New Jersey (Mrs. 
Roukema) do? She says it is a ``prohibition against discrimination or 
preferential treatment.'' We have been told by our friends over here 
they do not have any preferential treatment. There is no quota.
  All right. What would the gentlewoman from New Jersey (Mrs. Roukema) 
do? She says no governmental entity, the very government of our own 
country, no governmental entity shall, in connection with a 
transportation contract, in other words, in giving out the money of the 
American people, the Government of the United States shall not, one, 
``intentionally discriminate against, or grant a preference to, any 
person or group based in whole or in part on race, color, national 
origin, or sex,'' which by the way is what Hubert Humphrey said in 1964 
was the essence of the Civil Rights Act.
  So what does this say? We are not going to ask you to tell us that 
you are black. We are not going to ask you to tell us you are white. We 
are not going to ask you to tell us that you are Asian. We are not 
going to ask you to tell us you are Hispanic.
  We are going to ask you to tell us what will you charge for this 
contract. And the lowest competitive bidder should get the contract. 
Why should the lowest competitive bidder be told, well, you know, you 
would build the best highway, you would do the best job for the 
taxpayer. You went to school and you learned how to do it and you 
worked hard and you founded your own little company, and, you know, you 
would have gotten the contract, but this week you do not fit.
  Oh, it is not a quota anymore. I am not sure what you all would call 
it. A preference, a ripe banana, a kumquat. I mean, what is this year's 
code word? What is the newest phrase? Because you cannot defend quotas. 
You know you cannot get up here and say, yep, I want to make sure my 
political friends that give to my campaign get a quota. Yep, I want to 
make sure that my friends get their contract, even if they are not the 
lowest bidder. Yep, in fact they could be the highest bidder, but if 
they fit the right quota; you cannot say that anymore.
  So my colleagues come down here and misdescribe what she does. What 
she does is very straightforward. It is right here, and my colleagues 
cannot refute it. She says the Government of the United States will not 
discriminate.
  When I was an Army brat growing up from Pennsylvania to Kansas to 
France to Germany, and I arrived in Georgia in 1960, we had government-
imposed segregation. It was totally wrong. I have lived in an 
integrated system called the United States Army, and I go into an 
integrated system called military dependent schools.
  But to set up a new system of discrimination, to set up a new 
approach by which the Government of the United States cheats the people 
of this country, no longer gives away the contract to the lowest 
competitive bidder, but picks out a political winner.
  So we say to our children, do not go and study engineering, study how 
to fill out the application. Do not go and study business, fill out how 
to make sure you are in the right quota.
  We saw it happen in San Francisco when people began to apply as 
firemen and had new ancestors who happened to fit the quotas.
  So I want to commend the gentlewoman from New Jersey. This is the 
right step. It is very simple. The Government of the United States 
should not discriminate against any American. The taxpayers of the 
United States should expect that the lowest competitive bidder will get 
the grant.
  I urge a ``yes'' vote for the Roukema amendment.
  Mrs. TAUSCHER. Mr. Speaker, I have here a letter from the President 
of the United States sent by fax this morning from Dakar where he says,

       The DBE program is not a quota. The existing statute 
     explicitly provides the Secretary of Transportation may waive 
     the 10 percent goal for any reason and that this benchmark is 
     not to be imposed on any State or locality.

  Mr. Chairman, I yield the balance of my time to the distinguished 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), ranking member of the 
committee.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Minnesota is recognized for 2 
minutes.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, when all else fails, read the language of 
the legislation. The inherent contradiction that our esteemed Speaker 
talked about is in the amendment itself, not in the arguments on this 
side. The inherent contradiction is that the amendment goes on for line 
after line talking about all the good things it wants to do. Then in 
the end it defines preference in the last four lines as an advantage of 
any kind, a quota, set-aside, numerical goal, timetable, other 
numerical objective. Does it also mean outreach? They want to protect 
outreach? They do not do that in this legislation.

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  The DBE program has worked wonderfully for the 6 years of ISTEA. The 
10 percent goal is a national target. State and local recipients of DOT 
funds set their own goals for DOT participation and construction 
projects based on the availability of disadvantaged businesses in their 
markets. There is no absolute requirement that a particular goal be 
met.
  In fact, it is very acceptable business practice to set goals. Goals 
are a standard tool of good management worldwide. But by prohibiting 
goals, the amendment prevents States and localities from measuring 
progress against discrimination. That is what this is all about, 
progress against discrimination.
  I have heard all sorts of conversation today from the advocates of 
this amendment about freedom, freedom to choose, freedom to move, 
mobility. Let me just say, Mr. Chairman, rich and poor alike have the 
freedom to leap under a bridge. Only the poor wind up under the bridge. 
Do not stuff people under a bridge with this amendment. Let us defeat 
this amendment. Let us stand up for what is good in America and give 
poor, minorities, women, an opportunity to bid on this great highway 
program, this $270 billion program of ours that moves America forward 
into the next century.
  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment.
  BESTEA is a terrific bill. I salute Chairman Shuster and his 
committee for the many hours of hard work they put in on this bill over 
the last year.
  I thank the committee for including a very important provision which 
will exempt from federal DBE requirements any transit authorities that 
are under court order preventing them from complying with these 
requirements.
  This is a step in the right direction, but it doesn't quite go far 
enough.
  It is time to completely put an end to discrimination in the awarding 
of transportation contracts.
  Mr. Chairman, race-based discrimination is wrong. And gender-based 
discrimination is wrong. And it is wrong regardless of whether the 
victim is male, female, black, or white.
  The DBE program is a federally-mandated quota program that commands 
highway and transit contractors to discriminate based on race and 
gender.
  A federal court in Texas recognized that this kind of discrimination 
is wrong when it ordered the city of Houston's metro transit authority 
to cease awarding contracts based on race and gender.
  Houston METRO complied with this court order, and as a result, it 
went 18 months without its share of federal funding.
  The BESTEA bill prevents this kind of thing from happening again. It 
guarantees that transit agencies will not lose their funding when a 
court orders them not to discriminate. That's great. I support that.
  If we pass this amendment, we will take an even bigger step in 
rooting out discrimination. Getting rid of the DBE program will ensure 
that agencies continue to receive funding if they refuse to 
discriminate--even without a court order.
  I urge my colleagues to stomp out government-enforced discrimination. 
I urge them to vote yes on this amendment.
  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to the Roukema 
Amendment to the Building Efficient Surface Transportation and Equity 
Act to eliminate the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program. I 
strongly support the DBE Program which was first signed into law by 
President Reagan in 1983. The goal of the DBE Program is to eradicate 
the lingering effects of discrimination in the construction industry, 
and provide equal opportunities for minority and women-owned business 
to compete for federal highway and construction contracts.
  Although the playing field is still far from level, we have made 
progress since the inception of the DBE Program. The percentage of 
women and minority-owned firms participating in the construction of 
America's highways has increased. By reaching out to minority and 
women-owned firms and forging business relationships, this program has 
been successful in countering the effects of ``good old boys'' network. 
Despite the success of the DBE program, non-DBE firms still get over 
85% of federal highway and construction contracts. If we eliminate this 
program now, we will reverse modest gains for women and minorities in 
the construction industry.
  Make no mistake, when Members say that they want to eliminate this 
program in order to ensure fair competition for all firms, including 
those owned by minorities and women, they are deliberately misleading 
the American people. If they do not believe that discrimination exists 
in the construction industry, they are blind. If they do not believe 
that majority-owned firms, advantaged by a network good old boys, have 
a historical advantage, they are either blind or naive, or both. If 
they say that elimination of the DBE Program will not result in a sharp 
decline in the percentage of minority and women-owned firms 
participating in federal construction projects, they are insincere.
  Mr. Chairman, both the Reagan and Bush administrations supported the 
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program. The President, under the 
stewardship of Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater, has urged 
Congress to continue its support for the DBE Program. The DBE program 
does not impose quotas or set-asides. Instead, it simply sets a 
national goal that 10% of highway and transit funds be used for 
services rendered by disadvantaged businesses. However, the goals are 
flexible. The program allows state and local governments to set their 
own goals based on the numbers of disadvantaged businesses in their 
markets. And a state can waive the goal if it cannot find a qualified 
disadvantaged business.
  The DBE program is consistent with President Clinton's ``mend it, 
don't end it'' policy on affirmative action, and the Supreme Court's 
Adarand decisions which allowed the use of affirmative action programs 
by the federal government to meet a ``compelling government interest'' 
to combat the ``lingering effects of discrimination.''
  I urge my colleagues to follow the lead of the House authorizing 
Committee, which recommends that this program be continued. I urge you 
to follow the Senate's lead, which voted overwhelmingly to retain it. 
And finally, I urge my colleagues to follow the lead of the two past 
Presidents and our current President, all of whom support this valuable 
program. I urge the rejection of this amendment.
  Mr. DIXON. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to the Roukema 
amendment. How ironic that the GOP--who recently led the effort that 
resulted in renaming Washington National Airport to the Ronald Reagan 
National Airport--now seeks to eliminate a vital program which 
President Reagan himself signed into law. The Department of 
Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program is 
about providing opportunities--an ideal our Republican colleagues often 
champion as one of their goals. It is not about quotas, set asides, 
unqualified businesses receiving preferential treatment, nor about 
violations of Supreme Court rulings.
  The DBE program was created by Section 105 (f) of the Surface 
Transportation Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-424) in order to increase the share 
of qualified, ``socially and economically disadvantaged'' businesses in 
the transportation construction industry. Under the program, state 
Departments of Transportation and state and local mass transit agencies 
must establish a goal of awarding 10 percent of all funds spent on 
federal-aid highway projects to certified firms owned by ``socially and 
economically disadvantaged individuals.'' However, if a state agency or 
prime contractor is unable to find enough qualified subcontractors to 
reach the goals, they are allowed to apply for a waiver to lower the 
goal. There are no penalties or sanctions for failure to meet a goal.
  The Roukema amendment would gut DOT's ability to address a problem 
that still plagues our nation: the paucity of minority and women-owned 
firms who receive transportation dollars. For those who naively believe 
that American has fully realized her dream of a color-blind society, a 
society in which there no longer exists a need to ensure an equitable 
playing field in the economic marketplace for disadvantaged persons, I 
submit that they are mistaken. Discrimination is alive and well and 
manifesting itself through the difficulties minorities and women 
continue to face in securing access to contracts and capital.
  Consider that minorities make up 20 percent of the population, yet 
represent only 9 percent of all construction firms and 5 percent of all 
construction receipts. Women own one-third of all firms, but receive 
only 19 percent of the business receipts. White-owned construction 
firms receive 50 times more loan dollars than black-owned firms with 
identical equity.
  Without goals, women- and minority-owned businesses have been shut 
out of transportation construction projects. In 1989 in Michigan, 
within nine months of terminating the state DBE program, no minority 
businesses received contracts. Seven years later, in 1996, DBEs still 
had received no more than 1.1 percent of state highway contract 
dollars.
  These disturbing statistics further underscore the reality that 
America has yet to reach the honorable state of a truly color-blind 
society, and that in order to ensure absolute parity in the contracting 
process, we must legislate fairness through programs such as the one 
before us today. Think about the following example: since the inclusion 
of women in the DBE program in 1987, women have enhanced their 
procurement dollars by approximately 175 percent. In FY 1994, the DBE 
program generated nearly $87 million in contracting opportunities for 
women-owned businesses. These contracting opportunities resulted in the 
creation of 62,000 new jobs. When racial/ethnic minority-owned firms 
are added, the DBE program in FY 94 generated $3.4 billion and

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resulted in the creation of approximately 146,000 new jobs.
  This program does not set aside a specific amount of money for any 
one population group, nor does it guarantee that a specific number of 
businesses will receive contracts. And let me reiterate: there are no 
penalties for not meeting the 10 percent goal. This amendment is 
strongly opposed by the Administration, and the Senate recently 
defeated a similar amendment by a vote of 58 to 37. I share the view of 
Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater who has said that ``[r]emoval 
of the DBE program from H.R. 2400 would be a serious blow to our 
efforts to assure fundamental fairness to the citizens of this 
country.'' I urge defeat of this amendment.
  Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD. Mr. Chairman, a distinguished Member of this 
House once wrote that ``in politics, we have no permanent enemies, just 
permanent interests.'' It gives me no great pleasure to rise in 
opposition to one of my Women's Caucus colleagues, but I do have 
permanent interests--the economically disadvantaged. The Disadvantaged 
Business Enterprise provisions of BESTEA are sound and were passed out 
of the full Committee with bi-partisan support. The DBE programs in 
this bill do not include set asides or quotas. These DBE programs use a 
competitive bidding process to include minority and women-owned 
businesses.
  As Co-Chair of the Women's Caucus Women-Owned Businesses Legislative 
Task Force, I held a hearing on the lack of procurement opportunities 
for women-owned businesses because women were complaining that they did 
not have access to federal contracts.
  The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program is fair, flexible and 
complies with the Supreme Court's ``strict scrutiny'' standard. It 
serves as the model program for federal agencies aspiring to extend 
contracting opportunities for women and minority-owned firms who 
receive disproportionately fewer contracts and subcontracts than their 
qualifications and ability warrant.
  It sets the goal of 10 percent of highway and transit funds be used 
for services rendered by disadvantaged businesses. State and local 
governments then set their own goals based on the numbers of 
disadvantaged businesses in their local markets. And if a prime 
contractor cannot find a qualified disadvantaged business, the state 
can waive the goal entirely.
  Any individual owning a business may demonstrate that she or he is 
socially and economically disadvantaged, even if that individual is not 
a woman or minority. In fact, businesses owned by white males have 
qualified for DBE status.
  Since the inclusion of women in the DBE program in 1987 under 
President Ronald Reagan, women have enhanced their procurement dollars 
by approximately 175 percent. The participation of women and minority-
owned small and disadvantaged businesses in federally assisted highway 
construction contracting has grown from a mere 1.9 percent in 1978 to 
14.8 percent in 1996.
  In fiscal year 1996, 6.7 percent of contracts were awarded to women-
owned businesses under the DBE program, generating $1.4 billion for 
women-owned businesses and producing 62,000 new jobs in highway and 
transit industries.
  Between 1987 and 1996, women-owned businesses in the field of 
construction grew by 171 percent. During that same time period, 
contracts to women-owned businesses increased from 2.6 percent to 6.7 
percent in 1996.
  As of 1996, there were more than one million women-owned businesses 
in the state of California--that is a 77.7 percent growth since 1987 
when Ronald Reagan signed into law the inclusion of women in the DBE 
program. In California, women-owned businesses received less than 4 
percent of the DBE dollars.
  We need the DBE program. White-owned construction firms received 50 
times as many loan dollars as black-owned firms with identical equity. 
At least 492 firms have grown from subcontractors to prime contractors 
after entering the DBE program.
  The Senate voted 58 to 37 to defeat an amendment to replace the DBE 
program. I urge the House to follow their bipartisan lead and maintain 
this fair, effective and constitutional program.
  The CHAIRMAN. All time has expired.
  The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New 
Jersey (Mrs. Roukema).
  The question was taken; and the Chairman announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.


                             Recorded Vote

  Mrs. ROUKEMA. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 405, the Chair announces 
that he will reduce to a minimum of 5 minutes the period of time within 
which a vote by electronic device will be taken on Amendment No. 2 
offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis) which will be taken 
immediately after this vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 194, 
noes 225, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 11, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 93]

                               AYES--194

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pappas
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shimkus
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                               NOES--225

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     Kind (WI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (OR)
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stabenow

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     Stark
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Radanovich
       

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Cannon
     Gonzalez
     Hutchinson
     Jefferson
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Payne
     Rangel
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Waters

                              {time}  1844

  Mr. Martinez and Mr. McDade changed their vote from ``aye'' to 
``no.''
  Messrs. Dan Schaefer of Colorado, Young of Alaska, Snowbarger and 
Whitfield changed their vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  Mr. Radanovich changed his vote from ``no'' to ``present.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


            Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Davis of Illinois

  The CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the demand for a recorded vote 
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Davis) on 
which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes 
prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The CHAIRMAN. This is a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 242, 
noes 175, not voting 13, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 94]

                               AYES--242

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Calvert
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Redmond
     Reyes
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snyder
     Souder
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                               NOES--175

     Aderholt
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brady
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins
     Combest
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis (VA)
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Granger
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (KS)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Ryun
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Cannon
     Gonzalez
     Jefferson
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Payne
     Rangel
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Scarborough
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Waters

                              {time}  1853

  Mr. EWING and Mr. FOLEY changed their vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  Mr. ORTIZ changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  The CHAIRMAN. It is now in order to consider Amendment No. 4 printed 
in part II of House Report 105-476.


                 Amendment No. 4 offered by Mr. Graham

  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 4 offered by Mr. Graham:
       (a) Highway Project Authorization.--
       (1) In section 102(8), strike all after the parenthetical 
     and insert ``$596,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $816,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1999, $885,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
     $885,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $885,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2002 and $885,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.''
       (2) In section 103(b), strike the ``and'' and all that 
     follows after paragraph (7) and insert ``and'' after 
     paragraph (6).
       (3) Strike sections 127(b) and 127(c) and redesignate 
     sections of the bill accordingly.
       (b) Transit Project Authorizations.--
       (1) In section 328(a) in the matter proposed to be inserted 
     as section 5338(b)(1) of title 49, strike all that follows 
     after ``to carry out section 5309'' through the end of such 
     subsection and insert ``(1) $878,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1998, (2) $964,800,000 for fiscal year 1999, and (3) 
     $1,045,200,000 for fiscal years 2000 through 2003.''
       (2) In section 329(a) strike ``shall not exceed'' through 
     the end of such subsection and insert ``(1) $800,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998; (2) $856,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and 
     (3) $1,045,200,000 for fiscal year 2000-2003.''
       (3) Strike sections 332 and 333 and redesignate sections of 
     the bill accordingly.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 405, the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Graham) and a Member opposed each will control 10 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Graham).

                              {time}  1900

  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Largent).
  Mr. LARGENT. Mr. Chairman, I would like to speak in support of this 
amendment that would strike out all of the special projects in the 
current bill before this committee.
  I want to say that I am opposed to the bill itself for three 
principal reasons: One, it is bad process; two, it is

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bad precedent; and three, it is a bad product.
  Let me speak about bad process first. I would ask the question, is it 
right that the campaign committee chairmen are consulted before the 
special road projects are given to Members who live or represent 
politically sensitive districts where they have tough races coming up 
in November?
  Is it right to dangle millions of dollars in front of Members for no 
specific projects, just a blank check?
  Is it right to award the States of Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure Members an average of $253 million, versus $54 million 
if there is not a Member on the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure from one's State?
  It is bad precedent because this bill exceeds the budget caps put in 
place last summer by $26 billion, that is with a capital B, billions of 
dollars. What happens when we use the budget caps as a defense when 
anybody else wants to raise spending in any other level? Are we going 
to say, no, we cannot do that because of the budget caps? We cannot do 
it if we pass this bill.
  What happens when we begin building deficits as a result of this 
fiscal insanity? We will raise taxes. It is bad precedent.
  It is a bad product. What do I mean by that? Is it responsible to 
increase the total funding for infrastructure by 42 percent, which is 
what this bill does? The Balanced Budget Agreement, which we voted on, 
again, last summer, calls for a 20 percent increase in infrastructure 
funding. How much is enough?
  What happens when the Senate does not agree with the offsets? What 
are we going to do then?
  Do we really think a high-priority project is a transportation museum 
in Pennsylvania, an Appalachian Transportation Institute at Marshall 
University, or $800,000 for a train station? Are these really high-
priority projects?
  The chairman of this committee is a zealous advocate for roads. I 
appreciate that and respect him for it. But I believe he has crossed 
the center line. The House's own rules say it shall not be in order for 
any bill to contain any provision for any specific road.
  The rule was never waived until 1982. Then, in 1982, it was waived: 
ten special projects, at a cost of $386 million; in 1987, 152 for $1.3 
billion; in 1991, 539 projects, for $6.2 billion; this year, 1,450 
projects for $9.3 billion.
  Support the amendment of the gentleman from South Carolina to strike 
these projects.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  THE CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) is 
recognized for 10 minutes.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that I may yield 5 
of my minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. 
Oberstar), to control blocks of time.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania?
  There was no objection.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) will 
control half the time in opposition.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster).
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the principle of Members of 
Congress being able to recommend to our committee specific projects, 
and our committee in turn being able to vet those projects and 
determine ones which are worthy.
  It is very important to emphasize that only 5 percent of the total 
funding in this bill is dedicated to high-priority congressional 
projects. That means, and let me be even more specific, 88 percent of 
the decisions being made as to where the highways and transit systems 
are being built will be made by the States: by governors and by the 
legislatures and the departments of transportation. Seven percent of 
the money goes downtown, to be made by the Secretary of Transportation.
  The decisions to build highways and transit systems are not decisions 
made by angels up in heaven. These are decisions made in the political 
process. Governors decide where it is best to put highways. State 
legislators decide.
  There is nothing wrong with Members of Congress, who are the ones 
that have to cast the tough votes to create the programs, having some 
say. To have a 5 percent say does not seem unreasonable.
  In fact, I would point out that if indeed this amendment were to 
pass, and $18 billion less were to be available, then we would be 
violating the principle of spending gas tax dollars for improvements to 
infrastructure. We would be back in the same old game we were in 
previously, where the American people were being flim-flammed. They 
were paying their gas taxes at the pump, but the money was building up 
in the Trust Fund, and this would increase the balance in the Trust 
Fund.
  Conversely, if we strike the projects but do not strike the money, 
then there is no saving. We would be back keeping faith with the people 
in terms of saying that the money paid by the gas tax would be 
available to be spent, and that is all, only the revenue coming in the 
gas tax; honesty in budgeting, that is all. Then we would be saying the 
money can be spent, but zero decisions would be made by Members of 
Congress, and all of the decisions would be made by those governors and 
legislators and the Secretary of Transportation downtown.
  I think it is not reasonable to believe that somehow there is a non-
political, pure process back in the State Houses, as compared to the 
decisions that are made here. In fact, if a Member of Congress does not 
know what is important to his district, then I do not think he is going 
to be a Member of Congress very long.
  Let me say, I do not agree with some of the projects that have been 
submitted. But that is not my decision to make. In fact, I would 
respectfully suggest it is a bit arrogant for someone to say that we 
know better what is important for Members' congressional districts than 
they know.
  Indeed, we have a vetting process. The vetting process is a 14-point 
vetting process, which includes recommendation by the Secretary of 
Transportation in the State, which includes recommendation by the 
mayors.
  Indeed, what I find so mystifying is my good friend, the gentleman 
from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), submitted four projects to us. I have 
the letter right here from him, saying that the South Carolina Route 72 
project is vital and would provide additional traffic capacity 
resulting in safe and efficient roadways in three counties, a letter 
asking for the project.
  And my good friend, the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Largent), signed 
a letter asking for projects. In fact, I do have a letter from the 
Governor of Oklahoma received just yesterday saying, ``On behalf of all 
Oklahomans, I want to express our appreciation for the successful 
committee action on the bill to do so much to restore Federal funding 
dollars and to move the vital Interstate 40 crosstown project 
forward.''

  That is the project which was requested by two members of the 
Oklahoma delegation who took this floor or took a press conference last 
week to attack our integrity, suggesting that we were offering projects 
in exchange for votes. At the time I challenged somebody to come 
forward and to name one Member of Congress to whom I said, I will give 
you a project in exchange for your vote, or conversely, threatened, you 
will not get a project if you do not vote for it. None has come 
forward? Why, because it never happened.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Petri).
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, this is also worth pointing out, that this 
was an open process, with 4 full days of hearing, 170 Members of 
Congress testifying in public, supported by hundreds of local mayors 
and officials from across the United States, pointing out the merits of 
these particular projects.
  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. Chairman, speaking of angels and governors, I yield 1 
minute to the gentleman from Delaware (Mr. Castle).
  Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Chairman, I would like to speak in support of the 
Graham amendment. I believe that what we have here is a violation of 
the Balanced Budget Agreement. I think the committee, by the way, did a 
good job on this legislation. They just went too far. They went about 
$26 billion too far, and that is money which we do not presently have.
  About $18 billion of that can be found in these special demonstration

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projects. I disagree with the Chairman on this. I believe the special 
demonstration projects are wrong. I believe they are pork. I believe 
these decisions should be made by the States and by the officials who 
live in the States, who are qualified to make decisions about where 
their highways should go.
  How are we going to pay for this? I ask Members to ask themselves 
that before they support this legislation. We are going to pay for it 
because education is going to suffer, defense is going to suffer, 
housing may suffer, the environment may suffer. Maybe we will not 
balance the budget. Alan Greenspan will tell us that interest rates 
will go up 2 percent if we do not get a balanced budget.
  I think these are extraordinarily important issues. I hope before 
anybody here votes, whether they have demonstration projects or not, 
they will consider the enormity of what we are doing. This has just 
gone too far, and it is too bad, because an extraordinary amount of 
good work was done here.
  However, the bottom line is, all of us should unite to support this 
amendment and take this $18 billion off the table.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman 
from West Virginia (Mr. Rahall), a ranking member of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and an architect of this 
legislation.
  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me the 
time.
  Mr. Chairman, let us get some facts on the table. The gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Chairman Shuster) has laid out very well how funds for 
highways are apportioned under this bill. Eighty-eight percent would be 
distributed to the States by formula through apportionments, by going 
to States. Basically, this money goes to governors and State 
legislators. Seven percent would stay here in Washington for 
administration of the Federal Highway Administration.
  Let us get it straight, only 5 percent, the remaining 5 percent of 
the highway funds in BESTEA, are for these projects that are deemed to 
be high-priority projects by Members of this body. That is the same as 
in the current law, ISTEA. The bottom line is that governors and State 
legislators get to spend 88 percent of the highway dollars, while House 
Members get to direct only 5 percent.
  Yet some in the media, and I think perhaps the sponsors of this 
amendment, ought to look at these facts, instead of paying attention to 
those in the editorial pages in some of the national newspapers or 
those in the media who would portray this as pork and something evil. 
Let us look at the facts. They ignore the fact that 88 percent of these 
dollars are going directly to the State governors and State legislators 
for their disbursements.
  Are these individuals angels? Let us get real. The last time I 
checked, governors were elected like we are elected, politicians. They 
have to run for election. I do not know of any governor that has been 
appointed from some holier-than-thou source to serve. So these guys are 
politicians. Get real.
  I would submit that Members of this body, Democrat and Republican 
alike, know his or her district better than any State governor who has 
to make those decisions on a Statewide basis. If anybody in this body 
does not know his or her district better than the governor of their 
State, I doubt if they are going to be here very long.
  These projects are worthwhile. They have been through a rigorous 
vetting process. They have answered a series of 14 tough questions that 
we instituted back when we started reauthorizing ISTEA. They have been 
part of the transportation plan of every State.
  We have reviewed the requests. We have held public hearings. There 
has been nothing secretive about the process, there has been nothing 
dishonest about the process, there has been nothing corrupt about the 
process; some of the words being thrown around here.
  So the proof is in the pudding. This legislation has passed the 
muster. It has passed the muster with the Surface Transportation Policy 
Project, a liberal group comprised of environmentalists, in line with 
the Conference of Mayors and League of Cities. The Surface 
Transportation Policy Project has endorsed this legislation, and they 
have said that these projects are worthwhile.
  I would urge rejection of this amendment.

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  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 5 seconds, just to say that 
Citizens Against Government Waste and the National Taxpayers Union 
support my amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. 
Coburn).
  Mr. COBURN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment. I 
would like for the American public to know what was left on a voice 
mail in my office by the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure:
  ``Matt, this is Darryl Wilson with the Transportation Committee. I'm 
calling about the BESTEA bill, which is the transportation measure that 
is moving through the committee. We have a deal for you on the funding 
levels for that. I originally spoke to your office last September and 
we said there was $10 million in this bill for your boss. Well, we are 
upping that by $5 million, so now you have $15 million. I just want to 
know where your boss wants to spend that money.''
  Mr. Chairman, I want to tell my colleagues that if we apply this 
logic that we get to dole out 5 percent of the transportation funds, 
then we should apply the same logic elsewhere. Let us dole out 5 
percent of the Defense Department funds in our district. Let us dole 
out 5 percent of the funds for Medicare in our district, for Medicaid, 
for food stamps, where the Congressman could surely know how to control 
that.
  Mr. Chairman, this is a corrupt process that is used to extend the 
political careers and situations of Members of this body. It ought to 
stop. I support this amendment.
  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from 
North Carolina (Mrs. Myrick).
  Mrs. MYRICK. Mr. Chairman, when we came here and became a majority, 
we said we were going to change things. We were going to be different. 
We were going to balance the budget, which we finally did now for the 
first time in 30 years. And now we are getting ready to break that 
commitment by $26 billion, $18 billion of it in special pork projects.
  That is, in my mind, business as usual. What has changed? It is 
wrong, and I urge my colleagues to support this amendment. That is the 
right thing to do.
  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Arizona (Mr. Shadegg).
  Mr. SHADEGG. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from South Carolina 
(Mr. Graham) for yielding me this time. I rise in strong support of the 
gentleman's amendment, and I want to make the point that the people get 
this issue back home.
  The editorial in the Mesa Tribune today: ``Pork barrel bribery. 
Transit bill is out of whack.'' The editorial in yesterday's Wall 
Street Journal: ``Highway robbery.'' Today's front page Arizona 
Republic: ``Pork deal raw.''
  The answer is this bill breaks every promise we made when we got 
here. We came here and said we would not do business as usual, but this 
bill has us spending money the same way money used to be spent. It is 
pure and simple bribery.
  Mr. Chairman, if we allow Members of Congress to control how the 
money is spent in this bill, why not allow Members of Congress to 
control how the money is spent in every bill? This is the kind of 
project where it is pork by definition because of the way the support 
was built.
  The truth is these decisions need to be made on merit. They need to 
be based on the real need for these transportation projects. They 
should not be such that one State with a powerful committee chairman 
gets hundreds of millions of dollars more, even billions of dollars 
more than another State which has no Member on the committee. That is 
the way Washington used to work and under this bill, it is sadly the 
way this bill still works.
  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Inglis).
  Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman 
from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) for yielding me this time.

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  Mr. Chairman, this is probably the most embarrassing night that I 
have ever spent in this Congress, to realize that we came here to 
change things and we are not. We are participating in the big old 
trough that has characterized this place in the past, and it is a 
terrible embarrassment to be part of the new majority and to stand here 
and have to support this amendment that would take care of that trough 
that we are seeing.
  Mr. Chairman, there are 31 States who will be cheated as a result of 
this bill and the demonstration projects in it. Not an opinion; it is a 
mathematical fact. If a Member is from South Carolina and votes for 
this bill, they are cheating the State of South Carolina. So it is for 
30 other States. Unless Members happen to have the big dig going on in 
their State or are from Pennsylvania, they are being cheated in this 
bill.
  Demonstration projects cheat their State, and in return they are 
getting a press release. So they get a press release and their State 
gets cheated. That is a lousy deal for their State and it is a lousy 
deal for America.
  Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to vote for this amendment and fix 
this lousy bill.
  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Indiana (Mr. Souder).
  Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Chairman, I too am very embarrassed for this House. 
We came here in the Class of 1994 in particular claiming that we were 
willing to trade about anything to balance the budget and cut taxes. 
Tonight we are the people busting the budget. We are the people with 
the proposal billions of dollars higher than the United States Senate.
  I am embarrassed at what is before us. I see media reports in Indiana 
of Members of Congress who are getting money that is going to be 
allocated to their county commissioners. That was not a carefully 
scrutinized thing. It is up to the county commissioners now to decide 
whether they have potholes on their roads. Any Member of Congress can 
have such a thing.
  It was not a carefully scrutinized process. Everybody here, whether 
it was direct or indirect, knew that if they supported this bill they 
would have access to certain funds. We all advocate different projects 
at different times within the context of the balanced budget. This 
busts the budget. This is contrary to what we ran on. By the time we 
get done with this, the House and the Senate and the President, we are 
going to have spent the supposed surplus and undermined everything we 
claimed to have come here to do, and I am embarrassed for this body 
tonight.
  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from South Carolina is recognized for 
2\1/2\ minutes.
  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. Chairman, I would say to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Chairman Shuster), listen up. You have used my name, and 
that is okay. You talked about a letter I wrote, and that is okay. Last 
year your committee called me and said there was $7 million for 
projects in my district. I submitted a list of projects after talking 
with the highway commissioner in the Third Congressional District, and 
I appreciated the $7 million.
  Two weeks ago I got a call from your committee, unsolicited, that 
said I now have $15 million. I said no. You told me I had by 5 o'clock 
two weeks ago to take the money or lose it, and I said no. And the 
reason I said no is because the bill you put together spends $26 
billion more than we can afford to spend.
  What you are doing is, you are allowing this House to slip down a 
slippery slope because your committee wants to take more of the 
balanced budget pie than we gave it. And the next chairman and the next 
worthy cause is going to do that.
  You are going to make us take it out of somebody else's hide, because 
you have an amendment in this package that requires this bill to be 
offset. So we have to go to somebody else in this government and say, 
``Give us $26 billion because we overspent on highways, but we are not 
going to give a dime ourselves.''
  Mr. Chairman, my amendment says give up the demonstration projects 
and we reduce the amount we have to offset by 69 percent. But we are 
not going to do that. We are going to go to other people in the 
government and say, ``Give it up. But not us, buddy.''
  Mr. Chairman, we reduce spending by 8 percent if we do away with the 
demonstration projects. All of them are probably worthwhile. I am not 
up here shaming anybody. Let us assume all 1,467 of them are 
worthwhile. Look what has happened since the last time we did this. 
Look how the number of projects has grown. Look how much money. We have 
tripled the number of projects and increased the spending by a third.
  I am not here to shame anyone and say that their project is not 
worthwhile. I am here to say we cannot afford it. Families cannot 
afford a lot of things they would like. But not us. Somebody in this 
government is going to pay for this bill, but it will not be us. We 
will not give one penny. We are going to take every penny we can get 
and put it in the ground, in the asphalt, and somebody else is going to 
have to give it up.
  Mr. Chairman, that is what is wrong with this country. That is why we 
cannot lead. The gentleman has taken the balanced budget agreement and 
has made a sham out of it and we all should be ashamed.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Minnesota is recognized for 2 
minutes.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I just wish to observe that it is 
inappropriate for a Member to address directly another Member, and that 
all remarks should be addressed to the Chair in proper debate.
  Mr. Chairman, when all else fails, try the facts. The facts that are 
this committee went through a very appropriate process of asking all 
Members about projects that are priorities and important in their 
district, priorities that their State has not addressed. Point 8 of our 
14-point questionnaire: ``Is the project included in the metropolitan 
and/or State transportation improvement plan or the State long-range 
plan? Is it scheduled for funding?'' And on through a very objective 
analysis of each project.
  That is a fair way to do it. Who said that all wisdom resides in the 
State? A statement was made earlier in this debate, decisions should be 
made by the States, who know what the needs and priorities are in their 
State. Well, the States will have the choice to match the required 20 
percent or not to match it, to start projects under construction or not 
to start those projects. Those are decisions that are left to the 
States.
  But let me tell my colleagues what kind of wisdom there is in State 
government. There was a stretch of highway in my district on which, 
over 15 years, 57 people have died. Where did that appear on the State 
priority list? Nowhere, until I got involved in it and brought them 
together, and now we are going to address long-term and immediate needs 
on Highway 8, and there are not going to be any more deaths if I have 
my way and if we have the funding that is in this legislation.
  All of this talk about we are spending over the amount. Listen, we 
give up $9 billion of the Highway Trust Fund, taxes already paid by 
drivers in America who have been carrying for 30 years the burden of 
government on their back, and we give up the future interest, $13 
billion dollars. We paid for it. The drivers of America paid for this 
bill over and over and over again, and now it is time to get their due 
and let us invest in America. We know what projects are good and 
important for our districts every bit as well as those governors do.
  The CHAIRMAN. All time has expired.
  The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham).
  The question was taken; and the Chairman announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 405, further proceedings 
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. 
Graham) will be postponed.
  It is now in order to consider amendment No. 5 offered by the 
gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Spratt) printed in Part II of report 
105-476.

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  Amendment No. 5 In The Nature of a Substitute Offered by Mr. Spratt

  Mr. SPRATT. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment in the nature of 
a substitute.
  The text of the amendment in the nature of a substitute is as 
follows:
  Part II amendment No. 5 in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. 
Spratt:
       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. TWO-MONTH EXTENSION OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there is 
     authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund 
     such sums as may be necessary to continue funding for an 
     additional two months each of the programs for which an 
     extension was provided under the Surface Transportation 
     Extension Act of 1997 (111 Stat. 2552 et seq.) at the same 
     monthly rate for which funds were provided for each such 
     program under such Act.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 405, the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Spratt) and a Member opposed will each control 10 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Spratt).
  Mr. SPRATT. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I am for spending more on highways and mass transit, 
but we have a process for deciding how much more and which priorities 
we will pare back or preclude to make room for more spending on 
highways so that we can keep the budget in balance.
  The purpose of this amendment is basic and simple. It is just to let 
this process work. What it calls for is regular order, nothing more. 
Let us pass a budget resolution. Let us go through the 302(B) 
allocation process. Let us identify $26 billion in offsets, or whatever 
the amount may be, and then let us come back to this floor and pass 
this bill.
  Mr. Chairman, I feel compelled to offer this amendment because I am 
the ranking member of the Committee on the Budget, and this bill does 
not just skirt or evade the budget process, it is a frontal assault 
upon it. It violates the Balanced Budget Agreement of 1997, which we 
only voted for a few months ago, and trumpeted by all of us who voted 
for it, by authorizing $40 billion more for contracting authority than 
the BBA provides and $26 billion in outlays over the next 5 years above 
and beyond the BBA.
  Mr. Chairman, it radically departs from the appropriations process by 
letting the transportation conferees decide some $26 billion in offsets 
to pay for their increases. All of these offsets are outside their 
jurisdiction. It violates the Congressional Budget Act by being brought 
to the floor ahead of the budget resolution. It violates the Budget 
Enforcement Act of 1990 by providing $9.3 billion in mandatory spending 
for demonstration projects without identifying $9.3 billion in offsets. 
And it dismantles the budget structure that we built up so 
painstakingly over the last 15 years, which has brought us to a 
balanced budget, by taking transportation off budget, removing it from 
any strictures whatsoever.
  To those who say there is not the time to do this process, this 
amendment provides an answer.

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  It extends the Surface Transportation Extension Act for another 2 
months. This act was temporary in the first place. It runs out on May 
1. It will have to be extended because it is highly unlikely that we 
will have a conference report by then and, in any event, States will 
not get any more budget authority under BESTEA than they will get under 
this because the levels for 1998 are the same.
  What we are proposing here once again, Mr. Chairman, is budget 
discipline, the budget process that we built up over time. In the end, 
I am sure transportation will get more. They have demonstrated that 
Members from all parts of the country and all places on the spectrum 
support more spending. But we will do it in a regular order procedure, 
and we will do it in a process so we can determine exactly which 
priorities will have to be displaced to give transportation more.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) is 
recognized for 10 minutes.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), and I ask unanimous consent that he may 
control that time.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. SPRATT. Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from 
Connecticut (Mr. Shays), and I ask unanimous consent that he may 
control and allocate the time.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
South Carolina?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  This is a terrible amendment because particularly for the Northern 
States, it will destroy the opportunity to have funding as they prepare 
for the winter season. It is wrong to pass another short-term 
extension. Now that the May 1 deadline is before us, it is 
irresponsible to impose additional short-term extensions.
  An extension is going to interrupt the State's critical summer 
contracting season. It is going to force the Northern tier States to 
virtually lose an entire construction season. There will be 
insufficient funds available for the States to have the certainty to go 
forward with critical projects.
  This amendment will delay any implementation of BESTEA until the last 
quarter of fiscal 1998 and will put out additional funds, get this, 
additional funds under the unfair Senate-imposed formula that was 
included in the short-term bill that is now before us.
  Many more States will receive more apportionments and obligation 
authority than they would receive for the entire year under BESTEA. 
This will preclude a full formula change for this year. Donor States 
will have to wait another year for the formula, the fair formula, which 
we have in this bill, to take, fully take effect.
  This will completely upset the minimum allocation program and 
apportion more funds that are not subject to any equity adjustment.
  Members' projects will not be able to begin. They will lose a whole 
season before these projects can be implemented. BESTEA simply spends 
the new gas tax revenues coming into the Highway Trust Fund over the 
next 6 years. That is what the people who pay these taxes expect. 
Rather than upset the budget process, BESTEA, in fact, restores honesty 
and fairness to the budget process.
  In sum, this amendment will wreak additional havoc with the States, 
virtually every State, but most particularly the Northern tier States. 
It is unfair and unnecessary.
  I urge my colleagues to oppose the amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. 
First, I want to thank both the ranking member and chairman. They 
believe in what they are doing. We happen to disagree. But in every 
instance that I have dealt with them they have always been gentlemen. I 
just think they are wrong.
  Mr. Chairman, I totally disagree with the arguments outlined by my 
chairman from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. This 
amendment extends the temporary ISTEA bill for 2 months. We anticipate 
that we will be able to pass a full bill before then. But what we are 
being asked to do in this legislation is to spend and allocate $217 
billion without having the offsets to pay for the new money. I think 
that is wrong.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Delaware 
(Mr. Castle).
  Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me the 
time.
  This is a good amendment. Let me use an analogy. Take a hot summer 
day and there is a picnic and there are sandwiches and potato chips and 
cookies there. And somebody comes along with ice tea, and it is 95 
degrees out and that ice tea looks awfully good, and they fill your 
glass. That is absolutely wonderful. But they make a mistake and they 
fill it too much, and it spills on the sandwiches and on the potato 
chips and the cookies, and it ruins them. That is what is happening 
here.

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  This is good legislation. This is good ISTEA. To the extent that this 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to their great credit, 
put together a formula and put together the numbers that we handled in 
the budget agreement, they did a wonderful job. But they went too far. 
They went too far by about $26 billion.
  What this amendment is doing is saying let us wait for 2 months so we 
can see how much money we are really going to have to be able to spend 
on transportation, which we all agree should be done. We have heard all 
manner of examples all afternoon of how we should spend money on 
transportation. That is absolutely correct. But the bottom line is that 
the glass has overflowed here and we have $26 billion too much in it.
  I just spoke a moment ago on the demonstration projects. I think that 
is poor public policy. Beyond that, we are looking at that additional 
money. Where is it going to come from? We are about to vote blindly for 
a piece of legislation in which we are not at all sure what the offsets 
are. Let me remind Members of what we just went through with about $2.5 
billion, which we could not find offsets. What are we going to go 
through on $26 billion? Who is going to suffer on that?
  As I stated earlier, will education suffer? Will the environment 
suffer? Will housing suffer? Will defense suffer? Will the balanced 
budget suffer? Any of these things could suffer. The Spratt amendment 
makes all the sense in the world. The 2-month month delay will not hurt 
anything, and it will let us do what is the most important thing we are 
going to do this year, balance our budget. Support the Spratt 
amendment.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman 
from West Virginia (Mr. Rahall), ranking member of the Subcommittee on 
Surface Transportation.
  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Minnesota for 
yielding the time to me.
  I commend the gentleman from South Carolina, the ranking member on 
our Committee on the Budget, for the work that he does on that 
committee. He is proposing an amendment here that would allow the 
normal congressional budget process to work its will prior to enactment 
of BESTEA. Unfortunately, highway construction seasons across our 
country do not necessarily allow themselves, because of the seasons 
through which they go, to follow our normal budget processes in 
Congress.
  The other body decided to proceed full steam ahead with this 
legislation prior to consideration of their budget resolution. And I 
think our House leadership made the appropriate decision in 
consultation with our House budget chairman, to proceed forthwith on 
this legislation at this time. We are facing a May 1 deadline.
  After May 1, the States will lose their ability to obligate spending 
authority and in many States much more, so in our Northern States and 
other States, this will truly wreak havoc in their transportation 
planning decisions.
  Not only will it wreak havoc in the States, but there could very well 
be a problem with the FHWA here in Washington. There are staffing 
problems to consider. We do not want to face any type of a government 
shutdown at FHWA, which would truly be devastating to our road mapping 
processes and transportation decisions across this country.
  There is no way to plan if the States are faced with a cutoff of 
obligational authority come May 1. It is truly a drop-dead date. We do 
not have the luxury of trying to comply with the budget process or time 
frames that have been set up here in this Congress.
  We are talking about spending what the American taxpayers and the 
American motorists in particular have already paid at the gas pump and 
that is why we must proceed here forthwith without waited for any 
budget resolutions. It is no way to plan America's future. It is no way 
to plan for the safety on our Nation's highways.
  If we are to delay this process and find come May 1, or a couple of 
weeks thereafter if we face a slippage that the States do not have the 
definitive schedule upon which to base the letting of contracts within 
their borders. So I would submit that while the chairman of, the 
ranking member of our Committee on the Budget has noble goals in mind, 
this is perhaps a back-door effort used by some on the other side of 
the aisle to truly kill this bill.
  I would urge defeat.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Chair would remind Members that the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Spratt) has 2 minutes remaining, the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining, the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the 
gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Shays) has 3 minutes remaining.
  The gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) has the right to close.
  Mr. SPRATT. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Fazio).
  Mr. FAZIO of California. Mr. Chairman, this vote is not just about 
bridges and highways. We are all for them. It is a vote about 
priorities, a vote about fiscal discipline and a promise we made to 
America just last year. Unfortunately, as the majority leader put it 
the other day, the leadership of the House is more concerned about 
haste rather than substance.
  As a result, we may unravel the first balanced budget in a 
generation. This is no way to write a budget. The cart is way before 
the horse. If we approve this bill we are going to have to make 
substantial cuts in the budget. Where do we get the $26 billion from; 
defense? From senior citizen housing, again, another day? From our kids 
health care? From education or maybe our seaports or airports, as we 
did the other day?
  Those of us on the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on 
Appropriations already knew we were going to have to shave billions of 
dollars from the Federal budget just based on last year's budget deal. 
Now we will have to find billions of dollars more to cut.
  Mr. Chairman, it boils down for us today to a question of courage. 
Let us be responsible about spending. Let us set our budget priorities 
in the manner they should be set and let us show the American people we 
have the courage to live within our means.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman 
from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri), distinguished chairman of our subcommittee.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I would just like to make several points. 
First of all, I have watched one-minutes sometimes and hear the spin 
people are trying to give to this Congress. Some Members are saying we 
are a do-nothing Congress. And then Members are stepping forward and 
saying we should not do something.
  We are trying to meet a major need of our country by passing this 
bill at an appropriate time, as asked by the national Governors who 
wanted us, if we possibly can, to get this done so that they can go 
forward with their construction seasons and plans this summer by May 1. 
If we had some assurances that the budgeteers would act in a reasonable 
and timely way, that is one thing. But knowing how these things work 
around here, they are not going to, I do not think.
  We do not have any assurance that we will have a budget resolution 
passed and ready to guide Congress by May 1 or thereby. We will be 
lucky, last year I think it slipped into June or July. So that means if 
we waited for this process, we are into September or October and 
Congress will be gone.
  This is saying we do not want to address the needs of the country. We 
do not want to deal with the donor State question in this Congress. 
That is what it is saying. They want to be a do-nothing Congress, not a 
do-something Congress. I think that is just plain wrong.
  I have some suggestions for our budget friends as they say where we 
can find this money. We are giving up $9 billion, writing it off the 
debt of the United States. No scoring for that. We are lowered, by the 
budget resolution, the caps, by about $9 billion below what we are 
actually spending. That mistake could be corrected. That is not really 
an increase in spending, when we just continue in constant levels, yet 
they score us with cuts. We are giving up $14 billion of interest over 
the life of this bill. That is not being scored either.
  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Arizona (Mr. Shadegg).

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  Mr. SHADEGG. Mr. Chairman, this amendment is not about roads. We 
desperately need roads. My State of Arizona is a growing State and it 
has great need for roads. But I rise in support of the Spratt 
amendment. It is a matter of process. This amendment sets the cart 
right. The bill, as it currently is proceeding before Congress, has the 
cart before the horse, simply put.
  As a matter of budget discipline, we cannot pass this bill at this 
time without grave consequences. Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the 
Federal Reserve, came before the Committee on the Budget, of which, and 
the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Spratt) are members and said, 
whatever you do in this Congress, you must not break the caps. He did 
not say you must not break them by a large amount. He said you must not 
break the caps. The signal you will send to this economy is dynamic. If 
you break the caps at all, you will destroy the discipline you have 
established.
  This amendment will allow us the time to get the budget figures in 
mid month, to look at where we are and to do the process in an orderly 
fashion. The bill, in its current form, spends $26 billion above the 
budget caps. We have to find offsets that are nowhere in this current 
legislation.
  It includes demonstration projects which, as we can see by the 
debate, are highly controversial. We need to identify those offsets and 
to proceed in a regular order. And if this bill were so correct and so 
fitting within the current figures, why does it spend $30 billion more 
than we authorized just 10 months ago in the balanced budget agreement? 
I support the amendment.
  Mr. SPRATT. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Sabo).
  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Sabo).
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Sabo) is recognized 
for 1 minute.

                              {time}  1945

  Mr. SABO. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me the 
time.
  As someone who voted for the gas tax to reduce the deficit in both 
1990 and 1993, I have to say to my friends on the Republican side, if 
Democrats had brought a bill to the floor with mandatory spending and 
no offsets, or spending and no offsets, they would have laughed us off 
the floor. We never tried it. We did not try it. I cannot believe this 
process.
  Why do we not deal with it honestly? There are people who prefer 
spending transportation money to other expenditures. That is a 
legitimate decision. But let us deal with the reality of the spending 
cuts that we then have to make. Let us be honest. This is not money 
from heaven. There are trade-offs. Let us understand those trade-offs. 
Let us pay some attention to the process that we are breaking here 
today.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Chairman, the distinguished gentleman from South Carolina offers 
a very appealing and even compelling, rational, thoughtful argument. It 
is a neatly constructed syllogism which I appreciate. The horse should 
be before the cart, in very plain terms, the horse being the budget.
  We did that last year. We had the debate on the budget resolution. We 
had the Shuster-Oberstar amendment, which asked Members to make 
choices, to prioritize, to decide where they wanted to pin dollars on 
their values. We came within two votes of prevailing because we offered 
something that was very reasonable and very responsible. We had an 
across-the-board minuscule cut.
  Everybody is going to have a little cut. Little bit less in taxes, 
little bit less in defense, little bit less on domestic discretionary. 
And we exempted the mandatory programs and the entitlements. And we 
should have won.
  I think that the reason that we are not doing it that way this year, 
I say to my good friend, the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. 
Spratt), is there some way up there in the White House and in the 
clouds above Mount Gingrich who are afraid that we will win, that we 
will win that battle, that our values will prevail; and, so, they did 
not want to have it that way.
  Now, this 3-month extension, that is a nice idea, buy a little time. 
Let me tell my colleagues what that buys. In my State we have two 
seasons, winter and road construction. And this is going to put us 
right through road construction into winter again, and it is going to 
do that for a whole northern tier of the United States. I do not think 
that makes a whole lot of sense.
  We have had the debate. We have had all the numbers spelled out here. 
I think the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri) and the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) have spelled it out; and I said it myself, 
look, we gave up $9 billion of taxes paid by the driving public of 
America that are in the Trust Fund. Commitments made, not delivered on. 
That is going to go off there into the ether somewhere to reduce that 
$3 trillion debt.
  I hope everyone feels good about that. It is not going to build any 
roads.
  Then we yield another $15 billion out into the future in interest on 
the dollars coming into the Trust Fund. I hope my colleagues feel 
awfully good about that, because that is not going to build any roads 
either.
  This bill builds roads and bridges and transit systems and keeps 
America mobile and productive, and we ought to defeat this amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Hastings of Washington). The gentleman from South 
Carolina (Mr. Spratt) has 30 seconds remaining. The gentleman from 
Connecticut (Mr. Shays) has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining. And the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) has 1 minute remaining and the right to 
close.
  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from 
Maryland (Mr. Hoyer).
  Mr. SPRATT. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from 
Maryland (Mr. Hoyer) also.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 1 minute.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, from 1981 to 1992, we increased the debt of 
America by 437 percent. We did so doing good things the wrong way.
  Yesterday, we passed a $2.9 billion bill and the majority demanded 
offsets before it passed. Today, we add $26 billion to the deficit, 
with offsets unknown. We should have, my friends, the discipline to 
pass a budget prior to adding $26 billion in spending before the caps.
  My colleagues, we have come a long way in balancing the budget. Let 
us not fail now. Let us show the discipline to say, yes, we want these 
things; yes, we want to invest in the infrastructure of America; but 
let us determine how we are going to pay for it before we do it. That 
437 percent increase in the debt was because we did not answer that 
question first.
  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Minge), who was my partner in trying to put forward a 
balanced budget amendment.
  Mr. MINGE. Mr. Chairman, I would just like to briefly say that all of 
us support transportation. We think it is vital in our country; it is 
important; it is our infrastructure. At the same time, all of us are 
sensitive to the practical needs of the States.
  I think the important thing to recognize is that the bill reported 
out of Committee does not increase the spending in 1998 above the 
budget agreement. We do not have to worry about ruining the States' 
ability to construct roads in 1998 or let contracts. That is not what 
is at issue here. That is a red herring.
  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  We spent 11 years trying to get our country's financial house in 
order. We are so close. And now we are spending the surplus we do not 
even have. We gave the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
$20 billion above last year's agreement. We are giving them another $26 
to $33 billion this year. We do not even have offsets.
  For me, this is an amazing time. I salute my colleagues on the other 
side who have done this in a bipartisan way. But we spent 30 years 
having deficits in a bipartisan way. I thought we had ended that.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  A 2-month short-term extension is terrible policy for our State 
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across America. This will destroy the construction season for many if 
not all of the States. There will be insufficient funding for the 
States to have certainty to proceed with projects. And, indeed, this 
will extend the unfair Senate-imposed formulas which we are living with 
now. And most importantly in that regard, the donor States will have to 
wait another year for the formula changes to take place; and Member 
projects will be delayed for another year.
  Now, my good friend on the other side said, ``This is not money from 
heaven.'' How true that is. This is not money from heaven. This is 
money from the gas tax paid by the American people at the pump, and we 
do not spend one penny more than the revenue coming in.
  Defeat this amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. All time has expired.
  The question is on the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
offered by the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Spratt).
  The question was taken; and the Chairman announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. SHAYS. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 405, further proceedings 
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. 
Spratt) will be postponed.
  It is now in order to consider Amendment No. 6 printed in Part II of 
House Report 105-476.


  Amendment No. 6 In The Nature of a Substitute Offered by Mr. Kasich

  Mr. KASICH. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  The Clerk will designate the amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  The text of the amendment in the nature of a substitute is as 
follows:

       Part II amendment No. 6 in the nature of a substitute 
     offered by Mr. Kasich:
       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Empowerment 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the objective of the Federal highway program has been 
     to facilitate the construction of a modern freeway system 
     that promotes efficient interstate commerce by connecting all 
     States;
       (2) that objective has been attained and the Interstate 
     System connecting all States is near completion;
       (3) each State has the responsibility of providing an 
     efficient transportation network for the residents of the 
     State;
       (4) each State has the means to build and operate a network 
     of transportation systems, including highways, that best 
     serves the needs of the State;
       (5) each State is best capable of determining the needs of 
     the State and acting on those needs;
       (6) the Federal role in highway transportation has, over 
     time, usurped the role of the States by taxing fuels used in 
     the States and then distributing the proceeds to the States 
     based on the Federal Government's perceptions of what is best 
     for the States;
       (7) the Federal Government has used the Federal gasoline 
     tax revenues to force all States to take actions that are not 
     necessarily appropriate for individual States;
       (8) the Federal distribution, review, and enforcement 
     process wastes billions of dollars on unproductive 
     activities;
       (9) Federal mandates that apply uniformly to all 50 States, 
     regardless of the different circumstances of the States, 
     cause the States to waste billions of hard-earned tax dollars 
     on projects, programs, and activities that the States would 
     not otherwise undertake; and
       (10) Congress has expressed a strong interest in reducing 
     the role of the Federal Government by allowing each State to 
     manage its own affairs.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
       (1) to return to the individual States maximum 
     discretionary authority and fiscal responsibility for all 
     elements of the national transportation systems that are not 
     within the direct purview of the Federal Government;
       (2) to preserve Federal responsibility for the Dwight D. 
     Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense 
     Highways;
       (3) to preserve the responsibility of the Department of 
     Transportation for--
       (A) design, construction, and preservation of 
     transportation facilities on Federal public lands;
       (B) national programs of transportation research and 
     development and transportation safety; and
       (C) emergency assistance to the States in response to 
     natural disasters;
       (4) to eliminate to the maximum extent practicable Federal 
     obstacles to the ability of each State to apply innovative 
     solutions to the financing, design, construction, operation, 
     and preservation of State and Federal transportation 
     facilities; and
       (5) with respect to transportation activities carried out 
     by States, local governments, and the private sector, to 
     encourage--
       (A) competition among States, local governments, and the 
     private sector; and
       (B) innovation, energy efficiency, private sector 
     participation, and productivity.

     SEC. 3. CONTINUATION OF FUNDING FOR CORE HIGHWAY PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Funding.--For the purpose of carrying out title 23, 
     United States Code, the following sums are authorized to be 
     appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund:
       (A) Interstate maintenance program.--For the Interstate 
     maintenance program under section 119 of title 23, United 
     States Code, $5,100,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, 
     $5,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $5,400,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $5,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $5,700,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (B) Interstate and indian reservation bridge program.--For 
     the Interstate and Indian reservation bridge program under 
     section 144 of that title $1,217,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, $1,251,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $1,286,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $1,321,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $1,360,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (C) Federal lands highways program.--
       (i) Indian reservation roads.--For Indian reservation roads 
     under section 204 of that title $202,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, $208,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $214,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $220,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (ii) Public lands highways.--For public lands highways 
     under section 204 of that title $182,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, $187,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $192,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $197,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $201,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (iii) Parkways and park roads.--For parkways and park roads 
     under section 204 of that title $89,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, $91,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, $94,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $97,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $99,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (iv) Highway safety programs.--For highway safety programs 
     under section 402 of that title $171,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (v) Highway safety research and development.--For highway 
     safety research and development under section 403 of that 
     title $44,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003.
       (2) Transferability of funds.--Section 104 of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(g) Transferability of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--To the extent that a State determines 
     that funds made available under this title to the State for a 
     purpose are in excess of the needs of the State for that 
     purpose, the State may transfer the excess funds to, and use 
     the excess funds for, any surface transportation (including 
     mass transit and rail) purpose in the State.
       ``(2) Enforcement.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     State has transferred funds under paragraph (1) to a purpose 
     that is not a surface transportation purpose as described in 
     paragraph (1), the amount of the improperly transferred funds 
     shall be deducted from any amount the State would otherwise 
     receive from the Highway Trust Fund for the fiscal year that 
     begins after the date of the determination.''.
       (3) Federal-aid system.--Section 103(a) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``systems are the 
     Interstate System and the National Highway System'' and 
     inserting ``system is the Interstate System''.
       (4) Interstate maintenance program.--
       (A) Funding.--Section 104(b)(5) of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(B) Interstate maintenance.--For each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003, for the Interstate maintenance program 
     under section 119, 1 percent to the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
     American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands and the remaining 99 percent apportioned as follows:
       ``(i)(I) For each State with an average population density 
     of 20 persons or fewer per square mile, and each State with a 
     population of 1,500,000 persons or fewer and with a land area 
     of 10,000 square miles or less, the greater of--

       ``(aa) a percentage share of apportionments equal to the 
     percentage listed for the State in subclause (II); or
       ``(bb) a share determined under clause (ii).

       ``(II) The percentage referred to in subclause (I)(aa) is 
     as follows:
``States:                                                   Percentage:
  Alabama.........................................................2.02 
  Alaska..........................................................1.24 
  Arizona.........................................................1.68 
  Arkansas........................................................1.32 
  California......................................................9.81 
  Colorado........................................................1.23 
  Connecticut.....................................................1.00 
  Delaware........................................................0.40 
  District of Columbia............................................0.13 
  Florida.........................................................4.77 
  Georgia.........................................................3.60 
  Hawaii..........................................................0.55 
  Idaho...........................................................0.70 
  Illinois........................................................3.71 
  Indiana.........................................................2.63 
  Iowa............................................................1.13 

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  Kansas..........................................................1.10 
  Kentucky........................................................1.91 
  Louisiana.......................................................1.63 
  Maine...........................................................0.50 
  Maryland........................................................1.64 
  Massachusetts...................................................1.68 
  Michigan........................................................3.34 
  Minnesota.......................................................1.56 
  Mississippi.....................................................1.23 
  Missouri........................................................2.45 
  Montana.........................................................0.95 
  Nebraska........................................................0.73 
  Nevada..........................................................0.67 
  New Hampshire...................................................0.48 
  New Jersey......................................................2.28 
  New Mexico......................................................1.05 
  New York........................................................4.27 
  North Carolina..................................................2.83 
  North Dakota....................................................0.63 
  Ohio............................................................3.77 
  Oklahoma........................................................1.55 
  Oregon..........................................................1.23 
  Pennsylvania....................................................4.12 
  Puerto Rico.....................................................0.50 
  Rhode Island....................................................0.55 
  South Carolina..................................................1.63 
  South Dakota....................................................0.70 
  Tennessee.......................................................2.30 
  Texas...........................................................7.21 
  Utah............................................................0.71 
  Vermont.........................................................0.43 
  Virginia........................................................2.61 
  Washington......................................................1.75 
  West Virginia...................................................0.76 
  Wisconsin.......................................................1.91 
  Wyoming.........................................................0.66.

       ``(ii) For each State not described in clause (i), a share 
     of the apportionments remaining determined in accordance with 
     the following formula:

       ``(I) \1/9\ in the ratio that the total rural lane miles in 
     each State bears to the total rural lane miles in all States 
     with an average population density greater than 20 persons 
     per square mile and all States with a population of more than 
     1,500,000 persons and with a land area of more than 10,000 
     square miles.

       ``(II) \1/9\ in the ratio that the total rural vehicle 
     miles traveled in each State bears to the total rural vehicle 
     miles traveled in all States described in subclause (I).
       ``(III) \2/9\ in the ratio that the total urban lane miles 
     in each State bears to the total urban lane miles in all 
     States described in subclause (I).
       ``(IV) \2/9\ in the ratio that the total urban vehicle 
     miles traveled in each State bears to the total urban vehicle 
     miles traveled in all States described in subclause (I).
       ``(V) \3/9\ in the ratio that the total diesel fuel used in 
     each State bears to the total diesel fuel used in all States 
     described in subclause (I).''.

       (B) Conforming amendments.--Section 119(f) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``If'' and inserting 
     ``For each of fiscal years 1991 through 1997, if''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``through fiscal 
     year 1997'' after ``thereafter''.
       (5) Interstate bridge program.--Section 144 of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (d)--
       (i) by inserting ``on the Federal-aid system as described 
     in subsection (c)(3)'' after ``highway bridge'' each place it 
     appears; and
       (ii) by inserting ``on the Federal-aid system as described 
     in subsection (c)(3)'' after ``highway bridges'' each place 
     it appears;
       (B) in the second sentence of subsection (e)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the comma at the end and 
     inserting a period; and
       (iii) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4);
       (C) in the first sentence of subsection (l), by inserting 
     ``on the Federal-aid system as described in subsection 
     (c)(3)'' after ``any bridge'';
       (D) in subsection (m), by inserting ``on the Federal-aid 
     system as described in subsection (c)(3)'' after ``any 
     bridge''; and
       (E) in the first sentence of subsection (n), by inserting 
     ``for each of fiscal years 1991 through 1997,'' after ``of 
     law,''.
       (6) National defense highways.--Section 311 of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``under subsection 
     (a) of section 104 of this title'' and inserting ``to carry 
     out this section''; and
       (B) by striking the second sentence.
       (7) Termination of minimum allocation.--Section 157 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``fiscal year 1992 
     and each fiscal year thereafter'' and inserting ``each of 
     fiscal years 1992 through 1997''; and
       (B) in subsection (e), by striking ``the fiscal years 
     ending on or after September 30, 1983'' and inserting 
     ``fiscal years 1983 through 1997''.
       (8) Motor carrier safety grants.--Section 31104 of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) not more than $90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003.''; and
       (B) in subsection (g)(1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``1993-1997'' and 
     inserting ``1993 through 2003'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``1993-1997'' and 
     inserting ``1993 through 2003''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``1996, and 1997'' 
     and inserting ``1996 through 2003''.
       (b) Extension of Highway-Related Taxes and Highway Trust 
     Fund.--
       (1) Extension of taxes.--The following provisions of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking 
     ``1999'' each place it appears and inserting ``2004'':
       (A) Section 4041(a)(1)(C)(iii)(I) (relating to rate of tax 
     on certain buses).
       (B) Section 4041(a)(2)(B) (relating to rate of tax on 
     special motor fuels), as amended by section 907(a)(1) of the 
     Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.
       (C) Section 4041(m)(1)(A) (relating to certain alcohol 
     fuels), as amended by section 907(b) of the Taxpayer Relief 
     Act of 1997.
       (D) Section 4051(c) (relating to termination).
       (E) Section 4071(d) (relating to termination).
       (F) Section 4081(d)(1) (relating to termination).
       (G) Section 4481(e) (relating to period tax in effect).
       (H) Section 4482(c)(4) (relating to taxable period).
       (I) Section 4482(d) (relating to special rule for taxable 
     period in which termination date occurs).
       (2) Other provisions.--
       (A) Floor stocks refunds.--Section 6412(a)(1) of such Code 
     (relating to floor stocks refunds) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``1999'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2004'', and
       (ii) by striking ``2000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2005''.
       (B) Installment payments of highway use tax.--Section 
     6156(e)(2) of such Code (relating to installment payments of 
     highway use tax on use of highway motor vehicles) is amended 
     by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2004''.
       (3) Extension of certain exemptions.--The following 
     provisions of such Code are each amended by striking ``1999'' 
     and inserting ``2004'':
       (A) Section 4221(a) (relating to certain tax-free sales).
       (B) Section 4483(g) (relating to termination of exemptions 
     for highway use tax).
       (4) Extension of deposits into, and certain transfers from, 
     trust fund.--
       (A) In general.--Subsection (b), and paragraphs (2) and (3) 
     of subsection (c), of section 9503 of such Code (relating to 
     the Highway Trust Fund) are each amended--
       (i) by striking ``1999'' each place it appears (other than 
     in subsection (b)(4)) and inserting ``2003'', and
       (ii) by striking ``2000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2004''.
       (B) Motorboat and small-engine fuel tax transfers.--
       (i) In general.--Paragraphs (4)(A)(i), (5)(A), and (6)(E) 
     of section 9503(c) of such Code are each amended by striking 
     ``1998'' and inserting ``2003''.
       (ii) Conforming amendments to land and water conservation 
     fund.--Section 201(b) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
     Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-11(b)) is amended--

       (I) by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2003'', and
       (II) by striking ``1998'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``2004''.

       (C) Conforming amendment.--The heading for paragraph (3) of 
     section 9503(c) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Floor stocks refunds.--''.
       (5) Extension and expansion of expenditures from trust 
     fund.--
       (A) Extension of expenditure authority.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 9503(c) of such Code is amended by striking ``1998'' 
     and inserting ``2003''.
       (B) Expansion of purposes.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     9503(c) of such Code is amended--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), and
       (ii) by striking ``1991.'' in subparagraph (D) and all that 
     follows through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``1991, or
       ``(E) authorized to be paid out of the Highway Trust Fund 
     under the Transportation Empowerment Act.

     In determining the authorizations under the Acts referred to 
     in the preceding subparagraphs, such Acts shall be applied as 
     in effect on the date of the enactment of the Transportation 
     Empowerment Act.''.
       (c) Termination of Transfers to Mass Transit Account.--
       (1) In general.--Section 9503(e)(2) of such Code (relating 
     to Mass Transit Account) is amended by striking ``2.85 
     cents'' and inserting ``2.85 cents (zero, on and after 
     October 1, 1998)''.
       (2) Authorization to expend remaining balances in 
     account.--Section 9503(e)(3) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``before October 1, 1998''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     take effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 4. INFRASTRUCTURE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FUND.

       (a) In General.--Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Establishment of Infrastructure Special Assistance 
     Fund.--
       ``(1) Creation of fund.--There is established in the 
     Highway Trust Fund a separate fund to be known as the 
     `Infrastructure Special Assistance Fund' consisting of such 
     amounts as may be transferred or credited to the 
     Infrastructure Special Assistance Fund as provided in this 
     subsection or section 9602(b).
       ``(2) Transfers to infrastructure special assistance 
     fund.--On the first day of

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     each fiscal year after 1998 and before 2003, the Secretary 
     shall transfer $300,000,000 from the Highway Trust Fund to 
     Infrastructure Special Assistance Fund.
       ``(3) Expenditures from infrastructure special assistance 
     fund.--
       ``(A) Transitional assistance.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (iv), 
     during fiscal years 1999 through 2002, the amount in the 
     Infrastructure Special Assistance Fund shall be available to 
     States for transportation-related program expenditures.
       ``(ii) State share.--

       ``(I) In general.--Except as provided in clause (v), each 
     State is entitled to a share of the $1,200,000,000 specified 
     in paragraph (2) upon enactment of legislation providing 1 of 
     the 2 funding mechanisms described in clause (iii).
       ``(II) Determination of state share.--For purposes of 
     subclause (I), each State's share shall be determined in the 
     following manner:

       ``(aa) Multiply the percentage of the amounts appropriated 
     in the latest fiscal year for which such data are available 
     to the Highway Trust Fund under subsection (b) which is 
     attributable to taxes paid by highway users in the State, by 
     the amount specified in paragraph (2). If the result does not 
     exceed $15,000,000, the State's share equals $15,000,000. If 
     the result exceeds $15,000,000, the State's share is 
     determined under item (bb).
       ``(bb) Multiply the percentage determined under item (aa), 
     by the amount specified in clause (i) reduced by an amount 
     equal to $15,000,000 times the number of States the share of 
     which is determined under item (aa).
       ``(iii) Legislative funding mechanisms.--A funding 
     mechanism is described in this clause as follows:

       ``(I) A funding mechanism which results in revenues for 
     transportation-related projects in the State for fiscal year 
     2003 and each succeeding fiscal year which are equal to the 
     excess of--

       ``(aa) the mean annual average of distributions from the 
     Highway Trust Fund to the State for fiscal years 1992 through 
     1997; over
       ``(bb) the distributions from the Highway Trust Fund to the 
     State for such fiscal year attributable to the core programs 
     financing rate for such year.

       ``(II) A funding mechanism which results in an increase in 
     the State rate of tax on motor fuels equal to the decrease in 
     the rate of tax on such fuels under section 4081 for fiscal 
     year 2003 and any succeeding fiscal year.

       ``(iv) Distribution of remaining amount.--If after 
     September 30, 2002, a portion of the amount specified in 
     paragraph (2) remains, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Transportation, shall, on October 1, 2002, 
     apportion the portion among the States which received a share 
     of such amount under clause (ii) and which are not described 
     in clause (v) using the percentages determined under clause 
     (ii)(II)(aa) for such States.
       ``(v) Enforcement of funding mechanism requirement.--If a 
     State, which enacted legislation providing for a funding 
     mechanism described in clause (iii), terminates such 
     mechanism before fiscal year 2003, the State's share 
     determined under clauses (ii) and (iv) shall be deducted from 
     any amount the State would otherwise receive from the Highway 
     Trust Fund for fiscal year 2003.
       ``(B) Additional expenditures from fund.--
       ``(i) In general.--Amounts in the Infrastructure Special 
     Assistance Fund, in excess of the amount specified in 
     paragraph (2), shall be available, as provided by 
     appropriation Acts, to the States for any surface 
     transportation (including mass transit and rail) purpose in 
     such States, and the Secretary shall apportion such excess 
     amounts among all States using the percentages determined 
     under clause (ii)(II)(aa) for such States.
       ``(ii) Enforcement.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     State has used amounts under clause (i) for a purpose which 
     is not a surface transportation purpose as described in 
     clause (i), the improperly used amounts shall be deducted 
     from any amount the State would otherwise receive from the 
     Highway Trust Fund for the fiscal year which begins after the 
     date of the determination.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     takes effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 5. RETURN OF EXCESS TAX RECEIPTS TO STATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 9503 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Return of Excess Tax Receipts to States for Surface 
     Transportation Purposes.--
       ``(1) In general.--On the first day of each of fiscal years 
     1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, the Secretary, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Transportation, shall determine--
       ``(A) the excess highway receipts for such year, and
       ``(B) allocate such excess highway receipts among the 
     States (as defined in section 101 of title 23, United States 
     Code) in proportion to their respective shares of the amount 
     described in paragraph (2)(A) in the latest fiscal year for 
     which such data are available which is attributable to 
     highway users in the State.

     Amounts allocated to a State under this paragraph may be used 
     only for surface transportation (including mass transit and 
     rail) purposes.
       ``(2) Excess highway tax receipts.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `excess highway tax receipts' means, 
     with respect to any fiscal year, the excess of--
       ``(A) the aggregate amount which would be appropriated to 
     the Highway Trust Fund if each of the rates specified in 
     section 4081(a)(2)(A) were reduced by 4.3 cents, over
       ``(B) the sum of--
       ``(i) the aggregate amount which would be appropriated to 
     the Highway Trust Fund if each of such rates equaled the core 
     programs financing rate for such year, plus
       ``(ii) the aggregate of the amounts transferred from the 
     Highway Trust Fund under paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) of 
     subsection (c) for such year.
       ``(3) Core programs financing rate.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `core programs financing rate' means--
       ``(A) after September 30, 1998, and before October 1, 1999, 
     12 cents per gallon,
       ``(B) after September 30, 1999, and before October 1, 2000, 
     7 cents per gallon,
       ``(C) after September 30, 2000, and before October 1, 2001, 
     4 cents per gallon, and
       ``(D) after September 30, 2001, 3 cents per gallon.
       ``(4) Enforcement.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     State has used amounts under subparagraph (A) for a purpose 
     which is not a surface transportation purpose as described in 
     paragraph (1), the improperly used amounts shall be deducted 
     from any amount the State would otherwise receive from the 
     Highway Trust Fund for the fiscal year which begins after the 
     date of the determination.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     takes effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 6. INTERSTATE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION COMPACTS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Infrastructure bank.--The term ``infrastructure bank'' 
     means a surface transportation infrastructure bank 
     established under an interstate compact under subsection 
     (b)(5) and described in subsection (d).
       (2) Participating states.--The term ``participating 
     States'' means the States that are parties to an interstate 
     compact entered into under subsection (b).
       (3) Surface transportation.--The term ``surface 
     transportation'' includes mass transit and rail.
       (4) Surface transportation project.--The term ``surface 
     transportation project'' means a surface transportation 
     project, program, or activity described in subsection (b).
       (b) Consent of Congress.--In order to increase public 
     investment, attract needed private investment, and promote an 
     intermodal transportation network, Congress grants consent to 
     States to enter into interstate compacts to--
       (1) promote the continuity, quality, and safety of the 
     Interstate System;
       (2) develop programs to promote and fund surface 
     transportation safety initiatives and establish surface 
     transportation safety standards for the participating States;
       (3) conduct long-term planning for surface transportation 
     infrastructure in the participating States;
       (4) develop design and construction standards for 
     infrastructure described in paragraph (3) to be used by the 
     participating States; and
       (5) establish surface transportation infrastructure banks 
     to promote regional or other multistate investment in 
     infrastructure described in paragraph (3).
       (c) Financing.--An interstate compact established by 
     participating States under subsection (b) to carry out a 
     surface transportation project may provide that, in order to 
     carry out the compact, the participating States may--
       (1) accept contributions from a unit of State or local 
     government or a person;
       (2) use any Federal or State funds made available for that 
     type of surface transportation project;
       (3) on such terms and conditions as the participating 
     States consider advisable--
       (A) borrow money on a short-term basis and issue notes for 
     the borrowing; and
       (B) issue bonds; and
       (4) obtain financing by other means permitted under Federal 
     or State law, including surface transportation infrastructure 
     banks under subsection (d).
       (d) Infrastructure Banks.--
       (1) In general.--An infrastructure bank may--
       (A) make loans;
       (B) under the joint or separate authority of the 
     participating States with respect to the infrastructure bank, 
     issue such debt as the infrastructure bank and the 
     participating States determine appropriate; and
       (C) provide other assistance to public or private entities 
     constructing, or proposing to construct or initiate, surface 
     transportation projects.
       (2) Forms of assistance.--
       (A) In general.--An infrastructure bank may make a loan or 
     provide other assistance described in subparagraph (C) to a 
     public or private entity in an amount equal to all or part of 
     the construction cost, capital cost, or initiation cost of a 
     surface transportation project.
       (B) Subordination of assistance.--The amount of any loan or 
     other assistance described in subparagraph (C) that is 
     received for a surface transportation project under this 
     section may be subordinated to any other debt financing for 
     the surface transportation project.
       (C) Other assistance.--Other assistance referred to in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) includes any use of funds for the 
     purpose of--

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       (i) credit enhancement;
       (ii) a capital reserve for bond or debt instrument 
     financing;
       (iii) bond or debt instrument financing issuance costs;
       (iv) bond or debt issuance financing insurance;
       (v) subsidization of interest rates;
       (vi) letters of credit;
       (vii) any credit instrument;
       (viii) bond or debt financing instrument security; and
       (ix) any other form of debt financing that relates to the 
     qualifying surface transportation project.
       (3) No obligation of united states.--
       (A) In general.--The establishment under this section of an 
     infrastructure bank does not constitute a commitment, 
     guarantee, or obligation on the part of the United States to 
     any third party with respect to any security or debt 
     financing instrument issued by the bank. No third party shall 
     have any right against the United States for payment solely 
     by reason of the establishment.
       (B) Statement on instrument.--Any security or debt 
     financing instrument issued by an infrastructure bank shall 
     expressly state that the security or instrument does not 
     constitute a commitment, guarantee, or obligation of the 
     United States.
       (e) Effective Date.--This section takes effect on October 
     1, 1998.

     SEC. 7. FEDERAL-AID FACILITY PRIVATIZATION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has 
     the meaning provided in section 105 of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Privatization.--The term ``privatization'' means the 
     disposition or transfer of a transportation infrastructure 
     asset, whether by sale, lease, or similar arrangement, from a 
     State or local government to a private party.
       (3) State or local government.--The term ``State or local 
     government'' means the government of--
       (A) any State;
       (B) the District of Columbia;
       (C) any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the 
     United States;
       (D) any county, municipality, city, town, township, local 
     public authority, school district, special district, 
     intrastate district, regional or interstate government 
     entity, council of governments, or agency or instrumentality 
     of a local government; or
       (E) any federally recognized Indian tribe.
       (4) Transportation infrastructure asset.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``transportation infrastructure 
     asset'' means any surface-transportation-related asset 
     financed in whole or in part by the Federal Government, 
     including a road, tunnel, bridge, or mass-transit-related or 
     rail-related asset.
       (B) Exclusion.--The term does not include any 
     transportation-related asset on the Interstate System (as 
     defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code).
       (b) Privatization Initiatives by State and Local 
     Governments.--The head of each Executive agency shall--
       (1) assist State and local governments in efforts to 
     privatize the transportation infrastructure assets of the 
     State and local governments; and
       (2) subject to subsection (c), approve requests from State 
     and local governments to privatize transportation 
     infrastructure assets and waive or modify any condition 
     relating to the original Federal program that funded the 
     asset.
       (c) Criteria.--The head of an Executive agency shall 
     approve a request described in subsection (b)(2) if--
       (1) the State or local government demonstrates that a 
     market mechanism, legally enforceable agreement, or 
     regulatory mechanism will ensure that the transportation 
     infrastructure asset will continue to be used for the general 
     objectives of the original Federal program that funded the 
     asset (which shall not be considered to include every 
     condition required for the recipient of Federal funds to have 
     obtained the original Federal funds), so long as needed for 
     those objectives; and
       (2) the private party purchasing or leasing the 
     transportation infrastructure asset agrees to comply with all 
     applicable conditions of the original Federal program.
       (d) Lack of Obligation To Repay Federal Funds.--A State or 
     local government shall have no obligation to repay to any 
     agency of the Federal Government any Federal funds received 
     by the State or local government in connection with a 
     transportation infrastructure asset that is privatized under 
     this section.
       (e) Use of Proceeds.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a State or local 
     government may use proceeds from the privatization of a 
     transportation infrastructure asset to the extent permitted 
     under applicable conditions of the original Federal program.
       (2) Recovery of certain costs.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the State or local government shall be 
     permitted to recover from the privatization of a 
     transportation infrastructure asset--
       (A) the capital investment in the transportation 
     infrastructure asset made by the State or local government;
       (B) an amount equal to the unreimbursed operating expenses 
     in the transportation infrastructure asset paid by the State 
     or local government; and
       (C) a reasonable rate of return on the investment made 
     under subparagraph (A) and expenses paid under subparagraph 
     (B).

     SEC. 8. REDUCTION IN MOTOR FUEL TAXES ON OCTOBER 1, 2002.

       (a) Reduction in Tax Rates.--Section 4081(a)(2)(A) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to rates of tax) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``18.3 cents'' and inserting ``7.3 cents'',
       (2) by striking ``19.3 cents'' and inserting ``8.3 cents'', 
     and
       (3) by striking ``24.3 cents'' and inserting ``7.3 cents''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 4041(a)(2)(B) of such 
     Code are each amended by striking the number of cents 
     specified therein and inserting ``4.3 cents''.
       (2) Section 6427(b)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``7.4 cents'' and inserting ``0.1 cent''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to fuel removed after September 30, 2002.
       (d) Floor Stock Refunds.--
       (1) In general.--If--
       (A) before October 1, 2002, tax has been imposed under 
     section 4081 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on any 
     liquid; and
       (B) on such date such liquid is held by a dealer and has 
     not been used and is intended for sale;

     there shall be credited or refunded (without interest) to the 
     person who paid such tax (in this subsection referred to as 
     the ``taxpayer'') an amount equal to the excess of the tax 
     paid by the taxpayer over the amount of such tax which would 
     be imposed on such liquid had the taxable event occurred on 
     such date.
       (2) Time for filing claims.--No credit or refund shall be 
     allowed or made under this subsection unless--
       (A) claim therefor is filed with the Secretary of the 
     Treasury before April 1, 2003; and
       (B) in any case where liquid is held by a dealer (other 
     than the taxpayer) on October 1, 2002--
       (i) the dealer submits a request for refund or credit to 
     the taxpayer before January 1, 2003; and
       (ii) the taxpayer has repaid or agreed to repay the amount 
     so claimed to such dealer or has obtained the written consent 
     of such dealer to the allowance of the credit or the making 
     of the refund.
       (3) Exception for fuel held in retail stocks.--No credit or 
     refund shall be allowed under this subsection with respect to 
     any liquid in retail stocks held at the place where intended 
     to be sold at retail.
       (4) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     terms ``dealer'' and ``held by a dealer'' have the respective 
     meanings given to such terms by section 6412 of such Code; 
     except that the term ``dealer'' includes a producer.
       (5) Certain rules to apply.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     subsections (b) and (c) of section 6412 and sections 6206 and 
     6675 of such Code shall apply for purposes of this 
     subsection.

     SEC. 9. MASS TRANSPORTATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 5338 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5338. Authorizations

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     of Transportation to carry out this chapter--
       ``(1) $868,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, of which--
       ``(A) $304,000,000 shall be used to carry out sections 5307 
     and 5309;
       ``(B) $95,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 5311; 
     and
       ``(C) the amount remaining after allocation under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be used at the discretion of 
     the Secretary, including for capital expenditure under this 
     chapter;
       ``(2) $889,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, of which--
       ``(A) $212,000,000 shall be used to carry out sections 5307 
     and 5309;
       ``(B) $97,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 5311; 
     and
       ``(C) the amount remaining after allocation under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be used at the discretion of 
     the Secretary, including for capital expenditure under this 
     chapter;
       ``(3) $916,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, of which--
       ``(A) $119,000,000 shall be used to carry out sections 5307 
     and 5309;
       ``(B) $100,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 5311; 
     and
       ``(C) the amount remaining after allocation under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be used at the discretion of 
     the Secretary, including for capital expenditure under this 
     chapter;
       ``(4) $941,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, of which--
       ``(A) $27,000,000 shall be used to carry out sections 5307 
     and 5309;
       ``(B) $103,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 5311; 
     and
       ``(C) the amount remaining after allocation under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be used at the discretion of 
     the Secretary, including for capital expenditure under this 
     chapter; and
       ``(5) $961,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, of which--
       ``(A) $0 shall be used to carry out sections 5307 and 5309;
       ``(B) $105,000,000 shall be used to carry out section 5311; 
     and
       ``(C) the amount remaining after allocation under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be

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     used at the discretion of the Secretary, including for 
     capital expenditure under this chapter.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     takes effect on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 10. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, after consultation with the appropriate committees of 
     Congress, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit a 
     report to Congress describing such technical and conforming 
     amendments to titles 23 and 49, United States Code, and such 
     technical and conforming amendments to other laws, as are 
     necessary to bring those titles and other laws into 
     conformity with the policy embodied in this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act.

     SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE CONTINGENT UPON CERTIFICATION OF 
                   DEFICIT NEUTRALITY.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to ensure 
     that--
       (1) this Act will become effective only if the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget certifies that this Act 
     is deficit neutral;
       (2) discretionary spending limits are reduced to capture 
     the savings realized in devolving transportation functions to 
     the State level; and
       (3) the tax reduction made by this Act is not scored under 
     pay-as-you-go and thereby inadvertently trigger a 
     sequestration.
       (b) Effective Date Contingency.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act, this Act and the amendments made by 
     this Act shall take effect only if--
       (1) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Director'') submits the 
     report as required in subsection (c); and
       (2) the report contains a certification by the Director 
     that the reduction in discretionary outlays resulting from 
     the enactment of this Act (assuming appropriation amounts 
     described in paragraph (2)(B)) is at least as great as the 
     sum of the net reduction in receipts and direct spending 
     provided in this Act for each fiscal year through 2003.
       (c) OMB Estimates and Report.--
       (1) Requirements.--Not later than 7 calendar days 
     (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall--
       (A) estimate the net change in receipts and in direct 
     spending resulting from the enactment of this Act for each 
     fiscal year through 2003;
       (B) estimate the net change in discretionary outlays 
     resulting from the reduction in budget authority under this 
     Act for each fiscal year through 2003;
       (C) determine, based on those estimates, whether the 
     reduction in discretionary outlays resulting from the 
     enactment of this Act (assuming appropriation amounts 
     described in paragraph (2)(B)) is at least as great as the 
     sum of the net reduction in receipts and direct spending 
     provided in this Act for each fiscal year through 2003; and
       (D) submit to the Congress a report setting forth the 
     estimates and determination.
       (2) Applicable assumptions and guidelines.--
       (A) Revenue and direct spending estimates.--The revenue and 
     direct spending estimates required under paragraph (1)(A) 
     shall be predicated on the same economic and technical 
     assumptions and scorekeeping guidelines that would be used 
     for estimates made pursuant to section 252(d) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     902(d)).
       (B) Outlay estimates.--The outlay estimates required under 
     paragraph (1)(B) shall be determined by comparing the 
     estimated amounts of discretionary outlays that would flow 
     from the new budget authority authorized in this Act on the 
     assumption that subsequent appropriation Acts will provide 
     amounts consistent with this Act (and that obligation 
     limitations set forth in such appropriation Acts, if any, 
     equal the corresponding levels of contract authority provided 
     in this Act) and the corresponding amounts of discretionary 
     outlays assumed in House Concurrent Resolution 84 (105th 
     Congress) and House Report 105-116.
       (d) Conforming Adjustment to Discretionary Spending 
     Limits.--Upon compliance with the requirements specified in 
     subsection (b), the Director shall adjust the adjusted 
     discretionary spending limits for each fiscal year under 
     section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)) by the estimated 
     reductions in discretionary outlays under subsection 
     (c)(1)(B).
       (e) Paygo Interaction.--Upon compliance with the 
     requirements specified in subsection (b), no changes in 
     receipts or direct spending estimated to result from the 
     enactment of this Act shall be counted for the purposes of 
     section 252(d) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 902(d)).

  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 405, the gentleman from 
Ohio (Mr. Kasich) and a Member opposed each will control 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kasich).
  Mr. KASICH. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 6 minutes.
  Well, the first thing I want to do is just point out to the House and 
to my colleagues on the floor tonight who may study government, I think 
it is very interesting and think even a cause for optimism to recognize 
the fact that the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) and I have 
been locked in a titanic struggle now for the course of the last 
several years; and I think what we can conclude from this is that it 
has been possible for two people to be able to take opposite positions 
based firmly on their principles and yet at the same time to be able to 
maintain a good relationship and never to make the fight personal.
  I hope that in some small way maybe down the road this debate will 
serve as somewhat of a model to those that engage at times on this 
floor in very heated debates based on very firmly held principles. So I 
think this is a very bright day for the House of Representatives from 
the standpoint of how, in fact, we conduct our debates.
  Let me start and talk to those who are actually watching this now and 
let me just start with a quote that was uttered on January 3, 1956.

       ``If we are to solve our mounting traffic problem, the 
     whole interstate system must be authorized as one project to 
     be completed approximately within the specified time of 10 
     years.

  In 1956, those words were uttered by Dwight David Eisenhower. And, in 
fact, the legislation that passed the United States Congress authorized 
the Interstate Highway System Program for a period of 12 years, to be 
ended at the period at the end of 12 years. And, of course, that would 
have meant the program would have been ended in 1968. And here we are 
going into the next century, and the program still continues.
  What I wanted to propose today is what I believe will ultimately 
happen in this country. And I must tell my colleagues, I am 
disappointed that our Republicans who want to turn power, money, and 
influence back to people in local communities and to the States have 
not actually adopted this proposal. I call it the turn-back proposal. 
What it does, and I do not want anybody back in the offices to be 
confused about precisely the way this works, what we would do over the 
period of the next 4 years is to wrap up the projects that are 
currently under contract and then to begin to block grant money back to 
the States, their money back to the States.
  At the end of 4 years, we would essentially repeal the entire Federal 
gas tax program, except for 3 cents. We would leave 2 cents still 
coming to Washington for purposes of maintaining the interstate system, 
and we would also leave one additional penny in Washington to help 
those States that have unique transportation needs.
  At the same time, what we would argue is that we would repeal this 
whole Federal program; and we would essentially say to the States, they 
tax themselves at the pump, they pave their own roads, they make their 
own decisions, and they use their own regulatory authority to decide 
how they are going to do things.
  In a nutshell, what we are suggesting is rather than the States tax 
themselves at the pump and send their money to Washington so that we 
can then send it back, what we are suggesting is they never send the 
money to Washington in the first place. Because we all know what 
happens when we send our money to Washington expecting it to come back. 
It never comes back the way we want, and it never comes back in the 
amount we want.
  So what we are suggesting going into the next century is that they 
get to keep their money at home, they get to make their decisions based 
on what their transportation needs are, that the Federal Government 
will only have the responsibility for maintaining the current 
interstate system and helping those States that are in trouble.
  And how do they come out? At the end of the day, bingo, 32 States in 
America would benefit from this program. If they live in Texas, if they 
live in California, if they live in Florida, if they live in Ohio, they 
will get to tax themselves, keep their own money, and we will also not 
have these onerous Federal regulations that the State Department of 
Transportation argues costs as much as 20 percent on each project.
  There would be six States that would break even. But that would not 
be true, because when we cut the Federal regulations, the States would 
be far ahead.

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There would also be 12 States that would have special needs. That is 
why we would keep that extra penny in Washington to help those States.
  But when we take a view at the United States of America, 38 States 
are going to be clear winners under this program. What does that mean 
for us?

                              {time}  2000

  It means that we will have more money at home without sending it to 
Washington so we can all figure out what is best. We will be able to 
tax ourselves to the limit that we want to meet the highway needs that 
we have.
  At the end of the day, we will not only have more money to spend on 
our own roads, but we will not have all the Federal bureaucrats that 
sit around day and night trying to figure out all those silly 
regulations that drive the cost up of the projects, and we will be 
ahead. If we want to look towards the future that is the way it ought 
to go.
  We had a big debate today. Is a 43 percent increase in highway 
funding justified? We had another debate today about these special 
projects. We would not have that debate anymore if we just turned the 
program back to where we lived.
  To my Republican colleagues, we want to turn welfare back to people 
where they live. We want to turn education back to where they live. We 
wanted to turn public housing back to where they live. You know what, I 
think we can turn concrete back to where they live, because they will, 
not only have more money, and they will not only be able to pave more 
roads, but they will be able to use their own local judgment to decide 
what their needs really are.
  I would urge my Republican colleagues and many of my Democratic 
colleagues to come to the floor and vote for the future. Vote for the 
future where we can be in control of our own destiny in so many ways.
  This fits the idea that really Washington does not know best. But who 
really knows best are the people that get up and go to work and earn a 
living and pay the taxes. They ought to be the ones that decide what 
our real needs are. We ought not to ask them to send their money here 
so when they get it back they are always disappointed. Let us just call 
the whole thing off, and let us pass the Kasich amendment.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) is 
recognized for 15 minutes.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that 7\1/2\ 
minutes be allotted to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) and 
that he be permitted to control that time.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to this amendment. 
Interestingly enough, while this would simply turn things back to the 
States, ironically there is a greater need for us to have a 
coordinated, tied-together national transportation system than ever. 
Why? Because more people and more goods are moving interstate than ever 
before. I think it is important.
  I think it is important to recognize that 64 percent of all truck 
traffic travels interstate now. I think it is important to recognize, 
as I mentioned earlier today, a great example, Oklahoma City, where two 
interstates intersect, 60 percent of the license plates are out of 
State license plates.
  Indeed, there is a greater need to have this tied together than ever 
before. Our bill not only does that, but it also gives flexibilities to 
the States and the cities by saying that 50 percent of the funding in 
each category can be flexibly moved about to other categories.
  Beyond that, understand, this amendment keeps the 4.3 cents here in 
Washington and does not spend it. So we are back to the same old game, 
the shell game of taxing the American people for gas taxes; and, yet, 
keeping that money here and not spending it.
  Beyond that, this amendment has not been scored by the Congressional 
Budget Office. This amendment exempts the pay-go provisions of the bill 
for which we have been criticized.
  So for all of these reasons, it is very important that we reject this 
amendment. It is very important, also, to recognize that, of the money 
that comes to Washington now, only 1 percent stays here down at the 
Department of Transportation for administrative purposes, 88 percent 
goes back to the States to be spent, 5 percent goes to the Secretary of 
Transportation to be sent back to the States for high cost 
discretionary projects, 5 percent goes back to the States through the 
congressional projects, and only 1 percent stays in Washington.
  Further, State regulations, which in many cases are as onerous, if 
not more onerous, than Federal regulations, would obviously stay in 
place. Indeed, we have no assurance whatsoever that, if we turn this 
back to the States, that the States would pass and increase their gas 
taxes.
  Indeed, I am told that, on the average, each State would have to pass 
the State gas tax increasing it by 15 cents per gallon. So what 
assurance do we have? No, this is simply destroying what must be a 
national program which is to tie our country together from a 
transportation point of view. For those reasons, I say we should defeat 
this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. KASICH. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 30 seconds.
  Mr. Chairman, let us make no mistake about it. Under this proposal, 
first of all, it is deficit-neutral. Secondly, for those who have been 
struggling to repeal the 4.3 cent gas tax, we would take that to the 
Committee on Ways and Means and, in fact, repeal the 4.3 cents. Make no 
mistake about it.
  In addition to it, let me just suggest one thing. I believe our 
Governors of our States are actually capable of being able to 
coordinate the transportation needs of our Nation. We believe that they 
can do this as Republicans and conservatives for a whole variety of 
functions. We absolutely believe they can get it right in highways. In 
fact, if we pass this amendment, they will have more money and less 
Federal regulations in order to get the job done.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. 
Salmon).
  Mr. SALMON. Mr. Chairman, I have got a news flash for the American 
people, and that is the American two-party system we have loved for so 
long. It is clear with today's goings on it is dead and gone.
  The Republicans and the Democrats have been replaced by one big 
mammoth party called the ``republicrats'', and they have one interest, 
and that is business as usual.
  My support for the Kasich amendment is typified by this story. It 
appears there was a young boy who wrote a letter to God asking for $10 
because he wanted to buy something. The post office did not know where 
else to send it, so they sent it to the White House.
  The President got a kick out of that. He put a dollar in the mail 
back to the boy. The boy quickly wrote another letter back to God. He 
said, God, thank you so much for the money that you sent me, but it 
went by way of Washington, D.C., and they took out $9 and only gave me 
$1. Could you please send it to me directly next time?
  I think that is what we are after. We just want to make sure that the 
money stays in the States, and we cut out the Federal middleman, and 
all of the money goes to transportation, the needs appropriated by the 
citizens of the States we live in.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 15 seconds to simply make 
the point that this amendment does not repeal the 4.3 cents. It keeps 
that money here in Washington. Secondly, all 50 Governors support our 
bill. Those are facts.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire what the distribution of 
time is at this point.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) has 7\1/2\ 
minutes.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
West Virginia (Mr. Rahall), ranking member on the Subcommittee on 
Surface Transportation.
  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Minnesota, the 
ranking member, for yielding to me.
  Mr. Chairman, the previous speaker had just spoken of the formation 
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parties today. He said ``republicrats'', I believe is what he called 
those of us working for the future of America by these investments we 
are making today. I would suggest perhaps the other party that he did 
not refer to should be called the ``RWWK'', the ``right wing whacko 
kids'' for some of the philosophy they have been espousing here today.
  I commend the gentleman from Ohio for his tenacity. I do not agree 
with his amendment, but certainly his tenacity is to be commended. He 
has testified before our committee before. This is not his first time 
of putting this proposal forward.
  I would also note that I have been waiting for this day for a long, 
long time. I want to see a rollcall vote taken on the gentleman from 
Ohio's amendment, because I think we need to clear once and for all 
where things stand on this particular issue.
  This amendment is, indeed, a thinly veiled attempt to turn back 
almost all highway responsibilities to our States, to devolve the 
Federal responsibility. So it just pertains to interstates and roads 
within our national parks, our public lands, and Indian reservations. 
That is it. There would be no other Federal highway-related 
responsibilities.
  Under the gentleman's amendment, to accomplish this goal, the Federal 
motor fuels tax would be reduced to a little more than 7 cents per 
gallon and ultimately phased down to 3 cents a gallon.
  The obvious problem with his approach is that it does nothing, it 
does nothing to address the existing shortfall and spending to address 
our deficient highway infrastructure. In fact, it would worsen that 
shortfall.
  Considering the 18.3 cents per gallon Federal gas tax that is 
reserved for transportation investments, that is simply to maintain our 
status quo. Simply to maintain that status quo, many States are going 
to have to then increase their State gasoline taxes by at least 15 
cents per gallon under this turn-back proposal, devolution, States opt 
out, or whatever description they want to give it.
  If my colleagues believe that the majority of our State Governors in 
their legislative bodies are prepared to take this type of action of 
increasing their State gasoline taxes to make up for this shortfall, if 
we believe State Governors and legislators are going to do that, then 
welcome to la-la land.
  There are numerous other problems with this approach as well. The 
fundamental problem, however, is that it simply throws crumbs at our 
crumbling infrastructure. That is all this approach does.
  There is a Federal responsibility, in my opinion, a pressing need on 
the Federal level to improve our roads, highways, and bridges. It goes 
to more than just our interstate system.
  Every day our people cross State lines on a noninterstate highway or 
roadway. These principal arterial routes, along with our interstates, 
are part of the national highway system. Interstates play only a small 
part of that national highway system we designated in 1995. I urge that 
we continue this Federal responsibility to maintaining our interstates 
and national highway systems. Vote no on this amendment.
  Mr. KASICH. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Cox).
  Mr. COX of California. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for 
yielding to me.
  Mr. Chairman, everything that was just said makes a great deal of 
sense provided that we stipulate that the Federal Government is the 
low-cost provider, that the most efficient way to get the most roads, 
the most bridges, and the most transportation is to send the money to 
Washington first where the freight charges can be deducted or where it 
can be run through the bureaucracy here and then shipped pack to the 
States.
  If we think that Washington is the best way to do it, getting the 
Washington bureaucracy involved is the most efficient way to do it, 
then, by all means, keep sending our gas taxes to Washington, D.C., 
even after the Interstate Highway Program was all finished, which it 
was in 1991.
  If we think the Washington bureaucracy is the low-cost provider, 
then, by all means, vote for the status quo. If we think Washington 
knows best, send all our money back here. But if we want more 
transportation, more highways, more bridges, more infrastructure, more 
transit, then take the full dollar of gas tax and spend it at home.
  This program guarantees us a full 90 percent of what we send to 
Washington. It is time to get 100 percent. That is what this amendment 
will do.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer).
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Chairman, since the founding of this Republic, 
the Federal Government has been integrally involved with developing an 
infrastructure system: railroads, freeways, airports, ports, and inland 
waterways. And it has provided us a national system that has made this 
country great. But today, it is fraying at the edges.
  This proposal, the turn-back proposal, I think is appropriately 
named, because just when we are on the verge of getting it right under 
the ISTEA formula, we would be turning back to States that have varied, 
highly restricted constitutional provisions on how they can spend the 
money. They would be turning their back on many of the environmental 
priorities, transit priorities, and the strong national system that we 
have for bicycles. We would be turning our back on many of these areas.
  Onerous Federal regulations that the gentleman from Ohio refers to 
strikes me as somewhat humorous. I am not running for President, but I 
have been in 30 American communities over the last year talking about 
ISTEA and transportation. I tell my colleagues to a certainty, in 
community after community, it was the ISTEA structure that enabled for 
the first time cities and regions to have a voice that were ignored by 
State transportation commissions in State after State.
  This is not a vote for the future. It is a turning our back on the 
partnerships that can make America great.

                              {time}  2015

  Mr. KASICH. Mr. Chairman, I have always liked righteous indignation.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. 
Kolbe).
  Mr. KOLBE. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding this time 
to me. I rise in support of the Kasich substitute. Frankly, I am 
disappointed today that we see before us a bill that so fundamentally, 
so clearly violates the principles of fiscal responsibility, flies in 
the face of the balanced budget agreement that so many of us in this 
body worked so hard to achieve. Should we not be concerned about the 
fact that we are going to be spending $33 billion more than the 
balanced budget agreement? That is $33 billion more.
  Mr. Chairman, I think it is hypocritical for this Congress to brag 
about its historic balanced budget agreement on the one hand and then 
move to trash that agreement. There is no way that I think any of us 
here can justify this shameful exercise in fiscal irresponsibility.
  Now I know the legislation says that there is going to be offsets to 
it, but do we not have a responsibility to first determine where those 
offsets ought to come from, where we are going to get the money to 
spend for this, before we go about authorizing it? Are we going to take 
it out of defense? Are we going to take it out of programs in law 
enforcement? Tax relief for American citizens? War on drugs? Where are 
we going to take it from?
  I think we should think about those things before we pass this 
legislation.
  Congress has an established process for appropriating money. The 
authorizing committee approves the spending, the Committee on 
Appropriations appropriates the money. That is a frequently contentious 
process, but it is a democratic process and we ought to keep it.
  Vote ``aye'' on this amendment.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. LaTourette).
  Mr. LaTOURETTE. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding this 
time to me.
  Mr. Chairman, I have the highest regard for the chairman of the 
Committee on the Budget, who will make a great President of the United 
States one day, but I am going to tell my colleagues his amendment 
predicts that there is no politics played in the local

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level in the State of Ohio or any other State. I can point the 
gentleman to half a billion dollars of road projects within spitting 
distance of the State capital that we share in Columbus, Ohio. I can 
also point the gentleman to roads in my area of the State where for 26 
years there have been promises made, where young people die every day 
and improvements never come.
  Mr. Chairman, the gentleman's amendment takes the decision out of the 
hands of 435 Members of this House who are elected by 600,000 people 
and gives it to 50 men and women across this country who are elected by 
millions. H.R. 2400, BESTEA, makes sure that local decision-making is 
preserved. Ohio receives $300 million more per year than it received 
under ISTEA. This bill is a good bill, and it needs to be passed.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. McHale).
  Mr. McHALE. Mr. Chairman I oppose the ``turn your back'' amendment. 
The Kasich amendment would lower the gasoline tax by virtually 
eliminating Federal support for our Nation's highways.
  Last week my wife Kathy bought a gallon of gasoline in my district 
for 99 cents. We may have among the cheaper gasoline in the Western 
World. Mr. Chairman, we do not need cheaper gas, we need better safer 
highways.
  A few minutes ago my friend and colleague, the gentleman from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Largent) attacked the proposed redevelopment of the 
industrial waterfront in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The gentleman from 
Oklahoma has never visited the site; I live 2 miles away. The gentleman 
from Oklahoma has never spoken to the low-income families who live in 
the area; I have many times.
  The ISTEA funding in this bill will provide roads and access ramps to 
reclaim and restore a brownfield site located in the heart of one of 
Pennsylvania's largest cities. There could be, I pledge to the 
gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Largent) and others, there could be no 
more honorable investment of public funds.
  What a meaningless victory if we preserve the budget but abandon our 
cities. What a callous misjudgment if we protect our wallets but 
abandon our people.
  I urge a ``no'' vote on the Kasich amendment.
  Mr. KASICH. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Michigan (Mr. Smith) one of my cosponsors.
  Mr. SMITH of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, the first question it seems like 
we should ask ourselves: How do we most efficiently and most 
effectively get bridges and roads repaired in this country? One problem 
with the money coming to Washington and then going back to the States 
is there is too many strings attached when it goes back to the States.
  Gabriel Roth, in his book ``Roads in a Market Economy,'' estimates 
that the Federal regulations that go back with that money increase the 
cost of roads and bridges by 50 percent. Other road economists estimate 
that it is 40 percent. Talking about politics played, we use this money 
as blackmail. We say to States, ``Unless you do things our way, we're 
not going to give you the road money. Unless you do your environmental 
regulations our way, you don't get your road money.''
  If we want to get rid of the politics, if we want to have more 
efficient construction and utilization to build a road and bridge 
system in this country that is badly in need of repair, then let us let 
the money stay in the States in the first place instead of running it 
through the Washington bureaucracy.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of the time.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 2\1/
2\ minutes.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I am just delighted that the gentleman 
from Ohio (Mr. Kasich), the author of this amendment, was not in the 
Eisenhower Cabinet or in the Bureau of Roads, as it was known in those 
days, because goodness knows we would never have had a Highway Trust 
Fund, we would have never had an interstate highway program; he would 
have just let the States go on and fumble as they had been doing. He 
would take us back to a time that none of us here could possibly 
imagine, a time when some States started roads, others did not, they 
built it up to a certain point and then it stopped. Bridges were 
started and then stopped.
  If we follow the gentleman's logic all the way through, we would have 
bridges that go halfway across a river because one State would want to 
build it and the other State would not or would run out of money, or we 
would have roads that go up to a State's border and the other State 
would say, ``Well, we don't think we want to build a road there.''
  I mean, he would have us in chaos, he would have us back in 14th 
century England when the rule was that the owner of a castle had to 
repair the road in front of their castle so that the carriages riding 
along would not be stuck in the potholes, and if they did, then they 
had to pull them out. He would set us back, not forward.
  This is a vote for the past, not a vote for the future. This is a 
vote for a chimerical view of transportation in America, one that 
exists solely in the mind of its author but does not exist in reality.
  If we are going to be a Nation, and if my colleagues believe in the 
Constitution that said a responsibility of the Congress shall be to 
build post roads, that it shall have authority over interstate and 
foreign commerce, then it is our duty to promote interstate and foreign 
commerce, and the way to do it is through transportation, and we do 
that.
  This legislation that we bring to the floor today continues the 
greatest movement of, mobility of people and goods, the greatest thrust 
for economic growth that this country or any country has undertaken. 
Our transportation network has given America the thrust to be a world 
power.
  Let us not retreat to the past. Let us vote for the future, for 
BESTEA, and vote down the Kasich amendment.
  Mr. KASICH. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the very distinguished 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Obey).
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, a donor State is better off under Kasich. If 
my colleagues believe that States can do some things better than the 
Federal Government, vote for Kasich. If my colleagues want highways off 
budget, let us really take them off budget, keep the dollars at home 
and vote for Kasich.
  There is or there should be a Federal role in the highway area, but 
this bill is so incredibly irresponsible. Forty-four percent over the 
last bill, $40 million over the budget; it demonstrates this Congress 
has lost all manner of self-control on this issue and does not deserve 
to have its hands on the dollars in this bill.
  The gentleman from Pennsylvania said a moment ago, oh, this amendment 
is not scored. I could not help but laugh. Give me a break. This bill 
has been scored, and it is a $40 billion budget buster.
  We are told 50 Governors support the bill. What Governor do we not 
see in this posture, with his hand out half the time? We had 40 of 
those Governors last year tell us to pass the same budget that now they 
are telling us to bust. That is ridiculous.
  Last year when we passed the welfare reform bill we told people that 
there was no longer any need to keep Federal standards under how we 
took care of poor people. If that is the case, there is certainly no 
need to maintain Federal standards on concrete.
  Vote for the Kasich amendment. It gets us out of the most 
irresponsible mess I have seen in this Congress in at least a week.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Petri) the distinguished chairman of the subcommittee.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding this time 
to me, and I would just like to make a few points.
  The Kasich amendment, hearing some of the people describe it, sounds 
like a pretty good idea: Keep the money in the States where it is 
generated and where it can be spent most efficiently, instead of 
sending it out to Washington and having all sorts of red tape added and 
then sending it back so we do not get as much investment for our 
infrastructure as we pay for.
  Is that what the Kasich amendment does? No. Last time I checked, what 
was the Federal gas tax? 18.4 cents. How much does the Kasich amendment 
send back? 18.4 cents? No, 11 cents. What happens to the rest? Stays in

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Washington, at least a lot of it, and is spent on other things.
  So in my State, in Wisconsin, what is being said? This is saying we 
want to increase taxes at the State level because we will give them in 
Washington 11 cents, and in order to maintain the transportation 
investment in their infrastructure they will have to raise their gas 
taxes how much? 11 cents? No, 15 cents.
  As my colleagues know, the Governors and a lot of experts watching 
what is happening in our national Federal system have been pointing out 
that people in Washington cut back on spending and it has to be picked 
up at the State and local level and higher taxes at the State and local 
level, and then we pat ourselves on the back for supposedly cutting 
burdens when all we are doing is shifting it to the State and local 
level.
  The Governors have been criticized here on this floor, but I think 
they are elected too and are due our respect. They were out here just a 
few weeks ago pointing out that over the last 20 years the Federal 
percentage of investment in our Nation's transportation infrastructure 
have been gradually declining. We have been talking pretty big out 
here, but we have been transferring the budget responsibility, the need 
for raising the revenue to maintain our roads and bridges in the United 
States, from Washington back to the State and local units of 
government. This would radically accelerate that, and it would 
basically shortchange every State in the United States by about 4 
cents.
  Please vote ``no.''
  Mr. KASICH. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Paul).
  Mr. PAUL. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding this time 
to me. I rise in strong support of this amendment.
  I would like to remind my colleagues that in the 1950s when the 
Federal highway program started it was recognized that it was an 
improper function of the Federal Government. Therefore the Congress 
back then, they were still recognizing that the Constitution had some 
effect as well as the President; they had to come up for a reason for 
the highway projects, so they did it under national defense.
  Of course today we do not debate that issue in that light, but I 
think we see the results of doing something that was not proper. Today 
it is very expensive, it is very bureaucratic, and we have seen tonight 
in the debate how it has become politicized.
  So if we are looking for a fair way to build highways, a more 
efficient way to build highways, I think this is the answer. This is 
not going backwards, this is going forward. This would be the first 
time we could have a national highway system really controlled by the 
States where it is supposed to be. The States would have more money, 
not less money. They would have less regulation, not more regulation.
  This is much better than block grants. This is returning 
responsibility to the States. I compliment the gentleman for bringing 
this to the floor.

                              {time}  2030

  The CHAIRMAN. The Chair will advise Members that the gentleman from 
Ohio (Mr. Kasich) has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining and the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster) has 1\1/4\ minutes remaining and the right 
to close.
  Mr. KASICH. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Brookhaven, Mississippi (Mr. Parker).
  Mr. PARKER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the Kasich amendment. Tim 
Penny, I saw him yesterday, and Tim made a statement to me which I find 
fascinating. He said he felt he owed an apology to some of the liberal 
Democratic chairmen for some of the bills that they had written. He 
thought there was a lot of pork in them, and he found out that, no, 
that was not really right; that this particular bill that has been 
brought forth puts the rest of them to shame. And I agree.
  Now, if you think this bill is going to become law as it is, it is 
not. The Senate is not going to pass this bill, and I pray to God that 
the President of the United States vetoes it.
  The interesting thing is this: Can you imagine the depths that we 
have sunk to when we have to depend on the other body and the President 
of the United States to show fiscal responsibility?
  I predict that this vote will be one of the worst votes, if you vote 
for this bill, of any vote you have ever cast, if you are a 
conservative, a fiscal conservative and believe in fiscal 
responsibility. You will rue the day you voted for this.
  Mr. KASICH. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Chairman, let me just make it clear: What we want to do is keep 3 
cents in Washington to maintain the current interstate system. If you 
come from Montana, where you are losing in this bill, we are going to 
keep a penny here to help you and the other heavy transit States. We 
are going to repeal the 4.3 cents enacted in 1993 that every Republican 
voted against, and we are going to get rid of the rest of the gas tax 
and let the States levy their own taxes and manage their own roads with 
their own regulations.
  I do not think that we are going to have any halfway built bridges 
that are going to end in the middle of a river. I think people are 
smarter than that. I know this, they are a lot smarter at home than 
they are right here in Washington.
  Vote for the Kasich amendment.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Chairman, we hear about turning back to the States, but all 50 
State Governors support BESTEA, not the amendments in front of us. 
Indeed, I have a letter from Governor Whitman of New Jersey in which 
she says turn back what hurt our State's ability to move people and 
goods throughout the Northeast corridor. That is the way it is across 
America. Why? Because more people are traveling interstate than ever 
before.
  And do not be fooled by this pig in a poke. This does not turn back 
the 4.3 cents. This does not rescind the 4.3 cents. This amendment does 
nothing but keep the 4.3 cents, which amounts to about $6.5 billion a 
year, here in Washington, not to be spent on highways, but to be spent 
to mask and disguise the same old Ponzi scheme of using this money 
rather than building highways in America.
  Indeed, my good friend from Ohio talks about the regulations here. 
Only 1 percent of the money stays in Washington for the Department of 
Transportation. But we Republicans control the Congress. If we want to 
change the regulations, then let us do it. And, indeed, we hope that we 
will control the White House a few years from now, and indeed it may 
well be the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kasich), the chairman of the 
Committee on the Budget, who will be the next President of the United 
States. And if he is the next President of the United States, I will 
join with him in changing these regulations.
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute offered by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kasich).
  The question was taken; and the Chairman announced that the noes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. KASICH. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 405, further proceedings 
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kasich) will 
be postponed.


          Sequential Votes Postponed In Committee of the Whole

  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 405, proceedings will now 
resume on those amendments on which further proceedings were postponed 
in the following order:
  Amendment No. 4 offered by the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. 
Graham); Amendment No. 5 offered by the gentleman from South Carolina 
(Mr. Spratt); and Amendment No. 6 offered by the gentleman from Ohio 
(Mr. Kasich).
  The Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the time for any electronic vote 
after the first vote in this series of votes.


                 Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Graham

  The CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the vote on the amendment 
offered by the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) on which 
further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by 
voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

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                             Recorded Vote

  The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 79, 
noes 337, answered ``present'' 2, not voting 12, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 95]

                                AYES--79

     Archer
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Burr
     Campbell
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cox
     Cubin
     Deal
     Deutsch
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Foley
     Frelinghuysen
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hayworth
     Hill
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     McCollum
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Pappas
     Parker
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Wamp
     Wexler
     White
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                               NOES--337

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Lofgren
     McCrery
       

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Cannon
     Gonzalez
     Jefferson
     Klug
     McIntosh
     Payne
     Rangel
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Torres
     Waters
     Yates

                              {time}  2059

  Messrs. BURTON of Indiana, TAYLOR of Mississippi, MEEHAN, and BRADY 
changed their vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  Mr. Deutsch changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                      Announcement by the Chairman

  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 405, the Chair announces 
that he will reduce to a minimum of 5 minutes the period of time within 
which a vote by electronic device will be taken on each amendment on 
which the Chair has postponed further proceedings.


  Amendment No. 5 in the Nature of a Substitute Offered by Mr. Spratt

  The CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the demand for a recorded vote 
on the amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by the gentleman 
from South Carolina (Mr. Spratt) on which further proceedings were 
postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment in the nature of a substitute.


                             Recorded Vote

  The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The CHAIRMAN. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 106, 
noes 312, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 11, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 96]

                               AYES--106

     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boyd
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Fazio
     Gillmor
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoyer
     Inglis
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney (NY)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Obey
     Parker
     Paul
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (NC)
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanchez
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Snyder
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Sununu
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Weygand
     White
     Whitfield
     Wolf

                               NOES--312

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske

[[Page H2029]]


     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney (CT)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schaffer, Bob
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     McCrery
       

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Cannon
     Gonzalez
     Jefferson
     Klug
     Payne
     Rangel
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Torres
     Waters
     Yates

                              {time}  2110

  Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts and Mr. DAVIS of Illinois changed their 
vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  Mr. BERMAN and Mr. STARK changed their vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


  Amendment No. 6 in the Nature of a Substitute Offered by Mr. Kasich

  The CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the demand for a recorded vote 
on the amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by the gentleman 
from Ohio (Mr. Kasich) on which further proceedings were postponed and 
on which the noes prevailed by voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment in the nature of the 
substitute.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment in the nature of a substitute.


                             Recorded Vote

  The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The CHAIRMAN. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 98, 
noes 318, answered ``present'' 2, not voting 12, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 97]

                                AYES--98

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Campbell
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Foley
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McIntosh
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Moran (VA)
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Obey
     Packard
     Parker
     Paul
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Radanovich
     Rogan
     Rohrabacher
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Sisisky
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Wexler
     White
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                               NOES--318

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Capps
     Cardin
     Carson
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cummings
     Danner
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hill
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sabo
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Adam
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Lofgren
     McCrery
       

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Cannon
     Gonzalez
     Jefferson
     Klug
     McCarthy (NY)
     Payne
     Rangel
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Torres
     Waters
     Yates

                              {time}  2118

  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  (Mr. OBERSTAR asked and was given permission to proceed out of order 
for 1 minute.)


                      Expressions of Appreciation

  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I take this moment to express my deep 
appreciation to the staff on the Democratic side, David Heymsfeld, 
Sante Esposito, Ken House, Rosalyn Millman,

[[Page H2030]]

Ward McCarragher, Jim Zoia, Steve Dubois, and to Jack Schenendorf, 
staff director on the Republican side, for the splendid cooperation and 
the many hard hours of work that they have devoted to this legislation.
  And to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster), Mr. Chairman, I 
would simply like to say that his 26 years of service in this body have 
been unfailingly devoted to advancing the cause of transportation, its 
safety, mobility, its economic growth and its impact on America. Some 
of our colleagues serving in this body are fortunate enough to get an 
amendment adopted. A rare few get a bill enacted into law. But a rare 
trailblazer makes an impact on the Nation that will outlive his service 
in this body.
  Yours is that monumental service. The bill we are about to adopt by, 
I am confident, an overwhelming vote will be an everlasting tribute to 
the years of professional service you have given to the people of 
America and to the cause of transportation.
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, as amended.
  The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, 
was agreed to.
  The CHAIRMAN. Under the rule, the Committee rises.
  Accordingly the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Snowbarger) having assumed the chair, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
reported that that Committee, having had under consideration the bill 
(H.R. 2400) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety 
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes, pursuant to 
House Resolution 405, he reported the bill back to the House with an 
amendment adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the previous question is 
ordered.
  Is a separate vote demanded on any amendment to the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute adopted by the Committee of the 
Whole? If not, the question is on the amendment.
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is the engrossment and third 
reading of the bill.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was 
read the third time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.


                             Recorded Vote

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 337, 
noes 80, answered ``present'' 3, not voting 10, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 98]

                               AYES--337

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Allen
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Berry
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blagojevich
     Bliley
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Capps
     Carson
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cook
     Cooksey
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (VA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fossella
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Granger
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Hooley
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hulshof
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jenkins
     John
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (WI)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick
     Kim
     King (NY)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     LaHood
     Lampson
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney (CT)
     Maloney (NY)
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy (MO)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran (KS)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pease
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Petri
     Pickering
     Pickett
     Pitts
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Price (NC)
     Pryce (OH)
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Redmond
     Regula
     Reyes
     Riggs
     Riley
     Rivers
     Rodriguez
     Roemer
     Rogan
     Rogers
     Rothman
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryun
     Sanchez
     Sanders
     Sandlin
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer, Dan
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sherman
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (OR)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith, Linda
     Snowbarger
     Snyder
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stabenow
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Strickland
     Stupak
     Sununu
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thune
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Turner
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watkins
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Weygand
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--80

     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bentsen
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Davis (FL)
     Deal
     Deutsch
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Fazio
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hill
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kind (WI)
     Kingston
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moran (VA)
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Obey
     Parker
     Paul
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Rohrabacher
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaffer, Bob
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Smith, Adam
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Thornberry
     Wexler
     White
     Wolf

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Hefley
     Lofgren
     McCrery

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Cannon
     Gonzalez
     Jefferson
     Klug
     Payne
     Rangel
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Waters
     Yates

                              {time}  2144

  The Clerk announced the following pair:
  On this vote:

       Ms. Ros-Lehtinen for, with Mr. Yates against.

  So the bill was passed.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  The motion to reconsider is laid on the table.

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