[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 70 (Wednesday, June 3, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H3979-H3991]
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                         TEA 21 RESTORATION ACT

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for the immediate 
consideration in the House of the bill (H.R. 3978) to restore 
provisions agreed to by the conferees to H.R. 2400, entitled the 
``Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century'', but not included in 
the conference report to H.R. 2400, and for other purposes, and that 
the bill be considered as passed.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Pease). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from Pennsylvania?
  Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, 
if I could, just to embellish a little bit on my reservation, the bill 
that passed Congress last week had a provision that had a major impact 
on southeastern Wisconsin. This was a provision that was not contained 
in the original House version of the bill nor was it contained in the 
bill when it passed the Senate. However, during the conference 
committee, there was an amendment added to the conference committee 
report. That amendment basically gives the Governor of the State of 
Wisconsin unilateral authority, from my perspective, as to how $241 
million should be spent for transportation projects in Wisconsin, money 
which was by agreement originally set aside for southeastern Wisconsin. 
The reason that we heard from the State and from others that this 
provision was in the bill was because of the concern that the State of 
Wisconsin would lose this $241 million. It is my belief that at this 
point, that is no longer a danger. And so what I am going to propose to 
the chairman of the committee in just a moment or two is unanimous 
consent for an amendment which would return the language to what I 
perceive to be the original agreement between the parties. If I may, 
Mr. Speaker, the conference report language, section (n) Substitute 
Project, Section 1045 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
Efficiency Act of 1991 has several sections to it. My amendment would 
strike the second paragraph and would insert the following two 
paragraphs:
  Paragraph 2. ``Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and subsection (c) of 
this section, upon the request of the Governor of the State of 
Wisconsin, submitted after consultation with appropriate local 
government officials by October 1, 2000, the Secretary may approve 1 or 
more substitute projects in lieu of the substitute project approved by 
the Secretary under paragraph (1) and subsection (c) of this section.''
  ``(3) Funds available for 1 or more substitute projects under 
paragraph (2) shall be used for transportation priorities associated 
with the East-West Corridor Project in southeastern Wisconsin.''
  That would be the amendment that I am going to ask the gentleman for 
unanimous consent for. The reason I am doing this, Mr. Speaker, is that 
I believe that this is a fight, and it truly is a fight, in the State 
between State officials and local officials as to how this money should 
be spent. There was a delicate balance of power that had been achieved 
in the prior language that had been agreed to on a bipartisan

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basis. It is my understanding that the State Transportation has asked 
for this language. Unfortunately, I was not aware of this language 
until very, very late in the process. I do not think that it is good 
public policy for one person whether it is a Governor, a Mayor or a 
President to have sole discretion over $241 million. I think that the 
balance of power shifted dramatically under this amendment.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the gentleman from Pennsylvania to amend his 
unanimous consent request to permit this amendment to the bill.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin. I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I must reluctantly decline to my good 
friend's unanimous consent request. I will certainly try to be helpful, 
but I must reluctantly object.
  The TEA 21 Restoration Act makes certain technical corrections to the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA 21), which was 
approved by Congress on May 22, 1998, and restores provisions agreed to 
by conferees but inadvertently not included in TEA 21.
  The striking of section 1211(j) of TEA 21 is not intended to suggest 
that a home heating oil pilot program should not be conducted as 
originally contemplated by Congress in 1995. Rather, because the 
Secretary has been given new authority under section 4007 of TEA 21 for 
waivers, exemptions and pilot programs, the heating oil pilot can be 
conducted under such authority so that section 1211(j) is redundant and 
no longer necessary. The home heating oil pilot program was first 
authorized in section 346 of the National Highway System Designation 
Act of 1995. Due to its limited, one-year duration and delays in 
establishing the pilot, it was never fully implemented by the 
Department of Transportation. While this extension is being dropped, 
the Secretary should utilize the general authority to conduct the 
heating oil pilot program.
  In addition, because of the unique seasonal nature of the heating oil 
industry, it is essential that a pilot program be implemented on or 
before December 1 if it is to have any value for the following winter 
heating season. Because the Secretary has previously issued 
regulations, following an opportunity for public comment, with regard 
to the heating oil pilot program enacted in 1995, the Secretary is 
urged to utilize that prior experience in order to expedite a pilot 
program, or to consider an exemption, if requested, under section 4007 
of TEA 21.
  Section 1204 of TEA 21 makes improvements to the current statewide 
planning provisions. The Conference agreement provides for enhanced 
consultation between local officials and States when compiling the 
State transportation improvement programs. This consultation may occur 
through a variety of mechanisms, including, where appropriate, regional 
development organizations. In certain areas, regional development 
organizations may serve to ensure the participation of local officials 
and the public in the planning process in a coordinated manner.
  Section 3030(c) of TEA 21 makes funds available for certain new 
starts projects. This section is not intended to be a limitation on the 
level of federal funding provided under any future full funding grant 
agreement. The actual federal share for projects eligible for full 
funding grant agreements shall be negotiated between the designated 
recipient and the Secretary. For example, the amounts included in 
subsection 3030(c) for the Dallas-North Central Extension project do 
not reflect a cap on the Federal share of project costs included in a 
future full funding grant agreement. Since this project is also 
authorized in subsection 3030(a) for final design and construction, the 
amount included is a minimum amount which will be provided in a full 
funding grant agreement. The actual Federal share will be negotiated 
between DART and the Secretary.
  The following is a summary of the bill:

 House/Senate Joint Summary of Technical Corrections to Transportation 
                    Equity Act for the 21st Century

       This legislation restores and corrects provisions agreed to 
     by the conferees to the Transportation Equity Act for the 
     21st Century. This legislation has been developed jointly by 
     the conferees to reflect the conference agreement.
       This legislation does not change the formula allocations 
     contained in the Conference Report to the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century.
       Provisions previously agreed to by conferees and restored 
     in this legislation:
       National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation program.
       Substitute Project for the Barney Circle Freeway project, 
     Washington, D.C.
       Discretionary Grant Selection Criteria and Process.
       Open Container Laws.
       Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders for Driving while 
     Intoxicated.
       Making Intelligent Transportation System activities 
     eligible for innovative financing.
       Corrections to duplicate provisions:
       San Mateo County, California--eligibility for the Emergency 
     Relief program.
       Value Pricing Pilot program.
       National Defense Highways Outside the United States.
       Other technical corrections:
       Conforms authorization levels with the list of high 
     priority projects.
       Modifies funding level for the Highway Use Tax Evasion 
     program.
       Retains practice under current law which allows multi-year 
     obligation authority for research programs.
       Continues current law requirement for Puerto Rico to comply 
     with the minimum drinking age law and identifies program 
     category funding distribution.
       Modifies the Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology 
     Deployment Program as it relates to low speed magnetic 
     levitation technologies.
       Conforms credit levels in TIFIA to agreed upon distribution 
     of budget authority.


               summary of technical corrections to tea-21

       Section 2:
       Adjusts funding levels for high priority projects to 
     conform with list in the conference report and to correct 
     other errors.
       Adjusts funding levels for Highway Use Tax Evasion projects 
     to allow for implementation of the Excise Fuel Tracking 
     System.
       Makes corrections to obligation limitation levels.
       Retains practice in current law to continue multi-year 
     obligation authority for research programs.
       Corrects description of Interstate routes used in 
     apportionments.
       Section 3:
       Restores the National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation 
     program.
       Restores the Substitute Project for the Barney Circle 
     Freeway, Washington, D.C.
       Restores Fiscal, Administrative and Other Amendments 
     included in both House and Senate bills.
       Clarifies program funding categories for Puerto Rico and 
     continues current law penalties for Puerto Rico for non-
     compliance with the federal minimum drinking age 
     requirements.
       Modifies Sec. 1217(j) to allow for effective implementation 
     of this subsection.
       Modifies Magnetic Levitation Deployment Program to clarify 
     eligibility of low-speed magnetic levitation technologies.
       Section 4:
       Restores the Discretionary Grant Selection Criteria 
     program.
       Conforms Environmental Streamlining to include mass transit 
     projects.
       Section 5:
       Restores the Open Container Law safety program.
       Restores the Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders 
     program.
       Section 6:
       Eliminates duplicate provisions for San Mateo County, 
     California, the Value.
       Pricing Pilot Program, and National Defense Highways 
     Outside the United States.
       Restores the Minnesota Transportation History Network 
     program.
       Section 7:
       Conforms the credit levels in the Transportation 
     Infrastructure Finance and Innovation program to agreed upon 
     distribution levels of budget authority.
       Section 8:
       Makes technical corrections, description changes and 
     previously agreed upon additions to high priority projects.
       Section 9:
       Makes corrections to transit planning provisions to conform 
     to provisions in title 23.
       Clarifies eligibility of clean diesel under clean fuels 
     program.
       Makes technical corrections to section 5309 and clarifies 
     the Secretary's full funding grant agreement authority.
       Funds University Transportation Centers authorized under 
     title 5.
       Restores requirement that transit grantees accept non-
     disputed audits of other government agencies when awarding 
     contracts.
       Makes corrections to the authorizations for planning, 
     University Transportation Centers, the National Transit 
     Institute and the additional amounts for new starts.
       Makes technical corrections, description changes, and 
     previously agreed upon additions to new starts projects.
       Makes technical corrections to the access to jobs and 
     reverse commute programs.
       Corrects funding level for the Rural Transportation 
     Accessibility Incentive Program and makes other technical 
     corrections.
       Makes technical corrections to study on transit in national 
     parks.
       Makes corrections to obligation limitation levels.
       Section 10:
       Conforms section references for the Motor Carrier Safety 
     program.
       Section 11:
       Adjusts authorization levels for university transportation 
     centers to conform with modifications made in the Transit 
     title in Section 9.
       Restores eligibility of Intelligent Transportation System 
     activities for innovative financing.
       Corrects drafting errors to Oklahoma State University and 
     University of Oklahoma research activities.
       Corrects drafting errors to Fundamental Properties of 
     Asphalts and Modified Asphalts research program.

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       Section 12:
       Corrects reference to the National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration.
       Section 13:
       Makes corrections to offsetting adjustments for 
     discretionary spending limits.
       Section 14:
       Makes corrections to the Veterans subtitle.
       Section 15:
       Makes technical corrections to the Revenue title.
       Section 16:
       Provides for the effective date of this act to conform with 
     the effective date of TEA-21.

  I would also like to add that the Statement of Managers included in 
the Conference Report also contains errors. A corrected Statement of 
Managers will be worked out with the Senate and included in both 
records shortly.
  Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, further reserving the right to 
object, I appreciate that. What I felt was necessary was for the body 
to hear the other side of the story here so that individuals know that 
this is a very, very, very important concern for the people of 
southeastern Wisconsin. I wanted to make sure that the people in this 
Chamber realize how important this is, at least for this Member and I 
think for the two Senators from the State of Wisconsin as well as the 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Kleczka).
  Mr. BLILEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3978, the 
TEA 21 Restoration Act. As you know, Title VII of the TEA 21 conference 
report contained provisions within the jurisdiction of the Committee on 
Commerce which reauthorized the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration. Among those provisions was a restriction on the use of 
funds authorized by the legislation for the lobbying of state and local 
legislators.
  While both the House and Senate conferees intended that the provision 
apply only to NHTSA, the language ultimately sent to the President 
inadvertently applied to the entire Department of Transportation. 
Section 12(a) of H.R. 3978 corrects this drafting error and restores 
the intent of the conferees.
  Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Commerce has no objection to this 
change, and I support the adoption of this provision.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Speaker, the bill before us simply makes corrections 
to inadvertent errors that were contained in the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 2400, known as the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century, which was approved by the Congress on May 22.
  This legislation reinstates certain provisions agreed to by the 
conferees but which, for whatever reason, were not included in the 
final version. Again, these provisions simply reflect agreements 
reached by the conferees. In addition, upon review by the 
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Department of 
Transportation, certain other inadvertent errors and technical problems 
have been discovered and the bill before us today will correct these 
errors.
  Congressional approval of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
Century, known as TEA 21, has already been heralded as one of the 
landmark achievements of the 105th Congress. Building upon the success 
of its predecessor, ISTEA, TEA 21 continues our nation's highway, 
transit and safety programs and will lead us into the 21st Century. 
Perhaps the most important reform in TEA 21 is that transportation 
spending will now be linked to the taxes being paid by motorists and 
deposited into the Highway Trust Fund. In addition, major reforms were 
made to benefit donor states, with each state being guaranteed at least 
a 90.5 percent Highway Trust Fund return on apportioned programs and 
projects.
  TEA 21 also included a number of provisions that give states 
additional opportunity to finance highway projects through the use of 
tolls. The provisions include a new pilot program that allows tolls on 
three Interstates requiring major rehabilitation, and a value pricing 
program which allows up to 15 projects, up to 3 on the Interstates, as 
part of programs to reduce congestion. New and existing innovative 
finance programs could likely encourage additional tolls.
  Highway user groups, including the American Trucking Associations, 
the American Automobile Association and the American Highway User 
Alliance, have expressed concern about the potential impact of 
additional tolls on their members and the general public. They believe 
that new tolls will adversely affect interstate commerce and travel by 
increasing congestion, posing safety problems and increasing air 
quality problems. These groups also believe that new tolls are really 
taxes that constitute double taxation of highway users who are already 
paying the bill for our highways in the form of fuel taxes and 
registration fees. Recent polls suggest the public may have similar 
concerns.
  As these pilot programs are implemented, we will continue to monitor, 
through possible hearings and in other ways, the impacts on highway 
users of these programs as Congress determines what role tolls should 
play in the future in meeting transportation needs around the country.
  The final sentence of Section 4014(c) of TEA 21 allows motor carriers 
to obtain a driver applicant's motor vehicle record without complying 
with any requirement to obtain the prior written consent of the 
applicant that might be imposed by any other provision of federal or 
state law. This language is intended to address a very limited safety 
concern for motor carriers who are mandated to obtain such records by 
the Federal Highway Administration.
  Finally, section 1211(n) of TEA 21 makes certain revisions to a 
Wisconsin Substitute project originally authorized in section 1045 of 
ISTEA. It is my understanding that, in carrying out this provision, the 
Governor of Wisconsin will consult with local officials and that the 
$241 million of Interstate Substitute funds will be spent in the 
Milwaukee area.
  Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, with that and with the 
indulgence of the chairman of the committee, I withdraw my reservation 
of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania?
  There was no objection.
  The text of H.R. 3978 is as follows:

                               H.R. 3978

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

     SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION AND PROGRAM SUBTITLE.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1101(a) of 
     the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (13)--
       (A) by striking ``$1,025,695,000'' and inserting 
     ``$1,029,473,500'';
       (B) by striking ``$1,398,675,000'' and inserting 
     ``$1,403,827,500'';
       (C) by striking ``$1,678,410,000'' the first place it 
     appears and inserting ``$1,684,593,000'';
       (D) by striking ``$1,678,410,000'' the second place it 
     appears and inserting ``$1,684,593,000'';
       (E) by striking ``$1,771,655,000'' the first place it 
     appears and inserting ``$1,778,181,500''; and
       (F) by striking ``$1,771,655,000'' the second place it 
     appears and inserting ``$1,778,181,500''; and
       (2) in paragraph (14)--
       (A) by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``1999''; and
       (B) by inserting before ``$5,000,000'' the following: 
     ``$10,000,000 for fiscal year 1998''.
       (b) Obligation Limitations.--
       (1) General limitation.--Section 1102(a) of such Act is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``$25,431,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$25,511,000,000'';
       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``$26,155,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$26,245,000,000'';
       (C) in paragraph (4) by striking ``$26,651,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$26,761,000,000'';
       (D) in paragraph (5) by striking ``$27,235,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$27,355,000,000''; and
       (E) in paragraph (6) by striking ``$27,681,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$27,811,000,000''.
       (2) Transportation research programs.--Section 1102(e) of 
     such Act is amended--
       (A) by striking ``3'' and inserting ``5'';
       (B) by striking ``VI'' and inserting ``V''; and
       (C) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``; except that obligation authority made 
     available for such programs under such limitations shall 
     remain available for a period of 3 fiscal years''.
       (3) Redistribution of certain authorized funds.--Section 
     1102(f) of such Act is amended by striking ``(other than the 
     program under section 160 of title 23, United States Code)''.
       (c) Apportionments.--Section 1103 of such Act is amended--
       (1) in subsection (l) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Section 150 of such title, and the item relating to 
     such section in the analysis for chapter 1 of such title, are 
     repealed.'';
       (2) in subsection (n) by inserting ``of title 23, United 
     States Code'' after ``206''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(o) Technical Adjustments.--Section 104 of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (a)(1) (as amended by subsection (a) of 
     this section) by striking `under section 103';
       ``(2) in subsection (b) (as amended by subsection (b) of 
     this section)--
       ``(A) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking `1999 through 2003' 
     and inserting `1998 through 2002'; and
       ``(B) in paragraph (4)(B)(i) by striking `on lanes on 
     Interstate System' and all that follows through `in each 
     State' and inserting `on Interstate System routes open to 
     traffic in each State'; and
       ``(3) in subsection (e)(2) (as added by subsection (d)(6) 
     of this section) by striking `104, 144, or 157' and inserting 
     `104, 105, or 144'.''.

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       (d) Minimum Guarantee.--Section 1104 of such Act is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Technical Adjustments.--Section 105 of title 23, 
     United States Code (as amended by subsection (a) of this 
     section), is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following: 
     `The minimum amount allocated to a State under this section 
     for a fiscal year shall be $1,000,000.';
       ``(2) in subsection (c)(1) by striking `50 percent of';
       ``(3) in subsection (c)(1)(A) by inserting `(other than 
     metropolitan planning, minimum guarantee, high priority 
     projects, Appalachian development highway system, and 
     recreational trails programs)' after `subsection (a)';
       ``(4) in subsection (c)(1)(B) by striking `all States' and 
     inserting `each State';
       ``(5) in subsection (c)(2)--
       ``(A) by striking `apportion' and inserting `administer'; 
     and
       ``(B) by striking `apportioned' and inserting 
     `administered'; and
       ``(6) in subsection (f)--
       ``(A) by inserting `percentage' before `return' each place 
     it appears;
       ``(B) in paragraph (2) by striking `for the preceding 
     fiscal year was equal to or less than' and inserting `in the 
     table in subsection (b) was equal to'; and
       ``(C) in paragraph (3)--
       ``(i) by inserting `proportionately' before `adjust';
       ``(ii) by striking `set forth'; and
       ``(iii) by striking `do not exceed' and inserting `is equal 
     to'.''.
       (e) Revenue Aligned Budget Authority.--Section 1105 of such 
     Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Technical Corrections.--Section 110 of such title (as 
     amended by subsection (a)) is amended--
       ``(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
     following:
       `(a) In General.--
       `(1) Allocation.--On October 15 of fiscal year 2000 and 
     each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall allocate for 
     such fiscal year an amount of funds equal to the amount 
     determined pursuant to section 251(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I)(cc) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
     U.S.C 901(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)(cc)) if the amount determined 
     pursuant to such section for such fiscal year is greater than 
     zero.
       `(2) Reduction.--If the amount determined pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I)(cc) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C 
     901(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)(cc)) for fiscal year 2000 or any fiscal 
     year thereafter is less than zero, the Secretary on October 1 
     of the succeeding fiscal year shall reduce proportionately 
     the amount of sums authorized to be appropriated from the 
     Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to 
     carry out each of the Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
     construction programs (other than emergency relief) by an 
     aggregate amount equal to the amount determined pursuant to 
     such section.';
       ``(2) in subsections (b)(2) and (b)(4) by striking 
     `subsection (a)' and inserting `subsection (a)(1)'; and
       ``(3) in subsection (c) by striking `Maintenance program, 
     the' and inserting `and'.''.
       (f) Interstate Maintenance Program.--Section 1107 of such 
     Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Technical Amendments.--Section 119 of such title (as 
     amended by subsection (a)) is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (b)--
       ``(A) by striking `104(b)(5)(B)' and inserting `104(b)(4)'; 
     and
       ``(B) by striking `104(b)(5)(A)' each place it appears and 
     inserting `104(b)(5)(A) (as in effect on the date before the 
     date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
     21st Century)'; and
       ``(2) in subsection (c) by striking `104(b)(5)(B)' each 
     place it appears and inserting `104(b)(4)'.''.
       (g) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement 
     Program.--Section 1110(d)(2) of such Act is amended--
       (1) by striking ``149(c)'' and inserting ``149(e)''; and
       (2) by striking ``that reduce'' and inserting ``reduce''.
       (h) Highway Use Tax Evasion Projects.--Section 1114 of such 
     Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Technical Adjustments.--Section 143 of title 23, 
     United States Code (as amended by subsection (a) of this 
     section), is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (c)(1) by striking `April 1' and 
     inserting `August 1';
       ``(2) in subsection (c)(3) by inserting `priority' after 
     `Funding'; and
       ``(3) in subsection (c)(3) by inserting `and prior to 
     funding any other activity under this section,' after 
     `2003,'.''.
       (i) Federal Lands Highways Program.--Section 1115 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Conforming Amendments.--
       ``(1) Federal share.--Subsections (j) and (k) of section 
     120 of title 23, United States Code (as added by subsection 
     (a) of this section), are redesignated as subsections (k) and 
     (l), respectively.
       ``(2) Reservation of funds.--Section 202(d)(4)(B) of such 
     title (as added by subsection (b)(4) of this section) is 
     amended by striking `to, apply sodium acetate/formate de-icer 
     to,' and inserting `, sodium acetate/formate, or other 
     environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing 
     and de-icing compositions'.
       ``(3) Elimination of duplicative provision.--Section 144(g) 
     of such title is amended by striking paragraph (4).''.
       (j) Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Correction.--Section 
     1116 of such Act is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Technical Correction.--Sections 404(5) and 
     407(c)(2)(C)(iii) of such Act (as amended by subsections 
     (a)(2) and (b)(2), respectively) are amended by striking `the 
     record of decision' each place it appears and inserting `a 
     record of decision'.''.
       (k) Technical Correction.--Section 1117 of such Act is 
     amended in subsections (a) and (b) by striking ``section 
     102'' each place it appears and inserting ``section 
     1101(a)(6)''.

     SEC. 3. RESTORATIONS TO GENERAL PROVISIONS SUBTITLE.

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

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

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

     ``SEC. 1225. SUBSTITUTE PROJECT.

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

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     shall withdraw approval of the substitute project.

     ``SEC. 1226. FISCAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND OTHER AMENDMENTS.

       ``(a) Advanced Construction.--Section 115 of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (b)--
       ``(A) by moving the text of paragraph (1) (including 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B)) 2 ems to the left;
       ``(B) by striking `Projects' and all that follows through 
     `When a State' and inserting `Projects.--When a State';
       ``(C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
       ``(D) by striking `(A) prior' and inserting `(1) prior'; 
     and
       ``(E) by striking `(B) the project' and inserting `(2) the 
     project';
       ``(2) by striking subsection (c); and
       ``(3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       ``(b) Availability of Funds.--Section 118 of such title is 
     amended--
       ``(1) in the subsection heading of subsection (b) by 
     striking `; Discretionary Projects'; and
       ``(2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
     following:
       `(e) Effect of Release of Funds.--Any Federal-aid highway 
     funds released by the final payment on a project, or by the 
     modification of the project agreement, shall be credited to 
     the same program funding category previously apportioned to 
     the State and shall be immediately available for 
     expenditure.'.''.
       ``(c) Advances to States.--Section 124 of such title is 
     amended--
       ``(1) by striking `(a)' the first place it appears; and
       ``(2) by striking subsection (b).
       ``(d) Diversion.--Section 126 of such title, and the item 
     relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 1 of 
     such title, are repealed.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents contained 
     in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 1222 the following:

``Sec. 1223. Transportation assistance for Olympic cities.
``Sec. 1224. National historic covered bridge preservation.
``Sec. 1225. Substitute project.
``Sec. 1226. Fiscal, administrative, and other amendments.''.
       (c) Metropolitan Planning Technical Adjustment.--Section 
     1203 of such Act is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(o) Technical Adjustment.--Section 134(h)(5)(A) of title 
     23, United States Code (as amended by subsection (h) of this 
     section), is amended by striking `for implementation'.''.
       (d) Amendments to Prior Surface Transportation Laws.--
     Section 1211 of such Act is amended--
       (1) in subsection (i)(3)(E) by striking ``subparagraph 
     (D)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (C)'';
       (2) in subsection (i) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Technical amendments.--Section 1105(e)(5)(B)(i) of 
     such Act (as amended by paragraph (3) of this subsection) is 
     amended--
       ``(A) by striking `subsection (c)(18)(B)(i)' and inserting 
     `subsection (c)(18)(D)(i)';
       ``(B) by striking `subsection (c)(18)(B)(ii)' and inserting 
     `subsection (c)(18)(D)(ii)'; and
       ``(C) by adding at the end the following: `The portion of 
     the route referred to in subsection (c)(36) is designated as 
     Interstate Route I-86.'.'';
       (3) by striking subsection (j);
       (4) in subsection (k)--
       (A) by striking ``along'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``from''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Texas state highway 99.--Texas State Highway 99 (also 
     known as `Grand Parkway') shall be considered as 1 option in 
     the I-69 route studies performed by the Texas Department of 
     Transportation for the designation of I-69 Bypass in Houston, 
     Texas.''; and
       (5) by redesignating subsections (g) through (i) and (k) 
     through (n) as subsections (f) through (h) and (i) through 
     (l), respectively.
       (e) Miscellaneous.--Section 1212 of such Act is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of subsection (q)(1) by striking 
     ``advance curriculum'' and inserting ``advanced curriculum'';
       (2) in subsection (r)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out paragraph 
     (1) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and $2,500,000 for fiscal 
     year 2000.'';
       (3) in subsection (s)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) to carry out paragraph (1) 
     $23,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.'';
       (4) in subsection (u)--
       (A) by inserting ``the Secretary shall approve, and'' 
     before ``the Commonwealth'';
       (B) by inserting a comma after ``with''; and
       (C) by inserting ``(as redefined by this Act)'' after 
     ``80''; and
       (5) by redesignating subsections (k) through (z) as 
     subsections (e) through (t), respectively.
       (f) Puerto Rico Highway Program.--Section 1214(r) of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Treatment of funds.--Amounts made available to carry 
     out this subsection for a fiscal year shall be administered 
     as follows:
       ``(A) For purposes of this subsection, such amounts shall 
     be treated as being apportioned to Puerto Rico under sections 
     104(b), 144, and 206 of title 23, United States Code, for 
     each program funded under such sections in an amount 
     determined by multiplying--
       ``(i) the aggregate of such amounts for the fiscal year; by
       ``(ii) the ratio that--

       ``(I) the amount of funds apportioned to Puerto Rico for 
     each such program for fiscal year 1997; bears to
       ``(II) the total amount of funds apportioned to Puerto Rico 
     for all such programs for fiscal year 1997.

       ``(B) The amounts treated as being apportioned to Puerto 
     Rico under each section referred to in subparagraph (A) shall 
     be deemed to be required to be apportioned to Puerto Rico 
     under such section for purposes of the imposition of any 
     penalty provisions in titles 23 and 49, United States Code.
       ``(C) Subject to subparagraph (B), nothing in this 
     subsection shall be construed as affecting any allocation 
     under section 105 of title 23, United States Code, and any 
     apportionment under sections 104 and 144 of such title.''.
       (g) Designated Transportation Enhancement Activities.--
     Section 1215 of such Act--
       (1) is amended in each of subsections (d), (e), (f), and 
     (g)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out paragraph 
     (1) the amounts specified in such paragraph for the fiscal 
     years specified in such paragraph.''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(1) by inserting ``on Route 50'' after 
     ``measures''.
       (h) Eligibility.--Section 1217 of such Act is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d) by striking ``104(b)(4)'' and 
     inserting ``104(b)(5)(A)'';
       (2) in subsection (i) by striking ``120(l)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``120(j)(1)''; and
       (3) in subsection (j) by adding at the end the following: 
     ``$3,000,000 of the amounts made available for item 164 of 
     the table contained in section 1602 shall be made available 
     on October 1, 1998, to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission 
     to carry out this subsection.''.
       (i) Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology 
     Deployment Program.--Section 1218 of such Act is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Technical Amendments.--Section 322 of title 23, 
     United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this 
     section), is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (a)(3) by striking `or under 50 miles 
     per hour';
       ``(2) in subsection (d)--
       ``(A) in paragraph (1) by striking `or low-speed'; and
       ``(B) in paragraph (2)--
       ``(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking `(h)(1)(A)' and 
     inserting `(h)(1)'; and
       ``(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking `(h)(4)' and 
     inserting `(h)(3)';
       ``(3) in subsection (h)(1)(B)(i) by inserting `(other than 
     subsection (i))' after `this section'; and
       ``(4) by adding at the end the following:
       `(i) Low-Speed Project.--
       `(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, of the funds made available by subsection 
     (h)(1)(A) to carry out this section, $5,000,000 shall be made 
     available to the Secretary to make grants for the research 
     and development of low-speed superconductivity magnetic 
     levitation technology for public transportation purposes in 
     urban areas to demonstrate energy efficiency, congestion 
     mitigation, and safety benefits.
       `(2) Noncontract authority authorization of 
     appropriations.--
       `(A) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) to carry out this subsection such sums as are 
     necessary for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.
       `(B) Availability.--Notwithstanding section 118(a), funds 
     made available under subparagraph (A)--
       `(i) shall not be available in advance of an annual 
     appropriation; and
       `(ii) shall remain available until expended.'.''.
       (j) Transportation Assistance for Olympic Cities.--Section 
     1223(f) of such Act is amended by inserting before the period 
     at the end the following: ``or Special Olympics 
     International''.

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

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

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     ``SEC. 1311. DISCRETIONARY GRANT SELECTION CRITERIA AND 
                   PROCESS.

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 5. RESTORATIONS TO SAFETY SUBTITLE.

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

     ``SEC. 1405. OPEN CONTAINER LAWS.

       ``(a) Establishment.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 153 the 
     following:

     `Sec. 154. Open container requirements

       `(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       `(1) Alcoholic beverage.--The term ``alcoholic beverage'' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 158(c).
       `(2) Motor vehicle.--The term ``motor vehicle'' means a 
     vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured 
     primarily for use on public highways, but does not include a 
     vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails.
       `(3) Open alcoholic beverage container.--The term ``open 
     alcoholic beverage container'' means any bottle, can, or 
     other receptacle--
       `(A) that contains any amount of alcoholic beverage; and
       `(B)(i) that is open or has a broken seal; or
       `(ii) the contents of which are partially removed.
       `(4) Passenger area.--The term ``passenger area'' shall 
     have the meaning given the term by the Secretary by 
     regulation.
       `(b) Open Container Laws.--
       `(1) In general.--For the purposes of this section, each 
     State shall have in effect a law that prohibits the 
     possession of any open alcoholic beverage container, or the 
     consumption of any alcoholic beverage, in the passenger area 
     of any motor vehicle (including possession or consumption by 
     the driver of the vehicle) located on a public highway, or 
     the right-of-way of a public highway, in the State.
       `(2) Motor vehicles designed to transport many 
     passengers.--For the purposes of this section, if a State has 
     in effect a law that makes unlawful the possession of any 
     open alcoholic beverage container by the driver (but not by a 
     passenger)--
       `(A) in the passenger area of a motor vehicle designed, 
     maintained, or used primarily for the transportation of 
     persons for compensation, or
       `(B) in the living quarters of a house coach or house 
     trailer,

     the State shall be deemed to have in effect a law described 
     in this subsection with respect to such a motor vehicle for 
     each fiscal year during which the law is in effect.
       `(c) Transfer of Funds.--
       `(1) Fiscal years 2001 and 2002.--On October 1, 2000, and 
     October 1, 2001, if a State has not enacted or is not 
     enforcing an open container law described in subsection (b), 
     the Secretary shall transfer an amount equal to 1\1/2\ 
     percent of the funds apportioned to the State on that date 
     under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) 
     to the apportionment of the State under section 402--
       `(A) to be used for alcohol-impaired driving 
     countermeasures; or
       `(B) to be directed to State and local law enforcement 
     agencies for enforcement of laws prohibiting driving while 
     intoxicated or driving under the influence and other related 
     laws (including regulations), including the purchase of 
     equipment, the training of officers, and the use of 
     additional personnel for specific alcohol-impaired driving 
     countermeasures, dedicated to enforcement of the laws 
     (including regulations).
       `(2) Fiscal year 2003 and fiscal years thereafter.--On 
     October 1, 2002, and each October 1 thereafter, if a State 
     has not enacted or is not enforcing an open container law 
     described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall transfer an 
     amount equal to 3 percent of the funds apportioned to the 
     State on that date under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) 
     of section 104(b) to the apportionment of the State under 
     section 402 to be used or directed as described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1).
       `(3) Use for hazard elimination program.--A State may elect 
     to use all or a portion of the funds transferred under 
     paragraph (1) or (2) for activities eligible under section 
     152.
       `(4) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project carried out with funds transferred under paragraph 
     (1) or (2), or used under paragraph (3), shall be 100 
     percent.
       `(5) Derivation of amount to be transferred.--The amount to 
     be transferred under paragraph (1) or (2) may be derived from 
     1 or more of the following:
       `(A) The apportionment of the State under section 
     104(b)(1).
       `(B) The apportionment of the State under section 
     104(b)(3).
       `(C) The apportionment of the State under section 
     104(b)(4).
       `(6) Transfer of obligation authority.--
       `(A) In general.--If the Secretary transfers under this 
     subsection any funds to the apportionment of a State under 
     section 402 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall transfer 
     an amount, determined under subparagraph (B), of obligation 
     authority distributed for the fiscal year to the State for 
     Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs 
     for carrying out projects under section 402.
       `(B) Amount.--The amount of obligation authority referred 
     to in subparagraph (A) shall be determined by multiplying--
       `(i) the amount of funds transferred under subparagraph (A) 
     to the apportionment of the State under section 402 for the 
     fiscal year; by
       `(ii) the ratio that--

       `(I) the amount of obligation authority distributed for the 
     fiscal year to the State for Federal-aid highways and highway 
     safety construction programs; bears to
       `(II) the total of the sums apportioned to the State for 
     Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs 
     (excluding sums not subject to any obligation limitation) for 
     the fiscal year.

       `(7) Limitation on applicability of obligation 
     limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     limitation on the total of obligations for highway safety 
     programs under section 402 shall apply to funds transferred 
     under this subsection to the apportionment of a State under 
     such section.'.
       ``(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 153 the following:

`154. Open container requirements.'.

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

       ``(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     `Sec. 164. Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving 
       while intoxicated or driving under the influence

       `(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       `(1) Alcohol concentration.--The term ``alcohol 
     concentration'' means grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of 
     blood or grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath.
       `(2) Driving while intoxicated; driving under the 
     influence.--The terms ``driving while intoxicated'' and 
     ``driving under the influence'' mean driving or being in 
     actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having an 
     alcohol concentration above the permitted limit as 
     established by each State.
       `(3) License suspension.--The term ``license suspension'' 
     means the suspension of all driving privileges.

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       `(4) Motor vehicle.--The term ``motor vehicle'' means a 
     vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured 
     primarily for use on public highways, but does not include a 
     vehicle operated solely on a rail line or a commercial 
     vehicle.
       `(5) Repeat intoxicated driver law.--The term ``repeat 
     intoxicated driver law'' means a State law that provides, as 
     a minimum penalty, that an individual convicted of a second 
     or subsequent offense for driving while intoxicated or 
     driving under the influence after a previous conviction for 
     that offense shall--
       `(A) receive a driver's license suspension for not less 
     than 1 year;
       `(B) be subject to the impoundment or immobilization of 
     each of the individual's motor vehicles or the installation 
     of an ignition interlock system on each of the motor 
     vehicles;
       `(C) receive an assessment of the individual's degree of 
     abuse of alcohol and treatment as appropriate; and
       `(D) receive--
       `(i) in the case of the second offense--

       ``(I) an assignment of not less than 30 days of community 
     service; or
       `(II) not less than 5 days of imprisonment; and

       `(ii) in the case of the third or subsequent offense--

       `(I) an assignment of not less than 60 days of community 
     service; or
       `(II) not less than 10 days of imprisonment.

       `(b) Transfer of Funds.--
       `(1) Fiscal years 2001 and 2002.--On October 1, 2000, and 
     October 1, 2001, if a State has not enacted or is not 
     enforcing a repeat intoxicated driver law, the Secretary 
     shall transfer an amount equal to 1\1/2\ percent of the funds 
     apportioned to the State on that date under each of 
     paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) to the 
     apportionment of the State under section 402--
       `(A) to be used for alcohol-impaired driving 
     countermeasures; or
       `(B) to be directed to State and local law enforcement 
     agencies for enforcement of laws prohibiting driving while 
     intoxicated or driving under the influence and other related 
     laws (including regulations), including the purchase of 
     equipment, the training of officers, and the use of 
     additional personnel for specific alcohol-impaired driving 
     countermeasures, dedicated to enforcement of the laws 
     (including regulations).
       `(2) Fiscal year 2003 and fiscal years thereafter.--On 
     October 1, 2002, and each October 1 thereafter, if a State 
     has not enacted or is not enforcing a repeat intoxicated 
     driver law, the Secretary shall transfer an amount equal to 3 
     percent of the funds apportioned to the State on that date 
     under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) 
     to the apportionment of the State under section 402 to be 
     used or directed as described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
     paragraph (1).
       `(3) Use for hazard elimination program.--A State may elect 
     to use all or a portion of the funds transferred under 
     paragraph (1) or (2) for activities eligible under section 
     152.
       `(4) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project carried out with funds transferred under paragraph 
     (1) or (2), or used under paragraph (3), shall be 100 
     percent.
       `(5) Derivation of amount to be transferred.--The amount to 
     be transferred under paragraph (1) or (2) may be derived from 
     1 or more of the following:
       `(A) The apportionment of the State under section 
     104(b)(1).
       `(B) The apportionment of the State under section 
     104(b)(3).
       `(C) The apportionment of the State under section 
     104(b)(4).
       `(6) Transfer of obligation authority.--
       `(A) In general.--If the Secretary transfers under this 
     subsection any funds to the apportionment of a State under 
     section 402 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall transfer 
     an amount, determined under subparagraph (B), of obligation 
     authority distributed for the fiscal year to the State for 
     Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs 
     for carrying out projects under section 402.
       `(B) Amount.--The amount of obligation authority referred 
     to in subparagraph (A) shall be determined by multiplying--
       `(i) the amount of funds transferred under subparagraph (A) 
     to the apportionment of the State under section 402 for the 
     fiscal year; by
       `(ii) the ratio that--

       `(I) the amount of obligation authority distributed for the 
     fiscal year to the State for Federal-aid highways and highway 
     safety construction programs; bears to
       `(II) the total of the sums apportioned to the State for 
     Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs 
     (excluding sums not subject to any obligation limitation) for 
     the fiscal year.

       `(7) Limitation on applicability of obligation 
     limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     limitation on the total of obligations for highway safety 
     programs under section 402 shall apply to funds transferred 
     under this subsection to the apportionment of a State under 
     such section.'.
       ``(b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     such title is amended by adding at the end the following:

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

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

     SEC. 6. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATE PROVISIONS.

       (a) San Mateo County, California.--Section 1113 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d).
       (b) Value Pricing Pilot Program.--Section 1216(a) of such 
     Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Conforming amendments.--
       ``(A) Section 1012(b)(6) of such Act (as amended by 
     paragraph (5) of this subsection) is amended by striking 
     `146(c)' and inserting `102(a)'.
       ``(B) Section 1012(b)(8) of such Act (as added by paragraph 
     (7) of this subsection) is amended--
       ``(i) in subparagraph (C) by striking `under this 
     subsection' and inserting `to carry out this subsection';
       ``(ii) in subparagraph (D)--

       ``(I) by striking `under this paragraph' and inserting `to 
     carry out this subsection'; and
       ``(II) by striking `by this paragraph' and inserting `to 
     carry out this subsection';

       ``(iii) by striking subparagraph (A); and
       ``(iv) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively.''.
       (c) National Defense Highways Outside the United States.--
     Section 1214(e) of such Act is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Minnesota Transportation History Network.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall award a grant to the 
     Minnesota Historical Society for the establishment of the 
     Minnesota Transportation History Network to include major 
     exhibits, interpretive programs at national historic landmark 
     sites, and outreach programs with county and local historical 
     organizations.
       ``(2) Coordination.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall coordinate with officials of the Minnesota 
     Historical Society.
       ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1999 through 2003 to carry out this subsection.
       ``(4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code; except that such funds shall 
     remain available until expended.''.
       (d) Entrance Paving at Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge.--
     Section 1214(i) of such Act is amended by striking 
     ``$750,000'' each place it appears and inserting ``$75,000''.

     SEC. 7. HIGHWAY FINANCE.

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

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

                         ``Subtitle E--Finance

   ``Chapter 1--Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation

``Sec. 1501. Short title.
``Sec. 1502. Findings.
``Sec. 1503. Establishment of program.
``Sec. 1504. Duties of the Secretary.

          ``Chapter 2--State Infrastructure Bank Pilot Program

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

     SEC. 8. HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       The table contained in section 1602 of the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended--
       (1) in item 1 by striking ``1.275'' and inserting ``1.7'';
       (2) in item 82 by striking ``30.675'' and inserting 
     ``32.4'';

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       (3) in item 107 by striking ``1.125'' and inserting 
     ``1.44'';
       (4) in item 121 by striking ``10.5'' and inserting ``5.0'';
       (5) in item 140 by inserting ``-VFHS Center'' after 
     ``Park'';
       (6) in item 151 by striking ``5.666'' and inserting 
     ``8.666'';
       (7) in item 164--
       (A) by inserting ``, and $3,000,000 for the period of 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999 shall be made available to carry 
     out section 1217(j)'' after ``Pennsylvania''; and
       (B) by striking ``25'' and inserting ``24.78'';
       (8) by striking item 166 and inserting the following:
       
       

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 9. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 3003 of the Federal Transit Act 
     of 1998 is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Section 
     5302''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5302 (as amended by 
     subsection (a) of this section) is amended in subsection 
     (a)(1)(G)(i) by striking `daycare and' and inserting `daycare 
     or'.''.

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       (b) Metropolitan Planning.--Section 3004 of the Federal 
     Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) by striking `general local government representing' 
     and inserting `general purpose local government that together 
     represent'; and'';
       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (4) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) by striking `general local government representing' 
     and inserting `general purpose local government that together 
     represent'; and'';
       (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (E) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(3) in paragraph (4)(A) by striking `(3)' and inserting 
     `(5)'; and'';
       (2) in subsection (d) by striking the closing quotation 
     marks and the final period at the end and inserting the 
     following:
       `(5) Coordination.--If a project is located within the 
     boundaries of more than 1 metropolitan planning organization, 
     the metropolitan planning organizations shall coordinate 
     plans regarding the project.
       `(6) Lake tahoe region.--
       `(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term ``Lake Tahoe 
     region'' has the meaning given the term ``region'' in 
     subdivision (a) of article II of the Tahoe Regional Planning 
     Compact, as set forth in the first section of Public Law 96-
     551 (94 Stat. 3234).
       `(B) Transportation planning process.--The Secretary 
     shall--
       `(i) establish with the Federal land management agencies 
     that have jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe region a 
     transportation planning process for the region; and
       `(ii) coordinate the transportation planning process with 
     the planning process required of State and local governments 
     under this chapter and sections 134 and 135 of title 23.
       `(C) Interstate compact.--
       `(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii) and 
     notwithstanding subsection (b), to carry out the 
     transportation planning process required by this section, the 
     consent of Congress is granted to the States of California 
     and Nevada to designate a metropolitan planning organization 
     for the Lake Tahoe region, by agreement between the Governors 
     of the States of California and Nevada and units of general 
     purpose local government that together represent at least 75 
     percent of the affected population (including the central 
     city or cities (as defined by the Bureau of the Census)), or 
     in accordance with procedures established by applicable State 
     or local law.
       `(ii) Involvement of federal land management agencies.--

       `(I) Representation.--The policy board of a metropolitan 
     planning organization designated under clause (i) shall 
     include a representative of each Federal land management 
     agency that has jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe 
     region.
       `(II) Funding.--In addition to funds made available to the 
     metropolitan planning organization under other provisions of 
     this chapter and under title 23, not more than 1 percent of 
     the funds allocated under section 202 of title 23 may be used 
     to carry out the transportation planning process for the Lake 
     Tahoe region under this subparagraph.

       `(D) Activities.--Highway projects included in 
     transportation plans developed under this paragraph--
       `(i) shall be selected for funding in a manner that 
     facilitates the participation of the Federal land management 
     agencies that have jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe 
     region; and
       `(ii) may, in accordance with chapter 2 of title 23, be 
     funded using funds allocated under section 202 of title 
     23.'.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Technical Adjustments.--Section 5303(f) is amended--
       ``(1) in paragraph (1) (as amended by subsection (e)(1) of 
     this subsection)--
       ``(A) in subparagraph (C) by striking `and' at the end;
       ``(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting `; and';
       ``(C) by adding at the end the following:
       `(E) the financial plan may include, for illustrative 
     purposes, additional projects that would be included in the 
     adopted long-range plan if reasonable additional resources 
     beyond those identified in the financial plan were available, 
     except that, for the purpose of developing the long-range 
     plan, the metropolitan planning organization and the State 
     shall cooperatively develop estimates of funds that will be 
     available to support plan implementation.'; and
       ``(2) by adding at the end the following:
       `(6) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--
     Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(E), a State or metropolitan 
     planning organization shall not be required to select any 
     project from the illustrative list of additional projects 
     included in the financial plan under paragraph (1)(B).'.''.
       (c) Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program.--
     Section 3005 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by inserting ``metropolitan'' 
     before ``transportation''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Technical Adjustments.--Section 5304 is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (a) (as amended by subsection (a) of 
     this section)--
       ``(A) by striking `In cooperation with' and inserting the 
     following:
       `(1) In general.--In cooperation with'; and
       ``(B) by adding at the end the following:
       `(2) Funding estimate.--For the purpose of developing the 
     transportation improvement program, the metropolitan planning 
     organization, public transit agency, and the State shall 
     cooperatively develop estimates of funds that are reasonably 
     expected to be available to support program implementation.';
       ``(2) in subsection (b)(2)--
       ``(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking `and' at the end; and
       ``(B) in subparagraph (C) (as added by subsection (b) of 
     this section) by striking `strategies which may include' and 
     inserting the following: `strategies; and
       `(D) may include'; and
       ``(3) in subsection (c) by striking paragraph (4) (as 
     amended by subsection (c) of this section) and inserting the 
     following:
       `(4) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--
       `(A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (b)(2)(D), a 
     State or metropolitan planning organization shall not be 
     required to select any project from the illustrative list of 
     additional projects included in the financial plan under 
     subsection (b)(2)(D).
       `(B) Action by secretary.--Action by the Secretary shall be 
     required for a State or metropolitan planning organization to 
     select any project from the illustrative list of additional 
     projects included in the plan under subsection (b)(2) for 
     inclusion in an approved transportation improvement 
     plan.'.''.
       (d) Transportation Management Areas.--Section 3006(d) of 
     the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(d) Project Selection.--Section 5305(d)(1) is amended to 
     read as follows: `(1)(A) All federally funded projects 
     carried out within the boundaries of a transportation 
     management area under title 23 (excluding projects carried 
     out on the National Highway System and projects carried out 
     under the bridge and interstate maintenance program) or under 
     this chapter shall be selected from the approved 
     transportation improvement program by the metropolitan 
     planning organization designated for the area in consultation 
     with the State and any affected public transit operator.
       `(B) Projects carried out within the boundaries of a 
     transportation management area on the National Highway System 
     and projects carried out within such boundaries under the 
     bridge program or the interstate maintenance program shall be 
     selected from the approved transportation improvement program 
     by the State in cooperation with the metropolitan planning 
     organization designated for the area.'.''.
       (e) Urbanized Area Formula Grants.--Section 3007 of the 
     Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(h) Technical Adjustments.--
       ``(1) General authority.--Section 5307(b) (as amended by 
     subsection (c)(1)(B) of this section) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following: `The Secretary may make grants under 
     this section from funds made available for fiscal year 1998 
     to finance the operating costs of equipment and facilities 
     for use in mass transportation in an urbanized area with a 
     population of at least 200,000.'.
       ``(2) Report.--Section 5307(k)(3) (as amended by subsection 
     (f) of this section) is amended by inserting `preceding' 
     before `fiscal year'.''.
       (f) Clean Fuels Formula Grant Program.--Section 3008 of the 
     Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(c) Technical Adjustments.--Section 5308(e)(2) (as added 
     by subsection (a) of this section) is amended by striking 
     `$50,000,000' and inserting `35 percent'.''.
       (g) Capital Investment Grants and Loans.--Section 3009 of 
     the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(k) Technical Adjustments.--
       ``(1) Criteria.--Section 5309(e) (as amended by subsection 
     (e) of this section) is amended--
       ``(A) in paragraph (3)(C) by striking `urban' and inserting 
     `suburban';
       ``(B) in the second sentence of paragraph (6) by striking 
     `or not' and all that follows through `, based' and inserting 
     `or ``not recommended'', based'; and
       ``(C) in the last sentence of paragraph (6) by inserting 
     `of the' before `criteria established'.
       ``(2) Letters of intent and full funding grant 
     agreements.--Section 5309(g) (as amended by subsection (f) of 
     this section) is amended in paragraph (4) by striking 
     `5338(a)' and all that follows through `2003' and inserting 
     `5338(b) of this title for new fixed guideway systems and 
     extensions to existing fixed guideway systems and the amount 
     appropriated under section 5338(h)(5) or an amount equivalent 
     to the last 2 fiscal years of funding authorized under 
     section 5338(b) for new fixed guideway systems and extensions 
     to existing fixed guideway systems'.
       ``(3) Allocating amounts.--Section 5309(m) (as amended by 
     subsection (g) of this section) is amended--
       ``(A) in paragraph (1) by inserting `(b)' after `5338';
       ``(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       `(2) New fixed guideway grants.--
       `(A) Limitation on amounts available for activities other 
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     construction.--Not more than 8 percent of the amounts made 
     available in each fiscal year by paragraph (1)(B) shall be 
     available for activities other than final design and 
     construction.
       `(B) Funding for ferry boat systems.--
       `(i) Amounts under (1)(b).--Of the amounts made available 
     under paragraph (1)(B), $10,400,000 shall be available in 
     each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 for capital projects 
     in Alaska or Hawaii, for new fixed guideway systems and 
     extensions to existing fixed guideway systems that are ferry 
     boats or ferry terminal facilities, or that are approaches to 
     ferry terminal facilities.
       `(ii) Amounts under 5338(h)(5).--Of the amounts 
     appropriated under section 5338(h)(5), $3,600,000 shall be 
     available in each of fiscal years 1999 through 2003 for 
     capital projects in Alaska or Hawaii, for new fixed guideway 
     systems and extensions to existing fixed guideway systems 
     that are ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities, or that 
     are approaches to ferry terminal facilities.';
       ``(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3)(C);
       ``(D) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the following:
       `(D) Other than urbanized areas.--Of amounts made available 
     by paragraph (1)(C), not less than 5.5 percent shall be 
     available in each fiscal year for other than urbanized 
     areas.';
       ``(E) by striking paragraph (5); and
       ``(F) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       `(4) Eligibility for assistance for multiple projects.--A 
     person applying for or receiving assistance for a project 
     described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) 
     may receive assistance for a project described in any other 
     of such subparagraphs.'.''.
       (h) References to Full Funding Grant Agreements.--Section 
     3009(h)(3) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A)(ii);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) in section 5328(a)(4) by striking `section 5309(m)(2) 
     of this title' and inserting `5309(o)(1)'; and
       ``(D) in section 5309(n)(2) by striking `in a way' and 
     inserting `in a manner'.''.
       (i) Dollar Value of Mobility Improvements.--Section 
     3010(b)(2) of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by 
     striking ``Secretary'' and inserting ``Comptroller General''.
       (j) Intelligent Transportation System Applications.--
     Section 3012 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by 
     moving paragraph (3) of subsection (a) to the end of 
     subsection (b) and by redesignating such paragraph (3) as 
     paragraph (4).
       (k) Advanced Technology Pilot Project.--Section 3015 of the 
     Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2) by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Financial assistance made available under this 
     subsection and projects assisted with the assistance shall be 
     subject to section 5333(a) of title 49, United States 
     Code.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Training and Curriculum Development.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any funds made available by section 
     5338(e)(2)(C)(iii) of title 49, United States Code, shall be 
     available in equal amounts for transportation research, 
     training, and curriculum development at institutions 
     identified in subparagraphs (E) and (F) of section 5505(j)(3) 
     of such title.
       ``(2) Special rule.--If the institutions identified in 
     paragraph (1) are selected pursuant to 5505(i)(3)(B) of such 
     title in fiscal year 2002 or 2003, the funds made available 
     to carry out this subsection shall be available to those 
     institutions to carry out the activities required pursuant to 
     section 5505(i)(3)(B) of such title for that fiscal year.''.
       (l) National Transit Institute.--Section 3017(a) of the 
     Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--Section 5315 is amended--
       ``(1) in the section heading by striking `mass 
     transportation and inserting `transit';
       ``(2) in subsection (a)--
       ``(A) by striking `mass transportation' in the first 
     sentence and inserting `transit';
       ``(B) in paragraph (5) by inserting `and architectural 
     design' before the semicolon at the end;
       ``(C) in paragraph (7) by striking `carrying out' and 
     inserting `delivering';
       ``(D) in paragraph (11) by inserting `, construction 
     management, insurance, and risk management' before the 
     semicolon at the end;
       ``(E) in paragraph (13) by striking `and' at the end;
       ``(F) in paragraph (14) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       ``(G) by adding at the end the following:
       `(15) innovative finance; and
       `(16) workplace safety.'.''.
       (m) Pilot Program.--Section 3021(a) of the Federal Transit 
     Act of 1998 is amended by inserting ``single-State'' before 
     ``pilot program''.
       (n) Architectural, Engineering, and Design Contracts.--
     Section 3022 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5325(b) (as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(2) of this section) is 
     amended--
       ``(1) by inserting `or requirement' after `A contract'; and
       ``(2) by inserting before the last sentence the following: 
     `When awarding such contracts, recipients of assistance under 
     this chapter shall maximize efficiencies of administration by 
     accepting nondisputed audits conducted by other governmental 
     agencies, as provided in subparagraphs (C) through (F) of 
     section 112(b)(2) of title 23.'.''.
       (o) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3027 of the Federal 
     Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c) by striking ``600,000'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``900,000''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 
     5336 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended by 
     striking `block grants' and inserting `formula grants'.''.
       (p) Apportionment for Fixed Guideway Modernization.--
     Section 3028 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5337(a) (as amended 
     by subsection (a) of this section) is amended--
       ``(1) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking `(e)' and inserting 
     `(e)(1)';
       ``(2) in paragraph (3)(D)--
       ``(A) by striking `(ii)'; and
       ``(B) by striking `(e)' and inserting `(e)(1)';
       ``(3) in paragraph (4) by striking `(e)' and inserting 
     `(e)(1)';
       ``(4) in paragraph (5)(A) by striking `(e)' and inserting 
     `(e)(2)';
       ``(5) in paragraph (5)(B) by striking `(e)' and inserting 
     `(e)(2)';
       ``(6) in paragraph (6) by striking `(e)' each place it 
     appears and inserting `(e)(2)'; and
       ``(7) in paragraph (7) by striking `(e)' each place it 
     appears and inserting `(e)(2)'.''.
       (q) Authorizations.--Section 3029 of the Federal Transit 
     Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Technical Adjustments.--Section 5338 (as amended by 
     subsection (a) of this section) is amended--
       ``(1) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i) by striking `$43,200,000' 
     and inserting `$42,200,000';
       ``(2) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii) by striking `$46,400,000' 
     and inserting `$48,400,000';
       ``(3) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(iii) by striking 
     `$51,200,000' and inserting `$50,200,000';
       ``(4) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(iv) by striking `$52,800,000' 
     and inserting `$53,800,000';
       ``(5) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(v) by striking `$57,600,000' 
     and inserting `$58,600,000';
       ``(6) in subsection (d)(2)(C)(iii) by inserting before the 
     semicolon `, including not more than $1,000,000 shall be 
     available to carry out section 5315(a)(16)';
       ``(7) in subsection (e)--
       ``(A) by striking `5317(b)' each place it appears and 
     inserting `5505';
       ``(B) in paragraph (1) by striking `There are' and 
     inserting `Subject to paragraph (2)(C), there are';
       ``(C) in paragraph (2)--
       ``(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking `There shall' and 
     inserting `Subject to subparagraph (C), there shall';
       ``(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking `In addition' and 
     inserting `Subject to subparagraph (C), in addition'; and
       ``(iii) by adding at the end the following:
       `(C) Funding of centers.--
       `(i) Of the amounts made available under subparagraph (A) 
     and paragraph (1) for each fiscal year--

       `(I) $2,000,000 shall be available for the center 
     identified in section 5505(j)(4)(A); and
       `(II) $2,000,000 shall be available for the center 
     identified in section 5505(j)(4)(F).

       `(ii) For each of fiscal years 1998 through 2001, of the 
     amounts made available under this paragraph and paragraph 
     (1)--

       `(I) $400,000 shall be available from amounts made 
     available under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph and under 
     paragraph (1) for each of the centers identified in 
     subparagraphs (E) and (F) of section 5505(j)(3); and
       `(II) $350,000 shall be available from amounts made 
     available under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph and under 
     paragraph (1) for each of the centers identified in 
     subparagraphs (E) and (F) of section 5505(j)(3).

       `(iii) Any amounts made available under this paragraph or 
     paragraph (1) for any fiscal year that remain after 
     distribution under clauses (i) and (ii), shall be available 
     for the purposes identified in section 3015(d) of the Federal 
     Transit Act of 1998.'; and
       ``(D) by adding at the end the following:
       `(3) Special rule.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to limit the transportation research conducted by 
     the centers funded by this section.';
       ``(8) in subsection (g)(2) by striking `(c)(2)(B),' and all 
     that follows through `(f)(2)(B),' and inserting `(c)(1), 
     (c)(2)(B), (d)(1), (d)(2)(B), (e)(1), (e)(2)(B), (f)(1), 
     (f)(2)(B),';
       ``(9) in subsection (h) by inserting `under the 
     Transportation Discretionary Spending Guarantee for the Mass 
     Transit Category' after `through (f)'; and
       ``(10) in subsection (h)(5) by striking subparagraphs (A) 
     through (E) and inserting the following:
       `(A) for fiscal year 1999 $400,000,000;
       `(B) for fiscal year 2000 $410,000,000;
       `(C) for fiscal year 2001 $420,000,000;
       `(D) for fiscal year 2002 $430,000,000; and
       `(E) for fiscal year 2003 $430,000,000;'.''.
       (r) Projects for Fixed Guideway Systems.--Section 3030 of 
     the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--

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       (A) in paragraph (8) by inserting ``North-'' before 
     ``South'';
       (B) in paragraph (42) by striking ``Maryland'' and 
     inserting ``Baltimore'';
       (C) in paragraph (103) by striking ``busway'' and inserting 
     ``Boulevard transitway'';
       (D) in paragraph (106) by inserting ``CTA'' before 
     ``Douglas'';
       (E) by striking paragraph (108) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(108) Greater Albuquerque Mass Transit Project.''; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(109) Hartford City Light Rail Connection to Central 
     Business District.
       ``(110) Providence-Boston Commuter Rail.
       ``(111) New York-St. George's Ferry Intermodal Terminal.
       ``(112) New York-Midtown West Ferry Terminal.
       ``(113) Pinellas County-Mobility Initiative Project.
       ``(114) Atlanta-MARTA Extension (S. DeKalb-Lindbergh).'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Sioux City-Light Rail.'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (40) and inserting the following:
       ``(40) Santa Fe-El Dorado Rail Link.'';
       (C) by striking paragraph (44) and inserting the following:
       ``(44) Albuquerque-High Capacity Corridor.'';
       (D) by striking paragraph (53) and inserting the following:
       ``(53) San Jacinto-Branch Line (Riverside County).''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(69) Chicago-Northwest Rail Transit Corridor.
       ``(70) Vermont-Burlington-Essex Commuter Rail.''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i) by inserting ``(even 
     if the project is not listed in subsection (a) or (b))'' 
     before the colon;
       (ii) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:
       ``(ii) San Diego Mission Valley and Mid-Coast Corridor, 
     $325,000,000.'';
       (iii) by striking clause (v) and inserting the following:
       ``(v) Hartford City Light Rail Connection to Central 
     Business District, $33,000,000.'';
       (iv) by striking clause (xxiii) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(xxiii) Kansas City-I-35 Commuter Rail, $30,000,000.'';
       (v) in clause (xxxii) by striking ``Whitehall Ferry 
     Terminal'' and inserting ``Staten Island Ferry-Whitehall 
     Intermodal Terminal'';
       (vi) by striking clause (xxxv) and inserting the following:
       ``(xxxv) New York-Midtown West Ferry Terminal, 
     $16,300,000.'';
       (vii) in clause (xxxix) by striking ``Allegheny County'' 
     and inserting ``Pittsburgh'';
       (viii) by striking clause (xvi) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(xvi) Northeast Indianapolis Corridor, $10,000,000.'';
       (ix) by striking clause (xxix) and inserting the following:
       ``(xxix) Greater Albuquerque Mass Transit Project, 
     $90,000,000.'';
       (x) by striking clause (xliii) and inserting the following:
       ``(xliii) Providence-Boston Commuter Rail, $10,000,000.'';
       (xi) by striking clause (xlix) and inserting the following:
       ``(xlix) SEATAC-Personal Rapid Transit, $40,000,000.''; and
       (xii) by striking clause (li) and inserting the following:
       ``(li) Dallas-Ft. Worth RAILTRAN (Phase-II), 
     $12,000,000.'';
       (B) by striking the heading for subsection (c)(2) and 
     inserting ``Additional amounts''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3) by inserting after the first sentence 
     the following: ``The project shall also be exempted from all 
     requirements relating to criteria for grants and loans for 
     fixed guideway systems under section 5309(e) of such title 
     and from regulations required under that section.''.
       (s) New Jersey Urban Core Project.--Section 3030(e) of the 
     Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(4) Technical adjustment.--Section 3031(d) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (as 
     amended by paragraph (3)(B) of this subsection) is amended--
       ``(A) by striking `of the West Shore Line' and inserting 
     `or the West Shore Line'; and
       ``(B) by striking `directly connected to' and all that 
     follows through `Newark International Airport' the first 
     place it appears.''.
       (t) Baltimore-Washington Transportation Improvements.--
     Section 3030 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Technical Adjustment.--Section 3035(nn) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
     Stat. 2134) (as amended by subsection (g)(1)(C) of this 
     section) is amended by inserting after `expenditure of' the 
     following: `section 5309 funds to the aggregate expenditure 
     of'.''.
       (u) Bus Projects.--Section 3031 of the Federal Transit Act 
     of 1998 is amended--
       (1) in the table contained in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking item 64;
       (B) in item 69 by striking ``Rensslear'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Rensselaer'';
       (C) in item 103 by striking ``facilities and''; and
       (D) by striking item 150;
       (2) by striking the heading for subsection (b) and 
     inserting ``Additional Amounts'';
       (3) in subsection (b) by inserting after ``2000'' the first 
     place it appears ``with funds made available under section 
     5338(h)(6) of such title''; and
       (4) in item 2 of the table contained in subsection (b) by 
     striking ``Rensslear'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Rensselaer''.
       (v) Contracting Out Study.--Section 3032 of the Federal 
     Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``3'' and inserting 
     ``6'';
       (2) in subsection (d) by striking ``the Mass Transit 
     Account of the Highway Trust Fund'' and inserting ``funds 
     made available under section 5338(f)(2) of title 49, United 
     States Code,'';
       (3) in subsection (d) by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``1999''; and
       (4) in subsection (e) by striking ``subsection (c)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (d)''.
       (w) Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants.--Section 3037 of 
     the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(4)(A)--
       (A) by inserting ``designated recipients under section 
     5307(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code,'' after ``from 
     among''; and
       (B) by inserting a comma after ``and agencies'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(4)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``at least'' and inserting ``less than'';
       (B) by inserting ``designated recipients under section 
     5307(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code,'' after ``from 
     among''; and
       (C) by inserting ``and agencies,'' after ``authorities'';
       (3) in subsection (f)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``(including bicycling)''; and
       (B) by inserting ``(including bicycling)'' after 
     ``additional services'';
       (4) in subsection (h)(2)(B) by striking 
     ``403(a)(5)(C)(ii)'' and inserting ``403(a)(5)(C)(vi)'';
       (5) in the heading for subsection (l)(1)(C) by striking 
     ``from the general fund'';
       (6) in subsection (l)(1)(C) by inserting ``under the 
     Transportation Discretionary Spending Guarantee for the Mass 
     Transit Category'' after ``(B)''; and
       (7) in subsection (l)(3)(B) by striking ``at least'' and 
     inserting ``less than''.
       (x) Rural Transportation Accessibility Incentive Program.--
     Section 3038 of the Federal Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A) by inserting before the 
     semicolon ``or connecting 1 or more rural communities with an 
     urban area not in close proximity'';
       (2) in subsection (g)(1)--
       (A) by inserting ``over-the-road buses used substantially 
     or exclusively in'' after ``operators of''; and
       (B) by inserting at the end the following:
     ``Such sums shall remain available until expended.''; and
       (3) in subsection (g)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``each of''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``Such sums shall 
     remain available until expended.''.
       (y) Study of Transit Needs in National Parks and Related 
     Public Lands.--Section 3039(b) of the Federal Transit Act of 
     1998 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``in order to carry'' and 
     inserting ``assist in carrying''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `Federal land management agencies' means the National 
     Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     and the Bureau of Land Management.''.
       (z) Obligation Ceiling.--Section 3040 of the Federal 
     Transit Act of 1998 is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) $5,797,000,000 in fiscal year 2000;''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4) by striking ``$6,746,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$6,747,000,000''.

     SEC. 10. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

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

     SEC. 11. RESTORATIONS TO RESEARCH TITLE.

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

     SEC. 12. AUTOMOBILE SAFETY AND INFORMATION.

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

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

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

     SEC. 14. CORRECTIONS TO VETERANS SUBTITLE.

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

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

       ``(a) In General.--(1) Chapter 11 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1102 the 
     following new section:

     `Sec. 1103. Special provisions relating to claims based upon 
       effects of tobacco products

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 15. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS REGARDING TITLE IX.

       (a) Highway Trust Fund.--Subsection (f) of section 9002 of 
     the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) The last sentence of section 9503(c)(1), as amended 
     by subsection (d), is amended by striking `the date of 
     enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century' and inserting `the date of the enactment of the TEA 
     21 Restoration Act'.
       ``(5) Paragraph (3) of section 9503(e), as amended by 
     subsection (d), is amended by striking `the date of enactment 
     of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century'

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

     SEC. 16. EFFECTIVE DATE.

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

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the bill is passed.
  There was no objection.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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