[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 119 (Tuesday, September 14, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10856-S10866]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  2000

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                       SHELBY AMENDMENT NO. 1624

  Mr. SHELBY proposed an amendment to the bill (H.R. 2084) making 
appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert: That the 
     following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                   Immediate Office of the Secretary

       For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the 
     Secretary, $1,900,000.

                Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary

       For necessary expenses of the Immediate Office of the 
     Deputy Secretary, $600,000.

                     Office of the General Counsel

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the General 
     Counsel, $9,000,000.

              Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Policy, $2,900,000.

   Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International 
                                Affairs

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, $7,700,000: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     there may be credited to this appropriation up to $1,250,000 
     in funds received in user fees.

       Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Budget and Programs, $6,870,000, including not 
     to exceed $45,000 for allocation within the Department for 
     official reception and representation expenses as the 
     Secretary may determine.

       Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Governmental Affairs, $2,000,000.

          Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Administration, $18,600,000.

                        Office of Public Affairs

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Public Affairs, 
     $1,800,000.

                         Executive Secretariat

       For necessary expenses of the Executive Secretariat, 
     $1,110,000.

                       Board of Contract Appeals

       For necessary expenses of the Board of Contract Appeals, 
     $560,000.

         Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Small and 
     Disadvantaged Business Utilization, $1,222,000.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Information Officer, $5,100,000.

                         Office of Civil Rights

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, 
     $7,200,000.

           Transportation Planning, Research, and Development

       For necessary expenses for conducting transportation 
     planning, research, systems development, development 
     activities, and making grants, to remain available until 
     expended, $3,300,000.

              Transportation Administrative Service Center

       Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays 
     of the Transportation Administrative Service Center, not to 
     exceed $169,953,000, shall be paid from appropriations made 
     available to the Department of Transportation: Provided, That 
     the preceding limitation shall not apply to activities 
     associated with departmental Year 2000 conversion activities: 
     Provided further, That such services shall be provided on a 
     competitive basis to entities within the Department of 
     Transportation: Provided further, That the above limitation 
     on operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: 
     Provided further, That no funds appropriated in this Act to 
     an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the 
     Transportation Administrative Service Center without the 
     approval of the agency modal administrator: Provided further, 
     That no assessments may be levied against any program, budget 
     activity, subactivity or project funded by this Act unless 
     notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are 
     presented to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations and are approved by such Committees.

                   Minority Business Resource Center

       For the cost of direct loans, $1,500,000, as authorized by 
     49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, including the cost 
     of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, 
     That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations 
     for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed 
     $13,775,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to 
     carry out the direct loan program, $400,000.

                       Minority Business Outreach

       For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center 
     outreach activities, $2,900,000, of which $2,635,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2001: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for 
     business opportunities related to any mode of transportation.

                              COAST GUARD

                           Operating Expenses


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of 
     the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase of not 
     to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; 
     payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as 
     amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and section 229(b) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)); and recreation and 
     welfare; $2,772,000,000, of which $534,000,000 shall be 
     available for defense-related activities; and of which 
     $25,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
     Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in 
     this or any other Act shall be available for pay for 
     administrative expenses in connection with shipping 
     commissioners in the United States: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for 
     expenses incurred for yacht documentation under 46 U.S.C. 
     12109, except to the extent fees are collected from yacht 
     owners and credited to this appropriation: Provided further, 
     That the Commandant shall reduce both military and civilian 
     employment levels for the purpose of complying with Executive 
     Order No. 12839: Provided further, That up to $615,000 in 
     user fees collected pursuant to section 1111 of Public Law 
     104-324 shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting 
     collections in fiscal year 2000: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may transfer funds to this account, from Federal 
     Aviation Administration ``Operations'', not to exceed 
     $60,000,000 in total for the fiscal year, fifteen days after 
     written notification to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations, for the purpose of providing additional funds 
     for drug interdiction activities and/or the Office of 
     Intelligence and Security activities: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
     Coast Guard to plan, finalize, or implement any regulation 
     that would promulgate new maritime user fees not specifically 
     authorized by law after the date of enactment of this Act: 
     Provided further, That the United States Coast Guard will 
     reimburse the Department of Transportation Inspector General 
     $5,000,000 for costs associated with audits and 
     investigations of all Coast Guard-related issues and systems.

              Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements


                     (including transfers of funds)

       For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, 
     renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore 
     facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment 
     related thereto, $370,426,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be 
     derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which 
     $123,560,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate 
     or improve vessels, small boats and related equipment, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2004; $33,210,000 shall 
     be available to acquire new

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     aircraft and increase aviation capability, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2002; $52,726,000 shall be 
     available for other equipment, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2002; $63,800,000 shall be available for shore 
     facilities and aids to navigation facilities, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2002; $52,930,000 shall be 
     available for personnel compensation and benefits and related 
     costs, to remain available until September 30, 2001; and 
     $44,200,000 shall be deposited in the Deepwater Replacement 
     Project Revolving Fund to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That funds received from the sale of HU-25 aircraft 
     shall be credited to this appropriation for the purpose of 
     acquiring new aircraft and increasing aviation capacity: 
     Provided further, That the Commandant of the Coast Guard is 
     authorized to and may dispose of by sale at fair market value 
     all rights, title, and interests of any United States entity 
     on behalf of the Coast Guard in and to the land of, and 
     improvements to, South Haven, Michigan; ESMT Manasquan, New 
     Jersey; Petaluma, California; ESMT Portsmouth, New Hampshire; 
     Station Clair Flats, Michigan; and, Aids to navigation team 
     Huron, Ohio: Provided further, That there is established in 
     the Treasury of the United States a special account to be 
     known as the Deepwater Replacement Project Revolving Fund and 
     proceeds from the sale of said specified properties and 
     improvements shall be deposited in that account, from which 
     the proceeds shall be available until expended for the 
     purposes of replacing or modernizing Coast Guard ships, 
     aircraft, and other capital assets necessary to conduct its 
     deepwater statutory responsibilities: Provided further, That, 
     if balances in the Deepwater Replacement Project Revolving 
     Fund permit, the Commandant of the Coast Guard is authorized 
     to obligate up to $60,000,000.

                Environmental Compliance and Restoration

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast Guard's 
     environmental compliance and restoration functions under 
     chapter 19 of title 14, United States Code, $12,450,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                         Alteration of Bridges

       For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of 
     obstructive bridges, $14,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                              Retired Pay

       For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 
     therefor otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for 
     this purpose, and payments under the Retired Serviceman's 
     Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, and for 
     payments for medical care of retired personnel and their 
     dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. 
     ch. 55), $730,327,000.

                            Reserve Training


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For all necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as 
     authorized by law; maintenance and operation of facilities; 
     and supplies, equipment, and services; $72,000,000: Provided, 
     That no more than $20,000,000 of funds made available under 
     this heading may be transferred to Coast Guard ``Operating 
     expenses'' or otherwise made available to reimburse the Coast 
     Guard for financial support of the Coast Guard Reserve: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act may be 
     used by the Coast Guard to assess direct charges on the Coast 
     Guard Reserves for items or activities which were not so 
     charged during fiscal year 1997.

              Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for 
     applied scientific research, development, test, and 
     evaluation; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease and operation 
     of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law, 
     $17,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $3,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
     Trust Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to and used 
     for the purposes of this appropriation funds received from 
     State and local governments, other public authorities, 
     private sources, and foreign countries, for expenses incurred 
     for research, development, testing, and evaluation.

                    FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

                               Operations


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for necessary 
     expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not 
     otherwise provided for, including operations and research 
     activities related to commercial space transportation, 
     administrative expenses for research and development, 
     establishment of air navigation facilities, the operation 
     (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, subsidizing 
     the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to the public, 
     and carrying out the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 
     471 of title 49, United States Code, or other provisions of 
     law authorizing the obligation of funds for similar programs 
     of airport and airway development or improvement, lease or 
     purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, in 
     addition to amounts made available by Public Law 104-264, 
     $5,857,450,000 from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund: 
     Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be 
     available for the Federal Aviation Administration to plan, 
     finalize, or implement any regulation that would promulgate 
     new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law 
     after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary may transfer funds to this account, from 
     Coast Guard ``Operating expenses'', not to exceed $60,000,000 
     in total for the fiscal year, fifteen days after written 
     notification to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations, solely for the purpose of providing 
     additional funds for air traffic control operations and 
     maintenance to enhance aviation safety and security, and/or 
     the Office of Intelligence and Security activities: Provided 
     further, That there may be credited to this appropriation 
     funds received from States, counties, municipalities, foreign 
     authorities, other public authorities, and private sources, 
     for expenses incurred in the provision of agency services, 
     including receipts for the maintenance and operation of air 
     navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or 
     modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and 
     repair station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or 
     for processing major repair or alteration forms: Provided 
     further, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     $5,000,000 shall be for the contract tower cost-sharing 
     program: Provided further, That funds may be used to enter 
     into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting 
     organization to assist in the development of aviation safety 
     standards: Provided further, That none of the funds in this 
     Act shall be available for new applicants for the second 
     career training program: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds in this Act shall be available for paying premium pay 
     under 5 U.S.C. 5546(a) to any Federal Aviation Administration 
     employee unless such employee actually performed work during 
     the time corresponding to such premium pay: Provided further, 
     That none of the funds in this Act may be obligated or 
     expended to operate a manned auxiliary flight service station 
     in the contiguous United States: Provided further, That none 
     of the funds in this Act may be used for the Federal Aviation 
     Administration to enter into a multiyear lease greater than 
     five years in length or greater than $100,000,000 in value 
     unless such lease is specifically authorized by the Congress 
     and appropriations have been provided to fully cover the 
     Federal Government's contingent liabilities: Provided 
     further, That the Federal Aviation Administration will 
     reimburse the Department of Transportation Inspector General 
     $19,000,000 for costs associated with audits and 
     investigations of all aviation-related issues and systems: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the FAA Administrator may contract out the entire 
     function of Oceanic flight services.

                        Facilities and Equipment


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for necessary 
     expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisition, 
     establishment, and improvement by contract or purchase, and 
     hire of air navigation and experimental facilities and 
     equipment as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 
     49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of 
     necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service 
     testing, including construction of test facilities and 
     acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; and 
     construction and furnishing of quarters and related 
     accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where 
     such accommodations are not available; and the purchase, 
     lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds available under 
     this head; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust 
     Fund, $2,045,652,000, of which $1,721,086,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2002, and of which $274,566,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2000: Provided, 
     That there may be credited to this appropriation funds 
     received from States, counties, municipalities, other public 
     authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in 
     the establishment and modernization of air navigation 
     facilities.

                        Facilities and Equipment


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

                             (Rescissions)

       Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 
     104-205, $17,500,000 are rescinded: Provided, That of the 
     amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 105-66, 
     $282,000,000 are rescinded.

                 Research, Engineering, and Development


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for necessary 
     expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research, 
     engineering, and development, as authorized under part A of 
     subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including 
     construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of 
     necessary sites by lease or grant, $150,000,000, to be 
     derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain 
     available until September 30, 2002: Provided, That there may 
     be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, 
     counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and 
     private sources, for expenses incurred for research, 
     engineering, and development.

                       Grants-in-Aid for Airports


                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

       For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid 
     for airport planning and development, and for noise 
     compatibility planning and programs as authorized under 
     subchapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 
     of title 49, United States Code, and under other law 
     authorizing such obligations, and for administration of such 
     programs, $1,750,000,000, to be derived from the

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     Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That none of the funds under this heading 
     shall be available for the planning or execution of programs 
     the obligations for which are in excess of $2,000,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2000, notwithstanding section 47117(h) of title 
     49, United States Code: Provided further, That discretionary 
     grant funds available for noise planning and mitigation shall 
     not exceed $60,000,000: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, not more than 
     $47,891,000 of the funds limited under this heading shall be 
     obligated for administration.

                       Grants-in-Aid for Airports


                    (Airport and Airway Trust Fund)

       The obligation limitation under this heading in Public Law 
     105-277 is hereby reduced by $290,000,000.

                   Aviation Insurance Revolving Fund

       The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to 
     make such expenditures and investments, within the limits of 
     funds available pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44307, and in 
     accordance with section 104 of the Government Corporation 
     Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may be necessary 
     in carrying out the program for aviation insurance activities 
     under chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code.

                Aircraft Purchase Loan Guarantee Program

       None of the funds in this Act shall be available for 
     activities under this heading during fiscal year 2000.

                     FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

                 Limitation on Administrative Expenses

       Necessary expenses for administration and operation of the 
     Federal Highway Administration not to exceed $370,000,000 
     shall be paid in accordance with law from appropriations made 
     available by this Act to the Federal Highway Administration 
     together with advances and reimbursements received by the 
     Federal Highway Administration: Provided further, That 
     $55,418,000 shall be available to carry out the functions and 
     operations of the office of motor carriers: Provided further, 
     That, notwithstanding Public Law 105-178 or any other 
     provision of law, $14,500,000 of the funds available under 
     section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, shall be made 
     available and transferred to the National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration operations and research to carry out 
     the provisions of chapter 301 of title 49, United States 
     Code, part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, 
     and section 405(b) of title 23, United States Code: Provided 
     further, That of the $14,500,000 made available for traffic 
     and highway safety programs, $8,300,000 shall be made 
     available to carry out the provisions of chapter 301 of title 
     49, United States Code and $6,200,000 shall be made available 
     to carry out the provisions of part C of subtitle VI of title 
     49, United States Code: Provided further, That $7,500,000, of 
     the funds available under section 104(a) of title 23, United 
     States Code, shall be made available and transferred to the 
     National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Highway 
     Traffic Safety Grants, for ``Child Passenger Protection 
     Education Grants'' under section 405(b) of title 23, United 
     States Code: Provided further, That, the Federal Highway 
     Administration will reimburse the Department of 
     Transportation Inspector General $9,000,000 from funds 
     available within this limitation on obligations for costs 
     associated with audits and investigations of all highway-
     related issues and systems.

                          Federal-Aid Highways


                      (LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the 
     implementation or execution of programs, the obligations for 
     which are in excess of $27,701,350,000 for Federal-aid 
     highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal 
     year 2000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, within the $27,701,350,000 obligation 
     limitation on Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
     construction programs, not more than $391,450,000 shall be 
     available for the implementation or execution of programs for 
     transportation research (Sections 502, 503, 504, 506, 507, 
     and 508 of title 23, United States Code, as amended; section 
     5505 of title 49, United States Code, as amended; and 
     sections 5112 and 5204-5209 of Public Law 105-178) for fiscal 
     year 2000; not more than $20,000,000 shall be available for 
     the implementation or execution of programs for the Magnetic 
     Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment Program 
     (Section 1218 of Public Law 105-178) for fiscal year 2000, of 
     which not to exceed $500,000 shall be available to the 
     Federal Railroad Administration for administrative expenses 
     and technical assistance in connection with such program; not 
     more than $31,000,000 shall be available for the 
     implementation or execution of programs for the Bureau of 
     Transportation Statistics (Section 111 of title 49, United 
     States Code) for fiscal year 2000: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds made 
     available in fiscal year 2000 to carry out section 144(g)(1) 
     of title 23, United States Code, $10,000,000 shall be made 
     available to carry out section 1224 of Public Law 105-178: 
     Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, within the $27,701,350,000 obligation limitation, of the 
     amounts made available as contract authority under section 
     1221(e) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
     (Public Law 105-178), $6,000,000 shall be made available to 
     carry out section 5113 of that Act and $5,000,000 shall be 
     made available to carry out the Nationwide Differential 
     Global Positioning System program: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, within the 
     $211,200,000 obligation limitation on Intelligent 
     Transportation Systems, not less than the following sums 
     shall be made available for Intelligent Transportation system 
     projects in the following specified areas:

                                                              Committee
        ITS deployment projects                          recommendation
Southeast Michigan...........................................$4,000,000
Salt Lake City, UT............................................6,500,000
Branson, MO...................................................1,500,000
St.Louis, MO..................................................2,000,000
Shreveport, LA................................................2,000,000
State of Montana..............................................3,500,000
State of Colorado.............................................4,000,000
Arapahoe County, CO...........................................2,000,000
Grand Forks, ND.................................................500,000
State of Idaho................................................2,000,000
Columbus, OH..................................................2,000,000
Inglewood, CA.................................................2,000,000
Fargo, ND.....................................................2,000,000
Albuquerque/State of New Mexico interstate projects...........2,000,000
Dothan/Port Saint Joe.........................................2,000,000
Santa Teresa, NM..............................................1,500,000
State of Illinois.............................................4,800,000
Charlotte, NC.................................................2,500,000
Nashville, TN.................................................2,000,000
Tacoma Puyallup, WA.............................................500,000
Spokane, WA...................................................1,000,000
Puget Sound, WA...............................................2,200,000
State of Washington...........................................4,000,000
State of Texas................................................6,000,000
Corpus Christi, TX............................................2,000,000
State of Nebraska.............................................1,500,000
State of Wisconsin rural systems..............................1,000,000
State of Wisconsin............................................2,400,000
State of Alaska...............................................3,700,000
Cargo Mate, Northern NJ.......................................2,000,000
Statewide Transcom/Transmit upgrades, NJ......................6,000,000
State of Vermont rural systems................................2,000,000
State of Maryland.............................................4,500,000
Washoe County, NV.............................................2,000,000
State of Delaware.............................................2,000,000
Reno/Tahoe, CA/NV.............................................1,000,000
Towamencin, PA................................................1,100,000
State of Alabama..............................................1,300,000
Huntsville, AL................................................3,000,000
Silicon Valley, CA............................................2,000,000
Greater Yellowstone, MT.......................................2,000,000
Pennslyvania Turnpike, PA.....................................7,000,000
Portland, OR..................................................1,500,000
Delaware River, PA............................................1,500,000
Kansas City, MO..............................................1,000,000:

     Provided further, That, notwithstanding Public Law 105-178 as 
     amended, or any other provision of law, funds authorized 
     under section 110 of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal 
     year 2000 shall be apportioned based on each State's 
     percentage share of funding provided for under section 105 of 
     title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year 2000. Of these 
     funds to be apportioned under section 110 for fiscal year 
     2000, the Secretary shall ensure that such funds are 
     apportioned for the Interstate Maintenance program, the 
     National Highway System program, the bridge program, the 
     surface transportation program, and the congestion mitigation 
     and air quality improvement program in the same ratio that 
     each State is apportioned funds for such programs in fiscal 
     year 2000 but for this section.

                          Federal-Aid Highways


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for carrying 
     out the provisions of title 23, U.S.C., that are attributable 
     to Federal-aid highways, including the National Scenic and 
     Recreational Highway as authorized by 23 U.S.C. 148, not 
     otherwise provided, including reimbursement for sums expended 
     pursuant to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 308, $26,300,000,000 
     or so much thereof as may be available in and derived from 
     the Highway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended.

                 National Motor Carrier Safety Program


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 31102, 
     $50,000,000 to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That no more than 
     $155,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for these 
     purposes: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, $105,000,000 is for payment of obligations 
     incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 31102 to be derived from 
     the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until 
     expended.

             NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

                        Operations and Research


                          (highway trust fund)

       For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Secretary, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund, 
     $72,900,000 for traffic and highway safety under chapter 301 
     of title 49, United States Code, of which

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     $48,843,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2001: 
     Provided, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to plan, finalize, or implement any 
     rulemaking to add to section 575.104 of title 49 of the Code 
     of Federal Regulations any requirement pertaining to a 
     grading standard that is different from the three grading 
     standards (treadwear, traction, and temperature resistance) 
     already in effect: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     made available under this Act may be obligated or expended to 
     implement section 656(b) of the Illegal Immigration Reform 
     and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 405 
     note).

                        Operations and Research


                (Liquidation of Contract authorization)

                      (Limitation on Obligations)

                          (Highway Trust Fund)

       Notwithstanding Public Law 105-178 or any other provision 
     of law, for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
     the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403, to remain available until 
     expended, $72,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
     Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be 
     available for the planning or execution of programs the total 
     obligations for which, in fiscal year 2000, are in excess of 
     $72,000,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403.

                        National Driver Register


                          (highway trust fund)

       For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Secretary with respect to the National Driver Register under 
     chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, $2,000,000 to be 
     derived from the Highway Trust Fund, and to remain available 
     until expended.

                     Highway Traffic Safety Grants


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of 
     obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 23 
     U.S.C. 402, 405, 410, and 411 to remain available until 
     expended, $206,800,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust 
     Fund: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be 
     available for the planning or execution of programs the total 
     obligations for which, in fiscal year 2000, are in excess of 
     $206,800,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402, 
     405, 410, and 411 of which $152,800,000 shall be for 
     ``Highway Safety Programs'' under 23 U.S.C. 402, $10,000,000 
     shall be for ``Occupant Protection Incentive Grants'' under 
     23 U.S.C. 405, $36,000,000 shall be for ``Alcohol-Impaired 
     Driving Countermeasures Grants'' under 23 U.S.C. 410, 
     $8,000,000 shall be for the ``State Highway Safety Data 
     Grants'' under 23 U.S.C. 411: Provided further, That none of 
     these funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, 
     or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures 
     for State, local, or private buildings or structures: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed $7,500,000 of the funds 
     made available for section 402, not to exceed $500,000 of the 
     funds made available for section 405, not to exceed 
     $1,750,000 of the funds made available for section 410, and 
     not to exceed $223,000 of the funds made available for 
     section 411 shall be available to NHTSA for administering 
     highway safety grants under Chapter 4 of title 23, U.S.C.: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds 
     made available for section 410 ``Alcohol-Impaired Driving 
     Countermeasures Grants'' shall be available for technical 
     assistance to the States.

                    FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

                         Safety and Operations

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad 
     Administration, not otherwise provided for, $91,789,000, of 
     which $6,700,000 shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That, as part of the Washington Union Station 
     transaction in which the Secretary assumed the first deed of 
     trust on the property and, where the Union Station 
     Redevelopment Corporation or any successor is obligated to 
     make payments on such deed of trust on the Secretary's 
     behalf, including payments on and after September 30, 1988, 
     the Secretary is authorized to receive such payments directly 
     from the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, credit them 
     to the appropriation charged for the first deed of trust, and 
     make payments on the first deed of trust with those funds: 
     Provided further, That such additional sums as may be 
     necessary for payment on the first deed of trust may be 
     advanced by the Administrator from unobligated balances 
     available to the Federal Railroad Administration, to be 
     reimbursed from payments received from the Union Station 
     Redevelopment Corporation: Provided further, That the Federal 
     Railroad Administration will reimburse the Department of 
     Transportation Inspector General $1,000,000 for costs 
     associated with audits and investigations of all rail-related 
     issues and systems: Provided further, That the Administrator 
     of the Federal Railroad Administration is authorized to 
     transfer funds appropriated for any office under this heading 
     to any other office funded under this heading: Provided 
     further, That no appropriation shall be increased or 
     decreased by more than 10 percent by such transfers unless it 
     is approved by both the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.

                   Railroad Research and Development

       For necessary expenses for railroad research and 
     development, $22,364,000, to remain available until expended.

            Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Program

       The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue to 
     the Secretary of the Treasury notes or other obligations 
     pursuant to section 512 of the Railroad Revitalization and 
     Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-210), as 
     amended, in such amounts and at such times as may be 
     necessary to pay any amounts required pursuant to the 
     guarantee of the principal amount of obligations under 
     sections 511 through 513 of such Act, such authority to exist 
     as long as any such guaranteed obligation is outstanding: 
     Provided, That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as 
     amended, no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments 
     shall be made using Federal funds for the credit risk premium 
     during fiscal year 2000.

                    Next Generation High-Speed Rail

       For necessary expenses for the Next Generation High-Speed 
     Rail program as authorized under 49 United States Code 
     sections 26101 and 26102, $20,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                     Alaska Railroad Rehabilitation

       To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
     the Alaska Railroad, $14,000,000 shall be for capital 
     rehabilitation and improvements benefiting its passenger 
     operations, to remain available until expended.

                     Rhode Island Rail Development

       For the costs associated with construction of a third track 
     on the Northeast Corridor between Davisville and Central 
     Falls, Rhode Island, with sufficient clearance to accommodate 
     double stack freight cars, $10,000,000 to be matched by the 
     State of Rhode Island or its designee on a dollar-for-dollar 
     basis and to remain available until expended.

     Capital Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation

       For necessary expenses of capital improvements of the 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation as authorized by 
     U.S.C. 24104(a), $571,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                     FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

                        Administrative Expenses

       For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal 
     Transit Administration's programs authorized by chapter 53 of 
     title 49, United States Code, $12,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That no more than 
     $60,000,000 of budget authority shall be available for these 
     purposes: Provided further, That the Federal Transit 
     Administration will reimburse the Department of 
     Transportation Inspector General $9,000,000 for costs 
     associated with audits and investigations of all transit-
     related issues and systems.

                             Formula Grants

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5307, 5308, 
     5310, 5311, 5327, and section 3038 of Public Law 105-178, 
     $619,600,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That no more than $3,098,000,000 of budget authority shall be 
     available for these purposes.

                   University Transportation Research

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5505, 
     $1,200,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That no more than $6,000,000 of budget authority shall be 
     available for these purposes.

                     Transit Planning and Research

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5303, 5304, 
     5305, 5311(b)(2), 5312, 5313(a), 5314, 5315, and 5322, 
     $21,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That no more than $107,000,000 of budget authority shall be 
     available for these purposes: Provided further, That 
     $5,250,000 is available to provide rural transportation 
     assistance (49 U.S.C. 5311(b)(2)); $4,000,000 is available to 
     carry out programs under the National Transit Institute (49 
     U.S.C. 5315); $8,250,000 is available to carry out transit 
     cooperative research programs (49 U.S.C. 5313(a)); 
     $49,632,000 is available for metropolitan planning (49 U.S.C. 
     5303, 5304, and 5305); $10,368,000 is available for state 
     planning (49 U.S.C. 5313(b)); and $29,500,000 is available 
     for the national planning and research program (49 U.S.C. 
     5314): Provided further, That of the total budget authority 
     made available for the national planning and research 
     program, the Federal Transit Administration shall provide the 
     following amounts for the projects and activities listed 
     below:
       Zinc-air battery bus technology demonstration, $1,500,000;
       Electric vehicle information sharing and technology 
     transfer program, $1,000,000;
       Portland, ME independent transportation network, $500,000;
       Wheeling, WV mobility study, $250,000;
       Utah advanced traffic management system, transit component, 
     $3,000,000;
       Project ACTION, $3,000,000;
       Trans-Hudson tunnel feasibility study, $5,000,000;
       Washoe County, NV transit technology, $1,250,000;
       Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority advanced electric 
     transit buses and related infrastructure, $1,500,000;
       Palm Springs, CA fuel cell buses, $1,500,000;
       Gloucester, MA intermodal technology center, $1,500,000;
       Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority advanced 
     propulsion control system, $3,000,000; and
       Advanced transit systems and electric vehicle program 
     (CALSTART), $1,000,000.

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                      Trust Fund Share of Expenses


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of 
     obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 5303-5308, 
     5310-5315, 5317(b), 5322, 5327, 5334, 5505, and sections 3037 
     and 3038 of Public Law 105-178, $4,638,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended of which $4,638,000,000 shall be 
     derived from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust 
     Fund: Provided, That $2,478,400,000 shall be paid to the 
     Federal Transit Administration's formula grants account: 
     Provided further, That $86,000,000 shall be paid to the 
     Federal Transit Administration's transit planning and 
     research account: Provided further, That $48,000,000 shall be 
     paid to the Federal Transit Administration's administrative 
     expenses account: Provided further, That $4,800,000 shall be 
     paid to the Federal Transit Administration's university 
     transportation research account: Provided further, That 
     $60,000,000 shall be paid to the Federal Transit 
     Administration's job access and reverse commute grants 
     program: Provided further, That $1,960,800,000 shall be paid 
     to the Federal Transit Administration's Capital Investment 
     Grants account.

                       Capital Investment Grants


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5308, 5309, 
     5318, and 5327, $490,200,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That no more than $2,451,000,000 of 
     budget authority shall be available for these purposes: 
     Provided further, That there shall be available for fixed 
     guideway modernization, $980,400,000; there shall be 
     available for the replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase 
     of buses and related equipment and the construction of bus-
     related facilities, $490,200,000; and there shall be 
     available for new fixed guideway systems $980,400,000: 
     Provided further, That, within the total funds provided for 
     buses and bus-related facilities to carry out 49 U.S.C. 
     section 5309, the following projects shall be considered 
     eligible for these funds: Provided further, That the 
     Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration shall, 
     not later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, 
     individually submit to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations the recommended grant funding levels for the 
     respective projects, from the following projects here listed:
       2001 Special Olympics Winter Games buses and facilities, 
     Anchorage, Alaska
       Adrian buses and bus facilities, Michigan
       Alabama statewide rural bus needs, Alabama
       Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Project, California
       Albany train station/intermodal facility, New York
       Albuquerque SOLAR computerized transit management system, 
     New Mexico
       Albuquerque Westside transit maintenance facility, New 
     Mexico
       Albuquerque, buses, paratransit vehicles, and bus facility, 
     New Mexico
       Alexandria Union Station transit center, Virginia
       Alexandria, bus maintenance facility and Crystal City 
     canopy project, Virginia
       Allegheny County buses, Pennsylvania
       Altoona bus testing facility, Pennsylvania
       Altoona, Metro Transit Authority buses and transit system 
     improvements, Pennsylvania
       Ames transit facility expansion, Iowa
       Anchorage Ship Creek intermodal facility, Alaska
       Arkansas Highway and Transit Department buses, Arkansas
       Arkansas state safety and preventative maintenace facility, 
     Arkansas
       Armstrong County-Mid-County, PA bus facilities and buses, 
     Pennsylvania
       Atlanta, MARTA buses, Georgia
       Attleboro intermodal transit facility, Massachusetts
       Austin buses, Texas
       Babylon Intermodal Center, New York
       Baldwin Rural Area Transportation System buses, Alabama
       Ballston Metro access improvements, Virginia
       Bay/Saginaw buses and bus facilities, Michigan
       Beaumont Municipal Transit System buses and bus facilities, 
     Texas
       Beaver County bus facility, Pennsylvania
       Ben Franklin transit buses and bus facilities, Richland, 
     Washington
       Billings buses and bus facilities, Montana
       Birmingham intermodal facility, Alabama
       Birmingham-Jefferson County buses, Alabama
       Blue Water buses and bus facilities, Michigan
       Boston Government Center transit center, Massachusetts
       Boston Logan Airport intermodal transit connector, 
     Massachusetts
       Boulder/Denver, RTD buses, Colorado
       Brazos Transit Authority buses and bus facilities, Texas
       Brea shuttle buses, California
       Bremerton multimodal center--Sinclair's Landing, Washington
       Brigham City and Payson regional park and ride lots/transit 
     centers, Utah
       Brockton intermodal transportation center, Massachusetts
       Buffalo, Auditorium Intermodal Center, New York
       Burlington ferry terminal improvements, Vermont
       Burlington multimodal center, Vermont
       Cambria County, bus facilities and buses, Pennsylvania
       Cedar Rapids intermodal facility, Iowa
       Central Ohio Transit Authority vehicle locator system, Ohio
       Centre Area Transportation Authority buses, Pennsylvania
       Chattanooga Southern Regional Alternative fuel bus program, 
     Georgia
       Chester County, Paoli Transportation Center, Pennsylvania
       Chittenden County Transportation Authority buses, Vermont
       Clallam Transit multimodal center, Sequim, Washington
       Clark County Regional Transportation Commission buses and 
     bus facilities, Nevada
       Cleveland, Triskett Garage bus maintenance facility, Ohio
       Clinton transit facility expansion, Iowa
       Colorado buses and bus facilities, Colorado
       Columbia Bus replacement, South Carolina
       Columbia buses and vans, Missouri
       Compton Renaissance Transit System shelters and facilities, 
     California
       Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority buses and 
     bus facilities, Texas
       Corvallis buses and automated passenger information system, 
     Oregon
       Culver City, CityBus buses, California
       Dallas Area Rapid Transit buses, Texas
       Davis, Unitrans transit maintenance facility, California
       Dayton, Multimodal Transportation Center, Ohio
       Daytona Beach, Intermodal Center, Florida
       Deerfield Valley Transit Authority buses, Vermont
       Denver 16th Street Intermodal Center
       Denver, Stapleton Intermodal Center, Colorado
       Des Moines transit facilities, Iowa
       Detroit buses and bus facilities, Michigan
       Dothan Wiregrass Transit Authority vehicles and transit 
     facility, Alabama
       Dulles Corridor park and ride, Virginia
       Duluth, Transit Authority community circulation vehicles, 
     Minnesota
       Duluth, Transit Authority intelligent transportation 
     systems, Minnesota
       Duluth, Transit Authority Transit Hub, Minnesota
       Dutchess County, Loop System buses, New York
       El Paso Sun Metro buses, Texas
       Elliott Bay Water Taxi ferry purchase, Washington
       Erie, Metropolitan Transit Authority buses, Pennsylvania
       Escambia County buses and bus facility, Alabama
       Essex Junction multimodal station rehabilitation, Vermont
       Everett transit bus replacement, Washington
       Everett, Multimodal Transportation Center, Washington
       Fairbanks intermodal rail/bus transfer facility, Alaska
       Fairfield Transit, Solano County buses, California
       Fayette County, intermodal facilities and buses, 
     Pennsylvania
       Fayetteville, University of Arkansas Transit System buses, 
     Arkansas
       Flint buses and bus facilities, Michigan
       Florence, University of North Alabama pedestrian walkways, 
     Alabama
       Folsom multimodal facility, California
       Fort Dodge, Intermodal Facility (Phase II), Iowa
       Fort Worth bus and paratransit vehicle project, Texas
       Fort Worth Transit Authority Corridor Redevelopment 
     Program, Texas
       Franklin County buses and bus facilities, Missouri
       Fuel cell bus and bus facilities program, Georgetown 
     University, District/Columbia
       Gainesville buses and equipment, Florida
       Galveston buses and bus facilities, Texas
       Gary, Transit Consortium buses, Indiana
       Georgia Regional Transportation Authority buses, Georgia
       Georgia statewide buses and bus-related facilities, Georgia
       Gloucester intermodal transportation center, Massachusetts
       Grand Rapids Area Transit Authority downtown transit 
     transfer center, Michigan
       Greensboro multimodal center, North Carolina
       Greensboro, Transit Authority buses, North Carolina
       Harrison County multimodal center, Mississippi
       Hawaii buses and bus facilities
       Healdsburg, intermodal facility, California
       Hillsborough Area Regional Transity Authority, Ybor buses 
     and bus facilities, Florida
       Honolulu, bus facility and buses, Hawaii
       Hot Springs, transportation depot and plaza, Arkansas
       Houston buses and bus facilities, Texas
       Huntington Beach buses and bus facilities, California
       Huntington intermodal facility, West Virginia
       Huntsville Airport international intermodal center, Alabama
       Huntsville Space and Rocket Center intermodal center, 
     Alabama
       Huntsville, transit facility, Alabama
       Hyannis intermodal transportation center, Massachusetts
       I-5 Corridor intermodal transit centers, California
       Illinois statewide buses and bus-related equipment, 
     Illinois
       Indianapolis buses, Indiana

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       Inglewood Market Street bus facility/LAX shuttle service, 
     California
       Iowa City multi-use parking facility and transit hub, Iowa
       Iowa statewide buses and bus facilities, Iowa
       Iowa/Illinois Transit Consortium bus safety and security, 
     Iowa
       Isabella buses and bus facilities, Michigan
       Ithaca intermodal transportation center, New York
       Ithaca, TCAT bus technology improvements, New York
       Jackson County buses and bus facilities, Missouri
       Jackson J-TRAN buses and facilities, Mississippi
       Jacksonville buses and bus facilities, Florida
       Juneau downtown mass transit facility, Alaska
       Kalamazoo downtown bus transfer center, Michigan
       Kansas City Area Transit Authority buses and Troost transit 
     center, Missouri
       Kansas Public Transit Association buses and bus facilities, 
     Kansas
       Killington-Sherburne satellite bus facility, Vermont
       King Country Metro King Street Station, Washington
       King County Metro Atlantic and Central buses, Washington
       King County park and ride expansion, Washington
       Lackawanna County Transit System buses, Pennsylvania
       Lake Tahoe CNG buses, Nevada
       Lake Tahoe/Tahoe Basin buses and bus facilities, California
       Lakeland, Citrus Connection transit vehicles and related 
     equipment, Florida
       Lane County, Bus Rapid Transit, Oregon
       Lansing, CATA buses, Michigan
       Las Cruces buses and bus facilities, New Mexico
       Las Cruces intermodal transportation plaza, New Mexico
       Las Vegas intermodal transit transfer facility, Nevada
       Las Vegas South Strip intermodal facility, Nevada
       Lincoln County Transit District buses, Oregon
       Lincoln Star Tran bus facility, Nebraska
       Little Rock River Market and College Station transfer 
     facility, Arkansas
       Little Rock, Central Arkansas Transit buses, Arkansas
       Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority buses, California
       Livermore automatic vehicle locator program, California
       Long Island, CNG transit vehicles and facilities and bus 
     replacement, New York
       Los Angeles County Metropolitan transportation authority 
     buses, California
       Los Angeles Foothill Transit buses and bus facilities, 
     California
       Los Angeles Municipal Transit Operators Coalition, 
     California
       Los Angeles, Union Station Gateway Intermodal Transit 
     Center, California
       Louisiana statewide buses and bus-related facilities, 
     Louisiana
       Lowell performing arts center transit transfer facility, 
     Massachusetts
       Lufkin intermodal center, Texas
       Maryland statewide alternative fuel buses, Maryland
       Maryland statewide bus facilities and buses, Maryland
       Mason City Region 2 office and maintenance transit 
     facility, Iowa
       Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority buses, 
     Massachusetts
       Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority bus facilities, 
     Massachusetts
       Miami Beach multimodal transit center, Florida
       Miami Beach, electric shuttle service, Florida
       Miami-Dade Northeast transit center, Florida
       Miami-Dade Transit buses, Florida
       Michigan State University campus boarding centers, Michigan
       Michigan statewide buses, Michigan
       Mid-Columbia Council of Governments minivans, Oregon
       Milwaukee County, buses, Wisconsin
       Mineola/Hicksville, LIRR intermodal centers, New York
       Missoula buses and bus facilities, Montana
       Missouri statewide bus and bus facilities, Missouri
       Mobile buses, Alabama
       Mobile waterfront terminal complex, Alabama
       Modesto, bus maintenance facility, California
       Monterey, Monterey-Salinas buses, California
       Monterey, Monterey-Salinas transit refueling facility, 
     California
       Montgomery Moulton Street intermodal center, Alabama
       Montgomery Union Station intermodal center and buses, 
     Alabama
       Mount Vernon, buses and bus related facilities, Washington
       Mukilteo multimodal terminal ferry and transit project, 
     Washington
       New Castle County buses and bus facilities, Delaware
       New Hampshire statewide transit systems, New Hampshire
       New Haven bus facility, Connecticut
       New Jersey Transit alternative fuel buses, New Jersey
       New Jersey Transit jitney shuttle buses, New Jersey
       New Mexico State University park and ride facilities, New 
     Mexico
       New York City Midtown West 38th Street Ferry Terminal, New 
     York
       New York, West 72nd St. Intermodal Station, New York
       Newark Passaic River bridge and arena pedestrian walkway, 
     New Jersey
       Newark, Morris & Essex Station access and buses, New Jersey
       Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority buses, New York
       North Carolina statewide buses and bus facilities, North 
     Carolina
       North Dakota statewide buses and bus-related facilities, 
     North Dakota
       North San Diego County transit district buses, California
       North Star Borough intermodal facility, Alaska
       Northern New Mexico Transit Express/Park and Ride buses, 
     New Mexico
       Northstar Corridor, Intermodal Facilities and buses, 
     Minnesota
       Norwich buses, Connecticut
       OATS Transit, Missouri
       Ogden Intermodal Center, Utah
       Ohio Public Transit Association buses and bus facilities, 
     Ohio
       Oklahoma statewide bus facilities and buses, Oklahoma
       Olympic Peninsula International Gateway Transportation 
     Center, Washington
       Omaha Missouri River transit pedestrian facility, Nebraska
       Ontonagon buses and bus facilities, Michigan
       Orlando Intermodal Facility, Florida
       Orlando, Lynx buses and bus facilities, Florida
       Palm Beach County Palmtran buses, Florida
       Palmdale multimodal center, California
       Park City Intermodal Center, Utah
       Pee Dee buses and facilities, South Carolina
       Penn's Landing ferry vehicles, Pennsylvania
       Pennsylvania Commonwealth combined bus and facilities, 
     Pennsylvania
       Perris bus maintenance facility, California
       Philadelphia, Frankford Transportation Center, Pennsylvania
       Philadelphia, Intermodal 30th Street Station, Pennsylvania
       Philadelphia, PHLASH shuttle buses, Pennsylvania
       Philadelphia, SEPTA Center City improvements, Pennsylvania
       Philadelphia, SEPTA Paoli transportation center, 
     Pennsylvania
       Philadelphia, SEPTA Girard Avenue intermodal transportation 
     centers, Pennsylvania
       Phoenix bus and bus facilities, Arizona
       Pierce County Transit buses and bus facilities, Washington
       Pittsfield intermodal center, Massachusetts
       Port of Corpus Christi ferry infrastructure and ferry 
     purchase, Texas
       Port of St. Bernard intermodal facility, Louisiana
       Portland, Tri-Met bus maintenance facility, Oregon
       Portland, Tri-Met buses, Oregon
       Prince William County bus replacement, Virginia
       Providence, buses and bus maintenance facility, Rhode 
     Island
       Reading, BARTA Intermodal Transportation Facility, 
     Pennsylvania
       Rensselaer intermodal bus facility, New York
       Rhode Island Public Transit Authority buses, Rhode Island
       Richmond, GRTC bus maintenance facility, Virginia
       Riverside Transit Agency buses and facilities, California
       Robinson, Towne Center Intermodal Facility, Pennsylvania
       Sacramento CNG buses, California
       Salem Area Mass Ttransit System buses, Oregon
       Salt Lake City hybrid electric vehicle bus purchase, Utah
       Salt Lake City International Airport transit parking and 
     transfer center, Utah
       Salt Lake City Olympics bus facilities, Utah
       Salt Lake City Olympics regional park and ride lots, Utah
       Salt Lake City Olympics transit bus loan project, Utah
       San Bernardino buses, California
       San Bernardino County Mountain area Regional Transit 
     Authority fueling stations, California
       San Diego MTD buses and bus facilities, California
       San Francisco, Islais Creek maintenance facility, 
     California
       San Joaquin buses and bus facilities, Stockton, California
       San Juan Intermodal access, Puerto Rico
       San Marcos Capital Area Rural Transportation System (CARTS) 
     intermodal project, Texas
       Sandy buses, Oregon
       Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit district bus facilities, 
     California
       Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority buses and bus 
     facilities, California
       Santa Clarita buses, California
       Santa Cruz metropolitan bus facilities, California
       Santa Fe CNG buses, New Mexico
       Santa Fe paratransit/computer systems, New Mexico
       Santa Marie organization of transportation helpers 
     minibuses, California

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       Savannah/Chatham Area transit bus transfer centers and 
     buses, Georgia
       Seattle Sound Transit buses and bus facilities, Washington
       Seattle, intermodal transportation terminal, Washington
       SMART buses and bus facilities, Michigan
       Snohomish County, Community Transit buses, equipment and 
     facilities, Washington
       Solano Links intercity transit OTR bus purchase, California
       Somerset County bus facilities and buses, Pennsylvania
       South Amboy, Regional Intermodal Transportation Initiative, 
     New Jersey
       South Bend, Urban Intermodal Transportation Facility, 
     Indiana
       South Carolina statewide bus and bus facility.
       South Carolina Virtual Transit Enterprise, South Carolina
       South Dakota statewide bus facilities and buses, South 
     Dakota
       South Metro Area Rapid Transit (SMART) maintenance 
     facility, Oregon
       Southeast Missouri transportation service rural, elderly, 
     disabled service, Missouri
       Springfield Metro/VRE pedestrian link, Virginia
       Springfield, Union Station, Massachusetts
       St. Joseph buses and vans, Missouri
       St. Louis, Bi-state Intermodal Center, Missouri
       St. Louis Bi-state Metro Link buses
       Sunset Empire Transit District intermodal transit facility, 
     Oregon
       Syracuse CNG buses and facilities, New York
       Tacoma Dome, buses and bus facilities, Washington
       Tennessee statewide buses and bus facilities, Tennessee
       Texas statewide small urban and rural buses, Texas
       Topeka Transit offstreet transit transfer center, Kansas
       Towamencin Township, Intermodal Bus Transportation Center, 
     Pennsylvania
       Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) buses, 
     Kentucky
       Tucson buses, Arizona
       Twin Cities area metro transit buses and bus facilities, 
     Minnesota
       Utah Transit Authority buses, Utah
       Utah Transit Authority, intermodal facilities, Utah
       Utah Transit Authority/Park City Transit, buses, Utah
       Utica Union Station, New York
       Valley bus and bus facilities, Alabama
       Vancouver Clark County (SEATRAN) bus facilities, Washington
       Washington County intermodal facilities, Pennsylvania
       Washington State DOT combined small transit system buses 
     and bus facilities, Washington
       Washington, D.C. Intermodal Transportation Center, 
     District/Columbia
       Washoe County transit improvements, Nevada
       Waterbury, bus facility, Connecticut
       West Falls Church Metro station improvements, Virginia
       West Lafayette bus transfer station/terminal (Wabash 
     Landing), Indiana
       West Virginia Statewide Intermodal Facility and buses, West 
     Virginia
       Westchester County DOT, articulated buses, New York
       Westchester County, Bee-Line transit system fareboxes, New 
     York
       Westchester County, Bee-Line transit system shuttle buses, 
     New York
       Westminster senior citizen vans, California
       Westmoreland County, Intermodal Facility, Pennsylvania
       Whittier intermodal facility and pedestrian overpass, 
     Alaska
       Wilkes-Barre, Intermodal Facility, Pennsylvania
       Williamsport bus facility, Pennsylvania
       Wisconsin statewide bus facilities and buses, Wisconsin
       Worcester, Union Station Intermodal Transportation Center, 
     Massachusetts
       Yuma paratransit buses, Arizona:
     Provided further, That within the total funds provided for 
     new fixed guideway systems to carry out 49 U.S.C. section 
     5309, the following projects shall be considered eligible for 
     these funds: Provided further, That the Administrator of the 
     Federal Transit Administration shall, not later than 60 days 
     after the enactment of this Act, individually submit to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the recommended 
     grant funding levels for the respective projects.
       The following new fixed guideway systems and extensions to 
     existing systems are eligible to receive funding for final 
     design and construction:
       Alaska or Hawaii ferries;
       Albuquerque/Greater Albuquerque mass transit project;
       Atlanta North Line Extension;
       Austin Capital Metro Northwest/North Central Corridor 
     project;
       Baltimore Central Light Rail double tracking project;
       Boston North-South Rail Link;
       Boston Piers Transitway phase 1;
       Charlotte North-South corridor transitway project;
       Chicago Metra commuter rail extensions;
       Chicago Transit Authority Ravenswood and Douglas branch 
     line projects;
       Cleveland Euclid Corridor;
       Dallas Area Rapid Transit North Central LRT extension;
       Dane County, WI commuter rail project;
       Denver Southeast Corridor project;
       Denver Southwest LRT project;
       Fort Lauderdale Tri-Rail commuter rail project;
       Galveston rail trolley extension project;
       Houston Regional Bus Plan;
       Lahaina Harbor, Maui ferries;
       Las Vegas Corridor/Clark County regional fixed guideway 
     project;
       Little Rock River Rail project;
       Long Island Rail Road East Side Access project;
       Los Angeles Metro Rail--MOS 3 and Eastside/Mid City 
     corridors;
       MARC expansion programs: Silver Spring intermodal center 
     and Penn-Camden rail connection;
       Memphis Area Transit Authority medical center extension;
       Miami East-West Corridor project;
       Miami North 27th Avenue corridor;
       New Orleans Airport-CBD commuter rail project;
       New Orleans Canal Streetcar Spine;
       New Orleans Desire Streetcar;
       Newark-Elizabeth rail link project;
       Norfolk-Virginia Beach Corridor project;
       Northern New Jersey--Hudson-Bergen LRT project;
       Orange County Transitway project;
       Orlando I-4 Central Florida LRT project;
       Philadelphia Schuykill Valley Metro;
       Phoenix--Central Phoenix/East Valley Corridor;
       Pittsburgh Airborne Shuttle System;
       Pittsburgh North Shore--Central Business District corridor;
       Pittsburgh State II light rail project;
       Port McKenzie-Ship Creek, AK ferry project;
       Portland Westside-Hillsboro Corridor project;
       Providence-Boston commuter rail;
       Raleigh-Durham--Research Triangle regional rail;
       Sacramento South Corridor LRT project;
       Salt Lake City South LRT Olympics capacity improvements;
       Salt Lake City South LRT project;
       Salt Lake City/Airport to University (West-East) light rail 
     project;
       Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo commuter rail project;
       San Bernardino MetroLink extension project;
       San Diego Mid Coast Corridor;
       San Diego Mission Valley East LRT extension project;
       San Diego Oceanside-Escondido passenger rail project;
       San Francisco BART to Airport extension;
       San Jose Tasman LRT project;
       San Juan--Tren Urbano;
       Seattle Sound Move Link LRT project;
       Spokane South Valley Corridor light rail project;
       St. Louis--St. Clair County, Illinois LRT project;
       Tacoma-Seattle Sounder commuter rail project;
       Tampa Bay regional rail system; and the
       Twin Cities Transitways Corridors projects.
       The following new fixed guideway systems and extensions to 
     existing systems are eligible to receive funding for 
     alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering:
       Atlanta--Lindbergh Station to MARTA West Line feasibility 
     study;
       Atlanta MARTA South DeKalb comprehensive transit program;
       Baltimore Central Downtown MIS;
       Bergen County, NJ/Cross County light rail project;
       Birmingham, Alabama transit corridor;
       Boston North Shore Corridor and Blue Line extension to 
     Beverly;
       Boston Urban Ring project;
       Bridgeport Intermodal Corridor project, Connecticut;
       Calais, ME Branch Rail Line regional transit program;
       Charleston, SC Monobeam corridor project;
       Cincinnati Northeast/Northern Kentucky rail line project;
       Colorado--Roaring Fork Valley Rail;
       Detroit--commuter rail to Detroit metropolitan airport 
     feasibility study;
       El Paso--Juarez international fixed guideway;
       Girdwood, Alaska commuter rail project;
       Harrisburg-Lancaster Capitol Area Transit Corridor 1 
     commuter rail;
       Houston Advanced Transit Program;
       Indianapolis Northeast Downtown Corridor project;
       Jacksonville fixed guideway corridor;
       Johnson County, Kansas I-35 commuter rail project;
       Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee rail extension project;
       Knoxville to Memphis commuter rail feasibility study;
       Los Angeles/City of Sepulveda Douglas Street Green Line 
     connection;
       Miami Metrorail Palmetto extension;
       Montpelier-St. Albans, VT commuter rail study;
       Nashua, NY-Lowell, MA commuter rail project;
       New Jersey Trans-Hudson midtown corridor study;
       New London waterfront access project;
       New York Second Avenue Subway feasibility study;
       Northern Indiana South Shore commuter rail project;
       Old Saybrook--Hartford Rail Extension;
       Philadelphia SEPTA commuter rail, R-3 connection--Elwyn to 
     Wawa;
       Philadelphia SEPTA Cross County Metro;

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       Salt Lake City light rail extensions;
       Santa Fe/El Dorado rail link;
       Stamford fixed guideway connector;
       Stockton Altamont Commuter Rail;
       Virginia Railway Express Woodbridge transit access station 
     improvements project;
       Washington, D.C. Dulles Corridor extension project;
       Washington Metro Blue Line extension--Addison Road;
       Western Montana regional transportation/commuter rail 
     study; and the
       Wilsonville to Washington County, OR connection to 
     Westside.

                          Discretionary Grants


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

               (highway trust fund, mass transit account)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for payment of 
     previous obligations incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 
     5338(b), $1,500,000,000, to remain available until expended 
     and to be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the 
     Highway Trust Fund.

                 Job Access and Reverse Commute Grants

       For necessary expenses to carry out section 3037 of the 
     Federal Transit Act of 1998, $15,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That no more than $75,000,000 of 
     budget authority shall be available for these purposes.

             SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

             Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

       The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby 
     authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
     funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, 
     and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
     provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control 
     Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the 
     programs set forth in the Corporation's budget for the 
     current fiscal year.

                       Operations and Maintenance


                    (harbor maintenance trust fund)

       For necessary expenses for operations and maintenance of 
     those portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway operated and 
     maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
     Corporation, $11,496,000, to be derived from the Harbor 
     Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99-662.

              RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

                     Research and Special Programs

       For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Research and Special Programs Administration, $30,752,000, of 
     which $575,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety 
     Fund, and of which $3,500,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2002: Provided, That up to $1,200,000 in fees 
     collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the 
     general fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided 
     further, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to 
     be available until expended, funds received from States, 
     counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and 
     private sources for expenses incurred for training, for 
     reports publication and dissemination, and for travel 
     expenses incurred in performance of hazardous materials 
     exemptions and approvals functions.

                            Pipeline Safety


                         (pipeline safety fund)

                    (oil spill liability trust fund)

       For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the 
     pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a 
     pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107, 
     and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the 
     Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $36,104,000, of which $4,704,000 
     shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2002; and of which 
     $30,000,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, 
     of which $16,500,000 shall remain available until September 
     30, 2001: Provided, That in addition to amounts made 
     available for the Pipeline Safety Fund, $1,400,000 shall be 
     available for grants to States for the development and 
     establishment of one-call notification systems and public 
     education activities, and shall be derived from amounts 
     previously collected under 49 U.S.C. 60301.

                     Emergency Preparedness Grants


                     (emergency preparedness fund)

       For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5127(c), 
     $200,000, to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness Fund, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2002: Provided, That 
     none of the funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) and 
     5127(d) shall be made available for obligation by individuals 
     other than the Secretary of Transportation, or his designee.

                      OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL

                         Salaries and Expenses


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978, as amended, $48,000,000, of which $43,000,000 shall be 
     derived from transfers of funds from the United States Coast 
     Guard, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal 
     Highway Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, 
     and the Federal Transit Administration.

                      SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, 
     including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $15,400,000: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     not to exceed $1,600,000 from fees established by the 
     Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board shall be 
     credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and 
     used for necessary and authorized expenses under this 
     heading: Provided further, That any fees received in excess 
     of $1,600,000 in fiscal year 2000 shall remain available 
     until expended, but shall not be available for obligation 
     until October 1, 2000.

                                TITLE II

                            RELATED AGENCIES

       ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For expenses necessary for the Architectural and 
     Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, as authorized by 
     section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 
     $4,500,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation 
     funds received for publications and training expenses.

                  NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the National Transportation 
     Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
     aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at 
     rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate 
     equivalent to the rate for a GS-15; uniforms, or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902), 
     $51,500,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for 
     official reception and representation expenses.

                             Emergency Fund

       For necessary expenses of the National Transportation 
     Safety Board for accident investigations, including hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as authorized 
     by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed 
     the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS-15; 
     uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 
     U.S.C. 5901-5902), $1,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                               TITLE III

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS


                     (including transfers of funds)

       Sec. 301. During the current fiscal year applicable 
     appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be 
     available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability 
     insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries 
     on official department business; and uniforms, or allowances 
     therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).
       Sec. 302. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
     2000 pay raises for programs funded in this Act shall be 
     absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act or 
     previous appropriations Acts.
       Sec. 303. Funds appropriated under this Act for 
     expenditures by the Federal Aviation Administration shall be 
     available: (1) except as otherwise authorized by title VIII 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), for expenses of primary and secondary 
     schooling for dependents of Federal Aviation Administration 
     personnel stationed outside the continental United States at 
     costs for any given area not in excess of those of the 
     Department of Defense for the same area, when it is 
     determined by the Secretary that the schools, if any, 
     available in the locality are unable to provide adequately 
     for the education of such dependents; and (2) for 
     transportation of said dependents between schools serving the 
     area that they attend and their places of residence when the 
     Secretary, under such regulations as may be prescribed, 
     determines that such schools are not accessible by public 
     means of transportation on a regular basis.
       Sec. 304. Appropriations contained in this Act for the 
     Department of Transportation shall be available for services 
     as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals 
     not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an 
     Executive Level IV.
       Sec. 305. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     for salaries and expenses of more than 100 political and 
     Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation: 
     Provided, That none of the personnel covered by this 
     provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside the 
     Department of Transportation.
       Sec. 306. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for 
     the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses 
     of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening 
     in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
       Sec. 307. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
     remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal 
     year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, 
     unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 308. The Secretary of Transportation may enter into 
     grants, cooperative agreements, and other transactions with 
     any person, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, 
     any unit of State or local government, any educational 
     institution, and any other entity in execution of the 
     Technology Reinvestment Project authorized

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     under the Defense Conversion, Reinvestment and Transition 
     Assistance Act of 1992 and related legislation: Provided, 
     That the authority provided in this section may be exercised 
     without regard to section 3324 of title 31, United States 
     Code.
       Sec. 309. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract 
     pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures 
     are a matter of public record and available for public 
     inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing 
     law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to 
     existing law.
       Sec. 310. (a) For fiscal year 2000, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall--
       (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for 
     Federal-aid Highways amounts authorized for administrative 
     expenses and programs funded from the administrative takedown 
     authorized by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code, 
     and amounts authorized for the highway use tax evasion 
     program and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
       (2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation 
     for Federal-aid Highways that is equal to the unobligated 
     balance of amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid 
     highways and highway safety programs for the previous fiscal 
     year the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary;
       (3) determine the ratio that--
       (A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways less 
     the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) 
     and (2), bears to
       (B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs 
     (other than sums authorized to be appropriated for sections 
     set forth in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (b) and 
     sums authorized to be appropriated for section 105 of title 
     23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in 
     subsection (b)(8)) for such fiscal year less the aggregate of 
     the amounts not distributed under paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection;
       (4) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid 
     Highways less the aggregate amounts not distributed under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) for section 117 of title 23, United 
     States Code (relating to high priority projects program), 
     section 201 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 
     1965, the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 
     1995, and $2,000,000,000 for such fiscal year under section 
     105 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
     (relating to minimum guarantee) so that the amount of 
     obligation authority available for each of such sections is 
     equal to the amount determined by multiplying the ratio 
     determined under paragraph (3) by the sums authorized to be 
     appropriated for such section (except in the case of section 
     105, $2,000,000,000) for such fiscal year;
       (5) distribute the obligation limitation provided for 
     Federal-aid Highways less the aggregate amounts not 
     distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts 
     distributed under paragraph (4) for each of the programs that 
     are allocated by the Secretary under title 23, United States 
     Code (other than activities to which paragraph (1) applies 
     and programs to which paragraph (4) applies) by multiplying 
     the ratio determined under paragraph (3) by the sums 
     authorized to be appropriated for such program for such 
     fiscal year; and
       (6) distribute the obligation limitation provided for 
     Federal-aid Highways less the aggregate amounts not 
     distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts 
     distributed under paragraphs (4) and (5) for Federal-aid 
     highways and highway safety construction programs (other than 
     the minimum guarantee program, but only to the extent that 
     amounts apportioned for the minimum guarantee program for 
     such fiscal year exceed $2,639,000,000, and the Appalachian 
     development highway system program) that are apportioned by 
     the Secretary under title 23, United States Code, in the 
     ratio that--
       (A) sums authorized to be appropriated for such programs 
     that are apportioned to each State for such fiscal year, bear 
     to
       (B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for 
     such programs that are apportioned to all States for such 
     fiscal year.
       (b) Exceptions From Obligation Limitation.--The obligation 
     limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall not apply to 
     obligations (1) under section 125 of title 23, United States 
     Code; (2) under section 147 of the Surface Transportation 
     Assistance Act of 1978; (3) under section 9 of the Federal-
     Aid Highway Act of 1981; (4) under sections 131(b) and 131(j) 
     of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982; (5) 
     under sections 149(b) and 149(c) of the Surface 
     Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987; 
     (6) under section 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; (7) under section 157 
     of title 23, United States Code, as in effect on the day 
     before the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century; and (8) under section 105 of title 23, 
     United States Code (but, only in an amount equal to 
     $639,000,000 for such fiscal year).
       (c) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall after 
     August 1 for such fiscal year revise a distribution of the 
     obligation limitation made available under subsection (a) if 
     a State will not obligate the amount distributed during that 
     fiscal year and redistribute sufficient amounts to those 
     States able to obligate amounts in addition to those 
     previously distributed during that fiscal year giving 
     priority to those States having large unobligated balances of 
     funds apportioned under sections 104 and 144 of title 23, 
     United States Code, section 160 (as in effect on the day 
     before the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
     21st Century) of title 23, United States Code, and under 
     section 1015 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Act of 
     1991 (105 Stat. 1943-1945).
       (d) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to 
     Transportation Research Programs.--The obligation limitation 
     shall apply to transportation research programs carried out 
     under chapters 3 and 5 of title 23, United States Code, 
     except that obligation authority made available for such 
     programs under such limitation shall remain available for a 
     period of 3 fiscal years.
       (e) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.--Not later 
     than 30 days after the date of the distribution of obligation 
     limitation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     distribute to the States any funds (1) that are authorized to 
     be appropriated for such fiscal year for Federal-aid highways 
     programs (other than the program under section 160 of title 
     23, United States Code) and for carrying out subchapter I of 
     chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code, and chapter 4 of 
     title 23, United States Code, and (2) that the Secretary 
     determines will not be allocated to the States, and will not 
     be available for obligation, in such fiscal year due to the 
     imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year. 
     Such distribution to the States shall be made in the same 
     ratio as the distribution of obligation authority under 
     subsection (a)(6). The funds so distributed shall be 
     available for any purposes described in section 133(b) of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (f) Special Rule.--Obligation limitation distributed for a 
     fiscal year under subsection (a)(4) for a section set forth 
     in subsection (a)(4) shall remain available until used for 
     obligation of funds for such section and shall be in addition 
     to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for 
     Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs 
     for future fiscal years.
       Sec. 311. The limitations on obligations for the programs 
     of the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any 
     authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for 
     obligation, or to any other authority previously made 
     available for obligation.
       Sec. 312. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to 
     implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code.
       Sec. 313. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to plan, finalize, or implement regulations that would 
     establish a vessel traffic safety fairway less than five 
     miles wide between the Santa Barbara Traffic Separation 
     Scheme and the San Francisco Traffic Separation Scheme.
       Sec. 314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     airports may transfer, without consideration, to the Federal 
     Aviation Administration (FAA) instrument landing systems 
     (along with associated approach lighting equipment and runway 
     visual range equipment) which conform to FAA design and 
     performance specifications, the purchase of which was 
     assisted by a Federal airport-aid program, airport 
     development aid program or airport improvement program grant. 
     The FAA shall accept such equipment, which shall thereafter 
     be operated and maintained by the FAA in accordance with 
     agency criteria.
       Sec. 315. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to award a multiyear contract for production end items that: 
     (1) includes economic order quantity or long lead time 
     material procurement in excess of $10,000,000 in any one year 
     of the contract; (2) includes a cancellation charge greater 
     than $10,000,000 which at the time of obligation has not been 
     appropriated to the limits of the Government's liability; or 
     (3) includes a requirement that permits performance under the 
     contract during the second and subsequent years of the 
     contract without conditioning such performance upon the 
     appropriation of funds: Provided, That this limitation does 
     not apply to a contract in which the Federal Government 
     incurs no financial liability from not buying additional 
     systems, subsystems, or components beyond the basic contract 
     requirements.
       Sec. 316. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in 
     this Act shall be used, other than for normal and recognized 
     executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or 
     propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or 
     use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, 
     television, or video presentation designed to support or 
     defeat legislation pending before the Congress or any State 
     legislature, except in presentation to the Congress or any 
     State legislature itself.
       (b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
     shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or 
     contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, 
     related to any activity designed to influence legislation or 
     appropriations pending before the Congress or any State 
     legislature.
       Sec. 317. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
     except for fixed guideway modernization projects, funds made 
     available by this Act under ``Federal Transit Administration, 
     Capital investment grants'' for projects specified in this 
     Act or identified in reports accompanying this Act not 
     obligated by September 30, 2002, and other recoveries, shall 
     be made available for other projects under 49 U.S.C. 5309.

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       Sec. 318. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     funds appropriated before October 1, 1999, under any section 
     of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain 
     available for expenditure may be transferred to and 
     administered under the most recent appropriation heading for 
     any such section.
       Sec. 319. Funds provided in this Act for the Transportation 
     Administrative Service Center (TASC) shall be reduced by 
     $60,000,000, which limits fiscal year 2000 TASC obligational 
     authority for elements of the Department of Transportation 
     funded in this Act to no more than $169,953,000: Provided, 
     That such reductions from the budget request shall be 
     allocated by the Department of Transportation to each 
     appropriations account in proportion to the amount included 
     in each account for the Transportation Administrative Service 
     Center.
       Sec. 320. Funds received by the Federal Highway 
     Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal 
     Railroad Administration from States, counties, 
     municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources 
     for expenses incurred for training may be credited 
     respectively to the Federal Highway Administration's Federal 
     aid-highway account, the Federal Transit Administration's 
     ``Transit Planning and Research'' account, and to the Federal 
     Railroad Administration's ``Safety and Operations'' account, 
     except for State rail safety inspectors participating in 
     training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105.
       Sec. 321. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     state shall receive more than 12.5 percent of the total 
     budget resources made available by this Act to carry out 49 
     U.S.C. 5307, 5309, 5310 and 5311: Provided, That for purposes 
     of this calculation the Federal Transit Administration shall 
     include the appropriate state distribution of the funding 
     provided to urbanized areas: Provided further, That the 
     amounts recovered from such reductions shall be distributed 
     equally: Provided further, That such reductions and increases 
     shall be made only to the formula apportionments.
       Sec. 322. Section 3021 of Public Law 105-178 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (a) in the first sentence, by striking ``single-State'';
       (b) in the second sentence, by striking ``Any'' and all 
     that follows through ``United States Code'' and inserting 
     ``The funds made available to the State of Oklahoma and the 
     State of Vermont to carry out sections 5307 and 5311 of title 
     49, United States Code and sections 133 and 149 of title 23, 
     United States Code''; and
       (2) by adding at the end of section 3021, the following new 
     subsection (c)--
       ``(c) Grant Requirements.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Amtrak employees employed in the 
     railroad passenger service authorized by this section shall 
     be afforded the same labor protections afforded other Amtrak 
     employees under the terms of their employment contracts.''.
       Sec. 323. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, funds received by 
     the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data 
     products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to 49 
     U.S.C. 111 may be credited to the Federal-aid highways 
     account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such 
     expenses: Provided, That such funds shall be subject to the 
     obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways and highway 
     safety construction.
       Sec. 324. Not to exceed $1,000,000 of the funds provided in 
     this Act for the Department of Transportation shall be 
     available for the necessary expenses of advisory committees: 
     Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to advisory 
     committees established for the purpose of conducting 
     negotiated rulemaking in accordance with the Negotiated 
     Rulemaking Act, 5 U.S.C. 561-570a, or the Coast Guard's 
     advisory council on roles and missions.
       Sec. 325. No funds other than those appropriated to the 
     Surface Transportation Board or fees collected by the Board 
     shall be used for conducting the activities of the Board.
       Sec. 326. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, receipts, in amounts determined by the Secretary, 
     collected from users of fitness centers operated by or for 
     the Department of Transportation shall be available to 
     support the operation and maintenance of those facilities.
       Sec. 327. Capital Investment grants funds made available in 
     this Act and in Public Law 105-277 and in Public Law 105-66 
     and its accompanying conference report for the Charleston, 
     South Carolina Monobeam corridor project shall be used to 
     fund any aspect of the Charleston, South Carolina Monobeam 
     corridor project.
       Sec. 328. Hereafter, notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 41742, no 
     essential air service subsidies shall be provided to 
     communities in the 48 contiguous States that are located 
     fewer than 70 highway miles from the nearest large or medium 
     hub airport, or that require a rate of subsidy per passenger 
     in excess of $200 unless such point is greater than 210 miles 
     from the nearest large or medium hub airport.
       Sec. 329. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees 
     and other funds received by the Department from travel 
     management centers, charge card programs, the subleasing of 
     building space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited 
     to appropriations of the Department and allocated to elements 
     of the Department using fair and equitable criteria and such 
     funds shall be available until December 31, 2000.
       Sec. 330. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule 
     or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized 
     to allow the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to 
     the Department to redeem or repurchase such stock upon the 
     payment to the Department of an amount determined by the 
     Secretary.
       Sec. 331. For necessary expenses of the Amtrak Reform 
     Council authorized under section 203 of Public Law 105-134, 
     $950,000, to remain available until September 30, 2001: 
     Provided, That the duties of the Amtrak Reform Council 
     described in section 203(g)(1) of Public Law 105-134 shall 
     include the identification of Amtrak routes which are 
     candidates for closure or realignment, based on performance 
     rankings developed by Amtrak which incorporate information on 
     each route's fully allocated costs and ridership on core 
     intercity passenger service, and which assume, for purposes 
     of closure or realignment candidate identification, that 
     federal subsidies for Amtrak will decline over the 4-year 
     period from fiscal year 1999 to fiscal year 2002: Provided 
     further, That these closure or realignment recommendations 
     shall be included in the Amtrak Reform Council's annual 
     report to the Congress required by section 203(h) of Public 
     Law 105-134.
       Sec. 332. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to 
     transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of 
     the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the 
     Secretary: Provided, That no appropriation shall be increased 
     or decreased by more than 12 per centum by all such 
     transfers: Provided further, That any such transfer shall be 
     submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
         Sec. 333. None of the Funds made available under this Act 
     or any other Act, may be used to implement, carry out, or 
     enforce any regulation issued under section 41705 of title 
     49, United States Code, including any regulation contained in 
     part 382 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
     other provision of law (including any Act of Congress, 
     regulation, or Executive order or any official guidance or 
     correspondence thereto), that requires or encourages an air 
     carrier (as that term is defined in section 40102 of title 
     49, United States Code) to, on intrastate or interstate air 
     transportation (as those terms are defined in section 40102 
     of title 49, United States Code)--
       (1) provide a peanut-free buffer zone or any other related 
     peanut-restricted area; or
       (2) restrict the distribution of peanuts,
     until 90 days after submission to the Congress and the 
     Secretary of a peer-reviewed scientific study that determines 
     that there are severe reactions by passengers to peanuts as a 
     result of contact with very small airborne peanut particles 
     of the kind that passengers might encounter in an aircraft.
       Sec. 334. For purposes of funding in this Act for the Salt 
     Lake City/Airport to University (West-East) light rail 
     project, the non-governmental share for these funds shall be 
     determined in accordance with Section 3030(c)(2)(B)(ii) of 
     the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, as 
     amended (Public Law 105-178).
       Sec. 335. Section 5309(g)(1)(B) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after ``Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate'' the following: 
     ``and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations''.
       Sec. 336. Section 1212(g) of the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century (Public Law 105-178), as amended, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and New 
     Jersey'' after ``Minnesota''; and
       (2) by inserting ``or the State of New Jersey'' after 
     ``Minnesota''.
       Sec. 337. The Secretary of Transportation shall execute a 
     demonstration program, to be conducted for a period not to 
     exceed eighteen months, of the ``fractional ownership'' 
     concept in performing administrative support flight missions, 
     the purpose of which would be to determine whether cost 
     savings, as well as increased operational flexibility and 
     aircraft availability, can be realized through the use by the 
     government of the commercial fractional ownership concept or 
     report to the Committee the reason for not conducting such an 
     evaluation: Provided, That the Secretary shall ensure the 
     competitive selection for this demonstration of a fractional 
     ownership concept which provides a suite of aircraft capable 
     of meeting the Department's varied needs, and that the 
     Secretary shall ensure the demonstration program encompasses 
     a significant and representative portion of the Department's 
     administrative support missions (to include those performed 
     by the Coast Guard, the Federal Aviation Administration, and 
     the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, whose 
     aircraft are currently operated by the FAA): Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall report to the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations on results of this 
     evaluation of the fractional ownership concept in the 
     performance of the administrative support mission no later 
     than twenty-four months after final passage of this Act or 
     within 60 days of enactment of this Act if the Secretary 
     decides not to conduct such a demonstration for evaluation 
     including an explanation for such a decision.
       Sec. 338. (a) Requirement To Convey.--The Commandant of the 
     Coast Guard shall convey, without consideration, to the 
     University of New Hampshire (in this section referred to as 
     the ``University'') all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of real property (including 
     any improvements thereon) located in New Castle,

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     New Hampshire, consisting of approximately five acres and 
     including a pier.
       (b) Identification of Property.--The Commandant shall 
     determine, identify, and describe the property to be conveyed 
     under this section.
       (c) Easements, Rights-of-Way, and Rights.--(1) The 
     Commandant shall, in connection with the conveyance required 
     by subsection (a), grant to the University such easements and 
     rights-of-way as the Commandant considers necessary to permit 
     access to the property conveyed under that subsection.
       (2) The Commandant shall, in connection with such 
     conveyance, reserve in favor of the United States such 
     easements and rights as the Commandant considers necessary to 
     protect the interests of the United States, including 
     easements or rights regarding access to property and 
     utilities.
       (d) Conditions of Conveyance.--The conveyance required by 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the following conditions:
       (1) That the University not convey, assign, exchange, or 
     encumber the property conveyed, or any part thereof, unless 
     such conveyance, assignment, exchange, or encumbrance--
       (A) is made without consideration; or
       (B) is otherwise approved by the Commandant.
       (2) That the University not interfere or allow interference 
     in any manner with the maintenance or operation of Coast 
     Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire, without the 
     express written permission of the Commandant.
       (3) That the University use the property for educational, 
     research, or other public purposes.
       (e) Maintenance of Property.--The University, or any 
     subsequent owner of the property conveyed under subsection 
     (a) pursuant to a conveyance, assignment, or exchange 
     referred to in subsection (d)(1), shall maintain the property 
     in a proper, substantial, and workmanlike manner, and in 
     accordance with any conditions established by the Commandant, 
     pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 
     (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and other applicable laws.
       (f) Reversionary Interest.--All right, title, and interest 
     in and to the property conveyed under this section (including 
     any improvements thereon) shall revert to the United States, 
     and the United States shall have the right of immediate entry 
     thereon, if--
       (1) the property, or any part thereof, ceases to be used 
     for educational, research, or other public purposes by the 
     University;
       (2) the University conveys, assigns, exchanges, or 
     encumbers the property conveyed, or part thereof, for 
     consideration or without the approval of the Commandant;
       (3) the Commandant notifies the owner of the property that 
     the property is needed the national security purposes and a 
     period of 30 days elapses after such notice; or
       (4) any other term or condition established by the 
     Commandant under this section with respect to the property is 
     violated.
       Sec. 339. (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (c), no recipient of funds made available under 
     this Act may sell, or otherwise provide to another person or 
     entity, personal information (as defined in 18 U.S.C. Section 
     2725(3)) contained in a driver's license, or in any motor 
     vehicle record (as defined in 18 U.S.C. Section 2725(1)) 
     without the express written consent of the individual to whom 
     the information pertains.
       (b) Consent.--No recipient of funds made available under 
     this Act may condition or burden in any way the issuance of a 
     motor vehicle record (as defined in 19 U.S.C. Section 
     2725(1)) upon the receipt of consent described in subsection 
     (a).
       (c) Law Enforcement.--Subsection (a) does not apply to a 
     law enforcement agency in any case in which the application 
     of that subsection would hinder the ability of that law 
     enforcement agency, acting in accordance with applicable law, 
     to gain access to a driver's license or photograph of an 
     individual.
       Sec. 340. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, from 
     funds provided in the Act, $10,000,000 shall be made 
     available for completion of the National Advanced Driving 
     Simulator (NADS).
       Sec. 341. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     section 1107(b) of Public Law 102-240 is amended by striking 
     ``Construction of a replacement bridge at Watervale Bridge 
     #63, Harford County, MD'' and inserting in lieu thereof the 
     following: ``For improvements to Bottom Road Bridge, Vinegar 
     Hill Road Bridge and Southampton Road Bridge, Harford County, 
     MD''.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Transportation 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000''.
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              WYDEN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENTS NOS. 1625-1626

  Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Shelby) proposed 
two amendments to the bill, H.R. 2084, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 1625

       On page 65, line 22, before the period at the end of the 
     line, insert the following: ``: Provided, That the funds made 
     available under this heading shall be used to investigate 
     pursuant to section 41712 of title 49, United States Code, 
     relating to unfair or deceptive practices and unfair methods 
     of competition by air carriers, foreign air carriers, and 
     ticket agents: Provided further, That, for purposes of the 
     preceding proviso, the terms `unfair or deceptive practices' 
     and `unfair methods of competition' include the failure to 
     disclose to a passenger or a ticket agent whether the flight 
     on which the passenger is ticketed or has requested to 
     purchase a ticket is overbooked, unless the Secretary 
     certifies such disclosure by a carrier is technolgically 
     infeasible''.
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                           Amendment No. 1626

       On page 65, line 22, before the period at the end of the 
     line, insert the following: ``: Provided, That the funds made 
     available under this heading shall be used (1) to investigate 
     pursuant to section 41712 of title 49, United States Code, 
     relating to unfair or deceptive practices and unfair methods 
     of competition by air carriers and foreign air carriers, (2) 
     for monitoring by the Inspector General of the compliance of 
     air carriers and foreign carriers with respect to paragraph 
     (1) of this proviso, and (3) for the submission to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress by the Inspector General, 
     not later than July 15, 2000, of a report on the extent to 
     which actual or potential barriers exist to consumer access 
     to comparative price and service information from independent 
     sources on the purchase of passenger air transportation: 
     Provided further, That, for purposes of the preceding 
     proviso, the terms `unfair or deceptive practices' and 
     `unfair methods of competition' mean the offering for sale to 
     the public for any route, class, and time of service through 
     any technology or means of communication a fare that is 
     different than that offered through other technology or means 
     of communication''.
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               COVERDELL (AND CLELAND) AMENDMENT NO. 1627

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. COVERDELL (for himself and Mr. Cleland) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill, H.R. 2084, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 91, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:

     SEC. 3____. NOISE BARRIERS, GEORGIA.

       (a) Use of Apportioned Funds.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     approve the use of funds apportioned under paragraphs (1) and 
     (3) of section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, for 
     construction of Type II noise barriers at the locations 
     identified in section 1215(h) and item 967 of the table 
     contained in section 1602 of the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 211, 292).
       (b) Amendment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century.--The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
     is amended--
       (1) in section 1215(h) (112 Stat. 211), by striking ``west 
     side'' and inserting ``east and west sides''; and
       (2) in item 967 of the table contained in section 1602 (112 
     Stat. 292), by striking ``west side'' and inserting ``east 
     and west sides''.

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