[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 130 (Thursday, September 30, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H9077-H9141]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2084, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
             AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000

  Mr. WOLF submitted the following conference report and statement on 
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:

                  Conference Report (H.Rept. 106-355)

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate 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'', having 
     met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend 
     and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, 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, $1,867,000.

                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, $2,824,000.

          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, $7,650,000: 
     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, $2,039,000.

          Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Administration, $17,767,000.

                        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, 
     $1,102,000.

                       Board of Contract Appeals

       For necessary expenses of the Board of Contract Appeals, 
     $520,000.

         Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

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

                  Office of Intelligence and Security

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Intelligence and 
     Security, $1,454,000.

                Office of the Chief Information Officer

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Information Officer, $5,075,000.

                        Office of Intermodalism

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Intermodalism, 
     $1,062,000.

                         Office of Civil Rights

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

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           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 $148,673,000, 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 Program

       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

       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; $2,781,000,000, of which $300,000,000 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 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commandant 
     of the Coast Guard may transfer certain parcels of real 
     property located at Sitka, Japonski Island, Alaska to the 
     State of Alaska for the purpose of airport expansion, 
     provided that the Commandant determines that the Coast 
     Guard has been indemnified for any loss, damage, or 
     destruction of any structures or other improvements on the 
     lands to be conveyed. No other provision of law shall 
     otherwise make the real property improvements on Japonski 
     Island ineligible for Federal funding by virtue of any 
     consideration received by the Coast Guard for such 
     improvements: 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 the enactment of this 
     Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Transportation may use any surplus funds that are made 
     available to the Secretary, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, for drug interdiction activities of the Coast 
     Guard.

              Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements

       For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, 
     renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore 
     facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment 
     related thereto, $389,326,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be 
     derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which 
     $134,560,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate 
     or improve vessels, small boats and related equipment, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2004; $44,210,000 shall 
     be available to acquire new aircraft and increase aviation 
     capability, to remain available until September 30, 2002; 
     $51,626,000 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; 
     $50,930,000 shall be available for personnel compensation and 
     benefits and related costs, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2001; and $44,200,000 for the Integrated 
     Deepwater Systems program, to remain available until 
     September 30, 2002: Provided, That the Commandant of the 
     Coast Guard is authorized to dispose of, by sale at fair 
     market value, all rights, title, and interest of any United 
     States entity on behalf of the Coast Guard in HU-25 aircraft 
     and Coast Guard property, and improvements thereto, in 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 all proceeds from the sale of 
     properties listed under this heading, and from the sale of 
     HU-25 aircraft, shall be credited to this appropriation as 
     offsetting collections and made available only for the 
     Integrated Deepwater Systems program, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 2002: Provided further, That 
     obligations made pursuant to the provisions of this Act for 
     the Integrated Deepwater Systems program may not exceed 
     $50,000,000 during fiscal year 2000: Provided further, That 
     upon initial submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 
     2001 President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital 
     investment plan for the United States Coast Guard which 
     includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 
     2001 through 2005, with total funding for each year of the 
     plan constrained to the funding targets for those years as 
     estimated and approved by the Office of Management and 
     Budget.

                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, $17,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                         Alteration of Bridges

       For necessary expenses for alteration or removal of 
     obstructive bridges, $15,000,000, 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 $21,500,000 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, 
     $19,000,000, 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)

       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, $5,900,000,000 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 the enactment of this 
     Act: 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

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     contract tower cost-sharing program and $600,000 shall be 
     for the Centennial of Flight Commission: 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 5 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 no more than $24,162,700 of funds 
     appropriated to the Federal Aviation Administration in 
     this Act may be used for activities conducted by, or 
     coordinated through, the Transportation Administrative 
     Service Center: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     in this Act for aeronautical charting and cartography are 
     available for activities conducted by, or coordinated 
     through, the Transportation Administrative Service Center: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act may 
     be used for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to 
     sign a lease for satellite services related to the global 
     positioning system (GPS) wide area augmentation system 
     until the administrator of the FAA certifies in writing to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that FAA 
     has conducted a lease versus buy analysis which indicates 
     that such lease will result in the lowest overall cost to 
     the agency.

                        Facilities and Equipment


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       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, $2,075,000,000, of which $1,780,000,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2002, and of which 
     $295,000,000 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: Provided further, That upon initial 
     submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2001 
     President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital investment 
     plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which includes 
     funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2001 
     through 2005, with total funding for each year of the plan 
     constrained to the funding targets for those years as 
     estimated and approved by the Office of Management and 
     Budget: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act 
     may be used for the Federal Aviation Administration to 
     enter into a capital lease agreement unless appropriations 
     have been provided to fully cover the Federal Government's 
     contingent liabilities at the time the lease agreement is 
     signed.

                        Facilities and Equipment


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

                              (Rescission)

       Of the amount provided under this heading in Public Law 
     105-66, $30,000,000 are rescinded.

                 Research, Engineering, and Development


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       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, 
     $156,495,000, 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 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; for administration of such programs; for 
     administration of programs under section 40117; and for 
     inspection activities and administration of airport safety 
     programs, including those related to airport operating 
     certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States 
     Code, $1,750,000,000, to be derived from the 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 $1,950,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2000, notwithstanding section 47117(h) of title 
     49, United States Code: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, not more than 
     $45,000,000 of funds limited under this heading shall be 
     obligated for administration: Provided further, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the event of a 
     lapse in authorization of the grants program under this 
     heading, funding available under Federal Aviation 
     Administration, ``Operations'' may be obligated for 
     administration during the time period of the lapse in 
     authorization, at the rate corresponding to the maximum 
     annual obligation level of $45,000,000: Provided further, 
     That total obligations from all sources in fiscal year 2000 
     for administration may not exceed $45,000,000.

                   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.

                     FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

                 Limitation on Administrative Expenses

       Necessary expenses for administration and operation of the 
     Federal Highway Administration not to exceed $376,072,000 
     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, That $70,484,000 
     shall be available to carry out the functions and operations 
     of the Office of Motor Carriers: Provided further, That of 
     the funds available under section 104(a) of title 23, 
     United States Code: $6,000,000 shall be available for 
     Commercial Remote Sensing Products and Spatial Information 
     Technologies under section 5113 of Public Law 105-178, as 
     amended; $5,000,000 shall be available for Nationwide 
     Differential Global Positioning System program, as 
     authorized; $8,000,000 shall be available for National 
     Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program under section 
     1224 of Public Law 105-178, as amended; $15,000,000 shall 
     be available to the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, 
     Alabama, for research activities at the Transportation 
     Research Institute and to construct a building to house 
     the Institute, and shall remain available until expended; 
     $18,300,000 shall be available for the Indian Reservation 
     Roads Program under section 204 of title 23, United States 
     Code; $16,400,000 shall be available for the Public Lands 
     Highways Program under section 204 of title 23, United 
     States Code; $11,000,000 shall be available for the Park 
     Roads and Parkways Program under section 204 of title 23, 
     United States Code; $1,300,000 shall be available for the 
     Refuge Road Program under section 204 of title 23, United 
     States Code; $10,000,000 shall be available for the 
     Transportation and Community and System Preservation pilot 
     program under section 1221 of Public Law 105-178; and 
     $7,500,000 shall be available for ``Child Passenger 
     Protection Education Grants'' under section 2003(b) of 
     Public Law 105-178, as amended.

                          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 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 $1,000,000 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 
     within the $211,200,000 obligation limitation on Intelligent 
     Transportation Systems, the following sums shall be made 
     available for Intelligent Transportation System projects in 
     the following specified areas:
       Albuquerque, New Mexico, $2,000,000;
       Arapahoe County, Colorado, $1,000,000;
       Branson, Missouri, $1,000,000;
       Central Pennsylvania, $1,000,000;
       Charlotte, North Carolina, $1,000,000;
       Chicago, Illinois, $1,000,000;
       City of Superior and Douglas County, Wisconsin, $1,000,000;
       Clay County, Missouri, $300,000;
       Clearwater, Florida, $3,500,000;
       College Station, Texas, $1,000,000;
       Central Ohio, $1,000,000;
       Commonwealth of Virginia, $4,000,000;
       Corpus Christi, Texas, $1,500,000;
       Delaware River, Pennsylvania, $1,000,000;

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       Fairfield, California, $750,000;
       Fargo, North Dakota, $1,000,000;
       Florida Bay County, Florida, $1,000,000;
       Fort Worth, Texas, $2,500,000;
       Grand Forks, North Dakota, $500,000;
       Greater Metropolitan Capital Region, DC, $5,000,000;
       Greater Yellowstone, Montana, $1,000,000;
       Houma, Louisiana, $1,000,000;
       Houston, Texas, $1,500,000;
       Huntsville, Alabama, $500,000;
       Inglewood, California, $1,000,000;
       Jefferson County, Colorado, $1,500,000;
       Kansas City, Missouri, $1,000,000;
       Las Vegas, Nevada, $2,800,000;
       Los Angeles, California, $1,000,000;
       Miami, Florida, $1,000,000;
       Mission Viejo, California, $1,000,000;
       Monroe County, New York, $1,000,000;
       Nashville, Tennessee, $1,000,000;
       Northeast Florida, $1,000,000;
       Oakland, California, $500,000;
       Oakland County, Michigan, $1,000,000;
       Oxford, Mississippi, $1,500,000;
       Pennsylvania Turnpike, Pennsylvania, $2,500,000;
       Pueblo, Colorado, $1,000,000;
       Puget Sound, Washington, $1,000,000;
       Reno/Tahoe, California/Nevada, $500,000;
       Rensselaer County, New York, $1,000,000;
       Sacramento County, California, $1,000,000;
       Salt Lake City, Utah, $3,000,000;
       San Francisco, California, $1,000,000;
       Santa Clara, California, $1,000,000;
       Santa Teresa, New Mexico, $1,000,000;
       Seattle, Washington, $2,100,000;
       Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, $2,500,000;
       Shreveport, Louisiana, $1,000,000;
       Silicon Valley, California, $1,000,000;
       Southeast Michigan, $2,000,000;
       Spokane, Washington, $500,000;
       St. Louis, Missouri, $1,000,000;
       State of Alabama, $1,300,000;
       State of Alaska, $3,000,000;
       State of Arizona, $1,000,000;
       State of Colorado, $1,500,000;
       State of Delaware, $2,000,000;
       State of Idaho, $2,000,000;
       State of Illinois, $1,500,000;
       State of Maryland, $2,000,000;
       State of Minnesota, $7,000,000;
       State of Montana, $1,000,000;
       State of Nebraska, $500,000;
       State of Oregon, $1,000,000;
       State of Texas, $4,000,000;
       State of Vermont rural systems, $1,000,000;
       States of New Jersey and New York, $2,000,000;
       Statewide Transcom/Transmit upgrades, New Jersey, 
     $4,000,000;
       Tacoma Puyallup, Washington, $500,000;
       Thurston, Washington, $1,000,000;
       Towamencin, Pennsylvania, $600,000;
       Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, 
     $1,500,000;
       Wayne County, Michigan, $1,000,000:
     Provided further, That, notwithstanding Public Law 105-178 as 
     amended, 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, except that before such apportionments are 
     made, $90,000,000 shall be set aside for projects authorized 
     under section 1602 of Public Law 105-178 as amended, and 
     $8,000,000 shall be set aside for the Woodrow Wilson Memorial 
     Bridge project authorized by section 404 of the Woodrow 
     Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995 as amended. Of 
     the 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 program in the same ratio that each State is 
     apportioned funds for such program in fiscal year 2000 but 
     for this section: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Secretary shall, at the request 
     of the State of Nevada, transfer up to $10,000,000 of Minimum 
     Guarantee apportionments, and an equal amount of obligation 
     authority, to the State of California for use on High 
     Priority Project No. 829 ``Widen I-15 in San Bernardino 
     County'', section 1602 of Public Law 105-178.

                          Federal-Aid Highways


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States 
     Code, 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, $26,000,000,000 or so much 
     thereof as may be available in and derived from the Highway 
     Trust Fund, to remain available until expended.

                      Motor Carrier Safety Grants


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 49 
     U.S.C. 31102, $105,000,000, to be derived from the Highway 
     Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That 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 $105,000,000 for ``Motor Carrier 
     Safety Grants''.

             NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

                        Operations and Research

       For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the 
     Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety under 
     chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, and part C of 
     subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, $87,400,000 of 
     which $62,928,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2002: 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.

                        Operations and Research


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       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 $7,640,000 of the funds 
     made available for section 402, not to exceed $500,000 of the 
     funds made available for section 405, not to exceed 
     $1,800,000 of the funds made available for section 410, and 
     not to exceed $400,000 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, $94,288,000, of 
     which $6,800,000 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.

                   Railroad Research and Development

       For necessary expenses for railroad research and 
     development, $22,464,000, 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 U.S.C. 26101 and 26102, 
     $27,200,000, to remain available until expended.

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                     Alaska Railroad Rehabilitation

       To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to 
     the Alaska Railroad, $10,000,000 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: Provided, That 
     none of the funds made available under this head shall be 
     obligated until the enactment of authorizing legislation for 
     the ``Rhode Island Rail Development'' program.

     Capital Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation

       For necessary expenses of capital improvements of the 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation as authorized by 49 
     U.S.C. 24104(a), $571,000,000 to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the Secretary shall not obligate 
     more than $228,400,000 prior to September 30, 2000.

                     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: 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 $1,500,000 for costs 
     associated with the audit and review of new fixed guideway 
     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: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding section 3008 of Public Law 105-178, the 
     $50,000,000 to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5308 shall be transferred 
     to and merged with funding provided for the replacement, 
     rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and related equipment 
     and the construction of bus-related facilities under 
     ``Federal Transit Administration, Capital investment 
     grants''.

                   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, $1,000,000;
       Electric vehicle information sharing and technology 
     transfer program, $750,000;
       Portland, ME independent transportation network, $500,000;
       Wheeling, WV mobility study, $250,000;
       Project ACTION, $3,000,000;
       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, $1,000,000;
       Gloucester, MA intermodal technology center, $1,500,000;
       Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority advanced 
     propulsion control system, $3,000,000;
       Advanced transportation and alternative fuel technology 
     consortium (CALSTART), $3,250,000;
       Safety and security programs, $5,450,000;
       International program, $1,000,000;
       Santa Barbara Electric Transit Institute, $500,000;
       Hennepin County community transportation, Minnesota, 
     $1,000,000;
       Pittsfield economic development authority electric bus 
     program, $1,350,000; and
       Citizens for Modern Transit, Missouri, $300,000.

                      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, $4,929,270,000, to remain 
     available until expended, and to 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 notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, 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, together with $50,000,000 
     transferred from ``Federal Transit Administration, Formula 
     grants'', to be available for the following projects in 
     amounts specified below:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
 No.               State                     Project          Conference
------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1 Alaska                         Anchorage Ship Creek    $4,500,000
                                     intermodal facility.
   2 Alaska                         Fairbanks intermodal     2,000,000
                                     rail/bus transfer
                                     facility.
   3 Alaska                         Juneau downtown mass     1,500,000
                                     transit facility.
   4 Alaska                         North Star Borough-      3,000,000
                                     Fairbanks intermodal
                                     facility.
   5 Alaska                         Wasilla intermodal       1,000,000
                                     facility.
   6 Alaska                         Whittier intermodal      1,155,000
                                     facility and
                                     pedestrian overpass.
   7 Alabama                        Alabama statewide        2,500,000
                                     rural bus needs.
   8 Alabama                        Baldwin Rural Area       1,000,000
                                     Transportation
                                     System buses.
   9 Alabama                        Birmingham intermodal    2,000,000
                                     facility.
  10 Alabama                        Birmingham-Jefferson     1,250,000
                                     County buses.
  11 Alabama                        Cullman, buses.......      500,000
  12 Alabama                        Dothan Wiregrass         1,000,000
                                     Transit Authority
                                     vehicles and transit
                                     facility.
  13 Alabama                        Escambia County buses      100,000
                                     and bus facility.
  14 Alabama                        Gees Bend Ferry            100,000
                                     facilities, Wilcox
                                     County.
  15 Alabama                        Marshall County,           500,000
                                     buses.
  16 Alabama                        Huntsville Airport       3,500,000
                                     international
                                     intermodal center.
  17 Alabama                        Huntsville,              1,250,000
                                     intermodal facility.
  18 Alabama                        Huntsville Space and     3,500,000
                                     Rocket Center
                                     intermodal center.
  19 Alabama                        Jasper buses.........       50,000
  20 Alabama                        Jefferson State            200,000
                                     Community College/
                                     University of
                                     Montevallo
                                     pedestrian walkway.
  21 Alabama                        Mobile waterfront        5,000,000
                                     terminal complex.
  22 Alabama                        Montgomery Union         3,500,000
                                     Station intermodal
                                     center and buses.
  23 Alabama                        Valley bus and bus         110,000
                                     facilities.
  24 Arkansas                       Arkansas Highway and     2,000,000
                                     Transit Department
                                     buses.
  25 Arkansas                       Arkansas state safety      800,000
                                     and preventative
                                     maintenance facility.
  26 Arkansas                       Fayetteville,              500,000
                                     University of
                                     Arkansas Transit
                                     System buses.
  27 Arkansas                       Hot Springs,             1,560,000
                                     transportation depot
                                     and plaza.
  28 Arkansas                       Little Rock, Central       300,000
                                     Arkansas Transit
                                     buses.
  29 Arizona                        Phoenix bus and bus      3,750,000
                                     facilities.

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  30 Arizona                        Phoenix South Central      500,000
                                     Avenue transit
                                     facility.
  31 Arizona                        San Luis, bus........       70,000
  32 Arizona                        Tucson buses.........    2,555,000
  33 Arizona                        Yuma paratransit           125,000
                                     buses.
  34 California                     California Mountain         80,000
                                     Area Regional
                                     Transit Authority
                                     fueling stations.
  35 California                     Culver City, CityBus     1,250,000
                                     buses.
  36 California                     Davis, Unitrans            625,000
                                     transit maintenance
                                     facility.
  37 California                     Healdsburg,              1,000,000
                                     intermodal facility.
  38 California                     I-5 Corridor             1,250,000
                                     intermodal transit
                                     centers.
  39 California                     Livermore automatic      1,000,000
                                     vehicle locator
                                     program.
  40 California                     Lodi, multimodal           850,000
                                     facility.
  41 California                     Los Angeles County       3,000,000
                                     Metropolitan
                                     transportation
                                     authority buses.
  42 California                     Los Angeles County       1,750,000
                                     Foothill Transit
                                     buses and HEV
                                     vehicles.
  43 California                     Los Angeles Municipal    2,250,000
                                     Transit Operators
                                     Coalition.
  44 California                     Los Angeles, Union       1,250,000
                                     Station Gateway
                                     Intermodal Transit
                                     Center.
  45 California                     Maywood, Commerce,         800,000
                                     Bell, Cudahy,
                                     California buses and
                                     bus facilities.
  46 California                     Modesto, bus               625,000
                                     maintenance facility.
  47 California                     Monterey, Monterey-        625,000
                                     Salinas buses.
  48 California                     Orange County, bus       2,000,000
                                     and bus facilities.
  49 California                     Perris bus               1,250,000
                                     maintenance facility.
  50 California                     Redlands, trolley          800,000
                                     project.
  51 California                     Sacramento CNG buses.    1,250,000
  52 California                     San Bernardino           1,000,000
                                     Valley, CNG buses.
  53 California                     San Bernardino train     3,000,000
                                     station.
  54 California                     San Diego North          3,000,000
                                     County buses and CNG
                                     fueling station.
  55 California                     Contra Costa County        250,000
                                     Connection buses.
  56 California                     San Francisco, Islais    1,250,000
                                     Creek maintenance
                                     facility.
  57 California                     Santa Barbara buses      1,750,000
                                     and bus facility.
  58 California                     Santa Clarita bus        1,250,000
                                     maintenance facility.
  59 California                     Santa Cruz buses and     1,755,000
                                     bus facilities.
  60 California                     Santa Maria Valley/        240,000
                                     Santa Barbara
                                     County, buses.
  61 California                     Santa Rosa/Cotati,         750,000
                                     Intermodal
                                     Transportation
                                     Facilities.
  62 California                     Westminster senior         150,000
                                     citizen vans.
  63 California                     Windsor, Intermodal        750,000
                                     Facility.
  64 California                     Woodland Hills,            625,000
                                     Warner Center
                                     Transportation Hub.
  65 Colorado                       Boulder/Denver, RTD        625,000
                                     buses.
  66 Colorado                       Colorado Association     8,000,000
                                     of Transit Agencies.
  67 Colorado                       Denver, Stapleton        1,250,000
                                     Intermodal Center.
  68 Connecticut                    New Haven bus            2,250,000
                                     facility.
  69 Connecticut                    Norwich buses........    2,250,000
  70 Connecticut                    Waterbury, bus           2,250,000
                                     facility.
  71 Dist. of Columbia              Fuel cell bus and bus    4,850,000
                                     facilities program,
                                     Georgetown
                                     University.
  72 Dist. of Columbia              Washington, D.C.         2,500,000
                                     Intermodal
                                     Transportation
                                     Center, District.
  73 Delaware                       New Castle County        2,000,000
                                     buses and bus
                                     facilities.
  74 Delaware                       Delaware buses and         500,000
                                     bus facility.
  75 Florida                        Daytona Beach,           2,500,000
                                     Intermodal Center.
  76 Florida                        Gainesville hybrid-        500,000
                                     electric buses and
                                     facilities.
  77 Florida                        Jacksonville buses       1,000,000
                                     and bus facilities.
  78 Florida                        Lakeland, Citrus         1,250,000
                                     Connection transit
                                     vehicles and related
                                     equipment.
  79 Florida                        Miami Beach, electric      750,000
                                     shuttle service.
  80 Florida                        Miami-Dade Transit       2,750,000
                                     buses.
  81 Florida                        Orlando, Lynx buses      2,000,000
                                     and bus facilities.
  82 Florida                        Orlando, Downtown        2,500,000
                                     Intermodal Facility.
  83 Florida                        Palm Beach, buses....    1,000,000
  84 Florida                        Tampa HARTline buses.      500,000
  85 Georgia                        Atlanta, MARTA buses.   13,500,000
  86 Georgia                        Chatham Area Transit     3,500,000
                                     Bus Transfer Center
                                     and buses.
  87 Georgia                        Georgia Regional         2,000,000
                                     Transportation
                                     Authority buses.
  88 Georgia                        Georgia statewide        2,750,000
                                     buses and bus-
                                     related facilities.
  89 Hawaii                         Hawaii buses and bus     2,250,000
                                     facilities.
  90 Hawaii                         Honolulu, bus            2,000,000
                                     facility and buses.
  91 Iowa                           Ames transit facility      700,000
                                     expansion.
  92 Iowa                           Cedar Rapids             3,500,000
                                     intermodal facility.
  93 Iowa                           Clinton transit            500,000
                                     facility expansion.
  94 Iowa                           Fort Dodge,                885,000
                                     Intermodal Facility
                                     (Phase II).
  95 Iowa                           Iowa City intermodal     1,500,000
                                     facility.
  96 Iowa                           Iowa statewide buses     2,500,000
                                     and bus facilities.
  97 Iowa                           Iowa/Illinois Transit    1,000,000
                                     Consortium bus
                                     safety and security.
  98 Illinois                       East Moline transit        650,000
                                     center.
  99 Illinois                       Illinois statewide       8,200,000
                                     buses and bus-
                                     related equipment.
 100 Indiana                        Gary, Transit            1,250,000
                                     Consortium buses.
 101 Indiana                        Indianapolis buses...    5,000,000
 102 Indiana                        South Bend Urban         1,250,000
                                     Intermodal
                                     Transportation
                                     Facility.
 103 Indiana                        West Lafayette bus       1,750,000
                                     transfer station/
                                     terminal (Wabash
                                     Landing).
 104 Kansas                         Girard, buses and          700,000
                                     vans.
 105 Kansas                         Johnson County,            250,000
                                     farebox equipment.
 106 Kansas                         Kansas City buses....      750,000
 107 Kansas                         Kansas Public Transit    1,500,000
                                     Association buses
                                     and bus facilities.
 108 Kansas                         Girard Southeast           480,000
                                     Kansas Community
                                     Action Agency
                                     maintenance facility.
 109 Kansas                         Topeka Transit             600,000
                                     downtown transfer
                                     facility.
 110 Kansas                         Wichita, buses and       2,500,000
                                     bus facilities.
 111 Kentucky                       Transit Authority of     2,500,000
                                     Northern Kentucky
                                     (TANK) buses.
 112 Kentucky                       Kentucky (southern       1,000,000
                                     and eastern) transit
                                     vehicles.
 113 Kentucky                       Lexington (LexTran),     1,000,000
                                     maintenance facility.
 114 Kentucky                       River City, buses....    1,500,000

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 115 Louisiana                      Louisiana statewide      5,000,000
                                     buses and bus-
                                     related facilities.
 116 Massachusetts                  Attleboro intermodal       500,000
                                     transit facility.
 117 Massachusetts                  Brockton intermodal      1,100,000
                                     transportation
                                     center.
 118 Massachusetts                  Greenfield Montague,       500,000
                                     buses.
 119 Massachusetts                  Merrimack Valley           467,500
                                     Regional Transit
                                     Authority bus
                                     facilities.
 120 Massachusetts                  Montachusett, bus and    1,250,000
                                     park-and-ride
                                     facilities.
 121 Massachusetts                  Pioneer Valley,            650,000
                                     alternative fuel and
                                     paratransit vehicles.
 122 Massachusetts                  Pittsfield intermodal    3,600,000
                                     center.
 123 Massachusetts                  Springfield, Union       1,250,000
                                     Station.
 124 Massachusetts                  Swampscott, buses....       65,000
 125 Massachusetts                  Westfield, intermodal      500,000
                                     transportation
                                     facility.
 126 Massachusetts                  Worcester, Union         2,500,000
                                     Station Intermodal
                                     Transportation
                                     Center.
 127 Maryland                       Maryland statewide      11,500,000
                                     bus facilities and
                                     buses.
 128 Michigan                       Detroit, transfer        3,963,000
                                     terminal facilities.
 129 Michigan                       Detroit, EZ Ride           287,000
                                     program.
 130 Michigan                       Menominee-Delta-           250,000
                                     Schoolcraft buses.
 131 Michigan                       Michigan statewide      22,500,000
                                     buses.
 132 Michigan                       Port Huron, CNG            500,000
                                     fueling station.
 133 Minnesota                      Duluth, Transit          1,000,000
                                     Authority community
                                     circulation vehicles.
 134 Minnesota                      Duluth, Transit            500,000
                                     Authority
                                     intelligent
                                     transportation
                                     systems.
 135 Minnesota                      Duluth, Transit            500,000
                                     Authority Transit
                                     Hub.
 136 Minnesota                      Greater Minnesota          500,000
                                     transit authorities.
 137 Minnesota                      Northstar Corridor,     10,000,000
                                     Intermodal
                                     Facilities and buses.
 138 Minnesota                      Twin Cities             10,000,000
                                     metropolitan buses
                                     and bus facilities.
 139 Missouri                       Columbia buses and         500,000
                                     vans.
 140 Missouri                       Southeast Missouri       1,250,000
                                     transportation
                                     service rural,
                                     elderly, disabled
                                     service.
 141 Missouri                       Franklin County buses      200,000
                                     and bus facilities.
 142 Missouri                       Jackson County buses       500,000
                                     and bus facilities.
 143 Missouri                       Kansas City Area         2,500,000
                                     Transit Authority
                                     buses and Troost
                                     transit center.
 144 Missouri                       Missouri statewide       3,500,000
                                     bus and bus
                                     facilities.
 145 Missouri                       OATS Transit.........    1,500,000
 146 Missouri                       St. Joseph buses and       500,000
                                     vans.
 147 Missouri                       St. Louis, buses.....    2,000,000
 148 Missouri                       St. Louis, Bi-state      1,250,000
                                     Intermodal Center.
 149 Missouri                       Southwest Missouri       1,000,000
                                     State University
                                     park and ride
                                     facility.
 150 Mississippi                    Harrison County          3,000,000
                                     multimodal center.
 151 Mississippi                    Jackson, maintenance     1,000,000
                                     and administration
                                     facility project.
 152 Mississippi                    North Delta planning     1,200,000
                                     and development
                                     district, buses and
                                     bus facilities.
 153 Montana                        Missoula urban             600,000
                                     transportation
                                     district buses.
 154 North Carolina                 Greensboro multimodal    3,339,000
                                     center.
 155 North Carolina                 Greensboro, Transit      1,500,000
                                     Authority buses.
 156 North Carolina                 North Carolina           2,492,000
                                     statewide buses and
                                     bus facilities.
 157 North Dakota                   North Dakota             1,000,000
                                     statewide buses and
                                     bus-related
                                     facilities.
 158 New Hampshire                  New Hampshire            3,000,000
                                     statewide transit
                                     systems.
 159 New Jersey                     New Jersey Transit       5,000,000
                                     alternative fuel
                                     buses.
 160 New Jersey                     New Jersey Transit       1,750,000
                                     jitney shuttle buses.
 161 New Jersey                     Newark intermodal and    1,650,000
                                     arena access
                                     improvements.
 162 New Jersey                     Newark, Morris &         1,250,000
                                     Essex Station access
                                     and buses.
 163 New Jersey                     South Amboy, Regional    1,250,000
                                     Intermodal
                                     Transportation
                                     Initiative.
 164 New Mexico                     Albuquerque West Side    2,000,000
                                     transit facility.
 165 New Mexico                     Albuquerque, buses...    1,250,000
 166 New Mexico                     Las Cruces buses and       750,000
                                     bus facilities.
 167 New Mexico                     Northern New Mexico      2,750,000
                                     Transit Express/Park
                                     and Ride buses.
 168 New Mexico                     Santa Fe, buses and      2,000,000
                                     bus facilities.
 169 Nevada                         Clark County Regional    2,500,000
                                     Transportation
                                     Commission buses and
                                     bus facilities.
 170 Nevada                         Lake Tahoe CNG buses.      700,000
 171 Nevada                         Washoe County transit    2,250,000
                                     improvements.
 172 New York                       Babylon Intermodal       1,250,000
                                     Center.
 173 New York                       Buffalo, Auditorium      2,000,000
                                     Intermodal Center.
 174 New York                       Dutchess County, Loop      521,000
                                     System buses.
 175 New York                       Ithaca intermodal        1,125,000
                                     transportation
                                     center.
 176 New York                       Ithaca, TCAT bus         1,250,000
                                     technology
                                     improvements.
 177 New York                       Long Island, CNG         1,250,000
                                     transit vehicles and
                                     facilities and bus
                                     replacement.
 178 New York                       Mineola/Hicksville,      1,250,000
                                     LIRR intermodal
                                     centers.
 179 New York                       New York City Midtown    1,000,000
                                     West 38th Street
                                     ferry terminal.
 180 New York                       New York, West 72nd      1,750,000
                                     St. Intermodal
                                     Station.
 181 New York                       Putnam County, vans..      470,000
 182 New York                       Rensselaer intermodal    6,000,000
                                     bus facility.
 183 New York                       Rochester buses and      1,000,000
                                     bus facility.
 184 New York                       Syracuse, buses......    3,000,000
 185 New York                       Utica Union Station..    2,100,000
 186 New York                       Westchester County       1,250,000
                                     DOT, articulated
                                     buses.
 187 New York                       Westchester County,        979,000
                                     Bee-Line transit
                                     system fareboxes.
 188 New York                       Westchester County,      1,000,000
                                     Bee-Line transit
                                     system shuttle buses.
 189 Ohio                           Cleveland, Triskett        625,000
                                     Garage bus
                                     maintenance facility.
 190 Ohio                           Dayton, Multimodal       4,125,000
                                     Transportation
                                     Center.
 191 Ohio                           Ohio statewide buses     9,010,250
                                     and bus facilities.
 192 Oklahoma                       Oklahoma statewide       5,000,000
                                     bus facilities and
                                     buses.
 193 Oregon                         Corvallis buses and        300,000
                                     automated passenger
                                     information system.
 194 Oregon                         Lane County, Bus         4,400,000
                                     Rapid Transit, buses
                                     and facilities.
 195 Oregon                         Lincoln County             250,000
                                     Transit District
                                     buses.
 196 Oregon                         Portland, Tri-Met bus      650,000
                                     maintenance facility.
 197 Oregon                         Portland, Tri-Met        1,750,000
                                     buses.
 198 Oregon                         Salem Area Mass            500,000
                                     Transit District
                                     natural gas buses.
 199 Oregon                         Sandy buses..........      100,000

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 200 Oregon                         South Metro Area           200,000
                                     Rapid Transit
                                     (SMART) maintenance
                                     facility.
 201 Oregon                         Sunset Empire Transit      300,000
                                     District intermodal
                                     transit facility.
 202 Pennsylvania                   Allegheny County         1,500,000
                                     buses.
 203 Pennsylvania                   Altoona bus testing..    3,000,000
 204 Pennsylvania                   Altoona, Metro             842,000
                                     Transit Authority
                                     buses and transit
                                     system improvements.
 205 Pennsylvania                   Armstrong County-Mid-      150,000
                                     County, bus
                                     facilities and buses.
 206 Pennsylvania                   Bethlehem, intermodal    1,000,000
                                     facility.
 207 Pennsylvania                   Cambria County, bus        575,000
                                     facilities and buses.
 208 Pennsylvania                   Centre Area              1,250,000
                                     Transportation
                                     Authority buses.
 209 Pennsylvania                   Chester County, Paoli    1,000,000
                                     Transportation
                                     Center.
 210 Pennsylvania                   Erie, Metropolitan       1,000,000
                                     Transit Authority
                                     buses.
 211 Pennsylvania                   Fayette County,          1,270,000
                                     intermodal
                                     facilities and buses.
 212 Pennsylvania                   Lackawanna County          600,000
                                     Transit System buses.
 213 Pennsylvania                   Lackawanna County,       1,000,000
                                     intermodal bus
                                     facility.
 214 Pennsylvania                   Mid-Mon Valley buses       250,000
                                     and bus facilities.
 215 Pennsylvania                   Norristown, parking      1,000,000
                                     garage (SEPTA).
 216 Pennsylvania                   Philadelphia,            5,000,000
                                     Frankford
                                     Transportation
                                     Center.
 217 Pennsylvania                   Philadelphia,            1,250,000
                                     Intermodal 30th
                                     Street Station.
 218 Pennsylvania                   Reading, BARTA           1,750,000
                                     Intermodal
                                     Transportation
                                     Facility.
 219 Pennsylvania                   Robinson, Towne          1,500,000
                                     Center Intermodal
                                     Facility.
 220 Pennsylvania                   Somerset County bus        175,000
                                     facilities and buses.
 221 Pennsylvania                   Towamencin Township,     1,500,000
                                     Intermodal Bus
                                     Transportation
                                     Center.
 222 Pennsylvania                   Washington County          630,000
                                     intermodal
                                     facilities.
 223 Pennsylvania                   Westmoreland County,       200,000
                                     Intermodal Facility.
 224 Pennsylvania                   Wilkes-Barre,            1,250,000
                                     Intermodal Facility.
 225 Pennsylvania                   Williamsport bus         1,200,000
                                     facility.
 226 Puerto Rico                    San Juan Intermodal        600,000
                                     access.
 227 Rhode Island                   Providence, buses and    3,294,000
                                     bus maintenance
                                     facility.
 228 South Carolina                 Central Midlands COG/    2,700,000
                                     Columbia transit
                                     system.
 229 South Carolina                 Charleston Area          1,900,000
                                     regional
                                     transportation
                                     authority.
 230 South Carolina                 Clemson Area Transit       550,000
                                     buses and bus
                                     equipment.
 231 South Carolina                 Greenville transit         500,000
                                     authority.
 232 South Carolina                 Pee Dee buses and          900,000
                                     facilities.
 233 South Carolina                 Santee-Wateree             400,000
                                     regional
                                     transportation
                                     authority.
 234 South Carolina                 South Carolina           1,220,000
                                     Statewide Virtual
                                     Transit Enterprise.
 235 South Carolina                 Transit Management of      600,000
                                     Spartanburg,
                                     Incorporated
                                     (SPARTA).
 236 South Dakota                   South Dakota             1,500,000
                                     statewide bus
                                     facilities and buses.
 237 Tennessee                      Southern Coalition       3,500,000
                                     for Advanced
                                     Transportation
                                     (SCAT) (TN, GA, FL,
                                     AL) electric buses.
 238 Texas                          Austin buses.........    1,750,000
 239 Texas                          Beaumont Municipal       1,000,000
                                     Transit System buses
                                     and bus facilities.
 240 Texas                          Brazos Transit           1,000,000
                                     Authority buses and
                                     bus facilities.
 241 Texas                          El Paso Sun Metro        1,000,000
                                     buses.
 242 Texas                          Fort Worth bus           2,500,000
                                     replacement
                                     (including CNG
                                     vehicles) and
                                     paratransit vehicles.
 243 Texas                          Forth Worth              3,100,000
                                     intermodal
                                     transportation
                                     center.
 244 Texas                          Galveston buses and      1,000,000
                                     bus facilities.
 245 Texas                          Texas statewide small    5,000,000
                                     urban and rural
                                     buses.
 246 Utah                           Ogden Intermodal           800,000
                                     Center.
 247 Utah                           Salt Lake City           2,500,000
                                     Olympics bus
                                     facilities.
 248 Utah                           Salt Lake City           2,500,000
                                     Olympics regional
                                     park and ride lots.
 249 Utah                           Salt Lake City             500,000
                                     Olympics transit bus
                                     loan project.
 250 Utah                           Utah Transit             1,500,000
                                     Authority,
                                     intermodal
                                     facilities.
 251 Utah                           Utah Transit             6,500,000
                                     Authority/Park City
                                     Transit, buses.
 252 Virginia                       Alexandria, bus          1,000,000
                                     maintenance facility.
 253 Virginia                       Richmond, GRTC bus       1,250,000
                                     maintenance facility.
 254 Virginia                       Statewide buses and      8,435,000
                                     bus facilities.
 255 Vermont                        Burlington multimodal    2,700,000
                                     center.
 256 Vermont                        Chittenden County          800,000
                                     Transportation
                                     Authority buses.
 257 Vermont                        Essex Junction             500,000
                                     multimodal station
                                     rehabilitation.
 258 Vermont                        Killington-Sherburne       250,000
                                     satellite bus
                                     facility.
 259 Washington                     Bremerton multimodal       750,000
                                     center--Sinclair's
                                     Landing.
 260 Washington                     Sequim Clallam           1,000,000
                                     Transit multimodal
                                     center.
 261 Washington                     Everett, Multimodal      1,950,000
                                     Transportation
                                     Center.
 262 Washington                     Grant County, Grant        500,000
                                     Transit Authority.
 263 Washington                     Grays Harbor County,     1,250,000
                                     buses and equipment.
 264 Washington                     King County Metro        2,000,000
                                     King Street Station.
 265 Washington                     King County Metro        1,500,000
                                     Atlantic and Central
                                     buses.
 266 Washington                     King County park and     1,350,000
                                     ride expansion.
 267 Washington                     Mount Vernon, buses      1,750,000
                                     and bus related
                                     facilities.
 268 Washington                     Pierce County Transit      500,000
                                     buses and bus
                                     facilities.
 269 Washington                     Seattle, intermodal      1,250,000
                                     transportation
                                     terminal.
 270 Washington                     Snohomish County,        1,250,000
                                     Community Transit
                                     buses, equipment and
                                     facilities.
 271 Washington                     Spokane, HEV buses...    1,500,000
 272 Washington                     Tacoma Dome Station..      250,000
 273 Washington                     Vancouver Clark          1,000,000
                                     County (C-TRAN) bus
                                     facilities.
 274 Washington                     Washington State DOT     2,000,000
                                     combined small
                                     transit system buses
                                     and bus facilities.
 275 Wisconsin                      Milwaukee County,        6,000,000
                                     buses.
 276 Wisconsin                      Wisconsin statewide     14,250,000
                                     bus facilities and
                                     buses.
 277 West Virginia                  Huntington intermodal   12,000,000
                                     facility.
 278 West Virginia                  Parkersburg,             4,500,000
                                     intermodal
                                     transportation
                                     facility.
 279 West Virginia                  West Virginia           5,000,000;
                                     Statewide Intermodal
                                     Facility and buses.
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     and there shall be available for new fixed guideway systems 
     $980,400,000, to be available as follows:
       $10,400,000 for Alaska or Hawaii ferry projects;
       $45,142,000 for the Atlanta, Georgia, North line extension 
     project;
       $1,000,000 for the Austin, Texas capital metro northwest/
     north central corridor project;
       $4,750,000 for the Baltimore central LRT double track 
     project;
       $3,000,000 for the Birmingham, Alabama transit corridor;
       $1,000,000 for the Boston Urban Ring project;
       $500,000 for the Calais, Maine branch rail line regional 
     transit program;
       $2,500,000 for the Canton-Akron-Cleveland commuter rail 
     project;
       $2,500,000 for the Charleston, South Carolina Monobeam 
     corridor project;
       $4,000,000 for the Charlotte, North Carolina, north-south 
     corridor transitway project;
       $25,000,000 for the Chicago METRA commuter rail project;
       $3,500,000 for the Chicago Transit Authority Douglas branch 
     line project;
       $3,500,000 for the Chicago Transit Authority Ravenswood 
     branch line project;
       $1,000,000 for the Cincinnati northeast/northern Kentucky 
     corridor project;
       $3,500,000 for the Clark County, Nevada, fixed guideway 
     project, together with unobligated funds provided in Public 
     Law 103-331 for the ``Burlington to Gloucester, New Jersey 
     line'';
       $1,000,000 for the Cleveland Euclid corridor improvement 
     project;
       $1,000,000 for the Colorado Roaring Fork Valley project;
       $50,000,000 for the Dallas north central light rail 
     extension project;
       $1,000,000 for the Dayton, Ohio, light rail study;
       $3,000,000 for the Denver Southeast corridor project;
       $35,000,000 for the Denver Southwest corridor project;
       $25,000,000 for the Dulles corridor project;
       $10,000,000 for the Fort Lauderdale, Florida Tri-County 
     commuter rail project;
       $1,500,000 for the Galveston, Texas rail trolley extension 
     project;
       $10,000,000 for the Girdwood, Alaska commuter rail project;
       $7,000,000 for the Greater Albuquerque mass transit 
     project;
       $500,000 for the Harrisburg-Lancaster capital area transit 
     corridor 1 commuter rail project;
       $3,000,000 for the Houston advanced transit program;
       $52,770,000 for the Houston regional bus project;
       $1,000,000 for the Indianapolis, Indiana Northeast Downtown 
     corridor project;
       $1,000,000 for the Johnson County, Kansas, I-35 commuter 
     rail project;
       $1,000,000 for the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee rail extension 
     project;
       $500,000 for the Knoxville-Memphis commuter rail 
     feasibility study;
       $2,000,000 for the Long Island Railroad East Side access 
     project;
       $1,000,000 for the Los Angeles-San Diego LOSSAN corridor 
     project;
       $4,000,000 for the Los Angeles Mid-City and East Side 
     corridors projects;
       $50,000,000 for the Los Angeles North Hollywood extension 
     project;
       $1,000,000 for the Lowell, Massachusetts-Nashua, New 
     Hampshire commuter rail project;
       $703,000 for the MARC commuter rail project;
       $1,500,000 for MARC expansion projects--Silver Spring 
     intermodal and Penn-Camden rail connection;
       $1,000,000 for the Massachusetts North Shore corridor 
     project;
       $2,500,000 for the Memphis, Tennessee, Medical Center rail 
     extension project;
       $1,500,000 for the Miami-Dade Transit east-west multimodal 
     corridor project;
       $1,000,000 for the Nashville, Tennessee, commuter rail 
     project;
       $99,000,000 for the New Jersey Hudson Bergen project;
       $5,000,000 for the New Jersey/New York Trans-Hudson Midtown 
     corridor;
       $1,000,000 for the New Orleans Canal Street corridor 
     project;
       $12,000,000 for the Newark rail link MOS-1 project;
       $1,000,000 for the Norfolk-Virginia Beach corridor project;
       $4,000,000 for the Northern Indiana south shore commuter 
     rail project;
       $2,000,000 for the Oceanside-Escondido, California light 
     rail system;
       $10,000,000 for temporary and permanent Olympic 
     transportation infrastructure investments: Provided, That 
     these funds shall be allocated by the Secretary based on the 
     approved transportation management plan for the Salt Lake 
     City 2002 Winter Olympic Games: Provided further, That none 
     of these funds shall be available for rail extensions;
       $1,000,000 for the Orange County, California, transitway 
     project;
       $5,000,000 for the Orlando Lynx light rail project (phase 
     1);
       $500,000 for the Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade 
     counties rail corridor;
       $4,000,000 for the Philadelphia-Reading SETPA Schuylkill 
     Valley metro project;
       $1,000,000 for the Philadelphia SEPTA cross-county metro;
       $5,000,000 for the Phoenix metropolitan area transit 
     project;
       $2,500,000 for the Pinellas County, Florida, mobility 
     initiative project;
       $10,000,000 for the Pittsburgh North Shore-central business 
     district corridor project;
       $8,000,000 for the Pittsburgh stage II light rail project;
       $11,062,000 for the Portland Westside light rail transit 
     project;
       $25,000,000 for the Puget Sound RTA Link light rail 
     project;
       $5,000,000 for the Puget Sound RTA Sounder commuter rail 
     project;
       $8,000,000 for the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Triangle 
     transit project;
       $25,000,000 for the Sacramento south corridor LRT project;
       $37,928,000 for the Utah north/south light rail project;
       $1,000,000 for the San Bernardino, California Metrolink 
     project;
       $5,000,000 for the San Diego Mid Coast corridor project;
       $20,000,000 for the San Diego Mission Valley East light 
     rail transit project;
       $65,000,000 for the San Francisco BART extension to the 
     airport project;
       $20,000,000 for the San Jose Tasman West light rail 
     project;
       $32,000,000 for the San Juan Tren Urbano project;
       $3,000,000 for the Santa Fe/El Dorado, New Mexico rail 
     link;
       $53,895,000 for the South Boston piers transitway;
       $1,000,000 for the South Dekalb-Lindbergh, Georgia, 
     corridor project;
       $2,000,000 for the Spokane, Washington, South Valley 
     corridor light rail project;
       $2,500,000 for the St. Louis, Missouri, MetroLink cross 
     county corridor project;
       $50,000,000 for the St. Louis-St. Clair County MetroLink 
     light rail (phase II) extension project;
       $1,000,000 for the Stamford, Connecticut fixed guideway 
     connector;
       $1,000,000 for the Stockton, California Altamont commuter 
     rail project;
       $1,000,000 for the Tampa Bay regional rail project;
       $3,000,000 for the Twin Cities Transitways projects;
       $42,800,000 for the Twin Cities Transitways--Hiawatha 
     corridor project;
       $2,200,000 for the Virginia Railway Express commuter rail 
     project;
       $4,750,000 for the Washington Metro-Blue Line extension-
     Addison Road (Largo) project;
       $1,000,000 for the West Trenton, New Jersey, rail project;
       $2,000,000 for the Whitehall ferry terminal reconstruction 
     project;
       $1,000,000 for the Wilmington, Delaware downtown transit 
     connector; and
       $500,000 for the Wilsonville to Washington County, Oregon 
     connection to Westside.

                          Discretionary Grants


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       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, $12,042,000, 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, $32,061,000, of 
     which $645,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety 
     Fund, and of which $3,704,000 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, $36,879,000, of which $5,479,000 
     shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and 
     shall remain available

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     until September 30, 2002; of which $30,000,000 shall be 
     derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $17,394,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2002; and of which 
     $1,400,000 shall be derived from amounts previously collected 
     under 49 U.S.C. 60301: Provided, That amounts previously 
     collected under 49 U.S.C. 60301 shall be available for damage 
     prevention grants to States and public education activities.

                     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

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978, as amended, $44,840,000: Provided, That the Inspector 
     General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out 
     the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended 
     (5 U.S.C. App. 3) to investigate allegations of fraud, 
     including false statements to the government (18 U.S.C. 
     1001), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation 
     by the Department: Provided further, 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 domestic and foreign air carriers and 
     ticket agents: Provided further, That it is the sense of the 
     Senate, 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 technologically infeasible: Provided further, 
     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 domestic and foreign air 
     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 it is 
     the sense of the Senate, 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: Provided further, That it is the 
     sense of the Senate that funds made available under this 
     heading shall be used for the submission to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress by the Inspector General a report on 
     the extent to which air carriers and foreign air carriers 
     deny travel to airline consumers with nonrefundable tickets 
     from one carrier to another.

                      SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, 
     including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $17,000,000: 
     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 the sum herein appropriated 
     from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar 
     basis as such offsetting collections are received during 
     fiscal year 2000, to result in a final appropriation from the 
     general fund estimated at no more than $15,400,000.

                                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, 
     $4,633,000: 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) 
     $57,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for 
     official reception and representation expenses.

                               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 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, 
     for the highway use tax evasion program, and amounts provided 
     under section 110 of title 23, United States Code, and for 
     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 title 23, United States Code (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, 
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       (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 the 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 chapter 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 highway-related programs under 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) of this section for a 
     section set forth in subsection (a)(4) shall remain available 
     until used 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 1 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. 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.
       Sec. 317. 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. 318. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     compensate in excess of 320 technical staff-years under the 
     federally funded research and development center contract 
     between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Center 
     for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during fiscal year 
     2000.
       Sec. 319. Funds provided in this Act for the Transportation 
     Administrative Service Center (TASC) shall be reduced by 
     $15,000,000, which limits fiscal year 2000 TASC obligational 
     authority for elements of the Department of Transportation 
     funded in this Act to no more than $133,673,000: 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 Highways'' 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. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to prepare, propose, or promulgate any regulations pursuant 
     to title V of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings 
     Act (49 U.S.C. 32901 et seq.) prescribing corporate average 
     fuel economy standards for automobiles, as defined in such 
     title, in any model year that differs from standards 
     promulgated for such automobiles prior to the enactment of 
     this section.
       Sec. 322. Temporary Air Service Interruptions. (a) 
     Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act to carry out section 47114(c)(1) of 
     title 49, United States Code, may be available for 
     apportionment to an airport sponsor described in subsection 
     (b) in fiscal year 2000 in an amount equal to the amount 
     apportioned to that sponsor in fiscal year 1999.
       (b) Covered Airport Sponsors.--An airport sponsor referred 
     to in subsection (a) is an airport sponsor with respect to 
     whose primary airport the Secretary of Transportation 
     found that--
       (1) passenger boardings at the airport fell below 10,000 in 
     the calendar year used to calculate the apportionment;
       (2) the airport had at least 10,000 passenger boardings in 
     the calendar year prior to the calendar year used to 
     calculate apportionments to airport sponsors in a fiscal 
     year; and
       (3) the cause of the shortfall in passenger boardings was a 
     temporary but significant interruption in service by an air 
     carrier to that airport due to an employment action, natural 
     disaster, or other event unrelated to the demand for air 
     transportation at the affected airport.
       Sec. 323. Section 3021 of Public Law 105-178 is amended in 
     subsection (a)--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``single-State'';
       (2) 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''.
       Sec. 324. 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. 325. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or 
     expended for employee training which: (a) does not meet 
     identified needs for knowledge, skills and abilities bearing 
     directly upon the performance of official duties; (b) 
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     emotional response or psychological stress in some 
     participants; (c) does not require prior employee 
     notification of the content and methods to be used in the 
     training and written end of course evaluations; (d) contains 
     any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-
     religious belief systems or ``new age'' belief systems as 
     defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N-
     915.022, dated September 2, 1988; (e) is offensive to, or 
     designed to change, participants' personal values or 
     lifestyle outside the workplace; or (f) includes content 
     related to human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune 
     deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) other than that necessary to 
     make employees more aware of the medical ramifications of 
     HIV/AIDS and the workplace rights of HIV-positive employees.
       Sec. 326. None of the funds in this Act shall, in the 
     absence of express authorization by Congress, be used 
     directly or indirectly to pay for any personal service, 
     advertisement, telegraph, telephone, letter, printed or 
     written material, radio, television, video presentation, 
     electronic communications, or other device, intended or 
     designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress or 
     of a State legislature to favor or oppose by vote or 
     otherwise, any legislation or appropriation by Congress or a 
     State legislature after the introduction of any bill or 
     resolution in Congress proposing such legislation or 
     appropriation, or after the introduction of any bill or 
     resolution in a State legislature proposing such legislation 
     or appropriation: Provided, That this shall not prevent 
     officers or employees of the Department of Transportation or 
     related agencies funded in this Act from communicating to 
     Members of Congress or to Congress, on the request of any 
     Member, or to members of State legislature, or to a State 
     legislature, through the proper official channels, requests 
     for legislation or appropriations which they deem necessary 
     for the efficient conduct of business.
       Sec. 327. (a) In General.--None of the funds made available 
     in this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity 
     agrees that in expending the funds the entity will comply 
     with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c).
       (b) Sense of the Congress; Requirement Regarding Notice.--
       (1) Purchase of american-made equipment and products.--In 
     the case of any equipment or product that may be authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided using 
     funds made available in this Act, it is the sense of the 
     Congress that entities receiving the assistance should, in 
     expending the assistance, purchase only American-made 
     equipment and products to the greatest extent practicable.
       (2) Notice to recipients of assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance using funds made available in this Act, 
     the head of each Federal agency shall provide to each 
     recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement 
     made in paragraph (1) by the Congress.
       (c) Prohibition of Contracts With Persons Falsely Labeling 
     Products as Made in America.--If it has been finally 
     determined by a court or Federal agency that any person 
     intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made in America'' 
     inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any 
     product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not 
     made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to 
     receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made 
     available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, 
     and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 
     through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 328. 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. 329. 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. 330. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to implement or enforce regulations that would result in the 
     withdrawal of a slot from an air carrier at O'Hare 
     International Airport under section 93.223 of title 14 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations in excess of the total slots 
     withdrawn from that air carrier as of October 31, 1993 if 
     such additional slot is to be allocated to an air carrier or 
     foreign air carrier under section 93.217 of title 14 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 331. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     made available under this Act, and any prior year unobligated 
     funds, for the Charleston, South Carolina Monobeam Corridor 
     Project shall be transferred to and administered under the 
     Transit Planning and Research account, subject to such terms 
     and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate.
       Sec. 332. 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. 333. 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. 334. 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. 335. For necessary expenses of the Amtrak Reform 
     Council authorized under section 203 of Public Law 105-134, 
     $750,000, 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. 336. 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 percent by all such transfers: 
     Provided further, That any such transfer shall be submitted 
     for approval to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Sec. 337. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     for activities under the Aircraft Purchase Loan Guarantee 
     Program during fiscal year 2000.
       Sec. 338. None of the funds appropriated or limited in this 
     Act may be used to carry out the functions and operations of 
     the Office of Motor Carriers within the Federal Highway 
     Administration: Provided, That funds available to the Federal 
     Highway Administration shall be transferred with the 
     functions and operations of the Office of Motor Carriers 
     should any of the functions and operations of that office be 
     delegated by the Secretary outside of the Federal Highway 
     Administration: Provided further, That notwithstanding 
     section 104(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, the 
     Federal Highway Administrator shall not carry out the duties 
     and functions vested in the Secretary under 49 U.S.C. 
     521(b)(5).
       Sec. 339. Section 3027 of the Transportation Equity Act for 
     the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5307 note; 112 Stat. 336) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Government Share for Operating Assistance to Certain 
     Smaller Urbanized Areas.--Notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5307(e), 
     a grant of the Government for operating expenses of a project 
     under 49 U.S.C. 5307(b) in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 to any 
     recipient that is providing transit services in an urbanized 
     area with a population between 128,000 and 128,200, as 
     determined in the 1990 census, and that had adopted a 5-year 
     transit plan before September 1, 1998, may not be more than 
     80 percent of the net project cost.''.
       Sec. 340. Funds provided in Public Law 104-205 for the 
     Griffin light rail project shall be available for alternative 
     analysis and environmental impact studies for other transit 
     alternatives in the Griffin corridor from Hartford to Bradley 
     International Airport.
       Sec. 341. Section 3030(c)(1)(A)(v) of the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105-178) is 
     amended by deleting ``Light Rail''.
       Sec. 342. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Federal share of projects funded under section 3038(g)(1)(B) 
     of Public Law 105-178 shall not exceed 90 percent of the 
     project cost.
       Sec. 343. Of the funds made available to the Coast Guard in 
     this Act under ``Acquisition, construction, and 
     improvements'', $10,000,000 is only for necessary expenses to 
     support a portion of the acquisition costs, currently 
     estimated at $128,000,000, of a multi-mission vessel to 
     replace the Mackinaw icebreaker in the Great Lakes, to remain 
     available until September 30, 2005.
       Sec. 344. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be obligated or expended to extend a single hull tank 
     vessel's double hull compliance date under the Oil Pollution 
     Act of 1990 due to conversion of the vessel's single hull 
     design by adding a double bottom or double side after August 
     18, 1990, unless specifically authorized by 46 U.S.C. 
     3703a(e).
       Sec. 345. None of the funds in this Act may be used for the 
     planning or development of the California State Route 710 
     Freeway extension project through South Pasadena, California 
     (as approved in the Record of Decision on State Route 710 
     Freeway, issued by the United States Department of 
     Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, on April 13, 
     1998).
       Sec. 346. Hereafter, 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 
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       (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. 347. 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. 348. 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. 349. (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, 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 for 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. 350. (a) No recipient of funds made available in this 
     Act shall disseminate driver's license personal information 
     as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3) except as provided in 
     subsection (b) of this section or motor vehicle records as 
     defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1) for any use not permitted under 
     18 U.S.C. 2721.
       (b) No recipient of funds made available in this Act shall 
     disseminate a person's driver's license photograph, social 
     security number, and medical or disability information from a 
     motor vehicle record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1) without 
     the express consent of the person to whom such information 
     pertains, except for uses permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721(1), 
     2721(4), 2721(6), and 2721(9): Provided, That subsection (b) 
     shall not in any way affect the use of organ donation 
     information on an individual's driver's license or affect the 
     administration of organ donation initiatives in the States.
       (c) 18 U.S.C. 2721(b)(11) is amended by striking all after 
     ``records'' and inserting the following: ``if the State has 
     obtained the express consent of the person to whom such 
     personal information pertains.''.
       (d) 18 U.S.C. 2721(b)(12) is amended by striking all after 
     ``solicitations'' and inserting the following: ``if the State 
     has obtained the express consent of the person to whom such 
     personal information pertains.''.
       (e) No State may condition or burden in any way the 
     issuance of a motor vehicle record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 
     2725(1) upon the receipt of consent described in paragraphs 
     (b) and (c).
       (f) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary 
     shall not withhold funds provided in this Act for any grantee 
     if a State is in noncompliance with this provision.
       (g) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Subsections (a) and (e) shall be effective upon the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, excluding the States of 
     Wisconsin, South Carolina, and Oklahoma that shall be in 
     compliance with this subsection within 90 days after the 
     United States Supreme Court has issued a final decision on 
     Reno vs. Condon;
       (2) Subsections (b), (c), and (d) shall be effective on 
     June 1, 2000, excluding the States of Arkansas, Montana, 
     Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, and Texas that shall be in 
     compliance with subsections (b), (c), and (d) within 90 days 
     of the next convening of the State legislature and excluding 
     the States of Wisconsin, South Carolina, and Oklahoma that 
     shall be in compliance within 90 days following the day of 
     issuance of a final decision on Reno vs. Condon by the United 
     States Supreme Court if the State legislature is in session, 
     or within 90 days of the next convening of the State 
     legislature following the issuance of such final decision if 
     the State legislature is not in session.
       Sec. 351. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     within the funds provided in this Act for the Federal Highway 
     Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration, $10,000,000 may be made available for 
     completion of the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS): 
     Provided, That such funds shall be subject to reprogramming 
     guidelines.
       Sec. 352. 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''.
       Sec. 353. (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following 
     findings:
       (1) The survival of American culture is dependent upon the 
     survival of the sacred institution of marriage.
       (2) The decennial census is required by section 2 of 
     article 1 of the Constitution of the United States, and has 
     been conducted in every decade since 1790.
       (3) The decennial census has included marital status among 
     the information sought from every American household since 
     1880.
       (4) The 2000 decennial census will mark the first decennial 
     census since 1880 in which marital status will not be a 
     question included on the census questionnaire distributed to 
     the majority of American households.
       (5) The United States Census Bureau has removed marital 
     status from the short form census questionnaire to be 
     distributed to the majority of American households in the 
     2000 decennial census and placed that category of information 
     on the long form census questionnaire to be distributed only 
     to a sample of the population in that decennial census.
       (6) Every year more than $100,000,000,000 in Federal funds 
     are allocated based on the data collected by the Census 
     Bureau.
       (7) Recorded data on marital status provides a basic 
     foundation for the development of Federal policy.
       (8) Census data showing an exact account of the numbers of 
     persons who are married, single, or divorced provides 
     critical information which serves as an indicator on the 
     prevalence of marriage in society.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the United States Census Bureau--
       (1) has wrongfully decided not to include marital status on 
     the census questionnaire to be distributed to the majority of 
     Americans for the 2000 decennial census; and
       (2) should include marital status on the short form census 
     questionnaire to be distributed to the majority of American 
     households for the 2000 decennial census.
       Sec. 354. It is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary 
     should expeditiously amend title 14, chapter II, part 250, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, so as to double the applicable 
     penalties for involuntary denied boardings and allow those 
     passengers that are involuntarily denied boarding the option 
     of obtaining a prompt cash refund for the full value of their 
     airline ticket.
       Sec. 355. Section 656(b) of division C of the Omnibus 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997 is repealed.
       Sec. 356. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     amount made available pursuant to Public Law 105-277 for the 
     Pittsburgh North Shore central business district transit 
     options MIS project may be used to fund any aspect of 
     preliminary engineering, costs associated with an 
     environmental impact statement, or a major investment study 
     for that project.
       Sec. 357. (a) Notwithstanding the January 4, 1977, decision 
     of the Secretary of Transportation that approved construction 
     of Interstate Highway 66 between the Capital Beltway and 
     Rosslyn, Virginia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, in 
     accordance with existing Federal and State law, shall 
     hereafter have authority for operation, maintenance, and 
     construction of Interstate Route 66 between Rosslyn and the 
     Capital Beltway, except as noted in paragraph (b).
       (b) The conditions in the Secretary's January 4, 1997 
     decision, that exclude heavy duty trucks and permit use by 
     vehicles bound to or from Washington Dulles International 
     Airport in the peak direction during peak hours, shall remain 
     in effect.
       Sec. 358. Noise Barriers, Georgia. 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 items 540 and 967 of the 
     table contained in section 1602 of the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 211, 292), and at the 
     following locations: On the east side of I-285 extending from 
     Northlake Parkway to Chamblee

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     Tucker Road in Dekalb County, Georgia; and on the east side 
     of I-185 between Macon Road and Airport Thruway.
       Sec. 359. Item number 44 of the table contained in section 
     1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
     (112 Stat. 258) is amended by striking ``Saratoga'' and 
     inserting ``North Creek''.
       Sec. 360. Funds made available for Alaska or Hawaii ferry 
     boats or ferry terminal facilities pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
     5309(m)(2)(B) may be used to construct new vessels and 
     facilities or to improve existing vessels and facilities, 
     including both the passenger and vehicle-related elements of 
     such vessels and facilities, and for repair facilities.
       Sec. 361. High Priority Projects. (a) Project 
     Authorizations.--The table contained in section 1602 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 
     257-323) is amended--
       (1) in item number 174 by striking ``5.375'' and inserting 
     ``5.25'';
       (2) in item 478 by striking ``2.375'' and inserting 
     ``2.25'';
       (3) in item 948 by striking ``5.375'' and inserting 
     ``5.25'';
       (4) in item 1008 by striking ``3.875'' and inserting 
     ``3.75'';
       (5) in item 1210 by striking ``6.875'' and inserting 
     ``6.75'';
       (6) by striking item 1289 and inserting the following:
       

 
 
 
``1289. Arkansas                    Improve Highway 167 from    1.0'';
                                     Fordyce, Arkansas, to
                                     Saline County line......
 


       (7) in item 1319 by striking ``0.875'' and inserting 
     ``0.75'';
       (8) in item 1420--
       (A) by inserting ``and development'' after ``Conduct 
     planning''; and
       (B) by striking ``0.875'' and inserting ``0.75''; and
       (9) by adding at the end the following new item:
       

 
 
 
``1851. Arkansas                    Construction of and        5.25''.
                                     improvements to highway
                                     projects in the corridor
                                     designated by section
                                     1105(c)(18)(C)(ii) of
                                     the Intermodal Surface
                                     Transportation
                                     Efficiency Act of 1991..
 

       (b) High Priority Corridors.--Section 1105(c)(18)(C)(ii) of 
     the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
     (112 Stat. 190) is amended by striking ``in the vicinity of'' 
     and inserting ``east of Wilmar, Arkansas, and west of''.
       Sec. 362. Section 3030(d)(3) of the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105-178) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania intermodal facility.''.
       Sec. 363. Section 3030(b) of the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 373-375) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(71) Dane County Corridor--East-West Madison Metropolitan 
     Area.''.
       Sec. 364. Notwithstanding the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 
     5309(e)(6), funds appropriated under this Act for the Douglas 
     Branch project may be used for any purpose except 
     construction: Provided, That in evaluating the Douglas Branch 
     project under 5309(e), the Federal Transit Administration 
     shall use a ``no-build'' alternative that assumes the current 
     Douglas Branch has been closed due to poor condition, and a 
     ``TSM'' alternative which assumes the Douglas Branch has been 
     closed due to poor condition and enhanced bus service is 
     provided.
       Sec. 365. (a) The Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Administrator'') shall make a grant for the purpose of 
     conducting a study for the following purposes:
       (1) To develop and evaluate methods for calculating 
     reductions in emissions of precursors of ground level ozone 
     that are achieved within a geographic area as a result of 
     reduced vehicle-miles-traveled in the geographic area.
       (2) To develop a design for the following proposal for a 
     pilot program:
       (A) For the purpose of reducing such emissions, employers 
     electing to participate in the pilot program would authorize 
     and encourage telecommuting by their employees. Pursuant to 
     methods developed and evaluated under paragraph (1), credits 
     would be issued to the participating employers reflecting the 
     amount of reductions in such emissions achieved through 
     reduced vehicle-miles-traveled by their telecommuting 
     employees.
       (B) For purposes of compliance with the Clean Air Act, 
     entities that are regulated under such Act with respect to 
     such emissions would obtain the credits through a commercial 
     trading and exchange forum (established for such purpose) and 
     through direct trades and exchanges with participating 
     employers and other persons who hold the credits.
       (3) To determine whether, if the proposed pilot program 
     were to be carried out, the program--
       (A) could provide significant incentives for increasing the 
     use of telecommuting, thereby reducing vehicle-miles-traveled 
     and improving air quality; and
       (B) could have positive effects on national, State, and 
     local transportation and infrastructure policies, and on 
     energy conservation and consumption.
       (b) The Administrator shall ensure that the design 
     developed under subsection (a)(2) includes recommendations 
     for carrying out the proposed pilot program described in such 
     subsection in each of the following geographic areas (which 
     recommendations for an area shall be developed in 
     consultation with State and local governments and business 
     leaders and organizations in the designated areas): (1) The 
     greater metropolitan region of the District of Columbia 
     (including areas in the States of Maryland and Virginia). (2) 
     The greater metropolitan region of Los Angeles, in the State 
     of California. (3) The greater metropolitan region of 
     Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania (including areas 
     in the State of New Jersey). (4) Two additional areas to be 
     selected by the grantee under subsection (a), after 
     consultation with the Administrator (or the designee of the 
     Administrator).
       (c) The grant under subsection (a) shall be made to the 
     National Environmental Policy Institute (a nonprofit private 
     entity incorporated under the laws of and located in the 
     District of Columbia). The grant may not be made in an amount 
     exceeding $500,000.
       (d) The Administrator shall make the grant under subsection 
     (a) not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act. The Administrator shall require that, not later 
     than 180 days after receiving the first payment under the 
     grant, the grantee under subsection (a) complete the study 
     under such subsection and submit to the Administrator a 
     report describing the methods developed and evaluated under 
     paragraph (1) of such subsection, and containing the design 
     required in paragraph (2) of such subsection and the 
     determinations required in paragraph (3) of such subsection.
       (e) The Administrator shall carry out this section 
     (including subsection (b)(3)) in collaboration with the 
     Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Energy.
       (f) To carry out this section, $500,000 is hereby 
     appropriated to the Department of Transportation, ``Office of 
     the Assistant Secretary for Policy'', to be transferred to 
     and administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, to 
     be available until expended.
       Sec. 366. Notwithstanding the Federal Airport Act (as in 
     effect on April 3, 1956) or sections 47125 and 47153 of title 
     49, United States Code, and subject to subsection (b), the 
     Secretary of Transportation may waive any term contained in 
     the deed of conveyance dated April 3, 1956, by which the 
     United States conveyed lands to the City of Safford, Arizona, 
     for use by the city for airport purposes: Provided, That no 
     waiver may be made under subsection (a) if the waiver would 
     result in the closure of an airport.
       Sec. 367. None of the funds in this Act may be used to make 
     a grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 
     three full business days before any discretionary grant 
     award, letter of intent, or full funding grant agreement 
     totaling $1,000,000 or more is announced by the department or 
     its modal administrations from: (1) any discretionary grant 
     program of the Federal Highway Administration other than the 
     emergency relief program; (2) the airport improvement program 
     of the Federal Aviation Administration; or (3) any program of 
     the Federal Transit Administration other than the formula 
     grants and fixed guideway modernization programs: Provided, 
     That no notification shall involve funds that are not 
     available for obligation.
       Sec. 368. Funds provided in the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts for 
     fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for an intermodal facility in 
     Eureka, California, shall be available for the expansion and 
     rehabilitation of a bus maintenance facility in Humboldt 
     County, California.
       Sec. 369. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     previously expended by the City of Moorhead and Moorhead 
     Township on studies related to the 34th Street Corridor 
     Project in Moorhead, Minnesota, shall be considered as the 
     non-Federal match for obligation of funds available under 
     section 1602, item 1404 of the Transportation Equity Act for 
     the 21st Century, as amended, associated with a study of 
     alternatives to rail relocation.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Transportation 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Frank R. Wolf,
     Tom DeLay,
     Ralph Regula,
     Harold Rogers,
     Ron Packard,
     Sonny Callahan,
     Todd Tiahrt,
     Robert B. Aderholt,
     Kay Granger,
     Bill Young,
     Martin Olav Sabo,
     John W. Olver,
     Ed Pastor,
     Carolyn C. Kilpatrick,
     Jose E. Serrano,
     Mike Forbes,
     David Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Richard C. Shelby,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Arlen Specter,
     C.S. Bond,
     Slade Gorton,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Ted Stevens,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Robert Byrd,
     B.A. Mikulski,
     Harry Reid,

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     Herb Kohl,
     Patty Murray,
     D.K. Inouye,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE

       The managers on the part of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate at the conference on the disagreeing votes of 
     the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate 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, submit the 
     following joint statement to the House of Representatives and 
     the Senate in explanation of the effect of the action agreed 
     upon by the managers and recommended in the accompanying 
     conference report.
       The Senate deleted the entire House bill after the enacting 
     clause and inserted the Senate bill. The conference agreement 
     includes a revised bill.

                        Congressional Directives

       The conferees agree that Executive Branch propensities 
     cannot substitute for Congress' own statements concerning the 
     best evidence of Congressional intentions; that is, the 
     official reports of the Congress. Report language included by 
     the House (House Report 106-180) or the Senate (Senate Report 
     106-55 accompanying the companion measure S. 1143) that is 
     not changed by the conference is approved by the committee of 
     conference. The statement of the managers, while repeating 
     some report language for emphasis, is not intended to negate 
     the language referred to above unless expressly provided 
     herein.

                     Program, Project, and Activity

       During fiscal year 2000, for the purposes of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Public Law 
     99-177), as amended, with respect to funds provided for the 
     Department of Transportation and related agencies, the terms 
     ``program, project, and activity'' shall mean any item for 
     which a dollar amount is contained in an appropriations Act 
     (including joint resolutions providing continuing 
     appropriations) or accompanying reports of the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations, or accompanying 
     conference reports and joint explanatory statements of the 
     committee of conference. In addition, the reductions made 
     pursuant to any sequestration order to funds appropriated for 
     ``Federal Aviation Administration, Facilities and equipment'' 
     and for ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, construction, and 
     improvements'' shall be applied equally to each ``budget 
     item'' that is listed under said accounts in the budget 
     justifications submitted to the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations as modified by subsequent appropriations 
     Acts and accompanying committee reports, conference reports, 
     or joint explanatory statements of the committee of 
     conference. The conferees recognize that adjustments to the 
     above allocations may be required due to changing program 
     requirements or priorities. The conferees expect any such 
     adjustment, if required, to be accomplished only through the 
     normal reprogramming process.

                Staffing Increases Provided by Congress

       The conferees direct the Department of Transportation to 
     fill expeditiously any positions added in the conference 
     agreement, without regard to agency-specific staffing targets 
     which may have been previously established to meet the 
     mandated government-wide staffing reductions. The conferees 
     support the overall staffing reductions, and have made 
     reductions in the conference agreement that more than offset 
     staffing increases provided for a small number of specific 
     activities.

                 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                        Office of the Secretary


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement provides a total program level of 
     $60,852,000 for the salaries and expenses of the various 
     offices comprising the Office of the Secretary. A 
     consolidated appropriations request for these offices has not 
     been approved, rather individual appropriations have been 
     provided for each of the offices within the Office of the 
     Secretary, as proposed by both the House and Senate.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (sec. 336) 
     which authorizes the Secretary to transfer funds appropriated 
     for any office in 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 
     percent by all such transfers and that such transfers shall 
     be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations. None of the funds provided in this Act 
     shall be available for any new position not specifically 
     requested in the budget and approved by the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations.


                   immediate office of the secretary

       The conference agreement provides $1,867,000 for expenses 
     of the Immediate Office of the Secretary as proposed by the 
     House instead of $1,900,000 as proposed by the Senate.


                immediate office of the deputy secretary

       The conference agreement provides $600,000 for expenses of 
     the Immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $612,000 as proposed by the House.


                     office of the general counsel

       The conference agreement provides $9,000,000 for expenses 
     of the Office of the General Counsel as proposed by both the 
     House and Senate. The conferees concur in the staffing 
     reductions recommended by the House.


              office of the assistant secretary for policy

       The conference agreement provides $2,824,000 for the 
     expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy 
     instead of $2,900,000 as proposed by the Senate. The House 
     proposed to merge this office into a new office, the office 
     of the assistant secretary for transportation policy and 
     intermodalism. The conference agreement deletes $50,000 for a 
     radio navigation staff position and $50,000 for a 
     transportation industry analyst.


   office of the assistant secretary for aviation and international 
                                affairs

       The conference agreement provides $7,650,000 for expenses 
     of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and 
     International Affairs instead of $7,700,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate and $7,632,000 as proposed by the House.


       office of the assistant secretary for budget and programs

       The conference agreement provides $6,870,000 for expenses 
     of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and 
     Programs as proposed by the Senate instead of $6,770,000 as 
     proposed by the House. The conferees have agreed to increase 
     the amount available for official reception and 
     representation expenses to $45,000, as proposed by the 
     Senate. The House bill limited funds for such expenses to 
     $40,000.


       office of the assistant secretary for governmental affairs

       The conference agreement provides $2,039,000 for expenses 
     of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental 
     Affairs as proposed by the House instead of $2,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement includes a provision (sec. 367) 
     that requires the Secretary of Transportation to notify the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 
     three full business days before any discretionary grant 
     award, letter of intent, or full funding grant agreement 
     totaling $1,000,000 or more is announced by the department or 
     its modal administrations from: (1) any discretionary grant 
     program of the Federal Highway Administration other than the 
     emergency relief program; (2) the airport improvement program 
     of the Federal Aviation Administration; or (3) any program of 
     the Federal Transit Administration other than the formula 
     grants and fixed guideway modernization program. In its 
     notification to the Committees, the conferees direct the 
     department to include: (1) the amount of the award; (2) the 
     appropriation from which the award is being made; (3) the 
     identification of the grantee; (4) a complete description of 
     the project; (5) the expected date of the official 
     announcement to be made by the department or its modal 
     administrations; and (6) the congressional district in which 
     the grantee is located. Moreover, the department shall not 
     submit grant announcements for funds that are not available 
     for obligation.


          office of the assistant secretary for administration

       The conference agreement provides $17,767,000 for expenses 
     of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration 
     as proposed by the House instead of $18,600,000 as proposed 
     by the Senate. The conferees concur in the staffing and 
     program recommendations proposed by the House.


                        office of public affairs

       The conference agreement provides $1,800,000 for expenses 
     of the Office of Public Affairs as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $1,836,000 as proposed by the House.


                         EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT

       The conference agreement provides $1,102,000 for expenses 
     of the Executive Secretariat as proposed by the House instead 
     of $1,110,000 as proposed by the Senate.


                       BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS

       The conference agreement provides $520,000 for expenses of 
     the Board of Contract Appeals as proposed by the House 
     instead of $560,000 as proposed by the Senate.


         OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION

       The conference agreement provides $1,222,000 for expenses 
     of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 
     as proposed by both the House and the Senate.


                  OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY

       The conference agreement provides $1,454,000 for expenses 
     of the Office of Intelligence and Security as proposed by the 
     House. The Senate bill did not include an appropriation for 
     this office, but recommended that funding for this office be 
     derived from funds appropriated to the Federal Aviation 
     Administration and the Coast Guard.


                OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

       The conference agreement provides $5,075,000 for expenses 
     of the Office of the Chief Information Officer instead of 
     $5,000,000 as proposed by the House and $5,100,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.


                        OFFICE OF INTERMODALISM

       The conference agreement provides an appropriation of 
     $1,062,000 for the Office of Intermodalism. The Senate bill 
     recommended that funds for this office be derived from funds 
     made available to the Federal Highway Administration and the 
     House

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     proposed to merge this office with the office of the 
     assistant secretary for transportation policy. The conference 
     agreement deletes $125,000 requested for web site 
     development.


    OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND 
                             INTERMODALISM

       The conference agreement deletes the appropriation of 
     $3,781,000 proposed by the House for expenses of a new 
     office, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
     Transportation Policy and Intermodalism. The Senate bill 
     contained no similar appropriation.


                         OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS

       The conference agreement includes $7,200,000 for expenses 
     of the Office of Civil Rights as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $7,742,000 as proposed by the House.


           TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT

       The conference agreement includes $3,300,000 for 
     transportation planning, research and development as proposed 
     by the Senate instead of $2,950,000 as proposed by the House. 
     None of the funds under this heading are to be available for 
     a center on environmental analysis and forecasting.


              TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER

       The conference agreement includes a limitation of 
     $148,673,000 on activities of the transportation 
     administrative service center (TASC) instead of $157,965,000 
     as proposed by the House and $169,953,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The conferees concur in the recommendations of the 
     House to eliminate the transportation computer center, to 
     disallow the transfer of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration's Office of Aeronautical Charting and 
     Cartography to the TASC and to disallow requested staffing 
     increases. The conferees have also agreed to reduce the 
     limitation for the transportation administrative service 
     center by amounts attributed to the departmental accounting 
     and financial information system (DAFIS). The conferees 
     expect the department's modal administrations to reimburse 
     the Federal Aviation Administration directly for these 
     services rather than using the transportation administrative 
     service center to provide the reimbursement.


               MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM

       The conference agreement includes a limitation on direct 
     loans of $13,775,000 and provides subsidy and administrative 
     costs totaling $1,900,000, as proposed by both the House and 
     the Senate.


                       MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH

       The conference agreement provides $2,900,000 for minority 
     business outreach activities, as proposed by both the House 
     and the Senate.

                              Coast Guard


                           Operating Expenses

       The conference agreement provides $2,781,000,000 for Coast 
     Guard operating expenses instead of $2,791,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $2,772,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The conference agreement is $160,000,000 below the 
     budget estimate. However, when this appropriation is combined 
     with unobligated funds provided in fiscal year 1999 
     supplemental appropriations, the Coast Guard will have 
     available 100 percent of its budget request. The conferees 
     believe this will be sufficient to cover the Coast Guard's 
     most pressing needs in the coming year. The agreement 
     specifies that $300,000,000 of the total is available only 
     for defense-related activities, as proposed by the House, 
     instead of $534,000,000 proposed by the Senate. The agreement 
     does not include language proposed by the Senate which would 
     have allowed a transfer of up to $60,000,000 from the FAA's 
     operating budget to augment the Coast Guard's drug 
     interdiction activities. The bill does not include language 
     proposed by the Senate which would have required the Coast 
     Guard to reimburse the Office of Inspector General for Coast 
     Guard-related audits and investigations. The bill modifies a 
     provision proposed by the Senate to allow the Secretary to 
     apply surplus funds to augment drug interdiction activities 
     of the Coast Guard and includes a provision allowing the 
     Commandant to transfer real property at Sitka, Alaska to the 
     State of Alaska for the purpose of airport expansion.
       Specific reductions.--Reductions agreed to by the conferees 
     reflect the Coast Guard's spending plan for supplemental 
     military personnel funds provided during fiscal year 1999 and 
     to protect vital funding needed for field operations. 
     Reductions are largely allocated to administrative areas.
       National ballast water management program.--The conferees 
     agree that, of the funds provided, $3,500,000 is available 
     only to continue the national ballast water management 
     program. The House bill included $4,000,000 for this purpose; 
     the Senate bill included $3,000,000.
       Air facilities.--The conferees agree that, of the funds 
     provided, $3,133,000 is only to continue operations of air 
     facilities on Long Island New York, and Muskegon, Michigan; 
     and $5,505,000 is only for operations of a new facility to 
     support Southern Lake Michigan, as proposed by the House. 
     Funds for the Southern Lake Michigan facility are solely for 
     a facility located in Waukegan, Illinois. The conferees 
     understand that this is the Coast Guard's preferred site.
       Commercial fishing vessel safety.--The conferees do not 
     agree with House direction to allocate $1,500,000 to the 
     commercial fishing vessel safety program.
       Maritime boundary patrols, Alaska economic zone.--The 
     conferees commend the Coast Guard's handling of several 
     recent incursions by foreign fishing vessels, including the 
     Gissar, along the U.S.-Russia maritime boundary. These 
     incidents, however, highlight the need to maintain adequate 
     Coast Guard resources in the North Pacific Ocean and Bering 
     Sea. The conferees direct the Coast Guard to submit a report 
     to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by March 
     1, 2000, which details the adequacy of existing enforcement 
     resources, the availability of support assets, and strategies 
     for more effective protection of the United States' exclusive 
     economic zone along the U.S.-Russia maritime boundary.
       St. Clair Lake Coast Guard Station.--The conferees agree 
     that, of the funds provided, $100,000 shall be used by the 
     Coast Guard to purchase equipment for the acquisition of ice 
     rescue equipment, including airboats if determined to be 
     necessary, at the St. Clair Shores Coast Guard Station in 
     Michigan for ice rescues on Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair 
     River.
       Uniformed Services Family Health Plan.--The conferees 
     understand that the Coast Guard has reversed its position and 
     will continue dependent and retiree enrollment in the Uniform 
     Services Family Health Plan (USFHP). Given this policy 
     change, the conferees do not agree with the Senate direction 
     to allocate $3,000,000 only for retiree and dependent 
     enrollment in USFHP.
       Training and education.--The conferees accept the 
     recommendation and funding level of $71,793,000 as proposed 
     by the House and the administration for training and 
     education. The Senate proposed $70,634,000 for this budget 
     activity.
       The following table compares the House and Senate bills and 
     the conference agreement for items in conference:

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              Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements

       The conference agreement includes $389,326,000 for 
     acquisition, construction, and improvement programs of the 
     Coast Guard instead of $410,000,000 proposed by the House and 
     $370,426,000 proposed by the Senate. Consistent with past 
     years and the House and Senate bills, the conference 
     agreement distributes funds in the bill by budget activity. 
     The agreement includes language proposed by the House 
     requiring submission of a multiyear capital investment plan.
       Distress systems modernization.--The conferees are 
     concerned over reports that this program may be slowing down 
     due to internal restructuring which calls for a more complex 
     systems integration approach. The conferees note that this 
     long-overdue program was just recently accelerated due to 
     tragic accidents. It is important that the service modernize 
     the current distress system without further delay.
       Integrated deepwater systems.--The conference agreement 
     provides $44,200,000 for the integrated deepwater systems 
     program as proposed by the Senate instead of $40,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House. The conferees agree that this should 
     be established as a separate budget activity, since it 
     involves assets which cut across all other aspects of the 
     AC&I budget. The conferees do not agree with the Senate's 
     proposal to establish a revolving fund in the Treasury for 
     this program, but agree that the Coast Guard may supplement 
     appropriated funds through offsetting collections from the 
     sale of HU-25 aircraft and specific properties listed in the 
     bill, with total fiscal year 2000 obligations not to exceed 
     $50,000,000.
       Unalaska Pier.--The Coast Guard is authorized to transfer 
     funds and project management authority to the City of 
     Unalaska, Alaska for purposes of renovating and extending the 
     city dock at Unalaska.
       A table showing the distribution of this appropriation by 
     project as included in the fiscal year 2000 budget estimate, 
     House bill, Senate bill, and the conference agreement 
     follows:

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                Environmental Compliance and Restoration

       The conference agreement includes $17,000,000 for 
     environmental compliance, instead of $18,000,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $12,450,000 as proposed by the Senate. To 
     the maximum extent possible, the reduction should be 
     allocated to general training and education activities, and 
     not to site-specific projects.


                         Alteration of Bridges

       The conference agreement includes $15,000,000 for 
     alteration of bridges deemed hazardous to marine navigation 
     as proposed by the House instead of $14,000,000 proposed by 
     the Senate. The conference agreement distributes these funds 
     as follows:


        Bridge and location                        Conference agreement
New Orleans, LA, Florida Avenue RR/HW Bridge.................$3,000,000
Brunswick, GA, Sidney Lanier Highway Bridge...................7,000,000
Charleston, SC, Limehouse Bridge..............................1,000,000
Mobile, AL, Fourteen Mile Bridge..............................2,000,000
Morris, IL, EJ&E Railroad Bridge..............................2,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total....................................................15,000,000


                              Retired Pay

       The conference agreement includes $730,327,000 for Coast 
     Guard retired pay as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $721,000,000 as proposed by the House. This is scored as a 
     mandatory program for federal budget purposes.


                            Reserve Training

       The conference agreement provides $72,000,000 for reserve 
     training as proposed by both the House and the Senate. The 
     agreement also allows the Reserves to reimburse the Coast 
     Guard operating account up to $21,500,000 for Coast Guard 
     support of Reserve activities. The House bill proposed a 
     limitation of $23,000,000; the Senate bill proposed to 
     maintain the fiscal year 1999 limitation of $20,000,000. The 
     conferees agree that all efforts should be made to achieve 
     and maintain a Selected Reserve level of at least 8,000 
     during fiscal year 2000.


              Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation

       The conference agreement provides $19,000,000 for Coast 
     Guard research, development, test, and evaluation instead of 
     $21,039,000 as proposed by the House and $17,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree that within the 
     funding provided, $500,000 is to address ship ballast water 
     exchange issues and $500,000 is to apply submarine acoustic 
     monitoring technology to Coast Guard counter drug operations. 
     Each of these activities was proposed, at higher funding 
     levels, by the Senate.


               Federal Aviation Administration Operations

                    (Airport and Airway Trust Fund)

       The conference agreement provides $5,900,000,000 for 
     operating expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration 
     instead of no funds as proposed by the House and 
     $5,857,450,000 as proposed by the Senate. The House-reported 
     bill included an appropriation of $5,925,000,000, but these 
     funds were deleted on the House floor due to lack of 
     authorization. This appropriation is in addition to amounts 
     made available as a mandatory appropriation of user fees in 
     the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 
     1996 (Public Law 104-264). All funding is to be derived from 
     the airport and airway trust fund, as proposed by the Senate 
     and included in the House-reported bill. The conference 
     agreement deletes the permissive transfer from the Coast 
     Guard's operating expenses proposed by the Senate, and 
     includes restrictions on funding for the transportation 
     administrative service center and the office of aeronautical 
     charting and cartography included in the House-reported bill. 
     The bill allocates $600,000 only for the Centennial of Flight 
     Commission, as included in the House-reported bill, and 
     deletes the requirement for FAA to reimburse the Office of 
     Inspector General $19,000,000 for aviation-related audits and 
     investigations proposed by the Senate.
       Transportation administrative service center limitation.--
     The conferees agree to limit FAA's fiscal year 2000 
     contribution to the transportation administrative service 
     center (TASC) to $24,162,700 instead of $28,600,000 in the 
     House-reported bill. The Senate included no similar 
     limitation. The limitation is below the fiscal year 1999 
     level because the conferees agree to exclude costs from the 
     calculation relating to the Departmental Accounting and 
     Financial Information System (DAFIS). The department is 
     encouraged to eliminate any TASC role in FAA's administration 
     of the DAFIS system.
       Limitations on leases.--The conference agreement continues 
     limitations on multiyear leases and leases for global 
     positioning system satellite services enacted in fiscal year 
     1999 and included in the House-reported bill. The Senate bill 
     included no similar limitations.
       Contribution to essential air service program.--The 
     conferees direct FAA to transfer funds to the essential air 
     service (EAS) and rural airport program from the 
     ``Operations'' appropriation in the event of a shortfall in 
     overflight user fee collections. Current law stipulates that 
     the FAA must pay these costs if a shortfall in collections 
     causes funding to drop below $50,000,000 for the EAS program. 
     This has occurred in each of the past two years. In the first 
     year, the FAA paid such expenses from the ``Operations'' 
     appropriation. In the second year, the agency used the 
     ``Facilities and equipment'' appropriation. The conferees 
     believe it is more appropriate that such funds come from the 
     operating account, given the nature of the activities being 
     financed and FAA's original ruling. This is particularly 
     important in fiscal year 2000, since the conference agreement 
     provides a significant increase for FAA's operating account 
     and flat funding for the capital appropriation.
       Office of aeronautical charting and cartography.--The 
     conferees agree with a limitation in the House-reported bill 
     that funds for this office may not be available for 
     activities conducted by, or coordinated through, the TASC. 
     The conferees see no programmatic benefit to this action, and 
     believe the proposal does not fit within the general purpose 
     of the TASC.
       The following table compares the conference agreement to 
     the levels proposed in the House-reported and Senate bills by 
     budget activity:

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       Franchise fund.--The conferees agree not to allow expansion 
     of the FAA franchise fund during fiscal year 2000.
       Aircraft firefighting training.--The conferees do not agree 
     with Senate direction allocating $1,500,000 for aircraft 
     firefighting training at the Rocky Mountain Emergency 
     Services Training Center.
       Interagency Alaska aviation safety initiative.--The 
     conferees are aware of the cooperative National Institute for 
     Occupational Safety and Health approach employed by the NTSB, 
     FAA, and other federal, state and private parties to improve 
     safety through cooperative review and enhancement of safety 
     procedures and practices. The conference agreement supports 
     the FAA's participation in this interagency initiative on 
     aviation safety in Alaska. It is the conferees' understanding 
     that FAA's involvement in this initiative in fiscal year 2000 
     requires a resource commitment of approximately $250,000. The 
     conferees anticipate similar involvement by the NTSB.
       Contract tower program.--The conferees do not agree with 
     Senate direction requiring the establishment of an air 
     traffic control tower in Salisbury, Maryland. However, it is 
     the conferees' understanding that the contract towers listed 
     in the Senate report, including Salisbury, Maryland, are 
     eligible for the existing contract tower program and should 
     receive consideration for funding. The agency is encouraged 
     to continue operating contract towers at locations listed in 
     the Senate report, as long as such operations are consistent 
     with existing program criteria and provided the locations 
     maintain a benefit-cost ratio of at least 1.0. The conferees 
     further direct FAA to work with local officials to establish 
     contract towers or tower-related operational services at 
     locations listed in the Senate report, as long as such 
     establishment is consistent with existing program criteria.
       Last year, the FAA was directed to conduct a study of 
     extending the contract tower program to existing air traffic 
     control towers without radar capability. The conferees 
     understand the draft report indicates that annual savings of 
     $30,000,000 to $50,000,000 are achievable except for a 
     provision in the current labor agreement which requires the 
     agency to employ a minimum level of 15,000 government air 
     traffic controllers. The DOT Inspector General recently 
     reported ``FAA has a responsibility to operate in a cost 
     effective manner. By concluding that no net savings related 
     to further expanding the contract tower program will occur, 
     FAA is denying itself an opportunity to reduce operations 
     costs and/or offset potential cost increases . . . FAA should 
     revise the [draft] study's conclusions and recognize the 
     substantial savings that expanding the federal contract tower 
     program offers''. The DOT Inspector General is requested to 
     review the feasibility and benefits of expanding the contract 
     tower program, notwithstanding the current minimum staffing 
     agreement, and report to the Congress no later than March 1, 
     2000.
       Airspace redesign.--The conference agreement fully funds 
     the requested $9,622,000 for costs associated with redesign 
     of the nation's airspace. The conferees direct that none of 
     these funds be internally reprogrammed to other purposes and 
     that not less than $6,600,000 of the amount provided be used 
     in direct support of the New York/New Jersey airspace 
     redesign effort.
       MARC.--Funding of $2,000,000 is provided for the Mid-
     America Aviation Resource Consortium, as proposed in the 
     House-reported bill.
       Outagamie County Regional Airport.--The conferees do not 
     agree with Senate direction concerning Outagamie County 
     Regional Airport.
       Reprogrammings.--The conferees affirm the importance of the 
     existing reprogramming reporting agreements, which request 
     the department to submit, on a quarterly basis, line-by-line 
     accounts of all reprogramming actions, whether below or above 
     Congressional approval thresholds.
       Cost accounting system.--The conferees agree that, in its 
     effort to establish a new cost accounting system (CAS), the 
     FAA shall collect source time and labor data in a manner 
     consistent with the labor and cost allocation schemes being 
     otherwise developed within the CAS. Any system the FAA 
     deploys for the capture of time and labor data should be 
     automated to the maximum extent possible, to eliminate manual 
     error and provide for reconciliation with the CAS. The 
     conferees encourage the agency to begin serious discussions 
     with its labor unions regarding the need to capture time and 
     attendance data in a manner consistent with the objectives of 
     the CAS.
       Interim incentive pay.--The conferees do not agree with the 
     proposal of the House to begin a phaseout of interim 
     incentive pay (IIP), and consequently restore the reduction 
     of $12,190,000 in the House-reported bill.
       Controller-in-charge.--The conference agreement accepts the 
     position of the House-reported bill that further transition 
     to the controller-in-charge (CIC) concept, as included in 
     last year's labor agreement with the National Air Traffic 
     Controllers Association (NATCA), shall be deferred during 
     fiscal year 2000. FAA's own study in 1992 found that 
     operational errors increased when the number of air traffic 
     supervisors decreased. Since operational errors, air traffic 
     volume and complexity continue to rise, the conferees agree 
     with the House that any change in ATC floor-level supervision 
     should be approached very cautiously. The conferees are not 
     convinced that the necessary steps have been taken and 
     verified to ensure the public safety if further CIC 
     transition is allowed at this time. FAA estimates the number 
     of supervisors at the end of fiscal year 1999 to be 2,025, 
     which is down from approximately 2,060 the year before. The 
     conferees expect no further decline during fiscal year 2000.
       Within-grade increases/grade-to-grade increases.--Last 
     year's NATCA agreement eliminated within-grade and grade-to-
     grade increases for bargaining unit employees and replaced 
     them with performance-based increases such as an 
     ``organizational success increase'' (OSI) and a ``quality 
     step increase'' (QSI), to be developed as part of the 
     agency's core compensation plan. However, since the agency 
     has reached no agreement on how to implement the new 
     performance increases, they have informally agreed to 
     distribute these funds on a formula basis. This takes a step 
     backward from performance-based compensation by replacing an 
     experience-based increase with an automatic general increase. 
     The conferees disapprove funding budgeted for grade increases 
     or performance-based increases for bargaining unit members 
     until the agency reaches agreement with NATCA on 
     implementation of performance-based increases such as OSI and 
     QSI. The conferees are not against OSI and QSI payments, but 
     are against formula-based distribution of these funds.
       Aviation safety program.--The conferees agree to provide an 
     additional $500,000 for this program, as included in the 
     House-reported bill. These and base funds included in the 
     budget estimate are to be used exclusively for the design, 
     production, and dissemination of training and educational 
     materials used in the FAA's Aviation Safety Program for 
     current pilots and aviation maintenance technicians. This 
     activity is declared an item of special Congressional 
     interest, and no funding should be reprogrammed to other 
     activities without Congressional approval.
       Administration of airports.--The conference agreement 
     deletes the $50,608,000 requested for administration of 
     airports, and includes a limitation of $45,000,000 for these 
     activities under ``Grants-in-aid for airports''.
       Integrated personnel and payroll system.--The conferees 
     agree to provide full funding for development of the 
     integrated personnel and payroll system (IPPS), as proposed 
     by the Senate. The House had proposed a reduction in this 
     program.
       General pay raise.--The conference agreement provides the 
     additional $12,720,000 required to fund a 4.8 percent general 
     pay raise, instead of the 4.4 percent originally proposed in 
     the budget estimate. Congress has approved a final pay raise 
     of 4.8 percent for fiscal year 2000.
       RTCA.--The conference agreement maintains the House 
     proposal to reduce funding for the Radio Technical Commission 
     for Aeronautics (RTCA) by $135,000. The conferees share the 
     concern of the House that the agency should not continue, on 
     a sole source basis, the ``consensus-building'' and program 
     planning/implementation activities of RTCA. Although 
     originally tasked to provide advice on aviation ``black box'' 
     technical requirements, RTCA has recently been chartered by 
     FAA to act more broadly, to develop industry consensus and 
     implementation plans for a variety of agency programs, 
     including free flight phases one and two, equipment 
     requirements for the future national airspace system, and 
     overall reform of the agency's certification process. The 
     conferees share the concern of the House that such a 
     relationship between government and industry representatives 
     raises questions about proper government control and 
     independence. RTCA's task forces make technical 
     recommendations, establish schedules, locations, and funding 
     requirements, and the agency accepts those recommendations 
     with few or no changes. This collaborative network of agency 
     and industry officials appears to be unusual for a federal 
     advisory committee. Therefore, the conferees direct FAA not 
     to use RTCA for new ``consensus-building'' activities during 
     fiscal year 2000 and not to expand those currently underway, 
     and direct the DOT Inspector General to conduct an 
     investigation of the RTCA/FAA relationship and a comparison 
     of that relationship to other federal advisory committees. 
     This report should be completed and submitted to the Congress 
     not later than March 1, 2000.
       English language proficiency.--The conferees do not agree 
     with the House recommendation to allocate $500,000 for the 
     promotion of English language proficiency in international 
     air traffic control. The FAA has used previous appropriations 
     to establish a minimum level of English language proficiency. 
     The agency is now working to validate this data and to raise 
     the level of cooperation and effort in the international 
     arena. The conferees agree that further work in this area can 
     best be accomplished through the International Civil Aviation 
     Organization (ICAO), whose work in this area is supported by 
     the FAA and funded in part by the Department of State. The 
     conferees have been assured by the FAA that the agency will 
     continue to provide ICAO with leadership and active 
     participation in this program.
       Fractional aircraft ownership.--The conference agreement 
     deletes, without prejudice, language included in the Senate 
     bill relating to the introduction of fractional aircraft 
     ownership concepts for the execution of selected air 
     transportation requirements. The conferees are intrigued by 
     the concept and the possibility of improving the efficiency 
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     Transportation, the various modal administrations, and 
     several related agencies through fractional aircraft 
     ownership concepts. The conferees direct the department to 
     report by March 31, 2000 to the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations regarding the operational and cost 
     advantages and tradeoffs inherent in replacing existing 
     executive aircraft in the department's inventory with a mix 
     of light to mid-size jets to determine the flexibility, 
     efficiency, and cost benefits of fractional aircraft 
     ownership or leasing for the government.


                        Facilities and Equipment

                    (Airport and Airway Trust Fund)

       The conference agreement provides $2,075,000,000 for 
     facilities and equipment instead of $2,045,652,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate and $2,200,000,000 as proposed by the 
     House.
       The following table provides a breakdown of the House and 
     Senate bills and the conference agreement by program:

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       Free flight phase one.--The following table compares the 
     House and Senate proposed levels to the budget estimate and 
     the conference agreement. The conference agreement represents 
     a 94.8 percent increase over the funding level provided for 
     fiscal year 1999.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                        Fiscal year 2000--
                                   Fiscal year  ----------------------------------------------------------------
            Project               1999 enacted                                                      Conference
                                                    Estimate          House           Senate         agreement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
URET...........................      $5,800,000     $83,175,000     $80,000,000     $83,175,000      $79,000,000
Conflict Probe.................      41,000,000  ..............  ..............  ...............  ..............
CTAS...........................       3,700,000  ..............  ..............  ...............  ..............
TMA/pFAST......................      30,500,000      59,825,000      59,825,000      59,825,000       59,825,000
CDM............................      11,200,000      29,400,000      29,400,000      29,400,000       29,400,000
SMA............................  ..............       6,000,000       4,000,000       6,000,000        4,000,000
Integration....................  ..............       6,400,000       6,400,000       6,400,000        5,400,000
DSP--NY/NJ.....................  ..............  ..............  ..............       2,000,000        2,000,000
Safe Flight 21.................  ..............  ..............  ..............      16,000,000   ..............
    (Capstone).................  ..............  ..............  ..............      (6,000,000)  ..............
    (Ohio Valley)..............  ..............  ..............  ..............     (10,000,000)  ..............
                                --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total....................      92,200,000     184,800,000     179,625,000     202,800,000      179,625,000
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       The conference agreement provides a total of $4,500,000 for 
     the departure spacing program (DSP), including $2,500,000 in 
     base funds and $2,000,000 above the budget estimate. The 
     additional funds are to expand the program through 
     installation of equipment at Teterboro, White Plains, New 
     York Center, and the Air Traffic Control System Command 
     Center.
       Safe flight 21.--The conference agreement provides 
     $16,000,000 for this program, including $6,000,000 for the 
     Capstone Project in Alaska and $10,000,000 for the Ohio 
     Valley Project.
       Oceanic automation system.--The conferees agree to provide 
     $27,000,000 for the oceanic automation system, and direct FAA 
     to develop and acquire this system by traditional acquisition 
     methods instead of by lease, as proposed by the House. The 
     FAA's proposal to acquire this equipment through an operating 
     lease would burden the FAA's already-strained operating 
     budget with the requirement for an additional $100,000,000 
     over the first five years, which the conferees find to be 
     unrealistic. Also, the conferees are reluctant to establish 
     this policy in the absence of clear FAA criteria to determine 
     when it is appropriate for modernization efforts to be funded 
     by lease from the operations budget. Without such a policy 
     the lines between FAA's operating and capital budgets begin 
     to blur, just at the time when the agency is working hard to 
     get a clearer picture of its capital assets, spending, and 
     requirements. In addition, the agency's 1998 financial 
     statement shows $103,000,000 in unfunded capital lease 
     liabilities, so it is not advisable for the agency to expand 
     in this area either. The conferees agree that oceanic system 
     upgrades are urgently needed, and that FAA's previous 
     acquisition programs in this area did not produce the desired 
     results. However, these programs were developed prior to 
     procurement reform, and under previous leadership. The 
     conferees are confident that with its current leadership, FAA 
     can apply procurement reform methods and learn from its past 
     mistakes to put together an aggressive, accelerated schedule 
     and streamlined requirements for this acquisition. The agency 
     has stated that this effort requires little development 
     effort, and that the requirements are well understood. This, 
     too, supports the feasibility of an accelerated schedule. The 
     funding provided is FAA's estimate of the amount required to 
     execute this program in fiscal year 2000. The conferees would 
     reconsider a lease for this program only if the agency puts 
     forward a plan to cover in the lease the entire operation of 
     these facilities, including air traffic control operations.
       Next generation navigation systems.--The conference 
     agreement provides $94,000,000 for next generation navigation 
     systems, which includes $80,000,000 for further development 
     of the GPS wide area augmentation system (WAAS), $10,000,000 
     for further development of the LORAN-C navigation system, and 
     $4,000,000 for development of low-cost gyroscope 
     technologies. The FAA is directed not to reprogram any of the 
     LORAN-C or low-cost gyroscope funding to the WAAS program.
       Wide area augmentation system.--Last year, the Senate 
     proposed broad restrictions on the WAAS program, which were 
     dropped in conference when program supporters argued those 
     restrictions could cause the termination of the program. 
     While providing continued funding, the fiscal year 1999 
     conference report noted ``those proponents have not been able 
     to provide compelling assurances that this program will be 
     cost-effective beyond the initial phase, which is expected to 
     become operational early next year. The serious and 
     persistent technical concerns expressed in both the House and 
     Senate reports await resolution by the FAA at an unknown cost 
     and in an unknown timeframe . . . The conferees intend for 
     FAA to take a ``time out'' at this point to reassess the 
     justification for the program beyond that point . . . 
     Congress will be unable to adequately judge the need for 
     future appropriations for the wide-area and local-area 
     augmentation systems (WAAS and LAAS, respectively) until FAA 
     completes an up-to-date alternatives analysis which looks at 
     various combinations of existing and new, ground-based and 
     satellite-based technologies.'' The Appropriations Committees 
     have waited over two years for this critical analysis, and 
     warned several times that funding cannot be supported 
     indefinitely without it. Despite this situation, the 
     department still has not submitted this benefit-cost 
     analysis for Congressional review. Further, the agency's 
     budget request assumes the program will continue well 
     beyond phase one, ignoring the Congressional direction to 
     take a pause in the program until clear justification is 
     provided. The bill includes funding of $80,000,000 for the 
     WAAS program. The conferees do not believe this program 
     should go unrestrained in the absence of compelling 
     financial justification. However, once these documents are 
     submitted and reviewed, the conferees agree to consider a 
     reprogramming request to restore funding, subject to 
     Congressional approval at that time.
       Next generation landing systems.--The conference agreement 
     provides $20,000,000 for next generation landing systems, to 
     be distributed as follows:

        Project                                                  Amount
Instrument landing systems (ILS)............................$18,000,000

Transponder landing systems (TLS).............................2,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total....................................................20,000,000

       Instrument landing systems.--Funding provided for 
     instrument landing systems (ILS) shall be distributed as 
     follows:


        Project                                                  Amount
Activities included in budget estimate.......................$6,000,000
Baton Rouge, LA.................................................800,000
Clearwater/St. Petersburg, FL.................................3,500,000
Dulles International, VA......................................3,440,000
Harry Brown Airport, MI.........................................500,000
Newark, NJ (LDA/glideslope)...................................1,160,000
Evanston, WY....................................................500,000
St. George, AK..................................................900,000
St. Louis Lambert, MO...........................................700,000
McComb Airport, MS..............................................500,000
                                                             __________
                                                             
    Total....................................................18,000,000
       Instrument landing system, Pike County Airport, KY.--The 
     conferees urge the FAA to give priority consideration to 
     funding for an instrument landing system at the Pike County 
     Airport in Kentucky, either using funds from this 
     appropriation or from discretionary grants available under 
     the Airport Improvement Program. The conferees understand 
     that the Commonwealth of Kentucky has been working closely 
     with FAA to obtain this system due to safety concerns brought 
     about by the impact of weather and the mountainous terrain at 
     this regional facility.
       Transponder landing system.--The conference agreement 
     provides $2,000,000 for the transponder landing system. The 
     conferees agree with directions in the House report, and 
     direct FAA to utilize fiscal year 2000 funding by contract 
     methods, and not through continued leasing.
       Local area augmentation system (LAAS).--The conferees 
     believe that the work conducted by FAA under this program is 
     more appropriately carried out with operating funds, since it 
     involves review and oversight of industry development 
     activities. The conferees have no objection to FAA's use of 
     operating funds for this work.
       Airport surface detection equipment (ASDE).--Last year's 
     conference report expressed the concern of the conferees that 
     ``FAA move expeditiously to develop and deploy advanced 
     technologies to prevent runway incursions. For this reason, 
     the conferees direct the FAA to give funding priority to 
     advancing runway incursion technologies to the pre-production 
     phase''. Despite this direction, however, the FAA has 
     continued to move slowly in this program. The conference 
     agreement provides $10,000,000 for the ASDE program, which 
     includes $7,600,000 only for acquisition of production 
     version low-cost ASDE systems. The FAA's appeal to the 
     conferees requested an additional $3,100,000 for this 
     program, but the agency planned to use those funds to buy 
     only a single, pre-production system. The conferees reiterate 
     that technology is available and needed now to address the 
     worsening problem of runway incursions. Further agency delays 
     are not acceptable. By the end of fiscal year 2000, the 
     conferees expect the FAA to have awarded at least one 
     contract for production low-cost ASDE systems for deployment 
     in the highest priority airports.

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       Terminal air traffic control facilities replacement.--The 
     conference agreement includes $78,900,000 for replacement of 
     air traffic control towers and other terminal facilities. The 
     following table compares the budget estimate, House and 
     Senate recommended levels, and the conference agreement:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                         Fiscal year 2000
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
                    Location                                                                        Conference
                                                      Budget           House          Senate         agreement
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Swanton (Toledo), OH............................        $700,000        $700,000        $700,000        $700,000
Atlanta, GA.....................................       1,800,000       1,800,000       1,800,000       1,800,000
Boston Tracon, NH...............................      17,600,000  ..............      17,600,000      10,000,000
Roanoke, VA.....................................       4,900,000       4,900,000       4,900,000       4,900,000
Port Columbus, OH...............................      17,600,000      17,600,000      17,600,000      17,600,000
St. Louis, MO (ATCT)............................       1,600,000       1,600,000       1,600,000       1,600,000
St. Louis, MO (Tracon)..........................       3,800,000       3,800,000       3,800,000       3,800,000
Little Rock, AR.................................         740,000         740,000         740,000         740,000
Chicago O'Hare, IL..............................       2,900,000       2,900,000       2,900,000       2,900,000
Chicago Midway, IL..............................         411,000         411,000         411,000         411,000
Grand Canyon, AZ................................         243,000         243,000         243,000         243,000
Louisville, KY..................................       2,200,000       2,200,000       2,200,000       2,200,000
Seattle, WA.....................................      10,270,000      10,270,000      10,270,000      10,270,000
Worcester, MA...................................         370,000         370,000         370,000         370,000
Albany, NY......................................       1,032,000       1,032,000       1,032,000       1,032,000
N. Las Vegas, NV................................       2,354,000  ..............       2,354,000       2,354,000
LaGuardia, NY...................................       2,200,000       2,200,000       2,200,000       2,200,000
Portland, OR....................................          50,000          50,000          50,000          50,000
Covington, KY...................................         780,000         780,000         780,000         780,000
Birmingham, AL..................................       1,250,000       1,250,000       1,250,000       1,250,000
Houston Hobby, TX...............................         400,000         400,000         400,000         400,000
Pontiac, MI.....................................         600,000         600,000         600,000         600,000
Newark, NJ......................................       2,200,000  ..............       2,200,000       2,200,000
Phoenix, AZ.....................................  ..............       5,000,000  ..............       4,000,000
Richmond, VA....................................  ..............       3,500,000  ..............       3,000,000
Corpus Christi, TX..............................  ..............       2,000,000       1,000,000       1,500,000
Martin State, MD................................  ..............  ..............       1,000,000  ..............
Pangborn Memorial,WA............................  ..............  ..............         500,000  ..............
Paine Field, WA.................................  ..............  ..............       1,000,000       1,000,000
Billings Logan, MT..............................  ..............  ..............       1,000,000       1,000,000
Unspecified reduction...........................  ..............  ..............       5,000,000  ..............
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.......................................      76,000,000      64,346,000      75,500,000      78,900,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Control tower tracon facilities improvement.--The 
     conference agreement includes $2,600,000 for the cable loop 
     relocation project at St. Louis Lambert Airport, as proposed 
     by the House, and $200,000 for improvements at the 
     Manchester, New Hampshire airport, as proposed by the Senate. 
     The conferees do not provide the $2,500,000 proposed by the 
     House for a new final approach sector at Dulles International 
     Airport, because the FAA has implemented such a position in 
     fiscal year 1999.
       Terminal automation.--The conference agreement provides 
     $195,240,000 for the terminal automation program, which 
     includes the standard terminal automation replacement system 
     (STARS), ARTS color displays, and other associated 
     activities. This fully funds the program at the level 
     requested in the President's budget as proposed by the 
     Senate, instead of $165,000,000 as proposed by the House.
       Air traffic management.--The conference agreement provides 
     $15,000,000 as proposed by the Senate instead of $42,000,000 
     proposed by the House. The conferees believe there is merit 
     in exploring the possibility of privatizing the traffic 
     management function currently within the FAA in order to 
     affect operational improvements and efficiencies, and that 
     further significant investment in upgrading the traffic 
     management system should be deferred until completion of this 
     analysis. The conferees direct FAA to task the National 
     Academy of Sciences to conduct this analysis, to be completed 
     as soon as practicable.
       Congressional directions.--The conferees do not agree with 
     Senate directions regarding the OASIS, air navaids and ATC 
     facilities, and NAS recovery communications programs.
       ARTCC building/plant improvements.--The agreement to 
     provide $36,900,000 for this program includes $9,600,000 to 
     continue the Honolulu CERAP relocation project as proposed by 
     the Senate. The House had proposed no funding for this 
     project.
       Remote radar capability.--The conference agreement provides 
     $900,000 for this program, to be used for site analysis and 
     site preparation activities to enable remote radar capability 
     at Sonoma County and Napa County Airports and Livermore 
     Municipal/Buchanan Field Airports in California.
       Automated surface observing system.--The $9,900,000 
     provided for this program includes $2,000,000 for the 
     commissioning of ASOS systems in rural Alaska and $100,000 
     for an Automated Weather Sensors System at the Sugar Land 
     Municipal Airport in Texas.
       Flight service station modernization.--The conference 
     agreement includes $1,700,000 for the further procurement and 
     installation of video cameras for remote weather information 
     in remote and mountainous terrain in Alaska and $300,000 for 
     acquisition and support of the mike-in-hand weather reporting 
     system in rural Alaska.
       GPS aeronautical band.--The conference agreement includes 
     no funding for FAA's contribution to the development of new 
     signals for the GPS satellite system. This was to be the 
     first year of a $130,000,000 contribution by the FAA. The 
     conferees are not against this effort per se. However, since 
     most of the benefits will accrue to civil users other than 
     aviation or the FAA, the conferees believe it is 
     inappropriate for FAA to shoulder most of the burden, and 
     inappropriate for aviation users to finance the activity from 
     the airport and airway trust fund. However, the conferees 
     would not object if the department received funding for this 
     effort from non-DOT agencies and departments through 
     interagency transfers, based upon a fair share of perceived 
     civil benefits.
       Automated weather information programs.--To address the 
     issue of weather related accidents at airports, the conferees 
     believe it is critical to upgrade the existing automated 
     weather information programs. Therefore, the conferees expect 
     FAA to implement product improvements and upgrades to the 
     current systems and to report to Congress on the agency's 
     plans to accelerate the deployment of upgrade technology upon 
     successful demonstration of the Automated Observation for 
     Visibility, Cloud Height, and Cloud Coverage (AOVCC) system 
     within 90 days of enactment of this Act.
       Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development.--The 
     conference agreement provides $61,000,000 instead of 
     $63,400,000 as proposed by the House and $60,100,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. In addition, the conferees accept the 
     House's proposed ceiling of 320 technical staff years for 
     this organization. However, the conferees clarify that the 
     ceiling only applies to funds provided in this Act. Staffing 
     financed by funding from other departments and agencies does 
     not count toward this ceiling.


                        Facilities and Equipment

                    (Airport and Airway Trust Fund)

                              (Rescission)

       The conference agreement includes a rescission of 
     $30,000,000 from Public Law 105-66 instead of two rescissions 
     totaling $299,500,000 as proposed by the Senate. The House 
     proposed no similar rescissions.


                 Research, Engineering, and Development

                    (Airport and Airway Trust Fund)

       The conference agreement provides $156,495,000 for FAA 
     research, engineering, and development instead of 
     $173,000,000 as proposed by the House and $150,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The following table shows the distribution of funds in the 
     House and Senate bills and the conference agreement:

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       Weather research.--The conferees agree to provide 
     $19,300,000 for aviation weather research instead of 
     $20,950,000 as proposed by the House and $16,765,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees direct that, of these 
     funds, $11,000,000 is to be made available for the national 
     laboratory program, $2,000,000 is available to continue 
     Project Socrates, $700,000 is for the Center for Wind, Ice 
     and Fog, and $3,100,000 is to continue the turbulence and 
     windshear research project at Juneau, Alaska.
       Explosives and weapons detection and aircraft hardening.--
     The conference agreement includes $42,606,000 instead of 
     $50,859,000 as proposed by the House and $39,500,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, $3,000,000 is to 
     continue development of the pulsed fast neutron analysis 
     (PFNA) cargo inspection system; $1,000,000 is for the Safe 
     Skies initiative involving research and development of 
     explosives and chemical or biological agents currently being 
     conducted by the Institute of Biological Detection Systems; 
     and $1,000,000 is for a dual view x-ray cargo explosive 
     detection system demonstration for palletized cargo at 
     Huntsville International Airport in Alabama. The conferees 
     also encourage the FAA to continue demonstration and testing 
     of a blast resistant hardened container for use on narrow 
     body commercial aircraft.
       Human factors research.--The conference agreement provides 
     $21,971,000 instead of $27,829,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $20,207,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees note 
     that recently the focus of ``ATC/AF human factors'' research 
     has shifted away from today's human factors problems and 
     toward problems which could occur from implementation of 
     tomorrow's technologies. These technology development efforts 
     have their own funding which could--and should--address these 
     issues. The conferees do not believe RE&D funds are needed to 
     supplement those programs, and should be reserved for 
     addressing today's human factors issues. The conferees do not 
     agree with the Senate's direction to withhold obligation of 
     human factors funding until submission of data regarding 
     relative accident rates based on pilot age. The conferees 
     understand that the FAA has agreed to provide this data to 
     the Senate.
       Fatigue countermeasures.--The conferees are concerned that 
     FAA has still not made available to operational air traffic 
     controllers educational materials regarding fatigue 
     countermeasures. The Aviation Safety Reporting System and 
     controller studies continue to cite fatigue as a significant 
     factor in operational errors and other aviation incidents, 
     and FAA's counterclockwise rotation schedule often 
     exacerbates the problem. Given this situation, making 
     controllers aware of available countermeasures is important. 
     The conferees encourage FAA to accelerate the development and 
     distribution of these materials.
       Winglet technology.--The conferees understand that the FAA 
     is conducting research into the efficiency and advantages of 
     advanced winglet technology with funding provided in fiscal 
     year 1999. The FAA may request a reprogramming for further 
     research in this area in fiscal year 2000, consistent with 
     Department of Transportation reprogramming guidelines.
       Aging aircraft.--Of the funding provided, $5,000,000 is to 
     continue and expand research activities at the National 
     Institute for Aviation Research, as proposed by the House. 
     The conferees make clear that these funds are for research, 
     and not for construction or equipment procurement.
       Innovative/cooperative research.--The conference agreement 
     provides no funding for this activity, which conducts 
     ``strategic partnering'' with industry. The conferees do not 
     find this an appropriate use of RE&D funding.


                       Grants-in-Aid for Airports

                (Liquidation of Contract Authorization)

                    (Airport and Airway Trust Fund)

       The conference agreement includes a liquidating cash 
     appropriation of $1,750,000,000, as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $1,867,000,000 as proposed by the House.
       Obligation limitation.--The conferees agree to an 
     obligation limitation of $1,950,000,000 for the ``Grants-in-
     aid for airports'' program instead of $2,250,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $2,000,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Limitation on noise mitigation program.--The conference 
     agreement deletes the limitation on the noise planning and 
     mitigation program proposed by the Senate.
       Discretionary grants award process.--The conferees expect 
     FAA to make AIP discretionary grant announcements not more 
     than fifteen days after submission to the office of the 
     secretary of grant decisions, notwithstanding departmental 
     guidelines and practices to the contrary. A recent GAO 
     report found that, in some cases, awards were being 
     delayed significantly in the office of the secretary due 
     to slow administrative practices.
       Priority consideration.--The conferees agree that the FAA 
     should give priority consideration to grant applications for 
     projects listed in the House or Senate reports, or in this 
     statement of the managers, in the categories of discretionary 
     grants for which they are eligible. In addition to those 
     airports and projects listed in the House and Senate reports, 
     the conferees agree that the following projects shall receive 
     priority consideration:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Airport                              Project
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aurora Municipal Airport, Aurora, IL......  Runway reconstruction.
Tell City/Perry County Airport, Tell City,  Runway extension.
 IN.
Freeman Municipal Airport, Seymour, IN....  Apron/taxiway
                                             reconstruction.
Danbury Municipal, CT.....................  Hurricane-related repair.
Upper Cumberland Regional, Sparta-          Land acquisition and runway,
 Cookeville, TN.                             taxiway, and safety
                                             improvements.
Denver International, CO..................  Environmental and stormwater
                                             mitigation, taxiway B-4 and
                                             runway 25/5.
Montgomery Regional, AL...................  Crosswind runway extension
                                             and other safety
                                             improvements.
Jackson International, MS.................  Air cargo apron.
Abbeyville, AL............................  Runway and apron extensions
                                             and other safety
                                             improvements.
Mexico Muncipal Airport, Mexico, MO.......  Runway extension, safety
                                             improvements, and other
                                             capacity enhancement
                                             projects.
Rock County Airport, Janesville, WI.......  Runway extension and
                                             reconstruction; parallel
                                             taxiway; land acquisition;
                                             and associated lighting
                                             systems.
Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport,     Runway extension: planning,
 Martinsburg, WVA.                           engineering, and
                                             construction.
Seattle-Tacoma International, WA..........  Capacity expansion and
                                             safety improvements.
Waterbury/Oxford Airport, CT..............  Rehabilitation of taxiway A.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       Danbury Municipal Airport, CT.--The conferees agree that 
     Danbury Municipal Airport should receive priority 
     consideration for discretionary funding under the Airport 
     Improvement Program to provide for the urgent repair of 
     damage caused by Hurricane Floyd estimated at $2,000,000.
       Waterbury/Oxford Airport, Waterbury, CT.--The conferees 
     agree that the FAA shall give priority consideration to a 
     discretionary grant request for the rehabilitation of taxiway 
     A at Waterbury/Oxford Airport.
       Reimbursement for instrument landing system, Louisville 
     International Airport, KY.--The FAA is directed to honor a 
     previous commitment made to the sponsor of Louisville 
     International Airport and reimburse the sponsor for costs 
     related to acquisition and installation of an instrument 
     landing system. The House conferees understood last year that 
     the FAA was to provide a discretionary grant for this 
     purpose, and consequently dropped bill language requiring 
     reimbursement. However, rather than provide reimbursement in 
     this manner, the agency advanced to the sponsor a payment 
     under an existing letter of intent. The conferees believe 
     that requiring the sponsor to absorb new activities within an 
     existing LOI does not meet the intent of reimbursement.
       Administration.--The conference agreement allows FAA's 
     expenses for administering the grants-in-aid program to be 
     derived from this appropriation, as proposed by the Senate, 
     instead of under the FAA's operating account. The conference 
     agreement limits those expenses to $45,000,000, instead of 
     $47,891,000 proposed by the Senate. The House bill included 
     no funding for this program. The bill includes a provision 
     allowing these expenses to be drawn from FAA's operating 
     account in the event of a lapse in contract authorization for 
     this program, at a rate not to exceed $45,000,000 for the 
     fiscal year.
       Low frequency noise.--The managers recognize that the issue 
     of low frequency airport noise is increasingly of concern in 
     residential neighborhoods near the nation's airports. The 
     managers urge the FAA to expedite efforts to research and 
     define this problem, and to develop low frequency noise 
     mitigation policies that appropriately address low frequency 
     airport noise impacts on residential neighborhoods.


                       Grants-in-Aid for Airports

                 (Rescission of Contract Authorization)

                    (Airport and Airway Trust Fund)

       The conference agreement includes no rescission of contract 
     authority as proposed by the Senate instead of $300,000,000 
     as proposed by the House.


                       Grants-in-Aid for Airports

                    (airport and airway trust fund)

       The conference agreement deletes the reduction in the 
     fiscal year 1999 obligation limitation for grants-in-aid for 
     airports proposed by the Senate. The House bill included no 
     similar reduction.


                   Aviation Insurance Revolving Fund

       The conference agreement includes language proposed by the 
     Senate authorizing continued expenditures and investments 
     under the Aviation Insurance Revolving Fund for aviation 
     insurance activities authorized under chapter 443 of title 
     49, United States Code. The House included no similar 
     language.


                Aircraft Purchase Loan Guarantee Program

       The conference agreement includes a prohibition on funding 
     for this program as a general provision, as proposed by the 
     House, instead of under this heading as proposed by the 
     Senate.

                     Federal Highway Administration


                 limitation on administrative expenses

       The conference agreement limits administrative expenses of 
     the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to $376,072,000 
     instead of $356,380,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $370,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Within the overall 
     limitation, the conference agreement includes a limitation of 
     $70,484,000 to carry out the functions and operations of the 
     office of motor carriers as proposed by the House instead of 
     $55,418,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conference agreement provides that certain sums be made 
     available under section 104(a) of title 23, U.S.C. to carry 
     out specified activities, as follows: $6,000,000 shall be 
     available for commercial remote sensing products and spatial 
     information technologies under section 5113 of Public Law 
     105-178, as amended; $5,000,000 shall be available for the 
     nationwide differential

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     global positioning system program as authorized; $8,000,000 
     shall be available for the national historic covered bridge 
     preservation program under section 1224 of Public Law 105-
     178, as amended; $18,300,000 shall be available for the 
     Indian reservation roads program under section 204 of title 
     23, U.S.C.; $16,400,000 shall be available for the public 
     lands highways program under section 204 of title 23, U.S.C.; 
     $11,000,000 shall be available for the Park Roads and 
     Parkways Program under section 204 of title 23, U.S.C.; 
     $1,300,000 shall be available for the refuge road program 
     under section 204 of title 23, U.S.C.; $7,500,000 shall be 
     made available for ``Child Passenger Protection Education 
     Grants'' under section 2003(b) of Public Law 105-178, as 
     amended; $10,000,000 shall be available for the 
     transportation and community and system preservation program 
     under section 1221 of Public Law 105-178; and $15,000,000 
     shall be available to the University of Alabama in 
     Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for the Transportation Research 
     Institute.
       The recommended distribution by program and activity of the 
     funding provided for FHWA's administrative expenses is as 
     follows:

FHWA administrative expenses (excluding OMC)...............$300,890,000
  Accountwide adjustment.....................................-3,000,000
  Eliminate funding for the human resource information system..-802,000
  Eliminate funding for the community/federal information partnership 
    program..................................................-6,000,000
  Advanced vehicle technology consortia program (section 5111 5,000,000
  Eliminate funding for national rural development program supp-500,000
  Transportation management planning for the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter 
    Olympic Games (section 1223 of TEA21).....................5,000,000
  Economic development highways initiative....................5,000,000
  Subtotal, FHWA (excluding OMC)............................305,588,000
Motor carrier administrative expenses........................61,234,000
  Additional resources for federal inspectors and other safety-related 
    activities................................................9,250,000
    Subtotal, motor carrier expenses.........................70,484,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, FHWA administrative expenses.....................376,072,000

       Advanced vehicle technology consortia program.--The 
     conference agreement provides $5,000,000 for the advanced 
     vehicle technology consortia program. These funds shall be 
     available to support a public/private partnership to design, 
     develop, and deploy alternative fuel and propulsion systems 
     focusing on medium and heavy vehicles. The conferees direct 
     the FHWA to include with the fiscal year 2001 budget request 
     a report that delineates a detailed strategic spending plan 
     for the advanced vehicle consortia program. Moreover, the 
     conferees direct that all development, demonstration and 
     deployment projects to be funded within the advanced vehicle 
     consortia program require at least a fifty percent non-
     federal match and that none of the funds provided for this 
     program shall be used to advance magnetic levitation 
     technology.
       Transportation management planning for the Salt Lake City 
     2002 Winter Olympic Games.--The conference agreement includes 
     $5,000,000 for transportation management planning for the 
     Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games, as authorized by section 
     1223(c) of TEA21. These funds shall be available for planning 
     activities and related temporary and permanent transportation 
     infrastructure investments based on the transportation 
     management plan approved by the Secretary.
       In addition, the conferees recommend that the Secretary 
     give priority consideration when allocating discretionary 
     highway funds to the following transportation projects to 
     support the 2002 Winter Olympic Games:
       I-80: Kimball Junction--modification/reconstruction
       I-80: Silver Creek Junction--modification/reconstruction
       SR 248 reconstruction: US 40 to Park City
       Soldier Hollow Improvements: Wasatch County
       I-15 reconstruction: 10800 South to 600 North
       I-215: 3500 South--interchange reconfiguration
       Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center contracting.--The 
     conferees direct the FHWA to identify and submit specific 
     corrections it plans to take in response to the Inspector 
     General's audit of the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research 
     Center contracting activities to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations by December 1, 1999.
       Central Artery/Ted Williams tunnel project.--On May 24, 
     1999, the Inspector General reported that between 1992 and 
     1997, the Massachusetts Highway Department paid premiums 
     totaling $368,700,000 for an owner-controlled insurance 
     program on the Central Artery/Ted Williams Tunnel Project 
     (Project) in Boston, Massachusetts. Insurance company audits 
     showed the premiums should have been adjusted downward by a 
     total of $166,700,000 with interest. Since ninety percent of 
     the premium payments were made with federal funds, the 
     federal share of the adjustments is $150,000,000. The Project 
     intended to keep those funds, as well as other excess funds 
     that might be paid into the insurance program through 2004, 
     invested in its reserve trust account until the year 2017. By 
     2017, the balance of the reserves was projected to grow to 
     $826,000,000. The Project's 1998 finance plan used the full 
     future value of the reserves as a ``credit'' to off-set 
     construction costs and keep the ``net'' cost of the Project 
     at $10.8 billion. The Inspector General concluded that there 
     were no documented insurance-related needs that justified the 
     continued holding of the federal money.
       In response to recommendations contained in the Inspector 
     General's report, FHWA agreed to take action to use the 
     accumulated adjustments and interest not needed for project 
     costs during that time; and to issue guidance to ensure 
     future premium adjustments are immediately returned and 
     reserves for owner-controlled insurance programs do not 
     exceed allowable amounts. Given FHWA's prior agreement to 
     allow the excess premiums to be retained in investment 
     accounts, the conferees agree that the FHWA's planned actions 
     are reasonable. The conferees fully expect that there will be 
     no delays in recovering excess funds or implementing the 
     other agreed-upon actions. In particular, the conferees are 
     concerned that guidance regarding federal funding of 
     insurance on transportation projects must be adequate to 
     ensure similar situations do not arise in the future. 
     Therefore, the conferees direct the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue guidance to ensure: (1) the federal 
     share of premium adjustments on all transportation projects 
     is immediately applied to other project costs or returned to 
     the U.S. Treasury, and (2) reserve account balances for 
     insurance programs are adjusted annually so that reserves do 
     not exceed the amount reasonably needed to pay outstanding 
     claims. The conferees further direct the Inspector General, 
     as a part of the continuing oversight of the Central Artery 
     project, to monitor the implementation of FHWA's planned 
     actions related to the Central Artery insurance program.
       Inspector General cost reimbursements.--The conference 
     agreement provides up to $2,000,000 for Inspector General 
     audit cost reimbursements. These funds are transferred from 
     FHWA's administrative takedown as authorized under section 
     104(a) of title 23 to the Office of Inspector General.
       Office of motor carriers.--The conference agreement 
     includes $70,484,000 for administrative expenses of the 
     office of motor carriers as proposed by the House instead of 
     $55,418,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree 
     that this level is necessary to fund the critical investments 
     in motor carrier programs as identified by the House. Within 
     the funds provided, $200,000 shall be available to conduct 
     the school transportation safety study and $350,000 shall be 
     available for Operation Respond.


                 limitation on transportation research

       The conference agreement deletes the limitation on 
     transportation research of $422,450,000 proposed by the 
     House. The Senate bill contained no similar limitation under 
     this heading. Funding for transportation research programs 
     and activities is included within the overall limitation on 
     federal-aid highways, as proposed by the Senate.


                          federal-aid highways

       The conference agreement limits obligations for the 
     federal-aid highways program to $27,701,350,000 as proposed 
     by both the House and the Senate. The conference agreement 
     also includes the following limitations within the overall 
     limitation on obligations for the federal-aid highways 
     program as proposed by the Senate: $391,450,000 for 
     transportation research; $20,000,000 for the magnetic 
     levitation transportation technology deployment program, of 
     which not more than $1,000,000 shall be available to the 
     Federal Railroad Administration for administrative expenses 
     and technical assistance; $31,000,000 for the Bureau of 
     Transportation Statistics; and $211,200,000 for intelligent 
     transportation systems. The House bill contained no similar 
     sub-limitations.
       The conference agreement deletes the provision proposed by 
     the Senate providing $10,000,000 for the national historic 
     covered bridge preservation program from the discretionary 
     bridge program and $5,000,000 for the nationwide differential 
     global positioning system from funds made available for 
     intelligent transportation systems. These set-asides are 
     addressed under ``Federal Highway Administration, Limitation 
     on administrative expenses''.
       The conference agreement includes a provision proposed by 
     the Senate that requires the Secretary, at the request of the 
     State of Nevada, to transfer up to $10,000,000 of its minimum 
     guarantee apportionments, and an equal amount of obligation 
     authority, to the State of California for use on high 
     priority project numbered 829 in Public Law 105-178, relating 
     to the widening of I-15 in San Bernardino County. This 
     provision shall, in no way, affect the formulae for 
     distributing contract authority and obligational authority to 
     the states. The House bill contained no similar provision.
       The conference agreement also includes a provision, which 
     after deducting $90,000,000 for high priority projects and 
     $8,000,000 for the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, distributes revenue 
     aligned budget authority directly to

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     the states consistent with each state's individual guaranteed 
     share under section 1105 of Public Law 105-178. Such an 
     approach maximizes resources flowing to the states.


                    surface transportation research

       Within the funds provided for surface transportation 
     research, the conference agreement includes $65,000,000 for 
     highway research and development for the following 
     activities:

Safety......................................................$14,200,000
Pavements....................................................13,050,000
Structures...................................................15,000,000
Environment...................................................6,200,000
Policy........................................................4,000,000
Planning......................................................4,000,000
Motor carrier.................................................6,400,000
Advanced research...............................................900,000
Highway operations..............................................750,000
Freight.........................................................500,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total....................................................65,000,000

       Safety.--The conferees direct FHWA to ensure that safety 
     research and development activities receive the same level of 
     funding as provided in fiscal year 1999. Within the funds 
     provided for safety research, the conferees encourage the 
     FHWA to provide up to $100,000 to conduct research and to 
     incorporate guidance in the National Manual of Uniform 
     Traffic Control Device for highway/rail grade crossing pre-
     signal operations, and to advance a new traffic signal 
     warrant for preemption requirements. The conferees also 
     encourage the FHWA to provide up to $750,000 to evaluate and 
     deploy a nationwide highway watch program to improve roadway 
     safety.
       The Secretary of Transportation is encouraged to evaluate 
     means of improving the safety of persons present at roadside 
     emergency scenes, including motor vehicle accidents. The 
     study should evaluate the effectiveness of state laws 
     designed to improve the safety of persons present at roadside 
     emergency scenes; determine the feasibility of requiring 
     drivers operating motor vehicles approaching a roadside 
     emergency scene to move to the farthest lane from the 
     emergency scene and decrease motor speed to 10 miles per hour 
     under the posted speed limit; and collect such statistics as 
     may be necessary to assist policy makers in addressing issues 
     of safety at roadside emergency scenes.
       Pavements.--Within the funds provided for pavements 
     research, the conferees encourage the FHWA to provide up to 
     $400,000 for geosynthetic material research; and up to 
     $1,500,000 to study the potential benefits to federally 
     funded highway projects and asphalt surfaces of early 
     application of emulsified sealer/binder and research related 
     to development of low cost pavement with flexibility to 
     tolerate heaves in extreme climates. The conferees further 
     encourage the FHWA to provide up to $1,000,000 to evaluate 
     and promote the benefits of silica fume high performance 
     concrete and to submit a report to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations by September 30, 2001 of its 
     findings. The FHWA is also encouraged to work with an 
     academic and industry-led national consortium and to provide 
     funding within available balances for an additional polymer 
     additive project to demonstrate the use of polymer additives 
     in pavement for civil infrastructure purposes, and 
     researchers at the University of Mississippi to develop 
     concepts and technologies that will lead to better 
     constructed pavements. And lastly, the FHWA is encouraged to 
     provide up to $1,250,000 for research costs associated with 
     constructing a segment of highway utilizing a binder composed 
     of polymer additives and to work with the South Carolina 
     State University and Clemson University to further research 
     in this area.
       Structures.--Within the funds provided for structures 
     research, the conferees encourage the FHWA to provide up to 
     $1,500,000 for the Utah Department of Transportation and the 
     Utah Transportation Center to conduct research of load 
     capacities of deteriorating bridges. The conferees also 
     encourage the FHWA to provide up to $1,200,000 to develop 
     advanced engineering and wood composites for bridge 
     construction and to work with Cal State University at San 
     Diego and the University of Maine. The conferees encourage 
     the department to consider establishing an earthquake 
     simulation facility at the Nevada test site for full-
     earthquake testing applications.
       The conferees encourage the FHWA to provide up to 
     $2,000,000 to establish a center of excellence at the West 
     Virginia University Constructed Facility Center. The 
     conferees encourage the FHWA to work with Lehigh University 
     and its center for advanced technology for large structural 
     systems. FHWA is also encouraged to provide up to $1,000,000 
     for the development of technology to prevent and mitigate 
     alkali silica reactivity utilizing lithium salts. Lastly, 
     FHWA is encouraged to support research into and deployment 
     of the use of electronic control of magnets to reduce 
     sound and vibration during major highway construction.
       Environment.--Within the funds provided for environment 
     research, the conferees encourage the FHWA to collaborate 
     with the National Environmental Research Center on its 
     research strategy. FHWA is also encouraged to provide up to 
     $300,000 for native vegetation research and up to $1,000,000 
     to support research to examine the levels and types of fine 
     particulate matter produced by highway sources, and to 
     develop improved tools to predict truck travel and resulting 
     emissions on nitrous oxides. Up to $100,000 is provided to 
     further the PM-10 study within funds provided for highway 
     research and development.
       Policy.--The FHWA is encouraged to develop a comprehensive 
     program of international logistics training and operational 
     testing to enhance the movement of freight through 
     international corridors and facilities. In addition, the FHWA 
     is encouraged to study cross state line planning and propose 
     tools or processes that will facilitate the preliminary 
     planning process in the absence of a memorandum of 
     understanding between the affected states. None of the funds 
     provided for any surface transportation subaccount may be 
     used to support research into sustainability.
       Planning and real estate.--Within the funds provided for 
     planning and real estate research, the conferees encourage 
     the FHWA to be the lead agency in the next developmental 
     phase of the National Transportation Network Analysis 
     Capability at Los Alamos Laboratory.
       Freight.--The conference agreement provides $500,000 for 
     freight research.
       Motor carrier research.--The conferees direct the FHWA to 
     improve the budget justification materials in the area of 
     motor carrier research. The conferees also direct that not 
     more than $60,000 shall be available from all department 
     funding sources for the international conference on motor 
     carrier research. Within the funds available for motor 
     carrier research, the conferees encourage the FHWA to provide 
     up to $500,000 for the truck driver center initiative at 
     Crowder College, Missouri. The FHWA is also encouraged to 
     provide up to $1,000,000 to study the effects of shift 
     changes on truck driver alertness.
       Interstate rest areas.--The conferees encourage the FHWA to 
     study interstate rest areas and liability and maintenance 
     costs issues and provide recommendations as to methods for 
     states to ensure competitive alternatives for interstate 
     travelers and to provide uniformity, rest area signage 
     standards, and oasis identification conformity.
       Electronic control module technology.--The conferees 
     encourage the FHWA to work with interested parties to explore 
     a standard of protocol for electronic control module 
     technologies for access to and the relevant data to be 
     recorded in this area.
       Technology and deployment.--The conferees direct the FHWA 
     to respond by December 1, 1999 to each of the recommendations 
     presented in the Transportation Research Board report on 
     technology deployment and report to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations how FHWA will improve its 
     mechanisms of technology transfer and evaluations. Within the 
     funds provided for technology and deployment, the conferees 
     encourage FHWA to provide up to $2,000,000 for the Center for 
     Advanced Simulation Technology in New York and Auburn 
     University for a transportation management plan.


                   INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

       The conference agreement provides a total of $211,200,000 
     for intelligent transportation systems (ITS), of which 
     $113,000,000 is available for ITS deployment and $98,200,000 
     is for ITS research and development. Within the funds made 
     available for intelligent transportation systems, the 
     conference agreement provides that not less than the 
     following sums shall be available for intelligent 
     transportation projects in these specified areas:

        Project location                                     Conference
Albuquerque, New Mexico......................................$2,000,000
Arapahoe County, Colorado.....................................1,000,000
Branson, Missouri.............................................1,000,000
Central, Pennsylvania.........................................1,000,000
Charlotte, North Carolina.....................................1,000,000
Chicago, Illinois.............................................1,000,000
City of Superior and Douglas County, Wisconsin................1,000,000
Clay County, Missouri...........................................300,000
Clearwater, Florida...........................................3,500,000
College Station, Texas........................................1,000,000
Central, Ohio.................................................1,000,000
Commonwealth of Virginia......................................4,000,000
Corpus Christi, Texas.........................................1,500,000
Delaware River, Pennsylvania..................................1,000,000
Fairfield, California...........................................750,000
Fargo, North Dakota...........................................1,000,000
Florida Bay County, Florida...................................1,000,000
Fort Worth, Texas.............................................2,500,000
Grand Forks, North Dakota.......................................500,000
Greater Metropolitan Capital Region, DC.......................5,000,000
Greater Yellowstone, Montana..................................1,000,000
Houma, Louisiana..............................................1,000,000
Houston, Texas................................................1,500,000
Huntsville, Alabama.............................................500,000
Inglewood, California.........................................1,000,000
Jefferson County, Colorado....................................1,500,000
Kansas City, Missouri.........................................1,000,000
Las Vegas, Nevada.............................................2,800,000
Los Angeles, California.......................................1,000,000
Miami, Florida................................................1,000,000
Mission Viejo, California.....................................1,000,000
Monroe County, New York.......................................1,000,000
Nashville, Tennessee..........................................1,000,000
Northeast Florida.............................................1,000,000
Oakland, California.............................................500,000
Oakland County, Michigan......................................1,000,000
Oxford, Mississippi...........................................1,500,000
Pennsylvania Turnpike, Pennsylvania...........................2,500,000
Pueblo, Colorado..............................................1,000,000
Puget Sound, Washington.......................................1,000,000
Reno/Tahoe, California/Nevada...................................500,000
Rensselaer County, New York...................................1,000,000
Sacramento County, California.................................1,000,000
Salt Lake City, Utah..........................................3,000,000
San Francisco, California.....................................1,000,000
Santa Clara, California.......................................1,000,000
Santa Teresa, New Mexico......................................1,000,000

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Seattle, Washington...........................................2,100,000
Shenandoah Valley, Virginia...................................2,500,000
Shreveport, Louisiana.........................................1,000,000
Silicon Valley, California....................................1,000,000
Southeast Michigan............................................2,000,000
Spokane, Washington.............................................500,000
St. Louis, Missouri...........................................1,000,000
State of Missouri.............................................1,000,000
State of Alabama..............................................1,300,000
State of Alaska...............................................3,000,000
State of Arizona..............................................1,000,000
State of Colorado.............................................1,500,000
State of Delaware.............................................2,000,000
State of Idaho................................................2,000,000
State of Illinois.............................................1,500,000
State of Maryland.............................................2,000,000
State of Minnesota............................................7,000,000
State of Montana..............................................1,000,000
State of Nebraska...............................................500,000
State of Oregon...............................................1,000,000
State of Texas................................................4,000,000
State of Vermont rural systems................................1,000,000
States of New Jersey and New York.............................2,000,000
Statewide Transcom/Transmit upgrades, New Jersey..............4,000,000
Tacoma Puyallup, Washington.....................................500,000
Thurston, Washington..........................................1,000,000
Towamencin, Pennsylvania........................................600,000
Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin..............1,500,000
Wayne County, Michigan........................................1,000,000

       Projects selected for funding shall contribute to the 
     integration and interoperability of intelligent 
     transportation systems, consistent with the criteria set 
     forth in TEA21.
       Shenandoah Valley, Virginia.--The conference agreement 
     includes $2,500,000 for Intelligent Transportation Systems 
     (ITS) in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. The conferees are 
     encouraged by the opportunities to improve safety with ITS 
     programs such as the collection and distribution of real time 
     information, installation of dynamic message signs and safety 
     monitors, coordination of emergency response, and other 
     systems and encourage efforts with Shenandoah University, 
     George Mason University and Virginia Tech.
       Washington, D.C.--The conference agreement includes 
     $5,000,000 for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in 
     the national capital region. Within the amount provided, the 
     conferees urge funding be made available to George Mason 
     University to develop a system which coordinates ITS 
     responses to major capital projects in Northern Virginia.
       The conference report provides $98,200,000 for ITS research 
     and development activities, to be distributed by activity as 
     follows:

Research and development....................................$47,450,000
Operational tests.............................................6,650,000
Evaluations...................................................7,000,000
Architecture and standards...................................16,400,000
Integration..................................................10,700,000
Mainstreaming.................................................1,000,000
Program support...............................................9,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total....................................................98,200,000

       Within the funds for research and development, the 
     conferees encourage the FHWA to work with Drexel University 
     to focus on the link between intelligent transportation 
     systems and transportation infrastructure.
       Within the funds provided for evaluations, the conferees 
     encourage the FHWA to provide up to $1,000,000 for the 
     testing and development of a smart commercial drivers license 
     utilizing smart card and biometric elements to enhance safety 
     and efficiency.
       The conferees encourage the FHWA to consider establishing a 
     program to test passive technology and incorporate the 
     results into the department's development and implementation 
     of a national standards regime.


               FERRY BOATS AND FERRY TERMINAL FACILITIES

       Within the funds available for ferry boats and ferry 
     terminal facilities, funds are to be available for the 
     following projects and activities:

        Project                                              Conference
Hokes Bluff, Alabama ferry.....................................$350,000
LaPoint, Wisconsin ferry terminal...............................575,000
McClelland, Virgelle, and Carter ferry sites, Montana.........1,500,000
New Bedford, Massachusetts ferry terminal.......................500,000
New London ferry terminal.......................................800,000
North Carolina ferry system...................................2,000,000
Penn's landing ferry, Pennsylvania............................1,500,000
Port Clinton, Ohio ferry and passenger terminal...............1,000,000
Potomac River ferry.............................................500,000
Savannah, Georgia water taxi....................................500,000
Seattle Elliott Bay water taxi..................................500,000
State of Hawaii for intra-island ferry service from Barbers Point to 
  Honolulu Harbor.............................................1,500,000


    MAGNETIC LEVITATION TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM

       Within the funds available for the magnetic levitation 
     transportation technology deployment program, funds are to be 
     available for the following projects and activities:

Administration...............................................$1,000,000
Segmented rail phased induction electric magnetic motor (SERAPHIM) 
  project.....................................................1,000,000
Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania..............3,500,000
Maryland Department of Transportation.........................2,250,000
California-Nevada super speed train commission................2,250,000
Florida Department of Transportation..........................2,250,000
Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission.....................2,250,000
Georgia/Atlanta Regional Commission...........................2,250,000
State of California...........................................2,250,000

       Segmented rail phased induction electric magnetic motor 
     (SERAPHIM) project.--The conferees have provided $1,000,000 
     for the SERAPHIM project from program set-asides for low 
     speed maglev research. This technology has been identified as 
     a potential transit option for the Colorado intermountain 
     fixed guideway authority, Denver International Airport to 
     Eagle County Airport corridor.


           NATIONAL CORRIDOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

       Within the funds available for the national corridor 
     planning and development program, funds are to be available 
     for the following projects and activities:

        Project                                              Conference
Columbus port-of-entry realignment, Columbus, New Mexico.....$1,000,000
Corridor 18, Texas...........................................15,000,000
I-5, Washington...............................................4,000,000
I-66, Kentucky................................................5,000,000
Mon-Fayette expressway, West Virginia........................12,000,000
Route 2, New Hampshire, corridor planning.....................1,500,000
Stevenson Expressway, Chicago, Illinois.......................8,000,000
STH 29, Wisconsin development corridor, Chappewa Falls to Elk12,000,000

       In addition, the conferees direct that $10,000,000 be 
     available only to the states of Arizona, California, New 
     Mexico and Texas for safety and enforcement enhancements such 
     as portable scales, facilities, software, supplies, and 
     equipment and leasing or purchase of land necessary to house 
     additional OMCHS inspectors as well as to construct access 
     and egress and other roadway improvements directly related to 
     the efficient operation of the facilities.


      transportation and community and system preservation program

       The conference agreement provides a total of $35,000,000 
     for the transportation and community and system preservation 
     program, of which $10,000,000 are derived from the 
     administrative takedown. Within the funds available for the 
     transportation and community and system preservation program, 
     funds are to be available for the following projects and 
     activities:


        Project                                              Conference
Alabama Department of Transportation Statewide Dock Inventory 
  Assesssment..................................................$400,000
Albuquerque Downtown Transportation Management Program..........600,000
Anchorage, Alaska Ship Creek redevelopment & port access plannin500,000
Arlington County, Virginia pedestrian, bicycle access and other 
  transit improvements..........................................500,000
Burlington, Vermont North Street revitalization project.........400,000
City of New Haven, Connecticut trolley cars.....................250,000
City of Warwick, Rhode Island, Station Redevelopment Planning...300,000
Community and environmental transportation acceptability program of 
  southern California...........................................500,000
Concord, New Hampshire ``20/20 Vision'' small community planning 
  guide.........................................................400,000
Denver, Colorado 16th Street Pedestrian Improvements............500,000
Desert Research Institute Air Quality Study.....................500,000
DuPage County, Illinois transportation alternatives development.750,000
Fairbanks, Alaska Riverwalk Centennial Bridge community connector 
  project.....................................................1,000,000
Florence, Alabama pedestrian and other transportation improvem1,000,000
Fort Worth, Texas corridor redevelopment and transit linkages.1,500,000
Green Bay, Wisconsin pedestrian improvements and livable communities 
  projects......................................................750,000
Houston, Texas Main Street corridor livable communities.........500,000
Jackson, Mississippi Pearl River Airport Connector Study......1,000,000
Kalispell, Montana Bus Barn Facility............................400,000
Knoxville, Tennessee electric transit project...................500,000
Lufkin, Texas Small Town Livability Demonstration Project.......400,000
Metrowest regional transportation study, Massachusetts..........250,000
Monmouth, County, New Jersey pedestrian improvements............300,000
Montclair New Jersey connection transit livable communities.....250,000
Muncie, Indiana community connectors............................250,000
New Rochelle, New York intermodal center........................500,000
North Jersey transportation planning authority..................800,000
Northwest Michigan transportation use initiative................125,000
Omaha, Nebraska ``Back to the River'' community project and 
  pedestrian access...........................................2,000,000

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Pennsylvania Avenue traffic mitigation measures.................500,000
Putnam County, West Virginia--Route 35 management plan..........450,000
Raton, New Mexico historic rehabilitation project...............600,000
Richmond, Virginia Main Street intermodal facility............1,750,000
River Market/College Station, Arkansas livable communities......750,000
San Francisco, California civic center plaza..................1,075,000
South Amboy, New Jersey regional multimodal transportation 
  initiative....................................................250,000
State of Oregon TCSP Program....................................500,000
Utah-Colorado ``Isolated Empire'' Rail Connector Study........1,000,000
White Plains, New York TRANSCENTER pedestrian improvements....1,000,000


                      bridge discretionary program

       Within the funds available for the bridge discretionary 
     program, funds are to be available for the following projects 
     and activities:


        Project                                              Conference
Florida Memorial Bridge.....................................$12,000,000
Hoover Dam....................................................9,000,000
Naheola Bridge, Alabama.......................................5,000,000
Paso Del Norte International Bridge...........................1,200,000
Turner Diagonal Bridge, Kansas City, Kansas...................3,000,000
Union Village Bridge, Thetford and Cambridge Junction Bridge, 
  Cambridge, Vermont..........................................2,000,000
US 82 to Mississippi River Bridge Greenville, Washington County, 
  Mississippi.................................................9,000,000
Williamston-Marietta Bridge, Wood County, West Virginia.......4,000,000
Witt-Penn Bridge, New Jersey..................................3,000,000


                             FEDERAL LANDS

       Within the funds available for federal lands, funds are to 
     be available for the following projects and activities:


        Project                                              Conference
Austin Junction-Baker County Line section of US 26, Oregon...$6,500,000
Big Mountain, Montana.........................................2,500,000
Blackstone Valley National Heritage Corridor, Rhode Island....2,000,000
Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska................1,500,000
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia...............1,000,000
Chugach National Forest, Bird Creek road widening and public safety 
  project.....................................................1,000,000
Daniel Boone Parkway, Kentucky................................2,000,000
Delaware River Water Gap National Recreational Area, New Jerse3,400,000
Donlin Creek access road, Alaska................................500,000
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge.........................400,000
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Shoreline Drive improvements, 
  West Virginia...............................................2,400,000
Highway 117 feasibility study, Louisiana........................500,000
Highway 323 upgrade between Alzada and Ekalaka, Montana.......2,200,000
Historic Columbia River Highway state trail, Oregon.............500,000
Katmai National Park, Lake Camp access........................1,100,000
Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge..........................1,100,000
Kenai Fjords National Park....................................1,100,000
Kenai Peninsula road and trail improvements.....................500,000
Lemhi Pass Road, west of Clark Canyon dam, Montana............2,000,000
New Mexico Route 4 Jemez Pueblo Bypass, New Mexico..............500,000
New River Gorge National River, pave and realign Cunard Road, West 
  Virginia......................................................960,000
North Fork Road in Columbia Falls, Montana....................2,400,000
Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site........................2,000,000
Snoqualmie Valley, Washington (Forest Service)................2,000,000
Soldier Hollow improvements and Bear River migratory bird refuge access 
  road........................................................3,000,000
SR 248, Utah..................................................3,700,000
Timucuan Preserve Road, Florida...............................1,000,000
US 89, west boundary to Bishoff Canyon, Idaho.................2,000,000
       The conferees direct that the funds allocated above are to 
     be derived from the FHWA's public lands discretionary 
     program, and not from funds allocated to the National Park 
     Service's regions.


                          FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The conference agreement provides a liquidating cash 
     appropriation of $26,000,000,000 for the federal-aid highways 
     program instead of $26,125,000,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $26,300,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.


                      motor carrier safety grants

                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       The conference agreement provides a liquidating cash 
     appropriation of $105,000,000 for motor carrier safety grants 
     as proposed by the House. The Senate bill provided 
     $155,000,000.


                      motor carrier safety grants

                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       The conference agreement includes a limitation on 
     obligations of $105,000,000 for motor carrier safety grants 
     proposed by the House and the Senate. This agreement 
     allocates funding in the following manner:

Basic motor carrier safety grants...........................$75,881,250
Performance-based incentive grants............................8,431,250
Border assistance and priority initiatives....................9,500,000
State training and administration.............................1,187,500
Information systems...........................................3,200,000
Motor carrier analysis........................................1,100,000
Implementation of PRISM.......................................4,875,000
Driver program..................................................825,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total...................................................105,000,000

       Commercial drivers license program.--The Office of Motor 
     Carriers shall work with states to assure that they have the 
     most up-to-date driving record for people that hold a 
     commercial driver's license (CDL) and that this information 
     can be easily transferred. A report on the office's efforts 
     to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees is due May 
     1, 2000.
       Also on May 1, 2000, the FHWA shall submit a report on 
     their planned remedies to the vulnerabilities in the CDL 
     program, as required in the Senate report accompanying the 
     bill.

             National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


                        Operations and Research

       The conference agreement provides $87,400,000 from the 
     general fund for highway and traffic safety activities as 
     proposed by the House. The Senate did not provide a general 
     fund appropriation for NHTSA's operations and research 
     activities. Instead, the Senate provided $72,900,000 from the 
     Highway Trust Fund for these activities.
       A total of $62,928,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2002 as proposed by the House. The Senate made 
     $48,843,000 available until September 30, 2001.
       The agreement includes a provision that prohibits NHTSA 
     from obligating or expending funds to plan, finalize, or 
     implement any rulemakings that would add requirements 
     pertaining to tire grading standards that are different from 
     those standards already in effect. This provision was 
     contained in both the House and Senate bills.


                        Operations and Research

                          (Highway Trust Fund)

       The conference agreement provides $72,000,000 from the 
     highway trust fund to carry out provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403 
     as proposed by both the House and the Senate.
       The following table summarizes the conference agreement for 
     operations and research (general fund and highway trust fund 
     combined) by budget activity:

Salaries and benefits.......................................$52,643,000
Travel........................................................1,155,000
Operating expenses...........................................18,409,000
Contract programs:
  Safety performance..........................................3,429,000
  Safety assurance............................................9,045,000
  Highway safety programs....................................37,513,000
  Research and analysis......................................48,901,000
  General administration........................................645,000
Grant administration reimbursements.........................-10,340,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total...................................................161,400,000

       Staffing.--The conference agreement does not provide any 
     funding for the 14 new staff requested by NHTSA. The agency 
     currently has a number of vacancies that need to be filled 
     prior to hiring new staff (-$890,000).
       Operating expenses.--Due to budget constraints, the 
     conference agreement deletes all funds for the air bag on/off 
     switch project because the requests for applications have not 
     materialized as expected. NHTSA should report to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations annually on the level 
     of applications. Within the existing operating expense 
     budget, NHTSA can fulfill legal data collection requirements 
     for this project through the use of existing staff and funds.
       Travel.--The conference agreement deletes all of the 
     requested travel increase except $30,000. This should be used 
     to fund travel related to international harmonization 
     activities (-$346,000).
       Human resource information system.--Funding is deleted for 
     the human resource information system throughout the 
     department (-$223,000).
       New car assessment program.--The conference agreement 
     provides an increase for the new car assessment program 
     (+$223,000) to assure that NHTSA has sufficient funds to 
     conduct enough crash tests to provide consumers information 
     on the majority of new vehicles.
       Safe Communities.--Funding has been deleted for the safe 
     communities program, consistent with action taken by both the 
     House and the Senate (-$1,401,000).

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       Drivers license identification.--Funding has been denied 
     for the drivers license identification program, consistent 
     with action taken by both the House and the Senate 
     (-$264,000).
       Head injury research.--Within the emergency medical 
     services program, $750,000 shall be used to initiate the 
     third phase of head injury prehospital protocols. The 
     conferees encourage NHTSA to continue working with Aitkens 
     Neuroscience Center during this phase of the program and to 
     initiate training of emergency medical services personnel in 
     as many states of possible.
       Aggressive driving.--A total of $1,000,000 has been 
     provided to develop and implement a regional education and 
     driver modification program to combat aggressive driving in 
     Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
       Rural trauma.-- The conference agreement allocates $875,000 
     to initiate a project at the University of South Alabama on 
     rural vehicular trauma victims, as proposed by the Senate.
       Biomechanics.--At a minimum, NHTSA should continue to 
     support the biomechanics program at the 1999 level. The 
     conferees are very supportive of the work being conducted by 
     the crash injury research and engineering network.
       The conference agreement has also provided $1,250,000 to 
     fund the development of a comprehensive integrated research 
     program in injury sciences at the University of Alabama at 
     Birmingham, as detailed in the Senate report.
       State data program.--The conferees urge NHTSA to work with 
     the State of Montana and Yellowstone County Traffic Safety 
     Commission to develop a statewide hospital emergency 
     department database and a statewide hospital discharge data 
     system so that this state can begin participating in the 
     Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System in the near future.
       Grant administration.--Under TEA21, NHTSA may draw up to 
     five percent of its administrative costs for the grant 
     program. The conference agreement reflects a five-percent 
     draw down.


                        national driver register

                          (highway trust fund)

       The conference agreement provides $2,000,000 for the 
     National Driver Register as proposed by both the House and 
     the Senate. Of this funding, up to $250,000 may be used for 
     the technology assessment authorized under section 2006 of 
     TEA21.


                     highway traffic safety grants

      (liquidation of contract authorization) (Highway Trust Fund)

       The conference agreement provides $206,800,000 to liquidate 
     contract authorizations for highway traffic safety grants, as 
     proposed by both the House and the Senate.


                     Highway Traffic Safety Grants

                      (Limitation on obligations)

                          (Highway Trust Fund)

       The conference agreement limits obligations for highway 
     traffic safety grants to $206,800,000 as proposed by both the 
     House and the Senate. A total of $10,340,000 has been 
     provided for administration of the grant programs instead of 
     $9,973,000 as proposed by both the House and the Senate. Of 
     this total, not more than $7,640,000 of the funds made 
     available for section 402, not more than $500,000 of the 
     funds made available for section 405, not more than 
     $1,800,000 of the funds made available for section 410, and 
     not more than $400,000 of the funds made available for 
     section 411 shall be available to NHTSA for administering 
     highway safety grants under chapter 4 of title 23. This 
     language is necessary to ensure that each grant program does 
     not contribute more than five percent of the total 
     administrative costs.
       As noted within the Federal Highway Administration, the 
     conference agreement allocates $7,500,000 for child passenger 
     protection education grants. The amount is the same as 
     proposed by the Senate but the funding is not explicitly 
     transferred, in bill language, to NHTSA as proposed by the 
     Senate. The conferees believe that FHWA should make these 
     funds available to NHTSA to carry out the provision of Public 
     Law 105-178. The House bill contained no similar 
     appropriation.
       The conference agreement retains bill language, proposed by 
     both the House and Senate, that limits technical assistance 
     to States from section 410 to $500,000.
       The conference agreement prohibits the use of funds for 
     construction, rehabilitation or remodeling costs, or for 
     office furnishings and fixtures for state, local, or private 
     buildings or structures, as proposed by both the House and 
     the Senate.
       The bill includes separate obligation limitations with the 
     following funding allocations:

State and community grants.................................$152,800,000
Occupant protection incentive grants.........................10,000,000
State highway data improvement grants.........................8,000,000
Alcohol incentive grants.....................................36,000,000

                    Federal Railroad Administration


                         Safety and Operations

       The conference agreement appropriates $94,288,000 for 
     safety and operations instead of $94,448,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $91,789,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of the 
     total amount, $6,800,000 shall remain available until 
     expended, as proposed by the House instead of $6,700,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The following adjustments were made to the budget estimate:

Deny half-year funding for 7 new positions....................-$400,000
Delete funding for human resource information system...........-253,000
Reduce contract support........................................-250,000
Decrease funding for information technology initiative.........-771,000
Credit availability study......................................+150,000
Operation lifesaver............................................+350,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Net adjustment to budget request.........................-1,174,000

       Restructuring and staffing flexibility implementation 
     report.--The conferees direct FRA to provide a detailed 
     report on the consolidation of offices of the Administrator, 
     Railroad Safety, and the administrative activities of the 
     research and next generation high-speed rail accounts over 
     the first three quarters of fiscal year 2000. Using fiscal 
     year 1999 end-of-year staffing levels as a base, the agency 
     shall chart how staffing flexibility is implemented, 
     detailing the movements of personnel and staff hours among 
     administrative, research, and safety activities. In addition, 
     comparisons between the first three quarters of fiscal year 
     1999 and the first three quarters of fiscal year 2000 shall 
     be made using the following measures: number of track miles 
     inspected; number of freight miles inspected; number of site-
     specific safety inspections performed; number of enforcement 
     cases closed; and amount of civil penalty assessments 
     collected or settled.
       Fiscal year 2001 budget presentation.--The FRA is directed 
     to provide supporting documentation in the fiscal year 2001 
     budget justification at the same level of detail as that 
     specified in the fiscal year 1999 budget.
       Information technology.--FRA shall submit a detailed 
     spending plan for the agency's new information technology 
     system, as specified in the Senate report, as part of its 
     fiscal year 2001 budget justification.
       Small railroad investment needs and financial study 
     options.--A total of $150,000 has been provided to study 
     small railroad investment needs and financial options; to 
     determine the public interest benefits associated with light 
     density rail networks in the states and their contribution to 
     a multi-modal transportation system; and to demonstrate the 
     relationship of light density railroad services to the 
     statutory responsibilities of the Secretary, including those 
     under Title 23.
       Operation lifesaver.--The conference agreement increases 
     funding for Operation Lifesaver $350,000 above the budget 
     request, for a total program level of $950,000. This funding 
     will support initial work on a national public service 
     campaign to increase awareness of highway-rail grade crossing 
     safety and trespass prevention. The conferees stress the 
     importance of implementing a unified campaign that has the 
     financial and technical support of the railroad industry, FRA 
     and the law enforcement community.
       Valley trains and tours.--The conferees continue to be 
     supportive of scenic passenger rail service in Shenandoah 
     County, Virginia and encourage FRA to continue participating 
     in this effort with Valley trains and tours, the Commonwealth 
     of Virginia, and Norfolk Southern.
       The conference report deletes two language provisions 
     contained in the Senate bill: (1) requiring FRA to reimburse 
     the Department of Transportation's Inspector General 
     $1,000,000 for the costs associated with rail audits and 
     investigations; and (2) permitting the Administrator to 
     transfer up to 10 percent of the funds specified for the 
     safety and operations office. The House bill contained no 
     similar provisions.
       Bill language is included that authorizes the Secretary to 
     receive payments from the Union Station Redevelopment 
     Corporation, credit them to the first deed of trust, and make 
     payments on the first deed of trust. These funds may be 
     advanced by the Administrator from unobligated balances 
     available to the Federal Railroad Administration and must be 
     reimbursed from payments received by the Union Station 
     Redevelopment Corporation. Both the House and Senate bills 
     contained these provisions.


                   Railroad Research and Development

       The conference agreement provides $22,464,000 for railroad 
     research and development instead of $21,300,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $22,364,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       T-6.--The conference agreement provides $500,000 for the T-
     6 research vehicle.
       Full-scale crash test.--A total of $1,800,000 has been 
     provided for the full-scale crash test of rail passenger 
     equipment at the Transportation Test Center.
       Safety research.--A total of $1,000,000 has been allocated 
     to four safety research programs: (1) $250,000 for the Center 
     of Advanced Vehicle Technologies at the University of Alabama 
     to test the interoperability of vehicle proximity alert 
     systems; (2) $250,000 for Marshall University and the 
     University of Nebraska to develop integrated track stability 
     assessment and monitoring system using site-specific geo-
     technical/spatial parameters and remote sensing technologies; 
     (3) $250,000 for Montana State University at Bozeman to pilot 
     real-time diagnostic monitoring of rail rolling stock; and 
     (4) $250,000 to the University of Missouri-Rolla to work on 
     advanced composite materials for use in repairing and 
     rehabilitating aging railroad bridges.

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       Railcar weight study.--The conferees encourage FRA to 
     conduct a study regarding track and bridge requirements for 
     handling 286,000-pound rail cars, as specified in the House 
     report.


            Railroad rehabilitation and improvement program

       The conference agreement includes bill language proposed by 
     both the House and Senate specifying that no new direct loans 
     or loan guarantee commitments can be made using federal funds 
     for the payment of any credit premium amount during fiscal 
     year 2000. No federal appropriation is required since a non-
     federal infrastructure partner may contribute the subsidy 
     amount required by the Credit Reform Act of 1990 in the form 
     of a credit risk premium. Once received, statutorily 
     established investigation charges are immediately available 
     for appraisals and necessary determinations and findings.


                    Next generation high-speed rail

       The conference agreement provides $27,200,000 for the next 
     generation high-speed rail program instead of $22,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $20,500,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The following table summarizes the conference 
     agreement by budget activity:

Train control projects:
  Illinois project...........................................$6,500,000
  Michigan project............................................3,000,000
  Alaska project..............................................5,000,000
  Transportation safety research alliance.......................500,000
Non-electric locomotives:
  Advanced locomotive propulsion system.......................4,000,000
  Prototype locomotives.......................................3,000,000
Grade crossings and innovative technologies:
  North Carolina sealed corridor................................400,000
  Mitigating hazards..........................................2,500,000
  Low-cost technologies.......................................1,100,000
Track and structures..........................................1,200,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total....................................................27,200,000

       Rail-highway crossing hazard eliminations.--Under section 
     1103 of TEA21, an automatic set-aside of $5,250,000 a year is 
     made available for the elimination of rail-highway crossing 
     hazards. A limited number of rail corridors are eligible for 
     these funds. Of these set-aside funds, the following 
     allocations are made:

North Carolina's sealed corridor initiative....................$750,000
High-speed rail corridor between Washington, D.C. and Richmond, 750,000
High-speed rail corridor between Mobile, AL and New Orleans, L1,000,000
Along the Empire Corridor between Schenectady and New York City,500,000
High-speed rail corridor in Linn and Multnomah counties, OR.....500,000
Along the Stampede Pass, near Yakima, WA........................750,000
State of Wisconsin..............................................750,000
Minneapolis/St. Paul to Chicago corridor........................250,000

       Grade crossing safety.--FRA and the Federal Highway 
     Administration (FHWA) should work with the states to identify 
     the ten most deadly crossings in each state and identify ways 
     that these crossings could be closed or reconfigured to 
     reduce the dangers. The conferees believe that focusing on 
     the most dangerous crossings in each state would greatly 
     reduce the likelihood of fatal accidents. FRA and FHWA shall 
     identify those crossings and the mitigations under 
     consideration in a report to the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations by August 1, 2000.
       In addition to these activities, FRA, in conjunction with 
     NHTSA and FHWA, should initiate an evaluation assessing the 
     costs, benefits, and impacts of state grade crossing safety 
     laws. These evaluations should establish the basis for FRA to 
     develop model state laws to promote grade crossing safety.


                     Alaska railroad rehabilitation

       The conference agreement provides $10,000,000 for the 
     Alaska Railroad instead of $14,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The House bill contained no similar appropriation. 
     This funding should be used to continue ongoing track 
     rehabilitation.


                     Rhode Island rail development

       Total funding for the Rhode Island rail development project 
     is $10,000,000 as proposed by both the House and the Senate. 
     Language has been included which directs that obligation of 
     these funds is subject to authorization of the program.


     Capital Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation

       The conference agreement provides $571,000,000 for capital 
     grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
     (Amtrak) as proposed by the Senate instead of $570,976,000 as 
     proposed by the House. Bill language, as proposed by the 
     House, is retained that limits the Secretary from obligating 
     more than $228,400,000 of the funding provided to the 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation prior to September 
     30, 2000. The Senate bill contained no similar provision.
       Vermont service.--The conferees direct Amtrak to provide a 
     report to the Appropriations Committees on the capital costs 
     necessary to upgrade the rail line between Hoosick Falls, New 
     York and Burlington, Vermont to passenger rail standards no 
     later than November 30, 1999.
       Fencing along the Northeast Corridor.--The conferees 
     recognize that Amtrak has made progress in enhancing safety 
     along the tracks where high-speed rail will be operating. 
     Amtrak should continue to work closely with the Northeast 
     Corridor community, as well as state transit officials and 
     owners of the track, to identify danger spots and install 
     perimeter fencing along the Corridor, wherever needed. In 
     particular, Amtrak should continue to focus on increased 
     community coordination in urbanized areas where there have 
     been problems or community concerns have been expressed, such 
     as Attleboro, Foxboro, Mansfield, and Sharon, Massachusetts. 
     Amtrak should make it a high priority to ensure that the 
     fencing improvements for these areas be completed before 
     high-speed rail is operational.

                     Federal Transit Administration


                        administrative expenses

       The conference agreement provides $60,000,000 for 
     administrative expenses of the Federal Transit Administration 
     as proposed by both the House and the Senate. Within the 
     total, the conference agreement appropriates $12,000,000 from 
     the general fund and $48,000,000 from the Highway Trust Fund, 
     as proposed by both the House and the Senate. The conference 
     agreement provides that the general fund appropriation shall 
     be available through September 30, 2000, as proposed by the 
     House.
       The agreement includes a provision that transfers 
     $1,500,000 from funds made available for administrative 
     expenses to the Inspector General to reimburse costs 
     associated with audit and financial reviews of major transit 
     projects, instead of $800,000 from project management 
     oversight funds as proposed by the House. The Senate bill 
     proposed that $9,000,000 from funds under this heading shall 
     be used to reimburse the Inspector General for costs 
     associated with audits and investigations of all transit-
     related issues and systems.
       Full-time equivalent (FTE) staff years.--The conference 
     agreement provides that the FTE level in fiscal year 2000 
     shall not rise in excess of 485 FTE, the same level as 
     provided in fiscal year 1999. Additional staffing increases 
     may be considered by the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations through the regular reprogramming process.
       Information technology activities.--The conferees have 
     deleted funding requested for the development of the human 
     resources information system (-$200,000).
       In addition, the conferees have deferred consideration of 
     several information technology activities (-$2,500,000), 
     since the FTA has not been able to inform the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations in a timely manner of the 
     out-year financial requirements to complete systems review, 
     development and acquisition. The House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations may consider providing funds for these 
     activities through the regular reprogramming process.
       Project management oversight reviews.--The conferees agree 
     that the FTA shall increase its financial management 
     oversight reviews within the funds provided for section 23 
     activities and direct the FTA to provide not less than 
     $4,500,000 for such financial management oversight activities 
     in fiscal year 2000.
       Full funding grant agreements.--The conference agreement 
     includes a provision (sec. 347) that requires the FTA to 
     notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations as 
     well as the House Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and the Senate Committee on Banking 60 days 
     before executing a full funding grant agreement. In its 
     notification to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations, the conferees direct the FTA to include 
     therein the following: (a) a copy of the proposed full 
     funding grant agreement; (b) the total and annual federal 
     appropriations required for that project; (c) yearly and 
     total federal appropriations that can be reasonably planned 
     or anticipated for future FFGAs for each fiscal year through 
     2003; (d) a detailed analysis of annual commitments for 
     current and anticipated FFGAs against the program 
     authorization; and (e) a financial analysis of the project's 
     cost and sponsor's ability to finance, which shall be 
     conducted by an independent examiner and shall include an 
     assessment of the capital cost estimate and the finance plan; 
     the source and security of all public- and private-sector 
     financial instruments, the project's operating plan which 
     enumerates the project's future revenue and ridership 
     forecasts, and planned contingencies and risks associated 
     with the project.
       The conferees also direct the FTA to inform the House and 
     Senate Committees on Appropriations before approving scope 
     changes in any full funding grant agreement. When submitting 
     such notification to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations, the FTA shall include a finance plan that 
     details how the project sponsor shall finance the costs to 
     complete the revised project.
       FTA is directed to enter into full funding grant agreements 
     only when there are no outstanding issues which would have a 
     material effect on the estimated cost of the project or on 
     the local financial commitment to complete the project under 
     the terms of the agreement. Areas which FTA should consider 
     in ensuring that this condition is met include: the degree of 
     certainty, and any remaining risks in, capital cost estimates 
     and the availability of adequate contingency

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     funds to cover increases in capital costs due to uncertainty; 
     any unresolved issues with respect to non-federal sources of 
     funding for the project (e.g., the need for further 
     legislative action, bond referenda, or other actions to 
     finalize the availability of non-federal funds); and the need 
     for acquisition of existing railroad rights-of-way. FTA 
     should enter into new full funding grant agreements during 
     the final design phase. While a specific level of final 
     design approval cannot be specified because of differences in 
     each project development process, the conferees agree that 
     the agreement should be entered into only once there is no 
     longer a risk that cost estimates are likely to change more 
     than the estimated contingent amounts, and there is no longer 
     a risk that a major part of the local funding will not be 
     made available.
       Bus rapid transit.--Up to $2,000,000 of funds appropriated 
     under this heading may be used, at the discretion of the 
     Administrator, to support on-going activities related to bus 
     rapid transit.


                             formula grants

       The conference agreement provides a total program level of 
     $3,098,000,000 for transit formula grants, as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate. Within this total, the 
     conference agreement appropriates $619,600,000 from the 
     general fund as proposed by both the House and the Senate. 
     The conference agreement provides that the general fund 
     appropriation shall be available until expended.
       The conference agreement provides that funding made 
     available for the clean fuel formula grant program under this 
     heading shall be transferred to and merged with funding 
     provided for the replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of 
     buses and related equipment and the construction of bus-
     related facilities under ``Federal Transit Administration, 
     Capital investment grants''.
       The FTA, when evaluating the local financial commitment of 
     new rail extension or busway projects, shall consider the 
     extent to which the projects' sponsors have used the 
     appreciable increases in the formula grants apportionments 
     for alternative analyses and preliminary engineering 
     activities of such systems.


                   university transportation research

       The conference agreement provides a total program level of 
     $6,000,000 for university transportation research as proposed 
     by both the House and the Senate. Within the total, the 
     conference agreement appropriates $1,200,000 from the 
     general fund as proposed by both the House and the Senate. 
     The conference agreement provides that the general fund 
     appropriation shall be available until expended.


                     transit planning and research

       The conference agreement provides a total program level of 
     $107,000,000 for transit planning and research as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate. Within the total, the 
     conference agreement appropriates $21,000,000 from the 
     general fund as proposed by both the House and Senate. The 
     conference agreement provides that the general fund 
     appropriation shall be available until expended.
       Within the funds appropriated for transit planning and 
     research, $5,250,000 is provided for rural transportation 
     assistance; $4,000,000 is provided for the National Transit 
     Institute; $8,250,000 is provided for transit cooperative 
     research; $49,632,000 is provided for metropolitan planning; 
     $10,368,000 is provided for state planning and research; and 
     $29,500,000 is provided for national planning and research.
       Transit cooperative research.--The FTA is directed to 
     conduct an assessment of the benefits of new transit 
     investments compared with investments in maintaining existing 
     infrastructure. Such an assessment shall be conducted using 
     funds provided for transit cooperative research.
       The transit cooperative research program is currently 
     performing an analysis of the over-the-road bus accessibility 
     program, which is to include data on the total capital needs 
     of operators, compliance deadlines, and the current matching 
     fund requirements. The House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations expect that the analysis will be completed and 
     provided to the Committees by March 1, 2000.
       National planning and research.--Within the funding 
     provided for national planning and research, the Federal 
     Transit Administration shall make available the following 
     amounts for the programs and activities listed below:

Zinc-air battery bus technology demonstration................$1,000,000
Electric vehicle information sharing and technology transfer pro750,000
Portland, Maine independent transportation network..............500,000
Wheeling, West Virginia mobility study..........................250,000
Washoe County, Nevada transit technology (TEA21)..............1,250,000
MBTA, Massachusetts advanced electric transit buses and related 
  infrastructure (TEA21)......................................1,500,000
Palm Springs, California fuel cell buses (TEA21)..............1,000,000
Gloucester, Massachusetts intermodal technology center (TEA21)1,500,000
SEPTA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania advanced propulsion control system 
  (TEA21).....................................................3,000,000
Project ACTION (TEA21)........................................3,000,000
Advanced transportation and alternative fueled vehicle technology 
  consortium (CALSTART).......................................3,250,000
International program.........................................1,000,000
Safety and security programs..................................5,450,000
Santa Barbara Electric Transit Institute........................500,000
Pittsfield economic development authority electric bus program1,350,000
Citizens for modern transit, Missouri...........................300,000
Hennepin County community transportation, Minnesota...........1,000,000

       The conference agreement deletes funding requested for an 
     information outreach program (-$200,000).
       The conferees direct the FTA to undertake a project, in 
     partnership with the transit industry, to identify the common 
     accident causal factors, how to collect data on those 
     factors, and how such information collection might be 
     incorporated into the National Transit Database safety 
     collection process.
       International program.--The conference agreement includes 
     $1,000,000 for the international program as authorized in 
     section 5312(e) of title 49. The conferees have provided 
     these funds to address transportation needs in the frontline 
     states to the Kosovo conflict.
       Fuel cell bus and bus facilities program.--None of the 
     funds available under this heading shall supplement funding 
     provided under section 3015(b) of Public Law 105-178 for the 
     fuel cell bus and bus facilities program.
       Transit data base.--The conferees are aware that state and 
     local governments, transit industry personnel, and academic 
     institutions rely heavily on operational data contained in 
     the transit data base. The publication of this data is not 
     timely, and excludes some performance statistics that may be 
     particularly helpful to all parties. The conferees encourage 
     the FTA to work with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) 
     to design a new transit data base, comprised of operational 
     and performance measurements and financial data necessary to 
     fulfill FTA's statutory responsibilities in distributing 
     formula grants, while providing meaningful data for state and 
     local governments, transit industry personnel, and academic 
     institutions. Special attention should be paid to developing 
     clear instructions to grantees and employing computer-based 
     electronic data storage and access techniques. The NAS is 
     encouraged to consult with the American Public Transit 
     Association in developing the new transit data base model.
       FTA shall submit the recommended transit data base design 
     to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and to 
     the General Services Administration for review by May 31, 
     2000. FTA shall utilize existing administrative funds to 
     implement the new transit data base design, and shall utilize 
     the new design in the fiscal year 2001 cycle of federal 
     grantee reports.

                      Trust Fund Share of Expenses


                (liquidation of contract authorization)

                          (highway trust fund)

       The conference agreement provides $4,929,270,000 in 
     liquidating cash for the trust fund share of transit expenses 
     instead of $4,638,000,000 as proposed by both the House and 
     the Senate.

                       Capital Investment Grants


                     (including transfer of funds)

       The conference agreement provides a total program level of 
     $2,451,000,000 for capital investment grants, as proposed by 
     both the House and the Senate. Within the total, the 
     conference agreement appropriates $490,200,000 from the 
     general fund as proposed by both the House and the Senate.
       Within the total program level, $980,400,000 is provided 
     for fixed guideway modernization; $490,200,000 is provided 
     for the replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses 
     and related equipment and the construction of bus-related 
     facilities; and $980,400,000 is provided for new fixed 
     guideway systems, as proposed by both the House and the 
     Senate. Funds derived from the formula grants program 
     totaling $50,000,000 are to be transferred and merged with 
     funds provided for the replacement, rehabilitation and 
     purchase of buses and related equipment and the construction 
     of bus-related facilities under this heading.
       The conference agreement deletes language proposed by the 
     Senate that would have required the Administrator of the 
     Federal Transit Administration, not later than 60 days after 
     the enactment of this Act, to individually submit to the 
     congressional transit appropriations and authorizing 
     committees the recommended grant funding levels for the 
     respective bus and bus-related facilities projects listed in 
     the Senate bill. The House bill contained no similar 
     provision.
       Three-year availability of section 5309 discretionary 
     funds.--The conference agreement includes a provision that 
     permits the administrator to reallocate discretionary new 
     start and bus facilities funds from projects which remain 
     unobligated after three years. The conferees, however, direct 
     the FTA not to reallocate funds provided in the fiscal year 
     1997 Department of Transportation and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act for the New Orleans Streetcar project; the 
     New York Whitehall ferry terminal project; the Hartford, 
     Connecticut Griffin line project; the Virginia Railway 
     Express Quantico bridge project; the New Rochelle, New York 
     intermodal facility; the San Joaquin, California downtown 
     transit center project; and the Hood River, Oregon bus 
     project.

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       Should additional funds from previous appropriations Acts 
     be available for reallocation, the FTA is directed to 
     reprogram these funds after notification to and approval of 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and only to 
     the extent that those projects are able to fully obligate 
     additional resources in the course of fiscal year 2000. With 
     respect to reallocation of discretionary bus funds, the FTA 
     is directed to reallocate funds only to those projects 
     identified in the Department of Transportation and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000, after notification to and 
     approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       Bus and bus facilities.--The conference agreement provides 
     $490,200,000, together with $50,000,000 transferred from 
     ``Federal Transit Administration, Formula grants'' and merged 
     with funding provided under this heading for the replacement, 
     rehabilitation and purchase of buses and related equipment 
     and the construction of bus-related facilities. In addition, 
     approximately $1,470,000 in recoveries is available for 
     reallocation. Funds provided for buses and bus facilities are 
     to be distributed as follows:


    Bus and bus facilities project designations for fiscal year 2000


        State and project                                    Conference
Alaska--Anchorage Ship Creek intermodal facility.............$4,500,000
Alaska--Fairbanks intermodal rail/bus transfer facility.......2,000,000
Alaska--Juneau downtown mass transit facility.................1,500,000
Alaska--North Star Borough-Fairbanks intermodal facility......3,000,000
Alaska--Wasilla intermodal facility...........................1,000,000
Alaska--Whittier intermodal facility and pedestrian overpass..1,155,000
Alabama--Alabama statewide rural bus needs....................2,500,000
Alabama--Baldwin Rural Area Transportation System buses.......1,000,000
Alabama--Birmingham intermodal facility.......................2,000,000
Alabama--Birmingham-Jefferson County buses....................1,250,000
Alabama--Cullman buses..........................................500,000
Alabama--Dothan Wiregrass Transit Authority vehicles and transit 
  facility....................................................1,000,000
Alabama--Escambia County buses and bus facility.................100,000
Alabama--Gees Bend Ferry facilities, Wilcox County..............100,000
Alabama--Marshall County buses..................................500,000
Alabama--Huntsville International Airport intermodal center...3,500,000
Alabama--Huntsville intermodal facility.......................1,250,000
Alabama--Huntsville Space and Rocket Center intermodal center.3,500,000
Alabama--Jasper buses............................................50,000
Alabama--Jefferson State Community College/University of Montevallo 
  pedestrian walkway............................................200,000
Alabama--Mobile waterfront terminal complex...................5,000,000
Alabama--Montgomery Union Station intermodal center and buses.3,500,000
Alabama--Valley bus and bus facilities..........................110,000
Arkansas--Arkansas Highway and Transit Department buses.......2,000,000
Arkansas--Arkansas state safety and preventative maintenance 
  facility......................................................800,000
Arkansas--Fayetteville, University of Arkansas Transit System bu500,000
Arkansas--Hot Springs, transportation depot and plaza.........1,560,000
Arkansas--Little Rock, Central Arkansas Transit buses...........300,000
Arizona--Phoenix bus and bus facilities.......................3,750,000
Arizona--Phoenix South Central Avenue transit facility..........500,000
Arizona--San Luis bus............................................70,000
Arizona--Tucson buses.........................................2,555,000
Arizona--Yuma paratransit buses.................................125,000
California--California Mountain Area Regional Transit Authority 
  fueling stations...............................................80,000
California--Culver City, CityBus buses........................1,250,000
California--Davis, Unitrans transit maintenance facility........625,000
California--Healdsburg, intermodal facility...................1,000,000
California--I-5 Corridor intermodal transit centers...........1,250,000
California--Livermore automatic vehicle locator program.......1,000,000
California--Lodi multimodal facility............................850,000
California--Los Angeles County Metropolitan transportation authority 
  buses.......................................................3,000,000
California--Los Angeles County Foothill Transit buses and HEV 
  vehicles....................................................1,750,000
California--Los Angeles Municipal Transit Operators Coalition.2,250,000
California--Los Angeles, Union Station Gateway Intermodal Transit 
  Center......................................................1,250,000
California--Maywood, Commerce, Bell, Cudahy, California buses and 
  bus facilities................................................800,000
California--Modesto, bus maintenance facility...................625,000
California--Monterey, Monterey-Salinas buses....................625,000
California--Orange County, bus and bus facilities.............2,000,000
California--Perris bus maintenance facility...................1,250,000
California--Redlands trolley project............................800,000
California--Sacramento CNG buses..............................1,250,000
California--San Bernardino Valley CNG buses...................1,000,000
California--San Bernardino train station......................3,000,000
California--San Diego North County buses and CNG fueling stati3,000,000
California--Contra Costa County Connection buses................250,000
California--San Francisco, Islais Creek maintenance facility..1,250,000
California--Santa Barbara buses and bus facility..............1,750,000
California--Santa Clarita bus maintenance facility............1,250,000
California--Santa Cruz buses and bus facilities...............1,755,000
California--Santa Maria Valley/Santa Barbara County buses.......240,000
California--Santa Rosa/Cotati, Intermodal Transportation Facilit750,000
California--Westminster senior citizen vans.....................150,000
California--Windsor, Intermodal Facility........................750,000
California--Woodland Hills, Warner Center Transportation Hub....625,000
Colorado--Boulder/Denver, RTD buses.............................625,000
Colorado--Colorado Association of Transit Agencies............8,000,000
Colorado--Denver, Stapleton Intermodal Center.................1,250,000
Connecticut--New Haven bus facility...........................2,250,000
Connecticut--Norwich buses....................................2,250,000
Connecticut--Waterbury, bus facility..........................2,250,000
District of Columbia--Fuel cell bus and bus facilities program, 
  Georgetown University.......................................4,850,000
District of Columbia--Washington, D.C. Intermodal Transportation 
  Center, District............................................2,500,000
Delaware--New Castle County buses and bus facilities..........2,000,000
Delaware--Delaware buses and bus facility.......................500,000
Florida--Daytona Beach, Intermodal Center.....................2,500,000
Florida--Gainesville hybrid-electric buses and facilities.......500,000
Florida--Jacksonville buses and bus facilities................1,000,000
Florida--Lakeland, Citrus Connection transit vehicles and related 
  equipment...................................................1,250,000
Florida--Miami Beach, electric shuttle service..................750,000
Florida--Miami-Dade Transit buses.............................2,750,000
Florida--Orlando, Lynx buses and bus facilities...............2,000,000
Florida--Orlando, Downtown Intermodal Facility................2,500,000
Florida--Palm Beach buses.....................................1,000,000
Florida--Tampa HARTline buses...................................500,000
Georgia--Atlanta, MARTA buses................................13,500,000
Georgia--Chatham Area Transit Bus Transfer Center and buses...3,500,000
Georgia--Georgia Regional Transportation Authority buses......2,000,000
Georgia--Georgia statewide buses and bus-related facilities...2,750,000
Hawaii--Hawaii buses and bus facilities.......................2,250,000
Hawaii--Honolulu, bus facility and buses......................2,000,000
Iowa--Ames transit facility expansion...........................700,000
Iowa--Cedar Rapids intermodal facility........................3,500,000
Iowa--Clinton transit facility expansion........................500,000
Iowa--Fort Dodge, Intermodal Facility (Phase II)................885,000
Iowa--Iowa city intermodal facility...........................1,500,000
Iowa--Iowa statewide buses and bus facilities.................2,500,000
Iowa--Iowa/Illinois Transit consortium bus safety and security1,000,000
Illinois--East Moline transit center............................650,000
Illinois--Illinois statewide buses and bus-related equipment..8,200,000
Indiana--Gary, Transit Consortium buses.......................1,250,000
Indiana--Indianapolis buses...................................5,000,000
Indiana--South Bend Urban Intermodal Transportation Facility..1,250,000
Indiana--West Lafayette bus transfer station terminal (Wabash 
  Landing)....................................................1,750,000
Kansas--Girard buses and vans...................................700,000
Kansas--Johnson County farebox equipment........................250,000
Kansas--Kansas City buses.......................................750,000
Kansas--Kansas Public Transit Association buses and bus facili1,500,000
Kansas--Girard, Southeast Kansas Community Action Agency maintenance 
  facility......................................................480,000
Kansas--Topeka Transit downtown transfer facility...............600,000

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Kansas--Wichita buses and bus facilities......................2,500,000
Kentucky--Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) buses.2,500,000
Kentucky--Kentucky (southern and eastern) transit vehicles....1,000,000
Kentucky--Lexington (LexTran) maintenance facility............1,000,000
Kentucky--River City buses....................................1,500,000
Louiana--Louisiana statewide buses and bus-related facilities.5,000,000
Massachusetts--Atteboro intermodal transit facility.............500,000
Massachusetts--Brockton intermodal transportation center......1,100,000
Massachusetts--Greenfield Montague buses........................500,000
Massachusetts--Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority bus 
  facilities....................................................467,000
Massachusetts--Montachusett buses and park-and-ride facilities1,250,000
Massachusetts--Pioneer Valley alternative fuel and paratransit 
  vehicles......................................................650,000
Massachusetts--Pittsfield intermodal center...................3,600,000
Massachusetts--Springfield, Union Station.....................1,250,000
Massachusetts--Swampscott buses..................................65,000
Massachusetts--Westfield intermodal transportation facility.....500,000
Massachusetts--Worcester, Union Station Intermodal Transportation 
  Center......................................................2,500,000
Maryland--Maryland statewide bus facilities and buses........11,500,000
Michigan--Detroit, transfer terminal facilities...............3,963,000
Michigan--Detroit, EZ Ride program..............................287,000
Michigan--Menominee-Delta-Schoolcraft buses.....................250,000
Michigan--Michigan statewide buses...........................22,500,000
Michigan--Port Huron, CNG fueling station.......................500,000
Minnesota--Duluth, Transit Authority community circulation veh1,000,000
Minnesota--Duluth, Transit Authority intelligent transportation 
  systems.......................................................500,000
Minnesota--Duluth, Transit Authority Transit Hub................500,000
Minnesota--Greater Minnesota transit authorities................500,000
Minnesota--Northstar Corridor, Intermodal Facilities and buse10,000,000
Minnesota--Twin Cities metropolitan buses and bus facilities.10,000,000
Missouri--Columbia buses and vans...............................500,000
Missouri--Southeast Missouri transportation service rural, elderly, 
  disabled service............................................1,250,000
Missouri--Franklin County buses and bus facilities..............200,000
Missouri--Jackson County buses and bus facilities...............500,000
Missouri--Kansas City Area Transit Authority buses and Troost 
  transit center..............................................2,500,000
Missouri--Missouri statewide bus and bus facilities...........3,500,000
Missouri--OATS Transit........................................1,500,000
Missouri--St. Joseph buses and vans.............................500,000
Missouri--St. Louis buses.....................................2,000,000
Missouri--St. Louis, Bi-state Intermodal Center...............1,250,000
Missouri--Southwest Missouri State University park and ride fa1,000,000
Mississippi--Harrison County multimodal center................3,000,000
Mississippi--Jackson maintenance and administration facility p1,000,000
Mississippi--North Delta planning and development district, buses 
  and bus facilities..........................................1,200,000
Montana--Missoula urban transportation district buses...........600,000
North Carolina--Greensboro multimodal center..................3,339,000
North Carolina--Greensboro, Transit Authority buses...........1,500,000
North Carolina--North Carolina statewide buses and bus facilit2,492,000
North Dakota--North Dakota statewide buses and bus-related 
  facilities..................................................1,000,000
New Hampshire--New Hampshire statewide transit systems........3,000,000
New Jersey--New Jersey Transit alternative fuel buses.........5,000,000
New Jersey--New Jersey Transit jitney shuttle buses...........1,750,000
New Jersey--Newark intermodal and arena access improvements...1,650,000
New Jersey--Newark, Morris & Essex Station access and buses...1,250,000
New Jersey--South Amboy, Regional Intermodal Transportation 
  Initiative..................................................1,250,000
New Mexico--Albuquerque West Side transit facility............2,000,000
New Mexico--Albuquerque buses.................................1,250,000
New Mexico--Las Cruces buses and bus facilities.................750,000
New Mexico--Northern New Mexico Transit Express/Park and Ride 2,750,000
New Mexico--Santa Fe buses and bus facilities.................2,000,000
Nevada--Clark County Regional Transportation Commission buses and 
  bus facilities..............................................2,500,000
Nevada--Lake Tahoe CNG buses....................................700,000
Nevada--Washoe County transit improvements....................2,250,000
New York--Babylon Intermodal Center...........................1,250,000
New York--Buffalo, Auditorium Intermodal Center...............2,000,000
New York--Dutchess County, Loop System bases....................521,000
New York--Ithaca intermodal transportation center.............1,125,000
New York--Ithaca, TCAT bus technology improvements............1,250,000
New York--Long Island, CNG transit vehicles and facilities and bus 
  replacement.................................................1,250,000
New York--Mineola/Hicksville, LIRR intermodal centers.........1,250,000
New York--New York City, Midtown West 38th Street Ferry Termin1,000,000
New York--New York, West 72nd St. Intermodal Station..........1,750,000
New York--Putnam County vans....................................470,000
New York--Rensselaer intermodal bus facility..................6,000,000
New York--Rochester buses and bus facility....................1,000,000
New York--Syracuse buses......................................3,000,000
New York--Utica Union Station.................................2,100,000
New York--Westchester County DOT articulated buses............1,250,000
New York--Westchester County, Bee-Line transit system fareboxes.979,000
New York--Westchester County, Bee-Line transit system shuttle 1,000,000
Ohio--Cleveland, Triskett Garage bus maintenance facility.......625,000
Ohio--Dayton, Multimodal Transportation Center................4,125,000
Ohio--Ohio statewide buses and bus facilities.................9,010,250
Oklahoma--Oklahoma statewide bus facilities and buses.........5,000,000
Oregon--Corvallis buses and automated passenger information syst300,000
Oregon--Lane County, Bus Rapid Transit, buses and facilities..4,400,000
Oregon--Lincoln County Transit District buses...................250,000
Oregon--Portland, Tri-Met bus maintenance facility..............650,000
Oregon--Portland, Tri-Met buses...............................1,750,000
Oregon--Salem Area Mass Transit District natural gas buses......500,000
Oregon--Sandy buses.............................................100,000
Oregon--South Metro Area Rapid Transit (SMART) maintenance facil200,000
Oregon--Sunset Empire Transit District intemodal transit facilit300,000
Pennsylvania--Allegheny County buses..........................1,500,000
Pennsylvania--Altoona bus testing.............................3,000,000
Pennsylvania--Altoona, Metro Transit Authority buses and transit 
  system improvements...........................................842,000
Pennsylvania--Armstrong County-Mid-County bus facilities and bus150,000
Pennsylvania--Bethlehem intermodal facility...................1,000,000
Pennsylvania--Cambria County, bus facilities and buses..........575,000
Pennsylvania--Centre Area Transportation Authority buses......1,250,000
Pennsylvania--Chester County, Paoli Transportation Center.....1,000,000
Pennsylvania--Erie, Metropolitan Transit Authority buses......1,000,000
Pennsylvania--Fayette County, Intermodal facilities and buses.1,270,000
Pennsylvania--Lackawanna County Transit System buses............600,000
Pennsylvania--Norristown parking garage (SEPTA)...............1,000,000
Pennsylvania--Lackawanna County intermodal bus facility.......1,000,000
Pennsylvania--Mid-Mon Valley buses and bus facilities...........250,000
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, Frankford Transportation Center...5,000,000
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia, Intermodal 30th Street Station....1,250,000
Pennsylvania--Reading, BARTA Intermodal Transportation Facilit1,750,000
Pennsylvania--Robinson, Towne Center Intermodal Facility......1,500,000
Pennsylvania--Somerset County bus facilities and buses..........175,000
Pennsylvania--Towamenicin Township, Intermodal Bus Transportation 
  Center......................................................1,500,000
Pennsylvania--Washington County intermodal facilities...........630,000
Pennsylvania--Westmoreland County, Intermodal Facility..........200,000
Pennsylvania--Wilkes-Barre, Intermodal Facility...............1,250,000
Pennsylvania--Williamsport bus facility.......................1,200,000
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Rhode Island--Providence, buses and bus maintenance facility..3,294,000
South Carolina--Central Midlands COG/Columbia transit system..2,700,000
South Carolina--Charleston Area regional transportation author1,900,000
South Carolina--Clemson Area Transit buses and bus equipment....550,000
South Carolina--Greenville transit authority....................500,000
South Carolina--Pee Dee buses and facilities....................900,000
South Carolina--Santee-Wateree regional transportation authority400,000
South Carolina--South Carolina Statewide Virtual Transit Enter1,220,000
South Carolina--Transit Management of Spartanburg, Incorporated 
  (SPARTA)......................................................600,000
South Dakota--South Dakota statewide bus faciities and buses..1,500,000
Tennessee--Southern Coalition for Advanced Transportation (SCAT) 
  (TN, GA, FL, AL) electric busines...........................3,500,000
Texas--Austin buses...........................................1,750,000
Texas--Beaumont Municipal Transit System buses and bus facilit1,000,000
Texas--Brazos Transit Authority buses and bus facilities......1,000,000
Texas--El Paso Sun Metro buses................................1,000,000
Texas--Fort Worth bus replacement (including CNG vehicles) and 
  paratransit vehicles........................................2,500,000
Texas--Fort Worth intermodal transportation center............3,100,000
Texas--Galveston buses and bus facilities.....................1,000,000
Texas--Texas statewide small urban and rural buses............5,000,000
Utah--Ogden Intermodal Center...................................800,000
Utah--Salt Lake City Olympics bus facilities..................2,500,000
Utah--Salt Lake City Olympics regional park and ride lots.....2,500,000
Utah--Salt Lake City Olympics transit bus loan project..........500,000
Utah--Utah Transit Authority, intermodal facilities...........1,500,000
Utah--Utah Transit Authority/Park City Transit, buses.........6,500,000
Virginia--Alexandria, bus maintenance facility................1,000,000
Virginia--Richmond, GRTC bus maintenance facility.............1,250,000
Virginia--Virginia statewide buses and bus facilities.........8,435,000
Vermont--Burlington multimodal center.........................2,700,000
Vermont--Chittenden County Transportation Authority buses.......800,000
Vermont--Essex Junction multi-modal station rehabilitation......500,000
Vermont--Killington-Sherburne satellite bus facility............250,000
Washington--Bremerton multimodal center--Sinclair's Landing.....750,000
Washington--Sequim, Clallam Transit multimodal center.........1,000,000
Washington--Everett, Multimodal Transportation Center.........1,950,000
Washington--Grant County, Grant Transit Authority buses and bus 
  facilities....................................................500,000
Washington--Grays Harbor County buses and equipment...........1,250,000
Washington--King County Metro King Street Station.............2,000,000
Washington--King County Metro Atlantic and Central buses......1,500,000
Washington--King County park and ride expansion...............1,350,000
Washington--Mount Vernon, buses and bus related facilities....1,750,000
Washington--Pierce County Transit buses and bus facilities......500,000
Washington--Seattle, intermodal transportation terminal.......1,250,000
Washington--Snohomish County, Community Transit buses, equipment and 
  facilities..................................................1,250,000
Washington--Spokane HEV buses.................................1,500,000
Washington--Tacoma Dome Station.................................250,000
Washington--Vancouver Clark County (C-TRAN) bus facilities....1,000,000
Washington--Washington State DOT combined small transit system buses 
  and bus facilities..........................................2,000,000
Wisconsin--Milwaukee County, buses............................6,000,000
Wisconsin--Wisconsin statewide bus facilities and buses......14,250,000
West Virginia--Huntington intermodal facility................12,000,000
West Virginia--Parkersburg intermodal transportation facility.4,500,000
West Virginia--West Virginia Statewide intermodal facility and5,000,000

       Commonwealth of Virginia.--The conference agreement 
     includes $8,435,000 for the Commonwealth of Virginia for 
     buses and bus facilities which shall be distributed as 
     follows: Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission 
     fleet replacement, $1,800,000; Prince William County Agency 
     on the Aging bus replacement, $85,000; Loudoun Transit multi-
     modal facility, $1,000,000; Dulles Corridor Park-and-Ride 
     Express Bus Program, $2,000,000; Alexandria Transit Center, 
     $1,000,000; Fair Lakes League, $200,000; Richmond Main Street 
     Station, $2,350,000.
       New fixed guideway systems.--The conference agreement 
     provides for the following distribution of the recommended 
     funding for new fixed guideway systems as follows:

        Project                                              Conference
Alaska or Hawaii ferry projects.............................$10,400,000
Atlanta, Georgia North Line extension project................45,142,000
Austin, Texas capital metro northwest/north central corridor p1,000,000
Baltimore central light rail double track project.............4,750,000
Birmingham, Alabama Transit Corridor..........................3,000,000
Boston Urban Ring project.....................................1,000,000
Calais, Maine Branch Rail Line regional transit program.........500,000
Canton-Akron-Cleveland commuter rail project..................2,500,000
Charleston, South Carolina Monobeam corridor project..........2,500,000
Charlotte, North Carolina North-South Corridor transitway proj4,000,000
Chicago METRA commutere rail project.........................25,000,000
Chicago Transit Authority Douglas branch line project.........3,500,000
Chicago Transit Authority Ravenswood branch line project......3,500,000
Cincinnati northeast/northern Kentucky corridor project.......1,000,000
Clark County, Nevada fixed guideway project...................3,500,000
Cleveland Euclid corridor improvement project.................1,000,000
Colorado Roaring Fork Valley project..........................1,000,000
Dallas north central light rail extension project............50,000,000
Dayton, Ohio light rail study.................................1,000,000
Denver Southeast corridor project.............................3,000,000
Denver Southwest corridor project............................35,000,000
Dulles corridor project......................................25,000,000
Fort Lauderdale, Florida Tri-County commuter rail project....10,000,000
Galveston, Texas rail trolley extension project...............1,500,000
Girdwood, Alaska Commuter Rail Project.......................10,000,000
Greater Albuquerque mass transit project......................7,000,000
Harrisburg-Lancaster capital area transit corridor 1 commuter rail 
  project.......................................................500,000
Houston advanced transit program..............................3,000,000
Houston regional bus plan....................................52,770,000
Indianapolis, Indiana Northeast Downtown corridor project.....1,000,000
Johnson County, Kansas I-35 commuter rail project.............1,000,000
Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail project................1,000,000
Knoxville-Memphis commuter rail feasibility study...............500,000
Long Island Railroad East Side access project.................2,000,000
Los Angeles-San Diego LOSSAN corridor project.................1,000,000
Los Angeles Mid-City and East Side corridors projects.........4,000,000
Los Angeles North Hollywood Extension........................50,000,000
Lowell, Massachusetts--Nashua, New Hampshire commuter rail pro1,000,000
MARC commuter rail project......................................703,000
MARC expansion projects: Silver Spring intermodal and Penn-Camden rail 
  connection..................................................1,500,000
Massachusetts North Shore corridor project....................1,000,000
Memphis, Tennessee Medical Center rail extension project......2,500,000
Miami-Dade Transit east-west multimodal corridor project......1,500,000
Nashville, Tennessee commuter rail project....................1,000,000
New Jersey Hudson Bergen project.............................99,000,000
New Jersey/New York Trans-Hudson Midtown corridor.............5,000,000
New Orleans Canal Street corridor project.....................1,000,000
Newark rail link MOS-1 project...............................12,000,000
Norfolk-Virginia Beach corridor project.......................1,000,000
Northern Indiana south shore commuter rail project............4,000,000
Oceanside-Escondido, California light rail system.............2,000,000

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Olympic transportation infrastructure investments............10,000,000
Orange County, California transitway project..................1,000,000
Orlando Lynx light rail (phase 1) project.....................5,000,000
Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties rail corridor.......500,000
Philadelphia-Reading SEPTA Schuylkill Valley metro project....4,000,000
Philadelphia SEPTA cross county metro.........................1,000,000
Phoenix metropolitan area transit project.....................5,000,000
Pinellas County, Florida mobility initiative project..........2,500,000
Pittsburgh North Shore-central business district corridor pro10,000,000
Pittsburgh stage II light rail project........................8,000,000
Portland Westside light rail transit project.................11,062,000
Puget Sound RTA Link light rail project......................25,000,000
Puget Sound RTA Sounder commuter rail project.................5,000,000
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill triangle transit project...........8,000,000
Sacramento south corridor LRT project........................25,000,000
Salt Lake City, Utah north/south LRT project.................37,928,000
San Bernardino, California Metrolink project..................1,000,000
San Diego Mid Coast corridor project..........................5,000,000
San Diego Mission Valley East light rail project.............20,000,000
San Francisco BART extension to the airport project..........65,000,000
San Jose Tasman West Light Rail..............................20,000,000
San Juan Tren Urbano project.................................32,000,000
Santa Fe/El Dorado, New Mexico rail link......................3,000,000
South Boston piers transitway................................53,895,000
South Dekalb-Lindbergh, Georgia corridor project..............1,000,000
Spokane, Washington south valley corridor light rail project..2,000,000
St. Louis-St. Clair County MetroLink light rail (phase 2) extension 
  project....................................................50,000,000
St. Louis, Missouri MetroLink cross county corridor project...2,500,000
Stamford, Connecticut fixed guideway connector................1,000,000
Stockton, California Altamont commuter rail...................1,000,000
Tampa Bay regional rail project...............................1,000,000
Twin Cities Transitways-Hiawatha corridor project............42,800,000
Twin Cities Transitways projects..............................3,000,000
Virginia Railway Express commuter rail project................2,200,000
Washington Metro--Blue Line extension--Addison Road [Largo] pr4,750,000
West Trenton, New Jersey rail project.........................1,000,000
Whitehall ferry terminal reconstruction project...............2,000,000
Wilmington, Delaware downtown transit connector...............1,000,000
Wilsonville to Washington County, Oregon connection to Westside.500,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total...................................................980,400,000
       Atlanta-MARTA full funding grant agreement.--The Committee 
     directs the Federal Transit Administration to amend the full 
     funding grant agreement between the FTA and the Metropolitan 
     Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). This amendment 
     should reflect section 3030(d)(2) of TEA21, and should 
     increase the federal share of the full funding grant 
     agreement from $305,010,000 to $370,540,000 for 28 additional 
     rail cars and other scope enhancements. The FTA is directed 
     to transfer the amount of $10,670,000 from available funds 
     previously appropriated for the Dunwoody segment of the MARTA 
     North Line to the North Line extension project authorized 
     under TEA21.
       Dulles corridor project.--The conference agreement includes 
     $25,000,000 for preliminary engineering and design on the 
     Dulles corridor project.
       Girdwood, Alaska commuter rail project.--The conferees 
     recognize the transit improvements required in the Anchorage 
     area to support the Special Olympic Winter Games in 2001, 
     including additional rail infrastructure to support rail 
     transit from North Anchorage to Girdwood.
       Olympic transportation infrastructure investment.--The 
     conference agreement includes $10,000,000 for temporary and 
     permanent Olympic transportation infrastructure investments. 
     These funds shall be allocated by the Secretary based on an 
     approved transportation management plan for the Salt Lake 
     City 2002 Winter Olympic Games. None of these funds are to be 
     available for rail extensions.
       Salt Lake City, Utah north/south LRT project.--The 
     conference agreement includes $37,928,000 for the Salt Lake 
     City, Utah north/south LRT project. The conferees agree that 
     funds in excess of needs already appropriated for this 
     project may be used for system enhancements, capacity 
     improvements and other rail extensions.
       San Francisco BART extension to the airport project.--For 
     fiscal year 2000, the conferees have provided $65,000,000 for 
     the San Francisco BART extension to the airport project. The 
     conferees direct that none of the funds provided in this Act 
     for the San Francisco BART extension to the airport project 
     shall be available until (1) the project sponsor produces a 
     finance plan that clearly delineates the full costs-to-
     complete as identified by the project management oversight 
     contractor and the manner in which the sponsor expects to pay 
     those costs; (2) the FTA conducts a final review and accepts 
     the plan and certifies to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations that the fiscal management of the project 
     meets or exceeds accepted U.S. government standards; (3) the 
     General Accounting Office and the Department of 
     Transportation's Inspector General conduct an independent 
     analysis of the plans and provide such analysis to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 60 days of FTA 
     accepting the plan; and (4) the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations have concluded their review of the analysis 
     within 60 days of the transmittal of the analysis to the 
     Committees. Lastly, the conferees direct the FTA to conduct 
     ongoing, continual financial management reviews of this 
     project.
       San Juan Tren Urbano project.--The conference agreement 
     provides $32,000,000 for the San Juan Tren Urbano project. 
     The conferees direct that none of the funds provided in this 
     Act for the San Juan Tren Urbano project shall be available 
     until (1) the project sponsor produces a finance plan that 
     clearly delineates the full costs-to-complete and the manner 
     in which the sponsor expects to pay those costs; (2) the FHWA 
     and FTA conduct a final review and accept the plan and 
     certify to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     that the fiscal management of the project meets or exceeds 
     accepted U.S. government standards; (3) the General 
     Accounting Office and the Department of Transportation's 
     Inspector General conduct an independent analysis of the 
     plans and provide such analysis to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations within 60 days of FTA accepting 
     the plan; and (4) the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations have concluded their review of the analysis 
     within 60 days of the transmittal of the analysis to the 
     Committees. Lastly, the conferees direct the FTA to conduct 
     ongoing, continual financial management reviews of this 
     project.
       South Boston Piers transitway project.--For fiscal year 
     2000, $53,895,000 is appropriated for the South Boston Piers 
     transitway project. The conferees direct that none of the 
     funds provided in this Act for the South Boston Piers 
     transitway project shall be available until (1) the project 
     sponsor produces a finance plan that clearly delineates the 
     full costs-to-complete and the manner in which the sponsor 
     expects to pay those costs; (2) the FHWA and the FTA conduct 
     a final review and accept the plan and certify to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations that the fiscal 
     management of the project meets or exceeds accepted U.S. 
     government standards; (3) the General Accounting Office and 
     the Department of Transportation's Inspector General conduct 
     an independent analysis of the plans and provide such 
     analysis to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     within 60 days of FTA accepting the plan; and (4) the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations have concluded their 
     review of the analysis within 60 days of the transmittal of 
     the analysis to the Committees. Lastly, the conferees direct 
     the FTA to conduct ongoing, continual financial management 
     reviews of this project.
       Virginia Railway Express commuter rail project.--The 
     conference agreement provides $2,200,000 for the Virginia 
     Railway Express commuter rail project, which shall be 
     distributed as follows: Woodbridge Station improvements, 
     $2,000,000; Quantico Station improvements, $200,000.


                          DISCRETIONARY GRANTS

                (LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

       The conference agreement includes $1,500,000,000 in 
     liquidating cash for discretionary grants as proposed by both 
     the House and the Senate.


                 JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE GRANTS

       The conference agreement includes a total program level of 
     $75,000,000 for job access and reverse commute grants. Within 
     this total, the conference agreement appropriates $15,000,000 
     from the general fund. The conference agreement provides that 
     the general fund appropriation shall be available until 
     expended.
       The conference agreement provides for the following 
     distribution of the recommended funding for job access and 
     reverse commute grants as follows: 


        Project                                              Conference
Albuquerque access to jobs...................................$1,000,000
Alliance for children and families, Alabama...................1,000,000
Atlanta regional commission, Georgia..........................1,000,000
Central Kenai peninsula public transportation task force........500,000

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Chicago-DuPage area, Illinois...................................100,000
Dallas, Texas.................................................1,500,000
District of Columbia..........................................1,250,000
DuPage County, Illinois.........................................120,000
Gary, Indiana.................................................1,000,000
Hillsborough area regional transit authority, Florida...........500,000
Indianapolis, Indiana.........................................1,000,000
Iowa public transit association...............................2,700,000
JOBLINKS......................................................1,250,000
Kansas City, Kansas JOBLINKS....................................850,000
Kentucky human services transportation delivery system (including 
  Hardin County, Owensboro, Barren River, central Kentucky community 
  action agency, Audubon area community services organization, Kentucky 
  River Foothills express, Blue Grass Ultra-transit services, 
  Lexington-Fayette County area), Kentucky....................2,500,000
Lafayette, Indiana..............................................200,000
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority, California.1,000,000
Loudoun County, Virginia........................................300,000
Lynchburg, Virginia.............................................100,000
Mariba, Kentucky................................................125,000
Matanuska-Susitna borough, Alaska...............................300,000
Miami Dade Transit Authority, Florida.........................1,100,000
Mid-America regional council, Missouri........................1,000,000
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota...............................1,500,000
National Welfare to Work Center at the University of Illinois,1,000,000
Northern Tier community transportation, Massachusetts...........550,000
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana regional council of governments...........515,000
Palm Beach County, Florida......................................500,000
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania reverse commute grants.............1,000,000
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania reverse commute grants...............1,000,000
San Bernardino, California......................................600,000
San Diego metropolitan transit development board, California....650,000
Southeast Missouri State University.............................600,000
Springfield, Virginia...........................................350,000
State of Louisiana, small urbanized and rural areas...........1,000,000
State of Maryland, Baltimore and Washington metropolitan areas, small 
  urban and rural areas.......................................3,000,000
State of Nevada...............................................1,500,000
State of New Jersey...........................................2,000,000
State of South Carolina.......................................2,000,000
State of Tennessee, small urban areas.........................1,300,000
State of Vermont..............................................1,385,000
State of West Virginia........................................1,000,000
State of Wisconsin............................................4,000,000
Transportation opportunities training, Chicago, Illinois......1,000,000
Troy State University, Alabama--Rosa Parks Center.............1,000,000
Westchester County, New York job access support centers.......1,000,000
Wichita, Kansas.................................................725,000

       District of Columbia.--The conference agreement includes 
     $1,250,000 of which $600,000 shall be made available for bus 
     service connecting the Georgetown business district with the 
     WMATA rail system.
       Joblinks.--The conference agreement provides $1,250,000 for 
     Joblinks, to be used for demonstration projects, technical 
     assistance for demonstration projects and technical 
     assistance to small and urban and rural community providers. 
     This assistance may include a toll-free hotline, on site 
     technical assistance and training, preparation of technical 
     manuals and related assistance.

             Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation


                       Operations and Maintenance

                    (Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund)

       The conference agreement appropriates $12,042,000 for 
     operations and maintenance of the Saint Lawrence Seaway 
     Development Corporation as proposed by the House. The Senate 
     bill provided $11,496,000.

              Research and Special Programs Administration


                     Research and Special Programs

       The conference agreement appropriates $32,061,000 for 
     research and special programs instead of $32,361,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $30,752,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Within this total, $3,704,000 is available until 
     September 30, 2002, as proposed by the House instead of 
     $3,500,000 as proposed by the Senate. In addition, $645,000 
     of the total funding shall be derived from the Pipeline 
     Safety Fund as proposed by the House instead of $575,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The following adjustments were made 
     to the budget estimate:

Deny funding for 6 new positions..............................-$300,000
Delete funding for safe foods program..........................-300,000
Continue to fund Garrett Morgan program in-house...............-200,000
Reduction IRM contract support.................................-228,000
Decrease funding for hazardous materials International standards-39,000
Hold funding for hazardous materials research at 1999 level.....-34,000
Decrease round table funding...................................-150,000
Reduce budget and financial programs support....................-28,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
  Net adjustment to budget estimate.........................-$1,279,000

       Staff positions.--The conferees have deleted six new staff 
     positions: the Chief Information Officer, an information 
     resource specialist, two new safe foods contract positions, 
     and two new emergency transportation specialists. All of 
     these reductions were contained in either the House or Senate 
     reports.
       Bill language is retained that permits up to $1,200,000 in 
     fees be collected and deposited in the general fund of the 
     Treasury as offsetting receipts. Also, bill language is 
     included that permits funds received from states, counties, 
     municipalities, other public authorities and private sources 
     for expenses incurred for training, reports publication and 
     dissemination, and travel expenses incurred in the 
     performance of hazardous materials exemptions and approval 
     functions. Both of these provisions were contained in the 
     House and Senate bills.


                            pipeline safety

                         (pipeline safety fund)


                    (oil spill liability trust fund)

       The conference agreement provides total funding of 
     $36,879,000 for the pipeline safety program, instead of 
     $37,392,000 as proposed by the House and $36,104,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Within this total, $17,394,000 is 
     available until September 30, 2002 instead of $17,074,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $16,500,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       Of this total, the conference agreement specifies that 
     $5,479,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability 
     Trust Fund, $30,000,000 from the Pipeline Safety Fund, and 
     $1,400,000 from the reserve fund. The House bill allocated 
     $5,494,000 from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, 
     $30,598,000 from the Pipeline Safety Fund, and $1,300,000 
     from the reserve fund. The Senate bill provided $4,704,000 
     from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, $30,000,000 from the 
     Pipeline Safety Fund, and $1,400,000 from the reserve fund.
       Bill language specifies that the reserve fund should be 
     used for damage prevention grants to states and public 
     education. The House bill permitted the reserve fund to be 
     used for one-call notification, public education and damage 
     control activities, while the Senate bill allowed the reserve 
     fund to be used for one-call notification and public 
     education activities.
       The following table reflects the total allocation for 
     pipeline safety in fiscal year 2000:

Personnel, compensation, and benefits........................$8,919,000
Administrative expenses.......................................3,902,000
Information and analysis......................................1,200,000
Risk assessment and technical studies.........................1,250,000
Compliance......................................................300,000
Training and information dissemination..........................971,000
Emergency notification..........................................100,000
Public education................................................400,000
Implement Oil Pollution Act...................................2,443,000
Research and development......................................1,894,000
State grants.................................................13,000,000
Risk management grants..........................................500,000
One-call grants...............................................1,000,000
Damage prevention grants......................................1,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total...................................................$36,879,000

       Public education.--The conference agreement has increased 
     funding for public education to $400,000. The additional 
     funds shall be used to leverage private sector funds to 
     advance the national one-call campaign. In addition, the 
     conferees direct the Office of Pipeline Safety to use 
     existing resources to support the formation and initial 
     operation of a non-profit organization that will further the 
     work of ``Common Ground'' and implement other innovative 
     approaches to advance underground damage prevention.


                     emergency preparedness grants

       The conference agreement provides $200,000 for emergency 
     preparedness grants as proposed by both the House and the 
     Senate. The conference agreement deletes bill language 
     proposed by the House that limits obligations for emergency 
     preparedness to $14,300,000. The Senate bill carried no 
     similar provision.


                      office of inspector general

                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $44,840,000 as proposed 
     by the House instead of $48,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate, and deletes provisions recommended by the Senate 
     which would have derived a portion of the funding by transfer 
     from appropriations made to the modal administrations.
       The conference agreement includes provisions proposed by 
     the Senate authorizing the

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     use of funds to investigate unfair or deceptive practices and 
     unfair methods of competition by air carriers, to monitor 
     compliance with existing laws and regulations in this area, 
     and to conduct a study of consumer access to price and 
     service information in air transportation. The House had no 
     similar provisions.
       The conference agreement includes a provision specifying 
     that the Inspector General has the authority to investigate 
     allegations of fraud by any person or entity that is subject 
     to regulation by the Department.

                      Surface Transportation Board


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement appropriates $17,000,000 for 
     salaries and expenses of the Surface Transportation Board as 
     proposed by the House instead of $15,400,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate. In addition, the conference agreement includes 
     language, proposed by the House, which allows the Board to 
     offset $1,600,000 of its appropriation from fees collected 
     during the fiscal year. The Senate bill allowed the Board to 
     collect $1,600,000 in fees to augment its appropriation.
       The conference agreement deletes language proposed by the 
     Senate that allows any fees collected in excess of $1,600,000 
     in fiscal year 2000 to be available for obligation on October 
     1, 2000. The House bill did not contain a similar provision.
       Union Pacific/Southern Pacific merger.--The conferees are 
     aware that the Board has continuing jurisdiction over the 
     Union Pacific/Southern Pacific merger in connection with the 
     STB Finance Docket No. 32760. If it becomes necessary for the 
     Board to issue a rule regarding the environmental mitigation 
     study for Wichita, Kansas, the Board shall base its final 
     environmental mitigation conditions for Wichita on verifiable 
     and appropriate assumptions. If there is any material change 
     in the bases of the assumptions on which the final mitigation 
     for Wichita is imposed, the conferees expect the Board to 
     exercise that jurisdiction by reexamining the final 
     environmental mitigation measures. Also, if the Union Pacific 
     Corporation, its divisions, or subsidiaries materially change 
     or are unable to achieve the assumptions the Board based its 
     final mitigation measures on, then the Board should reopen 
     Finance Docket 32760, if requested, and prescribe additional 
     mitigation properly reflecting these changes, if shown to be 
     appropriate.

                                TITLE II

                            RELATED AGENCIES

       Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement provides $4,633,000 for the 
     Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board as 
     proposed by the House instead of $4,500,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate.

                  National Transportation Safety Board


                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement appropriates $57,000,000 for 
     salaries and expenses of the National Transportation Safety 
     Board as proposed by the House instead of $51,500,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Within the funds provided, NTSB 
     should participate in the interagency initiative on aviation 
     safety in Alaska.


                             Emergency Fund

       The conference agreement deletes $1,000,000 provided by the 
     Senate for the National Transportation Safety Board's 
     emergency fund. The Board has not used any of its current 
     emergency fund, so this appropriation is not needed. The 
     House bill contained no similar appropriation.

                               TITLE III

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 301 allows funds for aircraft; motor vehicles; 
     liability insurance; uniforms, or allowances, as authorized 
     by law as proposed by both the House and Senate.
       Sec. 302 requires pay raises to be funded within 
     appropriated levels in this Act or previous appropriations 
     Acts as proposed by both the House and Senate.
       Sec. 303 allows funds for expenditures for primary and 
     secondary schools and transportation for dependents of 
     Federal Aviation Administration personnel stationed outside 
     the continental United States as proposed by both the House 
     and Senate.
       Sec. 304 limits appropriations for services authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109 to the rate for an Executive Level IV as proposed 
     by both the House and Senate.
       Sec. 305 prohibits funds in this Act for salaries and 
     expenses of more than 100 political and Presidential 
     appointees in the Department of Transportation and includes a 
     provision that prohibits political and Presidential personnel 
     to be assigned on temporary detail outside the Department of 
     Transportation as proposed by both the Senate and House.
       Sec. 306 prohibits pay and other expenses for non-Federal 
     parties in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in 
     this Act as proposed by both the House and Senate.
       Sec. 307 prohibits obligations beyond the current fiscal 
     year and prohibits transfers of funds unless expressly so 
     provided herein as proposed by both the House and Senate.
       Sec. 308 allows the Secretary of the Department of 
     Transportation to enter into grants, cooperative agreements, 
     and other transactions involving the Technology Reinvestment 
     Project as proposed by both the House and Senate.
       Sec. 309 limits consulting service expenditures of public 
     record in procurement contracts as proposed by both the House 
     and Senate.
       Sec. 310 modifies the Senate language that pertains to the 
     distribution of the Federal-aid highways program. The House 
     proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 31l exempts previously made transit obligations from 
     limitations on obligations as proposed by both the House and 
     Senate.
       Sec. 312 prohibits funds for the National Highway Safety 
     Advisory Commission as proposed by both the House and Senate.
       Sec. 313 prohibits funds to establish a vessel traffic 
     safety fairway less than five miles wide between Santa 
     Barbara and San Francisco traffic separation schemes as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate.
       Sec. 314 allows airports to transfer to the Federal 
     Aviation Administration instrument landing systems as 
     proposed by both the House and Senate.
       Sec. 315 prohibits funds to award multiyear contracts for 
     production end items that include certain specified 
     provisions as proposed by both the House and Senate.
       Sec. 316 allows funds for discretionary grants of the 
     Federal Transit Administration for specific projects, except 
     for fixed guideway modernization projects, not obligated by 
     September 30, 2002, and other recoveries to be used for other 
     projects under 49 U.S.C. 5309 as proposed by both the House 
     and Senate.
       Sec. 317 allows transit funds appropriated before October 
     1, 1999, and that remain available for expenditure to be 
     transferred as proposed by both the House and Senate.
       Sec. 318 prohibits funds to compensate in excess of 320 
     technical staff years under the federally funded research and 
     development center contract between the Federal Aviation 
     Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems 
     Development as proposed by the House. The Senate proposed no 
     similar provision.
       Sec. 319 reduces funding by $15,000,000 for activities of 
     the Transportation administrative service center of the 
     Department of Transportation and limits obligation authority 
     of the center to $133,673,000. The House proposed reducing 
     funding by $10,000,000 for activities of the center and 
     limiting obligation authority to $147,965,000. The Senate 
     proposed reducing funding by $60,000,000 for activities of 
     the center and limiting obligation authority to $169,953,000.
       Sec. 320 allows funds received by the Federal Highway 
     Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and the 
     Federal Railroad Administration from States, counties, 
     municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources 
     for expenses incurred for training may be credited to each 
     agency's respective accounts as proposed by the House and 
     Senate.
       Sec. 321 prohibits funds to be used to prepare, propose, or 
     promulgate any regulation pursuant to title V of the Motor 
     Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act prescribing 
     corporate average fuel economy standards for automobiles as 
     defined in such title, in any model year that differs from 
     standards promulgated for such automobiles prior to enactment 
     of this section as proposed by the House. The Senate proposed 
     no similar provision.
       Sec. 322 makes available funds for apportionment to the 
     sponsors of primary airports taking account of temporary air 
     service interruptions to those airports as proposed by the 
     Senate. The House proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 323 amends section 3021 of Public Law 105-178 that 
     allows the States of Oklahoma and Vermont flexible use of 
     transportation funds under sections 5307 and 5311 of title 
     49, United States Code. The Senate proposed amending section 
     3021 of Public Law 105-178 to allow the States of Oklahoma 
     and Vermont flexible use of transportation funds under 
     sections 5307 and 5311 of title 49, United States Code, and 
     sections 133 and 149 of title 23, United States Code. The 
     House proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 324 allows funds received by the Bureau of 
     Transportation Statistics to be subject to the obligation 
     limitation for federal-aid highways and highway safety 
     construction as proposed by both the House and Senate.
       Sec. 325 prohibits the use of funds for any type of 
     training which: (1) does not meet needs for knowledge, 
     skills, and abilities bearing directly on the performance of 
     official duties; (2) could be highly stressful or emotional 
     to the students; (3) does not provide prior notification of 
     content and methods to be used during the training; (4) 
     contains any religious concepts or ideas; (5) attempts to 
     modify a person's values or lifestyle; or (6) is for AIDS 
     awareness training, except for raising awareness of medical 
     ramifications of AIDS and workplace rights as proposed by the 
     House. The Senate proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 326 prohibits the use of funds in this Act for 
     activities designed to influence Congress or a state 
     legislature on legislation or appropriations except through 
     proper, official channels. The House proposed prohibiting 
     funds for activities designed to influence Congress except 
     through proper, official channels. The Senate proposed 
     prohibiting funds in this Act for activities designed to 
     influence Congress, any State legislature, or grant 
     recipient. The conference agreement does not change 
     underlying law that gives certain agencies, such as the 
     National Transportation Safety Board and the National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, the express authority to work 
     with state legislatures.

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       Sec. 327 requires compliance with the Buy American Act as 
     proposed by the House. The Senate proposed no similar 
     provision.
       Sec. 328 limits necessary expenses of advisory committees 
     to $1,000,000 of the funds provided in this Act to the 
     Department of Transportation and includes a provision that 
     excludes advisory committees established for conducting 
     negotiated rulemaking in accordance with the Negotiated 
     Rulemaking Act from the limitation as proposed by the Senate. 
     The House proposed no similar limitation or provision.
       Sec. 329 permanently allows receipts collected from users 
     of Department of Transportation fitness centers to be 
     available to support operation and maintenance of those 
     facilities. The House proposed a similar provision that was 
     applicable only to fiscal year 2000.
       Sec. 330 prohibits funds to implement or enforce 
     regulations that would result in slot allocations of 
     international operations to any carrier at O'Hare 
     International Airport in excess of the number of slots 
     allocated to and scheduled by that carrier as of October 31, 
     1993, if that slot is withdrawn from an air carrier under 
     existing regulations as proposed by the House. The Senate 
     proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 331 provides that funds made available under this Act 
     and prior year unobligated funds for the Charleston, South 
     Carolina, monobeam corridor project shall be transferred and 
     administered under the transit planning and research account. 
     The Senate proposed allowing capital transit grant funds 
     provided in this Act and in Public Laws 105-277 and 105-66 to 
     be used for any aspect of the Charleston, South Carolina, 
     monobeam corridor project. The House proposed no similar 
     provision.
       Sec. 332 permanently limits the number of communities that 
     receive essential air service funding by excluding points in 
     the 48 contiguous United States that are located 70 highway 
     miles from the nearest large or medium hub airport, or that 
     require a subsidy in excess of $200 per passenger, unless 
     such a point is more than 210 miles from the nearest large or 
     medium hub airport as proposed by the Senate. The House 
     proposed a similar provision that was applicable only to 
     fiscal year 2000.
       Sec. 333 credits to appropriations of the Department of 
     Transportation 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 as proposed by both 
     the House and Senate. Such funds received shall be available 
     until December 31, 2000.
       Sec. 334 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to 
     allow issuers of any preferred stock to redeem or repurchase 
     preferred stock sold to the Department of Transportation as 
     proposed by the House and Senate.
       Sec. 335 provides $750,000 for the Amtrak Reform Council as 
     proposed by the House instead of $950,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Sec. 335 also includes provisions that amend section 
     203 of Public Law 105-134 regarding the Amtrak Reform 
     Council's recommendations on Amtrak routes identified for 
     closure or realignment as proposed by the Senate. The House 
     proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 336 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to 
     transfer appropriations by no more than 12 percent among the 
     offices of the Office of the Secretary as proposed by the 
     House instead of by no more than 12 per centum as proposed by 
     the Senate.
       Sec. 337 prohibits funds in this Act for activities under 
     the Aircraft Purchase Loan Guarantee Program as proposed by 
     the House. The Senate proposed including this funding 
     prohibition under Title I, Federal Aviation Administration.
       Sec. 338 prohibits funds to carry out the functions and 
     operations of the office of motor carriers within the Federal 
     Highway Administration and allows for the transfer of motor 
     carrier funds and certain operations outside the Federal 
     Highway Administration. The House proposed prohibiting funds 
     to carry out the functions and operations of the office of 
     motor carriers within the Federal Highway Administration. The 
     Senate proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 339 provides that grants for operating assistance in 
     fiscal years 1999 and 2000 under sec. 5307 of title 49, 
     United States Code, for certain urbanized areas may not be 
     more than 80 percent of the net project cost as proposed 
     by the House. The Senate proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 340 provides that funds provided for the Griffin light 
     rail project in Public Law 104-205 shall be available for 
     alternative analysis and environmental impact studies for 
     other transit alternatives in the Griffin corridor from 
     Hartford, Connecticut, to Bradley International Airport as 
     proposed by the House. The Senate proposed no similar 
     provision.
       Sec. 341 amends sec. 3030(c)(1)(A)(v) of Public Law 105-178 
     by deleting ``light rail'' from the authorization for the 
     Hartford City light rail connection as proposed by the House. 
     The Senate proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 342 provides that the federal share of projects funded 
     under the over-the-road bus accessibility program shall be 90 
     percent of the project cost as proposed by the House. The 
     Senate proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 343 provides that $10,000,000 of the funding in this 
     Act is only for the Coast Guard Mackinaw replacement vessel 
     and is available until September 30, 2005, as proposed by the 
     House. The Senate proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 344 prohibits the Coast Guard from obligating or 
     expending funds provided in this Act to allow an extension of 
     a single hull tank vessel's double hull compliance date, 
     unless specifically authorized by 4 U.S.C. 3703a(e). The 
     House proposed prohibiting funds to review or issue a waiver 
     for a vessel deemed to be equipped with a double bottom or 
     double sides. The Senate proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 345 prohibits funds in this Act for the planning or 
     development of the California State Route 710 Freeway 
     extension project through South Pasadena, California, as 
     proposed by the House. The Senate proposed no similar 
     provision.
       Sec. 346 permanently prohibits the Department of 
     Transportation from creating ``peanut-free'' zones or 
     restricting the distribution of peanuts aboard domestic 
     aircraft until 90 days after submission 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. The Senate 
     proposed a similar provision that was applicable only to 
     fiscal year 2000. The House proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 347 requires the Federal Transit Administration to 
     inform the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 60 
     days before a new full funding grant agreement is executed as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House proposed no similar 
     provision.
       Sec. 348 amends section 1212(g) of Public Law 105-178 to 
     provide the State of New Jersey highway project funding 
     flexibility within the state as proposed by the Senate. The 
     House proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 349 requires the Coast Guard to convey to the 
     University of New Hampshire real property located in New 
     Castle, New Hampshire, as proposed by the Senate. The House 
     proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 350 modifies language proposed by the Senate that 
     protects personal and related information on motor vehicle 
     records. The Senate proposed prohibiting funds in this Act to 
     execute a project agreement for any highway project in a 
     state that sells drivers' license personal information and 
     drivers' license photographs unless that state has 
     established and implemented an opt-in process for such 
     information and photographs. The prohibition on the sale of 
     written personal information applies only if sold for 
     purposes of surveys, marketing or solicitations. The House 
     proposed no similar provision.
       It is the conferees' intent that personal information, such 
     as name, address, and telephone number, can still be 
     distributed as specified by the Driver Protection Privacy Act 
     and this Act.
       Sec. 351 permits the reallocation of $10,000,000 from funds 
     provided in this Act to the National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration and the Federal Highway Administration for 
     completion of the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS). 
     The Senate proposed $10,000,000 from funds provided in this 
     Act for completion of NADS. The House proposed no similar 
     provision.
       Sec. 352 amends Public Law 102-240 as it relates to highway 
     projects in Harford County, Maryland, as proposed by the 
     Senate. The House proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 353 expresses the sense of the Senate that the United 
     States Census Bureau should include marital status on the 
     short form census questionnaire to be distributed to the 
     majority of American households for the 2000 decennial census 
     as proposed by the Senate. The House proposed no similar 
     provision.
       Sec. 354 expresses the sense of the Senate that the 
     penalties for involuntarily bumping airline passengers should 
     be doubled and that such passengers should obtain a prompt 
     cash refund for the full value of their airline ticket as 
     proposed by the Senate. The House proposed no similar 
     provision.
       Sec. 355 repeals section 656(b) of Public Law 104-208 as it 
     relates to state-issued drivers' licenses and comparable 
     identification documents as proposed by the Senate. The House 
     proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 356 allows funds provided in Public Law 105-277 for 
     the Pittsburgh North Shore central business district transit 
     project to be used for preliminary engineering costs, an 
     environmental impact statement, or a major investment study 
     for that project as proposed by the Senate. The House 
     proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 357 conforms the January 4, 1977, federal decision to 
     existing Federal and state laws. The House and Senate 
     proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 358 amends section 1602 of Public Law 105-178 to allow 
     federal highway funds to be used to retrofit noise barriers 
     in several locations in the State of Georgia. The House and 
     Senate proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 359 amends section 1602 of Public Law 105-178 as it 
     pertains to a railroad corridor project in Saratoga, New 
     York. The House and Senate proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 360 pertains to the use of funds made available for 
     Alaska or Hawaii ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities. 
     The House and Senate proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 361 amends section 1602 of Public Law 105-178 and 
     section 1105 of Public Law 102-240 pertaining to high 
     priority corridors in the State of Arkansas.
       Sec. 362 amends section 3030 of Public Law 105-178 to 
     include the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, intermodal facility. The 
     House and Senate proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 363 amends section 3030(b) of Public Law 105-178 to 
     authorize the Dane County Corridor-East-West Madison 
     Metropolitan Area project. The House and Senate proposed no 
     similar provision.
       Sec. 364 prohibits funds for construction of the Douglas 
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     Federal Transit Administration to use ``no build'' and 
     ``TSM'' alternatives when evaluating the project. The House 
     and Senate proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 365 provides $500,000 in grants to the Environmental 
     Protection Agency to develop a pilot program which allows 
     employers in designated regions to receive tradable air 
     pollution credits for reduced vehicle-miles-traveled as a 
     result of an employee telecommuting program. The House and 
     Senate proposed no similar provision.
       The conferees direct that a $500,000 grant be awarded by 
     the Environmental Protection Agency to the National 
     Environmental Policy Institute, a nonprofit organization in 
     Washington, D.C. The conferees direct the Environmental 
     Protection Agency to work closely with the grantee, the 
     Department of Transportation, and the Department of Energy. 
     The conferees also direct that all parties work closely with 
     state and local governments, and business organizations and 
     leaders in the designated regions in this provision. The 
     House and Senate proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 366 pertains to conveyed lands by the United States to 
     the City of Safford, Arizona, for use by the city for airport 
     purposes. The House and Senate proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 367 prohibits funds in this Act unless the Secretary 
     of Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations not less than three full business days before 
     any discretionary grant award, letter of intent, or full 
     funding grant agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more is 
     announced by the department or its modal administrations. The 
     House and Senate proposed no similar provision.
       Sec. 368 allows funds provided in fiscal years 1998 and 
     1999 for an intermodal facility in Eureka, California, to be 
     available for a bus maintenance facility in Humboldt County, 
     California. The House and Senate proposed no similar 
     provision.
       Sec. 369 relates to a study of alternatives to rail 
     relocation in Moorhead, Minnesota. The House and Senate 
     proposed no similar provision.
       The conference agreement deletes the House provision that 
     prohibits funds to be used to issue a final standard under 
     docket number NHTSA 98-3945 (relating to State-Issued Drivers 
     Licenses and Comparable Identification Documents (Sec. 656(b) 
     of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act of 
     1996)).
       The conference agreement deletes the House provision that 
     amends the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 and the 
     Arctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 as it 
     pertains to Coast Guard icebreaking operations.
       The conference agreement deletes the House provision that 
     prohibits the expenditure of funds to execute a letter of 
     intent, letter of no prejudice, or full funding grant 
     agreement for the West-East light rail system, or any segment 
     thereof, or a downtown connector in Salt Lake City, Utah.
       The conference agreement deletes the House provision that 
     reduces funds provided in this Act for the Transportation 
     Administrative Service Center (TASC) by $1,000,000.
       The conference agreement deletes the House provision that 
     reduces funds provided in this Act for the Amtrak Reform 
     Council by $300,000.
       The conference agreement deletes the Senate provision that 
     prohibits funds to be used for conducting the activities of 
     the Surface Transportation Board other than those 
     appropriated or from fees collected by the Board.
       The conference agreement deletes the Senate provision that 
     relates to the non-governmental share of funds for the Salt 
     Lake City/Airport to University (West-East) light rail 
     project.
       The conference agreement deletes the Senate provision that 
     allows the Department of Transportation to enter into a 
     fractional aircraft ownership demonstration program. This 
     program is addressed in the conference agreement under the 
     Federal Aviation Administration.
       The conference agreement deletes the Senate provision that 
     expresses the sense of the Senate that the Federal Aviation 
     Administration should develop a national policy and related 
     procedures concerning the interface of the terminal automated 
     radar display and information system and en route 
     surveillance systems for visual flight rule (VFR) air traffic 
     control towers.
       The conference agreement deletes the Senate provision that 
     prohibits funds to implement the cost sharing provisions of 
     Sec. 5001(b) of Public Law 105-178 as it relates to 
     fundamental properties of asphalts and modified asphalts 
     (Sec. 5117(b)(5)).
       The conference agreement deletes the Senate provision that 
     expresses the sense of the Senate regarding the need for 
     reimbursement to the Village of Bourbonnais and Kankakee 
     County, Illinois, for crash rescue and cleanup incurred in 
     relation to the March 15, 1999, Amtrak train accident.
       The conference agreement deletes the Senate provision that 
     provides that of the funds made available in this Act not 
     less that $2,000,000 be available for Eastern West Virginia 
     Regional Airport; not less than $400,000 for Concord, New 
     Hampshire; and not less than $2,000,000 for Huntsville 
     International Airport.
       The conference agreement deletes the Senate provision that 
     provides that $20,000,000 be available in fiscal year 2001 
     for the James A. Farley Post Office project in New York City.

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                   CONFERENCE TOTAL--WITH COMPARISONS

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 2000 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 1999 amount, the 2000 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2000 
     follow:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1999........14,547,023
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year14,664,820
House bill, fiscal year 2000..................................8,356,275
Senate bill, fiscal year 2000................................13,945,522
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2000.......................14,372,057
Conference agreement compared with:
  New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1999........-174,966
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year-292,763
  House bill, fiscal year 2000...............................+6,015,782
  Senate bill, fiscal year 2000................................+426,535

     Frank R. Wolf,
     Tom DeLay,
     Ralph Regula,
     Harold Rogers,
     Ron Packard,
     Sonny Callahan,
     Todd Tiahrt,
     Robert B. Aderholt,
     Kay Granger,
     Bill Young,
     Martin Olav Sabo,
     John W. Olver,
     Ed Pastor,
     Carolyn C. Kilpatrick,
     Jose E. Serrano,
     Mike Forbes,
     David Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Richard C. Shelby,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Arlen Specter,
     C.S. Bond,
     Slade Gorton,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Ted Stevens,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Robert Byrd,
     B.A. Mikulski,
     Harry Reid,
     Herb Kohl,
     Patty Murray,
     D.K. Inouye,
     Managers on the Part of the Senate.

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