[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 27 (Wednesday, March 9, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H1034-H1205]
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             TRANSPORTATION EQUITY ACT: A LEGACY FOR USERS

  Mrs. CAPITO. Madam Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I 
call up House Resolution 140 and ask for its immediate consideration.

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  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 140

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 3) to authorize funds for Federal-aid 
     highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and 
     for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of 
     the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the 
     bill and shall not exceed two hours and 20 minutes, with two 
     hours and 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, including a final period 
     of 10 minutes following consideration of the bill for 
     amendment, and 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by 
     the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure now printed in the bill, modified by the 
     amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on 
     Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as 
     adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The 
     bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill 
     for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute 
     rule and shall be considered as read. All points of order 
     against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. No 
     further amendment shall be in order except those printed in 
     part B of the report of the Committee on Rules or except 
     pursuant to a subsequent order of the House. Each amendment 
     in part B may be offered only in the order printed in the 
     report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
     report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
     the time specified in the report equally divided and 
     controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be 
     subject to amendment or demand for division of the question 
     in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of 
     order against amendments in part B are waived. After 
     disposition of the amendments in part B, the Committee shall 
     rise without motion. No further consideration of the bill 
     shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of 
     the House.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from West Virginia (Mrs. 
Capito) is recognized for 1 hour.
  Mrs. CAPITO. Madam Speaker, for the purpose of debate only, I yield 
the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. 
Slaughter), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. 
During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the 
purpose of debate only.
  Madam Speaker, on Tuesday, the Committee on Rules met and granted a 
structured rule for H.R. 3, the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For 
Users, commonly referred to as TEA-LU. This rule provides for 2 hours 
and 20 minutes of general debate. The rule incorporates title VIII, the 
Transportation Discretionary Spending Guarantee, into H.R. 3, and makes 
in order 10 amendments printed in part B of the Committee on Rules 
report.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to note that this rule is the first of 
two rules that the Committee on Rules will be granting for H.R. 3. 
Several Members submitted amendments yesterday, and it is the intention 
of the Committee on Rules to continue its consideration of these 
amendments later this afternoon and provide for additional amendment 
debate.
  Madam Speaker, the rule we have before us is a fair rule that I 
believe all Members should be able to support.
  Madam Speaker, by its own deadline, Congress must act to reauthorize 
federally funded surface transportation programs before the current 
extension runs out on May 31, 2005. As a former member of the House 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, I can appreciate the 
incredible bipartisan effort that goes into writing this legislation. I 
would like to applaud the efforts of the gentleman from Alaska 
(Chairman Young) and the ranking member, the gentleman from Minnesota 
(Mr. Oberstar), for bringing this legislation to the floor in an 
expedient and bipartisan manner. I look forward to the passage of this 
bill and hope that our colleagues in the other body will take swift 
action.
  Madam Speaker, the highway bill is a vitally important investment in 
our Nation's surface transportation system and fosters job growth 
across the country.

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  In fact, it is estimated that for every $1 billion spent in highway 
funding, 47,500 jobs are created, quite an amount.
  This is very much a jobs bill for America, containing various new 
projects and improvements. The highway bill provides $284 billion in 
funding for vital programs that would impact citizens across the 
States, improving safety and accessibility. The legislation 
reauthorizes highway and motor carrier safety programs, it authorizes 
$3.2 billion for the National Highway and Traffic Safety 
Administration, which carries out highway safety programs. It 
authorizes $2.9 billion for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, which regulates truck safety.
  The highway bill authorizes $6 billion for a new competitive grant 
program to fund projects of regional or national significance aiming to 
improve the movement of goods and people to designations beyond that 
immediate area.
  In my district, the highway bill represents the strongest step 
forward ever made to replace U.S. Route 35, a two-lane basic death trap 
through West Virginia's Mason and Putnam Counties. U.S. Route 35 is 
dominated by tractor trailer and tanker trucks traveling south from 
Ohio or north from Interstate 64 in Charleston.
  Far too often, the high volume of traffic swallows up local 
commuters, resulting in tragic motorist fatalities. With the passage of 
the highway bill, construction of a new four-lane highway appropriate 
to meet the demands will be built diverting traffic around dozens of 
residential neighborhoods.
  Mr. Speaker, this is just one example from my home district. There 
are countless others from across the country. Mr. Speaker, I am a 
strong supporter of this legislation that provides for countless 
improvements to our Nation's surface transportation system. The 
numerous projects and programs authorized by this bill will improve our 
highway systems and the ability of our constituents to travel from 
State to State.
  To this end, I urge my colleagues to support the rule and the 
underlying bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  (Ms. SLAUGHTER, asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
her remarks.)
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am supportive of this first rule. And I 
say that I am a bit concerned that it only makes in order 10 of the 
amendments. As explained by the gentlewoman from West Virginia (Mrs. 
Capito) we will do the rest today. And I am fervently hoping that, 
since all of the amendments this morning are Republicans', that this 
afternoon we will do the Democratic amendments.
  There is one bipartisan amendment, however, that is very important, 
we believe, and that is the one that is being brought up by the Members 
in the New Jersey Delegation, that is, the Pascrell Amendment that 
allows States to enact anti-corruption laws curbing the practice of 
pay-to-play contracting and not lose their Federal highway dollars.
  These laws are critical to help stop the threat of real and apparent 
corruption resulting from large political contributions from 
contractors to influence the awarding of public contracts. Surely, we 
can help do that.
  We are currently operating under the sixth temporary extension of 
TEA-21, which was originally set to expire on September 30, 2003. I 
know that State and local transportation offices are finding it very 
difficult for the long-term planning that is necessary to adequately 
address the growing transportation needs around the country.
  As we in this body have been unable to agree on how to proceed with 
the critical legislation for some time, the significant infrastructure 
problems that plague the communities are worsening each day.
  In fact, today, 32 percent of all major roads in America are in poor 
or mediocre condition. According to a new report released last month by 
TRIP, a national nonprofit transportation research group, the City of 
Rochester, which is in my district, received a grade of F for the 
conditions of its roads.
  And according to that report, only 43 percent of Rochester's major 
roads are considered to be in good condition. To put that in proper 
perspective for everyone, I want to point out that a desirable goal for 
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is to keep 75 percent of major roads in good condition.
  And I want to share with you even a more startling statistic about my 
home town. More than half of the bridges in Rochester, New York are 
substandard condition or are structurally deficient, as they are 
categorized by the Department of Transportation, which means they are 
potentially dangerous.
  In fact, the bridges throughout my entire district in western New 
York are in desperate need of repair. This presents a serious safety 
issue for all of us to be concerned about, because this problem is not 
unique to Rochester or western New York, but is well documented in many 
areas around the country.
  And every day that we delay the implementation of the full highway 
reauthorization bill, we put Americans at risk when they travel these 
roadways and bridges. This is just unacceptable.
  The bill we are considering today, H.R. 3, also known as TEA-LU, 
would reauthorize the Federal highway, public transportation, highway 
safety and motor carrier safety programs for 6 years, from fiscal years 
2004 through 2009.
  The bill's funding represents 42 percent over the amount in the long-
expired highway bill, and $4.5 billion higher than the level in the 
2004 House-passed version of TEA-LU.
  How people and commerce move on our roadways is a concern for all 
Americans; it transcends party lines. And I want to thank the gentleman 
from Alaska (Chairman Young) and the ranking member, the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) and the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) 
for developing a bill that is truly a bipartisan product.
  And I hope that other committees will follow their example.
  This bill is not only a transportation infrastructure bill but also 
an economic infrastructure bill. Not only are we building roads with 
this legislation; we are creating jobs. And for every $1 billion 
invested in Federal highway and transit spending, 47,500 jobs are 
created or sustained. Transportation infrastructure generates up to a 
6-to-1 net return on investment, and increased transportation 
investment also improves freight mobility. More than 67 percent of the 
Nation's freight moves on the highways, an annual value to the economy 
of more than $5 trillion, and there is no doubt that the economic 
impact of this transportation bill also touches our local communities.
  In Niagara Falls, which I represent, we are advancing with the 
International Railway Station and Intermodal Transportation Center 
which will assist in revitalizing Main Street and also enable United 
States officials to efficiently inspect the Amtrak passengers who cross 
the U.S.-Canadian border on the New York State Empire Corridor and 
Amtrak's Maple Leaf Service to Toronto. The project aims to reduce the 
chronic delays that burden our strong trade relationship with Canada.
  With record levels of trade moved across the northern border, 
including the bridges in my district, we must invest in our 
transportation infrastructure system to ensure the health of our 
economy, and I am pleased to see that TEA-LU provides $1.25 billion in 
funding for the Coordinated Border Infrastructure Program, which 
allocates funds to border States for highway projects that will improve 
the safe and efficient movement of people and goods across the border 
between the United States and Mexico, and the United States and Canada.
  But beyond our borders, we need a reliable national transportation 
system to move products and services.
  As the process moves forward, I encourage my colleagues to focus on 
meeting each State's need. An adequately funded transportation system 
is good for each State's economy and its quality of life. I look 
forward to voting for the underlying bill as the first step toward 
meeting the next generation of the country's needs.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor at this time to yield such 
time as he may consume to the gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier), 
the chairman of our committee.
  (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this rule and 
want to begin by congratulating my good friend from West Virginia for 
her management of this rule and her stellar service on the Committee on 
Rules as one of our newest members, and also her commitment to deal 
with the very important transportation needs that exist in her State. 
We know that that is going to be an important aspect to this 
legislation.
  I want to speak for just a couple of minutes, and first, I want to 
praise my good friends, the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) and the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), and the fact that we have been 
able to proceed in a bipartisan way in dealing with this very important 
issue. I see this as a very, very national question for us.
  My first choice, my first choice would be to keep the Federal 
Government out of the issue of transportation and have the decision-
making on this handled at the State and local level, have the funds 
handled at the State and local level. I realize that we are not there. 
We have an interstate system, and we have to recognize that there are 
very important national priorities when it comes to transportation, and 
that, in large part for me, relates to the issue of global trade.
  We know that the United States of America is the single largest 
exporter and the single largest importer on the face of the earth. We 
have an $11 trillion economy. We know that there are all kinds of 
wonderfully innovative and creative new ideas and products that are 
emanating from the United States of America, and as we get ready to 
embark on what I hope will be a successful passage of the Central 
American Free Trade Agreement, prying open that market so that we are 
able to sell U.S. goods into Latin America, as we ultimately get to 
Ronald Reagan's vision of a free trade area of the Americas, we have to 
realize that, if we are going to remain the world's largest exporter 
and the world's largest importer, it is absolutely essential that we 
have an infrastructure that can handle that.
  I happen to represent the southern California area, along with a 
great bipartisan delegation from southern California, and one of the 
things that we recognize is that we have the ports of Long Beach and 
Los Angeles, two of the busiest ports in the entire world. In fact, I 
like to describe southern California as the gateway to the Pacific Rim, 
Latin America. And as such, it is critical that products that are 
coming from West Virginia and Rochester, New York, and Ohio, and Texas, 
and other parts of the country that are headed to the Pacific Rim, it 
is absolutely essential that those products gain access to the ports of 
Long Beach and Los Angeles.
  It is also very important that as we, I am happy to say, import from 
the Pacific Rim, allowing the single mother who has a hard time making 
ends meet, allowing her to have access to products that are available 
at Wal-Mart and Target and a wide range of other stores, we need to 
make sure that those products are able to get into the United States 
once they get to the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
  That is why I am very happy that, in this legislation, we deal with 
the important southern California infrastructure challenges that we 
have.
  We have a big project in southern California known as the Alameda 
Corridor. The Alameda Corridor basically allows goods to get to and 
from those ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach by way of rail and truck 
traffic. And the original Alameda Corridor concept was a great one, 
which I strongly, enthusiastically embraced. It allowed these products 
to move to downtown Los Angeles.
  One of the big challenges is the fact that as we look at moving 
beyond downtown Los Angeles, there is a huge, heavily-populated area to 
the east of downtown. In fact, one of the fastest growing areas in the 
United States of America is what is known as the Inland Empire. I 
represent a small part of that. My colleagues, the gentlemen from 
California (Mr. Lewis) and (Mr. Baca), and others, represent, also the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert), the San Bernardino Riverside, 
the gentlewoman from California (Mrs.

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Bono), and these members have to deal with the challenge of seeing 
these goods move through their areas. That is why I believe that we are 
on the right track in this legislation as we deal with what is known as 
the Alameda Corridor East issue, which will allow us to focus on grade 
separations, which are going to be so key, and also the other 
transportation issues that affect southern California will again free 
up the interstate system, allowing for the movement of these goods.
  So, for example, in the area that I represent, we have a very 
important project that is included known as the Gold Line Foot Hill 
Extension. We also have the Foot Hill Transit System in our area. Now, 
as we are able to see people move into these areas for mass transit, it 
will enhance the opportunity for us to see the very important goods 
move to and from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
  So we see a very, very key nexus developed here that will deal with 
our Nation's commerce. And job creation and economic growth are 
critical for us. We are very pleased that we have been able to see that 
put into place following the implementation of President Bush's tax 
reduction plan, as we have looked at our goal of again opening up new 
markets so that we can move goods outside of our borders into other 
countries around the world.
  So we are on the right track. This legislation is absolutely 
essential. So I am strongly supporting this rule which makes in order 
10 amendments, a bipartisan amendment. As my friend from Boston pointed 
out the other day, or last night, we have Republican amendments; we in 
the Committee on Rules are going to be meeting later today to allow for 
consideration of further amendments so that we will be able to continue 
to work through this process tomorrow and then, we hope, finish, and, 
with a very strong, bipartisan vote, send this measure to the other 
body so that we can get it to the President's desk just as quickly as 
possible.

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  I again, Mr. Speaker, congratulate all of those who have been 
involved in this important process. I thank again my very good friend 
from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) and my friend from Rochester, New York 
(Ms. Slaughter), the distinguished ranking member of the Committee on 
Rules, for the leadership she has shown on this.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from 
Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer).
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my colleague permitting me 
to speak on this rule.
  I am pleased to follow my friend from Southern California (Mr. 
Dreier), the chairman of the Committee on Rules, because of one of the 
areas of concern I have with this bill, and I am hopeful that there 
will be some amendments made in order, speak specifically to some of 
the problems of Southern California.
  I flew over recently the Alameda Corridor and looked at the problems 
down there. I have supported it in the past. But the area the gentleman 
speaks to is currently getting back over a billion dollars a year less 
from the highway fund than it puts in. There are some serious 
imbalances currently under our system.
  There is a potential that this bill may be hung up at some point over 
the donor/donee argument, and we will watch as this moves along through 
the legislative process. But there is a much more fundamental problem 
in the country in terms of the distribution of transportation money, 
and that is between our metropolitan area, like my friend from Southern 
California (Mr. Dreier), where there is a vast amount of money that 
they put in and they get back a much, much smaller portion.
  Orlando, Florida, 58 cents on the dollar; Tucson, 57 cents on the 
dollar; Dallas, Ft. Worth, 75 cents on the dollar: this is an imbalance 
for the vast majority of metropolitan areas in the country.
  There has been an effort to get an amendment made in order by my 
friend, the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson), that 
would require some of the CMAQ funding that is used to solve air 
quality problems to be spent by the States. And currently some of the 
States like Texas are withholding this money, not spending it on the 
area to solve the air quality problem which is actually the source of 
the money.
  I am hopeful before we are through we will be able to have this rule 
amended, to be able to make that in order, and that we look at this 
overall imbalance.
  I am also deeply concerned about an element that is coming forward 
from my friend, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy). Last year 
he had an amendment that is out that would restrict the ability of toll 
revenues just to be used for new construction. This is a horrific 
proposal. There is no reason to restrict State and regional areas on 
how they spend that money. This would allow them to spend the money to 
expand the road system, but not use the same money to maintain the road 
system. Even worse than that, it would not allow San Diego, Houston, 
New York, Minneapolis, or other communities which are currently doing 
valued pricing to continue to do this.
  This is a bad idea. It is opposed by most of the State and local 
authorities who are going to have to live with this bill.
  Now, I for one hope that we will be able to continue in the 
bipartisan spirit from which it came from our committee. We have the 
broadest coalition supporting our chairman, the gentleman from Alaska 
(Mr. Young), assembled in the history of infrastructure that has been 
considered by this Congress, from the Chamber of Commerce to the 
environmental groups, from the bicyclists, to the asphalt folks, the 
Women's Federated Garden Club of America all are on board for this 
broad-based, bipartisan bill. I sincerely hope we do not have it 
hijacked by narrow special interests and that we are able to debate it 
fully, fairly, honestly to make it work best for the American people.
  We have been in the infrastructure business for the Federal 
Government since the founding of the Republic. It is an important 
national issue. I hope we maintain it.
  Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to reiterate that this is the first rule 
for this bill. There will be further consideration of amendments later 
this afternoon and will continue into tomorrow with further 
consideration of additional amendments.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from 
Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern).
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for the time. 
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3, the Transportation 
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.
  TEA-LU extends Federal highway and transit programs guaranteeing 
nearly $284 billion over the next 6 years. This funding will provide 
for Federal highway aid, mass transit, and road safety programs.
  I am concerned, Mr. Speaker, that the Committee on Rules did not make 
a single Democratic amendment in order last night. I know that the 
committee will be meeting again on this issue, and I hope that we can 
have a more open and bipartisan process.
  Mr. Speaker, we need to reauthorize this funding for the sake of our 
crumbling infrastructure. Our transportation network requires 
technological improvements. Our road and bridges are in dire need of 
upgrades and maintenance. Our drivers and passengers deserve the best 
safety programs.
  The number of deficient highways and bridges in our country is 
staggering. Nearly 30 percent of highways are structurally deficient or 
functionally obsolete; 600,000 bridges are considered deficient by the 
Federal Highway Administration standards. In my home State of 
Massachusetts more than half of the bridges rank below standards.
  Mr. Speaker, reauthorization of TEA-21 will provide repair and 
maintenance that our highways and bridges so desperately need. Our 
highways and bridges are severely damaged each year by increased truck 
sizes and weights, and I plan to introduce the Safe Highways and 
Infrastructure Preservation Act, better known as SHIPA.
  My bill would make our highways safer and prolong the life of our 
roads and bridges by extending the commonsense limits we already have 
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interstate highways to the entire national highway system.
  I am concerned about an amendment made in order by the Committee on 
Rules last night that grants exemptions for the size and limits of 
longer combination vehicles, LCVs. The amendment would grant an 
exemption from the LCV freeze for trucks hauling custom harvesters in 
Nebraska during the harvest season for wheat and soybeans. I can 
appreciate the needs and concerns of these farmers; but, Mr. Speaker, 
this amendment sets a dangerous precedent, and I encourage my 
colleagues to vote against it.
  The underlying bill also addresses the growing problem of traffic by 
proposing funding for alternative modes of transportation. It 
authorizes $52.3 billion for mass transit and public transportation 
programs. By strengthening public transportation, we are able to extend 
services to those who need it most like the elderly and the disabled.
  Allocating funding for public transportation programs is just the 
first step. We need to find ways to encourage people to use public 
transportation and mass transit. Congress needs to expand our public 
transportation network through increased ridership initiatives. The 
commuter benefit tax credit is one such initiative.
  Currently, employers can offer $200 per month in pretax benefits for 
parking, but only $105 per month for transit or van pool benefits. This 
inequity has created a financial incentive for employees to drive alone 
to work rather than utilize public transit for van pools. As a 
consequence, we have seen a decrease in ridership and corresponding 
increase in commuter rail and transit cars.
  Today I have sent to all my colleagues in the House a Dear Colleague 
letter that illustrates the need to equalize the commuter tax benefit 
with the parking benefit. This letter summarizes the costly commuter 
rail fares of our Nation's major transit systems, and I encourage all 
of my colleagues review this information, and emphasize the importance 
of the commuter tax benefit during debate this week.
  Along with creating incentives for people to use public 
transportation, we need to address the issue of traffic. I want to 
express my appreciation to the work of the chairman and the ranking 
member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for 
including in this bill several initiatives to reduce congestion. For 
example, H.R. 3 requires States to obligate a portion of their annual 
highway formula funding to activities aimed at alleviating congestion. 
These initiatives will result in a reduction of automobile emissions 
and a corresponding increase in the efficiency of our highway system.
  A significant amount of funding in H.R. 3 is dedicated to supporting 
transportation safety programs. Over $6 billion is authorized for 
programs carried out by the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. 
This funding would provide for occupant protection grants, seatbelt 
incentive programs, motorcycle safety, driver fatigue, child booster 
seat initiatives, and alcohol impairment programs.
  Another major problem that this bill targets is the transportation 
planning process. H.R. 3 consolidates the planning process for highways 
and public transportation projects for metropolitan areas and States. 
It designates the lead agency, the Transportation Department, to 
conduct reviews, set deadlines for public comment on projects, and 
resolve disputes among agencies.
  The reauthorization of transportation funding needs to happen, Mr. 
Speaker. Reauthorization is not only necessary for our infrastructure, 
but also essential to our economic growth, international 
competitiveness, quality of life, and national security. Our 
transportation infrastructure is aging and the only way to keep up with 
the growing demand is to reauthorize our transportation systems and to 
make sure this bill gets completed and to the desk of the President in 
this Congress.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and 
I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to reiterate the importance and 
congratulate not only my colleague, the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. 
Slaughter), but the chairman of this committee, the gentleman from 
Alaska (Mr. Young), and the ranking member, the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), for their terrific efforts in seeing this 
bill brought to the floor; and I look forward to its swift passage.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I move the 
previous question on the resolution.
  The previous question was ordered.
  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. McHugh). Pursuant to House Resolution 
140 and rule XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill, H.R. 3.

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                     In the Committee of the Whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 3) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety 
programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.
  The Chair designates the gentleman from New York (Mr. Fossella) as 
chairman of the Committee of the Whole, and requests the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Kirk) to assume the chair temporarily.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered 
read the first time.
  General debate shall not exceed 2 hours and 20 minutes, with 2 hours 
and 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, including a final period of 10 minutes following 
consideration of the bill for amendment, and 10 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Ways and Means.
  At this time, the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) and the gentleman 
from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) each will control 1 hour, and the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Thomas) and the gentleman from New York 
(Mr. Rangel) each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young).
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  (Mr. YOUNG of Alaska asked and was given permission to revise and 
extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, today I rise once again in support 
of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For Users, also known as 
TEA-LU.
  I have been chairman of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure for the last 4 years. These 4 years have convinced me 
that we face a crisis in this country because of our inadequate, 
crumbling, and congested highways. We are not taking the steps today to 
ensure the ability to move people and freight tomorrow. Continuing to 
underfund and undermaintain our highways and transit systems ensures 
more traffic fatalities and reduces economic opportunity for our 
citizens.
  Congestion of our highways causes over $67 billion and probably 
higher than that because very frankly the cost of gasoline has gone up. 
It costs the average driver about $2,400 a year and more than a week 
and a half spent stuck in traffic, actually more days than they usually 
get for vacations.
  I introduced H.R. 3, TEA-LU, on February 9, 2005, along with my 
colleague, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), our ranking 
minority member, as well as our subcommittee chairman, the gentleman 
from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri), and another subcommittee ranking minority 
member, the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio).

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  We were joined by 71 other committee members who sponsor this 
legislation.
  H.R. 3 is substantially the same bill as H.R. 3550, which passed the 
House last year and which we conferenced with the Senate and, 
unfortunately, were unable to come to a decision. I am disappointed 
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the other body. However, I am committed to getting H.R. 3 passed before 
our current extension expires.
  The Department of Transportation and the highway, transit, highway 
safety, and motor carriers programs of DOT are all operating under the 
extension until May 31, 2005. After that date, DOT can no longer 
reimburse the States for the funds that the States are obligated to 
expend for highway, transit, and other programs covered by this 
legislation. My goal is to complete work on this legislation and send 
the bill to the President for signature before the end of May.
  H.R. 3 will provide a funding level of 283, very frankly, $284 
billion, in guaranteed funding over 6 years for Federal highways and 
transit programs, as well as highway safety and motor carrier safety 
programs. Fortunately, we have been able to increase the funding under 
H.R. 3 over last year's bill, and H.R. 3 represents a 42 percent 
increase in funding over TEA-21. The increased funding levels in H.R. 3 
are supported by the administration.
  H.R. 3 provides a new emphasis and a new program to relieve 
congestion, maximize roadway capacity, and remove bottlenecks.
  H.R. 3 creates a new core program for the highway safety 
infrastructure improvements, a new high-risk rural roads safety program 
that promotes a number of new safety programs aimed at human factors 
that contribute to accidents.
  H.R. 3 funds five programs designed to improve movement of freight, 
including funds for border infrastructure, intermodal connectors, 
projects of regional and national significance, and a new corridor 
infrastructure program.
  The bill also provides funding for construction of dedicated truck 
lanes.
  H.R. 3 continues our commitment to provide for public transportation 
both in our city and to man rural areas where the need is great.
  Mr. Chairman, most significantly, H.R. 3 will put Americans to work 
by creating the kind of jobs that support families and increase our tax 
base. It is much-needed legislation that will move our country toward a 
stronger economy.
  Mr. Chairman, before I close, I want to take one moment to thank all 
the Members and staff who have worked so hard to produce this 
legislation.
  The gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), our Democrat ranking 
member, has been one of the most ardent supporters of this legislation. 
His contributions to this bill have resulted in a much better bill.
  The chairman of the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines, 
the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri), has been the real workhorse 
on this bill. He has taken his subcommittee around the country to 
investigate the infrastructure needs of the United States.
  We have a new subcommittee Democrat ranking member, the gentleman 
from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio). He has begun his new term with energy and 
enthusiasm, and I want to thank him for his contribution.
  We could not have found the increases in funding without the 
contributions and efforts of the gentleman from California (Mr. 
Thomas), chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means. He has been a 
strong and steadfast supporter.
  The gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Nussle), chairman of the Committee on 
the Budget, has worked hard with me to accommodate the increases in 
authorizations needed to produce this legislation.
  I want to thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLay), the majority 
leader, for his help in getting the bill scheduled so quickly in this 
session and for helping us find solutions to some very difficult 
problems.
  Last, but not least, I want to thank the Speaker of the House for the 
countless hours he has spent working for us to keep the process moving. 
Without his support, we would not be here today.
  Also, at this time, I want to thank the hardworking staff of the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure who have been here for 
many nights and weekends drafting this legislation. The subcommittee 
staff who have made this happen are Graham Hill, Jim Tymon, Joyce Rose, 
Derek Miller, Suzanne Newhouse, Bailey Edwards, Will Bland, Sharon 
Barkeloo; Debbie Gephart and Patrick Mullane on the gentleman from 
Wisconsin's (Mr. Petri) staff.
  In addition, my chief of staff, Lloyd Jones, and chief counsel, Liz 
Megginson, Mark Zachares, Charles Ziegler, Fraser Verusio, as well as 
Debbie Callis and Kevin McColaugh.
  I want to thank the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), who is 
not here, but I see the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) over there. 
They have worked well with us. They have worked very hard. We have 
worked out a bill I believe that is good. His chief of staff, David 
Heymsfeld, and chief counsel, Ward McCarragher, as well as Kathy Zern, 
Art Chan, Ken House, Eric Vanschyndle, Stephanie Manning, and Kathie 
Dedrick of the gentleman from Oregon's (Mr. DeFazio) staff.
  Last, but not least, I want to express my appreciation for the hard 
work of the legislative counsel who have made sure the proposal ended 
up on paper and in proper form. Our appreciation goes to David 
Mendelsogn, Curt Haensel, and Rosemary Gallagher.
  This is a piece of legislation, Mr. Chairman, that is long overdue. 
It is important we pass this legislation so we can leave the legacy for 
users in the future.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  The chairman has done a good job of talking about the people who do 
the real work around here, which is the staff, with good direction from 
the Members, and the chairman of the committee and the subcommittee 
chairman and the direction that I and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. 
Oberstar) have attempted to provide in this endeavor.
  This, I believe, may be the signature accomplishment of this 
Congress, as it goes to positive accomplishments for the economy of the 
United States and domestic programs.
  The investment in this bill, investment of taxes, paid by the 
American people at the pump, we are not creating new deficit or debt 
here; we are spending their tax money in the way it was intended when 
it was collected from them when they tanked up their car or their 
commercial vehicle.
  For every billion dollars in this bill of investment, of mitigating 
congestion, of repairing cracked bridges, of resurfacing highways, for 
transit, for every billion we spend, the President's Department of 
Transportation estimates that it creates about 47,000 jobs, not just 
direct good-wage construction jobs, but jobs that spill over to the 
contractors, the small businesses that subcontract, the communities 
where the projects take place with the spending in those communities, 
with improvement in the movement of freight so trucks do not have to 
take lengthy detours, so the just-in-time delivery can work better for 
American businesses, putting people to work in companies that are more 
competitive. All of that flows from this $284 billion investment.
  In an ideal world, I would invest more and I believe that the 
chairman has a similar position on that, but we are constrained by 
current budget reality, and this is a good step to be taken by the 
House of Representatives; and hopefully, this will move the process out 
of limbo in the Senate. In the last Congress, we could have gotten this 
job done had the Senate followed the lead of the House. They did not. 
Hopefully, this time they will be more amenable to getting this bill 
done and getting it done long before the temporary extension expires at 
the end of May.
  Our departments of transportation across the country need certainty. 
Many of them are restricted legislatively or constitutionally from 
obligating funds into larger projects or projects that will go more 
than 1 year because we are in this series of temporary extensions of 
the Transportation Efficiency Act as we move toward TEA-LU.
  With the adoption of TEA-LU and the certainty that will come with 
that, we will see a whole lot of on-the-shelf, ready-to-go vital 
projects across America, that will put tens of thousands to work this 
next summer, move forward. But only if they get that certainty. It is 
estimated in the last year $2 billion of necessary spending, investment 
in roads, bridges, highways, transit projects was foregone because of 
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uncertainty. I mean, everyone knows we are going to make these 
investments, but at what level and over what period of time and with 
what constraints on the spending. So the States themselves need this.
  In my own State, we have a tremendous problem with cracked bridges on 
Interstate 5, and it is interfering with international commerce and 
interstate commerce, and we want to move ahead; but we need the 
certainty of this legislation, the investment in this legislation to do 
that.
  I see that the ranking member of the full committee has come in.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of the time on this side since I 
believe we will probably hear from the other side of the aisle.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman 
from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri), the subcommittee chairman, who has done an 
outstanding job. As I mentioned in my opening statement, he has been 
the real workhorse on this bill.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I would like to say that here we go again, 
another transportation reauthorization bill before the House of 
Representatives.
  Every Member of this body knows that this bill is long overdue, and I 
want to assure my colleagues that we struggled mightily during the last 
Congress to get a long-term reauthorization bill in place, but came up 
a bit short.
  There is some good news in that the guaranteed funding in this bill 
is a bit higher than the bill authorized last year, and it is in line 
with the President's budget proposal. This $4 billion increase is 
largely due to the positive ethanol gas tax changes that were included 
in last year's corporate tax bill.
  That being said, however, the fact remains that many of the 
challenges we faced during the 108th Congress we continue to face 
today. The simple fact is that we do not have the resources needed to 
meet our Nation's transportation needs, both infrastructure needs of 
our Nation as documented by the U.S. Department of Transportation, and 
the needs of the Members as communicated to our committee, representing 
needs of areas all across our Nation.
  I believe that this is very shortsighted and that all of us, 
Republicans and Democrats alike, can and should support a strong 
infrastructure program that pays back so much in terms of economic 
development, international competitiveness, safety, mobility, and 
improved quality of life. A first-rate infrastructure is essential to a 
vibrant, growing economy; and in fact, we as a Nation are in danger of 
falling behind since, in real terms, our Federal investment in 
infrastructure is falling behind.
  Our Governors, mayors, county executives, business leaders, labor and 
other groups all know this. The Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with 
a diverse group of State and local governments, business and labor 
groups under the Americans for Transportation Mobility coalition to 
highlight the importance of transportation investment to businesses 
and, in fact, to local communities as well.
  Across this country, we have seen at the State and local level 
citizens voting in referenda to increase State sales taxes or issue 
bonds to devote more resources to transportation. They see on a daily 
basis how we are falling behind.
  Coincidentally, today the American Society of Civil Engineers issues 
its 2005 report card for America's infrastructure. For transportation, 
the grade for roads is worsened from D+, already rather low, to D. 
Transit decreases from a C- to a D+.
  Currently, we rely on the 18.3 cent gas tax, which has not been 
increased for over 10 years since 1993, and truck taxes to fuel highway 
and most transit spending at the Federal level. I am pleased that the 
bill before us takes steps to look at the next generation of financing 
for the building of roads and transit.
  As cars become more fuel efficient or use alternative fuels or other 
environmentally beneficial fuels, all of which are, of course, good 
things that should be encouraged, we see less revenue coming in to the 
Highway Trust Fund. The gas tax is meant to be a surrogate for road 
usage and is the standard for the user-pay system of our Federal 
highway program, but I am afraid that we are using a 20th-century 
benchmark in the 21st century. H.R. 3 takes real concrete steps to move 
us toward modernizing and updating how we finance our Nation's roads.
  The bill before us does differ from H.R. 3550 in that we have made 
revisions relating to the donor State issue. The ``scope'' issue has 
been addressed so that, for example, high priority projects are now 
once again covered under the Minimum Guarantee program, a major change 
from the bill last year, and other improvements have been made as well.
  As it has been noted, this issue will continue to be addressed as we 
are in conference, and this is not the final resolution for this 
particular issue. This is my fifth transportation bill since joining 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and this is always 
the most complicated issue to resolve.
  While I wish the funding levels were higher, nevertheless every State 
will see an increase in its funding. The bill includes programs for 
safety: infrastructure safety on the road, work safety, motor carrier 
safety, and behavioral safety.
  Harley Davidson is headquartered in my State, and we have several 
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  Motorcycle safety grants are authorized, and I encourage States to 
look at using these and section 402 funds to address impaired driving, 
which is a great cause of concern.
  H.R. 3 will facilitate the movement of freight around our Nation, an 
important element of interstate commerce and a primary Federal interest 
in transportation. It will allow us to meet the needs of emerging trade 
corridors in the post-interstate construction era and other projects 
that have regional national significance yet overwhelm the financial 
capabilities of any one State.
  We retain funding for transit at the traditional split and include 
programs that will help States meet the mobility needs of both urban 
and rural communities and improve transportation services for the 
elderly and disabled.
  Mr. Chairman, I thank my chairman for giving me the opportunity to 
address these issues.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), the ranking member of the 
committee and a champion of all modes of transportation.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman, the ranking member 
of the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines, for yielding me 
this time.
  Here we are again, hopefully, to the Floor with what I fervently hope 
will not result in yet another extension of current law for our surface 
transportation program. That we do not have in place a 5-year or 6-year 
extension of our surface transportation programs is certainly not 
attributable to the Members of this Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure. Both sides of the aisle have worked vigorously, Mr. 
Chairman, to craft a bill that meets the needs of America's reliance 
upon our highway and transit systems to move people and goods 
efficiently and effectively in America.
  The very first version of this bill was introduced in the fall of 
2003, in October, at $375 billion, the investment that the Department 
of Transportation recommended to the Congress and to the administration 
that the Nation needed to invest over the next 6 years, following on 
TEA-21, to address the needs of pavement condition, congestion and 
safety across America. We took them at their word. Together, we crafted 
a bill that reflected the $375 billion investment, and together, we 
introduced that bill under the leadership of our chairman, the 
gentleman from Alaska.
  At the time we introduced that bill, gasoline was selling at $1.34 a 
gallon. Today, it is well over $2.04 across the Nation. Oil will soon 
be selling at $60 a barrel, according to current analysts' reports, and 
the price of gas will go higher. We are not getting any of the benefit 
of that increase in pricing here in America in our highway transit 
programs. The dollars are going overseas.
  In an age in which we are so concerned about outsourcing of American 
jobs to low-wage countries, the one place that jobs are not outsourced 
is on our highway and transit program; the highway that is built in 
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home, in your community, between communities, the transit systems that 
are built are built with American labor and American materials. We 
require American steel to go in the Federal highway program and into 
the transit program. We have strengthened the Buy America provisions in 
this legislation and that have existed since 1982.
  You know, you cannot build a highway in Shanghai and put it in place 
in Peoria. It's put in place in America with American labor. Those are 
American jobs. We created 1,300,000 net new jobs in TEA-21, and with a 
$375 billion investment over the next 6 years, we would create 2 
million net new jobs and $291 billion of total related net new economic 
activity in America.
  But we are not here debating that bill, because the economic gurus 
downtown at the White House said, oh no, that is way too much. They do 
not understand this comes out of the Highway Trust Fund. It is a pay-
as-you-go system. American drivers are paying for this system. It is 
the most successful initiative we have had, except for Social Security, 
in our whole government structure. Since 1956, the Highway Trust Fund 
invests your dollars with your purchase at the pump, and you drive away 
on good roads. It is just that simple. And this committee has been 
faithful and true to that principle since 1956, going on 50 years.
  But when we got that message that, oh no, that is not the number, we 
scaled our bill back; you did not hear any partisan bickering. What you 
saw was bipartisan cooperation. We brought a much lower bill to the 
floor, the Transportation Equity Act, a Legacy for Users, TEA-LU, and 
we took it through this House to the conference, where it stalled again 
over the level of investment that we need to make in America's 
transportation future. And it could not be resolved all the way through 
and up to the election, nor in the lame duck session afterward. So we 
are here again to make that effort.
  Now, in the committee, we have agreed on the structure of the 
legislation, on the way in which those dollars are going to be 
invested, the programs, the allocated and allotted programs, the 
apportioned programs, and we bring to this body good investment in the 
future of transportation in America.
  In safety alone, we invest $6 billion in the future of safe roads in 
America. In 1956, when the Highway Trust Fund was created and the 
interstate highway program launched, the projections were, if America 
did not move to a much safer highway system, a divided access 
controlled superhighway program, we would be killing 110,000 a year on 
America's roads. And because of the interstate highway, we are saving 
well over 50,000 lives a year.
  We need to do better, however, and we can and will do better with the 
investments we are making in this legislation. For example, the $550 
million investment in rural road safety. Forty-three percent of 
America's fatalities occur on rural roads. In our State of Minnesota, 
half of those fatalities are people from the metropolitan area driving 
in rural Minnesota who are killed on unsafe rural roads.
  We need to make the investments to improve the quality of safety on 
our rural road system as well as in urban-suburban areas. We do that in 
this legislation. We make the right investments.
  We need to move this bill forward, get it through this House. 
Unfortunately, we are delayed. And while discussions continue and 
negotiations continue on a term that is a term of art, not a term of 
law, over the scope and the percentage return on investment each State 
perceives it gets back from the Federal Highway Trust Fund, I hope that 
will be resolved today, and we can move on with the manager's amendment 
and settle the issue and go to conference.
  Our chairman, the gentleman from Alaska, has led us through political 
storms over this issue. He has been a steady hand at the helm, and I 
applaud his leadership and his firmness. I hope that we will resolve 
this matter expeditiously, bring the manager's amendment to the floor 
and then proceed to conference with the Senate.
  This is a tight time frame. Current law expires the end of May. The 
Senate is not expected, the other body, forgive me, is not expected to 
take up their version of the bill until after the Easter recess. That 
would mean mid April before we even get to conference. That leaves a 
month or so to negotiate all the differences in policy between the two 
bills. I certainly do not relish the prospect of the two of us coming 
back to the House floor sometime in May and saying, sorry, we cannot 
get there, we have to have another extension of current law.
  We need to move ahead now. The Sand & Gravel Institute is reporting 
43 percent unemployment among their membership because States are not 
letting long-term contracts. The Concrete Pavement Association, the 
Asphalt Pavement Association are all reporting unemployment levels in 
excess of 40 percent among their members because States are not letting 
long-term contracts. We can settle that by getting this bill through 
the House, through conference, and to the President for signature. Even 
at this lower level of $284 billion, that will mean a significant 
advancement in the cause of transportation, in jobs, in economic 
vitality and productivity in America.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  I want to thank the gentleman from Minnesota. He has been a real ally 
in this legislation, and he knows how well we work together and how 
important to this Nation it is to pass this bill. This is a team effort 
within a committee that has been very, very bipartisan over the period 
of time that I have served on it, for the last, actually, 12 years, and 
even before that. This committee has a record of that, and he has 
continued that. I think it is crucially important for those watching 
this on television to know that there are committees that do work hand-
in-hand together for the betterment of this Nation, and for that, I 
thank the gentleman.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. 
Mica).
  Mr. MICA. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Alaska for 
yielding me this time and for the opportunity to address probably one 
of the most important pieces of legislation to be considered by this 
Congress, and that is our Federal policy in projects for funding 
transportation throughout our Nation.
  Mr. Chairman, back in the 1950s, I believe it was in 1954, President 
Eisenhower sent Richard Nixon to Lake George, New York, for the 
National Governors Conference. And at that conference, Vice President 
Nixon proposed to the governors basically a $1 trillion interstate 
program, and that was when the Federal budget was somewhere in the $80 
billion range. I wish that we were here today talking about a $1 
trillion funding project to improve the infrastructure of our Nation.
  If we look across the country, it certainly could be justified. Just 
in my district in Florida, from Orlando to Jacksonville, we probably 
have $4 billion or $5 billion in immediate project needs, and that just 
scratches the surface. I know traffic congestion is a problem across 
the Nation.
  I compliment the chairman. He has had to deal with the White House, 
he has had to deal with varied interests. I compliment the ranking 
member. He has also had to deal with the fiscal constraints that we see 
ourselves under at this time and try to come up with a reasonable 
solution to funding our Nation's highway. So I thank everyone for 
getting us to this stage.
  Now, I have not made up my mind whether I will vote for or against 
the final transportation and highway funding formula that we see. I say 
I have not made up my mind, I do support the proposal as it is brought 
forth here in the House today. I support it because it represents a 
$48.6 billion increase. That is a 27 percent increase over TEA-21, its 
predecessor authorizing legislation.
  I support this legislation today because the House passed a $275 
billion bill, and this represents $284 billion additional spending that 
has been agreed upon by the White House and other participants, and 
also a $299 billion, almost $300 billion with contract authority piece 
of legislation, which is more than what we had last year. In fact, it 
is $9 billion more for highway funds over what we voted on last year in 
the House of Representatives.

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Florida as a donor State, a donor State which in committee we heard 
that Florida received, for every dollar that it sent into the trust 
fund some years ago, 58 cents in return.
  We have gone to 79 cents. We are now somewhere around 86 cents, that 
is, for every dollar we send here, we get back 86 cents. I do not know 
today, I do not know at this hour, and I do not when we pass the final 
bill what our net rate of return is. That is what I will have my eye on 
the ball for.
  And I think that is what all of the donor States ask for. And we do 
not ask for anything that we are not entitled to. In fact, we would 
very much like to have 95 cents come back as a minimum. We will 
probably not get that. But all we ask for is fairness in this process.
  I know at this time, and I have not seen all of the details of the 
manager's amendment, that there will be carved out projects of national 
significance; and I do support this.
  But what we ask for is fairness, fairness to Florida, fairness to 
Illinois, fairness to Alaska, fairness to all of the States in the 
Union, and all of those who will benefit by this bill.
  So we are going to try to support this bill. We had to sort of hold 
our nose and vote for the previous bill which was not as good as this 
piece of legislation that comes before us today
  But we, the donor States, working with the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
DeLay) and others from across the Nation that are also donors to this 
fund, want to see fairness in the final bill. So it is in everyone's 
interest that we move this bill now forward to conference committee.
  So I urge my colleagues to look very closely at the provisions of the 
manager's amendment and how it affects each of their individual States. 
I urge you to support this legislation and that we pass this bill and 
move it on to conference.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 30 seconds. I have worked 
closely with my colleague from Florida and always enjoy working with 
him. I would be happy to go for a trillion dollars in this bill. And I 
think we could spend that money wisely and make the country more 
competitive. I can guarantee him, if we could get to a trillion 
dollars, we could get him back 99 cents or maybe even a dollar on a 
dollar.
  So I am hopeful that as we move through the process we can increase 
the amount of money, which will allow us to accommodate States like 
Florida and others who need investments just like everyone else in this 
country.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. 
Pascrell).
  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of TEA-LU. The gentleman 
from Alaska (Mr. Young), the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), 
our ranking member, have done a remarkable job. It is a credit to their 
leadership that we are unified in our desire to pass such a major piece 
of legislation.
  No bill in the Congress that I know of considered this year will do 
more to positively affect the quality of life of every single American 
than this surface transportation reauthorization.
  This is the key bill. I know I am not alone in wishing that we had 
more funds to make the capital investments to meet the ever-growing 
need. After decades of investments to meet an expanding Nation in a 
growing population, the United States transportation system is 
unmatched anywhere else in the world. A vital transportation sector is 
a major reason for our Nation's high productivity and mobility.
  But we cannot accept stagnation. Without continuing to grow the 
program, we will fall further behind. New Jersey has some of the oldest 
infrastructure in the Nation, Mr. Chairman. This bill will do wonders 
for helping rebuild decrepit bridges and bringing commercial and 
commuter corridors into the 21st century.
  My home State has over 1,100 people per square mile going every which 
way. Without increases to meet our mass transportation needs included 
in this legislation, we will have to macadam our living rooms to reduce 
congestion on our roads.
  There is one provision I am disappointed is missing from the 
legislation. The gentlemen from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez and Mr. 
LoBiondo) have joined with me in crafting a bipartisan amendment to 
address an important clean-government issue found not only in New 
Jersey but across our Nation. Throughout the country, States like 
Connecticut are in the process of enacting pay-to-play restrictions to 
address the threat of real and apparent corruption resulting from large 
political contributions from contractors to influence the awarding of 
public contracts.
  Unfortunately in an interpretation of the Federal law, the Federal 
Highway Administration is withholding Federal aid highway dollars from 
States which choose to clean up corruption. The Pascrell amendment 
would clarify the law so that the rights of States are very clear.
  Our amendment allows States to enact anticorruption laws curbing the 
practice of pay-to-play contracting without losing their Federal aid. 
Federal precedent is clear on our point as well. Section 441(C) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Laws that prohibits campaign contributions 
for government contractors, this is the Federal law, in the 1990s the 
SEC enacted a pay-to-play ban, prohibiting contributions by bond 
traders. That has been upheld by the Federal courts.
  I would urge the Rules Committee to protect our simple bipartisan 
amendment within its second rule tomorrow.
  I congratulate the chairman and ranking member on advancing this 
legislation. As the process moves forward, we must work together to 
fight for a better bill, a bill which will create needed middle-class 
jobs.
  I thank the gentleman for yielding the time.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to allow 
the Committee on Ways and Means to use their allotted time at this 
point.
  I also ask unanimous consent that I yield my time to the gentleman 
from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri) to control until I return. I have to go to 
another meeting.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mr. Carter).
  In response to the gentleman's first request, the Chair will advise 
that the chair is able to manage the sequence in which the committees 
use their time as a matter of recognition.
  In response to the gentleman's second request, the Chair will 
recognize the members of the committee who are filling the roles of 
chairman and ranking minority member under the governing special order 
of business
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The members of the Committee on Ways and Means, 
the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Foley) and the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Thompson) each control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Foley).
  Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  On behalf of the Committee on Ways and Means, I rise in support of 
the tax provisions that will finance H.R. 3, the Transportation Equity 
Act: A Legacy for Users.
  H.R. 3 extends the Highway Trust Fund expenditure authority for 
highway projects through fiscal year 2007. This bill addresses the need 
to upgrade our Nation's highways and infrastructure, to improve driver 
safety and reduce congestion.
  The American highway system is a critical component of our economic 
growth in terms of job creation and the movement of goods. Unless we 
act, funding for the Highway Trust Fund will be cut off after May 31, 
2005.
  Last year the House and Senate did not complete negotiations on the 
6-year reauthorization of the Federal highways programs.
  This left Congress with no choice but to extend the authorization on 
a short-term basis, which is never an ideal solution. H.R. 3 would 
provide $284 billion of funding for the Federal highways programs 
through fiscal year 2009, the same amount proposed in the 
administration's budget, and $5 billion more than the House approved 
last year.
  It is my hope that the House and the Senate will reach agreement on a 
reauthorization bill this year so that critical transportation needs 
can be addressed. The tax provisions before us today do more than 
extend the expenditure authority of the Highway Trust Fund through 
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Trust Fund to the Aquatic Resource Trust Fund to account for fuel taxes 
collected from motor boat use, but it does not extend the general fund 
retention of motor boat fuel taxes.
  It also extends the excise tax to fund the Highway Trust Fund at 
current levels. Mr. Chairman, these tax provisions will fund new 
highway projects that will strengthen local economies and create local 
jobs.
  Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this 
legislation.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as 
I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise on behalf of the Committee on Ways and Means, 
and the committee approved the tax title to the highway reauthorization 
bill last week. The tax title of this bill appears to be 
noncontroversial.
  To summarize, the tax provisions would extend current law highway-
related excise taxes until 2011 and the Highway Trust Fund expenditure 
authorities until 2009. These provisions under current law expire in 
2005.
  We need more transportation funding. This is a good bill, and I 
commend both the chairman and the ranking member and all of those on 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure who have worked so 
hard to bring this bill to the floor today. Apparently, there has been 
agreement among the Republican leadership that H.R. 3 provides the 
right level of funding for our transportation systems in the coming 
years. However, I believe strongly that we still need to be doing more.
  I know that the ranking member, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. 
Oberstar), who has done so much on this for so long, will speak 
strongly on the need to do more to improve and to maintain our existing 
transportation system and to ensure adequate infrastructure investments 
nationwide; and I strongly agree with the gentleman.
  Our Nation's long- and short-term needs have been specific and well 
documented by the Department of Transportation. All that needs to be 
done is for this Congress to act and to provide that adequate level of 
funding.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  To quickly summarize, this bill, on behalf of the Committee on Ways 
and Means, provides new highway projects that will strengthen local 
economies and create local jobs; extends the authority to spend money 
from the Highway Trust Fund through September 30, 2009; provides $284 
billion in needed funding for Federal highways; and extends the present 
law excise tax that finances Highway Trust Funds through September 30, 
2011. It reauthorizes Highway Trust Fund transfers to the Aquatic 
Resources Trust Fund to account for fuel taxes collected for motorboat 
use, but it does not extend the general fund retention of motorboat 
fuel taxes. The administration supports the $284 billion funding level.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Chairman, I yield the balance of my 
time to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer).
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer).
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer) is 
recognized for 5\1/2\ minutes.
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me 
this time.
  I am pleased to rise in support of the bill. I think the Committee on 
Ways and Means is moving forward in a way that is reasonable with this. 
I personally am very pleased that the basic overall structural 
integrity of the bill has been maintained. It is a good bipartisan 
framework that builds on ISTEA. It has something for virtually every 
community in America.
  I am particularly pleased that there is language in the bill that 
deals with small starts. I have had experience in my community with a 
street car development that is much less expensive; it is quick to 
build. It goes back and helps us reinvigorate the neighborhoods that 
were originally built around street cars decades, sometimes a century, 
ago. We have over 80 communities around the country that are interested 
in their opportunity to build a street car. The bill contains almost $1 
billion over the next 5 years in projects that are termed ``small 
start,'' between $25 million and $75 million. It provides for an 
expedited process separate from the more expensive, more complex, more 
cumbersome new-starts provision.
  I look forward to working with members on the committee to refine and 
move this forward. I hope we will have strong support from both sides 
of the aisle in conference to make sure that this is something that 
survives and is further enhanced.
  And before I finish on the small-starts point, I would like to 
express deep appreciation to Joyce Rose and to Ken House for making it 
possible for this language to be there and to be as effective as it is.

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  I did want to make one brief reference to the donor-donee that my 
friend from Florida was talking about, that they are up to 85, 86 
percent. I have some sympathy for that. But as I pointed out on this 
floor, the big donor-donee disparity is not between a few States that 
win or lose, it is between the metropolitan areas across the country 
that are systematically shortchanged in the allocation of 
transportation money. It may be that part of that is because the way 
that the structures go with the MPO and the flow of Federal dollars, 
that metropolitan areas have only a say over 6 percent of the funding 
flow. I see my friend from southern California. There is over a $1 
billion net outflow from southern California in the metropolitan area 
to deal with its transportation needs. There are any number of cities 
in Florida that get less than 60 and 70 percent on the dollar. I see my 
friend from Dallas here. Her metropolitan area gets only 75 cents on 
the dollar. Of the 276 metropolitan areas, the vast majority of them 
are shortchanged, and in most instances, it is far more than the level 
that we are talking about between the donor and donee States.
  This is something that Congress is going to have to spend some time 
focusing on. How do we guarantee that the needs of our metropolitan 
areas, where the vast majority of our population live, are met? Whether 
you are in a red State, a blue State, south, east, north or west, 
people live in these metropolitan areas; and in community after 
community after community, they are shortchanged. We have people come 
to the Floor supporting this excellent bill. I join them. And I am 
pleased that people are concerned to reduce the problems of congestion, 
of air pollution, of an inability to move freight in this country. But 
where is the air pollution, the congestion, the problems with freight? 
It is in the metropolitan areas. And unless we spend the money where it 
is needed, we are never going to improve the air quality, we are never 
going to be able to reduce the congestion that is strangling our 
communities. We are having a situation where it takes less time for 
freight to move from Portland, Oregon, or from Long Beach/LA to Chicago 
than it takes to move that freight through Chicago. Longer than it took 
to get there in the first place.
  Mr. Chairman, there is no more important environmental or economic 
development legislation before this Congress. I like the direction that 
we are moving. I hope that we maintain the balance, the structure, a 
bipartisan effort to meet the needs of all America's communities. I 
hope that we are going to be looking towards the future, however, to 
make sure that we not only maintain that structure but we look for ways 
to get the money where it is most needed.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Gary G. Miller), a valued member of the committee.
  Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. Mr. Chairman, this bill has been a 
long time coming. I would like to commend Chairman Young and Ranking 
Member Oberstar for their work together on this bill. It is amazing how 
two individuals from different parties can get together and share a 
common cause, and that is to better the transportation system within 
our Nation.
  I would also like to commend Chairman Young's staff, they have been 
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accessible trying to accomplish this bill, and Subcommittee Chairman 
Petri. I understand your passion, and I share that with you, but I have 
watched you work in recent years and your motivation towards providing 
a better transportation system for this country.
  When this country was founded, we had basically two main areas of 
oversight. That was to ensure interstate commerce, and protect and 
defend our borders. This bill ensures interstate commerce. It is 
definitely not the amount of money a lot of us would like to see it be. 
Chairman Young, I know, fought very hard, and we all know what a kind 
and gentle man he is and an easy man to get along with, but he put that 
aside and was willing to be forceful, he is a forceful man by nature, 
and to really fight for what we believe is right and that is more money 
for our States.
  California, as the previous speaker said, is probably the largest 
donor State in this Nation. Unless you go to California and you drive 
the freeways and you understand what working people go through, what 
truckers go through, the problem we face with the Alameda Corridor East 
which deals directly with the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, when 
that was funded originally in the mid-nineties, we funded 100 percent 
of the improvements from the harbors to commerce, but there was nothing 
done from commerce all the way through LA County, San Bernardino 
County, Riverside County and Orange County. The impact is incredible, 
and it is growing daily. How many people do you know that cannot afford 
to live within the communities within which they work so they have to 
buy in an area that is outside of their working areas, we see in 
California, and they spend hours each day driving back and forth to 
work, and it is getting worse. Unless we come up with the funds to 
improve our at-grade crossings for the trains, we are just going to sit 
there and watch trains go by. We are going to sit on the freeways and 
watch trucks coming back and forth from those harbors when people are 
trying to get back and forth to work to provide for their families.
  Nothing has as great an impact on our economic development, growth 
patterns and quality of life as transportation. If you are going to 
have a good system, if you are going to have a system that is critical 
in keeping people moving and goods moving and cities and communities 
prosperous, you have to provide for the transportation needs that the 
American people are demanding and require.
  In California, they have gone through some very difficult economic 
times. The State of California has been in deficit for recent years and 
is having to continue to cut back on their spending. One area they tend 
to focus on cutting back on seems to be transportation. I have never 
been as impacted by calls, letters and requests from my local 
communities, and those requests are for dollars to be able to meet the 
local transportation needs that they have, needs that, in the past, 
they have been able to accommodate themselves.
  This year, in some of our communities in California, it is worse than 
others because we have been plagued by an incredible amount of rain, 
more rain than the sewers in California are able to accommodate. We 
have houses sliding off of hills, very severe economic problems and 
situations that our cities and counties have been put into. And dollars 
that would otherwise be placed in transportation to fulfill those needs 
locally are being placed to help people who are being impacted by the 
slides and the devastation that California has recently experienced. 
Then that puts the cities in a situation where they have to come back 
to Congress and say, we need some of our tax dollars back to be able to 
help move people, to repair the potholes, to improve the highways, the 
freeways that are impacted, the bridges that are deteriorating in 
California and throughout this country. We have to do something about 
that. That is what this bill does.
  Again, I want to praise Chairman Young. He has done everything he can 
to provide the maximum amount of dollars we can through a bill. I would 
like to commend our leadership, Subcommittee Chairman Petri. I really 
appreciate everything he has done. The staff that are here in the room. 
They have always been accommodating and willing to listen to our needs, 
and they have always done what they can to help us. Chairman Young has 
gone out of his way to be understanding, cooperative and basically 
provide the resources that we need to better the people's lives in 
California. I am proud to be a part of this committee and be a part of 
this bill. I strongly support an ``aye'' vote.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman 
from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson), a member of the committee and a 
leader on transportation issues.
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Chairman, let me commend the 
leadership of this committee and that of the Highway subcommittee for 
all of the hard work and bipartisan work that has gotten us to this 
point today. Today, this committee is sending a message to the American 
people that investment in the Nation's transportation system is our 
number one priority.
  I do not have to tell you that the clock is working against the 
infrastructure of our country, my State and particularly my district. 
The longer we wait to enact a reauthorization bill, the more costly it 
becomes to adequately address the Nation's crumbling infrastructure. 
Our Nation's transportation system is the backbone of our economy and 
way of life, and we cannot afford to shortchange either one of those.
  Late last year, the Texas Section of Civil Engineers released its 
2004 infrastructure report card in which the State's infrastructure 
received a dismal cumulative assessment of below average. The Texas 
Transportation Commission can fund less than 40 percent of the worthy 
road and highway projects. Twelve thousand of the State's 48,000 
bridges are structurally deficient. Seventeen are in my district. 
Congestion is on the rise in urban areas, and deterioration of air 
quality poses an even greater risk to the health of our residents, 
particularly seniors and children.
  I have one amendment that was accepted but there is another one that 
is still in question where we really need to address congestion, urban 
congestion. Our constituents have spoken, and we must act. It is 
imperative that we commit ourselves to working together to passing a 
final bill today, or tomorrow, that addresses our Nation's crumbling 
infrastructure. This creates badly needed good-paying jobs which we 
need to give attention to. It addresses our congestion and poor air 
quality, expands inclusion of minority and women-owned businesses in 
Federal transportation contracting and makes donor highway funding 
equity close to a reality. We must get this bill through conference and 
to the President's desk as soon as we can.
  I thank both of the leaderships, majority and minority. I support 
this bill and hope that we can move it along rapidly.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart), a hardworking member of 
our committee.
  Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Mr. Chairman, first, I would like 
to thank Chairman Young for visiting Miami recently and spending time 
understanding the important transit issues that we are facing in Miami-
Dade County. The most important issue at this point, as the gentleman 
from Alaska knows, Mr. Chairman, is allowing $100 million committed by 
the Florida Department of Transportation for the Miami Intermodal 
Center, Earlington Heights connector to be used as part of the non-
Federal match towards other transit corridors in Miami-Dade County. I 
also want to thank the gentleman from Wisconsin for his interest, and I 
understand that he is also interested in even maybe going to Miami to 
look at that specific issue.
  This provision, which would guarantee the release of the $100 million 
from the Florida Department of Transportation, requires legislative 
language that I have been working on with the gentleman from Wisconsin, 
also with Chairman Young and their talented staffs, I understand that 
negotiations are continuing on this issue and will continue to be 
worked on in conference after the gentleman from Wisconsin has had an 
opportunity to visit Miami in early April.
  As the gentleman knows, the $100 million from Florida DOT will only 
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released if such language is included. This provision has strong 
bipartisan support among South Florida Members. Again, while this 
provision is not in the bill today, it is my understanding, Mr. 
Chairman, that we are continuing to work on it as the process 
continues.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I have met with the gentleman from Florida 
(Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart) and spoken with him several times on the issue 
of legislative language that would allow $100 million from the Florida 
Department of Transportation for the MIC to be used as part of the non-
Federal match for other transit corridors. He has expressed his strong 
commitment to this language. I will be traveling to Miami soon to see 
the project firsthand. We will continue to work on this issue during 
conference. I look forward to the chance to visit Miami and better 
understand the project and the need for this language.
  Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. I thank the gentleman.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Maryland (Mr. Cummings).
  Mr. CUMMINGS. I thank the gentleman for yielding time.
  Mr. Chairman, I want to thank our ranking member and chairman for all 
of their hard work and the chairman and the ranking member of the 
subcommittee. This bill has indeed been a long time coming. We all know 
that $283.9 billion is a lot of money but certainly not enough, but the 
fact is that this is a continuing process.

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  Also, I want to express my sincere appreciation to our ranking member 
and our chairman and their staffs for working with me and my staff to 
include language in the floor manager's amendment that will expand 
research on critical issues in hazardous materials transportation. The 
hazardous materials title of the TEA-LU bill regulates hazardous 
materials transportation to ``protect against the risks to life, 
property and the environment that are inherent in the transportation of 
hazardous materials.'' TEA-LU's Research Title must set a research 
agenda that will support the accomplishment of these objectives.
  In its Special Report 283, the Transportation Research Board found 
that perhaps the most notable gap in America's system for ensuring the 
safety and security of hazardous materials transportation is the lack 
of research that is cost-cutting and multi-modal in application.
  My provisions amend TEA-LU's Research Title to require the 
administrator of a newly created Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
Safety Administration to research nine crosscutting issues in hazardous 
materials transportation not adequately addressed by existing mode-
specific research programs.
  Mr. Chairman, there are more than 1 million shipments per day in the 
United States of hazardous materials. Between 14,000 and 18,000 
unintended releases of hazardous materials occur during transportation 
annually. Between 1994 and 2003, these incidents resulted in 210 
fatalities.
  Recent incidents in my district in Baltimore, in South Carolina, 
Texas, and South Dakota have dramatically reminded us of the danger 
that hazardous materials shipment can pose. In response to these 
findings, I introduced the Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Act 
of 2005, H.R. 909, which would establish an ongoing cooperative 
research program for hazardous materials transportation.
  While not creating this permanent hazardous materials cooperative 
research program, the provisions included in today's bill respond to 
the Transportation Research Board's report by requiring research on 
crosscutting topics recommended for further study. In addition, the 
Secretary will be required to report on the need to establish a 
permanent cooperative research program for hazardous materials.
  I again thank the committee's leaders and their staff for working 
with me to begin to create a hazardous materials research program that 
is truly comprehensive and multi-modal in scope. I urge my colleagues 
to support this bill.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster), a member of the committee.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of H.R. 3. It has 
been a long time coming. I want to commend the gentleman from Alaska 
(Chairman Young) and the ranking member, the gentleman from Minnesota 
(Mr. Oberstar), as well as the subcommittee chairman, the gentleman 
from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri), and the ranking member, the gentleman from 
Oregon (Mr. DeFazio), for their efforts on behalf of our Nation's 
transportation system.
  As a Pennsylvanian who represents a broad geographic region, I know 
the issue of transportation is critical to all of our constituents. I 
am very pleased that the legislation before us today includes many 
initiatives to combat congestion on our Nation's highways and further 
relieve bottlenecks on our roads.
  H.R. 3 contains innovative real-time and intelligent transportation 
initiatives that allow States to monitor and improve traffic flow and 
enhance safety. Building on these innovative programs, I also encourage 
support of an amendment that will be offered by my colleague, the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy), to create voluntary toll or 
fast lanes. Drivers who chose to use these fast lanes will be charged 
electronically, eliminating the toll booths that add to backups and 
congestion. It will allow for our States to collect the funds necessary 
to increase the capacity on our highways. Congestion is a tremendous 
drag on our economy today, and it needs to be addressed.
  One concern, Mr. Chairman, I do have with this bill is the rate of 
return States will receive under this measure. It has been the wise 
practice in surface transportation reauthorization to take into account 
that some regions are saddled with greater needs than others and need a 
larger rate of return to maintain our national transportation system.
  My home State of Pennsylvania is unique in that we have more miles of 
State highway to maintain than all of New England and New York 
combined. Additionally, the Commonwealth ranks third in the amount of 
through truck traffic that neither originates nor terminates in the 
State. Pennsylvania receives little benefit from such commerce 
traveling through our State, yet States such as Florida, which is able 
to get its goods to the large Northeastern markets, benefit, while we 
still suffer from the constant pounding and damage caused by this 
through traffic.
  As we move forward to conference, I would encourage my colleagues to 
continue returning funds to States based on needs so that we can 
continue to have a safe and efficient national highway system.
  Lastly, Mr. Chairman, I want to take a minute to address an issue 
that has become of increasing concern to me and many of my fellow 
Pennsylvanians on the committee.
  In recent weeks, the Governor of our State has continued to flex 
funds designated for highway projects to bail out the Pittsburgh and 
Philadelphia transit systems to the tune of $412 million, which is 
roughly one-third of what Pennsylvania will receive from the Federal 
Government in funding next year.
  Mr. Chairman, transferring funds set aside by the government for 
highway projects to bail out troubled transit systems is wrong. The 
transit system in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia has continually had 
problems meeting its financial responsibility, and it is out of the 
pockets of rural Pennsylvanians that the funding shortfalls are met.
  Critical highway projects in our region are put in jeopardy when 
highway moneys are transferred to transit. Our highway system weaves a 
thread of viability through our State and between our urban areas. 
Quite simply, you cannot travel from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia without 
going through rural central Pennsylvania.
  To this end, I am pleased that included in the bill is language 
directing the Government Accountability Office to review this transfer 
authority and how it is being used. I want to thank my colleagues, the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Gerlach) and the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Dent), for their support on our effort on this issue.
  It is critical that Congress address this issue and examine the 
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need of limiting Governors' ability to shift funds in the future. Rural 
Pennsylvanians, rural Americans should not have to continue to foot the 
bill for transit riders in the large metropolitan areas of this 
country.
  Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the chairman again, the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Chairman Petri), and the committee staff for all their hard 
work and efforts in getting H.R. 3 to the floor today.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Utah (Mr. Matheson).
  Mr. MATHESON. Mr. Chairman, I think this H.R. 3 legislation is a good 
illustration of the old phrase that politics is the art of compromise. 
We have heard a lot of people talk about things that they like in this 
bill. You will also here a lot of speakers talk about things they wish 
were also included in this bill. I certainly have that list myself.
  But the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has a great 
tradition of coming together in this House, and that tradition has been 
maintained again today. I commend the leadership on both sides of the 
aisle for their efforts to work together in the common interest of 
providing investment in basic infrastructure in this country.
  This has always been an important issue for this country, but in some 
respects it is becoming more important now as we are in an ever-
changing world with an ever-increasingly competitive global economy.
  I talk about that with my constituents back home, and sometimes they 
do not think what investment in a road out in Utah has to do with being 
competitive in a global economy. Then we talk about what it takes to 
move products around this country and the fact that other countries 
around the world are so aggressive in investing in their transportation 
infrastructure to make their economies more efficient.
  This is good economic policy for our country. It is good investment. 
In the short run it is good for our economy, it creates a number of 
good jobs, but in the long run what it does is it develops an 
infrastructure that gives our economy greater efficiency, greater 
ability to compete, greater ability for us to succeed.
  Now, every Congressman can tell you a story about what is in this 
bill that is important to their district. That is our job. This is the 
people's House. We represent a congressional district, and we need to 
advocate for the interests of that congressional district.
  The major transportation route between Salt Lake City, Utah, and 
Denver, Colorado, is primarily a two-lane highway called Highway 6 in 
Utah, subject to many fatalities, one of the most dangerous stretches 
of road in this country. I am please that in this legislation this 
highway will be designated as a high-priority corridor. That is in our 
interests, to make sure we invest in that, because in addition to 
having an efficient economy, investment in infrastructure creates more 
safety on our highways. That is the other good aspect of this job.
  Mr. Chairman, I commend the leadership of the committee for this 
outstanding bipartisan bill.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to the 
gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Hayes).
  Mr. HAYES. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. 
Petri), the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio), the gentleman from 
Alaska (Chairman Young), and my colleagues on the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure for their continued hard work to 
bring H.R. 3 to the floor. This bipartisan legislation invests in 
America's roadways and transportation infrastructure, bringing jobs and 
investment to every corner of our country.
  This legislation is good news to the people of the Eighth 
Congressional District of North Carolina. My district includes the two 
urban centers of Charlotte and Fayetteville, as well as large rural 
areas. Obviously, these diverse segments of North Carolina require 
different approaches to meeting current and future transportation 
demands.
  In 2002, I worked to launch the Comprehensive Economic Development 
Strategy Process in the eighth district. As part of this process, the 
CEDS Committee commissioned and received a report outlining some of the 
region's economic strengths and weaknesses. The report was approved by 
the Economic Development Administration.
  One of the weaknesses cited was there were several areas of need 
regarding transportation infrastructure. Accelerating the construction 
of our transportation projects was particularly highlighted as one of 
the most likely places where improvements would translate into 
increased economic development and more jobs. Without easy access to 
areas of commerce and transport, potential for investment and increased 
economic development is hindered.
  The legislation before this House today contains funding for many of 
the established CEDS goals and will jump-start my district's directed 
efforts to revitalize and support the region's economy.
  Increasing the number of interstate miles, especially accelerating 
the construction of I-73/74, I-85 through Cabarrus County and 
increasing the multilane connections to interstate highways is vitally 
important.
  Upgrading many of the existing roads to multilane highways of the 
highest standards is another top priority. This will serve to not only 
increase the probability of companies investing in eighth district 
communities, but will also improve public safety through providing 
safer roads.
  In the Charlotte metropolitan area, a substantial population growth 
is severely taxing existing infrastructure. Through the widening of 
existing highways and increasing investment in alternative modes of 
transportation, we will work to decrease congestion, pollution levels, 
and urban sprawl. This will positively impact quality-of-life issues 
and economic opportunities for those who live in and around the city of 
Charlotte and all of our North Carolina and Southeastern region.
  Mr. Chairman, I am pleased to support this legislation today, and I 
urge my colleagues to vote in favor of H.R. 3.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Millender-McDonald), an outstanding member of the 
committee.
  Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD. Mr. Chairman, finally one of the most 
important bills, if not the most important bill, has come to this 
floor; and I would like to thank the gentleman from Alaska (Chairman 
Young) and the ranking member, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. 
Oberstar), for their continued leadership in drafting a principled and 
balanced transportation bill, and also the subcommittee Chair, the 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri), and the ranking member, the 
gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio), for their steadfast commitment to 
our Nation's transportation system.
  As a senior member on the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, representing Los Angeles County, the most congested and 
impacted county in the Nation, it has been my privilege and my pleasure 
to work with all of them.
  It has been the priority of our committee to meet the many 
transportation needs of our cities, our States and our businesses, both 
large and small, that rely on our transportation system. Governors and 
local governments alike are crying out for relief from the congestion 
that chokes our highways and slows down our economy.
  Our country needs more public transportation services to help in 
fighting congestion. We need more new transit buses and greater 
investment in rail systems so that the single-occupant automobile is 
not the only way to get to work. From coast to coast, our great Nation 
needs this bill. Our communities, our businesses, and our constituents 
all need this bill. Traffic congestion costs American motorists some 
$67.5 billion a year in wasted time and fuel costs. Americans spend an 
additional 4.5 billion hours a year stuck in traffic.
  This bill addresses the immediate needs of our communities, and our 
communities have spoken loud and clear: they want congestion relief. We 
have been asked to do more with less at $284 billion, but we have 
drafted an innovative bill that maximizes our resources to address our 
most glaring transportation needs.
  I want to again thank this committee and especially the ranking 
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(Mr. DeFazio); the ranking member, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. 
Oberstar); the former ranking member, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. 
Lipinski); the gentleman from Alaska (Chairman Young); and the 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Chairman Petri) for including and supporting 
the projects of national and regional significance.
  This new program will go a long way in relieving our Nation's 
transportation choke points and help reduce the congestion that plagues 
our communities and slows down our national economy. We desperately 
need programs like this to address our Nation's growth in trade.
  In 1970, the amount of U.S. trade in goods totaled $83 billion a 
year. Today, that figure has grown to $2.29 trillion, a nearly 28-fold 
increase in 35 years. Over the same period, the U.S. population has 
grown by 40 percent and the number of registered vehicles has increased 
by 100 percent, yet our road capacity has increased by only 6 percent.
  Mr. Chairman, we must and we can do better.

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  Think about this: In the last 35 years, we have revolutionized how we 
communicate and conduct commerce. We have transformed the size and 
scale of business in a global economy. Yet, how we get our goods and 
services is the one element we have not changed during that time. Our 
economy is evolving and our transportation infrastructure must be an 
integral part of this evolution.
  A prime example of our economy's evolution is the emergence of just-
in-time delivery, which is the way that most major businesses run and 
grow their businesses. Just-in-time delivery minimizes the storage 
costs for businesses, allowing them to keep smaller inventories, which 
ultimately keeps consumer prices down across the country. We must have 
a transportation infrastructure that meets the many demands placed upon 
it.
  The Projects of National and Regional Significance program and 
funding addresses the increasing importance of moving goods safely, 
securely, and efficiently, as well as the mobilization of people. This 
program does what only a transportation reauthorization bill can do; it 
makes sure that our transportation infrastructure is coordinated, 
balanced and national in scope.
  In addition, I want to thank the committee for including another 
provision that speaks to goods movement, and that is the designation of 
the I-710 as a high-priority corridor. Fifteen percent of our Nation's 
total commerce of inbound and outbound containerized goods move along 
the I-710. This is truly a high-priority corridor.
  Finally, this is a jobs bill, Mr. Chairman. Every $1 invested in 
public transportation infrastructure provides up to $6 in economic 
return, and every $1 billion invested in our transportation 
infrastructure creates and sustains 48,000 jobs.
  This is a bill that we need. We must have this bill. I ask my 
colleagues to vote in support of TEA-LU. This is the most important 
bill we will see this year.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the Resident 
Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Mr. Fortuno) for 3 
minutes.
  Mr. FORTUNO. Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the gentleman from 
Alaska (Chairman Don Young) and the gentleman from Minnesota (Ranking 
Member Oberstar), as well as the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri), 
the chairman of the subcommittee, and the gentleman from Oregon 
(Ranking Member Mr. DeFazio) for their leadership in moving this 
legislation so quickly through this Congress.
  As the name implies, TEA-LU is a bequest of the highest degree to our 
Nation. TEA-LU will have a positive impact on the Nation's economy 
through the creation of millions of new jobs in the transportation 
sector and other related industries. It will bring the highway and 
transit systems to a higher level as we continue to travel into the 
21st century.
  In my district, TEA-LU means an injection of infrastructure monies 
needed to integrate our transportation systems and alleviate problems 
of traffic congestion and road safety, while spurring economic 
development on the island. TEA-LU will take Puerto Rico to a new level 
of transportation based on an integrated transportation system. Tren 
Urbano, the bus system, trolleys, and our ferries will all integrate to 
promote public transportation, reducing the problem of traffic 
congestion.
  For Puerto Rico, TEA-LU means the completion of an important highway 
project that will become one of the only two highways crossing Puerto 
Rico from north to south. It means the completion of a highway system 
that will cover the perimeter of the island. it also means promoting 
economic development across the board. It means giving access to towns 
and rural communities that, without the funding made available in TEA-
LU, would remain isolated. It means losing less lives to traffic 
accidents. It means moving Puerto Rico forward at a faster pace.
  On behalf of the 4 million U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico whom I have 
the great honor to represent, I thank again the gentleman from Alaska 
(Chairman Don Young) and my colleagues on the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure for this great legacy.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
New York (Mr. Bishop), a member of the committee.
  Mr. BISHOP of New York. Mr. Chairman, I am pleased that Congress is 
again considering reauthorization of the transportation bill. Americans 
have waited too long and watched our roads and transit systems further 
deteriorate as Congress and the President stalemate at the expense of 
travelers and commuters.
  Transportation spending is a win-win proposition. It creates jobs and 
improves safety and efficiency on our roads. While passage of this bill 
will go a long way towards improving our infrastructure, I, along with 
most of the members of our community, would have hoped for a larger 
bill that better reflects the Nation's need for transportation funding.
  Real economic stimulus comes from real investment. And by increasing 
funding to a more appropriate level approaching $375 billion, the 
amount that the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
originally passed, we would begin to address our immediate needs to 
create tens of thousands of good-paying jobs. We know that each $1 
billion of Federal funds invested in infrastructure creates 
approximately 47,000 jobs and generates $6.2 billion in economic 
activity, and our economy could certainly use this type of boost.
  This bill is first and foremost a jobs bill, and I would urge swift 
consideration of this legislation so that we do not deny tens of 
thousands of workers in New York and elsewhere nationwide good jobs. We 
especially need this boost in New York. The New York metropolitan area 
has some of the worst traffic in the country, despite a mass transit 
system that carries one-third of our Nation's transit riders.
  I would also like to stress the importance of ensuring that the 
minimum guarantee formula stays at 90.5 percent. Our transportation 
policy now directs funding to the areas of the country where it is 
needed the most. It would be unwise to punish States with aging 
infrastructure and inefficient mass transit systems by cutting off 
their funding. There is simply no way to reach a 95 percent minimum 
guarantee in a $284 billion bill.
  I would also like to thank my colleague, the gentleman from upstate 
New York (Mr. Kuhl), for his amendment naming a section of Interstate 
86 after Amo Houghton, a former colleague and a true gentleman.
  I would like to thank the gentleman from Alaska (Chairman Young) and 
the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri) and the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Ranking Member Oberstar) and the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. 
DeFazio) for bringing this important bill to the Floor. They and their 
staffs have produced the best bill possible, given the circumstances, 
to move our transportation system forward.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
North Carolina (Mr. Coble), a valued member of our committee.
  Mr. COBLE. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Wisconsin for 
yielding me this time.
  Let me start, Mr. Chairman, by using three components: vehicular 
congestion, infrastructure that continues to deteriorate daily, and, of 
course, each is directly involved with highway safety.

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  As my colleagues know, Mr. Chairman, I have been an avid supporter of 
H.R. 3, and I am pleased that this bill is able to be considered on the 
House Floor today. As both a member of the prior conference committee 
and a cosponsor of both House reauthorization bills during the last 
Congress, I realize that members and staff, Democrats and Republicans 
alike, have worked tirelessly and relentlessly to produce today the 
best product possible for Floor consideration and deliberation.
  At a time when we have much work to do to address our Nation's 
critical infrastructure, and, as I said, which is currently in dire 
need of upgrade and repair, this legislation is also a jobs bill and is 
obviously a jobs creator.
  Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the gentleman from Alaska (Chairman 
Young); the subcommittee chairman, the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. 
Petri); our Majority Leader, our Ranking Member on the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, for their openness and demonstrated 
leadership regarding measurable progress on the donor funding 
situation. As a longtime supporter of the SHARE coalition, I fully 
realize that this remains a sensitive issue that has historically 
yielded divisiveness, but I am confident that this issue can be 
resolved appropriately.
  Finally, Mr. Chairman, the highway and transit reauthorization bill 
is long overdue, and we must not lose sight of the big picture 
regarding the critical importance this legislation offers. As my 
constituents in North Carolina, as well as the State infrastructure 
planners from across the country remind me on a regular basis, we must 
get a suitable transportation bill passed by both bodies expeditiously, 
and I look forward to remaining actively involved in the legislative 
process to ensure that all States receive the necessary funding and 
important policy initiatives H.R. 3 authorizes.
  As I said at the outset, Mr. Chairman, vehicular congestion. It costs 
taxpayers millions of dollars each year, and I do not suggest that the 
bill before us will automatically cure that problem, but it will 
certainly address it and assuage the discomfort that results therefrom.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Washington (Mr. Larsen), my colleague, a member of the committee and a 
neighbor to the north.
  Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of 
H.R. 3, the Transportation Equity Act, A Legacy For Users.
  While I support this bill, it is important to note that it barely 
scratches the surface of America's transportation needs. Although 
someone claimed that the $284 billion is more than adequate, the 
funding in this bill is slightly more than an inflationary increase 
over TEA-21. We owe it to America's economy to invest in our highway 
and transit infrastructure to help keep freight and people moving.
  As this bill moves through the House, I hope that we can secure a 
funding level that meets the needs of our transportation systems and 
that helps provide job opportunities for more Americans.
  Having said that, I want to thank the chairman of the committee, the 
chairman of the subcommittee and the ranking members of the committee 
and subcommittee for their work on this bill which will help the 
Pacific Northwest with its critical freight corridors, border and 
congestion needs.
  Specifically, TEA-LU doubles the funding for the Ferry Boat 
Discretionary program. The Puget Sound is home to the largest ferry 
system in the country. Washington State Ferries service 26 million 
passengers a year. That is more than Amtrak. These funds are vital to 
the Washington State Ferries' efforts to service and replace aging 
vessels and continue providing service to many island communities. I 
look forward to working with my colleagues in conference to increase 
these funds so that we can keep America's ferry systems afloat for 
years to come.
  In addition, the bill includes funding for projects of national and 
regional significance. The Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle, damaged by 
an earthquake in February 2001, is threatening to collapse and shut off 
the movement of goods from ports in Washington State and locations all 
across the country. I hope that as we pass this bill out of the House, 
we can further improve this new and exciting program that targets 
projects with huge impacts on freight congestion.
  In conclusion, I hope the final version of this legislation will 
continue to invest in our freight corridors and transborder 
infrastructure needs.
  In Washington State and along the West Coast, we are seeing record 
levels of NAFTA and Asian-Pacific freight. Federal funds are necessary 
in order to keep our West Coast ports and border crossings open and 
flowing smoothly. These Federal funds must target and maintain the 
trade arteries that bring goods from Seattle and Tacoma to Chicago, New 
York and destinations all across the country.
  We have a great start in TEA-LU. I am confident that we will only 
make this bill better as it progresses through Congress.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio 
(Mr. Portman).
  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Wisconsin 
(Chairman Petri) and want to congratulate him for his patience and 
persistence and for getting H.R. 3 to the Floor, again. I rise today, 
Mr. Chairman, in very strong support of the transportation bill and 
special support for something within it, and that is called the drug 
impaired driving legislation. It is something that is very critical for 
our Nation's future, along with having more roads and bridges and 
infrastructure.
  It would probably surprise some of my colleagues to learn that for 
the most recent year for which we have data, almost 11 million 
Americans drove a car or a truck while under the influence of illegal 
drugs. Driving under the influence of illegal drugs, of course, caused 
thousands of accidents, fatalities, and property damage. Over the past 
decade, we have had a lot of success in getting at the problem of drunk 
driving. We successfully reduced the number of drunk drivers on the 
road by detecting and dealing with the issue. We have not done the same 
with regard to illegal drugs.
  The nation's users of illegal drugs have faced no similar effort. 
They continue to drive under the influence of drugs, including cocaine, 
methamphetamines, marijuana and other drugs that do impair your 
judgment and do create these accidents and fatalities.
  A more effective public policy for detection and prosecution will not 
only involve traffic safety and create a deterrent, but it will also 
get those drivers off the road. They are already violating our laws; we 
need to get them off the road and get them into treatment.
  The Drug Impaired Driving Research and Prevention Act is bipartisan 
legislation I introduced last year, along with the gentleman from 
Nevada (Mr. Porter), the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin), the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Souder), the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. 
Costello), the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. LaTourette), the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Ramstad), and the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Hobson). It 
provides critical guidance and assistance to the States as they begin 
to address drug impaired driving.
  It calls on the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to craft a model 
State drug impaired driving law. It also enhances the training of 
police officers and prosecutors to be able to detect, enforce and 
prosecute drug impaired driving laws. It also funds research to develop 
field tests to be able to identify drug impaired drivers, which is a 
critical part of this.
  This legislation, Mr. Chairman, will greatly improve traffic safety 
and will reduce traffic fatalities as we have seen with drunk driving 
laws. It is time to deal with these undetected dangers on our roads and 
highways before more danger occurs, before more damage occurs and 
before more lives are lost.
  I thank the gentleman from Alaska (Chairman Young) and the gentleman 
from Minnesota (Ranking Member Oberstar) for including it in this 
legislation, and I congratulate the gentleman from Wisconsin (Chairman 
Petri), the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio), and others for 
bringing this legislation to the Floor.

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  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton), a senior member of the 
committee.

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  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from 
the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton).
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlemen for yielding me time. 
I begin by thanking the leadership of this committee, which is a real 
model for bipartisan leadership. They know how to get the job done. I 
hope the Congress finally follows suit.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise to conduct a colloquy with my friend on the 
other side.
  I want to bring the attention of the House to a transportation issue 
that affects every office of the Senate and the House and every Federal 
agency. Federal employees are the biggest users of the Metro subway and 
bus system, accounting for almost 50 percent of rush hour riders. 
Because Federal employees and the Federal presence itself are scattered 
throughout the region, the system is indispensable to the daily 
operations of the Federal Government. More than 300 Federal offices are 
served by Metro.
  The Federal Government has encouraged ever greater use of Metro to 
help solve the congestion crisis on the roads of this region. Today, 
150,000 military and civilian employees here get a Federal subsidy to 
use the system. Metro's homeland security benefit to the government was 
dramatically demonstrated when it moved hundreds of thousands of 
employees on 9/11. However, the large investment of the Federal 
Government in helping to build this system is at high risk because 
Metro riders have grown so rapidly, by one-third in just the past 8 
years.
  The regional delegation needs the Federal Government to do its fair 
share, beginning with helping to secure additional rail cars necessary 
to keep up with the astounding growth in ridership driven by Federal 
employees in the post 9/11 era. I ask that the committee work with me 
and regional Members from Virginia and Maryland to find ways to help 
the region bear the burden of expanded Federal use of the system.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, will the gentlewoman yield?
  Ms. NORTON. I yield to the gentleman from Wisconsin.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I would respond by saying we appreciate the 
gentlewoman bringing this to the attention of the chairman and myself. 
The chairman and I will continue to work with the gentlewoman on this 
issue as we continue to proceed to conference.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Pombo).
  Mr. POMBO. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.
  I want to commend the chairman; the subcommittee chairman; the 
ranking member, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), for their 
work on the environmental provisions in this bill to ensure that they 
could bring the best possible transportation bill to the floor.
  The environmental provisions in this bill, especially those dealing 
with streamlining the National Historic Preservation Act, are some of 
the most important and challenging parts to this legislation. And I 
think the chairman deserves a great deal of credit for resisting the 
pressure to put in language weaker than what is in the bill before us.
  Talking about streamlining, I know there will be those who oppose the 
House language in favor of the status quo. The problem with that is the 
status quo creates endless analyses and litigation roadblocks that 
reduce the purchasing power of the money collected from the gas tax. In 
other words, the status quo means fewer transportation projects.
  I feel the need to point out that the Senate-passed bill advocates a 
number of natural-resource concepts that should not be included in the 
context of a transportation bill because they are complex and best left 
to the full discussion by the committees of jurisdiction. For example, 
there is language integrating natural-resource requirements into 
transportation planning without defining what those requirements are.
  Another example is the language that will require the use of native 
plants for use of erosion control and vegetative seeding, even if non-
native plants would do a better job. Costs would escalate and erosion 
control will suffer.
  The worst example of the Senate's overreaching is the language that 
creates a new fund that could be used for habitat, stream, and wetlands 
mitigation and give priority to the mitigation projects that restore 
and permit habitat for Federal- or State-listed endangered plants or 
animals. Needless to say, projects using Federal dollars, even those 
flowing through the DOT that are ESA-related, are best vetted through 
the committees with primary jurisdiction. There is no controlling what 
disastrous projects done under the guise of the ESA these dollars could 
fund.
  I am working closely with Senator Inhofe and his committee to 
modernize and strengthen the ESA and would not want to mistakenly 
hinder those efforts by including the Senate-passed language in the 
highway bill. I thank the chairman for his fine work, and I look 
forward to working with him and the rest of the members of the 
committee to further this bill and help to improve it.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Costello), the next-most senior member on the committee.
  Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me 
time.
  Mr. Chairman, first let me say thank you for a job well done to the 
chairman of the full committee, the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young), 
the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Petri), and the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) for 
their leadership in bringing this bill to the floor today. They have 
labored many hours over many months in order to get us to the point 
where we are and without their leadership, dedication, and persistence 
we would not have a bill on the floor today.
  Our interstate system is almost 50 years old; 32 percent of our major 
roads are in poor or mediocre condition; 29 percent of our bridges are 
structurally deficient or functionally obsolete; and 36 percent of the 
Nation's urban rail vehicles and maintenance facilities are in 
substandard or poor condition.
  The bill before us today is essential, for it increases investment in 
our roads and bridges, allowing States and local communities to not 
only maintain but to improve them. Despite an uphill battle, we are 
here today to consider what I think is a good 6-year bill. While I 
would have preferred to see a bill that provided the $375 billion 
funding level passed by the committee last year, I support the bill 
before us today in hopes that we can make it even better in conference.
  H.R. 3 provides almost $284 billion over 6 years, which is about a 42 
percent increase from the current spending levels, with highway funding 
receiving 38 percent more and the transit program receiving 51 percent 
more. I am pleased we have a section in the bill for projects of 
regional and national significance. These projects are extremely 
important to our Nation's transportation system that otherwise could 
not be funded out of the normal State funding formula.
  Finally, it is important that we pass this bill out of the House 
today and get it out of conference quickly. Each billion dollars 
invested in the Federal highway and transit system creates 47,500 new 
jobs and $6.2 billion in economic activity. Further, transportation 
infrastructure generates up to a six to one net on return on our 
investment.
  Mr. Chairman, this is a good bill before us today. I thank the 
leadership of the committee for bringing the bill to the floor, and I 
urge Members to vote ``yes'' on passage.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Dent), a member of the committee.
  Mr. DENT. Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the opportunity to speak on this 
legislation, the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.
  TEA-LU is an important piece of legislation. It is especially 
important to the citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It 
provides money for highways. It provides money for roadway safety. It 
authorizes money for road and highway congestion relief. For the 
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roads for travel between work, school, home and business, this act 
provides the means to build better roadways and to ensure that existing 
thoroughfares and highways are safer, less congested, and properly 
maintained.
  These funds are particularly important in a State like mine which has 
to maintain a much larger and older infrastructure than some others. 
The Department of Transportation in Pennsylvania maintains over 40,000 
miles of highways.
  Accordingly, I support the tradition of recent transportation 
authorizations in which funding is returned to the States on a need-
based approach. In my district, the Greater Lehigh Valley of 
Pennsylvania and its environs, the maintenance of existing and the 
creation of new infrastructure are of vital importance to the well-
being of the residents. Thus, as part of this bill, I have asked for an 
allocation of funds for a host of transportation projects including the 
construction of the bridge crossing the Lehigh River to connect both 
sides of the American Parkway in the city of Allentown, the expansion 
of State Route 412 from interstate 78 into the city of Bethlehem, the 
improvement of State Route 145 in Whitehall Township, and the 
construction of intermodal facilities in the cities of Easton and 
Allentown.
  Members of the Pennsylvania delegation, myself included, all share in 
the conviction that highway improvements should be available to all 
people living in the Commonwealth. I thought we shared this goal with 
the Governor of my State. Recent actions by the Governor, however, have 
called into question this assumption.
  On March 1, 2005, the Associated Press reported the Governor has 
decided to flex some $412 million of the approximately $1.2 billion in 
highway funds previously appropriated to the State. The Governor 
proposes to divert this money, about one-third of the total allocation, 
away from the highway system and over to the Southeast Pennsylvania 
Transportation Authority, or SEPTA, and the Port Authority of Allegheny 
County. These public transportation systems are drowning in a sea of 
debt partially of their own making, and they have been doing so for 
some time.
  Given the foregoing, I applaud the inclusion in this bill of a 
provision which calls for the Government Accountability Office to 
determine the extent to which State government representatives, such as 
the Governor of my State, are appropriating large amounts of Federal 
highway dollars that are supposed to benefit all citizens of a State 
and how those officials are accounting for those dollars.
  While no one objects to giving States some flexibility to the 
allocation of Federal highway money in order to benefit the common 
good, diverting these highway funds to a particular mass transit 
project or projects to such a significant extent is simply unacceptable 
to me and most Pennsylvanians.
  Mr. Chairman, I support this legislation.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Colorado (Mr. Salazar), a new member of the committee who has already 
made his mark.
  Mr. SALAZAR. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the 
Transportation Equity Act and urge swift passage of the measure. I 
would like to recognize the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) and the 
ranking member, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), as well as 
the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri) and the gentleman from Oregon 
(Mr. DeFazio), for their leadership in this historic bill.
  Over the past couple of months I visited across the Third 
Congressional District of Colorado. From Grand Junction down to Durango 
and across the mountain to Pueblo, it is clear that rural America 
cannot afford to wait any longer.
  For too long, Coloradans have put more money into the Highway Trust 
Fund than we have gotten out of it. As a Member of Congress, I have 
sworn to make sure Colorado receives its fair share of Federal tax 
dollars.
  I am pleased with the progress that has been made on the rate-of-
return issue. I thank the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) and the 
ranking member, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), for coming 
up to compromise on this important issue.
  This funding is necessary to invest back in our own infrastructure. 
Increased truck traffic from I-70 and I-25 all throughout my district 
has put additional strain on the infrastructure already at capacity and 
in need of much improvement. Many of us view TEA-LU as an investment, 
as a stimulus for economic development and agree that we should have a 
higher funding level. But the reality of the budget constraints have 
hit hard. Rural communities have suffered most.
  This legislation is a fair solution, a compromise with the total of 
$284 billion in guaranteed funding, a 42-percent increase over the 
previous bill. With this new funding, we will create and protect 
millions of U.S. jobs within the transportation sector and related 
industries. It will allow us to direct critical resources to improve 
highways, roadways, and other forms of transit.
  In Colorado alone, nearly 75 percent of the current interstate system 
was built before 1970, but our population has increased by 37 percent 
over the past decade, and we are projected to increase another 35 
percent by the year 2020. Now is the time for us to start investing in 
the infrastructure that will bring and support growth.
  TEA-LU is a bill that will touch people at all levels. It is about 
connecting communities. It is about ensuring that trade flows across 
this country and benefits rural communities.
  I urge my colleagues to support the development of rural America and 
passage of this bill.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Boehlert), a senior member of our committee.
  (Mr. BOEHLERT asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me 
time.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise to proudly and enthusiastically endorse this 
measure. I will tell you what it is all about. It is about my favorite 
four-letter word and you can use this in polite company: jobs.
  This is essentially a jobs bill that is using taxpayer money, users' 
money, for wise purposes to improve our basic infrastructure 
transportation network within the United States.
  There is not a State or a county or a jurisdiction in America that 
does not already have preapproved plans for worthy, and let me 
emphasize worthy, transportation projects; but they do not have the 
resources to go forward with them. This bill provides the resources.

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  Let me add as a co-leader of the Fair Coalition, along with the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler), my colleague, Democrat he, 
Republican me, working very hard in support of the basic equity that is 
contained in the base bill, and that is to provide resources based upon 
need.
  There are some that would change the formula rather dramatically, and 
I oppose that, not just because it would not work to New York's 
advantage, but it would not work to the Nation's advantage.
  There are some who suggest we ought to distribute aid for highways 
and bridges and road projects based upon the number of miles of 
highways in the State or the number of gallons of gasoline purchased in 
a given State. Well, that is not the wisest choice for a formula. That 
rewards conspicuous consumption. That penalizes States, like my own 
State of New York, and we are not the only one who wisely have thought 
this thing through and move large amounts of people, millions of 
people, through public mass transit systems.
  That makes sense to me, and I am going to work very hard to preserve 
the basic formula in this bill, but I urge my colleagues to support it 
in the interest of jobs for America.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Holden), a prominent member of the committee.
  Mr. HOLDEN. Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the gentleman for 
yielding me time.
  I want to commend and congratulate the chairmen and the ranking 
members of the committee and subcommittee for their hard work on this 
legislation for the past 18 months.
  As many speakers have said previous to me today, Mr. Chairman, we all 
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this committee wish we could be at our original target of $375 billion, 
but it is important that we pass this legislation here today, and it is 
very important that we get to a conference with the other body as 
quickly as possible.
  This legislation is important to all of our districts and all of our 
States. As my friend from Pennsylvania said two speakers previously, 
Pennsylvania has specific transportation needs. Pennsylvania has more 
road miles to maintain than our friends in New Jersey, New York and New 
England combined.
  In addition to that, the majority of truck traffic travelling in the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on our interstate system, particularly on 
Route 80, is not traffic that begins and ends in the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania truly is the Keystone State when it comes to 
the economy of the northeast and of the Mid-Atlantic States. So this 
legislation is very important all across the country, but particularly 
to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
  So I want to again commend the chairman and the ranking member for 
their hard work and look forward to a conference where we have as 
robust an investment as possible into our highway and transit systems.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I reserve my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Florida (Ms. Corrine Brown), a friend and colleague and senior member 
of the committee.
  Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida. Mr. Chairman, I want to thank the 
gentleman from Alaska (Chairman Young) and the gentleman from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Petri) and the gentleman from Minnesota (Ranking Member Oberstar) 
and the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) for their hard work in 
bringing this bill to the Floor. I do want to point out, it is 17 
months late.
  America's transportation infrastructure is in need of significant 
additional funding, and we need to act fast, but knowing how much money 
we truly need to fund the Nation's transportation infrastructure, I 
hope that the other body will pass the original bill of $318 billion so 
that we can get the best bill possible in conference.
  I appreciate the hard work and compromise involved in drafting this 
bill, but the current funding formula is unfair to many of the States 
who need transportation dollars. Transportation funding is a win-win 
for everyone involved. States get to improve transportation 
infrastructure; that creates economic development, puts people back to 
work and, most important, enhances safety and improves local 
communities.
  Unfortunately, we are unable to add rail to this bill, but that does 
not mean that rail infrastructure is taken care of. We have dangerously 
underfunded rail security and are now scrambling to protect our transit 
passengers. We are also ignoring and underfunding high speed rail which 
is one of the best ways to move citizens and improve congestion on our 
highways.
  By far, the most important thing that this bill is missing is the 
funding for Amtrak. How do we write a comprehensive transportation bill 
that does not include passenger rail? Every civilized country in the 
world supports passenger rail but this country. Let me correct that, 66 
percent of the American people support passenger rail.
  It is just this Bush administration, along with Secretary Mineta, 
that is ignoring the needs of transportation, our friend, Secretary 
Mineta. We are spending $1 billion a week in Iraq; that is $4 billion a 
month, but this administration is zeroing out funding for Amtrak.
  Our committee needs to take passenger rail seriously and fund Amtrak 
at the level it is needed to provide service to thousands of citizens 
every day.
  This bill is the first step in passing a real transportation funding 
bill that will meet the needs of the Nation's transportation and 
infrastructure and the citizens who need it, and I want to emphasize 
first step.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia). The gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Petri) has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from 
Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) has 12 minutes remaining.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Brown), a valuable member of the committee.
  Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from 
Alaska (Chairman Young) and the gentleman from Minnesota (Ranking 
Member Oberstar), the gentleman from Wisconsin (Chairman Petri) and the 
gentleman from Oregon (Ranking Member DeFazio) for bringing this bill 
to the floor. I appreciate their continued leadership and the efforts 
to provide the necessary funds to meet the transportation 
infrastructure needs of this great Nation.
  This bill will provide funding for projects that have been in 
extension funding for too long. In order for our transit needs to be 
addressed across the country, this bill must be passed with haste and 
due diligence.
  The South Carolina Department of Transportation will need nearly $2 
billion in total funding to construct the I-73 corridor within South 
Carolina. Congress has previously identified this project as a high 
priority corridor in the ISTEA legislation, and there is tremendous 
support for I-73 throughout the State. In fact, the entire South 
Carolina congressional delegation has included this project as one of 
its main transportation priorities in South Carolina.
  We also know that there is strong support for the I-73/I-74 
interstate system from the North Carolina delegation, as well as the 
States of West Virginia and Virginia.
  The Grand Strand region is one of the fastest growing areas in South 
Carolina. Annually, more than 14 million visitors come to the Myrtle 
Beach coastal area. Yet, there is currently no interstate facility to 
serve this vital sector of the State's economy. The lack of a direct 
interstate link to other interstate routes near Florence creates 
serious traffic problems during the peak tourist season and safety 
concerns during times of hurricane evacuation. In fact, a study showed 
that it could take nearly 26 hours to evacuate the population given the 
current transportation infrastructure.
  Without a doubt, the vitality of South Carolina's economy is directly 
related to the continued financial success of the tourist industry of 
the Grand Strand area. Inclusive of this vital highway as a Corridor of 
National Significance will greatly expedite the completion of this 
project and will benefit our districts and South Carolina by reducing 
congestion and providing a much-needed hurricane evacuation route, 
increasing the safety of motorists and improving the opportunity for 
needed economic development.
  The I-73 corridor, Mr. Chairman, will improve the quality of life of 
many of my constituents as well as the millions of Americans who come 
to my area.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Olver) who is the ranking member of the Committee on 
Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Independent 
Agencies.
  Mr. OLVER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of this legislation, and I 
thank the gentleman from Alaska (Chairman Young) and the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Ranking Member Oberstar), as well as the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Petri), the subcommittee chair, and the gentleman from 
Oregon (Mr. DeFazio), the ranking member, for their excellent work.
  Mr. Chairman, this legislation is critical to meeting the country's 
transportation infrastructure needs, but it also addresses a very 
serious problem that many of us who represent rural areas face, and 
that problem is the virtually total absence of broadband services in 
rural areas.
  There can be no question that the availability of high speed Internet 
access would assist rural communities across the country to attract new 
employers with technology-oriented high-wage job opportunities.
  The Rural Interstate Corridor Communications Study included in this 
legislation will examine how fiber optic cable and wireless technology 
can be deployed in rural areas to establish high-speed broadband 
service to spur economic development and to serve Intelligent 
Transportation Systems and homeland security applications.
  This important feasibility study is a step towards increasing the 
access to affordable high-speed Internet services in rural areas. The 
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to provide assistance in attracting technology-based companies and 
information-age jobs to those rural communities.
  I applaud the gentleman from Alaska (Chairman Young), the gentleman 
from Minnesota (Ranking Member Oberstar) and, indeed, the whole 
committee for their foresight.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, we reserve the balance of our time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), the ranking Democrat on the full committee.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for the time.
  I have been advised that the administration has again sent a 
statement of administration policy drawing a line, the familiar term is 
drawing a line in the sand, but in the context in which we are 
discussing I would say a line in the asphalt or a line in the concrete. 
I hope it is wet concrete, that ``should the obligation or net 
authorization levels in the final bill exceed $283.9 billion, the 
President's senior advisors would recommend he veto the bill.''
  I am not quite clear who senior advisors are. We have not heard from 
the Secretary of Transportation. I thought he was a senior adviser. He 
has not said anything about this. He has not sent any message up here. 
Who are these shadowy figures? What is the $283.9 billion, not 284? Is 
this the basement version, the discount version of transportation? So 
we just cannot squeak over 283.9?
  That is a magical number picked out of thin air. There is no 
justification for this number. We can invest more. The Highway Trust 
Fund will support more. Do not take it on my word; I have only been 
doing this for 40 years, but do not take my word. Take the 
Congressional Budget Office. If TEA-LU provides $283.9 billion, the 
Highway Trust Fund balance will be $17.5 billion in 5 years. That is 
$7.5 billion in highway account balances and a $10 billion surplus in 
the transit account.
  We are not being honest with the American public. We tell them: You 
buy the gas, you pay the tax, it goes into the trust, and we build the 
roads, we build the transit systems.
  Now, last year, in the course of the campaign, a trucker in Missouri 
asked President Bush, ``My family is involved in trucking here in 
Missouri, and I was wondering what you, as President, could do with 
Federal money to upgrade our highways? Our trucks are falling apart 
because our highways are falling apart.''
  The President said, ``Yes. I appreciate that. We are in the midst of 
a discussion on a highway bill. There will be a highway bill, and just 
want to make sure that the highway bill honors the Highway Trust Fund. 
The Highway Trust Fund is set up so that we use the money from the 
gasoline tax and not general revenues.'' He understands it, ``and I 
think it's very important that we guard that aspect of trust, keep the 
trust of the Trust Fund.'' He understands that, too.
  Well, why not, Mr. President, tell your senior advisors to accept 
what the committee is doing, move ahead, let us get over this $283.9? 
Let us get to $375 billion. Let us do what is right for America as both 
sides of the aisle in the House and the Senate have agreed last year 
and again this year that is where we need to go, not building a $17 
billion surplus in the Highway Trust Fund.
  We are failing to keep trust with the American people. That is what 
this is about. This is not a partisan issue. This is trust with the 
American people. That Highway Trust Fund is one of the most successful 
investments we have made, except for Social Security, in the history of 
this country. It is pay-as-you-go, keep faith with the American people. 
No other country has anything like it, and America is productive 
because our roadways are productive.
  When we do not keep pace, when we allow congestion to suffocate 
movement of people and goods, then it costs America. UPS, for every 5-
minute delay, costs them $40 million nationally.
  We can fix that with the right investments that this committee has 
fashioned, and we need to move forward with a more robust bill.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I would just observe that this is a work in progress. As my colleague 
knows, in the last Congress, the line was $256, now it is $283.9. So it 
is a work in progress.

                              {time}  1330

  And it is a recommendation of the President's advisors, it is not 
directly from the President. He has expressed a number of times his 
interest in working with us to help have a robust and affordable 
infrastructure investment here in our country, because we owe it to our 
children and to our economy to do that.
  So I am hoping we can continue working on a tripartisan basis, as we 
have on our committee, but also with the administration and with the 
other body and their representatives as this process moves forward.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. PETRI. I yield to the gentleman from Minnesota.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate that hopeful note. We are 
creeping in the right direction, at least.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Nebraska (Mr. Osborne), a member of the committee.
  Mr. OSBORNE. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3. This 
bill is an investment in our economy. For every $1 billion invested in 
transportation, 47,000 jobs are created.
  I appreciate the work of the chairman, the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. 
Young), and our ranking member, the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. 
Oberstar) and others.
  One aspect of the bill I would like to call particular attention to, 
that I think is so important, has to do primarily with rural America. 
In rural America, TEA-LU provides $590 million for a new high-risk 
rural road safety improvement program that targets funding for safety 
improvements on rural two-lane roads. And the reason this is so 
important is because reports indicate that nearly one-third of all 
fatal crashes each year are due to substandard road conditions and 
roadside hazards. Nearly 61 percent of all highway fatalities occur on 
rural roads. So this $590 million apportionment for rural road safety 
is critical, and I think it should save hundreds of lives each year.
  Additionally, during later consideration of this bill, I will be 
offering an amendment that will enable the State of Nebraska to 
revisit, through the State legislative process, its length law for 
custom harvesters harvesting wheat, milo and soybeans. I hope this 
amendment will be added to the bill.
  So I feel this is a good bill. I am a new member of the committee, 
and I really appreciate the work that has gone into it, the bipartisan 
effort. TEA-LU's passage is critical to our Nation's economy, and I 
urge its adoption.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 1 minute.
  If this is to close the debate, the important message to the American 
people is that this is an investment that will pave their way, smooth 
their way to work and on their errands, in taking their kids to school, 
and make the kids safer going to school. It will put their friends, 
their neighbors and themselves to work. It will improve the efficiency 
of the United States economy. And these are all jobs and all 
investments that will be made 100 percent American, here at home in the 
United States of America.
  I believe it resolves a lot of problems with our economy. It will put 
a lot of folks to work. Real jobs for real people on needed projects, 
investing their tax dollars in the way they were intended when they 
paid that tax at the pump.
  As the ranking member pointed out, it could be more. If we keep full 
faith with the American people, we should invest that money now and not 
hold it back to create illusory deficit offsets. It cannot be spent on 
anything else but transportation infrastructure.
  This is a good bill today. Hopefully, it will be a better bill 
tomorrow and when we come back, before the end of May with the 
conference from the Senate.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from East 
Tennessee (Mr. Duncan), a valued senior member of our committee.
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yielding me this time, and I appreciate his recognition of my home area 
of East Tennessee. Native Tennesseans are more likely to tell you they 
are from East Tennessee or West Tennessee or Middle Tennessee than they 
are the State of Tennessee, and I am very proud of my section.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of this very important 
legislation which will improve our transportation infrastructure and 
create millions of jobs. Our chairman, the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. 
Young) and subcommittee chairman, the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. 
Petri), as well as our ranking members, the gentleman from Minnesota 
(Mr. Oberstar) and the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio), all good 
friends of mine, are to be commended for their great leadership on this 
bill.
  Mr. Chairman, this is the biggest jobs bill that we will vote on in 
this Congress. Every day, when we are travelling, we see men and women 
working on our highways and mass transit systems. By increasing our 
investment in transportation and infrastructure, we are increasing our 
investment in American jobs. In fact, the U.S. Department of 
Transportation estimates that every additional $1 billion invested by 
the Federal Government in transportation creates over 47,000 new jobs.
  While many of us would have liked to have seen a larger bill brought 
to the House Floor for consideration, this legislation will do so many 
good things. I also want to stress the importance of maintaining and 
improving our system of ground transportation in this country. No 
member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure wants to 
pave over every inch of this country. However, if we are going to 
reduce congestion, improve safety and have a system where goods can be 
transported to market quickly and efficiently, we are going to have to 
make an investment and have to make improvements in our infrastructure.
  I believe the investment that this bill makes will help reduce 
congestion on our Nation's highways. One of our leading national 
magazines said recently that ``congestion costs the Nation about $67 
billion a year. Americans waste 3.6 billion hours and 5.7 billion 
gallons of gas sitting in traffic, all at an average cost of $1,160 per 
commuter year.''
  We also need to improve the safety of our roads so that we can save 
lives. Every 4 months, more deaths occur on our highways than have 
occurred in all aviation accidents since the Wright Brothers started 
flying over 100 years ago.
  I know some people have expressed their concerns about increasing the 
funding for transportation and infrastructure. However, we are now 
spending billions of dollars on terrorism due to the actions of just 19 
terrorists in 2001. I believe we should do everything we can to protect 
this country from terrorism, but I also believe you can go overboard on 
almost anything. The very respected National Journal publication has 
pointed out that we are thousands of times more likely to die in an 
automobile accident than by an act of terrorism.
  We are currently spending billions and billions, hundreds of billions 
of dollars in other countries, through all kinds of foreign aid and 
activities. The funding contained in this bill comes from American 
highway users and should be spent here in this country. I do not have 
anything against helping other countries. However, I believe we can 
only continue to do this if we remain economically strong in this 
Nation. One of the keys to our economic growth in this country is to 
have a reliable system of transportation.
  I am urging my colleagues to support this bill. If you believe in job 
growth, safer highways, economic stimulation, cleaner air, less 
congestion and a strong America, then you should vote for this bill. 
Mr. Chairman, this is a bill that helps the economy, it helps the 
environment, and it saves lives. I do not see how we could do any 
better than that.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Kentucky (Mr. Rogers).
  Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for 
yielding me this time, and I rise today in strong support of H.R. 3. 
This is a jobs bill, a security bill and, most importantly, a 
lifesaving bill.
  Unlike his predecessor, Chairman Young has not had the luxury of a 
new revenue stream to address the challenge of negotiating a new 
formula and numerous priorities. It has been a tough job, but I applaud 
the Chairman's tenacity and that of the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. 
Oberstar) and the others on the committee leading to what I think is an 
excellent product.
  I am pleased to say that Kentucky will be receiving a fairer share 
and more funding to address our substantial needs, and for that, I am 
very grateful. I would also like to thank Chairman Young for including 
$35 million to continue work on the Interstate 66 projects in Kentucky, 
a vital national east-west corridor.
  The eventual and inevitable completion of I-66 will create a seamless 
and safer expressway from the coal beds of West Virginia to the corn 
fields of Missouri. I-66 will fill gaps in our national highway system 
and open up commerce to the Appalachian areas. Most importantly, this 
route will reduce the dangers of everyday travel for my constituents 
and the increasing number of visitors to the mountains in my district.
  Finally, I want to thank the committee for continuing our commitment 
to the Appalachian Development Highway System. The benefits of this 
road development program to communities in my district cannot be 
understated. Communities have been reborn, businesses started, and 
health care received because of this investment. Over $2 billion will 
be invested to a commitment made to the Appalachian communities over 40 
years ago, and I thank the committee for including these monies, 
especially for the Appalachian region.
  This is a good bill, Mr. Chairman. I urge all my colleagues to 
support this legislation and let us get on with it.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume 
just to urge all Members to vote for this bill when it reaches final 
passage.
  Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. Mr. Chairman, I would like to begin 
by commending Chairman Young, Subcommittee Chairman Petri, and Ranking 
Member Oberstar for working tirelessly over the past several months to 
produce a reauthorization bill that effectively addresses America's 
transportation needs. As we all know, nothing has as great an impact on 
our economic development, growth patterns, and quality of life as 
transportation. A reliable and efficient transportation system is 
critical to keeping people and goods moving and cities and communities 
prosperous. Our Founding Fathers believed that the free-flow of 
interstate commerce was one of the important foundations of this 
country. In this generation, ensuring interstate commerce means making 
sure that goods can move along our freeway and rail systems to provide 
the goods and services that we need in this nation. H.R. 3, the 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (TEA-LU) will ensure that 
our transportation network continues to meet the demands of our 
nation's burgeoning economy and growing population.
  As it is, congestion is choking our roadways, bridges are in dire 
need of restructuring, and public transportation is failing to 
effectively meet the needs of America's commuters. With a constrained 
budget in my home state of California, many of my state's communities 
do not have enough money to fix potholes, let alone expand capacity to 
keep pace with our growing population. Passage of this important bill 
will sustain our nation's economic growth and ensure our constituents 
are provided with the safest and most efficient transportation network 
possible.


                             Goods Movement

  One of the most important aspects of TEA-LU is its attention to the 
infrastructure deficiencies facing our nation's freight corridors. 
Southern California serves as a vital conduit for transporting goods to 
the rest of the nation. Southern California is the largest gateway for 
trade in the country, with 25 percent of the nation's exports and 
imports flowing through our seaports and airports. People throughout 
the United States and the world count on shipping freight to and 
receiving freight from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The 
combined ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are ranked as the nation's 
largest and the world's third largest deep-sea ports. Freight 
deliveries from California to the rest of the nation are expected to 
double by 2020.
  Currently in my district, more than 50 trains per day travel from the 
ports through Orange County's Orangethorpe rail corridor, with rail 
traffic expected to increase to 135 trains per

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day by the year 2020. While the importance of this corridor to our 
nation's economy is indisputable, so too are the effects increased 
train traffic has had on local communities' quality of life. Traffic 
congestion, noise, air pollution and delays in emergency-response time 
are just some of the negative side effects that accompany heavy rail 
traffic. Our local freeways, highways, streets and railways are 
essentially subsidizing the transport of our nation's goods and 
services.
  Projected rail delays will also prolong the delivery of vital goods 
and services to consumers across the nation. With a staggering $802 
billion worth of goods shipped from California to the rest of the 
country each year, we simply cannot afford to ignore this issue any 
longer. Ensuring that these goods are transported across the country in 
a timely manner all depends on a fluid transportation system. Given 
that all of this multi-modal activity supports the national economy, 
Southern California's role must be recognized and supported at the 
national level.


                       Environmental Streamlining

  We must act to ensure that we have policies and regulations conducive 
to swift and unencumbered project delivery. As it is, many 
transportation projects are unnecessarily delayed because of 
duplicative environmental requirements and administrative red tape. 
While I strongly believe that stewardship of the environment is 
critically important, I also believe that high-priority transportation 
projects must not be allowed to languish indefinitely in the federal 
environmental review process.
  For this reason, I have submitted a proposal to allow states like 
California, which has a wealth of experience administering its own 
stringent environmental laws, the responsibility for compliance with 
the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. This would 
go a long way toward ensuring that transportation projects are approved 
in a timely manner. Moreover, I am confident that environmental 
protection would be maintained and even enhanced under what would be a 
more centralized and efficient system of implementing transportation 
projects. I look forward to working with the chairman and ranking 
member between floor consideration and conference to incorporate an 
environmental streamlining pilot project into TEA-LU.
  The reauthorization of TEA-21 will provide communities across the 
nation with the money needed to effectively address their 
transportation needs. TEA-LU will provide California, along with the 
rest of America, with a framework to alleviate congestion on our 
roadways, enhance, and modernize our public transportation system, and 
repair and build upon an aging transportation infrastructure. As a 
member of the Transportation Committee, I look forward to working with 
my colleagues in Congress and the Bush Administration to pass TEA-LU 
and ensure that America is provided with the funds and resources needed 
to maintain and grow our vital transportation infrastructure.
  Mr. OXLEY. Mr. Chairman, I stand in support of H.R. 3, the 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (TEA-LU).
  In my congressional district, the rural highways that have served my 
constituents for years can no longer sustain the increased traffic 
levels they see every day. Many of these roads cannot meet the growing 
needs of the communities and economies that they serve. U.S. Route 30, 
the prime east-west truck route in my district, exemplifies this 
problem.
  As the main alternative to the Ohio Turnpike and Interstate 70, Route 
30 has seen huge increases in truck traffic over the years--roughly 65 
percent in the last decade. This has led to a tragic number of fatal 
accidents on the narrow two-lane segments of this road. Obviously, the 
need for a four-lane upgrade has never been more crucial.
  Seven years ago, as part of TEA-21, I was able to secure more than 
$11 million for the purchase of right-of-ways for the Route 30 
modernization throughout my congressional district. Since that time, I 
have been honored to join my constituents at groundbreaking and ribbon-
cutting ceremonies to mark continuing progress on this lifesaving 
project, for which they have been waiting for more than four decades. 
The four-lane segment between Upper Sandusky and Bucyrus opened just 
last December, and completion of the Bucyrus-Ontario section is 
expected by August of this year. As soon as next week, construction 
work could begin on the longest uncompleted section in the Fourth 
District between State Route 235 and Upper Sandusky. I'm grateful that 
TEA-LU will provide an additional $10 million in direct funding for 
Route 30 modernization to bring much needed relief to those who drive 
and live near this major highway.
  I'm also pleased that the bill provides $2.3 million to continue U.S. 
Route 68 bypass construction efforts in Urbana. Nearly fifty years ago, 
the State of Ohio launched this project to connect Interstate 70 to 
U.S. Route 33 west of Columbus, purchasing significant parcels of land 
for the new road. Little progress has been made on it, though, 
hindering economic development on the west side of the city. This bill 
will advance the second phase of the overall project by providing 
needed design and right-of-way funding.
  In accord with TEA-LU's expansion of rail/highway crossing safety 
programs, I am grateful to the Committee for including important rail 
grade separation projects in the reauthorization as well. In the city 
of Lima, the construction of new grade separations will alleviate the 
potential dangers that arise when stopped trains cut off an entire 
sector of the populace from emergency services. A similar project in 
Urbana will allow for the rehabilitation of the rail bridge over U.S. 
Route 36.
  Mr. Chairman, I salute the commitment of Chairmen Don Young and Tom 
Petri in setting a course toward meeting our nation's growing 
transportation needs. I applaud the continuing hard work of Steve 
LaTourette and Bob Ney in securing the best possible rate of return for 
Ohio and other donor states to the Highway Trust Fund. As we move to 
conference, their efforts in support of highway funding equity will 
help our state to complete the many vital infrastructure projects that 
have been on the shelf for years due to lack of funding. I also thank 
them and our outstanding senators, Mike DeWine and George Voinovich, 
for their leadership in fixing the ethanol tax penalty last year--a fix 
that will result in an additional $160 million in highway funds for 
Ohio each year. Their work is ensuring that our state and our nation 
have the best and most modern transportation systems in the world.
  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 3, 
a bill to reauthorize our Nation's highway programs.
  H.R. 3 is a significant piece of legislation for our Nation. 
Transportation needs have an impact on every aspect of our well-being. 
Inadequate roadway conditions cause crashes, cause congestion, drain 
money from the economy, and decrease the quality of life for people 
across the country.
  Investing in transportation creates jobs, increases business 
productivity, makes the roads safer for our families, and keeps this 
country moving. We are now into our second year without reauthorization 
of the Nation's transportation programs.
  In my own State of Missouri, there is an average of over 1000 traffic 
fatalities each year. The delay in passing a bill to reauthorize our 
highway programs has meant missed opportunities to reduce these 
tragedies. Passage of H.R. 3 will allow Missouri and other states to 
move forward with projects to create better, safer transportation 
systems.
  I would like to thank Chairman Young and Ranking Member Oberstar for 
their leadership on this issue and for their efforts to pass a bill 
quickly. Their hard work will truly make a difference for 
transportation programs across the country.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I would like to insert into the 
Record an exchange of letters between myself and Chairman Barton 
regarding H.R. 3.

                                         House of Representatives,


                             Committee on Energy and Commerce,

                                    Washington, DC, March 3, 2005.
     Hon. Don Young,
     Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
         House of Representatives, Rayburn House Office Building, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Young: I am writing with regard to H.R. 3, 
     the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, which was 
     ordered reported by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure on March 2, 2005. As you know, the Energy and 
     Commerce Committee has jurisdiction over matters involving 
     air quality planning and the air quality impact of 
     transportation projects, the Congestion Mitigation Air 
     Quality Program, provisions involving energy production, 
     supply and storage and other matters contained within H.R. 3 
     as reported.
       I recognize your desire to bring this legislation before 
     the House in an expeditious manner. Accordingly, I will not 
     exercise my Committee's right to a referral. By agreeing to 
     waive its consideration of the bill, however, the Energy and 
     Commerce Committee does not waive its jurisdiction over H.R. 
     3. In addition, the Energy and Commerce Committee reserves 
     its right to seek conferees on any provisions of the bill 
     that are within its jurisdiction during any House-Senate 
     conference that may be convened on this legislation. I ask 
     for your commitment to support any request by the Energy and 
     Commerce Committee for conferees on H.R. 3 or similar 
     legislation.
       I request that you include this letter as part of the 
     Committee's Report on H.R. 3 and in the Record during 
     consideration of the legislation on the House floor. Thank 
     you for your attention to these matters.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Joe Barton,
                                                         Chairman.

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                                  ____
         House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and 
           Infrastructure,
                                    Washington, DC, March 3, 2005.
     Hon. Joe Barton,
     Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Rayburn Building, 
         House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter of March 
     3,2005 regarding H.R. 3, the Transportation. Equity Act: A 
     Legacy for Users. Your assistance in expediting consideration 
     of the bill is very much appreciated.
       I agree that there are certain provisions in the bill that 
     are of jurisdictional interest to the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce and I agree that by foregoing a sequential referral, 
     the Committee on Commerce is not waving its jurisdiction. Be 
     assured that I will support your request to be represented in 
     the conference on those provisions in the jurisdiction of the 
     Energy and Commerce Committee.
       As you have requested, I will include this exchange of 
     letters in the Committee report on the bill and in the Record 
     when the bill is on the Floor. Thank you for your cooperation 
     and your continued leadership and support in surface 
     transportation matters.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Don Young,
                                                         Chairman.

  Ms. SCHWARTZ of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong 
support of H.R. 3, the ``Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
Users.''
  As a former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, I know firsthand 
the importance of having strong federal, state and local partnerships. 
By working together, we are able to better meet our responsibilities, 
and H.R. 3 will undoubtedly continue in this tradition--facilitating 
cooperation at all levels of government and helping us achieve our 
shared goals of improving our Nation's infrastructure, increasing 
safety, strengthening the economy and creating jobs.
  Investments in our highway and transit infrastructure are ultimately 
investments in our future. We know, for instance, that for every $1 
billion invested in federal and highway and transit spending, 47,500 
jobs are created. These investments stimulate economic activity by 
reducing time wasted in traffic, allowing business to move their goods 
to market more efficiently and safely.
  Additionally, modern, safe public infrastructure promotes private 
investments--both commercial and residential--and contributes to the 
growing vitality of the region.
  I am proud to represent one of the Nation's most vibrant regions, one 
that is comprised of suburban and urban communities. And, there is no 
doubt that H.R. 3 will improve the quality of life for Pennsylvanians--
reducing residents' daily commute through much-needed roadway repairs, 
the reconfiguration of intersections and the installation of hi-tech 
traffic-monitoring systems. It will also expand access to mass-transit 
alternatives such as regional rail and bus systems, like SEPTA, through 
improved park-and-ride facilities and other vital infrastructure.
  By reducing roadway congestion, improving road safety, stimulating 
commerce and creating jobs, H.R. 3 will help southeastern Pennsylvania 
and the Nation continue to thrive.
  My colleagues, H.R. 3 represents years of hard work, long hours and 
tremendous compromise. I want to thank Chairman Young and Oberstar for 
working together to create a bill worthy of such strong bipartisan 
support.
  I also want to recognize the hard work of the Transportation 
Committee staff, in particular Art Chan, Ken House, Jennifer Esposito, 
Stephanie Manning and Eric Van Schyndle. You've made this process 
seamless, and I am tremendously grateful for your help and guidance.
  As an honored member of the Transportation Committee I want to 
encourage all of my colleagues to join me in supporting passage of this 
legislation.
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Chairman, the highway trust fund has 
been losing revenue due to fraudulent use of off-road untaxed diesel 
fuel as taxable on-road diesel. Estimates of the losses to the highway 
trust fund at $1 billion annually. Congress first addressed this fraud 
in 1994 by requiring the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to mark untaxed 
diesel fuel. The IRS began to mark the untaxed diesel fuel with red dye 
and saw a dramatic improvement of 22.5 percent higher collections of 
diesel fuel taxes in the first twelve months.
  Unfortunately, criminals have figured out ways to remove the red dye 
from the diesel fuel and profit from the tax evasion. The IRS has been 
exploring exciting new nanotechnologies that can be used in conjunction 
with the red dye to more effectively combat this fraudulent activity.
  I am concerned that the IRS has not yet employed these new 
technologies to improve compliance and increase revenues to the highway 
trust fund. I am hopeful that before this legislation is sent to the 
President for his signature that we will be able to find a suitable 
legislative solution to this problem facing the highway trust fund and 
all taxpayers.
  Mr. PETRI. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia). All time for general 
debate, except for the final period contemplated in the rule has 
expired.
  Pursuant to the rule, the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of 
House Report 109-14, is adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of further amendment 
under the 5-minute rule and shall be considered read.
  The text of H.R. 3 as amended pursuant to House Resolution 140 is as 
follows:

                                 H.R. 3

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
     ``Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users''.
       (b) Secretary Defined.--In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' 
     means the Secretary of Transportation.
       (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title, table of contents.

                     TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

                 Subtitle A--Authorization of Programs

Sec. 1101. Authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 1102. Obligation ceiling.
Sec. 1103. Apportionments.
Sec. 1104. Minimum guarantee.
Sec. 1105. Project approval and oversight.
Sec. 1106. Use of excess funds.
Sec. 1107. Temporary traffic control devices.
Sec. 1108. Revenue aligned budget authority.
Sec. 1109. Emergency relief.
Sec. 1110. Surface transportation program.
Sec. 1111. Highway use tax evasion projects.
Sec. 1112. Appalachian development highway system.
Sec. 1113. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.
Sec. 1114. Interstate maintenance discretionary.
Sec. 1115. Highway bridge.
Sec. 1116. Transportation and community and system preservation 
              program.
Sec. 1117. Deployment of magnetic levitation transportation projects.
Sec. 1118. Recreational trails.
Sec. 1119. Federal lands highways.
Sec. 1120. Conservation measures.
Sec. 1121. Pedestrian and cyclist equity.
Sec. 1122. National commissions.
Sec. 1123. Adjustments for the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
              2004, Part V.
Sec. 1124. Roadway safety.
Sec. 1125. Equity requirement.

                     Subtitle B--Congestion Relief

Sec. 1201. Motor vehicle congestion relief.
Sec. 1202. Transportation systems management and operations.
Sec. 1203. Real-time system management information program.
Sec. 1204. Expedited national intelligent transportation systems 
              deployment program.
Sec. 1205. Intelligent transportation systems deployment.
Sec. 1206. Environmental review of activities that support deployment 
              of intelligent transportation systems.
Sec. 1207. State assumption of responsibilities for certain programs 
              and projects.
Sec. 1208. HOV facilities.
Sec. 1209. Congestion pricing pilot program.
Sec. 1210. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program 
              eligibility.
Sec. 1211. Special rules for State assumption of responsibilities.
Sec. 1212. Opening of Interstate ramps.

                  Subtitle C--Mobility and Efficiency

Sec. 1301. National corridor infrastructure improvement program.
Sec. 1302. Coordinated border infrastructure program.
Sec. 1303. Freight intermodal connectors.
Sec. 1304. Projects of national and regional significance.
Sec. 1305. Dedicated truck lanes.
Sec. 1306. Truck parking facilities.

                       Subtitle D--Highway Safety

Sec. 1401. Highway safety improvement program.
Sec. 1402. Worker injury prevention and free flow of vehicular traffic.
Sec. 1403. High risk rural road safety improvement program.
Sec. 1404. Transfers of apportionments to safety programs.
Sec. 1405. Safety incentive grants for use of seat belts.
Sec. 1406. Safety incentives to prevent operation of motor vehicles by 
              intoxicated persons.
Sec. 1407. Repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated.
Sec. 1408. Repair or replacement of highway features on National 
              Highway System.

           Subtitle E--Construction and Contract Efficiencies

Sec. 1501. Design-build.
Sec. 1502. Warranty highway construction project pilot program.
Sec. 1503. Private investment study.
Sec. 1504. Highways for LIFE pilot program.

                          Subtitle F--Finance

Sec. 1601. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act.

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Sec. 1602. State infrastructure banks.
Sec. 1603. Interstate System reconstruction and rehabilitation toll 
              pilot program.
Sec. 1604. Interstate System construction toll pilot program.
Sec. 1605. Special rules relating to State infrastructure bank program.

                   Subtitle G--High Priority Projects

Sec. 1701. High priority projects program.
Sec. 1702. Project authorizations.

                  Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 1801. Budget justification.
Sec. 1802. Motorist information.
Sec. 1803. Motorist information concerning full-service restaurants.
Sec. 1804. High priority corridors on the National Highway System.
Sec. 1805. Additions to Appalachian region.
Sec. 1806. Transportation assets and needs of Delta region.
Sec. 1807. Toll facilities workplace safety study.
Sec. 1808. Pavement marking systems demonstration projects.
Sec. 1809. Work zone safety grants.
Sec. 1810. Grant program to prohibit racial profiling.
Sec. 1811. America's Byways Resource Center.
Sec. 1812. Technical adjustment.
Sec. 1813. Road user charge evaluation pilot project.
Sec. 1814. Thomas P. ``Tip'' O'Neill, Jr. Tunnel.
Sec. 1815. Conforming amendment for transportation planning sections.
Sec. 1816. Distribution of metropolitan planning funds within States.
Sec. 1817. Treatment of off ramp.
Sec. 1818. Loan forgiveness.
Sec. 1819. Lead agency designation.
Sec. 1820. Use of debris from demolished bridges and overpasses.
Sec. 1821. Hubzone program.
Sec. 1822. Technical amendments to TEA 21 projects.
Sec. 1823. National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse.
Sec. 1824. Transportation conformity.
Sec. 1825. Eligibility to participate in western Alaska community 
              development quota program.
Sec. 1826. Metropolitan regional freight and passenger transportation 
              study.
Sec. 1827. Intermodal transportation facility expansion.
Sec. 1828. Advanced truck stop electrification system.
Sec. 1829. Technology.
Sec. 1830. Extension of public transit vehicle exemption from axle 
              weight restrictions.
Sec. 1831. Motorcyclist Advisory Council.
Sec. 1832. Sharing of monetary recoveries.
Sec. 1833. Eligibility under CMAQ.
Sec. 1834. Sense of Congress regarding Buy America.
Sec. 1835. Community enhancement study.
Sec. 1836. Transportation and local workforce investment.
Sec. 1837. Special rule for fiscal year 2004.

                        TITLE II--HIGHWAY SAFETY

Sec. 2001. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 2002. Occupant protection incentive grants.
Sec. 2003. Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures.
Sec. 2004. State traffic safety information system improvements.
Sec. 2005. High visibility enforcement program.
Sec. 2006. Motorcycle crash causation study.
Sec. 2007. Child safety and child booster seat incentive grants.
Sec. 2008. Motorcyclist safety.
Sec. 2009. Driver fatigue.
Sec. 2010. Authorization of appropriations for highway safety research 
              and development.
Sec. 2011. Safety data.
Sec. 2012. Driver performance study.

           TITLE III--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

Sec. 3001. Short title; amendments to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 3002. Policies, findings, and purposes.
Sec. 3003. Definitions.
Sec. 3004. Metropolitan planning.
Sec. 3005. Statewide planning.
Sec. 3006. Planning programs.
Sec. 3007. Private enterprise participation.
Sec. 3008. Urbanized area formula grants.
Sec. 3009. Clean fuels formula grant program.
Sec. 3010. Capital investment grants.
Sec. 3011. Formula grants for special needs of elderly individuals and 
              individuals with disabilities.
Sec. 3012. Formula grants for other than urbanized areas.
Sec. 3013. Research, development, demonstration, and deployment 
              projects.
Sec. 3014. Cooperative research program.
Sec. 3015. National research and technology programs.
Sec. 3016. National Transit Institute.
Sec. 3017. Job access and reverse commute formula grants.
Sec. 3018. New Freedom program.
Sec. 3019. Bus testing facility.
Sec. 3020. Bicycle facilities.
Sec. 3021. Transit in the parks pilot program.
Sec. 3022. Human resource programs.
Sec. 3023. General provisions on assistance.
Sec. 3024. Special provisions for capital projects.
Sec. 3025. Contract requirements.
Sec. 3026. Project management oversight and review.
Sec. 3027. Investigations of safety and hazards.
Sec. 3028. State safety oversight.
Sec. 3029. Controlled substances and alcohol misuse testing.
Sec. 3030. Employee protective arrangements.
Sec. 3031. Administrative procedures.
Sec. 3032. National transit database.
Sec. 3033. Apportionments based on fixed guideway factors.
Sec. 3034. Authorizations.
Sec. 3035. Over-the-road bus accessibility program.
Sec. 3036. Updated terminology.
Sec. 3037. Project authorizations for new fixed guideway capital 
              projects.
Sec. 3038. Projects for bus and bus-related facilities.
Sec. 3039. National fuel cell bus technology development program.
Sec. 3040. High-intensity small-urbanized area formula grant program.
Sec. 3041. Allocations for national research and technology programs.
Sec. 3042. Relationship to other laws.
Sec. 3043. Cooperative procurement.
Sec. 3044. Obligation ceiling.
Sec. 3045. Adjustments for the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 
              2004, Part V.
Sec. 3046. Special rule for fiscal year 2004.

           TITLE IV--MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY

              Subtitle A--Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety

Sec. 4101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 4102. Motor carrier safety grants.
Sec. 4103. Border enforcement grants.
Sec. 4104. Commercial driver's license improvements.
Sec. 4105. Hobbs Act.
Sec. 4106. Penalty for denial of access to records.
Sec. 4107. Medical Review Board.
Sec. 4108. Increased penalties for out-of-service violations and false 
              records.
Sec. 4109. Commercial vehicle information systems and networks 
              deployment.
Sec. 4110. Safety fitness.
Sec. 4111. Pattern of safety violations by motor carrier management.
Sec. 4112. Motor carrier research and technology program.
Sec. 4113. International cooperation.
Sec. 4114. Performance and registration information System management.
Sec. 4115. Data quality improvement.
Sec. 4116. Driveaway saddlemount vehicles.
Sec. 4117. Completion of uniform carrier registration.
Sec. 4118. Registration of motor carriers and freight forwarders.
Sec. 4119. Deposit of certain civil penalties into Highway Trust Fund.
Sec. 4120. Outreach and education.
Sec. 4121. Insulin treated diabetes mellitus.
Sec. 4122. Grant program for commercial motor vehicle operators.
Sec. 4123. Commercial motor vehicle safety advisory committee.
Sec. 4124. Safety data improvement program.
Sec. 4125. Commercial driver's license information System 
              modernization.
Sec. 4126. Maximum hours of service for operators of ground water well 
              drilling rigs.
Sec. 4127. Safety performance history screening.
Sec. 4128. Intermodal chassis roadability rule-making.
Sec. 4129. Substance abuse professionals.
Sec. 4130. Interstate van operations.
Sec. 4131. Hours of service for operators of utility service vehicles.
Sec. 4132. Technical corrections.
Sec. 4133. Intrastate and foreign operations of interstate motor 
              carriers.
Sec. 4134. Operators of vehicles transporting agricultural commodities 
              and farm supplies.
Sec. 4135. Hours of service rules for operators providing 
              transportation to movie production sites.
Sec. 4136. Special rule for fiscal year 2004.

               Subtitle B--Household Goods Transportation

Sec. 4201. Federal-State relations relating to transportation of 
              household goods.
Sec. 4202. Arbitration requirements.
Sec. 4203. Civil Penalties relating to household goods brokers and 
              unauthorized transportation.
Sec. 4204. Civil penalty for holding household goods hostage.
Sec. 4205. Working group for development of practices and procedures to 
              enhance Federal-State relations.
Sec. 4206. Consumer handbook on DOT web site.
Sec. 4207. Release of household goods broker information.
Sec. 4208. Consumer complaint information.
Sec. 4209. Insurance regulations.
Sec. 4210. Estimating requirements.
Sec. 4211. Application of State consumer protection laws to certain 
              household goods carriers.
Sec. 4212. Applicability to household goods motor carriers.
Sec. 4213. Violations of Out-of-Service Orders.
Sec. 4214. Criminal penalty for holding goods hostage.

             TITLE V--TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

                          Subtitle A--Funding

Sec. 5101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 5102. Obligation ceiling.
Sec. 5103. Findings.

            Subtitle B--Research, Technology, and Education

Sec. 5201. Research, technology, and education.
Sec. 5202. Long-term bridge performance program; innovative bridge 
              research and deployment program.
Sec. 5203. Surface transportation environment and planning cooperative 
              research program.
Sec. 5204. Technology deployment.
Sec. 5205. Training and education.
Sec. 5206. Freight planning capacity building.

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Sec. 5207. Advanced travel forecasting procedures program.
Sec. 5208. National cooperative freight transportation research 
              program.
Sec. 5209. Future strategic highway research program.
Sec. 5210. Transportation safety information management system project.
Sec. 5211. Surface transportation congestion relief solutions research 
              initiative.
Sec. 5212. Motor carrier efficiency study.
Sec. 5213. Transportation research and development strategic planning.
Sec. 5214. Limitation on remedies for future strategic highway research 
              program.
Sec. 5215. Center for Transportation Advancement and Regional 
              Development.

      Subtitle C--University Transportation Research; Scholarship 
                             Opportunities

Sec. 5301. National university transportation centers.
Sec. 5302. University transportation research.
Sec. 5303. Transportation scholarship opportunities program.

                   Subtitle D--Advanced Technologies

Sec. 5401. Advanced heavy-duty vehicle technologies research program.
Sec. 5402. Commercial remote sensing products and spatial information 
              technologies.

              Subtitle E--Transportation Data and Analysis

Sec. 5501. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Sec. 5502. Reports of Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

        Subtitle F--Intelligent Transportation Systems Research

Sec. 5601. Short title.
Sec. 5602. Goals and purposes.
Sec. 5603. General authorities and requirements.
Sec. 5604. National architecture and Standards.
Sec. 5605. Research and development.
Sec. 5606. Infrastructure development.
Sec. 5607. Road weather research and development program.
Sec. 5608. Definitions.
Sec. 5609. Rural interstate corridor communications study.
Sec. 5610. Centers for surface transportation excellence.
Sec. 5611. Repeal.
Sec. 5612. Special rule for fiscal year 2004.

         TITLE VI--TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PROJECT DELIVERY

Sec. 6001. Transportation planning.
Sec. 6002. Efficient environmental reviews for project decisionmaking.
Sec. 6003. Policy on historic sites.
Sec. 6004. Exemption of Interstate System.
Sec. 6005. Interstate compacts.
Sec. 6006. Development of transportation plan.
Sec. 6007. Interstate agreements.
Sec. 6008. Regulations relating to transportation planning.
Sec. 6009. Special rules relating to project development procedures.

             TITLE VII--HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 7001. Amendment of title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 7002. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 7003. Definitions.
Sec. 7004. General regulatory authority.
Sec. 7005. Chemical or biological materials.
Sec. 7006. Representation and tampering.
Sec. 7007. Technical amendments.
Sec. 7008. Training of certain employees.
Sec. 7009. Registration.
Sec. 7010. Providing shipping papers.
Sec. 7011. Rail tank cars.
Sec. 7012. Unsatisfactory safety rating.
Sec. 7013. Training curriculum for the public sector.
Sec. 7014. Planning and training grants, monitoring, and review.
Sec. 7015. Special permits and exclusions.
Sec. 7016. Uniform forms and Procedures.
Sec. 7017. International uniformity of standards and requirements.
Sec. 7018. Administrative.
Sec. 7019. Enforcement.
Sec. 7020. Civil penalty.
Sec. 7021. Criminal penalty.
Sec. 7022. Preemption.
Sec. 7023. Relationship to other laws.
Sec. 7024. Judicial review.
Sec. 7025. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 7026. Determining amount of undeclared shipments of hazardous 
              materials entering the United States.
Sec. 7027. Conforming amendments.

      TITLE VIII--TRANSPORTATION DISCRETIONARY SPENDING GUARANTEE

Sec. 8001. Policy.

                     TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS

                 Subtitle A--Authorization of Programs

     SEC. 1101. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be 
     appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
     Transit Account):
       (1) Interstate maintenance program.--For the Interstate 
     maintenance program under section 119 of title 23, United 
     States Code, $4,323,076,000 for fiscal year 2004, 
     $4,431,153,000 for fiscal year 2005, $4,541,932,000 for 
     fiscal year, 2006, $4,655,480,000 for fiscal year 2007, 
     $4,771,867,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $4,891,164,000 for 
     fiscal year 2009.
       (2) National highway system.--For the National Highway 
     System under section 103 of that title, $5,187,691,000 for 
     fiscal year 2004, $5,317,383,000 for fiscal year 2005, 
     $5,450,318,000 for fiscal year 2006, $5,586,576,000 for 
     fiscal year 2007, $5,726,240,000 for fiscal year 2008, and 
     $5,869,396,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (3) Bridge program.--For the bridge program under section 
     144 of that title, $3,709,440,000 for fiscal year 2004, 
     $3,802,176,000 for fiscal year 2005, $3,897,231,000 for 
     fiscal year 2006, $3,994,661,000 for fiscal year 2007, 
     $4,094,528,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $4,196,891,000 for 
     fiscal year 2009.
       (4) Highway safety improvement program.--For the highway 
     safety improvement program under sections 130 and 152 of that 
     title, $630,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $645,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2006, $660,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, 
     $680,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $695,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2009. Of such funds \1/3\ per fiscal year shall 
     be available to carry out section 130 and \2/3\ shall be 
     available to carry out section 152.
       (5) Surface transportation program.--For the surface 
     transportation program under section 133 of that title, 
     $6,052,306,000 for fiscal year 2004, $6,203,614,000 for 
     fiscal year 2005, $6,358,704,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
     $6,517,672,000 for fiscal year 2007, $6,680,614,000 for 
     fiscal year 2008, and $6,847,629,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (6) Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement 
     program.--For the congestion mitigation and air quality 
     improvement program under section 149 of that title, 
     $1,469,846,000 for fiscal year 2004, $1,506,592,000 for 
     fiscal year 2005, $1,544,257,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
     $1,582,863,000 for fiscal year 2007, $1,622,435,000 for 
     fiscal year 2008, and $1,662,996,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (7) Appalachian development highway system program.--For 
     the Appalachian development highway system program under 
     section 14501 of title 40, United States Code, $460,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2004 and $470,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2005 through 2009.
       (8) Recreational trails program.--For the recreational 
     trails program under section 206 of title 23, United States 
     Code, $53,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $70,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2005, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
     $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $100,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2008, and $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (9) Federal lands highways program.--
       (A) Indian reservation roads.--For Indian reservation roads 
     under section 204 of title 23, United States Code, 
     $325,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $365,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2005, $390,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $395,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2007, $420,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and 
     $420,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (B) Park roads and parkways.--For park roads and parkways 
     roads under section 204 of that title, $170,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2004, $185,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, 
     $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $215,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2007, $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and 
     $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (C) Public lands highway.--For public lands highway under 
     section 204 of that title, $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, 
     $260,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $280,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2006, $280,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $290,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2008, and $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (D) Refuge roads.--For refuge roads under section 204 of 
     that title, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 
     2009.
       (10) National corridor infrastructure improvement 
     program.--For the national corridor infrastructure 
     improvement program under section 1301 of this title, 
     $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $600,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2006, $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $600,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2008, and $600,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (11) Coordinated border infrastructure program.--For the 
     coordinated border infrastructure program under section 1302 
     of this title, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, 
     $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $200,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2007, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and 
     $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (12) Projects of national and regional significance 
     program.--For the projects of national and regional 
     significance program under section 1304 of this title, 
     $1,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $1,100,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2006, $1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, 
     $1,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $1,300,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2009.
       (13) Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal 
     facilities.--For construction of ferry boats and ferry 
     terminal facilities under section 165 of title 23, United 
     States Code, $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $70,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2005, $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
     $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $75,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2008, and $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (14) National scenic byways program.--For the national 
     scenic byways program under section 162 of title 23, United 
     States Code, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $40,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2005, $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
     $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $55,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2008, and $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (15) Congestion pricing pilot program.--For the congestion 
     pricing pilot program under section 1209 of this title, 
     $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2005, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $15,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2007, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and 
     $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (16) Deployment of 511 traveler information program.--For 
     the 511 traveler information program under section 1204(c)(7) 
     of this title, $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 
     through 2009.
       (17) High priority projects program.--For the high priority 
     projects program under section 117 of title 23, United States 
     Code, $2,496,450,000 for fiscal year 2005, $2,244,550,000 for 
     fiscal year 2006, $2,143,250,000 for fiscal year 2007, 
     $2,192,450,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $2,050,450,000 for 
     fiscal year 2009.
       (18) Freight intermodal connector program.--For the freight 
     intermodal connector

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     program under section 1303 of this title, $250,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2005, $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
     $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $250,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2008, and $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (19) High risk rural road safety improvement program.--For 
     the high risk rural road safety improvement program under 
     section 1403 of this title, $105,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2005, $110,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $120,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2007, $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and 
     $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (20) Highway use tax evasion program.--For highway use tax 
     evasion projects under section 143 of title 23, United States 
     Code, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $30,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2005, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
     $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2008, and $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (21) Pedestrian and cyclist equity.--
       (A) Safe routes to school program.--For the safe routes to 
     school program under section 1120(a) of this title, 
     $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $175,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2006, $175,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $175,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2008, and $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (B) Nonmotorized pilot program.--For the nonmotorized pilot 
     program under section 1120(b) of this title, $25,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
       (22) Dedicated truck lanes.--For dedicated truck lanes 
     under section 1305 of this title, $165,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2005 through 2008 and $170,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2009.
       (23) Highways for life program.--For the Highways for LIFE 
     program under section 1504 of this title, $55,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2005 and $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2006 through 2009.
       (24) Commonwealth of puerto rico highway program.--For the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico highway program under section 
     1214(r) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
     (112 Stat. 209), $115,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, 
     $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $130,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2006, $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $140,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2008, and $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (b) Disadvantaged Business Enterprises.--
       (1) General rule.--Except to the extent that the Secretary 
     determines otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts 
     made available for any program under titles I, III, and V of 
     this Act and section 403 of title 23, United States Code, 
     shall be expended with small business concerns owned and 
     controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals.
       (2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (A) Small business concern.--The term ``small business 
     concern'' has the meaning such term has under section 3 of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); except that such term 
     shall not include any concern or group of concerns controlled 
     by the same socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individual or individuals which has average annual gross 
     receipts over the preceding 3 fiscal years in excess of 
     $17,420,000, as adjusted by the Secretary for inflation.
       (B) Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.--
     The term ``socially and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals'' has the meaning such term has under section 
     8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) and 
     relevant subcontracting regulations promulgated pursuant 
     thereto; except that women shall be presumed to be socially 
     and economically disadvantaged individuals for purposes of 
     this subsection.
       (3) Annual listing of disadvantaged business enterprises.--
     Each State shall annually survey and compile a list of the 
     small business concerns referred to in paragraph (1) and the 
     location of such concerns in the State and notify the 
     Secretary, in writing, of the percentage of such concerns 
     which are controlled by women, by socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals (other than women), and by 
     individuals who are women and are otherwise socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals.
       (4) Uniform certification.--The Secretary shall establish 
     minimum uniform criteria for State governments to use in 
     certifying whether a concern qualifies for purposes of this 
     subsection. Such minimum uniform criteria shall include, but 
     not be limited to, on-site visits, personal interviews, 
     licenses, analysis of stock ownership, listing of equipment, 
     analysis of bonding capacity, listing of work completed, 
     resume of principal owners, financial capacity, and type of 
     work preferred.
       (5) Compliance with court orders.--Nothing in this 
     subsection limits the eligibility of an entity or person to 
     receive funds made available under titles I, III, and V of 
     this Act and section 403 of title 23, United States Code, if 
     the entity or person is prevented, in whole or in part, from 
     complying with paragraph (1) because a Federal court issues a 
     final order in which the court finds that the requirement of 
     paragraph (1), or the program established under paragraph 
     (1), is unconstitutional.

     SEC. 1102. OBLIGATION CEILING.

       (a) General Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law but subject to subsections (g) and (h), the 
     obligations for Federal-aid highway and highway safety 
     construction programs shall not exceed--
       (1) $33,643,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
       (2) $34,412,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       (3) $36,287,100,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       (4) $37,616,700,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       (5) $38,876,400,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       (6) $40,231,500,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (b) Exceptions.--The limitations under subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to obligations--
       (1) under section 125 of title 23, United States Code;
       (2) under section 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 sections 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 June 8, 1998;
       (8) under section 105 of title 23, United States Code (but, 
     for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2013), only in an 
     amount equal to $639,000,000 per fiscal year; and
       (9) for Federal-aid highway programs for which obligation 
     authority was made available under the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century or subsequent public laws for 
     multiple years or to remain available until used, but only to 
     the extent that such obligation authority has not lapsed or 
     been used.
       (c) Distribution of Obligation Authority.--For each of 
     fiscal years 2004 through 2009, the Secretary shall--
       (1) not distribute obligation authority provided by 
     subsection (a) for such fiscal year for amounts authorized 
     for administrative expenses and amounts authorized for the 
     highway use tax evasion program and the Bureau of 
     Transportation Statistics;
       (2) not distribute an amount of obligation authority 
     provided by subsection (a) 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 highway 
     and highway safety programs for previous fiscal years the 
     funds for which are allocated by the Secretary;
       (3) determine the ratio that--
       (A) the obligation authority provided by subsection (a) for 
     such fiscal year 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 highway 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 authority provided by 
     subsection (a) 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 14501 of title 40, United States Code 
     (relating to Appalachian development highway system), and 
     $2,000,000,000 for such fiscal year under section 105 of 
     title 23, United States Code (relating to minimum guarantee) 
     so that amount of obligation authority available for each of 
     such sections is equal to the amount determined by 
     multiplying the ratio determined under paragraph (3) by the 
     sums authorized to be appropriated for such section (except 
     in the case of section 105, $2,000,000,000) for such fiscal 
     year;
       (5) distribute the obligation authority provided by 
     subsection (a) 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 this Act and 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 authority provided by 
     subsection (a) less the aggregate amounts not distributed 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) and amounts distributed under 
     paragraphs (4) and (5) for Federal-aid highway 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 this Act and 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.
       (d) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary shall after 
     August 1 of each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 revise a 
     distribution of the obligation authority made available under 
     subsection (c) if an amount made available under this section 
     will not be obligated during the fiscal year and redistribute 
     sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts 
     in addition to those previously distributed during that 
     fiscal year. In making the redistribution, the Secretary 
     shall give priority to those States having large unobligated 
     balances of funds apportioned under sections 104 and 144 of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (e) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to 
     Transportation Research Programs.--Obligation limitations 
     imposed by subsection (a) shall apply to transportation 
     research programs carried out under chapter 5 of title 23, 
     United States Code, and under title V of this Act; except 
     that obligation authority made available for such programs 
     under such limitations shall remain available for a period of 
     3 fiscal years.
       (f) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds.--Not later 
     than 30 days after the date of

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     the distribution of obligation authority under subsection (c) 
     for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009, the Secretary 
     shall distribute to the States any funds (1) that are 
     authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for 
     Federal-aid highway programs, 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 (c)(6). The funds so distributed shall be 
     available for any purposes described in section 133(b) of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (g) Special Rule.--Obligation authority distributed for a 
     fiscal year under subsection (c)(4) for a section set forth 
     in subsection (c)(4) shall remain available until used for 
     obligation of funds for such section and shall be in addition 
     to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for 
     Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs 
     for future fiscal years.
       (h) Increase in Obligation Limit.--Limitations on 
     obligations imposed by subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall 
     be increased by an amount equal to the amount determined 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I)(cc) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     901(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)(cc)) for such fiscal year. Any such 
     increase shall be distributed in accordance with this 
     section.
       (i) Limitations on Obligations for Administrative 
     Expenses.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     total amount of all obligations under section 104(a) of title 
     23, United States Code, shall not exceed--
       (1) $390,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
       (2) $395,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       (3) $395,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       (4) $395,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       (5) $395,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       (6) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.

     SEC. 1103. APPORTIONMENTS.

       (a) Administrative Expenses.--Section 104(a) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) for purposes described in paragraph (2) $390,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2004, $395,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, 
     $395,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $395,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2007, $395,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and 
     $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       ``(2) Use of funds.--The amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by paragraph (1) are authorized for the 
     following purposes:
       ``(A) To administer the provisions of law to be financed 
     from appropriations for the Federal-aid highway program and 
     programs authorized under chapter 2.
       ``(B) To make transfers of such sums as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate to the Appalachian Regional 
     Commission for administrative activities associated with the 
     Appalachian development highway system.'';
       (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``sum deducted under'' and 
     inserting ``amounts authorized to be appropriated by''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``sums deducted under'' and inserting 
     ``amounts authorized to be appropriated by''; and
       (B) by striking ``and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
     Administration''.
       (b) National Highway System.--Section 104(b) of such title 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``the deduction authorized by subsection 
     (a) and''; and
       (2) in paragraph (1)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``$36,400,000 for each fiscal year'' and 
     inserting ``$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $40,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2005, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
     $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2008, and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2009''; and
       (B) by striking ``$18,800,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 
     through 2002'' and inserting ``$20,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2004 and $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 
     2009''.
       (c) Report.--Section 104(j) of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``submit to Congress a report'' 
     and inserting ``transmit to Congress a report, and also make 
     such report available to the public in a user-friendly format 
     via the Internet,''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 104 of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (f)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``, after making the deduction authorized 
     by subsection (a) of this section,''; and
       (B) by striking ``remaining''; and
       (2) in subsection (i) by striking ``deducted'' and 
     inserting ``authorized to be appropriated''.
       (e) Puerto Rico Highway Program.--Section 1214(r) of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 
     209; 117 Stat. 1114; 118 Stat. 1149) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``1101(a)(15) for each of 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2005'' and inserting ``1101(a)(24) 
     for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``1101(a)(15) of this 
     Act'' and inserting ``1101(a)(24) of the Transportation 
     Equity Act: A Legacy for Users''.

     SEC. 1104. MINIMUM GUARANTEE.

       To be supplied.

     SEC. 1105. PROJECT APPROVAL AND OVERSIGHT.

       Section 106 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:
       ``(h) Oversight Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     oversight program to monitor the effective and efficient use 
     of funds authorized to carry out this title. At a minimum, 
     the program shall be responsive to all areas related to 
     financial integrity and project delivery.
       ``(2) Financial integrity.--
       ``(A) Financial management systems.--The Secretary shall 
     perform annual reviews that address elements of the State 
     transportation departments' financial management systems that 
     affect projects approved under subsection (a).
       ``(B) Project costs.--The Secretary shall develop minimum 
     standards for estimating project costs and shall periodically 
     evaluate the States' practices for estimating project costs, 
     awarding contracts, and reducing project costs.
       ``(C) Responsibility of the states.--The States are 
     responsible for determining that subrecipients of Federal 
     funds under this title have sufficient accounting controls to 
     properly manage such Federal funds. The Secretary shall 
     periodically review the States' monitoring of subrecipients.
       ``(3) Project delivery.--The Secretary shall perform annual 
     reviews that address elements of a State's project delivery 
     system, which includes one or more activities that are 
     involved in the life cycle of a project from its conception 
     to its completion.
       ``(4) Responsibility of the states.--The States are 
     responsible for determining that subrecipients of Federal 
     funds under this title have adequate project delivery systems 
     for projects approved under this section. The Secretary shall 
     periodically review the States' monitoring of subrecipients.
       ``(5) Specific oversight responsibilities.--Nothing in this 
     section shall affect or discharge any oversight 
     responsibility of the Secretary specifically provided for 
     under this title or other Federal law. In addition, the 
     Secretary shall retain full oversight responsibilities for 
     the design and construction of all Appalachian development 
     highways under section 14501 of title 40.
       ``(i) Major Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision in 
     this section, a recipient of Federal financial assistance for 
     a project under this title with an estimated total cost of 
     $500,000,000 or more, or any other project in the discretion 
     of the Secretary, shall submit to the Secretary a project 
     management plan and an annual financial plan.
       ``(2) Project management plan.--The project management plan 
     shall document the procedures and processes in place to 
     provide timely information to the project decision makers to 
     manage effectively the scope, costs, schedules, and quality, 
     and the Federal requirements of the project and the role of 
     the agency leadership and management team in the delivery of 
     the project.
       ``(3) Financial plan.--The financial plan shall be based on 
     detailed estimates of the cost to complete the project. 
     Annual updates shall be submitted based on reasonable 
     assumptions, as determined by the Secretary, of future 
     increases in the cost to complete the project.
       ``(j) Other Projects.--A recipient of Federal financial 
     assistance for a project under this title with an estimated 
     total cost of $100,000,000 or more that is not covered by 
     subsection (h) shall prepare an annual financial plan. Annual 
     financial plans prepared under this subsection shall be made 
     available to the Secretary for review upon the Secretary's 
     request.''.

     SEC. 1106. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS.

       Section 106 of title 23, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Use of Excess Funds.--
       ``(1) Audits.--A State may audit projects funded with 
     amounts apportioned under sections 104 and 144 to determine 
     whether any amounts obligated for a project are excess funds.
       ``(2) Plans for use of excess funds.--If a State 
     determines, after conducting an audit under paragraph (1), 
     that funds obligated for a project are excess funds, the 
     State may develop a plan for obligating the funds for the 
     design and construction of--
       ``(A) with respect to excess funds derived from the surface 
     transportation program under section 133(d)(1), 133(d) (2), 
     or 133(d)(3), the highway bridge replacement and 
     rehabilitation program under section 144, the congestion 
     mitigation and air quality improvement program under section 
     149, or the recreational trails program under section 206, 
     one or more projects that are eligible for funding under that 
     program; and
       ``(B) with respect to excess funds derived from any other 
     program under this title, one or more projects that are 
     eligible for funding those programs or the surface 
     transportation program under section 133.
       ``(3) Certification to the secretary.--A State that has 
     developed a plan under paragraph (2) shall transmit to the 
     Secretary a certification that the State has conducted an 
     audit under paragraph (1) and developed the plan in 
     accordance with paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Implementation of plans.--After transmitting a 
     certification to the Secretary with respect to a plan under 
     paragraph (3), the State may carry out the plan.
       ``(5) Applicability of requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided by subparagraph (B), 
     excess funds used to carry out a project under this section 
     shall be subject to the requirements of this title that are 
     applicable to the program under which the project is carried 
     out.
       ``(B) Stp allocations.--Section 133(d) shall not apply to 
     excess funds used to carry out a project under this section, 
     unless such funds are derived from amounts apportioned under 
     104(b)(3).
       ``(6) Excess funds defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     `excess funds' means funds obligated for a project that 
     remain available for the project after the project has been 
     completed or canceled.''.

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     SEC. 1107. TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES.

       (a) Standards.--Section 109(e) of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(e) No funds'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(e) Installation of Safety Devices.--
       ``(1) Highway and railroad grade crossings and 
     drawbridges.--No funds''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Temporary traffic control devices.--No funds shall be 
     approved for expenditure on any Federal-aid highway, or 
     highway affected under chapter 2 of this title, unless proper 
     temporary traffic control devices to improve safety in work 
     zones will be installed and maintained during construction, 
     utility, and maintenance operations on that portion of the 
     highway with respect to which such expenditures are to be 
     made. Installation and maintenance of the devices shall be in 
     accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control 
     Devices.''.
       (b) Letting of Contracts.--Section 112 of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (f);
       (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f); and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Temporary Traffic Control Devices.--
       ``(1) Issuance of regulations.--The Secretary, after 
     consultation with appropriate Federal and State officials, 
     shall issue regulations establishing the conditions for the 
     appropriate use of, and expenditure of funds for, uniformed 
     law enforcement officers, positive protective measures 
     between workers and motorized traffic, and installation and 
     maintenance of temporary traffic control devices during 
     construction, utility, and maintenance operations.
       ``(2) Effects of regulations.--Based on regulations issued 
     under paragraph (1), a State shall--
       ``(A) develop separate pay items for the use of uniformed 
     law enforcement officers, positive protective measures 
     between workers and motorized traffic, and installation and 
     maintenance of temporary traffic control devices during 
     construction, utility, and maintenance operations; and
       ``(B) incorporate such pay items into contract provisions 
     to be included in each contract entered into by the State 
     with respect to a highway project to ensure compliance with 
     section 109(e)(2).
       ``(3) Limitation.--Nothing in the regulations shall be 
     construed to prohibit a State from implementing standards 
     that are more stringent than those required under the 
     regulations.
       ``(4) Positive protective measures defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `positive protective measures' means 
     temporary traffic barriers, crash cushions, and other 
     strategies to avoid traffic accidents in work zones, 
     including full road closures.''.

     SEC. 1108. REVENUE ALIGNED BUDGET AUTHORITY.

       (a) Allocation.--Section 110(a)(1) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2006'';
       (2) by inserting after ``such fiscal year'' the following: 
     ``and the succeeding fiscal year''.
       (b) Reduction.--Section 110(a)(2) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2006'';
       (2) by striking ``October 1 of the succeeding'' and 
     inserting ``October 15 of such''; and
       (3) by inserting after ``Account)'' the following: ``for 
     such fiscal year and the succeeding fiscal year''.
       (c) General Distribution.--Section 110(b)(1)(A) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``Transportation Equity Act for 
     the 21st Century'' and inserting ``Transportation Equity Act: 
     A Legacy for Users''.
       (d) Technical Amendment.--Section 110(b)(1)(A) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``for'' the second 
     place it appears.

     SEC. 1109. EMERGENCY RELIEF.

       There is authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year 
     such sums as may be necessary for allocations by the 
     Secretary described in subsections (a) and (b) of sections 
     125 of title 23, United States Code, if the total of those 
     allocations in such fiscal year are in excess of 
     $100,000,000.

     SEC. 1110. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.

       Section 133(f)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``1998 through 2000'' and inserting ``2004 
     through 2006''; and
       (2) by striking ``2001 through 2003'' and inserting ``2007 
     through 2009''.

     SEC. 1111. HIGHWAY USE TAX EVASION PROJECTS.

       (a) Eligible Activities.--
       (1) Intergovernmental enforcement efforts.--Section 
     143(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting before the period the following: ``; except that of 
     funds so made available for each of fiscal years 2004 through 
     2009, $2,000,000 shall be available only to carry out 
     intergovernmental enforcement efforts, including research and 
     training''.
       (2) Conditions on funds allocated to internal revenue 
     service.--Section 143(b)(3) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``The'' and inserting ``Except as otherwise provided 
     in this section, the''.
       (3) Limitation on use of funds.--Section 143(b)(4) of such 
     title is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (F);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (G) 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) to support efforts between States and Indian tribes 
     to address issues related to State motor fuel taxes; and
       ``(I) to analyze and implement programs to reduce tax 
     evasion associated with foreign imported fuel.''.
       (4) Reports.--Section 143(b) of such title is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) Reports.--The Commissioner of the Internal Revenue 
     Service and each State shall submit to the Secretary an 
     annual report that describes the projects, examinations, and 
     criminal investigations funded by and carried out under this 
     section. Such report shall specify the annual yield estimated 
     for each project funded under this section.''.
       (b) Excise Fuel Reporting System.--
       (1) In general.--Section 143(c)(1) of such title is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``August 1, 1998,'' and inserting ``90 days 
     after the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act: 
     A Legacy for Users,'';
       (B) by striking ``development'' and inserting ``completion, 
     operation,''; and
       (C) by striking ``an excise fuel reporting system (in this 
     subsection referred to as `the system')'' and inserting ``an 
     excise summary terminal activity reporting system''.
       (2) Elements of memorandum of understanding.--Section 
     143(c)(2) of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking ``the system'' the first place it appears 
     and inserting ``the excise summary terminal activity 
     reporting system'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``develop'' and 
     inserting ``complete'';
       (C) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (D) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service 
     shall submit and the Secretary shall approve a budget and 
     project plan for the completion, operation, and maintenance 
     of the system.''; and
       (3) Funding priority.--Section 143(c)(3) of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out 
     this section for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009, the 
     Secretary shall make available to the Internal Revenue 
     Service such funds as may be necessary to complete, operate, 
     and maintain the excise summary terminal activity reporting 
     system in accordance with this subsection.''.
       (c) Registration System and Electronic Database.--Section 
     143 of such title is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(d) Pipeline, Vessel, and Barge Registration System.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall enter into 
     a memorandum of understanding with the Commissioner of the 
     Internal Revenue Service for the purposes of the development, 
     operation, and maintenance of a registration system for 
     pipelines, vessels, and barges, and operators of such 
     pipelines, vessels, and barges, that make bulk transfers of 
     taxable fuel.
       ``(2) Elements of memorandum of understanding.--The 
     memorandum of understanding shall provide that--
       ``(A) the Internal Revenue Service shall develop and 
     maintain the registration system through contracts;
       ``(B) the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service 
     shall submit and the Secretary shall approve a budget and 
     project plan for development, operation, and maintenance of 
     the registration system;
       ``(C) the registration system shall be under the control of 
     the Internal Revenue Service; and
       ``(D) the registration system shall be made available for 
     use by appropriate State and Federal revenue, tax, and law 
     enforcement authorities, subject to section 6103 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(3) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out 
     this section for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009, the 
     Secretary shall make available to the Internal Revenue 
     Service such funds as may be necessary to complete, operate, 
     and maintain a registration system for pipelines, vessels, 
     and barges, and operators of such pipelines, vessels, and 
     barges, that make bulk transfers of taxable fuel in 
     accordance with this subsection.
       ``(e) Heavy Vehicle Use Tax Payment Database.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall enter into 
     a memorandum of understanding with the Commissioner of the 
     Internal Revenue Service for the purposes of the 
     establishment, operation, and maintenance of an electronic 
     database of heavy vehicle highway use tax payments.
       ``(2) Elements of memorandum of understanding.--The 
     memorandum of understanding shall provide that--
       ``(A) the Internal Revenue Service shall establish and 
     maintain the electronic database through contracts;
       ``(B) the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service 
     shall submit and the Secretary shall approve a budget and 
     project plan for establishment, operation, and maintenance of 
     the electronic database;
       ``(C) the electronic database shall be under the control of 
     the Internal Revenue Service; and
       ``(D) the electronic database shall be made available for 
     use by appropriate State and Federal revenue, tax, and law 
     enforcement authorities, subject to section 6103 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(3) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out 
     this section for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009, the 
     Secretary shall make available to the Internal Revenue 
     Service such funds as may be necessary to establish, operate, 
     and maintain an electronic database of heavy vehicle highway 
     use tax payments in accordance with this subsection.
       ``(f) Reports.--Not later than March 31 and September 30 of 
     each year, the Commissioner of

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     the Internal Revenue Service shall provide reports to the 
     Secretary on the status of the Internal Revenue Service 
     projects funded under this section related to the excise 
     summary terminal activity reporting system, the pipeline, 
     vessel, and barge registration system, and the heavy vehicle 
     use tax electronic database.''.

     SEC. 1112. APPALACHIAN DEVELOPMENT HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

       (a) Apportionment.--The Secretary shall apportion funds 
     made available by section 1101(a)(7) of this Act for fiscal 
     years 2004 through 2009 among the States based on the latest 
     available cost to complete estimate for the Appalachian 
     development highway system under section 14501 title 40, 
     United States Code.
       (b) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available by 
     section 1101(a)(7) of this Act for the Appalachian 
     development highway system shall be available for obligation 
     in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the 
     Federal share of the cost of any project under this section 
     shall be determined in accordance with such section 14501 of 
     title 40, United States Code, and such funds shall be 
     available to construct highways and access roads under such 
     section and shall remain available until expended.
       (c) Use of Toll Credits.--Section 120(j)(1) of title 23, 
     United States Code is amended by inserting ``and the 
     Appalachian development highway system program under section 
     14501 of title 40'' after ``section 125''.

     SEC. 1113. CONSTRUCTION OF FERRY BOATS AND FERRY TERMINAL 
                   FACILITIES.

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

     ``Sec. 165. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal 
       facilities

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a program 
     for construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities 
     in accordance with section 129(c).
       ``(b) Federal Share.--The Federal share payable for 
     construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities 
     under this section shall be 80 percent of the cost thereof.
       ``(c) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts made available to 
     carry out this section shall remain available until expended.
       ``(d) Set-Aside for Projects on NHS.--
       ``(1) In general.--$20,000,000 of the amount made available 
     to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2004 
     through 2009 shall be obligated for the construction or 
     refurbishment of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities 
     and approaches to such facilities within marine highway 
     systems that are part of the National Highway System.
       ``(2) Alaska.--$10,000,000 of the $20,000,000 for a fiscal 
     year made available under paragraph (1) shall be made 
     available to the State of Alaska.
       ``(3) New jersey.--$5,000,000 of the $20,000,000 for a 
     fiscal year made available under paragraph (1) shall be made 
     available to the State of New Jersey.
       ``(4) Washington.--$5,000,000 of the $20,000,000 for a 
     fiscal year made available under paragraph (1) shall be made 
     available to the State of Washington.
       ``(e) Applicability.--All provisions of this chapter that 
     are applicable to the National Highway System, other than 
     provisions relating to apportionment formula and Federal 
     share, shall apply to funds made available to carry out this 
     section, except as determined by the Secretary to be 
     inconsistent with this section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of 
     chapter 1 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

``165. Construction of ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities.''.
       (c) National Ferry Database.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Bureau of Transportation Statistics, shall establish and 
     maintain a national ferry database.
       (2) Contents.--The database shall contain current 
     information regarding ferry systems, including information 
     regarding routes, vessels, passengers and vehicles carried, 
     funding sources and such other information as the Secretary 
     considers useful.
       (3) Update report.--Using information collected through the 
     database, the Secretary shall periodically modify as 
     appropriate the report submitted under section 1207(c) of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 129 
     note; 112 Stat. 185-186).
       (4) Requirements.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) compile the database not later than 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act and update the database every 2 
     years thereafter;
       (B) ensure that the database is easily accessible to the 
     public;
       (C) make available, from the ferry boat and ferry terminal 
     program authorized under section 165 of title 23, United 
     States Code, not more than $500,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2005 through 2009 to establish the database.

     SEC. 1114. INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE DISCRETIONARY.

       (a) In General.--Section 118 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c);
       (2) in subsection (e) by inserting ``Special Rules.--'' 
     before ``Funds made''; and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 103(d)(1) of such title 
     is amended by striking ``or 118(c)''.
       (c) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Section 114.--Section 114(a) of such title is amended 
     by striking ``Except as provided in section 117 of this 
     title, such'' and inserting ``Such''.
       (2) Section 116.--Section 116(b) of such title is amended 
     by striking ``highway department'' and inserting 
     ``transportation department''.
       (3) Section 120.--Section 120(e) of such title is amended 
     in the first sentence by striking ``such system'' and 
     inserting ``such highway''.
       (4) Section 126.--Section 126(a) of such title is amended 
     by inserting ``under'' before ``section 104(b)(3)''.
       (5) Section 127.--Section 127 of such title is amended by 
     striking ``118(b)(1)'' and inserting ``118(b)(2)''.
       (6) Bicycle and pedestrian safety grants.--Section 1212(i) 
     of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 
     Stat. 196-197) is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
     and (E) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively, and moving 
     such paragraphs 2 ems to the left.
       (d) Limitation.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     not apply to, or have any affect with respect to, funds made 
     available under section 118 of title 23, United States Code, 
     before the date of enactment of this section.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) of this section shall take effect on September 30, 
     2005.

     SEC. 1115. HIGHWAY BRIDGE.

       (a) Scour Countermeasures.--Section 144(d) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Applications for and Approval of Assistance.--
       ``(1) Bridge replacement or rehabilitation.--Whenever any 
     State or States make application to the Secretary for 
     assistance in replacing or rehabilitating a highway bridge 
     which the priority system established under subsections (b) 
     and (c) shows to be eligible, the Secretary may approve 
     Federal participation in replacing such bridge with a 
     comparable facility or in rehabilitating such bridge.
       ``(2) Preventive maintenance, scour measures, and 
     applications of certain compositions.--Whenever any State 
     makes application to the Secretary for assistance in 
     painting, seismic retrofit, or preventive maintenance of, or 
     installing scour countermeasures or applying calcium 
     magnesium acetate, sodium acetate/formate, or other 
     environmentally acceptable, minimally corrosive anti-icing 
     and de-icing compositions to, the structure of a highway 
     bridge, the Secretary may approve Federal participation in 
     the painting, seismic retrofit, or preventive maintenance of, 
     or installation of scour countermeasures or application of 
     acetate or sodium acetate/formate or such anti-icing or de-
     icing composition to, such structure.
       ``(3) Eligibility.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     eligibility of highway bridges for replacement or 
     rehabilitation for each State based upon the unsafe highway 
     bridges in such State; except that a State may carry out a 
     project for preventive maintenance on a bridge, seismic 
     retrofit of a bridge, or installing scour countermeasures to 
     a bridge under this section without regard to whether the 
     bridge is eligible for replacement or rehabilitation under 
     this section.''.
       (b) Bridge Discretionary Set-Aside.--Section 144(g)(1) of 
     such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Fiscal years 2004 through 2009.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out the bridge program 
     under this section for each of the fiscal years 2004 through 
     2009, all but $100,000,000 shall be apportioned as provided 
     in subsection (e). Such $100,000,000 shall be available at 
     the discretion of the Secretary; except that $25,000,000 
     shall be available only for projects for the seismic retrofit 
     of bridges, and of which $10,000,000 shall be available only 
     for the seismic retrofit of a bridge described in subsection 
     (l), and except as provided in subparagraph (E).
       ``(E) Gravina access.--
       ``(i) In general.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out the bridge program under this 
     paragraph, for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2009, 
     $10,000,000 shall be set aside from the $100,000,000 
     available at the discretion of the Secretary under 
     subparagraph (D) for the construction of a bridge joining the 
     Island of Gravina to the community of Ketchikan in Alaska.
       ``(ii) Scoring.--The project described in this subparagraph 
     shall not be counted for purposes of the reduction set forth 
     in the fourth sentence of subsection (e).''.
       (c) Off-System Bridges.--Section 144(g)(3) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``15 percent'' and inserting ``20 
     percent'';
       (2) by striking ``1987'' and inserting ``2005'';
       (3) by striking ``2004'' the first place it appears and all 
     that follows through ``2005,'' and inserting ``2009 for the 
     bridge program,'';
       (4) by inserting ``, perform systematic preventive 
     maintenance,'' after ``paint''; and
       (5) by inserting a comma before ``to highway bridges''.
       (d) Technical Amendment.--Section 144(i) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``at the same time'' and all that follows 
     through ``Congress''.

     SEC. 1116. TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY AND SYSTEM 
                   PRESERVATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Extension.--Section 1221(e)(1) of the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 112 
     Stat. 223; 118 Stat. 879; 118 Stat. 1149) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``1999 and'' and inserting ``1999,''; and
       (2) by striking ``2004'' the first place it appears and all 
     that follows through ``2005'' and inserting the following: 
     ``, and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, $30,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2005, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
     $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and $35,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2008 and 2009''.
       (b) Federal Share.--Section 1221(e)(2) of such Act is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end ``; except 
     that such funds shall not be transferable and the Federal 
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     projects and activities carried out with such funds shall be 
     determined in accordance with section 120(b) of title 23, 
     United States Code''.
       (c) Planning Activities Pilot Program.--Section 1221 of 
     such Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Planning Activities Pilot Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a pilot 
     program using funds set aside under paragraph (4) to support 
     planning and public participation activities related to 
     highway and public transportation projects.
       ``(2) Eligible activities.--Activities eligible to be 
     carried out under the pilot program may include the 
     following:
       ``(A) Improving data collection and analysis to improve 
     freight movement, intermodal connections, and transportation 
     access and efficiency for all users, including children, 
     older individuals, individuals with disabilities, low-income 
     individuals, and minority communities.
       ``(B) Supporting public participation by holding public 
     meetings using an interactive workshop format facilitated by 
     design or planning experts (or both) to consider public input 
     at the initial stages of project development and during other 
     phases of a project.
       ``(C) Using innovative planning or design visualization and 
     simulation tools to improve the evaluation of alternatives 
     and their impacts and to enhance public participation in the 
     transportation planning process, including tools having a 
     structure that enables modifications to scenarios and 
     assumptions in real time.
       ``(D) Enhancing coordination among transportation, land 
     use, workforce development, human service, economic 
     development, and other agencies to strengthen access to job 
     training services, daycare centers, health care facilities, 
     senior centers, public schools, universities, and residential 
     areas, including the use of integrated planning and service 
     delivery, especially for transit dependent and low-income 
     individuals.
       ``(E) Contracting with nonprofit organizations, 
     universities, and local agencies to deliver community-
     oriented transportation plans and projects, including public 
     outreach, context sensitive design, transit-oriented 
     development, multimodal corridor investments, commuter 
     benefits deployment, and brownfield redevelopment.
       ``(F) Measuring and reporting on the annual performance of 
     the transportation system (or parts of) relative to State or 
     locally-established criteria regarding--
       ``(i) maintenance and operating costs of the transportation 
     system, vehicle miles traveled, peak-period travel times, 
     transportation choices, and mode shares;
       ``(ii) location of housing units, jobs, medical facilities, 
     and commercial centers to transit;
       ``(iii) improvements directed to low-income families and 
     older individuals;
       ``(iv) transportation-related pollution emissions into the 
     air and water;
       ``(v) land consumption; and
       ``(vi) other locally-significant factors.
       ``(G) Improving regional travel and emission modeling to 
     examine factors not currently considered, such as induced 
     travel and land use effects of transportation alternatives, 
     types of vehicles owned and used by households, time-of-day 
     of travel and linkage of trips to each other throughout the 
     day, effects of urban design and pedestrian and bicycle 
     environment on travel behavior, and impacts of alternatives 
     on the distribution of benefits and burdens among various 
     groups protected under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
     1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.).
       ``(3) Federal share.--Notwithstanding subsection (e)(2), 
     the Federal share of the cost of activities carried out under 
     the pilot program shall be 100 percent.
       ``(4) Set aside.--The Secretary shall make available 
     $1,500,000 of the amounts made available to carry out this 
     section for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to carry 
     out the pilot program under this subsection.''.

     SEC. 1117. DEPLOYMENT OF MAGNETIC LEVITATION TRANSPORTATION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Eligible project costs.--The term ``eligible project 
     costs''--
       (A) means the capital cost of the fixed guideway 
     infrastructure of a MAGLEV project, including land, piers, 
     guideways, propulsion equipment and other components attached 
     to guideways, power distribution facilities (including 
     substations), control and communications facilities, access 
     roads, and storage, repair, and maintenance facilities, but 
     not including costs incurred for a new station; and
       (B) includes the costs of preconstruction planning 
     activities.
       (2) Full project costs.--The term ``full project costs'' 
     means the total capital costs of a MAGLEV project, including 
     eligible project costs and the costs of stations, vehicles, 
     and equipment.
       (3) MAGLEV.--The term ``MAGLEV'' means transportation 
     systems employing magnetic levitation that would be capable 
     of safe use by the public at a speed in excess of 240 miles 
     per hour.
       (4) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning such term 
     has under section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.
       (b) In General.--
       (1) Assistance for eligible projects.--The Secretary shall 
     make available financial assistance to pay the Federal share 
     of full project costs of eligible projects authorized by this 
     section.
       (2) Use of assistance.--Financial assistance provided under 
     paragraph (1) shall be used only to pay eligible project 
     costs of projects authorized by this section.
       (3) Applicability of other laws.--Financial assistance made 
     available under this section, and projects assisted with such 
     assistance, shall be subject to section 5333(a) of title 49, 
     United States Code.
       (c) Project Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive 
     financial assistance under subsection (b), a project shall--
       (1) involve a segment or segments of a high-speed ground 
     transportation corridor;
       (2) result in an operating transportation facility that 
     provides a revenue producing service; and
       (3) be approved by the Secretary based on an application 
     submitted to the Secretary by a State or authority designated 
     by 1 or more States.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section 
     $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 and $20,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2006 through 2009.
       (e) Applicability of Title 23, United States Code.--Funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by this section shall be 
     available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds 
     were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
     Code; except that the Federal share of the full project costs 
     of an eligible project shall be 80 percent, and such funds 
     shall remain available until expended and shall not be 
     transferable.

     SEC. 1118. RECREATIONAL TRAILS.

       (a) Recreational Trails Program Formula.--Section 104(h)(1) 
     of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``research and technical'' and all that follows through 
     ``Committee'' and inserting ``research, technical assistance, 
     and training under the recreational trails program''.
       (b) Permissible Uses.--Section 206(d)(2) of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Permissible uses.--Permissible uses of funds 
     apportioned to a State for a fiscal year to carry out this 
     section include--
       ``(A) maintenance and restoration of existing recreational 
     trails;
       ``(B) development and rehabilitation of trailside and 
     trailhead facilities and trail linkages for recreational 
     trails;
       ``(C) purchase and lease of recreational trail construction 
     and maintenance equipment;
       ``(D) construction of new recreational trails, except that, 
     in the case of new recreational trails crossing Federal 
     lands, construction of the trails shall be--
       ``(i) permissible under other law;
       ``(ii) necessary and recommended by a statewide 
     comprehensive outdoor recreation plan that is required by the 
     Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-
     4 et seq.) and that is in effect;
       ``(iii) approved by the administering agency of the State 
     designated under subsection (c)(1); and
       ``(iv) approved by each Federal agency having jurisdiction 
     over the affected lands under such terms and conditions as 
     the head of the Federal agency determines to be appropriate, 
     except that the approval shall be contingent on compliance by 
     the Federal agency with all applicable laws, including the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.), the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
     Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.), and the Federal Land 
     Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);
       ``(E) acquisition of easements and fee simple title to 
     property for recreational trails or recreational trail 
     corridors;
       ``(F) assessment of trail conditions for accessibility and 
     maintenance;
       ``(G) operation of educational programs to promote safety 
     and environmental protection as those objectives relate to 
     the use of recreational trails, but in an amount not to 
     exceed 5 percent of the apportionment made to the State for 
     the fiscal year; and
       ``(H) payment of costs to the State incurred in 
     administering the program, but in an amount not to exceed 7 
     percent of the apportionment made to the State for the fiscal 
     year to carry out this section.''.
       (c) Use of Apportionments.--Section 206(d)(3) of such title 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (C);
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (3) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated) by striking 
     ``(2)(F)'' and inserting ``(2)(H)''.
       (d) Federal Share.--Section 206(f) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``and the Federal share of the 
     administrative costs of a State'' after ``project''; and
       (B) by striking ``not exceed 80 percent'' and inserting 
     ``be determined in accordance with section 120(b)'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``80 percent of'' and 
     inserting ``the amount determined in accordance with section 
     120(b) for'';
       (3) in paragraph (2)(B) by inserting ``sponsoring the 
     project'' after ``Federal agency'';
       (4) by striking paragraph (5);
       (5) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5);
       (6) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated) by striking ``80 
     percent'' and inserting ``the Federal share as determined in 
     accordance with section 120(b)''; and
       (7) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) Use of recreational trails program funds to match 
     other federal program funds.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, funds made available under this section may 
     be used toward the non-Federal matching share for other 
     Federal program funds that are--
       ``(A) expended in accordance with the requirements of the 
     Federal program relating to activities funded and populations 
     served; and
       ``(B) expended on a project that is eligible for assistance 
     under this section.''.
       (e) Planning and Environmental Assessment Costs Incurred 
     Prior to Project Approval.--Section 206(h)(1) of such title 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(C) Planning and environmental assessment costs incurred 
     prior to project approval.--The Secretary may allow pre-
     approval planning and environmental compliance costs to be 
     credited toward the non-Federal share of the cost of a 
     project described under subsection (d)(2) (other than 
     subparagraph (I)) in accordance with subsection (f), limited 
     to costs incurred less than 18 months prior to project 
     approval.''.
       (f) Encouragement of Use of Youth Conservation or Service 
     Corps.--The Secretary shall encourage the States to enter 
     into contracts and cooperative agreements with qualified 
     youth conservation or service corps to perform construction 
     and maintenance of recreational trails under section 206 of 
     title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 1119. FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAYS.

       (a) Contracts and Agreements With Indian Tribes.--Section 
     202(d)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(3) Contracts and agreements with indian tribes.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law or any interagency agreement, program guideline, manual, 
     or policy directive, all funds made available to an Indian 
     tribal government under this title for a highway, road, 
     bridge, parkway, or transit facility project that is located 
     on an Indian reservation or provides access to the 
     reservation or a community of the Indian tribe shall be made 
     available, on the request of the Indian tribal government, to 
     the Indian tribal government for use in carrying out, in 
     accordance with the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), contracts and 
     agreements for the planning, research, engineering, and 
     construction relating to such project.
       ``(B) Exclusion of agency participation.--In accordance 
     with subparagraph (A), all funds for a project to which 
     subparagraph (A) applies shall be paid to the Indian tribal 
     government without regard to the organizational level at 
     which the Department of the Interior has previously carried 
     out, or the Department of Transportation has previously 
     carried out under the Federal lands highway programs, the 
     programs, functions, services, or activities involved.
       ``(C) Consortia.--Two or more Indian tribes that are 
     otherwise eligible to participate in a project to which this 
     title applies may form a consortium to be considered as a 
     single Indian tribe for the purpose of participating in the 
     project under this section.
       ``(D) Funding.--The amount an Indian tribal government 
     receives for a project under subparagraph (A) shall equal the 
     sum of the funding that the Indian tribal government would 
     otherwise receive for the project in accordance with the 
     funding formula established under this subsection and such 
     additional amount as the Secretary determines equal the 
     amounts that would have been withheld for the costs of the 
     Bureau of Indian Affairs for administration of the project.
       ``(E) Eligibility.--An Indian tribal government may receive 
     funding under subparagraph (A) for a project in a fiscal year 
     if the Indian tribal government demonstrates to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary financial stability and 
     financial management capability as demonstrated in the annual 
     auditing required under the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) and, during 
     the preceding fiscal year, had no uncorrected significant and 
     material audit exceptions in the required annual audit of the 
     Indian tribe's self-determination contracts or self-
     governance funding agreements with any Federal agency.
       ``(F) Assumption of functions and duties.--An Indian tribal 
     government receiving funding under subparagraph (A) for a 
     project shall assume all functions and duties that the 
     Secretary of the Interior would have performed with respect 
     to projects under this chapter, other than those functions 
     and duties that inherently cannot be legally transferred 
     under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
     Act (25 U.S.C. 450b et seq.).
       ``(G) Powers.--An Indian tribal government receiving 
     funding under subparagraph (A) for a project shall have all 
     powers that the Secretary of the Interior would have 
     exercised in administering the funds transferred to the 
     Indian tribal government for such project under this section 
     if such funds had not been transferred, except to the extent 
     that such powers are powers that inherently cannot be legally 
     transferred under the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b et seq.).
       ``(H) Dispute resolution.--In the event of a disagreement 
     between the Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary of 
     the Interior and an Indian tribe over whether a particular 
     function, duty, or power may be lawfully transferred under 
     the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
     (25 U.S.C. 450b et seq.), the Indian tribe shall have the 
     right to pursue all alternative dispute resolutions and 
     appeal procedures authorized by such Act, including 
     regulations issued to carry out such Act.''.
       (b) Alaska Native Village Inventory.--Section 202(d)(2) of 
     such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(E) Alaska native road inventory.--
       ``(i) In general.--For fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal 
     year thereafter, any allocation of sums authorized to be 
     appropriated for Indian reservation roads in Alaska shall be 
     based on an inventory of roads within the exterior boundaries 
     of village corporation land selected pursuant to the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) that 
     includes all routes previously included in such an inventory. 
     The Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the 
     Interior may include, in the inventory of roads, those 
     proposed for inclusion by tribal village governments from 
     among community streets within the village and those proposed 
     primary access routes for inclusion by tribal village 
     governments, including roads and trails between villages 
     (including links over water), roads and trails to landfills, 
     roads and trails to drinking water sources, roads and trails 
     to natural resources identified for economic development, and 
     roads and trails that provide access to intermodal termini, 
     such as airports, harbors, or boat landings.
       ``(ii) Limitation on primary access routes.--For purposes 
     of this subparagraph, a proposed primary access route is the 
     shortest practicable route connecting 2 points of the 
     proposed route.''.
       (c) Grants for Financing Transportation Debt.--Section 
     202(d)(2)(A) of such title is amended by inserting before the 
     period at the end the following: ``; except that, beginning 
     October 1, 2004, the Secretary may use up to 3 percent of 
     such funds for making grants to Indian tribes for the purpose 
     of financing transportation debt for individual Indian 
     reservation roads subject to all requirements governing 
     Federal assistance for Indian roads under this section and 
     section 204''.
       (d) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Tribal 
     Government Affairs.--Section 102 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (g) and (h), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tribal Government 
     Affairs.--The Department of Transportation shall have, within 
     the office of the Secretary, a Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
     Tribal Government Affairs appointed by the President to plan, 
     coordinate, and implement the Department of Transportation 
     policy and programs serving Indian tribes and tribal 
     organizations and to coordinate tribal transportation 
     programs and activities in all offices and administrations of 
     the Department and to be a participant in any negotiated 
     rulemaking related to, or has impact on, projects, programs, 
     or funding associated with the tribal transportation 
     program.''.
       (e) Alaska Native Village Transportation Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--Not later than 3 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Denali 
     Commission, in coordination with the Alaska Federation of 
     Natives, shall establish an Alaska Native Village 
     transportation program to pay the costs of planning, design, 
     construction, and maintenance of road and other surface 
     transportation facilities identified by Alaska Native 
     Villages.
       (2) Alaska native village defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term ``Alaska Native Village'' has the same meaning such term 
     has as used by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in administering 
     the Indian reservation road program under section 202 of 
     title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 1120. CONSERVATION MEASURES.

       (a) Refuge Roads.--Section 204(k)(1) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (2) by redesigning subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
       ``(C) construction, maintenance, and improvement of 
     wildlife observation infrastructure; and''; and
       (4) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated) by striking 
     ``maintenance and improvements'' and inserting 
     ``construction, maintenance, and improvements''.
       (b) Forest Highways.--Of the amounts made available for 
     public lands highways under section 1101--
       (1) not to exceed $20,000,000 per fiscal year may be used 
     for the maintenance of forest highways;
       (2) not to exceed $2,500,000 per fiscal year may be used to 
     repair culverts and bridges on forest highways to facilitate 
     appropriate fish passage and ensure reasonable flows and to 
     maintain and remove such culverts and bridges as appropriate; 
     and
       (3) not to exceed $1,000,000 per fiscal year may be used 
     for signage identifying public hunting and fishing access.
       (c) Wildlife Vehicle Collision Reduction Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of 
     methods to reduce collisions between motor vehicles and 
     wildlife (in this subsection referred to as ``wildlife 
     vehicle collisions'').
       (2) Contents.--
       (A) Areas of study.--The study shall include an assessment 
     of the causes and impacts of wildlife vehicle collisions and 
     solutions and best practices for reducing such collisions.
       (B) Methods for conducting the study.--In carrying out the 
     study, the Secretary shall--
       (i) conduct a thorough literature review; and
       (ii) survey current practices of the Department of 
     Transportation.
       (3) Consultation.--In carrying out the study, the Secretary 
     shall consult with appropriate experts in the field of 
     wildlife vehicle collisions.
       (4) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study.
       (B) Contents.--The report shall include a description of 
     each of the following:
       (i) Causes of wildlife vehicle collisions.
       (ii) Impacts of wildlife vehicle collisions.
       (iii) Solutions to and prevention of wildlife vehicle 
     collisions.
       (5) Manual.--
       (A) Development.--Based upon the results of the study, the 
     Secretary shall develop a best practices manual to support 
     State efforts to reduce wildlife vehicle collisions.

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       (B) Availability.--The manual shall be made available to 
     States not later than 1 year after the date of transmission 
     of the report under paragraph (4).
       (C) Contents.--The manual shall include, at a minimum, the 
     following:
       (i) A list of best practices addressing wildlife vehicle 
     collisions.
       (ii) A list of information, technical, and funding 
     resources for addressing wildlife vehicle collisions.
       (iii) Recommendations for addressing wildlife vehicle 
     collisions.
       (iv) Guidance for developing a State action plan to address 
     wildlife vehicle collisions
       (6) Training.--Based upon the manual developed under 
     paragraph (5), the Secretary shall develop a training course 
     on addressing wildlife vehicle collisions for transportation 
     professionals.

     SEC. 1121. PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST EQUITY.

       (a) Safe Routes to School Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--Subject to the requirements of this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall establish and carry out a 
     safe routes to school program for the benefit of children in 
     primary and middle schools.
       (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the program shall be--
       (A) to enable and encourage children, including those with 
     disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school;
       (B) to make bicycling and walking to school a safer and 
     more appealing transportation alternative, thereby 
     encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle from an early age; 
     and
       (C) to facilitate the planning, development, and 
     implementation of projects and activities that will improve 
     safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air 
     pollution in the vicinity of schools.
       (3) Apportionment of funds.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     amounts made available to carry out this subsection for a 
     fiscal year shall be apportioned among the States in the 
     ratio that--
       (i) the total student enrollment in primary and middle 
     schools in each State; bears to
       (ii) the total student enrollment in primary and middle 
     schools in all the States.
       (B) Minimum apportionment.--No State shall receive an 
     apportionment under this subsection for a fiscal year of less 
     than $2,000,000.
        (C) Set-aside.--Before apportioning amounts made available 
     to carry out this subsection under this paragraph for a 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside not more than 2 
     percent of such amounts for the administrative expenses of 
     the Secretary in carrying out this subsection.
       (D) Determination of student enrollments.--Determinations 
     under this paragraph concerning student enrollments shall be 
     made by the Secretary.
       (4) Administration of amounts.--Amounts apportioned to a 
     State under this subsection shall be administered by the 
     State's department of transportation.
       (5) Eligible recipients.--Amounts apportioned to a State 
     under this subsection shall be used by the State to provide 
     financial assistance to State, local, and regional agencies, 
     including nonprofit organizations, that demonstrate an 
     ability to meet the requirements of this subsection.
       (6) Eligible projects and activities.--
       (A) Infrastructure-related projects.--
       (i) In general.--Amounts apportioned to a State under this 
     subsection may be used for the planning, design, and 
     construction of infrastructure-related projects that will 
     substantially improve the ability of students to walk and 
     bike to school, including sidewalk improvements, traffic 
     calming and speed reduction improvements, pedestrian and 
     bicycle crossing improvements, on-street bicycle facilities, 
     off-street bicycle and pedestrian facilities, secure bicycle 
     parking facilities, and traffic diversion improvements in the 
     vicinity of schools.
       (ii) Location of projects.--Infrastructure-related projects 
     under subparagraph (A) may be carried out on any public road 
     or any bicycle or pedestrian pathway or trail in the vicinity 
     of schools.
       (B) Noninfrastructure-related activities.--
       (i) In general.--In addition to projects described in 
     subparagraph (A), amounts apportioned to a State under this 
     subsection may be used for noninfrastructure-related 
     activities to encourage walking and bicycling to school, 
     including public awareness campaigns and outreach to press 
     and community leaders, traffic education and enforcement in 
     the vicinity of schools, student sessions on bicycle and 
     pedestrian safety, health, and environment, and funding for 
     training, volunteers, and managers of safe routes to school 
     programs.
       (ii) Allocation.--Not less than 10 percent and not more 
     than 30 percent of the amount apportioned to a State under 
     this subsection for a fiscal year shall be used for 
     noninfrastructure-related activities under this subparagraph.
       (C) Safe routes to school coordinator.--Each State 
     receiving an apportionment under this subsection for a fiscal 
     year shall use a sufficient amount of the apportionment to 
     fund a full-time position of coordinator of the State's safe 
     routes to school program.
       (7) Clearinghouse.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to a 
     national nonprofit organization engaged in promoting safe 
     routes to schools to--
       (i) operate a national safe routes to school clearinghouse;
       (ii) develop information and educational programs on safe 
     routes to school; and
       (iii) provide technical assistance and disseminate 
     techniques and strategies used for successful safe routes to 
     school programs.
       (B) Funding.--The Secretary shall carry out this paragraph 
     using amounts set aside for administrative expenses under 
     paragraph (3)(C).
       (8) Task force.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a national 
     safe routes to school task force composed of leaders in 
     health, transportation, and education, including 
     representatives of appropriate Federal agencies, to study and 
     develop a strategy for advancing safe routes to school 
     programs nationwide.
       (B) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2006, the Secretary 
     shall transmit to Congress a report containing the results of 
     the study conducted, and a description of the strategy 
     developed, under subparagraph (A) and information regarding 
     the use of funds for infrastructure-related and 
     noninfrastructure-related activities under subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of paragraph (6).
       (C) Funding.--The Secretary shall carry out this paragraph 
     using amounts set aside for administrative expenses under 
     paragraph (3)(C).
       (9) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation 
     in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that such 
     funds shall not be transferable and shall remain available 
     until expended and the Federal share of the cost of a project 
     or activity under this section shall be 100 percent. 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, projects assisted 
     under this subsection shall be treated as projects on a 
     Federal-aid system under such chapter.
       (10) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (A) In the vicinity of schools.--The term ``in the vicinity 
     of schools'' means, with respect to a school, the area within 
     bicycling and walking distance of the school (approximately 2 
     miles).
       (B) Primary and middle schools.--The term ``primary and 
     middle schools'' means schools providing education from 
     kindergarten through eighth grade.
       (C) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning such term 
     has in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.
       (b) Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and carry 
     out a nonmotorized transportation pilot program to construct, 
     in 4 communities selected by the Secretary, a network of 
     nonmotorized transportation infrastructure facilities, 
     including sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and pedestrian and 
     bicycle trails, that connect directly with transit stations, 
     schools, residences, businesses, recreation areas, and other 
     community activity centers.
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be to 
     demonstrate the extent to which bicycling and walking can 
     carry a significant part of the transportation load, and 
     represent a major portion of the transportation solution, 
     within selected communities.
       (3) Grants.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary may 
     make grants to State, local, and regional agencies, that the 
     Secretary determines are suitably equipped and organized to 
     carry out the objectives and requirements of this subsection. 
     An agency that receives a grant under this subsection may 
     suballocate grant funds to a nonprofit organization to carry 
     out the program under this subsection.
       (4) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation 
     in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the 
     Federal share of the cost of a project carried out under this 
     subsection shall be 80 percent, and such funds shall not be 
     transferable and shall remain available until expended.
       (5) Statistical information.--In carrying out the program, 
     the Secretary shall develop statistical information on 
     changes in motor vehicle, nonmotorized transportation, and 
     public transportation usage in communities participating in 
     the program and assess how such changes decrease congestion 
     and energy usage, increase the frequency of biking and 
     walking, and promote better health and a cleaner environment.
       (6) Reports.--The Secretary shall transmit to Congress an 
     interim report not later than September 30, 2007, and a final 
     report not later than September 30, 2010, on the results of 
     the program.

     SEC. 1122. NATIONAL COMMISSIONS.

       (a) National Commission on Future Revenue Sources to 
     Support the Highway Trust Fund.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established a National 
     Commission on Future Revenue Sources to Support the Highway 
     Trust Fund to conduct--
       (A) a study evaluating alternative short-term sources of 
     Highway Trust Fund revenue to support the requirements of 
     section 1124; and
       (B) a study evaluating alternative long-term sources of 
     revenue to support the Highway Trust Fund, considering the 
     findings, conclusions, and recommendations of a recent study 
     by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy 
     of Sciences on alternatives to the fuel tax to support 
     highway program financing and other relevant prior research.
       (2) Functions.--The Commission shall--
       (A) develop recommendations to generate Highway Trust Fund 
     revenue necessary to accomplish the requirements of section 
     1124;
       (B) oversee a comprehensive investigation of alternatives 
     to replace the fuel tax as the principal revenue source to 
     support the Highway Trust Fund over at least the next 30 
     years;
       (C) consult with the Secretary of Transportation and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to assure that their views 
     concerning essential attributes of Highway Trust Fund revenue 
     alternatives are understood;
       (D) assure that State transportation agency views on 
     alternative revenue sources to support State transportation 
     improvement programs are appropriately considered and that 
     any recommended Federal financing strategy take into account 
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       (E) make specific recommendations regarding actions that 
     need to be taken to develop alternative revenue sources to 
     support the Highway Trust Fund and when those actions must be 
     taken.
       (3) Specific matters to be addressed.--The study under 
     paragraph (1)(B) shall address specifically--
       (A) advantages and disadvantages of alternative revenue 
     sources to meet anticipated Federal surface transportation 
     financial requirements;
       (B) the time frame within which actions must be taken to 
     transition from the fuel tax to alternative revenue sources 
     to support the Highway Trust Fund;
       (C) recommendations concerning the most promising revenue 
     sources to support long-term Federal surface transportation 
     financing requirements;
       (D) development of a broad transition strategy to move from 
     the current tax base to new funding mechanisms, including the 
     time frame for various aspects of the transition strategy;
       (E) recommendations for additional research that may be 
     needed to implement recommended alternatives; and
       (F) the extent to which revenues should reflect the 
     relative use of the highway system.
       (4) Matters to consider and evaluate.--To the maximum 
     extent feasible, the Commission, in conducting the study 
     under paragraph (1)(B), shall consider and evaluate other 
     related work that has been done by the Department of 
     Transportation, the Department of Energy, the Transportation 
     Research Board, and others. In developing recommendations 
     under paragraph (2), the Commission shall consider--
       (A) the ability to generate sufficient revenues to meet 
     anticipated long term surface transportation financing needs;
       (B) the roles of the various levels of government and the 
     private sector in meeting future surface transportation 
     financing needs;
       (C) administrative costs, including enforcement, to 
     implement each option;
       (D) potential taxpayer privacy concerns;
       (E) likely technological advances that could ease 
     implementation of each option;
       (F) the equity and economic efficiency of each option;
       (G) the flexibility of different options to allow various 
     pricing alternatives to be implemented; and
       (H) potential compatibility issues with States tax 
     mechanisms under each alternative.
       (5) Membership.--
       (A) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of nine 
     members of whom--
       (i) three members shall be appointed by the Secretary;
       (ii) two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives;
       (iii) one member shall be appointed by the minority leader 
     of the House of Representatives;
       (iv) two members shall be appointed by the majority leader 
     of the Senate; and
       (v) one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of 
     the Senate.
       (B) Qualifications.--Members appointed under subparagraph 
     (A) shall have experience in public finance, surface 
     transportation program administration, managing organizations 
     that use surface transportation facilities, academic research 
     into related issues, or other activities that provide unique 
     perspectives on current and future requirements for revenue 
     sources to support the Highway Trust Fund.
       (C) Terms.--Members shall be appointed for the life of the 
     Commission.
       (D) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled 
     in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
       (E) Travel expenses.--Members shall serve without pay but 
     shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       (F) Chairman.--The Chairman of the Commission shall be 
     elected by the members.
       (6) Staff.--
       (A) In general.--The Commission may engage the services of 
     an appropriate organization, agency, or firm to conduct the 
     studies under this subsection, but the Commission shall 
     provide strategic guidance for the studies.
       (B) Detail staff.--Upon request of the Commission, the 
     Secretary may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the 
     personnel of the Department of Transportation to the 
     Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its 
     duties under this subsection.
       (C) Cooperation.--The Secretary shall cooperate with the 
     Commission in conducting the studies under this subsection, 
     including providing the Commission with such nonconfidential 
     data and information as necessary for conducting and 
     completing the study.
       (7) Administrative support services.--Upon the request of 
     the Commission, the Secretary shall provide to the 
     Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative 
     support and services necessary for the Commission to carry 
     out its responsibilities under this subsection.
       (8) Reports and recommendations.--
       (A) Revenue actions.--Not later than September 30, 2005, 
     the Commission shall transmit to Congress a report on revenue 
     actions that would support the requirements of section 1124.
       (B) Alternative long-term sources of revenue.--Not later 
     than September 30, 2006, the Commission shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under 
     paragraph (1)(B), relating to alternative long-term sources 
     of revenue to support the Highway Trust Fund, including 
     recommendations to address the needs identified in the study.
       (9) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on the 
     180th day following the date of transmittal of the report 
     under paragraph (8)(B). By such 180th day, the Commission 
     shall deliver all records and papers of the Commission to the 
     Archivist of the United States for deposit in the National 
     Archives.
       (10) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2005 and 2006 to carry out this subsection.
       (11) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation 
     in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the 
     Federal share of the cost of activities carried out under 
     this subsection shall be 100 percent, and such funds shall 
     remain available until expended.
       (b) Declaration of Policy Regarding Future of the 
     Interstate Highway System Study.--Section 101(b) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking the last paragraph 
     and inserting the following:
       ``It is further declared that it is in the national 
     interest to preserve and enhance the Dwight D. Eisenhower 
     National System of Interstate and Defense Highways to meet 
     the Nation's needs for the 21st century. The current urban 
     and long distance personal travel and freight movement 
     demands have surpassed the vision of the original Interstate 
     System and travel demand patterns are expected to change. 
     Continued planning for and investment in the Interstate 
     System is critical to assure it adequately meets the changing 
     travel demands of the future. Among the foremost needs that 
     the Interstate System must provide are safe, efficient, and 
     reliable (1) national and interregional personal mobility, 
     (2) flow of interstate commerce, and (3) travel movements 
     essential for national security. To the maximum extent, 
     actions under this title should address congestion, safety, 
     and freight transportation to provide for a strong and 
     vigorous national economy. The Interstate System is hereby 
     declared to be the Nation's premiere highway system, 
     essential for the Nation's economic vitality, national 
     security, and general welfare. The Secretary of 
     Transportation is directed to take appropriate actions to 
     preserve and enhance the Interstate System to meet the needs 
     of the 21st century in accordance with this title.''.
       (c) National Commission on Future of Interstate Highway 
     System.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established a National 
     Commission on the Future of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National 
     System of Interstate and Defense Highways (in this subsection 
     referred to as the ``Interstate System'').
       (2) Function.--The Commission shall--
       (A) conduct a study of the current condition and future of 
     the Interstate System and develop a conceptual plan with 
     alternative approaches for the future of the Interstate 
     System to assure that the Interstate System will continue to 
     serve the needs of the Nation;
       (B) assure that State transportation agency views are 
     considered; and
       (C) make specific recommendations regarding those design 
     standards, Federal policies, and legislative changes that 
     must be made to assure the national interests are served in 
     meeting future Interstate System needs.
       (3) Specific matters to be addressed.--The Commission shall 
     assure that the study under this subsection specifically 
     addresses the following:
       (A) Current condition.--The current condition and 
     performance of the Interstate System, including physical 
     condition of bridges and pavements and operational 
     characteristics and performance, shall be examined, relying 
     primarily on existing data sources.
       (B) Future assessment.--The future of the Interstate 
     System, based on a range of legislative and policy approaches 
     for 15-, 30-, and 50-year horizons.
       (4) Specific issues and details to address.--The following 
     specific issues and details shall be addressed as a part of 
     the study under this subsection:
       (A) Demographics.--Expected demographics and business uses 
     that impact transportation.
       (B) Usage.--Expected system use and effects of changing 
     vehicle types, fleet size and weights, and traffic volumes.
       (C) Natural disaster.--Seismic and other vulnerabilities 
     and their potential impacts.
       (D) Design standards.--Desirable design policies and 
     standards for future improvements, including safety 
     improvement and additional access points.
       (E) System wide needs.--Identification of both urban and 
     rural needs.
       (F) Potential system expansion, upgrades, or other 
     changes.--Deployment of advanced materials and intelligent 
     technologies; critical multi-state rural corridors needing 
     capacity, safety, and operational enhancements; urban and 
     multi-state corridor additions; bypasses of major cities that 
     ensure efficient long-haul travel; improvements to inter-
     modal linkages; strategies to enhance asset preservation; and 
     implementation strategies.
       (G) Community values.--Consideration of alternative 
     approaches to maintaining or enhancing community values in 
     those neighborhoods adjacent to the Interstate System.
       (H) Environmental issues.--Consideration of alternative 
     approaches to addressing environmental concerns relative to 
     recommended alternatives.
       (I) System performance.--Evaluation and assessment of the 
     current and future capabilities for conducting system-wide 
     real-time performance data collection and analysis, traffic 
     monitoring, system operations and management.
       (5) Alternatives.--A range of policy recommendations shall 
     be developed as a part of the plan under this subsection to 
     address identified future needs of the Interstate System. The 
     alternatives shall include funding needs and potential 
     approaches to provide those funds.
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       (A) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of nine 
     members of whom--
       (i) three members shall be appointed by the Secretary;
       (ii) two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives;
       (iii) one member shall be appointed by the minority leader 
     of the House of Representatives;
       (iv) two members shall be appointed by the majority leader 
     of the Senate; and
       (v) one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of 
     the Senate.
       (B) Qualifications.--Members appointed under subparagraph 
     (A) shall be appointed from among individuals that have a 
     concern for maintaining a strong role for the Interstate 
     System in the future of the Nation and may include 
     representatives from Federal, State, and local governments, 
     other transportation authorities or agencies, and 
     organizations representing surface transportation owners and 
     operators.
       (C) Terms.--Members shall be appointed for the life of the 
     Commission.
       (D) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled 
     in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
       (E) Travel expenses.--Member shall serve without pay but 
     shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       (F) Chairman.--The Chairman of the Commission shall be 
     elected by the members.
       (7) Staff.--
       (A) In general.--The Commission may engage the services of 
     an appropriate organization, agency, or firm to conduct the 
     study under this subsection, but the Commission shall provide 
     strategic guidance for the study.
       (B) Detail staff.--Upon request of the Commission, the 
     Secretary may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the 
     personnel of the Department of Transportation to the 
     Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its 
     duties under this subsection.
       (C) Cooperation.--The Secretary shall cooperate with the 
     Commission in the study, including providing the Commission 
     with such nonconfidential data and information as necessary 
     for conducting and completing the study.
       (8) Administrative support services.--Upon the request of 
     the Commission, the Secretary shall provide to the 
     Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative 
     support and services necessary for the Commission to carry 
     out its responsibilities under this subsection.
       (9) Report and recommendations.--Not later than September 
     30, 2006, the Commission shall transmit to Congress a final 
     report on the results of the study conducted under this 
     subsection, including recommendations to address the needs 
     identified in the study.
       (10) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on the 
     180th day following the date of transmittal of the report 
     under paragraph (9). By such 180th day, the Commission shall 
     deliver all records and papers of the Commission to the 
     Archivist of the United States for deposit in the National 
     Archives.
       (11) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Funds (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this subsection 
     $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006.
       (12) Applicability of title 23, united states code.--Funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by this section shall be 
     available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds 
     were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
     Code; except that the Federal share of the cost of activities 
     carried out under this subsection shall be 100 percent and 
     such funds shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 1123. ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 
                   EXTENSION ACT OF 2004, PART V.

       [Reserved]

     SEC. 1124. ROADWAY SAFETY.

       (a) Road Safety.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into an 
     agreement to assist in the activities of a national nonprofit 
     organization that is dedicated solely to improving public 
     road safety--
       (A) by improving the quality of data pertaining to public 
     road hazards and design features that affect or increase the 
     severity of motor vehicle crashes;
       (B) by developing and carrying out a public awareness 
     campaign to educate State and local transportation officials, 
     public safety officials, and motorists regarding the extent 
     to which public road hazards and design features are a factor 
     in motor vehicle crashes; and
       (C) by promoting public road safety research and technology 
     transfer activities.
       (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to carry 
     out this subsection.
       (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available by 
     this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, except that the funds shall 
     remain available until expended.
       (b) Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Grants.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to a 
     national, not-for-profit organization engaged in promoting 
     bicycle and pedestrian safety--
       (A) to operate a national bicycle and pedestrian 
     clearinghouse;
       (B) to develop information and educational programs; and
       (C) to disseminate techniques and strategies for improving 
     bicycle and pedestrian safety.
       (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 to carry 
     out this subsection.
       (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available by 
     this subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, except that the funds shall 
     remain available until expended.

     SEC. 1125. EQUITY REQUIREMENT.

       (a) General Provisions.--The Secretary may not apportion 
     before August 1, 2006, any funds for any of the programs 
     referred to in subsection (b) for fiscal year 2006 unless, 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, a law has been 
     enacted that--
       (1) increases the guaranteed rate of return pursuant to 
     section 105 of title 23, United States Code, to 92 percent in 
     fiscal year 2006, 93 percent in fiscal year 2007, 94 percent 
     in fiscal year 2008, and 95 percent in fiscal year 2009; and
       (2) requires that each State receive apportionments for 
     such programs for each of such fiscal years that in the 
     aggregate are at least equal to the greater of--
       (A) the State's minimum guaranteed rate of return required 
     under paragraph (1); and
       (B) the State's prior fiscal year's apportioned highway 
     funds for programs referred in subsection (b) plus an amount 
     equal to the State's prior year apportioned funds for such 
     programs multiplied by the percentage increase in the 
     consumer price index during the 12-month period ending June 
     30 of the calendar year in which the fiscal year begins.
       (b) Applicability.--The withholding of apportioned funds 
     under subsection (a) shall apply to the following programs:
       (1) The National Highway System program under section 
     103(b) of title 23, United States Code.
       (2) The high priority projects program under section 117 of 
     such title.
       (3) The Interstate maintenance program under section 119 of 
     such title.
       (4) The surface transportation program under section 133 of 
     such title.
       (5) Metropolitan planning under chapter 52 of title 49, 
     United States Code.
       (6) The highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation 
     program under section 144 of title 23, United States Code.
       (7) The congestion mitigation and air quality improvement 
     program under section 149 of such title.
       (8) The recreational trails program under section 206 of 
     such title.
       (9) The Appalachian development highway system under 
     subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code.
       (10) The freight intermodal connectors program under 
     section 1303 of this Act.
       (11) The coordinated border infrastructure program under 
     section 1302 of this Act.
       (12) The high risk rural road safety improvement program 
     under section 1403 of this Act.
       (13) The safe routes to schools program under section 1120 
     of this Act.
       (14) The minimum guarantee program under section 105 of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (c) Consideration of Commission Findings.--In considering a 
     law that increases the guaranteed rate of return referred to 
     in subsection (a), Congress should consider the findings of 
     the report on alternative short-term sources of Highway Trust 
     Fund revenue to be published by the National Commission on 
     Future Revenue Sources to Support the Highway Trust Fund 
     pursuant to section 1121 of this Act.

                     Subtitle B--Congestion Relief

     SEC. 1201. MOTOR VEHICLE CONGESTION RELIEF.

       (a) In General.--Title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after section 138 the following:

     ``Sec. 139. Motor vehicle congestion relief

       ``(a) In General.--Each State that has an urbanized area 
     with an urbanized area population of over 200,000 individuals 
     shall obligate in each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 a 
     portion of the State's apportionments under section 104(b) in 
     such fiscal year, as calculated under subsection (b), for 
     congestion relief activities in such urbanized areas in 
     accordance with this section.
       ``(b) Calculation of Amount.--The portion of a State's 
     apportionments for a fiscal year to be obligated for 
     congestion relief activities under subsection (a) shall be 
     determined by multiplying--
       ``(1) the total of amounts apportioned to the State under 
     each of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) 
     in such fiscal year; by
       ``(2) 10 percent; by
       ``(3) the percentage of the State's population residing in 
     urbanized areas of the State with an urbanized area 
     population of over 200,000 individuals.
       ``(c) Allocation Between Under One and Under Three 
     Congestion Relief Activities.--Of the total amount of a 
     State's apportionments to be obligated for congestion relief 
     activities for a fiscal year as calculated under subsection 
     (b)--
       ``(1) 40 percent shall be obligated for under one 
     congestion relief activities;
       ``(2) 35 percent shall be obligated for under three 
     congestion relief activities; and
       ``(3) 25 percent shall be obligated at the discretion of 
     the State department of transportation for 1 or more of the 
     following:
       ``(A) Under one congestion relief activities.
       ``(B) Under three congestion relief activities.
       ``(C) Capital costs for transit projects that are eligible 
     for assistance under chapter 53 of title 49.
       ``(D) Demand relief projects and activities that shift 
     demand to non-peak hours or to other modes of transportation 
     or that reduce the overall level of demand for roads through 
     such means as telecommuting, ridesharing, alternative work 
     hour programs, and value pricing.
       ``(d) Obligation of Amounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--In complying with the requirements of 
     this section, the amounts obligated by a State for congestion 
     relief activities

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     under subsection (a) shall be allocated among the individual 
     programs for which funds are apportioned under sections 
     104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), 104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4).
       ``(2) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this subsection shall be construed as requiring a State to 
     obligate proportional or equal amounts under sections 
     104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), 104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4) for any 
     congestion relief activity under this section.
       ``(e) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed as altering or otherwise 
     affecting the applicability of the requirements of this 
     chapter (including requirements relating to the eligibility 
     of a project for assistance under the program, the location 
     of the project, and the Federal-share payable on account of 
     the project) to amounts apportioned to a State for a program 
     under section 104(b) that are obligated by the State for 
     congestion relief activities under subsection (a).
       ``(f) Joint Responsibility.--Each State, each affected 
     metropolitan planning organization, and the Secretary shall 
     jointly ensure compliance with this section.
       ``(g) Transfers.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may transfer a portion of the 
     amount that the State must obligate for under one congestion 
     relief activities in a fiscal year under this section to the 
     amount the State must obligate for under three congestion 
     relief activities under this section if the State certifies 
     to the Secretary that there are no under one congestion 
     relief activities for which such portion can be obligated in 
     such fiscal year and the Secretary does not disapprove such 
     transfer within 30 days after the date of such certification.
       ``(2) Limitation.--The amount that a State may transfer in 
     a fiscal year under this subsection may not reduce the amount 
     the State must obligate for under one congestion relief 
     activities to less than 10 percent of the total amount of the 
     State's apportionments to be obligated for congestion relief 
     activities for such fiscal year as calculated under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(3) Treatment.--Amounts transferred by a State under this 
     subsection for a fiscal year shall be included in the amount 
     of the State's apportionments allocated for under three 
     congestion relief activities for such fiscal year under 
     subsection (c)(2).
       ``(h) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Congestion relief activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `congestion relief activity' 
     means any activity, project, or program that has as its 
     primary purpose, as determined by the State transportation 
     department, the relief of motor vehicle congestion.
       ``(B) Inclusions.--Such term includes the following:
       ``(i) Relief of motor vehicle congestion through additional 
     capacity, construction of additional lanes, improvements to 
     interchanges, improved access to major terminals, 
     construction of parallel roads, construction of truck only 
     lanes, and major arterial improvements.
       ``(ii) Transportation systemwide operational improvements 
     targeted at increasing motor vehicle travel reliability 
     through such means as incident management programs, traffic 
     monitoring and surveillance, and traveler information 
     initiatives.
       ``(iii) Maximizing efficient use of existing motor vehicle 
     travel capacity through such means as reversible lanes, 
     coordinated traffic signalization, and managed lanes or other 
     lane management strategies.
       ``(C) Exclusions.--Such term does not include demand relief 
     projects and activities that shift demand to non-peak hours 
     or to other modes of transportation or that reduce the 
     overall level of demand for roads through such means as 
     telecommuting, ridesharing, alternative work hour programs, 
     and value pricing.
       ``(2) Under one congestion relief activities.--The term 
     `under one congestion relief activity' means a congestion 
     relief activity that--
       ``(A) will be completed within one year after the date of 
     commencement of onsite improvements;
       ``(B) has a total projected cost of less than $1,000,000; 
     and
       ``(C) will improve conditions in the applicable urbanized 
     area or is an element of the congestion management system of 
     the applicable metropolitan planning organization.
       ``(3) Under three congestion relief activities.--The term 
     `under three congestion relief activities' means congestion 
     relief activities that--
       ``(A) will be completed within 3 years after the date of 
     commencement of onsite improvements; and
       ``(B) will improve conditions in the applicable urbanized 
     area or is an element of the congestion management system of 
     the applicable metropolitan planning organization.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter I of 
     such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 138 the following:

``139. Motor vehicle congestion relief.''.

       (c) Motor Vehicle Defined.--Title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in section 154(a)(2), relating to the definition of 
     motor vehicle, by inserting ``streets, roads, and'' before 
     ``highways'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) of section 154(a) as 
     paragraph (38);
       (3) by moving such redesignated paragraph from section 
     154(a) to the end of section 101(a);
       (4) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 
     154(a) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;
       (5) in section 153(i)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively;
       (6) in section 164(a)(4) by striking ``means'' and all that 
     follows through ``rail line or'' and inserting ``does not 
     include''; and
       (7) in section 405(f)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) as 
     paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5).

     SEC. 1202. TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--
       (1) Operating costs for traffic monitoring, management, and 
     control.--Section 101(a)(17) of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting ``transportation systems management 
     and operations and'' after ``associated with''.
       (2) Operational improvement.--Section 101(a)(18)(A)(i) of 
     such title is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``transportation systems management and 
     operations, including'' after ``for''; and
       (B) by inserting ``equipment and programs for 
     transportation response to natural disasters,'' after 
     ``incident management programs,''.
       (3) Transportation systems management and operations.--
     Section 101(a) of such title is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(39) Transportation systems management and operations.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `transportation systems 
     management and operations' means an integrated program to 
     optimize the performance of existing infrastructure through 
     the implementation of multimodal and intermodal, cross-
     jurisdictional systems, services, and projects designed to 
     preserve capacity and improve the security, safety, and 
     reliability of Federal-aid highways.
       ``(B) Included activities and improvements.--The term 
     includes regional operations collaboration and coordination 
     activities between transportation and public safety agencies 
     and improvements such as traffic detection and surveillance, 
     arterial management, freeway management, demand management, 
     work zone management, emergency management, electronic toll 
     collection, automated enforcement, traffic operations 
     measures to improve capacity, traffic signal coordination, 
     optimization of traffic signal timing, traffic incident 
     management, communications equipment related to traffic 
     incident management (including integrated, interoperable, 
     emergency communications equipment), roadway weather 
     management, traveler information services, commercial vehicle 
     operations, traffic control, freight management, and 
     coordination of highway, rail, transit, bicycle, and 
     pedestrian operations.''.
       (b) Surface Transportation Program Eligibility.--Section 
     133(b) of such title is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (13) and (14) as paragraphs 
     (12) and (13), respectively; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(14) Regional transportation operations collaboration and 
     coordination activities that are associated with regional 
     improvements, including activities for traffic incident 
     management, technology deployment, emergency management and 
     response, traveler information, and regional congestion 
     relief.''.
       (c) National Highway System Eligibility.--Section 103(b)(6) 
     of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(Q) Capital, operating, and systems maintenance costs for 
     transportation systems management and operations.''.
       (d) Transportation Systems Management and Operations.--
     Subchapter I of chapter 1 of such title is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 166. Transportation systems management and operations

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary may--
       ``(1) encourage transportation system managers, operators, 
     public safety officials, and transportation planners within 
     an urbanized area, who are actively engaged in and 
     responsible for conducting activities relating to day-to-day 
     management, operations, public safety, and planning of 
     transportation facilities and services, to collaborate and 
     coordinate on a regional level in a continuous and sustained 
     manner for improved transportation systems management and 
     operations, including, at a minimum--
       ``(A) developing a regional concept of operations that 
     defines a regional strategy shared by all transportation and 
     public safety participants for how the region's systems 
     should be managed, operated, and measured;
       ``(B) sharing of information among operators, service 
     providers, public safety officials, and the general public; 
     and
       ``(C) guiding, in a regionally-coordinated manner, the 
     implementation of regional transportation system management 
     and operations initiatives, including emergency evacuation 
     and response, traffic incident management, technology 
     deployment, and traveler information systems delivery, in a 
     manner consistent with and integrated into the ongoing 
     metropolitan and statewide transportation planning processes 
     and regional intelligent transportation system architecture, 
     if required; and
       ``(2) encourage States to establish a system of basic real-
     time monitoring capability for the surface transportation 
     system and provide the capability and means to share that 
     data among agencies (including highway, transit, and public 
     safety agencies), jurisdictions (including States, cities, 
     counties, and areas represented by metropolitan planning 
     organizations), private-sector entities, and the traveling 
     public.
       ``(b) Execution.--To support the successful execution of 
     transportation systems management and operations activities, 
     the Secretary may undertake the following activities:
       ``(1) Assist and cooperate with other Federal departments 
     and agencies, State and local governments, metropolitan 
     planning organizations,

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     private industry representatives, and other interested 
     parties to improve regional collaboration and real-time 
     information sharing between transportation system managers 
     and operators, public safety officials, emergency managers, 
     and the general public to increase the security, safety, and 
     reliability of Federal-aid highways.
       ``(2) Issue, if necessary, new guidance or regulations for 
     the procurement of transportation system management and 
     operations facilities, equipment, and services, including 
     equipment procured in preparation for natural disasters and 
     emergencies, system hardware, software, and software 
     integration services.''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:

``166. Transportation systems management and operations.''.

       (f) Intelligent Transportation System Procurement Policy.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) conduct a study of the current policies and practices 
     for the procurement of intelligent transportation system 
     facilities, equipment, and services; and
       (B) develop a conceptual plan with alternative approaches 
     for expediting and streamlining such procurements at the 
     State level.
       (2) Recommendations.--Based on the results of the study, 
     the Secretary shall make recommendations in the report under 
     paragraph (4) regarding procurement standards, including 
     recommendations regarding any changes in Federal and State 
     statutes, regulations, and policies necessary to ensure that 
     national interests are served in meeting future intelligent 
     transportation system needs.
       (3) Specific matters to be addressed.--The study under this 
     subsection shall specifically address the following:
       (A) Current condition.--The current practices and policies 
     relating to procurement of intelligent transportation system 
     facilities, equipment, and services, including equipment 
     procured in preparation for natural disasters and 
     emergencies, system hardware, software, and software 
     integration services.
       (B) Assessment of need for policy reform.--The ability of 
     current practices and policies to achieve the successful 
     implementation of intelligent transportation system goals and 
     the need for national policy reform to expedite and 
     streamline procurements necessary to meet such goals.
       (C) Alternatives.--The range of legislative, regulatory, 
     and policy alternatives to address identified needs and 
     goals, including funding needs.
       (D) Recommendations.--Recommendations regarding procurement 
     standards, including recommendations regarding any changes in 
     Federal and State statutes, regulations, and policies 
     necessary for expedited and streamlined procurements.
       (4) Report and recommendations.--Not later than March 31, 
     2006, the Secretary shall transmit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a final report regarding the results 
     of the study conducted under this subsection and 
     recommendations to address the needs identified in such 
     study.
       (5) Initiation of rulemaking proceeding.--To the extent any 
     recommendation made by the Secretary under this subsection 
     may be implemented by regulation, the Secretary shall 
     initiate a rulemaking proceeding to address such 
     recommendation not later than the 90th day following the date 
     of submission of the report under paragraph (4).
       (6) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2005 to 
     carry out this subsection.
       (7) Applicability of title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this subsection shall be available for obligation 
     in the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that the 
     Federal share of the cost of the study under this subsection 
     shall be 100 percent and such funds shall remain available 
     until expended.

     SEC. 1203. REAL-TIME SYSTEM MANAGEMENT INFORMATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a real-time 
     system management information program to provide, in all 
     States, the capability to monitor, in real-time, the traffic 
     and travel conditions of the Nation's major highways and to 
     share that information to improve the security of the surface 
     transportation system, to address congestion problems, to 
     support improved response to weather events and surface 
     transportation incidents, and to facilitate national and 
     regional highway traveler information.
       (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the real-time system 
     management information program are to--
       (A) establish, in all States, a system of basic real-time 
     information for managing and operating the surface 
     transportation system;
       (B) identify longer range real-time highway and transit 
     monitoring needs and develop plans and strategies for meeting 
     such needs; and
       (C) provide the capability and means to share that data 
     with State and local governments and the traveling public.
       (b) National Steering Committee.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a national 
     steering committee to assist in the development of data 
     exchange formats under subsection (c).
       (2) Representatives.--The national steering committee shall 
     consist of representatives of State transportation 
     departments, metropolitan planning organizations, local 
     governments, nonprofit entities, the private sector, and 
     academia.
       (3) Purpose.--The purpose of the national steering 
     committee shall be to provide guidance regarding the content 
     and uniformity of data exchange formats.
       (c) Data Exchange Formats.--Not later than 2 years after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     establish data exchange formats based on recommendations of 
     the steering committee established under subsection (b) to 
     ensure that the data provided by highway and transit 
     monitoring systems, including statewide incident reporting 
     systems, can readily be exchanged across jurisdictional 
     boundaries, facilitating nationwide availability of 
     information.
       (d) Regional Intelligent Transportation System 
     Architecture.--
       (1) Addressing information needs.--As State and local 
     governments develop or update regional intelligent 
     transportation system architectures, described in section 
     940.9 of title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, such 
     governments shall explicitly address real-time highway and 
     transit information needs and the systems needed to meet such 
     needs, including addressing coverage, monitoring systems, 
     data fusion and archiving, and methods of exchanging or 
     sharing highway and transit information.
       (2) Data exchange.--States shall incorporate the data 
     exchange formats established by the Secretary under 
     subsection (c) to ensure that the data provided by highway 
     and transit monitoring systems may readily be exchanged with 
     State and local governments and may be made available to the 
     traveling public.
       (e) Eligibility.--Subject to project approval by the 
     Secretary, a State may obligate funds apportioned to the 
     State under sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), and 104(b)(3) of 
     title 23, United States Code, for activities related to the 
     planning and deployment of real-time monitoring elements that 
     advance the goals and purposes described in subsection (a).
       (f) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed as altering or otherwise affecting 
     the applicability of the requirements of chapter 1 of title 
     23, United States Code (including requirements relating to 
     the eligibility of a project for assistance under the 
     program, the location of the project, and the Federal-share 
     payable on account of the project), to amounts apportioned to 
     a State for a program under section 104(b) that are obligated 
     by the State for activities and projects under this section.
       (g) Statewide Incident Reporting System Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``statewide incident reporting system'' 
     means a statewide system for facilitating the real-time 
     electronic reporting of surface transportation incidents to a 
     central location for use in monitoring the event, providing 
     accurate traveler information, and responding to the incident 
     as appropriate.

     SEC. 1204. EXPEDITED NATIONAL INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION 
                   SYSTEMS DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     comprehensive program to accelerate the integration, 
     interoperability, and deployment of intelligent 
     transportation systems in order to improve the performance of 
     the surface transportation system in metropolitan and rural 
     areas.
       (b) Selection of Model Projects.--Under the program, the 
     Secretary may make grants, through competitive solicitation, 
     for projects that will serve as models to improve 
     transportation efficiency, promote surface transportation 
     safety (including safe freight movement), increase traffic 
     flow (including the flow of intermodal travel at ports of 
     entry), reduce emissions of air pollutants, improve traveler 
     information, enhance alternative transportation modes, build 
     on existing intelligent transportation system projects, and 
     promote tourism.
       (c) Other Projects, Programs, and Activities.--Under the 
     program, the Secretary may make grants for projects, 
     programs, and activities in metropolitan and rural areas 
     that--
       (1) contribute to national deployment goals and objectives 
     outlined in the national intelligent transportation system 
     program plan;
       (2) promote cooperation among agencies, jurisdictions, and 
     the private sector, as evidenced by signed memoranda of 
     understanding that clearly define the responsibilities and 
     relations of all parties to a partnership arrangement, 
     including institutional relationships and financial 
     agreements needed to support deployment of intelligent 
     transportation systems;
       (3) encourage private sector involvement and financial 
     commitment to such deployment to the maximum extent 
     practicable through innovative financial arrangements, 
     especially public-private partnerships, including 
     arrangements that generate revenue to offset public 
     investment costs;
       (4) enhance fully integrated intelligent transportation 
     system deployment;
       (5) create technical capacity for effective operations and 
     maintenance of such systems;
       (6) improve safety, mobility, geographic and regional 
     diversity, and economic development in deployment of such 
     systems;
       (7) advance deployment of the 511 traveler information 
     program; and
       (8) advance deployment of other national systems, including 
     a statewide incident reporting system, wireless e-911 system, 
     and road weather information system.
       (d) Applicability of Title 23, United States Code.--Funds 
     authorized to be appropriated under section 1101(a)(16) of 
     this Act shall be available for obligation to carry out 
     subsection (c)(7) in the same manner and to the same extent 
     as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 
     23, United States Code; except that the Federal share of the 
     cost of projects carried out under subsection (c)(7) shall be 
     80 percent and such funds shall remain available until 
     expended.

     SEC. 1205. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS DEPLOYMENT.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to ensure that 
     a minimum of $2,500,000,000 of the

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     amounts authorized to be appropriated for the National 
     Highway System, Interstate maintenance, surface 
     transportation, and congestion mitigation and air quality 
     improvement programs for fiscal years 2005 through 2009 is 
     utilized to expand deployment of intelligent transportation 
     systems.
       (b) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after section 149 the following:

     ``Sec. 150. Deployment of intelligent transportation systems

       ``(a) In General.--In each of fiscal years 2005 through 
     2009, each State shall obligate a portion of the funds 
     apportioned to the State under sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), 
     104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4) for such fiscal year, calculated 
     under subsection (b), for projects described in subsection 
     (c) that support deployment of intelligent transportation 
     systems in the State.
       ``(b) Calculation of Amount.--The portion of a State's 
     apportionments to be obligated under subsection (a) for 
     projects described in subsection (c) in a fiscal year shall 
     be determined by multiplying $500,000,000 by the ratio that--
       ``(1) the aggregate of amounts apportioned to the State for 
     such fiscal year under sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), 
     104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4); bears to
       ``(2) the aggregate of amounts apportioned to all States 
     for such fiscal year under such sections.
       ``(c) Intelligent Transportation Systems Deployment 
     Projects.--Projects for which funds must be obligated under 
     this section include the following:
       ``(1) Performance.--Establishment and implementation of 
     operations systems and services that improve performance in 
     the areas of traffic operations, emergency response to 
     surface transportation incidents, surface transportation 
     incident management, weather event response management by 
     State and local authorities, surface transportation network 
     and facility management, construction and work zone 
     management, and traffic flow information.
       ``(2) Networks.--Conducting activities that support the 
     creation of networks that link metropolitan and rural surface 
     transportation systems into an integrated data network, 
     capable of collecting, sharing, and archiving transportation 
     system traffic condition and performance information.
       ``(3) Safety.--Implementation of intelligent transportation 
     system technologies that improve highway safety through 
     linkages connecting the vehicle, the infrastructure, and 
     information to the driver.
       ``(4) Operation and management.--Provision of services 
     necessary to ensure the efficient operation and management of 
     intelligent transportation systems infrastructure, including 
     costs associated with communications, utilities, rent, 
     hardware, software, labor, administrative costs, training, 
     and technical services.
       ``(5) Interagency support.--Provision of support for 
     institutional relationships between transportation agencies, 
     police, emergency medical services, private emergency 
     operators, freight operators, and shippers.
       ``(6) Planning.--Conducting cross-jurisdictional planning 
     and deployment of regional transportation systems operations 
     and management approaches.
       ``(d) Obligation of Amounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--In complying with the requirements of 
     this section, the amounts obligated by a State for projects 
     under subsection (c) that support deployment of intelligent 
     transportation systems in such State under subsection (a) 
     shall be allocated among the individual programs for which 
     funds are apportioned under sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), 
     104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4).
       ``(2) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this subsection shall be construed as requiring a State to 
     obligate proportional or equal amounts under sections 
     104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), 104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4) for any 
     congestion relief activity under this section.
       ``(e) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed as altering or otherwise 
     affecting the applicability of the requirements of this 
     chapter (including requirements relating to the eligibility 
     of a project for assistance under the program, the location 
     of the project, and the Federal-share payable on account of 
     the project) to amounts apportioned to a State for a program 
     under section 104(b) that are obligated by the State for 
     projects under this section.
       ``(f) Joint Responsibility.--Each State, each affected 
     metropolitan planning organization, and the Secretary shall 
     jointly ensure compliance with this section.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 149 
     the following:

``150. Deployment of intelligent transportation systems.''.

     SEC. 1206. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT 
                   DEPLOYMENT OF INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION 
                   SYSTEMS.

       (a) Categorical Exclusions.--Not later than one year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     initiate a rulemaking process to establish, to the extent 
     appropriate, categorical exclusions for activities that 
     support the deployment of intelligent transportation 
     infrastructure and systems from the requirement that an 
     environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement 
     be prepared under section 102 of the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) (42 U.S.C. 4332) 
     in compliance with the standards for categorical exclusions 
     established by that Act.
       (b) Nationwide Programmatic Agreement.--
       (1) Development.--The Secretary shall develop a nationwide 
     programmatic agreement governing the review of activities 
     that support the deployment of intelligent transportation 
     infrastructure and systems in accordance with section 106 of 
     the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f) and 
     the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic 
     Preservation.
       (2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall develop the 
     agreement under paragraph (1) in consultation with the 
     National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers 
     and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation established 
     under title II of the National Historic Preservation Act (26 
     U.S.C. 470i et seq.) and after soliciting the views of other 
     interested parties.
       (c) Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure and Systems 
     Defined.--In this section, the term ``intelligent 
     transportation infrastructure and systems'' means intelligent 
     transportation infrastructure and intelligent transportation 
     systems, as such terms are defined in section 5607.

     SEC. 1207. STATE ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CERTAIN 
                   PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS.

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

     ``Sec. 167. State assumption of responsibilities for certain 
       programs and projects

       ``(a) Assumption of Secretary's Responsibilities Under 
     Applicable Federal Laws.--
       ``(1) Pilot program.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--The Secretary may establish a pilot 
     program under which States may assume the responsibilities of 
     the Secretary under any Federal laws subject to the 
     requirements of this section.
       ``(B) First 3 fiscal years.--In the first 3 fiscal years 
     following the date of enactment of this section, the 
     Secretary may allow up to 5 States to participate in the 
     pilot program.
       ``(2) Scope of program.--Under the pilot program, the 
     Secretary may assign, and a State may assume, any of the 
     Secretary's responsibilities (other than responsibilities 
     relating to federally recognized Indian tribes) for 
     environmental reviews, consultation, or decisionmaking or 
     other actions required under any Federal law as such 
     requirements apply to the following projects:
       ``(A) Projects funded under section 104(h).
       ``(B) Transportation enhancement activities under section 
     133, as such term is defined in section 101(a)(35).
       ``(C) Projects as defined in section 101(a)(39) and section 
     5607 of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.
       ``(b) Agreements.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into a 
     memorandum of understanding with a State participating in the 
     pilot program setting forth the responsibilities to be 
     assigned under subsection (a)(2) and the terms and conditions 
     under which the assignment is being made.
       ``(2) Certification.--Before the Secretary enters into a 
     memorandum of understanding with a State under paragraph (1), 
     the State shall certify that the State has in effect laws 
     (including regulations) applicable to projects carried out 
     and funded under this title and chapter 53 of title 49 that 
     authorize the State to carry out the responsibilities being 
     assumed.
       ``(3) Maximum duration.--A memorandum of understanding with 
     a State under this section shall be established for an 
     initial period of no more than 3 years and may be renewed by 
     mutual agreement on a periodic basis for periods of not more 
     than 3 years.
       ``(4) Compliance.--
       ``(A) In general.--After entering into a memorandum of 
     understanding under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall review 
     and determine compliance by the State with the memorandum of 
     understanding.
       ``(B) Renewals.--The Secretary shall take into account the 
     performance of a State under the pilot program when 
     considering renewal of a memorandum of understanding with the 
     State under the program.
       ``(c) Selection of States for Pilot Program.--
       ``(1) Application.--To be eligible to participate in the 
     pilot program, a State shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application that contains such information as the Secretary 
     may require. At a minimum, an application shall include--
       ``(A) a description of the projects or classes of projects 
     for which the State seeks to assume responsibilities under 
     subsection (a)(2); and
       ``(B) a certification that the State has the capability to 
     assume such responsibilities.
       ``(2) Public notice.--Before entering into a memorandum of 
     understanding allowing a State to participate in the pilot 
     program, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) publish notice in the Federal Register of the 
     Secretary's intent to allow the State to participate in the 
     program, including a copy of the State's application to the 
     Secretary and the terms of the proposed agreement with the 
     State; and
       ``(B) provide an opportunity for public comment.
       ``(3) Selection criteria.--The Secretary may approve the 
     application of a State to assume responsibilities under the 
     program only if--
       ``(A) the requirements under paragraph (2) have been met; 
     and
       ``(B) the Secretary determines that the State has the 
     capability to assume the responsibilities.
       ``(4) Other federal agency views.--Before assigning to a 
     State a responsibility of the Secretary that requires the 
     Secretary to consult with another Federal agency, the 
     Secretary shall solicit the views of the Federal agency.
       ``(d) State Defined.--With respect to the recreational 
     trails program, the term `State' means the State agency 
     designated by the Governor of the State in accordance with 
     section 206(c)(1).
       ``(e) Preservation of Public Interest Consideration.--
     Nothing in this section shall be

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     construed to limit the requirements under any applicable law 
     providing for the consideration and preservation of the 
     public interest, including public participation and community 
     values in transportation decisionmaking.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of 
     chapter 1 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

``167. State assumption of responsibilities for certain programs and 
              projects.''.

     SEC. 1208. HOV FACILITIES.

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

     ``Sec. 168. HOV facilities

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Authority of state agencies.--A State agency that has 
     jurisdiction over the operation of a HOV facility shall 
     establish the occupancy requirements of vehicles operating on 
     the facility.
       ``(2) Occupancy requirement.--Except as otherwise provided 
     by this section, no fewer than 2 occupants per vehicle may be 
     required for use of a HOV facility.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding the occupancy 
     requirements of subsection (a)(2), the following exceptions 
     shall apply with respect to a State agency operating a HOV 
     facility:
       ``(1) Motorcycles and bicycles.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the State 
     agency shall allow motorcycles and bicycles to use the HOV 
     facility.
       ``(B) Safety exception.--A State agency may restrict use of 
     the HOV facility by motorcycles or bicycles (or both) if the 
     agency certifies to the Secretary that such use would create 
     a safety hazard and the Secretary accepts the certification. 
     The Secretary may accept a certification under this 
     subparagraph only after the Secretary publishes notice of the 
     certification in the Federal Register and provides an 
     opportunity for public comment.
       ``(2) Public transportation vehicles.--The State agency may 
     allow public transportation vehicles to use the HOV facility 
     if the agency--
       ``(A) establishes requirements for clearly identifying the 
     vehicles; and
       ``(B) establishes procedures for enforcing the restrictions 
     on the use of the facility by such vehicles.
       ``(3) High occupancy toll vehicles.--The State agency may 
     allow vehicles not otherwise exempt pursuant to this 
     subsection to use the HOV facility if the operators of such 
     vehicles pay a toll charged by the agency for use of the 
     facility and the agency--
       ``(A) establishes a program that addresses how motorists 
     can enroll and participate in the toll program;
       ``(B) develops, manages, and maintains a system that will 
     automatically collect the toll; and
       ``(C) establishes policies and procedures to--
       ``(i) manage the demand to use the facility by varying the 
     toll amount that is charged;
       ``(ii) enforce violations of use of the facility; and
       ``(iii) permit low-income individuals to pay reduced tolls.
       ``(4) Low emission and energy-efficient vehicles.--
       ``(A) Inherently low-emission vehicle.--Before September 
     30, 2009, the State agency may allow vehicles that are 
     certified as inherently low-emission vehicles pursuant to 
     section 88.311-93 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, 
     and are labeled in accordance with section 88.312-93 of such 
     title, to use the HOV facility if the agency establishes 
     procedures for enforcing the restrictions on the use of the 
     facility by such vehicles.
       ``(B) Other low emission and energy-efficient vehicles.--
     Before September 30, 2009, the State agency may allow 
     vehicles certified as low emission and energy-efficient 
     vehicles under subsection (e), and labeled in accordance with 
     subsection (e), to use the HOV facility if the operators of 
     such vehicles pay a toll charged by the agency for use of the 
     facility and the agency--
       ``(i) establishes a program that addresses the selection of 
     vehicles under this paragraph; and
       ``(ii) establishes procedures for enforcing the 
     restrictions on the use of the facility by such vehicles.
       ``(C) Amount of tolls.--Under subparagraph (B), a State 
     agency may charge no toll or a toll that is less than tolls 
     charged under paragraph (3).
       ``(c) Requirements Applicable to Tolls.--
       ``(1) In general.--Tolls may be charged under subsections 
     (b)(3) and (b)(4) notwithstanding section 301 and, except as 
     provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), subject to the 
     requirements of section 129.
       ``(2) HOV facilities on the interstate system.--
     Notwithstanding section 129, tolls may be charged under 
     subsections (b)(3) and (b)(4) on a HOV facility on the 
     Interstate System.
       ``(3) Excess toll revenues.--If a State agency makes a 
     certification under the last sentence of section 129(a)(3) 
     with respect to toll revenues collected under subsections 
     (b)(3) and (b)(4), the State, in the use of tolls revenues 
     under that sentence, shall give priority consideration to 
     projects for developing alternatives to single occupancy 
     vehicle travel and projects for improving highway safety.
       ``(d) HOV Facility Management, Operation, Monitoring, and 
     Enforcement.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State agency that allows vehicles to 
     use a HOV facility under subsection (b)(3) or (b)(4) in a 
     fiscal year shall certify to the Secretary that the agency 
     will carry out the following responsibilities with respect to 
     the facility in the fiscal year:
       ``(A) Establishing, managing, and supporting a performance 
     monitoring, evaluation, and reporting program for the 
     facility that provides for continuous monitoring, assessment, 
     and reporting on the impacts that such vehicles may have on 
     the operation of the facility and adjacent highways.
       ``(B) Establishing, managing, and supporting an enforcement 
     program that ensures that the facility is being operated in 
     accordance with the requirements of this section.
       ``(C) Limiting or discontinuing the use of the facility by 
     such vehicles if the presence of such vehicles has degraded 
     the operation of the facility.
       ``(2) Degraded facility.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     operation of a HOV facility shall be considered to be 
     degraded if vehicles operating on the facility are failing to 
     maintain a minimum average operating speed 90 percent of the 
     time over a consecutive 6-month period during morning or 
     evening weekday peak hour periods (or both).
       ``(B) Minimum average operating speed defined.--In 
     subparagraph (A), the term `minimum average operating speed' 
     means--
       ``(i) 45 miles per hour, in the case of a HOV facility with 
     a speed limit of 50 miles per hour or greater; and
       ``(ii) not more than 10 miles per hour below the speed 
     limit, in the case of a HOV facility with a speed limit of 
     less than 50 miles per hour.
       ``(e) Certification of Low Emission and Energy-Efficient 
     Vehicles.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency shall issue a final rule 
     establishing requirements for certification of vehicles as 
     low emission and energy-efficient vehicles for purposes of 
     this section and requirements for the labeling of such 
     vehicles.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Alternative fuel vehicle.--The term `alternative fuel 
     vehicle' means a vehicle that operates on--
       ``(A) methanol, denatured ethanol, or other alcohols;
       ``(B) a mixture containing at least 85 percent of methanol, 
     denatured ethanol, and other alcohols by volume with gasoline 
     or other fuels;
       ``(C) natural gas;
       ``(D) liquefied petroleum gas;
       ``(E) hydrogen;
       ``(F) coal derived liquid fuels;
       ``(G) fuels (except alcohol) derived from biological 
     materials;
       ``(H) electricity (including electricity from solar 
     energy); or
       ``(I) any other fuel that the Secretary prescribes by 
     regulation that is not substantially petroleum and that would 
     yield substantial energy security and environmental benefits.
       ``(2) HOV facility.--The term `HOV facility' means a high 
     occupancy vehicle facility.
       ``(3) Low emission and energy efficient vehicle.--The term 
     `low emission and energy-efficient vehicle' means a vehicle 
     that--
       ``(A) has been certified by the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency as meeting the Tier II 
     emission level established in regulations prescribed by the 
     Administrator under section 202(i) of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7521(i)) for that make and model year vehicle; and
       ``(B)(i) has been certified by the Administrator to have a 
     45-mile-per-gallon or greater fuel economy highway rating; or
       ``(ii) is an alternative fuel vehicle.
       ``(4) Public transportation vehicle.--The term `public 
     transportation vehicle' means a vehicle that provides public 
     transportation (as defined in section 5302(a) of title 49).
       ``(5) State agency.--The term `State agency', as used with 
     respect to a HOV facility, means an agency of a State or 
     local government having jurisdiction over the operation of 
     the facility and includes a State transportation 
     department.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Program efficiencies.--Section 102 of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking subsection (a) and 
     redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and 
     (b), respectively.
       (2) Chapter analysis.--The analysis for subchapter I of 
     chapter 1 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

``168. HOV facilities.''.

       (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 102(b) of title 23, 
     United States Code, as redesignated by subsection (b)(1) of 
     this section, is amended by striking ``10 years'' and all 
     that follows through ``after'' and inserting ``10 years (or 
     such longer period as the State requests and the Secretary 
     determines to be reasonable) after''.

     SEC. 1209. CONGESTION PRICING PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--Section 1012(b)(1) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 149 
     note; 105 Stat. 1938) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Establishment.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative 
     agreements with State and local governments to carry out not 
     more than 25 congestion pricing pilot projects.
       ``(B) Previously approved projects.--Projects carried out 
     under paragraph (1) shall include each project approved under 
     this subsection before the date of enactment of the 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users and under which 
     highway tolls are being collected as of such date of 
     enactment.''.
       (b) Low-Income Drivers.--Section 1012(b)(7) of such Act is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(7) Reduced tolls for low-income drivers.--Any congestion 
     pricing pilot project carried out under this subsection that 
     involves the collection of highway tolls shall include a 
     program to permit low-income drivers to pay a reduced toll 
     amount.''.
       (c) Set-Aside for Projects not Involving Highway Tolls.--At 
     the end of section 1012(b)(8) of such Act add the following:

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       ``(D) Set-aside for projects not involving highway tolls.--
     Of the amounts made available to carry out this subsection, 
     $3,000,000 per fiscal year shall be available only for 
     congestion pricing pilot projects that do not involve highway 
     tolls.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1012(b) of such Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Value Pricing'' 
     and inserting ``Congestion Pricing'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``(2) Notwithstanding'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Federal share; eligible costs.--Notwithstanding'';
       (B) in the first sentence by striking ``programs'' and 
     inserting ``projects''; and
       (C) in the second sentence by striking ``program'' and 
     inserting ``project'';
       (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``(3) Revenues'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(3) Use of revenues.--Revenues'';
       (4) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``(4) Notwithstanding'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(4) Use of tolls on interstate system.--
     Notwithstanding'';
       (B) by striking ``value pricing pilot program'' and 
     inserting ``congestion pricing pilot project'';
       (5) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by striking ``(5) The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(5) Monitoring.--The Secretary''; and
       (B) by striking ``programs'' the first and second place it 
     appears and inserting ``projects''; and
       (6) in paragraph (6) by striking ``value pricing pilot 
     program'' and inserting ``congestion pricing pilot project''.

     SEC. 1210. CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 
                   PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY.

       Section 149(b)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``improve transportation systems 
     management and operations,'' after ``intersections,''.

     SEC. 1211. SPECIAL RULES FOR STATE ASSUMPTION OF 
                   RESPONSIBILITIES.

       (a) Limitations.--Section 167(a) of title 23, United States 
     Code, as added by section 1207(a) of this Act, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Procedural and substantive requirements.--A State 
     that assumes the responsibilities of the Secretary under this 
     section shall be subject to the same procedural and 
     substantive requirements as would apply if the 
     responsibilities were carried out by the Secretary. When a 
     State assumes responsibilities for carrying out a Federal law 
     under this section, the State assents to Federal jurisdiction 
     and shall be solely responsible and solely liable for 
     complying with and carrying out that law instead of the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) Assumption of responsibilities.--Any responsibility 
     of the Secretary not assumed by the State in a memorandum of 
     understanding shall remain a responsibility of the Secretary.
       ``(C) Powers of other agencies.--Nothing in this section 
     preempts or limits any power, jurisdiction, responsibility, 
     or authority of an agency, other than the Department of 
     Transportation, with respect to a project.''.
       (b) Acceptance of Federal Courts Jurisdiction; Termination 
     of Agreements.--Section 167(b) of title 23, United States 
     Code, as added by section 1207(a) of this Act, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Acceptance of federal courts jurisdiction.--A 
     memorandum of understanding with a State under this section 
     shall include a provision under which the State consents to 
     accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts for the 
     compliance, discharge, and enforcement of any responsibility 
     of the Secretary that the State may assume under the 
     memorandum.
       ``(6) Termination of agreements.--A memorandum of 
     understanding with a State under this section shall include a 
     provision authorizing the Secretary to terminate the 
     agreement if the Secretary, after providing an opportunity 
     for a hearing, issues a finding that the State is not in 
     compliance with the terms of the agreement.''.
       (c) State Subject to Federal Laws.--Section 167 of title 
     23, United States Code, as added by section 1207(a) of this 
     Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) State Subject to Federal Laws.--For purposes of 
     assuming responsibilities of the Secretary under this 
     section, a State agency entering into a memorandum of 
     understanding under subsection (b) is deemed to be a Federal 
     agency to the extent the State is carrying out the 
     Secretary's responsibilities under the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), this title, and 
     any other provision of Federal law.''.

     SEC. 1212. OPENING OF INTERSTATE RAMPS.

       (a) In General.--Not later 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall open the ramp 
     connecting Interstate Route 495 and Arena Drive in Prince 
     George's County, Maryland, for the purpose of allowing motor 
     vehicles to exit Interstate Route 495 in both northern and 
     southern directions onto Arena Drive. Such ramp shall be open 
     for 24 hours a day, every day during the calendar year.
       (b) Fully Opening Arena Drive Ramp.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine the most appropriate method for opening the ramps 
     for allowing motor vehicles to enter Interstate Route 495 
     from Arena Drive.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study.
       (c) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in the 
     section shall be construed as altering current traffic 
     management protocols to the Arena Drive ramps during stadium 
     events.

                  Subtitle C--Mobility and Efficiency

     SEC. 1301. NATIONAL CORRIDOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a program to make allocations to States for highway 
     construction projects in corridors of national significance 
     to promote economic growth and international or interregional 
     trade pursuant to the selection factors provided in this 
     section. A State must submit an application to the Secretary 
     in order to receive an allocation under this section.
       (b) Selection Process.--
       (1) Priority.--In the selection process under this section, 
     the Secretary shall give priority to projects in corridors 
     that are a part of, or will be designated as part of, the 
     Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and 
     Defense Highways after completion of the work described in 
     the application received by the Secretary and to any project 
     that will be completed within 5 years of the date of the 
     allocation of funds for the project.
       (2) Selection factors.--In making allocations under this 
     section, the Secretary shall consider the following factors:
       (A) The extent to which the corridor provides a link 
     between 2 existing segments of the Interstate System.
       (B) The extent to which the project will facilitate major 
     multistate or regional mobility and economic growth and 
     development in areas underserved by existing highway 
     infrastructure.
       (C) The extent to which commercial vehicle traffic in the 
     corridor--
       (i) has increased since the date of enactment of the North 
     American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 
     4401 et seq.); and
       (ii) is projected to increase in the future.
       (D) The extent to which international truck-borne 
     commodities move through the corridor.
       (E) The extent to which the project will make improvements 
     to an existing segment of the Interstate System that will 
     result in a decrease in congestion.
       (F) The reduction in commercial and other travel time 
     through a major freight corridor expected as a result of the 
     project.
       (G) The value of the cargo carried by commercial vehicle 
     traffic in the corridor and the economic costs arising from 
     congestion in the corridor.
       (H) The extent of leveraging of Federal funds provided to 
     carry out this section, including--
       (i) use of innovative financing;
       (ii) combination with funding provided under other sections 
     of this Act and title 23, United States Code; and
       (iii) combination with other sources of Federal, State, 
     local, or private funding.
       (c) Period of Availability.--Funds allocated for a project 
     to a State under this section shall remain available for 
     obligation in that State until 6 months from the day on which 
     they are allocated. Sums not obligated within 6 months of the 
     day on which they are allocated shall be available to the 
     Secretary to be allocated for other projects eligible under 
     this section.
       (d) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project under this section shall be determined in accordance 
     with section 120(b) of title 23, United States Code.
       (e) Applicability of Title 23.--Except as provided in 
     subsections (c) and (d), funds made available by section 
     1101(a)(10) of this Act to carry out this section shall be 
     available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds 
     were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
     Code.
       (f) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' has 
     the meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 1302. COORDINATED BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.

       (a) General Authority.--The Secretary shall implement a 
     coordinated border infrastructure program under which the 
     Secretary shall distribute funds to border States to improve 
     the safe movement of motor vehicles at or across the border 
     between the United States and Canada and the border between 
     the United States and Mexico.
       (b) Eligible Uses.--A State may use funds apportioned under 
     this section only for--
       (1) improvements in a border region to existing 
     transportation and supporting infrastructure that facilitate 
     cross-border motor vehicle and cargo movements;
       (2) construction of highways and related safety and safety 
     enforcement facilities in a border region that facilitate 
     motor vehicle and cargo movements related to international 
     trade;
       (3) operational improvements in a border region, including 
     improvements relating to electronic data interchange and use 
     of telecommunications, to expedite cross border motor vehicle 
     and cargo movement;
       (4) modifications to regulatory procedures to expedite safe 
     and efficient cross border motor vehicle and cargo movements; 
     and
       (5) international coordination of transportation planning, 
     programming, and border operation with Canada and Mexico 
     relating to expediting cross border motor vehicle and cargo 
     movements.
       (c) Apportionment of Funds.--On October 1 of each fiscal 
     year, the Secretary shall apportion among border States sums 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for 
     such fiscal year as follows:
       (1) 20 percent in the ratio that--
       (A) the total number of incoming commercial trucks that 
     pass through the land border ports of entry within the 
     boundaries of a border State, as determined by the Secretary; 
     bears to
       (B) the total number of incoming commercial trucks that 
     pass through such ports of entry within the boundaries of all 
     the border States, as determined by the Secretary.

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       (2) 30 percent in the ratio that--
       (A) the total number of incoming personal motor vehicles 
     and incoming buses that pass through land border ports of 
     entry within the boundaries of a border State, as determined 
     by the Secretary; bears to
       (B) the total number of incoming personal motor vehicles 
     and incoming buses that pass through such ports of entry 
     within the boundaries of all the border States, as determined 
     by the Secretary.
       (3) 25 percent in the ratio that--
       (A) the total weight of incoming cargo by commercial trucks 
     that pass through land border ports of entry within the 
     boundaries of a border State, as determined by the Secretary; 
     bears to
       (B) the total weight of incoming cargo by commercial trucks 
     that pass through such ports of entry within the boundaries 
     of all the border States, as determined by the Secretary.
       (4) 25 percent of the ratio that--
       (A) the total number of land border ports of entry within 
     the boundaries of a border State, as determined by the 
     Secretary; bears to
       (B) the total number of land border ports of entry within 
     the boundaries of all the border States, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (d) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this section shall be available for obligation in 
     the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that such 
     funds shall not be transferable and shall remain available 
     until expended and the Federal share of the cost of a project 
     under this section shall be 80 percent.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Border region.--The term ``border region'' means any 
     portion of a border State within 20 miles of an international 
     land border with Canada or Mexico.
       (2) Border state.--The term ``border State'' means any 
     State that has an international land border with Canada or 
     Mexico.
       (3) Commercial truck.--The term ``commercial truck'' means 
     a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 31301(4) 
     (other than subparagraph (B)) of title 49, United States 
     Code.
       (4) Motor vehicle.--The term ``motor vehicle'' has the 
     meaning such term has under section 101(a) of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (5) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning such term 
     has in section 101(a) of such title 23.

     SEC. 1303. FREIGHT INTERMODAL CONNECTORS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a freight 
     intermodal connector program to improve productivity and 
     improve the efficiency of the transportation of freight, 
     while mitigating congestion in the area of freight intermodal 
     connectors.
       (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the program shall be--
       (A) to facilitate and support intermodal freight 
     transportation initiatives at the State and local levels in 
     order to improve freight intermodal connectors and mitigate 
     the impact of congestion in the area of such connectors; and
       (B) to provide capital funding to address infrastructure 
     and freight operational needs at freight intermodal 
     connectors.
       (b) State Responsibilities.--Under the program, each State 
     shall ensure that intermodal freight transportation and trade 
     facilitation and are adequately addressed integrated into the 
     project development process, including transportation 
     planning, through final design and construction of freight 
     related transportation projects.
       (c) Eligible Projects.--
       (1) In general.--Projects eligible for funding under this 
     section may include the construction of and improvements to 
     publicly owned freight intermodal connectors, the provision 
     of access to such connectors, and operational improvements 
     for such connectors (including capital investment for 
     intelligent transportation systems); except that a project 
     located within the boundaries of an intermodal freight 
     facility shall only include highway infrastructure 
     modifications necessary to facilitate direct intermodal 
     access between the connector and the facility.
       (2) Special rule.--If a State that does not have any 
     freight intermodal connectors within its boundaries or has 
     only freight intermodal connectors within its boundaries that 
     are in good condition and provide an adequate level of 
     service, projects within the boundaries of the State that are 
     eligible for assistance under section 103(b)(6) of title 23, 
     United States Code, relating to the National Highway System, 
     shall be eligible for funding under this section.
       (d) Priority.--Under the program, a State shall give 
     priority to projects on freight intermodal connectors to the 
     National Highway System as identified according to the 
     criteria set forth in the report of the Department of 
     Transportation to Congress entitled ``Pulling Together: The 
     NHS and its Connections to Major Intermodal Terminals''.
       (e) Apportionment.--On October 1 of each fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall apportion among the States sums made 
     available to carry out this section for such fiscal year as 
     follows:
       (1) 33.3 percent in the ratio that--
       (A) the number of freight intermodal connectors identified 
     in the most recent Intermodal Freight Connectors study of the 
     Federal Highway Administration within the boundaries of a 
     State; bears to
       (B) the total number of such connectors within the 
     boundaries of all the States.
       (2) 33.3 percent in the ratio that--
       (A) the total of each State's annual contributions to the 
     Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     attributable to commercial motor vehicles; bears to
       (B) the total of such annual contributions by all States.
       (3) 33.4 percent in the same ratios as funds are 
     apportioned for the National Highway System under clauses 
     (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of section 104(b)(1)(A) of title 
     23, United States Code.
       (f) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this section shall be available for obligation in 
     the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that such 
     funds shall not be transferable and shall remain available 
     until expended and the Federal share of the cost of a project 
     under this section shall be 80 percent.
       (g) Update Report.--Not later than August 1, 2005, the 
     Secretary shall publish an update to the report entitled 
     ``Pulling Together: the National Highway System and its 
     Connections to Major Intermodal Terminals''.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Freight intermodal connectors.--The term ``freight 
     intermodal connector'' means the roadway that connects to an 
     intermodal freight facility that carries or will carry 
     intermodal traffic.
       (2) Intermodal freight facility.--The term ``intermodal 
     freight facility'' means a port, airport, truck-rail 
     terminal, and pipeline-truck terminal.
       (3) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning such term 
     has in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 1304. PROJECTS OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Under current law, surface transportation programs rely 
     primarily on formula capital apportionments to States.
       (2) Despite the significant increase for surface 
     transportation program funding in the Transportation Equity 
     Act of the 21st Century, current levels of investment are 
     insufficient to fund critical high-cost transportation 
     infrastructure facilities that address critical national 
     economic and transportation needs.
       (3) Critical high-cost transportation infrastructure 
     facilities often include multiple levels of government, 
     agencies, modes of transportation, and transportation goals 
     and planning processes that are not easily addressed or 
     funded within existing surface transportation program 
     categories.
       (4) Projects of national and regional significance have 
     national and regional benefits, including improving economic 
     productivity by facilitating international trade, relieving 
     congestion, and improving transportation safety by 
     facilitating passenger and freight movement.
       (5) The benefits of such projects described in paragraph 
     (4) accrue to local areas, States, and the Nation as a result 
     of the effect such projects have on the national 
     transportation system.
       (6) A program dedicated to constructing projects of 
     national and regional significance is necessary to improve 
     the safe, secure, and efficient movement of people and goods 
     throughout the United States and improve the health and 
     welfare of the national economy.
       (b) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary shall 
     establish a program to provide grants to qualified entities 
     for projects of national and regional significance.
       (c) Definitions.--
       (1) Eligible project costs.--The term ``eligible project 
     costs'' means the costs of--
       (A) development phase activities, including planning, 
     feasibility analysis, revenue forecasting, environmental 
     review, preliminary engineering and design work, and other 
     preconstruction activities; and
       (B) construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and 
     acquisition of real property (including land related to the 
     project and improvements to land), environmental mitigation, 
     construction contingencies, acquisition of equipment, and 
     operational improvements.
       (2) Eligible project.--The term ``eligible project'' means 
     any surface transportation project eligible for Federal 
     assistance under title 23, United States Code, including 
     freight railroad projects and activities eligible under such 
     title.
       (3) Qualified entity.--The term ``qualified entity'' means 
     a State as defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United 
     States Code.
       (d) Eligibility.--To be eligible for assistance under this 
     section, a project shall have eligible project costs that are 
     reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed the lesser of--
       (1) $500,000,000; or
       (2) 75 percent of the amount of Federal highway assistance 
     funds apportioned for the most recently completed fiscal year 
     to the State in which the project is located.
       (e) Applications.--Each qualified entity seeking to receive 
     a grant under this section for an eligible project shall 
     submit to the Secretary an application in such form and in 
     accordance with such requirements as the Secretary shall 
     establish.
       (f) Competitive Grant Selection and Criteria for Grants.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) establish criteria for selecting among projects that 
     meet the eligibility criteria specified in subsection (d);
       (B) conduct a national solicitation for applications; and
       (C) award grants on a competitive basis.
       (2) Criteria for grants.--The Secretary may approve a grant 
     under this section for a project only if the Secretary 
     determines that the project--
       (A) is based on the results of preliminary engineering;
       (B) is justified based on the project's ability--
       (i) to generate national economic benefits, including 
     creating jobs, expanding business opportunities, and 
     impacting the gross domestic product;
       (ii) to reduce congestion, including impacts in the State, 
     region, and Nation;
       (iii) to improve transportation safety, including reducing 
     transportation accidents, injuries, and fatalities;

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       (iv) to otherwise enhance the national transportation 
     system; and
       (v) to garner support for non-Federal financial commitments 
     and provide evidence of stable and dependable financing 
     sources to construct, maintain, and operate the 
     infrastructure facility; and
       (C) is supported by an acceptable degree of non-Federal 
     financial commitments, including evidence of stable and 
     dependable financing sources to construct, maintain, and 
     operate the infrastructure facility.
       (3) Selection considerations.--In selecting a project under 
     this section, the Secretary shall consider the extent to 
     which the project--
       (A) leverages Federal investment by encouraging non-Federal 
     contributions to the project, including contributions from 
     public-private partnerships;
       (B) uses new technologies, including intelligent 
     transportation systems, that enhance the efficiency of the 
     project.
       (C) helps maintain or protect the environment.
       (4) Preliminary engineering.--In evaluating a project under 
     paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary shall analyze and consider 
     the results of preliminary engineering for the project.
       (5) Non-federal financial commitment.--
       (A) Evaluation of project.--In evaluating a project under 
     paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall require that--
       (i) the proposed project plan provides for the availability 
     of contingency amounts that the Secretary determines to be 
     reasonable to cover unanticipated cost increases; and
       (ii) each proposed non-Federal source of capital and 
     operating financing is stable, reliable, and available within 
     the proposed project timetable.
       (B) Considerations.--In assessing the stability, 
     reliability, and availability of proposed sources of non-
     Federal financing under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
     consider--
       (i) existing financial commitments;
       (ii) the degree to which financing sources are dedicated to 
     the purposes proposed;
       (iii) any debt obligation that exists or is proposed by the 
     recipient for the proposed project; and
       (iv) the extent to which the project has a non-Federal 
     financial commitment that exceeds the required non-Federal 
     share of the cost of the project.
       (6) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations 
     on the manner in which the Secretary will evaluate and rate 
     the projects based on the results of preliminary engineering, 
     project justification, and the degree of non-Federal 
     financial commitment, as required under this subsection.
       (7) Project evaluation and rating.--A proposed project may 
     advance from preliminary engineering to final design and 
     construction only if the Secretary finds that the project 
     meets the requirements of this subsection and there is a 
     reasonable likelihood that the project will continue to meet 
     such requirements. In making such findings, the Secretary 
     shall evaluate and rate the project as ``highly 
     recommended'', ``recommended'', or ``not recommended'' based 
     on the results of preliminary engineering, the project 
     justification criteria, and the degree of non-Federal 
     financial commitment, as required under this subsection. In 
     rating the projects, the Secretary shall provide, in addition 
     to the overall project rating, individual ratings for each of 
     the criteria established under the regulations issued under 
     paragraph (6).
       (g) Letters of Intent and Full Funding Grant Agreements.--
       (1) Letter of intent.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may issue a letter of intent 
     to an applicant announcing an intention to obligate, for a 
     project under this section, an amount from future available 
     budget authority specified in law that is not more than the 
     amount stipulated as the financial participation of the 
     Secretary in the project.
       (B) Notification.--At least 60 days before issuing a letter 
     under subparagraph (A) or entering into a full funding grant 
     agreement, the Secretary shall notify in writing the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate of the proposed letter or 
     agreement. The Secretary shall include with the notification 
     a copy of the proposed letter or agreement as well as the 
     evaluations and ratings for the project.
       (C) Not an obligation.--The issuance of a letter is deemed 
     not to be an obligation under sections 1108(c) and (d), 1501, 
     and 1502(a) of title 31, United States Code, or an 
     administrative commitment.
       (D) Obligation or commitment.--An obligation or 
     administrative commitment may be made only when contract 
     authority is allocated to a project.
       (2) Full funding grant agreement.--
       (A) In general.--A project financed under this subsection 
     shall be carried out through a full funding grant agreement. 
     The Secretary shall enter into a full funding grant agreement 
     based on the evaluations and ratings required under 
     subsection (f)(7).
       (B) Terms.--If the Secretary makes a full funding grant 
     agreement with an applicant, the agreement shall--
       (i) establish the terms of participation by the United 
     States Government in a project under this section;
       (ii) establish the maximum amount of Government financial 
     assistance for the project;
       (iii) cover the period of time for completing the project, 
     including a period extending beyond the period of an 
     authorization; and
       (iv) make timely and efficient management of the project 
     easier according to the laws of the United States.
       (C) Agreement.--An agreement under this paragraph obligates 
     an amount of available budget authority specified in law and 
     may include a commitment, contingent on amounts to be 
     specified in law in advance for commitments under this 
     paragraph, to obligate an additional amount from future 
     available budget authority specified in law. The agreement 
     shall state that the contingent commitment is not an 
     obligation of the Government. Interest and other financing 
     costs of efficiently carrying out a part of the project 
     within a reasonable time are a cost of carrying out the 
     project under a full funding grant agreement, except that 
     eligible costs may not be more than the cost of the most 
     favorable financing terms reasonably available for the 
     project at the time of borrowing. The applicant shall 
     certify, in a way satisfactory to the Secretary, that the 
     applicant has shown reasonable diligence in seeking the most 
     favorable financing terms.
       (3) Amounts.--The total estimated amount of future 
     obligations of the Government and contingent commitments to 
     incur obligations covered by all outstanding letters of 
     intent and full funding grant agreements may be not more than 
     the greater of the amount authorized to carry out this 
     section or an amount equivalent to the last 2 fiscal years of 
     funding authorized to carry out this section less an amount 
     the Secretary reasonably estimates is necessary for grants 
     under this section not covered by a letter. The total amount 
     covered by new letters and contingent commitments included in 
     full funding grant agreements may be not more than a 
     limitation specified in law.
       (h) Grant Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--A grant for a project under this section 
     shall be subject to all of the requirements of title 23, 
     United States Code, and chapter 52 of title 49, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Other terms and conditions.--The Secretary shall 
     require that all grants under this section be subject to all 
     terms, conditions, and requirements that the Secretary 
     decides are necessary or appropriate for purposes of this 
     section, including requirements for the disposition of net 
     increases in value of real property resulting from the 
     project assisted under this section.
       (i) Government's Share of Project Cost.--Based on 
     engineering studies, studies of economic feasibility, and 
     information on the expected use of equipment or facilities, 
     the Secretary shall estimate the cost of a project receiving 
     assistance under this section. A grant for the project is for 
     80 percent of the project cost, unless the grant recipient 
     requests a lower grant percentage. A refund or reduction of 
     the remainder may be made only if a refund of a proportional 
     amount of the grant of the Government is made at the same 
     time.
       (j) Fiscal Capacity Considerations.--If the Secretary gives 
     priority consideration to financing projects that include 
     more than the non-Government share required under subsection 
     (i) the Secretary shall give equal consideration to 
     differences in the fiscal capacity of State and local 
     governments.
       (k) Reports.--
       (1) Annual report.--Not later than the first Monday in 
     February of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a report that includes a proposal 
     on the allocation of amounts to be made available to finance 
     grants under this section.
       (2) Recommendations on funding.--The annual report under 
     this paragraph shall include evaluations and ratings, as 
     required under subsection (f). The report shall also include 
     recommendations of projects for funding based on the 
     evaluations and ratings and on existing commitments and 
     anticipated funding levels for the next 3 fiscal years and 
     for the next 10 fiscal years based on information currently 
     available to the Secretary.
       (l) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this section shall be available for obligation in 
     the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that such 
     funds shall not be transferable and shall remain available 
     until expended and the Federal share of the cost of a project 
     under this section shall be as provided in this section.

     SEC. 1305. DEDICATED TRUCK LANES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a pilot program to make allocations to States for 
     the construction of projects that separate commercial truck 
     traffic from other motor vehicle traffic. A State must submit 
     an application to the Secretary in order to receive an 
     allocation under this section.
       (b) Selection Process.--
       (1) Priority.--In the selection process under this section, 
     the Secretary shall give priority to projects that provide 
     additional capacity.
       (2) Selection factors.--In making allocations under this 
     section, the Secretary shall consider the following factors:
       (A) The extent to which the project will improve the safe 
     and efficient movement of freight.
       (B) The extent to which the project provides positive 
     separation of commercial trucks from other motor vehicle 
     traffic.
       (C) The extent to which the project connects an intermodal 
     freight facility or an international port of entry to the 
     Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and 
     Defense Highways by providing limited access lanes that allow 
     commercial truck traffic to enter the Interstate System at 
     the posted speed limit.
       (D) The extent to which the project will remove truck 
     traffic from surface streets.
       (E) The extent to which travel time is expected to be 
     reduced as a result of the proposed project.
       (F) The extent of leveraging of Federal funds provided to 
     carry out this section, including--
       (i) use of innovative financing;
       (ii) combination with funding provided under other sections 
     of this Act and title 23, United States Code; and

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       (iii) combination with other sources of Federal, State, 
     local, or private funding.
       (c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project under this section shall be determined in accordance 
     with section 120(b) of title 23, United States Code.
       (d) Applicability of Title 23.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (d), funds made available by section 1101(a)(22) 
     of this Act to carry out this section shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner as if such funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section the following definitions 
     apply:
       (1) Commercial truck.--The term ``commercial truck'' means 
     a self-propelled or towed vehicle used on highways in 
     commerce principally to transport cargo if the vehicle has a 
     gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at 
     least 10,001 pounds, whichever is greater.
       (2) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning such term 
     has under section 101 of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 1306. TRUCK PARKING FACILITIES.

       (a) Establishment.--In cooperation with appropriate State, 
     regional, and local governments, the Secretary shall 
     establish a pilot program to address the shortage of long-
     term parking for commercial motor vehicles on the National 
     Highway System.
       (b) Allocation of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allocate funds made 
     available to carry out this section among States, 
     metropolitan planning organizations, and local governments.
       (2) Applications.--To be eligible for an allocation under 
     this section, a State, metropolitan planning organization, or 
     local government shall submit to the Secretary an application 
     at such time and containing such information as the Secretary 
     may require.
       (3) Eligible projects.--Funds allocated under this 
     subsection shall be used by the recipient for projects 
     described in an application approved by the Secretary. Such 
     projects shall serve the National Highway System and may 
     include the following:
       (A) Constructing safety rest areas, as defined in section 
     120(c) of title 23, United States Code, that include parking 
     for commercial motor vehicles.
       (B) Constructing commercial motor vehicle parking 
     facilities adjacent to commercial truck stops and travel 
     plazas.
       (C) Opening existing facilities to commercial motor vehicle 
     parking, including inspection and weigh stations and park-
     and-ride facilities.
       (D) Promoting the availability of publicly or privately 
     provided commercial motor vehicle parking on the National 
     Highway System using intelligent transportation systems and 
     other means.
       (E) Constructing turnouts along the National Highway System 
     for commercial motor vehicles.
       (F) Making capital improvements to public commercial motor 
     vehicle parking facilities currently closed on a seasonal 
     basis to allow the facilities to remain open year-round.
       (G) Improving the geometric design of interchanges on the 
     National Highway System to improve access to commercial motor 
     vehicle parking facilities.
       (4) Priority.--In allocating funds made available to carry 
     out this section, the Secretary shall give priority to 
     applicants that--
       (A) demonstrate a severe shortage of commercial motor 
     vehicle parking capacity in the corridor to be addressed;
       (B) have consulted with affected State and local 
     governments, community groups, private providers of 
     commercial motor vehicle parking, and motorist and trucking 
     organizations; and
       (C) demonstrate that their proposed projects are likely to 
     have positive effects on highway safety, traffic congestion, 
     or air quality.
       (c) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
       (2) Contract authority.--Funds authorized under this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 5 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit 
     to Congress a report on the results of the pilot program.
       (e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project carried out using amounts made available under this 
     section shall be determined in accordance with sections 
     120(b) and 120(c) of title 23, United States Code.
       (f) Applicability of Title 23.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, projects funded under this section shall be 
     treated as projects on a Federal-aid system under chapter 1 
     of title 23, United States Code.

                       Subtitle D--Highway Safety

     SEC. 1401. HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Safety Improvement Project Defined.--Section 101(a)(30) 
     of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     ``installs fluorescent, yellow-green signs at pedestrian or 
     bicycle crossings or school zones,'' after ``call boxes,''.
       (b) Operation Lifesaver.--Section 104(d)(1) of such title 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``subsection (b)(3) of this section'' and 
     inserting ``section 130(f)''; and
       (2) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$600,000''.
       (c) Railway-Highway Crossing Hazard Elimination in High 
     Speed Rail Corridors.--
       (1) In general.--Section 104(d)(2) of such title is 
     amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``$5,250,000'' and 
     inserting ``$7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 and 
     2005, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and 
     $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (E)--
       (i) by striking ``Not less than $250,000 of such set-
     aside'' and inserting ``Of such set-aside, not less than 
     $875,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 and 2005, $1,500,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and $2,750,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009''; and
       (ii) by striking ``per fiscal year''.
       (2) Designation of corridors.--Of the rail corridors 
     selected by the Secretary in accordance with section 
     104(d)(2) of title 23, United States Code--
       (A) the Northern New England High Speed Rail Corridor is 
     expanded to include the train routes from Boston, 
     Massachusetts, to Albany, New York, and from Springfield, 
     Massachusetts, to New Haven, Connecticut; and
       (B) the South Central Corridor is expanded to include the 
     train route from Killeen, Texas, to Houston, Texas, via 
     Bryan-College Station.
       (d) Railway-Highway Crossings.--
       (1) Funds for protective devices.--Section 130(e) of such 
     title is amended--
       (A) by striking ``At'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--At''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Special rule.--If a State demonstrates to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary that the State has met all its 
     needs for installation of protective devices at railway-
     highway crossings, the State may use funds made available by 
     this subsection for other purposes by this section.''.
       (2) Apportionment.--Section 130(f) of such title is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(f) Apportionment.--
       ``(1) Formula.--Fifty percent of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section shall be apportioned 
     to the States in accordance with the formula set forth in 
     section 104(b)(3)(A), and 50 percent of such funds shall be 
     apportioned to the States in the ratio that total public 
     railway-highway crossings in each State bears to the total of 
     such crossings in all States.
       ``(2) Minimum apportionment.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
     (1), each State shall receive a minimum of \1/2\ of 1 percent 
     of the funds apportioned under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Federal share.--The Federal share payable on account 
     of any project financed with funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section shall be 90 percent of 
     the cost thereof.''.
       (3) Biennial report to congress.--The third sentence of 
     section 130(g) of such title is amended by striking ``not 
     later than April 1 of each year,'' and inserting ``, not 
     later than April 1, 2006, and every 2 years thereafter,''.
       (4) Expenditure of funds.--Section 130 of such title is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Expenditure of Funds.--Not more than 2 percent of 
     funds apportioned to a State to carry out this section may be 
     used by the State for compilation and analysis of data in 
     support of activities carried out under subsection (g).''.
       (e) Surface Transportation Program.--
       (1) In general.--Section 133(d) of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (1); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively; and
       (C) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``80 percent'' and 
     inserting ``90 percent'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``tobe'' and inserting 
     ``to be''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (D) by adding a period at the end.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 133.--Section 133(e) is amended by striking 
     ``(d)(2)'' and inserting ``(d)(1)'' in each of paragraphs 
     (3)(B)(i), (5)(A), and (5)(B).
       (B) Section 126.--Section 126(b) of such title is amended--
       (i) by striking ``to the last sentence of section 133(d)(1) 
     or'';
       (ii) by striking ``section 133(d)(3)'' and inserting 
     ``section 133(d)(2)''; and
       (iii) by striking ``or 133(d)(2)''.
       (f) Hazard Elimination Program.--
       (1) Purposes.--Section 152(a)(1) of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``bicyclists,''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``pedestrians,'' the following: 
     ``and the disabled, identify roadway safety improvement needs 
     for such locations, sections, and elements,''.
       (2) Hazards.--Section 152(a)(2)(A) of such title is amended 
     by inserting ``the disabled,'' after ``pedestrians,''.
       (3) Approval of projects.--Section 152(b) of such title is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``that reduces the likelihood of crashes involving 
     road departures, intersections, pedestrians, the disabled, 
     bicyclists, older drivers, or construction work zones''.
       (4) Expenditure of funds.--Section 152(c) of such title is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) police assistance for traffic and speed management in 
     construction work zones;
       ``(5) installation of barriers between construction work 
     zones and traffic lanes for the safety of motorists and 
     workers;
       ``(6) installation of protective devices at railway-highway 
     crossings; and
       ``(7) compilation and analysis of data under subsections 
     (f) and (g) if the funds used for this purpose by a State do 
     not exceed 2 percent of the amount apportioned to such State 
     to carry out this section.''.

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       (5) Apportionment.--Section 152(d) of such title is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(d) Apportionment.--
       ``(1) Formula.--Funds authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this section shall be apportioned to the States in 
     accordance with the formula set forth in section 
     104(b)(3)(A).
       ``(2) Minimum apportionment.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
     (1), each State shall receive a minimum of \1/2\ of 1 percent 
     of the funds apportioned under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Federal share.--The Federal share payable on account 
     of any project financed with funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section shall be 90 percent of 
     the cost thereof.''.
       (6) Biennial report to congress.--
       (A) In general.--Section 152 of such title is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Biennial Report to Congress.--Not later than 2 years 
     after the date of enactment of this subsection, and every 2 
     years thereafter, the Secretary shall transmit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the 
     program under this section. The report shall include, at a 
     minimum, the following:
       ``(1) A summary of State projects completed under this 
     section categorized by the types of hazards and a statement 
     of the cost of such projects.
       ``(2) An analysis of the effectiveness of such categories 
     of projects in reducing the number and severity of crashes at 
     high hazard locations.
       ``(3) An assessment of the adequacy of authorized funding 
     for the program and State use of such funding to address the 
     national need for such projects.
       ``(4) Recommendations for funding and program improvements 
     to reduce the number of high hazard locations.
       ``(5) An analysis and evaluation of each State program, an 
     identification of any State found not to be in compliance 
     with the schedule of improvements required by subsection (a), 
     and recommendations for future implementation of the hazard 
     elimination program.''.
       (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 152(g) of such title is 
     amended by striking the third sentence through the last 
     sentence.
       (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections 
     (b)(1), (d), (e), and (f) shall take effect on September 30, 
     2005.

     SEC. 1402. WORKER INJURY PREVENTION AND FREE FLOW OF 
                   VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations to decrease the 
     likelihood of worker injury and maintain the free flow of 
     vehicular traffic by requiring workers whose duties place 
     them on or in close proximity to a Federal-aid highway (as 
     defined in section 101 of title 23, United States Code) to 
     wear high visibility garments. Such regulations may also 
     require such other worker-safety measures for workers with 
     those duties as the Secretary determines appropriate.

     SEC. 1403. HIGH RISK RURAL ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a high risk rural road safety improvement program 
     in accordance with this section.
       (b) Eligible Projects.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     State may obligate funds apportioned to it under this section 
     only for construction and operational improvement projects on 
     high risk rural roads and only if the primary purpose of the 
     project is to improve highway safety on a high risk rural 
     road.
       (2) Special rule.--A State may use funds apportioned to it 
     under this section for any project approved by the Secretary 
     under section 152 of title 23, United States Code, if the 
     State certifies to the Secretary that it has no projects 
     described in paragraph (1).
       (c) State Allocation System.--Each State shall establish a 
     system for allocating funds apportioned to it under this 
     section among projects eligible for assistance under this 
     section that have the highest benefits to highway safety. 
     Such system may include a safety management system 
     established by the State under section 303 of title 23, 
     United States Code, or a survey established pursuant to 
     section 152(a) of such title.
       (d) Apportionment of Funds.--On October 1 of each fiscal 
     year, the Secretary shall apportion among States sums 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for 
     such fiscal year as follows:
       (1) \1/3\ in the ratio that--
       (A) each State's public road lane mileage for rural minor 
     collectors and rural local roads; bears to
       (B) the total public road lane mileage for rural minor 
     collectors and rural local roads of all States.
       (2) \1/3\ in the ratio that--
       (A) the population of areas other than urbanized areas in 
     each State, as shown by the most recent Government decennial 
     census of population; bears to
       (B) the population of all areas other than urbanized areas 
     in the United States, as shown by that census.
       (3) \1/3\ in the ratio that--
       (A) the total vehicle miles traveled on public roads in 
     each State; bears to
       (B) the total number of vehicle miles traveled on public 
     roads in all States.
       (e) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this section shall be available for obligation in 
     the same manner as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that such 
     funds shall not be transferable and shall remain available 
     until expended and the Federal share of the cost of a project 
     under this section shall be 80 percent. Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, projects assisted under this section 
     shall be treated as projects on a Federal-aid system under 
     such chapter.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) High risk rural road.--The term ``high risk rural 
     road'' means any roadway functionally classified as a rural 
     major or minor collector or a rural local road--
       (A) on which the accident rate for fatalities and 
     incapacitating injuries exceeds the statewide average for 
     these functional classes of roadway; or
       (B) which will likely have increases in traffic volume that 
     are likely to create an accident rate for fatalities and 
     incapacitating injuries that exceeds the statewide average 
     for these functional classes of roadway.
       (2) State and urbanized area.--The terms ``State'' and 
     ``urbanized area'' have the meaning such terms have under 
     section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 1404. TRANSFERS OF APPORTIONMENTS TO SAFETY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Use of Safety Belts and Motorcycle Helmets.--Section 
     153(h) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the paragraph heading by striking ``Thereafter.--'' 
     and inserting ``Fiscal years 1995-2004.--''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and ending before October 1, 2004,'' 
     after ``September 30, 1994,'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Fiscal year 2005 and thereafter.--On October 1, 2004, 
     and each October 1 thereafter, if a State does not have in 
     effect a law described in subsection (a)(2), the Secretary 
     shall transfer from the funds apportioned to the State on 
     that date under each of subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and 
     (b)(3) of section 104 to the apportionment of the State under 
     section 402 an amount equal to 3 percent of the funds 
     apportioned to the State under such subsections for fiscal 
     year 2003.''; and
       (4) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``which is determined by multiplying'' and 
     inserting ``which, for fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, is determined by multiplying''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``such fiscal year'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``fiscal year 2003''.
       (b) Open Container Requirements.--Section 154(c) of title 
     23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the paragraph heading by striking ``fiscal years 
     thereafter'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2004'' ; and
       (B) by striking ``and each October 1 thereafter,'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Fiscal year 2005 and thereafter.--On October 1, 2004, 
     and each October 1 thereafter, if a State has not enacted or 
     is not enforcing an open container law described in 
     subsection (b), the Secretary shall transfer from the funds 
     apportioned to the State on that date under each of 
     paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) an amount 
     equal to 3 percent of the funds apportioned to the State 
     under such paragraphs for fiscal year 2003 to be used or 
     directed as described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph 
     (1).'';
       (4) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated) by striking 
     ``paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)'';
       (5) in paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) (as so redesignated) by 
     striking ``paragraph (1) or (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (1), (2), or (3)''; and
       (6) in paragraph (7)(B) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``The amount'' and inserting ``For fiscal 
     year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount''; and
       (B) in subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (ii) by striking 
     ``the fiscal year'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2003''.
       (c) Minimum Penalties for Certain Repeat Offenders.--
     Section 164(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the paragraph heading by striking ``and fiscal years 
     thereafter'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2004'' ; and
       (B) by striking ``and each October 1 thereafter,'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Fiscal year 2005 and thereafter.--On October 1, 2004, 
     and each October 1 thereafter, if a State has not enacted or 
     is not enforcing a repeat intoxicated driver law, the 
     Secretary shall transfer from the funds apportioned to the 
     State on that date under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) 
     of section 104(b) an amount equal to 3 percent of the funds 
     apportioned to the State under such paragraphs for fiscal 
     year 2003 to be used or directed as described in subparagraph 
     (A) or (B) of paragraph (1).'';
       (4) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated) by striking 
     ``paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)'';
       (5) in paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) (as so redesignated) by 
     striking ``paragraph (1) or (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (1), (2), or (3)''; and
       (6) in paragraph (7)(B) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``The amount'' and inserting ``For fiscal 
     year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount''; and
       (B) in subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (ii) by striking 
     ``the fiscal year'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2003''.

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     SEC. 1405. SAFETY INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR USE OF SEAT BELTS.

       Section 157(g)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``for fiscal year 2004'' and all that 
     follows through ``2005'' and inserting ``and for each of 
     fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005''.

     SEC. 1406. SAFETY INCENTIVES TO PREVENT OPERATION OF MOTOR 
                   VEHICLES BY INTOXICATED PERSONS.

       (a) Codification of Penalty.--Section 163 of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Penalty.--
       ``(1) In general.--On October 1, 2003, and October 1 of 
     each fiscal year thereafter, if a State has not enacted or is 
     not enforcing a law described in subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall withhold from amounts apportioned to the 
     State on that date under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) 
     of section 104(b) an amount equal to the amount specified in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Amount to be withheld.--If a State is subject to a 
     penalty under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall withhold for 
     a fiscal year from the apportionments of the State described 
     in paragraph (1) an amount equal to a percentage of the funds 
     apportioned to the State under paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) 
     of section 104(b) for fiscal year 2003. The percentage shall 
     be as follows:
       ``(A) For fiscal year 2004, 2 percent.
       ``(B) For fiscal year 2005, 4 percent.
       ``(C) For fiscal year 2006, 6 percent.
       ``(D) For fiscal year 2007, and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, 8 percent.
       ``(3) Failure to comply.--If, within 4 years from the date 
     that an apportionment for a State is withheld in accordance 
     with this subsection, the Secretary determines that the State 
     has enacted and is enforcing a law described in subsection 
     (a), the apportionment of the State shall be increased by an 
     amount equal to the amount withheld. If, at the end of such 
     4-year period, any State has not enacted or is not enforcing 
     a law described in subsection (a) any amounts so withheld 
     from such State shall lapse.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 163(f)(1) of 
     such title, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this 
     section, is amended by striking ``for fiscal year 2004'' and 
     all that follows through ``2005'' and inserting ``and for 
     each of fiscal years 2004 and 2005''.
       (c) Repeal.--Section 351 of the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 
     (23 U.S.C. 163 note; 114 Stat. 1356A-34) is repealed.

     SEC. 1407. REPEAT OFFENDERS FOR DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED.

       Section 164(a)(5)(A) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) receive (i) a driver's license suspension for not 
     less than 1 year, or (ii) a combination of suspension of all 
     driving privileges of an individual for the first 45 days of 
     the suspension period followed by a reinstatement of limited 
     driving privileges for the propose of getting to and from 
     work, school, or an alcohol treatment program if an ignition 
     interlock device is installed on each of the motor vehicles 
     owned or operated, or both, by the individual;''.

     SEC. 1408. REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF HIGHWAY FEATURES ON 
                   NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

       (a) Rulemaking Proceeding.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
     rulemaking proceeding to determine the appropriate conditions 
     under which a State when choosing to repair or replace 
     damaged highway features on the National Highway System with 
     State funds (rather than with available Federal financial 
     assistance) should be required to repair or replace such 
     features with highway features that have been tested, 
     evaluated, and found to be acceptable under the guidelines 
     contained in the report of the Transportation Research Board 
     of the National Research Council entitled ``NCHRP Report 350-
     Recommended Procedures for the Safety Performance Evaluation 
     of Highway Features''.
       (b) Matters to Be Considered.--The rulemaking proceeding 
     shall cover those highway features that are covered by the 
     guidelines referred to in subsection (a). The conditions to 
     be considered by the Secretary in the rulemaking proceeding 
     shall include types of highway features, cost-effectiveness, 
     and practicality of replacement with highway features that 
     have been found to be acceptable under such guidelines.
       (c) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations 
     regarding the conditions under which States when choosing to 
     repair or replace damaged highway features described in 
     subsection (a) will be required to repair or replace such 
     features with highway features that have been tested, 
     evaluated, and found to be acceptable as described in 
     subsection (a).

           Subtitle E--Construction and Contract Efficiencies

     SEC. 1501. DESIGN-BUILD.

       (a) Qualified Projects.--Section 112(b)(3)(C) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) Qualified projects.--A qualified project referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) is a project under this chapter for which 
     the Secretary has approved the use of design-build 
     contracting under criteria specified in regulations issued by 
     the Secretary.''.
       (b) Experimental Procurement.--Section 112(b)(3) of such 
     title is further amended--
       (1) by redesigning subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (G); 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) Experimental procurement.--As part of any 
     experimental program carried out under this section, the 
     Secretary shall evaluate the use of procurement procedures 
     under this paragraph where subjective evaluation criteria 
     account for the majority of the selection determination.
       ``(E) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed as effecting the authority to 
     carry out any experimental program concerning design-build 
     contracting that is being carried out by the Secretary on the 
     date of enactment of this subparagraph.
       ``(F) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall transmit 
     to Congress a report on the effectiveness of design-build 
     contracting procedures in which the majority of the selection 
     determinations are made based on subjective criteria in 
     accordance with subparagraph (D).''.

     SEC. 1502. WARRANTY HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PILOT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a pilot program designed to encourage States to 
     incorporate warranties in the letting of contracts for 
     highway construction projects.
       (b) Maximum Number of Projects.--The Secretary may allow 
     not more than 15 projects a year to be carried out under the 
     pilot program.
       (c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the costs of a 
     project under the pilot program may not exceed 90 percent.
       (d) Minimum Project Cost.--The estimated total cost of a 
     project to be carried out under the pilot program must be 
     greater than $15,000,000.
       (e) Selection Process.--In the selection process for the 
     pilot program, the Secretary shall select, to the extent 
     possible, projects from several different regions of the 
     United States in order to demonstrate the effects that 
     different climates and traffic patterns have on warranty 
     highway construction projects.
       (f) Rulemaking.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a rule to 
     implement the pilot program. The rule shall include the 
     following factors for eligibility of a highway construction 
     project to be included in the program:
       (A) A requirement that the contract for the project must 
     include a long-term limited warranty that is of a duration 
     sufficient to ensure that--
       (i) the cost to the State of the project that will be 
     carried out is less than the estimated cost to construct the 
     project without the warranty plus the estimated costs that 
     would be incurred by the State and that would otherwise be 
     covered during the proposed warranty period if a warranty 
     were in effect; and
       (ii) the estimated cost to road users during the warranty 
     period is less than such estimated cost without a warranty.
       (B) In determining the sufficient duration of a long-term 
     limited warranty under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
     establish separate sufficient durations for different types 
     of projects, such as initial construction, pavement 
     resurfacing and rehabilitation, and pavement markings.
       (C) A requirement that the limited warranty must address, 
     at a minimum--
       (i) the responsibilities of the warranty provider;
       (ii) the responsibilities of the Department of 
     Transportation;
       (iii) the terms of the warranty, including duration and, if 
     applicable, traffic volumes and vehicle classification; and
       (iv) performance criteria to be met to determine if 
     maintenance is required.
       (2) Factors to consider.--In issuing the rule, the 
     Secretary may consider the following factors as requirements 
     for the warranty contract for eligibility under the pilot 
     program:
       (A) A plan to account for inflation during the warranty 
     period.
       (B) The frequency of performance assessments performed.
       (C) The response time for repairs.
       (D) A plan for emergency repairs.
       (E) Clearly set out limits of liability under the warranty, 
     if any.
       (F) Dispute resolution provisions.
       (G) A severability provision.
       (H) Other provisions the Secretary considers necessary for 
     carrying out the program.
       (g) Savings.--Section 112 of title 23, United States Code, 
     shall apply to the projects carried out under this section 
     unless the Secretary determines that applying such section to 
     such projects is inconsistent with the provisions of this 
     section.
       (h) Reports.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and every year thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report outlining activities carried out under the program and 
     the results of the program.

     SEC. 1503. PRIVATE INVESTMENT STUDY.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an 
     agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a 
     comprehensive study of private investment in surface 
     transportation infrastructure.
       (b) Matters to Be Evaluated.--Under the agreement, the 
     National Academy of Sciences shall evaluate the advantages 
     and disadvantages of private investment in surface 
     transportation infrastructure and the impact of such 
     investment on the ability of State and local authorities to 
     use innovative financing, including--
       (1) preconstruction funding requirements;
       (2) integration of private investment in the transportation 
     planning process;
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       (4) use of toll credits by State and local authorities;
       (5) requirements for debt financing instruments, 
     reimbursable expenses, and conditions on payments;
       (6) limitation on fees charged at federally funded fringe 
     and corridor parking facilities;
       (7) revenues needed to provide a reasonable rate of return 
     to private investors;
       (8) costs to users of facilities due to imposition of 
     tolls;
       (9) sales-in-lease-out arrangement of transportation 
     assets; and
       (10) such other matters as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) To secretary.--Under the agreement, the National 
     Academy of Sciences shall submit to the Secretary a report on 
     the results of the study by such date as the Secretary may 
     require.
       (2) To congress.--Not later than January 1, 2007, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     copy of the report of the National Academy of Sciences, 
     together with such recommendations as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.

     SEC. 1504. HIGHWAYS FOR LIFE PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a pilot program to be known as the ``Highways for 
     LIFE pilot program''.
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the pilot program shall be to 
     advance longer-lasting highways using innovative technologies 
     and practices to accomplish the fast construction of 
     efficient and safe highways and bridges.
       (3) Objectives.--Under the pilot program, the Secretary 
     shall provide leadership and incentives to demonstrate and 
     promote state-of-the-art technologies, elevated performance 
     standards, and new business practices in the highway 
     construction process that result in improved safety, faster 
     construction, reduced congestion from construction, and 
     improved quality and user satisfaction.
       (b) Projects.--
       (1) Applications.--To be eligible to participate in the 
     pilot program, a State shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application that is in such form and contains such 
     information as the Secretary requires. Each application shall 
     contain a description of proposed projects to be carried by 
     the State under the pilot program.
       (2) Eligibility.--A proposed project shall be eligible for 
     assistance under the pilot program if the project--
       (A) constructs, reconstructs, or rehabilitates a route or 
     connection on a Federal-aid highway eligible for assistance 
     under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code;
       (B) uses innovative technologies, manufacturing processes, 
     financing, or contracting methods that improve safety, reduce 
     congestion due to construction, and improve quality; and
       (C) meets additional criteria as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (3) Project proposal.--A project proposal submitted under 
     paragraph (1) shall contain--
       (A) an identification and description of the projects to be 
     delivered;
       (B) a description of how the projects will result in 
     improved safety, faster construction, reduced congestion due 
     to construction, user satisfaction, and improved quality;
       (C) a description of the innovative technologies, 
     manufacturing processes, financing, and contracting methods 
     that will be used for the proposed projects; and
       (D) such other information as the Secretary may require.
       (4) Selection criteria.--In selecting projects for approval 
     under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that the 
     projects provide an evaluation of a broad range of 
     technologies in a wide variety of project types and shall 
     give priority to the projects that--
       (A) address achieving the Highways for LIFE performance 
     standards for quality, safety, and speed of construction;
       (B) deliver and deploy innovative technologies, 
     manufacturing processes, financing, contracting practices, 
     and performance measures that will demonstrate substantial 
     improvements in safety, congestion, quality, and cost-
     effectiveness;
       (C) include innovation that will lead to change in the 
     administration of the State's transportation program to more 
     quickly construct long-lasting, high-quality, cost-effective 
     projects that improve safety and reduce congestion;
       (D) are or will be ready for construction within 12 months 
     of approval of the project proposal; and
       (E) meet such other criteria as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate.
       (5) Financial assistance.--
       (A) Funds for highways for life projects.--Out of amounts 
     made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year, 
     the Secretary may allocate to a State up to 20 percent, but 
     not more than $15,000,000, of the total cost of a project 
     approved under this section. Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, funds allocated to a State under this 
     subparagraph may be applied to the non-Federal share of the 
     cost of construction of a project under title 23, United 
     States Code.
       (B) Use of apportioned funds.--A State may obligate not 
     more than 10 percent of the amount apportioned to the State 
     under 1 or more of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of 
     section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, for a fiscal 
     year for projects approved under this section.
       (C) Increased federal share.--Notwithstanding sections 120 
     and 129 of title 23, United States Code, the Federal share 
     payable on account of any project constructed with Federal 
     funds allocated under this section, or apportioned under 
     section 104(b) of such title, to a State under such title and 
     approved under this section may amount to 100 percent of the 
     cost of construction of such project.
       (D) Limitation on statutory construction.--Except as 
     provided in subparagraph (C), nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed as altering or otherwise affecting the 
     applicability of the requirements of chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code (including requirements relating to the 
     eligibility of a project for assistance under the program and 
     the location of the project), to amounts apportioned to a 
     State for a program under section 104(b) that are obligated 
     by the State for projects approved under this subsection.
       (6) Project selections.--In the period of fiscal years 2005 
     through 2009, the Secretary shall approve at least one 
     project in each State for participation in the pilot program 
     and for financial assistance under paragraph (5) if the State 
     submits an application and the project meets the eligibility 
     requirements and selection criteria under this subsection.
       (c) Technology Partnerships.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may make grants or enter 
     into cooperative agreements or other transactions to foster 
     the development, improvement, and creation of innovative 
     technologies and facilities to improve safety, enhance the 
     speed of highway construction, and improve the quality and 
     durability of highways.
       (2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of an 
     activity carried out under this subsection shall not exceed 
     80 percent.
       (d) Technology Transfer and Information Dissemination.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a Highways for 
     LIFE technology transfer program.
       (2) Availability of information.--The Secretary shall 
     ensure that the information and technology used, developed, 
     or deployed under this subsection is made available to the 
     transportation community and the public.
       (e) Stakeholder Input and Involvement.--The Secretary shall 
     establish a process for stakeholder input and involvement in 
     the development, implementation, and evaluation of the 
     Highways for LIFE pilot program. The process may include 
     participation by representatives of State departments of 
     transportation and other interested persons.
       (f) Project Monitoring and Evaluation.--The Secretary shall 
     monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of any activity 
     carried out under this section.
       (g) Contract Authority.--Funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner as if the funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       (h) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' has 
     the meaning such term has under section 101(a) of title 23, 
     United States Code.

                          Subtitle F--Finance

     SEC. 1601. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND 
                   INNOVATION ACT.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 181 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``category''; and
       (B) by striking ``offered into the capital markets'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (7);
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (15) as 
     paragraphs (7) through (14), respectively;
       (4) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8)(B) 
     (as so redesignated) and inserting a semicolon; and
       (5) in paragraph (10) (as so redesignated) by striking 
     ``bond'' and inserting ``credit''.
       (b) Determination of Eligibility.--Section 182(a) of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) Inclusion in transportation plans and programs.--The 
     project shall satisfy the applicable planning and programming 
     requirements of sections 134 and 135 at such time as an 
     agreement to make available a Federal credit instrument is 
     entered into under this subchapter.
       ``(2) Application.--A State, a local government, public 
     authority, public-private partnership, or any other legal 
     entity undertaking the project and authorized by the 
     Secretary, shall submit a project application to the 
     Secretary.'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)(A)(i) by striking ``$100,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$50,000,000'';
       (3) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking ``$30,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$15,000,000''; and
       (4) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``Project financing'' and inserting ``The 
     Federal credit instrument''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end ``that also 
     secure the project obligations''.
       (c) Project Selection.--Section 182(b) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``criteria'' the second 
     place it appears and inserting ``requirements''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(B) by inserting ``, which may be the 
     Federal credit instrument,'' after ``obligations''.
       (d) Secured Loans.--
       (1) Agreements.--Section 183(a)(1) of such title is 
     amended--
       (A) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) by inserting ``of 
     any project selected under section 602'' after ``costs''; and
       (B) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraph 
     (B) and all that follows through ``under section 602''.
       (2) Investment-grade rating requirement.--Section 183(a)(4) 
     of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking ``The funding'' and inserting ``The 
     execution''; and
       (B) by striking the first comma and all that follows 
     through ``1 rating agency''.

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       (3) Terms and limitations.--Section 183(b) of such title is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``the lesser of'' after 
     ``exceed'';
       (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``or the amount of the 
     senior project obligations'' after ``costs'';
       (C) in paragraph (3)(A)(i) by inserting ``that also secure 
     the senior project obligations'' after ``sources''; and
       (D) in paragraph (4) by striking ``marketable''.
       (4) Repayment.--Section 183(c) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively.
       (e) Lines of Credit.--
       (1) Terms and limitations.--Section 184(b) of such title is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking the first comma; and
       (ii) by striking ``any debt service reserve fund, and any 
     other available reserve'' and inserting ``but not including 
     reasonably required financing reserves'';
       (B) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by striking ``marketable'';
       (ii) by striking ``on which'' and inserting ``of execution 
     of''; and
       (iii) by striking ``is obligated'' and inserting 
     ``agreement''; and
       (C) in paragraph (5)(A)(i) by inserting ``that also secure 
     the senior project obligations'' after ``sources''; and
       (2) Repayment.--Section 184(c) of such title is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``scheduled'';
       (ii) by inserting ``be scheduled to'' after ``shall''; and
       (iii) by striking ``be fully repaid, with interest,'' and 
     inserting ``conclude, with full repayment of principal and 
     interest,''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (3).
       (f) Program Administration.--Section 185 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 185. Program administration

       ``(a) Requirement.--The Secretary shall establish a uniform 
     system to service the Federal credit instrument made 
     available under this chapter.
       ``(b) Fees.--The Secretary may establish fees at a level to 
     cover all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government 
     of servicing the Federal credit instrument.
       ``(c) Services.--The Secretary may identify a financial 
     entity to assist the Secretary in servicing a Federal credit 
     instrument. The services--
       ``(1) shall act as the agent for the Secretary; and
       ``(2) shall receive a servicing fee, subject to approval by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(d) Assistance From Expert Firms.--The Secretary may 
     retain the services of one or more expert firms, including 
     counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to 
     assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit 
     instruments.''.
       (g) Funding.--Section 188 of such title is amended to read 
     as follows:

     ``Sec. 188. Funding

       ``(a) Funding.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and $140,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to carry out this 
     chapter.
       ``(2) Administrative costs.--From funds made available 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary may use, for the 
     administration of this subchapter, not more than $3,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009.
       ``(3) Availability.--Amounts made available under paragraph 
     (1) shall remain available until expended.
       ``(b) Contract Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, approval by the Secretary of a Federal credit instrument 
     that uses funds made available under this chapter shall be 
     deemed to be acceptance by the United States of a contractual 
     obligation to fund the Federal credit instrument.
       ``(2) Availability.--Amounts authorized under this section 
     for a fiscal year shall be available for obligation on 
     October 1 of the fiscal year.
       ``(c) Limitations on Credit Amounts.--For each of fiscal 
     years 2004 through 2009, principal amounts of Federal credit 
     instruments made available under this chapter shall be 
     limited to $2,600,000,000.''.

     SEC. 1602. STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANKS.

       (a) In General.--Section 189 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 189. State infrastructure bank program

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Capital project.--The term `capital project' has the 
     meaning such term has under section 5302 of title 49, United 
     States Code.
       ``(2) Other forms of credit assistance.--The term `other 
     forms of credit assistance' includes any use of funds in an 
     infrastructure bank--
       ``(A) to provide credit enhancements;
       ``(B) to serve as a capital reserve for bond or debt 
     instrument financing;
       ``(C) to subsidize interest rates;
       ``(D) to insure or guarantee letters of credit and credit 
     instruments against credit risk of loss;
       ``(E) to finance purchase and lease agreements with respect 
     to transit projects;
       ``(F) to provide bond or debt financing instrument 
     security; and
       ``(G) to provide other forms of debt financing and methods 
     of leveraging funds that are approved by the Secretary and 
     that relate to the project with respect to which such 
     assistance is being provided.
       ``(3) State.--The term `State' has the meaning such term 
     has under section 401 of this title.
       ``(4) Capitalization.--The term `capitalization' means the 
     process used for depositing funds as initial capital into a 
     State infrastructure bank to establish the infrastructure 
     bank.
       ``(5) Cooperative agreement.--The term `cooperative 
     agreement' means written consent between a State and the 
     Secretary which sets forth the manner in which the 
     infrastructure bank established by the State in accordance 
     with this section will be administered.
       ``(6) Loan.--The term `loan' means any form of direct 
     financial assistance from a State infrastructure bank that is 
     required to be repaid over a period of time and that is 
     provided to a project sponsor for all or part of the costs of 
     the project.
       ``(7) Guarantee.--The term `guarantee' means a contract 
     entered into by a State infrastructure bank in which the bank 
     agrees to take responsibility for all or a portion of a 
     project sponsor's financial obligations for a project under 
     specified conditions.
       ``(8) Initial assistance.--The term `initial assistance' 
     means the first round of funds that are loaned or used for 
     credit enhancement by a State infrastructure bank for 
     projects eligible for assistance under this section.
       ``(9) Leverage.--The term `leverage' means a financial 
     structure used to increase funds in a State infrastructure 
     bank through the issuance of debt instruments.
       ``(10) Leveraged.--The term `leveraged', as used with 
     respect to a State infrastructure bank, means that the bank 
     has total potential liabilities that exceed the capital of 
     the bank.
       ``(b) Cooperative Agreements.--Subject to the provisions of 
     this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 
     agreements with States for the establishment of State 
     infrastructure banks for making loans and providing other 
     forms of credit assistance to public and private entities 
     carrying out or proposing to carry out projects eligible for 
     assistance under this section.
       ``(d) Funding.--
       ``(1) Highway account.--Subject to subsection (j), the 
     Secretary may permit a State entering into a cooperative 
     agreement under this section to establish a State 
     infrastructure bank to deposit into the highway account of 
     the bank not to exceed--
       ``(A) 10 percent of the funds apportioned to the State for 
     each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 under each of sections 
     104(b)(1), 104(b)(3), 104(b)(4), and 144; and
       ``(B) 10 percent of the funds allocated to the State for 
     each of such fiscal years under section 105.
       ``(2) Transit account.--Subject to subsection (j), the 
     Secretary may permit a State entering into a cooperative 
     agreement under this section to establish a State 
     infrastructure bank, and any other recipient of Federal 
     assistance under section 5307, 5309, or 5311 of title 49, to 
     deposit into the transit account of the bank not to exceed 10 
     percent of the funds made available to the State or other 
     recipient in each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 for 
     capital projects under each of such sections.
       ``(3) Rail account.--Subject to subsection (j), the 
     Secretary may permit a State entering into a cooperative 
     agreement under this section to establish a State 
     infrastructure bank, and any other recipient of Federal 
     assistance under subtitle V of title 49, to deposit into the 
     rail account of the bank funds made available to the State or 
     other recipient in each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 for 
     capital projects under such subtitle.
       ``(4) Capital grants.--
       ``(A) Highway account.--Federal funds deposited into a 
     highway account of a State infrastructure bank under 
     paragraph (1) shall constitute for purposes of this section a 
     capitalization grant for the highway account of the bank.
       ``(B) Transit account.--Federal funds deposited into a 
     transit account of a State infrastructure bank under 
     paragraph (2) shall constitute for purposes of this section a 
     capitalization grant for the transit account of the bank.
       ``(C) Rail account.--Federal funds deposited into a rail 
     account of a State infrastructure bank under paragraph 3 
     shall constitute for purposes of this section a 
     capitalization grant for the rail account of the bank.
       ``(5) Special rule for urbanized areas of over 200,000.--
     Funds in a State infrastructure bank that are attributed to 
     urbanized areas of a State with urbanized populations of over 
     200,000 under section 133(d)(3) may be used to provide 
     assistance with respect to a project only if the metropolitan 
     planning organization designated for such area concurs, in 
     writing, with the provision of such assistance.
       ``(6) Discontinuance of funding.--If the Secretary 
     determines that a State is not implementing the State's 
     infrastructure bank in accordance with a cooperative 
     agreement entered into under subsection (b), the Secretary 
     may prohibit the State from contributing additional Federal 
     funds to the bank.
       ``(e) Forms of Assistance From Infrastructure Banks.--An 
     infrastructure bank established under this section may make 
     loans or provide other forms of credit assistance to a public 
     or private entity in an amount equal to all or a part of the 
     cost of carrying out a project eligible for assistance under 
     this section. The amount of any loan or other form of credit 
     assistance provided for the project may be subordinated to 
     any other debt financing for the project. Initial assistance 
     provided with respect to a project from Federal funds 
     deposited into an infrastructure bank under this section may 
     not be made in the form of a grant.
       ``(f) Eligible Projects.--Subject to subsection (e), funds 
     in an infrastructure bank established under this section may 
     be used only to

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     provide assistance for projects eligible for assistance under 
     this title and capital projects defined in section 5302 of 
     title 49, and any other projects related to surface 
     transportation that the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate.
       ``(g) Infrastructure Bank Requirements.--In order to 
     establish an infrastructure bank under this section, the 
     State establishing the bank shall--
       ``(1) deposit in cash, at a minimum, into each account of 
     the bank from non-Federal sources an amount equal to 25 
     percent of the amount of each capitalization grant made to 
     the State and deposited into such account; except that, if 
     the deposit is into the highway account of the bank and the 
     State has a non-Federal share under section 120(b) that is 
     less than 25 percent, the percentage to be deposited from 
     non-Federal sources shall be the lower percentage of such 
     grant;
       ``(2) ensure that the bank maintains on a continuing basis 
     an investment grade rating on its debt, or has a sufficient 
     level of bond or debt financing instrument insurance, to 
     maintain the viability of the bank;
       ``(3) ensure that investment income derived from funds 
     deposited to an account of the bank are--
       ``(A) credited to the account;
       ``(B) available for use in providing loans and other forms 
     of credit assistance to projects eligible for assistance from 
     the account; and
       ``(C) invested in United States Treasury securities, bank 
     deposits, or such other financing instruments as the 
     Secretary may approve to earn interest to enhance the 
     leveraging of projects assisted by the bank;
       ``(4) ensure that any loan from the bank will bear interest 
     at or below market interest rates, as determined by the 
     State, to make the project that is the subject of the loan 
     feasible;
       ``(5) ensure that repayment of any loan from the bank will 
     commence not later than 5 years after the project has been 
     completed or, in the case of a highway project, the facility 
     has opened to traffic, whichever is later;
       ``(6) ensure that the term for repaying any loan will not 
     exceed 30 years after the date of the first payment on the 
     loan; and
       ``(7) require the bank to make an annual report to the 
     Secretary on its status no later than September 30 of each 
     year and such other reports as the Secretary may require 
     under guidelines issued to carry out this section.
       ``(i) United States not Obligated.--The deposit of Federal 
     funds into an infrastructure bank established under this 
     section shall not be construed as a commitment, guarantee, or 
     obligation on the part of the United States to any third 
     party, nor shall any third party have any right against the 
     United States for payment solely by virtue of the 
     contribution. Any security or debt-financing instrument 
     issued by the infrastructure bank shall expressly state that 
     the security or instrument does not constitute a commitment, 
     guarantee, or obligation of the United States.
       ``(j) Management of Federal Funds.--Sections 3335 and 6503 
     of title 31, shall not apply to funds deposited into an 
     infrastructure bank under this section.
       ``(k) Program Administration.--For each of fiscal years 
     2005 through 2009, a State may expend not to exceed 2 percent 
     of the Federal funds contributed to an infrastructure bank 
     established by the State under this section to pay the 
     reasonable costs of administering the bank.''.
       (b) Preparatory Amendments.--
       (1) Section 181.--Section 181 of such title is further 
     amended--
       (A) by striking the section designator and heading and 
     inserting the following:

     ``Sec. 181. Generally applicable provisions'';

       (B) by striking ``In this subchapter'' and inserting ``(a) 
     Definitions.--In this chapter'';
       (C) in paragraph (5) by striking ``184'' and inserting 
     ``604'';
       (D) in paragraph (11) (as redesignated by section 1601(a) 
     of this Act) by striking ``183'' and inserting ``603''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Treatment of Chapter.--For purposes of this title, 
     this chapter shall be treated as being part of chapter 1.''.
       (2) Section 182.--Section 182(b)(2)(A)(viii) of such title 
     is further amended by inserting ``and chapter 1'' after 
     ``this chapter''.
       (3) Section 183.--Section 183(a) of such title is further 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``182'' and inserting 
     ``602''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``182(b)(2)(B)'' and 
     inserting ``602(b)(2)(B)''.
       (4) Section 184.--Section 184 of such title is further 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``182'' and inserting 
     ``602'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(3) by striking ``182(b)(2)(B)'' and 
     inserting ``602(b)(2)(B)''; and
       (C) in subsection (b)(10) by striking ``183'' and inserting 
     ``603''.
       (5) References in subchapter.--Subchapter II of chapter 1 
     of such title is amended by striking ``this subchapter'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``this chapter''.
       (6) Subchapter headings.--Chapter 1 of such title is 
     further amended--
       (A) by striking ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS'' 
     preceding section 101; and
       (B) by striking ``SUBCHAPTER II--INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE'' 
     preceding section 181.
       (c) Chapter 6.--Such title is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

                  ``CHAPTER 6--INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE

``Sec.
``601. Generally applicable provisions.
``602. Determination of eligibility and project selection.
``603. Secured loans.
``604. Lines of credit.
``605. Program administration.
``606. State and local permits.
``607. Regulations.
``608. Funding.
``609. State infrastructure bank program.''.
       (d) Moving and Redesignating.--Such title is further 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating sections 181 through 189 as sections 
     601 through 609, respectively;
       (2) by moving such sections from chapter 1 to chapter 6 (as 
     added by subsection (c)); and
       (3) by inserting such sections after the analysis for 
     chapter 6.
       (e) Analysis for Chapter 1 and Table of Chapters.--
       (1) Analysis for chapter 1.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     such title is amended--
       (A) by striking the headings for subchapters I and II; and
       (B) by striking the items relating to sections 181 through 
     189.
       (2) Table of chapters.--The table of chapters for such 
     title is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     chapter 5 the following:

``6. Infrastructure Finance......................................601''.

     SEC. 1603. INTERSTATE SYSTEM RECONSTRUCTION AND 
                   REHABILITATION TOLL PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement an Interstate System reconstruction and 
     rehabilitation toll pilot program under which the Secretary, 
     notwithstanding sections 129 and 301 of title 23, United 
     States Code, may permit a State to collect tolls on a 
     highway, bridge, or tunnel on the Interstate System for the 
     purpose of reconstructing and rehabilitating the facility.
       (b) Limitation on Number of Facilities.--The Secretary may 
     permit the collection of tolls under this section on 3 
     facilities on the Interstate System. Each of such facilities 
     shall be located in a different State.
       (c) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the 
     pilot program, a State shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application that contains, at a minimum, the following:
       (1) An identification of the facility on the Interstate 
     System proposed to be a toll facility, including the age, 
     condition, and intensity of use of the facility.
       (2) In the case of a facility that affects a metropolitan 
     area, an assurance that the metropolitan planning 
     organization designated under chapter 52 of title 49, United 
     States Code, for the area has been consulted concerning the 
     placement and amount of tolls on the facility.
       (3) An analysis demonstrating that financing the 
     reconstruction or rehabilitation of the facility with the 
     collection of tolls under the pilot program is the most 
     efficient and economical way to advance the project.
       (4) A facility management plan that includes--
       (A) a plan for implementing the imposition of tolls on the 
     facility;
       (B) a schedule and finance plan for the reconstruction or 
     rehabilitation of the facility using toll revenues;
       (C) a description of the public transportation agency that 
     will be responsible for implementation and administration of 
     the pilot program;
       (D) a description of whether consideration will be given to 
     privatizing the maintenance and operational aspects of the 
     facility, while retaining legal and administrative control of 
     the portion of the Interstate route; and
       (E) such other information as the Secretary may require.
       (d) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary may approve the 
     application of a State under subsection (c) only if the 
     Secretary determines that--
       (1) the State's analysis under subsection (c)(3) is 
     reasonable;
       (2) the facility has a sufficient intensity of use, age, or 
     condition to warrant the collection of tolls;
       (3) the State plan for implementing tolls on the facility 
     takes into account the interests of local, regional, and 
     interstate travelers;
       (4) the State plan for reconstruction or rehabilitation of 
     the facility using toll revenues is reasonable;
       (5) the State will develop, manage, and maintain a system 
     that will automatically collect the tolls;
       (6) in developing the State plan for implementing tolls on 
     the facility, the State includes a program to permit low 
     income drivers to pay a reduced toll amount; and
       (7) the State has given preference to the use of a public 
     toll agency with demonstrated capability to build, operate, 
     and maintain a toll expressway system meeting criteria for 
     the Interstate System.
       (e) Prohibition on Noncompete Agreements.--Before the 
     Secretary may permit a State to participate in the pilot 
     program, the State must enter into an agreement with the 
     Secretary that provides that the State will not enter into an 
     agreement with a private person under which the State is 
     prevented from improving or expanding the capacity of public 
     roads adjacent to the toll facility to address conditions 
     resulting from traffic diverted to such roads from the toll 
     facility, including--
       (1) excessive congestion;
       (2) pavement wear; and
       (3) an increased incidence of traffic accidents, injuries, 
     or fatalities.
       (f) Limitations on Use of Revenues; Audits.--Before the 
     Secretary may permit a State to participate in the pilot 
     program, the State must enter into an agreement with the 
     Secretary that provides that--
       (1) all toll revenues received from operation of the toll 
     facility will be used only for--
       (A) debt service;
       (B) reasonable return on investment of any private person 
     financing the project; and
       (C) any costs necessary for the improvement of and the 
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     the toll facility, including reconstruction, resurfacing, 
     restoration, and rehabilitation of the toll facility; and
       (2) regular audits will be conducted to ensure compliance 
     with paragraph (1) and the results of such audits will be 
     transmitted to the Secretary.
       (g) Limitation on Use of Interstate Maintenance Funds.--
     During the term of the pilot program, funds apportioned for 
     Interstate maintenance under section 104(b)(4) of title 23, 
     United States Code, may not be used on a facility for which 
     tolls are being collected under the program.
       (h) Program Term.--The Secretary may approve an application 
     of a State for permission to collect a toll under this 
     section only if the application is received by the Secretary 
     before the last day of the 10-year period beginning on the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (i) Interstate System Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Interstate System'' has the meaning such term has under 
     section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
       (j) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2011, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report on traffic congestion on, pavement wear of, and 
     incidence of accidents, injuries, and fatalities on public 
     roads adjacent to toll facilities established under this 
     section and section 1604.
       (k) Repeal.--Section 1216(b) of the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 129 note; 112 Stat. 212) 
     is repealed.

     SEC. 1604. INTERSTATE SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION TOLL PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement an Interstate System construction toll pilot 
     program under which the Secretary, notwithstanding sections 
     129 and 301 of title 23, United States Code, may permit a 
     State or an interstate compact of States to collect tolls on 
     a highway, bridge, or tunnel on the Interstate System for the 
     purpose of constructing Interstate highways.
       (b) Limitation on Number of Facilities.--The Secretary may 
     permit the collection of tolls under this section on 3 
     facilities on the Interstate System.
       (c) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the 
     pilot program, a State shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application that contains, at a minimum, the following:
       (1) An identification of the facility on the Interstate 
     System proposed to be a toll facility.
       (2) In the case of a facility that affects a metropolitan 
     area, an assurance that the metropolitan planning 
     organization designated under chapter 52 of title 49, United 
     States Code, for the area has been consulted concerning the 
     placement and amount of tolls on the facility.
       (3) An analysis demonstrating that financing the 
     construction of the facility with the collection of tolls 
     under the pilot program is the most efficient and economical 
     way to advance the project.
       (4) A facility management plan that includes--
       (A) a plan for implementing the imposition of tolls on the 
     facility;
       (B) a schedule and finance plan for the construction of the 
     facility using toll revenues;
       (C) a description of the public transportation agency that 
     will be responsible for implementation and administration of 
     the pilot program;
       (D) a description of whether consideration will be given to 
     privatizing the maintenance and operational aspects of the 
     facility, while retaining legal and administrative control of 
     the portion of the Interstate route; and
       (E) such other information as the Secretary may require.
       (d) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary may approve the 
     application of a State under subsection (c) only if the 
     Secretary determines that--
       (1) the State's analysis under subsection (c)(3) is 
     reasonable;
       (2) the State plan for implementing tolls on the facility 
     takes into account the interests of local, regional, and 
     interstate travelers;
       (3) the State plan for construction of the facility using 
     toll revenues is reasonable;
       (4) the State will develop, manage, and maintain a system 
     that will automatically collect the tolls;
       (5) in developing the State plan for implementing tolls on 
     the facility, the State includes a program to permit low-
     income drivers to pay a reduced toll amount; and
       (6) the State has given preference to the use of a public 
     toll agency with demonstrated capability to build, operate, 
     and maintain a toll expressway system meeting criteria for 
     the Interstate System.
       (e) Prohibition on Noncompete Agreements.--Before the 
     Secretary may permit a State to participate in the pilot 
     program, the State must enter into an agreement with the 
     Secretary that provides that the State will not enter into an 
     agreement with a private person under which the State is 
     prevented from improving or expanding the capacity of public 
     roads adjacent to the toll facility to address conditions 
     resulting from traffic diverted to such roads from the toll 
     facility, including--
       (1) excessive congestion;
       (2) pavement wear; and
       (3) an increased incidence of traffic accidents, injuries, 
     or fatalities.
       (f) Limitations on Use of Revenues; Audits.--Before the 
     Secretary may permit a State to participate in the pilot 
     program, the State must enter into an agreement with the 
     Secretary that provides that--
       (1) all toll revenues received from operation of the toll 
     facility will be used only for--
       (A) debt service;
       (B) reasonable return on investment of any private person 
     financing the project; and
       (C) any costs necessary for the improvement of and the 
     proper operation and maintenance of the toll facility, 
     including reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, and 
     rehabilitation of the toll facility; and
       (2) regular audits will be conducted to ensure compliance 
     with paragraph (1) and the results of such audits will be 
     transmitted to the Secretary.
       (g) Limitation on Use of Interstate Maintenance Funds.--
     During the term of the pilot program, funds apportioned for 
     Interstate maintenance under section 104(b)(4) of title 23, 
     United States Code, may not be used on a facility for which 
     tolls are being collected under the program.
       (h) Program Term.--The Secretary may approve an application 
     of a State for permission to collect a toll under this 
     section only if the application is received by the Secretary 
     before the last day of the 10-year period beginning on the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (i) Interstate System Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``Interstate System'' has the meaning such term has under 
     section 101 of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 1605. SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO STATE INFRASTRUCTURE 
                   BANK PROGRAM.

       (a) Interstate Compacts.--Section 189 of title 23, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 1602(a) of this Act, is 
     amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Interstate Compacts.--
       ``(1) In general.--Congress grants consent to 2 or more of 
     the States, entering into a cooperative agreement under 
     subsection (a) with the Secretary for the establishment by 
     such States of a multi-State infrastructure bank in 
     accordance with this section, to enter into an interstate 
     compact establishing such bank in accordance with this 
     section.
       ``(2) Reservation of rights.--The right to alter, amend or 
     repeal interstate compacts entered into under this subsection 
     is expressly reserved.''.
       (b) Applicability of Federal Law.--Section 189 of title 23, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 1602(a) of this 
     Act, is further amended by inserting after subsection (g) the 
     following:
       ``(h) Applicability of Federal Law.--
       ``(1) In general.--The requirements of this title and title 
     49 that would otherwise apply to funds made available under 
     this title or such title and projects assisted with those 
     funds shall apply to--
       ``(A) funds made available under this title or such title 
     and contributed to an infrastructure bank established under 
     this section, including the non-Federal contribution required 
     under subsection (g); and
       ``(B) projects assisted by the bank through the use of the 
     funds;

     except to the extent that the Secretary determines that any 
     requirement of such title (other than sections 113 and 114 of 
     this title and section 5333 of title 49), is not consistent 
     with the objectives of this section.
       ``(2) Repayments.--The requirements of this title and title 
     49 shall apply to repayments from non-Federal sources to an 
     infrastructure bank from projects assisted by the bank. Such 
     a repayment shall be considered to be Federal funds.''.

                   Subtitle G--High Priority Projects

     SEC. 1701. HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorization of High Priority Projects.--Section 
     117(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``1602 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century'' and inserting ``1701 of the Transportation Equity 
     Act: A Legacy for Users''.
       (b) Allocation Percentages.--Section 117(b) of such title 
     is amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (6) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) 22.4 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 2005;
       ``(2) 20.2 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 2006;
       ``(3) 19.3 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 2007;
       ``(4) 19.7 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 2008; and
       ``(5) 18.4 percent of such amount shall be available for 
     obligation beginning in fiscal year 2009.''.
       (c) Federal Share.--Section 117(c) of such title is amended 
     by striking ``; except'' and all that follows through ``cost 
     thereof''.
       (d) Advance Construction.--Section 117(e) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``1602 of the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``1701 of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
     Users''.
       (e) Availability of Obligation Limitation.--Section 117(g) 
     of such title is amended by striking ``Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century'' and inserting ``Transportation 
     Equity Act: A Legacy for Users''.
       (f) Federal-State Relationship.--Section 145(b) of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``described in'' the following: 
     ``section 1702 of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
     Users,'';
       (2) by inserting after ``for such projects by'' the 
     following: ``section 1101(a)(17) of the Transportation Equity 
     Act: A Legacy for Users,''; and
       (3) by striking ``117 of title 23, United States Code,'' 
     and inserting ``section 117 of this title,''.

     SEC. 1702. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.

       Subject to section 117 of title 23, United States Code, the 
     amount listed for each high priority project in the following 
     table shall be available (from amounts made available by 
     section 1101(a)(17) of the Transportation Equity Act: A 
     Legacy for Users) for fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to carry 
     out each such project:

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                         HIGH PRIORITY PROJECTS
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 No.    State              Project Description                 Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
    1       CA Construct safe access to streets for             $500,000
                bicyclists and pedestrians including
                crosswalks, sidewalks and traffic calming
                measures, Covina..........................
    2       CA Develop and implement ITS master plan in       $1,500,000
                Anaheim...................................
    3     TN   Improve circuitry on vehicle protection           $59,000
                device installed at highway-RR crossing in
                Athens, TN................................
    4       CA Builds a pedestrian bridge from Hiller         $2,450,000
                Street to the Bay Trail, Belmont..........
    5     OH   Renovate and expand National Packard Museum    $3,000,000
                and adjacent historic Packard facilities..
    6     IL   Land acquisition for the widening of Rt. 47    $1,000,000
                in Yorkville, IL..........................
    7     NE   Interstate 80 Interchange at Pflug Road,       $1,400,000
                Sarpy County, Nebraska....................
    8     TX   Construction of Segment #1 of Morrison Road    $2,000,000
                for the City of Brownsville...............
    9     MI   I-96 at Latson Road Interchange                $6,000,000
                Improvements..............................
   10     IL   Preconstruction and Construction of IL 83      $1,000,000
                at IL 132.................................
   11     TN   Add third lane on US-27 (State Route 29)       $6,000,000
                for truck-climbing lane and realignment of
                roadway at Wolf Creek Road to Old US-27
                north of Robbins..........................
   12     MI   Reconfiguration of US-31 from the Manistee       $750,000
                Basquel Bridge to Lincoln Street in the
                city of Manistee..........................
   13     AR   Bentonville, Arkansas--widen and improve I-    $1,420,000
                540 and SH-102 Interchange................
   14     WA   41st St. Interstate 5 Interchange Project      $2,600,000
                in Everett................................
   15       CA Reconstruct and deep-lift asphalt on           $4,644,000
                various roads throughout the district in
                Santa Barbara County......................
   16     OK   Improving the I-35 Interchange at Milepost     $2,000,000
                1 Near Thackerville.......................
   17     NJ   Laurel Avenue Bridge replacement in Holmdel    $1,000,000
                Township..................................
   18     OH   Construct overpass over CSX Railroad on          $460,000
                Columbia Road (State Route 252), Olmsted
                Falls.....................................
   19     TN   Reconstruct and widen US-72 from south of      $1,000,000
                State Route 175 to State Route 57, Shelby
                County....................................
   20     NY   Construct roundabout at Oregon Road-             $475,000
                Westbrook Dr-Red Mill Road in Town of
                Cortlandt.................................
   21     IL   Construct Bike, Pedestrian Paths, Orland         $400,000
                Hills.....................................
   22     PA   Construct I-79/Rte 3025 missing ramps at       $1,150,000
                Jackson Township, PA......................
   23     PR   Construction of PR 833 to PR 831. PR 831 to    $6,000,000
                PR 5. Bridge #667 PR 830, KM 2.40 PR 5
                connector from PR 167 to intersection with
                PR 5 and Las Cumbres Ave..................
   24     TX   Extension of SH349 to US 87 Relief Route in    $2,500,000
                Dawson County.............................
   25     IL   Parking facility in Peoria, IL.............    $1,000,000
   26     IL   Construct Interchange on Interstate 255 at    $19,000,000
                Dupo/Columbia.............................
   27     MN   Construction and right-of-way acquisition      $4,000,000
                for interchange at TH65 and TH242 in
                Blaine, MN................................
   28       CA Huntington Beach, Remove off-ramp on I-405       $500,000
                at Beach Blvd. Construct fourth lane on I-
                405 North, at the Beach Blvd. interchange.
   29     TN   Addition of an interchange on I-40 in Roane    $3,000,000
                County at Buttermilk Road and I-40........
   30     NY   Purchase Three Ferries and Establish System   $15,000,000
                for Ferry Service from Rockaway Peninsula
                to Manhattan..............................
   31     IL   Reconstruction of Mockingbird Lane and         $1,500,000
                Stratford St, Granite City................
   32     FL   Construction a new multi-lane tunnel below       $500,000
                the channel to link the Port of Miami on
                Dodge Island with I-395 on Watson Island
                and I-95 in Downtown Miami................
   33     MD   Rehabilitation of West Baltimore Trail and       $900,000
                Implementation of Pedestrian Improvements
                Along Associated Roadways.................
   34     TN   Removal and Reconfiguration of Interstate      $3,000,000
                Ramps--I-240, Memphis.....................
   35       CA Replace structurally unsafe Winters Bridge     $2,000,000
                for vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians
                between Yolo and Solano Counties..........
   36     IL   City of Havana, Illinois Upgrades to             $952,572
                Broadway Street...........................
   37     MN   Construction of Gitchi-Gami State Trail          $900,000
                from Cascade River to Grand Marais........
   38     LA   Develop master transportation plan for the       $500,000
                New Orleans Regional Medical Center.......
   39     VA   Final Design and Construction for              $1,000,000
                improvements at I-64 and City Line Road,
                Virginia Beach and Chesapeake.............
   40     MA   Replacement of Cross Street Bridge spanning    $1,000,000
                flood prone Aberjona River, Winchester....
   41      NC  Construction of and improvement to I-73, I-   $11,000,000
                74, US 220 in Montgomery and Randolph
                Counties, NC..............................
   42     IA   Access and enhancements to access Lake         $1,000,000
                Belva Deer, Sigourney.....................
   43       CA Roadway surface improvements, street             $800,000
                lighting, and storm drain improvements to
                South Center Street from Baughman Road to
                State Route 78/86, Westmorland............
   44     TX   Construct two connectors between SH 288 and    $5,000,000
                Beltway 8.................................
   45     NY   Implement Central NY highway grade crossing    $2,000,000
                and grade separation project..............
   46       CA Douglas St. Improvements, El Segundo.......    $4,000,000
   47     MA   Reconstruction of Massachusetts Avenue         $2,000,000
                including safety improvements and related
                pedestrian, bike way in Arlington.........
   48     NY   Reconstruction of Rt 5,8,12 (North South       $1,000,000
                Arterial) Burrstone Rd. to Oriskany
                Circle, City of Utica.....................
   49     OK   Construction of Norman highway-rail Grade      $1,000,000
                Separation................................
   50     PA   Construction of the Montour Trail, Great       $1,000,000
                Allegheny Passage.........................
   51       CA Route 1 San Pedro Creek Bridge replacement     $3,000,000
                in Pacifica...............................
   52     MI   South Lyon, 2nd St. between Warren and           $125,000
                Haggadorn.................................
   53     PA   Street improvements, Abington Township.....    $2,000,000
   54     IA   Study of a direct link to I 80, Pella......      $500,000
   55     TN   Sweetwater, TN Improving Vehicle                  $96,000
                Efficiencies at At-Grade highway-railroad
                Crossings.................................
   56     OR   Construct bike/pedestrian path, Powers.....      $440,000
   57     IL   IL 6 to I-180--Phase 2 study and land          $2,000,000
                acquisition...............................
   58     FL   Construct a new bridge at Indian Street,       $1,000,000
                Martin County.............................
   59     GA   Improve sidewalks, upgrade lighting, and         $500,000
                add landscaping in downtown Glennville....
   60     LA   Continue planning and construction of the      $1,900,000
                New Orleans Regional Planning Commission
                Mississippi River trail in St. John,
                Plaquemines St. Bernard and St. Charles
                parishes..................................
   61     MO   Road widening and curb and gutter              $3,000,000
                improvements on Hwy 33 in Kearney.........
   62     TX   The SH146, Port Rd direct connectors allows   $13,200,000
                traffic bypass several rail lines &
                traffic signals at, near intersection of
                SH146 and Port Rd.........................
   63     UT   Reconstruct South Moore Cut-off Road in        $4,500,000
                Emery County..............................
   64     PA   Improvements to exits along Interstate 81      $8,200,000
                in Franklin County, PA--Antrim Road.......
   65     OH   Plan and construct the Southeast Arterial      $5,000,000
                Connector highway at Delaware, Ohio.......
   66     TN   To construct transportation enhancements on    $8,000,000
                a multi-faceted greenway in downtown
                Columbia on the Duck River................
   67     RI   New Interchange constructed from I-195 to      $5,800,000
                Taunton and Warren Avenue in East
                Providence................................
   68     NY   Town of Chester reconstruction of Walton          $80,000
                Lake Estates subdivision and related roads
   69      NC  Extend M.L. King Jr. Boulevard in Monroe...    $2,000,000
   70     NY   Town of Fishkill Old Glenham Road (aka           $325,500
                Washington Ave) reconstruction............
   71     PA   U.S. Route 13 Corridor Reconstruction,         $2,000,000
                Redevelopment and Beautification, Bucks
                County....................................
   72     NY   Rochester & Southern Highway-Rail Grade        $1,500,000
                Crossing Bypass, Silver Springs, New York.
   73     IL   Upgrade streets in the City of Rushville,      $1,000,000
                IL........................................
   74     MO   Construct 2 lanes on Chouteau Trafficway       $2,000,000
                from MO 210 to I-35.......................
   75     AZ   US 60 to Gonzalez Pass.....................    $2,000,000

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   76     LA   Interstate lighting system (I 10 and LA 93)      $300,000
   77     GU   Reconstruct Hagatna River Bridges,             $6,600,000
                Municipality of Hagatna...................
   78     WA   SR 704 Cross-Base Highway, Spanaway Loop       $1,500,000
                Road to SR 7..............................
   79     NY   Village of Brewster Main Street and Route 6      $975,000
                related construction and improvements.....
   80     PA   Design and construct relocation of US 11       $5,680,000
                between Ridge Hill and Hempt Roads........
   81     VA   Improve Route 42 (Main Street) in                $500,000
                Bridgewater, Virginia.....................
   82     NY   Construction of Route 59 Palisades             $1,000,000
                Interstate Parkway to Route 303...........
   83     IL   Improve University Drive, Macomb...........      $500,000
   84       CA Adams Street Rehabilitation Project,             $388,000
                Glendale..................................
   85     NY   Construct grade separation-interchange         $1,450,000
                between Taconic Parkway and Pudding Street
   86     IA   Construction of 100th St interchange on I      $1,000,000
                35-80, Urbandale..........................
   87     MO   Lewis and Clark Expressway.................    $2,000,000
   88     PA   Mercer County, PA I-79 and PA 208              $2,000,000
                Interchange Improvement Project...........
   89     WA   Plan to relieve traffic until North-South        $550,000
                freeway-HWY 2.............................
   90       CA San Diego River Multiuse Bicycle and             $500,000
                Pedestrian Path...........................
   91     PA   Construction of the Lafayette Street          $10,400,000
                extension project in Montgomery County, PA
   92     NJ   Construct new ramps between I-295 and Route    $5,000,000
                42........................................
   93     PA   Construct S.R. 29 Wal-mart to River            $1,700,000
                Betterment, Eaton Tunkhannock, Wyoming
                County....................................
   94     WV   Construct Shawnee Parkway..................    $1,100,000
   95     FL   Improve pedestrian and bicycle sidewalks,        $600,000
                lighting, and ADA ramps--Main Street,
                Canal Street, Miramar.....................
   96     MN   Reconstruct CSAH 19 from CSAH 36 to CSAH 2,      $200,000
                Morrison County...........................
   97     TN   Develop trails, bike paths and recreational      $250,000
                facilities on Bird Mountain, Morgan County
                for Cumberland Trail State Park...........
   98     MN   Lyndale Avenue Bridge, Richfield...........   $13,000,000
   99     MI   Provide a bypass around the Village of           $100,000
                Almont during M-53 reconstruction which is
                contiguous with Macomb County.............
  100     NY   Town of Wallkill new construction road-        $1,000,000
                tunnel under Rt. 17.......................
  101     NY   Village of Cold Spring Main Street and           $820,000
                ancillary road and sidewalk improvements..
  102     IL   West Ridge Nature Preserve, Chicago........    $3,000,000
  103     TN   widen Campbell Station Road in Knoxville,      $1,800,000
                TN........................................
  104     AL   Widen Hwy. 84 to 4 lanes west of I-65 from     $4,000,000
                Evergreen to Monroeville and beyond to the
                State of AL line..........................
  105     MS   Widen State Highway 57 from I-10 through       $5,000,000
                Vancleave.................................
  106     WA   Widening SR527 from 2 lanes to 5 from          $1,500,000
                Bothell to Mill Creek.....................
  107     OH   Construct proposed connection SR 207, SR       $2,000,000
                104, and US 23 in Ross County.............
  108     MI   Construct improvements to Finkbeiner Road      $4,400,000
                from Patterson Road to Whitneyville Road
                in Barry County, and new bridge over
                Thornapple River..........................
  109     PA   York Road improvements from Horsham Road to    $1,250,000
                Summit Avenue, Borough of Hatboro.........
  110     OH   Intersection improvements at Highland and        $612,000
                Bishop Roads in the City of Highland
                Heights, OH...............................
  111     WI   Reconstruct Wisconsin State Highway 21 at I-   $3,000,000
                94 interchange............................
  112     MN   Safety improvements and intersection           $1,800,000
                enhancements of TH 95 and TH 169,
                Princeton.................................
  113     NY   Wading River Bicycle and Pedestrian Project    $1,200,000
                in Riverhead..............................
  114     FL   Widen County Line Road (CR 578) from           $6,000,000
                Suncoast Parkway to US41 to four lanes....
  115     IL   Improve Great River Road, Warsaw...........      $750,000
  116     NY   Yonkers, New York, Trolley Bus Acquisition.      $300,000
  117     FL   Construct East Central Regional Rail Trail     $1,000,000
                in Volusia County, Florida................
  118     MO   Y Highway US 71 to MO 58, Cass County......    $2,000,000
  119     WY   WYO 59 Reconstruction......................    $2,000,000
  120     LA   Plan and construct bike/pedestrian             $4,000,000
                crossings of Washington-Palmetto Canal in
                the vicinity of Xavier University, New
                Orleans...................................
  121      NC  Winston-Salem Northern Beltway, Eastern        $5,000,000
                Section and Extension, NC.................
  122       CA Willow and Herndon Traffic Flow                  $300,000
                Improvements, City of Clovis, California..
  123     MO   US 71 at Y Highway North and Southbound        $2,000,000
                Ramps.....................................
  124       CA Will add landscaping enhancements along the    $2,500,000
                Ronald Reagan Freeway Route 118 for
                aesthetic purposes........................
  125      NC  Widens US 29 Business Freeway Drive from      $10,000,000
                South Scales St. to NC 14 in Rockingham
                County....................................
  126     PA   Widening, rechannelization, signalization        $800,000
                to 2nd Ave. and Bates Street, replace
                Elisa Furnace bridge over Bates Street....
  127     KS   Resurfacing, grading, replacing guardrails       $784,000
                & adding shoulders to Highway 77 in Geary
                Cty, to accommodate expected traffic
                increase..................................
  128     MO   Widening, curb and gutter improvements as      $3,000,000
                part of Hwy 33 redevelopment project in
                Kearney...................................
  129     IL   Construct streetscape along Morse avenue       $2,000,000
                from Clark street to Sheridan Road,
                Chicago...................................
  130      SC  Build extension of North Rhett Boulevard       $7,000,000
                from Liberty Hall Road to US 176 in SC....
  131     NH   Construct and upgrade intersection of Route    $1,000,000
                3 and Franklin Industrial Drive in
                Franklin..................................
  132     GA   Construct Waycross East Bypass from US 84      $2,200,000
                in Pierce County, Georgia to US 1 in Ware
                County, Georgia...........................
  133     NY   Design and Construction of a transportation    $1,500,000
                enhancement project at the Erie Canal
                Aqueduct in downtown Rochester............
  134       CA Improvement of intersection at Balboa Blvd.      $500,000
                and San Fernando Rd.......................
  135     TN   Impove Vehicle Efficiencies at highway At-        $99,000
                Grade Railroad Crossing in Athens, TN.....
  136     WI   Develop pedestrian and bike connections        $2,100,000
                that link to Hank Aaron State Trail in
                Milwaukee.................................
  137     AK   Keystone Drive Road Improvements...........    $1,000,000
  138     GA   Pedestrian and streetscape improvements,         $400,000
                Ellaville.................................
  139     NY   Construct and improve pedestrian access on     $2,000,000
                Main Street in Hempstead..................
  140     IL   Preconstruction activities IL 336 from         $2,000,000
                Macomb to Peoria..........................
  141     OH   Purchase of right-of-ways for construction       $500,000
                of pedestrian and bicycle improvements in
                the City of Aurora, OH....................
  142     IL   Replacement of bridge on Harlem Avenue, The    $1,000,000
                Village of River Forest...................
  143       CA State Route 86S and Ave 66 highway safety      $4,500,000
                grade separation..........................
  144     IL   Construct Bissel Street Roadway Connector,       $850,000
                Tri-City Regional Port District...........
  145       CT Improve Route 1 between East Avenue and        $2,000,000
                Belden Avenue, Norwalk, CT................
  146     IA   Central IA Trail Loop, bicycle and             $1,000,000
                pedestrian, Ankeny to Woodward section....
  147     MI   Chippewa County, Upgrade Tilson Road           $1,000,000
                between M-28 South to intersection of M-48
                at Rudyard................................
  148     WA   Coal Creek Parkway Bridge Replacement,         $1,000,000
                Newcastle WA..............................
  149     PA   Complete gaps in the Pittsburgh Riverfront       $750,000
                Trail Network including the Hot Metal
                Bridge....................................
  150     TX   Construct passing lanes on Texas State           $797,000
                Highway 16 in Atascosa County.............
  151     TX   Construct street and drainage improvements       $250,000
                to road system in Encinal.................
  152     MN   Environmental assessment and right of way      $2,000,000
                acquisition at US52 and CSAH24
                Interchange, Cannon Falls, Goodhue Cnty,
                MN........................................
  153     NY   Construction for Peace Bridge Redevelopment   $10,000,000
                Project, Buffalo..........................
  154     MN   Construct recreational visitor center on       $1,300,000
                the Mesabi Trail, City of Virginia........

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  155     NE   Engineering, right-of-way and construction       $400,000
                of the 23rd Street Viaduct in Fremont,
                Nebraska..................................
  156     MN   Phase III of Devil Track Road Project, Cook    $1,200,000
                County....................................
  157     ME   Relocation of southbound on-ramp to I-95 at    $1,500,000
                exit 184, Bangor..........................
  158     MA   Construct access roads to Hospital Hill        $2,000,000
                project in Northampton, MA................
  159     IN   Construct interchange for 146th St. and I-     $3,000,000
                69, Hamilton County, Indiana..............
  160     NY   Design & Construct a Bicycle and Pedestrian      $950,000
                Walkway along the Decommissioned Putnam
                Rail Line.................................
  161     AK   False Pass Road construction from small        $3,000,000
                boat harbor dock to airport and town......
  162     IL   Improve North Illinois St and related          $6,500,000
                roads, Belleville.........................
  163     AR   Construction of I-49, Highway 71: Arkansas     $9,000,000
                portion of Bella Vista Bypass.............
  164     NM   Coors-I-40 Interchange Reconstruction,         $7,000,000
                Albuquerque...............................
  165     GA   Extend the south Toccoa Bypass east of         $2,900,000
                Toccoa to CR 311, four lanes for
                approximately 5.7 miles on new location...
  166     TX   Construct SH 183 from SH 360 to Belt Line      $2,000,000
                Road in Irving, Texas.....................
  167       CA Construct pedestrian, bicycle and ADA            $300,000
                accessible boardwalks at the Pismo Beach
                Promenade in San Luis Obispo County.......
  168     TX   SH 44 E of Alice near SH 359 to US 281, Jim    $2,000,000
                Wells County..............................
  169     TX   Corpus Christi, TX Corpus Regional Transit     $2,000,000
                Authority for maintenance facility
                improvements..............................
  170     PA   For design, land & ROW acquisition, &          $1,000,000
                construction of a parking facility and
                associated activities in the City of
                Wilkes-Barre..............................
  171     TN   Hawkins County, Tennessee SR-31                  $500,000
                reconstruction............................
  172     WI   Reconstruct US Highway 41--STH 67                $650,000
                interchange (Dodge County, Wisconsin).....
  173     MA   Reconstruct Route 24/Route 140 Interchange,   $14,750,000
                replace bridge and ramps, widen and extend
                acceleration and deceleration lanes.......
  174     OR   Study landslides on U.S. Hwy. 20 between       $1,000,000
                Cascadia and Santiam Pass to develop long-
                term repair strategy......................
  175     MS   Upgrade Alex Gates Road and Walnut Road in     $1,750,000
                Quitman County, and roads in Falcon,
                Sledge and Lambert........................
  176     IL   Upgrades for Muller Road in the City of          $280,000
                Washington, IL............................
  177     AL   Construction of Valleydale Road Flyover,       $5,000,000
                Widening and Improvements.................
  178     MS   Upgrade roads in Beauregard (U. S. Hwy 51),    $1,000,000
                Crystal Springs (U.S. Hwy 51 and I-55),
                and Hazelhurst (U.S. Hwy 51 and I-55),
                Copiah County.............................
  179     NY   Westchester County, NY Rehabilitation of         $650,000
                June Road Town of North Salem.............
  180       CA Implement streetscape improvements on          $1,200,000
                segments of Laurel Canyon Blvd. and
                Victory Blvd. in North Hollywood..........
  181     OH   Construct loop road along US 23 in City of     $7,700,000
                Fostoria, Seneca County...................
  182     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition, &        $2,000,000
                construction of street improvements,
                parking, safety enhancements & roadway
                redesign in Nanticoke.....................
  183     LA   Improve Ralph Darden Memorial Parkway            $350,000
                Between LA182 and Martin Luther King Road,
                St. Mary Parish...........................
  184       CA Reconstruct segments of Hollister Avenue       $2,500,000
                between San Antonio Road and State Route
                154 in Santa Barbara County...............
  185     NY   Reconstruction of Schenck Avenue from          $5,000,000
                Jamaica Avenue to Flatlands Avenue,
                Brooklyn..................................
  186       CO Construct Wadsworth Interchange over US 36     $2,000,000
                in Broomfield.............................
  187     NY   Enhance Battery Park Bikeway Perimeter, New    $2,000,000
                York City.................................
  188     FL   I-95 Interchange in the City of Boca Raton.   $14,250,000
  189     NJ   Construct Long Valley Bypass...............    $1,000,000
  190     MI   Alpena County, Resurface 3.51 miles of           $640,000
                Hamilton and Wessel Roads.................
  191       CA Construct a 2.8 mile bikeway along Lambert     $2,500,000
                Road from Mills Ave. to Valley Home Ave.
                in the City of Whittier, CA...............
  192     TX   Hidalgo County Loop........................    $1,000,000
  193     ME   Improvements to Route 108 to enhance access    $1,500,000
                to business park, Rumford.................
  194     NY   Installation of new turning lane from            $375,000
                Mohansic Ave onto eastbound Route 202, &
                addition of new striped crosswalk.........
  195     NY   Rockland County Hudson River Greenway Trail    $2,000,000
                Project construction......................
  196     TX   Construct a segment of FM 110 in San Marcos    $1,000,000
  197     TX   Big Spring, TX Construction of the Big         $2,800,000
                Spring Reliever Route.....................
  198     NY   Improvements to Intermodal Transportation      $2,800,000
                Facility and Construction of Waterfront
                Esplanade at Fort Totten..................
  199     PA   Reconstruction and repair of Haverford Ave.      $300,000
                Between 68th St. and Lansdowne Ave........
  200     ND   Bismarck/Mandan Liberty Memorial Bridge       $30,000,000
                over the Missouri River...................
  201     WI   City of Glendale, WI. Develop and              $3,000,000
                rehabilitate exit ramps on I-43, and
                improvements at West Silver Spring Dr. and
                North Port Washington Rd..................
  202     TX   Construction of Lake Ridge and US67            $3,000,000
                Project, Cedar Hill, TX...................
  203     NY   Install Improvements for Pedestrian Safety       $250,000
                in the vicinity of PS 277.................
  204     WI   Resurface USH 8 between CTH C and Monico...    $1,100,000
  205     PA   South Phila. Access Rd. Design and             $3,000,000
                construction of port access road from
                South Phila Port and intermodal
                facilities, Philadelphia..................
  206     NY   Implement ITS system and apparatus to            $100,000
                enhance citywide truck route system on
                Broadway to Irwin Ave between 232 to 231
                in the neighborhood of Kingsbridge, NY....
  207     PA   SR 219 Purchase of Right of Way and           $15,000,000
                completion of four lane extension from the
                Town of Somerset to the Maryland border...
  208     WI   Expand USH 41 between Oconto and Peshtigo,     $2,000,000
                Wisconsin (Oconto and Marinette Counties,
                Wisconsin)................................
  209     IA   Study for NE Beltway, Polk Co..............      $500,000
  210     NY   This project involves a full reconstruction    $3,400,000
                of all the streets in Long Island City
                surrounding 11th Street...................
  211     AZ   Upgrade and Widen SR85 to I-10 (Mileposts      $1,500,000
                120-141)..................................
  212     MS   Upgrade Dog Pen Road and Galilee Road in       $1,000,000
                Holmes County, and roads in Cruger,
                Pickens, and Goodman......................
  213     GA   U.S. 19/SR92 median work from Ellis RD to      $1,500,000
                West Taylor ST, Griffin...................
  214     MS   Upgrade roads at Coahoma Community College,    $1,500,000
                and roads in Coahoma and Jonestown,
                Coahoma County............................
  215     IN   Construction of Dixon Road from Markland         $500,000
                Avenue to Judson Road in Kokomo, Indiana..
  216       CA Construction of Cross Vally Connector          $4,000,000
                between I-5 and SR 14.....................
  217     MA   State Street Corridor Redevelopment Project    $6,000,000
                includes street resurfacing, pedestrian
                walkway improvements and ornate lighting
                from Main Street to St. Michael's
                Cemetery, Springfield.....................
  218     MI   Resurfacing of Stephenson Highway in             $350,000
                Madison Heights...........................
  219       CA Soundwall construction on the 210 Freeway,     $1,800,000
                Pasadena..................................
  220     GA   Streetscape-Ashburn........................      $250,000
  221     NY   Design, Study and Construct Ferry Terminal     $1,000,000
                Facilities at Floyd Bennett Field.........
  222     WI   Improve Superior Avenue: Interstate 43 to      $1,000,000
                State Highway 32, Sheboygan County,
                Wisconsin.................................
  223     TX   Design and construction streetscape            $1,000,000
                improvements to enhance pedestrian access,
                pedestrian access to bus services and
                facilities................................
  224     IL   Upgrade roads, The Village of Berkeley.....    $1,000,000
  225     GA   Upgrade sidewalks and lighting,                  $400,000
                Wrightsville..............................
  226     PA   Upgrades to Bedford Route 220 at the           $2,100,000
                entrance of the Bedford Business Park to
                Beldon Ridge intersection.................
  227     MI   Widen Baldwin Road from Morgan to Waldon in    $4,000,000
                Orion Township............................

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  228     FL   Construct Saxon Boulevard Extension,           $2,100,000
                Volusia County, Florida...................
  229     NY   Construction and rehabilitation of East and      $930,000
                West Gates Avenues in the Village of
                Lindenhurst, NY...........................
  230     TN   Widen Interstate 240 from Interstate 55 to     $1,000,000
                Interstate 40 West of Memphis, Shelby
                County....................................
  231     NJ   Rahway River Corridor Greenway Bicycle and       $500,000
                Pedestrian Path, South Orange.............
  232       CT Reconstruct Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge,      $2,000,000
                New Haven.................................
  233     PA   Development of Northwest Lancaster County        $250,000
                River Trail...............................
  234       CA Widen SR89 at existing mousehole two lane      $3,000,000
                RR underpass..............................
  235     LA   Construct Mississippi River Trail and            $500,000
                Bikepath, New Orleans.....................
  236     NY   Utica Marsh-Reestablish Water Street.......    $2,650,000
  237     AR   Widen to 5 lanes, improvement, and other       $3,200,000
                development to U.S. Highway 79B/Univeristy
                Ave. in Pine Bluff........................
  238     WA   SR 9 & 20th St. SE Intersection                $1,000,000
                Reconstruction in Snohomish County........
  239     OH   Streetscape and related safety improvements      $350,000
                to US 20 in Painesville Township, OH......
  240     PA   Design, construct intersection and other       $1,000,000
                upgrades on PA 24 and 124 in York County,
                PA........................................
  241     WA   Issaquah Historical Society, Issaquah            $250,000
                Valley Trolley Project....................
  242     IL   Construct new bridge on Illinois Prairie         $300,000
                Path over East Branch River in Milton
                Township, IL..............................
  243     TN   Plan and construct improvements, Livingston       $50,000
                public square.............................
  244     GA   Construction on US 82 from Dawson to           $1,000,000
                Alabama Line..............................
  245     IA   Construct I-74 Bridge in Bettendorf, IA....    $1,500,000
  246       CA Operations and management improvements,        $1,000,000
                including ITS technologies, on U.S.
                Highway 101 in Santa Barbara County.......
  247     OH   Plan and construct new interchange on          $5,000,000
                Interstate 71 at Big Walnut Road in
                Delaware County, Ohio.....................
  248     PA   Design and construct access to intermodal      $2,000,000
                facility in York County...................
  249     WA   Complete preliminary engineering and           $1,000,000
                environmental analysis for SR14 through
                Camas and Washougal.......................
  250     UT   Construct Bingham Junction Boulevard in        $5,000,000
                Midvale City..............................
  251     MD   Construct Centreville, MD spur of Queen          $382,000
                Annes County Cross Island Trail,
                Centreville to US Route 301...............
  252     MN   Polk, Pennington, Marshall County 10-Ton       $5,600,000
                Corridor in Northwestern Minnesota........
  253       CA Quincy-Oroville Highway Rehabilitation in      $1,000,000
                Plumas County.............................
  254       CA Construct Coyote Creek Trail Project from      $2,000,000
                Story Road to Montague Expressway in San
                Jose......................................
  255     TX   Construct Depression of Belt Line Road at I-   $6,000,000
                35E Intermodal Transportation Project in
                Carrollton, TX............................
  256     AL   Construct Anniston Eastern Bypass from        $12,500,000
                Golden Springs Road to US Hwy 431.........
  257     NY   Construct transportation enhancements on       $1,250,000
                greenway along East River waterfront
                between East River Park (ERP) and Brooklyn
                Bridge, and reconstruct South entrance to
                ERP, in Manhattan.........................
  258     NE   Construction of I-80-Cherry Avenue             $8,000,000
                Interchange and East Bypass, Kearney,
                Nebraska..................................
  259     MN   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition and       $1,000,000
                construction for the French Rapids Bridge,
                City of Brainerd..........................
  260       CA Escondido, CA Construction of Bear Valley      $2,000,000
                Parkway, East Valley Parkway..............
  261     AR   Junction Bridge--rehabilitation &                $800,000
                conversion from rail to pedestrian use....
  262     WA   Port of Tacoma Rd.--Construct a second left      $500,000
                turn lane for traffic from westbound Pac.
                Hwy E. to Port of Tacoma Rd. and I-5......
  263     NY   Realign Union Valley Road in Town of Carmel      $330,000
  264     MO   Roadway improvements to U.S. 67 in St.         $2,000,000
                Francois County...........................
  265     FL   Homestead, FL Widening of SW 328 from SW       $7,000,000
                137 Ave to 152 Ave........................
  266       CA Reconstruct I-710 southern terminus off        $1,000,000
                ramps, Long Beach.........................
  267     GA   SR 4 widen from Milledgeville Road to          $4,000,000
                Government Street, Richmond County........
  268     TN   Develop trails, bike paths and recreational      $250,000
                facilities on Western Slope of Black
                Mountain, Cumberland County for Cumberland
                Trail State Park..........................
  269     NJ   Routes 1 & 9 Secaucus Road to Broad Avenue     $1,000,000
                in Hudson and Bergen Counties.............
  270     MA   Massachusetts Avenue Reconstruction, Boston    $5,000,000
  271     NY   Improve Ashburton Ave. from the Saw Mill       $1,500,000
                River Parkway to the waterfront, Yonkers..
  272     MN   Trail extensions to Mesabi Trail, City of        $294,745
                Aurora....................................
  273     LA   I-10 Ryan Street exit ramp to include          $5,000,000
                relocation and realignment of Lakeshore
                Drive to include portions of Front Street
                and or Ann Street, and to include
                expansion of Contraband Bayou Bridge......
  274     MI   Van Buren, Belleville Road widen to 5 lanes    $1,100,000
                between Tyler and Ecorse..................
  275     IA   Widening University Blvd, Clive............    $1,000,000
  276     HI   Construct Waimea Bypass....................    $1,000,000
  277     IL   Widening two blocks of Poplar St from Park       $480,000
                Ave to 13th Street, Williamson County.....
  278       CA Widening the highway and reconstructing off    $5,000,000
                ramps on Hwy 101 between Steele Lane and
                Windsor, CA to reduce traffic and promote
                carpools..................................
  279     WA   Granite Falls Alternate Freight Route in       $2,930,000
                Granite Falls.............................
  280     NY   Construction and rehabilitation of North         $680,000
                Queens Avenue and Grand Avenue in the
                Village of Lindenhurst, NY................
  281      SC  Extension & Expansion of Lower Richland        $1,000,000
                Roads Phase I.............................
  282     OR   Kuebler Boulevard improvements, Salem......    $1,500,000
  283      NC  Upgrade US 1 in Rockingham.................   $10,000,000
  284       CA Implement Southwest San Fernando Valley        $2,300,000
                Road and Safety Improvements..............
  285     VA   Upgrade DOT crossing #467662S to constant        $201,800
                warning time devices......................
  286     TX   Construct new location highway &              $16,000,000
                interchanges on Inner Loop, from Global
                Reach to Loop 375 including the Global
                Reach ext., El Paso.......................
  287       CA Rehabilitation, repair, and/or                 $3,500,000
                reconstruction of deficient two-lane roads
                that connect to Interstate 5, SR 180, SR
                41 and SR 99 countywide, Fresno County....
  288     OH   Relocate SR 149 from 26th Street to Trough       $650,000
                Run in Bellaire...........................
  289     WA   Auburn, Washington--M Street SE                  $500,000
                rehabilitation between 29th Street SE and
                37th Street SE............................
  290     KY   Replace Bridge over Stoner Creek, 2 Miles      $1,000,000
                East of US 27 Junction, Bourbon County....
  291     NM   Development of Paseo del Volcan corridor       $2,000,000
                located in Sandoval County from Iris Road
                to U.S. Highway 550.......................
  292     OH   Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens to restore,          $180,000
                expand, construct, and improve pedestrian
                paths and bike trail system...............
  293     MS   Construct bicycle path, Petal..............      $200,000
  294     NJ   Construction of Route 206 Chester Township,    $1,000,000
                NJ........................................
  295     IL   For IDOT to conduct Phase II engineering       $1,000,000
                for reconstruction of 159th St-US 6-IL 7
                in Will and Cook Counties.................
  296     IL   For Will County to begin Phase II              $2,000,000
                engineering and preconstruction activities
                for a high level bridge linking Caton Farm
                Road with Bruce Road......................
  297       CA Study of Thomas Bridge to meet future cargo    $2,000,000
                and passenger traffic needs of the ports
                of Long Beach and Los Angeles.............
  298     TX   US377 Hood Co., TX--From BU377H east of        $1,500,000
                Granbury to the new location of FM 4......
  299     IL   Construct Citywide bicycle path network,         $250,000
                city of Evanston..........................
  300       CA Mount Vernon Avenue grade separation and       $2,000,000
                bridge expansion in Colton................
  301     NJ   Widening Routes 1 and 9, Production Way to       $500,000
                East Lincoln Avenue, Union County.........
  302     PA   Design, construct and upgrade interchange      $4,000,000
                of US 15 and US 30 in Adams County........

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  303     OH   State Route 8 Improvements in Northern         $3,000,000
                Summit County.............................
  304       CO US 50 East, State Line to Pueblo...........    $7,500,000
  305     IN   Widening road (along Gordon Road, Sixth       $10,000,000
                Street, and West Shafer Drive) to 3-lane
                street, with sidewalk and improvements to
                existing bridge--White County/Monticello,
                Indiana...................................
  306     OH   Widening Pleasant Valley Bagley Road (Rte      $1,000,000
                27), Parma and Middleburg Heights.........
  307     MA   Rehabilitation of I-95 Whittier Bridge--       $2,000,000
                Amesbury and Newburyport..................
  308       CA Streetscape improvements at East 14th St-        $750,000
                Mission Blvd in Alameda County............
  309     NY   Construct W. 79th St Rotunda, New York City    $2,000,000
  310     TX   Acquire Kelly Parkway Corridor Right-of-way    $2,000,000
                through San Antonio.......................
  311      NC  Construct new route from US 17 to US 421 in    $1,000,000
                Brunswick and New Hanover Counties........
  312     PA   Construct safety and capacity improvements       $250,000
                to Route 309 and Old Packhouse Road.......
  313     OR   Delta Ponds Bike/Pedestrian Path...........    $2,880,000
  314     FL   Hollywood US Route 1 Young Circle Safety       $2,300,000
                Improvement...............................
  315     MI   Houghton County, Gravel and paving of            $430,000
                remaining 3.2 miles in 5.5 mile stretch of
                Jacobsville Rd............................
  316     PA   Improve access to Airport Connector from PA      $500,000
                283 to the terminus of the Airport
                Connector at State Route 230 and adjacent
                access roads..............................
  317       CA Construct one additional all purpose lane      $1,210,000
                in each direction on I 405 and provide
                additional capital improvements from SR 73
                through the LA County line................
  318     IL   Improve Roads and Bridges, Cook County.....    $4,000,000
  319       CA Improve traffic safety, including              $1,400,000
                streetlights, from Queen to Barclay to Los
                Angeles River to Riverside in Elysian
                Valley, Los Angeles.......................
  320     MI   Construction and improvements to Western       $2,300,000
                Avenue and associated streets betweeen
                Third Street and Terrace Street in
                Muskegon..................................
  321     IL   Construct Reed Station Parkway Extension to    $2,000,000
                IL Rt 3, Carbondale.......................
  322     AL   Construction of Patton Island Bridge          $10,000,000
                Corridor..................................
  323     MI   Highland, Clyde Road from Hickory Ridge to       $125,000
                Strathcona................................
  324     MI   Alger County, Repaving a portion of H-58       $1,600,900
                between Sullivan Creek towards Little
                Beaver Road...............................
  325     TX   Improvements to US 183 in Gonzales County..      $500,000
  326       CA Construct a raised landscaped median on          $400,000
                Alondra Blvd between Clark Ave and
                Woodruff Ave in Bellflower................
  327     MN   Right of way acquisition for TH23              $2,500,000
                Paynesville Bypass........................
  328     FL   Construct interchange improvements at I-75       $500,000
                and University Parkway....................
  329       CO For construction and architectural             $4,000,000
                improvements of Wadsworth Bypass (SH121)
                Burlington Northern Railroad and Grandview
                Grade Separation..........................
  330     KS   Construction of 4-lane improvement on K-18     $2,000,000
                in Riley County, Kansas...................
  331     NJ   Replace Rockaway Road Bridge, Randolph         $1,000,000
                Tonwhsip, New Jersey......................
  332     FL   Construction of paved road over existing       $3,000,000
                unpaved roadway on SE 144th Ave from SR
                100 to US 301, distance of 1.2 miles......
  333     FL   Construct I-4 Frontage Rd, Volusia County,     $2,000,000
                Florida...................................
  334     MD   Construction of Fringe and Corridor Parking    $4,000,000
                Facility at intersection of Clinton Street
                and Keith Avenue in Baltimore.............
  335     OH   Purchase of Right of Way for transportation    $1,440,000
                enhancement activities in Bainbridge
                Township, OH..............................
  336     NJ   Rowan Boulevard Parking adjacent to Highway    $1,000,556
                322 Corridor in Glassboro Township........
  337       CA Construct interchange on US 50 at Empire       $1,800,000
                Ranch Road in Folsom......................
  338     FL   Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements in the       $300,000
                Town of Windermere, Florida...............
  339     TN   Plan and construct a bicycle and pedestrian    $3,000,000
                trail, Smyrna.............................
  340       CA Santa Anita Avenue Corridor Improvement        $3,000,000
                project, Arcadia, California..............
  341     AS   Shoreline protection and drainage              $1,000,000
                mitigation for Nuuuli village roads.......
  342     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition, &          $600,000
                construction of a connector road between
                Pennsylvania Rt. 93 & Pennsylvania Rt. 309
                in Hazle Township.........................
  343     GA   South Tifton Bypass from US 82/SR 520 west       $500,000
                to US 319/SR 35 east, Tift County.........
  344     NJ   Streetscape and Traffic Improvement Project    $1,000,000
                to Downtown West Orange...................
  345     NJ   Bergen County, NJ--On Route 17, address        $4,500,000
                congestion, safety, drainage, maintenance,
                signing, access, pedestrian circulation
                and transit access........................
  346       CA Road widening, construct bike path,            $6,500,000
                lighting, and safety improvements on road
                leading to Hansen Dam Recreation Area, Los
                Angeles...................................
  347     TX   Construct additional 2 lanes to Loop 335 in    $2,000,000
                Amarillo from .3 miles West of Western
                street to .5 miles West of Broadway.......
  348     NY   Reconstruct a historic bridge crossing           $580,000
                Maxwell Creek in the Town of Sodus, NY....
  349     NJ   Safety and operation improvements on Route     $1,200,000
                73 in Berlin, Voorhees and Evesham........
  350     NJ   Study and preliminary engineering designs      $1,000,000
                for a boulevard on State Route 440 and
                U.S. Highway Route 1 & 9, Jersey City.....
  351     VA   Construction of Route 17-Dominion              $6,000,000
                Boulevard, Chesapeake, VA.................
  352     LA   Installation of proper lighting standards        $200,000
                to illuminate inbound and outbound ramps
                of I 10 and portions of HWY 95............
  353     IN   Cyntheanne Rd. Interchange and Corridor          $500,000
                Improvements, Town of Fishers, Indiana....
  354     ME   Plan and construct North-South Aroostook       $4,000,000
                highways, to improve access to St. John
                Valley, including Presque Isle Bypass and
                other improvements........................
  355     TN   Plan and construct a bicycle and pedestrian    $1,500,000
                trail, LaVergne...........................
  356     TX   Build Arkansas Street Grade Separation in      $1,000,000
                Laredo....................................
  357       CA Construct new left turn lane at State Route      $700,000
                19 and Telstar in El Monte................
  358     NY   Meadow Drive Extension--North Tonawanda,       $2,000,000
                New York..................................
  359       CA Reconstruct I-880 & Coleman Avenue             $8,000,000
                Interchange & implement other I-880
                Corridor operational improvements in Santa
                Clara County..............................
  360     OR   Improve Millican, West Butte Road which        $2,000,000
                connects U.S. Highway 20 with U.S. Highway
                126.......................................
  361     VA   Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Regional         $2,000,000
                Transportation Coordination Program.......
  362     NY   Brooks Landing Transportation Improvements       $500,000
                and Enhancement project, Rochester........
  363     NJ   Construct CR 538 Coles Mill Road Bridge          $500,000
                over Scotland Run, Gloucester County......
  364     TX   Convert discontinuous two-way frontage         $5,000,000
                roads to continuous one-way frontage roads
                on IH 30 in Texarkana, TX.................
  365     TX   Regional bicycle routes on existing            $1,000,000
                highways in Austin, TX....................
  366     IN   Construct Interchange at I-65 and 109th        $7,454,219
                Avenue, Crown Point.......................
  367     GA   Intersection improvement at Harris Drive at      $600,000
                SR 42.....................................
  368     IL   Engineering and construction of the East         $100,000
                Branch DuPage River Greenway Trail in
                central DuPage County, IL.................
  369     NY   Rehabilitate a historic transporation-           $600,000
                related warehouse on the Erie Canal in the
                Town of Lyons, NY.........................
  370     NY   Relocating Miller Highway W 59th-72 St.        $2,500,000
                Manhattan under future expansion of
                Riverside Park; demolishing existing
                elevated road over park...................
  371     MI   Allen Road under the CN Railroad Grade         $4,450,000
                Separation, Woodhaven.....................
  372     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &           $200,000
                construction of streetscaping
                enhancements, paving, lighting, safety
                improvements, parking & roadway redesign
                in Larksville Borough, Luzerne County.....

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  373     AR   Northeast Arkansas Connector (relocation of    $3,000,000
                Highway 226)..............................
  374     NJ   Reconstruct Route 168 from Route 41 to 6th       $658,000
                Avenue in Runnemede.......................
  375     NY   Renovation of Metropolitian Avenue center      $1,700,000
                islands...................................
  376     PA   Rt 60 Millennium Park Interchange,               $800,000
                construct new interchange on Rt 60 to
                provide access to new Lawrence County
                Industrial Park...........................
  377     AR   Bentonville, Arkansas--widen Arkansas          $1,500,000
                Highway 102 between U.S. 71B and the west
                city limits...............................
  378     PA   Purchase of right-of-way, utilities and        $3,000,000
                construction for Northern Access to
                Altoona from Interstate 99, Blair County,
                PA........................................
  379       CA Construct Class I bike and pedestrian path       $400,000
                from San Luis Obispo to Avila Beach.......
  380     MN   Reconstruct CSAH 61 from south county line       $316,000
                to TH 73, Moose Lake......................
  381     AZ   Improving Lone Pine Dam Road in Navajo         $1,500,000
                County....................................
  382     MI   Construct Road Improvements to North Henry     $2,700,000
                St. from Vermont Ave. to Wilder Rd. Bay
                City......................................
  383     TX   Reconstruct I-35E Trinity River Bridge,       $15,000,000
                Dallas....................................
  384     NY   Town of Greenville rehabilitation of             $125,000
                Grahamtown Rd. & Burnt Corners Rd.........
  385     NJ   Completion of Hudson River Waterfront          $1,000,000
                Walkway through Stevens Institute of
                Technology in Hoboken.....................
  386      NC  Construct US 74 Bypass, Shelby, NC.........    $3,000,000
  387     WA   Tukwila Urban Access Improvement Project--     $1,000,000
                address necessary improvements to
                Southcenter Parkway in Tukwila to relieve
                congestion................................
  388       CA Construction of a traffic signal at the          $125,000
                intersection of Independence Avenue and
                Sherman Way...............................
  389     NH   Design and construction of intersection of     $1,000,000
                Rte 101A and Rte 13 in Milford............
  390     NJ   Construct Rte 30--Pomona Road Intersection     $5,000,000
                Improvements, Atlantic County.............
  391       CA I-10 and Indian Ave Interchange, Palm          $2,750,000
                Springs, CA...............................
  392     NY   Reconstruction of street, sidewalks and          $500,000
                curbs outside of Museum of Modern Art
                (MOMA)....................................
  393     KY   Right of way for and construction of           $3,200,000
                Pennyrile Parkway Extension from 41A S. to
                I-24......................................
  394     TN   Sevier County, Tennessee SR-66 widening....    $1,750,000
  395     TN   Plan and construct interchange                   $400,000
                improvements, I-65 at Highland Road.......
  396     IA   Reconstruction of NW Madrid Dr, Polk Co....      $500,000
  397     NH   Relocation and Reconstruction of               $1,300,000
                intersection at Route 103 and North Street
                in Claremont..............................
  398     IL   To construct a new 2-lane road extending         $500,000
                1650 feet north from intersection with
                University Park Drive, Edwardsville.......
  399     NY   Town of Highlands reconstruction of bridge       $225,000
                on School Street..........................
  400     AK   Unalaska, AK Construction of AMHW ferry        $7,500,000
                terminal including approach, staging, and
                upland improvements.......................
  401     PA   Design and construct interchange and           $3,500,000
                related improvements to I 83 Exit 4.......
  402     OR   U.S. 101 Improvements, Bandon..............    $3,300,000
  403     MI   Northwestern Highway Extension projects in     $5,000,000
                Oakland County............................
  404     PA   PA Route 61 safety improvements, Leesport      $2,468,300
                Borough and Ontelaunee and Muhlenburg
                Townships.................................
  405     OH   Improve Rt 62 (Main and Town Streets)          $3,000,000
                Bridges over Scioto River, Columbus.......
  406     AK   Planning, design, and construction of a        $3,000,000
                bridge joining the Island of Gravina to
                the Community of Ketchikan................
  407     MN   U.S. Trunk Highway 14 from Waseca to          $12,000,000
                Owatonna, Minnesota.......................
  408     TX   Construct Mission Trails Project Packages 4    $5,500,000
                & 5 in San Antonio........................
  409     MS   Upgrade Roads in Carthage, Leake County....      $200,000
  410     MI   Construct access road at intersection of          $26,000
                Doerr Road and Schell Street to Develop 65-
                Acre of Municipal Tract of Industrial
                Land. Village of Cass City, Tuscola County
  411     MS   Upgrade roads in Humphreys County Districts      $850,000
                1 and 5 and Isola.........................
  412     IN   126th Street Project, Town of Fishers,         $1,250,000
                Indiana...................................
  413     HI   Construct Puanaiko Street..................    $1,000,000
  414     AZ   Burro Creek section between Wikieup and the    $1,000,000
                Santa Maria River.........................
  415     PA   Conduct Environmental Impact Statement         $1,000,000
                study for Parkway West corridor...........
  416      SC  Build Railroad Avenue Extension in Berkeley    $2,000,000
                County, SC--SCDOT.........................
  417     MD   Construct a visitors center and related        $4,700,000
                roads serving Ft. McHenry.................
  418     OH   Construction of Gracemont Street Exchange      $3,000,000
                Interstate 77--Bethlehem Township and Pike
                Township, Ohio............................
  419     MI   Design, Right-of-Way and Construction of      $21,400,000
                the I-196 Chicago Drive (Baldwin Street)
                Interchange Modificaiton, Michigan........
  420       CA Folsom Blvd. Transportation Enhancements,      $7,000,000
                City of Rancho Cordova....................
  421     TN   improve streetscape and pavement repair,         $300,000
                Monroe County, TN.........................
  422     TX   IH37 frontage roads in Mathis..............    $2,000,000
  423     WV   Construct New River Parkway................    $4,500,000
  424     NY   Construct sidewalk and improvements on           $330,000
                Broadway in the Town of Cortlandt.........
  425     PA   Erie, PA Powell Avenue Bridge Replacement,     $3,000,000
                Asbury Road Improvement Project...........
  426     VA   Liberty Street Construction in                 $1,000,000
                Martinsville, Virginia....................
  427       CA Implement streetscape project on Central       $3,000,000
                Avenue from 103rd Street to Watts/103rd
                Street Station, Watts.....................
  428     MA   Realignments and reconstruction of a           $3,200,000
                section of Route 32 in Palmer to the Ware
                town line.................................
  429       CA Seismic retrofit of the Golden Gate Bridge.   $10,000,000
  430       CA Upgrade and extend Commerce Avenue, City of    $1,750,000
                Concord...................................
  431     MA   Somerville Roadway Improvements............    $2,000,000
  432     LA   Replace Almonaster Bridge, New Orleans.....      $500,000
  433     IN   Upgrade Traffic Signals Phase III in the         $640,000
                City of Muncie, Indiana...................
  434     FL   Sharpes Ferry Bridge replacement in Marion       $800,000
                County....................................
  435     IA   US 34 Missouri River bridge relocation and     $2,500,000
                replacement...............................
  436     NY   Village of Highland Falls repaving and           $150,000
                sidewalk construction of Oak Avenue.......
  437     MN   Interchange Reconstruction at CSAH4 and        $1,000,000
                US169.....................................
  438     IL   Development and construction of an             $6,000,000
                interchange at Brisbin Rd and Interstate
                80........................................
  439     NE   Design, right-of-way and construction of      $15,000,000
                rail-grade separations throughout Nebraska
                as identified by Nebraska Dept. of Roads..
  440     MO   Redesign & Reconstruction of the I-270         $2,000,000
                Dorsett Road Interchange Complex in the
                City of Maryland Heights..................
  441      SC  Build Berlin Myers Extension in                $8,000,000
                Summerville, SC...........................
  442     IN   Improve 100 South, Porter County...........    $1,000,000
  443     NY   Improve safety measures at the railroad        $1,600,000
                grade crossings on the West Short River
                Line, Rockland County.....................
  444     NJ   Street Improvements and Traffic Signal           $800,000
                Replacement in Union City Central Business
                District..................................
  445     GA   Streetscape project to replace sidewalks in      $300,000
                downtown Forsyth..........................
  446     AK   Westside development Williamsport-Pile Bay     $5,000,000
                Road......................................
  447     NV   Construct Interstate 15--Las Vegas Beltway     $9,000,000
                Interchange...............................
  448     NY   Palisades Trailway Phase 2--Rockland             $200,000
                County, New York..........................
  449     PA   Replace a Highway Rail Grade crossing in         $500,000
                Jeanette, PA at Wegleys Road..............
  450       CA Conduct project design and environmental       $2,500,000
                analysis of Heritage Bridge on Heritage
                Road linking Chula Vista to Otay Mesa.....

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  451     MA   Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, MA,      $500,000
                Design and Construction of parking areas..
  452     NY   Reconstruct Main Street in the Town of            $90,000
                Lewisboro.................................
  453     MA   Study and analysis of Lowell Westford St.-       $600,000
                Wood St. Rourke Bridge Corridor, Lowell...
  454     OR   Highway 20, Lincoln County.................    $7,000,000
  455     MN   Construction of 8th Street North: Stearns      $2,000,000
                C.R. 120 to T.H. 15 in St. Cloud, MN......
  456     IL   Construction of a pedestrian sidewalk along      $145,000
                S. Chicago Street in Geneseo, IL..........
  457     OH   Construct Bike and Walking Path from West        $450,000
                210 St to Metroparks Fairview Park........
  458     NY   Improve Bronx River Greenway 180th St Park       $800,000
                Link to Bronx Park........................
  459     MN   City of East Grand Forks Construct 13th St     $1,200,000
                SE Extension..............................
  460     NY   Improvements to Clark Pl and Cherry Ln-Rt.       $370,000
                6 and 6N in Putnam County.................
  461     NJ   Construct Garden State Parkway Grade          $40,000,000
                Separation, Cape May County...............
  462     VA   High Knob Horse Trails--construction of          $750,000
                horse riding trails and associated
                facilities in High Knob area of Jefferson
                National Forest...........................
  463     TN   Plan and construct a bicycle and pedestrian    $2,500,000
                trail, Cookeville.........................
  464     UT   Provo, Utah Westside Connector from I-15 to    $1,000,000
                Provo Municipal Airport...................
  465       CA I-5 Santa Clarita-Los Angeles Gateway          $1,500,000
                Improvement Project.......................
  466     NY   Project will revitalize staircases used as     $1,000,000
                streets due to steep grade of terrain in
                areas in which they are located, the Bronx
  467     TX   Construct and rehabilitate pedestrian          $1,000,000
                walkways along the Main Street Corridor to
                improve transit-related accessibility.....
  468     MD   Reconstruct East North Avenue (US Route 1)     $3,200,000
                in Baltimore..............................
  469       CT Reconstructoin of Lakeville Center to            $895,000
                improve pedestrian and vehicle safety at
                the intersection of Routes 41 and 44......
  470     NY   Rehabilition of Bay Ridge 86th Street          $2,000,000
                Subway Station, Brooklyn, NY..............
  471       CA San Gabriel Blvd Rehabilitation Project--        $300,000
                Mission Rd to Broadway, San Gabriel.......
  472      NC  To plan, design, and construct the 10th        $8,000,000
                Street Connector Project in Greenville, NC
  473     OH   To widen Western Reserve Road from SR 7 to     $2,500,000
                Hitchcock Road, Mahoning Co...............
  474     NY   Binghamton, Improve Front Street...........    $5,000,000
  475     FL   U.S. Highway 19 Bayside Segment............    $2,000,000
  476     MI   Arenac County, Upgrade Maple Ridge Road        $1,646,000
                from Briggs Road east to M-65.............
  477     NY   Village of Highland Falls repaving and           $225,000
                sidewalk construction of Mearns Ave.......
  478     NY   Village of Nelsonville improvements, paving      $250,000
                & sidewalk installation to North Pearl St,
                Crown St, Pine St, & Wood Ave.............
  479       CA Widen Firestone Blvd between Ryerson Blvd      $2,000,000
                and Stewart and Gray Road in Downey.......
  480       CA Construct Air Cargo Access Road to Oakland       $900,000
                International Airport.....................
  481     MD   Peer review study of conflicts between road      $100,000
                system and light rail operations in
                Linthicum, MD.............................
  482     GA   Resurface and widen Jac-Art Road as part of      $200,000
                the Bleckley County Development Authority
                project...................................
  483     VA   Construction of Virginia Blue Ridge Trail        $300,000
                in Amherst County, VA.....................
  484     FL   Implement NE 6th Street/Sistrunk Boulevard     $1,000,000
                Streetscape and Enhancement Project, City
                of Ft. Lauderdale.........................
  485       CA Widen Lakewood Blvd between Telegraph Rd       $2,000,000
                and Fifth St in Downey....................
  486     TX   Widen Motor Street thoroughfare in Dallas      $2,500,000
                to improve accessibility to Southwestern
                Medical District..........................
  487     MN   Construction of Gitchi-Gami State Trail,         $500,000
                Lutsen Phase, CR 34 to Lockport store.....
  488     PA   Widen of SR 309 through the Borough of         $3,000,000
                Coopersburg to create left-turn lanes and
                complete the Rt. 309 Corridor Improvement
                Project...................................
  489       CA Pasadena Ave/Monterey Rd Partial Grade           $300,000
                Separation--Preliminary Engineering--
                Feasibility, South Pasadena...............
  490     OH   Intermodal Bikeway, Independence...........      $500,000
  491     MO   Widen shoulder and resurface US 136 and        $2,000,000
                replace 2 deficient bridges between Rock
                Port and Bethany, Missouri................
  492     FL   S.R.43 (U.S.301) Improvement Project--         $3,000,000
                Ellentown to Parrish, Florida.............
  493     GA   Bike and pedestrian paths and other              $800,000
                transportation enhancements at Georgia
                Veterans Memorial Park....................
  494     AK   Citywide pavement rehabilitation in City of    $1,000,000
                North Pole................................
  495     GA   Replace and upgrade sidewalks, Glenwood....       $50,000
  496     NY   Bruckner blvd along Bronx River Ave, Story     $1,600,000
                Ave to Soundview Park Greenway............
  497     GA   Widen SR 133 from Spence Field to SR 35 in     $2,000,000
                Colquitt County, Georgia..................
  498       CA Mariposa County, CA Improve 16 roads,          $2,500,000
                bridge and one bike path..................
  499     LA   Upgrade highway-rail crossings at Madison        $200,000
                Street, City of Gretna....................
  500     PA   Two-lane Extension of Bristol Road, Bucks      $1,000,000
                County....................................
  501     TN   Widen SR30 From Athens to Etowah, Tennessee    $5,758,000
  502     MI   Iosco County, Reconstruct Bissonette Road        $322,500
                from Lorenz Road to Chambers Road.........
  503     TX   Development of one-story 300-vehicle           $1,200,000
                parking facility..........................
  504     WA   Design and construct improved I-182            $2,000,000
                interchange ramps at Broadmoor Blvd. in
                Pasco, WA.................................
  505     NY   Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor in    $3,250,000
                Lockport, NY--Transportation Enhancements.
  506     MI   M-6 Paul Henry Freeway trail design and        $2,780,000
                construction..............................
  507       CT Reconstruction and conversion of Union         $1,705,000
                Station in North Canaan to establish a
                transportation museum.....................
  508     OR   Construct passing lanes on U.S. 199,           $1,107,000
                Josephine County..........................
  509       CA Scenic preservation and run-off mitigation     $1,500,000
                in the Santa Monica Mountains National
                Recreation Area near PCH and US101........
  510     IL   South Shore Drive and 67th Underpass.......    $1,300,000
  511       CA Mission Boulevard / State Route 71             $4,200,000
                Interchange--Corridor Improvements........
  512     OR   For purchase of right of way, planning,       $11,000,000
                design and construction of a highway,
                Newberg...................................
  513     VA   Smith River Trail--construction of trail         $500,000
                along Smith River in Henry County.........
  514     IL   Resurface Clifton Park Ave. and S. Louis         $400,000
                Ave., Village of Evergreen................
  515     NJ   University Heights Connector for                 $637,000
                improvements to First Street in Newark
                from Sussex Street to West Market Street..
  516     GA   Broad Avenue Bridge: Albany................      $500,000
  517       CA Caelsbad, CA Construction of Poinsettia        $2,000,000
                Lane......................................
  518       CA Construct pedestrian enhancements on           $2,500,000
                Broadway in Los Angeles...................
  519     NJ   Construct Rt 56 Maurice River Bridge           $2,000,000
                Replacement, Salem & Cumberland Counties..
  520     WA   Conduct route analysis for community              $50,000
                pathway through Chehalis..................
  521     WA   Construct a multi-jurisdictional non-          $2,000,000
                motorized transportation project parallel
                to SR99 called the Interurban Trail.......
  522     FL   Construct Downtown Bypass Roadway                $500,000
                Connector, Lake Mary, Florida.............
  523     NY   To study, design and construct                 $5,800,000
                transportation enhancements on the
                Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway in Red Hook,
                Greenpoint, and the Navy Yard in Brooklyn.
  524     NY   Update all county and town traffic signage        $75,000
                in Wayne County, NY.......................
  525       CA Construct Route 101 Auxiliary Lanes 3rd Ave    $5,000,000
                in the City of San Mateo to Millbrae Ave
                in Millbrae...............................
  526       CA Undertake Cordelia Hill Sky Valley             $3,000,000
                transportation enhancement project,
                including upgrade of pedestrian and
                bicycle corridors, Solano County..........
  527     MS   Construct I-20 Interchange at Hawkins          $2,000,000
                Crossing, Lauderdale County...............
  528     TN   Sevier, Jefferson, Cocke Counties,             $1,750,000
                Tennessee SR-35&US411 widening............

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  529     GA   Upgrade Safety of Bicycle and Pedestrian       $3,000,000
                Access to Public Schools, Dekalb County...
  530     OH   Construction of Safety and related               $120,000
                improvements on Rutlege Transfer Road in
                Vernon Township, OH.......................
  531     WI   Reconstruct USH 45 in Antigo...............    $2,020,000
  532     WA   SR 2/Main Street/Old Owen Road Intersection      $480,000
                in Monroe.................................
  533     GA   Install landscaping and upgrade lighting on      $350,000
                Fall Line Freeway, Reynolds...............
  534     WA   Congestion relief on I-405 with added lanes    $1,000,000
                from SR520-SR522 including 2 lanes each
                way from NE 85th-NE 124th.................
  535     NY   Conduct NYS 5 construction study...........       $80,000
  536     PA   Widen lanes, add left turn lanes and update    $1,500,000
                & install traffic signals at SR309, SR
                4010 interchange in North Whitehall
                Township..................................
  537     KY   Reconstruct I-64-KY 180 Interchange, Boyd      $2,000,000
                County, Kentucky..........................
  538     TX   Widen US 271 from a 2-lane facility to a 4-    $1,500,000
                lane divided facility from Paris, TX to
                Pattonville, TX...........................
  539     TN   Carter County, Tennessee SR-362                  $500,000
                reconstruction............................
  540     OH   Construct Ohio River Trail, Anderson             $150,000
                Township..................................
  541     MI   Delta County, CR 515 from US 2 and US 41 in      $320,000
                Rapid River to County Road 446 at Days
                River Road-Bituminous overlay and joint
                repair....................................
  542     FL   Fund design phase for widening US 41 north     $1,000,000
                of Dunnellon to four lanes................
  543     TN   Construction of Elizabethton Connector in        $500,000
                Carter County, Tennessee..................
  544     NJ   Newark Waterfront Pedestrian and Bicycle       $1,500,000
                Access project............................
  545     ME   Plan and construct Lewiston/Auburn Downtown    $5,800,000
                Connector.................................
  546     OH   Conduct Miami St along SR Route 53 safety      $1,000,000
                enhancement project to improve access to
                railroad crossing.........................
  547     AK   Planning, design, and construction of         $15,000,000
                Juneau access roads in Juneau, Alaska.....
  548     TN   Construction of an intersection/interchange    $2,400,000
                in the City of Cleveland along I-75.......
  549     FL   Construct Flagler Avenue Improvements, City    $1,000,000
                of Key West, Florida......................
  550       CA Rehabilitate street surface of Cedros             $43,000
                Avenue between Burbank Blvd. and Magnolia
                Blvd......................................
  551     VA   Engineering and Right of Way to widen Route    $1,000,000
                221 in Forest, Virginia...................
  552     NY   Install Improvements for Pedestrian Safety       $250,000
                in the vicinity of PS 200.................
  553     TX   SH146 grade separation over Red Bluff Rd...   $17,000,000
  554     TN   construction of park access road and             $300,000
                adjacent trails at the Athens Regional
                Park in Athens, TN........................
  555     IL   State Street Road Improvements from 43rd       $2,945,000
                Street to IL Rt 157, East St. Louis.......
  556     GA   Streetscape-Dawson.........................      $200,000
  557      SC  Build Carolina Bays Parkway Segment from       $3,000,000
                SC544 to US 17 in Myrtle Beach, SC........
  558     GA   US 341 US 41 SR 7 from Barnesville to SR 3,    $4,000,000
                Georgia...................................
  559     OH   Reconstruct and widen State Route 82 in        $1,000,000
                North Royalton............................
  560     FL   Acquisition, engineering, and construction     $1,500,000
                of West Avenue Connector Bridge, City of
                Miami Beach, FL...........................
  561     ME   Safety Enhancements on Routes 11, 6, and 16      $400,000
                for Piscataquis County Industrial
                Development...............................
  562     IL   Study, design, and construction of a           $1,132,000
                designated truck route through the City of
                Monticello................................
  563       CA Improvement of intersection at Aviation        $2,000,000
                Blvd. and Rosecrans Ave. to reduce
                congestion................................
  564     WI   Preliminary engineering for upgrading I94      $9,000,000
                between Illinois State Line and Mitchell
                Interchange in SE Wisconsin...............
  565     MI   Cogshall Road Crossing Improvement and Life    $1,200,000
                Safety Access Project in Holly, MI........
  566     MI   Ontonagon County, Improve Fed Forest Hwy 16      $500,000
                from M-38 to Houghton County Line.........
  567     UT   Forest Street Improvements, Brigham City,      $2,000,000
                UT........................................
  568      NC  I40 Union Cross Road Interchange in Forsyth    $1,000,000
                County, NC................................
  569     NJ   Construct Sea Isle Boulevard Reconstruction    $2,000,000
                from Garden State Parkway to Ludlams
                Thoroughfare, Cape May County.............
  570       CA I-5 HOV Improvements from Route 134 to           $500,000
                Route 170.................................
  571     NY   Reconfiguration of intersection and              $475,000
                redesign of traffic signal timing at
                Mohegan Ave and Lakeland St...............
  572       CA Shoal Creek Pedestrian Bridge (San Diego)..    $1,000,000
  573     GA   Streetscape-Cordele........................      $250,000
  574       CA Construct I-605 Interchange Capacity           $2,000,000
                Improvements in Irwindale.................
  575      SC  Construction of interchange at I-385 and SC    $2,200,000
                14, Exit 19, in Laurens County, South
                Carolina..................................
  576     NE   Design, right-of-way and construction of       $4,000,000
                Nebraska Highway 35 between Norfolk and
                South Sioux City..........................
  577     MO   Complete impact study for North Oak Highway      $500,000
                corridor redevelopment....................
  578     MA   Design and construct the 1.5 mile East         $1,500,000
                Longmeadow Redstone rail Trail bike path..
  579     NY   Improve bicycle and pedestrian safety on         $100,000
                Main Street, Holbrook.....................
  580       CA Tuolumne, Stanislaus and Merced Counties       $2,500,000
                Upgrade existing county highway, J59......
  581     FL   U.S. 19 Continuous right turn lanes in         $7,000,000
                Pasco County..............................
  582     NJ   Union Boulevard Revitalization and               $500,000
                Streetscape Enhancements, Totowa..........
  583     IL   Improve roads, The Village of Westchester..    $1,000,000
  584     IN   Reconstruct 45th Avenue from Colfax Street     $2,700,000
                to Grant Street, Lake County..............
  585     IN   Construct Grade Separation Underpass on        $1,000,000
                Main Street in Mishawaka, Indiana.........
  586     UT   Construct two-lane divided highway from the    $4,000,000
                Atkinville Interchange to the new
                replacement airport access road in St.
                George....................................
  587       CA Diamond Bar On-Off Ramp at Lemon Ave on SR-   $12,000,000
                60........................................
  588     NY   Harlem Hospital Parking Garage.............   $10,000,000
  589     MA   Downtown revitalization for Pleasant           $1,900,000
                Street, Malden............................
  590     NY   Install Improvements for Pedestrian Safety       $250,000
                in the vicinity of Prospect Park Yeshiva..
  591     NY   Emergency vehicle preemption system at           $500,000
                traffic signals, Smithtown................
  592       CA Reconstruct interchange for south-bound        $3,000,000
                traffic entering I-80 from Central Avenue,
                City of Richmond..........................
  593     KY   Reconstruct KY 393, Oldham County, Kentucky    $2,000,000
  594       CA Reduce Orange County Congestion Program....      $250,000
  595       CA Street Closure at Chevy Chase Drive,             $800,000
                Glendale..................................
  596     PA   Allegheny City Urban Runoff Mitigation-        $1,000,000
                eliminate urban highway runoff and the
                discharge of culverted streams into
                municipal combined sewers.................
  597      SC  Construct Briggs-Pearson-DeLaine Connector.   $25,000,000
  598     NM   Construct an interchange on I-25 to provide    $4,000,000
                access to Mesa del Sol in Albuquerque.....
  599     OR   Short Haul Intermodal Pilot Project, Eugene    $2,500,000
  600     VA   Rivermont Ave. (Lynchburg) Bridge              $1,700,000
                improvements..............................
  601     MA   Construct new interchange on I-95 between        $500,000
                existing Route 1A ramp to the north and
                Route 123 ramp to the south, Attleboro....
  602     OH   Construct Waverly, Ohio South Connector        $3,200,000
                from US 23 to SR 104 to SR 220............
  603     VA   Craig County Trail--improvements to trail        $150,000
                in Craig County...........................
  604       CO US 160, State Highway 3 to East of the         $6,000,000
                Florida River.............................
  605     AS   Village road improvements for Ta'u, Ofu,       $1,400,000
                and Olosega-Sili counties in Manu'a
                district..................................
  606     PR   Construction of 4 lane connector serving PR    $1,950,000
                9922, PR 9939 and PR 183..................

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  607     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &           $200,000
                construction of streetscaping
                enhancements, paving, lighting, safety
                improvements, parking, garage & roadway
                redesign in Duryea Borough, Luzerne County
  608     OK   SH-33, Widen SH-33 from the Cimarron River     $8,000,000
                East to US-177 Payne County, OK...........
  609     TX   Washington Boulevard Improvements in           $2,600,000
                Beaumont, Texas...........................
  610     FL   Widen Midway Road from South 25th Street to    $2,000,000
                U.S. 1 in St. Lucie County................
  611     NY   Enhance road and transportation facilities     $5,000,000
                in the vicinity of W. 65th St and
                Broadway, New York City...................
  612     LA   Construct Kansas-Garrett Connector and I-20    $5,000,000
                Interchange Improvements..................
  613     PA   Construct the SR 1058 Connector between PA     $1,600,000
                309 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike
                Northeast Extension in Montgomery County..
  614     OK   Reconstruct the Interstate 44 193rd street     $3,000,000
                interchange...............................
  615     NY   Roadway improvements to Woodbury Rd at         $2,000,000
                intersection with Syosset-Woodbury Rd.....
  616     RI   Construct a handicapped accessible trail         $200,000
                and platform at Kettle Pond Visitor Center
                Administrative Facility...................
  617     NJ   Construct Great Swamp National Wildlife          $250,000
                Refuge Road...............................
  618       CA Grade Separation at 32nd Street between I-     $1,000,000
                15 and Harbor Drive, San Diego............
  619     IN   Widen Old Meridian Street from 2 to 4          $1,000,000
                lanes, City of Carmel, Indiana............
  620     WI   Construct a bicycle/pedestrian path, City      $2,200,000
                of Portage................................
  621     VA   Widen Route 17 in Stafford.................    $4,000,000
  622     VA   Widen Route 820 in Bergton, Virginia.......    $1,200,000
  623     IL   Construction of 2 North/South Blvds. and 2     $7,500,000
                East/West Blvds. in the vicinity of
                Northern Illinois University..............
  624       CA Begin construction of road from US-395 west    $1,000,000
                towards SR-14.............................
  625     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &           $200,000
                construction of streetscaping
                enhancements, paving, lighting, safety
                improvements, parking & roadway redesign
                in Old Forge Borough, Lackawanna County...
  626     PA   Improvements to Amtrak Keystone Corridor         $500,000
                grade crossings at Irishtown Rd., New
                Comer Rd., and a new bridge at Ebychiques
                Rd........................................
  627     TN   Acquire and construct trail and bikeway        $1,600,000
                along S. Chickamauga Creek in Chattanooga,
                TN........................................
  628     TX   Interchange improvements IH-30 Arlington at    $2,000,000
                FM 157 (Collins Street) and Center Street.
  629     MO   Highway 350 Access Management Study from       $1,000,000
                I435 to I470..............................
  630     TX   Mile 6 W from US83 to SH 107, Hidalgo          $1,000,000
                County....................................
  631     NJ   Pedestrian facilities and street lighting        $433,000
                on Haddon Avenue from Albertson Avenue to
                Glenwood Avenue, Haddon Township..........
  632     NY   Rehabilitate highway bridges--Ithaca           $2,500,000
                secondary line............................
  633     WA   Buckley, WA; New Road alignments on 112th      $2,000,000
                Street Corridor...........................
  634     ID   Construct Washington Street North from         $4,500,000
                Addison Avenue to Pole Line Road..........
  635      SC  Construction of the US-15/SC-341 connector     $4,500,000
                parallel to I-20, Lee County..............
  636     PA   Construct Recreational Trail from Oil City     $1,000,000
                to Rynd Farm (Venango County).............
  637     TX   FM 1637 from FM 3051 to FM 185, Waco.......    $2,000,000
  638     VA   Green Cove Station--improvements to              $100,000
                existing Forest Service facility located
                at trailhead of Virginia Creeper Trail....
  639     NJ   South Essex Street Bridge Pedestrian Access      $578,000
                Improvements, Orange......................
  640     TX   FM 3391 (East Renfro St.) from I-35W to CR     $1,500,000
                602, Burleson.............................
  641     WI   Replace Wisconsin Street Bridge (STH 44) in   $10,000,000
                Oshkosh, Wisconsin........................
  642       CT Construct Route 11 Extension and Greenway     $16,000,000
                from Salem to Waterford...................
  643     TX   Drainage Study and Engineering for US 83 in    $1,000,000
                Starr County..............................
  644     TN   widen SR-62 in Knox County, TN.............    $6,500,000
  645     GA   Widen US 17 SR 25 from Yacht Drive to Harry    $2,000,000
                Driggers Boulevard, Glynn County, Georgia.
  646     KY   Widen US 25 from US 421 North to KY 876,       $1,000,000
                Madison County............................
  647     GA   Widen US 280/SR 30 from east of Flint River    $1,000,000
                to SR 300 Connector west of Cordele.......
  648     MS   Upgrade roads in Gunnison, Mound Bayou,        $2,000,000
                Beulah, Benoit, and Shaw, Bolivar County..
  649     NY   Construct and enhance Fillmore Avenue and      $1,500,000
                traffic down-grade and infrastructure
                improvements to Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo.
  650     NJ   Construct Route 46 & Main Street               $2,000,000
                intersection in Lodi......................
  651     MN   Phase III construction of Trunk Highway 610-   $5,000,000
                10 Minnesota..............................
  652     NM   NM 128 JCT NM 31 East to Texas State Line..    $3,000,000
  653     NJ   Replacement of Prospect Avenue Culvert,          $400,000
                City of Summit, County of Union...........
  654     FL   US 441 Traffic Improvements----Road              $900,000
                surface, road access, curb, gutter, and
                right of way, Miami Gardens...............
  655     MN   Environmental studies and right of way         $5,000,000
                acuisition for Trunk Highway 55 Corridor
                Protection Project........................
  656     NY   Roadway improvements on Woodbine Avenue          $800,000
                between 5th Avenue and Beach Avenue.......
  657     NY   Saugerties, Improve downtown streets.......    $1,200,000
  658     IN   Widen US 31 Hamilton County, Indiana.......    $1,000,000
  659     GA   Build a bridge across Big Indian Creek,        $1,500,000
                Perry.....................................
  660     MI   Carpenter Road Reconstruction--700 feet        $2,000,000
                South of Textile Road to I-94, Washtenaw
                County....................................
  661     IN   Resurface and widen Shelby County Indiana        $500,000
                400 North Phases IV and V.................
  662      SC  Widen West Georgia Road from Neely Ferry       $2,000,000
                Road to Fork Shoals Road..................
  663     TX   Construct Phase II of City of Killeen SH-      $4,000,000
                201.......................................
  664     MN   Interchange improvements at I-94 and CSAH      $1,000,000
                19 and at CSAH 37 in the city of
                Albertville, MN...........................
  665     KY   Construction of bypass between KY 55 and US    $1,000,000
                68 at Lebanon in Marion County............
  666     NY   Peruville Road. Creating overpass to           $2,000,000
                address intersection safety issue.........
  667     OR   Add a southbound lane to section of I-5        $5,000,000
                through Portland, OR between Delta Park
                and Lombard...............................
  668     MN   10th Street Bridge Expansion in St. Cloud,     $1,000,000
                MN........................................
  669     NJ   Intermodal Access Improvements to the          $2,000,000
                Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor...............
  670     TX   Nolana Loop from FM 1426 to FM 88, Hidalgo     $2,000,000
                County....................................
  671     OH   Perry Park Road Improvements and Pedestrian       $67,000
                Trail Expansion at Call Road in the
                Village of Perry, OH......................
  672     NV   Implement Regional Transportation of           $3,000,000
                Southern Nevada FAST system...............
  673     NY   Bronx River Greenway 233rd Street              $1,000,000
                Connection................................
  674     PA   Construction of turn lanes, increase curve       $435,000
                radius at the intersection of SR 3041 and
                Industrial Park Road, Somerset, Pa........
  675     FL   Planning and design for development of           $500,000
                future highway connections to the
                Southwest Florida International Airport...
  676     WI   Reconstruct and rebuild St. Croix River        $7,000,000
                Crossing, connecting Wisconsin State
                Highway 64 in Houlton, Wisconsin to
                Minnesota State Highway 36 in Stillwater
                Minnesota.................................
  677     TN   Conduct study for SR45 to SR386 Connector..      $500,000
  678     IN   Reconstruct and widen Shelby County Indiana    $1,000,000
                500 East from 1200 N to US 52.............
  679     MO   Removal and Replacement of the Grand Avenue    $3,500,000
                Bridge in the City of St. Louis...........
  680     TX   Conduct reconstruction and managed lanes       $5,000,000
                project on Airport Freeway (SH 183-SH 121)
                from IH 820 to the Dallas County Line.....
  681     FL   Reconstruction of Hanford Boulevard, North     $2,750,000
                Miami Beach...............................

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  682     MA   Commonwealth Ave/Kenmore Sq. Roadway &         $5,000,000
                Pedestrian Improvements...................
  683     NY   Pedestrian walkway and bikeway improvements    $3,200,000
                along the NYC Greenway System in Coney
                Island....................................
  684     PA   Restore Route 222 in Maxatawny and Richmond    $2,500,000
                Townships, Berks County, PA...............
  685     OH   Study and design of modifications to I-75      $1,500,000
                interchanges at M.L. King-Hopple, I-74,
                and Mitchell in Cincinnati................
  686     VA   Widen Route 10 to six lanes from Route 1 to    $1,000,000
                Meadowville Road, Chesterfield............
  687     GA   Rebuild sidewalks, install sidewalks, and        $250,000
                add speed monitoring system, Alamo........
  688       CA Widen Wilmington Ave from 223rd street         $3,000,000
                including ramp modifications, Carson......
  689     WI   Construct STH 32 (Claude Allouez) bridge in      $500,000
                DePere, Wisconsin (Brown County,
                Wisconsin)................................
  690     NY   Construction of drainage improvements and        $430,000
                aethetic enhancements to Oak Beach Road in
                the Town of Babylon, NY...................
  691     WI   Construct an alternative connection to         $4,000,000
                divert local traffic from I-90, a major
                highway, and allow movement through the
                Gateway commercial development project....
  692     WA   East Marine View Drive Widening in Everett.    $3,500,000
  693     OH   Construction of safety improvements at           $300,000
                intersection of US 422 and SR 700 in
                Geauga County, OH.........................
  694     WV   Upgrade Route 10, Logan Co.................    $5,000,000
  695     TX   Conduct Preliminary Engineering for Funnel     $4,000,000
                Project on SH 114 from BS 114L to Dallas
                County Line and on SH 121 from SH 360 to
                Dallas Co Line............................
  696      NC  Install ITS on US70 Clayton Bypass.........    $1,000,000
  697     PA   Brighton Road Extension-add new street to N    $1,000,000
                Shore roadway network to facilitate access
                to amphitheater...........................
  698     NJ   Broad Street Streetscape Project in              $700,000
                Elizabeth to provide physical improvements
                and to enhance transportation flow and
                efficiency................................
  699     FL   Construction of 4 lane highway around          $3,000,000
                Jacksonville connecting US1 to Route 9A...
  700     WA   510-507 Loop--Conduct engineering, design,     $2,500,000
                and ROW acquisition for alternative route
                to two existing highways that bisect Yelm,
                WA........................................
  701       CA Develop and implement traffic calming          $1,000,000
                measures for traffic exiting the I-710
                into Long Beach...........................
  702       CA San Diego, CA Construction of the I-5 and      $4,000,000
                SR-56 Connectors..........................
  703     IL   Upgrade Ridge Avenue, Evanston.............    $3,000,000
  704      SC  Widening and Improvements for Highway 901,     $2,000,000
                York County...............................
  705     IA   Widening and Reconstruction, I 235, Des        $6,500,000
                Moines....................................
  706       CA Bay Road improvements between University       $6,000,000
                Avenue to Fordham, and from Clarke Avenue
                to Cooley Landing. Northern access
                improvements between University and
                Illinois Avenues, East Palo Alto..........
  707      NC  Project to widen US 501 from NC 49 in          $4,000,000
                Roxboro to the VA state line with part on
                new location..............................
  708     NY   Congestion reduction, traffic flow               $640,000
                improvement and intermodal transfer study
                at Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street in Queens.
  709       CA Construct bicycle and pedestrian bridge          $750,000
                between Oyster Bay Regional Park in San
                Leandro and Metropolitan Golf Course in
                Oakland...................................
  710     TX   For construction of Seg 5 and 6 of SH 130      $5,000,000
                from 183 to Seguin, TX....................
  711     NJ   Construct the Airport Circle Elimination at    $1,000,000
                Tilton and Delilah Roads, Atlantic County.
  712     KY   Construct North Somerset Bypass in Pulaski     $7,000,000
                County from Nunn Parkway to KY 80.........
  713     NV   Construct US Highway 95--Las Vegas Beltway     $8,000,000
                Interchange...............................
  714     NY   Repair and repave the north side of the          $150,000
                Mineola train station.....................
  715     IL   Repair of CH 29 and reconstruction of CH 8     $1,000,000
                at interchanges with Interstate 55 at
                Towanda and Lexington Illinois............
  716       CA Conduct a Project Study Report for new           $500,000
                Highway 99 interchange between SR 165 and
                Bradbury Road, serving Turlock/Hilmar
                region....................................
  717     PA   Construction of US-22 to I-79 Section of       $1,000,000
                Southern Beltway, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  718     MN   Construction of new highway between the        $3,000,000
                bridge over Partridge River on CR 565 in
                Hoyt Lakes to the intersection of CSAH 21
                and 70, Babbitt...........................
  719       CA State Route 1 improvements between Soquel      $3,670,000
                and Morrissey Blvd including merge lanes
                and the La Fonda overpass, Santa Cruz.....
  720     WA   The West Corridor Coalition in Washington        $500,000
                state.....................................
  721     WA   North Sound Connecting Communities             $1,000,000
                Transportation Project Planning...........
  722     FL   West Relief Bridge Rehabilitation, Bay         $1,500,000
                Harbor Islands............................
  723     NE   Western Douglas County Trails Project,         $5,500,000
                Nebraska..................................
  724     TN   Bristol, Tennessee highway-RR grade              $100,000
                Crossing improvement--Hazelwood Street....
  725     GA   Extend East Greene Street, install street        $400,000
                lights, utilities, and landscaping,
                Milledgeville.............................
  726       CA Grade Separation at Vanowen and Cliveborne,    $1,000,000
                Burbank...................................
  727     MA   Improve traffic signal operations, pavement    $1,500,000
                markings & regulatory signage, Milton-
                Boston City Line..........................
  728     NY   Port Jervis, NY downtown pedestrian mall         $650,000
                and promenade.............................
  729     MN   Construct Soo Line Trail from north of           $495,000
                Bowlus to the east side of Mississippi
                River.....................................
  730     WI   Construct traffic mitigation signals,            $400,000
                signs, and other upgrades for Howard Ave,
                St. Francis...............................
  731     NH   Reconstruction of NH 11 and NH 28                $700,000
                Intersection in Alton.....................
  732       CA Riverside Drive Improvements, Los Angeles..      $400,000
  733       CA Upgrade CA SR 4 East from the vicinity of     $15,000,000
                Loveridge Road to G Street, Contra Costa
                County....................................
  734     TX   Widen SH 24 from a 2-lane facility to 4-       $1,500,000
                lane divided facility from SH 19 to
                Cooper, TX................................
  735     PA   Rail crossing signalization upgrade, Willow      $325,400
                Street, Fleetwood, Berks..................
  736     IL   25th Avenue Grade Separation, Melrose Park.      $500,000
  737      SC  Construct Hub City Connector Passage (12.5     $1,000,000
                miles of bicycle-pedestrian improvements,
                176-SC 56), part of state-wide Palmetto
                Trail Project.............................
  738     FL   Construct US 1/SR 100 Connector, Bunnell,      $2,500,000
                Florida...................................
  739     MN   Construction of Gitchi-Gami State Trail          $700,000
                from Gooseberry Falls State Park Trail
                Head parking lot to 2.3 miles east........
  740       CA Design and environmental analysis for State    $1,000,000
                Route 11 connecting State Route 905 to the
                new East Otay Mesa Port of Entry, San
                Diego.....................................
  741     NY   Improve North Fork Trail, Southold.........      $200,000
  742     HI   Interstate Route H1 Deck Repair, Airport       $4,770,000
                Viaduct...................................
  743     OH   Replace Grade Separation at Eastland and         $750,000
                Sheldon Road, Berea.......................
  744     WA   Widen I-5 through Lewis County.............    $3,500,000
  745      SC  Engineering design and construction of I-73   $10,000,000
                from the North Carolina State Line to I-95
  746     OH   Planning and construction of a bicycle         $2,500,000
                trail adjacent to the I-90 and SR 615
                Interchange in Lake County, OH............
  747      SC  Widening of Boiling Springs 9 from Rainbow     $5,000,000
                Lake Rd. to SC 292........................
  748     IL   Construct Streetscape Project, Orland Hills      $400,000
  749     IL   Widening of Lake Cook Road ITS in                $500,000
                Deerfield, IL.............................
  750     OR   Widening of Oregon Hwy 217 between Tualatin   $10,000,000
                Valley Hwy and the US 26 interchange,
                Beaverton.................................
  751     PR   Widening of PR 111 at the intersections of     $6,000,000
                PR-444 through PR-423.....................
  752     MI   Widen M-72 from US-31 easterly 7.2 miles to    $2,500,000
                Old M-72..................................
  753     PA   Widening of Rt.22 and SR.26 in Huntingdon.     $3,375,000
                Upgrades to the interchange at US RT 22
                and SR26..................................

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  754     MN   Widening of US Highway 61 at Frontenac           $800,000
                Station, MN...............................
  755     KS   Construction and reconstruction of four        $4,000,000
                interchanges on I-435, I-35 and US-69 in
                Johnson Co................................
  756     MA   Melnea Cass Blvd Reconstruction............    $2,000,000
  757     NH   Improve Meredith Village Traffic Rotary....    $1,000,000
  758     FL   Implement Blue Heron Boulevard Streetscape     $2,500,000
                Improvements, City of Riviera Beach.......
  759     NY   Install Improvements for Pedestrian Safety       $250,000
                in the vicinity of PS 114.................
  760     WI   Reconstruct STH 181 between Florist Ave and    $4,500,000
                North Milwaukee County Line...............
  761     LA   Replace the Prospect Street Bridge (LA         $3,000,000
                3087), Houma..............................
  762     GA   Streetscape improvements along LaVista Road      $200,000
                in the Northlake business district of
                DeKalb County, Georgia....................
  763     MD   Study Greater Towson Area traffic flow and       $200,000
                future needs..............................
  764     FL   Construct US 1 Improvements, Cities of           $400,000
                Holly Hill and Ormond Beach, Florida......
  765     OH   Transportation Enhancements to the downtown      $700,000
                area of the Village of Chagrin Falls, OH..
  766     MA   Pedestrian Walkway for the Town of Norwood.      $780,000
  767     NJ   Restoration of Route 35 in Ocean County,       $1,500,000
                New Jersey................................
  768     PA   Extension of Third Street from Interstate      $4,800,000
                83 to Chestnut Street, Harrisburg.........
  769     TX   Carlton road grade separation, Laredo, TX..    $5,000,000
  770     OH   Construct connector roadway between SR13 13      $250,000
                and Horns Hill Road in north Newark.......
  771     TN   Construct new lighting on Veterans Memorial      $250,000
                Bridge, Loudon County, Tennessee..........
  772     NY   Roadway improvements on CR3 between Ruland     $2,220,000
                Rd and I-495..............................
  773     TN   Construct State Route 385 (North and East)     $3,150,000
                around the city of Memphis................
  774     NY   Waterloo, NY by-pass project...............    $7,000,000
  775     IN   Extend Everbrook Drive from SR 332 to            $640,000
                Bethel Avenue in the City of Muncie,
                Indiana...................................
  776     TN   Construct Proposed SR397 extension from        $2,225,000
                SR96 West to US 431 North to Franklin
                WIlliamson County.........................
  777     AK   Construct linking road from airport to port    $1,500,000
                in Akutan.................................
  778     PA   Uniontown to Brownsville section of            $5,000,000
                Pennsylvania Mon/Fayette Expressway.......
  779     NY   Ashburton Avenue Reconstruction, Yonkers,      $1,000,000
                New York..................................
  780     OR   Highway 22, Polk County....................    $1,000,000
  781     FL   I-75 Widening and Improvements in Collier     $45,000,000
                and Lee County, Florida...................
  782     WI   Pioneer Road Rail Grade Separation (Fond du    $4,000,000
                Lac, Wisconsin)...........................
  783     FL   Design and construction of double-deck         $4,000,000
                roadway system exiting FLL airport
                connecting Y.S. 1 and I-595...............
  784     MI   Wayne, Reconstruct one quarter of a mile         $125,000
                stretch of Laurenwood.....................
  785     GA   Construct the West Cleveland Bypass from US    $2,900,000
                129SR 11 near Hope Road exteding west of
                Cleveland, on new and existing locations
                to SR75...................................
  786     IL   Eliminate Highway-Railway crossing over US     $2,000,000
                14 and realignment of US 14, Des Plaines..
  787     OR   Highway 22-Cascade Highway interchange           $500,000
                improvements, Marion County...............
  788     VA   Widen Route 29 between Eaton Place and         $3,000,000
                Route 123 in Fairfax City, VA.............
  789     WI   Reroute State Hwy 11 near Burlington, WI       $2,000,000
                (Kenosha County, WI)......................
  790     IL   East Peoria, Illinois Technology Blvd.         $1,000,000
                upgrades..................................
  791      DC  Metro Branch Trail Construction............    $2,000,000
  792     MA   Study and design I-93 / Mystic Ave.              $500,000
                Interchange at Assembly Sq................
  793     NM   Widening of US 491 from Navajo 9 to            $2,000,000
                Colorado state border.....................
  794     FL   Construct access road to link Jacksonville     $5,000,000
                International Airport to I-95.............
  795     FL   Widening of SR 60 from 66th Avenue to I-95     $1,000,000
                in Indian River County, FL................
  796     GA   Widening of SR 133: Colquitt Co./Daughtery     $1,000,000
                Co........................................
  797     PA   Rail Bridge Removal and intersection           $1,300,000
                improvements, Cameron and Paxton Streets,
                Harrisburg................................
  798     PA   Widening of SR 1001 Section 601 in Clinton     $1,000,000
                County....................................
  799     PA   Widening of Route 40 in Wharton Township,      $2,000,000
                Fayette County, Pa........................
  800     NJ   Widening of Route 1 and intersection           $1,000,000
                improvements in South Brunswick...........
  801     PA   construct PA 706 Wyalusing Bypass Bradford     $1,000,000
                County, Pennsylvania......................
  802     IL   Construct four lane extension of IL RT29         $600,000
                from Rochester to Taylorville.............
  803     IL   Widening of Old Madison Road, St. Clair        $2,000,000
                County....................................
  804     NY   Construction of Bicycle Path and Pedestrian      $500,000
                Trail in City of Dunkirk..................
  805     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &           $200,000
                construction of streetscaping
                enhancements, paving, lighting, safety
                improvements, parking & roadway redesign
                in Plains Township, Luzerne County........
  806       CA Replace I-880 overpass at Davis St in San        $750,000
                Leandro...................................
  807     PA   DuBois-Jefferson County Airport Access Road    $1,000,000
                Construction..............................
  808     GA   Streetscape project to improve                   $500,000
                accessibility and safety for pedestrians,
                Mount Vernon..............................
  809     IL   Replacement of Fullerton Avenue Bridge and     $4,800,000
                Pedestrian Walkway........................
  810     NH   Construct intersection at US 3 and Pembroke      $700,000
                Hill Road in Pembroke.....................
  811     FL   A new interchange with the Pineda Causeway    $11,000,000
                Extension and I-95........................
  812       CT Make Improvements to Groton Bicycle and          $380,000
                Pedestrian Trails and Facilities..........
  813     MN   TH36--Stillwater Bridge; cut-and-cover           $500,000
                approach to river crossing................
  814     NM   US 54 Reconstruction, Tularosa to Santa        $2,000,000
                Rosa......................................
  815     VA   Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Corridor--       $3,200,000
                acquire site; design and construction of
                interpretative center, enhancement of
                trail corridor............................
  816     MI   Widening of M-24 from two lanes to four        $1,000,000
                lanes with a boulevard from I-69 to the
                county line...............................
  817     IN   Construct US231 in Spencer and Dubois          $6,000,000
                Counties in Indiana.......................
  818     TN   Construct overpass at Highway 321 and          $6,500,000
                Highway 11 Loudon County, Tennessee.......
  819     SD   Improve the SD Advanced Traveler               $1,400,000
                Information System........................
  820     NV   Construct I-15 Widening--US 95--I 515          $6,000,000
                Interchange to Apex Road..................
  821     NY   Implement ITS system and apparatus to            $100,000
                enhance citywide truck route system on
                Avenue P between Coney Island Avenue and
                Ocean Avenue in the 9th District of New
                York......................................
  822     GA   Install sidewalks, trails, lighting, and         $500,000
                amenities in Balls Ferry Park, Wilkinson
                County....................................
  823       CA Construct Inland Empire Transportation         $1,500,000
                Management Center in Fontana to better
                regulate traffic and dispatch personnel to
                incidents.................................
  824     IL   Reconstruct Milwaukee Avenue, including Six   $17,000,000
                Corners...................................
  825     TX   Implementation and quantification of          $18,496,000
                benefits of large-scale landscaping along
                freeways and interchanges in the Houston
                region....................................
  826     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &           $250,000
                construction of a connector road between
                PA 115 & Interstate 81 in Luzerne County..
  827     AL   Pedestrian Improvements for Homewood, AL...      $100,000
  828     TN   Plan and construct a bicycle and pedestrian      $665,000
                trail, Gallatin...........................
  829     MA   Conduct design, feasibility and                $2,000,000
                environmental impact studies of proposal
                to relocate New Bedford/Fairhaven bridge..

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  830     IA   Iowa City, IA Construction of arterial         $2,500,000
                extension project connecting Coralville to
                west and south Iowa City..................
  831     NJ   Rehabilitate Route 139 in Jersey City--        $2,000,000
                Portway...................................
  832     NJ   Route 605 extension to US-206..............    $1,000,000
  833     OH   Widen SR 170 Calcutta......................    $2,500,000
  834     IA   Widening of Hwy 44, Grimes.................      $500,000
  835     VA   Widening of Highway 15 in Farmville,           $5,000,000
                Virginia..................................
  836     MA   Design and construct intersection              $1,000,000
                improvements at Memorial Park II on
                Roosevelt Ave from Bay St to Page
                Boulevard, Springfield....................
  837      SC  Widening of Frontage Road from U.S. 72 to      $2,800,000
                U.S. 56, Laurens, SC......................
  838     NY   Mill Road: NY Rte 261 to North Avenue in       $2,500,000
                the Town of Greece........................
  839      NC  Widening of Beckford Drive, City of              $960,000
                Henderson.................................
  840     NY   Realignment of Clove Road and Rt 208,          $1,200,000
                access management improvements in Orange
                County....................................
  841     NY   City of Peeskill, NY Street Resurfacing           $52,000
                Program--Brown Street.....................
  842     FL   Fund advanced Right-of-Way Acquisition         $3,700,000
                along SR 52 in Pasco County, Florida......
  843     MA   Design, engineer, permit, and construct        $1,000,000
                ``Border to Boston Bikeway'' rails-trails
                project, from Salisbury to Danvers........
  844     FL   Soutel Drive Road Enhancements,                $1,500,000
                Jacksonville..............................
  845     NJ   Bicycle facilities in West Deptford              $115,000
                Township..................................
  846     PA   Create a direct connection between State       $3,000,000
                Road 29 and State Route 113...............
  847     MA   Design and construction of the north and       $1,500,000
                southbound ramps on Interstate 91 at Exit
                19........................................
  848     IA   NW 70th Ave reconstruction, Johnston.......    $4,500,000
  849     NY   Town of Minisink South Plank Road..........      $275,000
  850     VA   Town of St. Paul--restoration of historic        $150,000
                Hillman House to serve as trail system
                information center and construction of
                stations on trails........................
  851     PA   Conduct environmental review and acquire       $4,000,000
                right of way for preferred alternative to
                improve PA 41.............................
  852     FL   Acquire Right-of-Way for Ludlam Trail,           $750,000
                Miami, Florida............................
  853     NY   Construct Safe Routes to Schools projects      $3,000,000
                in New York City..........................
  854       CO Construction of US 24--Tennessee Pass,         $6,000,000
                Colorado..................................
  855       CA Implement Riverside Avenue Railroad Bridge       $500,000
                improvements, south of Interstate 10 in
                Rialto....................................
  856     MA   Longwood Ave/Urban Ring Tunnel Study.......      $450,000
  857     IL   Traffic Signal Coordination at US 45 at IL       $100,000
                132 (Grand Avenue) and IL 132 at Rollins
                Road and US 45 at Rollins Road............
  858     IA   US 63 improvement near New Hampton, Iowa...    $8,700,000
  859     NY   Village of Unionville reconstruction of           $80,000
                Main Street...............................
  860     TX   Widening from two lanes to four of SH 36       $7,000,000
                from Bellville, TX to Sealy, TX...........
  861     KY   Comprehensive Traffic Study for                  $600,000
                intersection of Main Street and Berea
                College Campus, Berea.....................
  862     TN   Improve State Route 62 in Morgan County        $2,000,000
                near US-27 in Wartburg to Petit Lane from
                existing two lane highway to four lanes...
  863     IL   Construct West Corbin Overpass over            $5,000,000
                Illinois 255, Bethalto....................
  864     OR   Improvements for intersections heavily           $250,000
                traveled through which include Beaverton
                Hillsdale Hwy Scholls Ferry and Oleson,
                Beaverton.................................
  865     FL   Improvements to I-75 in the City of            $9,750,000
                Pembroke Pines, Florida...................
  866       CA Planning, design, engineering and              $5,000,000
                construction of Naval Air Station, North
                Island access tunnel on SR 75-282
                corridor, San Diego.......................
  867       CA Construct road from Mace Blvd in Yolo          $1,000,000
                County to federally supported Pacific
                Flyway wildlife area......................
  868     PA   Construction of ramps on I-95 and US 322,      $3,000,000
                widening of streets and intersections.....
  869     NY   Construct and restore pedestrian and           $1,000,000
                residential roadways in downtown business
                district in Rockville Centre..............
  870     LA   Plan, design and construct Pointe Clair        $3,000,000
                Expressway in Iberville Parish............
  871     MA   Construction of East Milton Parking Deck       $1,000,000
                over Interstate/Rt. 93....................
  872     PA   Reconstruction of I-176 in Cumru and           $5,000,000
                Robeson Townships, Berks County...........
  873     MI   Resurfacing of Masonic Boulevard in Fraser.    $1,160,000
  874     OH   Construct Ohio River Trail from Downtown       $1,400,000
                Cincinnati, Ohio to Salem Road............
  875     PA   Realignment and reconstruction of SR60         $1,000,000
                interchange with US22-30 and reconstruct
                adjacent Tonidale-Bayer intersection......
  876     NY   Construtction and rehabilitation of East         $930,000
                and West John Streets in the Village of
                Lindenhurst, NY...........................
  877     NY   Construct Northern State Parkway and Long      $6,000,000
                Island Expressway access at Marcus Avenue
                and Lakeville Road and associated Park and
                Ride......................................
  878     PA   Deployment of an Intelligent Transportation    $2,500,000
                System along I-476 Pa Tpke NE Ext/Pa-309
                and I-76 Schuylkill Exwy in Montgomery
                County....................................
  879     NY   Install Improvements for Pedestrian Safety       $250,000
                in the vicinity of PS 153.................
  880     TX   Build 36th Street Extension in San Antonio.    $2,000,000
  881       CA North Atlantic Pedestrian Bridge, Monterey       $600,000
                Park......................................
  882       CA Reconstruct Eastern Ave from Muller St to      $1,000,000
                Watcher St in Bell Gardens................
  883     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &           $200,000
                construction of streetscaping
                enhancements, paving, lighting, safety
                improvements, parking & roadway redesign
                in West Pittston, Luzerne County..........
  884       CA Design Traffic Flow Improvements Azusa and     $1,250,000
                Amar, City of West Covina.................
  885     MI   Reconstruction of Nine Mile Road in            $1,120,000
                Eastpointe................................
  886     WA   Redmond, WA City-wide ITS..................    $1,000,000
  887     IL   Reconstruction and realignment of Baseline     $2,080,000
                Rd, Montgomery, IL........................
  888     NY   Transportation Enhancements to support           $750,000
                Development of Erie Canal in Niagra and
                Orleans Counties..........................
  889       CO US 160, East of Wolf Creek Pass............    $7,500,000
  890     MA   Design, engineering and construction at I-     $2,500,000
                93 The Junction Interchange, Andover,
                Tewksbury and Wilmington..................
  891       CA Rosemead Boulevard/Highway 19 Renovation         $100,000
                Project, Pico Rivera......................
  892     PA   Intersection improvements at PA Route 209        $500,000
                and Water Company Road, construction of a
                bridge and access enhancements to Nature
                and Arts Center, Upper Paxton Township....
  893     TX   Improvements to FM 1979 in Caldwell County.      $300,000
  894     HI   Interstate Route H1 guard rail and shoulder    $3,800,000
                improvements, Waikele Bridge to Airport
                Interchange, Honolulu.....................
  895     MI   M-168 Reconstruction in the village of         $2,200,000
                Elberta...................................
  896       CA Colima Road at Fullerton Road Intersection     $1,000,000
                Improvements..............................
  897     OH   Design and construct Youngstown State          $2,500,000
                University Roadway and Pedestrian Safety
                Improvements, Youngstown..................
  898     MO   Reconstruct Interstate 44 and Highway 39       $5,000,000
                Interchange...............................
  899     WA   Complete final Columbia River crossing           $800,000
                Environmental Impact Statement for SR35 in
                Klickitat County..........................
  900     KY   Reconstruct US 127 at Bellows Road, Mercer       $600,000
                County....................................
  901     NY   Roadway and Pedestrian Improvements for        $2,000,000
                Times and Duffy Squares in New York City..
  902     FL   Six lane expansion of State Road 200 (A1A)     $4,000,000
                from Interstate 95 east to Amelia Island..
  903     MI   Widen and reconstruct Tienken Road in          $4,000,000
                Rochester Hills from Livernois to Sheldon.

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  904     NV   Design and Construct I-580 Meadowood           $2,000,000
                Complex Improvements, Washoe County.......
  905     NY   Town of Chester reconstruction of 13             $200,000
                independent town roads....................
  906     NY   Implement ITS system and apparatus to            $100,000
                enhance citywide truck route system at 9th
                Street and 3rd Avenue intersection in
                Kings County..............................
  907     TX   Construction of highway infrastructure to      $1,000,000
                provide flood protection for Nueces County
  908     FL   Widen State Road 80, Hendry County.........    $3,500,000
  909     NE   Construction of the Columbus, Nebraska         $4,500,000
                North Arterial Road.......................
  910     KY   Extension of Newtown Pike from West Main      $16,500,000
                Street to South Limestone Street,
                Lexington.................................
  911     OH   Road construction and related improvements       $500,000
                in the Village of Gates Mills, OH.........
  912     IL   Widening and Reconstruction of 55th Street     $1,000,000
                from Holmes Avenue to Williams Street in
                Westmont and Clarendon Hills..............
  913     IL   Road upgrades for the Village of Oreana, IL      $884,000
  914     ID   Widen Amity Road from Chestnut Street to       $2,000,000
                Robinson Road in Nampa, Idaho.............
  915     TX   Widening FM 60 (University Drive) from SH6     $3,000,000
                to FM 158, College Station................
  916     GA   Widening Cedarcrest Road from Paulding         $3,150,000
                County line to Governors Towne............
  917       CA Widening Avenue 416 in Dinuba California...    $1,500,000
  918     MA   Design and construction of streetscape           $600,000
                improvements on Main and Maywood Streets,
                Worcester.................................
  919     TX   Extend Munn Street from Demaree Ln to          $1,000,000
                Gellhorn Drive............................
  920     MN   City of Moorhead SE Main GSI, 34th St. and     $3,000,000
                I94 Interchange and Moorhead Comprehensive
                Rail Safety Program.......................
  921     AL   Widening and safety improvements to SR-216     $3,000,000
                between SR-215 and I-59, I-20.............
  922     WA   Improve 13.5 mile section of Klickitat           $250,000
                bicycle and pedestrian trail between Lyle
                and Klickitat.............................
  923     IL   Improve safety of culvert replacement on         $320,000
                250th Rd between 460th St and Cty Hwy 20
                in Grandview Township, Edgar County, IL...
  924     NY   Kingston, Improve uptown streets...........    $1,000,000
  925     PA   Replace Blair Creek Bridg over the Little      $1,600,000
                Lehigh Creek, just west of the Maple Grove
                Bridge, in Longswamp Township, Berks
                County....................................
  926       CA Construct highway connecting State Route 78/   $9,500,000
                86 and State Route 111, Brawley...........
  927     GA   Widening and improvements on Colerain Road     $1,000,000
                in St. Marys, Georgia.....................
  928     MD   Implement Pedestrian and Roadway               $2,000,000
                Improvements Contained in the Druid Hill
                Park Neighborhood Access Program in
                Baltimore.................................
  929     AZ   Kabba Wash project between I-40 and Wikieup    $2,000,000
  930     ME   Route 2 Improvements from Bethel to Gilead.      $500,000
  931     FL   Widening and Improvements for I-75 in         $27,000,000
                Collier and Lee County....................
  932     TX   Widening 349 Dawson and Martin County......    $2,000,000
  933     WI   Widen Wisconsin State Highway 64 between       $4,000,000
                Houlton and New Richmond..................
  934     IN   Widen Wheeling Avenue from Centennial to         $960,000
                McGalliard Road in the City of Muncie,
                Indiana...................................
  935     MN   Construct a bike trail along the north side      $540,000
                of TH 11 to the Voyageurs National Park
                Visitor Center on Black Bay of Rainy Lake.
  936     FL   Construct pedestrian underpass and safety      $1,600,000
                improvements at SR A1A and Castillo Drive,
                City of St. Augustine.....................
  937       CA Rehabilitate street surfaces in Sherman          $124,000
                Oaks......................................
  938       CA Repair and realignment of Brahma Dr. and         $300,000
                Winnetka Ave..............................
  939     NJ   Riverwalk in Millburn along the West Branch      $750,000
                of the Rahway River.......................
  940     AL   I-20 widening and safety improvements in       $4,000,000
                St. Clair County..........................
  941     TN   Plan and construct Rutherford County             $500,000
                visitor's center/ transportation
                information hub...........................
  942     UT   Streetscape a two-lane road and add turning      $500,000
                lanes at key intersections on Santa Clara
                Drive in Santa Clara......................
  943       CA US 101 Operational Improvements, San Jose..    $5,000,000
  944     IL   Upgrade traffic signal system on 87th            $500,000
                Street, Chicago...........................
  945     LA   Water Well Road Gateway Cooridor (LA 478)--    $5,650,000
                Design, Right of Way, and Construction of
                3.6 miles from I-49 to LA 1...............
  946       CO East 104th and US85 Intersection: Study,       $1,000,000
                design and construction of needed
                improvements to intersection..............
  947     FL   Widen West Virginia Drive from Floresta        $3,000,000
                Drive to US 1 in St. Lucie................
  948     ID   Widen US-95 in Idaho from Jct. SH-1 to         $3,000,000
                Canadian Border...........................
  949     IL   Engineering of the Willow Creek Trail            $200,000
                Extension from Rock Cut State Park to the
                Long Prairie Trail........................
  950       CA Widen Interstate 8 overpass at Dogwood         $2,122,500
                Road, Imperial County.....................
  951       CA Improve bridge 58-7 on SR 115 that crosses     $1,000,000
                the Alamo River in Holtville and also
                project design and environmental analysis
                of a new bridge over the same river.......
  952     ID   Widen US-95 from Worley to Mica Creek,         $3,000,000
                Idaho.....................................
  953     MI   Complete the 2 segments of US-127 from         $5,000,000
                Ithaca to St. Johns to a limited access
                freeway...................................
  954       CA Construct a new interchange where I-15        $10,000,000
                meets Cajalco Road in Corona, CA..........
  955     OH   Construct interchange at CR 80 on IR 77        $5,000,000
                near Dover................................
  956     TX   US 67, widening from Nolan River to West       $3,000,000
                Buffalo Creek, Cleburne...................
  957      NC  Widen and improve I 85 through Cabarrus        $8,000,000
                County from US 29--49 to 29--601..........
  958      NC  US401 from Raleigh to Fayetteville.........    $4,000,000
  959     GA   Construct and Improve Westside Parkway,        $4,000,000
                Northern Section, in Fulton County........
  960     NY   City of Peeskill, NY Street Resurfacing          $130,000
                Program. Hudson Avenue....................
  961       CA Construction of CA 101 Auxiliary Lanes,        $2,250,000
                Marsh Rd. to Santa Clara County Line......
  962     NY   For the acquisition of ferry boats and         $1,500,000
                ferry terminal facilities and operation of
                ferry service from Rockland County-Yonkers-
                Manhattan.................................
  963     IL   For engineering, right-of-way acquisition      $1,750,000
                and reconstruction of two existing lanes
                on Arsenal Road from Baseline Rd to Rt 53.
  964     PA   For the Scranton City Redevelopment            $2,500,000
                Authority to design, engineer, acquire ROW
                & construct streetscaping enhancements,
                paving, lighting & safety improvements,
                parking & roadway redesign................
  965     FL   Construct landscaped sidewalks, bus lanes,     $1,536,041
                pedestrian/bicycle paths, vehicular lanes,
                City of Plantation........................
  966     NY   Improve Route 17--Access Control, Elmira to    $2,500,000
                Chemung...................................
  967     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &           $200,000
                construction of streetscaping
                enhancements, paving, lighting, safety
                improvements, parking & roadway redesign
                in Plymouth Borough, Luzerne County.......
  968     ID   Improve SH-75 from Timmerman to Ketchum....    $5,000,000
  969     OR   Improve U.S. 97 from Modoc Point to Algoma.    $2,000,000
  970     SD   Construct an interchange on I-90 at Marion     $1,400,000
                Road west of Sioux Falls..................
  971       CA Realign First St between Mission Rd and        $1,250,000
                Clarence St in Los Angeles................
  972     MO   Relocation of Route 13 Branson West Bypass.    $5,200,000
  973     IL   Resurfacing Congress Parkway, The Illinois       $500,000
                Department of Transportation..............
  974     RI   Establish interchange between Route 4 and      $6,000,000
                Interstate 95.............................
  975     TX   Improvements to FM 676 in Alton............      $500,000
  976     MA   Reconstruction of Goddard Memorial Drive       $2,000,000
                from State Route 9 to Airport Drive,
                Worcester.................................

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  977     FL   Homestead, FL Widening of SW 320 Street        $2,500,000
                (Mowry Drive) from Flagler Avenue to SW
                187 Avenue................................
  978       CT Broad Street Reconstruction Project in New     $1,800,000
                Britain...................................
  979     PA   Construct Johnsonburg Bypass...............    $4,400,000
  980       CT Construct Valley Service Road Extension,       $2,000,000
                North Haven...............................
  981     VA   Construction of transportation related         $1,000,000
                enhancements and infrastructure of the
                VMFA project..............................
  982     MI   Reconstruct and Widen I-94 in Kalamazoo, MI   $14,000,000
  983     MD   Land Acquistion for Highway Mitigation in     $19,500,000
                Cecil and Worcester Conties, MD...........
  984       CA Construct overpass on Central Ave at the         $750,000
                railroad crossing in Newark...............
  985     IL   City of Bartonville, Street widening and         $952,572
                improvements and sidewalk improvements....
  986     OH   Construct Williamsburg, Ohio to Batavia,         $250,000
                Ohio Hike & Bike Trail....................
  987     IL   The continuation of US Route 12 from the       $3,000,000
                Wisconsin state line to the intersection
                of Tryon Grove Road, Route 12 and Illinois
                State Route 31............................
  988     FL   US17-92 and French Ave. Roundabout, Sanford      $500,000
  989     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &           $200,000
                construction of streetscaping
                enhancements, paving, lighting, safety
                improvements, parking & roadway redesign
                in Hanover Township, Luzerne County.......
  990     MI   Reduction from 3.5 miles of travel to 1.0      $3,000,000
                miles of travel crossing over the
                Tittabawassee River on Meridian Road......
  991     ID   Widen US-95 from Top of Lewiston Hill to       $2,000,000
                Moscow, Idaho.............................
  992     TX   Construct a pedestrian/bicycle trail in the      $750,000
                Sunnyside area of Houston.................
  993     TX   Construct remaining 800-foot 4-lane divided    $1,160,000
                thoroughfare for Preston Rd segment
                between Beltway 8 and Genoa Red Bluff Rd..
  994     AS   Shoreline protection and drainage              $1,000,000
                mitigation for Aua village roads..........
  995      SC  Medical University of South Carolina           $4,000,000
                Roadway Enhancement.......................
  996     PR   Replacement ferries on Culebra and Vieques     $2,000,000
                routes....................................
  997     MI   Livonia, reconstruct Stark Rd. between         $1,000,000
                Plymouth Rd. and I-96.....................
  998     PA   PA Route 309 roadway construction and          $2,000,000
                signalization improvements in Tamaqua
                Borough...................................
  999     MA   Union Square Roadway & Streetscape               $500,000
                Improvements..............................
 1000     TX   Improvements to South McColl Road in           $2,400,000
                Hidalgo County............................
 1001     MS   Widen US Hwy 61 and improve major              $2,000,000
                intersections, Natchez....................
 1002     TX   Widen US 82 from 2-lane facility to 4-lane     $4,000,000
                facility from FM 1417 in Sherman, TX to US
                69 in Bells, TX...........................
 1003     TX   Widen US 79, from FM 1512 near Jewett to IH-   $2,000,000
                45 to a four-lane divided highway.........
 1004     TN   Construct shoulder and turn lane on SR 35      $1,500,000
                in Seymour, Tennessee.....................
 1005     NE   Construction of Heartland Expressway           $7,500,000
                between Alliance and Minatare, NE.........
 1006     WA   Pedestrian Sidewalk Construction in              $175,000
                Snohomish.................................
 1007     TN   North Second Street Corridor Upgrade,          $2,000,000
                Memphis...................................
 1008     OH   Purchase High Speed Ferries for Black River      $750,000
                Excursion Boat Service, Lorain............
 1009     MD   MD4 at Suitland Parkway....................    $4,000,000
 1010     OK   Widen US 60 from approximately 2 miles east    $1,000,000
                of the US 60-US 75 interchange east
                approximately 5.5 miles...................
 1011      NC  Widen US 401 from Wake County to Louisburg.    $3,000,000
 1012     PA   CUPSS, Pennsylvania, Urban Maglev              $5,000,000
                Demonstration Test Project................
 1013     TX   Widen US 287 Bypass at Ennis from two to       $7,000,000
                four lanes................................
 1014     KY   Widen US 27 from KY 34 to US 150 Bypass,       $2,000,000
                Garrard County and Lincoln County.........
 1015     MN   Right of way acquisition for Mississippi       $1,000,000
                River Bridge connecting I94 and US10
                between US169 and TH101...................
 1016     WI   Rehabilitate Highway 53 between Chippewa       $4,000,000
                Falls and New Auburn......................
 1017     IL   Widen U.S. Route 67 from Macomb to Illinois    $2,000,000
                101.......................................
 1018     IL   Widen U.S. Route 51 from Pana to Vandalia..    $3,000,000
 1019     IL   Widen U.S. Route 34 from U.S. 67 to Carmen     $4,000,000
                Road......................................
 1020     WA   Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall............   $14,000,000
 1021     NJ   East Coast Greenway bicycle and pedestrian     $1,000,000
                path from New Brunswick to Hudson River...
 1022     FL   Construct bicycle and pedestrian undperpass    $1,500,000
                and park under I-95, Miami................
 1023       CA Implement Van Nuys Road and Safety               $500,000
                Improvements..............................
 1024     FL   New systems interchange ramps at SR 417 and    $6,000,000
                Boggy Creek Road in Orange County, FL.....
 1025     NY   Reconstruction of Tappan Street Bridge in      $1,000,000
                Town of Newark Valley.....................
 1026     IL   Widen Rakow Road from Ackman Road to IL Rt     $6,400,000
                31 in McHenry County, Illinois............
 1027     IL   Widen U.S. Route 30 from Rock Falls to           $500,000
                Round Grove, Whiteside County.............
 1028     TN   Bristol, Tennessee highway-RR grade               $50,000
                crossing improvement--Cedar Street........
 1029     IL   Perform Broadway and Sheridan Road signal      $1,500,000
                interconnect project, Chicago.............
 1030     IL   Widen U.S. Highway 30 in Whiteside County,     $1,000,000
                Illinois..................................
 1031     WI   Rehabilitate existing bridge and construct     $5,000,000
                new bridge on Michigan Street in Sturgeon
                Bay, Wisconsin............................
 1032     ME   Replacement of the Route 201-A ``covered''     $1,000,000
                bridge, Norridgewock......................
 1033     AR   Widen to four lanes, improvement, and other    $5,000,000
                development to U.S. Highway 167 from LA
                state line north to I-530.................
 1034     PA   Widen the Route 412 corridor from I-76 into   $10,000,000
                the City of Bethlehem.....................
 1035     HI   Construct access road for Kahului Airport..    $1,000,000
 1036     IL   Improve Highway-Railroad Crossings,              $750,000
                Galesburg.................................
 1037     MN   Sauk Rapids Bridge and Roadway Replacement     $6,000,000
                in Sauk Rapids, MN........................
 1038     TN   Construct Transportation and Heritage          $1,000,000
                Museum in Townsend, Tennessee.............
 1039       CA Widen State Route 98, including storm drain    $3,000,000
                developments, from Kloke Road to State
                Route 111, Calexico.......................
 1040       CA Widen State Route 98 from Route 111 to         $5,000,000
                State Route 7, Calexico...................
 1041     GA   Construction of bypass around town of          $2,500,000
                Hiram, from SR 92 to US 278, Paulding
                County, Georgia...........................
 1042     TX   Construction of the interchanges at BI20       $2,500,000
                and IH20 for JBS Parkway..................
 1043       CA Widen State Route 46 between Airport Road     $33,461,000
                and the Shandon Rest Stop in San Luis
                Obispo County.............................
 1044     TN   Widen State Route 4 (US-78) from               $1,000,000
                Mississippi State Line to Getwell Road (SR-
                176) in Memphis, Shelby County............
 1045     MI   Baraga County, Reconstruction of county          $750,000
                primary road on Bayshore Drive from
                Haanpaa Road northerly 1.7 miles to
                Whirligig Road............................
 1046     NY   Town of Warwick, NY walking and biking           $500,000
                trail.....................................
 1047     AK   Bridge over Fish Creek in Matanuska-Susitna    $1,000,000
                Borough...................................
 1048     GA   GA 400 and McGinnis Ferry Road Interchange,    $3,900,000
                Forsyth County, GA........................
 1049     NY   Implement Improvements for Pedestrian          $1,000,000
                Safety in Kings County....................
 1050     NY   Reconfigure road through FDR VA Hospital to      $395,000
                provide access to Battery Place in Town of
                Cortlandt.................................
 1051       CA Widen State Route 262, replace two railroad    $4,000,000
                overpass structures, and rebuild on and
                off ramps between SR 262 and Kato Rd in
                Fremont...................................
 1052     TN   Widen State Route 101 in Cumberland County     $8,000,000
                from two lane highway to five lanes
                between State Routes 282 (Dunbar Road) and
                392 in Crossville.........................
 1053     FL   Widen State Road 50 in Lake County, Florida    $7,000,000

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 1054     AZ   Widen SR 95 through Lake Havasu City.......    $2,000,000
 1055     GA   Widen SR 85 from SR 74 to County Route 126     $3,000,000
                Bernhard Road, Fayette County, Georgia....
 1056       CT Construct New arterial roadway from Boston    $10,000,000
                Avenue north to proposed Lake Success
                Business Park in Bridgeport, CT...........
 1057     MI   M-13 Washington Avenue Streetscape Project.    $1,500,000
                Phase II of High Priority Project 192 in
                PL 105-550. City of Saginaw...............
 1058     TX   Improvements to FM 716 in Duval County.....    $1,000,000
 1059     NY   Town of Chester Surrey Meadow subdivision        $300,000
                road improvements.........................
 1060     PA   Cresheim Valley Drive Revitalization           $1,100,000
                project involving scenic enhancements &
                pedestrian safety improvements from
                Lincoln Drive to Navajo Street............
 1061      NC  Transportation Improvements at Piedmont        $2,000,000
                Triad Research Park, Winston-Salem, NC....
 1062     MO   Upgrade and partially relocate MO Rt 141       $2,600,000
                from I-64 to Rt 340.......................
 1063     NY   Construct Millennium Parkway in the Towns     $10,500,000
                of Dunkirk and Sheridan...................
 1064     AZ   Construct the Rio Salado Parkway to connect    $8,000,000
                I-10 and Loop 202 freeways to 7th Street
                in downtown Phoenix.......................
 1065     TN   Improving Vehicle Efficiencies at At-Grade       $104,000
                highway-Railroad Crossing in Lenoir City,
                TN........................................
 1066     NJ   Replacement of Monmouth County bridges W-7,    $2,000,000
                W-8, and W-9..............................
 1067     OK   US-54, Widen US-54 from North of Optima        $1,000,000
                Northeast to Kansas State Line, Texas
                County, OK................................
 1068     FL   Widen Palm Coast Parkway and I-95              $2,900,000
                interchange and overpass, Flagler County,
                Florida...................................
 1069     FL   Delray Beach Federal Highway pedestrian        $2,000,000
                improvements SE 4th Street to NE 4th
                Street....................................
 1070     WI   Expand Highway 10 between Marshfield and      $20,000,000
                Stevens Point.............................
 1071     NY   Install Improvements for Pedestrian Safety       $250,000
                in the vicinity of IS 72/PS 69............
 1072     TN   Upgrade roads for Slack Water Port facility    $1,875,000
                and industrial park Lake County...........
 1073     AK   Emergency evacuation road at Point Hope in     $3,000,000
                North Slope Borough.......................
 1074     MI   Construct railroad grade separation on M-85    $2,000,000
                (Fort Street) North of Van Horn Road,
                Trenton...................................
 1075     IL   Land acquisition, engineering, and             $1,000,000
                construction for the initial 2-lane
                segments of the Corridor between IL31 to
                IL25 and other segments of the Corridor as
                appropriate...............................
 1076     PA   Modernize traffic signals, complete minor        $480,000
                roadway realignment, and improve
                channelization at US322 and PA10
                intersection..............................
 1077     KS   Construction of a four-lane access            $10,686,000
                controlled improvement for 4 miles on US-
                54/400 in Pratt County....................
 1078     IN   Upgrade rail crossing at 93rd Avenue, St.        $200,000
                John......................................
 1079     FL   Widen SR 710 by 2 lanes from Congress          $3,000,000
                Avenue to US-1............................
 1080     GA   Widen SR 234/Gillionville Road from Eight      $1,000,000
                Mile Road to Lockett Station, Dougherty
                County....................................
 1081       CA Widen SR 12 to four lanes through Jamieson     $5,000,000
                Canyon (between I-80 and SR 29) for safety
                concerns and economic growth..............
 1082     GA   Widen SR 104 from SR 383/Belaire Road to CR    $4,000,000
                515/Cumberland Drive (including bridges)
                in Columbia County........................
 1083     IN   Study Traffic on Muncie By-Pass from             $120,000
                Centennial Avenue to McGalliard Road in
                the City of Muncie and Delaware County,
                Indiana...................................
 1084     FL   Construct US 17-92 improvements, Maitland,     $1,500,000
                Florida...................................
 1085       CA Widen South Main St.-Soda Bay Rd. between      $3,000,000
                CR 400A (mile marker 0.0-miler marker and
                0.7) and CR 502 (mile marker 0.0 and 0.9).
 1086     VA   Replacement of the 635 Bridge in Orange          $500,000
                County, VA................................
 1087     TX   Construct Loop 20 in Laredo................   $16,000,000
 1088     IA   Construct SE Connector/MLK Pkwy, Des Moines    $7,500,000
 1089     FL   Construction and Design of Miami River         $2,000,000
                Greenway Road Improvements and 5th Street
                Improvements..............................
 1090     TX   Widen SH 317 from two lanes to four lane       $2,000,000
                divided facility..........................
 1091     TX   Widen SH 205 from two lanes to a six lane      $1,000,000
                urban divided highway from North of SH 66
                to proposed SH 276........................
 1092       CA Widen Santa Maria River Bridge on U.S.         $3,400,000
                Highway 101 between Santa Barbara County
                and San Luis Obispo County................
 1093       CA Widen San Fernando Road North, including       $1,060,000
                streetscape projects, Sylmar..............
 1094     PA   Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation      $4,100,000
                Project US 15: $5 million for the final
                design....................................
 1095     NJ   Construct Rt 49 Cohansey River Bridge          $3,000,000
                Replacement, Cumberland County............
 1096     ME   Construction and snowmobile safety             $4,000,000
                accommodations for Route 116 Bridge,
                Medway....................................
 1097     MI   Construct pedestrian trail and bridge in         $100,000
                Kearsley Park in Flint....................
 1098     IA   Coralville, IA Implementation of final           $900,000
                phase of Safety Improvements Project from
                12th Ave to 22nd Ave......................
 1099     IL   Expand and improve Illinois Route 47           $6,400,000
                Roadway from Reed Road to Kreutzer Road in
                Huntley, Illinois.........................
 1100     NY   Build Route 15, Pennsylvania to Presho.....   $10,000,000
 1101     GA   I-285 Riverside interchange reconstruction,    $1,500,000
                Fulton County, Georgia....................
 1102     MN   Construct 3 segments of Cuyuna Lakes           $1,200,000
                Trails, Crow Wing County..................
 1103     WA   Improve I-5 interchange at 134th Street in    $11,350,000
                Clark County..............................
 1104     GA   Construct Pedestrian Safety Improvements on    $3,000,000
                Buford Hwy (SR-13), Dekalb County.........
 1105      DC  11th St. Bridges, Rehabilitation of           $32,000,000
                structures as well as new ramps to provide
                for traffic at Navy Yard, Southeast
                Federal Ctr., and Gateway Government Ctr..
 1106     MO   Improve U.S. 36 to divided four lane           $8,000,000
                expressway from Macon to Route 24.........
 1107     VA   Mill Road Slip Ramp........................      $500,000
 1108     NY   Construct sidewalks and curbing on Tate          $375,000
                Avenue in Village of Buchanan.............
 1109     MI   Delta County, Widen, pulverize, improve          $575,000
                drainage at County Rd 497 from US 2 at
                Nahma Junction southerly 4.75 miles to the
                village of Nahma..........................
 1110     UT   Construction of 200 North Street highway-      $4,000,000
                rail graded crossing separation,
                Kaysville, Utah...........................
 1111     FL   Kennedy Blvd. Reconstruction, Eatonville...    $2,000,000
 1112     VA   Improvements to public roadways within the     $2,000,000
                campus boundaries of the Virginia
                Biotechnology Park, Richmond, VA..........
 1113     VA   Install Transporation Critical Incident          $400,000
                Mobile Data Collection Device in
                Charlottesville...........................
 1114     NY   Ithaca, Design and construct pedestrian and      $544,000
                bicycle path..............................
 1115     AZ   Navajo Mountain Road on the Navajo Nation..    $1,000,000
 1116     PA   Expansion of existing PA Turnpike ITS          $4,100,000
                System....................................
 1117     TX   Construction of ferryboat for City of Port       $400,000
                Aransas...................................
 1118     NY   Project will rehabilitate and reopen           $5,000,000
                historic High Bridge, which crosses the
                Harlem River between Manhattan and the
                Bronx.....................................
 1119     NJ   Route 17 Congestion Improvements and          $12,000,000
                Widening, from Williams Avenue to the
                Garden State Parkway and Route 4 in Bergen
                County....................................
 1120     IN   Design and construct Tanner Creek Bridge on    $1,240,000
                US50, Dearborn County Indiana.............
 1121      NC  Environmental studies and construction of      $5,000,000
                US 74 Monroe Bypass Extension.............
 1122     OH   Construct Pedestrian Bridge from east of       $2,140,000
                Dock 32 to Voinovich Park southwest
                corner, Cleveland.........................
 1123     GA   Extension of Sugarloaf Parkway, Gwinnett       $1,000,000
                County....................................
 1124     ME   Construct bicycle and pedestrian bridge        $1,000,000
                over Stillwater River, Orono..............
 1125     IL   For widening from two to four lanes, the         $750,000
                Brookmont Boulevard Viaduct in Kankakee,
                IL and adjusting approach grades..........
 1126     GA   I-285 SR 400 interchange reconstruction and    $1,000,000
                HOV interchange, Fulton County, Georgia...
 1127     MN   Construct a road between Highway 332 and TH      $300,000
                11 including a signalized rail road
                crossing, Koochiching County..............

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 1128     MO   Hanley Road from I-64 to south of State        $4,000,000
                Route 100, St. Louis County...............
 1129     AL   Expand SR-167 from Troy, AL to Enterprise,     $3,000,000
                AL........................................
 1130     MN   Construction of primary and secondary          $4,250,000
                access roadways to the Duluth Air National
                Guard Base, City of Duluth................
 1131       CT Construct high-speed rail crossing to bike     $2,300,000
                and pedestrian trails--Enfield, CT........
 1132     TX   Expansion of Port Rd at Northbound Frontage    $7,340,000
                Rd of SH146 east to intersection with
                Cruise Terminal Rd to 6-lane section with
                raised median.............................
 1133     TN   Constuct Western Bipass from Zinc Plant        $3,400,000
                Road to Dotsonville Road, Montgomery
                County....................................
 1134       CA Improvements to SR-67, Mapleview to Dye        $5,000,000
                Road (San Diego)..........................
 1135     TN   Plan and construct a bicycle and pedestrian      $250,000
                trail, Springfield........................
 1136     TX   Expansion of Daniel McCall Dr., Lufkin, TX.    $3,220,000
 1137     NY   Rehabilitate the Pines Bridge Road and Lake    $2,765,000
                Avenue and Ryder Road, in Ossining,
                Yorktown, and New Castle..................
 1138       CA Construct Valley Boulevard Drainage              $750,000
                Improvements, El Monte....................
 1139     NJ   Route 82 Union County Streetscape and          $1,000,000
                Intersection Improvements.................
 1140     NY   Short Clove Road Rail Overpass, Haverstraw.    $1,000,000
 1141     FL   Construct Atlantic Boulevard Improvements,     $1,000,000
                Key West, Florida.........................
 1142       CA Implement intelligent management &             $3,000,000
                logistics measures to improve freight
                movement, Gateway Cities..................
 1143     WI   Expand USH 45 between CTH G and Winchester,    $5,000,000
                Winnebago County, WI......................
 1144     NY   Implement ITS system and apparatus to            $100,000
                enhance citywide truck route system on LIE
                Eastbound Service Road at 74th Street to
                Caldwell Ave, Grand Ave from 69th Street
                to Flushing Ave, and Eliot Ave from 6.....
 1145     IA   Construct IA-32 Arterial from US 20 in        $19,000,000
                Dubuque Co, IA to US 61 and US 151........
 1146     HI   Kapolei Transportation Improvements, Island    $1,000,000
                of Oahu...................................
 1147     MA   Quincy Avenue Bridge Replacement...........      $900,000
 1148       CA Los Angeles Regional Diesel Emissions            $500,000
                Reduction Program For Engine Retrofit,
                Gateway Cities............................
 1149     IL   Reconstruct intersection of Wood Dale and     $12,300,000
                Irving Park roads in DuPage County, IL....
 1150     GA   Social Circle bypass completion, from          $3,000,000
                Stanford Road to SR 11, Social Circle.....
 1151     GA   Streetscape Project to install sidewalks         $500,000
                and bicycle trails, Gray..................
 1152     MO   Reconstruction of the Tucker Street Bridge     $7,000,000
                in the City of St. Louis..................
 1153     PA   Bethlehem Pike improvements from Valley        $1,000,000
                Green Road to South of Gordon Lane,
                Springfield Township......................
 1154     GA   Construct I-75 I-575 HOV interchange, Cobb       $600,000
                County, Georgia...........................
 1155     IL   Construct multi-use pedestrian path between      $250,000
                Oakton St. and Dempster St., Skokie.......
 1156     AZ   Construct link from Twin Peaks Road to I-10    $5,000,000
                and Linda Vista Blvd. including bridge
                over Santa Cruz River and overpass of
                Union Pacific Rail Road...................
 1157     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &           $200,000
                construction of streetscaping
                enhancements, paving, lighting, safety
                improvements, parking & roadway redesign
                in Newport Township, Luzerne County.......
 1158     VA   Fries Train Station and Trail--restoration     $1,000,000
                of former train station for use as
                visitors center and construction of trail
                along New River...........................
 1159     PA   Construction SR 3024, Middle Creek Bridge        $700,000
                II, South Canaan, Wayne County............
 1160     WI   Expand USH 141 between STH 22 and STH 64       $2,000,000
                (Oconto and Marinette Counties, Wisconsin)
 1161     IL   Development of a coordinated trail system,     $3,200,000
                parking and trial systems in Dixon, IL....
 1162     PA   Installation of comprehensive signage            $900,000
                system across 1700 acres of urban parks in
                Pittsburgh................................
 1163     GA   Interstate 75/ Windy Hill Road Interchange.    $2,000,000
 1164     NJ   Bridge replacement and SR31 widening over      $1,000,000
                the Raritan Valley Line in Glen Garnder,
                Hampton, Hunterdon County.................
 1165     VA   Bristol Train Station--historic                  $500,000
                preservation and rehabilitation of former
                Bristol, VA train station.................
 1166       CO I-25 Improvements--Douglas-Arapahoe County     $4,000,000
                Line to El Paso County Line...............
 1167     TN   Reconstruct connection with Hermitage            $500,000
                Avenue to Cumberland River Bluff in
                Nashville.................................
 1168     IL   For Village of Lemont to construct a bridge      $100,000
                over Chicago Ship and Sanitary Canal
                linking Centennial Trail to I&M Canal
                Trail.....................................
 1169     OH   Construct roadway improvement along State        $100,000
                Route 62 in Berlin........................
 1170     NY   Reconstruction and improvements of             $2,000,000
                University Avenue and the extension of the
                ARTWalk project, Rochester................
 1171     NH   Reconstruction and Improvements to NH Route    $2,000,000
                110 in Berlin.............................
 1172     PA   Route 6 Resurfacing from Mansfield Borough     $1,000,000
                in Richmond Township to the Village of
                Mainesburg in Sullivan Township...........
 1173     WA   SR 167--Right of way acquisition for a new     $2,500,000
                freeway connecting SR 509 to SR 161.......
 1174     MD   I-70: Frederick............................    $3,000,000
 1175     NY   Planning and Construction of Fort Drum         $6,000,000
                Connector Rd..............................
 1176       CA Study and construct highway alternatives      $10,000,000
                between Orange and Riverside Counties,
                directed by RCTC, working with local
                transp. authorities, and guided by the
                current MIS...............................
 1177       CA Fresno County, CA Widen Friant Road to four    $1,500,000
                lanes with class II bicycle lanes.........
 1178     MO   Study for Highway 160 & Kansas Expressway      $2,000,000
                Corridor..................................
 1179     FL   Construct Route 9B from US 1 to Route 9A (I-   $5,000,000
                295) to the Duval County line.............
 1180     PA   Design, const. widening of PA 94 from York-    $3,000,000
                Adams County line to Elm Street in
                Hanover, PA...............................
 1181       CA Improvement of intersection at Burbank           $160,000
                Blvd. and Woodley Ave.....................
 1182     NY   I-81 Corridor Improvements in Syracuse, NY.    $2,000,000
 1183     WA   Perform final interchange design and           $1,050,000
                property acqusition at Fleshman Way where
                it crosses SR 129, that enhances safety
                and passenger and freight mobility and
                reduces congestion........................
 1184     WA   Roosevelt Extension at Urban Avenue to         $4,000,000
                Cameron Way in Mount Vernon...............
 1185     NJ   Hazel Street reconstruction, Passaic County    $2,250,000
 1186     FL   Improvements to Eller Drive including right-   $1,000,000
                of-way acquisition and construction of
                return loop connector.....................
 1187     MO   Study Highway 37-60 Entire Corridor........    $2,500,000
 1188     TX   The District-Tyler Outer Loop 49               $5,880,000
                Construction..............................
 1189     PA   Tidal Schuylkill Riverfront project            $1,680,000
                consists of an eight mile bike and
                pedestrian recreation trail from Locust
                Street to Historic Bartram's Gardens......
 1190     NY   Town of Fishkill reconstruct Maple Ave.....       $24,500
 1191     IL   For IDOT to expedite pre-construction and      $3,500,000
                construction to widen I-55 from Naperville
                Road south to I-80........................
 1192     UT   200 East Minor Arterial, Logan City, Utah..      $900,000
 1193     NJ   Construct I-287, I-80, Route 202               $1,000,000
                Interchange...............................
 1194     NY   Design and construction of Fulton Street       $5,600,000
                from Clinton Avenue to Bedford Avenue in
                Brooklyn, New York........................
 1195     TX   Port of Corpus Christi Joe Fulton                $500,000
                International Trade Corridor for
                congestion and safety enhancements........
 1196     MO   Renovations and Enhancements on the Bicycle      $800,000
                Pedestrian Facility on the Old Chain of
                Rocks Bridge spanning the Mississippi
                River.....................................
 1197       CT Construct Shoreline Transportation             $2,000,000
                Enhancement Projects, Guilford, Branford,
                East Haven................................
 1198     NJ   Highway Improvements in Liberty Corridor...    $5,000,000
 1199     OH   Construct SR 104 into a 4 lane facility        $6,000,000
                with a turning lane in Ross County........
 1200     MO   Construct 2 lanes on Hwy 45 from Hwy 9 to      $3,000,000
                Graden Road in Platte County..............

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 1201     MS   Plan and Construct Highway 45 Bypass in        $4,000,000
                Columbus..................................
 1202     PA   Reconstruct hwy & replace of bridge on US      $1,500,000
                422 between the Berks County Line and the
                Schuylkill River in Montgomery and Chester
                Counties..................................
 1203     FL   Construct SR 20 connection to SR 100 via CR    $4,300,000
                309-C, Putnam County, Florida.............
 1204     OH   Road and related pedestrian improvements at      $100,000
                SR 283 in the Village of Grand River, OH..
 1205     NY   Road infrastracture projects to improve        $8,150,000
                commercial access in the Towns of Malta
                and Stillwater and the Village of Round
                Lake, Saratoga County, New York...........
 1206     NY   Replace structurally deficient bridge over     $1,000,000
                the Pocantico River, the Village of
                Pleasantville.............................
 1207     IL   Complete Heavy Truck Loop for DuQuoin            $625,000
                Industrial Park...........................
 1208     MD   Construction and dualization of US 113.....   $15,000,000
 1209     GA   Streetscape-Quitman........................      $200,000
 1210     NY   Town of New Windsor Toleman & Station Roads      $715,000
                Reconstruction and area Improvements......
 1211     IL   Turning lanes to US Rt. 14 (Northwest            $700,000
                Highway) at the Arthur Ave Union Pacific
                Grade in Arlington Heights................
 1212     WA   Design and construct pedestrian land bridge    $1,354,000
                spanning SR14.............................
 1213     MI   Construction of Greenways in Pittsfield          $299,000
                Charter Township--2.5 miles to existing
                Ann Arbor Greenways, Pittsfield Charter
                Township..................................
 1214       CA Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy--       $5,200,000
                Plan and Implement Trails & Bikeways Plan
                for the Golden Gate National Recreation
                Area and Presidio.........................
 1215     NY   State of NY Village of Kiryas Joel sidewalk      $750,000
                project...................................
 1216     OH   Tuscarawas Township, Stark County, Ohio.         $800,000
                Improvements to Alabama Ave...............
 1217     NE   Resurfacing of Bellevue Bridge, City of          $500,000
                Bellevue, Nebraska........................
 1218       CA Upgrade and reconstruct I-580/ Vasco Road      $2,500,000
                Interchange, City of Livermore............
 1219     TX   Build Bike Trail at Chacon Creek in Laredo.    $3,300,000
 1220     UT   3200 South Project, Nibley, Utah...........    $1,000,000
 1221     NJ   Expand Route 440--State Street Interchange     $5,000,000
                in Perth Amboy............................
 1222     GA   Improvement and construction of SR 40 from     $2,000,000
                east of St. Marys cutoff at mile post 5.0,
                Charlton County to County Route 61, Camden
                County, Georgia...........................
 1223     PA   Erie, PA Regional upgrades to urban-rural        $800,000
                corridors.................................
 1224     GA   Georgia Construct Three Greenway Trail         $2,000,000
                Project, Dekalb County....................
 1225     FL   Croos Creek Boulevard Widening.............    $1,000,000
 1226     MD   Implement Intelligent Transportation System      $500,000
                in Baltimore..............................
 1227     OH   Construct an access road into the                $800,000
                industrial park near SR 209 and CR 345 in
                Guernsey County...........................
 1228       CA Improve the Rosecrans Ave and Alondra Blvd        $50,000
                bridges over the San Gabriel River in
                Bellflower................................
 1229     PA   Independence National Historic Park scenic     $4,500,000
                enhancement and pedestrian walkways
                improvement project in conjunction with
                the park's Executive Mansion Exhibit......
 1230       CA Modesto, Riverbank & Oakdale, CA Improve       $2,000,000
                SR219 to 4-lanes..........................
 1231     ME   Modifications to Exit 7/I-295 and to           $3,380,000
                Franklin Arterial, Portland...............
 1232     KY   Replace Bridge and Approaches on Searcy          $875,000
                School Road over Beaver Creek, Anderson
                County....................................
 1233     NJ   Route 22 Sustainable Corridor Plan.........    $5,750,000
 1234     NY   Conduct studies, if necessary, and             $5,000,000
                construct the High Line Trail Project, New
                York City.................................
 1235     WA   Install dual left turn lanes and               $1,750,000
                intersection signal modifications at SR432
                and Columbia Blvd.........................
 1236     OK   Transportaion enhancements for Highway 19      $3,000,000
                from Ada to Stratford.....................
 1237       CA Interstate 15-Base Line Road Interchange       $5,000,000
                Project, Rancho Cucamonga, California.....
 1238      SC  Build Interchange at US 17 and Bowman Road     $6,000,000
                in Mount Pleasant, SC.....................
 1239       CA Complete Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic         $6,000,000
                Trail between Monterey and Santa Cruz
                counties..................................
 1240     NY   Improve Hospital Road Bridge between CR99      $6,000,000
                and CR101, Patchogue......................
 1241     NV   Construct Martin Luther King Blvd.--           $6,000,000
                Industrial Rd. Connector..................
 1242     MI   I-96 Beck, Wixom Road Interchange, design,     $1,000,000
                ROW, and construction.....................
 1243     IA   Muscatine, IA Construction of 4.2 mile           $500,000
                multi-purpose trail from Musser Park to
                Weggens Road..............................
 1244     GA   Historic preservation of a city bus station      $134,917
                in downtown Eastman.......................
 1245     TX   Construction of internal roads at Port of      $1,000,000
                Brownsville to make roads safer with less
                wear and tear.............................
 1246     NY   NYSDOT Route 55 turning lane at Gardner          $400,000
                Hollow Road...............................
 1247     TN   Plan and construct a bicycle and pedestrian      $100,000
                trail, Lewisburg..........................
 1248     TX   Reconstruct Danieldale Rd from I-35E to        $2,000,000
                Houston School Rd in Lancaster............
 1249       CT Relocation of Edmond Road in Newtown and         $600,000
                construction of additional turning lanes
                at Rte 6 and Commerce and Edmond Rds......
 1250     OH   Construction of Interchange at State Route     $3,000,000
                8 and Seasons Road, Stow, OH..............
 1251     NJ   North Avenue-Route 1 Elizabeth Pedestrian         $75,000
                and Bicycle Project.......................
 1252     AL   Pedestrian Improvements for Morris, AL.....      $100,000
 1253     NY   Preliminary design and environmental impact    $7,360,000
                study for a collector-distributor road
                along I-95 from Westchester Ave. to Bartow
                Ave.......................................
 1254     NJ   Replacement of Signals at the Intersections      $490,000
                of Centennial Ave @ Lincoln Ave and Walnut
                Ave @ Lincoln Ave, Cranford, NJ...........
 1255     KS   Replacement or rehabilitation of the Amelia    $2,000,000
                Earhart US-59 Bridge in Atchison County,
                Kansas....................................
 1256       CA San Diego, CA Interstate 15 Managed Lanes..    $1,000,000
 1257       CA Central Galt & State Route 99 Interchange      $3,000,000
                and Access Improvements...................
 1258     OH   Springfield, OH Relocation of North Street.    $2,500,000
 1259     KY   Reconstruct KY 89 from Irvine Bypass to          $750,000
                2000 Feet North of Estill County High
                School, Estill County.....................
 1260     NY   Town of East Fishkill new construction           $800,000
                Bypass road...............................
 1261       CA Establish new grade separation at Sunset       $2,000,000
                Ave in Banning............................
 1262       CT Construct and Widen Stamford Rail Underpass    $1,000,000
                & Road Realignment Project................
 1263     TN   Hamblen County, Tennessee US11E (SR34)         $1,000,000
                interchange improvements..................
 1264     IL   Implement ITS and congestion Mitigation        $4,000,000
                Project on I-294 and I-90.................
 1265     AZ   Bridge at 59Th Ave and Glendale Ave........    $2,000,000
 1266     TX   Hike and bike trail will tie into the          $1,000,000
                Gellhorn Dr. project providing an improved
                multi-modal transportation facility.......
 1267     OH   Jackson Township, Ohio--Hill and Dales Road    $2,000,000
                widening..................................
 1268      SC  Build 701 Connector (Southern Conway           $5,000,000
                Bypass) in SC.............................
 1269     MN   Reconstruct I-694 White Bear Avenue (CSAH        $500,000
                65) Interchange in White Bear Lake........
 1270     WI   Replace 17th Street Lift Bridge, Two           $6,000,000
                Rivers, Wisconsin.........................
 1271     MA   Route 116 and Bay Road Intersection            $4,000,000
                Improvements--Amherst.....................
 1272     IL   Streetscape improvements on Blue Island        $1,000,000
                from 19th--21st St, Chicago...............
 1273     TN   Construct and improves intersections in          $100,000
                Niota, Tennessee..........................
 1274       CA Upgrade Bellflower intersections at Alondra      $350,000
                Blvd and at Rosecrans Ave in Bellflower...

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 1275     NJ   Construct Riverbank Park Bike Trail, Kearny    $2,500,000
 1276      NC  Install ITS on US 52 in Forsyth County.....      $400,000
 1277     MD   Construction and dualization of MD 404 in      $7,000,000
                Queen Anne, Talbot and Caroline Counties..
 1278     NY   Dutchess County, NY Replace County Bridge        $250,000
                BIN 3358440 on DeGarmo Road CR43, Town of
                Poughkeepsie..............................
 1279     IL   Upgrade connector road from IL Rt I-255 to     $2,400,000
                IL Rt 3, Sauget...........................
 1280     NJ   Reconstruction of Route 46/Route 3/Valley     $12,000,000
                Rd/Notch Rd Interchange...................
 1281     MS   Upgrade roads in Attala County District 4      $1,000,000
                (Roads 4211 and 4204), Kosciusko, Ward 3
                (U.S. Hwy 16), and Ethel (U.S. Hwy 12),
                Attala County.............................
 1282     TX   Construction of streets in the White           $9,250,000
                Heather area of Houston...................
 1283     MS   Upgrade roads in Canton (U.S. Hwy 51, 22,        $400,000
                16 and I-55), Madison County..............
 1284     IA   Reconstruction of the Neal Smith Trail,        $1,000,000
                bicycle and pedestrian, Polk Co...........
 1285       CA Rehabilitate pavement on Azusa Avenue and        $500,000
                San Gabriel Avenue in Azusa...............
 1286       CA South Bay Cities COG Coastal Corridor          $2,000,000
                Transportation Initiative, Phase 3, El
                Segundo...................................
 1287     MS   Upgrade roads in Terry, Edwards, Utica and     $1,250,000
                Bolton, Hinds County......................
 1288     FL   US 1 six laning from St. Lucie County line     $1,000,000
                to south of 4th St in Indian River County,
                FL........................................
 1289     MD   Expand Route 29 in Howard County...........    $5,000,000
 1290     WA   Issaquah SE Bypass.........................    $5,000,000
 1291     NY   Town of Patterson Couch Road project.......       $75,000
 1292     MD   US 220 MD 53 North South Corridor..........    $1,000,000
 1293     NJ   Improvements to Clove Road and Long Hill       $2,750,000
                Road in Little Falls and Upper Mountain
                Ave. in Montclair.........................
 1294     HI   Study of East Hawaii Alternative Road,           $200,000
                Island of Hawaii..........................
 1295     FL   Town of Southwest Ranches Urban Interchange    $2,000,000
 1296       CA Long Beach Intelligent Transportation          $2,000,000
                System: Integrate functioning traffic
                management center that includes the port,
                transit, airport as well as the city's
                police and fire departments, Long Beach...
 1297       CA Almaden Expressway Improvements between        $3,500,000
                Branham Lane and Blossom Road, San Jose...
 1298     AR   Construct and rehabilitate University of       $1,200,000
                Arkansas Technology Corridor Enhancement
                Project...................................
 1299       CO US 550, New Mexico State Line to Durango...    $6,000,000
 1300     TX   Construct bicycle and pedestrian trails in       $750,000
                Houston's historic Third Ward.............
 1301     NY   Village of Cold Spring Main St. sidewalk         $250,000
                and lighting improvements.................
 1302     NY   Village of Goshen Hatfield Lane                  $250,000
                reconstruction............................
 1303      SC  Plan and build Interstate 73 from NC line     $10,000,000
                to Myrtle Beach, SC.......................
 1304     TX   IH-35E Bridge Reconstruction over Lake         $1,000,000
                Lewisville................................
 1305     FL   Construct College Road Improvements, Key         $500,000
                West, Florida.............................
 1306     NY   West Harlem Waterfront-ferry, intermodal      $14,000,000
                and street improvements...................
 1307       CA Construct sound barriers at the I-805/S.R.       $850,000
                54 Interchange, National City.............
 1308     NY   Road projects that develop Access to Port      $1,250,000
                Byron and Erie Canal......................
 1309     FL   West Palm Beach, Florida, Flagler Drive        $1,000,000
                Reconfiguration...........................
 1310     AL   Construct extension of I-565 westward          $5,000,000
                fromexisting interchange to existing
                Tennessee River bridges at Decatur, AL....
 1311       CT Construct Farmington Canal Greenway            $2,500,000
                enhancements, New Haven and Hamden........
 1312     GA   Replace sidewalks, upgrade lighting, and         $400,000
                install landscaping, Helena...............
 1313     IA   Upgrade US 30 Liberty Square in City of        $9,500,000
                Clinton, Iowa.............................
 1314     HI   Study of Waianae Coast Emergency Access          $500,000
                Road......................................
 1315     NY   Westchester County, NY Rehabilitation of         $500,000
                Lexington Ave, Mt. Kisco..................
 1316       CA Widen and Improve County Line Road in          $2,000,000
                Calimesa..................................
 1317     OH   Construct turn lane, install traffic light,      $600,000
                and reorient traffic on SR 146 near
                Bussemer Lane in Muskingum County.........
 1318     RI   Restore and Expand Maritime Heritage site      $1,000,000
                in Bristol................................
 1319     OH   City of Green, Ohio. Lauby Road exit           $1,500,000
                improvements..............................
 1320     NY   Construct Bicycle Path in Town of Bedford..      $500,000
 1321       CA Compton Arterial Reconstruction and            $4,000,000
                Improvement Program, Compton..............
 1322     MT   Construction of S. 323 from Alzada to         $12,000,000
                Ekalaka in Carter County..................
 1323     IL   Improve Great River Road, Mercer County....      $500,000
 1324     FL   Normandy Blvd. & Cassat Ave. Transportation      $500,000
                Enhancements, Jacksonville................
 1325     OH   North Canton, OH Applegrove St. road           $3,000,000
                widening..................................
 1326     MA   Design & Build Cape Cod Bike Trail, with       $4,000,000
                Shining Sea Bikeway, to link core with
                outer Cape communities & heavily visited
                national sites............................
 1327     TN   Plan and construct N. Tennessee Boulevard        $500,000
                enhancements..............................
 1328     NJ   Quinn Road realignment, Clifton............    $3,000,000
 1329     MO   Reconstruct Interstate 44 and Highway 65      $16,300,000
                Interchange...............................
 1330     MN   Reconstruct TH61 from Beaver Bay to Silver     $6,800,000
                Bay. Construction of Gitchi-Gami Spur
                Trail between main trail and Silver Bay
                Marina along TH61 roadway segment.........
 1331     KY   Reconstruction of KY259 in Edmonson County     $1,000,000
                from Green River Bridge at Brownsville to
                Kyrock Elementary School..................
 1332     LA   Construction of a merge lane at the              $500,000
                intersection of I-10 and US 190...........
 1333     AL   Expand SR-210 (Ross Clark Circle) from         $3,000,000
                US231 North to US231 South in Dothan, AL..
 1334     MD   Construct interchange at MD Route 355 at       $2,000,000
                Montrose and Randolph Roads in Montgomery
                County....................................
 1335       CA Construct new interchange and related road     $3,670,000
                improvements on US101 near Airport Blvd,
                Salinas...................................
 1336     PA   COnstruct the French Creek Parkway in          $5,000,000
                Phoenixville, PA..........................
 1337     MN   Capacity and safety improvements to TH 8,      $7,200,000
                west of 306th St. to eastern city limits,
                Lindstrom.................................
 1338     VA   Eastern Seaboard Intermodal Transportation     $1,500,000
                Applications Center (ESITAC) in Hampton
                Roads.....................................
 1339     IL   Construct underpass at intersection of         $5,500,000
                Damen/Fullerton/Elston Avenues, Chicago...
 1340     AR   Highway 165: Railroad Overpass.............    $2,000,000
 1341     FL   Implement Snake Road (BIA Route 1281)          $1,000,000
                Widening and Improvements.................
 1342       CA Construction of freeway between I-15 and US-   $5,000,000
                395.......................................
 1343     OH   Lake Township, Ohio. Market Avenue-Lake        $2,200,000
                Center intersections improvement..........
 1344       CT Construct Quinnipiac Linear Trail,             $1,000,000
                Wallingford...............................
 1345     MI   Construction of a hike and bike path from        $500,000
                Riverbends Park, 22 Mile Road, to Stony
                Creek Park, 25 Mile Road in Shelby
                Township..................................
 1346     IN   Reconstruct Boston Street, from State Road       $500,000
                2 to Bach St., Larson-Whirlpool St. in
                LaPorte, Indiana..........................
 1347     OR   Improvements to Bandon-Charleston State        $4,200,000
                Scenic Tour on Randolph Road and North
                Bank Lane.................................
 1348     VA   Conduct study of Route 460 Corridor,           $2,000,000
                Virginia..................................
 1349     NJ   Construct Sparta Stanhope Road Bridge (AKA     $1,000,000
                Bridge K-07)..............................
 1350     KY   Reconstruct Turkeyfoot Road, Kenton County,    $3,000,000
                Kentucky..................................
 1351     OH   Construct additional lane to alleviate           $800,000
                traffic congrestion on US 40 in and
                adjacent to St. Clairsville...............
 1352       CO CO 56th Avenue & Quebec Street Improvements    $6,500,000
                Phase I, Denver...........................

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 1353     OH   Construct Truck Bypass--Orville, Ohio......    $6,004,400
 1354     PA   Conversion of Penn and Park Bridges located       $50,000
                over Spring Run in Altoona, Pa into
                pedestrian bridges........................
 1355       CA Coyote Creek Trail Project--Story Road to      $2,500,000
                Montague Expressway.......................
 1356     PA   Construct Cameron Street Bridge                $1,000,000
                Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.......
 1357     OH   Construct upgrade of SR 16 to 4 lanes from     $3,000,000
                SR 60 to SR 16 in Coschocton County.......
 1358     OH   Medina, Ohio. Guilford Avenue urban road       $1,960,000
                collector pavement reconstruction.........
 1359     TN   Improvements to I-40 interchange at I-240      $3,000,000
                East of Memphis (Phase II)................
 1360     WY   Casper Bypass: Reconstruct Old Yellowstone     $5,000,000
                Hwy and 2nd St............................
 1361     NY   Construct sidewalks and roadway                  $600,000
                improvements on Oscawana Lake Road in the
                Town of Putnam Valley.....................
 1362     LA   Engineering and right of way acquisition      $10,000,000
                for I-49 Corridor.........................
 1363     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &           $200,000
                construction of streetscaping
                enhancements, paving, lighting, safety
                improvements, parking & roadway redesign
                in Edwardsville Borough, Luzerne County...
 1364     IL   Foster Avenue at Kedzie Avenue Streetscape.    $2,000,000
 1365     WV   Construct I-73/74 High Priority Corridor,     $11,200,000
                Mercer Co.................................
 1366     NY   Improve Long and Short Beach Road,             $2,100,000
                Southampton...............................
 1367       CA Modify I-880 & Stevens Creek Boulevard        $12,000,000
                Interchange to ease traffic congestion in
                San Jose..................................
 1368     NY   Improve road and streetscape along Prospect    $1,000,000
                Avenue in North Hempstead.................
 1369       CA Palm Drive & Interstate 10 interchange         $2,750,000
                project...................................
 1370     MN   Reconstruct TH 36 from expressway to           $6,000,000
                freeway in North St. Paul.................
 1371       CA Construct I-580 Interchange Improvements in    $1,200,000
                Castro Valley.............................
 1372     AL   Expand US331 from Luverne, AL to               $3,000,000
                Montgomery, AL............................
 1373     TX   Construction of highway medians, pedestrian      $500,000
                walkways for City of South Padre Island...
 1374     NY   Construct Rt. 12 intersection between          $2,400,000
                Pamela Drive-River Road-Located in the
                Town of Chenango..........................
 1375     IL   Construct Streetscape Project, Village of        $800,000
                Robbins...................................
 1376     GA   Effingham Parkway to Connect SR119 to SR30.    $3,000,000
 1377     MD   Construct Phase 2 of the Jones Falls Trail     $4,000,000
                from Baltimore Penn Station to the
                Maryland Science Center on the Inner
                Harbor....................................
 1378     IL   For Will County for engineering and right-       $500,000
                of-way acquisition to extend 95th Street
                from Plainfield-Naperville Road east to
                Boughton Road.............................
 1379     PA   Construct Valley Business Park Access Road     $2,700,000
                C, Bradford County........................
 1380     LA   Improve by widening, realigning, &             $2,000,000
                resurfacing 3.2 miles of LA Hwy 820 btwn
                LA Hwy 145 & LA Hwy 821...................
 1381     IN   45th Street Improvements, Munster..........      $500,000
 1382     NY   Install Improvements for Pedestrian Safety       $250,000
                in the vicinity of PS 124.................
 1383     VT   Construction and engineering for the           $1,085,514
                Vermont Smugglers Notch Scenic Highway
                Corridor Southern Gateway and Notch Proper
                Facilities................................
 1384     OH   Planning and construction of a network of        $950,000
                recreational trails in Perry Township.....
 1385     GA   Construction of the Truman Linear Park         $1,260,000
                Trail-Phase II............................
 1386     NJ   Pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and           $750,000
                street lighting in Haddon Heights/
                Barrington................................
 1387       CA Reconstruct interchange at I-10 and            $2,000,000
                Riverside Avenue to improve traffic in
                Rialto....................................
 1388       CA Reconstruct Bloomfield Av. with medians          $400,000
                from Carson St. to north city limits in
                Hawaiian Gardens..........................
 1389      SC  Extension of Wells Highway, Oconee County,     $2,000,000
                South Carolina............................
 1390       CA Reconstruct Paramount Bl. with medians and       $600,000
                improve drainage from Artesia Bl. to
                Candlewood St. in Long Beach..............
 1391     IL   Reconstruction of 5th Street Road (FAS           $952,570
                569)in Logan County, IL...................
 1392     WA   Reconstruction of SR99 (Aurora Ave N)          $2,000,000
                between N 145th St and N 205th St.........
 1393     NY   Page Green--Phase III--Reconstruction of       $3,600,000
                2.6 miles. Town of Virgil, Cortland County
 1394     MI   Gogebic County, Reconstruct Lake Road in         $805,000
                Ironwood from Margaret Street to Airport
                Road......................................
 1395     GU   Piti, GU Construct Cabras Island Intermodal    $6,000,000
                Facility..................................
 1396     IN   Redevelop and Complete the Cardinal            $3,000,000
                Greenway and Starr-Gennett Area in the
                City of Richmond, Indiana.................
 1397     NY   Rehabilitate and redesign Erie Canal Museum      $400,000
                in Syracuse, NY through the Erie Canalway
                National Heritage Corridor Commission.....
 1398     OH   Construction of 6.25 mile bicycle project        $500,000
                in Mahoning County........................
 1399     NM   I-40/Munoz Reconstruction in the City of       $1,500,000
                Gallup....................................
 1400     TX   Rehabilitate Yale Street between IH10 to       $1,000,000
                IH610.....................................
 1401       CA Reconstruct Long Beach Bl. with medians and    $3,000,000
                improve drainage from Palm Av. to Tweedy
                Bl. in Lynwood............................
 1402       CA Expand carsharing pilot program to serve       $2,000,000
                low- and moderate-income neighborhoods in
                the City and County of San Francisco......
 1403     FL   Implement Kennedy Boulevard corridor           $2,500,000
                improvements to improve safety in Tampa...
 1404     MD   Construct Broadneck Peninsula Trail, Anne      $1,500,000
                Arundel County, Maryland..................
 1405     MO   Relocation and reconstruction of Rt MM from   $15,680,000
                Rt 21 to Rt 30............................
 1406     MN   Replace three at-grade highway-railroad        $2,000,000
                crossings with grade-separated crossings
                adjacent to Winona State University.......
 1407       CA Construct Traffic flow improvements Vincent      $750,000
                and Lakes Drive, West Covina..............
 1408       CA Construction of an interchange located at      $3,000,000
                the intersection of future State Route 65
                and Ferrari Ranch Road-Westwood in Placer
                County....................................
 1409     KS   Construct highway-rail grade separation       $14,000,000
                from Douglas Avenue to 17th Street North
                in Wichita, KS............................
 1410     OH   Conduct Phase II of U.S. Route 68 bypass       $2,300,000
                project in Urbana.........................
 1411     GA   Construct sidewalks and install                  $500,000
                landscaping, Vienna.......................
 1412     TX   Extension of FM 1427 in Penitas............      $700,000
 1413     MD   MD 124, Woodfield Road, from Midcounty         $2,000,000
                Highway to Warfield Road..................
 1414       CA Rio Vista Bridge Realignment Study & Street      $700,000
                Sign Safety Program.......................
 1415       CO SH 121--Bowles Ave Intersection and Roadway    $2,000,000
                Improvements, Jefferson County Colorado...
 1416     NY   Implement Improvements for Pedestrian          $1,000,000
                Safety in Queens County...................
 1417     NY   Repair and improve Jericho Turnpike (NYS       $2,000,000
                HWY 25) and construct streetscapes along
                the Turnpike in New Hyde Park.............
 1418     GA   SR 316/SR 20 interchange construction            $500,000
                Gwinnett, County..........................
 1419     IL   Construct Pedestrian walkways and              $4,210,000
                streetscaping projects in the Village of
                Western Springs...........................
 1420     WA   SR 518 corridor--Improvements to SR 518-509    $1,000,000
                interchange and addition of eastbound
                travel lane on a portion of the corridor..
 1421       CA Development and construction of                $3,000,000
                improvements to State Route 79 in the San
                Jacinto Valley............................
 1422     MN   Construct roadway improvements on the Great    $6,960,000
                River Road on CSAH 10 and CSAH 21, Aitkin
                County....................................
 1423     WA   Conduct preliminary engineering and EIS for   $10,000,000
                Columbia River Crossing in WA and OR......
 1424      NC  Greensboro Signal System Replacement ITS      $12,500,000
                Enhancement Project.......................
 1425     MN   Reconstruction of 1 mile of CR 107 from          $500,000
                CSAH 2 to Highway 11 and 71, Koochiching
                County....................................
 1426     OH   Plain Township, Ohio. Market Avenue            $5,000,000
                widening..................................
 1427     LA   Construct right of way improvements from       $2,000,000
                Third St. at James St. to LA. Hwy. One at
                Broadway St. Acquire property at Third St.
                and Winn St...............................

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 1428     PA   State Street Bridge Rehabilitation, Hamburg    $1,500,000
 1429     OH   Construct Flats East Bulkhead and              $4,150,000
                Riverwalk: construct bulkhead and
                riverwalk connecting Front and Maine Ave..
 1430     NY   Construct/reconstruct Lincoln Road:              $900,000
                Commercial Street to Route 31F in the Town-
                Village of East Rochester.................
 1431     OH   Acquire land and construct Portage Bike and    $1,000,000
                Hike Trail, Portage Co....................
 1432      NC  Continued development of Cary, NC              $1,500,000
                pedestrian bike paths.....................
 1433     TX   Cottonflat Road overpass at Interstate 20..    $1,500,000
 1434     NY   Improve Rt. 17M access, safety and traffic       $750,000
                management................................
 1435     OH   Safety improvements to Paris Avenue            $1,500,000
                intersections and Meese Rd. and Easton
                St.--Nimishillen Township, Ohio...........
 1436       CA Alameda Corridor-East Construction               $300,000
                Authority, San Gabriel Valley.............
 1437     WA   Construct a tunnel as part of the Bremerton   $21,000,000
                Pedestrian-Bremerton Transportation Center
                Access Improvement project................
 1438      NC  Expand Derita Road.........................    $2,000,000
 1439     NJ   Hoboken Observer Highway Operational and       $2,500,000
                Safety Improvements.......................
 1440       CA Reconfigure San Fernando Road from Fletcher    $7,000,000
                Drive to I-5 Fwy, Los Angeles.............
 1441     NY   Construction of an access road, drainage       $2,430,000
                improvements, and aesthetic enhancements
                adjacent to Ocean Parkway in the Town of
                Babylon, NY...............................
 1442     TX   Construct highway improvements on E.           $2,800,000
                Tidwell, Ley Rd, and E. Little York Rd....
 1443     AZ   Construct pedestrian and bicycle overpass      $3,000,000
                at McDowell Road & 35th Avenue in Phoenix.
 1444     TX   Reconstruct I-30 Trinity River Bridge,        $20,000,000
                Dallas....................................
 1445     PA   Armstrong and Indiana County, Pennsylvania,    $2,000,000
                U.S. 422 Improvements.....................
 1446     TX   Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Network in        $9,600,000
                East Austin...............................
 1447     NV   Construct I-15 Cactus Avenue...............   $10,000,000
 1448     AL   I-65 Widening from U.S. 31 in Alabaster        $8,000,000
                (Exit 238) to AL 25 in Calera (Exit 228)..
 1449     NY   Improve Route 4 Streetscape and replace        $4,350,000
                waterlines, Town and Village of Fort
                Edward, Washington County.................
 1450     OH   Planning and construction on bike paths and    $1,000,000
                trails as part of Phases III-VI in
                Ashtabula Metroparks Western Reserve
                Greenway..................................
 1451       CO Construction of Powers Boulevard and           $8,000,000
                Woodman Road interchange, Colorado Springs
 1452     MN   Environmental review for TH8 upgrade,            $600,000
                Forest Lake to Chisago City...............
 1453     MD   Construct Pedestrian Bridge and Garage at      $2,100,000
                Coppin State University in Baltimore......
 1454     MD   Historic Preservation and Traffic              $1,800,000
                Improvements along Liberty Heights Ave.
                and in Druid Hill Park in Baltimore.......
 1455      NC  I-85 in Vance County.......................    $1,000,000
 1456     PA   Design and construct interchange and           $6,000,000
                related improvements at I 83 Exit 19......
 1457     IL   Preconstruction and Construction at IL 31      $2,420,000
                from Bull Valley Road to IL 176...........
 1458     MS   Replace Popps Ferry Road Bridge, Biloxi....    $4,000,000
 1459     IL   Reconstruct Lakeshore Drive Overpass over      $1,500,000
                Wilson avenue, Chicago....................
 1460     AL   Pedestrian Improvements for Moody, AL......      $100,000
 1461     MA   Design and construct Canal and Union Street      $800,000
                Corridor improvements, Lawrence...........
 1462     OH   Construct new two lane road to Sycamore        $1,250,000
                Street in Gallia County...................
 1463     AL   Construct interchange on Interstate 85 at        $500,000
                Beehive Road in Auburn, AL................
 1464     ME   Improvements to the Interconnecting Trail        $500,000
                System for bike/pedestrian trails near
                Baxter State Park.........................
 1465     TX   ROW acquisition for 87 Relief Route........    $1,500,000
 1466     WA   Restore and construct historic Naches Depot      $500,000
                and Trail project.........................
 1467     GA   S.R. 20 widening from I-575 to S.R. 369,       $1,000,000
                Cherokee County...........................
 1468     IL   Road Construction and reconstruction in the    $2,300,000
                Village of Hampshire: Keyes Ave.,
                Industrial Drive Overlay, and Mill Avenue.
 1469     IL   Conduct study and design of Chicago North      $1,000,000
                lakefront path expansion project..........
 1470     MS   I-59 interchange at US 84 and SR 15, Laurel    $2,000,000
 1471     TX   Improvements to IH-35E from US 77 North of     $3,000,000
                Waxahachie to US 77 South of Waxahachie...
 1472     MO   Scudder Road and I-170 Interchange             $2,000,000
                Improvements, St. Louis County............
 1473     GA   Construct and Improve Cobb County Trails...    $1,500,000
 1474     MS   Extend SR 590 from US 11 to SR 29 near         $3,500,000
                Ellisville................................
 1475     IN   Improve Intersection at Jackson Street and       $560,000
                Morrison Road in the City of Muncie,
                Delaware County, Indiana..................
 1476       CO Construction of McCaslin Boulevard US 36       $1,000,000
                Interchange in Superior...................
 1477     MA   Route 128 Improvements--Route 114 in           $2,000,000
                Peabody to Route 62 in Danvers............
 1478     TX   Lubbock, Texas Construction for Marsha         $5,600,000
                Sharp Freeway main lanes between Chicago
                and Salem Avenues.........................
 1479     NH   South Road Mitigation in Londonderry.......    $1,000,000
 1480     NY    Paul Road--Fisher Road Improvements, Town     $4,000,000
                of Chili, Monroe County...................
 1481       CA Construct truck lane on Keystone Road from     $2,500,000
                State Route 111 to Austin Road, Imperial
                County....................................
 1482     MS   Construct East Metropolitan Corridor           $5,000,000
                linking I-20 at Brandon to Hwy 25 at
                Flowood...................................
 1483     LA   Leeville Bridge, Port Fourchon to Golden       $5,000,000
                Meadow....................................
 1484     GA   National Infantry Museum Transporation         $3,000,000
                Network...................................
 1485     AL   Interchange at I-65 and Limestone County       $1,000,000
                Road 24 Constuction.......................
 1486     PA   Project to realign intersection of King of     $1,649,000
                Prussia Road and Upper Gulph Road to
                provide turning lanes and signalization...
 1487     MO   Construct diamond interchange at US 71 and     $2,000,000
                Business 71 in Maryville..................
 1488     SD   Construction of four-lane highway on US 79     $7,500,000
                between Maverick Junction, and the
                Nebraska border...........................
 1489     IL   130th and Torrance Avenue Intersection         $9,000,000
                Improvement, Chicago......................
 1490     OK   Improvements to Hereford Lane and US69         $1,000,000
                Interchange, McAlester....................
 1491     GA   Athens-Clarke County Bike Trail Project....    $1,400,000
 1492       CT Construct UCONN Storrs Campus-Hillside Road    $5,000,000
 1493     NM   I-25, Tramway North to Bernalillo,             $2,000,000
                Reconstruction............................
 1494     NJ   Planning for Liberty Corridor..............      $500,000
 1495     OR   Sellwood Bridge Replacement,--Multnomah        $2,000,000
                County....................................
 1496     NM   Statewide ITS Deployment...................      $200,000
 1497     FL   Acquire Land and Construct the Englewood       $3,000,000
                Interstate Connector in Sarasota County,
                Florida...................................
 1498     NY   Elevate and construct drainage improvements    $3,000,000
                to Beach Road, Canal Road, and Sea Breeze
                Road in Massapequa, New York..............
 1499     TX   Design and construction streetscape            $1,000,000
                improvements in Midtown, enhance
                pedestrian access.........................
 1500     NY   Replace sidewalk along Route 9A in Hamlet        $330,000
                of Montrose, Town of Cortlandt............
 1501     MN   Construction and widening of TH241 in the      $2,000,000
                city of St. Michael, MN...................
 1502     GA   I-75 lanes from Aviation Boulevard to SR       $1,500,000
                54, Clayton County........................
 1503     VT   Construction and rehabilitation of the         $1,386,000
                Cross Vermont Trail for the Cross Vermont
                Trail Association.........................
 1504     NY   Construction of a new ramp from 9A             $1,775,000
                Southbound to Taconic State Parkway
                Southbound, Westchester County............
 1505     NY   Restore vehicular traffic to Main Street in    $5,000,000
                Downtown Buffalo..........................
 1506     MI   Construction of 5 lane concrete pavement       $8,000,000
                with curb, gutter and sewer on Romeo Plank
                Road from M-59 to 23 Mile Road in Macomb
                Township..................................

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 1507     NY   Enhance road and transportation facilities        $50,000
                in the vicinity of the Brooklyn Children's
                Museum....................................
 1508     IL   Construct and expand Northwest Illinois US     $3,000,000
                Rte 20 from Freeport to Galena, IL........
 1509       CA Construction of new roadway lighting on        $1,000,000
                major transportation corridors in the
                Southwest San Fernando Valley.............
 1510     MO   Construct Interstate flyover at Hughes Road   $18,000,000
                and Liberty Drive to 76th Street. Part of
                Liberty Parkway Project...................
 1511       CA Freeway 180 Improvements Fresno............    $9,500,000
 1512     NY   Construct sidewalks and curbs on Valley          $450,000
                Road in Town of Bedford...................
 1513     OK   Construction of rail crossing in Claremore     $2,000,000
                at Blue Star Drive and SH66...............
 1514     IL   Improve U.S. Route 34 from Kewanee to            $500,000
                Kentville Road............................
 1515     IL   For Naperville Township to fund                  $200,000
                improvements to North Aurora Road.........
 1516     WA   Kent--Construct a single point urban           $1,000,000
                interchange (SPUI) under I-5 at South
                272nd St..................................
 1517     TN   Construct Interpretive Visitor Center for      $1,000,000
                the Cherokee Removal Memorial Park Trail
                of Tears site in Meigs County, TN.........
 1518     GA   Create a greenway trail along the Oconee       $2,000,000
                River connecting parks, preserving
                historic sites, and promoting economic
                development...............................
 1519     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition, &          $400,000
                construction of streetscaping
                enhancements, paving, lighting, safety
                improvements, parking & roadway redesign
                in Dunmore Borough, Lackawanna County.....
 1520     PA   Add turn lane, modify signals and install      $2,430,000
                pavement markings at intersection of PA422
                and PA662 in Amity Township...............
 1521     WI   Construct bicycle/pedestrian path and          $3,500,000
                facilities in the Central park area of
                Madison...................................
 1522     VA   Expand Route 15 29 in Culpeper, Virginia...    $2,000,000
 1523     WV   Fairmont Gateway Connector System to          $22,000,000
                provide an improved highway link between
                downtown Fairmont and I-79 in the vicinity
                of Fairmont...............................
 1524     OR   Construct Barber Street extension,             $3,000,000
                Wilsonville...............................
 1525     FL   Four-laning SR 281 (Avalon Boulevard) in      $12,500,000
                Santa Rosa County from Interstate 10 to
                north of CSX RR Bridge....................
 1526     OR   Interstate 5 Interchange at City of Coburg.    $9,000,000
 1527     IL   Construction of a bridge at Stearns Road in    $2,000,000
                Kane County, Illinois.....................
 1528     TX   East 7th Street Improvements in Austin.....      $525,000
 1529     GA   Rebuild SR-10 Memorial Drive for bicycle       $2,000,000
                and pedestrian safety, from Mountain Drive
                to Goldsmith Road, Dekalb County..........
 1530     NJ   Provide an alternative route for traffic       $2,000,000
                passing though congested SR31 corridor in
                Flemington NJ.............................
 1531       CA Construction of a smart crosswalk system at       $50,000
                the intersection of Arminta St. and Mason
                Ave.......................................
 1532     WI   Reconstruct U.S. Highway 41 north of Lake     $15,400,000
                Butte des Morts Bridge, Wisconsin.........
 1533     PA   Improvements to 8th and 9th Street bridges       $490,000
                between Pleasant Valley Blvd. and Valley
                View Blvd, Altoona, Pa....................
 1534     LA   Construction of a direct intermodal truck     $13,000,000
                access road from Interstate 210 to the
                City Docks of the Port of Lake Charles....
 1535     TX   Construct Links Hike & Bike Trail Project.       $500,000
                2.2 mile trail project connecting Gaylord
                Texan to Grapevine Mills Mall. Grapvine,
                TX........................................
 1536     GA   Construct sidewalks between Marion Middle        $300,000
                School, City Park, and Community Center,
                Buena Vista...............................
 1537     IL   Construct a four lane connection between       $1,000,000
                Rt. 13 and Rt. 45.........................
 1538     MI   Plymouth, Haggerty Road from Plymouth Rd.        $500,000
                to Schoolcraft Rd.........................
 1539     TN   Provide streetscape improvements and             $250,000
                pavement repair, Greenback, Tennessee.....
 1540     IA   Reconstruction of NE 56th St, eastern Polk     $1,000,000
                Co........................................
 1541     IL   Relocate Pocket Road for Access to               $500,000
                Racehorse Business Park, Alorton..........
 1542       CT Construct roadway on East Commerce Drive,        $500,000
                Oxford, CT................................
 1543     TN   Niota, TN Improve vehicle efficiencies at         $57,000
                highway At-Grade Railroad Crossing........
 1544     FL   Plan and Construct 17th Street connector in    $2,000,000
                the City of Sarasota, FL..................
 1545     VT   Reconstruction and widening of U.S. Route 5    $1,500,000
                for the Town of Hartford..................
 1546     MO   Relocate the entrance to the Shaw Nature         $500,000
                Reserve that is being altered due to a
                redesign of the Gray Summit I-44
                interchange project.......................
 1547      DC  Replace and reconstruct South Capitol         $30,000,000
                Street/Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge.
 1548     MI   Complete 13.8 miles of nonmotorized            $2,000,000
                pedistrain Fred Meijer Heartland Trail of
                30.1 miles................................
 1549     MO   Roadway improvements on U.S. 60 from Willow   $10,000,000
                Springs to the Van Buren Area.............
 1550     UT   Construct Parley's Creek Trail.............    $5,000,000
 1551     ME   Construction of Calais/St. Stephen Border      $5,000,000
                Crossing Project..........................
 1552     FL   Alleviate congestion at Atlantic Corridor      $2,000,000
                Greenway Network, City of Miami Beach, FL.
 1553     MD   Construction of MD 331 Dover Bridge........    $4,318,000
 1554     NY   Improve Traffic Flow on Noel Road between      $1,000,000
                Church and Crossbay Boulevard Including
                Work Necessary to Demolish and Reconstruct
                the Firehouse Facility....................
 1555     PA   Construct 9th and 10th Street bridges over     $7,000,000
                Norfolk Southern Tracks, Lebanon..........
 1556     AS   Drainage mitigation in Malaeloa-Leone          $1,400,000
                village roads.............................
 1557       CA Improve I-8 off ramp at Ocotillo to the        $1,000,000
                Imperial Valley College Desert Museum/
                Regional Traveler Visitor Center, Imperial
                County....................................
 1558       CA Install new grade separation at Ranchero       $5,000,000
                Road in Hesperia..........................
 1559     NY   Bartow Ave Ramp and Reconstruction at the      $1,600,000
                Hutchinson Parkway........................
 1560     FL   Airport Access Rd., Gainesville............    $1,000,000
 1561     WA   Intersection project at South Access-522       $3,000,000
                beginning and ending at the UWB-CCC campus
                to improve access and alleviate congestion
 1562     NJ   Reconstruction of CR 530 from RT 206 to CR    $10,000,000
                644. Construct shoulders, travel lanes,
                center turn lane, drainage improvements &
                traffic signal............................
 1563     NY   Improve SCCC roads, Fallsburg..............    $1,500,000
 1564       CA Add turn lane and adaptive traffic control     $1,600,000
                system at intersection of San Tomas
                Expressway and Hamilton Avenue in Campbell
 1565       CA Interchange improvements at Rice Avenue and    $3,300,000
                U.S. Highway 101 in the City of Oxnard....
 1566     GA   Northside Drive Multi Modal Corridor.......    $2,000,000
 1567     GA   Replace sidewalks, meet ADA guidelines, and      $400,000
                install a crosswalk, McRae................
 1568     TX   Ritchie Road from FM 1695 to US 84, Waco...    $3,000,000
 1569     AR   Maumelle Interchange--for third entrance         $500,000
                into Maumelle.............................
 1570       CT Construct bike/pedestrian path, Shelton....    $1,000,000
 1571     MD   Rehabilitate Roadways Around East Baltimore    $5,500,000
                Life Science Park in Baltimore............
 1572     AL   City of Vestavia Hills Pedestrian Walkway      $1,000,000
                to Cross U.S. 31..........................
 1573     IN   Replace Samuelson Road Underpass, Portage..    $3,162,890
 1574     IL   Construct Commuter Parking Structure in the    $3,700,000
                Central Business District in the vicinity
                of La Grange Road.........................
 1575     PA   Design and construct inner loop roadway          $500,000
                around Shippensburg Boro..................
 1576     WV   Construct I-73/74 High Priority Corridor,     $12,000,000
                Mingo Co..................................
 1577     NY   Roadway improvements to Jackson Avenue         $2,250,000
                between Jericho Turnpike and Teibrook
                Avenue....................................
 1578     OR   Rogue River Bikeway/Pedestrian Path, Curry       $600,000
                County....................................
 1579       CA San Gabriel Blvd Intersection Improvements       $200,000
                at Broadway and at Las Tunas, San Gabriel.

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 1580     NY   Improvements to Erie Station Road, Town of     $1,000,000
                Henrietta, Monroe County..................
 1581     IA   Sioux City, Iowa Hoeven Corridor--Outer        $1,500,000
                Drive Project.............................
 1582     KY   Study & rehabilitate the I-471 corridor,       $2,000,000
                Campbell County, Kentucky.................
 1583     WA   Construct railroad overpass spanning three     $1,000,000
                mile section of SR501 from MP 0 and MP 3..
 1584     NY   Construction and rehabilitation of North         $780,000
                and South Delaware Avenues in the Village
                of Lindenhurst, NY........................
 1585     NY   Study on extending Rt. 5 to Auburn.........      $150,000
 1586     AL   Expand US-84 from Andalusia, AL to             $3,000,000
                Enterprise, AL............................
 1587     NJ   Susse County, NJ Safety and Operational        $3,800,000
                Improvements on Route 23 in Hardyston
                Township and Franklin Borough.............
 1588     PA   State Street and Mulberry Street Bridge        $4,000,000
                Lighting project, Harrisburg..............
 1589     AS   To upgrade, repair and continue                $1,600,000
                construction of Ta'u harbor/ferry terminal
                facility on Manu'a island.................
 1590       CA Interstate 15 and State Route 79 South         $2,000,000
                Freeway Interchange and Ramp Improvement
                Project...................................
 1591     OH   Road Improvements, streetscapes, and           $1,000,000
                pedestrian safety additions in Ashtabula
                Harbor....................................
 1592     NY   Town of East Fishkill improvements to            $500,000
                Robinson La & Lake Walton Road at NYS
                Route 376.................................
 1593     WI   Construct a bicycle/pedestrian path,           $2,000,000
                Wisconsin Dells...........................
 1594     NY   Construct improvements in Sight Distance at      $200,000
                Road Grade and Trail Corssings in Oneida
                and Herkimer Counties.....................
 1595     NY   Repair Silver Mine Bridge in the Town of         $150,000
                Lewisboro.................................
 1596     IL   River walk Reconstruction, City of Chicago.      $600,000
 1597     AR   Rogers, Arkansas--Construct new interchange    $4,400,000
                on I-540 near the existing Perry Road
                overpass..................................
 1598     IN   Design and construct Indiana Ohio River       $20,000,000
                Bridges Project on I-65 and 265...........
 1599     RI   Transportation Enhacements at Blackstone         $500,000
                Valley Heritage Corridor..................
 1600     TX   Reconstruction of US 79 from FM 1460 to        $2,000,000
                Williamson County Road 195................
 1601       CA Transportation enhancements to Children's      $1,200,000
                Museum of Los Angeles.....................
 1602     IN   Construct Shelby County Indiana Shelbyville      $500,000
                Parkway...................................
 1603     NY   Reconstruct the Niagara Street culvert/          $400,000
                bridge which crosses over Two Mile Creek,
                City of Tonawanda.........................
 1604     MA   Reconstruction of Main Street and Lebanon        $700,000
                Street in Melrose.........................
 1605     OH   Construct the existing IR 70 interchange at   $11,550,000
                US 40, SR 331 west of St. Clairsville.....
 1606     GA   Install traffic lights and pedestrian            $500,000
                walkways on Highway 441 at MLK, Jr.
                Boulevard, Dublin.........................
 1607     OH   Pike County, OH Fog Road Upgrade...........    $1,000,000
 1608       CA Project design, environmental assessment,        $500,000
                and roadway construction of Lonestar Road
                from Alta Road to Enrico Fermi Drive San
                Diego County..............................
 1609       CA Project Study Reports for I-105 and I-405        $400,000
                Interchanges at Los Angeles International
                Airport...................................
 1610       CA Reconstruct Whittier Blvd. and improve         $1,700,000
                parkway drainage from Philadelphia Av. to
                Five Points in Whittier...................
 1611     NY   Rockland County Railroad Grade Crossings       $1,400,000
                Safety Study..............................
 1612     TX   San Angelo Ports-to-Plains Route Loop 306      $1,500,000
                at F.M. 388...............................
 1613     MN   City of Hutchinson School Road Underpass of    $1,000,000
                TH7 and TH22 Improvements.................
 1614     TN   construct and widen SR-33 in Monroe County,    $5,000,000
                TN........................................
 1615     PA   Construct the realignment of Cool Creek        $1,000,000
                Road in York County, PA...................
 1616     NJ   Construct Waterfront Walkway from North        $2,000,000
                Sinatra Drive and 12th St. south to
                Sinatra Drive in Hoboken..................
 1617     TX   Add shoulders to FM 156 from Ponder, Texas     $1,000,000
                to Krum, Texas............................
 1618     NJ   Bridge replacement on Section 6V of Route 1    $2,000,000
                from Ryders Lane to Milltown Road, North
                Brunswick.................................
 1619     MN   Construct Two Harbors High School Trail          $891,600
                connecting Two Harbors High School to Two
                Harbors City..............................
 1620      SC  Construct I-85 Brockman-McClimon               $1,000,000
                Interchange between Greenville Spartanburg
                Airport and SC Highway 101 interchanges...
 1621     IA   Fort Madison, IA Construction of US 61         $2,500,000
                bypass around Fort Madison to create a
                safer and faster route....................
 1622     PA   Germantown Avenue Revitalization with Mt.      $2,320,000
                Airy USA for landscaping, scenic
                enhancements and pedestrian safety
                improvements along the heavily traveled
                thoroughfare..............................
 1623     NM   I-10 Reconstruction, Las Cruces to Texas       $3,000,000
                State Line................................
 1624     TX   IH 820 Widening Project....................    $2,000,000
 1625     IL   For Naperville Township to fund                  $600,000
                improvements to Diehl Road between Eola
                Road and Route 59.........................
 1626     KS   Remove and Replace Topeka Blvd. Bridge over    $6,000,000
                the Kansas River..........................
 1627     VA   Clifton, VA Main Street parking and              $250,000
                sidewalk improvements.....................
 1628      SC  Replace Milford Road Bridge, Anderson, SC..      $500,000
 1629     LA   Improvements to Essen Lane at I-12; and to    $30,000,000
                Perkins Rd.; and to Central Thruway; and
                to O'Neal Lane; an to Burbank Dr.; and to
                Essen Park Extension; and for LA408 study.
 1630     GA   Streetscape project for lighting and             $300,000
                landscaping on Main Street along Georgia
                Highway 231, Davisboro....................
 1631     IA   City of Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie       $1,000,000
                county East Beltway Roadway and Connectors
                Project...................................
 1632     OR   U.S. 199/Laurel Road Intersection..........    $2,000,000
 1633       CA Conduct project report study on Old River        $500,000
                School Rd--Firestone Blvd intersection
                reconfiguration...........................
 1634     FL   Conduct study for Port of Miami Tunnel,        $2,000,000
                Miami, FL.................................
 1635     NY   Ithaca, Design and construct pedestrian and    $1,200,000
                bicycle path (Cayuga Waterfront Trail)....
 1636      NC  Rails to Trails Project, Elizabeth City....      $640,000
 1637     IL   Reconstruct Lakeshore Drive overpass over      $1,500,000
                Lawrence Avenue...........................
 1638      SC  Replace Murphy Road West Bridge, Anderson,       $235,000
                SC........................................
 1639       CA Resurface and construct truck lane at CA       $3,000,000
                Hwy 94 and Interstate 8 interchange,
                Boulevard.................................
 1640       CT Undertake road improvements associated with    $2,000,000
                Coltsville Area Redevelopment, Hartford...
 1641     AZ   Upgrade and Re-opening of Main Street in       $1,200,000
                Yuma......................................
 1642     NJ   Pedestrian facilities, street lighting and       $596,324
                streetscaping improvements in downtown
                Laurel Springs............................
 1643     MS   Upgrade Blue Cane Road in Tallahatchie           $750,000
                County, and roads in Webb and Tutwiler....
 1644     OH   Upgrade circuitry on vehicle protection          $140,000
                device at Sheldon Road rail crossing in
                Berea.....................................
 1645     NY   Design and construct Upper Delaware Scenic       $500,000
                Byway Visitor Center, Cochecton...........
 1646     NY   Construct sidewalks and curbing on               $275,000
                Westchester Avenue in Village of Buchanan.
 1647      NC  Downtown Redevelopment Project, City of        $6,336,000
                Rocky Mount...............................
 1648     TX   Construction of divided four lane concrete     $1,000,000
                arterial with drainage improvements--Sandy
                Lake Road: Denton Tap Rd to North Coppell
                Road......................................
 1649     IL   Preconstruction and Construction at IL 120     $1,365,000
                at Bacon Road and Cedar Lake Road.........
 1650     GA   Revitalization project will extend and           $500,000
                resurface the Roberta Walking Trail,
                Roberta...................................
 1651     KY   Construct Westbound Access to Mountain         $2,900,000
                Parkway from Exit 18 (KY 1057), Powell
                County....................................
 1652      NC  Development of 2 miles of road parallel to     $1,500,000
                I-95 located approximately between the I-
                95/NC-125 interchange and I-95/US-158
                interchange...............................
 1653       CA Engineering, right of way and construction     $5,000,000
                of HOV lanes on I-580 in the Livermore
                Valley, California........................
 1654     IL   Construct Streetscape Project, City of           $500,000
                Markham...................................
 1655       CA Landscape south side of the 91 fwy at            $250,000
                Bellflower Blvd in Bellflower.............
 1656     MA   Southwick and Westfield Rail Trail, Design     $5,000,000
                & Construction............................

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 1657     VA   Upgrade DOT crossing #467665M to constant        $194,600
                warning time devices......................
 1658     TX   Reconstruct and add two lanes to US 287        $3,000,000
                from the Oklahoma State line to US 54 in
                Stratford.................................
 1659     WY   Casper West Belt Loop......................    $2,000,000
 1660     MN   Munger Trail extension, City of Duluth.....    $3,200,000
 1661     AK   Bogard/Sheldon Extension in Matanuska-         $4,000,000
                Susitna Borough...........................
 1662       CA City of Redondo Beach Esplanade Improvement    $1,000,000
                Project...................................
 1663     MN   Kandiyohi and Meeker Counties Hwy 7 between    $2,000,000
                TH 71 and TH 22...........................
 1664     NJ   Construction of Rowan Boulevard from US          $600,000
                Route 322 to Main Street, Glassboro.......
 1665       CA Conduct Study of SR 130 Realignment            $2,000,000
                Project, San Joaquin County & Santa Clara
                County, CA................................
 1666       CA Passons Grade Separation in the City of        $3,700,000
                Pico Rivera...............................
 1667     MD   Construct South Shore Trail, Anne Arundel      $1,000,000
                County, MD................................
 1668     NJ   Realignment of the Routes35/36 intersection    $2,000,000
                in Eatontown..............................
 1669     IN   Construct Hoosier Heartland Highway in Cass    $2,000,000
                and Carroll County, Indiana...............
 1670     MI   Oscoda County, Reconstruction and surfacing      $960,000
                of Valley Road from M-33 west to Mapes
                Road......................................
 1671     TX   Reconstruct Precinct Line Road 2-lane          $1,000,000
                bridge as 4-lane bridge and widen Precinct
                Line Road to 4-lane roadway from SH 10 to
                Trammel Davis Rd..........................
 1672       CT Reconstruct Waterfront Street Corridor, New    $1,500,000
                Haven.....................................
 1673     TN   Improving Vehicle Efficiencies at At-Grade        $99,000
                highway-Railroad Crossing in Philadelphia,
                Tn........................................
 1674     TX   Mile 2 W from Mile 12 N to US83, Hidalgo       $1,000,000
                County....................................
 1675     NY   Reconstruction of West Neck Road from          $3,000,000
                Huntington-Lloyd Harbor boundary to the
                end of the Village-maintained road........
 1676     GA   Rehabilitate sidewalks and replace street        $500,000
                lights, Swainsboro........................
 1677      SC  Replace Murphy Road East Bridge, Anderson,       $265,000
                SC........................................
 1678     MO   Access improvements and safety and mobility    $5,000,000
                upgrades along US 7 as part of the Highway
                7 Corridor Development Plan in Blue
                Springs...................................
 1679     OH   Construct Stearns Road Grade Separation,       $3,750,000
                Olmsted Township..........................
 1680       CA Implement Grove Avenue Corridor Interstate     $3,000,000
                10 interchange improvements in Ontario....
 1681     MA   Construct & Replace West Corner Bridge &       $1,000,000
                Culvert, Rte 228, spanning Weir River
                Estuary & Straits Pond Inlet..............
 1682     OK   Complete Reconstruction of the I-35-SH 9       $4,000,000
                West Interchange..........................
 1683     NJ   Construct Rte 50 Tuckahoe River Bridge         $4,000,000
                Replacement, Cape May and Atlantic
                Counties..................................
 1684     NY   Rt. 12 reconstruction--Town and Village of     $4,110,000
                Greene....................................
 1685     MN   Becker County CR 143 and CR 124                  $960,000
                Improvements..............................
 1686     NY   Construct and extend existing pedestrian       $1,350,000
                streetscape areas in Valley Stream........
 1687     MI   Construct Interchange at I-675 and M-13        $2,300,000
                (Washington Avenue). Northbound Exit.
                Phase I of Construction. City of Saginaw..
 1688     OH   Construct Cleveland Towpath Trail. 6-mile      $4,000,000
                extension towards downtown. Cleveland.....
 1689     FL   Construct widening of US 17 to 4 lanes from   $16,300,000
                San Mateo to Volusia County line, Putnam
                County, Florida...........................
 1690     MD   Construct Phase 1 of the South Shore Trail     $1,000,000
                in Anne Arundel County from Maryland Route
                3 at Millersville Road to I-97 at
                Waterbury Road............................
 1691     MI   Construction of 5 lane concrete pavement       $2,079,500
                with curb, gutter and storm sewer on Van
                Dyke Ave. from 23 Mile Road to 26 Mile
                Road, Macomb Co...........................
 1692     FL   Design and construct replacement for A. Max   $10,000,000
                Brewer Bridge, Titusville.................
 1693     NY   Implement ITS system and apparatus to            $100,000
                enhance citywide truck route system on
                Victory Blvd Between Travis Ave and West
                Shore Expressway Travis Section of SI.....
 1694     MI   Purchase and implementation of various        $12,430,000
                Intelligent Transportation System
                technologies in the Grand Rapids metro
                region....................................
 1695     WI   Recondition USH 45 between New London and      $2,000,000
                Clintonville, Wisconsin (Waupaca County,
                Wisconsin)................................
 1696       CA Reconstruction of The Strand in the City of    $2,000,000
                Manhattan Beach to improve beach access
                and accommodate increased pedestrian
                traffic...................................
 1697       CA Construction of new roadway lighting on          $500,000
                major transportation corridors in the
                Northeast San Fernando Valley.............
 1698     MD   Rehabilitate Hanover Street Bridge in          $1,500,000
                Baltimore.................................
 1699     NY   Rehabilitation of Hornbeck Road in the Town      $426,000
                of Poughkeepsie...........................
 1700       CA Rehabilitation of Tulare County Farm to        $4,000,000
                Market road system........................
 1701     GA   Riverside Drive Streetscape Project, Macon.      $500,000
 1702     GA   South Lumpkin Road Trail-Columbus..........      $500,000
 1703       CA Implement Northeast San Fernando Valley          $200,000
                Road and Safety Improvements..............
 1704     NY   Big Ridge Road: Spencerport Village Line to    $2,500,000
                Gillet Road in the Town of Ogden..........
 1705     TX   Build south bound ramp from east bound I-20    $5,000,000
                to Clark Road at the southern terminus of
                Spur 408. Duncanville, TX.................
 1706     MS   Plan and construct intermodal connector        $1,000,000
                linking I-20 to Hwy 49, Pearl-Richland....
 1707     TN   Reconstruct US 64 from west of Bolivar to      $5,225,000
                the Lawrence County Line in Hardemant,
                McNairy, Hardin, Wayne Counties...........
 1708     PA   Improve safety of Route 145 in Whitehall       $2,225,000
                Township..................................
 1709     GA   Construct Stone Mountain-Lithonia road Bike    $1,000,000
                Lane and Sidewalks, Dekalb County.........
 1710     OK   Texanna Road improvements around Lake          $1,000,000
                Eufaula...................................
 1711     PR   To build an extension of PR-53 between         $5,000,000
                Yabucoa and Maunabo.......................
 1712     IL   To contruct a new intersection of a public       $550,000
                road and US Route 50 and a new street.....
 1713      NC  To plan, design and construct the Northwest    $1,000,000
                Corridor--Western Blvd. Project in
                Jacksonville, NC..........................
 1714       CT Upgrade Mark Twain Drive, Hartford.........    $2,000,000
 1715       CO CO I-70 East Multimodal Corridor (Highway      $2,500,000
                Expansion), Denver........................
 1716     MS   Upgrade roads in Indianola, Ruleville,         $2,000,000
                Moorehead, Doddsville, Sunflower and Drew,
                Sunflower County..........................
 1717     MS   Upgrade roads in North Carrollton (U.S. Hwy      $400,000
                35 and 82) McCain Street, South Street,
                Love Street, and Colver Street, Carroll
                County....................................
 1718     NJ   Passaic-Bergen intermodal transportation      $10,000,000
                deployment initiative.....................
 1719     IL   Upgrade roads, The Village of Maywood......    $1,000,000
 1720     PA   Upgrade Route 30 Corridor and Airport          $1,000,000
                Access....................................
 1721     GA   Upgrade sidewalks and lighting, Lyons......      $500,000
 1722       CA State Route 88--Pine Grove Corridor              $500,000
                Improvement Project.......................
 1723     WA   Tacoma--Lincoln Avenue Grade Separation....    $1,000,000
 1724     NY   Improve NY112 from Old Town Road to NY347..   $10,000,000
 1725     NJ   Construct I-195 Noise Barrier, Hamilton          $750,000
                Twp, Mercer County........................
 1726     AR   Highway 77 Rail Grade Separation...........    $1,000,000
 1727     WA   Kent, WA Willis Street BNSF Railroad Grade       $500,000
                Separation Project........................
 1728     MI   Menominee, Ogden Street Bridge                   $200,000
                rehabilitation project-replacement of
                deck, expansion joints, sidewalks, railing
                and all other joints......................
 1729     VA   Pochantas Trail--development and                 $500,000
                construction of trail from Bluestone
                Junction to Pochantas adjacent to
                abandoned rail line.......................

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 1730     NY   Suffolk County ITS arterial monitoring and     $1,500,000
                performance measures......................
 1731     LA   Conduct study for Highway 25 in Washington       $500,000
                Parish....................................
 1732     IL   Construction of the 43rd Street Bicycle          $600,000
                Pedestrian Bridge over Lake Shore Drive,
                City of Chicago...........................
 1733     NY   To design and reconstruct Nassau Avenue,       $2,400,000
                improve sidewalks and include pedestrian
                amenities in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.........
 1734     OH   Upgrade the I-480 and Tiedman Road               $500,000
                interchange, Brooklyn.....................
 1735     NJ   Interchange improvements and bridge            $5,000,000
                replacement, Route 46, Passaic County.....
 1736     PR   Construction of community bridge at Los          $500,000
                Lopez Sector, Quebrada Arenas Community...
 1737     IA   Construction of a Four Lane U.S. Highway 20    $9,000,000
                between Moville in Woodbury County,
                through Ida County and Sac County to U.S.
                71 at Early, IA...........................
 1738     AZ   Paving of Navajo Route 9010--off of I-40 at    $2,000,000
                Houck, AZ (Exit 348) to Pine Springs Day
                School....................................
 1739     OH   Red Bank Road Improvements from I-71 to        $3,600,000
                Fair Lane in Eastern Hamilton County, Ohio
 1740       CA Construct earthen berm along Esperanza Road    $2,000,000
                from Yorba Linda Blvd. to the west city
                limits to mitigate noise..................
 1741     TX   Construct 6 mainlines from east of Mercury     $2,000,000
                to east of Wallisville....................
 1742     NY   Town of Chester Trout Brook road                  $70,000
                improvements and reconstruction...........
 1743     OR   Upgrade the I-5 Fern Valley Interchange        $3,000,000
                (Exit 24).................................
 1744       CA Construct I-80 Gilman Street interchange       $1,500,000
                improvements in Berkeley..................
 1745     NJ   Construct Vineland Boulevard and Sherman       $1,750,000
                Avenue Intersection Improvements,
                Vineland, Cumberland County...............
 1746     WA   Terry's Corner Park and Ride on Camano         $1,400,000
                Island....................................
 1747     OR   Upgrade U.S. 101 and Utility Relocation,         $200,000
                Gold Beach................................
 1748     WI   Upgrade USH 41 from DePere to Suamico,         $2,500,000
                Wisconsin (Brown County, Wisconsin).......
 1749     IL   Upgrade Veterans Drive in Pekin Illinois...    $1,000,000
 1750     NY   Saugerties, Improve Tissle Road-Old Kings        $500,000
                Highway intersection......................
 1751     TX   Design and Construct the Cottonwood Trail      $1,000,000
                pedestrian-bicycle connection.............
 1752     NY   Rehabilitation of the Ashford Ave. bridge      $2,600,000
                over I-87 in the Villages of Dobbs Ferry
                and Ardsley...............................
 1753     OH   Streetscape completion along US 40 in            $100,000
                Bridgeport................................
 1754     SD   Design and construct new Meridian Bridge       $4,500,000
                across the Missouri River at Yankton......
 1755     MD   Upgrade MD 210 from MD 228 to I-495........    $5,000,000
 1756     IL   For DuPage County to construct certain           $100,000
                segments of Southern DuPage County
                Regional Trail............................
 1757     IA   US 20 relocated, Webster, Sac and Calhoun      $3,000,000
                Counties, Iowa............................
 1758     NJ   Construction of new access roads along         $1,000,000
                Route 42/Blackhorse Pike in Washington
                Township..................................
 1759       CA Highways 152--156 Intersection                 $1,000,000
                improvements, CA..........................
 1760     AK   Coffman Cove IFA ferry terminal............    $3,200,000
 1761     MA   Acquisition, engineering design, and           $2,000,000
                construction of the Assabet River Rail
                Trail, Acton, Hudson, Maynard, and Stow...
 1762     MI   Conduct Feasibility Study to Extend I-475        $800,000
                to US 23 in Genesee County................
 1763     TX   Construct a reliever route on US 287 South     $3,000,000
                of Dumas to US 287 North of Dumas.........
 1764     TN   construct new exit on I-75 and connect US-     $4,500,000
                11, US-411, and SR-30.....................
 1765     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &         $1,750,000
                construction of street improvements,
                parking, safety enhancements & roadway
                redesign in Pittston......................
 1766     TX   Dowlen Road Imprvements for Beaumont, Texas    $3,456,000
 1767       CA Construct Hwy 101 bicycle-pedestrian             $500,000
                project in Marin and Sonoma Counties from
                north of Atherton Ave to south of Petaluma
                River bridge..............................
 1768     TX   Construct raised median from Loop 224 to       $3,220,000
                Sradley St. in Nacogdoches, TX............
 1769     OH   Construction of bicycle trail extension in       $500,000
                Geauga Park District in Chardon, OH.......
 1770       CA Extension of a regional Class I bikeway          $400,000
                from the West City limits to the East City
                limits along leased railroad right-of-away
 1771     AR   For rail grade separations identified by      $10,000,000
                the MPO for the Little Rock/North Little
                Rock metropolitan area, (which may
                include: Edison Ave.; Springer Blvd; Hwy
                89 Extension; McCain/Fairfax; Salem Road;.
 1772     NY   Court Street & Smith Street Shopping             $800,000
                District Enhancements.....................
 1773     MA   Hampshire County Bike Paths, Design &          $5,500,000
                Construction..............................
 1774     NV   Construct I-15 Starr Interchange...........   $10,000,000
 1775       CA Construct full-access interchange at SR 120-   $4,000,000
                McKinley Avenue, with the necessary SR120
                auxiliary lanes, Manteca, CA..............
 1776       CA Install emergency vehicle preemption             $500,000
                equipment along major arterials in the I-
                880 corridor, Alameda County..............
 1777     OH   Construct a proposed relocation of US 22      $10,000,000
                and SR 93 from the current IR 70, US 40
                west of Zanesville........................
 1778       CA Conduct Study and Construct I 205 Chrisman     $1,000,000
                Road Interchange Project, Tracy, CA.......
 1779     IL   Construction of part of a 230 mile corridor    $1,700,000
                extending from I-280at Rock Island to I-
                270 south of Alton........................
 1780       CA Construction of Campus Parkway from State        $500,000
                Route 99 to Yosemite Ave., Merced County..
 1781     MI   Construction of Superior Road Roundabout,        $750,000
                Superior Township.........................
 1782     OR   Construction and preliminary engineering of      $200,000
                a railroad crossing at the intersection of
                Havlik Road and Hwy 30, Scappoose.........
 1783     FL   Clark Road Clover Leaf at I95, Jacksonville    $5,500,000
 1784     PA   Construct and widen PA 94 from the Adams       $1,500,000
                and York County line north to Appler Road.
 1785     IL   For the reconstruction and realignment of 2    $2,000,000
                miles of Evergreen Ave. located west of
                the City of Effingham.....................
 1786     IN   Improve State Road 332 and Nebo Road           $2,930,000
                Intersection in Delaware County, Indiana..
 1787     LA   LA 18 Widening (Avondale to US 90),              $800,000
                Jefferson Parish, Louisiana...............
 1788     WI   Construct Lake Butte des Morts Bridge, US     $25,600,000
                Highway 41, Winnebago County, Wisconsin...
 1789     MA   North Worcester County Bike Paths, Design &    $5,000,000
                Construction..............................
 1790     TX   Old Reliance Road Overpass at SH6 (Earl        $2,500,000
                Rudder Freeway)--widening project in
                Brazos Co.................................
 1791     IA   Phase III of Main St project, Amana........    $1,000,000
 1792     MN   Re-align Vadnais Boulevard at interchange      $1,000,000
                of I-694/Highway 49, Ramsey County........
 1793       CA Reconfigure intersection at Highways 152      $10,650,000
                and 156 in Santa Clara County.............
 1794     KY   Construct Georgetown Northwest Bypass from     $3,000,000
                US 460 West to I-75 North, Scott County...
 1795     AZ   Grand Canyon Greenway Trails...............    $1,500,000
 1796     NY   Remediate road runoff in vicinity of           $1,000,000
                Peconic Estuary watershed.................
 1797     MS   Construct I-55 Interchange at Madison-         $5,000,000
                Ridgeland, Madison County.................
 1798     OH   Construction of road improvements from           $150,000
                Richmond Road to new Cuyahoga Community
                College in Warrensville Heights, OH.......
 1799     MI   Construction of the I-696 and Northwestern     $2,000,000
                Highway Interchange Freeway Ramps at
                Franklin Road in Southfield...............
 1800     OH   Construct access improvements to I-680 and     $2,000,000
                internal roadways for Corridor of
                Opportunity, Mahoning Co..................
 1801     NY   Mount Vernon Railroad Cut..................    $2,250,000
 1802     TX   Reconstruct and add two lanes to IH 27 from    $3,000,000
                Western Street in Amarillo to Loop 335....
 1803       CO SH83-SH88 Interchange Reconstruction--         $4,000,000
                Arapahoe County, CO.......................
 1804     NY   Town of Pawling Old Rt 55..................      $500,000
 1805     IL   Upgrade Curtis Road in conjunction with        $7,000,000
                state plan for I-57 interchange; from
                Duncan Rd to 1st Street in Champaign......

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 1806     MO   Upgrade Rt. 249 [Range Line] from Rt. 171     $10,000,000
                to I-44...................................
 1807     VA   Bland County Trails and Visitor Center--       $1,000,000
                establishment of multi-use trail network,
                associated facilities and begin work on
                visitors center...........................
 1808     NH   Upgrade Sewalls Falls Road bridge over         $1,000,000
                Merrimack River in Concord................
 1809     IL   Perform Old Orchard Road Expansion and         $1,000,000
                improvement project between harms road and
                US 41, Cook County........................
 1810     MN   Design engineering and ROW acquisition to      $1,000,000
                reconstruct TH 95 bridge, North Branch....
 1811     NY   Tappan Zee Bridge to I287 Transportation       $1,000,000
                Corridor..................................
 1812       CA Upgrade and reconstruct the I-80/I-680/SR12   $21,000,000
                Interchange, Solano County................
 1813     MD   US 219 Oakland Bypass......................    $1,000,000
 1814      NC  US 221 widening from US 421 to Jefferson,      $2,000,000
                NC........................................
 1815     IL   Complete 80,000lb truck route between CH2      $3,000,000
                (Burma Rd) and IL Rte 130 in Cumberland
                County....................................
 1816       CA Improvement of intersection at Burbank           $400,000
                Blvd. and Hayvenhurst Ave.................
 1817     OH   Construct pedestrain bridge over I77;          $2,000,000
                tunnel underneath railroad; bridge over
                Tuscarawas River along OH and Erie Canal
                in Tuscarawas County......................
 1818     MN   Lake Street Access to I-35W, Minneapolis...    $6,000,000
 1819     WI   Upgrade USH 2 in Ashland County............    $4,000,000
 1820     OR   Construct an urban arterial street between     $3,700,000
                NE Weidler and NE Washington on NE 102nd,
                Portland..................................
 1821       CA Construct an Interchange on Highway 70 at      $2,000,000
                Georgia Pacific Road in Oroville..........
 1822     AZ   Construct or Modify Railroad Grade            $13,300,000
                Separations on 6th St. and 22nd St. and
                Reconstruct Speedway Blvd. Underpass in
                Tucson....................................
 1823     FL   Construct North Ormond Beach Business Park     $1,100,000
                Interchange at I-95 between U.S. 1 and SR
                40, Volusia County........................
 1824     MN   Environmental review for improvement along     $1,300,000
                the entire US 10 corridor.................
 1825     NY   Construct visitor center, access road, and       $750,000
                parking at Sam's Point Preserve,
                Ellenville................................
 1826     OH   Installation of road improvements on Old         $100,000
                State Road-SR 608 in Middlefield, OH......
 1827     WA   To replace BNSF trestle, Sammamish River       $2,000,000
                bridge and reconstruct SR202/127th Pl NE
                and SR202/180th Ave NE intersections......
 1828     PA   Completion of beltway interchanges along       $1,000,000
                Business Route 60 in Moon Township,
                Allegheny County..........................
 1829     TX   US 290 Improvements in Austin, TX..........    $3,000,000
 1830       CA City of Madera, CA Improve SR99-SR145          $2,000,000
                Interchange...............................
 1831     AL   Construct a new interchange on I-65 at         $1,000,000
                Cullman, AL County Road 222...............
 1832     VA   Improve transportation projects for            $3,750,000
                Jamestown 2007............................
 1833     MI   Design and construction of West Michigan       $3,000,000
                Regional Trail Network connector to link
                two trail systems together and to Grand
                Rapids....................................
 1834     TN   Plan and construct a bicycle and pedestrian    $9,000,000
                trail including enhancements, Murfreesboro
 1835     AZ   Replacement of Safford Bridge which crosses    $3,500,000
                the Gila River directly north of Safford,
                AZ on North 8th Avenue....................
 1836     TX   Design & construct streetscape improvements    $1,000,000
                to Old Spanish Trail--SH 288 to Griggs,
                Griggs to Mykawa..........................
 1837     TN   For each rail-highway crossing: Improve           $57,000
                circuitry on vehicle protection device
                installed at crossing in Knoxville, TN....
 1838     OH   Reconstruct Broadway Ave in Lorain.........      $750,000
 1839     OH   Road Widening and related improvements to      $3,410,000
                SR 82 in Macedonia OH.....................
 1840     MN   Reconstruct CSAH 4 and CSAH 5 ( Forest         $1,740,000
                Highway 11) between CSAH 15 and TH 61,
                Silver Bay................................
 1841       CA Ramona Avenue Grade Separation, Montclair,     $2,000,000
                California................................
 1842     MN   Roadway improvements, City of Federal Dam..    $1,000,000
 1843     VA   Rocky Knob Heritage Center-- planning,         $1,500,000
                design, site acquisition and construction
                for trail system and visitors center on
                Blue Ridge Parkway........................
 1844     FL   Design and construct capacity and safety       $2,000,000
                improvements for State Road 426-County
                Road 419 in Oviedo from Pine St to west of
                Lockwood Blvd.............................
 1845     FL   Coordinated Regional Transportation Study      $1,500,000
                of US 98 from Pensacola Bay Bridge,
                Escambia County to Hathaway Bridge, Walton
                County, Florida...........................
 1846     PA   Paving and reconstruction in the townships:    $2,000,000
                North and South Eldorado, North Altoona,
                Fairview, Juniata, East End, Pleasant
                Valley, South Tracks, Lyswen-Altoona, PA..
 1847     AK   Construct access road connection from          $3,000,000
                Seward Highway to rail and airport
                facilities in Seward......................
 1848     AZ   Realign Davis Road from State Route 80 to      $3,300,000
                State Route 191...........................
 1849     PA   Reesdale Street roadway reconfiguration to     $1,000,000
                allow HOV access to new parking facility..
 1850     WA   SR 538 (College Way) and North 26th St.          $175,000
                Signal in Mount Vernon....................
 1851     TX   Acquisition of right of way and               $12,000,000
                environmental preservation from I-45 to
                U.S. 59 for Grand Parkway.................
 1852     ID   Reconstruct Grangemont Road (Idaho Forest      $2,000,000
                Highway 67) from Orofino to Milepost 9.3..
 1853     VA   Expansion of South Airport Connector Road      $7,000,000
                (Clarkson Road to Charles City)...........
 1854     NY   Design and Construction of bicycle and           $480,000
                pedestrian facilities in the area of the
                Roosevelt Avenue Bridge...................
 1855      NC  Construct Endor Iron Furnace Greenway          $1,000,000
                enhancements from Deep River to Sanford...
 1856       CO Improve and widen State Highway 44 from        $4,000,000
                Colorado Boulevard to State Highway 2.....
 1857     FL   Fund improvement of US 301 corridor in         $2,000,000
                Sumter and Marion Counties................
 1858     TN   complete construction and landscaping of         $100,000
                visitor center on Cherohala Skyway in
                Monroe County, TN.........................
 1859     OR   Construction of the East Burnside Street       $3,700,000
                improvements, Portland....................
 1860     AL   Expand to 4 lanes US Highway 278 from          $1,000,000
                Sulligent to Guin.........................
 1861     IL   Francis Cabrini/W. Green Homes CHA Street        $600,000
                Construction, City of Chicago.............
 1862     NY   Plan and construct bicycle path, esplanades   $10,000,000
                and ferry landing along New York Bay in
                Sunset Park, Brooklyn.....................
 1863     PA   Construct Dubois Regional Medical Center         $600,000
                Access Road...............................
 1864     NY   To design and construct safe route to            $550,000
                school projects in Brooklyn, Queens and
                Manhattan, NY.............................
 1865     PA   US 30 corridor improvements from PA 896 to     $3,000,000
                PA 897. Connects PA 41....................
 1866     MD   US 40 Alternate, Middletown Bypass.........    $5,000,000
 1867       CA Construction of a smart crosswalk system at       $50,000
                the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd.
                and Gault St..............................
 1868     WI   Expand USH 51 & STH 29 in Marathon County..    $8,000,000
 1869     PA   Construct 2 flyover ramps and S Linden St      $7,000,000
                ext for access to industrial sites in the
                cities of McKeesport and Duquesne.........
 1870     NY   Construct 4-lane bypass roadway along US         $130,000
                Route 6 in Lake Mohegan parallel to
                Strawberry Road in Yorktown ending in Town
                of Cortlandt Manor........................
 1871     NY   Construct pedestrian walkway along Route 9A    $5,000,000
                in Hudson River Park, New York City.......
 1872     IN   Design engineering, right-of-way               $2,000,000
                acquistion, and construction for the Grant
                County Economic Corridor..................
 1873     MN   City of Marshall TH 23 4-Lane Extension....    $3,288,000
 1874     IL   Henry Horner Homes CHA Street Construction,    $1,000,000
                City of Chicago...........................
 1875     TN   Improve circuitry on vehicle protection          $158,000
                device installed at highway-RR crossing in
                Knoxville, TN.............................
 1876     NJ   Construct Intersection at Route 46 and         $1,500,000
                Little Ferry Circle in Little Ferry.......
 1877     AR   Improve State Highway 88 (Higdon Ferry         $4,000,000
                Road) in Hot Springs......................
 1878     MD   Improve US 1, Washington Boulevard Corridor    $1,000,000
                in Howard County..........................

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 1879     NY   Downtown Flushing Traffic and Pedestrian       $1,000,000
                Improvements..............................
 1880     FL   Arlington Expressway Access Rd.,               $1,500,000
                Jacksonville..............................
 1881       CO Construct arterial on W side of Montrose to    $7,500,000
                ease traffic congestion on SH 550 between
                Grand Avenue, N/S of city.................
 1882       CO North I-25: Denver to Fort Collins Colorado    $8,000,000
 1883       CA Planning for Orange Line Mag Lev from            $350,000
                downtown Los Angeles to central Orange
                County....................................
 1884     NJ   Rahway Streetscape Replacement Project.....      $500,000
 1885       CT Reconstruct I-95/I-91 interchange and          $2,000,000
                construct pedestrian walkway, New Haven...
 1886     VA   Blue Ridge Music Center--install lighting/     $1,500,000
                steps, upgrade existing trail system and
                equip interpretative center with visitor
                information...............................
 1887     VA   Ceres Recreation Trail and Center--design        $150,000
                and construct pedestrian/bicycle trail in
                community of Ceres and establish trail
                center....................................
 1888     ME   Construction of trails within the Eastern      $1,000,000
                Trail Management District.................
 1889     GA   1-75 interchanges from north of Tifton to      $1,000,000
                Turner County line........................
 1890     GA   City of Savannah, Construct bike and             $200,000
                pedestrian paths along Heritage Rail......
 1891     FL   Implementation of the Advanced Traffic         $2,000,000
                Managament System, Boca Raton, FL.........
 1892     TX   Construct reliever route on US 287 South of    $3,000,000
                Stratford to US 287 North of Stratford....
 1893     WI   Construct HSH 151 between CTH D and STH        $3,000,000
                175, Fond du Lac County, WI...............
 1894     OH   Construct transportation enhancement          $10,500,000
                projects, Toledo..........................
 1895     TX   Contruct grade separation at US59 and SH99.    $5,000,000
                Replace the proposed interim cloverleaf
                ramps at the intersection.................
 1896     MS   Gateways Transportation Enhancement              $250,000
                Project, Hancock County...................
 1897     NY   Install Improvements for Pedestrian Safety       $250,000
                in the vicinity of IS 194.................
 1898     OK   Improvements to SH412P at I-44 Interchange.    $4,500,000
 1899     FL   Acquire right-of-way and construct East-       $3,000,000
                West Connector from SR 37 to SR 563 in
                Lakeland, FL..............................
 1900     WA   Design Valley Mall Blvd for Main St to I-82    $6,400,000
                and two I-82 interchanges at Mileposts 36
                and 38 in Union Gap, WA...................
 1901     WA   Extension of Waaga Way west to Old Frontier      $500,000
                Rd and construction of a ramp from SR3 to
                SR303.....................................
 1902     ME   Plan and construct highway access between      $1,000,000
                US Route 161 and US Route 1 in Madawaska..
 1903       CA Randolph St improvements between Wilmington    $1,200,000
                Ave and Fishburn Ave in Huntington Park...
 1904       CA Reconstruct Azusa Ave and San Gabriel Ave      $2,500,000
                for two-way traffic in Azusa..............
 1905     KS   Construction of a 1.5 mile alternate truck       $500,000
                route in Downs, Kansas....................
 1906     AL   Pedestrian Improvements for Columbiana, AL.      $100,000
 1907     MN   Reconstruct CSAH 91 from the D.M. and I.R.     $5,000,000
                Railroad crossing at 8th Street in Duluth
                to CSAH 56, St Louis County...............
 1908     NY   Construct Wayne County, NY rails to trails       $345,000
                initiative................................
 1909     MA   Design and construct signal crossing and         $750,000
                other safety improvements to Bicycle/
                Pedestrian Path...........................
 1910     MI   Construction of Nonmotorized Pathway, City       $300,000
                of Rockwood...............................
 1911     WA   Purchase of scenic easement at I-90 and          $600,000
                Highway 18................................
 1912     PA   Reconstruct the SR 33, 512 interchange in      $2,500,000
                the Borough of Wind Gap...................
 1913     NY   Access improvements for terminal located on    $4,000,000
                12th Ave between W. 44th and W. 54th St in
                Manhattan.................................
 1914     IL   Completion of the Grand Illinois Trail,        $1,292,500
                Cook County...............................
 1915       CA Construct and improve medians and drainage     $1,700,000
                on Imperial Highway from west border to
                east border of city in La Mirada..........
 1916       CT Construct Pomfret Pedestrian Bridge........      $120,000
 1917     NV   Construct Laughlin Bullhead City Bridge....    $2,000,000
 1918     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition, &        $1,000,000
                construction of the widening of
                Pennsylvania Rt. 443 Corridor in Carbon
                County....................................
 1919     NY   Palisades Interstate Parkway Mitigation          $600,000
                Measures for New Square...................
 1920       CA Reconstruct and widen Del Amo Blvd to four     $3,000,000
                lanes between Normandie Ave and New
                Hampshire Ave, Los Angeles County.........
 1921     MN   Reconstruct Unorganized Township Road 488      $1,025,000
                from CSAH 138, Koochiching County.........
 1922     NY   Reconstruction of Empire Boulevard.........    $6,400,000
 1923     PA   Reconstruction of PA 309 from Greenwood        $2,500,000
                Avenue to Welsh Road......................
 1924     TN   Construction of I-69 in Obion, Dyer,          $14,125,000
                Lauderdale & Tipton Counties..............
 1925     IL   Design, land acquistion, and construction      $2,000,000
                of South Main St (IL 2) Corridor from
                Beltline Rd to Cedar Street in Rockford,
                IL........................................
 1926     OH   Grading, paving, roads for the transfer of    $12,500,000
                rail to truck for the intermodal facility
                at Rickenbacker Airport...................
 1927     MA   Reconstruction of Pleasant Street,             $2,000,000
                Watertown.................................
 1928     MN   Lake Wobegon Trail corridor from Sauk            $352,000
                Centre to the Stearns County line.........
 1929     RI   Replace Sakonnet Bridge....................    $2,000,000
 1930       CA Conduct study and construct CA State Route     $5,000,000
                239 from State Route 4 in Brentwood area
                to I-205 in Tracy area....................
 1931     MA   Geometric improvements, safety enhancements    $1,500,000
                and signal upgrades at Rt. 28 & Rt.106,
                intersection West Bridgewater.............
 1932     WA   Fife--Widen 70th Ave. East and Valley Ave.     $1,000,000
                East......................................
 1933       CA Construct two right hand turn for Byzantine      $400,000
                Latino Quarter transit plazas at Normandie
                and Pico, and Hoover and Pico, Los Angeles
 1934     WA   I-90 Two-Way Transit-HOV Project...........    $4,000,000
 1935     AL   Construct Talladega Mountains Natural            $500,000
                Resource Center--an educaational center
                and hub for hikers, bicyclists, and
                automobiles...............................
 1936     MD   Gaithersburg, MD Extension of Teachers Way-    $1,400,000
                Olde Towne Gaithersburg Revitalization....
 1937     IL   Intersection Reconstruction and Bridge         $2,500,000
                Rehabilitation at IL 60 and Peterson Road.
 1938     AK   Planning, design, and EIS of Bradfield         $2,300,000
                Canal Road................................
 1939     TX   Reconstruct Clinton Dr. from Federal Rd. to   $14,000,000
                N. Wayside Dr.............................
 1940     GA   Pave portions of CR 345, CR 44, and CR 45,       $370,000
                Hancock County............................
 1941     NY   Deer Avoidance System, to deter deer from        $250,000
                milepost marker 494.5, Ripley, PA, to
                304.2., Weedsport, NY along I-90..........
 1942       CA El Camino Real Grand Blvd Initiative in San    $3,500,000
                Mateo County..............................
 1943       CA Construct Guadalupe River Trail from I-880     $7,000,000
                to Highway 237 in Santa Clara County......
 1944     TN   Cocke County, Tennessee SR-32                    $500,000
                reconstruction............................
 1945     IL   Construct I-80, Ridgeland Ave.                 $1,000,000
                Improvements, Tinley Park.................
 1946     KY   Construct Pedestrian Mall and Streetscape      $3,905,000
                Improvements, Wilmore.....................
 1947     PA   PA 23 corridor improvements from US 30 to      $2,450,000
                US 322....................................
 1948     NJ   Replacement and realignment of Amwell Road       $555,000
                Bridge over Neshanic River................
 1949     FL   City of Wilton Manors Powerline Road             $375,000
                Streetscape Enhancement Project...........
 1950     TX   Construct SH 199 (Henderson St.) through       $7,000,000
                the Trinity Uptown Project between the
                West Fork and Clear Fork of the Trinity
                River in Fort Worth.......................
 1951     IN   Construction of multi-use paths, Town of         $250,000
                Fishers, Indiana..........................
 1952     OH   Construct White Pond Dr. project in Akron..    $1,000,000
 1953     MN   Design and right of way acquisition for I-     $1,000,000
                35E-CSAH 14 Main Street Interchange, city
                of Lino Lakes, Minnesota..................
 1954     OR   Expand storage facilities in Eugene to         $2,500,000
                support transportation enhancement
                activities throughout the state...........

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 1955       CA Improvements to US-101 ramps between             $400,000
                Winnetka Ave. and Van Nuys Blvd...........
 1956     IN   Acquire right of way for and construct         $3,000,000
                University Parkway from Upper Mt. Vernon
                Road to SR 66.............................
 1957       CA Pine Avenue extension from Route 71 to         $8,500,000
                Euclid Avenue in the City of Chino,
                California................................
 1958     MO   Confluence Greenway Land Acquisition for         $700,000
                Riverfront Trail development in St. Louis.
 1959     TN   Retrofit noise abatement walls in Davidson     $2,500,000
                County....................................
 1960     MA   Road Improvements between Museum Road &        $4,000,000
                Forsyth Way...............................
 1961     MI   Commerce, Haggerty Road from 14 Mile to        $1,500,000
                Richardson................................
 1962     WI   Expand STH 23, County Highway OJ to US        $15,000,000
                Highway 41, WI............................
 1963     FL   Construct interchange at I-95 and Matanzas     $1,000,000
                Woods Parkway, Flagler County.............
 1964     IL   Miller Road Widening and Improvement,          $7,955,000
                McHenry...................................
 1965      NC  Construct Neuse River Trail in Johnston        $2,000,000
                County....................................
 1966     TX   Construct landscaping and other pedestrian     $2,000,000
                amenities in segments of the Old Spanish
                Trail and Griggs Road rights-of-way.......
 1967     NY   Construction of and improvements to Union      $1,000,000
                Road and Walden Avenue in Cheektowaga.....
 1968     LA   Construction of West Covington Bypass-LA 21    $4,000,000
                Widening..................................
 1969     MS   Construct Byrd Parkway Extension, Petal....    $1,000,000
 1970     NY   Intermodal transportation improvements in      $3,300,000
                Coney Island..............................
 1971     MN   Construct one mile of new roadway and a        $3,280,000
                bridge crossing the DM&IR railroad tracks,
                and construct connector between CSAH 14
                and CSAH 284, Proctor.....................
 1972     NH   Construct Park and Ride, Exit 5 on I-93--      $2,000,000
                Londonderry, NH...........................
 1973     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &           $200,000
                construction of streetscaping
                enhancements, paving, lighting, safety
                improvements, parking & roadway redesign
                in Exeter Borough, Luzerne County.........
 1974     PA   Extension of River Road in Reading, PA to      $1,500,000
                provide access to major industial and
                brownfields sites.........................
 1975     AK   Point MacKenzie in Matanuska-Susitna           $1,000,000
                Borough plan and design road access.......
 1976     TX   Repair 4.35 miles of Lake Ridge Parkway.       $6,000,000
                Widen roadway along with 2 bridges from 4
                lanes to 6 across Joe Poole Lake in Grand
                Prairie, TX...............................
 1977     IL   Robert Taylor Homes CHA Street                   $550,000
                Construction, City of Chicago.............
 1978     OR   Rockwood Town Center for Stark Street from     $1,750,000
                190th to 197th for pedestrian, bicycle and
                transit facilities and safety mitigation..
 1979     PA   Route 89 Curve Realignment one mile north        $300,000
                of Titusville on Route 89.................
 1980     FL   Sand Lake Road Improvements between            $6,000,000
                Presidents Drive and I-4..................
 1981     MI   Sault Ste. Marie, Reconstruct East Spruce        $950,000
                Street with drainage, curb, gutter,
                pavement, traffic control devices.........
 1982     MI   Study and construct I-96/US31-Sternberg        $6,000,000
                Road area improvements....................
 1983     PA   Provide access to HOV ramp from Reedsdale      $2,000,000
                Street with traffic signals, pavement
                markings, lane control and fast acting
                gates.....................................
 1984     IL   The extension of MacArthur Blvd. from          $1,500,000
                Wabash to Iron Bridge Road. Springfield...
 1985     IL   Construct Cedar Creek Linear Park Trail,         $500,000
                Quincy....................................
 1986     IN   Conduct study for US50 Corridor                  $300,000
                Improvements, Dearborn County Indiana.....
 1987     IL   Design, land acquistion, and construct West    $2,000,000
                State St (US Business 20) from Meridan Rd
                to Rockton Ave in Rockford, IL............
 1988       CA The Foothill South Project, construct 16      $10,000,000
                miles of a six-lane limited access highway
                system....................................
 1989     MI   Construct Road Improvements to Miller Rd.      $3,000,000
                from I-75 to Linden Rd. Flint Township....
 1990       CA State Route 99 improvements at Sheldon Road    $4,000,000
 1991     KY   The Kentucky Multi-Highway Preservation        $1,600,000
                Project...................................
 1992     NY   Town of Warwick, NY. Bridge replacement on       $175,000
                Buttermilk Falls Rd.......................
 1993     TN   Improve existing two lane highway to a four    $5,500,000
                lane facility along the US-412 Corridor
                west of Natchez Trace to US-43 at Mt.
                Pleasant..................................
 1994     NY   Town of Warwick, NY East Shore Road              $800,000
                reconstruction............................
 1995     FL   Traffic Reconfiguration of SR 934 and US 1     $1,000,000
                Route, Miami..............................
 1996     PA   For design, engineering, ROW acquisition,        $300,000
                and construction of the third phase of the
                Marshalls Creek Bypass Project in Monroe
                County, Pennsylvania......................
 1997     MI   Construct North Central Muskegon County        $2,300,000
                Corridor Improvements at US31 and Russell
                Road......................................
 1998     OH   Reconstruct I-75/I-475 Interchange, Toledo.    $3,000,000
 1999     NY   College Point 20th Avenue Streetscapes           $700,000
                Improvements Project in Queens............
 2000     OH   Construct a 4 lane limited access road to        $750,000
                link Newcomerstown and Cadiz..............
 2001       CO Construct trail to extend the Pequonnock         $500,000
                Valley rail-trail through Trumbull and
                into Bridgeport, CT.......................
 2002     MS   Plan and Construct Star Landing Corridor       $2,000,000
                from US 78 to US 61.......................
 2003     TX   I Road Between Nolana Loop and FM 495 in       $1,900,000
                Hidalgo County............................
 2004      NC  North Carolina. Add passing lanes and          $2,000,000
                safety improvements to US Hwy. 64 in
                Transylvania County.......................
 2005     TN   improve streetscape and pavement repair,         $300,000
                Blount County, TN.........................
 2006       CT Reconstruction of State Route 111 from         $1,500,000
                Purdy Hill Road to Fan Hill Road, Monroe,
                CT........................................
 2007     IL   Resurface Trumbull Ave. and Homan Ave.,          $400,000
                Evergreen Park............................
 2008     GA   HWY 78 Corridor Improvement Gwinnett County      $500,000
 2009     TX   Construct Southwest Bypass in Georgetown,      $4,000,000
                Texas, between SH29 and Ranch Road 2243...
 2010     MO   To improve U.S. 54 to a four lane highway      $1,000,000
                from the Osage River to MO Route KK.......
 2011     MS   Upgrade roads in Mayersville (U.S. Hwy 14        $200,000
                and 1), Issaquena County..................
 2012     MA   Gainsborough St & St. Botolph St.                $750,000
                Improvements..............................
 2013     IN   Construct US 31 Kokomo Corridor Project for    $1,000,000
                Kokomo Howard County, Indiana.............
 2014     OH   Construction of Tri-State Outer Belt in        $2,000,000
                Lawrence County...........................
 2015     PA   Completion of I-79-Kirwin Heights              $2,000,000
                Interchange and construction of retaining
                walls, bridge and new ramps...............
 2016     OH   Construction of the Carroll Area               $3,000,000
                Interchange in Fairfield County...........
 2017       CA Construct the Silicon Valley Transportation    $2,500,000
                Incident Management Center in San Jose....
 2018       CA Design and Construction Camino Tassajara       $1,000,000
                Crown Canyon to East Town Project,
                Danville, CA..............................
 2019     NY   Dutchess County, Replace County Bridge BIN       $400,000
                3343110 over Fishkill Creek, Philips Road,
                Town of East Fishkill.....................
 2020     WI   North 28th Street Phase 2 roadway safety       $1,280,000
                improvements from Weeks Avenue to Hill
                Avenue in Superior........................
 2021      NC  Upgrade US 74 in Columbus County...........    $7,000,000
 2022     MS   Upgrade US 78 to Interstated Standards from    $4,000,000
                the MS-TN state line to the MS-AL state
                line......................................
 2023     IN   Improve Bailie Street, Kentland............      $320,000
 2024       CA Realignment of La Brea Avenue to reduce        $3,640,000
                congestion................................
 2025     IL   Resurface Elston Avenue from Milwaukee to      $2,000,000
                Pulaski, Chicago..........................
 2026     TN   Sullivan, Washington Counties, Tennessee SR-   $2,000,000
                75 widening...............................
 2027     GA   US 17/SR 404 Spur, Back River bridge           $4,000,000
                replacement, Savannah.....................
 2028     MS   US 98 access improvements & new I-59           $4,000,000
                interchange, Lamar County.................
 2029     VA   Construct South Airport Connector, Richmond      $500,000
                International Airport.....................

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 2030     NY   City of Peeskill, NY Street Resurfacing          $130,000
                Program. Riverview Avenue.................
 2031     GA   SR 400 at SR 120 Old Milton Parkway            $1,000,000
                intersection improvement Fulton County
                Georgia...................................
 2032     MA   East Boston Haul Road Construction.........    $6,000,000
 2033     NY   Town of Goshen Orzeck Road reconstruction..      $400,000
 2034     VA   Revitalize Main Street in Dumfries.........      $725,000
 2035     FL   Replace Platt Street Bridge................    $3,000,000
 2036     FL   Access Rd. Streetscaping, Sanford Airport..      $500,000
 2037     NY   Rockland County and City of Yonkers to         $1,000,000
                Lower-Manhattan Ferry Boat project........
 2038      SC  Complete construction of Palmetto Parkway      $6,000,000
                (I-520) Extension (Phase II) to I-20......
 2039     NM   US 62-180 Reconstruction, Texas State Line     $5,000,000
                to Carlsbad...............................
 2040     IL   US Rt 30 between Williams Street and IL Rt     $6,000,000
                43 for signals, turn & or deceleration
                lanes at 80th Ave, Wolf Rd, Lincoln Way HS
                and Locust St.............................
 2041     OH   Construct Orchard Lane to Factory Road           $500,000
                Connector, Greene County..................
 2042     TX   Construction of vessel impact protection         $500,000
                system for TXDOT..........................
 2043      NC  Design and construction of the Airport Area    $5,000,000
                Roadway Network, High Point, North
                Carolina..................................
 2044     VA   Repair Colorado Street bridge in Salem,        $1,500,000
                Virginia..................................
 2045       CA Project to evaluate air quality and              $100,000
                congestion mitigation benefits of a Hybrid
                Utility Vehicle in Santa Barbara County...
 2046     PA   Mill Street improvements, Borough of             $900,000
                Lansdale..................................
 2047     MN   Construction of County State Aid Highway       $3,200,000
                21, Scott County, MN......................
 2048     PA   Safety improvement to Chesnuts Turn-SR 475,    $2,600,000
                Fulton County, Pa.........................
 2049     TX   Two direct connectors in Houston, Texas        $5,000,000
                between IH 10 and SH 99, The Grand Parkway
 2050     MO   Upgrade of Rt. 71 from Pineville to           $15,000,000
                Arkansas State Line.......................
 2051       CA Improve interstates and roads part of the     $25,000,000
                Inland Empire Goods Movement Gateway
                project in and around the former Norton
                Air Force Base............................
 2052     IL   Preconstruction activities for Sangamon          $500,000
                Valley Bicycle Trail (IL).................
 2053     MI   St. Clair County Parks is working with 13        $500,000
                local units to develop the 54-mile Bridge-
                to-Bay trail..............................
 2054     NJ   New Jersey Underground Railroad for              $320,000
                preservation, enhancement and promotion of
                sites in New Jersey.......................
 2055       CA Construction of an interchange at Lammers      $1,000,000
                Road and I-205, Tracy, CA.................
 2056     MN   Right of way acquisition for St. Cloud         $3,000,000
                Metro Area Project Development Studies....
 2057     NY   Improve CR39 from NY27 to NY27A, Suffolk       $3,000,000
                County....................................
 2058     PA   Street improvements, Borough of Ambler.....      $650,000
 2059     KY   Reconstruction of KY61 from Greensburg in      $1,000,000
                Green County to Columbia in Adair County..
 2060     TX   Construct Loop 12-IH 35E and SH 183 west       $1,000,000
                extension to MacArthur, Irving, Texas.....
 2061      NC  To plan, design, and construct the segment     $1,000,000
                of Berkeley Blvd. from Royal Avenue to Hew
                Hope Rd (SR 1003) in Goldsboro, NC........
 2062     OH   Upgrade Manchester Rd. in Akron............    $4,000,000
 2063     IL   St. Charles Road, The Village of Bellwood..    $1,000,000
 2064     TN   Engineer, design & construction of             $9,000,000
                connector rd from I-75 interchange across
                Enterprise South Industrial Park to Hwy 58
                in Hamilton County........................
 2065     TX   Construct 4 lane divided roadway along SH      $1,000,000
                71 from the Perdernales River to Bee Creek
 2066       CT I-84 Danbury Exits 1-11 Upgrade                $1,500,000
                Interchanges..............................
 2067       CA Complete the engineering design and acquire    $5,000,000
                the right-of-way needed for the Arch-
                Sperry project in San Joaquin County......
 2068     UT   Increase lane capacity on bridge over          $3,000,000
                Virgin River on Washington Fields Road in
                Washington................................
 2069     NY   Installation of Utica Traffic Signal System    $3,000,000
 2070      NC  To construct an interchange at an existing     $4,000,000
                grade separation at SR 1602 (Old
                Stantonsburg Rd.) and U.S. 264 Bypass in
                Wilson County, NC.........................
 2071     WA   US12 Burbank to Walla Walla: Construct new     $3,300,000
                four lane highway for portion of US 12....
 2072     TX   Construct direct connectors on US 59           $1,500,000
                Intersection of US 59, Business 59 and US
                77 (previously Loop 463)..................
 2073     OH   Structural improvements to two bridges over      $500,000
                the Zimber Ditch between 38th St. and
                Whipple Ave. in Canton, Ohio..............
 2074     OK   US-281, Widen US-281 from the new US-281       $1,000,000
                Spur North to Geary Canadian County, OK...
 2075     MI   City of Negaunee, Croix Street                 $1,125,000
                reconstruction-Streetscape and resurfacing
                from US 41 to Maas Street.................
 2076     KS   Construct I-35 and Lone Elm Road               $5,000,000
                interchange and widen I-35 from 51st St.
                to 59th St., Olathe.......................
 2077     MI   Integrated highway realignment and grade         $500,000
                separations at Port Huron, MI to eliminate
                road blockages from NAFTA rail traffic....
 2078     OK   US-60, Widen US-60 between Bartlesville and    $3,000,000
                Pawhuska, Osage County, OK................
 2079     WA   Construct an off-ramp from I-5 to the            $500,000
                intersection of Alderwood Mall Blvd and
                Alderwood Mall Pkwy.......................
 2080       CA Reduce congestion and boost economies          $5,000,000
                through safer access to the coast by
                realigning Hwy 299 between Trinity and
                Shasta Counties...........................
 2081     IL   Pre-construction and construction              $1,000,000
                activities on US 45/LaGrange Road from
                131st Street to 179th Street..............
 2082     AR   Van Buren, Arkansas--Widen and reconstruct     $3,000,000
                Rena Road.................................
 2083     GA   Construction of infrastructure for inter-      $6,500,000
                parcel access, median upgrades, lighting,
                and beautification along Highway 78
                corridor..................................
 2084       CA Construct Alviso Bay Trail from Gold Street    $1,000,000
                in historic Alviso to San Tomas Aquino
                Creek in San Jose.........................
 2085     MS   Construct bicycle and trolley path,              $850,000
                Hattiesburg...............................
 2086     WI   Construct a bike and pedestrian bridge           $300,000
                across STH 100 at the 1800 block of S.
                108th Street, West Allis..................
 2087     IL   Increasing the height on the IL Rt. 82         $3,000,000
                Railroad Underpass in Geneseo, IL.........
 2088      NC  US-70 Goldsboro Bypass.....................    $1,000,000
 2089       CA Vasco Road Safety Improvements, Contra         $1,000,000
                Costa Transportation Authority and the
                County of Alameda Public Works, California
 2090     NY   Downtown Flushing Multi-Modal Connection       $1,100,000
                Project, Queens...........................
 2091     MD   Construct Safety and Operations                $1,700,000
                Improvements at MLK Jr. Blvd. and W.
                Baltimore Street in Baltimore.............
 2092     NY   Rehabilitate Riis Park Boardwalk...........      $300,000
 2093     TX   Construct 25 mile stretch of the 177-mile     $11,500,000
                loop, between IH-45 south and SH-288......
 2094     UT   Construction of Midvalley Highway, Tooele      $1,000,000
                County, Utah..............................
 2095     WA   Improve Willapa Hills bicycle and                $200,000
                pedestrian trail between Rainbow Falls
                State Park and Adna.......................
 2096     PA   Design and construct interchange and           $6,000,000
                related improvements at I 83 Exit 18......
 2097     VA   Northern Virginia Potomac Heritage National    $1,000,000
                Scenic Trail..............................
 2098      NC  Construct new traffic path to receive and      $3,000,000
                dispatch trucks from US 74, US 76, US 421,
                and US 17S................................
 2099     OK   Construction of Midwest City Pedestrian        $1,000,000
                Walkway...................................
 2100     TX   Construct parallel bridge for SH 35 over       $1,000,000
                Capano Bay................................
 2101     GA   Construct access roads on Airport Loop road    $2,000,000
                in Hapeville..............................
 2102     TN   Construct 2nd Creek Greenway, Knoxville,         $685,700
                Tennessee.................................
 2103     NE   Design, right-of-way and construction for      $1,000,000
                the Louisville Bypass, Nebraska...........

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 2104     HI   Construct Honoapiilani Highway Realignment.    $3,000,000
 2105     TN   Hamblen County, Tennessee US25E interchange    $1,000,000
                improvements..............................
 2106     IL   Construction of a new bicycle-pedestrian       $1,200,000
                bridge in Wayne, IL.......................
 2107     PA   David Lawrence Convention Center Phase IV-     $1,200,000
                reconstruction of roadways assoc. with HQ
                hotel project.............................
 2108       CO I-70 and SH58 Interchange: Reconstruction      $4,000,000
                of existing ramps, building of missing
                ramps and ROW acquisition.................
 2109     OH   Reconstruct U.S. Route 6 (Lake Road). Rocky    $2,000,000
                River.....................................
 2110     WA   Construct .6 mile span over I-5 in Thurston    $4,300,000
                County to connect Chehalis Western Trail..
 2111     IL   Extend Frank Scott Parkway East Road to        $2,800,000
                Scott AFB, St. Clair County...............
 2112     OH   Reconfigure I-480 and Transportation Blvd.       $750,000
                Interchange, Garfield Heights.............
 2113     NY   Rehabilitation of Route 100 from Virginia      $1,100,000
                Road to Westchester Community College.....
 2114     TN   Restoration of historic L&N Depot, McMinn         $20,000
                County, Tennessee.........................
 2115     SD   Resurface 10 miles of US18 from Okreek to      $2,300,000
                Carter on the Rosebud Indian Reservation..
 2116       CA Route 198 Expansion, from SR 99 to SR43....    $3,000,000
 2117     WA   SR 543 Interstate 5 to International           $2,500,000
                Boundary Enhancement in Blaine............
 2118     MD   Rockville, MD Construction of Maryland         $4,000,000
                Avenue and Market Street Intermodal Access
                Project...................................
 2119     MN   US Highway 212 expansion from Carver Cnty      $1,000,000
                Rd 147 to Cologne and from Cologne to
                Norwood Young America.....................
 2120     VA   Vienna, VA Maple Avenue improvement project    $1,650,000
 2121     IL   Village of South Jacksonville--West              $952,572
                Vandalia Road upgrades....................
 2122     AS   Village road improvements for Launiusaelua     $3,000,000
                and Ituau counties in the Central district
 2123     AS   Village road improvements for Tualauta,        $3,000,000
                Tualatai, Aitulagi, Fofo, and Alataua
                counties in the Western district..........
 2124     FL   Destiny Rd Reconstruction, Eatonville......    $1,000,000
 2125     KY   Construct New Technology Triangle Access       $2,000,000
                Road, Campbell County, Kentucky...........
 2126     NY   Town of Wawayanda reconstruction of McVeigh      $400,000
                Road......................................
 2127     VA   Virginia Creeper Trail--trail needs,             $850,000
                including construction of restroom
                facilities at Watauga and Alvarado and
                parking expansion at Watauga..............
 2128       CA Construct grade separation on State College   $14,000,000
                Blvd. at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe
                railroad, Fullerton.......................
 2129     MA   Warren Street--Blue Hill Avenue............    $2,000,000
 2130     FL   Design and construct Dunn Avenue Extension,    $2,000,000
                Volusia County............................
 2131       CA Construct operational and safety               $2,500,000
                improvements to I-880 N at 29th Ave in
                Oakland...................................
 2132     WA   U.S. 395, North Spokane Corridor               $3,300,000
                Improvements..............................
 2133     NY   Route 531 Expansion Spencerport-Brockport,     $7,400,000
                4-lane Highway is a project to extend Rt.
                531.......................................
 2134     OR   Columbia Intermodal Corridor for rail         $11,150,000
                congestion relief, improved intersections
                and access to Interstate-5 for trucks, and
                grade-separate road from rail, Portland...
 2135     OH   Interchange and related road improvements      $3,000,000
                to SR 44 in Painesville, OH...............
 2136     GA   Greene County, Georgia conversion of I-20      $1,200,000
                and Carey Station Road overpass to full
                interchange...............................
 2137     IL   Pioneer Parkway upgrade in Peoria--            $2,000,000
                Extension from Allen Road to Route 91.....
 2138     MS   Construct historic bicycle path, Pascagoula      $150,000
 2139     PA   Crows Run Relocation from SR 65 to Freedom     $2,350,000
                Crider Road...............................
 2140     OH   Replace the Edward N. Waldvogel Viaduct in     $6,000,000
                Cincinnati................................
 2141      NC  Construct I-540 from NC 55 South to NC 55     $11,000,000
                North.....................................
 2142     NY   Roadway, streetscape, pedestrian, and          $4,000,000
                parking improvements to the Buffalo
                Niagara Medical Campus, Buffalo...........
 2143     VA   Upgrade DOT crossing #470515H to constant        $150,000
                warning devices in Halifax................
 2144     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &           $200,000
                construction of streetscaping
                enhancements, paving, lighting, safety
                improvements, parking & roadway redesign
                in Avoca Borough, Luzerne County..........
 2145     WA   Bridge Modification and Interstate Highway     $4,000,000
                Protection Project, Skagit River, in
                Skagit County.............................
 2146     TN   Construct welcome center, Macon County.....      $200,000
 2147       CA Construction of new roadway lighting on        $1,000,000
                major transportation corridors in the
                Northwest San Fernando Valley.............
 2148     MO   Interchange design and construction for the    $1,000,000
                Main Street Extension at I-55, Cape
                Girardeau County..........................
 2149       CA Replace SR22 interchanges, construct HOV       $6,000,000
                lanes, and lengthen bridges in Garden Gove
 2150     IL   Construct I290, The Village of Oak Park....    $1,000,000
 2151     RI   Rehabilitation of Bridge Number 550 In         $5,500,000
                Pawtucket.................................
 2152     WA   Complete analysis, permitting and right of       $500,000
                way procurement for I-5/SR501 Interchange
                replacement in Ridgefield.................
 2153       CA Design and construct new interchange at        $2,000,000
                Potrero Blvd and State Route 60 in
                Beaumont..................................
 2154     TN   construction of a pedestrian bridge in         $1,000,000
                Alcoa, TN.................................
 2155     WV   Construct 4 lane improvements on U.S. Route   $14,000,000
                35 in Mason County........................
 2156     OH   Construct Grade Separation at Front Street,      $500,000
                Berea.....................................
 2157       CA Crenshaw Blvd. Rehabilitation, 182nd St.--       $800,000
                190th St.; and Crenshaw Blvd. at 182nd St.
                Fwy on-off Ramp Capacity Enhancement, City
                of Torrance...............................
 2158       CA Construct Interchange at Intersection of SR    $8,000,000
                44 and Stillwater Road....................
 2159     MN   CSAH 61 improvements, City of Coleraine....      $490,000
 2160     KY   Expansion to four lanes of Hwy 55 and Hwy     $10,000,000
                555 Heartland Parkway in Taylor County....
 2161     KS   Interchange improvement at K-7 and 55th St.    $5,000,000
                in Johnson Co.............................
 2162       CA Construct truck lane on Baughman Road from       $550,000
                State Route 78/86 to Forrester Road,
                Westmorland...............................
 2163     AZ   Construct bridges at Aspen St., at Birch       $1,500,000
                St., at Cherry St., at Bonito St., at
                Thorpe St.................................
 2164       CT Construct Putnam curb cuts.................       $50,000
 2165     OH   Canton, OH Cleveland Ave. bridge                 $400,000
                replacement over the Nimishilen Creek.....
 2166     MN   Design and right of way acquisition for I-     $3,000,000
                35 and CSAH2 interchange in Forest Lake,
                MN........................................
 2167     PA   Complete the connection of the American       $10,000,000
                Parkway between the east and west sides of
                the Lehigh River with bridge and
                interchanges..............................
 2168     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &           $250,000
                construction of street improvements,
                parking & safety enhancements Main &
                Parsonage Streets in Pittston.............
 2169     TX   Grade separation bridges at Wintergreen Rd.    $8,200,000
                and Millers Ferry Rd. in Hutchins and
                Pleasant Run Rd. and Millers Ferry Rd. in
                Wilmer....................................
 2170     GA   I-20 HOV lanes from Evans Mill Road to         $1,500,000
                Salem Road, Dekalb and Rockdale Counties..
 2171     NV   Improve Las Vegas Beltway-Airport Connector    $4,000,000
                Interchange...............................
 2172       CA Oregon-Page Mill expressway Improvements       $4,000,000
                between US101 and SR 82, Palo Alto........
 2173     MA   Design and construct the Quinebaug River       $1,000,000
                Rail Trail Bikeway........................
 2174       CA Park Boulevard-Harbor Drive Rail Grade         $1,000,000
                Separation, San Diego.....................
 2175     MN   Paul Bunyan Trail, Walker to Bemidji             $700,000
                segment...................................
 2176       CA Construct road surface improvements, and       $1,400,000
                improve road safety from Brawley Water
                plant to HWY 86 to 9th Street to 18th
                Street, Brawley...........................
 2177     TX   Improvements to FM 1017 in Hebbronville....      $500,000
 2178       CA Alameda Corridor East Gateway to America      $15,500,000
                Trade Corridor Project, Highway-Railgrade
                separation along 35 mile corridor from
                Alameda Corridor (Hobart Junction) to Los
                Angeles/San Bernardino County Line........

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 2179     GA   Phase III Streetscape-Columbus.............    $1,000,000
 2180     IL   Pre-construction and construction IL 15        $6,960,000
                over Wabash River at Mt. Carmel...........
 2181     NY   Queens and Brooklyn County Graffiti            $4,000,000
                Elimination Program including Kings
                Highway from Ocean Parkway to McDonald
                Avenue....................................
 2182     IA   Improvements at the IA 146 and I 80            $1,000,000
                interchange, Grinnell.....................
 2183     TX   Construct Grade separation at US 277 in        $5,000,000
                Eagle Pass................................
 2184     LA   Plan, design, land acquisition, and            $2,750,000
                construction for improved access to I-10
                and US61/River Road in St. John the
                Baptist and in Ascension Parish on the
                LA22 Corridor.............................
 2185     KS   Construction of a two-lane on a four-lane     $12,800,000
                right of way bypass with controlled access
                on US-400 at Dodge City...................
 2186     MN   Reconstruct CR 203 between US 10 and CSAH        $336,000
                1, Morrison County........................
 2187     NY   Reconstruction of York Street Industrial       $3,500,000
                Corridor Project, Auburn, NY..............
 2188     NY   Construction of and improvements to Route      $1,000,000
                62 in the Village of Hamburg..............
 2189     IN   Downtown road improvements, Indianapolis...   $10,000,000
 2190     AL   Construct pedestrian urban-edge riverwalk        $500,000
                in Montgomery, AL.........................
 2191     PA   Johnstown, Pennsylvania, West End bypass       $5,000,000
                safety improvements.......................
 2192       CA Construction of traffic and pedestrian         $2,000,000
                safety improvements in Yucca Valley.......
 2193       CA 710 Freeway Study to Evaluate Technical        $3,000,000
                Feasibility and Impacts of a Tunnel
                Alternative to Close 710 Freeway Gap......
 2194       CA Greenleaf Right of Way Community               $3,000,000
                Enhancement Project-design and construct
                bikeways, pedestrian walkways and upgrade
                signalization Compton.....................
 2195     KY   Improve Prospect Street Pedestrian Access,     $2,750,000
                Berea.....................................
 2196     OH   Construct Crocker Stearns Connection, North      $700,000
                Olmsted and Westlake......................
 2197     NY   Construction of and improvements to Seneca       $600,000
                Street in Buffalo.........................
 2198       CA Avalon Boulevard/I-405 Interchange             $4,000,000
                modification project, Carson..............
 2199     IL   Construct Illinois Route 336 from Macomb to    $2,000,000
                Peoria....................................
 2200      NC  North Carolina. Pack Sqaure Pedestrian and     $4,000,000
                Roadway Improvements, Asheville...........
 2201     PA   Provide pedestrian and water access to         $1,100,000
                Convention Center from surrounding
                neighborhoods.............................
 2202     NY   Reconstruction of Times and Duffy Squares      $1,500,000
                in New York City..........................
 2203     LA   Construction of I-10 Access Road (Crowley).    $1,100,000
 2204     NY   Repaving of I-86 in towns of Coldspring,      $10,000,000
                Randolph, Allegany, and Olean; City of
                Olean; Village of Randolph in Cattaraugus
                County....................................
 2205     PA   Replace Bridge, S.R. 106, Tunkhannock Creek      $800,000
                Bridge 2, Clifford Township, Susquehanna
                County....................................
 2206     NJ   Replace Route 7--Wittpen Bridge, Hudson        $1,000,000
                County....................................
 2207     MN   Right-of-Way acquisition for 8th Street        $4,000,000
                North & Pinecone Road.....................
 2208     IL   For Village of Lemont to modernize and           $350,000
                improve the intersection of McCarthy Road,
                Derby Road, and Archer Avenue.............
 2209       CA Construct I-80 HOV lanes and interchange in    $1,000,000
                Vallejo...................................
 2210     PA   Rail Crossing signalization upgrade, East        $206,300
                Wesner Road, Maidencreek Twp, Berks County
 2211     OH   Construct road projects and transportation     $4,480,000
                enhancements as part of RiverScape Phase
                III, Montgomery County, Ohio..............
 2212     TN   Riverside Drive Cobblestone Restoration and    $1,000,000
                Walkway, Memphis..........................
 2213     TX   Road grade separation at Fairmont Parkway      $5,000,000
                over Southern Pacific Rail road...........
 2214     PA   Construct additional northbound lane on Rte    $1,650,000
                28 between Harmar and Creighton
                Interchange...............................
 2215     NJ   Roadway and intersection modifications on      $1,000,000
                New Jersey Route 82.......................
 2216     OH   Jackson Township, Ohio. Intersection           $2,000,000
                improvements at Fulton Dr. and Wales......
 2217     GA   Rockdale County Veteran's Park-- create          $500,000
                park trails...............................
 2218     MA   Construct the Blackstone River Bikeway and     $2,000,000
                Worcester Bikeway Pavilion between
                Providence, RI and Worcester, MA..........
 2219     OH   Improvements to SR 91 in City of Twinsburg,    $1,950,000
                OH........................................
 2220     TX   Completion of US 77 relief route around        $2,000,000
                City of Robstown..........................
 2221     NY   Improve Maple Avenue, Smithtown............    $1,000,000
 2222     HI   Replace and Rehabilitate Kamehameha Highway    $1,000,000
                Bridges, Island of Oahu...................
 2223     TX   SH71 from W of FM 20 to Loop 150, Bastrop      $2,000,000
                County....................................
 2224     IN   Construct US 31 Plymouth to South Bend         $8,000,000
                Freeway Project in Marshall and St. Joseph
                Counties, Indiana.........................
 2225     LA   Plan and develop a four-lane roadway,            $200,000
                Jeanerette to US 90 connection............
 2226     LA   Construct I-12 and LA 1088 Interchange.....    $3,000,000
 2227       CA 4 lane widening/safety improvements on         $3,660,000
                State Route 25 from Hollister to Gilroy...
 2228     NY   Comprehensive traffic congestion mitigation      $750,000
                study of Hauppauge Industrial Park and
                surrounding area..........................
 2229     NY   Develop an identity and signage program for    $1,000,000
                the Erie Canalway National Heritage
                Corridor..................................
 2230       CO Dillon Drive Overpass at Interstate 25 in      $4,000,000
                Pueblo....................................
 2231     NY   Improvements at highway-rail crossings         $1,000,000
                along the Southern Teir Extension Railroad
                in Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Steuben
                Counties..................................
 2232     FL   Depot Ave. Enhancements, Gainesville.......    $6,000,000
 2233       CA Interstate 15 and Winchester Road              $1,000,000
                Interchange Project.......................
 2234     PA   Construct the Eastern Inner Loop in Centre     $1,000,000
                County around State College, PA...........
 2235     NJ   Streetscape Improvements along Berlin road     $1,000,000
                between Gibbsboro Road and White Horse
                Road in Lindenwold Borough................
 2236     FL   Conduct planning and engineering for SR 70     $2,000,000
                widening in Hardee, DeSoto and Okeechobee.
 2237     GA   Streetscape-Albany.........................      $500,000
 2238     GA   Streetscape-Richland.......................      $200,000
 2239     MO   Construct four lanes for Route 5 in Camden    $10,000,000
                County....................................
 2240     IL   Improve Cottage Grove intersection, South      $1,000,000
                Chicago Avenue and 71st Street............
 2241     NY   Study, design and reconstruction of            $1,000,000
                pedestrian walkways, the Bronx............
 2242     MS   Upgrade roads in Anguilla and Rolling Fork,      $750,000
                Sharkey County............................
 2243     TX   For center to center communication link        $1,000,000
                between highway traffic transportation
                management centers........................
 2244     OH   Upgrade the interchange of Interstates 270     $2,000,000
                and 71 in Franklin County, Ohio...........
 2245       CA US 101 Corridor Improvements--Route 280 to     $5,000,000
                the Capitol-Yerba Buena Interchange.......
 2246       CA Rancho Vista Blvd Widening Project.........    $3,000,000
 2247     NJ   Newark Access Variable Message Signage           $500,000
                System....................................
 2248     IA   Construct SW Connector, West Des Moines....    $2,000,000
 2249     IA   US 30 reconstruction, near Tama............    $4,000,000
 2250     GA   Construction of interchange on I-985 north     $5,000,000
                of SR-13, Hall County Georgia.............
 2251     MI   Marquette County, Realignment of 3200 feet       $500,000
                of County Road 492 from US-41 north to
                County Road HD............................
 2252     WI   Realign USH 8 near Cameron, Barron County..    $2,000,000
 2253     PA   Restoration of PA422, in Berks County,         $1,000,000
                including slab repair and diamond grinding
 2254       CA Monte Vista Avenue Grade Separation,           $2,000,000
                Montclair, California.....................
 2255     NY   Deploy intermodal chassis ITS project in       $2,000,000
                New York..................................
 2256     NY   Reconstruction of Route 590 in the Town of     $5,000,000
                Irondequoit, NY...........................

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 2257     NY   Design and Construction of Downtown            $2,000,000
                Jamestown Connector Trail.................
 2258     LA   Further construction to improve draining at    $3,300,000
                Clearview Parkway (LA 3152) and Earhart
                Expressway (LA 3139)......................
 2259     MI   Houghton County, Rehabilitate 2 piers and        $270,000
                remove old bridge caissons for Sturgeon
                River Bridge..............................
 2260     AK   Make necessary improvements to Indian River    $2,000,000
                Road in City and Borough of Sitka.........
 2261     MN   Reconstruct CSAH 61 from Barnum to TH 210      $1,680,000
                at Carlton, and improve Munger Trail......
 2262     TX   Build I-30 Trinity River Bridge, Dallas,       $1,000,000
                Texas.....................................
 2263     AK   Realign rail track to eliminate highway-       $5,000,000
                rail crossings and improve highway safety
                and transit times.........................
 2264     MS   Relocate SR 44 from SR 198 to Pierce Road,     $3,500,000
                Columbia..................................
 2265     AL   Interstate 565 west extension towards          $2,000,000
                Decatur...................................
 2266     MO   Roadway Improvements on Rte. 21 from Hayden    $5,000,000
                Road to Lake Lorraine.....................
 2267     IL   Halsted Bridge over North Branch Canal           $600,000
                Reconstruction, City of Chicago...........
 2268     VA   Town of Pound Riverwalk--construction of         $100,000
                pedestrian riverwalk in Town of Pound.....
 2269     IL   US 67 west of Jacksonville, IL Bypass to       $2,000,000
                east of IL 100............................
 2270     NY   Village of Wappingers Falls North Mesier         $750,000
                Ave.......................................
 2271     AR   War Eagle Bridge Rehabilitation--Benton          $640,000
                County, Arkansas..........................
 2272     WI   Build additional staircases, landscape, and      $800,000
                other improvements to the municipal bridge
                at the Holton St. Viaduct in Milwaukee....
 2273     TN   Washington County, Tennessee SR-36 widening    $1,000,000
 2274     MI   Westland, Ann Arbor Trail between              $3,150,000
                Farmington and Merriman...................
 2275     MI   White Lake, pave Cooley Lake Road Between        $500,000
                Hix and Newburgh Roads....................
 2276     GA   Bridge replacement on County Road 183-FAS        $425,000
                Route 1509, Peach County..................
 2277      NC  I40 I-77 Interchange in Iredell County, NC.    $4,000,000
 2278       CA Construct safe routes to school in             $1,000,000
                Cherryland and Ashland....................
 2279       CA Install Central Ave Historic Corridor          $2,000,000
                comprehensive streetscape improvements
                thus improving traffic, ped safety, and
                economic development, Los Angeles.........
 2280     VA   Whitetop Station--completion of renovation       $100,000
                of Whitetop Station (which serves as
                trailhead facility) including construction
                of trail..................................
 2281       CT Make Improvements to Montville-Preston         $3,000,000
                Mohegan Bridge............................
 2282     IL   Widen and improve Pulaski Road, Alsip......      $700,000
 2283     AK   For Completion of the Shotgun Cove Road,       $4,000,000
                from Whittier, Alaska to the area of
                Decision Point, Alaska....................
 2284     NY   Study and Implement Intelligent                $1,000,000
                Transportation System Sensor Technology to
                Improve Safety at Bridges and Tunnels in
                Metropolitan New York City................
 2285     NY   Warburton avenue Bridge over Factory Lane,     $1,000,000
                Hastings-on-Hudson, New York..............
 2286     NY   Improve intersection of Old Dock and Church      $500,000
                Street, Kings Park........................
 2287     TN   Widen and improve State Route 33, Knox         $6,500,000
                County, Tennessee.........................
 2288       CA Reconstruct Paramount Bl. with medians and     $1,350,000
                improve drainage from north border to
                south border of city in Lakewood..........
 2289     NY   Upgrade Metro North stations in the Bronx      $3,000,000
                and construct station at Yankee Stadium...
 2290     OH   Construct the existing industrial park road    $4,100,000
                from local to state standards near Cadiz..
 2291     LA   Upgrade LA 28 to four lanes from LA 121 to     $2,000,000
                LA 465....................................
 2292     NY   Reconstruction of Historic Eastern Parkway.    $2,400,000
 2293       CA Widen and make ITS improvements on             $1,000,000
                Paramount Blvd between Telegraph Rd and
                Gardendale St in Downey...................
 2294     VA   Conduct planning and engineering for           $3,000,000
                Hampton Roads Third Crossing and
                Interconnected Roadways...................
 2295     IL   Widen Annie Glidden Road to five lanes with    $4,000,000
                intersection improvements. DeKalb, IL.....
 2296       CA Widen California State Route132 from          $18,000,000
                California State Route 99 west to Dakota
                Avenue....................................
 2297      NC  Widen Derita Road from Poplar Tent Road in     $2,000,000
                Concord to the Cabarrus Mecklenburg County
                line......................................
 2298     TX   Widen from 4 to 6 lanes Interstate 35 East     $6,000,000
                from Lake Lewisville to Loop 288..........
 2299       CA Widen Haskell Avenue between Chase St. and       $200,000
                Roscoe Blvd...............................
 2300     TX   Widen Hempstead Highway from 12th Street to    $1,000,000
                Washington Avenue from four lanes to six
                lanes.....................................
 2301     NH   Reconstruction and relocation of the             $500,000
                intersection of Maple Avenue and
                Charleston Road in Claremont..............
 2302     OH   Construct highway-rail crossing safety           $300,000
                upgrades at 3 grade crossings in Madison
                Village, OH...............................
 2303     WA   Rebuild Yakima Valley Highway within city      $1,600,000
                limits of Sunnyside, WA...................
 2304     NY   Implement Improvements for Pedestrian          $1,000,000
                Safety in New York County.................
 2305     NY   Construction of and improvements to Main         $400,000
                Street in the Town of Eden................
 2306     GA   SR 85 widening from Adams DR to I-75 and       $1,500,000
                reconstruct the Forest Parkway
                interchange, Clayton County...............
 2307     GA   Jogging, and Bicycle Trails around CSU,          $500,000
                Columbus..................................
 2308     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &           $200,000
                construction of streetscaping
                enhancements, paving, lighting, safety
                improvements, parking & roadway redesign
                in Throop Borough, Lackawanna County......
 2309     IL   Reconstruct Winter Ave, existing 1 lane RR     $5,400,000
                subway, and 1 lane bridge to provide
                access to Winter Park in Danville.........
 2310     OR   Construct highway and pedestrian access to     $9,000,000
                Macadam Ave and street improvements as
                part of the South Waterfront development,
                Portland..................................
 2311     TX   Relocation of 10th Street near McAllen-          $750,000
                Miller International Airport..............
 2312     IL   Construct pedestrian tunnel at railroad        $1,000,000
                crossing in Winfield, IL..................
 2313     IN   Construct Margaret Avenue Safety and           $3,000,000
                Capacity Enhancement Project..............
 2314     TX   Construct Loop 574 from BU77 to I-35 in        $2,000,000
                McLennan Co...............................
 2315     NY   Construction of a bicycle / pedestrian off     $2,300,000
                road scenic pathway from the Niagara Falls
                City Line to the southerly Lewiston Town /
                Village Line along the Niagara Gorge, Town
                of Lewiston, Village of Lewi..............
 2316     FL   Construct new bridge from West--Florida        $5,000,000
                Turnpike to CR 714 to 36th Street--cross
                S. Fork of St. Lucie River--Indian Street
                to US 1 on east side......................
 2317     WI   Recondition STH 16 from Columbus to STH 26     $4,000,000
                (Dodge County, Wisconsin).................
 2318     VI   Christiansted By-Pass Highway, St. Croix...    $8,000,000
 2319     NY   Riverwalk in Irvington development.........      $200,000
 2320     OH   Road resurfacing and improvements in the         $700,000
                Village of Bentleyville, OH...............
 2321     PA   Improvements to Stella Street rail-highway       $750,000
                crossing in Wormleysburg, PA..............
 2322       CT Construct Entrance Ramp at Route 8 Exit 11,    $1,000,000
                Shelton, CT...............................
 2323     AL   Pedestrian Improvements for Leeds, AL......      $100,000
 2324     WA   Federal Way Triangle--Conduct final            $2,000,000
                engineering work for the reconstruction of
                the I-5--SR 18 interchange................
 2325     MI   Garden City, Reconstruct Maplewood between     $1,225,000
                Inkster and Merriman......................
 2326     OR   Lake Road Reconstruction and Safety            $2,850,000
                Improvements, Milwaukie...................
 2327     NY   Resurface Grade Crossing at Old State Road.      $250,000
 2328     MN   Construction of Cedar Avenue Busway, MN....    $6,000,000
 2329     IL   Resurfacing of aprrox 30 miles of roadway      $7,000,000
                in Village of Oak Lawn....................
 2330     GA   Streetscape-Thomasville....................      $300,000
 2331     PR   To build the missing central segment of PR-    $5,000,000
                10, to complete one of only two highways
                crossing Puerto Rico North to South.......

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 2332     PA   To enhance existing directional markers &        $500,000
                increase wayfinding signage infrastructure
                in Monroe County..........................
 2333       CA Construct and repair lining in four tunnels    $3,000,000
                on Kanan, Kanan Dume, and Malibu Canyon
                Roads between US1 and US101...............
 2334     GA   Sidewalk revitalization project in downtown      $500,000
                Eastman...................................
 2335     TX   Port of Corpus Christi Up River Road for         $500,000
                upgrade of roadway to and from docks & IH
                37........................................
 2336     GA   Construct US 411 Connector from US 41 to I-   $21,350,000
                75, Bartow County, Georgia................
 2337     NY   Construction of US Route 219 Expressway:       $8,000,000
                Sections V and VI.........................
 2338     PA   Engineering, design and construction of an     $2,000,000
                extension of Park Avenue north to Lakemont
                Park in Altoona...........................
 2339     MN   Reconstruct I-35E from I-94 to Maryland        $3,500,000
                Avenue in St. Paul........................
 2340       CA Construct truck ramp linking Interstate 5      $1,500,000
                to the National City Marine Cargo
                Terminal, National City...................
 2341     GA   Reconstruct the interchange at Interstate      $1,806,000
                185 and Victory Drive (SR 520), Columbus,
                GA Victory Drive (SR 520), Columbus, GA...
 2342     OH   Streetscaping, bicycle trails, and related     $3,500,000
                improvements to the I-90--SR 615
                Interchange in Mentor, OH.................
 2343     IN   Preliminary engineering, right-of-way, and    $10,000,000
                construction for Perimeter Parkway--West
                Lafayette/Purdue University, Indiana......
 2344     TN   Reconstruct Interchange 55 at Mallory          $1,000,000
                Avenue, Memphis, Shelby County............
 2345       CA Upgrade first responders signal pre-emption       $32,000
                hardware, Culver City.....................
 2346     IN   Construction of Maplecrest Rd Extension--     $11,000,000
                Allen County, Indiana.....................
 2347     MS   Upgrade roads in Arcola, Greenville, and       $1,750,000
                Hollandale (U.S. Highway 61 and 18),
                Washington County.........................
 2348     MS   Canal Road Intermodal Connector, Gulfport..    $5,000,000
 2349     PR   Construction of community bridge for Los         $500,000
                Navarros Sector, Quebrada Arenas Community
 2350     NY   Construct the Auburn Connector Road            $1,000,000
                Corridor, Auburn, NY......................
 2351     MA   Engineering and construction of Blackstone     $6,400,000
                Valley Visitors Center at intersection of
                State Route 146 and Millbury Street,
                Worcester.................................
 2352       CA Improve I-8 off ramp to the Desert Farming     $1,000,000
                Institute, Imperial County................
 2353     KS   Construct bike and pedestrian path along K-      $500,000
                10 between Douglas and Johnson Counties...
 2354     HI   Construct Bike Lanes on Kalanianaole             $300,000
                Highway, vicinity of Makapuu to Keolu
                Drive.....................................
 2355     TX   Donna/Rio Bravo International Bridge.......    $2,000,000
 2356     IL   Improve Sheridan Road, Evanston............    $2,000,000
 2357     MD   Intercounty Connector......................    $4,000,000
 2358     MI   Resurfacing of Ten Mile Road in St. Clair        $896,000
                Shores....................................
 2359     NY   Conduct studies to consider transportation     $1,000,000
                planning and community involvement for
                infrastructure projects that address
                congestion relief in New York City........
 2360     MO   Construct an extension of MO 740 from U.S.     $2,500,000
                63 to the 1-70 Lake of the Woods
                Interchange...............................
 2361     LA   Improvements for LA 1148 in Iberville          $4,000,000
                Parish; and LA/I-10 Connector Study; and
                improvements to LA 10/Zachary Taylor
                Parkway...................................
 2362     NY   Monroe County ITS project..................      $900,000
 2363     MO   Roadway improvement on I-44 in Phelps          $1,000,000
                County Missouri...........................
 2364     MA   Rt128/95 ramp Northbound to Kendrick           $2,000,000
                Street, Needham...........................
 2365     IN   Realign State Road 312, Hammond............    $4,162,891
 2366     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &           $250,000
                construction of surface improvements to
                the area adjacent to Exit 168 of
                Interstate 81 at the Wachovia Arena in
                Wilkes-Barre Township.....................
 2367     GA   SR 92 relocation from Durelee Road to SR 92    $8,000,000
                at Malone, including grade separation,
                Douglas County, Georgia...................
 2368     IN   Construct I69 Evansville to Indianapolis,     $14,000,000
                Indiana...................................
 2369       CA Construct fourth bore of Caldecott Tunnel      $1,000,000
                on SR 24, California......................
 2370     TN   Construct interchange on I-40 in Wilson        $1,000,000
                County....................................
 2371     IN   Construct service road parallel to I-69 in     $3,000,000
                the City of Anderson, Indiana.............
 2372     NY   Croton-on-Hudson, NY Restoration of Van        $2,500,000
                Cortlandt Manor entrance road.............
 2373     OH   Construction and repair of pedestrian            $289,000
                walkways along Lake Shore Blvd. in
                Lakeline Village, OH......................
 2374     MD   Reconstruct MD 32 from MD 108 to I-70 in       $2,000,000
                Howard County.............................
 2375     NY   Reconstruct Streets and Sidewalks in Middle    $1,000,000
                Village...................................
 2376     MI   Reconstruct two bridges over Black Creek         $712,500
                Drain in Sanilac County...................
 2377     FL   Construction of Little Venice Road,            $1,000,000
                Marathon, FL..............................
 2378       CA Make traffic and safety improvements to          $500,000
                Atlantic Blvd in Maywood..................
 2379     MN   Stearns County Bridge no. 73501                  $400,000
                Improvements..............................
 2380     LA   Construct LA 16 Interchange at I-12 and       $13,000,000
                improvements, and Cook Road improvements..
 2381     MO   Reconstruct Highway 60 and Highway 65          $2,000,000
                Interchange...............................
 2382       CO I-70, Havana, Yosemite Street Interchange      $1,500,000
                Reconstruction Project, Denver............
 2383       CO Reconstruct C470-US85 Interchange..........    $4,000,000
 2384     VA   Reconstruction of the entranceway to           $1,000,000
                Montpelier on Orange County, Virginia.....
 2385     TN   construct and widen underpass at                 $494,300
                intersection of Boydstation, Harvey, and
                McFee Roads, Knox County, TN..............
 2386     GA   Extend sidewalks, upgrade landscaping in         $500,000
                downtown Hawkinsville.....................
 2387     OH   Conduct Sarah St along SR 18 and 101           $2,600,000
                enhancement project to calm traffic in the
                City of Tiffin............................
 2388     LA   Improvements to Zachary Taylor Parkway.....    $2,000,000
 2389       CA Las Tunas Drive Pedestrian Enhancement, San      $150,000
                Gabriel...................................
 2390     OH   Reconstruction, widening, and bicycle          $3,000,000
                improvements to Pettibone Road in the City
                of Solon, OH..............................
 2391     NH   Replacement of Ash Street and Pillsbury        $1,400,000
                Road Bridge...............................
 2392     PA   Swamp Road Corridor Safety and Roadway         $1,000,000
                Improvements, Bucks County................
 2393     FL   Construct St. Augustine to Palatka Rail        $2,900,000
                Trail, Florida............................
 2394     IL   Construction of a traffic circle to reduce     $2,000,000
                traffic congestion, Museum Campus Chicago.
 2395     AL   Pedestrian Improvements for Gardendale, AL.      $100,000
 2396     PA   Extension of Second Street from Race to the    $1,100,000
                intersection of Lehigh and Poplar Street
                in the Borough of Catasauqua..............
 2397     NE   Cuming Street Transportation Improvement       $4,000,000
                Project, Omaha, Nebraska..................
 2398     TN   Construct State Route 1 (US-70) to a four     $11,500,000
                lane divided highway on new alignment from
                Centertown to McMinnville in Warren County
 2399       CA Improve access to I-80 at Eureka Road          $2,000,000
                Interchange...............................
 2400     LA   Expand existing South Central Planning and     $1,800,000
                Development Commission Intelligent
                Transportation System program in Houma-
                Thibodaux area by installing signals,
                sensors and systems.......................
 2401     IL   Install traffic control devices on traffic       $240,000
                signals in Village of Oak Lawn............
 2402       CA Interstate 15, California Oaks Road            $2,000,000
                Interchange Project.......................
 2403     TX   Choate Road overpass to eliminate at-grade     $9,800,000
                intersection between Choate Rd and SH146..
 2404     OH   Construction of I-75 Austin Road               $7,500,000
                Interchange, Montgomery County, Ohio......
 2405       CA Acquire lands adjacent to US 101 as part of      $250,000
                Southern Santa Clara County Wildlife
                Corridor Protection and Scenic Enhancement
                Project...................................

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 2406     TX   Construct US Business 287 through the          $7,000,000
                Trinity Uptown Project from 7th St. NE to
                11th St. NE in Fort Worth.................
 2407     KS   Construct K-10 and Lone Elm Road               $5,000,000
                interchange, Lenexa.......................
 2408     OH   Construct connector road between SR 79 and     $5,000,000
                Thornwood Drive in Licking County.........
 2409     NH   Construct Pedestrian, Bicycle bridge in          $800,000
                Keene.....................................
 2410     FL   Coral Way, SR 972 Highway Beautification,      $1,000,000
                Phase One, Miami, Florida.................
 2411     TN   Develop historic preservation                    $135,000
                transportation enhancement project, Sumner
                Co. and surrounding counties..............
 2412     NY   Develop terminal facilities for water taxi     $3,000,000
                projects in New York City.................
 2413     WI   Expand USH 151 between Dickeyville and         $2,000,000
                Belmont...................................
 2414     NY   Improve bicycle and pedestrian safety,           $300,000
                NY25, Jamesport...........................
 2415     PA   PA Route 183 widening and ramp enhancement,    $1,600,000
                Bern Township.............................
 2416     IN   Reconstruct Hoosier Heartland Highway,           $750,000
                Wabash, Huntington and Miami County
                Indiana segments..........................
 2417     GA   Replace sidewalks, upgrade lighting, and         $500,000
                install landscaping, Soperton.............
 2418     LA   Lafayette, LA Implementation of Intelligent   $11,000,000
                Transportation System.....................
 2419     NY   Conduct improvements to I87--Exit 18           $2,500,000
                Interchange...............................
 2420     IL   To construct an extension of US-51 from .9     $2,000,000
                miles south of Moweaqua to 4.6 miles south
                of Moweaqua...............................
 2421     IL   Upgrade roads, The Village of Hillside.....    $1,000,000
 2422     MS   Upgrade safety devices at Front Street rail       $50,000
                crossing, Ellisville......................
 2423       CO US 287--Ports-to-Plains Corridor in            $3,000,000
                Colorado..................................
 2424     OH   Deconstruct the Bellaire Highway Bridge        $1,700,000
                which connects Bellaire, Ohio and Benwood,
                WV........................................
 2425     VA   Construct I-95 Interchange at Temple Ave,      $5,000,000
                Colonial Heights..........................
 2426     KS   Route designation, environmental clearance,    $4,000,000
                final design and right-of-way acquisition
                for Crawford County, KS corridor of U.S.
                Highway 69................................
 2427       CA US-395 Realignment and Widening Project....      $500,000
 2428     IL   To connect about a two-mile segment through    $1,500,000
                Collinsville at two or three lanes........
 2429     IL   Construct Parking Facility and pedestrian        $200,000
                walkways at 94th an S. Oak Park Ave, Oak
                Lawn......................................
 2430     UT   I-15 Freeway Reconstruction--Springville       $4,500,000
                200 South Interchange.....................
 2431     MA   Washington St. from High St. to Water St.,     $2,000,000
                Walpole...................................
 2432     VA   White's Mill Trail and Renovation--design        $500,000
                and construction of recreational trail and
                preservation of watermill for use as
                visitors center...........................
 2433       CA Implement San Francisco Street Improvements    $8,000,000
                Program...................................
 2434     MA   Design, engineering and construction of        $1,000,000
                Methuen Rotary alternative at I-93 and
                Routes 110 and 113, Methuen...............
 2435     IL   Improve Mill Street, Rock Island...........      $500,000
 2436     PA   For the Nanticoke City Redevelopment           $7,000,000
                Authority to design, acquire land, and
                construct a parking garage, streetscaping
                enhancements, paving, lighting & safety
                improvements, & roadway redesign in Nanti.
 2437     MI   Widen and reconstruct Walton Boulevard         $5,000,000
                Bridge in Auburn Hills between Opdyke and
                Squirrel Road.............................
 2438     OR   Widen Delaura Beach Lane and add a bike          $150,000
                lane both directions, Warrenton...........
 2439     MA   Design and construct the 3  mile long Grand      $700,000
                Trunk Trail bikeway from Sturbridge to
                Southbridge...............................
 2440     TN   Develop trails, bike paths and recreational      $250,000
                facilities on the Crest of Black Mountain,
                Cumberland County for Cumberland Trail
                State Park................................
 2441     NY   Study and Improve Traffic Flow Improvement     $3,000,000
                at Atlantic Yard/ NETS Arena Development..
 2442     MD   Upgrade and widen MD237 from Pegg Road to     $10,000,000
                MD235.....................................
 2443     PA   Main Street improvements from Broad Street       $700,000
                to Richardson Avenue and Main Street to
                Madison Avenue, Borough of Lansdale.......
 2444       CA Widen Highway 101 in Marin and Sonoma         $15,000,000
                Counties from Hwy 37 in Novato to Old
                Redwood Highway in Petaluma...............
 2445     NY   Road and pedestrian safety improvements        $1,400,000
                Main Street, Village of Patchogue.........
 2446     UT   Widen Highway 92 from Lehi to Highland.....    $5,000,000
 2447     AZ   Widen I-10 to 3 lanes in each direction        $1,700,000
                north of Tucson from Marana Interchange to
                Cortato Interchange.......................
 2448       CA Widen I-238 between I-580 & I-880 in           $1,000,000
                Alameda County............................
 2449     VA   Widen I-66 westbound inside the Capital        $7,000,000
                Beltway from the Rosslyn Tunnel to the
                Dulles Connector Road.....................
 2450      NC  Construction of I-74 between I-40 and US       $5,000,000
                220, High Point, North Carolina...........
 2451     MD   Widen I-695, Baltimore Beltway, Southwest..    $3,000,000
 2452     GA   Replace sidewalks, upgrade lighting in           $500,000
                downtown Vidalia..........................
 2453     MN   Construct bicycle and pedestrian trails in       $700,000
                Cuyuna Recreation Area....................
 2454     HI   Construct Kapaa Bypass.....................    $3,000,000
 2455     FL   Temple Terrace Highway Modification........    $3,000,000
 2456     TN   Widen Interstate 240 from Poplar Avenue (SR-   $1,000,000
                57) to near Walnut Grove Road (SR-23) East
                of Memphis, Shelby County.................
 2457     IL   For the Village of Woodridge to resurface        $100,000
                Internationale Parkway....................
 2458     OR   I-5 Trade Corridor, Portland Oregon to         $5,700,000
                Vancouver, Washington segment.............
 2459     GA   Streetscape, Pedestrian Improvements in        $5,000,000
                City Center, City of Clarkston............
 2460     KY   Widen KY 1991 from Maysville Road to           $1,250,000
                Midland Trail Industrial Park, Montgomery
                County....................................
 2461      NC  Construct new Route from Beach Drive (SR       $4,000,000
                1104) to NC 211 in Brunswick County.......
 2462     NJ   International Trade and Logistics Center       $1,000,000
                Roadway Improvements at Exit 12 of the New
                Jersey Turnpike, Carteret.................
 2463     IL   Interstate 41 and Route 176 Interchange          $500,000
                replacement...............................
 2464     MA   Northern Avenue Bridge rehabilitation,         $3,000,000
                Boston....................................
 2465     AK   Planning, design, and construction of Knik     $3,000,000
                Arm Bridge................................
 2466     IN   North Calumet Avenue Improvements,             $1,200,000
                Valparaiso................................
 2467     OR   I-205-Highway 213 interchange improvements.    $1,000,000
 2468     TN   Improving Vehicle Efficiencies at highway         $57,000
                At-Grade Railroad Crossing in Loudon, TN..
 2469     AZ   Construct I 10 Collector Distributor           $4,000,000
                Roadway from 40th Street to Baseline
                Maricopa County, Arizona..................
 2470     LA   Improvements to LA 42 in Ascension Parish;    $10,000,000
                and LA 73 improvements in Ascension Parish
 2471     MN   Construct Paul Bunyan trail from                 $775,000
                Mississippi River Bridge Trail to Crow
                Wing State Park...........................
 2472     MN   Construct Mesabi Trail from Grand Rapids to    $2,700,000
                City of Ely...............................
 2473     GA   Install sidewalks on Highway 23 from Dykes       $300,000
                Street to Sarah Street, Cochran...........
 2474     AK   Kodiak, AK Construction of AMHW ferry          $7,500,000
                terminal and approach.....................
 2475     OK   Reconstruction of SH66 from Craig and          $1,000,000
                Rogers Counties to SH66 and US60
                intersection..............................
 2476       CA Enhance pedestrian environment and increase    $2,000,000
                safety along Olympic Blvd between Vermont
                and Western Avenues, Los Angeles..........
 2477     NY   Enhancement of the Michigan Avenue             $2,000,000
                Corridor, Buffalo.........................
 2478     NJ   Kapkowski Road Area Improvements in            $4,500,000
                Elizabeth.................................
 2479       CA Construct landscape medians along Skyline      $1,000,000
                Drive from Sears Avenue to 58th Street,
                San Diego.................................
 2480     NY   Jamaica Air Train Station Area                 $5,000,000
                Infrastructure Improvements...............
 2481     MO   Construct Highway 465 to Highway 376 south     $6,000,000
                from HWY 76 to HWY 376....................
 2482     WA   New Country Road on Whidbey Island.........    $1,200,000

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 2483     NM   Chaco Wash Bridge and Road Improvements on     $2,000,000
                Navajo Route 46...........................
 2484       CA Reconstruct Interstate 880-Route 92            $1,750,000
                interchange in Hayward....................
 2485     MA   Relocate Rt. 79 in Fall River to create 4-     $5,000,000
                lane urban boulevard with landscaped
                median and developable waterfront.........
 2486     IL   Road extension for Highway 22 in Macon           $668,000
                COunty, IL................................
 2487     NY   Portageville Bridge--purchase existing         $1,500,000
                bridge to convert to pedestrian bridge....
 2488     PA   Rt.422 complete preliminary engineering and    $3,000,000
                four lane expansion from Ebensburg to
                Kittanning................................
 2489       CA Upgrade essential road arterials,              $2,000,000
                connectors, bridges and other road
                infrastructure improvements in the Town of
                Desert Hot Springs, CA....................
 2490     KY   Construct the Heartland Parkway in Adair       $1,200,000
                County....................................
 2491     NV   Horse-US-95 Interchange Project............    $6,000,000
 2492       CT Make Improvements to Plainfield Moosup Pond      $300,000
                Road......................................
 2493     FL   Construction design ROW US 27 from SR 540     $10,000,000
                to SR544 & from I-4 to US 192 in Polk
                County, FL................................
 2494     IA   Construction of approaches and viaduct on      $1,600,000
                Edgewood Rd SW over the UP Railroad,
                Prairie Creek, and the CRANDIC railroad...
 2495     NJ   Construct Hackensack River Walkway in          $2,000,000
                Bergen County.............................
 2496     TX   Hwy 80/123 Overpass at Hwy 181 in Karnes         $300,000
                County....................................
 2497     NM   Improvements to U.S. Highway 87 from           $2,000,000
                Clayton, NM to Raton, NM..................
 2498     VA   Route 11 Interchange improvements in           $1,000,000
                Lexington, Virginia.......................
 2499       CA Improvements to Ben Maddox Way Bridge......    $2,000,000
 2500     WA   SR 18 Widening, Maple Valley to I-90.......    $7,500,000
 2501     NY   City of Beacon construction of pedestrian &      $315,000
                Bicycle trail.............................
 2502     TX   FM 544, widen 2-lane roadway to 6-lane         $2,000,000
                roadway from SH 121 to Dozier-Parker Road.
 2503     TX   Construct an alternate truck route to            $500,000
                Interstate 35 in Buda.....................
 2504     NY   Improvements on the Cross Island Bridge        $4,220,000
                Overpass / 212th Street and vicinity,
                Queens....................................
 2505     MI   Novi, Reconstruct Grand River between Novi     $1,000,000
                and Haggerty..............................
 2506     SD   Resurface US Hwy 18 from Lake Andes to US      $1,200,000
                Hwy 50 on Yankton Sioux Reservation.......
 2507     PR   To revitalize Old San Juan Historic            $3,000,000
                District streets..........................
 2508     WY   U.S. 85 Passing Lanes......................    $2,000,000
 2509     MA   Construct Blackstone River Bikeway and         $2,000,000
                Worcester Bikeway Pavilion between
                Providence, RI and Worcester..............
 2510     NY   Little Falls Access: Repair and reconstruct      $240,000
                High School and Lower School Road.........
 2511     FL   Replace Columbus Drive Bridge..............    $4,000,000
 2512     AS   Village road improvements for Sua and          $2,600,000
                Vaifanua counties in the Eastern district.
 2513     MI   Construction of two railroad-highway grade     $2,300,000
                separations on Farm Lane north of Mount
                Hope Road.................................
 2514       CA Widen Atlantic Bl bridge over the Los          $1,000,000
                Angeles River in Vernon...................
 2515       CA Widen Bundy Drive between Wilshire and         $4,250,000
                Santa Monica Boulevards in the City of Los
                Angeles...................................
 2516     AL   To provide four lanes on US-80, Perry         $14,000,000
                County, Marengo County, and Sumter County.
 2517       CA Widen Maine Avenue in Baldwin Park.........      $375,000
 2518     NM   Ease traffic congestion and improve            $2,000,000
                intersection safety by identifying
                alternative alignment to US 84/285 and NM
                68 through Espanola.......................
 2519     MS   Widen MS Hwy 19 between Philadelphia and      $10,000,000
                Collinsville, MS..........................
 2520     NY   Construct the Fire Island ferry terminal       $2,000,000
                facility, Patchogue.......................
 2521     IL   IL 8 from East Peoria to Washington, IL....      $952,570
 2522     NJ   Preliminary engineering for missing            $1,500,000
                connections of NJ 23 and I-80.............
 2523     ME   Penobscot Riverfront Development for           $2,000,000
                bicycle trails, amenities, and traffic
                circulation improvements, Bangor and
                Brewer....................................
 2524     IL   Restoration and reconstruction of the          $1,200,000
                central business district street.
                Cambridge, IL.............................
 2525      NC  Widen NC 150 from Cherryville to Lincolnton    $1,000,000
 2526     NY   Second phase of the Grand Concourse           $10,000,000
                improvements from East 166th St. to East
                171st St..................................
 2527     VT   U.S. Route 7 and U.S. Route 4 road             $3,560,000
                improvements for the City of Rutland......
 2528     IL   Improve 63rd Street, Chicago...............    $2,000,000
 2529     MI   Alcona County, Reconstruction of Ritchie         $813,000
                Road from Village of Lincoln to Hubbard
                Lake road.................................
 2530      SC  Construct roadway btwn I-26 and US 1 in        $2,000,000
                Lexington County. Intermodal connector
                from US 1 to I-26 and I-77. SC 302 and SC
                602 improvements..........................
 2531     OR   Agness Road, Curry County..................    $1,000,000
 2532     NY   Rehabilitation of Sharon Drive in the Town       $325,000
                of Poughkeepsie...........................
 2533     TX   Conduct study of I-10 and U.S. 190 with a        $200,000
                focus on congestion relief and the need
                for a military & emergency relief
                transportation corridor...................
 2534     MD   MD 85 at I270..............................    $6,000,000
 2535     GA   SR 36 passing lanes north of Jackson to        $3,050,000
                Newton County line, Butts County, Georgia.
 2536     VA   I-66 and Route 29 Gainesville Interchange      $9,000,000
                Project...................................
 2537     NY   Construct and extend existing pedestrian       $1,000,000
                streetscape areas in Lynbrook.............
 2538       CA Construct traffic intersection island            $200,000
                improvements on North side of Olympic Blvd
                where Irolo St. and Normandie Ave. split
                in Koreatown, Los Angeles.................
 2539     WA   Improvements in the SR9 corridor in            $1,500,000
                Snohomish County..........................
 2540     PA   Replace a highway railcrossing in Osborne      $2,150,000
                Borough, PA...............................
 2541     AL   Pedestrian Improvements for Centerpoint, AL      $100,000
 2542       CA Replace twin 2 lane bridge with single 4         $500,000
                lane bridge on SR 138 over Big Rock Wash..
 2543       CA State Route 86S and Ave 50 highway safety      $1,000,000
                grade separation..........................
 2544     TX   Construct Fredericksburg Road-Medical Drive    $3,800,000
                grade separation in San Antonio...........
 2545     PA   For design, engineering, ROW acquisition, &      $500,000
                construction of a connector road between
                the Valmont Industrial Park & Pennsylvania
                Rt. 924 at Cranberry Creek................
 2546     AR   Interstates 30/440/530 Interchanges--for       $1,500,000
                interchange improvements, Little Rock.....
 2547     NJ   Rehabilitation of Benigno Boulevard from I-      $400,000
                295 to Route 168 in Bellmawr..............
 2548     PA   Preconstruction studies for improvement to     $1,000,000
                US 22.....................................
 2549     IL   Establish transportation museum on Navy          $540,000
                Pier, Chicago.............................
 2550     WA   Continuing construction of I 90, Spokane to    $3,300,000
                Idaho State Line..........................
 2551     VA   Improve transportation infrastructure for        $531,900
                visitors to Jamestown 2007................
 2552     AR   Highway 67: Kiehl Avenue--Vandenberg           $2,000,000
                Boulevard: rehabilitating and widening
                Highway 67 from four to six lanes from
                Kiehl Ave. to Vandenberg Blvd.............
 2553     NY   Install Improvements for Pedestrian Safety       $250,000
                in the vicinity of PS 81..................
 2554     GA   Memorial Drive Corridor....................    $2,000,000
 2555     VA   Route 11 improvements in Maurertown,           $1,000,000
                Virginia..................................
 2556     PA   Street improvements, Whitemarsh Township...    $1,500,000
 2557     VT   Construction of the Lamoille Valley Rail       $7,268,486
                Trail for the Vermont Association of Snow
                Travelers.................................

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 2558       CO I-76: Colorados Northeast Gateway..........    $3,000,000
 2559     VA   Construct Maersk Terminal interchange in       $2,000,000
                Portsmouth................................
 2560     GA   I-75 Welcom Project........................      $250,000
 2561     PA   Improve handicapped accessibility and          $3,000,000
                provide pedestrian overpass in Villanova..
 2562     NY   Install Two Permanent Variable Message           $500,000
                Signs (VMS) on Belt Parkway...............
 2563     MI   Re-surfacing Sebewaing Road in Huron County      $416,000
 2564     IN   Complete construction of paths at Hamilton       $375,000
                County Riverwalk, Noblesville, Indiana....
 2565     NY   Study and Implement Safety Enhancement to        $500,000
                Avenue U from Mill Avenue to East 38th
                Street and Flatbush Avenue from Avenue T
                to Avenue V...............................
 2566     PA   Upgrade circuit for gates and lights at          $275,000
                Sixth Street in Emmaus, PA USDOT crossing
                number 592402P to constant warning time
                devices...................................
 2567     TN   Plan and construct a bicycle and pedestrian      $200,000
                trail, Eagleville.........................
 2568     NY   Improvements for pedestrian and vehicular        $600,000
                access to Baychester Avenue and Bartow
                Avenue....................................
 2569     GA   SR 400 reconstruction from I285 to             $1,000,000
                McFarland Road, Fulton and Forsyth
                Counties..................................
 2570     MI   Construct pedestrian and bicycle pathway at       $80,000
                Chippewa Landing River Park in the Village
                of Caro...................................
 2571     GA   Upgrade sidewalks, replace street lights,        $500,000
                and landscaping, Metter...................
 2572     AR   Highway 412: Baxter Co. to Ash Flat........    $2,000,000
 2573     NY   Town of North Salem improvements and             $200,000
                repaving to Hawley Road...................
 2574     IA   US 20 Mississippi River Bridge and            $25,000,000
                approaches, Dubuque Co, IA................
 2575     NY   Construct access road and exit lanes for       $1,500,000
                Center for Advanced Medicine: North Shore
                LIJ Health System.........................
 2576     NY   Improve key intersections and highway            $750,000
                segments along Rt. 32 between Route 17-6-
                NYS Thruway interchange in Harriman and
                Highland Mills............................
 2577       CA Widen I-5 to 10 Lanes and Improve Corridor     $5,200,000
                Arterials, SR 91 to I-710.................
 2578     IL   For the construction of the Grand Avenue       $1,160,000
                Underpass, Village of Franklin Park.......
 2579     NY   Rehabilitation of North and South Ridge        $2,160,000
                Street and Wappanocca Avenue in the
                Village of Rye Brook and City of Rye......
 2580     NY   NYSDOT Route 55 construction over Fishkill     $1,400,000
                Creek and left turn lane construction.....
 2581     AL   Alabama Hwy 36 Extension and Widening-Phase    $1,000,000
                II........................................
 2582     OH   Construct Eagle Avenue Viaduct-Demolition        $500,000
                bridge, realignment of roadway to replace
                bridge and reconstruction of two other
                bridges, Cleveland........................
 2583     NV   Construct US 93 Corridor--Boulder City.....   $10,000,000
 2584     NY   Reconstruction of NYS 5, 8, 12. Viaduct and    $1,000,000
                Rt 5A and 5S: City of Utica...............
 2585       CT Street and streetscape improvements along      $1,500,000
                Campbell Ave., West Haven.................
 2586     MA   Reconstruct North Washington Street Bridge     $6,000,000
                to connect Boston and Charlestown.........
 2587     MS   Upgrade roads in Fayette (U.S. Hwy 61 and        $400,000
                33), Jefferson County.....................
 2588     MN   Heritage Center at the Grand Portage           $1,400,000
                National Monument.........................
 2589     NY   Redesign and reconstruction of the Putnam        $650,000
                Rail-Trail, Bronx.........................
 2590     OR   Highway 34/Corvallis Bypass Intersection...    $2,100,000
 2591       CA Install traffic signal on Balboa Blvd. at        $120,000
                Knollwood Shopping Center.................
 2592     MA   Chelsea Street Bridge Reconstruction.......    $8,000,000
 2593     AL   Pedestrian Improvements for Northport, AL..      $100,000
 2594     NV   Construct widening of US50A from Fernley to    $5,000,000
                Leeteville Junction.......................
 2595     WA   Rebuild & widen Cemetery Road bridge over        $200,000
                US Bureau of Reclamation canal near
                Othello, WA...............................
 2596     FL   Roadway construction of SW 62-SW 24 Avenue     $2,000,000
                in Gainesville............................
 2597     WA   SR 2/Kelsey Street Intersection                $1,040,000
                Improvements in Monroe....................
 2598     NY   Town of Southeast construction and repaving      $300,000
                of town roads.............................
 2599     MI   Reconstruct Third Ave. from Saginaw St. to     $3,000,000
                Flint River, City of Flint................
 2600     PA   Upgrade circuit for gates and lights at          $275,000
                31st Street in Allentown, PA USDOT
                crossing number 592410G to constant
                warning time devices......................
 2601     NV   Construct US 95 Widening from Rainbow Blvd     $4,750,000
                to Kyle Canyon............................
 2602     IN   Improve campus streets to increase             $2,000,000
                pedestrian safety and ease vehicular
                congestion in the City of Anderson,
                Indiana...................................
 2603     PA   Schaefferstown Bypass, PA Route 501,           $1,000,000
                Lebanon...................................
 2604     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &           $200,000
                construction of streetscaping
                enhancements, paving, lighting, safety
                improvements, parking & roadway redesign
                in Dupont Borough, Luzerne County.........
 2605     GA   Intersection improvement at Lake Dow Road        $600,000
                and SR 81 Harris Dr at SR 42..............
 2606       CA Replace South Access to the Golden Gate        $6,000,000
                Bridge--Doyle Drive.......................
 2607     IL   Resurface Yellow Banks Road, Franklin            $400,000
                County....................................
 2608     AL   Widen CR-52 from Helena to US-31...........   $15,000,000
 2609     IL   Intersection Reconstruction at US 12-IL31-       $900,000
                Tryon Grove Road..........................
 2610     NY   Streetscape of Herald and Greeley Squares        $500,000
                in New York City..........................
 2611     NJ   Construct Cape May and Supawna Meadows           $750,000
                National Wildlife Refuges Roadway and
                Parking Improvements......................
 2612     TX   Del Rio-Laughlin Air Force Base Relief         $4,000,000
                Route.....................................
 2613      NC  Study feasibility of widening US 221-NC 226    $3,000,000
                from Woodlawn to Spruce Pine, start
                planning and design, and make upgrades to
                improve safety............................
 2614     NY   Transportation improvements to the Far         $2,400,000
                Rockaway Business District, Queens, New
                York......................................
 2615     VI   Upgrade West-East Corridor through             $8,000,000
                Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas..............
 2616     NH   Hampton Bridge Rehabilitation--Hampton, NH.    $1,500,000
 2617       CA Gale Avenue widening between Fullerton Road      $100,000
                and Nogales Street, and Nogales Street
                widening at Gale Avenue...................
 2618       CA Grade Separation at Cesar Chavez Parkway         $500,000
                and Harbor Drive, San Diego...............
 2619     MO   Improve access to I-55 at River Des Peres..   $10,000,000
 2620     PA   PA Route 61 enhancements, Schuylkill Haven.   $10,000,000
 2621     MO   Kansas City SmartPort ITS for highways.....    $5,000,000
 2622     PA   City of Philadelphia in conjunction with       $4,000,000
                American Cities Foundation for
                neighborhood transportation enhancement
                and pedestrian safety projects............
 2623     DE   Reconstructing I-95/SR-1 interchange,          $5,000,000
                adding a fifth lane, and replacing toll
                plaza on Delaware's portion of I-95
                corridor..................................
 2624     OH   Study possible road upgrades in Tuscarawas       $100,000
                County due to flood issues based on dams
                in Muskingum Watershed District...........
 2625     OR   Sunrise Corridor, Clackamas County.........    $2,850,000
 2626       CA Construct Cabot-Camino Capistrano Bridge         $838,690
                Project and related roadway improvements
                in Cities of Mission Viejo and Laguna
                Niguel, California........................
 2627     TX   Construction of mainlanes and interchanges    $14,000,000
                on SH 121 from Hillcrest to US 75.........
 2628     WA   Enumclaw, WA Welcome Center................    $1,500,000
 2629     PA   Upgrade narrow existing roads, Plank, Otts,    $1,000,000
                Meyers, Seitz Roads, along 1 mile corridor
                to 2 lane road with shoulders, improve
                intersections.............................
 2630     GA   Widen Old Petersburg Road-Old Evans Road       $4,000,000
                from Baston Road to Washington Road,
                Columbia County, Georgia..................

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 2631       CA Widen Peyton Dr. from Grand Ave. to Chino      $7,036,110
                Hills Pky., construct Eucalyptus Ave. from
                Peyton Dr. to Galloping Hills, improve
                English Channel...........................
 2632     TX   New construction for the SH 349 Reliever       $2,500,000
                Route beginning at the SH 191 intersection
                in Midland................................
 2633     PA   Widen Route 22 between Export and Delmont..    $1,450,000
 2634       CA Construction of a traffic signal at the          $125,000
                intersection of Hamlin St. and Corbin Ave.
 2635     NY   Design/Environmental work on the Inner Loop    $2,400,000
                from Clinton Avenue to East Main Street,
                Rochester.................................
 2636     MO   I-35 access modification planning, city of     $1,500,000
                Kearney...................................
 2637     PR   Construction of community bridge at Los          $425,000
                Olvidados Sector, Quebrada Arenas
                Community.................................
 2638     MN   North-South Corridor with Railroad             $1,500,000
                Overpass, City of Staples.................
 2639       CA Port of Hueneme Intermodal Access              $4,700,000
                Improvement Project, including grade
                separation at Rice Avenue and State Route
                34; widen Hueneme Road....................
 2640       CA Reconstruct and deep-lift asphalt on           $4,856,000
                various roads throughout the district in
                Ventura County............................
 2641     GA   Upgrade sidewalks, parking, street               $500,000
                lighting, and landscaping, Claxton........
 2642     MS   Upgrade roads in Itta Bena (U.S. Hwy 82 and    $1,500,000
                7) and in vicinity of Viking Range Corp.
                (U.S. Hwy 7 and 49), Leflore County.......
 2643     VA   Widen Route 262 in Augusta County..........    $1,000,000
 2644       CA Forest Highway 171 Upper Skyway Improvement    $7,250,000
 2645     NV   Rehabilitate Lake Mead Parkway.............    $3,000,000
 2646     IL   Construct Bridge Overpass, DuSable Museum-     $1,000,000
                Chicago...................................
 2647     WA   Expand size and improve safety Lewis and         $146,000
                Clark Discovery Trailhead and Scenic
                Overlook..................................
 2648     PA   Construction of access improvement at the        $650,000
                I79 SR 228 interchange in vicinity of
                Cranberry Town Center.....................
 2649     PA   Development of bicycle and pedestrian         $10,000,000
                trails and access links along North
                Delaware Riverfront.......................
 2650     OH   Highway--railroad grade separation over the      $300,000
                Norfolk Southern Rail Line for the Hines
                Hill Road--Milford Connector project in
                Hudson, Ohio..............................
 2651       CA Construct crosswalk bump-outs and related        $400,000
                streetscape improvements on Temple St
                between Hoover St and Glendale Blvd, Los
                Angeles...................................
 2652      NC  Improve SR1023 from US70 Business to US301     $5,000,000
                in Smithfield.............................
 2653     MA   Improvements to Mass. Ave, Andover Street,     $1,000,000
                Osgood Street, Salem Street, and Johnson
                Street in the Old Town Center of North
                Andover...................................
 2654     KY   Reconstruct US 127 at US 127 South, Mercer       $600,000
                County....................................
 2655       CA Construct truck lane from Britannia Blvd.      $4,000,000
                to the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, San Diego
                County....................................
 2656     PA   Beford, Pa--Relocation of Old Route 220 and    $9,000,000
                Sweet Road. Complete preliminary
                engineering, purchase right-of-way,
                construction..............................
 2657     GA   Design and construction of 2.2 miles of          $200,000
                multi-use trail in the City of Douglas,
                Georgia...................................
 2658     IL   Entry Road to SIU Research Park............    $1,600,000
 2659     NY   Kingston, Construct pedestrian waterfront      $1,600,000
                walkway...................................
 2660     MN   Reconstruct TH 61 north of Split Rock River    $5,280,000
                to Chapins Curve, bridges number 8285 and
                8286, Lake County.........................
 2661     KS   Replacement of US-169 bridge in Kansas City    $8,500,000
 2662     PA   Route 313 Turning Lanes and Truck Climbing     $1,000,000
                Lanes, Bucks County.......................
 2663       CA Purchase of Rosemead Blvd ROW, Temple City.    $1,000,000
 2664     NY   Reconfiguration of Bay Avenue and Polaris      $8,000,000
                Street in Newark, NJ......................
 2665     MI   Reconstruct highway under a railroad           $1,000,000
                bridge, Wyoming Ave. from Eagle Pass to
                Michigan Avenue, Wayne County.............
 2666     OK   Construct vehicular bridge over the            $1,000,000
                Burlington Northern RR at War Bonnet
                Crossing, Mannford, OK....................
 2667     UT   Construction and Rehabilitation of 13th        $6,300,000
                East in Sandy City........................
 2668     VA   Construct 3.6 miles of Interstate 73 near      $2,000,000
                Martinsville..............................
 2669     WA   Maple Valley SR 169 and SR 516 improvements    $1,000,000
 2670     FL   Construct access road to entrances to Opa-     $2,000,000
                Locka Airport at Opa-Locka Airport at N.W.
                135th Street and N.W. 47th Avenue,
                including improvements to N.W. 47th Avenue
                with median strip, City of Opa-Locka......
 2671     UT   Expand Redhills Parkway from 2 to 5 lanes      $6,000,000
                and improve alignment within rights-of-way
                in St. George.............................
 2672     OH   Bethlehem Township, Ohio. Riverland Avenue     $1,300,000
                Bridge Replacement........................
 2673     MD   MD295, BWI Access Improvements.............    $4,740,000
 2674     OR   Connect Boeckman Road to Tooze Road,           $1,000,000
                Wilsonville...............................
 2675     LA   Construct I-20 interchanges at US 167 and      $5,000,000
                Tarbutton Rd. Construct East West frontage
                roads along I-20..........................
 2676     TX   FM 937 from SH164 to FM 3371, Limestone Co.    $2,000,000
 2677     MO   Construct additional exit ramp access lane     $4,820,000
                from I-44 to Kingshighway and enhance Shaw
                Ave. corridor.............................
 2678     IN   Construdtion of I64 Interchange, Harrison      $5,310,000
                County, Indiana...........................
 2679     OH   Bridge Replacement at SR 84 and I-90 on          $500,000
                Bishop Road in Willougby Hills, OH........
 2680     TN   Continue Shelby Avenue--Demonbreun Street      $6,500,000
                project in Nashville......................
 2681     WI   Construct a bicycle/pedestrian path from       $2,000,000
                Waunakee to Westport......................
 2682       CT Construct bike and pedestrian paths along        $100,000
                Salem Greenway--Salem, CT.................
 2683     TX   Construct I-635/35E Interchange in Dallas,     $5,500,000
                TX........................................
 2684       CA Hwy 199 Narrow Enhancement to reduce active    $2,000,000
                slides that cause significant road
                closures on primary connecting route from
                US 101 to I-5.............................
 2685     MD   Construction of New Interchange at MD5,       $10,000,000
                MD373, and Brandywine Road................
 2686     GA   I-20 West from SR 5 Bill Arp to SR 6--HOV      $7,250,000
                Lanes.....................................
 2687     PA   Install and construct signals, calming           $450,000
                devices and signs in Mechanicsburg and
                surrounding municipalities................
 2688     FL   44th St. Extension to Golfair Blvd,            $1,500,000
                Jacksonville..............................
 2689     NJ   Passaic River-Newark Bay Restoration and       $1,000,000
                Pollution Abatement Project, Route 21,
                River Road, CR 510........................
 2690       CA San Gabriel Blvd and Mission Road                $200,000
                Intersection Improvements, San Gabriel....
 2691     NY   Rehabilitate 125th Street Corridor from Old    $2,000,000
                Broadway to Marginal Street/Waterfront....
 2692     MI   Repair M-10 corridor from I-696 to downtown    $1,000,000
                Detroit...................................
 2693     FL   Capital Circle Northwest, Tallahassee......   $10,000,000
 2694     TN   Installation of Intelligent Transportation     $2,000,000
                System on various major routes in Memphis.
 2695     MI   Planning and Engineering for The American      $1,500,000
                Road, The Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn.....
 2696     TX   Reconstruct Ella/Wheatley from Little York     $1,250,000
                to West Gulf Bank.........................
 2697     NY   Implement Improvements for Pedestrian          $1,000,000
                Safety in Richmond County.................
 2698     FL   Palm Bay Parkway from Emerson Drive to US      $1,000,000
                192, Palm Bay, FL.........................
 2699       CA Construct the Los Angeles River bicycle and      $575,000
                pedestrian path in the San Fernando Valley
 2700     TX   Construct Santa Fe Trail DART LR overpass      $1,400,000
                from Hill St. to Commerce St. along
                abandoned Santa Fe Rail right of way in
                Dallas....................................
 2701       CA Construct Route 101 bicycle/pedestrian         $1,000,000
                overpass at Millbrae Ave for the San
                Francisco Bay Trail.......................
 2702     GU   Guam Mass Transit Authority Acquisition of       $400,000
                transit vehicles for disabled persons.....
 2703     LA   New Iberia Rail Grade Separation...........    $2,000,000

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 2704     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &           $200,000
                construction of streetscaping
                enhancements, paving, lighting, safety
                improvements, parking & roadway redesign
                in Ashley Borough, Luzerne County.........
 2705     MN   Reconstruct Grand Avenue (from Central Ave       $750,000
                to 59 Ave W), Central Ave (from Grand Ave
                to I-35) and Bristol Street (from Central
                Ave to Grand Ave), Duluth.................
 2706     TN   Plan and construct a bicycle and pedestrian      $100,000
                trail, Cannon County......................
 2707     TX   Develop, deploy and integrate municipal ITS    $3,200,000
                in San Antonio............................
 2708     TN   Jefferson, Hamblen Counties, Tennessee SR-     $2,000,000
                66 relocation.............................
 2709     MD   Rehabilitate Pennington Avenue Drawbridge      $1,500,000
                in Baltimore..............................
 2710     PA   Construction of I-79 to Mon-Fayette Section    $1,000,000
                of Southern Beltway, Pittsburgh,
                Pennsylvania..............................
 2711     FL   Springfield Rd. Improvements, Jacksonville.    $1,500,000
 2712     LA   Elimination of highway-rail grade crossings    $1,000,000
                along Louisiana and Delta railroad........
 2713       CA Conduct necessary planning and engineering     $1,400,000
                and implement comprehensive Corridor
                Management Plan for Arroyo Seco Historic
                Parkway, Los Angeles......................
 2714     FL   Plant City Traffic Management System.......    $2,000,000
 2715     GA   SR 347 widen-new construction from I-985 to   $10,000,000
                SR 211, Hall County, Georgia..............
 2716     WA   SR28 and SR285 Sellar Bridge Improvements:     $5,000,000
                ramp & roadway network improvements at the
                west end and a new lane on the Sellar
                Bridge....................................
 2717     NY   Stabilize Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge and     $1,092,500
                construct a pedestrian walkway linking the
                two sides of the Hudson River,
                Poughkeepsie..............................
 2718     WA   International Mobility and Trade Corridor      $1,100,000
                Project for Whatcom County................
 2719       CA State Route 76 Road Widening, Melrose Drive    $5,000,000
                to Interstate 15..........................
 2720     NJ   Streetscape Improvements to Clements Bridge      $500,000
                Road from Newton Avenue to New Jersey
                Turnpike, Barrington......................
 2721     FL   Construct Eastern Connector from SR 417 to     $1,000,000
                I-95, Volusia & Seminole Counties Florida.
 2722     GA   Construction of the McIntosh Path on SR 99,      $200,000
                7.15 miles between Darien, Georgia and the
                Sapelo Island Visitor Center..............
 2723     AL   Construction of Sulphur Springs Road Bypass    $5,000,000
                in City of Hoover, Alabama................
 2724     AZ   Pliocene Cliffs reconstruction between         $1,000,000
                Wikieup and the Santa Maria River.........
 2725     MN   Construct roadway improvements to CSAH 76,     $1,064,000
                Little Falls..............................
 2726     IN   Study alternatives along 2 miles of              $150,000
                railroad to eliminae in-town highway-rail
                crossings to improve safety and reduce
                congestion in Delaware County.............
 2727     NV   Design and construct separation of rail-       $1,000,000
                highway crossings in downtown Reno........
 2728     NJ   Maple Shade Township Streetscape               $1,000,000
                Improvements of Mill Road, Rudderow Ave.,
                North & South Coles Ave. and Schoolhouse
                Lane......................................
 2729     WA   Conduct study for I-5 and SR503 interchange      $300,000
 2730     WA   Construct Webber Canyon Road realignment at    $3,500,000
                I-82 Kiona-Benton interchange.............
 2731     TX   Downtown Streetscape Improvements in             $640,000
                Beaumont, Texas...........................
 2732     NY   Improve Traffic Flow on Lefferts Boulevard       $500,000
                by Rehabilitating Facilities Surrounding
                LIRR/Kew Gardens Eastbound Station........
 2733     NM   Perform highway beautification to the            $800,000
                recently reconstructed Interstate 40
                Interstate 25 Interchange.................
 2734     TX   Reconstruct interchange at IH 10 and FM        $1,000,000
                364, Chambers County, Texas...............
 2735       CA SR 52 East Improvments (San Diego).........    $6,000,000
 2736     OR   Study to evaluate alternatives in support        $250,000
                of an eventual Astoria bypass, Astoria....
 2737     GA   Commission a study and report regarding the      $400,000
                construction and designation of a new
                Interstate linking Savannah, Augusta, &
                Knoxville.................................
 2738     VT   Construction of the St. Albans, Vermont        $1,200,000
                intermodal connector roadway with I-89 for
                the City of St. Albans....................
 2739     OR   I-5-Highway 214 interchange improvements,      $1,000,000
                Woodburn..................................
 2740     OR   Construction of transportation facilities        $800,000
                at the Tualatin River Wildlife Refuge.....
 2741     WY   I-80 Rock Springs Marginal.................    $1,900,000
 2742     PA   Improvements to Route 11 and access to I-81    $1,000,000
 2743     IL   Improve safety of a horizontal curve on           $88,000
                Clarksville St. .25 mile north of 275th
                Road in Grandview Township, Edgar County,
                Illinois..................................
 2744     UT   Provo Reservoir Canal Trail, Utah..........    $1,000,000
 2745     MO   South County Riverfront Access and Trails      $4,000,000
                Project, Lemay............................
 2746     AK   Road improvements in the City of Fairbanks.    $5,000,000
 2747     MD   Construct Ferry Terminal, Somerset County,     $1,000,000
                Maryland..................................
 2748     MS   Plan and Construct two lanes to SR-6 from      $4,000,000
                SR 342 to Alabama state line..............
 2749       CA Construct bypass along Hwy 101 around          $5,000,000
                Willits, CA to reduce congestion, improve
                air quality and enhance economic lifeline
                of No. Coast..............................
 2750       CA Engineering support to I-5 Joint Powers          $150,000
                Authority to widen I-5 freeway and improve
                corridor arterials from I-710 to Orange
                County line...............................
 2751     LA   Kerner Bridge, Bayou Barataria.............    $2,100,000
 2752     WA   Renton, WA SR 167 HOV, Strander Boulevard      $1,000,000
                Connection................................
 2753     NJ   Sussex County, NJ Vernon Township, Mountain    $3,000,000
                Creek Rt. 94 Traffic Calming, Ped. Safety
                and Traffic Congestion, Circulation
                Improvement...............................
 2754     PA   Linglestown Square, roadway and                $2,800,000
                intersection improvements, Lower Paxton
                Township..................................
 2755     MD   Rehabilitate road including bridges over       $3,000,000
                CSX tracks in Baltimore...................
 2756     WA   Extend 18th Street between 87th Avenue and     $1,000,000
                NE 192nd Avenue in Vancouver..............
 2757     TX   Implement repairs on Old Pleasanton Road         $403,000
                Bridge in Atascosa County.................
 2758       CA Hazel Avenue Improvements, U.S. Highway 50     $3,000,000
                to Madison Avenue.........................
 2759     MI   Menominee County, County Road 557 Bridge         $280,000
                Replacement over the Big Cedar River......
 2760     OH   Massillon, Ohio. Tremont Avenue Bridge           $720,000
                Rehabilitation............................
 2761     MI   Montmorency County, Reconstruction of            $800,000
                County Road 612 from W. County Line to
                County Road 491...........................
 2762       CA Conduct traffic study of proposed                $500,000
                realignment of Nutwood Ave in Fullerton...
 2763     NM   Planning, design and construction of           $2,000,000
                bikeways and walkway at the City of Santa
                Fe's downtown railyard redevelopment
                project...................................
 2764     GA   Streetscape-Bainbridge.....................      $250,000
 2765     PA   Construct S.R. 706 Corridor, Susquehanna       $2,000,000
                County, Pennsylvania......................
 2766     NY   Town of North Salem reconstruction and           $150,000
                repaving of Keeler Lane...................
 2767     FL   Conduct planning and engineering for US 17     $3,000,000
                widening and improvements in Hardee
                County, Florida...........................
 2768     IL   Traffic Signalization, Matteson............      $907,500
 2769     MS   Upgrade roads in Kilmichael, Montgomery          $400,000
                County....................................
 2770      NC  Upgrade US 220 to I 73 74 interstate           $2,000,000
                standards in Montgomery County............
 2771     WA   US 2/Sultan Basin Road Improvements in           $600,000
                Sultan....................................
 2772     TX   Add 2 lanes to existing facility from          $1,000,000
                Victoria County Line to 1.9 Miles West of
                SH 35 in Port Lavaca......................

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 2773     FL   A1A Transportation Enhancements, Daytona       $1,000,000
                Beach.....................................
 2774     MI   City of Menominee, Resurface Hattie Street       $225,000
                Bridge deck 250 feet from 9th avenue in
                Menominee to Riverside Avenue in
                Marinette, WI.............................
 2775     TN   eliminate blockage of two lanes on Gay         $2,000,000
                Street in Knoxville, TN, to accomodate
                loading dock..............................
 2776     MI   Emmet County, Ultra thin demonstration            $60,000
                project resurfacing of Mitchell Road from
                the City of Petoskey limits east to
                Division..................................
 2777     NY   Gowanus Expressway Project.................      $500,000
 2778     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &           $200,000
                construction of streetscaping
                enhancements, paving, lighting, safety
                improvements, parking & roadway redesign
                in Moosic Borough, Lackawanna County......
 2779     AL   Expand to 4 lanes on US-278 from I-65 to US-   $3,000,000
                231.......................................
 2780     IL   Preconstruction and construction McCarthy        $600,000
                Road, Bell Road to US 45 and 123rd Street
                US 45 to 86th Avenue in Palos Park........
 2781     WY   Riverton: Reconstruct HWY 26--Main St......    $1,100,000
 2782     MA   Somerville Bicycle Path Improvements--Cedar    $1,000,000
                Street to Central Street..................
 2783     MI   US 31 improvements and relocation between      $9,450,000
                Holland and Grand Haven...................
 2784     PA   Replace Messinger Street Bridge in the         $1,000,000
                Borough of Bangor.........................
 2785     NY   Owego, Construct pedestrian waterfront         $1,250,000
                walkway...................................
 2786     KY   Reconstruct US 127 from Hustonville Road to    $1,500,000
                the Mercer County Line, Boyle County......
 2787     PA   Construction of an intermodal facility in      $1,500,000
                Altoona, Pa...............................
 2788       CA Design and construct access improvements in    $8,000,000
                North Central Business District,
                Sacramento................................
 2789      NC  Construction of the southbound lane of US      $6,000,000
                321 bridge replacement over the Catawba
                River.....................................
 2790     FL   Grand Lagoon Bridge Replacement Project.       $6,500,000
                The replacement of a two lane bridge with
                a four lane bridge........................
 2791     FL   Construct SR 9B Extension, St. Johns           $4,400,000
                County, Florida...........................
 2792     AL   Design and construct a 4-lane highway from     $1,000,000
                Muscle Shoals, AL to I-10.................
 2793     IN   Improve SR 9 Greenfield Corridor, Indiana..      $500,000
 2794     NJ   Interstate 280 Interchange Improvements,       $9,000,000
                Harrison..................................
 2795     KY   Construct I-66 east of Somerset, Kentucky      $7,000,000
                in Pulaski County to I-75 at London,
                Kentucky..................................
 2796     VA   Plan, Design, and Construct improvements to      $500,000
                Virginia Beach Blvd in Virginia Beach and
                Norfolk...................................
 2797     PA   Fayette County, Pennsylvania, State Road 21    $2,000,000
                Improvements..............................
 2798     ME   Replacement of Waldo-Hancock Bridge........   $16,000,000
 2799       CT Reconstruct and widen Homer St and Chase       $1,500,000
                Ave in Waterbury from Waterville Ave to
                Nottingham Terrace........................
 2800     FL   Construct new east-west road from the          $1,000,000
                intersection of Beeline Highway and PGA
                Boulevard west to Seminole Pratt Whitney
                Road......................................
 2801     WI   Enhance West Silver Spring Ave with              $400,000
                lighting enhancement, crosswalk
                improvements, signage, landscaping,
                Milwaukee.................................
 2802     NY   Completion of 1.6 mi trail network in the        $124,000
                Utica Marsh, NY...........................
 2803     TX   Construct I635-I30 Interchange, Dallas,       $12,000,000
                Texas.....................................
 2804     IL   Establish transportation museum on Navy          $500,000
                Pier, Chicago.............................
 2805       CA Establish I-15 Interchange at Nisqualli and    $1,500,000
                Mojave River crossing in San Bernardino
                County....................................
 2806     MA   Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority     $1,000,000
                Secure Station, Boston....................
 2807     FL   Construct bridges on SR710 in Palm Beach       $2,000,000
                County....................................
 2808     PA   Reconstruct intersection of SR 51 and          $2,150,000
                Franklin Ave, Beaver County...............
 2809     NJ   Rehabilitation existing structure at the         $500,000
                Bridge Street bridge over the CSX Railroad
                Trenton Line in Manville, NJ..............
 2810     OR   Repair and recoat logging bridge over            $150,000
                Highway 99E, Canby........................
 2811       CA San Gabriel Blvd Rehabilitation Project--        $200,000
                Broadway to Las Tunas, San Gabriel........
 2812       CA Signal upgrades on Avenida de las Flores,        $125,200
                Melinda Road, Avenida de las Banderas, and
                Alma Aldea, Rancho Santa Margarita,
                California................................
 2813       CA Construct State Route 905 to connect the       $9,000,000
                Otay Mesa Port of Entry to Interstate 805,
                San Diego.................................
 2814     MA   Crosby Drive Improvement Project...........    $1,000,000
 2815     WI   Construct North Shore Extension of               $350,000
                Friendship State Trail, Calumet and
                Winnebago Counties, Wisconsin.............
 2816     AR   Construct and rehabilitate Fayetteville        $5,000,000
                Expressway Economic Development Corridor..
 2817     PA   Armstrong County, Pennsylvania,                $2,000,000
                construction of the Freeport Bridge.......
 2818     IL   Road extension for Redco Drive to Skyline      $1,000,000
                Dr, Williamson County.....................
 2819       CA Rosecrans Avenue and Bridge Arterial           $3,000,000
                Reconstruction Project, Compton...........
 2820     MA   Canalside Rail Trail Construction of the       $1,000,000
                Canalside Rail Trail, Deerfield & Montague
 2821       CA Conduct study and construct Daggett Road,      $5,000,000
                Port of Stockton, CA, Access Project......
 2822     WI   Construct a bicycle/pedestrian path, and       $2,000,000
                two bridges across Starkweather Creek,
                Madison...................................
 2823     GA   Construct City of Fayetteville, Ga. School       $625,000
                Access Bike Ped Project...................
 2824     TN   Sevier County, Tennessee SR 449 extension..      $500,000
 2825     GA   SR 133 south bound lane bridge replacement     $1,000,000
                over the Georgia Florida Railnet line,
                Dougherty County..........................
 2826       CA Construct grade separation on State Street     $2,000,000
                and Cajon Boulevard along BNSF tracks in
                San Bernardino............................
 2827     WA   Construct SR 9 Pedestrian Overpass in            $800,000
                Arlington.................................
 2828       CA Implement streetscape improvements along         $100,000
                Wilbur Avenue to enhance traffic and
                pedestrian safety.........................
 2829     MD   I95, I495, MD5 Branch Avenue Metro Access..    $4,000,000
 2830     TN   Improving Vehicle Efficiencies at At-Grade        $57,000
                highway-Railroad Crossing in Loudon, TN...
 2831     MO   I-470, I-435 & Rt 71 Completion of             $3,000,000
                Interstate realignment....................
 2832     PA   Ridge Avenue Revitalization project in         $1,000,000
                conjunction with Roxborough Dev. Corp. for
                scenic enhancements & pedestrian safety
                improvements along a heavily traveled
                thoroughfare..............................
 2833     PA   Corridor improvements for PA 72 from PA 283      $600,000
                to PA Turnpike............................
 2834     AR   Construction of I-49, Highway 71: Highway      $5,000,000
                22 to Highway 71 near Jenny Lind..........
 2835       CA Provide landscape enhancement of an              $500,000
                existing open culvert on Atherton Street,
                Long Beach................................
 2836     NY   Rehabilitate Guy Lombardo Avenue and           $1,000,000
                construct drainage improvements and new
                sidewalks and curb cuts in Freeport, NY...
 2837     IA   I 35 interchange improvements, Ankeny......    $4,500,000
 2838     PA   Improve Freemansburg Avenue and its            $2,000,000
                intersections at Route 33.................
 2839     NJ   Pedestrian facilities and street lighting        $400,000
                on Route 551 from Route 130 to Chestnut
                Street, Brooklawn.........................
 2840     IL   I-57 and I-294 Interchange.................    $3,000,000
 2841     FL   New Kings Rd. Pedestrian Overpass &            $1,000,000
                Enhancements, Jacksonville................
 2842     TX   Grimes Co., TX Bridge Improvement Project..      $500,000
 2843       CA Crenshaw Blvd. Rehabilitation, Maricopa St.    $1,000,000
                to Sepulveda Blvd., City of Torrance......
 2844     VA   Engineering and Right of Way for Interstate    $1,500,000
                73 in Roanoke County......................
 2845     GA   Johnson Ferry Road Glenridge Drive             $2,000,000
                Widening, Abernathy Road to Hammond Drive.
 2846     GA   Install walkways, bridges, lighting,           $6,020,083
                landscaping in Water Works Park and south
                along river through Ocmulgee Monument and
                Central City Park.........................

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 2847     OH   Intersection improvements and related road       $612,000
                improvements in the City of Chardon, OH...
 2848     WV   Construct Coalfields Expressway............    $7,200,000
 2849       CA Improve pedestrian and biking trails within    $1,000,000
                East Bay Regional Park District, Contra
                Costa County..............................
 2850     MA   Berkshire County Bike Paths, Design &          $5,000,000
                Construction..............................
 2851     MI   Ogemaw County, Overlay of Fairview Road to       $369,600
                improve network of all-season truck routes
 2852     VA   Old Mill Road Extension....................    $1,000,000
 2853     PA   Construct Campbelltown Connector, Lebanon      $2,000,000
                County....................................
 2854     NJ   Construct Rt 40 Reconstruction from Rt 77      $3,000,000
                to Elmer Lake, Elmer, Salem County........
 2855     OH   Design and Construct Riverwalk and adjacent    $1,500,000
                facilities, Warren, Trumbull Co...........
 2856       CA Realign SR 4 within the City of Oakley.....    $2,000,000
 2857     IL   Construct recreational trail from Spring         $400,000
                Creek Forest Preserve to Greene Valley
                Forest Preserve in DuPage County, IL......
 2858     MN   Construct trail link between Bruce Vento       $1,500,000
                Regional Trail and Mississippi River
                Corridor in St. Paul......................
 2859     FL   Construct Interstate-4/ Crosstown Connector    $1,000,000
 2860     UT   Add lights to road from Halchita to Mexican      $200,000
                Hat on Navajo Mountain....................
 2861       CA Construct off ramp at Interstate 8/Imperial    $3,000,000
                Avenue Interchange, El Centro.............
 2862     VA   Cranesnest Trail--construction of hiking,        $650,000
                biking, horse trail from Route 83 to
                Cranesnest Campground.....................
 2863      NC  Durham and Chatham Counties, NC Completion     $2,000,000
                of American Tobacco Trail.................
 2864     TX   Austin to Manor Rail Trail, Texas..........    $2,000,000
 2865     PA   Eliminate existing rail line in Indian, PA     $4,000,000
                to eliminate 37 at grade crossings and
                reconstruct the line outside the town from
                Glenn Lock to Middletown..................
 2866     MN   Extend Cuyuna Range and Great River Road         $400,000
                Trails, Aitkin............................
 2867     NY   Conduct planning, engineering, and eventual      $500,000
                construction of Rte. 5 in City of Oneida,
                from Seneca St. to county line............
 2868     NY   Great Neck Road Traffic Calming Project....      $400,000
 2869     NJ   Design and construct new streetscape           $1,000,000
                through Irvington Center..................
 2870     IL   Construct connector road between               $6,000,000
                Collinsville Rd to IL3/North 1st St, St.
                Clair County..............................
 2871     NJ   Carteret, NJ Ferry Service Terminal........    $2,100,000
 2872     AL   Construct I10-US231 Connector from Dothan,     $2,000,000
                AL to Florida.............................
 2873     OH   Bicycle Paths for the Magic Mile in              $800,000
                Willougby, OH.............................
 2874      NC  Construct Interstate 73 74 in Montgomery      $18,000,000
                County and Richmond County, North Carolina
 2875     NY   Construct Phase II I-90 Connector ITS          $6,000,000
                Laboratory in Rensselaer County...........
 2876      NC  Design and construct Airport Area Roadway      $2,800,000
                Network...................................
 2877     WA   Engineering and Construction of the            $1,000,000
                Centennial Trail in Snohomish.............
 2878     OR   I-5 Beltline Interchange...................   $20,000,000
 2879     IL   Extension North from Rt. 30 to Wheeler Road    $4,760,000
                and Galena Boulevard extension west of Rt.
                47 in Sugar Grove, IL.....................
 2880     NY   Newburgh, Improve East End Roads...........    $1,863,500
 2881     ME   Construction of the Kennebec River Rail          $400,000
                Trail.....................................
 2882       CA Construct Bristol Street multi-modal           $3,000,000
                corridor in Santa Ana.....................
 2883       CA Construct pedestrian sidewalk enhancements       $500,000
                in Bellflower.............................
 2884     KS   Improvement and expansion for 2.7 miles of    $14,500,000
                K-18 in Geary County......................
 2885       CA I-110/SR 47/Harbor Blvd. Interchange           $5,000,000
                Improvements, San Pedro...................
 2886     MA   Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge, Design and     $2,000,000
                construction of a Visitor Contact Station.
 2887     AL   Pedestrian Improvements for Pell City, AL..      $200,000
 2888     WI   Rehabilitate Highway 51 between CTH S and      $2,000,000
                USH 8 in Lincoln County...................
 2889     OH   Rehabilitate tunnel and bridge on National       $700,000
                Road Bikeway in St. Clairsville...........
 2890     MD   Pennington Ave Drawbridge, Baltimore.......    $1,000,000
 2891     MA   Rehabilitation and paving of Parker River        $250,000
                Road......................................
 2892     MN   Reconstruct CSAH 17 between Itasca CR 341      $3,200,000
                and the Scenic State Park entrance to
                improve safety and structural integrity...
 2893     OH   Grading, paving, roads for the transfer of     $5,000,000
                rail to truck for the intermodal facility
                at Rickenbacker Airport...................
 2894     PA   Relocation of PA 52 at Longwood Gardens....    $1,000,000
 2895     TX   Construct Interstate 35 improvements in        $1,000,000
                Buda......................................
 2896     TN   improve streetscape and signage, McMinn          $300,000
                County, TN................................
 2897     OR   Culvert Replacement, Sweet Home............      $130,000
 2898     AL   AL 5 Widening in Bibb County...............    $3,000,000
 2899       CO Design and build a multimodal corridor on      $5,000,000
                US 36.....................................
 2900     WA   Development of highway-rail crossings in       $1,000,000
                Spokane County, WA and Kootenai County, ID
 2901     OH   Acquire right of way land along US 24,         $1,000,000
                Lucas County..............................
 2902     IL   Improve Streets, Westchester...............      $150,000
 2903     NY   Enhance road and transportation facilities     $3,000,000
                in the vicinity of W. 65th St and
                Broadway, New York City...................
 2904     TN   Construction of Knob Creek Road in               $500,000
                Washington County, Tennessee..............
 2905     TN   improve streetscape and pavement repair,         $300,000
                Loudon County, TN.........................
 2906       CA Improvement of intersection at Inglewood       $3,600,000
                Ave and Marine Ave to reduce congestion...
 2907     HI   Interstate Route H1 rehabilitation,            $7,430,000
                Kaahumanu Street to Kaimakani Street......
 2908     ID   Construct Interchange on I-84 at Ten Mile      $2,000,000
                Rd, Meridian, Idaho.......................
 2909     NJ   Pedestrian facilities and street lighting        $347,120
                on Haddon Avenue from Voorhees Township
                Line to Bate Avenue, Berlin Township......
 2910     WA   267th Street NW Pedestrian Path in Stanwood      $400,000
 2911     KY   Replace US 68 and US 150 Bridge over             $750,000
                Chaplin River, Perryville.................
 2912     UT   Geveva Rd-Provo Center Street, Orem 1600       $7,500,000
                North to I-15 FWY, Provo-widen from 2 to 4
                lanes.....................................
 2913     IL   Construction of a new roadway and grade        $7,000,000
                separation of the UP West Line east of
                Elburn....................................
 2914     VA   Haymarket, VA. Washington Street                 $500,000
                improvements..............................
 2915     NJ   Improvements to implement the Readington         $500,000
                Tewksbury Transportation Improvement
                District..................................
 2916     IL   Allow IDOT to proceed with engineering and     $1,750,000
                construction of Airport-Lockport Rd and
                Illinois Route 126 interchanges on I-55...
 2917     AR   Caraway Bridge Overpass....................    $7,000,000
 2918     OH   Construction of an Intermodal Facility at        $500,000
                University Circle in the City of Cleveland
 2919     PA   Jeannette Truck Route......................      $500,000
 2920     MD   MD45, Cavan to Ridgley Roads...............    $5,520,000
 2921     MD   MD 30 Hampstead Bypass.....................    $1,000,000
 2922     MI   Monroe Area Highway-Railway Crossing           $6,400,000
                Improvements, City of Monroe..............
 2923     OH   Obtain right-of-way and construct the          $2,000,000
                161,37 widening project in Franklin and
                Licking Counties, Ohio....................
 2924       CT Enfield, Connecticut Make improvements to      $1,910,000
                South Maple Street Bridge.................
 2925     NY   Conduct studies, if necessary, and             $2,000,000
                construct infrastructure projects for
                Governor's Island.........................
 2926     NY   Harlem River Park and Bikeway..............    $1,000,000

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 2927       CT Make Improvements to Plainfield Cemetary         $300,000
                Road......................................
 2928      SC  Construct grade separation and interchange     $1,000,000
                improvements at U.S. 521, Lancaster County
 2929     NJ   Replacement of the Magnolia Avenue Bridge      $1,000,000
                over Route 1 & 9..........................
 2930     IL   Resurfacing and restriping Euclid Ave            $300,000
                between Walnut Ave and Douglas Ave in
                Arlington Heights.........................
 2931     MI   Resurfacing of Frazho Road in Roseville....    $1,280,000
 2932       CA Construct 213th Street pedestrian bridge to    $1,000,000
                provide safe passage for pedestrians and
                wheelchairs, Carson.......................
 2933     MO   Conduct impact studies for Missouri River      $5,000,000
                Bridge siting in Kansas City, MO..........
 2934       CA Construction of Lenwood Road Grade             $1,500,000
                Separation in Barstow, CA.................
 2935     PA   Improvements to Frankford Avenue from          $1,250,000
                Cottman Avenue to Harbison Avenue.........
 2936     IN   Revelop Hazeldell Road, Hamilton County,         $500,000
                Indiana...................................
 2937     AK   Road Improvements and upgrades to service      $5,000,000
                road areas and miscellaneous projects
                within Northstar Borough..................
 2938     OH   Rehabilitation or replacement of highway-        $610,000
                rail grade separations along the West
                Central Ohio Port Authority route in
                Champaign and Clark Counties..............
 2939     MI   Otsego County, Resurfacing and widening of       $368,000
                Parmater Rd...............................
 2940     WA   Realign West Main Street through Kelso.....    $2,000,000
 2941     TN   Reconstruct State Route 109 from I-40 in       $1,000,000
                Wilson County to Portland in Sumner County
 2942     PA   Redesigning the intersection of US322/High     $1,000,000
                Street and Rosedale Ave...................
 2943     DE   Replacement of the Indian River Inlet          $4,000,000
                Bridge, Sussex County Delaware............
 2944     FL   Construct link from I-95 to I-10 through       $3,000,000
                Clay County with terminus points SR23 to
                CAR739B...................................
 2945     MN   Construct ramps and new bridge over              $900,000
                Interstate 35 at CSAH 17, and reconstruct
                CSAH 17 from west County Line to CSAH 30,
                Chisago County............................
 2946       CT Conduct multi-modal study of Route 8           $1,000,000
                corridor between Beacon Falls-Seymour town
                line and exit 40..........................
 2947     AR   Hwy 65 improvements in Van Buren County,       $1,200,000
                including construction of passing lanes,
                bridge improvements, intersection
                improvements and other roadway
                improvements..............................
 2948     AZ   Construct sidewalks along White Spar Road--      $500,000
                Prescott, AZ..............................
 2949     NY   Construction of Pedestrian and Bike Trail        $500,000
                campus access & improvements, St.
                Bonaventure, NY...........................
 2950     NY   Eastern Laurelton Area Improvements,           $8,600,000
                Queens, New York..........................
 2951     NY   Bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements,    $1,200,000
                Main Street, Riverhead....................
 2952     AL   Construct County Road 83 corridor from        $10,000,000
                Foley Beach Express to I-10...............
 2953     PA   Design and construct improvements to PA 465    $3,870,500
                from Walnut Bottom Rd. to PA 641 and at I
                81 Exit 44................................
 2954     IL   Reconstruct and Widen Route 60 Bridge over     $8,000,000
                I-94 in Lake Forest.......................
 2955     VA   Improve Downtown Staunton, Virginia,           $1,500,000
                Streetscape...............................
 2956     PA   Route 322 Halls Run Upgrades from the          $1,700,000
                intersection of Horsecreek Road to
                Mapleshade Road--Venango County...........
 2957     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &         $2,500,000
                construction of streetscaping
                enhancements, paving, lighting, safety
                improvements, parking & roadway redesign
                in Wilkes-Barre...........................
 2958     IN   SR56 Reconstruction, Aurora, Indiana.......    $5,120,000
 2959     MI   Study and implement transportation system      $4,000,000
                alternatives in the vicinity of US31/M46..
 2960     MA   Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation...........    $2,500,000
 2961     IL   For Village of Bolingbrook to construct          $500,000
                Remington Blvd. extension.................
 2962     AZ   Construction of Rio Salado Pedestrian          $3,000,000
                Bridge in Tempe, AZ.......................
 2963     MI   Study to determine replacement options for     $4,000,000
                obsolete and structurally deteriorating
                bridge (Trenton-Grosse Ile Bridge)
                including approach roadways, Charter
                County of Wayne...........................
 2964     PA   Mount Joy Bridge Replacement on Route 230..      $250,000
 2965       CA Modifies 9 traffic signals between Willow        $300,000
                Road and Middlefield Road and Hamilton
                Avenue, Menlo Park........................
 2966     OH   Summit County Engineer Reconstruct Access        $500,000
                Roads to Cuyahoga Valley National Park....
 2967     OR   To study the feasibility of widening Hwy 26    $1,000,000
                from the Hwy 217 interchange to the
                Cornelius Pass exit.......................
 2968     GA   Athens-Clarke County Greenway Enhancement      $2,320,000
                Project...................................
 2969     WA   Improve Wahkiakum County Ferry landing.....      $200,000
 2970     IL   Irving Park Bridge over the Chicago River..    $4,000,000
 2971     MI   Design, right-of-way and construction of       $2,200,000
                passing relief lanes and improvements
                necessary on M-55, between M-37 and M-115.
 2972     NE   Design, right-of-way and construction of       $3,000,000
                South and West Beltway in Lincoln,
                Nebraska..................................
 2973     TX   Tower 55 CMAQ Congestion and Preliminary       $2,000,000
                Engineering Study.........................
 2974     NY   Town of Chester Lake, Hill Farms                 $150,000
                subdivision road improvements.............
 2975     MN   Improvements on TH 169 east and west of        $2,216,000
                East Two Rivers Crossing and TH 135 from
                Enterprise Drive to TH 169................
 2976     IN   Reconstruct Standard Avenue, Whiting.......    $1,300,000
 2977     TX   Barron Rd. Interchange at SH6 (Earl Rudder     $3,000,000
                Freeway) College Station..................
 2978       CA Develop conceptual master plan to improve        $215,000
                the efficiency of transportation
                facilities, Covina........................
 2979     PA   Transportation enhancements along the          $1,000,000
                Delaware Canal between Yardley, PA and
                Bristol, PA...............................
 2980     VA   Upgrade DOT crossing #467661K to constant        $171,700
                warning time devices......................
 2981     UT   Add lighting on Highway 262 on the Navajo        $175,000
                Nation in Aneth...........................
 2982     VA   Chestnut Mountain Road--feasibility study,       $500,000
                design and construction start for road
                improvement on National Forest lands......
 2983     MI   Construction of roads and trails Humbug        $1,100,000
                Marsh Unit Linked Greenways System,
                Detroit International Wildlife Refuge.....
 2984     TX   Construct access road connecting Port of       $3,120,000
                Beaumont property on east bank of Neches
                River to I-10 access road east of the
                Neches River..............................
 2985     AR   Develop U.S. Highway 71 (I-49) to              $3,160,000
                Interstate standards on new location
                between Mena, AR and LA state line........
 2986      SC  Lexington County, widen US 1 and SC 6, and     $2,000,000
                improve US 1, SC 6, and US 378............
 2987     IL   Midlothian Road Signalization, Lake Zurich.      $600,000
 2988     VA   Glen Alton--design and construction of         $1,000,000
                recreation trails, access and visitor
                information center........................
 2989     MI   Expansion of Cass Avenue in Clinton            $9,194,000
                Township..................................
 2990       CO Bromley Lane and US 85 interchange             $1,000,000
                feasibility study and construction of
                needed improvements.......................
 2991     MD   Constructing Chestertown Trail,                  $300,000
                Chestertown, MD...........................
 2992     IL   Eastern Peoria Bypass......................    $3,000,000
 2993     VA   Conduct planning and engineering for Mayo      $2,000,000
                Bridge in Richmond........................
 2994     NY   Elevation of road and construction of            $620,000
                drainage improvements on Sequams Lane
                Center and Sequams Lane West in the Town
                of Islip, NY..............................
 2995     NM   Improvements to San Juan County Road 7950..    $1,000,000
 2996     WA   116th St/Interstate 5 Interchange              $1,000,000
                Reconstruction in Marysville..............
 2997      SC  Construction of public roads at the            $5,000,000
                International Center for Automotive
                Research and reconstruction of Fairforest
                Way in Greenville, South Carolina.........
 2998     PA   Provide 4 through-lanes on PA100 by            $5,000,000
                constructing two thru lanes to the east of
                Ludwigs Corner............................
 2999     PA   Completion of construction of final 2 ramps    $2,000,000
                of I-79 interchange with Parkway West;
                widening of 1 mile of Parkway West leading
                to ramps..................................

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 3000       CA Diamond Bar, CA Grand Avenue Rehabilitation    $1,600,000
 3001     NY   Reconfigure intersection of Ridge Street         $725,000
                and Hallocks Mill Road & install new
                traffic signal............................
 3002     WA   Guard Street Reconstruction Project in           $800,000
                Friday Harbor.............................
 3003       CO Roadway widening and interchange rebuilding    $4,000,000
                on I-225 from I-70 to Parker Road.........
 3004     PA   Roosevelt Boulevard improvements by the        $2,500,000
                Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
 3005     MN   Construct Paul Bunyan Trail Walker to            $700,000
                Bemidji Segment...........................
 3006     HI   Upgrades to Farrington Highway.............    $1,000,000
 3007     KY   US 41A Phase II Design and Right of Way....    $3,000,000
 3008     NM   US 54 Corona, Tularosa, and Vaughn Bridges     $1,000,000
                Replacement and Rehabilitation............
 3009     OH   Construction of access road along east side    $1,000,000
                of SR 8 in Summit County, OH..............
 3010     TX   US281 from Brooks County Line to FM 3066,      $2,000,000
                Brooks County.............................
 3011     FL   Construction of an interchange at Florida's    $5,538,959
                Turnpike & Stirling Rd. in Broward County.
 3012     NY   Construction of the City of Watertown          $2,500,000
                Streetscape Enhancement Project...........
 3013     IL   Install countdown devices on pedestrian          $500,000
                crossing signals on US Routes 12/20 and 50
                in Oak Lawn...............................
 3014     NY   Install Improvements for Pedestrian Safety       $250,000
                in the vicinity of St. Roberts Bellarmine.
 3015     NY   Rebuild Queens Plaza, a 250-foot wide          $8,000,000
                roadway on the eastern end of the
                Queensborough Bridge......................
 3016     PA   Upgrade circuit for gates and lights at          $275,000
                Seventh Street in Emmaus, PA USDOT
                crossing number 592401H to constant
                warning time devices......................
 3017     UT   SR-158 Improvements, Pine View Dam, Weber      $1,100,000
                County, Utah..............................
 3018       CA Valley Boulevard Capacity Improvement          $2,000,000
                between 710 Freeway and Marguerita Avenue,
                Alhambra..................................
 3019     IL   Offramp and overpass from I-57 outside of      $5,000,000
                Marion and necessary connector roads......
 3020     AK   Construction of and improvements to roads      $3,000,000
                at Alaska Pacific University..............
 3021      SC  Upgrade of the I-95/SC 327 Interchange near    $7,500,000
                Florence..................................
 3022       CA Valley View/Stage Grade Separation Project,      $900,000
                La Mirada and Santa Fe Springs, California
 3023     OR   Renewal of Wooden Bridge West of Albany....    $8,000,000
 3024     MI   Northville, Taft Road from 8 Mile North to       $500,000
                city limits...............................
 3025     NY   Village of Pawling Rehabilitation of             $100,000
                Grandview Ave from Lakeside to end........
 3026     SD   Regrade and resurface BIA Route #5 south of    $1,500,000
                Dupree on the Cheyenne River Reservation..
 3027     FL   Church Street Improvements, Orlando........   $13,000,000
 3028     MI   Walled Lake, Widen Maple Road, west of           $125,000
                Decker to Welch...........................
 3029     AR   Washington County, Arkansas--replace and         $800,000
                rebuild Tilly Willy Bridge................
 3030     AR   Russellville Intermodal Facility construct     $2,000,000
                access roads from AR Hwy 247, purchase
                Right-of-Way..............................
 3031     TX   Construct IH 30 Monty Stratton Parkway         $1,000,000
                Interchange in Greenville, TX.............
 3032     PA   Design and Construction of Portzer Road        $2,000,000
                Connector, Bucks County...................
 3033     IL   For Plainfield Township Park District to         $100,000
                construct DuPage River Bike & Pedestrian
                Trail linking Grand Illinois, Midewin, &
                I&M Canal Trails..........................
 3034     TX   Pedestrian Path and Sidewalk Improvements        $500,000
                along US 83 in Rio Grande City............
 3035     MS   Upgrade roads at Tougaloo College..........      $500,000
 3036     IL   Washington Street Widening, Gurnee.........    $3,360,000
 3037     LA   Belle Chasse Tunnel........................      $500,000
 3038     FL   Implement Busch Boulevard corridor             $2,500,000
                improvements to improve safety in Tampa...
 3039     MI   Construction of Pittsfield Greenways             $201,000
                Bridge--nonmotorized bridge enhancement
                onto existing Bemis Road Bridge,
                Pittsfield Charter Township...............
 3040      NC  North Carolina. Repair and improve safety      $8,000,000
                features on US Hwy 19 from Maggie Valley
                to Cherokee...............................
 3041      NC  Northern Loop Project, City of Wilson......    $1,000,000
 3042     OR   Weaver Road Extension and Bridge Project,     $17,500,000
                Douglas County............................
 3043     MI   Complete 58 miles of White Pine Trail from     $1,500,000
                Grand Rapids to Cadillac..................
 3044     NY   Elmira Congestion Mitigation...............    $2,000,000
 3045     IL   Improve Roads and Bridges, Cicero..........    $1,500,000
 3046     MI   John-Daly Road Reconstruction--2.5 miles       $2,500,000
                from northern city limit to southern city
                limit, Inkster............................
 3047     UT   Construct pedestrian safety project on the       $325,000
                Navajo Nation in Montezuma Creek..........
 3048     MD   Construct MD5, Hughesville Bypass..........   $10,000,000
 3049     OH   Repair & Construct Rock Spring Bridge,           $500,000
                Portage County............................
 3050     RI   Replace I-195 Washington Bridge Eastbound..    $2,000,000
 3051     UT   Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Access        $4,000,000
                Road Improvements, Box Elder County, UT...
 3052     MA   Reconstruction of Union St. and Rt. 138W,      $1,720,000
                Holbrook..................................
 3053     MI   Replacement of the interchange at 44th         $9,000,000
                Street and U.S. 131 in Grand Rapids.......
 3054     OH   Construct interchange improvements at SR 46    $1,000,000
                and 82 in Howland Township, Trumbull Co...
 3055     GA   Widen and construct US 84 Connector Bypass     $2,000,000
                from west of US 84 SR 119 west of
                Hinesville to US 84 SR 196 south of
                Flemington, Liberty County, Georgia.......
 3056     IL   Project is a stand-alone roadway               $1,000,000
                improvement consisting of the complete
                reconstruction of the roadway, The Village
                of Forest Park............................
 3057     MI   Jackson Freeway Modernization Project. I-94   $15,000,000
                Modernization Project from Michigan State
                Route 60 [M60] easterly to Sargent Road...
 3058     VA   Smart Travel and Traffic Management Systems      $300,000
                in Salem and Staunton District, Virginia..
 3059     OH   Construct Great Miami River Multi-Use          $1,270,000
                Trail, Miami County, Ohio.................
 3060      DC  Rock Creek Recreational Trail study to         $1,000,000
                assess feasibility of constructing
                recreation trail..........................
 3061     MI   Study road runoff in Little Black Creek          $400,000
                between U.S. 31 and Seaway Drive..........
 3062       CA Conducts environmental review of proposed        $500,000
                improvements related to the connection of
                Dumbarton Bridge to Highway 101...........
 3063     NY   Construction of and improvements to Union      $1,000,000
                Road in West Seneca.......................
 3064     WI   Upgrade I43 between State Highway 140 and      $3,000,000
                East County Line in Rock County, Wisconsin
 3065     NJ   Separation of the intersection of 13th           $555,000
                Street and the Lehigh Rail Line through
                bridge or tunnel in Manville, NJ..........
 3066       CA Construct parking facility and improve           $377,500
                access to Imperial Valley Expo............
 3067       CA Develop bicycle paths and pedestrian access      $300,000
                to Third Avenue, Chula Vista..............
 3068     IL   Upgrade County Highways 18 and 22 in           $2,000,000
                conjunction with state I-57 interchange
                plan north of Mattoon.....................
 3069       CA Widen & Reconfigure Sepulveda & Culver         $2,740,000
                Boulevards, Culver City...................
 3070     OH   Construct interchange or other appropriate     $6,935,000
                access on IR 70 west of existing mall road
                exit in Belmont County....................
 3071     AZ   Widen and expand the existing roadway and      $4,000,000
                railroad overpass in the Houghton Road
                Corridor..................................
 3072     OK   Construction of Duncan Bypass Grade            $3,000,000
                Separation................................
 3073      SC  Pine Needles Widening & Bridge Replacement.    $3,000,000
 3074       CA Olsen Road widening and roadway improvments    $2,000,000
                in Simi Valley, California................
 3075     GA   Streetscape project to upgrade sidewalks,        $500,000
                lighting and streets, Jeffersonville......
 3076     NY   Implement Diamond Grinding Measures on I-        $700,000
                95, I-278, Mosholu Parkway, I-495, Grand
                Central Parkway, and Richmond Parkway.....

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 3077     MD   Upgrade Conduit System for Traffic Signal      $1,300,000
                Systems, Street Lighting, and Traffic-
                related Video Cameras for Baltimore.......
 3078     WA   5th Street/US 2 Signalization Improvements       $100,000
                in Sultan.................................
 3079     WI   Implementation of recommendations contained      $600,000
                in 2005 Safe Routes to School in Superior
                plan......................................
 3080     LA   Widen and improve LaPlaco Boulevard from       $4,000,000
                Bayou Segnette to US90, Jefferson Parish..
 3081     NY   Realign Kirk Lake Drive in Carmel..........      $110,000
 3082     NY   Town of Somers road reconstruction.........      $500,000
 3083     OH   Upgrade grade crossing safety devices in         $952,000
                Elyria and North Ridgeville...............
 3084     MS   Widen and improve Martin Bluff Road,           $3,000,000
                Gautier...................................
 3085       CA Widen and reconstruct Washington Blvd from     $3,000,000
                westerly city boundary at Vernon to I-5
                Fwy at Telegraph Rd in Commerce...........
 3086       CA San Diego, CA Interstate 5, Sorrento Valley    $2,000,000
                Road and Genesee Avenue Interchange
                Project...................................
 3087     OR   Widen I-5 between Portland, Oregon and         $4,750,000
                Vancouver, Washington.....................
 3088     LA   North-South Corridor from Houma/Thibodaux      $5,000,000
                to I-10...................................
 3089     GA   Warren County I-20 Frontage Road...........    $3,000,000
 3090     KY   Widen KY 11 from US 460 to the Mt. Sterling    $2,500,000
                Bypass, Montgomery County.................
 3091     OH   Traffic and safety improvements to county      $1,070,000
                roadways in Geauga County, OH.............
 3092       CA Develop bicycle paths and public park space    $5,000,000
                adjacent to the New River, Calexico.......
 3093     TN   Constructiion of the Foothills Parkway in      $7,500,000
                the Great Smoky Mountains National Park...
 3094     PA   Improvements to Torresdale Avenue from         $1,250,000
                Harbison Avenue to Cottman Avenue.........
 3095     GA   Butner Road and Stonewall Tell Road, Fulton    $1,000,000
                County....................................
 3096     OH   Construction of highway-rail grade             $1,250,000
                separations at intersections in Lima to
                improve motorist and pedestrian safety....
 3097     OR   Siuslaw River Bridge, Florence.............    $4,250,000
 3098       CA Construct Cypress Avenue over-pass to          $3,000,000
                separate Interstate 10 and Union Pacific
                Railroad tracks in Fontana................
 3099       CA Modify and reconfigure Kanan Road              $5,000,000
                interchange along US101 in Agoura Hills...
 3100     OH   Upgrade and widen intersection for SR 14 in    $1,000,000
                Washingtonville...........................
 3101     NM   Upgrade NM 434 from Mora north to Black        $1,500,000
                Lake......................................
 3102     NJ   Upgrade of Turnpike/Route 440 Interchange      $4,000,000
                in Bayonne................................
 3103     LA   Widen LA 18 from Northrup Grumman/Avondale     $2,500,000
                Shipyards to US 90, Jefferson Parish......
 3104     PA   Widen PA 896 between Strasburg Borough and     $1,000,000
                US 30.....................................
 3105     MI   Eliminate major roadway on Cleary                $500,000
                University campus and establish a new
                roadway...................................
 3106     PA   Reconstruction of 11 mile segment of the         $500,000
                Lower Trail between Williamsport and Mt
                Edna, Blair County, Pa....................
 3107     KY   Construction of interchange connecting         $1,000,000
                US31W to I65 at mile marker 32 in Warren
                County....................................
 3108     AS   Drainage mitigation for Pago Pago village      $1,000,000
                roads.....................................
 3109      NC  Install Sugar Creek Grade Separation.......    $3,000,000
 3110     LA   Improvements to LA46 in St. Bernard Parish.      $400,000
 3111     IN   Construct Hoham Drive Extension in               $500,000
                Plymouth, Indiana.........................
 3112     OR   Construct turn lane on Gateway Boulevard,         $90,000
                Cottage Grove.............................
 3113     TN   Replace Unitia Bridge in Loudon County, TN.      $900,000
 3114     VA   Replacement of Robertson Bridge in Danville    $5,450,000
 3115     MA   Public Improvements to Springfield Symphony      $300,000
                Hall......................................
 3116     NY   Realign Union Valley Road in Town of Carmel      $550,000
 3117     NY   Village of Pawling Improvements to               $125,000
                Reservoir Road from State Rt 22 to
                Prospect St...............................
 3118     MS   Build connector between SR 609 and State       $3,000,000
                Highway 15 near I-10, Jackson and Harrison
                Counties..................................
 3119       CO I-70 West Mountain Corridor, Denver to         $4,000,000
                Garfield County...........................
 3120       CA Completion of Interstate 5 and Interstate 8    $6,000,000
                Connectors, San Diego.....................
 3121     FL   Construct US 1 interchange at CR 210, St.      $6,600,000
                Johns County, Florida.....................
 3122     OH   Construct roadway improvement project along      $250,000
                State Routes 37 and 78 through Fairfield,
                Perry, Morgan, Noble, Monroe Counties.....
 3123     IL   Construct I-57 Bridge Overpass, City of          $600,000
                Markham...................................
 3124     NJ   Design, plan and build a permanent               $500,000
                pedestrian/bicycle path along the banks of
                the Elizabeth River.......................
 3125     NJ   Improve the US Interstate 78 Interchange at    $1,000,000
                exit 15 in Franklin Township, Union
                Township, and Town of Clinton.............
 3126       CA Reconstruct Rosecrans Av. and construct bus      $400,000
                pads from Garfield Av. to Century Bl. in
                Paramount.................................
 3127     TN   Bristol, Tennessee highway-RR crossing           $100,000
                grade improvement--USDOT#731120J..........
 3128       CO Glenwood Springs South Bridge (new, off-       $6,500,000
                system bridge)............................
 3129     NJ   Improvements of Newark and First Streets in      $300,000
                Hoboken...................................
 3130     OH   Construct I-70 interchange at Burnett Road,    $1,250,000
                Springfield...............................
 3131     MN   Construction of Gitchi-Gami State Trail        $1,500,000
                from Silver Bay to Tettegouche State Park.
 3132       CA Improvements/Widening of SR 99 from Goshen     $6,200,000
                to Kingsburg in Tulare County, California.
 3133       CA Design and implement Harbor Boulevard ITS      $1,000,000
                in Garden Grove...........................
 3134     WI   Complete the Glacial Drumlin Trail, from         $300,000
                Madison to Waukesha.......................
 3135     PA   Design and construct turn lanes, signal          $580,000
                upgrades and improvements at PA 34 and 174
                intersection..............................
 3136     PA   Design, engineering, ROW acquisition &           $200,000
                construction of streetscaping
                enhancements, paving, lighting, safety
                improvements, parking & roadway redesign
                in Wright Township, Luzerne County........
 3137     PA   I-70-I-79 South Interchange Redesign and       $2,000,000
                Upgrade...................................
 3138     PA   Chicora, PA Butler County, PA Rail Bridge      $1,200,000
                Replacement Project.......................
 3139       CA Improve Access Road to Beale Air Force Base    $3,750,000
                (Smartville Road).........................
 3140       CA Interstate 215, Los Alamos Road Interchange    $2,000,000
                Project...................................
 3141     NE   Missouri River Bridges between US-34, I-29     $4,200,000
                in Iowa and US-75 in Nebraska.............
 3142     AL   Huntsville Southern Bypass planning and        $3,000,000
                engineering...............................
 3143     MO   Redesign and reconstruct I-170 interchange       $400,000
                at Ladue Rd...............................
 3144     NY   Construct Interstate 87 Exit 3 Airport         $3,000,000
                Connector in Albany.......................
 3145       CA Citywide traffic signal upgrades requiring       $500,000
                the installation of hardware and software
                at 9 major intersections, Palo Alto.......
 3146     OH   Construct replacement of Morgan Township       $3,300,000
                Road 209 between SR 60 and SR 78 in Morgan
                County....................................
 3147     GU   Construct Route 3A Extension, Municipality     $3,000,000
                of Yigo...................................
 3148     NY   Construct the Setauket/Port Jefferson          $5,000,000
                Greenway Trail Project....................
 3149     AR   Develop a railroad overpass connecting U.S.    $2,640,000
                Highway 67 and U.S. Highway 371 in
                Prescott..................................
 3150     FL   Construct SR 312 Extension Bypass, St.         $5,300,000
                Johns County, Florida.....................
 3151     GA   Construct Welcome Center, and pedestrian         $500,000
                trail, Abbeville..........................
 3152     VA   Improve Erickson Avenue and Stone Spring         $750,000
                Road connection...........................
 3153     TX   Reconstruct Loop 12 IH 35E and SH 183 west     $5,000,000
                extension to MacArthur, Irving, Texas.....
 3154     OR   Completion of the first of three phases of     $4,800,000
                trails in the Regional Trails Program.....
 3155     MN   Construct bridge for Paul Bunyan Trail over    $1,500,000
                Excelsior Road, Baxter....................
 3156     KY   Reconstruct US-127 at the US-127 and US-127      $600,000
                North Bypass, Mercer County...............
 3157       CA Rehabilitate street surface of Addison St.        $47,000
                between Kester Ave. and Lemona Ave........

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 3158     IL   City of Springfield, IL for improvements to      $952,572
                Cockrell Lane.............................
 3159     OH   Repair/Construct Mill Street Bridge, Akron.    $1,800,000
 3160     MI   Resurface Caseville Road in Huron County...      $192,000
 3161     PA   River Trail and Esplanade Development at         $750,000
                the Southside Riverfront Park.............
 3162     IL   Construct access roads to National Great       $1,400,000
                Rivers Research Center....................
 3163     IL   Construct Roadway from Mississippi River       $1,750,000
                Barge Dock to IL Rt 3-IL Rt 157, Cahokia..
 3164     PA   Context Sensitive Design Elements for the      $1,000,000
                Market Street Bridge, Lycoming County, PA.
 3165     NY   Implement Pedestrian Safety Improvements on      $500,000
                Queens Boulevard..........................
 3166     NV   Design and construct interchange on I-15       $1,000,000
                from mile post 117.5 to mile post 118.5 in
                Mesquite..................................
 3167       CA Construct grade separations at Washington        $500,000
                Ave & UPRR crossing east and Washington
                Ave & La Cadena Drive in Colton...........
 3168     MD   Intercounty Connector......................    $6,000,000
 3169     MA   Charlemont Bridge, Route 2, Charlemont.....    $4,800,000
 3170     MN   CSAH 47 rehabilitation from 165th Ave to TH      $440,000
                25, Morrison County.......................
 3171     MS   Improve Old Augusta Road and construct         $3,500,000
                Kaiser Road, Perry County.................
 3172     PA   Reconstruction of US30 from PA10 to            $5,000,000
                Business US30 including travel lanes,
                shoulders, etc............................
 3173     NY   Route 78 (Transit Road), Genesee Street to     $3,000,000
                Main Street, Towns of Amherst, Cheektowaga
                and Clarence in Erie County...............
 3174     NY   Southtowns Connector--Construct               $10,000,000
                improvements to NY Route 5 from Coast
                Guard Base to Ohio Street, including
                Fuhrmann Boulevard........................
 3175       CA SR 91 I 605 Needs Assessment Study,               $16,000
                Whittier, CA..............................
 3176     GA   SR70/Fulton Industrial Boulevard widening      $1,500,000
                from Camp Creek Parkway to the SCL RR,
                Fulton County.............................
 3177     MO   Ste. Genevieve Co., Missouri Rt. 61 bridge     $1,500,000
                replacement over Establishment Creek......
 3178     MN   Construction of intersection at County Road    $1,000,000
                5 and TH13 in City of Burnsville..........
 3179     GA   SR 307 overpass over Georgia Port Authority    $4,000,000
                rail line, Savannah.......................
 3180     MO   Study railroad reconfiguration to eliminate    $1,000,000
                highway crossings in and around
                Springfield, MO...........................
 3181      NC  Construct relocated NC 16 in Lincoln and       $1,000,000
                Catawba Counties, NC......................
 3182     IL   Construction of highway approaches to the      $1,600,000
                Sullivan Road bridge in Aurora, IL........
 3183     IL   Engineering and construction of 15.1 mile      $1,000,000
                Alliance trail between Lock 14 in LaSalle
                and Lock 2 in Bureau Junction.............
 3184       CA Construct parking facility and improve         $1,000,000
                museum pedestrian access from trolley
                station, San Diego........................
 3185     PA   Relocation and upgrade of Beaner Hallow Rd,    $1,650,000
                Beaver County, PA.........................
 3186     MN   TH36-Stillwater Bridge; Acquisition of ROW.    $5,000,000
 3187     IL   To construct Veterans Memorial Drive           $1,000,000
                Extension. Will link Mt. Vernon on the
                east side of I-57 with incorporated area
                lying west................................
 3188     MN   I-494 US169 Interchange Reconstruction,        $5,000,000
                Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Minnesota..
 3189     AL   Jackson County Industrial Park Access Road,    $1,000,000
                Hollywood.................................
 3190     FL   4 lane Archer Road from SW 62nd to SW 24th     $3,000,000
                Ave., Gainesville.........................
 3191     AK   Construct access road and a bridge crossing    $3,000,000
                the Naknek River terminus points in South
                Naknek-King Salmon Highway................
 3192     NY   Route 303 Orangeburg Road and Route 340 and    $1,000,000
                Erie Street intersection..................
 3193     MS   Upgrade roads in Port Gibson (U.S. Hwy 61),      $400,000
                Claiborne County..........................
 3194     GA   Construct Horsestamp Road Interchange on I-    $1,000,000
                95 in Camden County, Georgia..............
 3195     MO   Upgrade Route 94 in St. Charles County from   $11,000,000
                East of Harvester road to West of Mid-
                Rivers Drive..............................
 3196     OH   Upgrade Rt. 665 Bridge over I-71 and widen     $5,000,000
                I-71 between Rt. 665 and I-270 by one
                lande in each direction in Grove City, OH.
 3197     NY   Village of Highland Falls repaving and            $75,000
                sidewalk construction of Berry Hill Road..
 3198     PA   Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, four        $2,000,000
                lane limited access facility connecting
                State Road 119 to the Pennsylvania
                Turnpike (Sony Connector).................
 3199     NJ   Edison National Historic Site Traffic            $240,000
                Improvement Project to improve traffic
                flow and promote safety...................
 3200     IL   Construction of Eldamain Road over the Fox     $2,500,000
                River.....................................
 3201       CA Construction of a traffic signal at the          $125,000
                intersection of Oso Ave. and Vanowen St...
 3202     OR   Reroute U.S. 97 at Redmond, OR and improve     $5,000,000
                the intersection fo U.S. 97 and Oregon 126
 3203       CA Widen & realign Cherry Avenue from 19th        $3,000,000
                Street to one block south of Pacific Coast
                Highway, Signal Hill......................
 3204     AR   Ft. Smith, Arkansas: Improvements to Jenny     $6,000,000
                Lind Rd. and Ingersoll Rd.................
 3205     OH   Widen Pearl Road in Strongsville...........    $1,000,000
 3206       CA Interstate 5 and State Route 78 Interchange    $4,000,000
                Improvements..............................
 3207     OK   Improvements to SH3 from Antlers to Broken     $6,250,000
                Bow.......................................
 3208     KY   Construct the Albany Bypass in Clinton         $5,000,000
                County....................................
 3209       CA Highway 74 and Interstate 215 Interchange      $1,000,000
                Project...................................
 3210      SC  Improve intersection and corridor on US 278   $10,000,000
                to improve safety. Poss build frontage
                roads widen road & change traffic controls
 3211     WA   Port of Bellingham Transportation              $2,500,000
                Enhancement Projects......................
 3212     OH   Rehabilitation of SR 53 from Miami St to       $1,000,000
                North city limits including approaches to
                the CSX railroad bridge, City of Tiffin...
 3213     OH   Upgrade U.S. Route 30 between State Route     $10,090,000
                235 and Upper Sandusky in Hancock and
                Wyandot Counties..........................
 3214     MN   Main Street streetscape reconstruction, 2nd    $1,900,000
                Street from Ash Ave. to State Hwy 2, and
                Grand Utley Ave from 2nd Street to 6th
                Street N. across State Hwy 2, Cass Lake...
 3215     NJ   Warren County, NJ Route 57 and County Route    $2,700,000
                519 Intersection Improvements.............
 3216     HI   Widen Queen Kaahumanu Highway..............    $3,000,000
 3217       CT Widen Route 34, Derby......................    $3,000,000
 3218     IN   Construction of County Road 17--Elkhart, IN    $3,000,000
 3219     PA   Widen Route 666 in Forest County...........    $1,000,000
 3220       CA Upgrade Jepson Parkway at North and South      $2,000,000
                Gates of Travis Air Force Base and widen
                Vanden Road segment, Solano County........
 3221       CT Widen Route 67, Seymour....................    $1,000,000
 3222     PR   Widen Route 835 to provide ready access to     $6,000,000
                Guaynado and facilitate housing,
                industrial, commercial, & recreational
                development...............................
 3223       CT Widen Canal Street, Shelton, CT............      $500,000
 3224     NJ   Construct CR 521-Ocean Drive & Middle          $2,000,000
                Thoroughfare Bridge Replacement, Cape May
                County....................................
 3225     OR   I-205 widening, Clackamas County...........    $2,000,000
 3226     OK   Construct interchange south of I-40 along        $250,000
                Indian Nation Turnpike near Henryetta.....
 3227     MO   Complete upgrade of U.S. 40-61 to              $2,000,000
                interstate status on two section, from I
                70 to Lake St. Louis exit and Highway K to
                Highway DD................................
 3228     TX   Abilene, TX, Dyess Air Force Base North        $5,600,000
                Entry Access Project with related
                improvments...............................
 3229       CA Construction and enhancements of trails in     $1,000,000
                the Santa Monica Mountains National
                Recreation Area...........................
 3230     KY   Construct South Airfield Road, Boone           $3,000,000
                County, Kentucky..........................
 3231     LA   Construction of pedestrian and bike path         $200,000
                adjacent to Tammany Trace Rails-to-Trails
                Corridor..................................

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 3232     NY   Construction of pedestrian walkways in           $100,000
                Village of Northport......................
 3233     NV   Design and Construction of I-80 interchange    $1,000,000
                in Fernley................................
 3234     OH   Eastgate Area Improvements, I-275 & SR 32,     $3,600,000
                Clermont County...........................
 3235     PA   Pennsylvania Turnpike-Interstate 95            $4,000,000
                Interchange Project, Bucks County, PA.....
 3236     GA   Commission a study & report regarding            $400,000
                construction & desgnation of a new
                Interstate linking Augusta, Macon,
                Columbus, Montgomery, & Natchez...........
 3237       CT Construct Shoreline Greenway Trail, Madison    $1,000,000
 3238     NE   New roads and overpasses to relieve            $3,000,000
                congestion and improve traffic flow--
                Antelope Valley--Lincoln, NE..............
 3239       CA Reconstruct Atlantic Av. and improve           $3,250,000
                drainage from Ardmore St. to Imperial Hwy.
                in South Gate.............................
 3240     SD   Construct Railroad Underpass on Hwy 35 in      $1,100,000
                Pierre....................................
 3241     AR   I40-Highway 89 Interchange.................    $3,000,000
 3242     WA   Kent, WA Willis Street UP Railroad Grade         $500,000
                Separation Project........................
 3243     IL   Replace Interstate 74 Bridge, Moline.......    $4,000,000
 3244       CA Implement SFgo Van Ness Corridor               $5,000,000
                Improvements..............................
 3245      NC  Battleground Avenue Rail to Trail Project,     $1,000,000
                Guilford County, NC.......................
 3246     IL   Construction of an Extension of Atkinson       $6,000,000
                Road to Intersect with IL 120 and IL 137..
 3247     OH   I-70, I-71 Split reconfiguration, Columbus.    $5,000,000
 3248     MI   Delta County, CR 186 from M-35 at Brampton       $240,000
                to US2 and US41-bituminous overlay with
                super elevation, correction, curb, and
                gutter....................................
 3249     TN   Niota, TN Improving Vehicle Effiecies at At-      $99,000
                Grade highway-Railroad Crossings..........
 3250     NY   Construct access to the NYS Thruway--          $1,500,000
                Montezuma National Wildlife Reserve.......
 3251     MN   Corridor design work, I-94 and Radio Drive,      $500,000
                Woodbury, MN..............................
 3252     TN   Develop trails, bike paths and recreational      $250,000
                facilities on Brady Mountain, Cumberland
                County for Cumberland Trail State Park....
 3253     WA   Access Downtown Phase II: I-405 Downtown      $11,500,000
                Bellevue Circulation Improvements.........
 3254     PA   Reconstruct PA Route 274, at PA Route11/15,    $1,000,000
                Duncannon.................................
 3255     PA   Road and pedestrian improvements and           $1,500,000
                reallignment, through construction, in
                York City NW Triangle.....................
 3256     NY   Rockland County highway railroad grade         $1,750,000
                crossing safety improvements..............
 3257     OH   Calm traffic on Greenfield St in City of       $1,700,000
                Tiffin and improve intersection of
                Greenfield St with Routes 18 and 101......
 3258     IA   Construction of NW 26th St interchange on I    $1,000,000
                35, Polk Co...............................
 3259     NY   To conduct scoping studies along proposed      $5,000,000
                Northern Tier Expressway..................
 3260     IL   Undertake Traffic Mitigation and               $2,000,000
                Circulation Enhancements on 57th and Lake
                Shore Drive, Chicago......................
 3261     IL   For the the construction of a highway on       $1,250,000
                new alignment to create a cross town route
                across Godfrey............................
 3262     MI   Construct Industrial Park Service Road and       $494,000
                Caine Road Bridge Replacement. Village of
                Millington, Tuscola County................
 3263     TX   Loop 281 Mobility and Safety Improvements,     $1,680,000
                Longview, TX..............................
 3264     TX   Upgrade Fulghum Road Bridge on I-45 in         $3,100,000
                Dallas County (TX) to provide safety and
                access for expanded intermodal traffic....
 3265     MN   Edge of Wilderness Discovery Center,             $471,000
                Marcell...................................
 3266     IN   Construction of Star Hill Road, Clark          $2,215,000
                County, Indiana...........................
 3267     TN   Plan and construct a bicycle and pedestrian      $400,000
                trail, Shelbyville........................
 3268     TX   Construct Park Row bypass from Texas State     $2,000,000
                Highway 6 to the Eldridge Parkway in
                Houston, TX...............................
 3269       CA Implement Northwest San Fernando Valley        $3,056,000
                Road and Safety Improvements..............
 3270     KY   Construct two bridges across the Ohio River   $14,000,000
                from Louisville to southern Indiana.......
 3271     ME   Construction of the Gorham Village Bypass,    $11,220,000
                Gorham....................................
 3272     OK   Reconstruction of the I-40 Crosstown          $14,000,000
                Expressway from I-44 to I-35 in downtown
                Oklahoma City, Oklahoma...................
 3273     MD   I-695, MD147 to I-695......................    $4,740,000
 3274      SC  Upgrade Hwy. 21 Bypass Grade Crossings.....    $1,000,000
 3275     MD   Upgrade MD 175 in Anne Arundel County          $1,000,000
                between MD 170 and the Baltimore
                Washington Parkway........................
 3276     OK   Construct and widen six lanes on Interstate   $10,000,000
                44 from the Arkansas River extending east
                approximately 3.7 miles to Yale Avenue in
                Tulsa, OK.................................
 3277     OR   North Bend Waterfront District Boardwalk         $992,000
                Construction..............................
 3278       CT Make Improvements to North Stonington, CT        $500,000
                Westerly, R.I. Pawcatuck River Bridge.....
 3279     VA   Construct improvements at I-264 Witchduck     $10,750,000
                Road interchange in Virginia Beach........
 3280       CA Construct Western Placerville Interchanges     $3,000,000
                on State Route 50.........................
 3281       CT Construction of Housatonic River Walk,         $1,000,000
                Shelton, CT...............................
 3282     NY   NYS Route 5,8, 12 Interchange                  $1,000,000
                reconstruction: Town of New Hartford......
 3283     NY   Implement Improvements for Pedestrian          $1,000,000
                Safety in Bronx County....................
 3284       CA Improve West Adams Blvd Streetscape in West      $200,000
                Adams Historic District, Los Angeles......
 3285       CA Improve access from I-8 and construct          $1,000,000
                parking lot for the Imperial Sand Dunes
                Recreation Area Visitor's Center, Imperial
                Valley....................................
 3286     PA   Construction of low-impact, spine roadway     $10,000,000
                serving the North Delaware Riverfront
                corridor, City of Philadelphia............
 3287     AL   Construct interchange on I-59 between I-59     $3,000,000
                and 49th Street in Fort Payne, AL.........
 3288     FL   Coordinated Regional Transportation Study      $1,500,000
                of US 98 from Pensacola Bay Bridge,
                Escambia County, to Hathaway Bridge,
                Walton County, Florida....................
 3289     GA   Leesburg North Bypass from US 19 to SR 195,      $500,000
                Lee County................................
 3290     LA   Peters Road improvements in Plaquemines        $1,000,000
                Parish....................................
 3291     GA   Upgrade sidewalks, lighting, landscaping         $500,000
                from Cherry Street to Hampton Street,
                Industrial Park to Dooly Street, Montezuma
 3292     NY   Intermodal transportation facility just off    $1,000,000
                of the Bronx River Parkway's exit 6.......
 3293     GA   US 27 Reconstruction from Colquit to CR 279    $1,000,000
 3294     TX   Loop 180 (Project code 1190-01-035) in         $1,000,000
                Whitney, TX from FM 933/ FM 1713 to FM
                933S of Whitney...........................
 3295     IA   US 30 widening, reconstruction in Story and    $2,300,000
                Marshall Counties, Iowa...................
 3296     TX   US 377 interchange construction (at B377       $1,500,000
                and Hwy 144) Hood Co......................
 3297     NY   Construct and improve pedestrian                 $500,000
                streetscapes along Sunrise Highway in
                Freeport..................................
 3298     IA   Construct Principal Riverwalk, Des Moines..    $4,000,000
 3299     NY   Construct access ramps to Rt. 32-6-17-CR       $8,000,000
                105 in Orange County......................
 3300     IL   Resurface Shawnee College Road, Pulaski        $1,250,000
                County....................................
 3301     MI   Canton, Pave Cherry Hill Rd. between Canton    $2,000,000
                Ctr., and Haggerty........................
 3302     AR   Springdale, AR--Improvements to Johnson        $7,000,000
                Road. From Hwy 412 to I-540 through
                Springdale and Johnson....................
 3303      NC  Environmental studies and construction of      $5,000,000
                Garden Parkway............................
 3304     AZ   US 60 and US 93 connection on the eastern      $2,000,000
                edge of central Wickenburg................
 3305     GA   Construction of I-575 HOV Lanes from Sixes     $1,000,000
                Road to S.R. 20, Cherokee County, Georgia.
 3306     WA   I-405-SR 167 interchange--rebuild the          $2,000,000
                interchange and add additional lanes to
                relieve congestion........................

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 3307     MN   US10 corridor improvement between Blaine       $2,500,000
                and St. Cloud: design and ROW acquisition.
 3308       CA Walnut Grove at Broadway Intersection            $250,000
                Capacity Enhancements, San Gabriel........
 3309     KY   Widen and Reconstruct KY 698 at Mason Gap      $1,200,000
                Road, Lincoln County......................
 3310     OR   Medford, OR to construct sidewalks and         $1,000,000
                improve storm drainage and gutters for the
                Citys Safe Walk Plan......................
 3311     MN   Construct a pedestrian and bicycle bridge      $1,097,600
                across TH 169, Onamia.....................
 3312     NY   Improve Montauk Highway from CR46 to Barnes    $8,000,000
                Road, Suffolk County......................
 3313       CA San Diego, CA Construction of North Coast      $1,000,000
                Interstate 5..............................
 3314     AR   Study and construction of 8th Street, in       $3,000,000
                Bentonville, AR from Interstate 540,
                (including direct access to I-540) to SW
                Elm Tree Road.............................
 3315     MN   Cedar Lake Regional Trail, Minneapolis.....    $3,000,000
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                  Subtitle H--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 1801. BUDGET JUSTIFICATION.

       The Department of Transportation and each agency therein 
     shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a budget 
     justification concurrently with the President's annual budget 
     submission to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 1802. MOTORIST INFORMATION.

       Section 124 of of title I of division F of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2004 (118 Stat. 296-297) is repealed.

     SEC. 1803. MOTORIST INFORMATION CONCERNING FULL-SERVICE 
                   RESTAURANTS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall initate a rulemaking to determine 
     whether or not--
       (1) full-service restaurants should be given priority on 
     not more than 2 panels of the camping or attractions logo 
     specific service signs in the Manual on Uniform Traffic 
     Control Devices of the Department of Transportation when the 
     food logo specific service sign is fully utilized; and
       (2) full service restaurants should be given priority on 
     not more than two panels of the food logo specific service 
     signs in such Manual when the camping or attractions logo 
     specific service signs are fully utilized.

     SEC. 1804. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
                   SYSTEM.

       Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (23) by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``and the connection from Wichita, Kansas, 
     to Sioux City, Iowa, which includes I-135 from Wichita, 
     Kansas to Salina, Kansas, United States Route 81 from Saline, 
     Kansas, to Norfolk, Nebraska, Nebraska State Route 35 from 
     Norfolk, Nebraska, to South Sioux City, Nebraska, and the 
     connection to I-29 in Sioux City, Iowa'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (34) and inserting the following:
       ``(34) The Alameda Corridor-East and Southwest Passage, 
     California. The Alameda Corridor-East is generally described 
     as the corridor from East Los Angeles (terminus of Alameda 
     Corridor) through Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and 
     Riverside Counties, to termini at Barstow in San Bernardino 
     County and Coachella in Riverside County. The Southwest 
     Passage shall follow I-10 from San Bernardino to the Arizona 
     State line.'';
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(46) Interstate Route 710 between the terminus at Long 
     Beach, California, to California State Route 60.
       ``(47) Interstate Route 87 from the Quebec border to New 
     York City.
       ``(48) The Route 50 High Plains Corridor along the United 
     States Route 50 corridor from Newton, Kansas, to Pueblo, 
     Colorado.
       ``(49) The Atlantic Commerce Corridor on Interstate Route 
     95 from Jacksonville, Florida, to Miami, Florida.
       ``(50) The East-West Corridor commencing in Watertown, New 
     York, continuing northeast through New York, Vermont, New 
     Hampshire, and Maine, and terminating in Calais, Maine.
       ``(51) The SPIRIT Corridor on United States Route 54 from 
     El Paso, Texas, through New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma to 
     Wichita, Kansas.
       ``(52) The route in Arkansas running south of and parallel 
     to Arkansas State Highway 226 from the relocation of United 
     States Route 67 to the vicinity of United States Route 49 and 
     United States Route 63.
       ``(53) United States Highway Route 6 from Interstate Route 
     70 to Interstate Route 15, Utah.
       ``(54) The California Farm-to-Market Corridor, California 
     State Route 99 from south of Bakersfield to Sacramento, 
     California.
       ``(55) In Texas, Interstate Route 20 from Interstate Route 
     35E in Dallas County, east to the intersection of Interstate 
     Route 635, north to the intersection of Interstate Route 30, 
     northeast through Texarkana to Little Rock, Arkansas, 
     Interstate Route 40 northeast from Little Rock east to the 
     proposed Interstate Route 69 corridor.
       ``(56) In the State of Texas, the La Entrada al Pacifico 
     Corridor consisting of the following highways and any portion 
     of a highway in a corridor on 2 miles of either side of the 
     center line of the highway:
       ``(A) State Route 349 from Lamesa to the point on that 
     highway that is closest to 32 degrees, 7 minutes, north 
     latitude, by 102 degrees, 6 minutes, west longitude.
       ``(B) The segment or any roadway extending from the point 
     described by subparagraph (A) to the point on Farm-to-Market 
     Road 1788 closest to 32 degrees, 0 minutes, north latitude, 
     by 102 degrees, 16 minutes, west longitude.
       ``(C) Farm-to-Market Road 1788 from the point described by 
     subparagraph (B) to its intersection with Interstate Route 
     20.
       ``(D) Interstate Route 20 from its intersection with Farm-
     to-Market Road 1788 to its intersection with United States 
     Route 385.
       ``(E) United States Route 385 from Odessa to Fort Stockton, 
     including those portions that parallel United States Route 67 
     and Interstate Route 10.
       ``(F) United States Route 67 from Fort Stockton to 
     Presidio, including those portions that parallel Interstate 
     Route 10 and United States Route 90.
       ``(57) United States Route 41 corridor between Interstate 
     Route I-94 near Milwaukee and Interstate Route I-43 near 
     Green Bay in the State of Wisconsin.''; and
       (4) by aligning paragraph (45) with paragraph (46).

     SEC. 1805. ADDITIONS TO APPALACHIAN REGION.

       (a) Kentucky.--Section 14102(a)(1)(C) of title 40, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``Nicholas,'' after ``Morgan,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``Robertson,'' after ``Pulaski,''.
       (b) Ohio.--Section 14102(a)(1)(H) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``Ashtabula,'' after ``Adams,'';
       (2) by inserting ``Fayette,'' after ``Coshocton,'';
       (3) by inserting ``Mahoning,'' after ``Lawrence,''; and
       (4) by inserting ``Trumbull,'' after ``Scioto,''.
       (c) Tennessee.--Section 14102(a)(1)(K) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``Giles,'' after ``Franklin,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln,'' after 
     ``Knox,''.
       (d) Virginia.--Section 14102(a)(1)(L) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``Henry,'' after ``Grayson,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``Patrick,'' after ``Montgomery,''.

     SEC. 1806. TRANSPORTATION ASSETS AND NEEDS OF DELTA REGION.

       (a) Agreement.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an 
     agreement with the Delta Regional Authority (referred to in 
     this section as the ``DRA'') to conduct a comprehensive study 
     of transportation assets and needs for all modes of 
     transportation (including passenger and freight 
     transportation) in the 8 States comprising the Delta region 
     (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, 
     Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee).
       (b) Consultation.--Under the agreement, the DRA, in 
     conducting the study, shall consult with the Department of 
     Transportation, State transportation departments, local 
     planning and development districts, local and regional 
     governments, and metropolitan planning organizations.
       (c) Report.--Under the agreement, the DRA, not later than 
     24 months after the date of entry into the agreement, shall 
     submit to the Secretary and the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     final report on the results of the study, together with such 
     recommendation as the DRA considers appropriate.
       (d) Plan.--Under the agreement, the DRA, upon completion of 
     the report, shall establish a regional strategic plan to 
     implement the recommendations of the report.
       (e) Funding.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account), $500,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 2005 and 2006 to carry out this section.
       (2) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this section 
     shall be available for obligation in the same manner and to 
     the same extent as if such funds were apportioned under 
     chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code; except that such 
     funds shall remain available until expended and shall not be 
     transferable.

     SEC. 1807. TOLL FACILITIES WORKPLACE SAFETY STUDY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
     safety of highway toll collection facilities, including toll 
     booths, to determine the safety of the facilities for the 
     toll collectors who work in and around the facilities, 
     including consideration of--
       (1) the effect of design or construction of the facilities 
     on the likelihood of vehicle collisions with the facilities;
       (2) the safety of crosswalks used by toll collectors in 
     transit to and from toll booths;

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       (3) the extent of the enforcement of speed limits in the 
     vicinity of the facilities;
       (4) the use of warning devices, such as vibration and 
     rumble strips, to alert drivers approaching the facilities;
       (5) the use of cameras to record traffic violations in the 
     vicinity of the facilities;
       (6) the use of traffic control arms in the vicinity of the 
     facilities;
       (7) law enforcement practices and jurisdictional issues 
     that affect safety in the vicinity of the facilities; and
       (8) the incidence of accidents and injuries in the vicinity 
     of toll booths.
       (b) Data Collection.--As part of the study, the Secretary 
     shall collect data regarding the incidence of accidents and 
     injuries in the vicinity of highway toll collection 
     facilities.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the 
     study, together with recommendations for improving toll 
     facilities workplace safety.
       (d) Funding.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section, out of the 
     Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), 
     $500,000 for fiscal year 2005.
       (2) Contract authority.--Funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this section shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner and to the same extent as if 
     such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code; expect that the Federal share of the cost 
     of the project shall be 100 percent, and such funds shall 
     remain available until expended and shall not be 
     transferable.

     SEC. 1808. PAVEMENT MARKING SYSTEMS DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
     demonstration project in the State of Alaska, and a 
     demonstration project in the State of Tennessee, to study the 
     safety impacts, environmental impacts, and cost effectiveness 
     of different pavement marking systems and the effect of State 
     bidding and procurement processes on the quality of pavement 
     marking material employed in highway projects. The 
     demonstration projects shall each include an evaluation of 
     the impacts and effectiveness of increasing the width of 
     pavement marking edge lines from 4 inches to 6 inches and an 
     evaluation of advanced acrylic water-borne pavement markings.
       (b) Report.--Not later than June 30, 2009, the Secretary 
     shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the 
     demonstration projects, together with findings and 
     recommendations on methods that will optimize the cost-
     benefit ratio of the use of Federal funds on pavement 
     marking.
       (c) Funding.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section, out of the 
     Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), 
     $1,000,000 per fiscal year for each of the fiscal years 2005 
     through 2009.
       (2) Contract authority.--Funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this section shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner and to the same extent as if 
     such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code; expect that the Federal share of the cost 
     of the demonstration projects shall be 100 percent, and such 
     funds shall remain available until expended and shall not be 
     transferable.

     SEC. 1809. WORK ZONE SAFETY GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a work zone safety grant program under which the 
     Secretary may make grants to nonprofit organizations to 
     provide training to prevent or reduce highway work zone 
     injuries and fatalities.
       (b) Eligible Activities.--Grants may be made under the 
     program for the following purposes:
       (1) Training for construction craft workers on the 
     prevention of injuries and fatalities in highway and road 
     construction.
       (2) Development of guidelines for the prevention of highway 
     work zone injuries and fatalities.
       (3) Training for State and local government transportation 
     agencies and other groups implementing guidelines for the 
     prevention of highway work zone injuries and fatalities.
       (c) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
       (2) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code; except that such funds shall 
     not be transferable.
       (d) Construction Work in Alaska.--Section 114 of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(c) Construction Work in Alaska.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that a worker 
     who is employed on a remote project for the construction of a 
     highway or portion of a highway located on a Federal-aid 
     system in the State of Alaska and who is not a domiciled 
     resident of the locality shall receive meals and lodging.
       ``(2) Lodging.--The lodging under paragraph (1) shall be in 
     accordance with section 1910.142 of title 29, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (relating to temporary labor camp requirements).
       ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(A) Remote.--The term `remote', as used with respect to a 
     project, means that the project is 75 miles or more from the 
     United States Post Office in either Fairbanks, Anchorage, 
     Juno, or Ketchikan, Alaska, or is inaccessible by road in a 
     2-wheel drive vehicle.
       ``(B) Resident.--The term `resident', as used with respect 
     to a project, means a person living within 75 miles of the 
     midpoint of the project for at least 12 months.''.

     SEC. 1810. GRANT PROGRAM TO PROHIBIT RACIAL PROFILING.

       (a) Grants.--Subject to the requirements of this section, 
     the Secretary shall make grants to a State that--
       (1) (A) has enacted and is enforcing a law that prohibits 
     the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of State laws 
     regulating the use of Federal-aid highways; and
       (B) is maintaining and allows public inspection of 
     statistical information for each motor vehicle stop made by a 
     law enforcement officer on a Federal-aid highway in the State 
     regarding the race and ethnicity of the driver and any 
     passengers; or
       (2) provides assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that 
     the State is undertaking activities to comply with the 
     requirements of paragraph (1).
       (b) Eligible Activities.--A grant received by a State under 
     subsection (a) shall be used by the State--
       (1) in the case of a State eligible under subsection 
     (a)(1), for costs of--
       (A) collecting and maintaining of data on traffic stops;
       (B) evaluating the results of the data; and
       (C) developing and implementing programs to reduce the 
     occurrence of racial profiling, including programs to train 
     law enforcement officers; and
       (2) in the case of a State eligible under subsection 
     (a)(2), for costs of--
       (A) activities to comply with the requirements of 
     subsection (a)(1); and
       (B) any eligible activity under paragraph (1).
       (c) Racial Profiling.--To meet the requirement of 
     subsection (a)(1), a State law shall prohibit, in the 
     enforcement of State laws regulating the use of Federal-aid 
     highways, a State or local law enforcement officer from using 
     the race or ethnicity of the driver or passengers to any 
     degree in making routine or spontaneous law enforcement 
     decisions, such as ordinary traffic stops on Federal-aid 
     highways. Nothing in this subsection shall alter the manner 
     in which a State or local law enforcement officer considers 
     race or ethnicity whenever there is trustworthy information, 
     relevant to the locality or time frame, that links persons of 
     a particular race or ethnicity to an identified criminal 
     incident, scheme, or organization.
       (d) Limitations.--
       (1) Maximum amount of grants.--The total amount of grants 
     received by a State under this section in a fiscal year may 
     not exceed 5 percent of the amount made available to carry 
     out this section in the fiscal year.
       (2) Eligibility.--A State may not receive a grant under 
     subsection (a)(2) in more than 2 fiscal years.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
       (2) Contract authority.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, except the Federal share of the 
     cost of activities carried out using such funds shall be 100 
     percent, and such funds shall remain available until expended 
     and shall not be transferable.

     SEC. 1811. AMERICA'S BYWAYS RESOURCE CENTER.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall allocate funds made 
     available to carry out this section to the America's Byways 
     Resource Center established pursuant to section 1215(b)(1) of 
     the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 
     209).
       (b) Technical Support and Education.--
       (1) Use of funds.--The Center shall use funds allocated to 
     the Center under this section to continue to provide 
     technical support and conduct educational activities for the 
     national scenic byways program established under section 162 
     of title 23, United States Code.
       (2) Eligible activities.--Technical support and educational 
     activities carried out under this subsection shall provide 
     local officials and organizations associated with National 
     Scenic Byways and All-American Roads with proactive, 
     technical, and on-site customized assistance, including 
     training, communications (including a public awareness 
     series), publications, conferences, on-site meetings, and 
     other assistance considered appropriate to develop and 
     sustain such byways and roads.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section 
     $3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009.
       (d) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     section shall be available for obligation in the same manner 
     as if such funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 
     23, United States Code; except that the Federal share of the 
     cost of any project or activity carried out under this 
     section shall be 100 percent and such funds shall remain 
     available until expended and shall not be transferable.

     SEC. 1812. TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT.

       (a) In General.--The donee of the vessel with the Unit 
     Identification Code number 13862 is deemed to be the owner of 
     that vessel free and clear as of September 1, 2000.
       (b) Federal Claims.--All Federal claims arising from the 
     donation or use of the vessel described in subsection (a) are 
     permanently extinguished.

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     SEC. 1813. ROAD USER CHARGE EVALUATION PILOT PROJECT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a national 
     evaluation pilot project to assess how intelligent 
     transportation system technology can be applied to assess 
     mileage-based road user charges for the purposes of 
     collecting revenues for the Highway Trust Fund.
       (b) Matters to Be Evaluated.--The following matters shall 
     be evaluated under the pilot project:
       (1) Technical feasibility of imposing mileage-based road 
     user charges, including cost, reliability, and security of 
     on-board and intelligent transportation systems.
       (2) Compatibility of technology for imposing such charges 
     with automobile and truck design.
       (3) Design and testing of a collection system for such 
     charges that is secure, low cost, and easy to use.
       (4) Methods of ensuring privacy of road users and assessing 
     public attitudes and views of motorists who participate in 
     field tests of the equipment and system.
       (c) Reports.--The Secretary shall transmit annual reports 
     on the status of the pilot project and, not later than June 
     30, 2009, a final report on the results of the pilot project, 
     together with findings and recommendations, to the Secretary 
     of the Treasury, the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
     House of Representatives, and the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriation.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorize from the Highway Trust 
     Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this 
     section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006 and 
     $3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009.
       (2) Contract authority.--Funds authorized under this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code; except the Federal share of the 
     cost of the pilot project shall be 100 percent, and such 
     funds shall remain available until expended and shall not be 
     transferable.

     SEC. 1814. THOMAS P. ``TIP'' O'NEILL, JR. TUNNEL.

       (a) Designation.--In honor of his service to the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the United States of 
     America, and in recognition of his contributions toward the 
     construction of Central Artery Tunnel project in Boston, the 
     northbound and southbound tunnel of Interstate Route 93, 
     located in the city of Boston, which extends north of the 
     intersection of Interstate Route 90 and Interstate Route 93 
     to the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge, is designated as 
     the ``Thomas P. `Tip' O'Neill, Jr. Tunnel''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     tunnel referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the ``Thomas P. `Tip' O'Neill, Jr. Tunnel''.

     SEC. 1815. CONFORMING AMENDMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNING 
                   SECTIONS.

       (a) Metropolitan Planning.--Section 134 of title 23, United 
     States Code is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 134. Metropolitan planning

       ``Metropolitan transportation planning programs funded 
     under section 104(f) shall be carried out in accordance with 
     the metropolitan planning provisions of chapter 52, title 49, 
     United States Code.''.
       (b) Statewide Planning.--Section 135 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 135. Statewide planning

       ``Statewide transportation planning programs funded under 
     section 104(f) shall be carried out in accordance with the 
     statewide planning provisions of chapter 52, title 49, United 
     States Code.''.

     SEC. 1816. DISTRIBUTION OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING FUNDS WITHIN 
                   STATES.

       Section 104(f)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such 
     distribution of funds to metropolitan planning organizations 
     shall be made within 30 days of the date of receipt of such 
     funds from the Secretary.''.

     SEC. 1817. TREATMENT OF OFF RAMP.

       The Harbor Boulevard off ramp from Interstate Route 405 in 
     Costa Mesa, California, is deemed to satisfy the requirements 
     of title 23, United States Code, that govern the approval of 
     the placement of ramps off of a Federal-aid highway.

     SEC. 1818. LOAN FORGIVENESS.

       Debt outstanding as of the date of enactment of this Act 
     for project number Q-DPM-0013(001) carried out under section 
     108(c) of title 23, United States Code, is deemed satisfied.

     SEC. 1819. LEAD AGENCY DESIGNATION.

       The public entity established under California law in 1989 
     to acquire rights-of-way in northwestern California to 
     maintain surface transportation infrastructure is hereby 
     designated as the lead agency for the purpose of accepting 
     Federal funds authorized under item 13 of the table contained 
     in section 1108(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2061).

     SEC. 1820. USE OF DEBRIS FROM DEMOLISHED BRIDGES AND 
                   OVERPASSES.

       The project agreement for a Federal-aid highway project 
     shall provide that any debris from demolition of a bridge or 
     overpass that is on the Federal-aid highway must be made 
     available for beneficial public use by Federal, State, and 
     local governments. Any additional cost associated with making 
     available the debris shall be borne by the recipient of the 
     debris.

     SEC. 1821. HUBZONE PROGRAM.

       Section 3(p)(4)(B)(ii) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     632(p)(4)(B)(ii)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (I) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subclause (II) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or'' ; and
       (3) by adding after subclause (II) the following:

       ``(III) there is located a difficult development area, as 
     designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     in accordance with section 42(d)(5)(C)(iii) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, within Alaska, Hawaii, or any territory 
     or possession of the United States outside the 48 contiguous 
     States.''.

     SEC. 1822. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO TEA 21 PROJECTS.

       The table contained in section 1602 of the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 257) is amended--
       (1) in item number 35 by adding ``and for other related 
     purposes'' after ``Yard'';
       (2) in item number 78 by striking ``Third'' and all that 
     follows through ``Bridge'' and inserting ``Bayview 
     Transportation Improvements Project'';
       (3) in item number 312 by inserting ``through 
     construction'' after ``engineering'';
       (4) in item number 800 by striking ``Fairview Township'' 
     and inserting ``or other projects selected by the York 
     County, Pennsylvania MPO'';
       (5) in item number 820 by striking ``Conduct'' and all that 
     follows through ``interchange'' and inserting ``Conduct a 
     transportation needs study and make improvements to I-75 
     interchanges in the Grayling area'';
       (6) in item number 897 by striking ``Road upgrade'' and all 
     that follows through ``Hills'' and inserting ``Engineering 
     and construction of a new access road to a development near 
     Interstate 57 and 167th Street in Country Club Hills'';
       (7) in item number 1121 by striking ``Construct'' and all 
     that follows through ``Douglaston Parkway'' and inserting 
     ``Provide landscaping along both sides of the Grand Central 
     Parkway from 188th Street to 172nd Street'';
       (8) in item 1225 by striking ``Construct SR 9 bypass'' and 
     inserting ``Study, design, and construct transportation 
     solutions for SR 9 corridor''; and
       (9) in item number 1375 by striking ``Preliminary'' and all 
     that follows through ``Emmet County'' and inserting 
     ``Petoskey area transportation needs study and trunkline 
     preservation and safety in the Petoskey area'';
       (10) in item number 1392 by striking ``Construct'' and all 
     that follows through ``multimodal center'' and inserting 
     ``Improve the ramp configuration at the I-476 PA Turnpike 
     Landsdale Interchange''; and
       (11) in item number 1447 strike ``Extend'' and all that 
     follows through ``Valparaiso'' and insert ``Design and 
     construction of interchange at I-65 and 109th Avenue, Crown 
     Point''.

     SEC. 1823. NATIONAL WORK ZONE SAFETY INFORMATION 
                   CLEARINGHOUSE.

       (a) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants for fiscal 
     years 2005 through 2009 to a national nonprofit foundation 
     for the operation of the National Work Zone Safety 
     Information Clearinghouse, authorized by section 358(b)(2) of 
     Public Law 104-59, created for the purpose of assembling and 
     disseminating, by electronic and other means, information 
     relating to improvement of roadway work zone safety.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section 
     $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
       (c) Contract Authority.--Funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of 
     title 23, United States Code, except the Federal share of the 
     cost of activities carried out using such funds shall be 100 
     percent, and such funds shall remain available until expended 
     and shall not be transferable.

     SEC. 1824. TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY.

       (a) Conformity Redeterminations.--Section 176(c)(2) of the 
     Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(E) The appropriate metropolitan planning organization 
     shall redetermine conformity for existing transportation 
     plans and programs not later than 2 years after the date on 
     which the Administrator--
       ``(i) finds a motor vehicle emissions budget in a submitted 
     implementation plan to be adequate in accordance with section 
     93.118(e)(4) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
     effect on October 1, 2003); or
       ``(ii) approves an implementation plan under section 110(k) 
     or promulgates an implementation plan under section 110(c) 
     that establishes a motor vehicle emissions budget where there 
     was no prior budget or that establishes a budget that 
     significantly varies from any motor vehicle emissions budget 
     in effect pursuant to an adequacy determination in accordance 
     with section 93.118(e)(4) of title 40, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (as in effect on October 1, 2003) or as part of 
     an implementation plan approved or promulgated under section 
     110.''.
       (b) Frequency of Conformity Determination Updates.--Section 
     176(c)(4) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)(4)) is 
     amended follows:
       (1) In subparagraph (A) by striking ``one year after the 
     date of enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990'' 
     and inserting ``one year after the date of enactment of the 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users''.
       (2) In subparagraph (B) by amending clause (ii) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(ii) provide that conformity determinations for 
     transportation plans and programs be determined every 4 years 
     in areas designated as nonattainment or redesignated to 
     attainment (unless a metropolitan planning organization as 
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     States Code, elects to update a transportation plan and 
     program more frequently or is required to determine 
     conformity in accordance with paragraph (2)(E)).''.
       (c) Time Horizon for Conformity Determinations in 
     Nonattainment Areas.--Subsection (c) of section 176 of the 
     Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)) is amended by adding the 
     following new paragraph at the end thereof:
       ``(7) Time horizon for determinations.--Each conformity 
     determination required under this section for a 
     transportation plan under section 5213(g) of title 49 of the 
     United States Code shall require a demonstration of 
     conformity during the period ending on either the final year 
     of the transportation plan or, at the election of the 
     metropolitan planning organization and an air pollution 
     control agency, as defined in section 302(b), if such air 
     pollution control agency is responsible for developing plans 
     or controlling air pollution within the area covered by the 
     transportation plan on the later of the following dates 
     (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as the `final 
     transportation conformity date'):
       ``(A) The tenth year of the transportation plan.
       ``(B) The attainment date set forth in the applicable 
     implementation plan for the air pollutant concerned.
       ``(C) The year after the completion of a regionally 
     significant project, if the project will be programmed in the 
     transportation improvement program or requires approval 
     before the subsequent conformity determination.

     Such conformity determination shall be accompanied by a 
     regional emissions analysis for any years of the 
     transportation plan that extend beyond such final conformity 
     date. In the case in which an area has a revision to an 
     implementation plan under section 175A(b) and the 
     Administrator has found the motor vehicle emissions budgets 
     from that revision to be adequate in accordance with section 
     93.118(e)(4) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in 
     effect October 1, 2003), or has approved the revision, the 
     demonstration of conformity (at the election of the 
     metropolitan planning organization and an air pollution 
     control agency, as defined in section 302(b), if such air 
     pollution control agency is responsible for developing plans 
     or controlling pollution within the area covered by the 
     transportation plan) and the metropolitan planning 
     organization shall be required to extend only through the 
     last year of the implementation plan required under section 
     175A(b).''.
       (d) Substitution of Transportation Control Measures.--
     Subsection 176(c) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(8)(A) Transportation control measures that are specified 
     in an implementation plan may be replaced in the 
     implementation plan with substitute transportation control 
     measures if--
       ``(i) the substitute measures achieve equivalent or greater 
     emission reductions than the control measures to be replaced, 
     as determined by the Administrator;
       ``(ii) the substitute measures utilize an emissions impact 
     analysis that is consistent with the current methodology used 
     for evaluating replaced control measures in the 
     implementation plan;
       ``(iii) the substitute control measures are implemented not 
     later than the date on which such emission reductions are 
     necessary to achieve the purpose of the implementation plan;
       ``(iv) the substitute control measures were developed with 
     reasonable public notice and the opportunity for comments; 
     and
       ``(v) the metropolitan planning organization finds that 
     adequate funding is included in the transportation 
     improvement program to ensure timely implementation of the 
     substitute control measures.
       ``(B) After the requirements of subparagraph (A) are met, a 
     State may adopt the substitute measures in the applicable 
     implementation plan within a reasonable period of time.
       ``(C) The substitution of a transportation control measure 
     in accordance with this paragraph shall not be contingent on 
     the existence of any provision in the applicable 
     implementation plan that expressly permits such substitution.
       ``(D) The substitution of a transportation control measure 
     in accordance with this paragraph shall not require--
       ``(i) a new conformity determination for the transportation 
     plan, or
       ``(ii) a revision of the applicable implementation plan.
       ``(E) A control measure that is being replaced by a 
     substitute control measure under this paragraph shall remain 
     in effect until the substitute control measure is adopted.
       ``(F) Adoption of a substitute control measure shall 
     constitute rescission of the previously applicable control 
     measure.

     Transportation control measures may be added to an 
     implementation plan subject to subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
     (D), on the same basis as if such measures were substitute 
     transportation control measures if such measures do not 
     increase emissions for which limitations have been 
     established in an implementation plan, and such measures meet 
     the requirements of clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) of 
     subparagraph (A).''.
       (e) Lapse of Conformity.--Subsection (c) of section 176 of 
     the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)) is amended by adding 
     the following new paragraphs at the end thereof:
       ``(9) Lapse of conformity.--If a conformity determination 
     required under this subsection for a transportation plan 
     under section 5213(g) of title 49 of the United States Code 
     or a transportation improvement program under section 5213(h) 
     of title 49 of the United States Code is not made by the 
     applicable deadline and such failure is not corrected by 
     additional measures to either reduce motor vehicle emissions 
     sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of 
     this subsection within 12 months after such deadline or other 
     measures sufficient to correct such failures, the 
     transportation plan shall lapse.
       ``(10) Lapse.--The term `lapse' means that the conformity 
     determination for a transportation plan or transportation 
     improvement program has expired, and thus there is no 
     currently conforming transportation plan or transportation 
     improvement program.''.

     SEC. 1825. ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN WESTERN ALASKA 
                   COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUOTA PROGRAM.

       A community is deemed to be eligible to participate in the 
     western Alaska community development quota program 
     established under section 305(i) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
     Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1855(i)) 
     if the community--
       (1) is listed in table 7 to part 679 of title 50, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, as in effect on March 8, 2004; or
       (2) was determined to be eligible participate in such 
     program by the National Marine Fisheries Service on April 19, 
     1999.

     SEC. 1826. METROPOLITAN REGIONAL FREIGHT AND PASSENGER 
                   TRANSPORTATION STUDY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall enter into an 
     agreement with a partnership comprised of 2 institutions of 
     higher learning to study metropolitan regional freight and 
     passenger transportation and system-wide performance 
     utilizing an interdisciplinary technique of supply chain 
     management, geographic information systems, and urban/
     suburban planning and management.
       (b) Contents of Study.--The study under this section shall 
     include, at a minimum, evaluations of--
       (1) best practices for regional transportation operations 
     and management;
       (2) relationships among truck trip generation and economic 
     activities;
       (3) spatial analysis of the distribution of economic 
     activity and transportation investments;
       (4) congestion mitigation and management of air quality 
     through the concentration of modeling and technology;
       (5) supply chain management and geographic information 
     systems; and
       (6) infrastructure management and renewal.
       (c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
     study under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (d) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out 
     section 1305 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009, 
     $1,800,000 shall be made available to carry out this section.

     SEC. 1827. INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION FACILITY EXPANSION.

       Any Federal and non-Federal share provided for the Port of 
     Anchorage for an intermodal transportation marine facility or 
     for access to that facility shall be transferred to and 
     administered by the Administrator of the Maritime 
     Administration.

     SEC. 1828. ADVANCED TRUCK STOP ELECTRIFICATION SYSTEM.

       (a) Definition.--Section 101(a) of title 23, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 1202 of this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(40) Advanced truck stop electrification system.--The 
     term `advanced truck stop electrification system' means a 
     stationary system that delivers heat, air conditioning, 
     electricity, and communications, and is capable of providing 
     verifiable evidence of use of those services, to a heavy-duty 
     vehicle and any occupants of the heavy-duty vehicle without 
     relying on components mounted onboard the heavy-duty vehicle 
     for delivery of those services.''.
       (b) Eligibility Under STP.--Section 133(b)(6) of such title 
     is amended by inserting ``, including advanced truck stop 
     electrification systems'' before the period at the end.

     SEC. 1829. TECHNOLOGY.

       States are encouraged to consider using a non-destructive 
     technology able to detect cracks including sub-surface flaws 
     as small as 0.005 inches in length or depth in steel bridges.

     SEC. 1830. EXTENSION OF PUBLIC TRANSIT VEHICLE EXEMPTION FROM 
                   AXLE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS.

       Section 1023(h)(1) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 127 note; 106 Stat. 1552) 
     is amended by striking ``2005'' and inserting ``2009''.

     SEC. 1831. MOTORCYCLIST ADVISORY COUNCIL.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, in 
     consultation with the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, 
     shall appoint a Motorcyclist Advisory Council to coordinate 
     with and advise the Administrator on infrastructure issues of 
     concern to motorcyclists, including--
       (1) barrier design;
       (2) road design, construction, and maintenance practices; 
     and
       (3) the architecture and implementation of intelligent 
     transportation system technologies.
       (b) Composition.--The Council shall consist of not more 
     than 10 members of the motorcycling community with 
     professional expertise in national motorcyclist safety 
     advocacy, including--
       (1) at least--
       (A) 1 member recommended by a national motorcyclist 
     association;
       (B) 1 member recommended by a national motorcycle riders 
     foundation;
       (C) 1 representative of the National Association of State 
     Motorcycle Safety Administrators;
       (D) 2 members of State motorcyclists' organizations;
       (E) 1 member recommended by a national organization that 
     represents the builders of highway infrastructure;
       (F) 1 member recommended by a national association that 
     represents the traffic safety systems industry; and

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       (G) 1 member of a national safety organization; and
       (2) at least 1, and not more than 2, motorcyclists who are 
     traffic system design engineers or State transportation 
     department officials.

     SEC. 1832. SHARING OF MONETARY RECOVERIES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, monetary 
     judgments accruing to the Government from judgments in 
     Federal criminal prosecutions and civil proceedings 
     pertaining to fraud in Federally funded highway and public 
     transportation projects and programs shall be treated as 
     follows:
       (1) Any amount less than or equal to the single damages 
     incurred as the result of such fraud shall be credited to the 
     Federal account from which the funds for the project or 
     program that is at issue in the fraud came, except to the 
     extent that such Federal account has been credited as the 
     result of any judgment in favor of a grant recipient.
       (2) Any amount in excess of the amount credited pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall be shared with the State or other 
     recipient involved if--
       (A) the State or other recipient enters into a legally 
     binding agreement with the Secretary to use the funds for a 
     purpose eligible for Federal assistance under title 23 or 
     chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, as the case may 
     be;
       (B) the amount to be shared with the State or other 
     recipient is determined by the Attorney General, in 
     consultation with the Secretary; and
       (C) the Attorney General, in consultation with the 
     Secretary, determines that the fraud did not occur as a 
     result of negligent oversight or actual involvement in the 
     fraud by the State or other recipient or any senior official 
     of the State or other recipient.

     SEC. 1833. ELIGIBILITY UNDER CMAQ.

       Section 149(b)(4) of title 23, United States Code is 
     amended by inserting ``, including advanced truck stop 
     electrification systems,'' after ``facility or program''.

     SEC. 1834. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING BUY AMERICA.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Buy America test required by section 165 of the 
     Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 101 
     note) needs to be applied to an entire bridge project and not 
     only to component parts of such project;
       (2) the law clearly states that domestic materials must be 
     used in Federal highway projects unless there is a finding 
     that the inclusion of domestic materials will increase the 
     cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent;
       (3) uncertainty regarding how to apply Buy America laws for 
     major bridge projects threatens the domestic bridge industry;
       (4) the Nation's unemployment rate continues to hover 
     around 5.6 percent, steps are needed to protect American 
     workers and the domestic bridge building industry; and
       (5) the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.) was 
     designed to ensure that, when taxpayer money is spent on 
     direct Federal Government procurement and infrastructure 
     projects, these expenditures stimulate United States 
     production and job creation.

     SEC. 1835. COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT STUDY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on--
       (1) the role of well-designed transportation projects in--
       (A) promoting economic development;
       (B) protecting public health, safety and the environment; 
     and
       (C) enhancing the architectural design and planning of 
     communities; and
       (2) the positive economic, cultural, aesthetic, scenic, 
     architectural, and environmental benefits of such projects 
     for communities.
       (b) Contents.--The study shall address the following:
       (1) The degree to which well-designed transportation 
     projects have positive economic, cultural, aesthetic, scenic, 
     architectural, and environmental benefits for communities.
       (2) The degree to which such projects protect and 
     contribute to improvements in public health and safety.
       (3) The degree to which such projects use inclusive public 
     participation processes to achieve quicker, more certain, and 
     better results.
       (4) The degree to which positive results are achieved by 
     linking transportation, design, and the implementation of 
     community visions for the future.
       (5) Facilitating the use of successful models or best 
     practices in transportation investment or development to 
     accomplish each of the following:
       (A) Enhancement of community identity.
       (B) Protection of public health and safety.
       (C) Provision of a variety of choices in housing, shopping, 
     transportation, employment, and recreation.
       (D) Preservation and enhancement of existing 
     infrastructure.
       (E) Creation of a greater sense of community through public 
     involvement.
       (c) Report.--Not later than September 20, 2006, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report on the results of the study.
       (d) Administration.--To carry out this section, the 
     Secretary shall make a grant to, or enter into a cooperative 
     agreement or contract with, a national organization 
     representing architects who have expertise in the design of a 
     wide range of transportation and infrastructure projects, 
     which include the design of buildings, public facilities, and 
     surrounding communities.
       (e) Authorization.--Of the amounts made available to carry 
     out section 1221 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
     21st Century (23 U.S.C. 101 note), $1,000,000 shall be 
     available for each of fiscal year 2005 and fiscal year 2006 
     to carry out this section; except that notwithstanding 
     section 1221(e)(2) of such Act, the Federal share of the cost 
     of the study shall be 100 percent.

     SEC. 1836. TRANSPORTATION AND LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Federal-aid highway programs provide State and local 
     governments and other recipients substantial funds for 
     projects that produce significant employment and job-training 
     opportunities.
       (2) Every $1,000,000,000 in Federal infrastructure 
     investment creates an estimated 47,500 jobs.
       (3) Jobs in transportation construction, including 
     apprenticeship positions, typically pay more than twice the 
     minimum wage, and include health and other benefits.
       (4) Transportation projects provide the impetus for job 
     training and employment opportunities for low income 
     individuals residing in the area in which a transportation 
     project is planned.
       (5) Transportation projects can offer young people, 
     particularly those who are economically disadvantaged, the 
     opportunity to gain productive employment.
       (6) The Alameda Corridor, a $2,400,000,000 transportation 
     project, is an example of a transportation project that 
     included a local hiring provision resulting in a full 30 
     percent of the project jobs being filled by locally hired and 
     trained men and women.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Federal transportation projects should facilitate and 
     encourage the collaboration between interested persons, 
     including State, Federal, and local governments, community 
     colleges, apprentice programs, local high schools, and other 
     community based organizations that have an interest in 
     improving the job skills of low-income individuals, to help 
     leverage scarce training and community resources and to help 
     ensure local participation in the building of transportation 
     projects.

     SEC. 1837. SPECIAL RULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004.

       In any case in which an amount is authorized to be 
     appropriated, made available, allocated, set aside, taken 
     down, or subject to an obligation limitation for fiscal year 
     2004 for a program, project, or activity in any provision of 
     this title, including an amendment made by this title, that 
     is different than the amount authorized to be appropriated, 
     made available, allocated, set aside, taken down, or subject 
     to an obligation limitation for fiscal year 2004 for such 
     program, project, or activity in any provision of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V (Public Law 108-
     310), including any amendment made by such Act, the amount 
     referred to in such Act shall be the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated, made available, allocated, set aside, taken 
     down, or subject to an obligation limitation.

                        TITLE II--HIGHWAY SAFETY

     SEC. 2001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be 
     appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
     Mass Transit Account):
       (1) Highway safety programs.--For carrying out section 402 
     of title 23, United States Code, $164,027,000 for fiscal year 
     2004, $163,680,000 for fiscal year 2005, $229,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2006, $232,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, 
     $238,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $245,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2009.
       (2) Occupant protection incentive grants.--For carrying out 
     section 405 of title 23, United States Code, $19,882,000 for 
     fiscal year 2004, $19,840,000 for fiscal year 2005, 
     $136,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $139,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2007, $143,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and 
     $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (3) Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures incentive 
     grant program.--For carrying out section 410 of title 23, 
     United States Code, $39,764,000 for fiscal year 2004, 
     $39,680,000 for fiscal year 2005, $129,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2006, $133,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $138,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2008, and $144,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (4) State traffic safety information improvements.--For 
     carrying out section 412 of title 23, United States Code, 
     $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $35,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2007, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $40,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2009.
       (5) National driver register.--For carrying out chapter 303 
     of title 49, United States Code, by the National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, $3,976,000 for fiscal year 
     2004, $3,968,000 for fiscal year 2005, and $4,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009.
       (6) High visibility enforcement program.--For carrying out 
     section 2005 of this title, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2006 through 2009.
       (b) Applicability of Title 23.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, and 
     this title, amounts made available under subsection (a) for 
     each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner as if such funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       (c) Transfers.--In each fiscal year, the Secretary may 
     transfer any amounts remaining available under paragraph (2), 
     (3), or (4) of subsection (a) to the amounts made available 
     under any other of such paragraphs in order to ensure, to the 
     maximum extent possible, that each State receives the maximum 
     incentive funding for which the State is eligible under 
     sections 405, 410, and 412 of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 2002. OCCUPANT PROTECTION INCENTIVE GRANTS.

       (a) General Authority.--Section 405(a) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century'' and inserting ``Transportation 
     Equity Act: A Legacy for Users'';

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       (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``1997'' and inserting 
     ``2003''; and
       (3) in paragraphs (4)(A), (4)(B), and (4)(C) by inserting 
     after ``years'' the following: ``beginning after September 
     30, 2003,''.
       (b) Grant Eligibility.--Section 405(b) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``A State shall become 
     eligible'' and inserting the following: ``A State shall be 
     eligible for a grant under this section if the State has a 
     seat belt usage rate of 85 percent or greater as of the date 
     of the grant, as determined by the Secretary. A State shall 
     also become eligible''.
       (c) Grant Amounts.--Section 405(c) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``25 percent'' and inserting ``100 
     percent''; and
       (2) by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2003''.

     SEC. 2003. ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES.

       (a) General Authority.--Section 410(a) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century'' and inserting ``Transportation 
     Equity Act: A Legacy for Users'';
       (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``1997'' and inserting 
     ``2003''; and
       (3) in paragraphs (4)(A), (4)(B), and (4)(C) by inserting 
     after ``years'' the following: ``beginning after September 
     30, 2003,''.
       (b) Basic Grant a.--Section 410(b)(1) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``A State shall become eligible'' and 
     inserting the following: ``A State shall be eligible for a 
     grant under this paragraph if the State has an alcohol-
     related fatality rate per 100,000,000 vehicle miles traveled 
     of 0.5 or less as of the date of the grant, as determined by 
     the Secretary using the Fatality Analysis Reporting System of 
     the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. A State 
     shall also become eligible'';
       (2) by striking ``at least 5 of the following'' and 
     inserting ``at least 6 of the following for fiscal year 2005 
     and fiscal year 2006 and at least 7 of the following for each 
     fiscal year thereafter'';
       (3) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i)(II);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) the suspension referred to under clause (i)(I) may 
     allow an individual to operate a motor vehicle, after the 15-
     day period beginning on the date of the suspension, to and 
     from employment, school, or an alcohol treatment program if 
     an ignition interlock device is installed on each of the 
     motor vehicles owned or operated, or both, by the individual; 
     and
       ``(iv) the suspension and revocation referred to under 
     clause (i)(II) may allow an individual to operate a motor 
     vehicle, after the 45-day period beginning on the date of the 
     suspension or revocation, to and from employment, school, or 
     an alcohol treatment program if an ignition interlock device 
     is installed on each of the motor vehicles owned or operated, 
     or both, by the individual.'';
       (4) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking ``may include the issuance'' and inserting 
     the following:
      ``may include--
       ``(i) the issuance''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and'' and the following:
       ``(ii) a program provided by a nonprofit organization for 
     training point of sale personnel concerning, at a minimum, 
     the following:

       ``(I) the clinical effects of alcohol;
       ``(II) methods of preventing second party sales of alcohol;
       ``(III) recognizing signs of intoxication;
       ``(IV) methods to prevent underage drinking;
       ``(V) Federal, State, and local laws that are relevant to 
     such personnel.'';

       (5) by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(F) Outreach program.--A judicial and prosecutorial 
     education, training, and outreach program that provides 
     information on the appropriateness and effectiveness of 
     sentencing options.''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(H) Self-sustaining drunk driving prevention program.--A 
     self-sustaining drunk driving prevention program under which 
     a significant portion of the fines or surcharges collected 
     from individuals apprehended and fined for operating a motor 
     vehicle while under the influence of alcohol are returned to 
     those communities that have comprehensive programs for the 
     prevention of such operations of motor vehicles.
       ``(I) Programs for effective alcohol rehabilitation.--A 
     program for effective inpatient and outpatient alcohol 
     rehabilitation based on mandatory assessment and appropriate 
     treatment for repeat offenders described in subparagraph 
     (A)(i)(II).
       ``(J) Program for the impoundment of vehicles.--A program 
     to impound a vehicle operated by a person who is arrested for 
     operating that vehicle while under the influence of 
     alcohol.''.
       (c) Basic Grant B.--Section 410(b) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Basic grant b.--A State shall become eligible for a 
     grant under this paragraph if the State--
       ``(A) has an alcohol-related fatality rate per 100,000,000 
     vehicle miles traveled of 0.8 or more as of the date of the 
     grant, as determined by the Secretary using the Fatality 
     Analysis Reporting System of the National Highway Traffic 
     Safety Administration; and
       ``(B) establishes, subject to such requirements as the 
     Secretary may prescribe, a task force to evaluate and 
     recommend changes to the State's drunk driving programs.''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``25 percent'' and inserting ``100 
     percent''; and
       (B) by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2003''.
       (d) Supplemental Grants.--Section 410(c) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Allocation for Basic Grant B.--Not more than 
     $20,000,000 per fiscal year of amounts made available to 
     carry out this section shall be available for making grants 
     under subsection (b)(2).''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on September 30, 2005.

     SEC. 2004. STATE TRAFFIC SAFETY INFORMATION SYSTEM 
                   IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 412. State traffic safety information system 
       improvements

       ``(a) General Authority.--
       ``(1) Authority to make grants.--Subject to the 
     requirements of this section, the Secretary shall make grants 
     to States that adopt and implement effective programs to--
       ``(A) improve the timeliness, accuracy, completeness, 
     uniformity, integration, and accessibility of the safety data 
     of the State that is needed to identify priorities for 
     national, State, and local highway and traffic safety 
     programs;
       ``(B) evaluate the effectiveness of efforts to make such 
     improvements;
       ``(C) link these State data systems, including traffic 
     records, with other data systems within the State, such as 
     systems that contain medical, roadway, and economic data; and
       ``(D) improve the compatibility and interoperability of the 
     data systems of the State with national data systems and data 
     systems of other States and enhance the ability of the 
     Secretary to observe and analyze national trends in crash 
     occurrences, rates, outcomes, and circumstances.
       ``(2) Use of grants.--A State may use a grant received 
     under this section only to implement such programs.
       ``(3) Model data elements.--The Secretary, in consultation 
     with States and other appropriate parties, shall determine 
     the model data elements necessary to observe and analyze 
     State and national trends in crash occurrences, rates, 
     outcomes, and circumstances. In order to become eligible for 
     a grant under this section, a State shall certify to the 
     Secretary the State's adoption and use of such model data 
     elements.
       ``(4) Maintenance of effort.--No grant may be made to a 
     State under this section in any fiscal year unless the State 
     enters into such agreements with the Secretary as the 
     Secretary may require ensuring that the State will maintain 
     its aggregate expenditures from all other sources for highway 
     safety data programs at or above the average level of such 
     expenditures in the 2 fiscal years preceding the date of 
     enactment of this section.
       ``(5) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     implementing in a fiscal year a program of a State pursuant 
     to paragraph (1) shall not exceed 80 percent.
       ``(b) First-Year Grants.--To be eligible for a first-year 
     grant under this section, a State shall demonstrate to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary that the State has--
       ``(1) established a highway safety data and traffic records 
     coordinating committee with a multidisciplinary membership 
     that includes, among others, managers, collectors, and users 
     of traffic records and public health and injury control data 
     systems; and
       ``(2) developed a multiyear highway safety data and traffic 
     records system strategic plan that addresses existing 
     deficiencies in the State's highway safety data and traffic 
     records system and is approved by the highway safety data and 
     traffic records coordinating committee and--
       ``(A) specifies how existing deficiencies in the State's 
     highway safety data and traffic records system were 
     identified;
       ``(B) prioritizes, based on the identified highway safety 
     data and traffic records system deficiencies, the highway 
     safety data and traffic records system needs and goals of the 
     State, including the activities described in subsection 
     (a)(1);
       ``(C) identifies performance-based measures by which 
     progress toward those goals will be determined;
       ``(D) specifies how the grant funds and any other funds of 
     the State will be used to address needs and goals identified 
     in the multiyear plan; and
       ``(E) includes a current report on the progress in 
     implementing the multiyear plan that documents progress 
     toward the specified goals.
       ``(c) Succeeding-Year Grants.--
       ``(1) Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible for a grant 
     under this section in a fiscal year succeeding the first 
     fiscal year in which the State receives a grant under 
     subsection (b) if the State, to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) submits an updated multiyear plan that meets the 
     requirements of subsection (b)(2);
       ``(B) certifies that its highway safety data and traffic 
     records coordinating committee continues to operate and 
     supports the multiyear plan;
       ``(C) specifies how the grant funds and any other funds of 
     the State will be used to address needs and goals identified 
     in the multiyear plan;
       ``(D) demonstrates measurable progress toward achieving the 
     goals and objectives identified in the multiyear plan; and
       ``(E) includes a current report on the progress in 
     implementing the multiyear plan.
       ``(d) Grant Amounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of a grant made to a State 
     for a fiscal year under this section shall equal an amount 
     determined by multiplying--
       ``(A) the amount appropriated to carry out this section for 
     such fiscal year; by

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       ``(B) the ratio that the funds apportioned to the State 
     under section 402 for fiscal year 2003 bears to the funds 
     apportioned to all States under section 402 for fiscal year 
     2003.
       ``(2) Minimum amount.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)--
       ``(A) a State eligible for a first-year grant under this 
     section shall not receive less than $300,000; and
       ``(B) a State eligible for a succeeding-year grant under 
     this section shall not receive less than $500,000.
       ``(e) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section in a fiscal year shall 
     be subject to a deduction not to exceed 5 percent for the 
     necessary costs of administering the provisions of this 
     section.
       ``(f) Applicability of Chapter 1.--The provisions contained 
     in section 402(d) shall apply to this section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 4 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

``412. State traffic safety information system improvements.''.

     SEC. 2005. HIGH VISIBILITY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM.

       The Secretary shall establish a program to support national 
     impaired driving mobilization and enforcement efforts and 
     national safety belt mobilization and enforcement, including 
     the purchase of national paid advertisement (including 
     production and placement) to support such efforts.

     SEC. 2006. MOTORCYCLE CRASH CAUSATION STUDY.

       (a) In General.--Using funds made available to carry out 
     section 403 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary 
     shall conduct a study of the causes of motorcycle crashes.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study.

     SEC. 2007. CHILD SAFETY AND CHILD BOOSTER SEAT INCENTIVE 
                   GRANTS.

       (a) General Authority.--Subject to the requirements of this 
     section, the Secretary shall make grants to States that enact 
     or have enacted and are enforcing a law requiring that 
     children riding in passenger motor vehicles who are too large 
     to be secured in a child safety seat be secured in a child 
     restraint that meets the requirements prescribed by the 
     Secretary under section 3 of Anton's Law (116 Stat. 2772).
       (b) Maintenance of Effort.--No grant may be made to a State 
     under this section in a fiscal year unless the State enters 
     into such agreements with the Secretary as the Secretary may 
     require to ensure that the State will maintain its aggregate 
     expenditures from all other sources for child safety seat and 
     child booster seat programs at or above the average level of 
     such expenditures in its 2 fiscal years preceding the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     implementing and enforcing in a fiscal year a law adopted by 
     a State under subsection (a) shall not exceed--
       (1) for the first 3 fiscal years for which a State receives 
     a grant under this section, 75 percent; and
       (2) for the fourth fiscal year for which a State receives a 
     grant under this section, 50 percent.
       (d) Grant Eligibility.--
       (1) In general.--A State is eligible for a grant under this 
     section if the State has in effect and enforces a law 
     described in subsection (a).
       (2) Maximum period of eligibility.--No State may receive 
     grants under this section in more than 4 fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 2005.
       (e) Eligible Uses of Funds.--A State may use a grant under 
     this section only to carry out child safety seat and child 
     booster seat programs, including the following:
       (1) A program to educate the public concerning the proper 
     use and installation of child safety seats and child booster 
     seats.
       (2) A program to train child passenger safety 
     professionals, police officers, fire and emergency medical 
     personnel, and educators concerning all aspects of the use of 
     child safety seats and booster seats.
       (3) A program to purchase and distribute child safety 
     seats, child booster seats, and other appropriate passenger 
     motor vehicle child restraints to families that cannot 
     otherwise afford such seats or restraints.
       (4) A program to support enforcement of child restraint 
     laws.
       (f) Grant Amount.--The amount of a grant to a State for a 
     fiscal year under this section may not exceed 25 percent of 
     the amount apportioned to the State for fiscal year 2003 
     under section 402 of title 23, United States Code.
       (g) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section in a fiscal year shall 
     be subject to a deduction not to exceed 2.5 percent for the 
     necessary costs of administering the provisions of this 
     section.
       (h) Applicability of Chapter 1.--The provisions contained 
     in section 402(d) of title 23, United States Code, apply to 
     this section.
       (i) Report.--Each State to which a grant is made under this 
     section shall transmit to the Secretary a report documenting 
     the manner in which grant amounts were obligated and expended 
     and identifying the specific programs carried out with or 
     supported by grant funds. The report shall be in a form 
     prescribed by the Secretary and may be combined with other 
     State grant reporting requirements under of chapter 4 of 
     title 23, United States Code.
       (j) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Child restraint.--The term ``child restraint'' means 
     any product designed to provide restraint to a child 
     (including booster seats and other products used with a lap 
     and shoulder belt assembly) that meets applicable Federal 
     motor vehicle safety standards prescribed by the National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
       (2) Child safety seat.--The term ``child safety seat'' has 
     the meaning such term has in section 405(f) of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (3) Passenger motor vehicle.--The term ``passenger motor 
     vehicle'' has the meaning such term has in such section 
     405(f).
       (4) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning such term 
     has in section 101 (a) of such title.
       (k) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section from the Highway 
     Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $6,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2008 and $7,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2009.

     SEC. 2008. MOTORCYCLIST SAFETY.

       (a) Authority to Make Grants.--Subject to the requirements 
     of this section, the Secretary shall make grants to States 
     that adopt and implement effective programs to reduce the 
     number of single- and multi-vehicle crashes involving 
     motorcyclists.
       (b) Maintenance of Effort.--No grant may be made to a State 
     under this section in a fiscal year unless the State enters 
     into such agreements with the Secretary as the Secretary may 
     require to ensure that the State will maintain its aggregate 
     expenditures from all the other sources for motorcyclist 
     safety training programs and motorcyclist awareness programs 
     at or above the average level of such expenditures in its 2 
     fiscal years preceding the date of enactment of this Act.
       (c) Maximum Period of Eligibility.--No State may receive 
     grants under this section in more than 4 fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 2005.
       (d) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     implementing and enforcing, as appropriate, in a fiscal year 
     a program adopted by a State in accordance with subsection 
     (a) shall not exceed--
       (1) for the first 3 years for which a State receives a 
     grant under this section, 75 percent; and
       (2) for the fourth fiscal year for which a State receives a 
     grant under this section, 50 percent.
       (e) Grant Eligibility.--
       (1) In general.--A State becomes eligible for a grant under 
     this section by adopting or demonstrating to the satisfaction 
     of the Secretary--
       (A) for the first fiscal year for which the State will 
     receive a grant under this section, at least 1 of the 6 
     criteria listed in paragraph (2);
       (B) for the second, third, and fourth fiscal years for 
     which the State will receive a grant under this section, at 
     least 2 of the 6 criteria listed in paragraph (2); and
       (C) for any subsequent fiscal years for which the State 
     will receive a grant under this section, at least 3 of the 6 
     criteria listed in paragraph (2).
       (2) Criteria.--The criteria for eligibility for a grant 
     under this section are the following:
       (A) Motorcycle rider training courses.--An effective 
     motorcycle rider training course that is offered throughout 
     the State, provides a formal program of instruction in 
     accident avoidance and other safety-oriented operational 
     skills to motorcyclists, and may include innovative training 
     opportunities to meet unique regional needs.
       (B) Motorcyclists awareness program.--An effective 
     statewide program to enhance motorist awareness of the 
     presence of motorcyclists on or near roadways and safe 
     driving practices that avoid injuries to motorcyclists.
       (C) Reduction of fatalities and crashes involving 
     motorcycles.--A reduction for the preceding calendar year in 
     the number of motorcycle fatalities and the rate of motor 
     vehicle crashes involving motorcycles in the State (expressed 
     as a function of 10,000 motorcycle registrations).
       (D) Impaired driving program.--Implementation of a 
     statewide program to reduce impaired driving, including 
     specific measures to reduce impaired motorcycle operation.
       (E) Reduction of fatalities and accidents involving 
     impaired motorcyclists.--A reduction for the preceding 
     calendar year in the number of fatalities and the rate of 
     reported crashes involving alcohol- or drug-impaired 
     motorcycle operators (expressed as a function of 10,000 
     motorcycle registrations).
       (F) Fees collected from motorcyclists.--All fees collected 
     by the State from motorcyclists for the purposes of funding 
     motorcycle training and safety programs are used for 
     motorcycle training and safety programs.
       (f) Eligible Uses.--
       (1) In general.--A State may use funds from a grant under 
     this section only for motorcyclist safety training and 
     motorcyclist awareness programs, including--
       (A) improvements to motorcyclist safety training curricula;
       (B) improvements in program delivery of motorcycle training 
     to both urban and rural areas, including--
       (i) procurement or repair of practice motorcycles;
       (ii) instructional materials;
       (iii) mobile training units; and
       (iv) leasing or purchase of facilities for classroom 
     instruction and closed-course skill training;
       (C) measures designed to increase the recruitment or 
     retention of motorcyclist safety training instructors; and
       (D) public awareness, public service announcements, and 
     other outreach programs to enhance motorcyclist awareness.
       (2) Suballocations of funds.--An agency that receives a 
     grant under this section may suballocate funds from the grant 
     to a nonprofit organization incorporated in that State to 
     carry out under this section.

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       (g) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Motorcyclist safety training.--The term ``motorcyclist 
     safety training'' means a formal program of instruction 
     that--
       (A) provides accident avoidance and other safety-oriented 
     operational skills to motorcyclists; and
       (B) is approved for use in a State by the designated State 
     authority having jurisdiction over motorcyclist safety 
     issues.
       (2) Motorcyclist awareness.--The term ``motorcyclist 
     awareness'' means individual or collective awareness of--
       (A) the presence of motorcycles on or near roadways; and
       (B) safe driving practices that avoid injury to 
     motorcyclists.
       (3) Motorcyclist awareness program.--The term 
     ``motorcyclist awareness program'' means an informational or 
     public awareness program designed to enhance motorcyclist 
     awareness that is developed by or in coordination with the 
     designated State authority having jurisdiction over 
     motorcyclist safety issues.
       (4) State.--The term ``State'' has the same meaning such 
     term has in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code.
       (h) Maximum Grant Amount.--The amount of a grant made to a 
     State for a fiscal year under this section may not exceed 25 
     percent of the amount apportioned to the State for fiscal 
     year 2003 under section 402 of title 23, United States Code.
       (i) Administrative Expenses.--Funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section in a fiscal year shall 
     be subject to a deduction by the Secretary not to exceed 5 
     percent for the necessary costs of administering the 
     provisions of this section.
       (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section from the Highway 
     Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $6,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2008 and $7,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2009.
       (k) Applicability of Title 23.--Funds authorized under this 
     section shall be available for obligation in the same manner 
     as if the funds were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code; except that such funds shall not be 
     transferable.

     SEC. 2009. DRIVER FATIGUE.

       Section 402(a) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' before ``(6)''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period the following: ``; and 
     (7) to reduce deaths and injuries resulting from persons 
     driving motor vehicles while fatigued''.

     SEC. 2010. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY 
                   RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated out 
     of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account) for carrying out section 403 of title 23, United 
     States Code, $71,575,000 for fiscal year 2004, $71,424,000 
     for fiscal year 2005, and $75,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2006 through 2009.
       (b) Applicability of Title 23.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, and 
     this title, amounts made available under subsection (a) for 
     each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner as if such funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 2011. SAFETY DATA.

       (a) In General.--Using funds made available to carry out 
     section 403 of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal years 
     2005 through 2009, the Secretary shall collect data and 
     compile statistics on accidents involving motor vehicles 
     being backed up that result in fatalities and injuries and 
     that occur on public and nonpublic roads and residential and 
     commercial driveways and parking facilities.
       (b) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2009, the Secretary 
     shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate a report on accidents described in subsection (a), 
     including the data collected and statistics compiled under 
     subsection (a) and any recommendations regarding measures to 
     be taken to reduce the number of such accidents and the 
     resulting fatalities and injuries.

     SEC. 2012. DRIVER PERFORMANCE STUDY.

       (a) In General.--Using funds made available to carry out 
     section 403 of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal year 
     2005, the Secretary shall make $1,000,000 available to 
     conduct a study on the risks associated with glare to 
     oncoming drivers, including increased risks to drivers on 2-
     lane highways, increased risks to drivers over the age of 50, 
     and the overall effects of glare on driver performance.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of 
     the study and any recommendations regarding measures to 
     reduce the risks associated with glare to oncoming drivers.

           TITLE III--FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMS

     SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES 
                   CODE.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Federal 
     Public Transportation Act of 2005''.
       (b) Amendments to Title 49, United States Code.--Except as 
     otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this title an 
     amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, 
     or repeal of, a section or other provision of law, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 3002. POLICIES, FINDINGS, AND PURPOSES.

       (a) In General.--Section 5301(a) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Development and Revitalization of Public 
     Transportation Systems.--It is in the interest of the United 
     States to foster the development and revitalization of public 
     transportation systems that--
       ``(1) maximize the safe, secure, and efficient mobility of 
     individuals;
       ``(2) minimize environmental impacts; and
       ``(3) minimize transportation-related fuel consumption and 
     reliance on foreign oil.''.
       (b) Preserving the Environment.--Section 5301(e) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``an urban'' and inserting ``a''; and
       (2) by striking ``under sections 5309 and 5310 of this 
     title''.
       (c) General Purposes.--Section 5301(f) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``mass'' the first place it appears and 
     inserting ``public''; and
       (B) by striking ``public and private mass transportation 
     companies'' and inserting ``both public transportation 
     companies and private companies engaged in public 
     transportation'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``urban mass'' and inserting ``public''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``public and private mass transportation 
     companies'' and inserting ``both public transportation 
     companies and private companies engaged in public 
     transportation'';
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``urban mass'' and inserting ``public''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``public or private mass transportation 
     companies'' and inserting ``public transportation companies 
     or private companies engaged in public transportation''; and
       (4) in paragraph (5) by striking ``urban mass'' and 
     inserting ``public''.

     SEC. 3003. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Lead-in.--Section 5302(a) is amended in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``In this chapter'' and 
     inserting ``Except as otherwise specifically provided, in 
     this chapter''.
       (b) Capital Project.--Section 5302(a)(1) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (G) by inserting ``construction, 
     renovation, and improvement of intercity bus stations and 
     terminals,'' before ``and the renovation and improvement of 
     historic transportation facilities,'';
       (2) in subparagraph (G)(ii) by inserting ``(other than an 
     intercity bus station or terminal)'' after ``commercial 
     revenue-producing facility'';
       (3) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (H);
       (4) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (I) 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(J) crime prevention and security--
       ``(i) including--

       ``(I) projects to refine and develop security and emergency 
     response plans;
       ``(II) projects aimed at detecting chemical and biological 
     agents in public transportation;
       ``(III) the conduct of emergency response drills with 
     public transportation agencies and local first response 
     agencies; and
       ``(IV) security training for public transportation 
     employees; but

       ``(ii) excluding all expenses related to operations, other 
     than such expenses incurred in conducting activities 
     described in subclauses (III) and (IV);
       ``(K) establishment of a debt service reserve made up of 
     deposits with a bondholders' trustee in a noninterest bearing 
     account for the purpose of ensuring timely payment of 
     principal and interest on bonds issued by a grant recipient 
     for purposes of financing an eligible project under this 
     chapter; or
       ``(L) mobility management--
       ``(i) consisting of short-range planning and management 
     activities and projects for improving coordination among 
     public transportation and other transportation service 
     providers carried out by a recipient or subrecipient through 
     an agreement entered into with a person, including a 
     governmental entity, under this chapter (other than section 
     5309); but
       ``(ii) excluding operating public transportation 
     services.''.
       (c) Individual With a Disability.--Section 5302(a)(5) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Handicapped individual'' in the heading 
     and inserting ``Individual with a disability''; and
       (2) by striking ``handicapped individual'' and inserting 
     ``individual with a disability''.
       (d) Mass Transportation.--Section 5302(a)(7) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(7) Mass transportation.--The term `mass transportation' 
     means public transportation.''.
       (e) Public Transportation.--Section 5302(a)(10) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(10) Public transportation.--The term `public 
     transportation' means transportation by a conveyance that 
     provides regular and continuing general or special 
     transportation to the public, but does not include schoolbus, 
     charter, or sightseeing transportation.''.
       (f) Urbanized Area.--Section 5302(a)(17) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(17) Urbanized area.--The term `urbanized area' means an 
     area encompassing a population of at least 50,000 people that 
     has been defined and designated in the latest decennial 
     census as an urbanized area by the Secretary of Commerce.''.
       (g) Authority to Modify Definition.--Section 5302(b) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Handicapped Individual'' in the heading 
     and inserting ``Individual With a Disability''; and

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       (2) by striking ``handicapped individual'' and inserting 
     ``individual with a disability''.

     SEC. 3004. METROPOLITAN PLANNING.

       Section 5303 is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5303. Metropolitan planning

       ``(a) In General.--Grants made under sections 5307, 5308, 
     5309, 5310, 5311, 5316, and 5317 shall be carried out in 
     accordance with the metropolitan planning provisions of 
     chapter 52.
       ``(b) Certification.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure and certify 
     that each metropolitan planning organization in each 
     transportation management area is carrying out its 
     responsibilities under applicable laws of the United States. 
     The Secretary may make the certification only if the 
     organization is complying with chapter 52 and other 
     applicable requirements of laws of the United States and the 
     organization and chief executive officer have approved a 
     transportation improvement program for the area.
       ``(2) Limitation on withholding certification.--The 
     Secretary may not withhold certification based on the 
     policies and criteria a metropolitan planning organization or 
     mass transportation grant recipient establishes under section 
     5306(a) for deciding the feasibility of private enterprise 
     participation.''.

     SEC. 3005. STATEWIDE PLANNING.

       (a) In General.--Section 5304 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 5304. Statewide planning

       ``Grants made under sections 5307, 5308, 5309, 5310, 5311, 
     5316, and 5317 shall be carried out in accordance with the 
     statewide planning provisions of chapter 52.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 5304 and 
     inserting the following:

``5304. Statewide planning.''.

     SEC. 3006. PLANNING PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5305 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 5305. Planning programs

       ``(a) State Defined.--In this section the term `State' 
     means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
     and Puerto Rico.
       ``(b) General Authority.--
       ``(1) Assistance.--Under criteria to be established by the 
     Secretary, the Secretary may provide assistance for--
       ``(A) the development of transportation plans and programs;
       ``(B) planning, engineering, designing, and evaluating a 
     public transportation project; and
       ``(C) for other technical studies.
       ``(2) Grants, agreements, and contracts.--The Secretary may 
     provide assistance under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) by making grants to States, authorities of States, 
     metropolitan planning organizations, and local governmental 
     authorities; or
       ``(B) by making agreements with other departments, 
     agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government.
       ``(3) Eligible activities.--Activities eligible for 
     assistance under paragraph (1) include the following:
       ``(A) Studies related to management, planning, operations, 
     capital requirements, and economic feasibility.
       ``(B) Evaluating previously financed projects.
       ``(C) Peer reviews and exchanges of technical data, 
     information, assistance, and related activities in support of 
     planning and environmental analyses among metropolitan 
     planning organizations and other transportation planners.
       ``(D) Other similar and related activities preliminary to 
     and in preparation for constructing, acquiring, or improving 
     the operation of facilities and equipment.
       ``(c) Purpose.--To the extent practicable, the Secretary 
     shall ensure that amounts appropriated or made available 
     under section 5338 to carry out this section and sections 
     5303 and 5304 are used to support balanced and comprehensive 
     transportation planning that considers the relationships 
     among land use and all transportation modes, without regard 
     to the programmatic source of the planning amounts.
       ``(d) Metropolitan Planning Program.--
       ``(1) Apportionment to states.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall apportion 80 percent 
     of the amounts made available under subsection (g)(1) among 
     the States to carry out sections 5303 and 5306 in the ratio 
     that--
       ``(i) the population of urbanized areas in each State, as 
     shown by the latest available decennial census of population; 
     bears to
       ``(ii) the total population of urbanized areas in all 
     States, as shown by that census.
       ``(B) Minimum apportionment.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
     (A), a State may not receive less than 0.5 percent of the 
     amount apportioned under this paragraph.
       ``(2) Allocation to mpo's.--Amounts apportioned to a State 
     under paragraph (1) shall be made available within 30 days 
     after allocation to metropolitan planning organizations in 
     the State designated under this section under a formula 
     that--
       ``(A) considers population of urbanized areas;
       ``(B) provides an appropriate distribution for urbanized 
     areas to carry out the cooperative processes described in 
     this section;
       ``(C) the State develops in cooperation with the 
     metropolitan planning organizations; and
       ``(D) the Secretary approves.
       ``(3) Supplemental amounts.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall apportion 20 percent 
     of the amounts made available under subsection (g)(1) among 
     the States to supplement allocations made under paragraph (1) 
     for metropolitan planning organizations.
       ``(B) Formula.--The Secretary shall apportion amounts 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) under a formula that reflects 
     the additional cost of carrying out planning, programming, 
     and project selection responsibilities under sections 5303 
     and 5306 in certain urbanized areas.
       ``(e) State Planning and Research Program.--
       ``(1) Apportionment to states.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall apportion the 
     amounts made available under subsection (g)(2) among the 
     States for grants and contracts to carry out sections 5303 
     through 5306, 5312, 5315, and 5322 in the ratio that--
       ``(i) the population of urbanized areas in each State, as 
     shown by the latest available decennial census; bears to
       ``(ii) the population of urbanized areas in all States, as 
     shown by that census.
       ``(B) Minimum apportionment.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
     (A), a State may not receive less than 0.5 percent of the 
     amount apportioned under this paragraph.
       ``(2) Supplemental amounts.--A State, as the State 
     considers appropriate, may authorize part of the amount made 
     available under this subsection to be used to supplement 
     amounts made available under subsection (d).
       ``(f) Government's Share of Costs.--The Government's share 
     of the cost of an activity funded using amounts made 
     available under this section may not exceed 80 percent of the 
     cost of the activity unless the Secretary determines that it 
     is in the interests of the Government not to require a State 
     or local match.
       ``(g) Allocation of Funds.--Of the funds made available by 
     or appropriated to carry out this section under section 
     5338(c) for fiscal years 2004 through 2009--
       ``(1) 82.72 percent shall be available for the metropolitan 
     planning program under subsection (d); and
       ``(2) 17.28 percent shall be available to carry out 
     subsection (e).
       ``(h) Availability of Funds.--Funds apportioned under this 
     section in a State shall remain available for obligation in 
     that State for a period of 3 years after the last day of the 
     fiscal year for which the funds are authorized. Any amounts 
     so apportioned that remain unobligated at the end of that 
     period shall be reapportioned among the States.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 5305 and 
     inserting the following:

``5305. Planning programs.''.

     SEC. 3007. PRIVATE ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION.

       (a) Section Heading.--Section 5306 is amended by striking 
     the section heading and inserting the following:

     ``Sec. 5306. Private enterprise participation in planning; 
       relationship to other limitations''.

       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 5306 and 
     inserting the following:

``5306. Private enterprise participation in planning; relationship to 
              other limitations.''.

     SEC. 3008. URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANTS.

       (a) Technical Amendments.--Section 5307 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (h) and (k); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (i), (j), (l), (m), and 
     (n) as subsections (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l), respectively.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 5307(a)(2)(A) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``a person'' and inserting ``an entity''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``section 5305(a) of this title'' and 
     inserting ``chapter 52''.
       (c) General Authority.--Section 5307(b) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants under this 
     section for--
       ``(A) capital projects and associated capital maintenance 
     items;
       ``(B) planning;
       ``(C) transit enhancements; and
       ``(D) operating costs of equipment and facilities for use 
     in public transportation in an urbanized area with a 
     population of less than 200,000.'';
       (2) in the heading to paragraph (2) by striking ``fiscal 
     years 2003 and 2004 and for the period of october 1, 2004, 
     through may 31, 2005'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2003 
     through 2005'';
       (3) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``fiscal years 2003'' 
     and all that follows through ``2005'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     years 2003, 2004, and 2005'';
       (4) in paragraph (3) by striking ``section 5305(a) of this 
     title'' and inserting ``chapter 52''; and
       (5) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking ``section 5303 of this 
     title'' and inserting ``chapter 52''.
       (d) Grant Recipient Requirements.--Section 5307(d)(1) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``, including safety 
     and security aspects of the program'' after ``program'';
       (2) in subparagraph (H) by striking ``sections 5301(a) and 
     (d), 5303-5306, and 5310(a)-(d) of this title'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (a) and (d) of section 5301 and sections 5303 
     through 5306'';
       (3) in subparagraph (I) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(K) in the case of a recipient for an urbanized area with 
     a population of at least 200,000--
       ``(i) will expend one percent of the amount the recipient 
     receives each fiscal year under this section for projects for 
     transit enhancements, as defined in section 5302(a); and
       ``(ii) will submit an annual report listing projects 
     carried out in the preceding fiscal year with those funds; 
     and''.
       (e) Government's Share of Costs.--Section 5307(e) is 
     amended to read as follows:

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       ``(e) Government's Share of Costs.--
       ``(1) Capital projects.--A grant for a capital project 
     (including associated capital maintenance items) under this 
     section shall be for 80 percent of the net project cost of 
     the project. The recipient may provide additional local 
     matching amounts.
       ``(2) Operating expenses.--A grant for operating expenses 
     under this section may not exceed 50 percent of the net 
     project cost of the project.
       ``(3) Remainder.--The remainder of the net project cost 
     shall be provided--
       ``(A) in cash from sources other than amounts of the 
     Government or revenues from providing public transportation 
     (excluding revenues derived from the sale of advertising and 
     concessions);
       ``(B) from an undistributed cash surplus, a replacement or 
     depreciation cash fund or reserve, or new capital; and
       ``(C) from amounts received under a service agreement with 
     a State or local social service agency or private social 
     service organization.''.
       (f) Reviews, Audits, and Evaluations.--Section 
     5307(h)(1)(A) (as redesignated by subsection (a) of this 
     section) is amended by striking ``shall'' and inserting 
     ``may''.
       (g) Relationship to Other Laws.--Section 5307(l) (as 
     redesignated by subsection (a) of this section) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (1);
       (3) by inserting ``This chapter.--'' before ``Sections 
     5302'';
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Chapter 15 of title 5.--The provision of assistance 
     under this chapter shall not be construed as bringing within 
     the application of chapter 15 of title 5 any nonsupervisory 
     employee of a public transportation system (or any other 
     agency or entity performing related functions) to which such 
     chapter is otherwise inapplicable.''; and
       (5) by aligning the left margin of paragraph (1) (as so 
     redesignated) with paragraph (2) (as added by paragraph (4) 
     of this subsection).
       (h) Treatment.--At the end of section 5307, add the 
     following:
       ``(m) Treatment.--For purposes of this section, the United 
     States Virgin Islands shall be treated as an urbanized area, 
     as defined in section 5302.''.

     SEC. 3009. CLEAN FUELS FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM.

       Section 5308 is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5308. Clean fuels formula grant program

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Clean fuel bus.--The term `clean fuel bus' means a 
     passenger vehicle used to provide public transportation 
     that--
       ``(A) is powered by--
       ``(i) compressed natural gas;
       ``(ii) liquefied natural gas;
       ``(iii) biodiesel fuels;
       ``(iv) batteries;
       ``(v) alcohol-based fuels;
       ``(vi) hybrid electric;
       ``(vii) fuel cell;
       ``(viii) clean diesel, to the extent allowed under this 
     section; or
       ``(ix) other low or zero emissions technology; and
       ``(B) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency has certified sufficiently reduces harmful emissions.
       ``(2) Eligible project.--The term `eligible project'--
       ``(A) means a project in a nonattainment or maintenance 
     area described in paragraph (4)(A) for--
       ``(i) purchasing or leasing clean fuel buses, including 
     buses that employ a lightweight composite primary structure;
       ``(ii) constructing or leasing clean fuel buses or 
     electrical recharging facilities and related equipment for 
     such buses; or
       ``(iii) constructing new or improving existing public 
     transportation facilities to accommodate clean fuel buses; 
     and
       ``(B) at the discretion of the Secretary, may include a 
     project located in a nonattainment or maintenance area 
     described in paragraph (4)(A) relating to clean fuel, 
     biodiesel, hybrid electric, or zero emissions technology 
     buses that exhibit equivalent or superior emissions 
     reductions to existing clean fuel or hybrid electric 
     technologies.
       ``(3) Maintenance area.--The term `maintenance area' has 
     the meaning such term has under section 101 of title 23.
       ``(4) Recipient.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `recipient' means a designated 
     recipient (as defined in section 5307(a)(2)) for an area 
     that, and a recipient for an urbanized area with a population 
     of less than 200,000 that--
       ``(i) is designated as a nonattainment area for ozone or 
     carbon monoxide under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7407(d)); or
       ``(ii) is a maintenance area for ozone or carbon monoxide.
       ``(B) Smaller urbanized areas.--In the case of an urbanized 
     area with a population of less than 200,000, the State in 
     which the area is located shall act as the recipient for the 
     area under this section.
       ``(b) Authority.--The Secretary shall make grants in 
     accordance with this section to recipients to finance 
     eligible projects.
       ``(c) Apportionment of Funds.--
       ``(1) Formula.--The Secretary shall apportion among 
     recipients amounts made available to carry out this section 
     for a fiscal year. Of such amounts--
       ``(A) two-thirds shall be apportioned to recipients serving 
     urbanized areas with a population of at least 1,000,000, of 
     which--
       ``(i) 50 percent shall be apportioned so that each such 
     recipient receives a grant under this section in an amount 
     equal to the ratio that--

       ``(I) the number of vehicles in the bus fleet of the 
     recipient, weighted by severity of nonattainment for the area 
     served by the recipient; bears to
       ``(II) the total number of vehicles in the bus fleets of 
     all such recipients, weighted by severity of nonattainment 
     for all areas served by such recipients; and

       ``(ii) 50 percent shall be apportioned so that each such 
     recipient receives a grant under this section in an amount 
     equal to the ratio that--

       ``(I) the number of bus passenger miles (as defined in 
     section 5336(c)) of the recipient, weighted by severity of 
     nonattainment of the area served by the recipient; bears to
       ``(II) the total number of bus passenger miles (as defined 
     in section 5336(c)) of all such recipients, weighted by 
     severity of nonattainment of all areas served by such 
     recipients; and

       ``(B) one-third shall be apportioned to recipients serving 
     urbanized areas with a population of less than 1,000,000, of 
     which--
       ``(i) 50 percent shall be apportioned so that each such 
     recipient receives a grant under this section in an amount 
     equal to the ratio that--

       ``(I) the number of vehicles in the bus fleet of the 
     recipient, weighted by severity of nonattainment for the area 
     served by the recipient; bears to
       ``(II) the total number of vehicles in the bus fleets of 
     all such recipients, weighted by severity of nonattainment 
     for all areas served by such recipients; and

       ``(ii) 50 percent shall be apportioned so that each such 
     recipient receives a grant under this section in an amount 
     equal to the ratio that--

       ``(I) the number of bus passenger miles (as defined in 
     section 5336(c)) of the recipient, weighted by severity of 
     nonattainment of the area served by the recipient; bears to
       ``(II) the total number of bus passenger miles (as defined 
     in section 5336(c)) of all such recipients, weighted by 
     severity of nonattainment of all areas served by such 
     recipients.

       ``(2) Weighting of severity of nonattainment.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), subject 
     to subparagraph (B), the number of buses in the bus fleet, or 
     the number of passenger miles, shall be multiplied by a 
     factor of--
       ``(i) 1.0 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is 
     a maintenance area for ozone or carbon monoxide;
       ``(ii) 1.1 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area 
     is classified as a marginal ozone nonattainment area under 
     subpart 2 of part D of title I of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7511 et seq.);
       ``(iii) 1.2 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area 
     is classified as a moderate ozone nonattainment area under 
     subpart 2 of such part;
       ``(iv) 1.3 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area 
     is classified as a serious ozone nonattainment area under 
     subpart 2 of such part;
       ``(v) 1.4 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area is 
     classified as a severe ozone nonattainment area under subpart 
     2 of such part; or
       ``(vi) 1.5 if, at the time of the apportionment, the area 
     is classified as an extreme ozone nonattainment area under 
     subpart 2 of such part.
       ``(B) Additional adjustment for carbon monoxide areas.--If, 
     in addition to being classified as a nonattainment or 
     maintenance area for ozone under subpart 2 of such part, the 
     area was also classified under subpart 3 of such part as a 
     nonattainment area for carbon monoxide, the weighted 
     nonattainment or maintenance area fleet and passenger miles 
     for the recipient, as calculated under subparagraph (A), 
     shall be further multiplied by a factor of 1.2.
       ``(d) Clean Diesel Buses.--Not more than 35 percent of the 
     amount made available by or appropriated under section 5338 
     in each fiscal year to carry out this section may be made 
     available to fund clean diesel buses.
       ``(e) Grant Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--A grant under this section shall be 
     subject to the requirements of section 5307.
       ``(2) Government's share of costs for certain projects.--
     Section 5323(i) applies to projects carried out under this 
     section.
       ``(f) Availability of Funds.--Any amount made available or 
     appropriated under this section--
       ``(1) shall remain available to a project for 1 year after 
     the fiscal year for which the amount is made available or 
     appropriated; and
       ``(2) that remains unobligated at the end of the period 
     described in paragraph (1) shall be added to the amount made 
     available in the following fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 3010. CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANTS.

       (a) Section Heading.--Section 5309 is amended by striking 
     the section heading and inserting the following:

     ``Sec. 5309. Capital investment grants''.

       (b) Loans for Real Property Interests.--Section 5309 is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) by striking ``and 
     loans'';
       (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and
       (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b).
       (c) Project as Part of Approved Program of Projects.--
     Section 5309(b) (as redesignated by subsection (b) of this 
     section) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Except as provided in subsections (b)(2) 
     and (e) of the section, the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (2) by striking ``or loan''.
       (d) Criteria and Funding.--Section 5309 is amended by 
     striking subsections (e) through (p) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Major Capital Investment Grants of $75,000,000 or 
     More.--
       ``(1) Full funding grant agreement.--A major new fixed 
     guideway capital project financed under this subsection shall 
     be carried out through a full funding grant agreement.

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     The Secretary shall enter into a full funding grant agreement 
     based on the evaluations and ratings required under this 
     subsection. The Secretary shall not enter into a full funding 
     grant agreement for a project unless that project is 
     authorized for final design and construction.
       ``(2) Approval of grants.--The Secretary may approve a 
     grant under this section for a major new fixed guideway 
     capital project only if the Secretary, based upon evaluations 
     and considerations set forth in paragraph (3), determines 
     that the proposal is--
       ``(A) based on the results of an alternatives analysis and 
     preliminary engineering;
       ``(B) justified based on a comprehensive review of its 
     mobility improvements, environmental benefits, cost 
     effectiveness, operating efficiencies, and transit supportive 
     policies, and existing land use; and
       ``(C) supported by an acceptable degree of local financial 
     commitment (including evidence of stable and dependable 
     financing sources) to construct, maintain, and operate the 
     system or extension.
       ``(3) Considerations.--
       ``(A) Results of alternatives analysis and preliminary 
     engineering.--In evaluating a proposed project for purposes 
     of making the finding required by paragraph (2)(A), the 
     Secretary shall analyze and consider the results of the 
     alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering for the 
     project.
       ``(B) Project justification.--In evaluating a proposed 
     project for purposes of making the finding required by 
     paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) consider the direct and indirect costs of relevant 
     alternatives;
       ``(ii) consider factors such as congestion relief, improved 
     mobility, air pollution, noise pollution, energy consumption, 
     and all associated ancillary and mitigation costs necessary 
     to carry out each alternative analyzed and recognize 
     reductions in local infrastructure costs achieved through 
     compact land use development;
       ``(iii) identify and consider public transportation 
     supportive existing land use policies and future patterns and 
     the cost of suburban sprawl;
       ``(iv) consider the degree to which the project increases 
     the mobility of the public transportation dependent 
     population or promotes economic development;
       ``(v) consider population density and current transit 
     ridership in the corridor;
       ``(vi) consider the technical capability of the grant 
     recipient to construct the project;
       ``(vii) adjust the project justification to reflect 
     differences in local land, construction, and operating costs; 
     and
       ``(viii) consider other factors that the Secretary 
     determines appropriate to carry out this chapter.
       ``(C) Local financial commitment.--In evaluating a proposed 
     project under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall require 
     that--
       ``(i) the proposed project plan provides for the 
     availability of contingency amounts that the Secretary 
     determines to be reasonable to cover unanticipated cost 
     increases;
       ``(ii) each proposed local source of capital and operating 
     financing is stable, reliable, and available within the 
     proposed project timetable; and
       ``(iii) local resources are available to operate the 
     overall proposed public transportation system (including 
     essential feeder bus and other services necessary to achieve 
     the projected ridership levels) without requiring a reduction 
     in existing public transportation services to operate the 
     proposed project.
       ``(D) Assessment of local financing.--In assessing the 
     stability, reliability, and availability of proposed sources 
     of local financing under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary 
     shall consider--
       ``(i) existing grant commitments;
       ``(ii) the degree to which financing sources are dedicated 
     to the purposes proposed;
       ``(iii) any debt obligation that exists or is proposed by 
     the recipient for the proposed project or other public 
     transportation purpose; and
       ``(iv) the extent to which the project has a local 
     financial commitment that exceeds the required non-Federal 
     share of the cost of the project.
       ``(4) Evaluation and rating of projects.--A proposed 
     project under this subsection may advance from alternatives 
     analysis to preliminary engineering, and may advance from 
     preliminary engineering to final design and construction, 
     only if the Secretary finds that the project meets the 
     requirements of this section and there is a reasonable 
     likelihood that the project will continue to meet such 
     requirements. In making the findings, the Secretary shall 
     evaluate and rate the project as `highly recommended', 
     `recommended', or `not recommended' based on the results of 
     alternatives analysis, the project justification criteria, 
     and the degree of local financial commitment, as required 
     under this subsection. In rating the projects, the Secretary 
     shall provide, in addition to the overall project rating, 
     individual ratings for each of the criteria established by 
     regulation.
       ``(5) Major defined.--In this section, the term `major', as 
     used with respect to a new fixed guideway capital project, 
     means the Federal assistance provided or to be provided under 
     this section for the project is $75,000,000 or more.
       ``(d) Capital Investment Grants Less Than $75,000,000.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of this 
     subsection, if the Federal assistance provided or to be 
     provided under this section with respect to a new fixed 
     guideway capital project is less than $75,000,000, and not 
     less than $25,000,000, the project shall be subject to the 
     requirements in this subsection. A new fixed guideway capital 
     project is not subject to the requirements of this subsection 
     if the assistance provided under this section with respect to 
     the project is less than $25,000,000.
       ``(2) Selection criteria.--The Secretary may provide 
     Federal assistance under this subsection with respect to a 
     proposed project only if the Secretary finds that the project 
     is--
       ``(A) based on the results of planning and alternatives 
     analysis;
       ``(B) justified based on a review of its public 
     transportation supportive land use policies, cost 
     effectiveness, and effect on local economic development; and
       ``(C) supported by an acceptable degree of local financial 
     commitment.
       ``(3) Planning and alternatives.--In evaluating a project 
     under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary shall analyze and 
     consider the results of planning and alternatives analysis 
     for the project.
       ``(4) Project justification.--For purposes of making the 
     finding under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) determine the degree to which the project is 
     consistent with local land use policies and is likely to 
     achieve local developmental goals;
       ``(B) determine the cost effectiveness of the project at 
     the time of the initiation of revenue service;
       ``(C) determine the degree to which the project will have a 
     positive effect on local economic development;
       ``(D) consider the reliability of the forecasts of costs 
     and ridership associated with the project; and
       ``(E) consider other factors that the Secretary determines 
     appropriate to carry out this subsection.
       ``(5) Local financial commitment.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall require that each 
     proposed local source of capital and operating financing is 
     stable, reliable, and available within the proposed project 
     timetable.
       ``(6) Advancement of project to development and 
     construction.--
       ``(A) General rule.--A proposed project under this 
     subsection may advance from planning and alternatives 
     analysis to project development and construction only if--
       ``(i) the Secretary finds that the project meets the 
     requirements of this subsection and there is a reasonable 
     likelihood that the project will continue to meet such 
     requirements; and
       ``(ii) the metropolitan planning organization has adopted 
     the locally preferred alternative for the project into the 
     long-range transportation plan.
       ``(B) Evaluation.--In making the findings under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall evaluate and rate the 
     project as `recommended' or `not recommended' based on the 
     results of the analysis of the project justification criteria 
     and the degree of local financial commitment, as required by 
     this subsection.
       ``(7) Contents of project construction grant agreement.--A 
     project construction grant agreement under this subsection 
     shall specify the scope of the project to be constructed, the 
     estimated net project cost of the project, the schedule under 
     which the project shall be constructed, the maximum amount of 
     funding to be obtained under this subsection, the proposed 
     schedule for obligation of future Federal grants, and the 
     sources of funding from other than the Government. The 
     agreement may include a commitment on the part of the 
     Secretary to provide funding for the project in future fiscal 
     years.
       ``(8) Limitation on entry into construction grant 
     agreement.--The Secretary may enter into a project 
     construction grant agreement for a project under this 
     subsection only if the project is authorized for construction 
     and has been rated as `recommended' under this subsection.
       ``(9) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 
     2005, the Secretary shall issue regulations establishing an 
     evaluation and rating process for proposed projects under 
     this subsection that is based on the results of project 
     justification and local financial commitment, as required 
     under this subsection.
       ``(10) Fixed guideway capital project.--In this subsection, 
     the term `fixed guideway capital project' includes a 
     corridor-based public transportation bus capital project if 
     the majority of the project's corridor right-of-way is 
     dedicated alignment for exclusive use by public 
     transportation vehicles for all or part of the day.
       ``(e) Previously Issued Letter of Intent or Full Funding 
     Grant Agreement.--Subsections (c) and (d) do not apply to 
     projects for which the Secretary has issued a letter of 
     intent or entered into a full funding grant agreement before 
     the date of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation 
     Act of 2005. Subsection (d) also does not apply to projects 
     for which the Secretary has received an application for final 
     design before such date of enactment.
       ``(f) Letters of Intent, Full Funding Grant Agreements, and 
     Early Systems Work Agreements.--
       ``(1) Letters of intent.--
       ``(A) Amounts intended to be obligated.--The Secretary may 
     issue a letter of intent to an applicant announcing an 
     intention to obligate, for a capital project under this 
     section, an amount from future available budget authority 
     specified in law that is not more than the amount stipulated 
     as the financial participation of the Secretary in the 
     project. When a letter is issued for fixed guideway projects, 
     the amount shall be sufficient to complete at least an 
     operable segment.
       ``(B) Treatment.--The issuance of a letter under 
     subparagraph (A) is deemed not to be an obligation under 
     sections 1108(c), 1108(d), 1501, and 1502(a) of title 31 or 
     an administrative commitment.
       ``(2) Full funding grant agreements.--
       ``(A) Terms.--The Secretary may make a full funding grant 
     agreement with an applicant. The agreement shall--
       ``(i) establish the terms of participation by the 
     Government in a project under this section;

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       ``(ii) establish the maximum amount of Government financial 
     assistance for the project;
       ``(iii) cover the period of time for completing the 
     project, including a period extending beyond the period of an 
     authorization; and
       ``(iv) make timely and efficient management of the project 
     easier according to the law of the United States.
       ``(B) Special financial rules.--
       ``(i) In general.--An agreement under this paragraph 
     obligates an amount of available budget authority specified 
     in law and may include a commitment, contingent on amounts to 
     be specified in law in advance for commitments under this 
     paragraph, to obligate an additional amount from future 
     available budget authority specified in law.
       ``(ii) Statement of contingent commitment.--The agreement 
     shall state that the contingent commitment is not an 
     obligation of the Government.
       ``(iii) Interest and other financing costs.--Interest and 
     other financing costs of efficiently carrying out a part of 
     the project within a reasonable time are a cost of carrying 
     out the project under a full funding grant agreement, except 
     that eligible costs may not be more than the cost of the most 
     favorable financing terms reasonably available for the 
     project at the time of borrowing. The applicant shall 
     certify, in a way satisfactory to the Secretary, that the 
     applicant has shown reasonable diligence in seeking the most 
     favorable financing terms.
       ``(iv) Completion of operable segment.--The amount 
     stipulated in an agreement under this paragraph for a fixed 
     guideway project shall be sufficient to complete at least an 
     operable segment.
       ``(3) Early system work agreements.--
       ``(A) Conditions.--The Secretary may make an early systems 
     work agreement with an applicant if a record of decision 
     under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) has been issued on the project and the 
     Secretary finds there is reason to believe--
       ``(i) a full funding grant agreement for the project will 
     be made; and
       ``(ii) the terms of the work agreement will promote 
     ultimate completion of the project more rapidly and at less 
     cost.
       ``(B) Contents.--
       ``(i) In general.--A work agreement under this paragraph 
     obligates an amount of available budget authority specified 
     in law and shall provide for reimbursement of preliminary 
     costs of carrying out the project, including land 
     acquisition, timely procurement of system elements for which 
     specifications are decided, and other activities the 
     Secretary decides are appropriate to make efficient, long-
     term project management easier.
       ``(ii) Period covered.--A work agreement under this 
     paragraph shall cover the period of time the Secretary 
     considers appropriate. The period may extend beyond the 
     period of current authorization.
       ``(iii) Interest and other financing costs.--Interest and 
     other financing costs of efficiently carrying out the work 
     agreement within a reasonable time are a cost of carrying out 
     the agreement, except that eligible costs may not be more 
     than the cost of the most favorable financing terms 
     reasonably available for the project at the time of 
     borrowing. The applicant shall certify, in a way satisfactory 
     to the Secretary, that the applicant has shown reasonable 
     diligence in seeking the most favorable financing terms.
       ``(iv) Failure to carry out project.--If an applicant does 
     not carry out the project for reasons within the control of 
     the applicant, the applicant shall repay all Government 
     payments made under the work agreement plus reasonable 
     interest and penalty charges the Secretary establishes in the 
     agreement.
       ``(4) Limitation on amounts.--
       ``(A) Major capital investment grants contingent commitment 
     authority.--The total estimated amount of future obligations 
     of the Government and contingent commitments to incur 
     obligations covered by all outstanding letters of intent, 
     full funding grant agreements, and early systems work 
     agreements under this subsection for major new fixed guideway 
     capital projects may be not more than the greater of the 
     amount authorized under sections 5338(b) and 5338(h)(1) for 
     such projects or an amount equivalent to the last 3 fiscal 
     years of funding allocated under subsections (m)(1)(B) and 
     (m)(2)(B)(ii) for such projects, less an amount the Secretary 
     reasonably estimates is necessary for grants under this 
     section for those of such projects that are not covered by a 
     letter or agreement. The total amount covered by new letters 
     and contingent commitments included in full funding grant 
     agreements and early systems work agreements for such 
     projects may be not more than a limitation specified in law.
       ``(B) Other contingent commitment authority.--The total 
     estimated amount of future obligations of the Government and 
     contingent commitments to incur obligations covered by all 
     project construction grant agreements and early system work 
     agreements under this subsection for small capital projects 
     described in subsection (d) may be not more than the greater 
     of the amount allocated under subsection (m)(2)(A) for such 
     projects or an amount equivalent to the last fiscal year of 
     funding allocated under subsection (m)(2)(A) for such 
     projects, less an amount the Secretary reasonably estimates 
     is necessary for grants under this section for those of such 
     projects that are not covered by an agreement. The total 
     amount covered by new contingent commitments included in 
     project construction grant agreements and early systems work 
     agreements for such projects may be not more than a 
     limitation specified in law.
       ``(C) Inclusion of certain commitments.--Future obligations 
     of the Government and contingent commitments made against the 
     contingent commitment authority under section 3032(g)(2) of 
     the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
     (106 Stat. 2125) for the San Francisco BART to the Airport 
     project for fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 
     shall be charged against section 3032(g)(2) of that Act.
       ``(D) Appropriation required.--An obligation may be made 
     under this subsection only when amounts are appropriated for 
     the obligation.
       ``(5) Notification of congress.--At least 60 days before 
     issuing a letter of intent or entering into a full funding 
     grant agreement or project construction grant agreement under 
     this section, the Secretary shall notify, in writing, the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate of the proposed letter or 
     agreement. The Secretary shall include with the notification 
     a copy of the proposed letter or agreement as well as the 
     evaluations and ratings for the project.
       ``(g) Government's Share of Net Project Cost.--
       ``(1) Federal share.--Based on engineering studies, studies 
     of economic feasibility, and information on the expected use 
     of equipment or facilities, the Secretary shall estimate the 
     net project cost. A grant for the project shall be for 80 
     percent of the net capital project cost, unless the grant 
     recipient requests a lower grant percentage.
       ``(2) Remainder of net project cost.--The remainder of net 
     project costs shall be provided from an undistributed cash 
     surplus, a replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, 
     or new capital.
       ``(3) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this section, including paragraph (1) and subsections 
     (c)(3)(D)(iv) and (c)(4), shall be construed as authorizing 
     the Secretary to require a non-Federal financial commitment 
     for a project that is more than 20 percent of the net capital 
     project cost.
       ``(4) Special rule for rolling stock costs.--In addition to 
     amounts allowed pursuant to paragraph (1), a planned 
     extension to a fixed guideway system may include the cost of 
     rolling stock previously purchased if the applicant satisfies 
     the Secretary that only amounts other than amounts of the 
     Government were used and that the purchase was made for use 
     on the extension. A refund or reduction of the remainder may 
     be made only if a refund of a proportional amount of the 
     grant of the Government is made at the same time.
       ``(5) Limitation on applicability.--This subsection does 
     not apply to projects for which the Secretary has entered 
     into a full funding grant agreement before the date of 
     enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2005.
       ``(h) Fiscal Capacity Considerations.--If the Secretary 
     gives priority consideration to financing projects that 
     include more than the non-Government share required under 
     subsection (g), the Secretary shall give equal consideration 
     to differences in the fiscal capacity of State and local 
     governments.
       ``(i) Reports on New Starts.--
       ``(1) Annual dot report.--Not later than the first Monday 
     in February of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate a report that includes--
       ``(A) a proposal of allocations of amounts to be available 
     to finance grants for new fixed guideway capital projects 
     among applicants for these amounts;
       ``(B) evaluations and ratings, as required under subsection 
     (c), for each such project that is authorized by the Federal 
     Public Transportation Act of 2005; and
       ``(C) recommendations of such projects for funding based on 
     the evaluations and ratings and on existing commitments and 
     anticipated funding levels for the next 3 fiscal years and 
     for the next 10 fiscal years based on information currently 
     available to the Secretary.
       ``(2) Annual gao review.--The Comptroller General shall--
       ``(A) conduct an annual review of--
       ``(i) the processes and procedures for evaluating, rating, 
     and recommending new fixed guideway capital projects; and
       ``(ii) the Secretary's implementation of such processes and 
     procedures; and
       ``(B) report to Congress on the results of such review by 
     May 31 of each year.
       ``(j) Undertaking Projects in Advance.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may pay the Government's 
     share of the net capital project cost to a State or local 
     governmental authority that carries out any part of a project 
     described in this section without the aid of amounts of the 
     Government and according to all applicable procedures and 
     requirements if--
       ``(A) the State or local governmental authority applies for 
     the payment;
       ``(B) the Secretary approves the payment; and
       ``(C) before carrying out the part of the project, the 
     Secretary approves the plans and specifications for the part 
     in the same way as other projects under this section.
       ``(2) Financing costs.--
       ``(A) In general.--The cost of carrying out part of a 
     project includes the amount of interest earned and payable on 
     bonds issued by the State or local governmental authority to 
     the extent proceeds of the bonds are expended in carrying out 
     the part.
       ``(B) Limitation on amount of interest.--The amount of 
     interest under this paragraph may not be more than the most 
     favorable interest terms reasonably available for the project 
     at the time of borrowing.
       ``(C) Certification.--The applicant shall certify, in a 
     manner satisfactory to the Secretary, that the applicant has 
     shown reasonable diligence in seeking the most favorable 
     financial terms.
       ``(3) Capital project cost indices.--The Secretary shall 
     consider changes in capital project

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     cost indices when determining the estimated cost under 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(k) Bus and Bus Facilities Projects.--In making grants 
     under subsections (m)(1)(C) and (m)(2)(B)(iii), the Secretary 
     shall consider the age of buses, bus fleets, related 
     equipment, and bus-related facilities.
       ``(l) Availability of Amounts.--An amount made available or 
     appropriated under section 5338(b), 5338(g), or 5338(h) for 
     replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and 
     related equipment and construction of bus-related facilities 
     or for new fixed guideway capital projects shall remain 
     available for 3 fiscal years, including the fiscal year in 
     which the amount is made available or appropriated. Any of 
     such amounts that are unobligated at the end of the 3-fiscal-
     year period shall be deobligated and may be used by the 
     Secretary for any purpose under this section.
       ``(m) Allocating Amounts.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 2004.--The total amount of funds made 
     available by or appropriated under section 5338(b) for fiscal 
     year 2004 shall be allocated as follows:
       ``(A) 40 percent for fixed guideway modernization;
       ``(B) 40 percent for major new fixed guideway capital 
     projects; and
       ``(C) 20 percent to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase 
     buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related 
     facilities.
       ``(2) Fiscal years 2005-2009.--The total amount of funds 
     made available by section 5338(g), and appropriated under 
     section 5338(h), for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 
     shall be allocated in the fiscal year as follows:
       ``(A) Small capital projects.--From funds appropriated 
     under section 5338(h) for new fixed guideway capital projects 
     described in subsection (d)--
       ``(i) $135,000,000 in fiscal year 2005;
       ``(ii) $175,000,000 in fiscal year 2006;
       ``(iii) $200,000,000 in fiscal year 2007;
       ``(iv) $200,000,000 in fiscal year 2008; and
       ``(v) $225,000,000 in fiscal year 2009.
       ``(B) Remainder.--After the allocation under subparagraph 
     (A), the remainder of such total amount shall be allocated as 
     follows:
       ``(i) 40 percent for fixed guideway modernization, to be 
     derived from funds made available under section 5338(g).
       ``(ii) 40 percent for major new fixed capital guideway 
     projects, to be derived from funds appropriated under section 
     5338(h).
       ``(iii) 20 percent to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase 
     buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related 
     facilities, to be derived from funds made available under 
     section 5338(g).
       ``(3) Funding for ferry boat systems.--Of the amounts made 
     available under paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B)(ii), $10,400,000 
     shall be available in each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 
     for new fixed guideway capital projects in Alaska or Hawaii 
     that are for ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities or that 
     are for approaches to ferry terminal facilities. Of the 
     amounts made available under paragraphs (1)(C) and 
     (2)(B)(iii), $10,000,000 shall be available in each of fiscal 
     years 2005 through 2009 for ferry boats or ferry terminal 
     facilities.
       ``(4) Fuel cell bus program.--Of the amounts made available 
     under subsections (m)(1)(C) and (m)(2)(B)(iii) for a fiscal 
     year, the following amounts shall be set aside for the 
     national fuel cell bus technology development program under 
     section 3039 of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 
     2005:
       ``(A) $4,849,950 for fiscal year 2004.
       ``(B) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.
       ``(C) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
       ``(D) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2007.
       ``(E) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
       ``(F) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       ``(n) New Fixed Guideway Capital Project Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `new fixed guideway capital project' means 
     a minimum operable segment of a capital project for a new 
     fixed guideway system or extension to an existing fixed 
     guideway system.''.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Chapter analysis.--The analysis for chapter 53 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 5309 and 
     inserting the following:

``5309. Capital investment grants.''.

       (2) Section 5328.--Section 5328(a) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``5309(e)'' and inserting 
     ``5309(c)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4) by striking ``under section 
     5309(o)(1)'' and inserting ``under section 5309(i)(1)''.

     SEC. 3011. FORMULA GRANTS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS OF ELDERLY 
                   INDIVIDUALS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 5310 is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 5310. Formula grants for special needs of elderly 
       individuals and individuals with disabilities'';

       (2) by striking subsections (a) through (g) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(a) General Authority.--
       ``(1) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants to States and 
     local governmental authorities under this section for public 
     transportation capital projects, and operating costs 
     associated with public transportation capital projects, 
     planned, designed, and carried out to meet the special needs 
     of elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities.
       ``(2) Subrecipients.--A State that receives a grant under 
     this section may allocate the amounts of the grant to--
       ``(A) a private nonprofit organization if the public 
     transportation service provided under paragraph (1) is 
     unavailable, insufficient, or inappropriate; or
       ``(B) a governmental authority that--
       ``(i) is approved by the State to coordinate services for 
     elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities; or
       ``(ii) certifies that there are not any nonprofit 
     organizations readily available in the area to provide the 
     services described under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Acquiring public transportation services.--A public 
     transportation capital project under this section may include 
     acquisition of public transportation services as an eligible 
     capital expense.
       ``(4) Administrative expenses.--A State or local 
     governmental authority may use not more than 10 percent of 
     the amounts apportioned to the State under this section to 
     administer, plan, and provide technical assistance for a 
     project funded under this section.
       ``(b) Apportionment and Transfers.--
       ``(1) Apportionment.--
       ``(A) Formula.--The Secretary shall apportion amounts made 
     available to carry out this section under a formula the 
     Secretary administers that considers the number of elderly 
     individuals and individuals with disabilities in each State.
       ``(B) Low density adjustment.--In administering the 
     apportionment formula under subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) in the case of a State with a population density of 
     10 or fewer persons per square mile, the Secretary shall 
     multiply by a factor of 2 the number of elderly individuals 
     and individuals with disabilities in the State (as determined 
     using the most recent decennial United States Census); and
       ``(ii) in the case of a State with a population density of 
     more than 10 but equal to or fewer than 30 persons per square 
     mile, the Secretary shall multiply by a factor of 1.25 the 
     number of elderly individuals and individuals with 
     disabilities in the State (as determined using the most 
     recent decennial United States Census).
       ``(2) Transfers.--Any State's apportionment remaining 
     available for obligation at the beginning of the 90-day 
     period before the end of the period of availability of the 
     apportionment is available to the State for transfer to 
     supplement amounts apportioned to the State under section 
     5311(c) or 5336(a)(1), or both. Any funds transferred 
     pursuant to this paragraph shall be made available only for 
     eligible projects as described in this section.
       ``(c) Government's Share of Costs.--
       ``(1) Capital projects.--A grant for a capital project 
     under this section shall be for 80 percent of the net capital 
     costs of the project, as determined by the Secretary; except 
     that in the case of a State described in section 120(b)(1) of 
     title 23, such percentage shall be increased in accordance 
     with such section.
       ``(2) Operating assistance.--A grant made under this 
     section for operating assistance may not exceed 50 percent of 
     the net operating costs of the project, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(3) Remainder.--The remainder of the net project costs--
       ``(A) may be provided from an undistributed cash surplus, a 
     replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, a service 
     agreement with a State or local social service agency or a 
     private social service organization, or new capital; and
       ``(B) may be derived from amounts appropriated to or made 
     available to a department or agency of the Government (other 
     than the Department of Transportation) that are eligible to 
     be expended for transportation.
       ``(4) Use of certain funds.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (3)(B), the prohibitions on the use of funds for matching 
     requirements under section 403(a)(5)(C)(vii) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(vii)) shall not apply to 
     Federal or State funds to be used for transportation 
     purposes.
       ``(d) Grant Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--A grant under this section shall be 
     subject to all requirements of a grant under section 5307. A 
     grant to a subrecipient under this section shall be subject 
     to such requirements to the extent the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(2) Coordination with nonprofit providers.--A recipient 
     that transfers funds to an apportionment under section 
     5336(a)(1) pursuant to subsection (b)(2) shall certify that 
     the project for which the funds are requested under this 
     section has been coordinated with nonprofit providers of 
     services.
       ``(3) Project selection and planning.--Beginning in fiscal 
     year 2007, a recipient of funds under this section shall 
     certify that--
       ``(A) the projects selected were derived from a locally 
     developed, coordinated public transit-human services 
     transportation plan; and
       ``(B) the plan was developed through a process that 
     included representatives of public, private, and nonprofit 
     transportation and human services providers and participation 
     by the public.
       ``(4) Fair and equitable distribution.--A recipient of a 
     grant under this section shall certify that allocations of 
     the grant to subrecipients are distributed on a fair and 
     equitable basis.
       ``(e) State Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts made available to carry out this 
     section may be used for transportation projects to assist in 
     providing transportation services for elderly individuals and 
     individuals with disabilities that are included in a State 
     program of projects.
       ``(2) Submission and approval.--A program shall be 
     submitted annually to the Secretary for approval and shall 
     contain an assurance that the program provides for maximum 
     feasible coordination of transportation services assisted 
     under this section with transportation services assisted by 
     other Government sources.
       ``(f) Leasing Vehicles.--Vehicles acquired under this 
     section may be leased to local governmental authorities to 
     improve transportation services designed to meet the special 
     needs of elderly individuals and individuals with 
     disabilities.''; and

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       (3) by redesignating subsections (h) through (j) as 
     subsections (g) through (i), respectively.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 5310 and 
     inserting the following:

``5310. Formula grants for special needs of elderly individuals and 
              individuals with disabilities.''.

     SEC. 3012. FORMULA GRANTS FOR OTHER THAN URBANIZED AREAS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 5311(a) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Recipient.--The term `recipient' means a State that 
     receives a Federal transit program grant directly from the 
     Government.
       ``(2) Subrecipient.--The term `subrecipient' means a State 
     or local governmental authority, nonprofit organization, or 
     operator of public transportation services that receives a 
     Federal transit program grant indirectly through a 
     recipient.''.
       (b) General Authority.--Section 5311(b) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(b) General Authority.--
       ``(1) Grants.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary may make grants to other than urbanized areas under 
     this section for the following:
       ``(A) Public transportation capital projects.
       ``(B) Operating costs of equipment and facilities for use 
     in public transportation.
       ``(C) Acquisition of public transportation services, 
     including service agreements with private providers of public 
     transportation services.
       ``(2) State program.--
       ``(A) In general.--Amounts made available to carry out this 
     section shall be used for projects included in a State 
     program for public transportation projects, including service 
     agreements with private providers of public transportation.
       ``(B) Submission.--The program shall be submitted annually 
     to the Secretary for approval.
       ``(C) Approval.--The Secretary may approve the program only 
     if the Secretary finds that the program provides a fair 
     distribution of amounts in the State, including Indian 
     reservations, and the maximum feasible coordination of public 
     transportation service assisted under this section with 
     transportation service assisted by other Federal sources.
       ``(3) Rural transportation assistance program.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a rural 
     transportation assistance program in other than urbanized 
     areas.
       ``(B) Grants and contracts.--In carrying out this 
     paragraph, the Secretary may use not more than 2 percent of 
     the amount made available to carry out this section to make 
     grants and contracts for transportation research, technical 
     assistance, training, and related support services in other 
     than urbanized areas.
       ``(C) Projects of a national scope.--Not more than 15 
     percent of the amounts available under subparagraph (B) may 
     be used by the Secretary to carry out projects of a national 
     scope, with the remaining balance provided to the States.''.
       (c) Apportionments.--Section 5311(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Apportionments.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall apportion amounts 
     made available to carry out this section among the States in 
     the ratio that--
       ``(A) the population of other than urbanized areas in each 
     State, as shown by the most recent Government decennial 
     census of population; bears to
       ``(B) the population of all other than urbanized areas in 
     the United States, as shown by that census.
       ``(2) Low density adjustment.--In administering the 
     apportionment formula under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) in the case of a State with a population density of 
     10 or fewer persons per square mile in other than urbanized 
     areas of the State, the Secretary shall multiply by a factor 
     of 1.5 the population of such other than urbanized areas (as 
     determined using the most recent decennial United States 
     Census); and
       ``(B) in the case of a State with a population density of 
     more than 10 but equal to or fewer than 12 persons per square 
     mile in other than urbanized areas of the State, the 
     Secretary shall multiply by a factor of 1.25 the population 
     of such other than urbanized areas (as determined using the 
     most recent decennial United States Census).
       ``(3) Availability.--The amount apportioned to a State 
     under this subsection may be obligated by the State for 2 
     fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the amount is 
     apportioned. An amount that is not obligated at the end of 
     that period shall be reapportioned among the States for the 
     next fiscal year.''.
       (d) Use for Administration, Planning, and Technical 
     Assistance.--Section 5311(e) is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by inserting ``, planning,'' 
     after ``administration'';
       (2) by striking ``(1) The Secretary'' and inserting ``The 
     Secretary'';
       (3) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (4) by striking ``recipient'' and inserting 
     ``subrecipient''.
       (e) Intercity Bus Transportation.--Section 5311(f) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``after September 30, 
     1993,''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``A State'' and inserting 
     ``After consultation with affected intercity bus service 
     providers, a State''.
       (f) Government's Share of Costs.--Section 5311(g) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Government's Share of Costs.--
       ``(1) Capital projects.--A grant for a capital project 
     under this section shall be for 80 percent of the net capital 
     costs of the project, as determined by the Secretary; except 
     that in the case of a State described in section 120(b)(1) of 
     title 23, such percentage shall be increased in accordance 
     with such section.
       ``(2) Operating assistance.--A grant made under this 
     section for operating assistance may not exceed 50 percent of 
     the net operating costs of the project, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(3) Remainder.--The remainder of net project costs--
       ``(A) may be provided from an undistributed cash surplus, a 
     replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, a service 
     agreement with a State or local social service agency or a 
     private social service organization, or new capital; and
       ``(B) may be derived from amounts appropriated to or made 
     available to a department or agency of the Government (other 
     than the Department of Transportation) that are eligible to 
     be expended for transportation.
       ``(4) Use of certain funds.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (3)(B), the prohibitions on the use of funds for matching 
     requirements under section 403(a)(5)(C)(vii) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(vii)) shall not apply to 
     Federal or State funds to be used for transportation 
     purposes.
       ``(5) Limitation on operating assistance.--A State carrying 
     out a program of operating assistance under this section may 
     not limit the level or extent of use of the Government grant 
     for the payment of operating expenses.''.
       (g) Relationship to Other Laws.--Section 5311 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (h); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections 
     (h) and (i), respectively.
       (h) Correction to Chapter Analysis.--The analysis for 
     chapter 53 is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 5311 and inserting the following:

``5311. Formula grants for other than urbanized areas.''.

     SEC. 3013. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND 
                   DEPLOYMENT PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5312 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking the first parenthetical phrase;
       (B) by striking ``or contracts'' and inserting ``, 
     contracts, cooperative agreements, or other transactions'';
       (C) by striking ``help reduce urban transportation needs, 
     improve mass transportation service,'' and inserting 
     ``improve transportation service'';
       (D) by striking ``urban'' each place it appears; and
       (E) by striking ``and demonstration projects'' and 
     inserting ``, demonstration or deployment projects, or 
     evaluation of technology of national significance'';
       (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
       (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively;
       (4) in subsection (b)(2) (as so redesignated) by striking 
     ``other agreements'' and inserting ``other transactions''; 
     and
       (5) in subsection (c)(2) (as so redesignated) by striking 
     ``public and'' and inserting ``public or''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section heading.--Section 5312 is amended by striking 
     the section heading and inserting the following:

     ``Sec. 5312. Research, development, demonstration, and 
       deployment projects''.

       (2) Chapter analysis.--The analysis for chapter 53 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 5312 and 
     inserting the following:

``5312. Research, development, demonstration, and deployment 
              projects.''.

     SEC. 3014. COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 5313 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``(1) The amounts made 
     available under paragraphs (1) and (2)(C)(ii) of section 
     5338(d) of this title'' and inserting ``The amounts made 
     available under paragraphs (1)(C)(iv) and (2)(C) of section 
     5338(d)'';
       (2) by striking subsection (b);
       (3) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ``(2) The'' and 
     inserting ``(b) Federal Assistance.--The''; and
       (4) in subsection (c) by striking ``subsection (a) of''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) In general.--Section 5313 is amended by striking the 
     section heading and inserting the following:

     ``Sec. 5313. Cooperative research program''.

       (2) Chapter analysis.--The analysis for chapter 53 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 5313 and 
     inserting the following:

``5313. Cooperative research program.''.

     SEC. 3015. NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5314 is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 5314. National research and technology programs'';

       (2) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``subsections (d) and (h)(7) of section 
     5338 of this title'' and inserting ``section 5338(d)'';
       (B) by striking ``and contracts'' and inserting ``, 
     contracts, cooperative agreements, or other transactions'';
       (C) by striking ``5303-5306,''; and
       (D) by striking ``5317,'';
       (3) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ``Of the amounts'' and 
     all that follows through ``$3,000,000 to'' and inserting 
     ``The Secretary shall'';
       (4) by striking subsection (a)(4)(B);
       (5) by redesignating subsection (a)(4)(C) as subsection 
     (a)(4)(B); and
       (6) in subsection (b) by striking ``or contract'' and all 
     that follows through ``section,'' and inserting ``, contract, 
     cooperative agreement, or

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     other transaction under subsection (a) or section 5312,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 5314 and 
     inserting the following:

``5314. National research and technology programs.''.

     SEC. 3016. NATIONAL TRANSIT INSTITUTE.

       Section 5315 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``public mass 
     transportation'' and inserting ``public transportation''; and
       (2) in subsection (d) by striking ``mass'' each place it 
     appears.

     SEC. 3017. JOB ACCESS AND REVERSE COMMUTE FORMULA GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 53 is amended by inserting after 
     section 5315 the following:

     ``Sec. 5316. Job access and reverse commute formula grants

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Access to jobs project.--The term `access to jobs 
     project' means a project relating to the development and 
     maintenance of transportation services designed to transport 
     welfare recipients and eligible low-income individuals to and 
     from jobs and activities related to their employment, 
     including--
       ``(A) transportation projects to finance planning, capital, 
     and operating costs of providing access to jobs under this 
     chapter;
       ``(B) promoting public transportation by low-income 
     workers, including the use of public transportation by 
     workers with nontraditional work schedules;
       ``(C) promoting the use of transit vouchers for welfare 
     recipients and eligible low-income individuals; and
       ``(D) promoting the use of employer-provided 
     transportation, including the transit pass benefit program 
     under section 132 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(2) Eligible low-income individual.--The term `eligible 
     low-income individual' means an individual whose family 
     income is at or below 150 percent of the poverty line (as 
     that term is defined in section 673(2) of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), including any 
     revision required by that section) for a family of the size 
     involved.
       ``(3) Recipient.--The term `recipient' means a designated 
     recipient (as defined in section 5307(a)(2)) and a State that 
     receives a grant under this section directly.
       ``(4) Reverse commute project.--The term `reverse commute 
     project' means a public transportation project designed to 
     transport residents of urbanized areas and other than 
     urbanized areas to suburban employment opportunities, 
     including any projects to--
       ``(A) subsidize the costs associated with adding reverse 
     commute bus, train, carpool, van routes, or service from 
     urbanized areas and other than urbanized areas to suburban 
     workplaces;
       ``(B) subsidize the purchase or lease by a nonprofit 
     organization or public agency of a van or bus dedicated to 
     shuttling employees from their residences to a suburban 
     workplace; or
       ``(C) otherwise facilitate the provision of public 
     transportation services to suburban employment opportunities.
       ``(5) Subrecipient.--The term `subrecipient' means a State 
     or local governmental authority, nonprofit organization, or 
     operator of public transportation services that receives a 
     grant under this section indirectly through a recipient.
       ``(6) Welfare recipient.--The term `welfare recipient' 
     means an individual who has received assistance under a State 
     or tribal program funded under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act at any time during the 3-year period 
     before the date on which the applicant applies for a grant 
     under this section.
       ``(b) General Authority.--
       ``(1) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants under this 
     section to a recipient for access to jobs and reverse commute 
     projects carried out by the recipient or a subrecipient.
       ``(2) Administrative expenses.--A recipient may use not 
     more than 10 percent of the amounts apportioned to the 
     recipient under this section to administer, plan, and provide 
     technical assistance for a project funded under this section.
       ``(c) Apportionments.--
       ``(1) Formula.--The Secretary shall apportion amounts made 
     available to carry out this section as follows:
       ``(A) 60 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among 
     designated recipients (as defined in section 5307(a)(2)) for 
     urbanized areas with a population of 200,000 or more in the 
     ratio that--
       ``(i) the number of eligible low-income individuals and 
     welfare recipients in each such urbanized area; bears to
       ``(ii) the number of eligible low-income individuals and 
     welfare recipients in all such urbanized areas.
       ``(B) 20 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among 
     the States in the ratio that--
       ``(i) the number of eligible low-income individuals and 
     welfare recipients in urbanized areas with a population of 
     less than 200,000 in each State; bears to
       ``(ii) the number of eligible low-income individuals and 
     welfare recipients in urbanized areas with a population of 
     less than 200,000 in all States.
       ``(C) 20 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among 
     the States in the ratio that--
       ``(i) the number of eligible low-income individuals and 
     welfare recipients in other than urbanized areas in each 
     State; bears to
       ``(ii) the number of eligible low-income individuals and 
     welfare recipients in other than urbanized areas in all 
     States.
       ``(2) Use of apportioned funds.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (3)--
       ``(A) funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
     used for projects serving urbanized areas with a population 
     of 200,000 or more;
       ``(B) funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(B) shall be 
     used for projects serving urbanized areas with a population 
     of less than 200,000; and
       ``(C) funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(C) shall be 
     used for projects serving other than urbanized areas.
       ``(3) Exceptions.--A State may use funds apportioned under 
     paragraphs (1)(B) and (1)(C)--
       ``(A) for projects serving areas other than the area 
     specified in paragraph (2)(B) or (2)(C), as the case may be, 
     if the Governor of the State certifies that all of the 
     objectives of this section are being met in the specified 
     area; or
       ``(B) for projects anywhere in the State if the State has 
     established a statewide program for meeting the objectives of 
     this section.
       ``(d) Competitive Process for Grants to Subrecipients.--
       ``(1) Areawide solicitations.--A recipient of funds 
     apportioned under subsection (c)(1)(A) shall conduct, in 
     cooperation with the appropriate metropolitan planning 
     organization, an areawide solicitation for applications for 
     grants to the recipient and subrecipients under this section.
       ``(2) Statewide solicitation.--A recipient of funds 
     apportioned under subsection (c)(1)(B) or (c)(1)(C) shall 
     conduct a statewide solicitation for applications for grants 
     to the recipient and subrecipients under this section.
       ``(3) Application.--Recipients and subrecipients seeking to 
     receive a grant from funds apportioned under subsection (c) 
     shall submit to the recipient an application in the form and 
     in accordance with such requirements as the recipient shall 
     establish.
       ``(4) Grant awards.--The recipient shall award grants under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) on a competitive basis.
       ``(e) Transfers.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may transfer any funds 
     apportioned to it under subsection (c)(1)(B) or (c)(1)(C), or 
     both, to an apportionment under section 5311(c) or 5336, or 
     both.
       ``(2) Limited to eligible projects.--Any apportionment 
     transferred under this subsection shall be made available 
     only for eligible job access and reverse commute projects as 
     described in this section.
       ``(3) Consultation.--A State may make a transfer of an 
     amount under this subsection only after consulting with 
     responsible local officials and publicly owned operators of 
     public transportation in each area for which the amount 
     originally was awarded under subsection (d)(4).
       ``(f) Grant Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--A grant under this section shall be 
     subject to the requirements of section 5307.
       ``(2) Fair and equitable distribution.--A recipient of a 
     grant under this section shall certify to the Secretary that 
     allocations of the grant to subrecipients are distributed on 
     a fair and equitable basis.
       ``(g) Coordination.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall coordinate 
     activities under this section with related activities under 
     programs of other Federal departments and agencies.
       ``(2) With nonprofit providers.--A State that transfers 
     funds to an apportionment under section 5336 pursuant to 
     subsection (e) shall certify to the Secretary that any 
     project for which the funds are requested under this section 
     has been coordinated with nonprofit providers of services.
       ``(3) Project selection and planning.--A recipient of funds 
     under this section shall certify to the Secretary that--
       ``(A) the projects selected were derived from a locally 
     developed, coordinated public transit-human services 
     transportation plan; and
       ``(B) the plan was developed through a process that 
     included representatives of public, private, and nonprofit 
     transportation and human services providers and participation 
     by the public.
       ``(h) Government's Share of Costs.--
       ``(1) Capital projects.--A grant for a capital project 
     under this section may not exceed 80 percent of the net 
     capital costs of the project, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Operating assistance.--A grant made under this 
     section for operating assistance may not exceed 50 percent of 
     the net operating costs of the project, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(3) Remainder.--The remainder of the net project costs--
       ``(A) may be provided from an undistributed cash surplus, a 
     replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, a service 
     agreement with a State or local social service agency or a 
     private social service organization, or new capital; and
       ``(B) may be derived from amounts appropriated to or made 
     available to a department or agency of the Government (other 
     than the Department of Transportation) that are eligible to 
     be expended for transportation.
       ``(4) Use of certain funds.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (3)(B), the prohibitions on the use of funds for matching 
     requirements under section 403(a)(5)(C)(vii) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(vii)) shall not apply to 
     Federal or State funds to be used for transportation 
     purposes.
       ``(5) Limitation on operating assistance.--A recipient 
     carrying out a program of operating assistance under this 
     section may not limit the level or extent of use of the 
     Government grant for the payment of operating expenses.
       ``(i) Program Evaluation.--
       ``(1) Comptroller general.--Beginning 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 
     2005, and every 2 years thereafter, the Comptroller General 
     shall--

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       ``(A) conduct a study to evaluate the grant program 
     authorized by this section; and
       ``(B) transmit to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate a report describing the results of the study under 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Department of transportation.--Not later than 3 years 
     after the date of enactment of Federal Public Transportation 
     Act of 2005, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness of the 
     grant program authorized by this section and the 
     effectiveness of recipients making grants to subrecipients 
     under this section; and
       ``(B) transmit to the committees referred to in paragraph 
     (1)(B) a report describing the results of the study under 
     subparagraph (A).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5315 
     the following:

``5316. Job access and reverse commute formula grants.''.

       (c) Repeal.--Section 3037 of the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5309 note; 112 Stat. 387) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 3018. NEW FREEDOM PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 53 is further amended by inserting 
     after section 5316 the following:

     ``Sec. 5317. New Freedom program

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Recipient.--The term `recipient' means a designated 
     recipient (as defined in section 5307(a)(2)) and a State that 
     receives a grant under this section directly.
       ``(2) Subrecipient.--The term `subrecipient' means a State 
     or local governmental authority, nonprofit organization, or 
     operator of public transportation services that receives a 
     grant under this section indirectly through a recipient.
       ``(b) General Authority.--
       ``(1) Grants.--The Secretary may make grants under this 
     section to a recipient for new public transportation services 
     and public transportation alternatives beyond those required 
     by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     12101 et seq.) that assist individuals with disabilities with 
     transportation, including transportation to and from jobs and 
     employment support services.
       ``(2) Administrative expenses.--A recipient may use not 
     more than 10 percent of the amounts apportioned to the 
     recipient under this section to administer, plan, and provide 
     technical assistance for a project funded under this section.
       ``(c) Apportionments.--
       ``(1) Formula.--The Secretary shall apportion amounts made 
     available to carry out this section as follows:
       ``(A) 60 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among 
     designated recipients (as defined in section 5307(a)(2)) for 
     urbanized areas with a population of 200,000 or more in the 
     ratio that--
       ``(i) the number of individuals with disabilities in each 
     such urbanized area; bears to
       ``(ii) the number of individuals with disabilities in all 
     such urbanized areas.
       ``(B) 20 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among 
     the States in the ratio that--
       ``(i) the number of individuals with disabilities in 
     urbanized areas with a population of less than 200,000 in 
     each State; bears to
       ``(ii) the number of individuals with disabilities in 
     urbanized areas with a population of less than 200,000 in all 
     States.
       ``(C) 20 percent of the funds shall be apportioned among 
     the States in the ratio that--
       ``(i) the number of individuals with disabilities in other 
     than urbanized areas in each State; bears to
       ``(ii) the number of individuals with disabilities in other 
     than urbanized areas in all States.
       ``(2) Use of apportioned funds.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (3)--
       ``(A) funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
     used for projects serving urbanized areas with a population 
     of 200,000 or more;
       ``(B) funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(B) shall be 
     used for projects serving urbanized areas with a population 
     of less than 200,000; and
       ``(C) funds apportioned under paragraph (1)(C) shall be 
     used for projects serving other than urbanized areas.
       ``(3) Low density adjustment.--
       ``(A) Smaller urbanized areas.--In administering the 
     apportionment formula under paragraph (1)(B)--
       ``(i) in the case of a State with a population density of 
     10 or fewer persons per square mile in other than urbanized 
     areas of the State, the Secretary shall multiply by a factor 
     of 2 the number of individuals with disabilities in urbanized 
     areas of the State with a population of less than 200,000 (as 
     determined using the most recent decennial United States 
     Census); and
       ``(ii) in the case of a State with a population density of 
     more than 10 but equal to or fewer than 30 persons per square 
     mile, the Secretary shall multiply by a factor of 1.25 the 
     number of individuals with disabilities in urbanized areas of 
     the State with a population of less than 200,000 (as 
     determined using the most recent decennial United States 
     Census).
       ``(B) Other than urbanized areas.--In administering the 
     apportionment formula under paragraph (1)(C)--
       ``(i) in the case of a State with a population density of 
     10 or fewer persons per square mile in other than urbanized 
     areas of the State, the Secretary shall multiply by a factor 
     of 1.5 the number of individuals with disabilities in other 
     than urbanized areas of the State (as determined using the 
     most recent decennial United States Census); and
       ``(ii) in the case of a State with a population density of 
     more than 10 but equal to or fewer than 12 persons per square 
     mile in other than urbanized areas of the State, the 
     Secretary shall multiply by a factor of 1.25 the number of 
     individuals with disabilities in other than urbanized areas 
     of the State (as determined using the most recent decennial 
     United States Census).
       ``(4) Transfers.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State may transfer any funds 
     apportioned to it under paragraph (1)(B) or (1)(C), or both, 
     to an apportionment under section 5311(c) or 5336, or both.
       ``(B) Limited to eligible projects.--Any funds transferred 
     pursuant to this paragraph shall be made available only for 
     eligible projects selected under this section.
       ``(C) Consultation.--A State may make a transfer of an 
     amount under this subsection only after consulting with 
     responsible local officials and publicly owned operators of 
     public transportation in each area for which the amount 
     originally was awarded under subsection (d)(4).
       ``(d) Competitive Process for Grants to Subrecipients.--
       ``(1) Areawide solicitations.--A recipient of funds 
     apportioned under subsection (c)(1)(A) shall conduct, in 
     cooperation with the appropriate metropolitan planning 
     organization, an areawide solicitation for applications for 
     grants to the recipient and subrecipients under this section.
       ``(2) Statewide solicitation.--A recipient of funds 
     apportioned under subsection (c)(1)(B) or (c)(1)(C) shall 
     conduct a statewide solicitation for applications for grants 
     to the recipient and subrecipients under this section.
       ``(3) Application.--Recipients and subrecipients seeking to 
     receive a grant from funds apportioned under subsection (c) 
     shall submit to the recipient an application in the form and 
     in accordance with such requirements as the recipient shall 
     establish.
       ``(4) Grant awards.--The recipient shall award grants under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) on a competitive basis.
       ``(e) Grant Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     grant under this section shall be subject to all the 
     requirements of section 5307.
       ``(2) Employee protective arrangements.--Section 5333(b) 
     shall apply to grants under this section, except that the 
     Secretary of Labor shall utilize, for urbanized areas with a 
     population of less than 200,000 and for other than urbanized 
     areas, a special warranty described in section 215.7 of title 
     29, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 
     enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2005), 
     that provides a fair and equitable arrangement to protect the 
     interest of employees.
       ``(3) Fair and equitable distribution.--A recipient of a 
     grant under this section shall certify that allocations of 
     the grant to subrecipients are distributed on a fair and 
     equitable basis.
       ``(f) Coordination.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall coordinate 
     activities under this section with related activities under 
     programs of other Federal departments and agencies.
       ``(2) With nonprofit providers.--A recipient that transfers 
     funds to an apportionment under section 5336 pursuant to 
     subsection (c)(2) shall certify that the project for which 
     the funds are requested under this section has been 
     coordinated with nonprofit providers of services.
       ``(3) Project selection and planning.--Beginning in fiscal 
     year 2007, a recipient of funds under this section shall 
     certify that--
       ``(A) the projects selected were derived from a locally 
     developed, coordinated public transit-human services 
     transportation plan; and
       ``(B) the plan was developed through a process that 
     included representatives of public, private, and nonprofit 
     transportation and human services providers and participation 
     by the public.
       ``(g) Government's Share of Costs.--
       ``(1) Capital projects.--A grant for a capital project 
     under this section may not exceed 80 percent of the net 
     capital costs of the project, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Operating assistance.--A grant made under this 
     section for operating assistance may not exceed 50 percent of 
     the net operating costs of the project, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(3) Remainder.--The remainder of the net project costs--
       ``(A) may be provided from an undistributed cash surplus, a 
     replacement or depreciation cash fund or reserve, a service 
     agreement with a State or local social service agency or a 
     private social service organization, or new capital; and
       ``(B) may be derived from amounts appropriated to or made 
     available to a department or agency of the Government (other 
     than the Department of Transportation) that are eligible to 
     be expended for transportation.
       ``(4) Use of certain funds.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (3)(B), the prohibitions on the use of funds for matching 
     requirements under section 403(a)(5)(C)(vii) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(5)(C)(vii)) shall not apply to 
     Federal or State funds to be used for transportation 
     purposes.
       ``(5) Limitation on operating assistance.--A recipient 
     carrying out a program of operating assistance under this 
     section may not limit the level or extent of use of the 
     Government grant for the payment of operating expenses.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5316 
     the following:

``5317. New freedom program.''.

     SEC. 3019. BUS TESTING FACILITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 5318 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Facility.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     maintain one facility for testing a

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     new bus model for maintainability, reliability, safety, 
     performance (including braking performance), structural 
     integrity, fuel economy, emissions, and noise.'';
       (2) in subsection (d) by striking ``under section 
     5309(m)(1)(C) of this title'' and inserting ``to carry out 
     this section''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Acquiring New Bus Models.--Amounts appropriated or 
     made available under this chapter may be obligated or 
     expended to acquire a new bus model only if a bus of that 
     model has been tested at the facility maintained by the 
     Secretary under subsection (a).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5323(c) is repealed.

     SEC. 3020. BICYCLE FACILITIES.

       The first sentence of section 5319 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``5309(h),'' and inserting ``5309(g),''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``and 5311'' and inserting ``5311, and 
     5320''.

     SEC. 3021. TRANSIT IN THE PARKS PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 5320 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 5320. Transit in the parks pilot program

       ``(a) Public Transportation Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `public transportation' means general or special 
     transportation to the public by a conveyance that is publicly 
     or privately owned. Such term does not include schoolbus or 
     charter transportation but does include sightseeing 
     transportation.
       ``(b) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 
     2005, the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of 
     the Interior shall enter into a memorandum of understanding 
     to establish a transit in the parks pilot program in 
     accordance with the requirements of this section.
       ``(c) Purpose.--The purpose of the pilot program shall be 
     to encourage and promote the development of transportation 
     systems described in section 5301(a) within units of the 
     National Park System to improve visitor mobility and 
     enjoyment (including visitors with disabilities), reduce 
     pollution and congestion, and enhance resource protection 
     through the use of public transportation.
       ``(d) Administration of Program.--The program shall be 
     administered by the Secretary of Transportation, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Interior.
       ``(e) Memorandum of Understanding.--
       ``(1) Planning.--The memorandum of understanding under 
     subsection (b) shall include transportation planning 
     procedures that are consistent with the metropolitan and 
     statewide planning processes required under chapter 52.
       ``(2) Programs.--The memorandum of understanding shall 
     include descriptions of programs and activities eligible for 
     assistance under the pilot program.
       ``(3) Exceptions.--The memorandum of understanding shall 
     limit or modify the applicability of the provisions referred 
     to in subsection (f) to the extent necessary to carry out the 
     objectives of this section and to be compatible with the laws 
     and regulations governing units of the National Park System.
       ``(f) Eligible Use of Funds.--Except as provided under 
     subsection (e)(3), the Secretary may provide funds made 
     available to carry out this section to the Secretary of the 
     Interior under interagency agreements for the following 
     purposes:
       ``(1) Planning, engineering, design, and evaluation.--
     Planning, engineering, design, and evaluation of public 
     transportation projects in units of the National Park System, 
     and for technical studies, in accordance with section 
     5305(b)(2).
       ``(2) Public transportation capital projects.--Public 
     transportation capital projects (as defined in section 
     5302(a)(1)) for such units in accordance with all the terms 
     and conditions to which a grant is made under subsections 
     (a), (b), (c), and (d) of section 5307 and such other terms 
     and conditions as are determined by the Secretary. The 
     Secretary of the Interior shall act as the designated 
     recipient for the purposes of subsection (a)(2) of section 
     5307.
       ``(3) Operating costs.--Operating costs of equipment and 
     facilities used in public transportation for such units.
       ``(g) Government's Share of Costs.--
       ``(1) Capital projects.--The Government share of the cost 
     of any capital project or activity under this section shall 
     be 100 percent of the costs of the project, as determined by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(2) Operating assistance.--A grant made under this 
     section for operating assistance may not exceed 50 percent of 
     the net operating costs of the project, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(h) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as superseding, amending, modifying, or repealing 
     any provision of law applicable to units of the National Park 
     System.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
     further amended by striking the item relating to section 5320 
     and inserting the following:

``5320. Transit in the parks pilot program.''.

     SEC. 3022. HUMAN RESOURCE PROGRAMS.

       Section 5322 is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The 
     Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Grants to Higher Learning Institutions.--
       ``(1) Authority to make grants.--The Secretary may make 
     grants to nonprofit institutions of higher learning--
       ``(A) to conduct research and investigations into the 
     theoretical or practical problems of public transportation; 
     and
       ``(B) to train individuals to conduct further research or 
     obtain employment in an organization that plans, builds, 
     operates, or manages a public transportation system.
       ``(2) Research and investigations.--Research and 
     investigations under this subsection include--
       ``(A) the design and use of public transportation systems 
     and public roads and highways;
       ``(B) the interrelationship between various modes of urban, 
     suburban, rural, and intercity transportation;
       ``(C) the role of transportation planning in overall urban 
     planning;
       ``(D) public preferences in transportation;
       ``(E) the economic allocation of transportation resources; 
     and
       ``(F) the legal, financial, engineering, and esthetic 
     aspects of public transportation.
       ``(3) Preference.--When making a grant under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall give preference to an 
     institution that brings together knowledge and expertise in 
     the various social science and technical disciplines related 
     to public transportation problems.
       ``(c) Fellowships.--
       ``(1) Authority to make grants.--The Secretary may make 
     grants to States, local governmental authorities, and 
     operators of public transportation systems to provide 
     fellowships to train personnel employed in managerial, 
     technical, and professional positions in the public 
     transportation field.
       ``(2) Terms.--
       ``(A) Period of training.--A fellowship under this 
     subsection may be for not more than one year of training in 
     an institution that offers a program applicable to the public 
     transportation industry.
       ``(B) Selection of individuals.--The recipient of the grant 
     shall select an individual on the basis of demonstrated 
     ability and for the contribution the individual reasonably 
     can be expected to make to an efficient public transportation 
     operation.
       ``(C) Amount.--A grant for a fellowship may not be more 
     than the lesser of $65,000 or 75 percent of--
       ``(i) tuition and other charges to the fellowship 
     recipient;
       ``(ii) additional costs incurred by the training 
     institution and billed to the grant recipient; and
       ``(iii) the regular salary of the fellowship recipient for 
     the period of the fellowship to the extent the salary is 
     actually paid or reimbursed by the grant recipient.''.

     SEC. 3023. GENERAL PROVISIONS ON ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Interests in Property.--Section 5323(a)(1) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``private mass transportation company'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``private company engaged 
     in public transportation'';
       (B) by striking ``mass transportation equipment or a mass 
     transportation facility'' and inserting ``a public 
     transportation facility or equipment''; and
       (C) by striking ``mass transportation company'' and 
     inserting ``public transportation company''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``private mass 
     transportation companies'' and inserting ``private companies 
     engaged in public transportation''.
       (b) Notice and Public Hearing.--Section 5323(b) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``(1) An application'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) Applications.--An application'';
       (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
     ``or loan''; and
       (C) by moving subparagraphs (A) through (D) 2 ems to the 
     right;
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``(2) Notice of'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) Notice.--Notice of''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Environmental record.--An applicant shall include in 
     the environmental record for a project under this chapter 
     evidence that the applicant has complied with the 
     requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph 
     (1).''.
       (c) Condition on Charter Bus Transportation Service.--
     Section 5323(d) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1) Financial assistance'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(1) Agreements.--Financial assistance''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Violations.--
       ``(A) Investigations.--On receiving a complaint about a 
     violation of the agreement required under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall investigate and decide whether a violation 
     has occurred.
       ``(B) Enforcement of agreements.--If the Secretary decides 
     that a violation has occurred, the Secretary shall correct 
     the violation under terms of the agreement.
       ``(C) Additional remedies.--In addition to any remedy 
     specified in the agreement, the Secretary shall bar a 
     recipient or an operator from receiving Federal transit 
     assistance in an amount the Secretary considers appropriate 
     if the Secretary finds a pattern of violations of the 
     agreement.''.
       (d) Bond Proceeds Eligible for Local Share.--Section 
     5323(e) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Bond Proceeds Eligible for Local Share.--
       ``(1) Use as local matching funds.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, a recipient of assistance under 
     section 5307 or 5309 may use the proceeds from the issuance 
     of revenue bonds as part of the local matching funds for a 
     capital project.

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       ``(2) Maintenance of effort.--The Secretary shall approve 
     of the use of the proceeds from the issuance of revenue bonds 
     for the remainder of the net project cost only if the 
     Secretary finds that the aggregate amount of financial 
     support for public transportation in the urbanized area 
     provided by the State and affected local governmental 
     authorities during the next 3 fiscal years, as programmed in 
     the State transportation improvement program under chapter 52 
     is not less than the aggregate amount provided by the State 
     and affected local governmental authorities in the urbanized 
     area during the preceding 3 fiscal years.
       ``(3) Debt service reserve.--The Secretary may reimburse an 
     eligible recipient for deposits of bond proceeds in a debt 
     service reserve that recipient established pursuant to 
     section 5302(a)(1)(K) from amounts made available to the 
     recipient under section 5307 or 5309, or both; except that 
     such reimbursement in a fiscal year may not exceed 10 percent 
     of the amounts made available to the recipient under section 
     5307 in such fiscal year.''.
       (e) Schoolbus Transportation.--Section 5323(f) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1) Financial assistance'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(1) Agreements.--Financial assistance'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) by moving subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
     (C) 2 ems to the right; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Violations.--If the Secretary finds that an 
     applicant, governmental authority, or publicly owned operator 
     has violated the agreement required under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall bar a recipient or an operator from receiving 
     Federal transit assistance in an amount the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.''.
       (f) Buying Buses Under Other Laws.--Section 5323(g) is 
     amended by striking ``103(e)(4)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``133''.
       (g) Buy America.--
       (1) Public interest waiver.--Section 5323(j) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Written justification for public interest waiver.--
     When issuing a waiver based on a public interest 
     determination under paragraph (2)(A), the Secretary shall 
     issue a detailed written justification as to why the waiver 
     is in the public interest. The Secretary shall publish such 
     justification in the Federal Register and provide the public 
     with a reasonable period of time for notice and comment.''.
       (2) Ineligibility for contracts.--Section 5323(j)(6) (as so 
     redesignated) is amended by striking ``Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240, 
     105 Stat. 1914)'' and inserting ``Federal Public 
     Transportation Act of 2004''.
       (3) Administrative review.--Section 5323(j) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) Administrative review.--A party adversely affected by 
     an agency action under this subsection shall have the right 
     to seek review under section 702 of title 5.''.
       (4) Repeal of general waiver.--Subsections (b) and (c) of 
     Appendix A of section 661.7 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, shall cease to be in effect beginning on the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (5) Rulemaking.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a final rule 
     on implementation of the requirements of section 5323(j) of 
     title 49, United States Code (in this paragraph referred to 
     as the ``Buy America requirements''). The purposes of the 
     regulations shall be as follows:
       (A) Microprocessor waiver.--To clarify that any waiver from 
     the Buy America requirements issued under section 5323(j)(2) 
     of such title for a microprocessor, computer, or 
     microcomputer applies only to a device used solely for the 
     purpose of processing or storing data and does not extend to 
     a product containing a microprocessor, computer, or 
     microcomputer.
       (B) Definition of end product.--To define the term ``end 
     product'' for purposes of part 661 of title 49, Code of 
     Federal Regulations. In defining the term, the Secretary 
     shall develop a list of representative items that are subject 
     to the Buy America requirements, and shall address the 
     procurement of systems under the definition to ensure that 
     major system procurements are not used to circumvent the Buy 
     America requirements.
       (h) Grant Requirements.--Section 5323(o) is amended by 
     striking ``the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and 
     Innovation Act of 1998'' and inserting ``chapter 6 (other 
     than section 609) of title 23''.

     SEC. 3024. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5324 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 5324. Special provisions for capital projects

       ``(a) Relocation Program Requirements.--Financial 
     assistance may be provided under section 5309 only if the 
     Secretary decides that--
       ``(1) an adequate relocation program is being carried out 
     for families displaced by a project; and
       ``(2) an equal number of decent, safe, and sanitary 
     dwellings are being, or will be, provided to those families 
     in the same area or in another area generally not less 
     desirable for public utilities and public and commercial 
     facilities, at rents or prices within the financial means of 
     those families, and with reasonable access to their places of 
     employment.
       ``(b) Consideration of Economic, Social, and Environmental 
     Interests.--
       ``(1) Cooperation and consultation.--In carrying out the 
     policy of section 5301(e), the Secretary shall cooperate and 
     consult with the Secretaries of the Interior, Health and 
     Human Services, and Housing and Urban Development and the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on each 
     project that may have a substantial impact on the 
     environment.
       ``(2) Public participation in environmental reviews.--In 
     performing environmental reviews, the Secretary shall review 
     each transcript of a hearing submitted under section 5323(b) 
     to establish that an adequate opportunity to present views 
     was given to all parties having a significant economic, 
     social, or environmental interest in the project, and that 
     the project application includes a record of--
       ``(A) the environmental impact of the proposal;
       ``(B) adverse environmental effects that cannot be avoided;
       ``(C) alternatives to the proposal; and
       ``(D) irreversible and irretrievable impacts on the 
     environment.
       ``(3) Approval of applications for assistance.--
       ``(A) Findings by the secretary.--The Secretary may approve 
     an application for financial assistance for a capital project 
     in accordance with this chapter only if the Secretary makes 
     written findings, after reviewing the application and the 
     transcript of any hearing held before a State or local 
     governmental authority under section 5323(b), that--
       ``(i) an adequate opportunity to present views was given to 
     all parties having a significant economic, social, or 
     environmental interest;
       ``(ii) the preservation and enhancement of the environment 
     and the interest of the community in which the project is 
     located were considered; and
       ``(iii) no adverse environmental effect is likely to result 
     from the project, or no feasible and prudent alternative to 
     the effect exists and all reasonable steps have been taken to 
     minimize the effect.
       ``(B) Hearing.--If a hearing has not been conducted or the 
     Secretary decides that the record of the hearing is 
     inadequate for making the findings required by this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall conduct a hearing on an 
     environmental issue raised by the application after giving 
     adequate notice to interested persons.
       ``(C) Availability of findings.--The Secretary's findings 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be made a matter of public 
     record.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 5324 and 
     inserting the following:

``5324. Special provisions for capital projects.''.

     SEC. 3025. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5325 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) Competition.--Recipients of Federal assistance under 
     this chapter shall conduct all procurement transactions 
     involving such assistance in a manner providing full and open 
     competition, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(b) Architectural, Engineering, and Design Contracts.--
       ``(1) Procedures for awarding contract.--A contract or 
     requirement for program management, architectural 
     engineering, construction management, a feasibility study, 
     and preliminary engineering, design, architectural, 
     engineering, surveying, mapping, or related services for a 
     project for which Federal assistance is provided under this 
     chapter shall be awarded in the same way as a contract for 
     architectural and engineering services is negotiated under 
     chapter 11 of title 40 or an equivalent qualifications-based 
     requirement of a State.
       ``(2) Effect of state laws.--This subsection does not apply 
     to the extent a State has adopted, before the date of 
     enactment of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 2005, 
     by law a formal procedure for procuring those services.
       ``(3) Administration of contracts.--When awarding such 
     contracts, recipients of assistance under this chapter shall 
     maximize efficiencies of administration by accepting 
     nondisputed audits conducted by other governmental agencies 
     as follows:
       ``(A) Performance of audits.--Any contract or subcontract 
     awarded under this chapter shall be performed and audited in 
     compliance with cost principles contained in the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation (part 31 of title 48, Code of Federal 
     Regulations).
       ``(B) Indirect cost rates.--Instead of performing its own 
     audits, a recipient of funds under a contract or subcontract 
     awarded under this chapter shall accept indirect cost rates 
     established in accordance with the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation for one-year applicable accounting periods by a 
     cognizant Federal or State government agency, if such rates 
     are not currently under dispute.
       ``(C) Application of rates.--Once a firm's indirect cost 
     rates are accepted under this paragraph, the recipient of the 
     funds shall apply such rates for the purposes of contract 
     estimation, negotiation, administration, reporting, and 
     contract payment and shall not be limited by administrative 
     or de facto ceilings.
       ``(D) Prenotification; confidentiality of data.--A 
     recipient of funds requesting or using the cost and rate data 
     described in paragraph (3) shall notify any affected firm 
     before such request or use. Such data shall be confidential 
     and shall not be accessible or provided, in whole or in part, 
     to another firm or to any government agency that is not part 
     of the group of agencies sharing cost data under this 
     paragraph, except by written permission of the audited firm. 
     If prohibited by law, such cost and rate data shall not be 
     disclosed under any circumstances.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Design-Build System Projects.--
       ``(1) Definition.--In this section, the term `design-build 
     system project' means a project under which a recipient 
     enters into a contract with a seller, firm, or consortium of 
     firms to design and build a public transportation system or

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     an operable segment thereof that meets specific performance 
     criteria. Such project may also include an option to finance, 
     or operate for a period of time, the system or segment or any 
     combination of designing, building, operating, or maintaining 
     such system or segment.
       ``(2) Financial assistance.--Government financial 
     assistance under this chapter may be made available for the 
     capital costs of a design-build system project after the 
     recipient complies with Government requirements.
       ``(e) Multiyear Rolling Stock.--
       ``(1) Contracts.--A recipient procuring rolling stock with 
     Government financial assistance under this chapter may make a 
     multiyear contract to buy the rolling stock and replacement 
     parts under which the recipient has an option to buy 
     additional rolling stock or replacement parts for not more 
     than 5 years after the date of the original contract.
       ``(2) Cooperation among recipients.--The Secretary shall 
     allow at least 2 recipients to act on a cooperative basis to 
     procure rolling stock in compliance with this subsection and 
     other Government procurement requirements.
       ``(f) Acquiring Rolling Stock.--A recipient of financial 
     assistance under this chapter may enter into a contract to 
     expend that assistance to acquire rolling stock--
       ``(1) based on--
       ``(A) initial capital costs; or
       ``(B) performance, standardization, life cycle costs, and 
     other factors; or
       ``(2) with a party selected through a competitive 
     procurement process.
       ``(g) Examination of the Records.--Upon request, the 
     Secretary, the Comptroller General, or a representative of 
     the Secretary or the Comptroller General shall have access to 
     and the right to examine and inspect all records, documents, 
     papers, including contracts, related to a project for which a 
     grant is made under this chapter.
       ``(h) Grant Prohibitions.--A grant may not be used to 
     support a procurement that uses an exclusionary or 
     discriminatory specification.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5326, and the item 
     relating to section 5326 in the analysis for chapter 53, are 
     repealed.

     SEC. 3026. PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW.

       (a) Project Management Plan Requirements.--Section 5327(a) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (11);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (12) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) safety and security management.''.
       (b) Limitations.--Section 5327(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Limitations on use of available amounts.--The 
     Secretary may use not more than .5 percent of amounts made 
     available for a fiscal year to carry out section 5311, not 
     more than .75 percent of amounts made available for a fiscal 
     year to carry out section 5307, and not more than 1 percent 
     of amounts made available for a fiscal year to carry out 
     section 5309 to make contracts for the following activities:
       ``(A) To oversee the construction of a major project.
       ``(B) To review and audit the safety and security, 
     procurement, management, and financial compliance of a 
     recipient or subrecipient of funds under sections 5307, 5309, 
     and 5311.
       ``(C) To provide technical assistance to correct 
     deficiencies identified in compliance reviews and audits 
     carried out under this section.
       ``(2) Limitations on applicability.--Subsections (a), (b), 
     and (e) do not apply to contracts under this section for 
     activities described in paragraphs (1)(B) and (1)(C).
       ``(3) Government's share of costs.--The Government shall 
     pay the entire cost of carrying out a contract under this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 3027. INVESTIGATIONS OF SAFETY AND HAZARDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5329 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 5329. Investigation of safety and hazards

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may investigate safety and 
     security risks associated with a condition in equipment, a 
     facility, or an operation financed under this chapter that 
     the Secretary believes causes a serious hazard of death or 
     injury to establish the nature and extent of the condition 
     and how to eliminate, mitigate, or correct it.
       ``(b) Plans for Eliminating, Mitigating, or Correcting 
     Hazards.--If the Secretary establishes that a condition 
     causes a hazard, the Secretary shall require the local 
     governmental authority receiving amounts under this chapter 
     to submit a plan for eliminating, mitigating, or correcting 
     it.
       ``(c) Withholding Financial Assistance.--Financial 
     assistance under this chapter, in an amount to be determined 
     by the Secretary, may be withheld until a plan is approved 
     and carried out.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 5329 and 
     inserting the following:

``5329. Investigation of safety and hazards.''.

     SEC. 3028. STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT.

       (a) In General.--Section 5330 is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and all that follows 
     through subsection (a) and inserting the following:

     ``Sec. 5330. State safety oversight

       ``(a) Application.--This section applies only to--
       ``(1) States that have rail fixed guideway public 
     transportation systems not subject to regulation by the 
     Federal Railroad Administration; and
       ``(2) States that are designing rail fixed guideway public 
     transportation systems that will not be subject to regulation 
     by the Federal Railroad Administration.'';
       (2) in subsection (d) by inserting ``shall ensure uniform 
     safety standards and enforcement and'' after ``affected 
     States''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (f).
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 5330 and 
     inserting the following:

``5330. State safety oversight.''.

     SEC. 3029. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND ALCOHOL MISUSE TESTING.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 5331(a)(3) is amended by striking 
     the period at the end and inserting the following: ``or 
     section 2303a, 7101(i), or 7302(e) of title 46. The Secretary 
     may also decide that a form of public transportation is 
     covered adequately, for employee alcohol and controlled 
     substances testing purposes, under the alcohol and controlled 
     substance statutes or regulations of an agency within the 
     Department of Transportation or the Coast Guard.''.
       (b) Technical Corrections.--Subsections (b)(1) and (g) of 
     section 5331 are each amended by striking ``or section 
     103(e)(4) of title 23''.
       (c) Regulations.--Section 5331(f) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (3).

     SEC. 3030. EMPLOYEE PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS.

       Section 5333(b)(1) is amended by striking ``5318(d), 
     5323(a)(1), (b), (d), and (e), 5328, 5337, and 5338(b)'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``5316, 5317, 5318, 5320, 
     5323(a)(1), 5323(b), 5323(d), 5328, 5337, 5338(b), 5338(g), 
     and 5338(h)''.

     SEC. 3031. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.

       Section 5334 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) issue regulations as necessary to carry out the 
     purposes of this chapter.'';
       (2) by striking subsection (i);
       (3) by redesignating subsections (b) through (h) as 
     subsections (c) through (i), respectively;
       (4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Prohibitions Against Regulating Operations and 
     Charges.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except for purposes of national defense 
     or in the event of a national or regional emergency, the 
     Secretary may not regulate the operation, routes, or 
     schedules of a public transportation system for which a grant 
     is made under this chapter, nor may the Secretary regulate 
     the rates, fares, tolls, rentals, or other charges prescribed 
     by any provider of public transportation.
       ``(2) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this subsection shall be construed to prevent the Secretary 
     from requiring a recipient of funds under this chapter to 
     comply with the terms and conditions of its Federal 
     assistance agreement.'';
       (5) in subsection (c)(4) (as redesignated by paragraph (3) 
     of this section)--
       (A) by striking ``subsections (h) and (i)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (i)''; and
       (B) by striking ``5323(c), 5323(e), 5324(c),''; and
       (6) by adding at the end of subsection (c) (as redesignated 
     by paragraph (3) of this section) the following:
       ``(5) Nonregulatory substantive policy statements.--The 
     Secretary shall provide notice and an opportunity for public 
     comment at least 60 days before issuing any nonregulatory 
     substantive policy statements (regardless of the form of 
     issuance), including guidance, policy statements, and 
     regulatory interpretations.''.

     SEC. 3032. NATIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE.

       (a) In General.--Section 5335 is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 5335. National transit database'';

       (2) by striking subsection (b); and
       (3) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``(1) To help'' and inserting ``To help''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``(2) The Secretary'' and inserting ``(b) 
     Reporting and Uniform Systems.--The Secretary''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 53 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 5335 and 
     inserting the following:

``5335. National transit database.''.

     SEC. 3033. APPORTIONMENTS BASED ON FIXED GUIDEWAY FACTORS.

       (a) Distribution.--Section 5337 is amended--
       (1) by striking the section designation and all that 
     follows before paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and inserting 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 5337. Apportionment based on fixed guideway factors

       ``(a) Distribution.--The Secretary shall apportion amounts 
     made available for fixed guideway modernization under 
     sections 5338(b) and 5338(g) as follows:'';
       (2) in subsection (a) by striking ``(e)(1)'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``(e)''; and
       (3) in subsection (a) by striking ``(e)(2)'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``(e)''.
       (b) Route Segments to Be Included in Apportionment 
     Formulas.--Section 5337(e) is amended by striking paragraph 
     (1) and all that follows through ``(2) Other Standards.--''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 
     5337 in the table of sections for chapter 53 is amended to 
     read as follows:

``5337. Apportionment based on fixed guideway factors.''.

     SEC. 3034. AUTHORIZATIONS.

       Section 5338 is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5338. Authorizations

       ``(a) Formula Grants.--

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       ``(1) Fiscal year 2004.--
       ``(A) From trust fund.--There shall be available from the 
     Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out 
     sections 5307, 5308, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, and 5318 of this 
     chapter, 1118(b) of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy 
     for Users (relating to the nonmotorized transportation pilot 
     program), and section 3038 of the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note; 112 Stat. 392-393) 
     $3,132,304,000 for fiscal year 2004.
       ``(B) From general fund.--In addition to amounts made 
     available under subparagraph (A), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out sections 5307, 5308, 5310, 5311, 
     5316, and 5318 of this chapter, 1118(b) of the Transportation 
     Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (relating to the nonmotorized 
     transportation pilot program), and section 3038 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 
     5310 note; 112 Stat. 392-393) $783,076,000 for fiscal year 
     2004.
       ``(C) Allocation of funds.--Of the aggregate of amounts 
     made available by and appropriated under this paragraph for a 
     fiscal year--
       ``(i) $4,849,950 shall be available to the Alaska Railroad 
     for improvements to its passenger operations under section 
     5307;
       ``(ii) $125,000,000 shall be available to provide job 
     access and reverse commute formula grants under section 5316;
       ``(iii) $50,000,000 shall be available to provide clean 
     fuels formula grants under section 5308;
       ``(iv) $8,000,000 shall be available to provide over-the-
     road bus accessibility grants under section 3038 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 
     5310 note);
       ``(v) $3,100,000 shall be available to carry out bus 
     testing under section 5318;
       ``(vi) $93,110,751 shall be available to provide 
     transportation services to elderly individuals and 
     individuals with disabilities under section 5310;
       ``(vii) $297,954,404 shall be available to provide 
     financial assistance for other than urbanized areas under 
     section 5311; and
       ``(viii) $3,333,364,895 shall be available to provide 
     financial assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307, 
     subject to section 3041(h) of the Federal Public 
     Transportation Act of 2005.
       ``(2) Fiscal years 2005 through 2009.--
       ``(A) From trust fund.--There shall be available from the 
     Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out 
     sections 5307, 5308, 5310, 5311, 5316, 5317, 5318, and 5320 
     of this chapter, section 3038 of the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note; 112 Stat. 392-
     393), and section 1118(b) of the Transportation Equity Act: A 
     Legacy for Users (relating to the nonmotorized transportation 
     pilot program)--
       ``(i) $4,133,500,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       ``(ii) $4,592,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       ``(iii) $4,898,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       ``(iv) $5,223,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       ``(v) $5,570,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       ``(B) Allocation of funds for bus testing and over-the-road 
     bus accessibility.--Of the aggregate of amounts made 
     available by this paragraph for a fiscal year--
       ``(i) $3,100,000 shall be available to carry out section 
     5318; and
       ``(ii) $8,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 
     3038 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
     (49 U.S.C. 5310 note).
       ``(C) Allocation of funds for clean fuels formula grant 
     program.--Of the aggregate of amounts made available by this 
     paragraph, $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 and $100,000,000 
     for each of fiscal years 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 shall be 
     available to carry out section 5308.
       ``(D) Allocation of funds for job access and reverse 
     commute formula grant program.--Of the aggregate of amounts 
     made available by this paragraph, $150,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2005, $175,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $200,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2007, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and 
     $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 shall be available to carry 
     out section 5316.
       ``(E) Allocation of funds for new freedom program.--Of the 
     aggregate of amounts made available by this paragraph, 
     $95,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $100,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2006, $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $115,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2008, and $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 
     shall be available to carry out section 5317.
       ``(F) Allocation of funds for transit in the parks pilot 
     program.--Of the aggregate of amounts made available by this 
     paragraph, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $16,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2006, $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, 
     $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $16,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2009 shall be available to carry out section 5320.
       ``(G) Allocation of funds for nonmotorized transportation 
     pilot program.--Of the aggregate of amounts made available by 
     this paragraph, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $4,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2006, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, 
     $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $8,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2009 shall be available to carry out section 1118(b) of 
     the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (relating 
     to the nonmotorized transportation pilot program).
       ``(H) Allocation of funds for the alaska railroad.--Of the 
     aggregate of amounts made available by this paragraph, 
     $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, $11,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2006, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $13,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2008, and $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 shall 
     be available to the Alaska Railroad for improvements to its 
     passenger operations under section 5307.
       ``(I) Remainder.--Of the remainder of the aggregate amounts 
     made available by this paragraph for a fiscal year after the 
     allocations under subparagraphs (B) through (H) for such 
     fiscal year--
       ``(i) 2.5 percent shall be available to provide 
     transportation services to elderly individuals and 
     individuals with disabilities under section 5310;
       ``(ii) 8.0 percent shall be available to provide financial 
     assistance for other than urbanized areas under section 5311; 
     and
       ``(iii) 89.5 percent shall be available to provide 
     financial assistance for urbanized areas under section 5307, 
     subject to section 3041(h) of the Federal Public 
     Transportation Act of 2005.
       ``(b) Capital Program Grants in Fiscal Year 2004.--
       ``(1) From trust fund.--There shall be available from the 
     Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out 
     section 5309, $2,499,504,000 for fiscal year 2004.
       ``(2) From general fund.--In addition to amounts made 
     available by paragraph (1), there is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out section 5309, $624,876,200 for 
     fiscal year 2004.
       ``(c) Planning.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 2004.--
       ``(A) From trust fund.--There shall be available from the 
     Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out 
     sections 5303, 5304, and 5305, $72,660,000 for fiscal year 
     2004.
       ``(B) From general fund.--In addition to amounts made 
     available by subparagraph (A), there is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out sections 5303, 5304, and 5305, 
     $18,165,000 for fiscal year 2004.
       ``(2) Fiscal years 2005 through 2009.--
       ``(A) From the trust fund.--There shall be available from 
     the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry 
     out sections 5303, 5304, and 5305--
       ``(i) $96,875,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       ``(ii) $103,325,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       ``(iii) $110,200,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       ``(iv) $117,537,500 for fiscal year 2008; and
       ``(v) $125,362,500 for fiscal year 2009.
       ``(B) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds made available by 
     this paragraph for a fiscal year--
       ``(i) 82.72 percent shall be available for metropolitan 
     planning under sections 5303, 5304, and 5305 (other than 
     5305(e)); and
       ``(ii) 17.28 percent shall be available for State planning 
     under section 5305(e).
       ``(d) Research.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 2004.--
       ``(A) From trust fund.--There shall be available from the 
     Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out 
     sections 5311(b), 5312, 5313, 5314, 5315, 5322, and 5335, 
     $41,888,000 for fiscal year 2004.
       ``(B) From general fund.--In addition to amounts made 
     available by subparagraph (A), there is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out sections 5311(b), 5312, 5313, 5314, 
     5315, 5322, and 5335, $10,472,000 for fiscal year 2004.
       ``(C) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds made available by 
     or appropriated pursuant to this paragraph for fiscal year 
     2004--
       ``(i) not less than $4,500,000 shall be available to carry 
     out programs under the National Transit Institute under 
     section 5315;
       ``(ii) not less than $3,500,000 shall be available to carry 
     out section 5335;
       ``(iii) not less than $3,500,000 shall be available to 
     carry out section 5314(a)(2); and
       ``(iv) not less than $8,860,000 shall be available to carry 
     out section 5313(a).
       ``(2) Fiscal years 2005 through 2009.--
       ``(A) From the general fund.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out sections 5312, 5313, 5314, 5315, 
     5322, and 5335--
       ``(i) $54,500,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       ``(ii) $57,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       ``(iii) $59,500,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       ``(iv) $62,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       ``(v) $64,500,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       ``(B) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds appropriated 
     pursuant to this paragraph for a fiscal year--
       ``(i) not less than $4,500,000 shall be available to carry 
     out programs under the National Transit Institute under 
     section 5315;
       ``(ii) not less than $3,500,000 shall be available to carry 
     out section 5335; and
       ``(iii) not less than $3,500,000 shall be available to 
     carry out section 5314(a)(2).
       ``(C) Transit cooperative research program.--Of the funds 
     appropriated pursuant to this paragraph, $9,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2005, $9,500,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
     $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $10,500,000 for fiscal year 
     2008, and $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 shall be available 
     to carry out section 5313(a).
       ``(D) Remainder.--The remainder of the funds appropriated 
     pursuant to this paragraph for a fiscal year after the 
     allocations under subparagraphs (A) and (B) for such fiscal 
     year shall be available to carry out national research and 
     technology programs under sections 5312, 5314, and 5322.
       ``(e) University Transportation Research.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 2004.--
       ``(A) From trust fund.--There shall be available from the 
     Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out 
     sections 5505 and 5506, $6,400,000 for fiscal year 2004.
       ``(B) From general fund.--In addition to amounts made 
     available by subparagraph (A), there is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out sections 5505 and 5506, $1,600,000 
     for fiscal year 2004.
       ``(2) Fiscal years 2005 through 2009.--Subject to paragraph 
     (3), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     sections 5505 and 5506, $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2005 through 2009.
       ``(3) Funding of university transportation centers.--
       ``(A) In general.--Of the amounts made available by and 
     appropriated under paragraphs (1) and (2) $2,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006 shall be available for 
     the institution identified in section 5505(j)(3)(E), as so in 
     effect.
       ``(B) Use of funds.--Funds made available for the 
     institution identified in subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be used 
     to make grants under 5506(f)(5) for that institution

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       ``(C) Special rule.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to limit the transportation research conducted by 
     the centers funded by this section.
       ``(f) Administration.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 2004.--
       ``(A) From trust fund.--There shall be available from the 
     Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to carry out 
     section 5334, $60,044,000 for fiscal year 2004.
       ``(B) From general fund.--In addition to amounts made 
     available under subparagraph (A), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out section 5334, $15,011,000 for 
     fiscal year 2004.
       ``(2) Fiscal years 2005 through 2009.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out section 5334--
       ``(A) $78,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       ``(B) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       ``(C) $82,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       ``(D) $84,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       ``(E) $86,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       ``(g) Trust Fund Capital Program Grants.--There shall be 
     available from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust 
     Fund to carry out sections 5309(m)(2)(B)(i) and 
     5309(m)(2)(B)(iii)--
       ``(1) $1,884,255,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       ``(2) $2,080,005,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       ``(3) $2,210,580,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       ``(4) $2,366,677,500 for fiscal year 2008; and
       ``(5) $2,518,882,500 for fiscal year 2009.
       ``(h) General Fund Capital Program Grants.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out sections 
     5309(m)(2)(A) and 5309(m)(2)(B)(ii)--
       ``(1) $1,391,170,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       ``(2) $1,561,670,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       ``(3) $1,673,720,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       ``(4) $1,777,785,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       ``(5) $1,904,255,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       ``(i) Grants as Contractual Obligations.--
       ``(1) Grants financed from highway trust fund.--A grant or 
     contract approved by the Secretary, that is financed with 
     amounts made available under subsection (a)(l)(A), (a)(2), 
     (b)(1), (c)(2), (d)(1)(A), (e)(1)(A), (f)(1)(A), or (g) is a 
     contractual obligation of the Government to pay the 
     Government's share of the cost of the project.
       ``(2) Grants financed from general fund.--A grant or 
     contract, approved by the Secretary, that is financed with 
     amounts made available under subsection (a)(l)(B), (b)(2), 
     (c)(1)(B), (d)(1)(B), (d)(2), (e)(1)(B), (e)(2), (f)(1)(B), 
     (f)(2), or (h) is a contractual obligation of the Government 
     to pay the Government's share of the cost of the project only 
     to the extent that amounts are provided in advance in an 
     appropriations Act.
       ``(j) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts made available by 
     or appropriated under subsections (a) through (h) shall 
     remain available until expended.''.

     SEC. 3035. OVER-THE-ROAD BUS ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 3038 of the Transportation Equity 
     Act for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 5310 note; 112 Stat. 392) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 3038. OVER-THE-ROAD BUS ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM.'';

       (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Federal Share of Costs.--The Federal share of costs 
     under this section shall be provided from funds made 
     available to carry out this section. The Federal share of the 
     costs for a project shall not exceed 80 percent of the 
     project cost.''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
       ``(g) Funding.--
       ``(1) Intercity, fixed route over-the-road bus service.--Of 
     the amounts made available to carry out this section in each 
     fiscal year, 75 percent shall be available for operators of 
     over-the-road buses used substantially or exclusively in 
     intercity, fixed-route over-the-road bus service to finance 
     the incremental capital and training costs of the Department 
     of Transportation's final rule regarding accessibility of 
     over-the-road buses. Such amounts shall remain available 
     until expended.
       ``(2) Other over-the-road bus service.--Of the amounts made 
     available to carry out this section in each fiscal year, 25 
     percent shall be available for operators of other over-the-
     road bus service to finance the incremental capital and 
     training costs of the Department of Transportation's final 
     rule regarding accessibility of over-the-road buses. Such 
     amounts shall remain available until expended.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents contained 
     in section 1(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century (112 Stat. 107) is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 3038 and inserting the following:

``3038. Over-the-road bus accessibility program.''.

     SEC. 3036. UPDATED TERMINOLOGY.

       (a) Amendments to Chapter 53.--Chapter 53 is amended--
       (1) in the chapter heading by striking ``MASS'' and 
     inserting ``PUBLIC'';
       (2) in section 5310(h) by striking ``Mass'' and inserting 
     ``Public'';
       (3) in the subsection heading for section 5331(b) by 
     striking ``Mass'' and inserting ``Public''; and
       (4) by striking ``mass'' each place it appears in such 
     chapter before ``transportation'' and inserting ``public'', 
     except in sections 5301(f), 5302(a)(7), 5315, 5323(a)(1), and 
     5323(a)(1)(B).
       (b) Table of Chapters.--The table of chapters for subtitle 
     III is amended in the item relating to chapter 53 by striking 
     ``MASS'' and inserting ``PUBLIC''.

     SEC. 3037. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS FOR NEW FIXED GUIDEWAY 
                   CAPITAL PROJECTS.

       (a) Existing Full Funding Grant Agreements.--The following 
     projects are authorized for final design and construction for 
     existing full funding grant agreements in not less than the 
     amount specified for each fiscal year:
       (1) Baltimore--Central LRT Double Tracking $39,367,154 for 
     fiscal year 2004, $28,777,920 for fiscal year 2005, and 
     $12,655,664 for fiscal year 2006.
       (2) Chicago--Chicago Transit Authority Douglas Branch 
     Reconstruction $83,655,202 for fiscal year 2004, $84,320,000 
     for fiscal year 2005, and $45,825,190 for fiscal year 2006.
       (3) Chicago--Chicago Transit Authority Ravenswood Expansion 
     Project $9,841,789 for fiscal year 2004, $39,680,000 for 
     fiscal year 2005, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
     $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $40,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2008, and $65,152,615 for fiscal year 2009.
       (4) Cleveland--Euclid Corridor Transportation Project 
     $10,825,967 for fiscal year 2004, $24,800,000 for fiscal year 
     2005, and $24,974,513 for fiscal year 2006.
       (5) Dallas--North Central LRT Extension $29,684,097 for 
     fiscal year 2004.
       (6) Denver Southeast Corridor LRT $78,734,308 for fiscal 
     year 2004, $79,360,000 for fiscal year 2005, $80,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2006, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, and 
     $77,192,758 for fiscal year 2008.
       (7) Fort Lauderdale--Tri-Rail Commuter Rail Upgrade 
     $18,118,733 for fiscal year 2004 and $11,318,230 for fiscal 
     year 2005.
       (8) Los Angeles--Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension 
     $59,520,000 for fiscal year 2005, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2006, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $80,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2008, and $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (9) Memphis--Medical Center Extension $9,101,281 for fiscal 
     year 2004.
       (10) Metra North Central Corridor Commuter Rail $19,177,300 
     for fiscal year 2004, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, and 
     $18,476,237 for fiscal year 2006.
       (11) Metra South West Corridor Commuter Rail $15,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2004, $15,500,000 for fiscal year 2005, and 
     $11,781,395 for fiscal year 2006.
       (12) Metra Union Pacific West Line Extension $17,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2004, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, and 
     $14,285,749 for fiscal year 2006.
       (13) Minneapolis--Hiawatha Corridor LRT $73,793,730 for 
     fiscal year 2004 and $33,428,865 for fiscal year 2005.
       (14) New Jersey Urban Core--Hudson-Bergen LRT MOS-2 
     $98,417,885 for fiscal year 2004, $99,200,000 for fiscal year 
     2005, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $100,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2007, and $53,202,995 for fiscal year 2008.
       (15) New Jersey Urban Core--Newark-Elizabeth Rail Link MOS-
     1 $22,209,000 for fiscal year 2004, $316,907 for fiscal year 
     2005, and $1,025,169 for fiscal year 2006.
       (16) New Orleans MOS-1 Canal Street $22,922,877 for fiscal 
     year 2004 and $16,613,047 for fiscal year 2005.
       (17) Phoenix--Central Phoenix/East Valley LRT $12,794,325 
     for fiscal year 2004, $74,400,000 for fiscal year 2005, 
     $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $90,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2007, $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $90,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2009.
       (18) Pittsburgh--Stage II LRT Reconstruction $31,733,314 
     for fiscal year 2004 and $1,131,666 for fiscal year 2005.
       (19) Portland--Interstate MAX LRT Extension $76,273,861 for 
     fiscal year 2004, $23,292,160 fiscal year 2005, and 
     $18,292,550 for fiscal year 2006.
       (20) Salt Lake City--Medical Center $30,178,231 for fiscal 
     year 2004 and $8,765,421 for fiscal year 2005.
       (21) San Diego--Mission Valley East LRT Extension 
     $63,971,625 for fiscal year 2004, $80,986,880 for fiscal year 
     2005, and $8,353,424 for fiscal year 2006.
       (22) San Diego--Oceanside Escondido Rail Corridor 
     $47,240,585 for fiscal year 2004, $54,560,000 fiscal year 
     2005, and $12,211,061 for fiscal year 2006.
       (23) San Francisco--BART Extension to San Francisco Airport 
     $98,417,890 for fiscal year 2004, $99,200,000 fiscal year 
     2005, and $82,655,680 for fiscal year 2006.
       (24) San Juan--Tren Urbano $19,683,577 for fiscal year 
     2004, $44,263,040 fiscal year 2005, and $10,555,900 for 
     fiscal year 2006.
       (25) Seattle--Central Link Initial Segment LRT $73,813,414 
     for fiscal year 2004, $79,360,000 for fiscal year 2005, 
     $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $80,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2007, $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $24,028,149 for 
     fiscal year 2009.
       (26) Washington DC/MD--Largo Metrorail Extension 
     $63,971,625 for fiscal year 2004 and $76,156,450 for fiscal 
     year 2005.
       (b) Final Design and Construction.--The following projects 
     are authorized for final design and construction for fiscal 
     years 2004 through 2009 under paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(A), and 
     (2)(B)(ii) of section 5309(m) of title 49, United States 
     Code:
       (1) Baltimore--MARC Commuter Rail Improvements.
       (2) Boston--Silver Line BRT Phase III.
       (3) Charlotte--South Corridor LRT.
       (4) Dallas Area Rapid Transit--Northwest-Southeast LRT 
     Extension.
       (5) Delaware--Wilmington-Newark Commuter Rail Improvements.
       (6) Denver--West Corridor LRT.
       (7) El Paso--Rapid Transit (SMART) Starter Line.
       (8) Harrisburg--Corridor One Commuter Rail (MOS-1).
       (9) Kansas City, Missouri--Southtown BRT.
       (10) Las Vegas--Resort Corridor Downtown Extension Project.
       (11) Los Angeles MTA--Exposition LRT.

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       (12) Miami-Dade Transit--North Corridor.
       (13) Minneapolis--North Star Corridor.
       (14) Nashville, Tennessee Commuter Rail.
       (15) New Britain-Hartford Busway Project.
       (16) New Orleans--Desire Corridor Streetcar.
       (17) New York--Long Island Railroad East Side Access 
     Project.
       (18) New York--Second Avenue Subway.
       (19) Norfolk Light Rail.
       (20) Northern Virginia--Dulles Corridor Extension to Wiehle 
     Avenue (Phase 1).
       (21) Orange County, California--Center Line LRT.
       (22) Philadelphia--Schuylkill Valley MetroRail.
       (23) Pittsburgh--North Shore Connector.
       (24) Portland, Oregon--South Corridor I-205/Portland Mall 
     LRT.
       (25) Providence--South County Commuter Rail.
       (26) Sacramento--South Corridor LRT Extension (Phase 2), 
     Meadowview to Consumnes River College.
       (27) Salt Lake City--Weber County to Salt Lake City 
     Commuter Rail.
       (28) San Diego--Mid-Coast Extension.
       (29) San Francisco Muni--Third Street LRT-Phase I/II.
       (30) Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority--Silicon Valley 
     Rapid Transit Corridor.
       (31) Tampa Bay--Regional Rail.
       (32) Triangle Transit Authority, North Carolina--Regional 
     Rail Project.
       (33) Washington County, Oregon--Wilsonville to Beaverton 
     Commuter Rail.
       (34) Wasilla-Girdwood, Alaska--Commuter Rail.
       (c) Alternatives Analysis and Preliminary Engineering.--The 
     following projects are authorized for alternatives analysis 
     and preliminary engineering for fiscal years 2004 through 
     2009 under paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(A), and (2)(B)(ii) of 
     section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code:
       (1) Albuquerque--High Capacity Corridor.
       (2) Ann Arbor/Detroit--Commuter Rail.
       (3) Atlanta--MARTA Memorial Drive Bus Rapid Transit.
       (4) Atlanta--GRTA I-75 Corridor, Downtown Atlanta--Cherokee 
     County.
       (5) Atlanta--Georgia 400 North Line Corridor Project.
       (6) Atlanta--Belt Line C-Loop.
       (7) Atlanta--I-20 South DeKalb-Lindbergh Corridor Project.
       (8) Austin--San Antonio I-35 Commuter Rail.
       (9) Austin--Rapid Bus Project.
       (10) Austin--Regional Commuter Rail.
       (11) Baltimore Light Rail System Extensions.
       (12) Bernillo-Santa Fe--New Mexico Commuter Rail.
       (13) Birmingham, Alabama--Transit Corridor.
       (14) Boise--Downtown Circulator.
       (15) Boston--Lechmere Transit Improvement to Somerville and 
     Medford.
       (16) Boston--North Shore Corridor and Blue Line Extension.
       (17) Boston--North/South Rail Link.
       (18) Boston--Urban Ring BRT.
       (19) Broward County, Florida--Bus Rapid Transit.
       (20) Central Florida Commuter Rail System.
       (21) Central Phoenix--East Valley Corridor LRT Extensions.
       (22) Charlotte--North Corridor Project.
       (23) Charlotte--Northeast Corridor Project.
       (24) Charlotte--South Corridor LRT extension to Rock Hill, 
     South Carolina.
       (25) Charlotte--Southeast-West Corridor Project.
       (26) Charlotte--Center City Streetcar Project.
       (27) Chicago--Cermack Road BRT.
       (28) Chicago CTA--Red Line Extension.
       (29) Chicago CTA--Chicago Transit Hub (Circle Line-Ogden 
     Streetcar).
       (30) Chicago CTA--Orange Line Extension (Midway Airport to 
     Ford City).
       (31) Chicago CTA--Southeast Service-La Salle Street Station 
     to Baltimore Race Track.
       (32) Chicago CTA--Yellow Line Extension (Dempster-Old 
     Orchard).
       (33) Chula Vista, California--Bus Rapid Transit.
       (34) Clark County, Washington--MAX Extension.
       (35) Cleveland-Akron-Canton (Northeast Ohio) Commuter Rail.
       (36) Columbia, South Carolina--Light Rail.
       (37) Contra-Costa--BART Extension.
       (38) Corpus Christi--Downtown Rail Trolley.
       (39) Dallas Area Rapid Transit--Dallas Central Business 
     District.
       (40) Dallas Area Rapid Transit--Rowlett LRT Extension.
       (41) Dallas Area Rapid Transit--Beltline to DFW Airport.
       (42) Dayton--Aviation Heritage Corridor Streetcar Project.
       (43) Denton County Transportation Authority, Texas--Fixed 
     Guideway Project.
       (44) Denver--Gold Line Extension to Arvada.
       (45) Denver--United States Route 36 Transit Corridor.
       (46) Denver--North Metro Corridor to Thornton.
       (47) Denver--East Corridor to DIA Airport.
       (48) Denver--I-225 Transit Corridor.
       (49) Denver--Southeast Corridor Extension to Lone-Tree/
     Ridgegate.
       (50) Denver--Southwest Corridor Extension to C470/Lucent 
     Boulevard.
       (51) Detroit--Center City Loop.
       (52) District of Columbia--Light Rail Starter Line.
       (53) Fitchburg, Massachusetts--Commuter Rail Extensions and 
     Improvements.
       (54) Fort Lauderdale--Downtown Rail Link.
       (55) Fort Lauderdale--Transit Project from NW 215th and 
     79th Streets.
       (56) Fort Worth--Cottonbelt Commuter Rail to DFW.
       (57) Fort Worth--Trinity Railway Express Commuter Rail 
     Extensions.
       (58) Galveston--Rail Trolley Extension.
       (59) Glendale, California--Downtown Streetcar.
       (60) Grand Rapids--Fixed Guideway Corridor Project.
       (61) Guam--Tumon Bay-Airport Light Rail.
       (62) Honolulu--Rapid Transit Project.
       (63) Houston Advanced Transit Program Light Rail.
       (64) Indianapolis--System of Metropolitan Area Rapid 
     Transit.
       (65) Jacksonville--East-Southwest BRT.
       (66) Jacksonville--North-Southeast BRT.
       (67) Kansas City, Missouri-Lawrence, Kansas--Commuter Rail.
       (68) Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee Metra Commuter Rail Extension 
     (Wisconsin).
       (69) Kenosha, Wisconsin Streetcar Expansion Project.
       (70) King County, Washington--I-405 Corridor Bus Rapid 
     Transit.
       (71) Lakeville, Minnesota--Cedar Avenue Corridor Bus Rapid 
     Transit.
       (72) Lane County, Oregon--Bus Rapid Transit, Phase 2.
       (73) Little Rock--River Rail Streetcar Extensions.
       (74) Little Rock--West Little Rock Commuter Rail.
       (75) Long Island Railroad--Nassau Hub.
       (76) Lorain-Cleveland Commuter Rail.
       (77) LOSSAN Del Mar-San Diego--Rail Corridor Improvements.
       (78) Lovejoy to Griffin, Georgia Commuter Rail.
       (79) Madison and Dane Counties, Wisconsin--Transport 2020 
     Commuter Rail.
       (80) Maryland--I-270 Corridor Cities Transitway.
       (81) Maryland--Route 5 Corridor to Waldorf.
       (82) Maryland--Silver Spring Capacity Improvements.
       (83) Memphis--Downtown Airport Corridor.
       (84) Memphis Regional Rail Plan.
       (85) Memphis, Medical Center Rail Extension to Airport.
       (86) Metra BNSF Naperville to Aurora Corridor Extension and 
     Improvements.
       (87) Metra South Suburban Airport Commuter Rail Extension.
       (88) Metra SouthEast Service Line Commuter Rail.
       (89) Metra STAR Line Inter-Suburban Commuter Rail.
       (90) Metra UP Northwest Line Core Capacity Upgrades.
       (91) Metra UP West Line Core Capacity Upgrades.
       (92) Metra-West Line Extension, Elgin to Rockford.
       (93) Miami-Dade Transit--Douglas Road Extension.
       (94) Miami-Dade Transit--East-West Corridor.
       (95) Miami-Dade Transit--Kendall Corridor.
       (96) Miami-Dade Transit--Northeast Corridor.
       (97) Miami-Dade Transit--South Dade Corridor.
       (98) Miami-Dade Transit--Miami Intermodal Center to 
     Earlington Heights.
       (99) Miami--Downtown Streetcar Project.
       (100) Middletown-South Fallsburg, New York, Passenger Rail.
       (101) Minneapolis-St. Paul--Central Corridor Transit 
     Project.
       (102) Missouri/Kansas--Interstate 35 Transit Corridor.
       (103) Monterey County, California--Commuter Rail.
       (104) Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, Maryland--
     Bi-County Transitway (Purple Line).
       (105) Nashua--Commuter Rail.
       (106) Nashua-Manchester--Commuter Rail Extension.
       (107) Nashville--Area Transit Corridors.
       (108) Nashville--Southeast Rail Corridor.
       (109) Nashville Tennessee Commuter Rail.
       (110) Nassau and Queens Counties, New York--LIRR Main Line 
     Third Track Project.
       (111) New Haven, Connecticut-Hartford, Connecticut-
     Springfield, Massachusetts Commuter Line.
       (112) New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor.
       (113) New Jersey Transit--Northeast Corridor Trans-Hudson 
     Commuter Rail Improvements.
       (114) New Jersey Transit--Morris/Essex/Boonton Trans-Hudson 
     Commuter Rail Improvements.
       (115) New Jersey Transit--New York Susquehanna and Western 
     RR Commuter Extension.
       (116) New Jersey Transit--West Trenton Line Commuter Line 
     Service Extension.
       (117) New Jersey Urban Core.
       (118) New Orleans--Airport-CBD Commuter Rail.
       (119) New York--Rockaway-Brooklyn Army Terminal-Manhattan 
     Ferry Service.
       (120) New York--Staten Island to Manhattan High-Speed Ferry 
     Service Extension.
       (121) New York--Stewart Airport Rail Access.
       (122) Newburg, New York--LRT System.
       (123) North Carolina Piedmont Authority Regional Rail--
     Greensboro to Winston-Salem.
       (124) Northern Indiana--Commuter District Line.
       (125) Northern Indiana--West Lake Commuter Rail Link (South 
     Shore Commuter Rail).
       (126) Norfolk--Naval Station Corridor.
       (127) Norfolk-Petersburg--United States Route 460 Commuter 
     Rail Project.
       (128) Northern Virginia--Crystal City Potomac Yards 
     Transit.
       (129) Northern Virginia--Columbia Pike Rapid Transit 
     Project.
       (130) Northern Virginia--Dulles Corridor Extension, Phase 
     2.
       (131) Northern Virginia--Richmond Highway (Route 1) Rapid 
     Transit Project.
       (132) Orlando-Orange County, Florida--Light Rail Project.
       (133) Philadelphia--Navy Yard Transit Extension.

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       (134) Philadelphia--52nd Street City Connector Project.
       (135) Philadelphia--Route 100 Rapid Trolley Extension.
       (136) Philadelphia--Broad Street Subway Line Extension.
       (137) Pinellas Mobility Initiative Bus Rapid Transit.
       (138) Pittsburgh--Allegheny and Armstrong Counties, 
     Commuter Rail.
       (139) Pittsburgh--East-West Corridor Rapid Transit.
       (140) Pittsburgh--Martin Luther King, Jr. Busway Extension.
       (141) Portland Streetcar Extensions.
       (142) Provo-Orem Utah--Bus Rapid Transit.
       (143) Quakertown-Stoney Creek, Pennsylvania--Rail 
     Restoration.
       (144) Raritan Valley, New Jersey--Commuter Rail.
       (145) Reno, Nevada--Virginia Street Bus Rapid Transit 
     Project.
       (146) Riverside County, California--Perris Valley Line 
     Metrolink Extension.
       (147) Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado--Bus Rapid Transit.
       (148) Rock Island, Illinois--Quad Cities Rapid Transit 
     System.
       (149) Sacramento--Regional Rail, Auburn to Oakland.
       (150) Sacramento--Downtown/Natomas Airport Transit 
     Corridor.
       (151) St. Paul-Hastings--Red Rock Corridor Commuter Rail 
     Project.
       (152) Salt Lake City--Airport to University LRT.
       (153) Salt Lake City--Delta Center to Gateway Intermodal 
     Center LRT Extension.
       (154) Salt Lake City--Draper to Sandy LRT Extension.
       (155) Salt Lake City--TRAX Capacity Improvements.
       (156) Salt Lake City--West Valley City LRT Extension.
       (157) Salt Lake City--West Jordan LRT extension.
       (158) San Antonio--Bus Rapid Transit.
       (159) San Diego--Sprinter Rail Line Extension Project.
       (160) San Francisco--BART Extension to Livermore.
       (161) San Francisco--BART Extension to Oakland 
     International Airport.
       (162) San Francisco--MUNI Geary Boulevard Bus Rapid 
     Transit.
       (163) San Gabriel Valley--Gold Line Foothill Extension, 
     Pasadena to Montclair.
       (164) San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission Commuter Rail 
     (Altamont Commuter Express).
       (165) San Juan Tren Urbano--Extension from Rio Piedras to 
     Carolina.
       (166) San Juan--Tren Urbano Minillas Extension.
       (167) Santa Fe--El Dorado Rail Link.
       (168) Seattle--Monorail Project.
       (169) Seattle--Link LRT Extensions.
       (170) Seattle--Sound Transit Commuter Rail.
       (171) Seattle--Sound Transit Regional Express Bus.
       (172) Sevierville to Pigeon Ford, Tennessee--Bus Rapid 
     Transit.
       (173) Sonoma/Marin (SMART) Commuter Rail, California.
       (174) South Carolina High Speed Rail Corridor.
       (175) Southern California High Speed Regional Transit.
       (176) St. Louis Metro Link--Scott AFB to Mid America 
     Airport.
       (177) St. Louis--East/West Gateway.
       (178) St. Louis--Metro Link Northside Daniel Boone Project.
       (179) St. Louis--Metro South Corridor.
       (180) St. Louis--University Downtown Trolley.
       (181) Stamford, Connecticut--Urban Transitway Phase II.
       (182) Tampa--Bus Rapid Transit Improvements.
       (183) Toledo, Ohio--CBD to Zoo.
       (184) Toledo, Ohio--University Corridor.
       (185) Trenton Trolley.
       (186) Tri-Rail Dolphin Extension.
       (187) Tri-Rail Florida East Coast Commuter Rail Extension.
       (188) Tri-Rail Jupiter Extension.
       (189) Tri-Rail Scripps Corridor Extension Project.
       (190) Tucson--Old Pueblo Trolley Expansion.
       (191) Vancouver--Interstate MAX Extension to Clark County, 
     Washington.
       (192) Virginia Beach--Bus Rapid Transit.
       (193) Virginia Railway Express Capacity Improvements.
       (194) Washington State Ferries and Ferry Facilities.
       (195) Washington State--Issaquah Valley Trolley Project.
       (196) Williamsburg-Newport News--Peninsula Rail Transit.
       (d) Rules Relating to Funding.--
       (1) Subsection (a) projects.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to expend 
     funds made available under section 5309(m) of title 49, 
     United States Code, for final design and construction of 
     projects authorized by subsection (a) as existing full 
     funding grant agreements.
       (B) Minimum funding levels.--The Secretary shall make 
     available not less than the following amounts for projects 
     authorized by subsection (a): $1,065,927,770 for fiscal year 
     2004, $1,071,034,586 for fiscal year 2005, $731,532,532 for 
     fiscal year 2006, $490,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, 
     $410,395,753 for fiscal year 2008, and $259,180,764 for 
     fiscal year 2009.
       (2) Subsection (b) projects.--
       (A) In general.--Projects authorized by subsection (b) for 
     final design and construction are also authorized for 
     alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering.
       (B) Minimum funding levels.--The Secretary shall make 
     available not less than the following amounts for projects 
     authorized by subsection (b): $30,579,750 for fiscal year 
     2004, $186,475,050 for fiscal year 2005, $681,268,504 for 
     fiscal year 2006, $1,024,856,176 for fiscal year 2007, 
     $1,199,242,825 for fiscal year 2008, and $1,465,646,690 for 
     fiscal year 2009.
       (C) Priority.--In making funds available under subparagraph 
     (B), the Secretary shall first make such funds available for 
     any full funding grant agreement executed by the Secretary in 
     fiscal year 2005 after the date of enactment of this Act and 
     for any full funding grant agreement executed by the 
     Secretary in the amount indicated in fiscal years 2005 
     through 2009 in the amount indicated in the ``Schedule of 
     Federal Funds for the Project'' included in such agreement.
       (3) Subsection (c) projects.--
       (A) In general.--Effective October 1, 2007, projects 
     authorized by subsection (c) for alternatives analysis and 
     preliminary engineering are also authorized for final design 
     and construction.
       (B) Maximum funding levels.--The Secretary shall make 
     available not more than the following amounts for projects 
     authorized by subsection (c): $95,348,480 for fiscal year 
     2004, $109,348,664 for fiscal year 2005, $122,852,264 for 
     fiscal year 2006, and $131,726,624 in fiscal year 2007.
       (C) Maximum funding levels for alternatives analysis and 
     preliminary engineering.--In fiscal years 2008 and 2009, the 
     Secretary shall make available not more than the following 
     amounts for projects authorized by subsection (b), and 
     projects authorized by subsection (c), to conduct 
     alternatives analysis and preliminary engineering activities: 
     $139,968,572 in fiscal year 2008 and $149,984,996 in fiscal 
     year 2009.
       (e) New Jersey Urban Core Project.--Section 3031(d) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (112 
     Stat. 380; 105 Stat. 2122) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``associated components to and at the 
     contiguous New Jersey Meadowlands Sports Complex),'' and 
     inserting ``to and at the contiguous New Jersey Meadowlands 
     Sports Complex), including a connection to the Hudson River 
     Waterfront Transportation System, the Lackawanna Cutoff,''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``in Lakewood to Freehold to Matawan or 
     Jamesburg, New Jersey, as described in section 3035(p) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
     Stat. 2131)'' and inserting ``from Lakehurst to the Northeast 
     Corridor or the New Jersey Coast Line''.
       (f) New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor.--Project 
     elements of the New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor 
     advanced with 100 percent non-Federal funds shall be given 
     consideration by the Federal Transit Administration when 
     evaluating the local share of the project in the new starts 
     rating process, including the purchase of bilevel rail 
     equipment.

     SEC. 3038. PROJECTS FOR BUS AND BUS-RELATED FACILITIES.

       Of the amounts made available to carry out section 
     5309(m)(2)(B)(iii) of title 49, United States Code, for each 
     of fiscal years 2006 through 2008, the Secretary shall make 
     funds available for the following projects in not less than 
     the amounts specified for the fiscal year:

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                            Projects                                   FY 06           FY 07           FY 08
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Glendale, CA Purchase of CNG Buses for Glendale Beeline              $147,840        $152,460        $161,700
 Transit System.................................................
2. Detroit Fare Collection System...............................      $1,280,000      $1,320,000      $1,400,000
3. Flint, MI Construct Intermodal Hub at Bishop International           $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Airport........................................................
4. Des Plaines, Wauconda, Cook and Lake Counties, IL Rand Road          $256,000        $264,000        $280,000
 Transit Signal Priority........................................
5. Indianapolis, IN Downtown transit center.....................      $4,480,000      $4,620,000      $4,900,000
6. Los Angeles, CA, Construction of Intermodal Transit Center at        $252,800        $260,700        $276,500
 California State University Los Angeles........................
7. Columbus, OH--Central Ohio Transity Authority Paratransit            $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Facility.......................................................
8. Silver Spring, MD Construct Silver Spring Transit Center in        $1,168,000      $1,204,500      $1,277,500
 downtown Silver Spring.........................................
9. Detroit, MI Enclosed heavy-duty maintenance facility with          $1,440,000      $1,485,000      $1,575,000
 full operational functions for up to 300 buses.................
10. Bronx, NY Wildlife Conservation Society intermodal                  $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 transportation facility at the Bronx Zoo.......................
11. Construct pedestrian and bicycle amenities on Seawall Blvd          $960,000        $990,000      $1,050,000
 Galveston, Tx..................................................
12. Hoboken, NJ Rehabilitation of Hoboken Intermodal Terminal...        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
13. Newark, NJ Penn Station Intermodal Improvements including           $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 the rehabilitation of boarding areas...........................
14. Orlando, Florida--LYNX Bus Fleet Expansion Program..........        $288,000        $297,000        $315,000
15. Fairfax County, VA Richmond Highway (U.S. Route 1) Public           $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Transportation Improvements....................................
16. Portland, OR Renovation of Union Station, including                  $32,000         $33,000         $35,000
 structural reinforcement and public safety upgrades............
17. Davis, CA Davis Multi-Modal Station to improve entrance to          $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 Amtrak Depot and parking lot, provide additional parking and
 improve service................................................
18. Reno-Sparks, Nevada--Intermodal Transportation Terminals and      $1,280,000      $1,320,000      $1,400,000
 Related Development............................................
19. Bar Harbor, ME Purchase new buses to enhance commuting near          $96,000         $99,000        $105,000
 the Jackson Labs...............................................
20. Bronx, NY Establish an intermodal transportation facility at        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 the Wildlife Conservation Society Bronx Zoo....................

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21. Hingham, MA Hingham Marine Intermodal Center Improvements:        $2,880,000      $2,970,000      $3,150,000
 Enhance public transportation infrastructure/parking...........
22. Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Zoo Intermodal Transportation       $1,600,000      $1,650,000      $1,750,000
 project w/parking consolidation, pedestrian walkways, public
 transportation complements & landscape improvements to surface
 parking lots...................................................
23. Construct intermodal transportation & parking facility, City        $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 of Winter Park.................................................
24. Roma, TX Bus Facility.......................................        $168,000        $173,250        $183,750
25. New York City, NY First Phase Implementation of Bus Rapid           $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 Transit System.................................................
26. Scottsdale, Arizona--Construct intermodal center............        $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
27. Sonoma County, CA Purchase of CNG buses.....................        $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
28. Camden, NJ Construction of the Camden County Intermodal             $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 Facility in Cramer Hill........................................
29. Sandy Hook, NJ National Park Service - Construct year-round         $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 ferry dock at Sandy Hook Unit of Gateway National Recreation
 Area...........................................................
30. Sevier County, Tennessee--U.S. 441. bus rapid transit.......         $80,000         $82,500         $87,500
31. St. Augustine, Florida--Intermodal Transportation and               $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 Parking Facility...............................................
32. Torrington, CT Construct bus-related facility (Northwestern         $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Connecticut Central Transit District)..........................
33. Warren, PA--Construct Intermodal Transportation Center and          $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 related pedestrian and landscape imporovements.................
34. Toledo, OH TARTA/TARPS Passenger Intermodal Facility              $2,400,000      $2,475,000      $2,625,000
 construction...................................................
35. Union City, CA Intermodal Station, Phase 1: Modify BART           $1,360,000      $1,402,500      $1,487,500
 station........................................................
36. Los Angeles, CA Wilshire-Vermont subway station                     $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 reconstruction.................................................
37. Lancaster, PA--bus replacement..............................        $304,000        $313,500        $332,500
38. Monmouth County, NJ Construction of main bus facility for           $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Freehold Township, including a terminal and repair shop........
39. Monrovia, California--Transit Village Project...............        $960,000        $990,000      $1,050,000
40. Duluth, MN Downtown Duluth Area Transit facility                    $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 improvements...................................................
41. Brooklyn, NY New Urban Center--Broadway Junction Intermodal         $307,200        $316,800        $336,000
 Center.........................................................
42. Medford, MA Downtown revitalization featuring construction          $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 of a 200 space Park and Ride Facility..........................
43. Needles, California--El Garces Intermodal Facility..........        $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
44. Bridgeport, Connecticut--Greater Bridgeport Transit                 $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 Authority Bus Facility.........................................
45. Palm Springs, California-- Sunline Transit bus purchase.....        $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
46. National Park Service - Design and construct 2.1-mile               $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 segment to complete Sandy Hook multi-use pathway in Sandy Hook,
 NJ.............................................................
47. Phoenix, AZ Construct City of Phoenix paratransit facility          $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 (Dial-a-Ride)..................................................
48. Project provides for the engineering and construction of a          $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 transportation center in Paoli, Chester County.................
49. Columbus, Georgia--Buses & Bus Facilities...................        $310,080        $319,770        $339,150
50. Cleveland, Ohio--University Circle intermodal facility......      $2,720,000      $2,805,000      $2,975,000
51. Cleveland, OH acquisition of buses Greater Cleveland                $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 Regional Transit Authority.....................................
52. Greensboro, North Carolina--Replacement buses...............      $1,849,600      $1,907,400      $2,023,000
53. Johnson Co., KS Bus and bus related facilities [I-35.               $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 corridor], Johnson Co. Transit.................................
54. City of Alameda, CA Plan, design, and construct intermodal          $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 facility.......................................................
55. New Orleans, LA Intermodal Riverfront Center................        $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
56. Replace railroad draw bridge in Galveston, Texas............        $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
57. Wilmington, NC Build Intermodal Center......................        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
58. Yabucoa, Puerto Rico--Trolley buses.........................         $56,000         $57,750         $61,250
59. Beverly, MA Design and Construct Beverly Depot Intermodal           $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Transportation Center..........................................
60. Georgia Statewide Bus Program...............................         $64,000         $66,000         $70,000
61. Trenton, New Jersey--Trenton Train Station Rehabilitation...        $400,000        $412,500        $437,500
62. Trenton, NJ Reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Trenton      $2,240,000      $2,310,000      $2,450,000
 Train Station..................................................
63. Zapata, Texas Purchase Bus vehicles.........................         $80,000         $82,500         $87,500
64. Zanesville, OH--bus system signage and shelters.............         $20,800         $21,450         $22,750
65. York, Pennsylvania--Rabbit Transit facilities and                   $886,560       $914,265.        $969,675
 communications equipment.......................................
66. Canby, OR bus and bus facilities............................         $48,000         $49,500         $52,500
67. New Orleans, LA Plan and construct New Orleans Union                $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 Passenger Terminal intermodal facilities.......................
68. Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula, Virginia--Bay Transit         $1,040,000      $1,072,500      $1,137,500
 Multimodal Facilities..........................................
69. Broward County, FL Busses & Bus Facilities..................      $2,080,000      $2,145,000      $2,275,000
70. Palm Springs, California-- Sunline Transit: CalStart-               $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 Weststart fuel cell bus program................................
71. San Juan, Puerto Rico--Buses................................        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
72. Hammond, Louisiana--Passenger intermodal facility at                 $64,000         $66,000         $70,000
 Southern Louisiana.............................................
73. West Virginia Construct Beckley Intermodal Gateway pursuant       $7,680,000      $7,920,000      $8,400,000
 to the eligibility provisions for projects listed under section
 3030(d)(3) of P.L. 105-178.....................................
74. Albany-Schenectady, NY Bus Rapid Transit Improvements in NY         $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 Route 5. Corridor..............................................
75. Alameda County, CA AC Transit Bus Rapid Transit Corridor            $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 Project........................................................
76. Baldwin Park, CA Construct vehicle and bicycle parking lot          $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 and pedestrian rest area at transit center.....................
77. Niagara Falls, NY Relocation, Development, and Enhancement        $1,792,000      $1,848,000      $1,960,000
 of Niagara Falls International Railway Station/Intermodal
 Transportation Center..........................................
78. Utica, New York--Union Station Boehlert Center siding track          $32,000         $33,000         $35,000
 improvements...................................................
79. Ionia County, MI--Purchase and implementation of                    $188,800        $194,700        $206,500
 communication equipment improvements...........................
80. Flagler County, Florida--bus facility.......................        $192,000        $198,000        $210,000
81. Easton, Pennsylvania--Design and construct Intermodal               $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Transportation Center..........................................
82. Yamhill County, OR For the construction of bus shelters,             $35,200         $36,300         $38,500
 park and ride facilities, and a signage strategy to increase
 ridership......................................................
83. Woodland, CA Yolobus operations, maintenance, administration        $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 facility expansion and improvements to increase bus service
 with alternative fuel buses....................................
84. Sacramento, CA Construct intermodal station and related           $2,240,000      $2,310,000      $2,450,000
 improvements...................................................
85. Torrance Transit System, CA Acquisition of EPA and CARB-            $960,000        $990,000      $1,050,000
 certified low emission replacement buses.......................
86. Burlington County, NJ--BurLink and Burlington County              $1,280,000      $1,320,000      $1,400,000
 Transportation System vehicles and equipment...................
87. Niles, OH Acquisition of bus operational and service                 $64,000         $66,000         $70,000
 equipment for Niles Trumbull Transit...........................
88. Rockport, MA Rockport Commuter Rail Station Improvements....        $880,000        $907,500        $962,500
89. Cincinnati, Ohio--Metro Regional Transit Hub Network Eastern        $256,000        $264,000        $280,000
 Neighborhoods..................................................
90. Buses and bus related facilities throughout the State of          $1,920,000      $1,980,000      $2,100,000
 Connecticut....................................................
91. Columbus, GA Bus replacement................................         $96,000         $99,000        $105,000
92. Norwalk, CA Transit System Bus Procurement and Los Angeles          $256,000        $264,000        $280,000
 World Airport Remote Fly-Away Facility Project.................
93. Salem, OR bus and bus facilities............................        $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
94. Ilwaco, WA Procure shuttles for Lewis and Clark National             $32,000         $33,000         $35,000
 Historical Park................................................
95. Gainesville, FL Bus Replacement.............................      $1,280,000      $1,320,000      $1,400,000
96. SEPTA Montgomery County Intermodal Improvements at Glenside       $1,600,000      $1,650,000      $1,750,000
 and Jenkintown Station Parking Garages.........................
97. Fredericksburg, Virginia--Improve and repair Fredericksburg         $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Station........................................................
98. Birmingham, AL Expansion of Downtown Intermodal Facility,           $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Phase II.......................................................
99. Gresham, Oregon Construct a new light rail station and              $448,000        $462,000        $490,000
 transit plaza on Portland MAX system and serve Gresham Civic
 neighborhood...................................................
100. Jersey City, NJ McGinley Square Intermodal Facility........        $256,000        $264,000        $280,000
101. Emeryville, CA Expand & Improve Intermodal Transit Center          $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 at Amtrak Station..............................................
102. Jersey City, NJ Construct West Entrance to Pavonia-Newport         $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 PATH Station...................................................
103. Longwood, Florida--Construct Intermodal Transportation             $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 Facility.......................................................
104. Marietta, Ohio Construction of transportation hub to               $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 accommodate regional bus traffic...............................
105. Akron, Ohio--West Market Street transit center and related         $208,000        $214,500        $227,500
 pedestrian improvements........................................
106. Sandy, Oregon Transit Bus Facility.........................        $112,000        $115,500        $122,500
107. Jacksonville, FL Paratransit Vehicles......................      $1,440,000      $1,485,000      $1,575,000
108. Carson, CA Purchase two tripper buses......................        $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
109. Bloomington, IN--Bus and transfer facility.................      $1,539,200      $1,587,300      $1,683,500
110. Cobb County, GA Cobb County Smart Card Technology/ Bus             $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 Facility Improvements..........................................
111. Construct West Houston and Fort Bend County, Texas--bus            $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 transit corridor...............................................
112. Mariposa, CA--Yosemite National Park CNG-Hydrogen transit          $800,000        $825,000        $875,000
 buses and facilities...........................................
113. Snohomish County, WA Community Transit bus purchases and           $960,000        $990,000      $1,050,000
 facility enhancement...........................................
114. Geneva, Illinois--Construct commuter parking deck for Metra      $1,280,000      $1,320,000      $1,400,000
 Service........................................................
115. Rhode Island Statewide Bus Fleet...........................      $1,920,000      $1,980,000      $2,100,000
116. Pleasant Hill, CA Construct Diablo Valley College Bus              $480,000        $495,000        $525,000
 Transit Center.................................................
117. Broward, FL Purchase new articulated buses and bus stop            $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 improvements on State Road 7. (SR 7) between Golden Glades
 Interchange and Glades Road....................................
118. Attleboro, MA Construction, engineering and site                   $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 improvements at the Attleboro Intermodal Center................
119. Burbank, CA CNG Transit Vehicles Purchase for Local Transit        $144,000        $148,500        $157,500
 Network Expansion..............................................
120. Dayton Airport Intermodal Rail Feasibility Study...........        $240,000        $247,500        $262,500
121. Los Angeles, CA Improve transit shelters, sidewalks                $480,000        $495,000        $525,000
 lighting and landscaping around Cedar's-Sinai Medical Center...
122. Baltimore, MD Construct Intercity Bus Intermodal Terminal..      $1,600,000      $1,650,000      $1,750,000
123. Cheltenham, PA Glenside Rail Station Parking Garage project        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 involving the construction of a 300-400 space parking lot at
 Easton Road and Glenside Avenue................................
124. Haverhill, MA Design and Construct Intermodal Transit            $1,792,000      $1,848,000      $1,960,000
 Parking Improvements...........................................
125. Palm Beach County, FL Plan and Construct Belle Glade             $1,120,000      $1,155,000      $1,225,000
 Combined Passenger Transit Facility............................
126. Pittsburgh, PA Clean Fuel Bus Procurement..................        $160,000        $165,000        $175,000

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127. San Fernando, CA Purchase CNG buses and related equipment          $972,800      $1,003,200      $1,064,000
 and construct facilities.......................................
128. Bayamon, Puerto Rico--bus terminal.........................        $192,000        $198,000        $210,000
129. Bozeman, Montana--Intermodal and Parking Facility..........        $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
130. New Brunswick, NJ Construct parking facility at the Robert         $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Wood Johnson University Hospital and UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson
 Medical School.................................................
131. Stonington and Mystic, Connecticut--Intermodal Center            $1,100,800      $1,135,200      $1,204,000
 parking facility and Streetscape...............................
132. Carson, CA Purchase one bus................................         $80,000         $82,500         $87,500
133. Miami-Dade County, Florida--Transit Security System........        $800,000        $825,000        $875,000
134. Town of Chapel Hill, NC Park and Ride Lot..................        $480,000        $495,000        $525,000
135. Wheaton, IL Pace Suburban Bus--Purchase buses..............        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
136. Ocala and Marion County, Florida--replacement buses........        $960,000        $990,000      $1,050,000
137. Philadelphia, PA Improvements to the existing Penn's             $1,280,000      $1,320,000      $1,400,000
 Landing Ferry Terminal.........................................
138. Long Branch, NJ Design and construct facilities for ferry        $1,280,000      $1,320,000      $1,400,000
 service from Long Branch, NJ to New York City and other
 destinations...................................................
139. Quincy, MA MBTA Purchase high speed catamaran ferry for            $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Quincy Harbor Express Service..................................
140. Los Angeles, CA Crenshaw Bus Rapid Transit.................      $2,728,960      $2,814,240      $2,984,800
141. South Bend, Indiana--Construct South Bend Bus Operations           $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 Center.........................................................
142. Arlington County, VA Crystal City--Potomac Yard Busway,            $960,000        $990,000      $1,050,000
 including construction of bus shelters.........................
143. Raleigh, NC Purchase eighteen replacement buses to replace         $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 buses that have reached their useful life according to Federal
 Transit Administration regulations.............................
144. Augusta, GA Buses and Bus Facilities.......................        $128,000        $132,000        $140,000
145. Santa Ana, CA Improve Santa Ana transit terminal...........        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
146. Cooperstown, New York-- Intermodal Facility Project........      $1,600,000      $1,650,000      $1,750,000
147. Santa Barbara, CA--Expansion of Regional Intermodal Transit         $96,000         $99,000        $105,000
 Center.........................................................
148. Tampa, FL Purchase buses and construct bus facilities......        $720,000        $742,500        $787,500
149. Hidalgo County, TX Regional Multi-Modal Center.............        $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
150. Phoenix, AZ Construct regional heavy bus maintenance               $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 facility.......................................................
151. Thurston County, WA Replace Thurston County Buses..........        $288,000        $297,000        $315,000
152. San Juan, Puerto Rico--bus security equipment..............        $960,000        $990,000      $1,050,000
153. Bryan, TX The District--Bryan Intermodel Transit Terminal          $960,000        $990,000      $1,050,000
 and Parking Facility...........................................
154. City of Greenville, NC Expansion Buses and Greenville            $1,140,480      $1,176,120      $1,247,400
 Intermodal Center..............................................
155. City of Livermore, CA Construct Bus Facility for Livermore         $720,000        $742,500        $787,500
 Amador Valley Transit Authority................................
156. Detroit Replacement Buses..................................      $1,600,000      $1,650,000      $1,750,000
157. Bealeton, Virginia--Intermodal Station Depot Refurbishment.         $88,000         $90,750         $96,250
158. Covina, El Monte, Baldwin Park, Upland, CA Parking and             $560,000        $577,500        $612,500
 Electronic Signage Improvements................................
159. Eugene, OR Lane Transit District, Vehicle Replacement......        $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
160. Kearney, Nebraska--RYDE Transit Bus Maintenance and Storage        $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Facility.......................................................
161. Revere, MA Intermodal transit improvements in the                  $576,000        $594,000        $630,000
 Wonderland station (MBTA) area.................................
162. Brownsville, TX Brownsville Ruban System City-Wide Transit         $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Improvement Project............................................
163. Normal, Illinois--Multimodal Transportation Center.........      $2,240,000      $2,310,000      $2,450,000
164. Puerto Rico--Caribbean National Forest buses and bus               $960,000        $990,000      $1,050,000
 facilities.....................................................
165. Albany, OR Rehabilitate Building At Multimodal Transit             $409,600        $422,400        $448,000
 Station........................................................
166. Bronx, NY Hebrew Home for the Aged elderly and disabled             $48,000         $49,500         $52,500
 transportation support.........................................
167. Denver, CO Denver Union Station Intermodal Center..........      $1,760,000      $1,815,000      $1,925,000
168. Elizabeth, NJ Broad Street Streetscape Improvements and Bus        $224,000        $231,000        $245,000
 Shelters.......................................................
169. Delaware-- University of Delaware Fuel Cell Bus Deployment.        $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
170. Lousiana - Construct pedestrian walkways between Caddo St.         $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 and Milam St. along Edwards St. in Shreveport, LA..............
171. Riverside, California-- RTA Advanced Traveler Information          $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 System.........................................................
172. Santa Monica, CA Purchase and service LNG buses for Santa        $1,200,000      $1,237,500      $1,312,500
 Monica's Big Blue Bus to meet increased ridership needs and
 reduce emissions...............................................
173. Ontario, CA Construct Omnitrans Transcenter................        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
174. Brockton, MA Bus replacement for the Brockton Area Transit         $480,000        $495,000        $525,000
 Authority......................................................
175. Molalla, OR South Clackamas Transportation District, bus            $32,000         $33,000         $35,000
 purchase.......................................................
176. Boise, ID--Multi-modal facility............................      $1,440,000      $1,485,000      $1,575,000
177. Fond du Lac Reservation, MN Purchase busses................         $48,000         $49,500         $52,500
178. Sandy City, UT Construct transit hub station and TRAX              $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 station at 9400 South..........................................
179. Albany, OR Construct Pathway From Multimodal Transit               $166,400        $171,600        $182,000
 Station to Swanson Park........................................
180. Tillamook, OR construction of a transit facility...........         $32,000         $33,000         $35,000
181. Trenton, NJ Development of Trenton Trolley System..........        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
182. Utica, New York--Union Station rehabilitation and related          $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 infrastructure improvements....................................
183. San Fernando Valley, CA Reseda Blvd. Bus Rapid Transit             $192,000        $198,000        $210,000
 Route..........................................................
184. Richmond, VA Renovation and construction for Main Street           $352,000        $363,000        $385,000
 Station........................................................
185. St. Paul to Hinckley, MN Construct bus amenities along Rush        $480,000        $495,000        $525,000
 Line Corridor..................................................
186. Mattoon, Illinois--historic railroad depot restoration/            $512,000        $528,000        $560,000
 intermodal center..............................................
187. Columbia County, OR To purchase buses......................         $44,800         $46,200         $49,000
188. Westchester County, NY Bee-Line Bus Replacement program....         $80,000         $82,500         $87,500
189. Sacramento, CA Bus enhancement and improvements-construct          $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 maintenance facility and purchase clean-fuel buses to improve
 transit service................................................
190. Calexico, CA Purchase new buses for the Calexico Transit            $96,000         $99,000        $105,000
 System.........................................................
191. Monterey Park, CA Safety improvements at a bus stop                $512,000        $528,000        $560,000
 including creation of bus loading areas and street improvements
192. Buffalo, NY Intermodal Center Parking Facility.............        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
193. Mukilteo, WA Multi-Modal Terminal..........................      $1,856,000      $1,914,000      $2,030,000
194. Orange County Transit Authority, California--Security            $1,692,800      $1,745,700      $1,851,500
 surveillance and monitoring equipment..........................
195. Woodland Hills, CA Los Angeles Pierce College Bus Rapid            $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 Transit Station Extension......................................
196. Design Downtown Carrollton Regional Multi-Modal Transit Hub        $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Station........................................................
197. Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Children's Museum....................        $448,000        $462,000        $490,000
198. Cleveland, Ohio--Euclid Avenue University Hospital               $1,440,000      $1,485,000      $1,575,000
 intermodal facility............................................
199. Las Vegas, NV Construct Central City Intermodal                  $1,920,000      $1,980,000      $2,100,000
 Transportation Terminal........................................
200. Montebello, CA Bus Lines Bus Fleet Replacement Project.....        $224,000        $231,000        $245,000
201. Philadelphia, PA Cruise Terminal Transportation Ctr. Phila.      $1,120,000      $1,155,000      $1,225,000
 Naval Shipyard.................................................
202. Cleveland, OH Construct Fare Collection System Project,            $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 Cuyahoga County................................................
203. Tempe, Arizona--East Valley Metro Bus Facility.............      $1,600,000      $1,650,000      $1,750,000
204. Boysville of Michigan Transportation System................      $1,075,200      $1,108,800      $1,176,000
205. Woburn, MA Construction of an 89. space park and ride              $576,000        $594,000        $630,000
 facility to be located on Magazine Hill, in the Heart of Woburn
 Square.........................................................
206. Sylvester, GA Intermodal Facility..........................         $64,000         $66,000         $70,000
207. Culver City, CA Purchase compressed natural gas buses and        $1,184,000      $1,221,000      $1,295,000
 expand natural gas fueling facility............................
208. Eastern Upper Peninsula, MI Ferry Dock and Facility                 $80,000         $82,500         $87,500
 upgrades for Drummond Island Ferry Services....................
209. Morristown, New Jersey--Intermodal Historic Station........        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
210. San Antonio, TX Improve VIA bus facility and purchase new        $2,240,000      $2,310,000      $2,450,000
 buses..........................................................
211. Miami-Dade County, Florida--buses and bus facilities.......      $2,880,000      $2,970,000      $3,150,000
212. Glendale, CA Construction of Downtown Streetcar Project....        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
213. Gainesville, FL Bus Rapid Transit Study....................        $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
214. Mount Rainier, MD Intermodal and Pedestrian Project........        $144,000        $148,500        $157,500
215. Allentown, Pennsylvania--Da Vinci Center hydrogen fuel-            $512,000        $528,000        $560,000
 celled transit vehicles........................................
216. Wilsonville, OR South Metro Area Rapid Transit, bus and bus         $80,000         $82,500         $87,500
 facilities.....................................................
217. Charlotte, NC Construct Charlotte Multimodal Station.......      $2,496,000      $2,574,000      $2,730,000
218. Enfield, Connecticut--intermodal station...................        $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
219. Chicago, IL Feasibility Study for intermodal station on the         $96,000         $99,000        $105,000
 Metra Rock Island near Kennedy-King College....................
220. Indianapolis, IN IndySMART program to relieve congestion,          $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 improve safety and air quality.................................
221. Chicago, IL Construct intermodel facility at 35th Street at      $1,600,000      $1,650,000      $1,750,000
 Metra Red Line (Northside).....................................
222. Escondido, CA--Construct Bus Maintenance Facility..........        $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
223. Los Angeles, CA Design and construct improved transit and          $480,000        $495,000        $525,000
 pedestrian linkages between Los Angeles Community College and
 nearby MTA rail stop and bus lines.............................
224. Montgomery County, MD Wheaton CBD Intermodal Access Program        $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
225. Allentown, Pennsylvania--Design and construct Intermodal           $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Transportation Center..........................................
226. Champaign, IL--Construct park and ride lot with attached           $480,000        $495,000        $525,000
 daycare facility...............................................
227. Berkeley, CA Construct Ed Roberts Campus Intermodal Transit        $960,000        $990,000      $1,050,000
 Disability Center..............................................
228. Charlotte, North Carolina--Multimodal Station..............      $1,280,000      $1,320,000      $1,400,000
229. Coconino County bus and bus facilities for the Sedona               $24,000         $24,750         $26,250
 Transit System.................................................
230. Construction of Third Bus Depot on Staten Island...........      $3,840,000      $3,960,000      $4,200,000
231. Harrison, Arkansas-- Trolley Barn..........................         $12,800         $13,200         $14,000
232. Alexandria, VA Royal Street Bus Garage Replacement.........        $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
233. Intermodal Facilities in Bucks County (Croydon and                 $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 Levittown Stations)............................................
234. Bronx, NY Jacobi Intermodal Center to North Central Bronx          $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 Hospital bus system............................................

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235. Indianapolis, IN Construct the Ivy Tech State College Multi-     $1,600,000      $1,650,000      $1,750,000
 Modal Facility.................................................
236. Juneau, Alaska--transit bus acquisition and transit center.        $480,000        $495,000        $525,000
237. Knoxville, Tennessee--Central Station Transit Center.......      $3,264,000      $3,366,000      $3,570,000
238. Levy County, Florida-- Purchase 2. wheel chair equipped             $96,000         $99,000        $105,000
 passenger buses and related equipment..........................
239. Lafayette, Louisiana-- Lafayette Transit System bus                $288,000        $297,000        $315,000
 replacement program............................................
240. Nebraska--statewide transit vehicles, facilities, and            $1,280,000      $1,320,000      $1,400,000
 related equipment..............................................
241. Cincinnati, Ohio--Costruct Uptown Crossings Joint                  $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 Development Transit Project....................................
242. Des Moines, IA Purchase 40 foot buses......................        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
243. New Orleans, LA Regional Planning Commission, bus and bus          $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 facilities.....................................................
244. Orange County, CA Purchase buses for rapid transit.........        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
245. Bus to provide Yorktown internal circulator to provide              $59,200         $61,050         $64,750
 transportaion throughout the Town..............................
246. Providence, RI Expansion of Elmwood Paratransit Maintenance      $1,600,000      $1,650,000      $1,750,000
 Facility.......................................................
247. Atlanta, GA Intermodal Passenger Facility Improvements.....        $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
248. Palm Beach, FL Palm Tran AVL-APC system with smart card             $80,000         $82,500         $87,500
 fareboxes......................................................
249. Grand Rapids, MI--Purchase replacement and expansion buses.      $4,688,000      $4,834,500      $5,127,500
250. Maywood, IL Purchase buses.................................         $16,000         $16,500         $17,500
251. Redondo Beach, CA Capital Equipment procurement of 12.             $256,000        $264,000        $280,000
 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Transit vehicles for Coastal
 Shuttle Services by Beach Cities Transit.......................
252. Rochester, New York--Renaissance Square transit center.....      $1,440,000      $1,485,000      $1,575,000
253. San Bernardino, CA Implement Santa Fe Depot improvements in        $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 San Bernardino.................................................
254. San Joaquin, California Regional Rail--Altamont Commuter         $1,280,000      $1,320,000      $1,400,000
 Express Corridor intermodal centers............................
255. Albany, GA Multimodal Facility.............................        $256,000        $264,000        $280,000
256. Savannah, GA Bus and Bus Facilities--Chatham Area Transit..      $1,600,000      $1,650,000      $1,750,000
257. Newburyport, MA Design and Construct Intermodal Facility...        $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
258. Cleveland, Ohio--Euclid Avenue and East 93rd Street              $2,720,000      $2,805,000      $2,975,000
 intermodal facility............................................
259. St. Charles, IL--Intermodal Parking Structures.............      $1,440,000      $1,485,000      $1,575,000
260. Gardena, CA Purchase of alternative fuel buses for service       $1,569,280      $1,618,320      $1,716,400
 expansion, on-board security system and bus facility training
 equipment......................................................
261. Thendra-Webb and Utica, New York-- install hadicap lifts in         $32,000         $33,000         $35,000
 intermodal centers.............................................
262. Union City, NJ Construct Union City Intermodal Facility....        $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
263. Wilmar, AR Develop the Southeast Arkansas Intermodal               $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Facility.......................................................
264. Westchester County, NY Bus replacement program.............      $1,200,000      $1,237,500      $1,312,500
265. Village of Tinley Park, Illinois, 80th Avenue Commuter Rail        $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 Station reconstruction and site enhancements...................
266. Martinez, CA Intermodal Facility Restoration...............        $480,000        $495,000        $525,000
267. Middletown, CT Construct intermodal center.................        $480,000        $495,000        $525,000
268. Nashville, TN Construct a parking garage on the campus of          $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Lipscomb University, Nashville.................................
269. New London, Connecticut--Intermodal Transportation Center          $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 and Streetscapes...............................................
270. Vernon, Connecticut--Intermodal Center, Parking and              $2,112,000      $2,178,000      $2,310,000
 Streetscapes...................................................
271. Huntington, NY Replacement of three full sized transit             $192,000        $198,000        $210,000
 buses with hybrid electric buses...............................
272. Bend, Oregon--replacement vans.............................        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
273. Boston, MA Harbor Park Pavilion & Intermodal Station.......        $288,000        $297,000        $315,000
274. Philadelphia, PA SEPTA's Market St. Elevated Rail project          $448,000        $462,000        $490,000
 in conjunction with Philadelphia Commercial Development
 Corporation for improvements and assistance to entities along
 rail corridor..................................................
275. Jesup, Georgia--Train Depot intermodal center..............        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
276. Long Beach, CA Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, to        $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 build intermodal park and ride facility........................
277. Shreveport, LA--Intermodal Transit Facility................      $1,072,000      $1,105,500      $1,172,500
278. Arlington County, VA Columbia Pike Bus Improvements........      $1,120,000      $1,155,000      $1,225,000
279. Los Angeles, CA Purchase of clean fuel buses to improve bus        $273,920        $282,480        $299,600
 service in South Los Angeles...................................
280. Lowell, MA Implementation of LRTA bus replacement plan.....        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
281. Falls Church, VA Falls Church Intermodal Transportation            $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Center.........................................................
282. San Diego, CA Completion of San Diego Joint Transportation         $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Operations Center (JTOC).......................................
283. St. Bernard Parish, LA Intermodal facility improvements....        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
284. Town of Warwick, NY. Rt 94. construction of series of               $27,840         $28,710         $30,450
 secondary and interior travel lanes............................
285. Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Light Rail Transit            $4,800,000      $4,950,000      $5,250,000
 Project from Pasadena, CA to Montclair, CA.....................
286. Richmond, CA BART Parking Structure........................      $1,600,000      $1,650,000      $1,750,000
287. San Francisco, CA Implement ITS on Muni Transit System.....        $960,000        $990,000      $1,050,000
288. Alameda County, CA AC Transit Bus Rapid Transit Corridor           $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Project........................................................
289. Town of Warwick, NY Bus Facility Warwick Transit System....        $176,000        $181,500        $192,500
290. Galveston, Texas--Intermodal center and parking facility,        $1,440,000      $1,485,000      $1,575,000
 The Strand.....................................................
291. Joliet, Illinois--Union Station commuter parking facility..        $800,000        $825,000        $875,000
292. Lake County, Ohio--Ohio Department of Transportation                $48,000         $49,500         $52,500
 transit improvements...........................................
293. Muskegon, Michigan--Muskegon Area Transit Terminal and             $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 related improvements...........................................
294. Orlando, FL Bus Replacement................................      $1,280,000      $1,320,000      $1,400,000
295. Long Beach, CA Purchase one larger (75. passengers) and two        $960,000        $990,000      $1,050,000
 smaller (40 passengers) ferryboats and construct related dock
 work to facilitate the use and accessibility of the ferryboats.
296. Elgin to Rockford, Illinois--Intermodal stations along             $960,000        $990,000      $1,050,000
 planned Metra Union Pacific West Line extension alignment,
 including necessary alternatives analysis......................
297. Pilot Shuttle Train Project from the Ports of Los Angeles        $1,600,000      $1,650,000      $1,750,000
 and Long Beach to the Inland Empire............................
298. Thomasville, GA Bus Replacement............................         $64,000         $66,000         $70,000
299. Corvallis, OR Bus Replacement..............................        $396,800        $409,200        $434,000
300. Geneva, New York--Multimodal facility-- construct passenger        $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 rail center....................................................
301. Barry County, MI--Barry County Transit equipment and                $48,000         $49,500         $52,500
 dispatching software...........................................
302. Greensboro, North Carolina--Piedmont Authority for Regional      $4,006,400      $4,131,600      $4,382,000
 Transportation Multimodal Transportation Center................
303. Howard County, MD Construct Central Maryland Transit             $1,600,000      $1,650,000      $1,750,000
 Operations and Maintenance Facility............................
304. Coconino county buses and bus facilities for Flagstaff, AZ.         $24,000         $24,750         $26,250
305. Fund the 8.28. miles of the El Camino East-West Corridor           $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 along LA 6. from LA 485. near Robeline, LA to I-49.............
306. Jacksonville, FL Bus Replacement...........................      $2,240,000      $2,310,000      $2,450,000
307. Los Angeles, CA Improve safety, mobility and access between        $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 LATTC, Metro line and nearby bus stops on Grand Ave between
 Washington and 23rd............................................
308. Miami Dade, FL N.W. 7th Avenue Transit Hub.................        $960,000        $990,000      $1,050,000
309. Elyria, OH Construct the New York Central Train Station            $655,360        $675,840        $716,800
 into an intermodal transportation hub..........................
310. River Parishes, LA South Central Planning and Development          $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 Commission, bus and bus facilities.............................
311. Mammoth Lakes, California--Regional Transit Maintenance            $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 Facility.......................................................
312. Roanoke, Virginia--Improve Virginian Railway Station.......         $80,000         $82,500         $87,500
313. Solana Beach, CA--Construct Intermodal Facility............        $480,000        $495,000        $525,000
314. San Diego, CA Widen sidewalks and bus stop entrance, and            $96,000         $99,000        $105,000
 provide diagonal parking, in the Skyline Paradise Hills
 neighborhood (Reo Drive).......................................
315. Temecula, California--Intermodal Transit Facility..........        $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
316. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania--SEPTA Market Street Elevated         $1,280,000      $1,320,000      $1,400,000
 Line parking facility..........................................
317. Jamestown, NY Rehabilitation of Intermodal Facility and            $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 associated property............................................
318. Akron, Ohio Construct Downtown Multi-modal Transportation        $1,280,000      $1,320,000      $1,400,000
 Center.........................................................
319. Detroit Bus Maintenance Facility...........................      $2,880,000      $2,970,000      $3,150,000
320. Detroit, MI Bus Replacement................................      $2,400,000      $2,475,000      $2,625,000
321. Monterey Park, CA Catch Basins at Transit Stop Installation        $102,400        $105,600        $112,000
322. Oneonta, New York-bus replacement..........................         $48,000         $49,500         $52,500
323. Lincoln County, OR bus purchase............................         $80,000         $82,500         $87,500
324. Elon, North Carolina--Piedmont Authority for Regional              $384,000        $396,000        $420,000
 Transportation buses and bus facilities........................
325. Grants Pass, OR Purchase Vehicles For Use By Josephine              $54,720         $56,430         $59,850
 Community Transit..............................................
326. Los Angeles, CA Install permanent irrigation system and            $960,000        $990,000      $1,050,000
 enhanced landscaping on San Fernando Valley rapid bus
 transitway.....................................................
327. Cleveland, OH Construct East Side Transit Center...........        $960,000        $990,000      $1,050,000
328. New Jersey Transit Community Shuttle Buses.................        $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
329. Quitman, Clay, Randolph, Stewart Co., GA Bus project.......         $80,000         $82,500         $87,500
330. Framingham, MA Local Intra-Framingham Transit System               $576,000        $594,000        $630,000
 enhancements...................................................
331. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania--transit transfer center..........        $287,680        $296,670        $314,650
332. Long Beach, CA Park and Ride facility......................        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
333. Oak Harbor, WA Multimodal Facility.........................        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
334. North Bend, Washington--Park and Ride......................        $256,000        $264,000        $280,000
335. High Point, North Carolina--Bus Terminal...................      $1,920,000      $1,980,000      $2,100,000
336. Dallas, TX Bus Passenger Facilities........................      $4,096,000      $4,224,000      $4,480,000
337. Island Transit, WA Operations Base Facilities Project......        $768,000        $792,000        $840,000
338. Bronx, NY Intermodal facility near Exit 6. of the Bronx             $80,000         $82,500         $87,500
 River Parkway..................................................
339. East San Diego County, California--Bus Maintence Facility          $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Expansion......................................................
340. New Jersey Intermodal Facilities and Bus Rolling Stock.....        $960,000        $990,000      $1,050,000
341. San Gabriel Valley, CA--Park and Rides.....................      $3,040,000      $3,135,000      $3,325,000

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342. St. Paul, MN Union Depot Multi Modal Transit Facility......        $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
343. Brooklyn, NY Kings County Hospital Center..................        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
344. Gainesville, FL Bus Facility Expansion.....................      $1,280,000      $1,320,000      $1,400,000
345. Kansas City, MO Bus Transit Infrastructure.................        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
346. Phoenix, AZ Construct metro bus facility in Phoenix?s West       $1,600,000      $1,650,000      $1,750,000
 Valley.........................................................
347. Eastlake, Ohio--Eastlake Stadium transit intermodal              $1,360,000      $1,402,500      $1,487,500
 facility.......................................................
348. Savannah, Georgia--Water Ferry Riverwalk intermodal                $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 facilities.....................................................
349. Kent, OH Construct Kent State University Intermodal                $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 Facility serving students and the general public...............
350. Milwaukee, WI Rehabilitate Intermodal transportation             $1,440,000      $1,485,000      $1,575,000
 facility at downtown Milwaukee's Amtrak Station, increase
 parking for bus passengers.....................................
351. Eastland, North Carolina--Community Transit Center.........        $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
352. Oakland, CA Construct streetscape & intermodal improvements        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 at BART Station Transit Villages...............................
353. Suffolk County, NY Purchase four handicapped accessible             $89,600         $92,400         $98,000
 vans to transport veterans to and from the VA facility in
 Northport......................................................
354. Norfolk, Virginia--Final Design and Construction Southside         $560,000        $577,500        $612,500
 Bus Facility...................................................
355. Albany, GA Bus replacement.................................         $96,000         $99,000        $105,000
356. Lafayette Multimodal center, Final Phase...................        $960,000        $990,000      $1,050,000
357. Athens, GA Buses and Bus Facilities........................        $454,400        $468,600        $497,000
358. Cicero, Chicago Establish Transit Signal Priority, Cicero          $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 Ave., Pace Suburban Bus........................................
359. Arlington County, VA Pentagon City Multimodal Improvements.        $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
360. Richmond, VA Design and construction for a bus operations          $480,000        $495,000        $525,000
 and maintenance facility for Greater Richmond Transit Company..
361. Roanoke, Virginia--Roanoke Railway and Link Passenger              $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 facility.......................................................
362. Akron, OH Construct City of Akron Commuter Bus Transit             $480,000        $495,000        $525,000
 Facility.......................................................
363. Corning, New York--Transportation Center...................      $1,280,000      $1,320,000      $1,400,000
364. Santa Monica, CA Construct intermodal park-and-ride                $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 facility at Santa Monica College campus on South Bundy Drive
 near Airport Avenue............................................
365. Pace Suburban Bus, IL South Suburban BRT Mobility Network..        $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
366. Orange County, CA Transportation Projects to Encourage Use         $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 of Transit to Reduce Congestion................................
367. Palm Beach, FL 20 New Buses for Palm Tran..................        $480,000        $495,000        $525,000
368. Nassau County, NY Conduct planning and engineering for           $2,240,000      $2,310,000      $2,450,000
 transportation system (HUB)....................................
369. Norwalk, Connecticut--Pulse Point Joint Development                $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 intermodal facility............................................
370. Salem, MA Design and Construct Salem Intermodal                    $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Transportation Center..........................................
371. Las Vegas, NV Construct Las Vegas WestCare Intermodal               $80,000         $82,500         $87,500
 Facility.......................................................
372. Richmond, KY Purchase buses, bus equipment, and facilities.        $230,400        $237,600        $252,000
373. Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, NY Replacement          $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 Buses..........................................................
374. Metro-Atlanta, GA MARTA Automated Smart-Card Fare                  $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 Collection system..............................................
375. Monterey, CA Purchase bus equipment........................        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
376. New York City, NY Purchase Handicapped-Accessible Livery           $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 Vehicles.......................................................
377. San Francisco, CA Construct San Francisco Muni Islais Creek      $1,920,000      $1,980,000      $2,100,000
 Maintenance Facility...........................................
378. Indianapolis, IN Relocate and improve intermodal                 $4,480,000      $4,620,000      $4,900,000
 transportation for pedestrian and freight access to Children's
 Museum of Indianapolis.........................................
379. Ramapo, NY Transportation Safety Field Command Center               $80,000         $82,500         $87,500
 (TSFCC)........................................................
380. Expand Diesel Emission Reduction Program of Gateway Cities         $992,000      $1,023,000      $1,085,000
 COG............................................................
381. San Francisco, CA Redesign and renovate intermodal facility      $1,056,000      $1,089,000      $1,155,000
 at Glen Park Community.........................................
382. San Luis Rey, California--Transit Center Project...........        $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
383. South San Francisco,CA Construction of Ferry Terminal at         $1,600,000      $1,650,000      $1,750,000
 Oyster Point in South San Francisco to the San Francisco Bay
 Area Water Transit Authority...................................
384. Atlanta, GA MARTA Clean Fuel Bus Acquisition...............      $1,920,000      $1,980,000      $2,100,000
385. Construct a 400 space parking structure at the northwest           $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 corner of Main and Cherry Streets..............................
386. Suffolk County, NY Design and construction of intermodal         $1,280,000      $1,320,000      $1,400,000
 transit facility in Wyandanch..................................
387. Fresno, CA--Develop program of low-emission transit                $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 vehicles.......................................................
388. Sylmar, CA Los Angeles Mission College Transit Center               $80,000         $82,500         $87,500
 construction...................................................
389. Lakewood, NJ--Ocean County Bus service and parking                 $800,000        $825,000        $875,000
 facilities.....................................................
390. St. Lucie County, FL Purchase Buses........................        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
391. Hampton Roads, VA Final design and construction for a              $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Hampton Roads Transit Southside Bus Facility...................
392. Oakland, CA Construct Bay Trail between Coliseum BART              $288,000        $297,000        $315,000
 station and Martin Luther King, Jr. Regional Shoreline.........
393. South Amboy, NJ Construction of improvements to facilities       $2,560,000      $2,640,000      $2,800,000
 at South Amboy Station under S Amboy, NJ Regional Intermodal
 Initiative.....................................................
394. Hartford, CT Buses and bus-related facilities..............      $1,280,000      $1,320,000      $1,400,000
395. Ilwaco, WA Construct park and ride.........................         $32,000         $33,000         $35,000
396. Burbank, CA Construction of Empire Area Transit Center near         $80,000         $82,500         $87,500
 Burbank Airport................................................
397. Pottsville, PA Union Street Trade and Transfer Center              $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Intermodal Facility............................................
398. Amador County, California--Regional Transit Center.........        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
399. Pasadena, CA ITS Improvements..............................        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
400. South FL Region, FL Regional Universal Automated Fare              $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 Collection System (UAFC) (for bus system)......................
401. South Pasadena, CA Silent Night Grade Crossing Project.....        $288,000        $297,000        $315,000
402. Tampa, FL Establish Transit Emphasis Corridor and                  $240,000        $247,500        $262,500
 Improvements...................................................
403. San Francisco, CA Implement Transbay Terminal-Caltrain           $4,480,000      $4,620,000      $4,900,000
 Downtown Extension Project.....................................
404. Rock Island, IL Improve Rock Island Mass Transit District          $160,000        $165,000        $175,000
 Bus Facility...................................................
405. Las Vegas, NV Construct Boulder Highway BRT system and             $640,000        $660,000        $700,000
 purchase vehicles and related equipment........................
406. Moultrie, GA Intermodal facility...........................         $96,000         $99,000        $105,000
407. Carson, CA Purchase one trolley-bus vehicle................         $80,000         $82,500         $87,500
408. Brooklyn, NY SUNY Downstate Medical Center.................        $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
409. Alexandria, VA Eisenhower Avenue Intermodal Station                $800,000        $825,000        $875,000
 Improvements, including purchase of buses and construction of
 bus shelters...................................................
410. Long Beach, CA Purchase ten clean fuel busses..............        $960,000        $990,000      $1,050,000
411. Cleveland, OH Construction of an intermodal facility and           $320,000        $330,000        $350,000
 related improvements at University Hospitals facility on Euclid
 Avenue.........................................................
412. Nashville, TN Construct Downtown Nashville Transit Transfer        $480,000        $495,000        $525,000
 Facility.......................................................
413. Philadelphia, PA Penn's Landing water shuttle parking lot          $352,000        $363,000        $385,000
 expansion and water shuttle ramp infrastructure construction...
414. Hercules, CA Intermodal Rail Station Improvements..........        $480,000        $495,000        $525,000
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     SEC. 3039. NATIONAL FUEL CELL BUS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     national fuel cell bus technology development program (in 
     this section referred to as the ``program'') to facilitate 
     the development of commercially viable fuel cell bus 
     technology and related infrastructure.
       (b) General Authority.--The Secretary may enter into 
     grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements with no more 
     than 3 geographically diverse nonprofit organizations and 
     recipients under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, 
     to conduct fuel cell bus technology and infrastructure 
     projects under the program.
       (c) Grant Criteria.--In selecting applicants for grants 
     under the program, the Secretary shall consider the 
     applicant's--
       (1) ability to contribute significantly to furthering fuel 
     cell technology as it relates to transit bus operations, 
     including hydrogen production, energy storage, fuel cell 
     technologies, vehicle systems integration, and power 
     electronics technologies;
       (2) financing plan and cost share potential;
       (3) fuel cell technology to ensure that the program 
     advances different fuel cell technologies, including 
     hydrogen-fueled and methanol-powered liquid-fueled fuel cell 
     technologies, that may be viable for public transportation 
     systems; and
       (4) other criteria that the Secretary determines are 
     necessary to carry out the program.
       (d) Competitive Grant Selection.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a national solicitation for applications for grants 
     under the program. Grant recipients shall be selected on a 
     competitive basis. The Secretary shall give priority 
     consideration to applicants that have successfully managed 
     advanced transportation technology projects, including 
     projects related to hydrogen and fuel cell public 
     transportation operations for a period of not less than 10 
     years.
       (e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of costs of the 
     program shall be provided from funds made available to carry 
     out this section. The Federal share of the cost of a project 
     carried out under the program shall not exceed 50 percent of 
     such cost.
       (f) Grant Requirements.--A grant under this section shall 
     be subject to--
       (1) all terms and conditions applicable to a grant made 
     under section 5309 of title 49, United States Code; and
       (2) such other terms and conditions as are determined by 
     the Secretary.

     SEC. 3040. HIGH-INTENSITY SMALL-URBANIZED AREA FORMULA GRANT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Eligible area.--The term ``eligible area'' means an 
     urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000 that 
     meets or exceeds in one or more performance categories the 
     industry average for all urbanized areas with a population of 
     at least 200,000 but not more than 999,999, as determined by 
     the Secretary in accordance with subsection (c)(2).
       (2) Performance category.--The term ``performance 
     category'' means each of the following:

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       (A) Passenger miles traveled per vehicle revenue mile.
       (B) Passenger miles traveled per vehicle revenue hour.
       (C) Vehicle revenue miles per capita.
       (D) Vehicle revenue hours per capita.
       (E) Passenger miles traveled per capita.
       (F) Passengers per capita.
       (b) General Authority.--In order to address the needs of 
     small urbanized areas with unusually high levels of public 
     transportation service, the Secretary shall make capital and 
     operating grants under this section to eligible recipients 
     described in subsection (d) for use in eligible areas.
       (c) Apportionment.--
       (1) Apportionment formula.--Funds made available for grants 
     under this section in a fiscal year shall be apportioned 
     among eligible areas in the ratio that--
       (A) the number of performance categories for which each 
     eligible area meets or exceeds the industry average in 
     urbanized areas with a population of at least 200,000 but not 
     more than 999,999; bears to
       (B) the aggregate number of performance categories for 
     which all eligible areas meet or exceed the industry average 
     in urbanized areas with a population of at least 200,000 but 
     not more than 999,999.
       (2) Data used in formula.--The Secretary shall calculate 
     apportionments under this subsection for a fiscal year using 
     data from the national transit database used to calculate 
     apportionments for that fiscal year under section 5336 of 
     title 49, United States Code.
       (d) Eligible Recipient.--Grant amounts apportioned to an 
     eligible area under this section shall be made available to a 
     public transportation agency or other governmental entity in 
     the eligible area for obligation in the eligible area.
       (e) Government's Share of Costs.--
       (1) Capital grants.--A grant for a capital project under 
     this section (including associated capital maintenance items) 
     shall be for 80 percent of the net capital costs of the 
     project, as determined by the Secretary. The recipient may 
     provide additional local matching amounts for such projects.
       (2) Operating grants.--A grant under this section for 
     operating assistance may not exceed 50 percent of the net 
     operating costs of the project, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (3) Remainder.--The remainder of the net project costs may 
     be provided from an undistributed cash surplus, a replacement 
     or depreciation cash fund or reserve, or new capital.
       (f) Period of Availability.--Funds apportioned under this 
     section to an eligible area shall remain available for 
     obligation in that eligible area for a period of 3 years 
     after the last day of the fiscal year for which the funds are 
     apportioned. Any amounts so apportioned that remain 
     unobligated at the end of that period shall be added to the 
     amount that may be apportioned under this section in the next 
     fiscal year.
       (g) Application of Other Sections.--Sections 5302, 5318, 
     5323, 5332, 5333, and 5336(e) of title 49, United States 
     Code, apply to this section and to a grant made under this 
     section.
       (h) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out 
     section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, $38,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2005, $41,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
     $44,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, $47,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2008, and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2009 shall be available 
     to carry out this section.
       (i) Technical Amendments.--Section 5336 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``of this title'' and inserting ``to carry 
     out section 5307''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``, except that the amount apportioned to 
     the Anchorage urbanized area under subsection (b) shall be 
     available to the Alaska Railroad for any costs related to its 
     passenger operations'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ``and the Alaska 
     Railroad passenger operations'' after ``recipient'';
       (3) in subsection (j) by striking ``a grant made under'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``a grant made with funds 
     apportioned under''; and
       (4) in subsection (k)(1) by striking ``section 5302(a)(13) 
     of this title'' and inserting ``section 5302(a)''.

     SEC. 3041. ALLOCATIONS FOR NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to section 
     5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, for national 
     research and technology programs under sections 5312, 5314, 
     and 5322 of such title shall be allocated by the Secretary as 
     follows:
       (1) Safety and emergency preparedness.--
       (A) In general.--For carrying out safety and emergency 
     preparedness research activities consisting of technical 
     assistance, training, and data analysis and reporting to 
     improve public transportation system safety and security and 
     emergency preparedness--
       (i) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       (ii) $7,400,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       (iii) $7,800,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       (iv) $8,200,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       (v) $8,700,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (B) Public transportation national security study.--
       (i) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into an 
     agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a 
     study and evaluation of the value major public transportation 
     systems in the United States serving the 38 urbanized areas 
     that have a population of more than 1,000,000 individuals 
     provide to the Nation's security and the ability of such 
     systems to accommodate the evacuation, egress or ingress of 
     people to or from critical locations in times of emergency.
       (ii) Alternative routes.--For each system described in 
     clause (i) the study shall identify--

       (I) potential alternative routes for evacuation using other 
     transportation modes such as highway, air, marine, and 
     pedestrian activities; and
       (II) transit routes that, if disrupted, do not have 
     sufficient transit alternatives available.

       (iii) Report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of 
     entry into the agreement, the Academy shall submit to the 
     Secretary and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate 
     a final report on the results of the study and evaluation, 
     together with such recommendations as the Academy considers 
     appropriate.
       (iv) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under section 
     5338(d) of title 49, United States Code, $250,000 shall be 
     available for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006 to carry out 
     this subparagraph.
       (2) Equipment and infrastructure.--For carrying out 
     equipment and infrastructure research activities on public 
     transportation and infrastructure technologies and methods 
     and voluntary industry standards development--
       (A) $5,700,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       (B) $6,200,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       (C) $6,550,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       (D) $6,900,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       (E) $7,200,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (3) Public transportation operations efficiency.--For 
     carrying out public transportation operations efficiency 
     research activities on high-performance public transportation 
     services and other innovations in fleet operations and 
     maintenance--
       (A) $4,700,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       (B) $4,900,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       (C) $5,200,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       (D) $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       (E) $5,800,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (4) Energy independence and environmental protection.--
       (A) In general.--For carrying out energy independence and 
     environmental protection research activities on improved 
     public transportation energy use and propulsion systems and 
     public transportation oriented development--
       (i) $3,700,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       (ii) $3,900,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       (iii) $4,150,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       (iv) $4,300,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       (v) $4,300,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (B) Transit-oriented development center.--Of the funds 
     allocated for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 under 
     subparagraph (A), not less than $1,000,000 shall be made 
     available by the Secretary for establishment and operation of 
     a national center for transit-oriented development--
       (i) to develop standards and definitions for transit-
     oriented development adjacent to public transportation 
     facilities;
       (ii) to develop system planning guidance, performance 
     criteria, and modeling techniques for metropolitan planning 
     agencies and public transportation agencies to maximize 
     ridership through land use planning and adjacent development; 
     and
       (iii) to provide research support and technical assistance 
     to public transportation agencies, metropolitan planning 
     agencies, and other persons regarding transit-oriented 
     development.
       (5) Mobility management.--
       (A) In general.--For carrying out research activities on 
     mobility management, as described in section 5302(a)(1) of 
     title 49, United States Code--
       (i) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       (ii) $7,400,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       (iii) $7,800,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       (iv) $8,200,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       (v) $8,700,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (B) Transportation equity research program.--Of the funds 
     allocated for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 under 
     subparagraph (A), not less than $1,000,000 shall be made 
     available by the Secretary for research and demonstration 
     activities that focus on the impacts that transportation 
     planning, investment, and operations have on low-income and 
     minority populations that are transit dependent. Such 
     activities shall include the development of strategies to 
     advance economic and community development in low-income and 
     minority communities and the development of training programs 
     that promote the employment of low-income and minority 
     community residents on Federal-aid transportation projects 
     constructed in their communities.
       (C) Cognitive impairment study.--Of the funds allocated for 
     fiscal year 2005 under subparagraph (A), $1,000,000 shall be 
     made available by the Secretary for research and 
     demonstration activities that focus on the capacity and 
     resources of Oregon public transportation systems to address 
     the needs, barriers, and desires for travel of people with 
     cognitive impairments.
       (6) Public transportation capacity building.--
       (A) In general.--For carrying out public transportation 
     capacity building activities consisting of workforce and 
     industry development, the International Mass Transportation 
     Program, and technology transfer and industry adoption 
     activities--
       (i) $2,400,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       (ii) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       (iii) $2,600,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       (iv) $2,700,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       (v) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (B) Transit career ladder training program.--Of the funds 
     allocated for each fiscal year under subparagraph (A), not 
     less than $1,000,000 shall be available for a nationwide 
     career ladder job training partnership program for public 
     transportation employees to respond to

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     technological changes in the public transportation industry, 
     especially in the area of maintenance. Such program shall be 
     carried out by the Secretary through a contract with a 
     national nonprofit organization with a demonstrated capacity 
     to develop and provide such programs.
       (7) Strategic planning and performance measures.--For 
     carrying out strategic planning and performance measures 
     consisting of policy and program development, research 
     program planning and performance, evaluation, and industry 
     outreach--
       (A) $3,500,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       (B) $3,700,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       (C) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       (D) $4,200,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       (E) $4,300,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (b) Remainder.--After making allocations under subsection 
     (a) of this section and section 5338(d)(2) of title 49, 
     United States Code, the remainder of funds made available by 
     section 5338(d)(2) of such title for national research and 
     technology programs under sections 5312, 5314, and 5322 for a 
     fiscal year shall be allocated at the discretion of the 
     Secretary to other transit research, development, 
     demonstration and deployment projects authorized by sections 
     5312, 5314, and 5322 of such title.

     SEC. 3042. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

       Section 5323(l) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(l) Relationship to Other Laws.--Section 1001 of title 18 
     applies to a certificate, submission, or statement provided 
     under this chapter. The Secretary may terminate financial 
     assistance under this chapter and seek reimbursement 
     directly, or by offsetting amounts, available under this 
     chapter, when a false or fraudulent statement or related act 
     within the meaning of such section 1001 is made in connection 
     with a Federal transit program.''.

     SEC. 3043. COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT.

       (a) Review of Cooperative Procurement; Authority to 
     Increase Federal Share.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall undertake a 30-day 
     review of efforts to use cooperative procurement to determine 
     whether benefits are sufficient to formally incorporate 
     cooperative procurement into the mass transit program. In 
     particular the Secretary shall review the progress made under 
     the pilot program authorized under section 166 of division F 
     of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (49 U.S.C. 5397 
     note; 118 Stat. 309), based on experience to date in the 
     pilot program and any available reports to Congress submitted 
     under such section 166. The Secretary shall also consider 
     information gathered from grantees about cooperative 
     procurement, whether or not related to the pilot program.
       (2) Notification of congress.--The Secretary shall notify 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate of the results of 
     the review required under paragraph (1), including a finding 
     of sufficient benefit or insufficient benefit and the reasons 
     for that finding.

     SEC. 3044. OBLIGATION CEILING.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total of 
     all obligations from amounts made available from the Mass 
     Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund by, and amounts 
     appropriated under, subsections (a) through (f) of section 
     5338 of title 49, United States Code, shall not exceed--
       (1) $7,266,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
       (2) $7,646,300,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       (3) $8,482,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       (4) $9,042,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       (5) $9,639,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       (6) $10,277,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.

     SEC. 3045. ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 
                   EXTENSION ACT OF 2004, PART V.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary shall ensure that the total apportionments 
     and allocations made to a designated grant recipient under 
     section 5338 of title 49, United States Code, for fiscal year 
     2005 shall be reduced by the amount apportioned to such 
     designated recipient pursuant to section 8 of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V.
       (b) Fixed Guideway Modernization Adjustment.--In making the 
     apportionments described in subsection (a), the Secretary 
     shall adjust the amount apportioned to each urbanized area 
     for fixed guideway modernization for fiscal year 2005 to 
     reflect the method for apportioning funds in section 5337(a) 
     of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 3046. SPECIAL RULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004.

       In any case in which an amount is authorized to be 
     appropriated, made available, allocated, set aside, taken 
     down, or subject to an obligation limitation for fiscal year 
     2004 for a program, project, or activity in any provision of 
     this title, including an amendment made by this title, that 
     is different than the amount authorized to be appropriated, 
     made available, allocated, set aside, taken down, or subject 
     to an obligation limitation for fiscal year 2004 for such 
     program, project, or activity in any provision of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part IV (Public Law 
     108-280), including any amendment made by such Act, the 
     amount referred to in such Act shall be the amount authorized 
     to be appropriated, made available, allocated, set aside, 
     taken down, or subject to an obligation limitation.

           TITLE IV--MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY

              Subtitle A--Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety

     SEC. 4101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Administrative Expenses.--Section 31104 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding the following at the 
     end:
       ``(i) Administrative Expenses.--
       ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the Secretary of 
     Transportation to pay administrative expenses of the Federal 
     Motor Carrier Safety Administration--
       ``(A) $173,450,000 for fiscal year 2004;
       ``(B) $254,849,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       ``(C) $215,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       ``(D) $230,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       ``(E) $234,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       ``(F) $240,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       ``(2) Use of funds.--The funds authorized by this 
     subsection shall be used for personnel costs; administrative 
     infrastructure; rent; information technology; programs for 
     research and technology, information management, regulatory 
     development (including a medical review board), the 
     administration of the performance and registration 
     information system management, and outreach and education; 
     other operating expenses; and such other expenses as may from 
     time to time become necessary to implement statutory mandates 
     of the Administration not funded from other sources.
       ``(3) Period of availability.--The amounts made available 
     under this section shall remain available until expended.
       ``(4) Initial date of availability.--Authorizations from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     to carry out subtitle IV, part B, and subtitle VI, part B, of 
     this title, or the provisions of title IV of the 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, shall be 
     available for obligation on the date of their apportionment 
     or allocation or on October 1 of the fiscal year for which 
     they are authorized, whichever occurs first.
       ``(5) Contract authority.--Approval by the Secretary of a 
     grant with funds made available under paragraph (4) imposes 
     upon the United States a contractual obligation for payment 
     of the Government's share of costs incurred in carrying out 
     the objectives of the grant.''.
       (b) Grant Programs.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
     Transit Account) the following sums for the following Federal 
     Motor Carrier Safety Administration programs:
       (1) For commercial driver's license program improvement 
     grants under section 31313 of title 49, United States Code 
     $26,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009.
       (2) For border enforcement grants under section 31107 of 
     such title--
       (A) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       (B) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       (C) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       (D) $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (3) For the performance and registration information system 
     management grant program under section 31109 of such title--
       (A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       (B) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       (C) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       (D) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (4) Commercial vehicle information systems and networks 
     deployment.--For carrying out the commercial vehicle 
     information systems and networks deployment program under 
     section 4009 of this Act, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2006 through 2009.
       (c) Period of Availability.--The amounts made available 
     under subsection (b) of this section shall remain available 
     until expended.
       (d) Initial Date of Availability.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
     Transit Account) by subsection (b) shall be available for 
     obligation on the date of their apportionment or allocation 
     or on October 1 of the fiscal year for which they are 
     authorized, whichever occurs first.
       (e) Contract Authority.--Approval by the Secretary of a 
     grant with funds made available under subsection (b) imposes 
     upon the United States a contractual obligation for payment 
     of the Government's share of costs incurred in carrying out 
     the objectives of the grant.

     SEC. 4102. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS.

       (a) State Plan Contents.--Section 31102(b)(1) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) implements performance-based activities, including 
     deployment of technology to enhance the efficiency and 
     effectiveness of commercial motor vehicle safety programs;'';
       (2) by striking subparagraph (Q) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(Q) provides that the State has established a program to 
     ensure accurate, complete, and timely motor carrier safety 
     data is collected and reported to the Secretary and that the 
     State will participate in a national motor carrier safety 
     data correction system prescribed by the Secretary;'';
       (3) by aligning subparagraph (R) with subparagraph (S);
       (4) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (S);
       (5) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (T) 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(U) provides that the State will include in the training 
     manual for the licensing examination to drive a noncommercial 
     motor vehicle and a commercial motor vehicle, information on 
     best practices for driving safely in the vicinity of 
     commercial motor vehicles and in the vicinity of 
     noncommercial motor vehicles, respectively;
       ``(V) provides that the State will enforce the registration 
     requirements of section 13902 by prohibiting the operation of 
     any vehicle discovered to be operated by a motor carrier 
     without a registration issued under such section or to be 
     operating beyond the scope of such registration; and
       ``(W) provides that the State will conduct comprehensive 
     and highly visible traffic enforcement and commercial motor 
     vehicle safety inspection programs in high-risk locations and 
     corridors.''.

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       (b) Use of Grants to Enforce Other Laws.--Section 31102 of 
     such title is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Use of Grants to Enforce Other Laws.--A State may use 
     amounts received under a grant under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) for the following activities if the activities are 
     carried out in conjunction with an appropriate inspection of 
     the commercial motor vehicle to enforce Government or State 
     commercial motor vehicle safety regulations:
       ``(A) enforcement of commercial motor vehicle size and 
     weight limitations at locations other than fixed weight 
     facilities, at specific locations such as steep grades or 
     mountainous terrains where the weight of a commercial motor 
     vehicle can significantly affect the safe operation of the 
     vehicle, or at ports where intermodal shipping containers 
     enter and leave the United States; and
       ``(B) detection of the unlawful presence of a controlled 
     substance (as defined under section 102 of the Comprehensive 
     Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 
     802)) in a commercial motor vehicle or on the person of any 
     occupant (including the operator) of the vehicle; and
       ``(2) for documented enforcement of State traffic laws and 
     regulations designed to promote the safe operation of 
     commercial motor vehicles, including documented enforcement 
     of such laws and regulations relating to noncommercial motor 
     vehicles when necessary to promote the safe operation of 
     commercial motor vehicles if the number of roadside safety 
     inspections conducted in the State is maintained at a level 
     at least equal to the average number conducted in the State 
     in fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003; except that the State 
     may not use more than 5 percent of the aggregate amount the 
     State receives under the grant under subsection (a) for 
     enforcement activities relating to noncommercial motor 
     vehicles described in this paragraph.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science and 
     Transportation of the Senate an annual report that describes 
     the effect of activities carried out with funds from grants 
     made under this section on commercial motor vehicle 
     safety.''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 31104(a) of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (f), there are 
     authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out section 
     31102--
       ``(1) $188,852,000 for fiscal year 2004;
       ``(2) $188,480,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       ``(3) $188,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       ``(4) $197,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       ``(5) $202,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       ``(6) $209,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.''.
       (d) New Entrant Audits.--Section 31104(f) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``deduction under 
     subsection (e)'' and inserting ``deductions under subsection 
     (e) and paragraphs (2) and (3)'';
       (2) the first sentence of paragraph (2)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``or''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``technologies'' the following: ``, 
     or improve the quality and accuracy of data provided by the 
     State'';
       (3) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``and border activities.--'' and all that 
     follows through ``5 percent'' and inserting ``activities.--
     The Secretary may designate up to 10 percent''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) New entrant audits.--The Secretary may deduct up to 
     $15,000,000 of the amounts available under subsection (a) for 
     a fiscal year for audits of new entrant motor carriers under 
     section 31144(g).''.
       (e) Technical Amendments.--Sections 31102(b)(3) and 
     31103(a) of such title are amended by striking ``(1)(D)'' and 
     inserting ``(1)(E)''.

     SEC. 4103. BORDER ENFORCEMENT GRANTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 311 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the heading for subchapter I and inserting 
     the following:

       ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL AUTHORITY AND STATE GRANTS''; and

       (2) by striking section 31107 and inserting the following:

     ``Sec. 31107. Border enforcement grants

       ``(a) General Authority.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     may make a grant in a fiscal year to a State that shares a 
     land border with another country for carrying out border 
     commercial motor vehicle safety programs and related 
     enforcement activities and projects.
       ``(b) Maintenance of Expenditures.--The Secretary may make 
     a grant to a State under this section only if the State 
     agrees that the total expenditure of amounts of the State and 
     political subdivisions of the State, exclusive of amounts 
     from the United States, for carrying out border commercial 
     motor vehicle safety programs and related enforcement 
     activities and projects will be maintained at a level at 
     least equal to the average level of that expenditure by the 
     State and political subdivisions of the State for the last 2 
     fiscal years of the State ending before the date of enactment 
     of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.
       ``(c) Governments Share of Costs.--The Secretary shall 
     reimburse a State under a grant made under this section an 
     amount that is not more than 100 percent of the costs 
     incurred by the State in a fiscal year for carrying out 
     border commercial motor vehicle safety programs and related 
     enforcement activities and projects.
       ``(d) Availability and Reallocation of Amounts.--
     Allocations to a State remain available for expenditure in 
     the State for the fiscal year in which they are allocated and 
     for the next fiscal year. Amounts not expended by a State 
     during those 2 fiscal years are available to the Secretary 
     for reallocation under this section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Item relating to subchapter i.--The analysis for such 
     chapter is amended by striking the item relating to 
     subchapter I and inserting the following:


          ``Subchapter I--General authority and State grants''.

       (2) Item relating to section 31107.--The analysis for such 
     chapter is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     31107 and inserting the following:

``31107. Border enforcement grants.''.

     SEC. 4104. COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) State Grants.--Chapter 313 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 31312 the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 31313. Grants for commercial driver's license program 
       improvements

       ``(a) Grants for Commercial Driver's License Program 
     Improvements.--
       ``(1) General authority.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     may make a grant to a State in a fiscal year--
       ``(A) to comply with the requirements of section 31311; and
       ``(B) in the case of a State that is in substantial 
     compliance with the requirements of section 31311 and this 
     section, to improve its implementation of its commercial 
     driver's license program.
       ``(2) Purposes for which grants may be used.--A State may 
     use grants under paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) only for 
     expenses directly related to its compliance with section 
     31311; except that a grant under paragraph (1)(B) may be used 
     for improving implementation of the State's commercial 
     driver's license program, including expenses for computer 
     hardware and software, publications, testing, personnel, 
     training, and quality control. The grant may not be used to 
     rent, lease, or buy land or buildings.
       ``(3) Application.--In order to receive a grant under this 
     section, a State must submit an application for such grant 
     that is in such form, and contains such information, as the 
     Secretary may require. The application shall include the 
     State's assessment of its commercial drivers license program.
       ``(4) Maintenance of expenditures.--The Secretary may make 
     a grant to a State under this subsection only if the State 
     agrees that the total expenditure of amounts of the State and 
     political subdivisions of the State, exclusive of amounts 
     from the United States, for the State's commercial driver's 
     license program will be maintained at a level at least equal 
     to the average level of that expenditure by the State and 
     political subdivisions of the State for the last 2 fiscal 
     years of the State ending before the date of enactment of the 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.
       ``(5) Government share.--The Secretary shall reimburse a 
     State under a grant made under this subsection an amount that 
     is not more than 80 percent of the costs incurred by the 
     State in a fiscal year in complying with section 31311 and 
     improving its implementation of its commercial driver's 
     license program. In determining such costs, the Secretary 
     shall include in-kind contributions by the State. Amounts 
     required to be expended by the State under paragraph (4) may 
     not be included as part of the non-Federal share of such 
     costs.
       ``(b) High-Priority Activities.--
       ``(1) Grants for national concerns.--The Secretary may make 
     a grant to a State agency, local government, or other person 
     for 100 percent of the costs of research, development, 
     demonstration projects, public education, and other special 
     activities and projects relating to commercial driver 
     licensing and motor vehicle safety that are of benefit to all 
     jurisdictions of the United States or are designed to address 
     national safety concerns and circumstances.
       ``(2) Funding.--The Secretary may deduct up to 10 percent 
     of the amounts made available to carry out this section for a 
     fiscal year to make grants under this subsection.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 31312 
     the following:

``31313. Grants for commercial driver's license program 
              improvements.''.

       (c) Amounts Withheld.--Subsections (a) and (b) of section 
     31314 of such title are each amended by inserting ``up to'' 
     after ``withhold''.

     SEC. 4105. HOBBS ACT.

       (a) Jurisdiction of Court of Appeals Over Commercial Motor 
     Vehicle Safety Regulation and Operators and Motor Carrier 
     Safety.--Section 2342(3)(A) of title 28, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting before ``of title 49'' the following: 
     ``, subchapter III of chapter 311, chapter 313, or chapter 
     315''.
       (b) Judicial Review.--Section 351(a) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``Federal Highway 
     Administration'' and inserting ``Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
     Administration''.
       (c) Authority to Carry Out Certain Transferred Duties and 
     Powers.--Section 352 of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Federal Highway Administration'' and 
     inserting ``Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration''.

     SEC. 4106. PENALTY FOR DENIAL OF ACCESS TO RECORDS.

       Section 521(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b)(1)(A) If the Secretary'' and 
     inserting the following:

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       ``(b) Violations Relating to Commercial Motor Vehicle 
     Safety Regulation and Operators.--
       ``(1) Notice.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(E) Copying of records and access to equipment, lands, 
     and buildings.--A person subject to chapter 51 or part B of 
     subtitle VI who fails to allow the Secretary, or an employee 
     designated by the Secretary, promptly upon demand to inspect 
     and copy any record or inspect and examine equipment, lands, 
     buildings, and other property in accordance with section 
     504(c), 5121(c), or 14122(b) shall be liable to the United 
     States for a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each 
     offense. Each day the Secretary is denied the right to 
     inspect and copy any record or inspect and examine equipment, 
     lands, buildings, and other property shall constitute a 
     separate offense; except that the total of all civil 
     penalties against any violator for all offenses related to a 
     single violation shall not exceed $10,000. It shall be a 
     defense to such penalty that the records did not exist at the 
     time of the Secretary's request or could not be timely 
     produced without unreasonable expense or effort. Nothing in 
     this subparagraph shall be construed as amending or 
     superseding any remedy available to the Secretary under 
     section 502(d), section 507(c), or any other provision of 
     this title.''.

     SEC. 4107. MEDICAL REVIEW BOARD.

       Section 113 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Medical Review Board.--
       ``(1) Establishment and function.--The Administrator shall 
     establish a Medical Review Board as an advisory committee to 
     provide the Administration with medical advice and 
     recommendations on driver qualification medical standards and 
     guidelines, medical examiner education, and medical research.
       ``(2) Composition.--The Medical Review Board shall consist 
     of 5 members appointed for a term not to exceed 3 years by 
     the Secretary from medical institutions and private medical 
     practice. The membership shall reflect expertise in a variety 
     of medical specialties relevant to the functions of the 
     Administration.''.

     SEC. 4108. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR OUT-OF-SERVICE VIOLATIONS 
                   AND FALSE RECORDS.

       (a) Recordkeeping and Reporting Violations.--Section 
     521(b)(2)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in clause (i) by striking ``$500'' and inserting 
     ``$1,000''; and
       (2) by striking ``$5,000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``$10,000''.
       (b) Violations of Out-of-Service Orders.--Section 
     31310(i)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Not later than December 18, 1992, the'' 
     and inserting ``The'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``90 days'' and inserting ``180 days''; and
       (B) by striking ``$1,000'' and inserting ``$2,500'';
       (3) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking ``one year'' and inserting ``2 years''; and
       (B) by striking ``$1,000; and'' and inserting ``$5,000;''; 
     and
       (4) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``$10,000.'' and 
     inserting ``$25,000; and''.

     SEC. 4109. COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND 
                   NETWORKS DEPLOYMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a commercial 
     vehicle information systems and networks program to--
       (1) improve the safety and productivity of commercial 
     vehicles and drivers; and
       (2) reduce costs associated with commercial vehicle 
     operations and Federal and State commercial vehicle 
     regulatory requirements.
       (b) Purpose.--The program shall advance the technological 
     capability and promote the deployment of intelligent 
     transportation system applications for commercial motor 
     vehicle operations, commercial driver, and carrier-specific 
     information systems and networks.
       (c) Core Deployment Grants.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to 
     eligible States for the core deployment of commercial vehicle 
     information systems and networks.
       (2) Amount of grants.--The maximum aggregate amount the 
     Secretary may grant to a State for the core deployment of 
     commercial vehicle information systems and networks under 
     this subsection and sections 5001(a)(5) and 5001(a)(6) of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 
     420) may not exceed $2,500,000.
       (3) Use of funds.--Funds from a grant under this subsection 
     may only be used for the core deployment of commercial 
     vehicle information systems and networks. An eligible State 
     that has either completed the core deployment of commercial 
     vehicle information systems and networks or completed such 
     deployment before grant funds are expended under this 
     subsection may use the grant funds for the expanded 
     deployment of commercial vehicle information systems and 
     networks in the State.
       (d) Expanded Deployment Grants.--
       (1) In general.--For each fiscal year, from the funds 
     remaining after the Secretary has made grants under 
     subsection (c), the Secretary may make grants to each 
     eligible State, upon request, for the expanded deployment of 
     commercial vehicle information systems and networks.
       (2) Eligibility.--Each State that has completed the core 
     deployment of commercial vehicle information systems and 
     networks in such State is eligible for an expanded deployment 
     grant under this subsection.
       (3) Amount of grants.--Each fiscal year, the Secretary may 
     distribute funds available for expanded deployment grants 
     equally among the eligible States, but not to exceed 
     $1,000,000 per State.
       (4) Use of funds.--A State may use funds from a grant under 
     this subsection only for the expanded deployment of 
     commercial vehicle information systems and networks.
       (e) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant under this 
     section, a State--
       (1) shall have a commercial vehicle information systems and 
     networks program plan approved by the Secretary that 
     describes the various systems and networks at the State level 
     that need to be refined, revised, upgraded, or built to 
     accomplish deployment of core capabilities;
       (2) shall certify to the Secretary that its commercial 
     vehicle information systems and networks deployment 
     activities, including hardware procurement, software and 
     system development, and infrastructure modifications--
       (A) are consistent with the national intelligent 
     transportation systems and commercial vehicle information 
     systems and networks architectures and available standards; 
     and
       (B) promote interoperability and efficiency to the extent 
     practicable; and
       (3) shall agree to execute interoperability tests developed 
     by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to verify 
     that its systems conform with the national intelligent 
     transportation systems architecture, applicable standards, 
     and protocols for commercial vehicle information systems and 
     networks.
       (f) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project payable from funds made available to carry out this 
     section shall not exceed 50 percent. The total Federal share 
     of the cost of a project payable from all eligible sources 
     shall not exceed 80 percent.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Commercial vehicle information systems and networks.--
     The term ``commercial vehicle information systems and 
     networks'' means the information systems and communications 
     networks that provide the capability to--
       (A) improve the safety of commercial motor vehicle 
     operations;
       (B) increase the efficiency of regulatory inspection 
     processes to reduce administrative burdens by advancing 
     technology to facilitate inspections and increase the 
     effectiveness of enforcement efforts;
       (C) advance electronic processing of registration 
     information, driver licensing information, fuel tax 
     information, inspection and crash data, and other safety 
     information;
       (D) enhance the safe passage of commercial motor vehicles 
     across the United States and across international borders; 
     and
       (E) promote the communication of information among the 
     States and encourage multistate cooperation and corridor 
     development.
       (2) Commercial motor vehicle operations.--The term 
     ``commercial motor vehicle operations''--
       (A) means motor carrier operations and motor vehicle 
     regulatory activities associated with the commercial motor 
     vehicle movement of goods, including hazardous materials, and 
     passengers; and
       (B) with respect to the public sector, includes the 
     issuance of operating credentials, the administration of 
     motor vehicle and fuel taxes, and roadside safety and border 
     crossing inspection and regulatory compliance operations.
       (3) Core deployment.--The term ``core deployment'' means 
     the deployment of systems in a State necessary to provide the 
     State with the following capabilities:
       (A) Safety information exchange to--
       (i) electronically collect and transmit commercial motor 
     vehicle and driver inspection data at a majority of 
     inspection sites in the State;
       (ii) connect to the safety and fitness electronic records 
     system for access to interstate carrier and commercial motor 
     vehicle data, summaries of past safety performance, and 
     commercial motor vehicle credentials information; and
       (iii) exchange carrier data and commercial motor vehicle 
     safety and credentials information within the State and 
     connect to such system for access to interstate carrier and 
     commercial motor vehicle data.
       (B) Interstate credentials administration to--
       (i) perform end-to-end processing, including carrier 
     application, jurisdiction application processing, and 
     credential issuance, of at least the international 
     registration plan and international fuel tax agreement 
     credentials and extend this processing to other credentials, 
     including intrastate registration, vehicle titling, oversize 
     vehicle permits, overweight vehicle permits, carrier 
     registration, and hazardous materials permits;
       (ii) connect to such plan and agreement clearinghouses; and
       (iii) have at least 10 percent of the credentialing 
     transaction volume in the State handled electronically and 
     have the capability to add more carriers and to extend to 
     branch offices where applicable.
       (C) Roadside electronic screening to electronically screen 
     transponder-equipped commercial vehicles at a minimum of one 
     fixed or mobile inspection site in the State and to replicate 
     this screening at other sites in the State.
       (4) Expanded deployment.--The term ``expanded deployment'' 
     means the deployment of systems in a State that exceed the 
     requirements of a core deployment of commercial vehicle 
     information systems and networks, improve safety and the 
     productivity of commercial motor vehicle operations, and 
     enhance transportation security.
       (h) Repeal.--Section 5209 of the Transportation Equity Act 
     for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 502 note; 112 Stat. 460-461) 
     is repealed.

     SEC. 4110. SAFETY FITNESS.

       (a) In General.--Section 31144(a) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

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       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) determine whether an owner or operator is fit to 
     operate safely commercial motor vehicles, utilizing among 
     other things the accident record of an owner or operator 
     operating in interstate commerce and the accident record and 
     safety inspection record of such owner or operator in 
     operations that affect interstate commerce;
       ``(2) periodically update such safety fitness 
     determinations;
       ``(3) make such final safety fitness determinations readily 
     available to the public; and
       ``(4) prescribe by regulation penalties for violations of 
     this section consistent with section 521.''.
       (b) Prohibited Transportation.--The first subsection (c) of 
     such section 31144 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(5) Transportation affecting interstate commerce.--Owners 
     or operators of commercial motor vehicles prohibited from 
     operating in interstate commerce pursuant to paragraphs (1) 
     through (3) may not operate any commercial motor vehicle that 
     affects interstate commerce until the Secretary determines 
     that such owner or operator is fit.''.
       (c) Determination of Unfitness by a State.--Such section 
     31144 is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and the second 
     subsection (c) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), 
     respectively;
       (2) by inserting after the first subsection (c) the 
     following:
       ``(d) Determination of Unfitness by a State.--If a State 
     that receives a grant under section 31102 determines, by 
     applying the standards prescribed by the Secretary under 
     subsection (b), that an owner or operator of commercial motor 
     vehicles that has its principal place of business in that 
     State and operates in intrastate commerce is unfit under such 
     standards and prohibits the owner or operator from operating 
     such vehicles in the State, the Secretary shall prohibit the 
     owner or operator from operating such vehicles in interstate 
     commerce until the State determines that the owner or 
     operator is fit.''; and
       (3) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by paragraph (1) of 
     this subsection) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Grants for audits.--From amounts deducted under 
     section 31104(f)(3), the Secretary may make grants to States 
     and local governments for new entrant motor carrier audits 
     under this subsection without requiring a matching 
     contribution from such States or local governments.
       ``(6) DOT audits.--If the Secretary determines that a State 
     or local government is unable to use government employees to 
     conduct new entrant motor carrier audits, the Secretary may 
     utilize the funds deducted under section 31104(f)(3) to 
     conduct such audits in areas under the jurisdiction of such 
     State or local government.''.

     SEC. 4111. PATTERN OF SAFETY VIOLATIONS BY MOTOR CARRIER 
                   MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Duties of Employers and Employees.--Section 31135 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Each''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Pattern of Noncompliance.--If the Secretary finds 
     that an officer of a motor carrier engages or has engaged in 
     a pattern or practice of avoiding compliance, or masking or 
     otherwise concealing noncompliance, with regulations on 
     commercial motor vehicle safety prescribed under this 
     subchapter, while serving as an officer of any motor carrier, 
     the Secretary may suspend, amend, or revoke any part of the 
     motor carrier's registration under section 13905.
       ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary shall by regulation 
     establish standards to implement subsection (b).
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Motor carrier.--The term `motor carrier' has the 
     meaning such term has under section 13102.
       ``(2) Officer.--The term `officer' means an owner, 
     director, chief executive officer, chief operating officer, 
     chief financial officer, safety director, vehicle maintenance 
     supervisor, and driver supervisor of a motor carrier, 
     regardless of the title attached to those functions, and any 
     person, however designated, exercising controlling influence 
     over the operations of a motor carrier.''.
       (b) Cross Reference.--Section 13902(a)(1)(B) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B)(i) any safety regulations imposed by the Secretary;
       ``(ii) the duties of employers and employees established by 
     the Secretary under section 31135; and
       ``(iii) the safety fitness requirements established by the 
     Secretary under section 31144; and''.

     SEC. 4112. MOTOR CARRIER RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 31108 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 31108. Motor carrier research and technology program

       ``(a) Research, Technology, and Technology Transfer 
     Activities.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     establish and carry out a motor carrier research and 
     technology program.
       ``(2) Multiyear plan.--The program must include a multi-
     year research plan that focuses on nonredundant innovative 
     research.
       ``(3) Research, development, and technology transfer 
     activities.--The Secretary may carry out under the program 
     research, development, technology, and technology transfer 
     activities with respect to--
       ``(A) the causes of accidents, injuries, and fatalities 
     involving commercial motor vehicles;
       ``(B) means of reducing the number and severity of 
     accidents, injuries, and fatalities involving commercial 
     motor vehicles;
       ``(C) improving commercial motor vehicle and motor carrier 
     safety, and industry efficiency, through technological 
     improvement;
       ``(D) improving technology used by enforcement officers 
     when conducting roadside inspections and compliance reviews 
     to increase efficiency and information transfers; and
       ``(E) increasing the safety and security of hazardous 
     materials transportation.
       ``(4) Tests and development.--The Secretary may test, 
     develop, or assist in testing and developing any material, 
     invention, patented article, or process related to the 
     research and technology program.
       ``(5) Training.--The Secretary may use the funds made 
     available to carry out this section for training or education 
     of commercial motor vehicle safety personnel, including 
     training in accident reconstruction and detection of 
     controlled substances or other contraband and stolen cargo or 
     vehicles.
       ``(6) Procedures.--The Secretary may carry out this 
     section--
       ``(A) independently;
       ``(B) in cooperation with other Federal departments, 
     agencies, and instrumentalities and Federal laboratories; or
       ``(C) by making grants to, or entering into contracts, 
     cooperative agreements, and other transactions with, any 
     Federal laboratory, State agency, authority, association, 
     institution, for-profit or nonprofit corporation, 
     organization, foreign country, or person.
       ``(7) Development and promotion of use of products.--The 
     Secretary shall use funds made available to carry out this 
     section to develop, administer, communicate, and promote the 
     use of products of research, technology, and technology 
     transfer programs under this section.
       ``(b) Collaborative Research and Development.--
       ``(1) In general.--To advance innovative solutions to 
     problems involving commercial motor vehicle and motor carrier 
     safety, security, and efficiency, and to stimulate the 
     deployment of emerging technology, the Secretary may carry 
     out, on a cost-shared basis, collaborative research and 
     development with--
       ``(A) non-Federal entities, including State and local 
     governments, foreign governments, colleges and universities, 
     corporations, institutions, partnerships, and sole 
     proprietorships that are incorporated or established under 
     the laws of any State; and
       ``(B) Federal laboratories.
       ``(2) Cooperative agreements.--In carrying out this 
     subsection, the Secretary may enter into cooperative research 
     and development agreements (as defined in section 12 of the 
     Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
     3710a)).
       ``(3) Cost sharing.--
       ``(A) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     activities carried out under a cooperative research and 
     development agreement entered into under this subsection 
     shall not exceed 50 percent; except that, if there is 
     substantial public interest or benefit associated with any 
     such activity, the Secretary may approve a greater Federal 
     share.
       ``(B) Treatment of directly incurred non-federal costs.--
     All costs directly incurred by the non-Federal partners, 
     including personnel, travel, and hardware or software 
     development costs, shall be credited toward the non-Federal 
     share of the cost of the activities described in subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(4) Use of technology.--The research, development, or use 
     of a technology under a cooperative research and development 
     agreement entered into under this subsection, including the 
     terms under which the technology may be licensed and the 
     resulting royalties may be distributed, shall be subject to 
     the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 
     U.S.C. 3701 et seq.).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 311 of 
     such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 31108 and inserting the following:

``31108. Motor carrier research and technology program.''.

     SEC. 4113. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 311 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

                     ``SUBCHAPTER IV--MISCELLANEOUS

     ``Sec. 31161. International cooperation

       ``The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to use 
     funds made available by section 31104(i) to participate and 
     cooperate in international activities to enhance motor 
     carrier, driver, and highway safety by such means as 
     exchanging information, conducting research, and examining 
     needs, best practices, and new technology.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:


                      ``Subchapter IV--Miscellaneous

``31161. International cooperation.''.

     SEC. 4114. PERFORMANCE AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION SYSTEM 
                   MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Design and Conditions for Participation.--Section 
     31106(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Design.--The program shall link Federal motor carrier 
     safety information systems with State commercial vehicle 
     registration and licensing systems and shall be designed to 
     enable a State to--
       ``(A) determine the safety fitness of a motor carrier or 
     registrant when licensing or registering the registrant or 
     motor carrier or while the license or registration is in 
     effect; and

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       ``(B) deny, suspend, or revoke the commercial motor vehicle 
     registrations of a motor carrier or registrant that has been 
     issued an operations out-of-service order by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Conditions for participation.--The Secretary shall 
     require States, as a condition of participation in the 
     program, to--
       ``(A) comply with the uniform policies, procedures, and 
     technical and operational standards prescribed by the 
     Secretary under subsection (a)(4); and
       ``(B) possess or seek the authority to deny, suspend, or 
     revoke commercial motor vehicle registrations based on the 
     issuance of an operations out-of-service order by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (b) Performance and Registration Information System 
     Management Grants.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 311 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 31109. Performance and registration information system 
       management

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation may make 
     a grant to a State to implement the performance and 
     registration information system management requirements of 
     section 31106(b).
       ``(b) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts made available to a 
     State under this section shall remain available until 
     expended.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The analysis for such subchapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

``31109. Performance and registration information system management.''.

     SEC. 4115. DATA QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.

       Section 31106(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) ensure, to the maximum extent practical, all the data 
     is complete, timely, and accurate across all information 
     systems and initiatives; and
       ``(G) establish and implement a national motor carrier 
     safety data correction system.''.

     SEC. 4116. DRIVEAWAY SADDLEMOUNT VEHICLES.

       (a) Definition.--Section 31111(a) of tile 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end of the following:
       ``(4) Drive-away saddlemount with fullmount vehicle 
     transporter combination.--The term `drive-away saddlemount 
     with fullmount vehicle transporter combination' means a 
     vehicle combination designed and specifically used to tow up 
     to 3 trucks or truck tractors, each connected by a saddle to 
     the frame or fifth-wheel of the forward vehicle of the truck 
     or truck tractor in front of it.''.
       (b) General Limitations.--Section 31111(b)(1) of such title 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) imposes a vehicle length limitation of not less than 
     or more than 97 feet on a driveaway saddlemount with 
     fullmount vehicle transporter combinations;''.

     SEC. 4117. COMPLETION OF UNIFORM CARRIER REGISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 14504 of title 49, United States 
     Code, and the item relating to such section in analysis for 
     chapter 145 of such title, are repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 13908 of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``the single State 
     registration system under section 14504,'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as 
     paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively;
       (3) by striking subsection (d); and
       (4) by striking ``(e) Deadline for Conclusion; 
     Modification.--'' and all that follows through ``1996,'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(d) Deadline for Completion.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act: A 
     Legacy for Users,''.

     SEC. 4118. REGISTRATION OF MOTOR CARRIERS AND FREIGHT 
                   FORWARDERS.

       (a) Definitions Relating to Motor Carriers.--Paragraphs 
     (6), (7), (12), and (13) of section 13102 of title 49, United 
     States Code, are each amended by striking ``motor vehicle'' 
     and inserting ``commercial motor vehicle (as defined in 
     section 31132)''.
       (b) Freight Forwarders.--Section 13903(a) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) Household goods.--The Secretary'';
       (2) by inserting ``of household goods'' after ``freight 
     forwarder''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Others.--The Secretary may register a person to 
     provide service subject to jurisdiction under subchapter III 
     of chapter 135 as a freight forwarder (other than a freight 
     forwarder of household goods) if the Secretary finds that 
     such registration is needed for the protection of shippers 
     and that the person is fit, willing, and able to provide the 
     service and to comply with this part and applicable 
     regulations of the Secretary and Board.''.

     SEC. 4119. DEPOSIT OF CERTAIN CIVIL PENALTIES INTO HIGHWAY 
                   TRUST FUND.

       Sections 31138(d)(5) and 31139(f)(5) of title 49, United 
     States Code, are each amended by striking ``Treasury as 
     miscellaneous receipts'' and inserting ``Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account)''.

     SEC. 4120. OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct, through any 
     combination of grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, 
     an outreach and education program to be administered by the 
     Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National 
     Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
       (b) Program Elements.--The program shall include, at a 
     minimum, the following:
       (1) A program to promote a more comprehensive and national 
     effort to educate commercial motor vehicle drivers and 
     passenger vehicle drivers about how commercial motor vehicle 
     drivers and passenger vehicle drivers can more safely share 
     the road with each other.
       (2) A program to promote enhanced traffic enforcement 
     efforts aimed at reducing the incidence of the most common 
     unsafe driving behaviors that cause or contribute to crashes 
     involving commercial motor vehicles and passenger vehicles.
       (3) A program to establish a public-private partnership to 
     provide resources and expertise for the development and 
     dissemination of information relating to sharing the road 
     referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) to each partner's 
     constituents and to the general public through the use of 
     brochures, videos, paid and public advertisements, the 
     Internet, and other media.
       (c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of a program or 
     activity for which a grant is made under this section shall 
     be 100 percent of the cost of such program or activity.
       (d) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall prepare and 
     transmit to Congress an annual report on the programs and 
     activities carried out under this section.
       (e) Funding.--From amounts made available under section 
     31104(i) of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall 
     make available $1,000,000 to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
     Administration, and $3,000,000 to the National Highway 
     Traffic Safety Administration, for each of fiscal years 2005, 
     2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 to carry out this section.

     SEC. 4121. INSULIN TREATED DIABETES MELLITUS.

       (a) No Period of Commercial Driving While Using Insulin 
     Required for Qualification.--The Secretary may not require 
     individuals with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus who are 
     applying for an exemption from the physical qualification 
     standards to have experience operating commercial motor 
     vehicles while using insulin in order to be exempted from the 
     physical qualification standards to operate a commercial 
     motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
       (b) Minimum Period of Insulin Use.--Subject to subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall require individuals with insulin-
     treated diabetes mellitus to have a minimum period of insulin 
     use to demonstrate stable control of diabetes before 
     operating a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce. 
     For individuals who have been newly diagnosed with type 1 
     diabetes, the minimum period of insulin use may not exceed 2 
     months, unless directed by the treating physician. For 
     individuals who have type 2 diabetes and are converting to 
     insulin use, the minimum period of insulin use may not exceed 
     1 month, unless directed by the treating physician.
       (c) Limitations.--Insulin-treated individuals may not be 
     held by the Secretary to a higher standard of physical 
     qualification in order to operate a commercial motor vehicle 
     in interstate commerce than other individuals applying to 
     operate, or operating, a commercial motor vehicle in 
     interstate commerce; except to the extent that limited 
     operating, monitoring, and medical requirements are deemed 
     medically necessary under regulations issued by the 
     Secretary.

     SEC. 4122. GRANT PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE 
                   OPERATORS.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a grant 
     program for training operators of commercial motor vehicles 
     (as defined in section 31301 of title 49, United States 
     Code). The purpose of the program shall be to train operators 
     and future operators in the safe use of such vehicle.
       (b) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost for which 
     a grant is made under this section shall be 80 percent.
       (c) Funding.--From amounts made available under section 
     31104(i) of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall 
     make available $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005, 
     2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 to carry out this section.

     SEC. 4123. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ADVISORY 
                   COMMITTEE.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     commercial motor vehicle safety advisory committee to provide 
     advice and recommendations to the Secretary on commercial 
     motor vehicle safety regulations and other matters relating 
     to activities and functions of the Federal Motor Carrier 
     Safety Administration.
       (b) Composition.--The members of the advisory committee 
     shall be appointed by the Secretary and shall include 
     representatives of the motor carrier industry, drivers, 
     safety advocates, manufacturers, safety enforcement 
     officials, law enforcement agencies of border States, and 
     other individuals affected by rulemakings under consideration 
     by the Department of Transportation. Representatives of a 
     single interest group may not constitute a majority of the 
     members of the advisory committee.
       (c) Termination Date.--The advisory committee shall remain 
     in effect until September 30, 2009.

     SEC. 4124. SAFETY DATA IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall make grants to States 
     for projects and activities to improve the accuracy, 
     timeliness, and completeness of commercial motor vehicle 
     safety data reported to the Secretary.
       (b) Eligibility.--A State shall be eligible for a grant 
     under this section in a fiscal year if the Secretary 
     determines that the State has--
       (1) conducted a comprehensive audit of its commercial motor 
     vehicle safety data system within the preceding 2 years;

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       (2) developed a plan that identifies and prioritizes its 
     commercial motor vehicle safety data needs and goals; and
       (3) identified performance-based measures to determine 
     progress toward those goals.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account) to carry out this section 
     $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009.
       (d) Applicability of Title 23, United States Code.--Funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by this section shall be 
     available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds 
     were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
     Code, except that the Federal share of the cost of a project 
     or activity carried out using such funds shall be 80 percent 
     and such funds shall remain available until expended.
       (e) Biennial Report.--Not later 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the 
     activities and results of the program carried out under this 
     section, together with any recommendations the Secretary 
     determines appropriate.

     SEC. 4125. COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE INFORMATION SYSTEM 
                   MODERNIZATION.

       (a) General Authority.--The Secretary may make a grant to a 
     State or organization representing agencies and officials of 
     a State in a fiscal year to modernize its commercial driver's 
     license information system in accordance with subsection (c) 
     if the State is in substantial compliance with the 
     requirements of section 31311 of title 49, United States 
     Code, and this section, as determined by the Secretary. The 
     Secretary shall establish criteria for the distribution of 
     grants and notify each State annually of such criteria.
       (b) Modernization Plan.--No later than 120 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a 
     comprehensive national plan to modernize the commercial 
     driver's license information system. The plan shall be 
     developed in consultation with representatives of the motor 
     carrier industry, State safety enforcement agencies, and 
     State licensing agencies designated by the Secretary.
       (c) Use of Grant.--A State may use a grant under this 
     section only to implement improvements that are consistent 
     with the modernization plan developed by the Secretary.
       (d) Pilot Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may conduct with grants 
     under this section a 3-year pilot program in no more than 3 
     States to evaluate a system for sharing driver's license 
     information on all commercial and noncommercial driver's 
     licenses issued in each participating State.
       (2) Funding.--The Secretary may use no more than 50 percent 
     of the funds available to carry out this section for the 
     pilot program in any fiscal year.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the last day of 
     the pilot program, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a 
     report on the results of the pilot program.
       (e) Government Share.--A grant under this section to a 
     State or organization may not be for more than 80 percent of 
     the costs incurred by the State or organization in a fiscal 
     year in implementing the modernization program developed by 
     the Secretary. In determining these costs, the Secretary 
     shall include in-kind contributions of the State.
       (f) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated from 
     the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
     to carry out this section--
       (1) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       (2) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       (3) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       (4) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (g) Contract Authority and Availability.--
       (1) Period of availability.--The amounts made available 
     under subsection (f) shall remain available until expended.
       (2) Initial date of availability.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
     Transit Account) by subsection (f) shall be available for 
     obligation on the date of their apportionment or allocation 
     or on October 1 of the fiscal year for which they are 
     authorized, whichever occurs first.
       (3) Contract authority.--Approval by the Secretary of a 
     grant with funds made available under subsection (f) imposes 
     upon the United States a contractual obligation for payment 
     of the Government's share of costs incurred in carrying out 
     the objectives of the grant.

     SEC. 4126. MAXIMUM HOURS OF SERVICE FOR OPERATORS OF GROUND 
                   WATER WELL DRILLING RIGS.

       Section 345(a)(2) of the National Highway System 
     Designation Act of 1995 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note; 109 Stat 613) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Except as 
     required in section 395.3 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
     sentence, no additional off-duty time shall be required in 
     order to operate such vehicle.''.

     SEC. 4127. SAFETY PERFORMANCE HISTORY SCREENING.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide persons 
     conducting preemployment screening services for the motor 
     carrier industry electronic access to the following reports 
     contained in the Motor Carrier Management Information System:
       (1) Commercial motor vehicle accident reports.
       (2) Inspection reports that contain no driver-related 
     safety violations.
       (3) Serious driver-related safety violation inspection 
     reports.
       (b) Conditions on Providing Access.--Before providing a 
     person access to the Motor Carrier Management Information 
     System under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
       (1) ensure that any information that is released to such 
     person will be in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) and all other applicable Federal 
     law;
       (2) ensure that such person will not conduct a screening 
     without the operator-applicant's written consent;
       (3) ensure that any information that is released to such 
     person will not be released to any person or entity, other 
     than the motor carrier requesting the screening services or 
     the operator-applicant, unless expressly authorized or 
     required by law; and
       (4) provide a procedure for the operator-applicant to 
     correct inaccurate information in the System in a timely 
     manner.
       (c) Design.--The process for providing access to the Motor 
     Carrier Management Information System under subsection (a) 
     shall be designed to assist the motor carrier industry in 
     assessing an individual operator's crash and serious safety 
     violation inspection history as a preemployment condition. 
     Use of the process shall not be mandatory and may only be 
     used during the preemployment assessment of an operator-
     applicant.
       (d) Serious Operator-Related Safety Violation Defined.--In 
     this section, the term ``serious operator-related violation'' 
     means a violation by an operator of a commercial motor 
     vehicle (as defined in section 31102 of title 49, United 
     States Code) that the Secretary determines will result in the 
     operator being prohibited from continuing to operate a 
     commercial motor vehicle until the violation is corrected.

     SEC. 4128. INTERMODAL CHASSIS ROADABILITY RULE-MAKING.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, after providing notice 
     and opportunity for comment, shall issue regulations 
     establishing a program to ensure that intermodal equipment 
     used to transport intermodal containers are safe.
       (b) Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.--The regulations 
     under this section shall be issued as part of the Federal 
     motor carrier safety regulations of the Department of 
     Transportation.
       (c) Contents.--The regulations issued under this section 
     shall include, at a minimum--
       (1) a requirement to identify providers of intermodal 
     equipment that is interchanged or intended for interchange to 
     motor carriers in intermodal transportation;
       (2) a requirement to match such intermodal equipment 
     readily to the intermodal equipment provider through a unique 
     identifying number;
       (3) a requirement to ensure that each intermodal equipment 
     provider maintains a system of maintenance and repair records 
     for such equipment;
       (4) a requirement to evaluate the compliance of intermodal 
     equipment providers with the applicable Federal motor carrier 
     safety regulations;
       (5) a provision that--
       (A) establishes a civil penalty structure consistent with 
     section 521(b) of title 49, United States Code, for 
     intermodal equipment providers that fail to attain 
     satisfactory compliance with applicable Federal motor carrier 
     safety regulations; and
       (B) prohibits intermodal equipment providers from placing 
     intermodal equipment on the public highways if such providers 
     are found to pose an imminent hazard;
       (6) a process by which motor carriers and agents of motor 
     carriers may petition the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
     Administration to undertake an investigation of a 
     noncompliant intermodal equipment provider; and
       (7) an inspection and audit program of intermodal equipment 
     providers.
       (d) Deadline for Rulemaking Proceeding.--The regulations 
     under this section shall be issued pursuant to a rulemaking 
     proceeding initiated not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Intermodal equipment.--The term ``intermodal 
     equipment'' means equipment that is commonly used in the 
     intermodal transportation of freight over public highways in 
     interstate commerce (as defined in section 31132 of title 49, 
     United States Code), including trailers, chassis, and any 
     associated devices.
       (2) Intermodal equipment provider.--The term ``intermodal 
     equipment provider'' means any person with any legal right, 
     title, or interest in intermodal equipment that interchanges 
     such equipment to a motor carrier.
       (3) Interchange.--The term ``interchange'' means the act of 
     providing intermodal equipment to a motor carrier for the 
     purpose of transporting the equipment for loading or 
     unloading by any person or repositioning the equipment for 
     the benefit of the equipment provider. Such term does not 
     include the leasing of equipment to a motor carrier for use 
     in the motor carrier's over-the-road freight hauling 
     operations.
       (f) Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance of Intermodal 
     Equipment.--Section 31136 of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance of Intermodal 
     Equipment.--The Secretary, or an employee of the Department 
     of Transportation designated by the Secretary, may inspect 
     intermodal equipment, and copy related maintenance and repair 
     records for such equipment, on demand and display of proper 
     credentials to inspect intermodal equipment.''.
       (g) Jurisdiction Over Equipment Providers.--Section 
     31132(1) of such title is amended by inserting after ``towed 
     vehicle'' the following: ``(including intermodal equipment, 
     including trailers, chassis and associated devices, commonly 
     used for the transportation of intermodal freight via 
     highway)''.

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     SEC. 4129. SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROFESSIONALS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a rulemaking to permit State 
     licensed or certified mental health counselors or addiction 
     specialists certified by the American Academy of Health Care 
     Providers in the Addictive Disorders to act as substance 
     abuse professionals under subpart O of part 40 of title 49, 
     Code of Federal Regulations.

     SEC. 4130. INTERSTATE VAN OPERATIONS.

       The Federal motor carrier safety regulations (other than 
     regulations relating to commercial drivers license and drug 
     and alcohol testing requirements) shall apply to all 
     interstate operations of commercial motor vehicles used to 
     transport between 9 and 15 passengers (including the driver), 
     regardless of the distance traveled.

     SEC. 4131. HOURS OF SERVICE FOR OPERATORS OF UTILITY SERVICE 
                   VEHICLES.

       Section 345 of the National Highway System Designation Act 
     of 1995 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note; 109 Stat. 613) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking paragraph (4) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4) Operators of utility service vehicles.--
       ``(A) Inapplicability of federal regulations.--Such 
     regulations shall not apply to a driver of a utility service 
     vehicle.
       ``(B) Prohibition on state regulations.--A State, a 
     political subdivision of a State, an interstate agency, or 
     other entity consisting of 2 or more States, shall not enact 
     or enforce any law, rule, regulation, or standard that 
     imposes requirements on a driver of a utility service vehicle 
     that are similar to the requirements contained in such 
     regulations.''.
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``Nothing'' and inserting 
     ``Except as provided in subsection (a)(4), nothing''; and
       (3) in the first sentence of subsection (c) by striking 
     ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``an exemption under 
     paragraph (2) or (4)''.

     SEC. 4132. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) Intermodal Transportation Advisory Board.--Section 
     5502(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.''.
       (b) Reference to Agency.--Section 31502(e) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``Regional Director of the 
     Federal Highway Administration'' and inserting ``Field 
     Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
     Administration''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``Regional Director'' and 
     inserting ``Field Administrator''.

     SEC. 4133. INTRASTATE AND FOREIGN OPERATIONS OF INTERSTATE 
                   MOTOR CARRIERS.

       Section 31144(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) determine whether an owner or operator is fit to 
     operate safely commercial motor vehicles, utilizing among 
     other things the accident and safety inspection record of an 
     owner or operator during operations--
       ``(A) in interstate commerce in the United States;
       ``(B) in a State that affects interstate commerce in the 
     United States; and
       ``(C) in Canada or Mexico if the owner or operator also 
     conducts operations in the United States;
       ``(2) periodically update such safety fitness 
     determinations;
       ``(3) make such final safety fitness determinations readily 
     available to the public; and
       ``(4) prescribe by regulation penalties for violations of 
     this section consistent with section 521.''.

     SEC. 4134. OPERATORS OF VEHICLES TRANSPORTING AGRICULTURAL 
                   COMMODITIES AND FARM SUPPLIES.

       (a) Agricultural Exemption.--Section 345(a)(1) of the 
     National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (49 U.S.C. 
     31136 note; 109 Stat. 613) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Transportation of agricultural commodities and farm 
     supplies.--Regulations prescribed by the Secretary under 
     sections 31136 and 31502 of title 49, United States Code, 
     regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers used 
     by motor carriers shall not apply during planting and harvest 
     periods, as determined by each State to drivers transporting 
     agricultural commodities or farm supplies for agricultural 
     purposes in a State if such transportation is limited to an 
     area within a 100 air mile radius from the source of the 
     commodities or the distribution point for the farm 
     supplies.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 345(e) of such Act (109 Stat. 
     614) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Agricultural commodity.--The term `agricultural 
     commodity' means products grown on and harvested from the 
     land during the planting and harvesting seasons within each 
     State, as determined by the State.
       ``(8) Farm supplies for agricultural purposes.--The term 
     `farm supplies for agricultural purposes' means products 
     directly related to the growing or harvesting of agricultural 
     commodities during the planting and harvesting seasons within 
     each State, as determined by the State, and livestock feed at 
     any time of the year.''.

     SEC. 4135. HOURS OF SERVICE RULES FOR OPERATORS PROVIDING 
                   TRANSPORTATION TO MOVIE PRODUCTION SITES.

       Notwithstanding sections 31136 and 31502 of title 49, 
     United States Code, and any other provision of law, the 
     maximum daily hours of service for an operator of a 
     commercial motor vehicle providing transportation of property 
     or passengers to or from a theatrical or television motion 
     picture production site located within a 100 air mile radius 
     of the work reporting location of such operator shall be 
     those in effect under the regulations in effect under such 
     sections on April 27, 2003.

     SEC. 4136. SPECIAL RULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004.

       In any case in which an amount is authorized to be 
     appropriated, made available, allocated, set aside, taken 
     down, or subject to an obligation limitation for fiscal year 
     2004 for a program, project, or activity in any provision of 
     this title, including an amendment made by this title, that 
     is different than the amount authorized to be appropriated, 
     made available, allocated, set aside, taken down, or subject 
     to an obligation limitation for fiscal year 2004 for such 
     program, project, or activity in any provision of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part IV (Public Law 
     108-280), including any amendment made by such Act, the 
     amount referred to in such Act shall be the amount authorized 
     to be appropriated, made available, allocated, set aside, 
     taken down, or subject to an obligation limitation.

               Subtitle B--Household Goods Transportation

     SEC. 4201. FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION 
                   OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS.

       (a) Nonpreemption of Intrastate Transportation of Household 
     Goods.--Section 14501(c)(2)(B) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting ``intrastate'' before 
     ``transportation''.
       (b) Enforcement of Consumer Protection With Respect to 
     Interstate Household Goods Carriers.--Chapter 145 of such 
     title is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 14506. Enforcement of Federal regulations by State 
       attorneys general

       ``(a) In General.--A State, as parens patriae, may bring a 
     civil action on behalf of a resident of the State in an 
     appropriate district court of the United States to enforce a 
     regulation or order of the Secretary or Board--
       ``(1) to protect an individual shipper of household goods 
     if such regulation or order governs the delivery of the 
     shipper's household goods; or
       ``(2) to impose a civil penalty under section 14915 
     whenever the attorney general of the State has reason to 
     believe that the interests of the residents of the State have 
     been or are being threatened or adversely affected by--
       ``(A) a carrier or broker providing transportation of 
     household goods subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I or 
     III of chapter 135 who is committing repeat violations of 
     section 14915; or
       ``(B) a foreign motor carrier providing transportation of 
     household goods who is registered under section 13902 and who 
     is committing repeat violations of section 14915.
       ``(b) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed--
       ``(1) as preventing an attorney general from exercising the 
     powers conferred on the attorney general by the laws of such 
     State to conduct investigations or to administer oaths or 
     affirmations or to compel the attendance of witnesses or the 
     production of documentary and other evidence;
       ``(2) as prohibiting a State official from proceeding in 
     State court to enforce a criminal statute of the State;
       ``(3) as authorizing a State or political subdivision of a 
     State to bring an enforcement action under a consumer 
     protection law, regulation, or other provision of the State 
     relating to interstate transportation of household goods (as 
     defined in section 13102(10)(A)) with respect to an activity 
     that is inconsistent with Federal laws and regulations 
     relating to interstate transportation of household goods; or
       ``(4) as authorizing a State, as parens patriae, to bring a 
     class civil action on behalf of its residents to enforce a 
     regulation or order of the Secretary or Board.
       ``(c) Actions by the Secretary or Board.--Whenever a civil 
     action has been instituted by or on behalf of the Secretary 
     or Board for violation of section 14915, no State may, during 
     the pendency of such action, institute a civil action under 
     subsection (a) against any defendant named in the complaint 
     relating to such violation.
       ``(d) Venue; Service of Process.--Any civil action to be 
     brought under subsection (a) in a district court of the 
     United States may be brought in the district in which the 
     defendant is found, is an inhabitant, or transacts business 
     or wherever venue is proper under section 1391 of title 28. 
     Process in such an action may be served in any district in 
     which the defendant is an inhabitant or in which the 
     defendant may be found.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``14506. Enforcement of Federal regulations by State attorneys 
              general.''.

     SEC. 4202. ARBITRATION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Offering Shippers Arbitration.--Section 14708(a) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting before 
     the period at the end the following: ``and to determine 
     whether carrier charges, in addition to those collected at 
     delivery, must be paid by the shipper for transportation and 
     services related to the transportation of household goods''.
       (b) Threshold for Binding Arbitration.--Section 14708(b)(6) 
     of such title is amended by striking ``$5,000'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``$10,000''.
       (c) Deadline for Decision.--Section 14708(b)(8) of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and''; and
       (2) by inserting after ``for damages'' the following: ``, 
     and an order requiring the payment of additional carrier 
     charges''.
       (d) Attorney's Fees to Shippers.--Section 14708(d)(3) of 
     such title is amended--

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       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so 
     redesignated) the following:
       ``(A) the shipper was not advised by the carrier during the 
     claim settlement process that a dispute settlement program 
     was available to resolve the dispute;''.

     SEC. 4203. CIVIL PENALTIES RELATING TO HOUSEHOLD GOODS 
                   BROKERS AND UNAUTHORIZED TRANSPORTATION.

       Section 14901(d) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``If a carrier'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--If a carrier''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Estimate of broker without carrier agreement.--If a 
     broker for transportation of household goods subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 makes an 
     estimate of the cost of transporting any such goods before 
     entering into an agreement with a carrier to provide 
     transportation of household goods subject to such 
     jurisdiction, the broker is liable to the United States for a 
     civil penalty of not less than $10,000 for each violation.
       ``(3) Unauthorized transportation.--If a person provides 
     transportation of household goods subject to jurisdiction 
     under subchapter I of chapter 135 or provides broker services 
     for such transportation without being registered under 
     chapter 139 to provide such transportation or services as a 
     motor carrier or broker, as the case may be, such person is 
     liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not less 
     than $25,000 for each violation.''.

     SEC. 4204. CIVIL PENALTY FOR HOLDING HOUSEHOLD GOODS HOSTAGE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 149 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 14915. Holding household goods hostage

       ``(a) Holding Household Goods Hostage Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term `holding household goods 
     hostage' means the knowing and willful refusal to relinquish 
     possession of a shipment of household goods described in 
     section 13102(10)(A) upon payment of not more than 100 
     percent of a binding estimate (or, in the case of a 
     nonbinding estimate, not more than 110 percent of the 
     estimated charges for such shipment).
       ``(b) Civil Penalty.--Whoever is found holding a household 
     goods shipment hostage is liable to the United States for a 
     civil penalty of not less than $10,000 for each violation. If 
     such person is a carrier or broker, the Secretary may suspend 
     for a period of not less than 6 months the registration of 
     such carrier or broker under chapter 139.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``14915. Holding household goods hostage.''.

     SEC. 4205. WORKING GROUP FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICES AND 
                   PROCEDURES TO ENHANCE FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
     working group of State attorneys general, State consumer 
     protection administrators, and Federal and local law 
     enforcement officials for the purpose of developing practices 
     and procedures to enhance the Federal-State partnership in 
     enforcement efforts, exchange of information, and 
     coordination of enforcement efforts with respect to 
     interstate transportation of household goods and of making 
     legislative and regulatory recommendations to the Secretary 
     concerning such enforcement efforts.
       (b) Consultation.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     working group shall consult with industries involved in the 
     transportation of household goods.
       (c) Federal Advisory Committee Act Exemption.--The Federal 
     Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
     working group established under subsection (a).
       (d) Termination Date.--The working group shall remain in 
     effect until September 30, 2009.

     SEC. 4206. CONSUMER HANDBOOK ON DOT WEB SITE.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary 
     to ensure that publication ESA 03005 of the Federal Motor 
     Carrier Safety Administration entitled ``Your Rights and 
     Responsibilities When You Move'', is prominently displayed, 
     and available in language that is readily understandable by 
     the general public, on the Web site of the Department of 
     Transportation.

     SEC. 4207. RELEASE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS BROKER INFORMATION.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall modify the regulations contained in 
     part 375 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to require 
     a broker that is subject to such regulations to provide 
     shippers with the following information whenever they have 
     contact with a shipper or potential shipper:
       (1) The Department of Transportation number of the broker.
       (2) The ESA 03005 publication referred to in section 4206 
     of this Act.
       (3) A list of all motor carriers providing transportation 
     of household goods used by the broker and a statement that 
     the broker is not a motor carrier providing transportation of 
     household goods.

     SEC. 4208. CONSUMER COMPLAINT INFORMATION.

       (a) Establishment of System.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
       (1) establish a system for filing and logging consumer 
     complaints relating to motor carriers providing 
     transportation of household goods and for compiling complaint 
     information gathered by the Department of Transportation and 
     the States with regard to such carriers, a database of the 
     complaints, and a procedure for the public to have access to 
     aggregated information and for carriers to challenge 
     duplicate or fraudulent information in the database; and
       (2) issue regulations requiring each motor carrier of 
     household goods to submit on a quarterly basis a report 
     summarizing--
       (A) the number of shipments that originate and are 
     delivered for individual shippers during the reporting period 
     by the carrier;
       (B) the number and general category of complaints lodged by 
     consumers with the carrier;
       (C) the number of claims filed with the carrier for loss 
     and damage in excess of $500;
       (D) the number of such claims resolved during the reporting 
     period;
       (E) the number of such claims declined in the reporting 
     period; and
       (F) the number of such claims that are pending at the close 
     of the reporting period.
       (b) Use of Information.--The Secretary shall consider 
     information in the data base established under subsection (a) 
     in its household goods compliance and enforcement program.

     SEC. 4209. INSURANCE REGULATIONS.

       (a) Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall undertake a review 
     of the current Federal regulations regarding insurance 
     coverage provided by motor carriers providing transportation 
     of household goods and revise such regulations in order to 
     provide enhanced protection for shippers in the case of loss 
     or damage as determined necessary.
       (b) Determinations.--The review shall include, but not be 
     limited to, a determination of--
       (1) whether the current regulations provide adequate 
     protection for shippers;
       (2) whether an individual shipper should purchase insurance 
     as opposed to the carrier; and
       (3) whether there are abuses of the current regulations 
     that leave the shipper unprotected in loss and damage claims.

     SEC. 4210. ESTIMATING REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 14104(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Required to be in writing.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, every motor carrier providing transportation of 
     household goods described in section 13102(10)(A) subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 shall conduct 
     a physical survey of the household goods to be transported on 
     behalf of a prospective individual shipper and shall provide 
     the shipper with a written estimate of charges for the 
     transportation and all related services.
       ``(B) Waiver.--A shipper may elect to waive a physical 
     survey under this paragraph by written agreement signed by 
     the shipper before the shipment is loaded. A copy of the 
     waiver agreement must be retained as an addendum to the bill 
     of lading and shall be subject to the same record inspection 
     and preservation requirements of the Secretary as are 
     applicable to bills of lading.
       ``(C) Estimate.--
       ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding a waiver under 
     subparagraph (B), a carrier's statement of charges for 
     transportation must be submitted to the shipper in writing 
     and must indicate whether it is binding or nonbinding.
       ``(ii) Binding.--A binding estimate under this paragraph 
     must indicate that the carrier and shipper are bound by such 
     charges. The carrier may impose a charge for providing a 
     written binding estimate.
       ``(iii) Nonbinding.--A nonbinding estimate under this 
     paragraph must indicate that the actual charges will be based 
     upon the actual weight of the individual shipper's shipment 
     and the carrier's lawful tariff charges. The carrier may not 
     impose a charge for providing a nonbinding estimate.''.

     SEC. 4211. APPLICATION OF STATE CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS TO 
                   CERTAIN HOUSEHOLD GOODS CARRIERS.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     on the current consumer protection authorities and actions of 
     the Department of Transportation and the impact on shippers 
     and carriers of household goods involved in interstate 
     transportation of allowing State attorneys general to apply 
     State consumer protection laws to such transportation.
       (b) Matters to Be Considered.--In conducting the study, the 
     Comptroller General shall consider, at a minimum--
       (1) the level of consumer protection being provided to 
     consumers through Federal household goods regulations and how 
     household goods regulations relating to consumer protection 
     compare to regulations relating to consumer protection for 
     other modes of transportation regulated by the Department of 
     Transportation;
       (2) the history and background of State enforcement of 
     State consumer protection laws on household goods carriers 
     providing intrastate transportation and what effects such 
     laws have on the ability of intrastate household goods 
     carriers to operate;
       (3) what operational impacts, if any, would result on 
     household goods carriers engaged in interstate commerce being 
     subject to the State consumer protection laws; and
       (4) the potential for States to regulate rates or other 
     business operations if State consumer protection laws applied 
     to interstate household goods movements.
       (c) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the Comptroller 
     General shall consult with the Secretary, State attorneys 
     general, consumer protection agencies, and the household 
     goods industry.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to the Committee

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     of Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science and 
     Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the 
     study.

     SEC. 4212. APPLICABILITY TO HOUSEHOLD GOODS MOTOR CARRIERS.

       (a) In General.--The provisions of title 49, United States 
     Code, and this Act (including any amendments made by this 
     Act) relating to the transportation of household goods shall 
     only apply to household goods motor carriers.
       (b) Household Goods Motor Carrier Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``household goods motor carrier'' means a 
     motor carrier as defined in section 13102(12) of title 49, 
     United States Code, which, in the ordinary course of its 
     business of providing transportation of household goods, 
     offers some or all of the following additional services: 
     binding and nonbinding estimates, inventorying, protective 
     packing and unpacking of individual items, and loading and 
     unloading at personal residences.

     SEC. 4213. VIOLATIONS OF OUT-OF-SERVICE ORDERS.

       Section 31310(i)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) an employer that knowingly and willfully allows or 
     requires an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in 
     violation of an out-of-service order shall, upon conviction, 
     be subject for each offense to imprisonment for a term not to 
     exceed one year or a fine under title 18, or both.''.

     SEC. 4214. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR HOLDING GOODS HOSTAGE .

       Section 14915 of title 49, United States Code, as added by 
     section 4204 of this Act is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(c) Criminal Penalty.--A motor carrier that has been 
     convicted of knowingly and willfully holding household goods 
     hostage by falsifying documents or demanding the payment of 
     charges for services that were not performed or were not 
     necessary in the safe and adequate movement of a shipment of 
     household goods shall be fined under title 18, or imprisoned 
     not more than 2 years, or both.''.

             TITLE V--TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

                          Subtitle A--Funding

     SEC. 5101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The following sums are authorized to be 
     appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
     Mass Transit Account):
       (1) Surface transportation research, development, and 
     deployment program.--To carry out sections 502, 503, 506, 
     507, 509, and 510 of title 23, United States Code, and 
     sections 5207, 5210, 5211, and 5402 of this title--
       (A) $169,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
       (B) $239,500,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       (C) $239,500,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       (D) $239,500,000 for fiscal year 2007;
       (E) $239,500,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
       (F) $239,500,000 for fiscal year 2009.
       (2) Training and education.--To carry out section 504 of 
     title 23, United States Code, and section 5211 of this Act, 
     $24,500,000 for fiscal year 2004 and $33,500,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
       (3) Bureau of transportation statistics.--For the Bureau of 
     Transportation Statistics to carry out section 111 of title 
     49, United States Code, $31,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and 
     $33,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
       (4) University transportation research.--To carry out 
     sections 5505 and 5506 of title 49, United States Code, 
     $54,500,000 for fiscal year 2004 and $71,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
       (5) Intelligent transportation systems (its) research.--To 
     carry out subtitle F of this title, $115,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2004 through 2009.
       (6) ITS deployment.--To carry out sections 5208 and 5209 of 
     the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 
     458; 112 Stat. 460), $100,000,000 for fiscal years 2004 and 
     2005.
       (b) Applicability of Title 23, United States Code.--Funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) shall be 
     available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds 
     were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
     Code; except that the Federal share of the cost of a project 
     or activity carried out using such funds shall be 50 percent, 
     unless otherwise expressly provided by this Act (including 
     the amendments made by this Act) or otherwise determined by 
     the Secretary, and such funds shall remain available until 
     expended and shall not be transferable.

     SEC. 5102. OBLIGATION CEILING.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the total of 
     all obligations from amounts made available from the Highway 
     Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) by sections 
     5101(a) and 5401 of this Act shall not exceed $483,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2004, $484,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, 
     $485,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, $485,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2007, $486,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and 
     $487,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.

     SEC. 5103. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) Research and development are critical to developing and 
     maintaining a transportation system that meets the goals of 
     safety, mobility, economic vitality, efficiency, equity, and 
     environmental protection.
       (2) Federally sponsored surface transportation research and 
     development has produced many successes. The development of 
     rumble strips has increased safety; research on materials has 
     increased the lifespan of pavements, saving money and 
     reducing the disruption caused by construction; and 
     Geographic Information Systems have improved the management 
     and efficiency of transit fleets.
       (3) Despite these important successes, the Federal surface 
     transportation research and development investment represents 
     less than one percent of overall government spending on 
     surface transportation.
       (4) While Congress increased funding for overall 
     transportation programs by about 40 percent in the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, funding for 
     transportation research and development remained relatively 
     flat.
       (5) The Federal investment in research and development 
     should be balanced between short-term applied and long-term 
     fundamental research and development. The investment should 
     also cover a wide range of research areas, including research 
     on materials and construction, research on operations, 
     research on transportation trends and human factors, and 
     research addressing the institutional barriers to deployment 
     of new technologies.
       (6) Therefore, Congress finds that it is in the United 
     States interest to increase the Federal investment in 
     transportation research and development, and to conduct 
     research in critical research gaps, in order to ensure that 
     the transportation system meets the goals of safety, 
     mobility, economic vitality, efficiency, equity, and 
     environmental protection.

            Subtitle B--Research, Technology, and Education

     SEC. 5201. RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION.

       (a) Research, Technology, and Education.--Title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the table of chapters by striking the item relating 
     to chapter 5 and inserting the following:

``5. RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION.........................501''.
       (2) by striking the heading for chapter 5 and inserting the 
     following:

          ``CHAPTER 5--RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION''.

       (b) Statement of Principles Governing Research and 
     Technology Investments.--Section 502 of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (g) as 
     subsections (b) through (h), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(a) Basic Principles Governing Research and Technology 
     Investments.--
       ``(1) Coverage.--Surface transportation research and 
     technology development shall include all activities leading 
     to technology development and transfer, as well as the 
     introduction of new and innovative ideas, practices, and 
     approaches, through such mechanisms as field applications, 
     education and training, and technical support.
       ``(2) Federal responsibility.--Funding and conducting 
     surface transportation research and technology transfer 
     activities shall be considered a basic responsibility of the 
     Federal Government when the work--
       ``(A) is of national significance;
       ``(B) supports research in which there is a clear public 
     benefit and private sector investment is less than optimal;
       ``(C) supports a Federal stewardship role in assuring that 
     State and local governments use national resources 
     efficiently; or
       ``(D) presents the best means to support Federal policy 
     goals compared to other policy alternatives.
       ``(3) Role.--Consistent with these Federal 
     responsibilities, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) conduct research;
       ``(B) support and facilitate research and technology 
     transfer activities by State highway agencies;
       ``(C) share results of completed research; and
       ``(D) support and facilitate technology and innovation 
     deployment.
       ``(4) Program content.--A surface transportation research 
     program shall include--
       ``(A) fundamental, long-term highway research;
       ``(B) research aimed at significant highway research gaps 
     and emerging issues with national implications; and
       ``(C) research related to policy and planning.
       ``(5) Stakeholder input.--Federal surface transportation 
     research and development activities shall address the needs 
     of stakeholders. Stakeholders include States, metropolitan 
     planning organizations, local governments, the private 
     sector, researchers, research sponsors, and other affected 
     parties, including public interest groups.
       ``(6) Competition and peer review.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this Act, the Secretary shall award all grants, 
     contracts, and cooperative agreements for research and 
     development under this Act based on open competition and peer 
     review of proposals.
       ``(7) Performance review and evaluation.--To the maximum 
     extent practicable, all surface transportation research and 
     development projects shall include a component of performance 
     measurement and evaluation. Performance measures shall be 
     established during the proposal stage of a research and 
     development project and shall, to the maximum extent 
     possible, be outcome-based. All evaluations shall be made 
     readily available to the public.''.
       (c) Procurement for Research, Development, and Technology 
     Transfer Activities.--Section 502(b)(3) of such title (as 
     redesignated by subsection (b) of this section) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(3) Cooperation, grants, and contracts.--The Secretary 
     may carry out research, development, and technology transfer 
     activities related to transportation--
       ``(A) independently;
       ``(B) in cooperation with other Federal departments, 
     agencies, and instrumentalities and Federal laboratories; or

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       ``(C) by making grants to, or entering into contracts, 
     cooperative agreements, and other transactions with one or 
     more of the following: the National Academy of Sciences, the 
     American Association of State Highway and Transportation 
     Officials, any Federal laboratory, Federal agency, State 
     agency, authority, association, institution, for-profit or 
     nonprofit corporation, organization, foreign country, any 
     other person.''.
       (d) Transportation Pooled Fund Program.--Section 502(b) of 
     such title (as redesignated by subsection (b) of this 
     section), is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Pooled funding.--
       ``(A) Cooperation.--To promote effective utilization of 
     available resources, the Secretary may cooperate with a State 
     and an appropriate agency in funding research, development, 
     and technology transfer activities of mutual interest on a 
     pooled funds basis.
       ``(B) Secretary as agent.--The Secretary may enter into 
     contracts, cooperative agreements, grants, and other 
     transactions as agent for all participating parties in 
     carrying out such research, development, or technology 
     transfer.''.
       (e) Operations Elements in Research Activities.--Section 
     502 of such title is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B) (as redesignated by subsection 
     (b) of this section) by inserting ``transportation system 
     management and operations,'' after ``operation,''.
       (2) in subsection (d)(5)(C) (as redesignated by subsection 
     (b) of this section) by inserting ``system management and'' 
     after ``transportation''; and
       (3) by inserting at the end of subsection (d) (as 
     redesignated by subsection (b) of this section) the 
     following:
       ``(12) Investigation and development of various operational 
     methodologies to reduce the occurrence and impact of 
     recurrent congestion and nonrecurrent congestion and increase 
     transportation system reliability.
       ``(13) Investigation of processes, procedures, and 
     technologies to secure container and hazardous material 
     transport, including the evaluation of regulations and the 
     impact of good security practices on commerce and 
     productivity.
       ``(14) Research, development, and technology transfer 
     related to asset management.''.
       (f) Facilitating Transportation Research and Technology 
     Deployment Partnerships.--Section 502(c)(2) of such title (as 
     redesignated by subsection (b) of this section) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(2) Cooperation, grants, contracts, and agreements.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may 
     directly initiate contracts, cooperative research and 
     development agreements (as defined in section 12 of the 
     Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
     3710a)), and other transactions to fund, and accept funds 
     from, the Transportation Research Board of the National 
     Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, State 
     departments of transportation, cities, counties, and their 
     agents to conduct joint transportation research and 
     technology efforts.''.
       (g) Exploratory Advanced Research Program.--Section 502(e) 
     of such title (as redesignated by subsection (b) of this 
     section) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Exploratory Advanced Research.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     exploratory advanced research program, consistent with the 
     surface transportation research and technology development 
     strategic plan developed under section 508 that involves and 
     draws upon basic research results to provide a better 
     understanding of problems and develop innovative solutions. 
     In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall strive to 
     develop partnerships with public and private sector entities.
       ``(2) Research areas.--In carrying out the program, the 
     Secretary may make grants and enter into cooperative 
     agreements and contracts in such areas of surface 
     transportation research and technology as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate, including the following:
       ``(A) Characterization of materials used in highway 
     infrastructure, including analytical techniques, 
     microstructure modeling, and the deterioration processes.
       ``(B) Assessment of the effects of transportation decisions 
     on human health.
       ``(C) Development of surrogate measures of safety.
       ``(D) Environmental research.
       ``(E) Data acquisition techniques for system condition and 
     performance monitoring.
       ``(F) System performance data and information processing 
     needed to assess the day-to-day operational performance of 
     the system in support of hour-to-hour operational 
     decisionmaking.''.
       (h) Long-Term Pavement Performance Program.--
       (1) In general.--Section 502(f) of such title (as 
     redesignated by subsection (b) of this section) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(f) Long-Term Pavement Performance Program.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary shall complete the 20-year 
     long-term pavement performance program tests initiated under 
     the strategic highway research program established under 
     section 307(d) (as in effect on June 8, 1998).
       ``(2) Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.--Under 
     the program, the Secretary shall make grants and enter into 
     cooperative agreements and contracts to--
       ``(A) monitor, material-test, and evaluate highway test 
     sections in existence as of the date of the grant, agreement, 
     or contract;
       ``(B) analyze the data obtained under subparagraph (A); and
       ``(C) prepare products to fulfill program objectives and 
     meet future pavement technology needs.''.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section 
     5101(a)(1) of this Act, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and 
     $21,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall 
     be available to carry out section 502(f) of title 23, United 
     States Code.
       (i) Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center.--Section 502 
     of title 23, United States Code, is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(i) Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall operate in the 
     Federal Highway Administration a Turner-Fairbank Highway 
     Research Center.
       ``(2) Uses of the center.--The Turner-Fairbank Highway 
     Research Center shall support--
       ``(A) the conduct of highway research and development 
     related to new highway technology;
       ``(B) the development of understandings, tools, and 
     techniques that provide solutions to complex technical 
     problems through the development of economical and 
     environmentally sensitive designs, efficient and quality-
     controlled construction practices, and durable materials; and
       ``(C) the development of innovative highway products and 
     practices.''.
       (j) University Funding.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this title and any amendments made by this title, the 
     Secretary may not provide financial assistance to a 
     university under section 5101 unless the university is 
     selected to receive such funds through a competitive process 
     that incorporates merit-based peer review and the selection 
     is based on a proposal submitted to the Secretary by the 
     university in response to a request for proposals issued by 
     the Secretary.

     SEC. 5202. LONG-TERM BRIDGE PERFORMANCE PROGRAM; INNOVATIVE 
                   BRIDGE RESEARCH AND DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Long-Term Bridge Performance Program.--
       (1) In general.--Section 502 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Long-Term Bridge Performance Program.--
       ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary shall establish a 20-year 
     long-term bridge performance program.
       ``(2) Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.--Under 
     the program, the Secretary shall make grants and enter into 
     cooperative agreements and contracts to--
       ``(A) monitor, material-test, and evaluate test bridges;
       ``(B) analyze the data obtained under subparagraph (A); and
       ``(C) prepare products to fulfill program objectives and 
     meet future bridge technology needs.''.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section 
     5101(a)(1) of this Act, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and 
     $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall 
     be available to carry out section 502(j) of title 23, United 
     States Code.
       (b) Innovative Bridge Research and Deployment Program.--
       (1) In general.--Section 503(b)(1) of such title is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and carry 
     out a program to promote, demonstrate, evaluate, and document 
     the application of innovative designs, materials, and 
     construction methods in the construction, repair, and 
     rehabilitation of bridges and other highway structures.''.
       (2) Goals.--Section 503(b)(2) of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(2) Goals.--The goals of the program shall include--
       ``(A) the development of new, cost-effective, innovative 
     highway bridge applications;
       ``(B) the development of construction techniques to 
     increase safety and reduce construction time and traffic 
     congestion;
       ``(C) the development of engineering design criteria for 
     innovative products, materials, and structural systems for 
     use in highway bridges and structures;
       ``(D) the reduction of maintenance costs and life-cycle 
     costs of bridges, including the costs of new construction, 
     replacement, or rehabilitation of deficient bridges;
       ``(E) the development of highway bridges and structures 
     that will withstand natural disasters;
       ``(F) the documentation and wide dissemination of objective 
     evaluations of the performance and benefits of these 
     innovative designs, materials, and construction methods;
       ``(G) the effective transfer of resulting information and 
     technology; and
       ``(H) the development of improved methods to detect bridge 
     scour and economical bridge foundation designs that will 
     withstand bridge scour.''.
       (3) Funding.--
       (A) In general.--Of the amounts made available by section 
     5101(a)(1) of this Act, $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2004 through 2009 shall be available to carry out section 
     503(b) of title 23, United States Code; and
       (B) High performance concrete bridge technology research 
     and deployment.--The Secretary shall obligate $2,000,000 of 
     the amount described in subparagraph (A) for each of fiscal 
     years 2004 through 2009 to conduct research and deploy 
     technology related to high-performance concrete bridges.

     SEC. 5203. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING 
                   COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 507 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 507. Surface Transportation environment and planning 
       cooperative research program

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     carry out a collaborative, public-private surface 
     transportation environment and planning cooperative research 
     program.

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       ``(b) Agreement.--The Secretary shall enter into an 
     agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to carry out 
     administrative and management activities relating to the 
     governance of the surface transportation environment and 
     planning cooperative research program.
       ``(c) Advisory Committee.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     committee that will be responsible for program oversight and 
     project selection.
       ``(2) Membership.--The members of the committee shall be 
     appointed by the Secretary and shall be composed of--
       ``(A) representatives of State, regional, and local 
     transportation agencies, including transit agencies;
       ``(B) representatives of State environmental agencies and 
     other environmental organizations;
       ``(C) representatives of the transportation private sector;
       ``(D) transportation and environmental scientists and 
     engineers; and
       ``(E) representatives of the Federal Highway 
     Administration, Federal Transit Administration, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     Corps of Engineers, American Association of State Highway and 
     Transportation Officials, and American Public Transportation 
     Association, who shall serve in an ex officio capacity.
       ``(3) Balance.--The majority of the committee's voting 
     members shall be representatives of government transportation 
     agencies.
       ``(4) Meetings.--The National Academy of Sciences shall 
     convene meetings of the committee.
       ``(d) Governance.--The program established under this 
     section shall include the following administrative and 
     management elements:
       ``(1) National research agenda.--The advisory committee, in 
     consultation with interested parties, shall carry out and 
     periodically update research and development called for in 
     the Transportation Research Board Special Report 268, 
     entitled `Surface Transportation Environmental Research: A 
     Long-Term Strategy' and published in 2002, as described in 
     subsection (e). The national research agenda shall include a 
     multiyear strategic plan.
       ``(2) Involvement.--Interested parties may--
       ``(A) submit research proposals;
       ``(B) participate in merit reviews of research proposals 
     and peer reviews of research products; and
       ``(C) receive research results.
       ``(3) Open competition and peer review of research 
     proposals.--The National Academy of Sciences may award under 
     the program research contracts and grants through open 
     competition and merit review conducted on a regular basis.
       ``(4) Evaluation of research.--
       ``(A) Peer review.--Research contracts and grants may allow 
     peer review of the research results.
       ``(B) Programmatic evaluations.--The National Academy of 
     Sciences may conduct periodic programmatic evaluations on a 
     regular basis.
       ``(5) Dissemination of research findings.--The National 
     Academy of Sciences shall disseminate research findings to 
     researchers, practitioners, and decisionmakers, through 
     conferences and seminars, field demonstrations, workshops, 
     training programs, presentations, testimony to government 
     officials, World Wide Web, and publications for the general 
     public.
       ``(e) Contents.--The national research agenda for the 
     program required under subsection (d)(1) shall include 
     research in the following areas for the purposes described:
       ``(1) Human health.--Human health to establish the links 
     between transportation activities and human health; 
     substantiate the linkages between exposure to concentration 
     levels, emissions, and health impacts; examine the potential 
     health impacts from the implementation and operation of 
     transportation infrastructure and services; develop 
     strategies for avoidance and reduction of these impacts; and 
     develop strategies to understand the economic value of health 
     improvements and for incorporating health considerations into 
     valuation methods.
       ``(2) Ecology and natural systems.--Ecology and natural 
     systems to measure transportation's short- and long-term 
     impact on natural systems; develop ecologically based 
     performance measures; develop insight into both the spatial 
     and temporal issues associated with transportation and 
     natural systems; study the relationship between highway 
     density and ecosystem integrity, including the impacts of 
     highway density on habitat integrity and overall ecosystem 
     health; develop a rapid assessment methodology for use by 
     transportation and regulatory agencies in determining the 
     relationship between highway density and ecosystem integrity; 
     and develop ecologically based performance techniques to 
     evaluate the success of highway project mitigation and 
     enhancement measures.
       ``(3) Environmental and socioeconomic relationships.--
     Environmental and socioeconomic relationships to understand 
     differences in mobility, access, travel behavior, and travel 
     preferences across socioeconomic groups; develop improved 
     planning approaches that better reflect and respond to 
     community needs; improve evaluation methods for examining the 
     incidence of benefits and costs; examine the differential 
     impacts of current methods of finance and explore 
     alternatives; understand the socioeconomic implications of 
     emerging land development patterns and new transportation 
     technologies; develop cost-effective applications of 
     technology that improve the equity of the transport system; 
     and develop improved methods for community involvement, 
     collaborative planning, and conflict resolution.
       ``(4) Emerging technologies.--Emerging technologies to 
     assist in the transition to environmentally benign fuels and 
     vehicles for passengers and freight; develop responses to and 
     demand for new technologies that could offer improved 
     environmental performance; identify possible applications of 
     intelligent transportation systems technologies for 
     environmental benefit; develop policy instruments that would 
     encourage the development of beneficial new technologies in a 
     cost-effective manner; and respond to the impact of new 
     technologies.
       ``(5) Land use.--Land use to assess land consumption trends 
     and contributing factors of transportation investment, 
     housing policies, school quality, and consumer preferences; 
     incorporate impacts of transportation investments on location 
     decision and land use; identify the costs and benefits of 
     current development patterns and their transportation 
     implications; determine the effect of the built environment 
     on people's willingness to walk, drive, or take public 
     transportation; determine the roles of public policy and 
     institutional arrangements in current and prospective land 
     use and transportation choices; and develop improved data, 
     methods, and processes for considering land use, 
     transportation, and the environment in an integrated, 
     systematic fashion.
       ``(6) Planning and performance measures.--Planning and 
     performance measures to improve understanding of travel needs 
     and preferences; improve planning methods for system 
     analysis, forecasting, and decisionmaking; expand information 
     on consumer choice processes and travel and activity patterns 
     for both local and long-distance trips and both passenger and 
     freight transportation analysis of social, environmental, and 
     economic benefits and cost of various transport options; 
     develop tools for measuring and forecasting complex 
     transportation decisions for all modes and users; and develop 
     performance measures and policy analysis approaches that can 
     be used to determine effectiveness.
       ``(7) Other research areas.--Other research areas to 
     identify and address the emerging and future surface 
     transportation research needs related to planning and 
     environment.
       ``(f) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of an 
     activity carried out under this section shall be up to 100 
     percent, and such funds shall remain available until 
     expended.
       ``(g) Use of Non-Federal Funds.--In addition to using funds 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, the 
     National Academy of Sciences may seek and accept additional 
     funding sources to carry out this section from public and 
     private entities capable of attracting and accepting funding 
     from the Department of Transportation, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, Department of Energy, United States Fish 
     and Wildlife Service, and other Federal environmental 
     agencies, States, local governments, nonprofit foundations, 
     and the private sector.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of 
     such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 507 and inserting the following:

``507. Surface transportation environment and planning cooperative 
              research program.''.

       (c) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section 
     5101(a)(1) of this Act, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and 
     $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall 
     be available to carry out section 507 of title 23, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 5204. TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT.

       (a) Technology Deployment Program.--Section 503(a) of title 
     23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Initiatives and 
     Partnerships'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall develop and 
     administer a national technology deployment program.'';
       (3) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
       ``(7) Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.--
       ``(A) In general.--Under the program, the Secretary shall 
     make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements and 
     contracts with, States, other Federal agencies, universities 
     and colleges, private sector entities, and nonprofit 
     organizations to pay the Federal share of the cost of 
     research, development, and technology transfer activities 
     concerning innovative materials.
       ``(B) Applications.--To receive a grant under this 
     subsection, an entity described in subparagraph (A) shall 
     submit an application to the Secretary. The application shall 
     be in such form and contain such information as the Secretary 
     may require. The Secretary shall select and approve an 
     application based on whether the project that is the subject 
     of the grant meets the purpose of the program described in 
     paragraph (2).''; and
       (4) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
       ``(8) Technology and information transfer.--The Secretary 
     shall ensure that the information and technology resulting 
     from research conducted under paragraph (7) is made available 
     to State and local transportation departments and other 
     interested parties as specified by the Secretary.''.
       (b) Innovative Pavement Research and Deployment Program.--
       (1) In general.--Section 503 of such title is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Innovative Pavement Research and Deployment 
     Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a program to promote, demonstrate, support, and 
     document the application of innovative pavement technologies, 
     practices, performance, and benefits.

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       ``(2) Goals.--The goals of the innovative pavement research 
     and deployment program shall include--
       ``(A) the deployment of new, cost-effective, innovative 
     designs, materials, recycled materials (including taconite 
     tailings and foundry sand), and practices to extend pavement 
     life and performance and to improve customer satisfaction;
       ``(B) the reduction of initial costs and life-cycle costs 
     of pavements, including the costs of new construction, 
     replacement, maintenance, and rehabilitation;
       ``(C) the deployment of accelerated construction techniques 
     to increase safety and reduce construction time and traffic 
     disruption and congestion;
       ``(D) the deployment of engineering design criteria and 
     specifications for innovative practices, products, and 
     materials for use in highway pavements;
       ``(E) the deployment of new nondestructive and real-time 
     pavement evaluation technologies and techniques;
       ``(F) the evaluation, refinement, and documentation of the 
     performance and benefits of innovative technologies deployed 
     to improve life, performance, cost effectiveness, safety, and 
     customer satisfaction;
       ``(G) effective technology transfer and information 
     dissemination to accelerate implementation of innovative 
     technologies and to improve life, performance, cost 
     effectiveness, safety, and customer satisfaction; and
       ``(H) the development of designs and materials to reduce 
     storm water runoff.
       ``(3) Research to improve nhs pavement.--The Secretary 
     shall obligate not less than $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 
     and $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 
     from funds made available to carry out this subsection to 
     conduct research to improve asphalt pavement, concrete 
     pavement, and aggregates used in highways on the National 
     Highway System.''.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section 
     5101(a)(1) of this Act, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and 
     $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall 
     be available to carry out section 503(c) of title 23, United 
     States Code.
       (c) Safety Innovation Deployment Program.--
       (1) In general.--Section 503 of such title is further 
     amended by adding the following:
       ``(d) Safety Innovation Deployment Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement a program to demonstrate the application of 
     innovative technologies in highway safety.
       ``(2) Goals.--The goals of the program shall include--
       ``(A) the deployment and evaluation of safety technologies 
     and innovations at State and local levels; and
       ``(B) the deployment of best practices in training, 
     management, design, and planning.
       ``(3) Grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.--
       ``(A) In general.--Under the program, the Secretary shall 
     make grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements and 
     contracts with, States, other Federal agencies, universities 
     and colleges, private sector entities, and nonprofit 
     organizations for research, development, and technology 
     transfer for innovative safety technologies.
       ``(B) Applications.--To receive a grant under this 
     subsection, an entity described in subparagraph (A) shall 
     submit an application to the Secretary. The application shall 
     be in such form and contain such information as the Secretary 
     may require. The Secretary shall select and approve the 
     applications based on whether the project that is the subject 
     of the application meets the goals of the program described 
     in paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Technology and information transfer.--The Secretary 
     shall take such action as is necessary to ensure that the 
     information and technology resulting from research conducted 
     under paragraph (3) is made available to State and local 
     transportation departments and other interested parties as 
     specified by the Secretary.''.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section 
     5101(a)(1) of this Act, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and 
     $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall 
     be available to carry out section 503(d) of title 23, United 
     States Code.
       (d) Authority to Purchase Promotional Items.--Section 503 
     of such title is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Promotional Authority.--Funds authorized to be 
     appropriated for necessary expenses for administration and 
     operation of the Federal Highway Administration shall be 
     available to purchase promotional items of nominal value for 
     use in the recruitment of individuals and to promote the 
     programs of the Federal Highway Administration.''.
       (e) Wood Composite Materials Demonstration Project.--
       (1) Funding.--Of the funds made available to carry out 
     section 5101(a)(1), $1,000,000 shall be made available by the 
     Secretary for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006 for 
     conducting a demonstration of the durability and potential 
     effectiveness of wood composite materials in multimodal 
     transportation facilities.
       (2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
     demonstration under paragraph (1) shall be 100 percent.

     SEC. 5205. TRAINING AND EDUCATION.

       (a) National Highway Institute.--
       (1) In general.--Section 504(a)(3) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Courses.--The Institute may develop and administer 
     courses in modern developments, techniques, methods, 
     regulations, management, and procedures in areas, including 
     surface transportation, environmental mitigation, compliance, 
     stewardship, and streamlining, acquisition of rights-of-way, 
     relocation assistance, engineering, safety, transportation 
     system management and operations, construction, maintenance, 
     contract administration, inspection, and highway finance.''.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section 
     5101(a)(2) of this Act, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and 
     $8,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall 
     be available to carry out section 504(a) of title 23, United 
     States Code.
       (b) Local Technical Assistance Program.--
       (1) In general.--Section 504(b) of such title is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Federal share.--
       ``(A) Grants.--A grant under this subsection may be used to 
     pay up to 50 percent of local technical assistance program 
     costs. Funds available for technology transfer and training 
     purposes under this title and title 49 may be used to cover 
     the remaining 50 percent of the program costs.
       ``(B) Tribal technical assistance centers.--The Federal 
     share of the cost of activities carried out by the tribal 
     technical assistance centers under paragraph (2)(D)(ii) shall 
     be 100 percent.''.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section 
     5101(a)(2) of this Act, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and 
     $14,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall 
     be available to carry out section 504(b) of title 23, United 
     States Code.
       (c) Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program.--Of the 
     amounts made available by section 5101(a)(2) of this Act, 
     $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and $2,500,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall be available to carry 
     out section 504(c)(2) of title 23, United States Code.
       (d) Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation 
     Education Program.--
       (1) In general.--Section 504 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(d) Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation 
     Education Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish the 
     Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Education 
     Program to improve the preparation of students, particularly 
     women and minorities, in science, technology, engineering, 
     and mathematics through curriculum development and other 
     activities related to transportation.
       ``(2) Authorized activities.--The Secretary shall award 
     grants under this subsection on the basis of competitive, 
     peer review. Grants awarded under this subsection may be used 
     for enhancing science, technology, engineering, and 
     mathematics at the elementary and secondary school level 
     through such means as--
       ``(A) internships that offer students experience in the 
     transportation field;
       ``(B) programs that allow students to spend time observing 
     scientists and engineers in the transportation field; and
       ``(C) developing relevant curriculum that uses examples and 
     problems related to transportation.
       ``(3) Application and review procedures.--
       ``(A) In general.--An entity described in subparagraph (C) 
     seeking funding under this subsection shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
     and containing such information as the Secretary may require. 
     Such application, at a minimum, shall include a description 
     of how the funds will be used and a description of how the 
     funds will be used to serve the purposes described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(B) Priority.--In making awards under this subsection, 
     the Secretary shall give priority to applicants that will 
     encourage the participation of women and minorities.
       ``(C) Eligibility.--Local education agencies and State 
     education agencies, which may partner with institutions of 
     higher education, businesses, or other entities, shall be 
     eligible to apply for grants under this subsection.
       ``(4) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `institution of higher education' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001);
       ``(B) the term `local educational agency' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801); and
       ``(C) the term `State educational agency' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 9101 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).''.
       (2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section 
     5101(a)(2) of this Act, $500,000 for 2004 and $1,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall be available to 
     carry out section 504(d) of title 23, United States Code.
       (e) Surface Transportation Workforce Development, Training, 
     and Education.--Section 504 of such title is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Surface Transportation Workforce Development, 
     Training, and Education.--
       ``(1) Funding.--Subject to project approval by the 
     Secretary, a State may obligate funds apportioned to the 
     State under sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(2), 104(b)(3), 
     104(b)(4), and 144(e) for surface transportation workforce 
     development, training and education, including--
       ``(A) tuition and direct educational expenses, excluding 
     salaries, in connection with the education and training of 
     employees of State and local transportation agencies;
       ``(B) employee professional development;
       ``(C) student internships;
       ``(D) university or community college support; and
       ``(E) education activities, including outreach, to develop 
     interest and promote participation in surface transportation 
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       ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     activities carried out in accordance with this subsection 
     shall be 100 percent.
       ``(3) Surface transportation workforce development, 
     training, and education defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term `surface transportation workforce development, training, 
     and education' means activities associated with surface 
     transportation career awareness, student transportation 
     career preparation, and training and professional development 
     for surface transportation workers, including activities for 
     women and minorities.''.
       (f) Transportation Education Development Pilot Program.--
     Section 504 of such title is further amended by inserting 
     after subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) Transportation Education Development Pilot Program.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     program to make grants to institutions of higher education 
     that in partnership with industry or State Departments of 
     Transportation will develop, test, and revise new curricula 
     and education programs to train individuals at all levels of 
     the transportation workforce.
       ``(2) Selection of grant recipients.--In selecting 
     applications for awards under this subsection, the Secretary 
     shall consider--
       ``(A) the degree to which the new curricula or education 
     program meets the specific needs of a segment of the 
     transportation industry, States, or regions;
       ``(B) providing for practical experience and on-the-job 
     training;
       ``(C) proposals oriented toward practitioners in the field 
     rather than the support and growth of the research community;
       ``(D) the degree to which the new curricula or program will 
     provide training in areas other than engineering, such as 
     business administration, economics, information technology, 
     environmental science, and law;
       ``(E) programs or curricula in nontraditional departments 
     which train professionals for work in the transportation 
     field, such as materials, information technology, 
     environmental science, urban planning, and industrial 
     technology; and
       ``(F) industry or a State's Department of Transportation 
     commitment to the program.
       ``(3) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section 
     5101(a)(2) of this Act, $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2005 through 2009 shall be available to carry out this 
     subsection.
       ``(4) Limitations.--The amount of a grant under this 
     subsection shall not exceed $250,000 per year. After a 
     recipient has received 3 years of Federal funding under this 
     subsection, Federal funding may equal no more than 75 percent 
     of a grantee's program costs.''.
       (g) Definitions and Declaration of Policy.--Section 
     101(a)(3) of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (G);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (H) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) surface transportation workforce development, 
     training, and education.''.
       (h) Transportation Technology Innovations.--
       (1) Fundamental properties of asphalts and modified 
     asphalts.--The Secretary shall continue to carry out section 
     5117(b)(5) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century (112 Stat. 450).
       (2) Transportation, economic, and land use system.--The 
     Secretary shall continue to carry out section 5117(b)(7) of 
     the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 
     450).
       (3) Funding.--Of the amounts made available for each of 
     fiscal years 2004 through 2009 by section 5101(a)(1) of this 
     Act, $3,000,000 shall be available to carry out paragraph (1) 
     and $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out paragraph (2).
       (4) Use of rights-of-way.--Section 5117(b)(3) of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 
     449; 112 Stat. 864; 115 Stat. 2330) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (G) as 
     subparagraphs (F) through (H), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E) Use of rights-of-way.--
       ``(i) In general.--An intelligent transportation system 
     project described in paragraph (3), and an intelligent 
     transportation system project described in paragraph (6), 
     that involves privately owned intelligent transportation 
     system components and is carried out using funds made 
     available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
     Transit Account) shall not be subject to any law or 
     regulation of a State or political subdivision of a State 
     prohibiting or regulating commercial activities in the 
     rights-of-way of a highway for which funds from the Highway 
     Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) have been 
     used for planning, design, construction, or maintenance if 
     the Secretary determines that such use is in the public 
     interest.
       ``(ii) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this subparagraph shall be construed to affect the authority 
     of a State, or political subdivision of a State, to regulate 
     highway safety.''.

     SEC. 5206. FREIGHT PLANNING CAPACITY BUILDING.

       (a) In General.--Section 504 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Freight Capacity Building Program.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     freight planning capacity building initiative to support 
     enhancements in freight transportation planning in order to--
       ``(A) better target investments in freight transportation 
     systems to maintain efficiency and productivity; and
       ``(B) strengthen the decisionmaking capacity of State 
     transportation departments and local transportation agencies 
     with respect to freight transportation planning and systems.
       ``(2) Agreements.--The Secretary shall enter into 
     agreements to support and carry out administrative and 
     management activities relating to the governance of the 
     freight planning capacity initiative.
       ``(3) Stakeholder involvement.--In carrying out this 
     section, the Secretary shall consult with the Association of 
     Metropolitan Planning Organizations, the American Association 
     of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and other 
     freight planning stakeholders, including the other Federal 
     agencies, State transportation departments, local 
     governments, nonprofit entities, academia, and the private 
     sector.
       ``(4) Eligible activities.--The freight planning capacity 
     building initiative shall include research, training, and 
     education in the following areas:
       ``(A) The identification and dissemination of best 
     practices in freight transportation.
       ``(B) Providing opportunities for freight transportation 
     staff to engage in peer exchange.
       ``(C) Refinement of data and analysis tools used in 
     conjunction with assessing freight transportation needs.
       ``(D) Technical assistance to State transportation 
     departments and local transportation agencies reorganizing to 
     address freight transportation issues.
       ``(E) Facilitating relationship building between 
     governmental and private entities involved in freight 
     transportation.
       ``(F) Identifying ways to target the capacity of State 
     transportation departments and local transportation agencies 
     to address freight considerations in operations, security, 
     asset management, and environmental excellence in connection 
     with long-range multimodal transportation planning and 
     project implementation.
       ``(5) Funding.--
       ``(A) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of an 
     activity carried out under this section shall be up to 100 
     percent, and such funds shall remain available until 
     expended.
       ``(B) Use of non-federal funds.--Funds made available for 
     the program established under this subsection may be used for 
     research, program development, information collection and 
     dissemination, and technical assistance. The Secretary may 
     use such funds independently or make grants to, or enter into 
     contracts, cooperative agreements, and other transactions 
     with, a Federal agency, State agency, local agency, Federally 
     recognized Indian tribal government or tribal consortium, 
     authority, association, nonprofit or for-profit corporation, 
     or institution of higher education, to carry out the purposes 
     of this subsection.''.
       (b) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section 
     5101(a)(2) of this Act, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2004 and 
     $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall 
     be available to carry out section 504(f) of title 23, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 5207. ADVANCED TRAVEL FORECASTING PROCEDURES PROGRAM.

       (a) Continuation and Acceleration of TRANSIMS Deployment.--
     The Secretary shall accelerate the deployment of the advanced 
     transportation model known as the ``Transportation Analysis 
     Simulation System'' (in this section referred to as 
     ``TRANSIMS''), developed by the Los Alamos National 
     Laboratory. The program shall assist State departments of 
     transportation and metropolitan planning organizations in the 
     implementation of TRANSIMS, develop methods for TRANSIMS 
     applications to transportation planning and air quality 
     analysis, and provide training and technical assistance for 
     the implementation of TRANSIMS. The program may support the 
     development of methods to plan for the transportation 
     response to chemical and biological terrorism and other 
     security concerns.
       (b) Eligible Activities.--The Secretary shall use funds 
     made available by section 5101(a)(1) to--
       (1) provide funding to State departments of transportation 
     and metropolitan planning organizations serving 
     transportation management areas designated under chapter 52 
     of title 49, United States Code, representing a diversity of 
     populations, geographic regions, and analytic needs to 
     implement TRANSIMS;
       (2) develop methods to demonstrate a wide spectrum of 
     TRANSIMS applications to support metropolitan and statewide 
     transportation planning, including integrating highway and 
     transit operational considerations into the transportation 
     Planning process; and
       (3) provide training and technical assistance with respect 
     to the implementation and application of TRANSIMS to States, 
     local governments, and metropolitan planning organizations 
     with responsibility for travel modeling.
       (c) Allocation of Funds.--Not more than 75 percent of the 
     funds made available to carry out this section may be 
     allocated to activities described in subsection (b)(1).
       (d) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section 
     5101(a)(1) of this Act, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and 
     $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall 
     be available to carry out this section.

     SEC. 5208. NATIONAL COOPERATIVE FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION 
                   RESEARCH PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 509. National cooperative freight Transportation 
       research program

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     support a national cooperative freight transportation 
     research program.
       ``(b) Agreement.--The Secretary shall enter into an 
     agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to support 
     and carry out administrative and management activities 
     relating to the

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     governance of the national cooperative freight transportation 
     research program.
       ``(c) Advisory Committee.--The National Academy of Sciences 
     shall select an advisory committee consisting of a 
     representative cross-section of freight stakeholders, 
     including the Department of Transportation, other Federal 
     agencies, State transportation departments, local 
     governments, nonprofit entities, academia, and the private 
     sector.
       ``(d) Governance.--The national cooperative freight 
     transportation research program established under this 
     section shall include the following administrative and 
     management elements:
       ``(1) National research agenda.--The advisory committee, in 
     consultation with interested parties, shall recommend a 
     national research agenda for the program. The agenda shall 
     include a multiyear strategic plan.
       ``(2) Involvement.--Interested parties may--
       ``(A) submit research proposals to the advisory committee;
       ``(B) participate in merit reviews of research proposals 
     and peer reviews of research products; and
       ``(C) receive research results.
       ``(3) Open competition and peer review of research 
     proposals.--The National Academy of Sciences may award 
     research contracts and grants under the program through open 
     competition and merit review conducted on a regular basis.
       ``(4) Evaluation of research.--
       ``(A) Peer review.--Research contracts and grants under the 
     program may allow peer review of the research results.
       ``(B) Programmatic evaluations.--The National Academy of 
     Sciences may conduct periodic programmatic evaluations on a 
     regular basis of research contracts and grants.
       ``(5) Dissemination of research findings.--The National 
     Academy of Sciences shall disseminate research findings to 
     researchers, practitioners, and decisionmakers, through 
     conferences and seminars, field demonstrations, workshops, 
     training programs, presentations, testimony to government 
     officials, World Wide Web, publications for the general 
     public, and other appropriate means.
       ``(e) Contents.--The national research agenda required 
     under subsection (d)(1) shall include research in the 
     following areas:
       ``(1) Techniques for estimating and quantifying public 
     benefits derived from freight transportation projects.
       ``(2) Alternative approaches to calculating the 
     contribution of truck and rail traffic to congestion on 
     specific highway segments.
       ``(3) The feasibility of consolidating origins and 
     destinations for freight movement.
       ``(4) Methods for incorporating estimates of international 
     trade into landside transportation planning.
       ``(5) The use of technology applications to increase 
     capacity of highway lanes dedicated to truck-only traffic.
       ``(6) Development of physical and policy alternatives for 
     separating car and truck traffic.
       ``(7) Ways to synchronize infrastructure improvements with 
     freight transportation demand.
       ``(8) The effect of changing patterns of freight movement 
     on transportation planning decisions relating to rest areas.
       ``(9) Other research areas to identify and address the 
     emerging and future research needs related to freight 
     transportation by all modes.
       ``(f) Funding.--
       ``(1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of an 
     activity carried out under this section shall be up to 100 
     percent, and such funds shall remain available until 
     expended.
       ``(2) Use of non-federal funds.--In addition to using funds 
     authorized for this section, the National Academy of Sciences 
     may seek and accept additional funding sources from public 
     and private entities capable of accepting funding from the 
     Department of Transportation, States, local governments, 
     nonprofit foundations, and the private sector.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:

``509. National cooperative freight transportation research program.''.

       (c) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section 
     5101(a)(1) of this Act, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2004 and 
     $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall 
     be available to carry out section 509 of title 23, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 5209. FUTURE STRATEGIC HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 510. Future strategic highway research program

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
     the American Association of State Highway and Transportation 
     Officials, shall establish and carry out, acting through the 
     National Research Council of the National Academy of 
     Sciences, the future strategic highway research program.
       ``(b) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary may make 
     grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the 
     American Association of State Highway and Transportation 
     Officials and the National Academy of Sciences to carry out 
     such activities under this subsection as the Secretary 
     determines are appropriate.
       ``(c) Period of Availability.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this section shall remain available for the fiscal 
     year in which such funds are made available and the 3 
     succeeding fiscal years.
       ``(d) Program Priorities.--
       ``(1) Program elements.--The program established under this 
     section shall be based on the National Research Council 
     Special Report 260, entitled `Strategic Highway Research: 
     Saving Lives, Reducing Congestion, Improving Quality of Life' 
     and the results of the detailed planning work subsequently 
     carried out in 2002 and 2003 to identify the research areas 
     through National Cooperative Research Program Project 20-58. 
     The research program shall include an analysis of the 
     following:
       ``(A) Renewal of aging highway infrastructure with minimal 
     impact to users of the facilities.
       ``(B) Driving behavior and likely crash causal factors to 
     support improved countermeasures.
       ``(C) Reducing highway congestion due to nonrecurring 
     congestion.
       ``(D) Planning and designing new road capacity to meet 
     mobility, economic, environmental, and community needs.
       ``(2) Dissemination of results.--The research results of 
     the program, expressed in terms of technologies, 
     methodologies, and other appropriate categorizations, shall 
     be disseminated to practicing engineers for their use, as 
     soon as practicable.
       ``(e) Program Administration.--In carrying out the program 
     under this section, the National Research Council shall 
     ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that--
       ``(1) projects and researchers are selected to conduct 
     research for the program on the basis of merit and open 
     solicitation of proposals and review by panels of appropriate 
     experts;
       ``(2) State department of transportation officials and 
     other stakeholders, as appropriate, are involved in the 
     governance of the program at the overall program level and 
     technical level through the use of expert panels and 
     committees;
       ``(3) the Council acquires a qualified, permanent core 
     staff with the ability and expertise to manage the program 
     and multiyear budget; and
       ``(4) there is no duplication of research effort between 
     the program and any other research effort of the Department.
       ``(f) Report on Implementation of Results.--
       ``(1) Report.--The Transportation Research Board of the 
     National Research Council shall complete a report on the 
     strategies and administrative structure to be used for 
     implementation of the results of the future strategic highway 
     research program.
       ``(2) Components.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
     include with respect to the program--
       ``(A) an identification of the most promising results of 
     research under the program (including the persons most likely 
     to use the results);
       ``(B) a discussion of potential incentives for, impediments 
     to, and methods of, implementing those results;
       ``(C) an estimate of costs of implementation of those 
     results; and
       ``(D) recommendations on methods by which implementation of 
     those results should be conducted, coordinated, and supported 
     in future years, including a discussion of the administrative 
     structure and organization best suited to carry out those 
     recommendations.
       ``(3) Consultation.--In developing the report, the 
     Transportation Research Board shall consult with a wide 
     variety of stakeholders, including--
       ``(A) the Federal Highway Administration;
       ``(B) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; 
     and
       ``(C) the American Association of State Highway and 
     Transportation Officials.
       ``(4) Submission.--Not later than February 1, 2009, the 
     report shall be submitted to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(h) Funding.--
       ``(1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of an 
     activity carried out using amounts made available under a 
     grant or cooperative agreement under this section shall be 
     100 percent, and such funds shall remain available until 
     expended.
       ``(2) Advance payments.--The Secretary may make advance 
     payments as necessary to carry out the program under this 
     section.''.
       (b) Programmatic Evaluations.--Within 3 years after the 
     first research and development project grants, cooperative 
     agreements, or contracts are awarded under section 510 of 
     title 23, United States Code, the Comptroller General shall 
     review the program under such section, and recommend 
     improvements. The review shall assess the degree to which 
     projects funded under such section have addressed the 
     research and development topics identified in the 
     Transportation Research Board Special Report 260, including 
     identifying those topics which have not yet been addressed.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of 
     such title is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

``510. Future strategic highway research program.''.

       (d) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section 
     5101(a)(1) of this Act, $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, 
     $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, and $63,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2006 through 2009, shall be available to carry 
     out section 510 of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 5210. TRANSPORTATION SAFETY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 
                   SYSTEM PROJECT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall fund and carry out a 
     project to further the development of a comprehensive 
     transportation safety information management system (in this 
     section referred to as ``TSIMS'').
       (b) Purposes.--The purpose of the TSIMS project is to 
     further the development of a software application to provide 
     for the collection, integration, management, and 
     dissemination of safety data from and for use among State and

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     local safety and transportation agencies, including driver 
     licensing, vehicle registration, emergency management system, 
     injury surveillance, roadway inventory, and motor carrier 
     databases.
       (c) Funding.--
       (1) Federal contribution.--Of the amounts made available by 
     section 5101(a)(1) of this Act, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2004 and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 shall be available 
     to carry out the TSIMS project under this section.
       (2) State contribution.--The sums authorized in paragraph 
     (1) are intended to supplement voluntary contributions to be 
     made by State departments of transportation and other State 
     safety and transportation agencies.

     SEC. 5211. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION CONGESTION RELIEF SOLUTIONS 
                   RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Federal Highway Administration, shall establish a surface 
     transportation congestion solutions research initiative 
     consisting of 2 independent research programs described in 
     subsections (b)(1) and (b)(2) and designed to develop 
     information to assist State transportation departments and 
     metropolitan planning organizations measure and address 
     surface transportation congestion problems.
       (b) Surface Transportation Congestion Solutions Research 
     Program.--
       (1) Improved surface transportation congestion management 
     system measures.--The purposes of the first research program 
     established under this section shall be--
       (A) to examine the effectiveness of surface transportation 
     congestion management systems since enactment of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1991 
     (Public Law 102-240);
       (B) to identify best case examples of locally designed 
     reporting methods and incorporate such methods in research on 
     national models for developing and recommending improved 
     surface transportation congestion measurement and reporting; 
     and
       (C) to incorporate such methods in the development of 
     national models and methods to monitor, measure, and report 
     surface transportation congestion information.
       (2) Analytical techniques for action on surface 
     transportation congestion.--The purposes of the second 
     research program established under this section shall be--
       (A) to analyze the effectiveness of procedures used by 
     State transportation departments and metropolitan planning 
     organizations to assess surface transportation congestion 
     problems and communicate those problems to decisionmakers; 
     and
       (B) to identify methods to ensure that the results of 
     surface transportation congestion analyses will lead to the 
     targeting of funding for programs, projects, or services with 
     demonstrated effectiveness in reducing travel delay, 
     congestion, and system unreliability.
       (c) Technical Assistance and Training.--In fiscal year 
     2006, the Secretary, acting through the Federal Highway 
     Administration, shall develop a technical assistance and 
     training program to disseminate the results of the surface 
     transportation congestion solutions research initiative for 
     the purpose of assisting State transportation departments and 
     local transportation agencies with improving their approaches 
     to surface transportation congestion measurement, analysis, 
     and project programming.
       (d) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by sections 
     5101(a)(1) of this Act, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and 
     $11,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall 
     be available to carry out subsections (a) and (b). Of the 
     amounts made available by section 5101(a)(2), $500,000 for 
     fiscal year 2004 and $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 
     through 2009 shall be available to carry out subsection (c).

     SEC. 5212. MOTOR CARRIER EFFICIENCY STUDY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in coordination with the 
     motor carrier and wireless technology industry, shall conduct 
     a study to--
       (1) identify inefficiencies in the transportation of 
     freight;
       (2) evaluate the safety, productivity, and reduced cost 
     improvements that may be achieved through the use of wireless 
     technologies to address the inefficiencies identified in 
     paragraph (1); and
       (3) conduct, as appropriate, field tests demonstrating the 
     technologies identified in paragraph (2).
       (b) Program Elements.--The program shall include, at a 
     minimum, the following:
       (1) Fuel monitoring and management systems.
       (2) Radio frequency identification technology.
       (3) Electronic manifest systems.
       (4) Cargo theft prevention.
       (c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
     study under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (d) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall prepare and 
     transmit to Congress an annual report on the programs and 
     activities carried out under this section.
       (e) Funding.--From funds made available under section 
     5101(a)(1), the Secretary shall make available $1,000,000 to 
     the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for each of 
     fiscal years 2005 through 2009 to carry out this section.

     SEC. 5213. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC 
                   PLANNING.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 508 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 508. Transportation research and development strategic 
       planning

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Development.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
     Users, the Secretary shall develop a 5-year transportation 
     research and development strategic plan to guide Federal 
     transportation research and development activities. This plan 
     shall be consistent with section 306 of title 5, sections 
     1115 and 1116 of title 31, and any other research and 
     development plan within the Department of Transportation.
       ``(2) Contents.--The strategic plan developed under 
     paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(A) describe the primary purposes of the transportation 
     research and development program, which shall include, at a 
     minimum--
       ``(i) reducing congestion and improving mobility;
       ``(ii) promoting safety;
       ``(iii) promoting security;
       ``(iv) protecting and enhancing the environment;
       ``(v) preserving the existing transportation system; and
       ``(vi) improving the durability and extending the life of 
     transportation infrastructure;
       ``(B) for each purpose, list the primary research and 
     development topics that the Department intends to pursue to 
     accomplish that purpose, which may include the fundamental 
     research in the physical and natural sciences, applied 
     research, technology development, and social science research 
     intended for each topic; and
       ``(C) for each research and development topic, describe--
       ``(i) the anticipated annual funding levels for the period 
     covered by the strategic plan; and
       ``(ii) the additional information the Department expects to 
     gain at the end of the period covered by the strategic plan 
     as a result of the research and development in that topic 
     area.
       ``(3) Considerations.--In developing the strategic plan, 
     the Secretary shall ensure that the plan--
       ``(A) reflects input from a wide range of stakeholders;
       ``(B) includes and integrates the research and development 
     programs of all the Department's operating administrations, 
     including aviation, transit, rail, and maritime; and
       ``(C) takes into account how research and development by 
     other Federal, State, private sector, and not-for-profit 
     institutions contributes to the achievement of the purposes 
     identified under paragraph (2)(A), and avoids unnecessary 
     duplication with these efforts.
       ``(4) Performance plans and reports.--In reports submitted 
     under sections 1115 and 1116 of title 31, the Secretary shall 
     include--
       ``(A) a summary of the Federal transportation research and 
     development activities for the previous fiscal year in each 
     topic area;
       ``(B) the amount of funding spent in each topic area;
       ``(C) a description of the extent to which the research and 
     development is meeting the expectations set forth in 
     paragraph (2)(C)(ii); and
       ``(D) any amendments to the strategic plan.
       ``(b) The Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual 
     report, along with the President's annual budget request, 
     describing the amount spent in the last completed fiscal year 
     on transportation research and development and the amount 
     proposed in the current budget for transportation research 
     and development.
       ``(c) National Research Council Review.--The Secretary 
     shall enter into an agreement for the review by the National 
     Research Council of the details of each--
       ``(1) strategic plan under section 508;
       ``(2) performance plan required under section 1115 of title 
     31; and
       ``(3) program performance report required under section 
     1116 of title 31,
     with respect to transportation research and development.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of 
     such title is amended by striking the item related to section 
     508 and inserting the following:

``508. Transportation research and development strategic planning.''.

     SEC. 5214. LIMITATION ON REMEDIES FOR FUTURE STRATEGIC 
                   HIGHWAY RESEARCH PROGRAM.

       Section 510 of title 23, United States Code, as added by 
     section 5209 of this Act, is amended by inserting after 
     subsection (f) the following:
       ``(g) Limitation of Remedies.--
       ``(1) Same remedy as if united states.--The remedy against 
     the United States provided by sections 1346(b) and 2672 of 
     title 28 for injury, loss of property, personal injury, or 
     death shall apply to any claim against the National Academy 
     of Sciences for money damages for injury, loss of property, 
     personal injury, or death caused by any negligent or wrongful 
     act or omission by employees and individuals described in 
     paragraph (3) arising from activities conducted under or in 
     connection with this section. Any such claim shall be subject 
     to the limitations and exceptions which would be applicable 
     to such claim if such claim were against the United States. 
     With respect to any such claim, the Secretary shall be 
     treated as the head of the appropriate Federal agency for 
     purposes of sections 2672 and 2675 of title 28.
       ``(2) Exclusiveness of remedy.--The remedy referred to in 
     paragraph (1) shall be exclusive of any other civil action or 
     proceeding for the purpose of determining liability arising 
     from any such act or omission without regard to when the act 
     or omission occurred.
       ``(3) Treatment.--Employees of the National Academy of 
     Sciences and other individuals appointed by the president of 
     the National Academy of Sciences and acting on its behalf in 
     connection with activities carried out under this section 
     shall be treated as if they are employees of the Federal 
     Government under section 2671 of title 28 for purposes of a 
     civil action or proceeding with respect to a claim described 
     in paragraph (1). The civil action or proceeding

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     shall proceed in the same manner as any proceeding under 
     chapter 171 of title 28 or action against the United States 
     filed pursuant to section 1346(b) of title 28 and shall be 
     subject to the limitations and exceptions applicable to such 
     a proceeding or action.
       ``(4) Sources of payments.--Payment of any award, 
     compromise, or settlement of a civil action or proceeding 
     with respect to a claim described in paragraph (1) shall be 
     paid first out of insurance maintained by the National 
     Academy of Sciences, second from funds made available to 
     carry out this section, and then from sums made available 
     under section 1304 of title 31. For purposes of such section, 
     such an award, compromise, or settlement shall be deemed to 
     be a judgment, award, or settlement payable under section 
     2414 or 2672 of title 28. The Secretary may establish a 
     reserve of funds made available to carry out this section for 
     making payments under this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 5215. CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION ADVANCEMENT AND REGIONAL 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a Center 
     for Transportation Advancement and Regional Development to 
     assist, through training, education and research, in the 
     comprehensive development of small metropolitan and rural 
     regional transportation systems that are responsive to the 
     needs of businesses and local communities.
       (b) Activities.--In carrying out this section, the Center 
     shall--
       (1) provide training, information and professional 
     resources for small metropolitan and rural regions to pursue 
     innovative strategies to expand the capabilities, capacity 
     and effectiveness of a region's transportation network, 
     including activities related to freight projects, transit 
     system upgrades, roadways and bridges, and intermodal 
     transfer facilities and operations;
       (2) assist local officials, rural transportation and 
     economic development planners, officials from State 
     departments of transportation and economic development, 
     business leaders and other stakeholders in developing public-
     private partnerships to enhance their transportation systems; 
     and
       (3) promote the leveraging of regional transportation 
     planning with regional economic and business development 
     planning to assure that appropriate transportation systems 
     are created.
       (c) Program Administration.--To carry out this section, the 
     Secretary shall make a grant to, or enter into a cooperative 
     agreement or contract with, a national association of 
     regional economic development and transportation 
     professionals with a focus on small metropolitan and rural 
     regions.

      Subtitle C--University Transportation Research; Scholarship 
                             Opportunities

     SEC. 5301. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 5505 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5505. National university transportation centers

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Establishment and operation.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall make grants under this section to 
     eligible nonprofit institutions of higher learning to 
     establish and operate national university transportation 
     centers.
       ``(2) Role of centers.--The role of each center shall be to 
     advance significantly transportation research on critical 
     national transportation issues and to expand the workforce of 
     transportation professionals.
       ``(b) Applicability of Requirements.--A grant received by 
     an eligible nonprofit institution of higher learning under 
     this section shall be available for the same purposes, and 
     shall be subject to the same terms and conditions, as a grant 
     made to a nonprofit institution of higher learning under 
     section 5506.
       ``(c) Eligible Nonprofit Institution of Higher Learning 
     Defined.--In this section, the term `eligible nonprofit 
     institution of higher learning' means each of the lead 
     institutions identified in subsections (j)(4)(A), (j)(4)(B), 
     and (j)(4)(F) of section 5505 as in effect on the day before 
     the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act: A 
     Legacy for Users, the university referred to in section 704 
     of Public Law 103-206 (107 Stat. 2447), and the university 
     that, as of the day before such date of enactment, is the 
     lead institution for the regional university transportation 
     center for region 5 of the Standard Federal Regional Boundary 
     System.
       ``(d) Grants.--In each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009, 
     the Secretary shall make a grant under this section to each 
     eligible nonprofit institution of higher learning in an 
     amount not to exceed $3,500,000.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of 
     chapter 55 of such title is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 5505 and inserting the following:

``5505. National university transportation centers.''.

     SEC. 5302. UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH.

       (a) In General.--Section 5506 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5506. University transportation research

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     make grants under this section to nonprofit institutions of 
     higher learning to establish and operate university 
     transportation centers.
       ``(b) Objectives.--Grants received under this section shall 
     be used by nonprofit institutions of higher learning to 
     advance significantly the state-of-the-art in transportation 
     research and expand the workforce of transportation 
     professionals through the following programs and activities:
       ``(1) Research.--Basic and applied research, the products 
     of which are judged by peers or other experts in the field of 
     transportation to advance the body of knowledge in 
     transportation.
       ``(2) Education.--An education program relating to 
     transportation that includes multidisciplinary course work 
     and participation in research.
       ``(3) Technology transfer.--An ongoing program of 
     technology transfer that makes transportation research 
     results available to potential users in a form that can be 
     implemented, utilized, or otherwise applied.
       ``(c) Regional, Tier I, and Tier II Centers.--
       ``(1) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2004 through 
     2009, the Secretary shall make grants under subsection (a) to 
     nonprofit institutions of higher learning to establish and 
     operate--
       ``(A) 10 regional university transportation centers; and
       ``(B) 10 Tier I university transportation centers.
       ``(2) Tier ii centers.--For each of fiscal years 2005 
     through 2009, the Secretary shall make grants under 
     subsection (a) to nonprofit institutions of higher learning 
     to establish and operate 10 Tier II university transportation 
     centers.
       ``(3) Location of regional centers.--One regional 
     university transportation center shall be located in each of 
     the 10 United States Government regions that comprise the 
     Standard Federal Regional Boundary System.
       ``(4) Limitation.--A nonprofit institution of higher 
     learning may not directly receive a grant under this section 
     for a fiscal year for more than one university transportation 
     center.
       ``(d) Competitive Selection Process.--
       ``(1) Applications.--In order to be eligible to receive a 
     grant under this section, a nonprofit institution of higher 
     learning shall submit to the Secretary an application that is 
     in such form and contains such information as the Secretary 
     may require.
       ``(2) General selection criteria.--Except as otherwise 
     provided by this section, the Secretary shall select each 
     recipient of a grant under this section through a competitive 
     process on the basis of the following:
       ``(A) The demonstrated research and extension resources 
     available to the recipient to carry out this section.
       ``(B) The capability of the recipient to provide leadership 
     in making national and regional contributions to the solution 
     of immediate and long-range transportation problems.
       ``(C) The recipient's demonstrated commitment of at least 
     $400,000 each year in regularly budgeted institutional 
     amounts to support ongoing transportation research and 
     education programs.
       ``(D) The recipient's demonstrated ability to disseminate 
     results of transportation research and education programs 
     through a statewide or regionwide continuing education 
     program.
       ``(E) The strategic plan the recipient proposes to carry 
     out under the grant.
       ``(e) Regional University Transportation Centers.--
       ``(1) Competition.--Not later than August 31, 2005, and not 
     later than March 31st of every 4th year thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall complete a competition among nonprofit 
     institutions of higher learning for grants to establish and 
     operate the 10 regional university transportation centers 
     referred to in subsection (c)(1)(A).
       ``(2) Selection criteria.--In conducting a competition 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select a nonprofit 
     institution of higher learning on the basis of--
       ``(A) the criteria described in subsection (d)(2);
       ``(B) the location of the center within the Federal region 
     to be served; and
       ``(C) whether or not the institution (or, in the case of a 
     consortium of institutions, the lead institution) can 
     demonstrate that it has a well-established, nationally 
     recognized program in transportation research and education, 
     as evidenced by--
       ``(i) not less than $2,000,000 in highway or public 
     transportation research expenditures each year for each of 
     the preceding 5 years;
       ``(ii) not less than 10 graduate degrees awarded in 
     professional fields closely related to highways and public 
     transportation for year for each of the preceding 5 years; 
     and
       ``(iii) not less than 5 tenured or tenure-track faculty 
     members who specialize on a full-time basis in professional 
     fields closely related to highways and public transportation 
     who, as a group, have published a total at least 50 refereed 
     journal publications on highway or public transportation 
     research during the preceding 5 years.
       ``(3) Grant recipients.--After selecting a nonprofit 
     institution of higher learning as a grant recipient on the 
     basis of a competition conducted under this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall make a grant to the recipient to establish 
     and operate a regional university transportation center in 
     each of the first 4 fiscal years beginning after the date of 
     the competition.
       ``(4) Special rule for fiscal years 2004 and 2005.--For 
     each of fiscal years 2004 and 2005, the Secretary shall make 
     a grant under this section to each of the 10 nonprofit 
     institutions of higher learning that were competitively 
     selected for grants by the Secretary under this section in 
     July 1999 to operate regional university transportation 
     centers.
       ``(5) Amount of grants.--For each of fiscal years 2004 
     through 2009, a grant made by the Secretary to a nonprofit 
     institution of higher learning for a fiscal year to establish 
     and operate a regional university transportation center shall 
     not exceed $3,500,000.
       ``(f) Tier I University Transportation Centers.--
       ``(1) Competition.--Not later than March 31, 2006, and not 
     later than March 31st of every 4th

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     year thereafter, the Secretary shall complete a competition 
     among nonprofit institutions of higher learning for grants to 
     establish and operate the 10 Tier I university transportation 
     centers referred to in subsection (c)(1)(B).
       ``(2) Selection criteria.--In conducting a competition 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select a nonprofit 
     institution of higher learning on the basis of--
       ``(A) the criteria described in subsection (d)(2); and
       ``(B) whether or not the institution (or, in the case of a 
     consortium of institutions, the lead institution) can 
     demonstrate that it has an established, recognized program in 
     transportation research and education, as evidenced by--
       ``(i) not less than $1,000,000 in highway or public 
     transportation research expenditures each year for each of 
     the preceding 5 years or not less than $6,000,000 in such 
     expenditures during the 5 preceding years;
       ``(ii) not less than 5 graduate degrees awarded in 
     professional fields closely related to highways and public 
     transportation each year for each of the preceding 5 years; 
     and
       ``(iii) not less than 3 tenured or tenure-track faculty 
     members who specialize on a full-time basis in professional 
     fields closely related to highways and public transportation 
     who, as a group, have published a total at least 20 refereed 
     journal publications on highway or public transportation 
     research during the preceding 5 years.
       ``(3) Grant recipients.--After selecting a nonprofit 
     institution of higher learning as a grant recipient on the 
     basis of a competition conducted under this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall make a grant to the recipient to establish 
     and operate a Tier I university transportation center in each 
     of the first 4 fiscal years beginning after the date of the 
     competition.
       ``(4) Special rule for fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006.--
     For each of fiscal years 2004, 2005, and 2006, the Secretary 
     shall make a grant under this section to each of the 10 
     nonprofit institutions of higher learning that were 
     competitively selected for grant awards by the Secretary 
     under this section in May 2002 to operate university 
     transportation centers (other than regional centers).
       ``(5) Amount of grants.--A grant made by the Secretary to a 
     nonprofit institution of higher learning for a fiscal year to 
     establish and operate a Tier I university transportation 
     center shall not exceed $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and 
     $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
       ``(g) Tier II University Transportation Centers.--
       ``(1) Competition.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
     Users, not later than March 31, 2008, and not later than 
     March 31st of every 4th year thereafter, the Secretary shall 
     complete a competition among nonprofit institutions of higher 
     learning for grants to establish and operate the 10 Tier II 
     university transportation centers referred to in subsection 
     (c)(2).
       ``(2) Selection criteria.--In conducting a competition 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select a nonprofit 
     institution of higher learning on the basis of the criteria 
     described in subsection (f)(2).
       ``(3) Grant recipients.--After selecting a nonprofit 
     institution of higher learning as a grant recipient on the 
     basis of a competition conducted under this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) in the case of the competition to be completed not 
     later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, make a grant 
     to the recipient to establish and operate a Tier II 
     university transportation center in each of fiscal years 2005 
     through 2008; and
       ``(B) in the case of each subsequent competition, make a 
     grant to the recipient to establish and operate a Tier II 
     university transportation center in each of the first 4 
     fiscal years beginning after the date of the competition.
       ``(4) Amount of grants.--For each of fiscal years 2005 
     through 2009, a grant made by the Secretary to a nonprofit 
     institution of higher learning for a fiscal year to establish 
     and operate a Tier II university transportation center shall 
     not exceed $1,000,000.
       ``(h) Support of National Strategy for Surface 
     Transportation Research.--In order to be eligible to receive 
     a grant under this section, a nonprofit institution of higher 
     learning shall provide assurances satisfactory to the 
     Secretary that the research and education activities of its 
     university transportation center will support the national 
     strategy for surface transportation research, as identified 
     by--
       ``(1) the report of the National Highway Research and 
     Technology Partnership entitled `Highway Research and 
     Technology: The Need for Greater Investment', dated April 
     2002; and
       ``(2) the programs of the National Research and Technology 
     Program of the Federal Transit Administration.
       ``(i) Maintenance of Effort.--In order to be eligible to 
     receive a grant under this section, a nonprofit institution 
     of higher learning shall enter into an agreement with the 
     Secretary to ensure that the institution will maintain total 
     expenditures from all other sources to establish and operate 
     a university transportation center and related research 
     activities at a level at least equal to the average level of 
     such expenditures in its 2 fiscal years prior to award of a 
     grant under this section.
       ``(j) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the costs of 
     activities carried out using a grant made under this section 
     shall be 50 percent of such costs. The non-Federal share may 
     include funds provided to a recipient under section 503, 
     504(b), or 505 of title 23.
       ``(k) Program Coordination.--
       ``(1) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate the 
     research, education, and technology transfer activities that 
     grant recipients carry out under this section, disseminate 
     the results of the research, and establish and operate a 
     clearinghouse to disseminate the results of the research.
       ``(2) Annual review and evaluation.--At least annually, and 
     consistent with the plan developed under section 508 of title 
     23, the Secretary shall review and evaluate programs of grant 
     recipients.
       ``(3) Management and oversight.--The Secretary shall expend 
     $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 from 
     amounts made available to carry out this section to carry out 
     management and oversight of the centers receiving assistance 
     under this section.
       ``(l) Program Administration.--The Secretary shall carry 
     out this section acting through the Administrator of the 
     Research and Innovative Technology Administration.
       ``(m) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--Funds made 
     available to carry out this section shall remain available 
     for obligation by the Secretary for a period of 2 years after 
     the last day of the fiscal year for which such funds are 
     authorized.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of 
     chapter 55 of such title is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 5506 and inserting the following:

``5506. University transportation research.''.

     SEC. 5303. TRANSPORTATION SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Establishment of program.--The Secretary may establish 
     and implement a scholarship program for the purpose of 
     attracting qualified students for transportation-related 
     critical jobs.
       (2) Partnership.--The Secretary may establish the program 
     in partnership with appropriate nongovernmental institutions.
       (b) Participation and Funding.--An operating administration 
     of the Department of Transportation and the Office of 
     Inspector General may participate in the scholarship program. 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may 
     use funds available to an operating administration or from 
     the Office of Inspector General of the Department of 
     Transportation for the purpose of carrying out this section.

                   Subtitle D--Advanced Technologies

     SEC. 5401. ADVANCED HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH 
                   PROGRAM.

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

     ``Sec. 5507. Advanced heavy-duty vehicle technologies 
       research program

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     conduct research, development, demonstration, and testing to 
     integrate emerging advanced heavy-duty vehicle technologies 
     in order to provide seamless, safe, secure, and efficient 
     transportation and to benefit the environment.
       ``(b) Consultation.--To ensure the activities performed 
     pursuant to this section achieve the maximum benefit, the 
     Secretary of Transportation shall consult with the Secretary 
     of Energy, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, and other relevant Federal agencies on research, 
     development, and demonstration activities authorized under 
     this section related to advanced heavy-duty vehicle 
     technologies.
       ``(c) Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Other 
     Transactions.--The Secretary may make grants to, and enter 
     into cooperative agreements and other transactions with, 
     Federal and other public agencies (including State and local 
     governments) and persons to carry out subsection (a).
       ``(d) Cost Sharing.--At least 50 percent of the funding for 
     projects carried out under this section must be provided by 
     non-Federal sources.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated from the Highway Trust Fund 
     (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out subsection 
     (a) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and $3,000,000 for each 
     of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.
       ``(f) Contract Authority.--The funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by subsection (e) shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner as if such funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23 and shall be subject 
     to any limitation on obligations imposed on funds made 
     available to carry out title V of the Transportation Equity 
     Act: A Legacy for Users.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of 
     chapter 55 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

``5507. Advanced heavy-duty vehicle technologies research program.''.

     SEC. 5402. COMMERCIAL REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS AND SPATIAL 
                   INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and carry 
     out a program to validate commercial remote sensing products 
     and spatial information technologies for application to 
     national transportation infrastructure development and 
     construction.
       (b) Program.--
       (1) National policy.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     maintain a national policy for the use of commercial remote 
     sensing products and spatial information technologies in 
     national transportation infrastructure development and 
     construction.
       (2) Policy implementation.--The Secretary shall develop new 
     applications of commercial remote sensing products and 
     spatial information technologies for the implementation of 
     the national policy established and maintained under 
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       (c) Cooperation.--The Secretary shall carry out this 
     section in cooperation with the commercial remote sensing 
     program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     and a consortium of university research centers.
       (d) Funding.--Of the amounts made available by section 
     5101(a)(1) of this Act, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 and 
     $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 shall 
     be available to carry out this section.

              Subtitle E--Transportation Data and Analysis

     SEC. 5501. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.

       Section 111 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 111. Bureau of Transportation Statistics

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Research 
     and Innovative Technology Administration a Bureau of 
     Transportation Statistics.
       ``(b) Director.--
       ``(1) Appointment.--The Bureau shall be headed by a 
     Director who shall be appointed in the competitive service by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(2) Qualifications.--The Director shall be appointed from 
     among individuals who are qualified to serve as the Director 
     by virtue of their training and experience in the collection, 
     analysis, and use of transportation statistics.
       ``(c) Responsibilities.--The Director of the Bureau shall 
     serve as the Secretary's senior advisor on data and 
     statistics, and shall be responsible for carrying out the 
     following duties:
       ``(1) Providing data, statistics, and analysis to 
     transportation decisionmakers.--Ensuring that the statistics 
     compiled under paragraph (5) are designed to support 
     transportation decisionmaking by the Federal Government, 
     State and local governments, metropolitan planning 
     organizations, transportation-related associations, the 
     private sector (including the freight community), and the 
     public.
       ``(2) Coordinating collection of information.--Working with 
     the operating administrations of the Department to establish 
     and implement the Bureau's data programs and to improve the 
     coordination of information collection efforts with other 
     Federal agencies.
       ``(3) Data modernization.--Continually improving surveys 
     and data collection methods to improve the accuracy and 
     utility of transportation statistics.
       ``(4) Encouraging data standardization.--Encouraging the 
     standardization of data, data collection methods, and data 
     management and storage technologies for data collected by the 
     Bureau, the operating administrations of the Department of 
     Transportation, States, local governments, metropolitan 
     planning organizations, and private sector entities.
       ``(5) Compiling transportation statistics.--Compiling, 
     analyzing, and publishing a comprehensive set of 
     transportation statistics on the performance and impacts of 
     the national transportation system, including statistics on--
       ``(A) productivity in various parts of the transportation 
     sector;
       ``(B) traffic flows for all modes of transportation;
       ``(C) other elements of the Intermodal Transportation 
     Database established under subsection (g);
       ``(D) travel times and measures of congestion;
       ``(E) vehicle weights and other vehicle characteristics;
       ``(F) demographic, economic, and other variables 
     influencing traveling behavior, including choice of 
     transportation mode, and goods movement;
       ``(G) transportation costs for passenger travel and goods 
     movement;
       ``(H) availability and use of mass transit (including the 
     number of passengers served by each mass transit authority) 
     and other forms of for-hire passenger travel;
       ``(I) frequency of vehicle and transportation facility 
     repairs and other interruptions of transportation service;
       ``(J) safety and security for travelers, vehicles, and 
     transportation systems;
       ``(K) consequences of transportation for the human and 
     natural environment;
       ``(L) the extent, connectivity, and condition of the 
     transportation system, building on the National 
     Transportation Atlas Database developed under subsection (g); 
     and
       ``(M) transportation-related variables that influence the 
     domestic economy and global competitiveness.
       ``(6) National spatial data infrastructure.--Building and 
     disseminating the transportation layer of the National 
     Spatial Data Infrastructure, including coordinating the 
     development of transportation geospatial data standards, 
     compiling intermodal geospatial data, and collecting 
     geospatial data that is not being collected by others.
       ``(7) Issuing guidelines.--Issuing guidelines for the 
     collection of information by the Department of Transportation 
     required for statistics to be compiled under paragraph (5) in 
     order to ensure that such information is accurate, reliable, 
     relevant, and in a form that permits systematic analysis. The 
     Bureau shall review and report to the Secretary of 
     Transportation on the sources and reliability of the 
     statistics proposed by the heads of the operating 
     administrations of the Department to measure outputs and 
     outcomes as required by the Government Performance and 
     Results Act of 1993, and the amendments made by such Act, and 
     shall carry out such other reviews of the sources and 
     reliability of other data collected or statistical 
     information published by the heads of the operating 
     administrations of the Department as shall be requested by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(8) Making statistics accessible.--Making the statistics 
     published under this subsection readily accessible.
       ``(d) Information Needs Assessment.--
       ``(1) In general.--Within 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
     Users, the Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with the 
     National Research Council to develop and publish a National 
     Transportation Information Needs Assessment (referred to in 
     this subsection as the `Assessment'). The Assessment shall be 
     transmitted to the Secretary and the Congress not later than 
     24 months after such arrangement is entered into.
       ``(2) Content.--The Assessment shall--
       ``(A) identify, in priority order, transportation data that 
     is not being collected by the Bureau, Department of 
     Transportation operating administrations, or other Federal, 
     State, or local entities, but is needed to improve 
     transportation decisionmaking at the Federal, State, and 
     local level and to fulfill the requirements of subsection 
     (c)(5);
       ``(B) recommend whether the data identified in subparagraph 
     (A) should be collected by the Bureau, other parts of the 
     Department, or by other Federal, State, or local entities, 
     and whether any data is a higher priority than data currently 
     being collected;
       ``(C) identify any data the Bureau or other Federal, State, 
     and local entities is collecting that is not needed;
       ``(D) describe new data collection methods (including 
     changes in surveys) and other changes the Bureau or other 
     Federal, State, and local entities should implement to 
     improve the standardization, accuracy, and utility of 
     transportation data and statistics; and
       ``(E) estimate the cost of implementing any 
     recommendations.
       ``(3) Consultation.--In developing the Assessment, the 
     National Research Council shall consult with the Department's 
     Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics and a 
     representative cross-section of transportation community 
     stakeholders as well as other Federal agencies, including the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, 
     and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
       ``(4) Report to congress.--Not later than 6 months after 
     the National Research Council transmits the Assessment under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit a report to 
     Congress that describes--
       ``(A) how the Department plans to fill the data gaps 
     identified under paragraph (2)(A);
       ``(B) how the Department plans to stop collecting data 
     identified under paragraph (2)(C);
       ``(C) how the Department plans to implement improved data 
     collection methods and other changes identified under 
     paragraph (2)(D);
       ``(D) the expected costs of implementing subparagraphs (A), 
     (B), and (C) of this paragraph;
       ``(E) any findings of the Assessment under paragraph (1) 
     with which the Secretary disagrees, and why; and
       ``(F) any proposed statutory changes needed to implement 
     the findings of the Assessment under paragraph (1).
       ``(e) Intermodal Transportation Data Base.--
       ``(1) In general.--In consultation with the Under Secretary 
     for Policy, the Assistant Secretaries, and the heads of the 
     operating administrations of the Department of 
     Transportation, the Director shall establish and maintain a 
     transportation data base for all modes of transportation.
       ``(2) Use.--The data base shall be suitable for analyses 
     carried out by the Federal Government, the States, and 
     metropolitan planning organizations.
       ``(3) Contents.--The data base shall include--
       ``(A) information on the volumes and patterns of movement 
     of goods, including local, interregional, and international 
     movement, by all modes of transportation and intermodal 
     combinations, and by relevant classification;
       ``(B) information on the volumes and patterns of movement 
     of people, including local, interregional, and international 
     movements, by all modes of transportation (including bicycle 
     and pedestrian modes) and intermodal combinations, and by 
     relevant classification;
       ``(C) information on the location and connectivity of 
     transportation facilities and services; and
       ``(D) a national accounting of expenditures and capital 
     stocks on each mode of transportation and intermodal 
     combination.
       ``(f) National Transportation Library.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director shall establish and 
     maintain a National Transportation Library, which shall 
     contain a collection of statistical and other information 
     needed for transportation decisionmaking at the Federal, 
     State, and local levels.
       ``(2) Access.--The Director shall facilitate and promote 
     access to the Library, with the goal of improving the ability 
     of the transportation community to share information and the 
     ability of the Director to make statistics readily accessible 
     under subsection (c)(8).
       ``(3) Coordination.--The Director shall work with other 
     transportation libraries and other transportation information 
     providers, both public and private, to achieve the goal 
     specified in paragraph (2).
       ``(g) National Transportation Atlas Data Base.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Director shall develop and maintain 
     geospatial data bases that depict--
       ``(A) transportation networks;
       ``(B) flows of people, goods, vehicles, and craft over the 
     networks; and
       ``(C) social, economic, and environmental conditions that 
     affect or are affected by the networks.
       ``(2) Intermodal network analysis.--The data bases shall be 
     able to support intermodal network analysis.
       ``(h) Mandatory Response Authority for Freight Data 
     Collection.--Whoever, being the owner, official, agent, 
     person in charge, or

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     assistant to the person in charge of any corporation, 
     company, business, institution, establishment, or 
     organization of any nature whatsoever, neglects or refuses, 
     when requested by the Director or other authorized officer, 
     employee, or contractor of the Bureau, to answer completely 
     and correctly to the best of his or her knowledge all 
     questions relating to the corporation, company, business, 
     institution, establishment, or other organization, or to make 
     available records or statistics in his or her official 
     custody, contained in a data collection request prepared and 
     submitted under the authority of subsection (c)(1), shall be 
     fined not more than $500; but if he or she willfully gives a 
     false answer to such a question, he or she shall be fined not 
     more than $10,000.
       ``(i) Research and Development Grants.--The Secretary may 
     make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or 
     contracts with, public and nonprofit private entities 
     (including State transportation departments, metropolitan 
     planning organizations, and institutions of higher education) 
     for--
       ``(1) investigation of the subjects specified in subsection 
     (c)(5) and research and development of new methods of data 
     collection, standardization, management, integration, 
     dissemination, interpretation, and analysis;
       ``(2) demonstration programs by States, local governments, 
     and metropolitan planning organizations to harmonize data 
     collection, reporting, management, storage, and archiving to 
     simplify data comparisons across jurisdictions;
       ``(3) development of electronic clearinghouses of 
     transportation data and related information, as part of the 
     National Transportation Library under subsection (f); and
       ``(4) development and improvement of methods for sharing 
     geographic data, in support of the national transportation 
     atlas data base under subsection (g) and the National Spatial 
     Data Infrastructure developed under Executive Order No. 
     12906.
       ``(j) Limitations on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed--
       ``(1) to authorize the Bureau to require any other 
     department or agency to collect data; or
       ``(2) to reduce the authority of any other officer of the 
     Department of Transportation to collect and disseminate data 
     independently.
       ``(k) Prohibition on Certain Disclosures.--
       ``(1) In general.--An officer, employee or contractor of 
     the Bureau may not--
       ``(A) make any disclosure in which the data provided by an 
     individual or organization under subsection (c) can be 
     identified;
       ``(B) use the information provided under subsection (c) for 
     a nonstatistical purpose; or
       ``(C) permit anyone other than an individual authorized by 
     the Director to examine any individual report provided under 
     subsection (c).
       ``(3) Informing respondent of use of data.--In a case in 
     which the Bureau is authorized by statute to collect data or 
     information for a nonstatistical purpose, the Director shall 
     clearly distinguish the collection of the data or 
     information, by rule and on the collection instrument, so as 
     to inform a respondent that is requested or required to 
     supply the data or information of the nonstatistical purpose.
       ``(l) Transportation Statistics Annual Report.--The 
     Director shall transmit to the President and Congress a 
     Transportation Statistics Annual Report which shall include 
     information on items referred to in subsection (c)(5), 
     documentation of methods used to obtain and ensure the 
     quality of the statistics presented in the report, and 
     recommendations for improving transportation statistical 
     information.
       ``(m) Data Access.--The Director shall have access to 
     transportation and transportation-related information in the 
     possession of any Federal agency except information--
       ``(1) the disclosure of which to another Federal agency is 
     expressly prohibited by law; or
       ``(2) the disclosure of which the agency so requested 
     determines would significantly impair the discharge of 
     authorities and responsibilities which have been delegated 
     to, or vested by law, in such agency.
       ``(n) Proceeds of Data Product Sales.--Notwithstanding 
     section 3302 of title 31, funds received by the Bureau from 
     the sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred, 
     may be credited to the Highway Trust Fund (other than the 
     Mass Transit Account) for the purpose of reimbursing the 
     Bureau for the expenses.
       ``(o) Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Director of the Bureau of 
     Transportation Statistics shall establish an Advisory Council 
     on Transportation Statistics.
       ``(2) Function.--It shall be the function of the Advisory 
     Council established under this subsection to--
       ``(A) advise the Director of the Bureau of Transportation 
     Statistics on the quality, reliability, consistency, 
     objectivity, and relevance of transportation statistics and 
     analyses collected, supported, or disseminated by the Bureau 
     of Transportation Statistics and the Department of 
     Transportation;
       ``(B) provide input to and review the report to Congress 
     under subsection (d)(4); and
       ``(C) advise the Director on methods to encourage 
     harmonization and interoperability of transportation data 
     collected by the Bureau, the operating administrations of the 
     Department of Transportation, States, local governments, 
     metropolitan planning organizations, and private sector 
     entities.
       ``(3) Membership.--The Advisory Council established under 
     this subsection shall be composed of not fewer than 9 and not 
     more than 11 members appointed by the Director, who are not 
     officers or employees of the United States. Each member shall 
     have expertise in transportation data collection or analysis 
     or application; except that 1 member shall have expertise in 
     economics, 1 member shall have expertise in statistics, and 1 
     member shall have experience in transportation safety. At 
     least 1 member shall be a senior official of a State 
     department of transportation. Members shall include 
     representation of a cross-section of transportation community 
     stakeholders.
       ``(4) Terms of appointment.--(A) Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), members shall be appointed to staggered 
     terms not to exceed 3 years. A member may be renominated for 
     one additional 3-year term.
       ``(B) Members serving on the Advisory Council on 
     Transportation Statistics as of the date of enactment of the 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users shall serve 
     until the end of their appointed terms.
       ``(5) Applicability of federal advisory committee act.--The 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act shall apply to the Advisory 
     Council established under this subsection, except that 
     section 14 of such Act shall not apply to such Advisory 
     Council.''.

     SEC. 5502. REPORTS OF BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS.

       Section 111(k) of title 49, United States Code, as amended 
     by section 5501 of this Act, is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Copies of reports.--
       ``(A) In general.--No department, bureau, agency, officer, 
     or employee of the United States (except the Director in 
     carrying out this section) may require, for any reason, a 
     copy of any report that has been filed under subsection (c) 
     with the Bureau or retained by an individual respondent.
       ``(B) Limitation on judicial proceedings.--A copy of a 
     report described in subparagraph (A) that has been retained 
     by an individual respondent or filed with the Bureau or any 
     of its employees, contractors, or agents--
       ``(i) shall be immune from legal process; and
       ``(ii) shall not, without the consent of the individual 
     concerned, be admitted as evidence or used for any purpose in 
     any action, suit, or other judicial or administrative 
     proceedings.
       ``(C) Applicability.--This paragraph shall apply only to 
     reports that permit information concerning an individual or 
     organization to be reasonably determined by direct or 
     indirect means.''.

        Subtitle F--Intelligent Transportation Systems Research

     SEC. 5601. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Intelligent 
     Transportation Systems Act of 2005''.

     SEC. 5602. GOALS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Goals.--The goals of the intelligent transportation 
     system program include--
       (1) enhancement of surface transportation efficiency and 
     facilitation of intermodalism and international trade to 
     enable existing facilities to meet a significant portion of 
     future transportation needs, including public access to 
     employment, goods, and services and to reduce regulatory, 
     financial, and other transaction costs to public agencies and 
     system users;
       (2) achievement of national transportation safety goals, 
     including the enhancement of safe operation of motor vehicles 
     and nonmotorized vehicles as well as improved emergency 
     response to a crash, with particular emphasis on decreasing 
     the number and severity of collisions;
       (3) protection and enhancement of the natural environment 
     and communities affected by surface transportation, with 
     particular emphasis on assisting State and local governments 
     to achieve national environmental goals;
       (4) accommodation of the needs of all users of surface 
     transportation systems, including operators of commercial 
     motor vehicles, passenger motor vehicles, motorcycles, and 
     bicycles and pedestrians, including individuals with 
     disabilities; and
       (5) improvement of the Nation's ability to respond to 
     security-related or other manmade emergencies and natural 
     disasters and enhancement of national defense mobility.
       (b) Purposes.--The Secretary shall implement activities 
     under the intelligent system transportation program to, at a 
     minimum--
       (1) expedite, in both metropolitan and rural areas, 
     deployment and integration of intelligent transportation 
     systems for consumers of passenger and freight 
     transportation;
       (2) ensure that Federal, State, and local transportation 
     officials have adequate knowledge of intelligent 
     transportation systems for full consideration in the 
     transportation planning process;
       (3) improve regional cooperation and operations planning 
     for effective intelligent transportation system deployment;
       (4) promote the innovative use of private resources;
       (5) facilitate, in cooperation with the motor vehicle 
     industry, the introduction of a vehicle-based safety 
     enhancing systems;
       (6) support the application of intelligent transportation 
     systems that increase the safety and efficiency of commercial 
     motor vehicle operations;
       (7) develop a workforce capable of developing, operating, 
     and maintaining intelligent transportation systems; and
       (8) provide continuing support for operations and 
     maintenance of intelligent transportation systems.

     SEC. 5603. GENERAL AUTHORITIES AND REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Scope.--Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, the 
     Secretary shall conduct an ongoing intelligent transportation 
     system program to research, develop, and operationally test 
     intelligent transportation systems and advance nationwide 
     deployment of such systems as a component of the surface 
     transportation systems of the United States.
       (b) Policy.--Intelligent transportation system research 
     projects and operational tests funded pursuant to this 
     subtitle shall encourage and

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     not displace public-private partnerships or private sector 
     investment in such tests and projects.
       (c) Cooperation With Governmental, Private, and Educational 
     Entities.--The Secretary shall carry out the intelligent 
     transportation system program in cooperation with State and 
     local governments and other public entities, the private 
     sector of the United States, the Federal laboratories, and 
     colleges and universities, including historically Black 
     colleges and universities and other minority institutions of 
     higher education.
       (d) Consultation With Federal Officials.--In carrying out 
     the intelligent transportation system program, the Secretary 
     shall consult with the heads of other Federal departments and 
     agencies, as appropriate.
       (e) Technical Assistance, Training, and Information.--The 
     Secretary may provide technical assistance, training, and 
     information to State and local governments seeking to 
     implement, operate, maintain, or evaluate intelligent 
     transportation system technologies and services.
       (f) Transportation Planning.--The Secretary may provide 
     funding to support adequate consideration of transportation 
     systems management and operations, including intelligent 
     transportation systems, within metropolitan and statewide 
     transportation planning processes.
       (g) Information Clearinghouse.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) maintain a repository for technical and safety data 
     collected as a result of federally sponsored projects carried 
     out under this subtitle (including the amendments made by 
     this subtitle); and
       (B) make, on request, that information (except for 
     proprietary information and data) readily available to all 
     users of the repository at an appropriate cost.
       (2) Agreement.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may enter into an agreement 
     with a third party for the maintenance of the repository for 
     technical and safety data under paragraph (1)(A).
       (B) Federal financial assistance.--If the Secretary enters 
     into an agreement with an entity for the maintenance of the 
     repository, the entity shall be eligible for Federal 
     financial assistance under this section.
       (3) Availability of information.--Information in the 
     repository shall not be subject to section 555 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (h) Advisory Committee.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish an Advisory 
     Committee to advise the Secretary on carrying out this 
     subtitle.
       (2) Membership.--The Advisory Committee shall have no more 
     than 20 members, be balanced between metropolitan and rural 
     interests, and include, at a minimum--
       (A) a representative from a State highway department;
       (B) a representative from a local highway department who is 
     not from a metropolitan planning organization;
       (C) a representative from a State, local, or regional 
     transit agency;
       (D) a representative from a metropolitan planning 
     organization;
       (E) a private sector user of intelligent transportation 
     system technologies;
       (F) an academic researcher with expertise in computer 
     science or another information science field related to 
     intelligent transportation systems, and who is not an expert 
     on transportation issues;
       (G) an academic researcher who is a civil engineer;
       (H) an academic researcher who is a social scientist with 
     expertise in transportation issues;
       (I) a representative from a not-for-profit group 
     representing the intelligent transportation system industry;
       (J) a representative from a public interest group concerned 
     with safety;
       (K) a representative from a public interest group concerned 
     with the impact of the transportation system on land use and 
     residential patterns; and
       (L) members with expertise in planning, safety, and 
     operations.
       (3) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall, at a minimum, 
     perform the following duties:
       (A) Provide input into the development of the Intelligent 
     Transportation System aspects of the strategic plan under 
     section 508 of title 23, United States Code.
       (B) Review, at least annually, areas of intelligent 
     transportation systems research being considered for funding 
     by the Department, to determine--
       (i) whether these activities are likely to advance either 
     the state-of-the-practice or state-of-the-art in intelligent 
     transportation systems;
       (ii) whether the intelligent transportation system 
     technologies are likely to be deployed by users, and, if not, 
     to determine the barriers to deployment; and
       (iii) the appropriate roles for government and the private 
     sector in investing in the research and technologies being 
     considered.
       (4) Report.--Not later than February 1 of each year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     transmit to the Congress, a report including--
       (A) all recommendations made by the Advisory Committee 
     during the preceding calendar year;
       (B) an explanation of how the Secretary has implemented 
     those recommendations; and
       (C) for recommendations not implemented, the reasons for 
     rejecting the recommendations.
       (5) Applicability of federal advisory committee act.--The 
     Advisory Committee shall be subject to the Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (i) Reporting.--
       (1) Guidelines and requirements.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall issue guidelines and 
     requirements for the reporting and evaluation of operational 
     tests and deployment projects carried out under this 
     subtitle.
       (B) Objectivity and independence.--The guidelines and 
     requirements issued under subparagraph (A) shall include 
     provisions to ensure the objectivity and independence of the 
     reporting entity so as to avoid any real or apparent conflict 
     of interest or potential influence on the outcome by parties 
     to any such test or deployment project or by any other formal 
     evaluation carried out under this subtitle.
       (C) Funding.--The guidelines and requirements issued under 
     subparagraph (A) shall establish reporting funding levels 
     based on the size and scope of each test or project that 
     ensure adequate reporting of the results of the test or 
     project.
       (2) Special rule.--Any survey, questionnaire, or interview 
     that the Secretary considers necessary to carry out the 
     reporting of any test, deployment project, or program 
     assessment activity under this subtitle shall not be subject 
     to chapter 35 of title 44.

     SEC. 5604. NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AND STANDARDS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Development, implementation, and maintenance.--
     Consistent with section 12(d) of the National Technology 
     Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note; 110 
     Stat. 783), the Secretary shall develop, implement, and 
     maintain a national architecture and supporting standards and 
     protocols to promote the widespread use and evaluation of 
     intelligent transportation system technology as a component 
     of the surface transportation systems of the United States.
       (2) Interoperability and efficiency.--To the maximum extent 
     practicable, the national architecture shall promote 
     interoperability among, and efficiency of, intelligent 
     transportation system technologies implemented throughout the 
     United States.
       (3) Use of standards development organizations.--In 
     carrying out this section, the Secretary shall use the 
     services of such standards development organizations as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate.
       (4) Use of expert panel.--
       (A) Designation.--The Secretary shall designate a panel of 
     experts to recommend ways to expedite and streamline the 
     process for developing the standards and protocols to be 
     developed pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (B) Nonapplicability of advisory committee act.--The expert 
     panel shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee 
     Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (C) Deadline for recommendation.--No later than September 
     30, 2006, the expert panel shall provide the Secretary with a 
     recommendation relating to such standards development.
       (b) Provisional Standards.--
       (1) In general.--If the Secretary finds that the 
     development or balloting of an intelligent transportation 
     system standard jeopardizes the timely achievement of the 
     objectives identified in subsection (a), the Secretary may 
     establish a provisional standard, after consultation with 
     affected parties, using, to the extent practicable, the work 
     product of appropriate standards development organizations.
       (2) Period of effectiveness.--A provisional standard 
     established under paragraph (1) shall be published in the 
     Federal Register and remain in effect until the appropriate 
     standards development organization adopts and publishes a 
     standard.
       (c) Conformity With National Architecture.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
     (3), the Secretary shall ensure that intelligent 
     transportation system projects carried out using funds made 
     available from the Highway Trust Fund, including funds made 
     available under this subtitle to deploy intelligent 
     transportation system technologies, conform to the national 
     architecture, applicable standards or provisional standards, 
     and protocols developed under subsection (a).
       (2) Secretary's discretion.--The Secretary may authorize 
     exceptions to paragraph (1) for--
       (A) projects designed to achieve specific research 
     objectives outlined in the national intelligent 
     transportation system program plan or the surface 
     transportation research and development strategic plan 
     developed under section 508 of title 23, United States Code; 
     or
       (B) the upgrade or expansion of an intelligent 
     transportation system in existence on the date of enactment 
     of this Act if the Secretary determines that the upgrade or 
     expansion--
       (i) would not adversely affect the goals or purposes of 
     this subtitle;
       (ii) is carried out before the end of the useful life of 
     such system; and
       (iii) is cost-effective as compared to alternatives that 
     would meet the conformity requirement of paragraph (1).
       (3) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to funds 
     used for operation or maintenance of an intelligent 
     transportation system in existence on the date of enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 5605. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out a 
     comprehensive program of intelligent transportation system 
     research, development, and operational tests of intelligent 
     vehicles and intelligent infrastructure systems and other 
     similar activities that are necessary to carry out this 
     subtitle.
       (b) Priority Areas.--Under the program, the Secretary shall 
     give higher priority to funding projects that--
       (1) enhance mobility and productivity through improved 
     traffic management, incident management, transit management, 
     freight management, road weather management, toll collection, 
     traveler information, or highway operations systems and 
     remote sensing products;
       (2) utilize interdisciplinary approaches to develop traffic 
     management strategies and tools to address multiple impacts 
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       (3) enhance safety through improved crash avoidance and 
     protection, crash and other notification, commercial motor 
     vehicle operations, and infrastructure-based or cooperative 
     safety systems; and
       (4) facilitate the integration of intelligent 
     infrastructure, vehicle, and control technologies.
       (c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     operational tests and demonstrations under subsection (a) 
     shall not exceed 80 percent.

     SEC. 5606. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.

       Funds made available to carry out this subtitle for 
     operational tests--
       (1) shall be used primarily for the development of 
     intelligent transportation system infrastructure; and
       (2) to the maximum extent practicable, shall not be used 
     for the construction of physical highway and public 
     transportation infrastructure unless the construction is 
     incidental and critically necessary to the implementation of 
     an intelligent transportation system project.

     SEC. 5607. ROAD WEATHER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a road 
     weather research and development program to--
       (1) maximize use of available road weather information and 
     technologies;
       (2) expand road weather research and development efforts to 
     enhance roadway safety, capacity, and efficiency while 
     minimizing environmental impacts; and
       (3) promote technology transfer of effective road weather 
     scientific and technological advances.
       (b) Stakeholder Input.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary shall consult with the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation, 
     the American Association of State Highway and Transportation 
     Officials, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector.
       (c) Contents.--The program established under this section 
     shall solely carry out research and development called for in 
     the National Research Council's report entitled ``A Research 
     Agenda for Improving Road Weather Services''. Such research 
     and development includes--
       (1) integrating existing observational networks and data 
     management systems for road weather applications;
       (2) improving weather modeling capabilities and forecast 
     tools, such as the road surface and atmospheric interface;
       (3) enhancing mechanisms for communicating road weather 
     information to users, such as transportation officials and 
     the public; and
       (4) integrating road weather technologies into an 
     information infrastructure.
       (d) Activities.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) enable efficient technology transfer;
       (2) improve education and training of road weather 
     information users, such as State and local transportation 
     officials and private sector transportation contractors; and
       (3) coordinate with transportation weather research 
     programs in other modes, such as aviation.
       (e) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--In awarding funds under this section, the 
     Secretary shall give preference to applications with 
     significant matching funds from non-Federal sources.
       (2) Funds for road weather research and development.--Of 
     the amounts made available by section 5101(a)(5), $4,000,000 
     shall be available to carry out this section for each of 
     fiscal years 2004 through 2009.

     SEC. 5608. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Incident.--The term ``incident'' means a crash, a 
     natural disaster, workzone activity, special event, or other 
     emergency road user occurrence that adversely affects or 
     impedes the normal flow of traffic.
       (2) Intelligent transportation infrastructure.--The term 
     ``intelligent transportation infrastructure'' means fully 
     integrated public sector intelligent transportation system 
     components, as defined by the Secretary.
       (3) Intelligent transportation system.--The term 
     ``intelligent transportation system'' means electronics, 
     communications, or information processing used singly or in 
     combination to improve the efficiency or safety of a surface 
     transportation system.
       (4) National architecture.--The term ``national 
     architecture'' means the common framework for 
     interoperability that defines--
       (A) the functions associated with intelligent 
     transportation system user services;
       (B) the physical entities or subsystems within which the 
     functions reside;
       (C) the data interfaces and information flows between 
     physical subsystems; and
       (D) the communications requirements associated with the 
     information flows.
       (5) Project.--The term ``project'' means a undertaking to 
     research, develop, or operationally test intelligent 
     transportation systems or any other undertaking eligible for 
     assistance under this subtitle.
       (6) Standard.--The term ``standard'' means a document 
     that--
       (A) contains technical specifications or other precise 
     criteria for intelligent transportation systems that are to 
     be used consistently as rules, guidelines, or definitions of 
     characteristics so as to ensure that materials, products, 
     processes, and services are fit for their purposes; and
       (B) may support the national architecture and promote--
       (i) the widespread use and adoption of intelligent 
     transportation system technology as a component of the 
     surface transportation systems of the United States; and
       (ii) interoperability among intelligent transportation 
     system technologies implemented throughout the States.
       (7) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given the 
     term under section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
       (8) Transportation systems management and operations.--The 
     term ``transportation systems management and operations'' has 
     the meaning given the term under section 101(a) of such 
     title.

     SEC. 5609. RURAL INTERSTATE CORRIDOR COMMUNICATIONS STUDY.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     Secretary of Commerce, State departments of transportation, 
     and other appropriate State, regional, and local officials, 
     shall conduct a study on feasibility of installing fiber 
     optic cabling and wireless communication infrastructure along 
     multistate Interstate System route corridors for improved 
     communications services to rural communities along such 
     corridors.
       (b) Contents of Study.--In conducting the study, the 
     Secretary shall identify--
       (1) impediments to installation of the infrastructure 
     described in subsection (a) along multistate Interstate 
     System route corridors and to connecting such infrastructure 
     to the rural communities along such corridors;
       (2) the effective geographic range of such infrastructure;
       (3) potential opportunities for the private sector to fund, 
     wholly or partially, the installation of such infrastructure;
       (4) potential benefits fiber optic cabling and wireless 
     communication infrastructure may provide to rural communities 
     along such corridors, including the effects of the 
     installation of such infrastructure on economic development, 
     deployment of intelligent transportation systems technologies 
     and applications, homeland security precaution and response, 
     and education and health systems in those communities;
       (5) rural broadband access points for such infrastructure;
       (6) areas of environmental conflict with such installation;
       (7) real estate ownership issues relating to such 
     installation;
       (8) preliminary design for placement of fiber optic cable 
     and wireless towers;
       (9) monetary value of the rights-of-way necessary for such 
     installation;
       (10) applicability and transferability of the benefits of 
     such installation to other rural corridors; and
       (11) safety and other operational issues associated with 
     the installation and maintenance of fiber optic cabling and 
     wire infrastructure within Interstate System rights-of-way 
     and other publicly owned rights-of-way.
       (c) Corridor Locations.--The study required under 
     subsection (a) shall be conducted for corridors along--
       (1) Interstate Route I-90 through rural Wisconsin, southern 
     Minnesota, northern Iowa, and South Dakota;
       (2) Interstate Route I-20 through Alabama, Mississippi, and 
     northern Louisiana;
       (3) Interstate Route I-91 through Vermont, New Hampshire, 
     and Massachusetts; and
       (4) any other rural corridor the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (d) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
     study shall be 100 percent.
       (e) Report to Congress.--Not later than September 30, 2006, 
     the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the 
     results of the study, including any recommendations of the 
     Secretary.
       (f) Funding.--Of the amounts made available under section 
     5101(a)(5), $1,000,000 shall be available for fiscal year 
     2005, and $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, to carry out this 
     section.

     SEC. 5610. CENTERS FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXCELLENCE.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish 3 centers 
     for surface transportation excellence.
       (b) Goals.--The goals of the centers for surface 
     transportation excellence are to promote and support 
     strategic national surface transportation programs and 
     activities relating to the work of State departments of 
     transportation in the areas of environment, rural safety, and 
     project finance.
       (c) Role of Centers.--To achieve the goals set forth in 
     subsection (b), the Secretary shall establish the 3 centers 
     as follows:
       (1) Environmental excellence.--To provide technical 
     assistance, information sharing of best practices, and 
     training in the use of tools and decision-making processes 
     that can assist States in planning and delivering 
     environmentally sound surface transportation projects.
       (2) Rural safety.--To provide research, training, and 
     outreach on innovative uses of technology to enhance rural 
     safety and economic development, assess local community needs 
     to improve access to mobile emergency treatment, and develop 
     online and seminar training needs of rural transportation 
     practitioners and policy-makers.
       (3) Project finance.--To provide support to State 
     transportation departments in the development of finance 
     plans and project oversight tools and to develop and offer 
     training in state of the art financing methods to advance 
     projects and leverage funds.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--Of the amounts made available under 
     section 5101(a)(1), the Secretary shall make available 
     $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009 to 
     carry out this section.
       (2) Allocation of funds.--Of the funds made available under 
     paragraph (1) the Secretary shall use such amounts as 
     follows:
       (A) 40 percent to establish the Center for Environmental 
     Excellence.
       (B) 30 percent to establish the Center for Excellence in 
     Rural Safety.
       (C) 30 percent to establish the Center for Excellence in 
     Project Finance.
       (3) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized by this 
     section shall be available for obligation in the same manner 
     as if such funds

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     were apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
     Code, except that the Federal share shall be 100 percent.
       (e) Program Administration.--
       (1) Competition.--A party entering into a contract, 
     cooperative agreement, or other transaction with the 
     Secretary, or receiving a grant to perform research or 
     provide technical assistance under this section shall be 
     selected on a competitive basis, to the maximum extent 
     practicable.
       (2) Strategic plan.--The Secretary shall require each 
     center to develop a multiyear strategic plan that describes--
       (A) the activities to be undertaken; and
       (B) how the work of the center is coordinated with the 
     activities of the Federal Highway Administration and the 
     various other research, development, and technology transfer 
     activities authorized by this title. Such plans shall be 
     submitted to the Secretary by January 1, 2006, and each year 
     thereafter.

     SEC. 5611. REPEAL.

       Subtitle C of title V of The Transportation Equity Act for 
     the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 502 note; 112 Stat. 452-463) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 5612. SPECIAL RULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004.

       In any case in which an amount is authorized to be 
     appropriated, made available, allocated, set aside, taken 
     down, or subject to an obligation limitation for fiscal year 
     2004 for a program, project, or activity in any provision of 
     this title, including an amendment made by this title, that 
     is different than the amount authorized to be appropriated, 
     made available, allocated, set aside, taken down, or subject 
     to an obligation limitation for fiscal year 2004 for such 
     program, project, or activity in any provision of the Surface 
     Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V (Public Law 108-
     310), including any amendment made by such Act, the amount 
     referred to in such Act shall be the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated, made available, allocated, set aside, taken 
     down, or subject to an obligation limitation.

         TITLE VI--TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PROJECT DELIVERY

     SEC. 6001. TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle III of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 51 the following:

       ``CHAPTER 52--TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PROJECT DELIVERY

                    ``Subchapter A--General provisions

``Sec.
``5201. Definitions.


       ``Subchapter B--Transportation planning and Project delivery

``5211. Policy.
``5212. Definitions.
``5213. Metropolitan transportation planning.
``5214. Statewide transportation planning.


       ``Subchapter C--Efficient environmental reviews for Project 
                             decisionmaking

``5251. Definitions and applicability.
``5252. Project development procedures.

                   ``SUBCHAPTER A--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     ``Sec. 5201. Definitions

       ``In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
       ``(1) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       ``(2) State.--The term `State' means a State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

      ``SUBCHAPTER B--TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PROJECT DELIVERY

     ``Sec. 5211. Policy

       ``(a) In General.--It is in the national interest to--
       ``(1) encourage and promote the safe and efficient 
     management, operation, and development of surface 
     transportation systems that will serve the mobility needs of 
     people and freight and foster economic growth and development 
     within and between States and urbanized areas, while 
     minimizing transportation-related fuel consumption and air 
     pollution through metropolitan and statewide transportation 
     planning processes identified in this chapter; and
       ``(2) encourage the continued improvement and evolution of 
     the metropolitan and statewide transportation planning 
     processes by metropolitan planning organizations, State 
     departments of transportation, and public transit operators 
     as guided by the planning factors identified in sections 
     5213(f) and 5214(d).
       ``(b) Common Transportation Planning Program.--This 
     subchapter provides a common transportation planning program 
     to be administered by the Federal Highway Administration and 
     the Federal Transit Administration.

     ``Sec. 5212. Definitions

       ``(a) Applicability by Reference.--Unless otherwise 
     specified in subsection (b), the definitions in section 
     101(a) of title 23 and section 5302 are applicable to this 
     subchapter.
       ``(b) Additional Definitions.--In this subchapter, the 
     following definitions apply:
       ``(1) Metropolitan planning area.--The term `metropolitan 
     planning area' means the geographic area determined by 
     agreement between the metropolitan planning organization for 
     the area and the Governor under section 5213(c).
       ``(2) Metropolitan planning organization.--The term 
     `metropolitan planning organization' means the policy board 
     of an organization created as a result of the designation 
     process in section 5213(b).
       ``(3) Nonmetropolitan area.--The term `nonmetropolitan 
     area' means a geographic area outside designated metropolitan 
     planning areas.
       ``(4) Nonmetropolitan local official.--The term 
     `nonmetropolitan local official' means elected and appointed 
     officials of general purpose local government in a 
     nonmetropolitan area with responsibility for transportation.
       ``(5) TIP.--The term `TIP' means a transportation 
     improvement program developed by a metropolitan planning 
     organization under section 5213.
       ``(6) Urbanized area.--The term `urbanized area' means a 
     geographic area with a population of 50,000 or more, as 
     designated by the Bureau of the Census.

     ``Sec. 5213. Metropolitan transportation planning

       ``(a) General Requirements.--
       ``(1) Development of long-range plans and tips.--To 
     accomplish the objectives in section 5211, metropolitan 
     planning organizations designated under subsection (b), in 
     cooperation with the State and public transportation 
     operators, shall develop long-range transportation plans and 
     transportation improvement programs for metropolitan planning 
     areas of the State.
       ``(2) Contents.--The plans and TIPs for each metropolitan 
     area shall provide for the development and integrated 
     management and operation of transportation systems and 
     facilities (including accessible pedestrian walkways and 
     bicycle transportation facilities) that will function as an 
     intermodal transportation system for the metropolitan 
     planning area and as an integral part of an intermodal 
     transportation system for the State and the United States.
       ``(3) Process of development.--The process for developing 
     the plans and TIPs shall provide for consideration of all 
     modes of transportation and shall be continuing, cooperative, 
     and comprehensive to the degree appropriate, based on the 
     complexity of the transportation problems to be addressed.
       ``(b) Designation of Metropolitan Planning Organizations.--
       ``(1) In general.--To carry out the transportation planning 
     process required by this section, a metropolitan planning 
     organization shall be designated for each urbanized area with 
     a population of more than 50,000 individuals--
       ``(A) by agreement between the Governor and units of 
     general purpose local government that together represent at 
     least 75 percent of the affected population (including the 
     largest incorporated city (based on population) as named by 
     the Bureau of the Census); or
       ``(B) in accordance with procedures established by 
     applicable State or local law.
       ``(2) Structure.--Each metropolitan planning organization 
     that serves an area designated as a transportation management 
     area, when designated or redesignated under this subsection, 
     shall consist of--
       ``(A) local elected officials;
       ``(B) officials of public agencies that administer or 
     operate major modes of transportation in the metropolitan 
     area; and
       ``(C) appropriate State officials.
       ``(3) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this subsection shall be construed to interfere with the 
     authority, under any State law in effect on December 18, 
     1991, of a public agency with multimodal transportation 
     responsibilities to--
       ``(A) develop the plans and TIPs for adoption by a 
     metropolitan planning organization; and
       ``(B) develop long-range capital plans, coordinate transit 
     services and projects, and carry out other activities 
     pursuant to State law.
       ``(4) Continuing designation.--A designation of a 
     metropolitan planning organization under this subsection or 
     any other provision of law shall remain in effect until the 
     metropolitan planning organization is redesignated under 
     paragraph (5).
       ``(5) Redesignation procedures.--A metropolitan planning 
     organization may be redesignated by agreement between the 
     Governor and units of general purpose local government that 
     together represent at least 75 percent of the existing 
     planning area population (including the largest incorporated 
     city (based on population) as named by the Bureau of the 
     Census) as appropriate to carry out this section.
       ``(6) Designation of more than 1 metropolitan planning 
     organization.--More than 1 metropolitan planning organization 
     may be designated within an existing metropolitan planning 
     area only if the Governor and the existing metropolitan 
     planning organization determine that the size and complexity 
     of the existing metropolitan planning area make designation 
     of more than 1 metropolitan planning organization for the 
     area appropriate.
       ``(c) Metropolitan Planning Area Boundaries.--
       ``(1) In general.--For the purposes of this section, the 
     boundaries of a metropolitan planning area shall be 
     determined by agreement between the metropolitan planning 
     organization and the Governor.
       ``(2) Included area.--Each metropolitan planning area--
       ``(A) shall encompass at least the existing urbanized area 
     and the contiguous area expected to become urbanized within a 
     20-year forecast period for the transportation plan; and
       ``(B) may encompass the entire metropolitan statistical 
     area or consolidated metropolitan statistical area, as 
     defined by the Bureau of the Census.
       ``(3) Identification of new urbanized areas within existing 
     planning area boundaries.--The designation by the Bureau of 
     the Census of new urbanized areas within an existing 
     metropolitan planning area shall not require the 
     redesignation of the existing metropolitan planning 
     organization.
       ``(4) Existing metropolitan planning areas in 
     nonattainment.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), in the case of 
     an urbanized area designated as a nonattainment area for 
     ozone or carbon monoxide under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7401 et seq.) as of the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
     the boundaries of the metropolitan planning area in existence 
     as of such date of enactment shall be retained; except that 
     the boundaries may be adjusted by agreement of the Governor 
     and affected metropolitan planning organizations in the 
     manner described in subsection (b)(5).

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       ``(5) New metropolitan planning areas in nonattainment.--In 
     the case of an urbanized area designated after the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph as a nonattainment area for ozone 
     or carbon monoxide, the boundaries of the metropolitan 
     planning area--
       ``(A) shall be established in the manner described in 
     subsection (b)(1);
       ``(B) shall encompass the areas described in paragraph 
     (2)(A);
       ``(C) may encompass the areas described in paragraph 
     (2)(B); and
       ``(D) may address any nonattainment area identified under 
     the Clean Air Act for ozone or carbon monoxide.
       ``(d) Coordination in Multistate Areas.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall encourage each 
     Governor with responsibility for a portion of a multistate 
     metropolitan area and the appropriate metropolitan planning 
     organizations to provide coordinated transportation planning 
     for the entire metropolitan area.
       ``(e) MPO Consultation in Plan and TIP Coordination.--
       ``(1) Nonattainment areas.--If more than 1 metropolitan 
     planning organization has authority within a metropolitan 
     area or an area which is designated as a nonattainment area 
     for ozone or carbon monoxide under the Clean Air Act, each 
     metropolitan planning organization shall consult with the 
     other metropolitan planning organizations designated for such 
     area and the State in the coordination of plans and TIPs 
     required by this section.
       ``(2) Transportation improvements located in multiple 
     mpos.--If a transportation improvement funded from the 
     Highway Trust Fund or authorized under chapter 53 is located 
     within the boundaries of more than 1 metropolitan planning 
     area, the metropolitan planning organizations shall 
     coordinate plans and TIPs regarding the transportation 
     improvement.
       ``(3) Relationship with other planning officials.--The 
     Secretary shall encourage each metropolitan planning 
     organization to consult with those officials responsible for 
     other types of planning activities that are affected by 
     transportation in the area (including State and local planned 
     growth, economic development, environmental protection, 
     airport operations, and freight movements) or to coordinate 
     its planning process, to the maximum extent practicable, with 
     such planning activities. Under the metropolitan planning 
     process, transportation plans and TIPs shall be developed 
     with due consideration of other related planning activities 
     within the metropolitan area, and the process shall provide 
     for the design and delivery of transportation services within 
     the metropolitan area that are provided by--
       ``(A) recipients of assistance under chapter 53;
       ``(B) governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations 
     (including representatives of the agencies and organizations) 
     that receive Federal assistance from a source other than the 
     Department of Transportation to provide nonemergency 
     transportation services; and
       ``(C) recipients of assistance under section 204 of title 
     23.
       ``(f) Scope of Planning Process.--
       ``(1) In general.--The goals and objectives developed 
     through the metropolitan planning process for a metropolitan 
     planning area under this section shall address the following 
     factors as they relate to the performance of the metropolitan 
     area transportation systems:
       ``(A) Support of the economic vitality of the metropolitan 
     area, especially by enabling global competitiveness, 
     productivity, and efficiency.
       ``(B) Increases in the safety and security of the 
     transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users.
       ``(C) Increases in the accessibility and mobility of people 
     and for freight.
       ``(D) Protection and enhancement of the environment, 
     promotion of energy conservation, improvement of the quality 
     of life, and promotion of consistency between transportation 
     improvements and State and local planned growth and economic 
     development patterns.
       ``(E) Enhancement of the integration and connectivity of 
     the transportation system, across and between modes, for 
     people and freight.
       ``(F) Promotion of efficient system management and 
     operation.
       ``(G) Emphasis on the preservation of the existing 
     transportation system.
       ``(2) Failure to consider factors.--The failure to consider 
     any factor specified in paragraph (1) shall not be reviewable 
     by any court under title 23 or this title, subchapter II of 
     chapter 5 of title 5, or chapter 7 of title 5 in any matter 
     affecting a transportation plan, a TIP, a project or 
     strategy, or the certification of a planning process.
       ``(g) Development of Transportation Plan.--
       ``(2) Transportation plan.--A transportation plan under 
     this section shall be in a form that the Secretary determines 
     to be appropriate and shall contain, at a minimum, the 
     following:
       ``(A) An identification of transportation facilities 
     (including major roadways, transit, multimodal and intermodal 
     facilities, and intermodal connectors) that should function 
     as an integrated metropolitan transportation system, giving 
     emphasis to those facilities that serve important national 
     and regional transportation functions. In formulating the 
     transportation plan, the metropolitan planning organization 
     shall consider factors described in subsection (f) as such 
     factors relate to a 20-year forecast period.
       ``(B) A financial plan that demonstrates how the adopted 
     transportation plan can be implemented, indicates resources 
     from public and private sources that are reasonably expected 
     to be made available to carry out the plan, and recommends 
     any additional financing strategies for needed projects and 
     programs. The financial plan may include, for illustrative 
     purposes, additional projects that would be included in the 
     adopted transportation plan if reasonable additional 
     resources beyond those identified in the financial plan were 
     available. For the purpose of developing the transportation 
     plan, the metropolitan planning organization, transit 
     operator, and State shall cooperatively develop estimates of 
     funds that will be available to support plan implementation.
       ``(C) Operational and management strategies to improve the 
     performance of existing transportation facilities to relieve 
     vehicular congestion and maximize the safety and mobility of 
     people and goods.
       ``(D) Capital investment and other strategies to preserve 
     the existing and projected future metropolitan transportation 
     infrastructure and provide for multimodal capacity increases 
     based on regional priorities and needs.
       ``(E) Proposed transportation and transit enhancement 
     activities.
       ``(3) Coordination with clean air act agencies.--In 
     metropolitan areas which are in nonattainment for ozone or 
     carbon monoxide under the Clean Air Act, the metropolitan 
     planning organization shall coordinate the development of a 
     transportation plan with the process for development of the 
     transportation control measures of the State implementation 
     plan required by the Clean Air Act.
       ``(4) Participation by interested parties.--Before 
     approving a transportation plan, each metropolitan planning 
     organization shall provide citizens, affected public 
     agencies, representatives of public transportation employees, 
     freight shippers, providers of freight transportation 
     services, private providers of transportation, 
     representatives of users of public transportation, 
     representatives of users of pedestrian walkways and bicycle 
     transportation facilities, representatives of the disabled, 
     and other interested parties with a reasonable opportunity to 
     comment on the transportation plan, in a manner that the 
     Secretary deems appropriate.
       ``(5) Publication.--A transportation plan involving Federal 
     participation shall be published or otherwise made readily 
     available by the metropolitan planning organization for 
     public review and submitted for information purposes to the 
     Governor at such times and in such manner as the Secretary 
     shall establish.
       ``(6) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--
     Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(B), a State or metropolitan 
     planning organization shall not be required to select any 
     project from the illustrative list of additional projects 
     included in the financial plan under paragraph (2)(B).
       ``(h) Metropolitan TIP.--
       ``(1) Development.--
       ``(A) In general.--In cooperation with the State and any 
     affected public transportation operator, the metropolitan 
     planning organization designated for a metropolitan area 
     shall develop a TIP for the area for which the organization 
     is designated.
       ``(B) Opportunity for comment.--In developing the TIP, the 
     metropolitan planning organization, in cooperation with the 
     State and any affected public transportation operator, shall 
     provide citizens, affected public agencies, representatives 
     of public transportation employees, freight shippers, 
     providers of freight transportation services, private 
     providers of transportation, representatives of users of 
     public transportation, representatives of the disabled, 
     representatives of users of pedestrian walkways and bicycle 
     facilities, and other interested parties with a reasonable 
     opportunity to comment on the proposed TIP.
       ``(C) Funding estimates.--For the purpose of developing the 
     TIP, the metropolitan planning organization, public 
     transportation agency, and State shall cooperatively develop 
     estimates of funds that are reasonably expected to be 
     available to support program implementation.
       ``(D) Updating and approval.--The TIP shall be updated at 
     least once every 4 years and shall be approved by the 
     metropolitan planning organization and the Governor.
       ``(2) Contents.--
       ``(A) Priority list.--The TIP shall include a priority list 
     of proposed federally supported projects and strategies to be 
     carried out within each 4-year period after the initial 
     adoption of the TIP.
       ``(B) Financial plan.--The TIP shall include a financial 
     plan that--
       ``(i) demonstrates how the TIP can be implemented;
       ``(ii) indicates resources from public and private sources 
     that are reasonably expected to be available to carry out the 
     program;
       ``(iii) identifies innovative financing techniques to 
     finance projects, programs, and strategies; and
       ``(iv) may include, for illustrative purposes, additional 
     projects that would be included in the approved TIP if 
     reasonable additional resources beyond those identified in 
     the financial plan were available.
       ``(C) Descriptions.--Each project in the TIP shall include 
     sufficient descriptive material (such as type of work, 
     termini, length, and other similar factors) to identify the 
     project or phase of the project.
       ``(D) Congestion relief activities.--The TIP shall include 
     a listing of congestion relief activities to be carried out 
     to meet the requirements of section 139 of title 23, 
     categorized as either under one or under three congestion 
     relief activities.
       ``(3) Included projects.--
       ``(A) Projects under title 23 and chapter 53.--A TIP 
     developed under this subsection for a metropolitan area shall 
     include the projects within the area that are proposed for 
     funding under chapter 1 of title 23 and chapter 53.
       ``(B) Projects under chapter 2 of title 23.--All projects 
     proposed for funding under chapter 2 of title 23 shall be 
     identified individually in the TIP.
       ``(C) Consistency with long-range transportation plan.--
     Each project shall be consistent with the long-range 
     transportation plan developed under subsection (g) for the 
     area.

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       ``(D) Requirement of anticipated full funding.--The program 
     shall include a project, or an identified phase of a project, 
     only if full funding can reasonably be anticipated to be 
     available for the project within the time period contemplated 
     for completion of the project.
       ``(4) Notice and comment.--Before approving a TIP, a 
     metropolitan planning organization, in cooperation with the 
     State and any affected public transportation operator, shall 
     provide citizens, affected public agencies, representatives 
     of public transportation employees, freight shippers, 
     providers of freight transportation services, private 
     providers of transportation, representatives of users of 
     public transportation, representatives of the disabled, 
     representatives of users of pedestrian walkways and bicycle 
     facilities, and other interested parties with reasonable 
     notice of and an opportunity to comment on the proposed 
     program.
       ``(5) Selection of projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     subsection (i)(4) and in addition to the TIP development 
     required under paragraph (1), the selection of federally 
     funded projects in metropolitan areas shall be carried out, 
     from the approved TIP--
       ``(i) by--

       ``(I) in the case of projects under title 23, the State; 
     and
       ``(II) in the case of projects under chapter 53, the 
     designated recipients of public transportation funding; and

       ``(ii) in cooperation with the metropolitan planning 
     organization.
       ``(B) Modifications to project priority.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, action by the Secretary shall not 
     be required to advance a project included in the approved TIP 
     in place of another project in the program.
       ``(6) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--
       ``(A) No required selection.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
     (2)(B)(iv), a State or metropolitan planning organization 
     shall not be required to select any project from the 
     illustrative list of additional projects included in the 
     financial plan under paragraph (2)(B)(iv).
       ``(B) Required action by the secretary.--Action by the 
     Secretary shall be required for a State or metropolitan 
     planning organization to select any project from the 
     illustrative list of additional projects included in the 
     financial plan under paragraph (2)(B)(iv) for inclusion in an 
     approved TIP.
       ``(7) Publication.--
       ``(A) Publication of tips.--A TIP involving Federal 
     participation shall be published or otherwise made readily 
     available by the metropolitan planning organization for 
     public review.
       ``(B) Publication of annual listings of projects.--An 
     annual listing of projects for which Federal funds have been 
     obligated in the preceding year shall be published or 
     otherwise made available by the metropolitan planning 
     organization for public review. The listing shall be 
     consistent with the categories identified in the TIP.
       ``(i) Transportation Management Areas.--
       ``(1) Identification and designation.--
       ``(A) Required identification.--The Secretary shall 
     identify as a transportation management area each urbanized 
     area (as defined by the Bureau of the Census) with a 
     population of over 200,000 individuals.
       ``(B) Designations on request.--The Secretary shall 
     designate any additional area as a transportation management 
     area on the request of the Governor and the metropolitan 
     planning organization designated for the area.
       ``(2) Transportation plans.--In a metropolitan planning 
     area serving a transportation management area, transportation 
     plans shall be based on a continuing and comprehensive 
     transportation planning process carried out by the 
     metropolitan planning organization in cooperation with the 
     State and public transportation operators.
       ``(3) Congestion management process.--Within a metropolitan 
     planning area serving a transportation management area, the 
     transportation planning process under this section shall 
     address congestion management through a process that provides 
     for effective management and operation, based on a 
     cooperatively developed and implemented metropolitan-wide 
     strategy, of new and existing transportation facilities 
     eligible for funding under title 23 and chapter 53 through 
     the use of travel demand reduction and operational management 
     strategies and shall identify a sufficient number of 
     congestion relief activities under section 139 of title 23 to 
     meet the requirements of such section. The Secretary shall 
     establish an appropriate phase-in schedule for compliance 
     with the requirements of this section but no sooner than one 
     year after the identification of a transportation management 
     area.
       ``(4) Selection of projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--All federally funded projects carried 
     out within the boundaries of a metropolitan planning area 
     serving a transportation management area under title 23 
     (excluding projects carried out on the National Highway 
     System and projects carried out under the bridge program or 
     the Interstate maintenance program) or under chapter 53 shall 
     be selected for implementation from the approved TIP by the 
     metropolitan planning organization designated for the area in 
     consultation with the State and any affected public 
     transportation operator.
       ``(B) National highway system projects.--Projects, carried 
     out within the boundaries of a metropolitan planning area 
     serving a transportation management area, on the National 
     Highway System and projects carried out within such 
     boundaries under the bridge program or the Interstate 
     maintenance program under title 23 shall be selected for 
     implementation from the approved TIP by the State in 
     cooperation with the metropolitan planning organization 
     designated for the area.
       ``(5) Certification.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(i) ensure that the metropolitan planning process of a 
     metropolitan planning organization serving a transportation 
     management area is being carried out in accordance with 
     applicable provisions of Federal law; and
       ``(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), certify, not less often 
     than once every 4 years, that the requirements of this 
     paragraph are met with respect to the metropolitan planning 
     process.
       ``(B) Requirements for certification.--The Secretary may 
     make the certification under subparagraph (A) if--
       ``(i) the transportation planning process complies with the 
     requirements of this section and other applicable 
     requirements of Federal law; and
       ``(ii) there is a TIP for the metropolitan planning area 
     that has been approved by the metropolitan planning 
     organization and the Governor.
       ``(C) Effect of failure to certify.--
       ``(i) Withholding of project funds.--If a metropolitan 
     planning process of a metropolitan planning organization 
     serving a transportation management area is not certified, 
     the Secretary may withhold up to 20 percent of the funds 
     attributable to the metropolitan planning area of the 
     metropolitan planning organization for projects funded under 
     title 23 and chapter 53.
       ``(ii) Restoration of withheld funds.--The withheld funds 
     shall be restored to the metropolitan planning area at such 
     time as the metropolitan planning process is certified by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(D) Review of certification.--In making certification 
     determinations under this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
     provide for public involvement appropriate to the 
     metropolitan area under review.
       ``(j) Abbreviated Plans for Certain Areas.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), in the case of 
     a metropolitan area not designated as a transportation 
     management area under this section, the Secretary may provide 
     for the development of an abbreviated transportation plan and 
     TIP for the metropolitan planning area that the Secretary 
     determines is appropriate to achieve the purposes of this 
     section, taking into account the complexity of transportation 
     problems in the area.
       ``(2) Nonattainment areas.--The Secretary may not permit 
     abbreviated plans or TIPs for a metropolitan area that is in 
     nonattainment for ozone or carbon monoxide under the Clean 
     Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).
       ``(k) Additional Requirements for Certain Nonattainment 
     Areas.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of 
     title 23 or chapter 53, for transportation management areas 
     classified as nonattainment for ozone or carbon monoxide 
     pursuant to the Clean Air Act, Federal funds may not be 
     advanced in such area for any highway project that will 
     result in a significant increase in the carrying capacity for 
     single-occupant vehicles unless the project is addressed 
     through a congestion management process.
       ``(2) Applicability.--This subsection applies to a 
     nonattainment area within the metropolitan planning area 
     boundaries determined under subsection (c).
       ``(l) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to confer on a metropolitan 
     planning organization the authority to impose legal 
     requirements on any transportation facility, provider, or 
     project not eligible under title 23 or chapter 53.
       ``(m) Funding.--
       ``(1) Set-asides.--Funds set aside under section 104(f) of 
     title 23 or section 5305(h) shall be available to carry out 
     this section.
       ``(2) Other funding.--Funds made available under section 
     5338(c) shall be available to carry out this section.
       ``(n) Continuation of Current Review Practice.--Since plans 
     and TIPs described in this section are subject to a 
     reasonable opportunity for public comment, individual 
     projects included in plans and TIPs are subject to review 
     under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and decisions by the Secretary 
     concerning plans and TIPs described in this section have not 
     been reviewed under such Act as of January 1, 1997, any 
     decision by the Secretary concerning a plan or TIP described 
     in this section shall not be considered to be a Federal 
     action subject to review under such Act.

     ``Sec. 5214. Statewide transportation planning

       ``(a) General Requirements.--
       ``(1) Development of plans and programs.--To accomplish the 
     objectives stated in section 5211, each State shall develop a 
     statewide transportation plan and a statewide transportation 
     improvement program for all areas of the State subject to 
     section 5213. Such program shall cover a period of 4 years 
     and be updated every 4 years or more frequently if the 
     Governor elects to update more frequently.
       ``(2) Contents.--The statewide transportation plan and the 
     transportation improvement program developed for each State 
     shall provide for the development and integrated management 
     and operation of transportation systems and facilities 
     (including accessible pedestrian walkways and bicycle 
     transportation facilities) that will function as an 
     intermodal transportation system for the State and an 
     integral part of an intermodal transportation system for the 
     United States.
       ``(3) Process of development.--The process for developing 
     the statewide plan and the transportation improvement program 
     shall provide for consideration of all modes of 
     transportation and the policies stated in section 5211, and 
     shall be continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive to the 
     degree appropriate, based on the complexity of the 
     transportation problems to be addressed.

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       ``(b) Coordination With Metropolitan Planning; State 
     Implementation Plan.--A State shall--
       ``(1) coordinate planning carried out under this section 
     with the transportation planning activities carried out under 
     section 5213 for metropolitan areas of the State and with 
     statewide trade and economic development planning activities 
     and related multistate planning efforts; and
       ``(2) develop the transportation portion of the State 
     implementation plan as required by the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).
       ``(d) Scope of Planning Process.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State shall carry out a statewide 
     transportation planning process that provides for 
     consideration and implementation of projects, strategies, and 
     services that will--
       ``(A) support the economic vitality of the United States, 
     the States, nonmetropolitan areas, and metropolitan areas, 
     especially by enabling global competitiveness, productivity, 
     and efficiency;
       ``(B) increase the safety and security of the 
     transportation system for motorized and nonmotorized users;
       ``(C) increase the accessibility and mobility of people and 
     freight;
       ``(D) protect and enhance the environment, promote energy 
     conservation, improve the quality of life, and promote 
     consistency between transportation improvements and State and 
     local planned growth and economic development patterns;
       ``(E) enhance the integration and connectivity of the 
     transportation system, across and between modes throughout 
     the State, for people and freight;
       ``(F) promote efficient system management and operation; 
     and
       ``(G) emphasize the preservation of the existing 
     transportation system.
       ``(2) Failure to consider factors.--The failure to consider 
     any factor specified in paragraph (1) shall not be reviewable 
     by any court under title 23 or this title, subchapter II of 
     chapter 5 of title 5, or chapter 7 of title 5 in any matter 
     affecting a statewide transportation plan, the transportation 
     improvement program, a project or strategy, or the 
     certification of a planning process.
       ``(e) Additional Requirements.--In carrying out planning 
     under this section, each State shall consider, at a minimum--
       ``(1) with respect to nonmetropolitan areas, the concerns 
     of affected local officials with responsibility for 
     transportation;
       ``(2) the concerns of Indian tribal governments and Federal 
     land management agencies that have jurisdiction over land 
     within the boundaries of the State; and
       ``(3) coordination of transportation plans, the 
     transportation improvement program, and planning activities 
     with related planning activities being carried out outside of 
     metropolitan planning areas and between States.
       ``(f) Long-Range Statewide Transportation Plan.--
       ``(1) Development.--Each State shall develop a long-range 
     statewide transportation plan, with a minimum 20-year 
     forecast period for all areas of the State, that provides for 
     the development and implementation of the intermodal 
     transportation system of the State.
       ``(2) Consultation with governments.--
       ``(A) Metropolitan areas.--The statewide transportation 
     plan shall be developed for each metropolitan area in the 
     State in cooperation with the metropolitan planning 
     organization designated for the metropolitan area under 
     section 5213.
       ``(B) Nonmetropolitan areas.--With respect to 
     nonmetropolitan areas, the statewide transportation plan 
     shall be developed in consultation with affected 
     nonmetropolitan officials with responsibility for 
     transportation. The Secretary shall not review or approve the 
     consultation process in each State.
       ``(C) Indian tribal areas.--With respect to each area of 
     the State under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribal 
     government, the statewide transportation plan shall be 
     developed in consultation with the tribal government and the 
     Secretary of the Interior.
       ``(3) Participation by interested parties.--In developing 
     the statewide transportation plan, the State shall--
       ``(A) provide citizens, affected public agencies, 
     representatives of public transportation employees, freight 
     shippers, private providers of transportation, 
     representatives of users of public transportation, 
     representatives of users of pedestrian walkways and bicycle 
     transportation facilities, representatives of the disabled, 
     providers of freight transportation services, and other 
     interested parties with a reasonable opportunity to comment 
     on the proposed plan; and
       ``(B) identify transportation strategies necessary to 
     efficiently serve the mobility needs of people.
       ``(4) Financial plan.--The statewide transportation plan 
     may include a financial plan that demonstrates how the 
     adopted statewide transportation plan can be implemented, 
     indicates resources from public and private sources that are 
     reasonably expected to be made available to carry out the 
     plan, and recommends any additional financing strategies for 
     needed projects and programs. The financial plan may include, 
     for illustrative purposes, additional projects that would be 
     included in the adopted statewide transportation plan if 
     reasonable additional resources beyond those identified in 
     the financial plan were available.
       ``(5) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--A 
     State shall not be required to select any project from the 
     illustrative list of additional projects included in the 
     financial plan described in paragraph (4).
       ``(6) Existing system.--The statewide transportation plan 
     should include capital, operations and management strategies, 
     investments, procedures, and other measures to ensure the 
     preservation and most efficient use of the existing 
     transportation system.
       ``(g) Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.--
       ``(1) Development.--Each State shall develop a statewide 
     transportation improvement program for all areas of the 
     State.
       ``(2) Consultation with governments.--
       ``(A) Metropolitan areas.--With respect to each 
     metropolitan area in the State, the program shall be 
     developed in cooperation with the metropolitan planning 
     organization designated for the metropolitan area under 
     section 5213.
       ``(B) Nonmetropolitan areas.--With respect to each 
     nonmetropolitan area in the State, the program shall be 
     developed in consultation with affected nonmetropolitan local 
     officials with responsibility for transportation. The 
     Secretary shall not review or approve the specific 
     consultation process in the State.
       ``(C) Indian tribal areas.--With respect to each area of 
     the State under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribal 
     government, the program shall be developed in consultation 
     with the tribal government and the Secretary of the Interior.
       ``(3) Participation by interested parties.--In developing 
     the program, the State shall provide citizens, affected 
     public agencies, representatives of public transportation 
     employees, freight shippers, private providers of 
     transportation, providers of freight transportation services, 
     representatives of users of public transportation, 
     representatives of users of pedestrian walkways and bicycle 
     transportation facilities, representatives of the disabled, 
     and other interested parties with a reasonable opportunity to 
     comment on the proposed program.
       ``(4) Included projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--A transportation improvement program 
     developed under this subsection for a State shall include 
     federally supported surface transportation expenditures 
     within the boundaries of the State.
       ``(B) Projects under chapter 2 of title 23.--All projects 
     proposed for funding under chapter 2 of title 23 shall be 
     identified individually in the transportation improvement 
     program.
       ``(C) Consistency with statewide transportation plan.--Each 
     project shall be--
       ``(i) consistent with the statewide transportation plan 
     developed under this section for the State;
       ``(ii) identical to the project or phase of the project as 
     described in an approved metropolitan transportation plan; 
     and
       ``(iii) in conformance with the applicable State air 
     quality implementation plan developed under the Clean Air Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), if the project is carried out in an 
     area designated as nonattainment for ozone or carbon monoxide 
     under that Act.
       ``(D) Requirement of anticipated full funding.--The 
     transportation improvement program shall include a project, 
     or an identified phase of a project, only if full funding can 
     reasonably be anticipated to be available for the project 
     within the time period contemplated for completion of the 
     project.
       ``(E) Financial plan.--The transportation improvement 
     program may include a financial plan that demonstrates how 
     the approved transportation improvement program can be 
     implemented, indicates resources from public and private 
     sources that are reasonably expected to be made available to 
     carry out the transportation improvement program, and 
     recommends any additional financing strategies for needed 
     projects and programs. The financial plan may include, for 
     illustrative purposes, additional projects that would be 
     included in the adopted transportation plan if reasonable 
     additional resources beyond those identified in the financial 
     plan were available.
       ``(F) Selection of projects from illustrative list.--
       ``(i) No required selection.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
     (E), a State shall not be required to select any project from 
     the illustrative list of additional projects included in the 
     financial plan under subparagraph (E).
       ``(ii) Required action by the secretary.--Action by the 
     Secretary shall be required for a State to select any project 
     from the illustrative list of additional projects included in 
     the financial plan under subparagraph (E) for inclusion in an 
     approved transportation improvement program.
       ``(G) Priorities.--The transportation improvement program 
     shall reflect the priorities for programming and expenditures 
     of funds, including transportation enhancement activities, 
     required by title 23 and chapter 53.
       ``(H) Prioritization of congestion relief activities.--The 
     transportation improvement program shall reflect the 
     priorities for congestion relief activities included in the 
     metropolitan transportation plan to meet the requirements of 
     section 139 of title 23.
       ``(5) Project selection for areas of less than 50,000 
     population.--Projects carried out in areas with populations 
     of less than 50,000 individuals shall be selected, from the 
     approved transportation improvement program (excluding 
     projects carried out on the National Highway System and 
     projects carried out under the bridge program or the 
     Interstate maintenance program under title 23 or sections 
     5310, 5311, 5316, and 5317), by the State in cooperation with 
     the affected nonmetropolitan local officials with 
     responsibility for transportation. Projects carried out in 
     areas with populations of less than 50,000 individuals on the 
     National Highway System or under the bridge program or the 
     Interstate maintenance program under title 23 or under 
     sections 5310, 5311, 5316, and 5317 shall be selected, from 
     the approved statewide transportation improvement program, by 
     the State in consultation with the affected nonmetropolitan 
     local officials with responsibility for transportation.

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       ``(6) Transportation improvement program approval.--Every 4 
     years, a transportation improvement program developed under 
     this subsection shall be reviewed and approved by the 
     Secretary if based on a current planning finding.
       ``(7) Planning finding.--A finding shall be made by the 
     Secretary at least every 4 years that the transportation 
     planning process through which statewide transportation plans 
     and programs are developed is consistent with this section 
     and section 5213.
       ``(8) Modifications to project priority.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, action by the Secretary shall not 
     be required to advance a project included in the approved 
     transportation improvement program in place of another 
     project in the program.
       ``(h) Funding.--
       ``(1) Set-aside.--Funds set aside pursuant to section 
     104(i) of title 23 shall be available to carry out this 
     section.
       ``(2) Other funding.--Funds made available under section 
     5338(c) shall be available to carry out this section.
       ``(i) Treatment of Certain State Laws as Congestion 
     Management Processes.--For purposes of this section and 
     section 5213, State laws, rules, or regulations pertaining to 
     congestion management systems or programs may constitute the 
     congestion management process under section 5213(i)(3) if the 
     Secretary finds that the State laws, rules, or regulations 
     are consistent with, and fulfill the intent of, the purposes 
     of section 5213, as appropriate.
       ``(j) Continuation of Current Review Practice.--Since the 
     statewide transportation plan and the transportation 
     improvement program described in this section are subject to 
     a reasonable opportunity for public comment, since individual 
     projects included in the statewide transportation plans and 
     the transportation improvement program are subject to review 
     under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and since decisions by the Secretary 
     concerning statewide transportation plans or the 
     transportation improvement program described in this section 
     have not been reviewed under such Act as of January 1, 1997, 
     any decision by the Secretary concerning a metropolitan or 
     statewide transportation plan or the transportation 
     improvement program described in this section shall not be 
     considered to be a Federal action subject to review under 
     such Act.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such subtitle 
     is amended by inserting the following after the item relating 
     to chapter 51:

``52. Transportation planning and project delivery..............5201''.

     SEC. 6002. EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS FOR PROJECT 
                   DECISIONMAKING.

       (a) Policy and Purpose.--
       (1) Policy.--The Enlibra principles, as initially developed 
     by the Western Governors Association and adopted by the 
     National Governors Association, represent a sound basis for 
     interaction among the Federal, State, local governments, and 
     Indian tribes on environmental matters and should be followed 
     in the development of highway construction and public transit 
     improvements. These principles are as follows:
       (A) Assign responsibilities at the right level.
       (B) Use collaborative processes to break down barriers and 
     find solutions.
       (C) Move to a performance-based system.
       (D) Separate subjective choices from objective data 
     gathering.
       (E) Pursue economic incentives whenever appropriate.
       (F) Ensure environmental understanding.
       (G) Make sure environmental decisions are fully informed.
       (H) Use appropriate geographic boundaries for environmental 
     problems.
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to reduce 
     delays in the delivery of highway construction and public 
     transportation capital projects arising from the 
     environmental review process, while continuing to ensure the 
     protection of the human and natural environment.
       (b) Project Development Procedures.--Chapter 52 of title 
     49, United States Code, as added by section 6001(a) of this 
     Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:

      ``SUBCHAPTER C--EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS FOR PROJECT 
                             DECISIONMAKING

     ``Sec. 5251. Definitions and applicability

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' means any agency, 
     department, or other unit of Federal, State, local, or Indian 
     tribal government.
       ``(2) Environmental impact statement.--The term 
     `environmental impact statement' means the detailed statement 
     of environmental impacts required to be prepared under the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.).
       ``(3) Environmental review process.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `environmental review process' 
     means the process for preparing for a project an 
     environmental impact statement, environmental assessment, 
     categorical exclusion, or other document prepared under the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.).
       ``(B) Inclusions.--The term includes the process for and 
     completion of any environmental permit, approval, review, or 
     study required for a project under any Federal law other than 
     the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
     et seq.).
       ``(4) Lead agency.--The term `lead agency' means the 
     Department of Transportation and, if applicable, any State or 
     local governmental entity serving as a joint lead agency 
     pursuant to this section.
       ``(5) Multimodal project.--The term `multimodal project' 
     means a project funded, in whole or in part, under title 23 
     or chapter 53 and involving the participation of more than 
     one Department of Transportation administration or agency.
       ``(6) Project.--The term `project' means any highway 
     project, public transportation capital project, or multimodal 
     project that requires the approval of the Secretary.
       ``(7) Project sponsor.--The term `project sponsor' means 
     the agency or other entity, including any private or public-
     private entity, that seeks approval of the Secretary for a 
     project.
       ``(8) State transportation department.--The term `State 
     transportation department' means any statewide agency of a 
     State with responsibility for one or more modes of 
     transportation.
       ``(b) Applicability.--This subchapter is applicable to all 
     projects for which an environmental impact statement is 
     prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). This subchapter may be applied, to 
     the extent determined appropriate by the Secretary, to other 
     projects for which an environmental document is prepared 
     pursuant to such Act. Any authorities granted in this 
     subchapter may be exercised for a project, class of projects, 
     or program of projects.

     ``Sec. 5252. Project development procedures

       ``(a) Lead Agencies.--
       ``(1) Federal lead agency.--The Department of 
     Transportation shall be the Federal lead agency in the 
     environmental review process for a project.
       ``(2) Project sponsor as joint lead agency.--Any project 
     sponsor that is a State or local governmental entity 
     receiving funds under title 23 or chapter 53 for the project 
     shall serve as a joint lead agency with the Department for 
     purposes of preparing any environmental document under the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.) and may prepare any such environmental document 
     required in support of any action or approval by the 
     Secretary if the Federal lead agency furnishes guidance in 
     such preparation and independently evaluates such document 
     and the document is approved and adopted by the Secretary 
     prior to the Secretary taking any subsequent action or making 
     any approval based on such document, whether or not the 
     Secretary's action or approval results in Federal funding.
       ``(3) Ensuring compliance.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     the project sponsor complies with all design and mitigation 
     commitments made jointly by the Secretary and the project 
     sponsor in any environmental document prepared by the project 
     sponsor in accordance with this subsection and that such 
     document is appropriately supplemented if project changes 
     become necessary.
       ``(4) Adoption and use of documents.--Any environmental 
     document prepared in accordance with this subsection may be 
     adopted or used by any Federal agency making any approval to 
     the same extent that such Federal agency could adopt or use a 
     document prepared by another Federal agency.
       ``(b) Participating Agencies.--
       ``(1) In general.--The lead agency shall be responsible for 
     inviting and designating participating agencies in accordance 
     with this subsection.
       ``(2) Invitation.--The lead agency shall identify, as early 
     as practicable in the environmental review process for a 
     project, any other Federal and non-Federal agencies that may 
     have an interest in the project, and shall invite such 
     agencies to become participating agencies in the 
     environmental review process for the project. The invitation 
     shall set a deadline for responses to be submitted. The 
     deadline may be extended by the lead agency for good cause.
       ``(3) Federal participating agencies.--Any Federal agency 
     that is invited by the lead agency to participate in the 
     environmental review process for a project shall be 
     designated as a participating agency by the lead agency 
     unless the invited agency informs the lead agency, in 
     writing, by the deadline specified in the invitation that the 
     invited agency--
       ``(A) has no jurisdiction or authority with respect to the 
     project;
       ``(B) has no expertise or information relevant to the 
     project; and
       ``(C) does not intend to submit comments on the project.
       ``(4) Effect of designation.--Designation as a 
     participating agency under this subsection shall not imply 
     that the participating agency--
       ``(A) supports a proposed project; or
       ``(B) has any jurisdiction over, or special expertise with 
     respect to evaluation of, the project.
       ``(5) Cooperating agency.--A participating agency may also 
     be designated by a lead agency as a `cooperating agency' 
     under the regulations contained in part 1500 of title 40, 
     Code of Federal Regulations.
       ``(6) Designations for categories of projects.--The 
     Secretary may exercise the authorities granted under this 
     subsection for a project, class of projects, or program of 
     projects.
       ``(c) Project Initiation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The project sponsor shall initiate the 
     environmental review process for a project by submitting an 
     initiation notice to the Secretary.
       ``(2) Contents of notice.--The initiation notice shall 
     include, at a minimum, a brief description of the type of 
     work, termini, length, and general location of the proposed 
     project, together with a statement of any Federal approvals 
     anticipated to be needed for the project.
       ``(d) Purpose and Need.--
       ``(1) Participation.--As early as practicable during the 
     environmental review process, the lead agency shall provide 
     an opportunity for involvement by participating agencies and 
     the public in defining the purpose and need for a project.

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       ``(2) Definition.--Following participation under paragraph 
     (1), the lead agency shall define the project's purpose and 
     need for purposes of any document which the lead agency is 
     responsible for preparing for the project.
       ``(3) Objectives.--The statement of purpose and need shall 
     include a clear statement of the objectives that the proposed 
     action is intended to achieve, which may include--
       ``(A) achieving a transportation objective identified in an 
     applicable statewide or metropolitan transportation plan;
       ``(B) supporting land use, economic development, or growth 
     objectives established in applicable Federal, State, local, 
     or tribal plans; and
       ``(C) serving national defense, national security, or other 
     national objectives, as established in Federal laws, plans, 
     or policies.
       ``(e) Alternatives Analysis.--
       ``(1) Participation.--As early as practicable during the 
     environmental review process, the lead agency shall provide 
     an opportunity for involvement by participating agencies and 
     the public in determining the range of alternatives to be 
     considered for a project.
       ``(2) Range of alternatives.--Following participation under 
     paragraph (1), the lead agency shall determine the range of 
     alternatives for consideration in any document which the lead 
     agency is responsible for preparing for the project.
       ``(3) Methodologies.--The lead agency also shall determine, 
     in collaboration with participating agencies at appropriate 
     times during the study process, the methodologies to be used 
     and the level of detail required in the analysis of each 
     alternative for a project.
       ``(4) Preferred alternative.--At the discretion of the lead 
     agency, the preferred alternative for a project, after being 
     identified, may be developed to a higher level of detail than 
     other alternatives in order to facilitate the development of 
     mitigation measures or concurrent compliance with other 
     applicable laws if the lead agency determines that the 
     development of such higher level of detail will not prevent 
     the lead agency from making an impartial decision as to 
     whether to accept another alternative which is being 
     considered in the environmental review process.
       ``(f) Comment Deadlines.--The lead agency shall establish 
     the following deadlines for comment during the environmental 
     review process for a project:
       ``(1) For comments by agencies and the public on a draft 
     environmental impact statement, a period of no more than 60 
     days from the date of public availability of such document, 
     unless--
       ``(A) a different deadline is established by agreement of 
     the lead agency, the project sponsor, and all participating 
     agencies; or
       ``(B) the deadline is extended by the lead agency for good 
     cause.
       ``(2) For all other comment periods established by the lead 
     agency for agency or public comments in the environmental 
     review process, a period of no more than 30 days from 
     availability of the materials on which comment is requested, 
     unless--
       ``(A) a different deadline is established by agreement of 
     the lead agency, the project sponsor, and all participating 
     agencies; or
       ``(B) the deadline is extended by the lead agency for good 
     cause.
       ``(g) Issue Identification and Resolution.--
       ``(1) Cooperation.--The lead agency and the participating 
     agencies shall work cooperatively in accordance with this 
     section to identify and resolve issues that could delay 
     completion of the environmental review process or could 
     result in denial of any approvals required for the project 
     under applicable laws.
       ``(2) Lead agency responsibilities.--The lead agency shall 
     make information available to the participating agencies as 
     early as practicable in the environmental review process 
     regarding the environmental and socioeconomic resources 
     located within the project area and the general locations of 
     the alternatives under consideration. Such information may be 
     based on existing data sources, including geographic 
     information systems mapping.
       ``(3) Participating agency responsibilities.--Based on 
     information received from the lead agency, participating 
     agencies shall identify, as early as practicable, any issues 
     of concern regarding the project's potential environmental or 
     socioeconomic impacts. In this paragraph, issues of concern 
     include any issues that could substantially delay or prevent 
     an agency from granting a permit or other approval that is 
     needed for the project.
       ``(4) Issue resolution.--Whenever issues of concern are 
     identified or at any time upon request of a project sponsor, 
     the lead agency shall promptly convene a meeting with the 
     relevant participating agencies. If a resolution cannot be 
     achieved within 30 days following such a meeting and a 
     determination by the lead agency that all information 
     necessary to resolve the issue has been obtained, the lead 
     agency shall notify the heads of all Federal agencies 
     involved in the meeting and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and shall publish such notification in the 
     Federal Register.
       ``(h) Participation of State Agencies.--For any project 
     eligible for assistance under title 23 or chapter 53, a State 
     may require, under procedures established by State law, that 
     all State agencies that have jurisdiction by State or Federal 
     law over environmental-related issues that may be affected by 
     the project, or that are required to issue any environmental-
     related reviews, analyses, opinions, or determinations on 
     issuing any permits, licenses, or approvals for the project, 
     be subject to the coordinated environmental review process 
     established under this section unless the Secretary 
     determines that a State agency's participation would not be 
     in the public interest. A State participating in the review 
     process must require all State agencies with jurisdiction to 
     be subject to and comply with the review process to the same 
     extent as a Federal agency.
       ``(i) Assistance to Affected State and Federal Agencies.--
       ``(1) In general.--For a project that is subject to the 
     environmental review process established under this section 
     and for which funds are made available to a State under title 
     23 or chapter 53, the Secretary may approve a request by the 
     State to provide funds so made available to affected Federal 
     agencies (including the Department of Transportation), State 
     agencies, and Indian tribes participating in the 
     environmental review process for the project. Such funds may 
     be provided only to support activities that directly and 
     meaningfully contribute to expediting and improving 
     transportation project planning and delivery. Such activities 
     may include dedicated staffing, training of agency personnel, 
     information gathering and mapping, and development of 
     programmatic agreements. The Secretary may also use funds 
     made available under section 204 of title 23 for a project 
     for the purposes specified in this subsection with respect to 
     the environmental review process for the project.
       ``(2) Amounts.--Requests under paragraph (1) may be 
     approved only for the additional amounts that the Secretary 
     determines are necessary for the Federal agencies, State 
     agencies, or Indian tribes participating in the environmental 
     review process to meet the time limits for environmental 
     review.
       ``(3) Condition.--A request under paragraph (1) to expedite 
     time limits for environmental review may be approved only if 
     such time limits are less than the customary time necessary 
     for such review.''.
       (c) Existing Environmental Review Processes.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be deemed to affect any existing 
     environmental review process approved by the Secretary.

     SEC. 6003. POLICY ON HISTORIC SITES.

       (a) Title 49.--Section 303 of title 49, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Special Rules for Historic Sites.--
       ``(1) In general.--The requirements of this section are 
     deemed to be satisfied in any case in which the treatment of 
     a historic site has been agreed upon in accordance with 
     section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 
     U.S.C. 470f) and the agreement includes a determination that 
     the program or project will not have an adverse effect on the 
     historic site.
       ``(2) Limitation on applicability.--This subsection does 
     not apply in any case in which the Advisory Council on 
     Historic Preservation determines, concurrent with or prior to 
     the conclusion of section 106 consultation, that allowing 
     section 106 compliance to satisfy the requirements of this 
     section would be inconsistent with the objectives of the 
     National Historic Preservation Act. The Council shall make 
     such a determination if petitioned to do so by a section 106 
     consulting party, unless the Council affirmatively finds that 
     the views of the requesting party have been adequately 
     considered and that section 106 compliance will adequately 
     protect historic properties.
       ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(A) Section 106 consultation.--The term `section 106 
     consultation' means the consultation process required under 
     section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 
     U.S.C. 470f).
       ``(B) Adverse effect.--The term `adverse effect' means 
     altering, directly or indirectly, any of the characteristics 
     of a historic property that qualify the property for 
     inclusion in the National Register in a manner that would 
     diminish the integrity of the property's location, design, 
     setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, or association.''.
       (b) Title 23.--Section 138 of title 23, United States Code 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Policy.--'' before ``It is''; and
       (2) by striking ``In carrying'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Studies.--In carrying''; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) (as designated by 
     paragraph (1)) the following:
       ``(b) Special Rules for Historic Sites.--
       ``(1) In general.--The requirements of this section are 
     deemed to be satisfied in any case in which the treatment of 
     a historic site has been agreed upon in accordance with 
     section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 
     U.S.C. 470f) and the agreement includes a determination that 
     the program or project will not have an adverse effect on the 
     historic site.
       ``(2) Limitation on applicability.--This subsection does 
     not apply in any case in which the Advisory Council on 
     Historic Preservation determines, concurrent with or prior to 
     the conclusion of section 106 consultation, that allowing 
     section 106 compliance to satisfy the requirements of this 
     section would be inconsistent with the objectives of the 
     National Historic Preservation Act. The Council shall make 
     such a determination if petitioned to do so by a section 106 
     consulting party, unless the Council affirmatively finds that 
     the views of the requesting party have been adequately 
     considered and that section 106 compliance will adequately 
     protect historic properties.
       ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(A) Section 106 consultation.--The term `section 106 
     consultation' means the consultation process required under 
     section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 
     U.S.C. 470f).
       ``(B) Adverse effect.--The term `adverse effect' means 
     altering, directly or indirectly, any of the characteristics 
     of a historic property that qualify the property for 
     inclusion in the National Register in a manner that would 
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     the integrity of the property's location, design, setting, 
     materials, workmanship, feeling, or association.''.

     SEC. 6004. EXEMPTION OF INTERSTATE SYSTEM.

       Section 103(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Exemption of interstate system.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the Interstate System shall not be considered to be a 
     historic site under section 303 of title 49 or section 138 of 
     this title, regardless of whether the Interstate System or 
     portions of the Interstate System are listed on, or eligible 
     for listing on, the National Register of Historic Places.
       ``(B) Individual elements.--Subject to subparagraph (C), a 
     portion of the Interstate System that possesses an 
     independent feature of historic significance (such as a 
     historic bridge or a highly significant engineering feature) 
     that is listed on, or eligible for listing on, the National 
     Register of Historic Places, shall be considered to be a 
     historic site under section 303 of title 49 or section 138 of 
     this title, as applicable.
       ``(C) Construction, maintenance, restoration, and 
     rehabilitation activities.--Subparagraph (B) does not 
     prohibit a State from carrying out construction, maintenance, 
     restoration, or rehabilitation activities for a portion of 
     the Interstate System referred to in subparagraph (B) upon 
     compliance with section 303 of title 49 or section 138 of 
     this title, as applicable, and section 106 of the National 
     Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470f).''.

     SEC. 6005. INTERSTATE COMPACTS.

       Section 5213(d), as inserted by section 6001(a) of this 
     Act, is amended by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
     following:
       ``(2) Interstate compacts.--The consent of Congress is 
     granted to any 2 or more States--
       ``(A) to enter into agreements or compacts, not in conflict 
     with any law of the United States, for cooperative efforts 
     and mutual assistance in support of activities authorized 
     under this section as the activities pertain to interstate 
     areas and localities within the States; and
       ``(B) to establish such agencies, joint or otherwise, as 
     the States may determine desirable for making the agreements 
     and compacts effective.
       ``(3) Lake tahoe region.--
       ``(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `Lake Tahoe 
     region' has the meaning given the term `region' in 
     subdivision (a) of article II of the Tahoe Regional Planning 
     Compact, as set forth in the first section of Public Law 96-
     551 (94 Stat. 3234).
       ``(B) Transportation planning process.--The Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(i) establish with the Federal land management agencies 
     that have jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe region a 
     transportation planning process for the region; and
       ``(ii) coordinate the transportation planning process with 
     the planning process required of State and local governments 
     under this section and section 5214.
       ``(C) Interstate compact.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), notwithstanding 
     subsection (b), to carry out the transportation planning 
     process required by this section, the consent of Congress is 
     granted to the States of California and Nevada to designate a 
     metropolitan planning organization for the Lake Tahoe region, 
     by agreement between the Governors of the States of 
     California and Nevada and units of general purpose local 
     government that together represent at least 75 percent of the 
     affected population (including the central city or cities (as 
     defined by the Bureau of the Census)), or in accordance with 
     procedures established by applicable State or local law.
       ``(ii) Involvement of federal land management agencies.--

       ``(I) Representation.--The policy board of a metropolitan 
     planning organization designated under clause (i) shall 
     include a representative of each Federal land management 
     agency that has jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe 
     region.
       ``(II) Funding.--In addition to funds made available to the 
     metropolitan planning organization under other provisions of 
     title 23 and under chapter 53, not more than 1 percent of the 
     funds allocated under section 202 of title 23 may be used to 
     carry out the transportation planning process for the Lake 
     Tahoe region under this subparagraph.

       ``(D) Activities.--Highway projects included in 
     transportation plans developed under this paragraph--
       ``(i) shall be selected for funding in a manner that 
     facilitates the participation of the Federal land management 
     agencies that have jurisdiction over land in the Lake Tahoe 
     region; and
       ``(ii) may, in accordance with chapter 2 of title 23, be 
     funded using funds allocated under section 202 of title 23.
       ``(4) Reservation of rights.--The right to alter, amend or 
     repeal interstate compacts entered into under this subsection 
     is expressly reserved.''.

     SEC. 6006. DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PLAN.

       Section 5213(g), as inserted by section 6001(a) of this 
     Act, is amended by inserting before paragraph (2) the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Each metropolitan planning organization 
     shall prepare, and update periodically, according to a 
     schedule that the Secretary determines to be appropriate, a 
     transportation plan for its metropolitan planning area in 
     accordance with the requirements of this subsection. The 
     metropolitan planning organization shall prepare and update 
     such plan every 4 years (or more frequently, if the 
     metropolitan planning organization elects to update more 
     frequently) in the case of each of the following:
       ``(A) Any area designated as nonattainment, as defined in 
     section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)).
       ``(B) Any area that was nonattainment and subsequently 
     designated to attainment in accordance with section 107(d)(3) 
     of that Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)(3)) and that is subject to a 
     maintenance plan under section 175A of that Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7505a).

     In the case of any other area required to have a 
     transportation plan in accordance with the requirements of 
     this subsection, the metropolitan planning organization shall 
     prepare and update such plan every 4 years unless the 
     metropolitan planning organization elects to update more 
     frequently.''.

     SEC. 6007. INTERSTATE AGREEMENTS.

       Section 5214, as inserted by section 6001(a) of this Act, 
     is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Interstate Agreements.--
       ``(1) In general.--The consent of Congress is granted to 2 
     or more States entering into agreements or compacts, not in 
     conflict with any law of the United States, for cooperative 
     efforts and mutual assistance in support of activities 
     authorized under this section related to interstate areas and 
     localities in the States and establishing authorities the 
     States consider desirable for making the agreements and 
     compacts effective.
       ``(2) Reservation of rights.--The right to alter, amend or 
     repeal interstate compacts entered into under this subsection 
     is expressly reserved.''.

     SEC. 6008. REGULATIONS RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION PLANNING.

       Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations that are 
     consistent with the provisions of subchapter B of chapter 52 
     of title 49, United States Code, that relate to the Clean Air 
     Act.

     SEC. 6009. SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO PROJECT DEVELOPMENT 
                   PROCEDURES.

       Section 5252 of title 49, United States Code, as inserted 
     by section 6001(a) of this Act, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(j) Judicial Review and Savings Clause.--
       ``(1) Judicial review.--Except as set forth under 
     subsection (k), nothing in this section shall affect the 
     reviewability of any final Federal agency action in a court 
     of the United States.
       ``(2) Savings clause.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as superseding, amending, or modifying the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or 
     any other Federal environmental statute or affect the 
     responsibility of any Federal officer to comply with or 
     enforce any such statute.
       ``(3) Limitations.--Nothing in this section shall preempt 
     or interfere with--
       ``(A) any practice of seeking, considering, or responding 
     to public comment; or
       ``(B) any power, jurisdiction, responsibility, or authority 
     that a Federal, State, or local government agency, 
     metropolitan planning organization, Indian tribe, or project 
     sponsor has with respect to carrying out a project or any 
     other provisions of law applicable to projects, plans, or 
     programs.
       ``(k) Limitations on Claims.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a claim arising under Federal law seeking judicial 
     review of a permit, license, or approval issued by a Federal 
     agency for a highway or public transportation capital project 
     shall be barred unless it is filed within 90 days after the 
     permit, license, or approval is final pursuant to the law 
     under which the agency action is taken, unless a shorter time 
     is specified in the Federal law pursuant to which judicial 
     review is allowed. Nothing in this subsection shall create a 
     right to judicial review or place any limit on filing a claim 
     that a person has violated the terms of a permit, license, or 
     approval.
       ``(2) New information.--The Secretary shall consider new 
     information received after the close of a comment period if 
     the information satisfies the requirements for a supplemental 
     environmental impact statement under section 771.130 of title 
     23, Code of Federal Regulations. The preparation of a 
     supplemental environmental impact statement when required 
     shall be considered a separate final agency action and the 
     deadline for filing a claim for judicial review of such 
     action shall be 90 days after the date of such action.''.

             TITLE VII--HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION

     SEC. 7001. AMENDMENT OF TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

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

     SEC. 7002. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds with respect to hazardous 
     materials transportation that--
       (1) approximately 4,000,000,000 tons of regulated hazardous 
     materials are transported each year and approximately 
     1,200,000 movements of hazardous materials occur each day, 
     according to Department of Transportation estimates;
       (2) the movement of hazardous materials in commerce is 
     necessary to maintain economic vitality and meet consumer 
     demands and must be conducted in a safe and efficient manner;
       (3) accidents involving, or unauthorized access to, 
     hazardous materials in transportation may result in a release 
     of such materials and pose a serious threat to public health 
     and safety;
       (4) many States and localities have enacted laws and 
     regulations that vary from Federal laws and regulations 
     pertaining to the transportation of hazardous materials, 
     thereby creating the potential for unreasonable hazards in 
     other jurisdictions and confounding shippers and carriers 
     that attempt to comply with multiple regulatory requirements;

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       (5) because of the potential risks to life, property, and 
     the environment posed by unintentional releases of hazardous 
     materials, consistency in laws and regulations governing the 
     transportation of hazardous materials is necessary and 
     desirable;
       (6) in order to achieve greater uniformity and to promote 
     the public health, welfare, and safety at all levels, Federal 
     standards for regulating the transportation of hazardous 
     materials in intrastate, interstate, and foreign commerce are 
     necessary and desirable; and
       (7) in order to provide reasonable, adequate, and cost-
     effective protection from the risks posed by the 
     transportation of hazardous materials, a network of well-
     trained State and local emergency response personnel and 
     hazmat employees is essential.
       (b) Purpose.--The text of section 5101 is amended to read 
     as follows: ``The purpose of this chapter is to protect 
     against the risks to life, property, and the environment that 
     are inherent in the transportation of hazardous material in 
     intrastate, interstate, and foreign commerce.''.

     SEC. 7003. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 5102 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(C) on a United States registered aircraft.'';
       (2) in paragraph (8) by striking ``national response team'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``National Response 
     Team'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) as 
     paragraphs (12), (13), and (14), respectively; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
       ``(11) `Secretary' means the Secretary of 
     Transportation.''.

     SEC. 7004. GENERAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY.

       (a) Technical Amendments.--Section 5103(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``etiologic agent,'' and inserting 
     ``infectious substance,''; and
       (2) by striking ``poison,'' and inserting ``toxic,''.
       (b) Regulations for Safe Transportation.--Section 
     5103(b)(1)(A) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i) by striking ``transporting'' and 
     inserting ``that transports'';
       (2) in clause (ii)--
       (A) by striking ``causing'' and inserting ``that causes''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``or'' at the end; and
       (3) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:
       ``(iii) that designs, manufactures, fabricates, inspects, 
     marks, maintains, reconditions, repairs, or tests a package 
     or container that is represented, marked, certified, or sold 
     by that person as qualified for use in transporting hazardous 
     material in commerce;
       ``(iv) that prepares or accepts hazardous material for 
     transportation in commerce;
       ``(v) that is responsible for the safety of transporting 
     hazardous material in commerce;
       ``(vi) that certifies compliance with any requirement of 
     this chapter; or
       ``(vii) that misrepresents whether the person is engaged in 
     any of the activities described in this subparagraph; and''.
       (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 5103(b) is amended--
       (1) by moving subparagraph (C) from the end of paragraph 
     (1) and inserting it after paragraph (2);
       (2) by redesignating such subparagraph as paragraph (3); 
     and
       (3) by moving such paragraph (3) 2 ems to the left.

     SEC. 7005. CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS.

       Section 5103a(c) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``this subsection'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Standards.--The Secretary shall prescribe by 
     regulation uniform standards (including standards used to 
     disqualify applicants) governing--
       ``(A) the collection by States of background information 
     authorized by paragraph (1);
       ``(B) the collection, transmission, and review of 
     background information; and
       ``(C) the notification of an applicant of the results of 
     the background check.
       ``(4) Fees.--A State may impose and collect an appropriate 
     fee to carry out paragraph (1) consistent with section 
     5125(f).
       ``(5) Operators registered in mexico and canada.--No 
     operator of a commercial motor vehicle (as defined in section 
     31101) licensed in Mexico or Canada may operate in the United 
     States a commercial motor vehicle transporting hazardous 
     material until the operator has undergone a background 
     records check similar to the background records check 
     required of operators of commercial motor vehicles licensed 
     in the United States to transport hazardous materials.''.

     SEC. 7006. REPRESENTATION AND TAMPERING.

       (a) Representation.--Section 5104(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``A person'' and inserting ``No person'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``only if'' and all that 
     follows through ``meets'' and inserting ``if it does not 
     conform to''; and
       (3) in paragraph (2) by striking ``only if'' and inserting 
     ``unless''.
       (b) Tampering.--Section 5104(b) is amended by striking ``A 
     person may not'' and inserting ``No person may''.

     SEC. 7007. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Elimination of Completed Study.--Section 5105 is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).
       (b) Classification of Explosives.--Section 5108(a)(1)(B) is 
     amended by striking ``class A or B'' and inserting ``Division 
     1.1, 1.2, or 1.3''.

     SEC. 7008. TRAINING OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.

       Section 5107 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (g) and (h), respectively;
       (2) in subsection (g)(2) (as so redesignated) by striking 
     ``sections 5106, 5108(a)-(g)(1) and (h), and 5109 of this 
     title'' and inserting ``section 5106''; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) Training of Certain Employees.--The Secretary shall 
     ensure that maintenance-of-way employees and railroad 
     signalmen receive general awareness/familiarization training 
     and safety training pursuant to section 172.704 of title 49, 
     Code of Federal Regulations.''.

     SEC. 7009. REGISTRATION.

       (a) Persons Required to File.--Section 5108(a) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking ``manufacturing, 
     fabricating, marking, maintaining, reconditioning, repairing, 
     or testing'' and inserting ``designing, manufacturing, 
     fabricating, inspecting, marking, maintaining, 
     reconditioning, repairing, or testing''; and
       (2) by aligning the left margin of paragraph (4) with the 
     left margin of paragraph (3).
       (b) Filing Schedule.--Section 5108(c) is amended--
       (1) by striking the subsection heading and 
     inserting``Filing Schedule''; and
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``must file the first'' and inserting 
     ``shall file that'';
       (B) by striking ``not later than March 31, 1992'' and 
     inserting ``in accordance with regulations issued by the 
     Secretary''; and
       (C) by striking the second sentence.
       (c) Fees.--Section 5108(g) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``may'' and inserting 
     ``shall'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``$5,000'' and 
     inserting ``$3,000''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Fees on exempt persons.--Notwithstanding subsection 
     (a)(4), the Secretary shall impose and collect a fee of $25 
     from a person who is required to register under this section 
     but who is otherwise exempted by the Secretary from paying 
     any fee under this section. The fee shall be used to pay the 
     cost of the Secretary in processing registration statements 
     filed by such persons.''.
       (d) Relationship to Other Laws.--Section 5108(i)(2)(B) is 
     amended by inserting ``, Indian tribe,'' after ``State'' the 
     first place it appears.
       (e) Hazmat Registration Notification.--As soon as 
     practicable, the Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety 
     Administrator of the Department of Transportation shall 
     transmit to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 
     hazardous material registrant information obtained before, 
     on, or after the date of enactment of this Act under section 
     5108 of title 49, United States Code, together with any 
     Department of Transportation identification number for each 
     registrant.

     SEC. 7010. PROVIDING SHIPPING PAPERS.

       Section 5110 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``under subsection (b) of 
     this section'' and inserting ``by regulation''; and
       (2) in subsection (e) by striking ``1 year'' and inserting 
     ``2 years after the date of preparation of the shipping 
     paper''.

     SEC. 7011. RAIL TANK CARS.

       Section 5111, and the item relating to such section in the 
     analysis for chapter 51, are repealed.

     SEC. 7012. UNSATISFACTORY SAFETY RATING.

       The text of section 5113 is amended to read as follows: ``A 
     person who violates section 31144(c)(3) shall be subject to 
     the penalties in sections 5123 and 5124.''.

     SEC. 7013. TRAINING CURRICULUM FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR.

       (a) Requirements.--Section 5115(b)(1)(C) is amended by 
     striking ``under other United States Government grant 
     programs, including those'' and inserting ``with Federal 
     financial assistance, including programs''.
       (b) Training on Complying With Legal Requirements.--Section 
     5115(c)(3) is amended by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``and such other voluntary consensus 
     standard-setting organizations as the Secretary determines 
     appropriate''.
       (c) Distribution and Publication.--Section 5115(d) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
     ``national response team'' and inserting ``National Response 
     Team'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency'' and inserting ``Secretary''; 
     and
       (3) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``and distribute'' after ``publish''; and
       (B) by striking ``programs that uses'' and all that follows 
     before the period at the end and inserting ``programs and 
     courses developed under this section''.

     SEC. 7014. PLANNING AND TRAINING GRANTS, MONITORING, AND 
                   REVIEW.

       (a) Factors to Consider in Determining Needs.--Section 
     5116(b)(4) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E) the report submitted by the State to the Secretary 
     under section 5125(f)(2); and''.
       (b) Compliance With Certain Law.--Section 5116(c) is 
     amended--

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       (1) by inserting ``or Indian tribe'' after ``a State'';
       (2) by inserting ``or Indian tribe'' after ``the State'' 
     the first place it appears; and
       (3) by inserting ``(1) the State or Indian tribe is 
     complying with all applicable requirements of this chapter 
     (including section 5125(f)), and (2) in the case of a 
     State,'' after ``certifies that''.
       (c) Government's Share of Costs.--Section 5116(e) is 
     amended by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``Amounts received by the State or tribe under 
     subsections (a)(1) and (b)(1) are not part of the non-
     Government share under this subsection.''.
       (d) Monitoring and Technical Assistance.--Section 5116(f) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``Secretaries of Transportation and 
     Energy,'' and inserting ``Secretary of Energy, Director of 
     the Federal Emergency Management Agency,''; and
       (B) by striking ``Director of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency shall'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     Transportation shall''; and
       (2) in the second sentence--
       (A) by striking ``the Secretaries, Administrator, and 
     Directors each shall'' and inserting ``the Secretary shall''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``national response team'' and inserting 
     ``National Response Team''.
       (e) Delegation of Authority.--Section 5116(g) is amended by 
     striking ``Government grant programs'' and inserting 
     ``Federal financial assistance''.
       (f) Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund.--
     Section 5116(i) is amended--
       (1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting 
     ``Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund.--'';
       (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (A) by inserting ``, to be known as the `Hazardous 
     Materials Emergency Preparedness Fund','' after ``account in 
     the Treasury''; and
       (B) by striking ``section 5108(g)(2)(A) of this title'' and 
     all that follows before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence and inserting ``this chapter'';
       (3) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (4) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) to publish and distribute the Emergency Response 
     Guidebook; and''.
       (g) Reports.--In section 5116(k)--
       (1) by striking the first sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``The Secretary shall submit to Congress and make 
     available to the public annually a report on the allocation 
     and uses of planning grants under subsection (a), training 
     grants under subsection (b), and grants under subsection (j) 
     and under section 5107.''; and
       (2) in the second sentence by striking ``Such report'' and 
     inserting ``The report''.

     SEC. 7015. SPECIAL PERMITS AND EXCLUSIONS.

       (a) Section Heading.--
       (1) In general.--Section 5117 is amended by striking the 
     section number and heading and inserting the following:

     ``Sec. 5117. Special permits and exclusions''.

       (2) Conforming amendment.--The item relating to section 
     5117 in the analysis for chapter 51 is amended to read as 
     follows:

``5117. Special permits and exclusions.''.

       (b) Subsection Heading.--The heading for subsection (a) of 
     section 5117 is amended by striking ``Exempt'' and inserting 
     ``Issue Special Permits''.
       (c) Authority to Issue Special Permits.--Section 5117(a)(1) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``an exemption'' and inserting ``, modify, 
     or terminate a special permit authorizing a variance''; and
       (2) by striking ``transporting, or causing to be 
     transported, hazardous material'' and inserting ``performing 
     a function regulated by the Secretary under section 
     5103(b)(1)''.
       (d) Period of Special Permit.--Section 5117(a)(2) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) A special permit issued under this section shall be 
     effective for an initial period of not more than 2 years and 
     may be renewed by the Secretary upon application for an 
     additional period of not more than 4 years or, in the case of 
     a special permit relating to section 5112, for an additional 
     period of not more than 2 years.''.
       (e) Applications.--Sections 5117(b) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``an exemption'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``a special permit''; and
       (2) by striking ``the exemption'' and inserting ``the 
     special permit''.
       (f) Dealing With Applications Promptly.--Section 5117(c) is 
     amended by striking ``the exemption'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``the special permit''.
       (g) Limitation on Authority.--Section 5117(e) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``an exemption'' and inserting ``a special 
     permit''; and
       (2) by striking ``be exempt'' and inserting ``be granted a 
     variance''.

     SEC. 7016. UNIFORM FORMS AND PROCEDURES.

       Section 5119 is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5119. Uniform forms and procedures

       ``(a) Establishment of Working Group.--The Secretary shall 
     establish a working group of State and local government 
     officials, including representatives of the National 
     Governors' Association, the National Association of Counties, 
     the National League of Cities, the United States Conference 
     of Mayors, the National Conference of State Legislatures, and 
     the Alliance for Uniform Hazmat Transportation Procedures.
       ``(b) Purpose of Working Group.--The purpose of the working 
     group shall be to establish uniform forms and procedures for 
     a State to register, and to issue permits to, persons that 
     transport, or cause to be transported, hazardous material by 
     motor vehicle in the State.
       ``(c) Limitation on Working Group.--The working group may 
     not propose to define or limit the amount of a fee a State 
     may impose or collect.
       ``(d) Procedure.--The Secretary shall develop a procedure 
     by which the working group shall harmonize existing State 
     registration and permit laws and regulations relating to the 
     transportation of hazardous materials, with special attention 
     paid to each State's unique safety concerns and interest in 
     maintaining strong hazmat safety standards.
       ``(e) Report of Working Group.--Not later than 18 months 
     after the date of enactment of this subsection, the working 
     group shall transmit to the Secretary a report containing 
     recommendations for establishing uniform forms and procedures 
     described in subsection (b).
       ``(f) Regulations.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue 
     regulations to carry out such recommendations of the working 
     group as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       ``(g) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed as prohibiting a State from 
     voluntarily participating in a program of uniform forms and 
     procedures until such time as the Secretary issues 
     regulations under subsection (f).''.

     SEC. 7017. INTERNATIONAL UNIFORMITY OF STANDARDS AND 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Consultation.--Section 5120(b) is amended by inserting 
     ``and requirements'' after ``standards''.
       (b) Differences With International Standards and 
     Requirements.--Section 5120(c) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``or requirement'' after 
     ``standard'' each place it appears; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``standard or'' before ``requirement'' 
     each place it appears; and
       (B) by striking ``included in a standard''.

     SEC. 7018. ADMINISTRATIVE.

       (a) General Authority.--Section 5121(a) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by inserting ``conduct tests,'' 
     after ``investigate,'';
       (2) in the second sentence by striking ``After'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), 
     after''; and
       (3) by striking ``regulation prescribed'' and inserting 
     ``regulation, order, special permit, or approval issued''.
       (b) Records, Reports, and Information.--Section 5121(b) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``and property'' after 
     ``records''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by inserting ``property,'' after ``records,'';
       (B) by inserting ``for inspection'' after ``available''; 
     and
       (C) by striking ``requests'' and inserting ``undertakes an 
     investigation or makes a request''.
       (c) Enhanced Authority to Discover Hidden Shipments of 
     Hazardous Material.--Section 5121(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Inspections and Investigations.--
       ``(1) In general.--A designated officer, employee, or agent 
     of the Secretary--
       ``(A) may inspect and investigate, at a reasonable time and 
     in a reasonable manner, records and property relating to a 
     function described in section 5103(b)(1);
       ``(B) except in the case of packaging immediately adjacent 
     to its hazardous material contents, may gain access to, open, 
     and examine a package offered for, or in, transportation when 
     the officer, employee, or agent has an objectively reasonable 
     and articulable belief that the package may contain a 
     hazardous material;
       ``(C) may remove from transportation a package or related 
     packages in a shipment offered for or in transportation for 
     which--
       ``(i) such officer, employee, or agent has an objectively 
     reasonable and articulable belief that the package may pose 
     an imminent hazard; and
       ``(ii) such officer, employee, or agent contemporaneously 
     documents such belief in accordance with procedures set forth 
     in guidance or regulations prescribed under subsection (e);
       ``(D) may gather information from the offeror, carrier, 
     packaging manufacturer or retester, or other person 
     responsible for the package, to ascertain the nature and 
     hazards of the contents of the package;
       ``(E) as necessary, under terms and conditions specified by 
     the Secretary, may order the offeror, carrier, packaging 
     manufacturer or retester, or other person responsible for the 
     package to have the package transported to, opened, and the 
     contents examined and analyzed, at a facility appropriate for 
     the conduct of such examination and analysis; and
       ``(F) when safety might otherwise be compromised, may 
     authorize properly qualified personnel to assist in the 
     activities conducted under this subsection.
       ``(2) Display of credentials.--An officer, employee, or 
     agent acting under this subsection shall display proper 
     credentials when requested.
       ``(3) Safe resumption of transportation.--In instances 
     when, as a result of an inspection or investigation under 
     this subsection, an imminent hazard is not found to exist, 
     the Secretary, in accordance with procedures set forth in 
     regulations prescribed under subsection (e), shall assist--
       ``(A) in the safe resumption of transportation of the 
     package concerned; or
       ``(B) in any case in which the hazardous material being 
     transported is perishable, in the safe and expeditious 
     resumption of transportation of the perishable hazardous 
     material.''.
       (d) Emergency Authority for Hazardous Material 
     Transportation.--Section 5121 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively; and

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       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Emergency Orders.--
       ``(1) In general.--If, upon inspection, investigation, 
     testing, or research, the Secretary determines that either a 
     violation of a provision of this chapter or a regulation 
     issued under this chapter, or an unsafe condition or 
     practice, constitutes or is causing an imminent hazard, the 
     Secretary may issue an emergency order, without notice or the 
     opportunity for a hearing, but only to the extent necessary 
     to abate the imminent hazard.
       ``(2) Written orders.--An emergency order issued under 
     paragraph (1) shall be in writing, describe the violation, 
     condition, or practice that is causing the imminent hazard, 
     and state the restrictions, prohibitions, recalls, or out-of-
     service orders issued. The emergency order also shall 
     describe the standards and procedures for obtaining relief 
     from the order.
       ``(3) Opportunity for review.--After issuing an emergency 
     order under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide an 
     opportunity for review of the order under section 554 of 
     title 5 if a petition for review is filed within 20 calendar 
     days after the date of issuance of the order.
       ``(4) Expiration of effectiveness of emergency order.--If a 
     petition for review is filed for an order and the review is 
     not completed by the end of the 30-day period beginning on 
     the date the petition was filed, the order shall cease to be 
     effective at the end of that period unless the Secretary 
     determines in writing that the emergency situation still 
     exists.
       ``(e) Regulations.--
       ``(1) Temporary regulations.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the date of enactment of the Transportation Equity Act: A 
     Legacy for Users, the Secretary shall issue temporary 
     regulations to carry out subsections (c) and (d). The 
     temporary regulations shall expire on the date of issuance of 
     the regulations under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Final regulations.--Not later than 1 year after such 
     date of enactment, the Secretary shall issue regulations to 
     carry out subsections (c) and (d) in accordance with 
     subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5.''.
       (e) Report.--Section 5121(g) (as redesignated by subsection 
     (d)(1) of this section) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
     ``submit to the President for transmittal to the Congress'' 
     and inserting ``transmit to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4) by inserting ``relating to a function 
     regulated by the Secretary under section 5103(b)(1)'' after 
     ``activities''.
       (f) Repeal of Obsolete Provision.--Section 5118, and the 
     item relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 51, 
     are repealed.

     SEC. 7019. ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) General.--Section 5122(a) is amended by striking the 
     second sentence and inserting ``The court may award 
     appropriate relief, including a temporary or permanent 
     injunction, punitive damages, and assessment of civil 
     penalties considering the same penalty amounts and factors as 
     prescribed for the Secretary in an administrative case under 
     section 5123.''.
       (b) Imminent Hazards.--Section 5122(b)(1)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``or ameliorate the'' and inserting ``or mitigate 
     the''.

     SEC. 7020. CIVIL PENALTY.

       (a) Penalty.--Section 5123(a) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``regulation prescribed or order issued'' 
     and inserting ``regulation, order, special permit, or 
     approval issued''; and
       (B) by striking ``$25,000'' and inserting ``$50,000'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) If the Secretary finds that a violation under 
     paragraph (1) results in death, serious illness, or severe 
     injury to any person or substantial destruction of property, 
     the Secretary may increase the amount of the civil penalty 
     for such violation to not more than $100,000.''.
       (b) Hearing Requirement.--Section 5123(b) is amended by 
     striking ``regulation prescribed'' and inserting 
     ``regulation, order, special permit, or approval issued''.
       (c) Civil Actions to Collect.--Section 5123(d) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following: ``In such action, the 
     validity, amount, and appropriateness of the civil penalty 
     shall not be subject to review.''.
       (d) Compromise.--Section 5123(e) is amended by striking 
     ``before referral to the Attorney General''.

     SEC. 7021. CRIMINAL PENALTY.

       Section 5124 is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5124. Criminal penalty

       ``(a) In General.--A person knowingly violating section 
     5104(b) or willfully or recklessly violating this chapter or 
     a regulation, order, special permit, or approval issued under 
     this chapter shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for 
     not more than 5 years, or both; except that the maximum 
     amount of imprisonment shall be 10 years in any case in which 
     the violation involves the release of a hazardous material 
     that results in death or bodily injury to any person.
       ``(b) Knowing Violations.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) a person acts knowingly when--
       ``(A) the person has actual knowledge of the facts giving 
     rise to the violation; or
       ``(B) a reasonable person acting in the circumstances and 
     exercising reasonable care would have that knowledge; and
       ``(2) knowledge of the existence of a statutory provision, 
     or a regulation or a requirement required by the Secretary, 
     is not an element of an offense under this section.
       ``(c) Willful Violations.--For purposes of this section, a 
     person acts willfully when--
       ``(1) the person has knowledge of the facts giving rise to 
     the violation; and
       ``(2) the person has knowledge that the conduct was 
     unlawful.
       ``(d) Reckless Violations.--For purposes of this section, a 
     person acts recklessly when the person displays a deliberate 
     indifference or conscious disregard to the consequences of 
     that person's conduct.''.

     SEC. 7022. PREEMPTION.

       (a) Dual Compliance and Obstacle Tests.--Section 5125(a) is 
     amended by striking the subsection heading and inserting 
     ``Dual Compliance and Obstacle Tests.--''.
       (b) Substantive Differences.--The second sentence of 
     section 5125(b)(2) is amended by striking ``after November 
     16, 1990''.
       (c) Decisions on Preemption.--The third sentence of section 
     5125(d)(1) is amended by inserting ``and publish in the 
     Federal Register'' after ``issue''.
       (d) Independent Application of Each Standard.--Section 5125 
     is amended by inserting after subsection (f), as redesignated 
     by section 7024(a)(2) of this Act, the following:
       ``(g) Independent Application of Each Standard.--
     Subsections (b), (c)(1), (d), and (g) are independent in 
     their application to a requirement of any State, political 
     subdivision of a State, or Indian tribe and shall be reviewed 
     independently.''.

     SEC. 7023. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

       Section 5126(a) is amended by striking ``must comply'' and 
     inserting ``shall comply''.

     SEC. 7024. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 5125 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (f);
       (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f); and
       (3) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated) by moving 
     paragraph (2) (including subparagraphs (A) through (D)) 2 ems 
     to the left.
       (b) Judicial Review.--Chapter 51 is amended by 
     redesignating section 5127 as section 5128 and by inserting 
     after section 5126 the following:

     ``Sec. 5127. Judicial review

       ``(a) Filing and Venue.--Except as provided in section 
     20114(c), a person adversely affected or aggrieved by a final 
     action of the Secretary under this chapter may petition for 
     review of the final action in the United States Court of 
     Appeals for the District of Columbia or in the court of 
     appeals for the United States for the circuit in which the 
     person resides or has its principal place of business. The 
     petition must be filed not more than 60 days after the 
     Secretary's action becomes final.
       ``(b) Judicial Procedures.--When a petition is filed under 
     subsection (a), the clerk of the court immediately shall send 
     a copy of the petition to the Secretary. The Secretary shall 
     file with the court a record of any proceeding in which the 
     final action was issued, as provided in section 2112 of title 
     28.
       ``(c) Authority of Court.--The court has exclusive 
     jurisdiction, as provided in subchapter II of chapter 5 of 
     title 5, to affirm or set aside any part of the Secretary's 
     final action and may order the Secretary to conduct further 
     proceedings. Findings of fact by the Secretary, if supported 
     by substantial evidence, are conclusive.
       ``(d) Requirement for Prior Objection.--In reviewing a 
     final action under this section, the court may consider an 
     objection to a final action of the Secretary only if the 
     objection was made in the course of a proceeding or review 
     conducted by the Secretary or if there was a reasonable 
     ground for not making the objection in the proceeding.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 51 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 5127 and 
     inserting the following:

``5127. Judicial review.
``5128. Authorization of appropriations.''.

     SEC. 7025. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 5128 (as redesignated by section 7024) is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5128. Authorizations of appropriations

       ``(a) In General.--In order to carry out this chapter 
     (except sections 5107(e), 5108(g)(2), 5113, 5115, 5116, and 
     5119), the following amounts are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary:
       ``(1) For fiscal year 2005, $27,000,000.
       ``(2) For fiscal year 2006, $29,000,000.
       ``(3) For fiscal year 2007, $30,000,000.
       ``(b) Emergency Preparedness Fund.--There shall be 
     available to the Secretary, from the account established 
     pursuant to section 5116(i), for each of fiscal years 2005 
     through 2007 the following:
       ``(1) To carry out section 5115, $200,000.
       ``(2) To carry out section 5116(a), $8,000,000.
       ``(3) To carry out section 5116(b), $13,800,000.
       ``(4) To carry out section 5116(f), $150,000.
       ``(5) To publish and distribute the Emergency Response 
     Guidebook under section 5116(i)(3), $500,000.
       ``(6) To pay administrative expenses in accordance with 
     section 5116(i)(4), $150,000.
       ``(7) To carry out section 5116(j), $1,000,000.
       ``(c) Training of Hazmat Employee Instructors.--There shall 
     be available to the Secretary, from the account established 
     pursuant to section 5116(i), to carry out section 5107(e) 
     $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2007.
       ``(d) Uniform Forms and Procedures.--There is authorized to 
     be appropriated to the Secretary for making grants to States 
     participating in the working group established under section 
     5119 $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2005 and 2006.
       ``(e) Issuance of Hazmat Licenses.--There are authorized to 
     be appropriated for the Department of Transportation such 
     amounts as may be necessary to carry out section 5103a.

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       ``(f) Credits to Appropriations.--The Secretary may credit 
     to any appropriation to carry out this chapter an amount 
     received from a State, Indian tribe, or other public 
     authority or private entity for expenses the Secretary incurs 
     in providing training to the State, authority, or entity.
       ``(g) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts made available by 
     or under this section remain available until expended.''.

     SEC. 7026. DETERMINING AMOUNT OF UNDECLARED SHIPMENTS OF 
                   HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ENTERING THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study 
     to propose methods of determining the amount of undeclared 
     shipments of hazardous materials (as defined in section 5101 
     of title 49, United States Code) entering the United States.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the 
     results of the study.

     SEC. 7027. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       Chapter 51 is amended by striking ``Secretary of 
     Transportation'' each place it appears (other than the second 
     place it appears in section 5108(g)(2)(C), the first place it 
     appears in section 5115(a), and in sections 5116(g), 5116(i), 
     and 5120(a)) and inserting ``Secretary''.
       Strike title VIII of the bill and insert the following:
      TITLE VIII--TRANSPORTATION DISCRETIONARY SPENDING GUARANTEE

     SEC. 8101. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS FOR THE HIGHWAY AND 
                   MASS TRANSIT CATEGORIES.

       (a) Limits.--(1) Redesignate paragraphs (2) through (9) of 
     section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 as paragraphs (7) through (14), 
     respectively, and strike paragraph (1) of such section 251(c) 
     and insert the following new paragraphs:
       ``(1) with respect to fiscal year 2004--
       ``(A) for the highway category: $28,052,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(B) for the mass transit category: $1,436,000,000 in new 
     budget authority and $6,271,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(2) with respect to fiscal year 2005--
       ``(A) for the highway category: $34,215,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(B) for the mass transit category: $1,531,670,000 in new 
     budget authority and $6,844,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(3) with respect to fiscal year 2006--
       ``(A) for the highway category: $36,814,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(B) for the mass transit category: $1,706,670,000 in new 
     budget authority and $5,978,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(4) with respect to fiscal year 2007--
       ``(A) for the highway category: $38,428,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(B) for the mass transit category: $1,823,220,000 in new 
     budget authority and $7,456,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(5) with respect to fiscal year 2008--
       ``(A) for the highway category: $39,815,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(B) for the mass transit category: $1,931,785,000 in new 
     budget authority and $8,263,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(6) with respect to fiscal year 2009--
       ``(A) for the highway category: $40,880,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(B) for the mass transit category: $2,062,755,000 in new 
     budget authority and $8,817,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(b) Definitions.--Section 250(c)(4) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       ``(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the Transportation 
     Equity Act for the 21st Century and all that follows through 
     the colon and inserting: ``the Transportation Equity Act: A 
     Legacy for Users:''; and
       ``(2) in subparagraph (C), by--
       ``(A) inserting `(and successor accounts)' after `budget 
     accounts'; and
       ``(B) striking `the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century' and all that follows thereafter through the colon 
     and inserting `the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
     Users or for which appropriations are provided pursuant to 
     authorizations contained in that Act:'; and''

     SEC. 8102. ADJUSTMENTS TO ALIGN HIGHWAY SPENDING WITH 
                   REVENUES.

       Subparagraphs (B) through (E) of section 251(b)(1) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) Adjustment to align highway spending with revenues.--
     (i) When the President submits the budget under section 1105 
     of title 31, United States Code, OMB shall calculate and the 
     budget shall make adjustments to the highway category for the 
     budget year and each outyear as provided in clause 
     (ii)(I)(cc).
       ``(ii)(I)(aa) OMB shall take the actual level of highway 
     receipts for the year before the current year and subtract 
     the sum of the estimated level of highway receipts in 
     subclause (II) plus any amount previously calculated under 
     item (bb) for that year.
       ``(bb) OMB shall take the current estimate of highway 
     receipts for the current year and subtract the estimated 
     level of receipts for that year.
       ``(cc) OMB shall add one-half of the sum of the amount 
     calculated under items (aa) and (bb) to the obligation 
     limitations set forth in the section 8103 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users and, using 
     current estimates, calculate the outlay change resulting from 
     the change in obligations for the budget year and the first 
     outyear and the outlays flowing therefrom through subsequent 
     fiscal years. After making the calculations under the 
     preceding sentence, OMB shall adjust the amount of 
     obligations set forth in that section for the budget year and 
     the first outyear by adding one-half of the sum of the amount 
     calculated under items (aa) and (bb) to each such year.
       ``(II) The estimated level of highway receipts for the 
     purposes of this clause are--
       ``(aa) for fiscal year 2004, $29,172,000,000;
       ``(bb) for fiscal year 2005, $33,898,000,000;
       ``(cc) for fiscal year 2006, $35,393,000,000;
       ``(dd) for fiscal year 2007, $36,615,000,000;
       ``(ee) for fiscal year 2008, $37,770,000,000; and
       ``(ff) for fiscal year 2009, $38,857,000,000.
       ``(III) In this clause, the term `highway receipts' means 
     the governmental receipts credited to the highway account of 
     the Highway Trust Fund.
       ``(C) In addition to the adjustment required by 
     subparagraph (B), when the President submits the budget under 
     section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 
     2007, 2008, or 2009, OMB shall calculate and the budget shall 
     include for the budget year and each outyear an adjustment to 
     the limits on outlays for the highway category and the mass 
     transit category equal to--
       ``(i) the outlays for the applicable category calculated 
     assuming obligation levels consistent with the estimates 
     prepared pursuant to subparagraph (D), as adjusted, using 
     current technical assumptions; minus
       ``(ii) the outlays for the applicable category set forth in 
     the subparagraph (D) estimates, as adjusted.
       ``(D)(i) When OMB and CBO submit their final sequester 
     report for fiscal year 2006, that report shall include an 
     estimate of the outlays for each of the categories that would 
     result in fiscal years 2007 through 2010 from obligations at 
     the levels specified in section 8103 of the Transportation 
     Equity Act: A Legacy for Users using current assumptions.
       ``(ii) When the President submits the budget under section 
     1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2008, 
     2009, or 2010, OMB shall adjust the estimates made in clause 
     (i) by the adjustments by subparagraphs (B) and (C).
       ``(E) OMB shall consult with the Committees on the Budget 
     and include a report on adjustments under subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C) in the preview report.''.

     SEC. 8103. LEVEL OF OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Highway Category.--For the purposes of section 251(b) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, the level of obligation limitations for the highway 
     category is--
       (1) for fiscal year 2004, $34,309,000,000;
       (2) for fiscal year 2005, $35,160,000,000;
       (3) for fiscal year 2006, $37,417,000,000;
       (4) for fiscal year 2007, $38,787,000,000;
       (5) for fiscal year 2008, $40,077,000,000; and
       (6) for fiscal year 2009, $41,467,000,000.
       (b) Mass Transit Category.--For the purposes of section 
     251(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985, the level of obligation limitations for the mass 
     transit category is--
       (1) for fiscal year 2004, $7,265,900,000;
       (2) for fiscal year 2005, $7,646,300,000;
       (3) for fiscal year 2006, $8,482,000,000;
       (4) for fiscal year 2007, $9,042,000,000;
       (5) for fiscal year 2008, $9,639,000,000; and
       (6) for fiscal year 2009, $10,277,000,000.
     For purposes of this subsection, the term ``obligation 
     limitations'' means the sum of budget authority and 
     obligation limitations.

     SEC. 8104. ENFORCEMENT OF GUARANTEE.

       Clause 3 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
     Century'' and inserting ``Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy 
     for Users''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``For purposes of 
     this clause, any obligation limitation relating to surface 
     transportation projects under section 1602 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century and section 
     1702 of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 
     shall be assumed to be administered on the basis of sound 
     program management practices that are consistent with past 
     practices of the administering agency permitting States to 
     decide High Priority Project funding priorities within State 
     program allocations.''.

     SEC. 8105. TRANSFER OF FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIVE 
                   EXPENSES.

       For purposes of clauses 2 and 3 of rule XXI of the House of 
     Representatives, it shall be in order to transfer funds, in 
     amounts specified in annual appropriation Acts to carry out 
     the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (including 
     the amendments made by that Act), from the Federal Transit 
     Administration's administrative expenses account to other 
     mass transit budget accounts under section 250(c)(4)(C) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985.

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. No further amendment is in order except those 
printed in part B of the report or pursuant to a subsequent order of 
the House. Each amendment printed in part B may be offered only in the 
order printed in the report, by a member designated in the report, 
shall be considered read, shall be debatable for the time specified in 
the report, equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject 
to a demand for division of the question.
  It is now in order to consider amendment No. 1 printed in part B of 
House Report 109-14.


                 Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Boozman

  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.

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  The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 1 offered by Mr. Boozman:
       After section 4134, insert the following (and redesignate, 
     and conform the table of contents, of the bill accordingly):

     SEC. 4132. BREAKS DURING DAILY TOUR OF DUTY.

       Section 31502 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Breaks During Daily Tour of Duty.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, an operator of a property 
     carrying commercial motor vehicle shall be permitted to 
     operate such vehicle and perform other workrelated activities 
     at the end of the 14th hour from the time the driver begins 
     duty, for a period of time for which the driver has been off 
     duty during the 14-hour period, not to exceed a total of 16 
     hours.
       ``(g) No Coercion.--No person shall require or coerce a 
     motor carrier or its employees to record falsely their duty 
     status as off-duty for any activity defined by the Secretary 
     as on-duty. ''.

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 140, the gentleman 
from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman).
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  First, Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the Chairman of the 
Committee on Rules, the gentleman from California (Mr. Dreier), for 
making my amendment in order.
  I would also like to express my pride as a member of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and I greatly appreciate the 
leadership of Chairman Young and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. 
Oberstar). Mr. Chairman, I think the American public wants more than 
anything to see us working together, and I truly do appreciate the 
example this committee has demonstrated in that regard.
  The other thing I would like to do is thank the staff. I am in the 
process of an amendment that would give the truckers an additional 2 
hours of break time. I think I almost need to do an amendment that 
would give the staff a couple of hours of break time for the last 2 
weeks. So we really do appreciate them.
  Mr. Chairman, I represent the Third District of Arkansas and probably 
have more trucking companies and truck drivers in that district than 
any other part of America. In visiting with my trucking companies and 
visiting with the drivers, they have indicated under the current hours 
of service rule there were times they felt it would be beneficial if 
they could go off the clock and occasionally take a break.
  Today, when I arrived at work, and I have as tough a schedule as 
anybody anyplace today, yet I have the ability, if I want to go and 
visit with somebody and take 30 minutes, drink a cup of coffee, take a 
nap, do things like that, I have the ability to do that and make it up 
later. Our truckers do not have that ability.
  The Federal Motor Carriers have had over 300 complaints lodged in 
that regard. So what we are trying to do is provide an amendment that 
gives the truckers the ability to take up to 2 hours of off-duty time 
during the day. The rest times are optional, voluntary. The driver does 
not have to take the rest time unless he wants to. In fact, I have 
included specific language in the amendment which protects the drivers 
and preserves the time for them. It is apparent that the industry at 
this point has become very complex. It is difficult. One size does not 
fit all, and that is really what we are trying to alleviate.
  Last year, I offered an amendment to basically say, let us go back to 
the old hours of service rule because of the difficulties we were 
having. During the markup last year, I spoke with Chairman Young and 
Ranking Member Oberstar, and in the course of that discussion I brought 
up the fact that the drivers, again, do not have the flexibility, they 
do not have the ability to take a break when they want to once the 
clock starts.
  Ranking Member Oberstar, in the course of the discussion, understood 
that that was a problem. So what I did was to try to craft a rule that 
would come back to address that problem. I understand, though, that 
there are concerns that still exist with the amendment. So I visited 
with the ranking member's staff. I visited with Annette Sandberg, the 
administrator of the Federal Motor Carriers, trying again to further 
refine this thing so we can answer all of the problems that have come 
about.

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  I want to compliment Ms. Sandberg. She is in a very difficult 
situation. She and her staff are working very hard to get this 
resolved. Hopefully, we will be able to do that in the near future.
  One thing I have been disappointed in, an effort to give drivers the 
ability to go off the clock when they feel like they need to, heavy 
traffic, for whatever reason. And something that has come about is I 
have been targeted, Wal-Mart is being targeted. I happen to represent 
them, and am very proud in doing that, and yet the reality is over 40 
organizations are supporting this amendment, most of them key-voting 
this amendment. And the reality is also hundreds of thousands of 
truckers are also in support. I think the amendment is very worthwhile.
  Again, I would like to work with the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. 
Oberstar), work with the Federal motor carriers, the drivers, all of 
the parties involved in the industry, so we can get in a situation 
where we can rectify it and give the truckers the flexibility that they 
greatly need.
  Mr. BACA. Mr. Chairman, let's be clear--the Boozman amendment will 
force truck drivers to work longer hours, with less rest, putting all 
of us at risk.
  This amendment is about one thing--increasing the workday for truck 
drivers from 14 to 16 hours. Those 16 hours are twice the length of the 
average American's workday. We do not need more tired truck drivers on 
the road.
  I represent one of the largest trucking communities in this country. 
The Inland Empire in California is the trucking hub of all of Southern 
California. Let me share with you what I know.
  Every truck stop in Southern California, and I suspect the rest of 
the Nation, is full of stay-awake and other legal caffeine pills for 
overworked and sleepy truck drivers. Truck drivers also quietly grumble 
that they are increasingly forced to carry larger loads, over longer 
distances, with shorter deadlines.
  This amendment is not about flexibility; it is about rolling back 
safety so a few companies can increase profits.
  Do you know anyone who works a 14-hour day who'd rather change that 
to 16 hours? Who, in their right mind, really wants to show up for work 
at 7 a.m. and leave at 11 p.m.? What about the families and their 
children? What about time to sleep?
  The Boozman amendment is a bad idea that will endanger our families 
on the road and decrease the quality of life for truck drivers.
  I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I rise to oppose the Boozman amendment. 
This amendment is an unwise attempt by special interests to interfere 
in an ongoing regulatory and legal process. It is designed to further 
erode safety on America's highways while rewarding companies such as 
Wal Mart.
  In April 2003 the Transportation Department promulgated a rule that 
gives truckers substantially more time on the road. Among other 
features, the rule allows truck drivers to log as many as 14 
consecutive hours driving. This is an unsafe schedule, and it is little 
wonder that the truckers and highway safety advocates were united in 
their opposition to this rule. It is also little wonder that the D.C. 
Court of Appeals found the rule ``arbitrary and capricious because the 
agency neglected to consider a statutorily mandated factor--the impact 
of the rule on the health of drivers.'' As a result, DOT is now 
reviewing this rule in a public, transparent proceeding.
  Now we are considering an amendment that would eliminate the one 
safety enhancement included in that 2003 rule. This amendment would 
allow truckers to deduct meal time and other short ``break periods'' 
from their time on the road, essentially allowing them to drive 16 
consecutive hours. And once again, the truck drivers and highway safety 
advocates are united in their opposition.
  The legal effect of this amendment is simply to lengthen the work day 
for truckers and shorten their rest time, without providing any 
improvement for safety. In fact, all the amendment does is create a 
loophole to extend the workday of short-haul truckers--not provide them 
with the opportunity for real rest.
  Mr. Chairman, I support the underlying legislation, in part because 
one of the goals of the Interstate Highway System is to improve safety 
on our roads. This amendment goes in the opposite direction, and I 
therefore oppose its adoption.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise to oppose the 
amendment as offered by the gentleman from Arkansas and

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urge my colleagues to defeat it on the grounds of protecting public 
safety. The gentleman's amendment seeks to extend the on-duty time of 
truck drivers from 14 hours to 16 hours per day.
  Our unions, the Transportation Trades Department, the AFL-CIO, and 
the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance all concur on rejection of this 
irresponsible and irrational proposal. This amendment is, at the very 
least, premature and overboard given the fact that current 
transportation rules on the books allow employers and employees to 
allocate a 16-hour on-duty period every seven days. Hence, this 
amendment is not necessary.
  More importantly, this amendment threatens the safety of millions of 
drivers. Under existing rules, a driver may be behind the wheel 
continuously for up to 11 hours over a 14-hour on-duty period. This 
amendment would extend this period by 2 hours. Coupled with up to 2 
hours of break time, a truck driver could be behind the wheel for up to 
16 hours, which increases the probability of having fatigued drivers on 
the road.
  The Boozman Amendment would exacerbate the already high number of 
truck accidents attributed to driver fatigue. Truck driver fatigue has 
been identified as a significant cause of major crashes by the National 
Transportation Safety Board. In 2003, 4,986 people were killed in truck 
crashes and more than 122,000 were injured at a cost of $24 billion.
  For the reasons stated above, Mr. Chairman, I reject this amendment 
and ask that my colleagues do the same.
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw my 
amendment.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia). Without objection, 
the amendment is withdrawn.
  There was no objection.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 2 
printed in part B of House Report 109-14.


                 Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Conaway

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

       Amendment No. 2 offered by Mr. Conaway:
       At the end of subtitle A of title IV of the bill, insert 
     the following (and conform the table of contents of the bill 
     accordingly):

     SEC. 4137. HOUR OF SERVICE RULES FOR OPERATORS PROVIDING 
                   TRANSPORTATION OF OIL AND GAS EQUIPMENT AND 
                   MACHINERY.

       Notwithstanding sections 31136 and 31502 of title 49, 
     United States Code, and any other provision of law, the 
     maximum daily hours of service for an operator of a 
     commercial motor vehicle used exclusively in servicing the 
     field operations of the natural gas and oil industry shall be 
     those in effect under such sections on April 27, 2003.

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 140, the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Conaway) and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. 
Oberstar) each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Conaway).
  Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  This amendment would reduce the regulatory burden on the good men and 
women of this country who are exploring for oil and natural gas.
  The hours-of-service rules that this would impact really have to do 
with long-haul truckers, men and women who feed their families by 
driving trucks from one side of the country to the other. Oil and gas 
operators are getting caught up with this rule, and it is an 
unnecessary regulatory burden on them that does not add to the safety 
of our highways.
  In general what happens, these truck drivers will leave the yards in 
the morning, go to a location where an oil and gas well is being 
drilled or completion is being done on oil and gas wells, or workover 
units are being worked. While driving commercial vehicles, they are 
typically tractors pulling either specialized trailers that perform 
some special function on the well, or they are driving a self-contained 
unit that has some special function once it gets to location.
  These locations are generally within a short driving distance where 
these men and women are typically spending the night in their own home 
and getting up the next morning and going to work. The rules, as they 
apply to oil and gas truck drivers, are causing some undue burdens in 
that if they get caught on location, as operations typically happen, it 
is not as efficient as they need to be; they are there longer than 
normal circumstances. Because of these rules, they cannot drive back 
home that night. The operator or the service company has got to hire 
transportation to drive out to location and pick them up and bring them 
home. Or even worse, they are required to spend the night overnight on 
location in a circumstance where they were not necessarily expecting 
that because of this regulation.
  So with this amendment, we have the opportunity to lessen the 
regulatory burden on an industry that is vital to our national 
security. As crude oil prices reach $55 a barrel, natural gas prices 
are high, we obviously do not want to burden this industry any more 
than is necessary.
  I spent 7 years in Texas writing regulations for the accounting 
industry. Regulations ought to control what is going on and protect 
what needs to be protected, but they ought to be done in a way that is 
cost efficient and effective for those who have to comply with the 
regulations.
  This amendment would allow oil and gas operations exclusively to 
conduct their safety programs under the rule in place before the hours-
of-service rules came in effect in January of 2004.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in very deep-seated feeling of opposition to 
this amendment. It has nothing to do with the gentleman, the offerer; 
but these series of attempts to undermine hours of service in the 
trucking sector, we went through a very extensive debate several years 
ago to create the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The idea 
was to establish within the Department of Transportation an entity 
whose role would be to examine the evidence in all of the many sectors 
of the economy, evaluate the needs for safety and then publish rules, 
not one rule but rules that would address each separate sector of the 
driving public on the economic side of driving.
  The initial rules published by the Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration were very complex, very difficult to understand, and 
raised a great deal of animosity. They went back and redid the rule; 
and now because some sector did not get their way in the rulemaking 
process, they are coming to the Congress saying, fix it by law.
  Look at what this proposal will do. Under the previous rule, truck 
drivers had only 8 hours off duty. But look at that 8 hours. We had 
extensive hearings on this subject. A driver comes home from his or her 
job, gets a shower, something to eat, maybe spends a little time with 
his or her family. When I was a student in college, I roomed at a house 
where the breadwinner was a long-distance truck driver. I saw this 
happening before my eyes. I see it happening to families throughout any 
congressional district. I have talked with those on the road. You get a 
little bit of time with family members, and maybe they get 5 hours of 
rest, and then they are back on the job again.
  Unlike the inner-city bus drivers who work on regular schedules, a 
wide sector of the truck-driving public have irregular hours. They can 
work backward rotating shifts, 7 to 3 one week, 3 to 11, 11 to 7; and 
they never get consistent sleep. The human body has not changed in 
50,000 years. We still need adequate rest.
  The Department of Transportation has conducted numerous studies of 
fatigue among pilots, among locomotive engineers, among truck drivers, 
among bus operators, and found in every case they are not getting 
sufficient rest.
  As each one of these cases comes up, it is we just have a little 
different situation here. Look under this amendment. A driver could 
start work at 8 in the morning and work until midnight with only 2 
hours off, and then be expected to be back to work at 8 the next 
morning. It is not in the public interest. I do not care what the truck 
driver wants, to make a few extra bucks or get the time-and-a-half for 
overtime; that is not in the public interest. Somebody is going to die 
as a result of driver fatigue. We should not allow this chipping away 
at safety.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
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  With all due respect to my colleague on the other side, that is not 
what this is about. This is about reducing a regulatory burden on an 
industry without demonstrated evidence that this, in fact, does what we 
all want, and that is safe drivers on our highways.
  This issue of driver fatigue, a bit tongue-in-cheek, but there may be 
those who say this body in session at 2 a.m. in the morning is a 
greater public safety risk than the truck drivers in the oil and gas 
business. We are talking about mom and pop organizations who are these 
service companies that are burdened with this regulation. We are also 
talking about the very largest oil field service companies that are 
burdened by it.
  To a person, they are interested in safety. They do not want to run 
their trucks in an unsafe manner. They have immense liabilities if that 
happens. They have as great or greater interest in safe, alert truck 
drivers than we certainly do in Congress. This industry is burdened by 
regulation that is not proven to increase safety with respect to oil 
and gas operations. It is simply an added layer of regulation that I 
believe is unnecessary. This amendment would unburden that very 
important industry in our country.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  The legal effect of the gentleman's amendment, whether he understands 
it or has been wisely counseled, is exactly as I described it. A worker 
can start at 8 in the morning, work until midnight, have 2 hours off, 
and be called back at 8 the next morning. That is the legal effect of 
the words of this amendment. It is not in the public interest to put 
drivers on the road with so little sleep. That is what this is all 
about, about safety on our highways. Five thousand people a year die 
because of car-truck crashes, and more than half of those truck-car 
crashes are as a result of driver fatigue, truck driver fatigue. We 
must not exacerbate the problem, and we should defeat this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. All time has been yielded back.
  The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas 
(Mr. Conaway).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chairman announced that the 
noes appeared to have it.
  Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. 
Conaway) will be postponed.
  It is now in order to consider amendment No. 3 printed in part B of 
House Report 109-14.


            Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Kuhl of New York

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

       Amendment No. 3 offered by Mr. Kuhl of New York:
       In section 4134 of the bill, strike ``100 air mile'' and 
     insert ``150 air mile''.

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 140, the gentleman 
from New York (Mr. Kuhl) and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. 
Oberstar) each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York (Mr. Kuhl).
  Mr. KUHL of New York. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Chairman, we all realize and want to make sure that when our 
crops are harvested that they do not spoil before they actually get 
processed.
  The Transportation Reauthorization Act recognizes this potential 
problem and attempts to address it. H.R. 3 addresses this issue and has 
moved to try to resolve it. It would allow for an exemption for maximum 
driving and on-duty time for drivers of motor carriers transferring our 
food supplies at the time of planting or harvest for a 100-air mile 
radius to the distribution point or the source of commodities.
  In my district, a very large, rural district, it is larger than 6,000 
square miles which is larger than the State of Connecticut, many of the 
processing centers for agricultural goods fall right outside the 100-
mile radius, but fall within a 150-air mile radius, so my amendment 
does something very simple. It simply raises that 100-mile air radius 
to 150-air miles, which will take care of the problem of having grapes 
which are a very, very precious commodity in my area being able to be 
processed on time and in a way which will not be deleterious to the 
final product. I hope Members will support my amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment. This is another 
example of chipping away at hours of service. We have already had a 
discussion in the course of debate on the previous amendment. We 
already have provided for exemptions for the agricultural community. 
Our committee held hearings, acknowledged the concerns, listened to the 
views of people on both sides of the issue, and we have included in the 
bill an exemption for the agricultural community with an exemption of a 
100-air mile radius.

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  Now, I do not know what the argument is for a little bit more or a 
few more miles. There has not been any case made of what this dividing 
line is. In fact, 100 miles is a fairly arbitrary number in itself.
  But, it may relate to the time it takes to drive 100 miles. That used 
to be the rule in railroading; that after 100 miles, the locomotive 
engineer was off duty and could get some rest. Well, maybe that is the 
issue here.
  The fact is, we have made an adjustment in the context of this bill, 
and we recognize that there are unique seasonal considerations in the 
agricultural sector, and we have provided for that in this legislation. 
There is no need for this amendment. It is an excessive chipping away 
at safety.
  I would just suggest to the gentleman, since we have already made an 
adjustment in H.R. 3, the underlying bill for the agricultural sector, 
that if the gentleman would be willing to withdraw the amendment, not 
press it to a vote, that we would then have the flexibility to work 
continuously, perhaps even as we get to the manager's amendment or as 
we get into conference to further hear the gentleman and his concerns 
and resolve them. I would make that offer to the gentleman.
  Mr. KUHL of New York. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to 
withdraw the amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from 
New York?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for that and give 
him my word and the chairman my word that we will work together and 
understand his concerns better, in more depth, and find a way to come 
to a resolution.
  The CHAIRMAN. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 4 printed 
in Part B of House Report 109-14.


             Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Moran of Kansas

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

       Amendment No. 4 offered by Mr. Moran of Kansas:
       Redesignate section 4134(b) as section 4134(c) and insert 
     after section 4134(a) the following:
       (b) Review by the Secretary.--Section 345(c) of such Act 
     (109 Stat. 613) is amended by striking ``other than paragraph 
     (2)'' and inserting ``other than paragraph (1) or (2) of such 
     subsection''.
       In section 4134(c) (as redesignated by this amendment) 
     strike the matter proposed to be inserted as a quoted 
     paragraph (7) and insert the following:
       ``(7) Agricultural commodity.--The term `agricultural 
     commodity' means any agricultural commodity, food, feed, 
     fiber, or livestock (including livestock as defined in 
     section 602 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 
     1988 (7 U.S.C. 1471)and insects).''

  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 140, the gentleman from 
Kansas (Mr. Moran) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Moran).
  Mr. MORAN of Kansas. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.

[[Page H1188]]

  The amendment I offer this afternoon also is an hours of service 
amendment, although perhaps the most narrow of the amendments offered 
today.
  The existing law allows for an hours of service exemption for 
agricultural products during the time of harvest and planting. The 
amendment I offer simply clarifies two things. One, it defines what an 
agricultural commodity is, and basically would make clear that the 
definition includes livestock, milk and other farm products.
  It does not include any products of agricultural products. So this is 
clearly about peanuts, not about peanut butter. It is about cotton; it 
is not about t-shirts. This exemption has been in existence for the 
last decade, as I understand, and in the desire to make more clear the 
definition, I offer this amendment.
  This amendment will clear up the confusion that exists and will 
prevent FMCSA from arbitrarily eliminating agricultural commodities 
from the exemption in the future.
  Other than these changes, the agricultural exemption remains the 
same. It is seasonal, applying only during designated months as 
designated and determined by the States to meet critical agricultural 
transportation needs.
  This language is included in the base bill. The bill that I strongly 
support includes the language about hours of service exemption for 
agriculture commodities. The amendment I offer today does the two 
things I just mentioned: Clarifies what the definition of an 
agricultural product is, and indicates that the Secretary of 
Transportation cannot eat away at this amendment in its provision in 
its rulemaking authorities.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) is 
recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Now, in contrast to the previous amendment, which is somewhat 
technical and which I do believe we can work out an understanding as we 
come to a deeper grasp of the concerns of the offeror of the previous 
amendment, this is not a simple technical correction. This is a serious 
assault on the motor carrier safety rule. It goes beyond simply 
seasonal exemptions.
  As we worked our way through the bill last year and again this year, 
we came to agreements on this hours of service issue. And we worked out 
language in H.R. 3 that provides exemption for 28,000 carriers. The 
pending amendment would include live animals, live fish, animal feed, 
products of animal origin, meat, fish, seafood, tobacco products, meat, 
logs, livestock, lumber products, processed food, beverages, 42,000 
exemptions, 42,000 carriers who no longer would have to abide by the 
hours of services rules, within a 100 air-mile radius.
  There is no justification for that. This is a quantitative and 
dangerously quantitative departure from the committee agreement, and 
must not be accepted.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MORAN of Kansas. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  I obviously respect the opinion of the gentleman from Minnesota, who 
has long experience in regard to transportation, particularly hours of 
service issues. I am surprised somewhat by the characterization. He and 
I characterize my amendment differently. It is my understanding that 
the hours of service exemption for agricultural commodities, including 
the ones that are described specifically in my amendment, have been in 
place for a long period of time and only in 2002 did confusion arise 
with the issuance of a guidance from the Department of Transportation 
in regard to the definition of agricultural commodities.
  Again, I would emphasize that this is designed to make clear that all 
agricultural commodities, not those that are just specifically named in 
the past, would be eligible. The crisis that an agricultural hauler, a 
trucker, has in getting agricultural commodities to market is the same 
regardless of which crop it is. I believe this amendment simply makes 
clear what has been the practice in the past and also makes certain 
that this rule-making authority is not utilized to eliminate the 
exemption in the future.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  The gentleman from Kansas is a very distinguished and decent and a 
well-thinking member of our committee. He has offered many thoughtful 
amendments. We have on the committee worked together to respect the 
unique needs in agriculture during planting time, harvest time, within 
a reasonable distance of the point of production and endpoint of 
distribution. The purpose of the language in the committee bill was to 
ensure that products grown and harvested get from the farm to market in 
timely fashion. I understand that. I have got large sectors of my 
congressional district that are intensely agricultural. We want that 
corn and soybeans to get to market in timely fashion. But in yielding a 
yard to the industry, they now want the whole ball field. The amendment 
goes way beyond what we understood. They are including processed 
products, processed foods, beverages. I asked the Department of 
Transportation Motor Carrier Safety Administration to tell me what is 
included, how many additional carriers? Forty-two thousand. What is the 
driving record of the carriers who would be covered by this amendment? 
They say they have a crash rate 20 percent higher than current 
agriculture exemption carriers. If we just limited this to the current 
agricultural sector provided in the exemption in our bill, we are fine 
with that, but this goes far beyond what is reasonable and responsible, 
whether intentioned or unintentioned. It is an assault upon safety in 
the form presented. I cannot accept it. We might find a way to work 
additionally with dropping out some of these pieces as we go forward in 
the manager's amendment or in conference, but in its current form, 
unless the gentleman chooses to withdraw it, I cannot accept it.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Moran).
  The question was taken; and the Chairman announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings 
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Moran) will 
be postponed.


          Sequential Votes Postponed in Committee of the Whole

  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will 
now resume on those amendments on which further proceedings were 
postponed, in the following order:
  Amendment No. 2 offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Conaway) and 
amendment No. 4 offered by the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Moran).
  The Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the time for the second electronic 
vote.


                 Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Conaway

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


                             Recorded Vote

  The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 198, 
noes 226, not voting 9, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 56]

                               AYES--198

     Aderholt
     Akin
     Alexander
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barrett (SC)
     Bartlett (MD)
     Barton (TX)
     Bass
     Beauprez
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonner
     Bono
     Boozman
     Boren
     Boustany
     Bradley (NH)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Cantor
     Capito
     Carter
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chocola
     Cole (OK)
     Conaway
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crenshaw
     Cubin
     Culberson
     Cunningham

[[Page H1189]]


     Davis (KY)
     Davis, Jo Ann
     Davis, Tom
     Deal (GA)
     DeLay
     Dent
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Doolittle
     Drake
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Everett
     Feeney
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gibbons
     Gingrey
     Gohmert
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Granger
     Graves
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall
     Harris
     Hart
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis (SC)
     Issa
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Jindal
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Keller
     Kennedy (MN)
     King (IA)
     Kingston
     Kline
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuhl (NY)
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Mack
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     Matheson
     McCaul (TX)
     McCrery
     McHenry
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McMorris
     Melancon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moore (KS)
     Moran (KS)
     Musgrave
     Myrick
     Neugebauer
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nunes
     Osborne
     Otter
     Oxley
     Paul
     Pearce
     Pence
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Poe
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (GA)
     Pryce (OH)
     Putnam
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Renzi
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salazar
     Saxton
     Schwarz (MI)
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Sodrel
     Souder
     Stearns
     Sullivan
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Walden (OR)
     Wamp
     Weller
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson (SC)

                               NOES--226

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baca
     Baldwin
     Barrow
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brown, Corrine
     Butterfield
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Cardoza
     Carnahan
     Carson
     Case
     Chandler
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (TN)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Emanuel
     Engel
     English (PA)
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Ferguson
     Filner
     Fitzpatrick (PA)
     Ford
     Fossella
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gerlach
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Higgins
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Israel
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     Kind
     King (NY)
     Kirk
     Kucinich
     Langevin
     Lantos
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lynch
     Maloney
     Markey
     Marshall
     McCarthy
     McCollum (MN)
     McCotter
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Michaud
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (MI)
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Mollohan
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Platts
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rogers (AL)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Sabo
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schwartz (PA)
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sherman
     Simmons
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Solis
     Spratt
     Stark
     Strickland
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Wilson (NM)
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--9

     Baird
     Clay
     Herseth
     Hobson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Ramstad
     Rothman
     Stupak
     Tiberi

                              {time}  1441

  Mr. DICKS, Mr. GERLACH, Ms. SCHWARTZ of Pennsylvania, and Messrs. 
HINOJOSA, PASTOR, DAVIS of Tennessee, McCOTTER, SMITH of New Jersey, 
YOUNG of Florida, and Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mrs. JOHNSON of 
Connecticut, Mr. CUELLAR and Mr. ORTIZ changed their vote from ``aye'' 
to ``no.''
  Mr. SAXTON, Mrs. BONO, and Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida changed 
their vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


             Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Moran of Kansas

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


                             Recorded Vote

  The CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The CHAIRMAN. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 257, 
noes 167, not voting 9, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 57]

                               AYES--257

     Aderholt
     Akin
     Alexander
     Baca
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barrett (SC)
     Bartlett (MD)
     Barton (TX)
     Beauprez
     Berry
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonner
     Bono
     Boozman
     Boren
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boustany
     Boyd
     Bradley (NH)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Cantor
     Capito
     Cardoza
     Carter
     Case
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chocola
     Coble
     Cole (OK)
     Conaway
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crenshaw
     Cubin
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Cunningham
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (KY)
     Davis (TN)
     Davis, Tom
     Deal (GA)
     DeLay
     Dent
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Doolittle
     Drake
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Feeney
     Ferguson
     Fitzpatrick (PA)
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fortenberry
     Fossella
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrey
     Gohmert
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Granger
     Graves
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall
     Harris
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis (SC)
     Issa
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Jindal
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Keller
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MN)
     Kind
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kline
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuhl (NY)
     LaHood
     Latham
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Mack
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     Marshall
     Matheson
     McCaul (TX)
     McCrery
     McHenry
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McMorris
     Meeks (NY)
     Melancon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, Gary
     Mollohan
     Moore (KS)
     Moran (KS)
     Musgrave
     Myrick
     Neugebauer
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nunes
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Osborne
     Otter
     Oxley
     Paul
     Pearce
     Pence
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Platts
     Poe
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (GA)
     Pryce (OH)
     Putnam
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Renzi
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ross
     Royce
     Ruppersberger
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Salazar
     Saxton
     Schwarz (MI)
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simmons
     Simpson
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Snyder
     Sodrel
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Sullivan
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Upton
     Walden (OR)
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson (NM)
     Wilson (SC)
     Young (FL)

                               NOES--167

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baldwin
     Barrow
     Bass
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brown, Corrine
     Butterfield
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carnahan
     Carson
     Chandler
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis, Jo Ann
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Emanuel
     Engel
     English (PA)
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)

[[Page H1190]]


     Gonzalez
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hart
     Hastings (FL)
     Higgins
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Israel
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     Kirk
     Kucinich
     Langevin
     Lantos
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lynch
     Maloney
     Markey
     McCarthy
     McCollum (MN)
     McCotter
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Michaud
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, George
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Sabo
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schwartz (PA)
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Solis
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weldon (FL)
     Wexler
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--9

     Baird
     Clay
     Herseth
     Hobson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Ramstad
     Rothman
     Stupak
     Tiberi

                              {time}  1451

  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan and Mr. EDWARDS changed their vote from 
``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  The CHAIRMAN. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 5 printed 
in part B of House Report 109-14.


            Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Kuhl of New York

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

       Amendment No. 5 offered by Mr. Kuhl of New York:
       At the end of title I of the bill, insert the following 
     (and conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly):

     SEC. 1838. AMO HOUGHTON BYPASS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Amo Houghton first served his country when he 
     volunteered for military service during World War II and 
     served as a Private First Class in the United States Marine 
     Corps;
       (2) Amo Houghton earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard 
     University and a master's degree from the Harvard School of 
     Business;
       (3) Amo Houghton was Chief Executive Officer of Corning, 
     Incorporated, before running for Congress and is remembered 
     fondly for his tremendous efforts to rebuild the city of 
     Corning, New York, and the Chemung Valley in the aftermath of 
     Hurricane Agnes and the devastating flood of 1972;
       (4) Amo Houghton spent his energy and time at Corning, 
     Incorporated, Congress, and even after Congress working to 
     build up the economy of the Southern Tier, Finger Lakes, and 
     Rochester region of New York;
       (5) Amo Houghton worked tirelessly with others to fund the 
     building projects that brought New York State Route 17 to the 
     necessary standards to be designated as Interstate Route 86;
       (6) one of the major projects required to upgrade New York 
     State Route 17 to Interstate standards and at the same time 
     eliminate a glaring problem and safety hazard was the 
     construction of the bypass route around the city of Corning, 
     New York;
       (7) Amo Houghton was a champion of many economic, trade, 
     and health issues during his service on the Ways and Means 
     Committee of the House of Representatives, including numerous 
     tax simplification measures and successful House and Senate 
     passage of the Clean Diamond Trade Act (Public Law 108-19) 
     which was signed into law by President George W. Bush;
       (8) Amo Houghton was an active player on the world stage as 
     a member of the International Relations Committee of the 
     House of Representatives through his Chairmanships of the 
     Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group, the Asia-
     Pacific Parliamentary Forum, the Oxford Forum, and the United 
     States-Japan Economic Agenda Forum and Vice Chairmanship of 
     the Africa Subcommittee of the International Relations 
     Committee;
       (9) Amo Houghton served in many other capacities for the 
     good of Congress, including his work as a founding member of 
     the Bipartisan Retreat Committee of the House of 
     Representatives, the Members and Family Room Committee of the 
     House of Representatives, and as Co-Chairman of the Faith and 
     Politics Institute; and
       (10) among his colleagues in Congress, Amo Houghton will 
     always be remembered as a man of principle, statesmanship, 
     moderation, bipartisanship, and civility.
       (b) Designation.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     work with the State of New York to ensure that the segment of 
     Interstate Route 86 between its interchange with New York 
     State Route 15 in the vicinity of Painted Post, New York, and 
     its interchange with New York State Route 352 in the vicinity 
     of Corning, New York, is known and designated as the ``Amo 
     Houghton Bypass''.

  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 140, the gentleman from 
New York (Mr. Kuhl) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York (Mr. Kuhl).
  Mr. KUHL of New York. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I was kind of hopeful that the gentleman from Minnesota 
would be here because I know that he opposed the previous amendment I 
offered on the floor, and I thought that this was perhaps one of those 
amendments that he would join with me in supporting.
  This amendment would name part of Interstate I-86 in Upstate New York 
around the community called Corning, New York, which is currently known 
as the Corning Bypass, after my predecessor, the former gentleman from 
New York, Congressman Amo Houghton, who retired from Congress just this 
last year.
  The amendment is identical to H.R. 795, a bill I introduced along 
with 108 co-sponsors in this House to name that section of I-86 the Amo 
Houghton Bypass.
  Amo was elected, as many of you may know, to represent the 34th 
Congressional District way back in 1986, and was sworn in as a Member 
of the 100th class and then reelected to each succeeding Congress.
  Amo was known to just about everyone in this Chamber as a man of 
principle, statesmanship, patriotism, moderation, bipartisanship, and 
perhaps most notably civility.
  It will surprise no one that Amo was a Boy Scout as a child. He then 
started his lifelong career in the public service by volunteering as a 
Marine during World War II. Amo followed in the footsteps of many 
Houghtons by pursuing a bachelor's degree and MBA from Harvard 
University. After Harvard, Amo joined the family business, Corning 
Glassworks in Corning, New York, now known as Corning, Incorporated. 
Amo eventually rose to the head of the company as chairman and CEO, and 
under his leadership the company invented and invested in fiber optics 
technology, among other technological breakthroughs.
  Amo is fondly remembered in the city of Corning for his assistance in 
the community after the devastating flood of 1972 caused by Hurricane 
Agnes. Through Amo's help and leadership, the company stayed in Corning 
and helped rebuild the community to be what it is today. Amo has spent 
continuous time and energy in helping to bring people together to think 
about ways to improve the upstate economy and certainly the economy in 
this country and the world.
  One of Amo's first and most important projects after being elected to 
Congress in 1986 was fighting for the money to construct Route 17, the 
Corning Bypass, a project that alleviated massive safety problems in 
the city and also a tremendous amount of congestion.
  This project and Amo's other efforts to complete the twining of the 
roads in Chautauqua County to Pennsylvania paved the way to Route 17 
being designated as Interstate 86 today.
  In Congress, Amo was a champion of tax, of trade, of health issues 
and served on the House Committee on Ways and Means. He was involved in 
numerous international issues and projects through his service on the 
House Committee on International Relations. He also served on the House 
Committee on the Budget.
  Amo deeply cared for his colleagues here in the House, and he sends 
his regards as I make this statement to you today, as having just 
talked with him a couple days ago.
  As evident certainly are his efforts to form the Bipartisan Retreat 
Committee, his service on Members and the Family Room Committee, and as 
co-chair of the Faith and Politics Institute with our colleague, the 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Lewis). Naming this bypass the Houghton 
Bypass is but a

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small tribute to a great man, but it will serve as a permanent honor to 
this Congressman, to Amo Houghton, and to his tireless service to the 
community and to the Nation.
  Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment. This is 
a right and fitting thing to do.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to this 
amendment, but do not oppose the amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. 
DeFazio) will control the time.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I came to Congress at the same time as Amo 
Houghton. I think Congress is diminished by his departure. He was a 
gentleman. He was a rare spirit who was willing to stand up for what he 
thought was right even when he had to confront leaders on the other 
side, whether it was his own party or leaders on our side of the aisle. 
He spoke from his conscience and I think represented his district well.
  I just had the pleasure and opportunity to be with him again last 
weekend with the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Lewis) to do the 
reenactment of the March For Bloody Sunday over the Pettus Bridge; and 
as usual, Amo was there in heart and spirit, and it was wonderful to 
see him again. So I am wholeheartedly in support of this; and I think 
everyone will be in support of that.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. 
Engel).
  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time. 
I thank my colleague for putting in this amendment.
  The gentleman from New York (Mr. Kuhl) used the word ``civility'' and 
I think that word describes Amo Houghton. If there were 435 Amo 
Houghtons in Congress, Congress would be enriched by that fact. He knew 
the spirit of bipartisanship. He knew the spirit of collegiality. I do 
not think I have met a nicer individual in my entire life than Amo.
  Amo was one of the richest men in Congress, if not the richest; and 
you would never know it. If you did not know it, you would never know 
it. He was such a humble person. He was such a good person and a kind 
person and always had a good word, always had a smile, always did what 
was right. A couple of times I was paired to supposedly debate him on 
national TV, and both times it really turned into a lovefest because we 
agreed on so many of the issues and so many of the things, that it 
almost seemed as if we had staged the event. But indeed because Amo was 
such a good person, it was so easy to agree with him and so easy to do 
things for him.
  It is very, very nice to have things named after you when you are 
still around to see them. And I am so happy that we are doing this so 
Amo understands just a small little bit of how well thought of he is 
and how much we care about him. I want to thank my colleague from New 
York (Mr. Kuhl). Anything that is named after Amo, you can count me in 
to say a few good words because Amo is truly a special person and he 
deserves this great honor.
  Mr. KUHL of New York. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may 
consume to the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young).
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for 
introducing this amendment. I gladly accept the amendment. I am a 
little concerned, though, about having this bypass named after Amo 
Houghton. As such a gentleman and one so civil and always so friendly, 
I do not like to see a bypass get congested because they will start 
saying that Amo Houghton Bypass is all congested and does not work any 
more. So I hope it is big enough and new enough so that traffic will 
always flow through it.
  It is an honor to name this after him, and I repeat all the words 
that all the Members have said about Amo.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer).
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Chairman, I too rise in support of the amendment.
  Amo Houghton was a true gentleman of the House, of great depth and 
charm. He helped make this a better institution in the finest tradition 
of Congress. Amo made our lives richer, his State a better place, and 
our Nation stronger.
  I support the amendment, but I would say my only suggestion for 
improving it would be if it had somehow added the name of Priscilla 
Dewey Houghton, an outstanding citizen in her own right, Amo's wife and 
helpmate and monster bicyclist.
  It is my pleasure to support the amendment, and I hope that this will 
be a reflection for Amo of all that he has meant to us.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise to support the Kuhl 
Amendment to TEA-LU which would seek to name a portion of Interstate 86 
in upstate New York, in the vicinity of the City of Corning, the ``Amo 
Houghton Bypass'', after Former Congressman Amo Houghton who retired 
from Congress in 2004 after serving 18 years. It has always been my 
practice to honor my colleagues past and present who have made a real 
difference for their constituents and I can think of no more fitting 
way to honor Amo Houghton than to accept this amendment.
  Amo Houghton committed his life to public service and nowhere is this 
more apparent than in Corning, NY. Amo Houghton came from a renowned 
family where he was the third generation to be in public office. He 
volunteered for the Armed Forces in World War II and served as a 
Private First Class in the United States Marine Corps. After honorably 
serving his nation he went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Harvard 
University and a master's degree from the Harvard School of Business. 
Then after reaching the heights of academia, he loyally returned home 
to Corning to work as an executive at Corning, Incorporated.
  Upon winning his seat in Congress in 1987, he worked tirelessly to 
improve the Southern Tier, Finger Lakes, and Rochester region of New 
York. One of his major transportation projects was to fund the building 
projects that brought New York State Route 17 to the necessary 
standards to be designated as Interstate Route 86. Today we seek to 
name the juncture of that same Interstate and Amo Houghton's beloved 
town of Corning in his honor. In my belief, a man can receive no 
greater honor than to say that he served others and truly that 
description fits Amo Houghton. He was a soldier and a public servant 
and we seek to name this stretch of road in his honor to recognize his 
achievements.

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  Mr. KUHL of New York. Mr. Chairman, if there are not any Members who 
wish to speak, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mr. Issa). The question is on the amendment 
offered by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Kuhl).
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 6 
printed in part B of House Report 109-14.


                 Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Osborne

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

       Amendment No. 6 offered by Mr. Osborne:
       At the end of subtitle A of title IV of the bill, insert 
     the following (and conform the table of contents 
     accordingly):

     SEC. 4137. NEBRASKA CUSTOM HARVESTERS LENGTH EXEMPTION.

       Section 31112(c) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Nebraska may allow the operation of commercial 
     vehicle combinations of not to exceed 81 feet, 6 inches that 
     are used only for harvesting wheat, soybeans, and milo on a 
     contract basis for agricultural producers during the harvest 
     months for such crops as defined by the State of Nebraska.''.

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 140, the gentleman 
from Nebraska (Mr. Osborne) and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. 
Oberstar) each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Osborne).
  Mr. OSBORNE. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  In 1991, the ISTEA Act froze truckload and length limits at existing 
levels at the State level. Nebraska's length limit at that time was 65 
feet. Unfortunately, or fortunately, in Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, 
Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana, all surrounding 
States, the length limit was 80 feet-plus.

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  Over the last 14 years, custom harvest equipment has grown larger, 
and so the average length of the custom harvest load is about 80 feet. 
The custom harvest starts usually in Oklahoma, goes through Kansas, 
Colorado, Nebraska, the Dakotas, on up into Canada; and so the problem 
is that these loads start out at a length of 80 feet.
  When they hit the Nebraska border, the trailer is dropped off, and at 
that point we bring the combine into Nebraska. Then the truck has to go 
back and pick up the trailer, the header, go back to the site, and that 
hopscotch maneuver continues all across the State. If they have 10 
different polices where they are going to harvest, they have to make 10 
different dual hauls, and this happens all the way up to South Dakota. 
The average custom harvester is traveling an extra 3, 4, sometimes 500 
miles doubling up, trying to get his equipment across the State of 
Nebraska.
  What we are asking here is an amendment that requests that the State 
of Nebraska be given authority to change the State statute lengthening 
loads from 65 to 81.5 feet. We think this is reasonable. This is only 
for custom harvesters, harvesting only wheat, milo or soybeans, and 
this applies only during harvest season. It would be roughly the month 
of July and the month of October. This would save fuel. It will lessen 
traffic, reduce harvest expense, reduce driving time, labor, and also 
would be a safety factor.
  This particular amendment is supported by the U.S. Custom Harvesters, 
National Grain Sorghum Producers, and the National Association of Wheat 
Growers. It affects not just the State of Nebraska but a whole corridor 
from Oklahoma on up into Canada and affects the whole industry. We hope 
very much that this would be looked upon favorably.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  I appreciate the statements made by the distinguished gentleman from 
Nebraska, very thoughtful presentation; but I just remind colleagues 
that when Congress enacted ISTEA in 1991, the legislation froze size 
and weight of large trucks, commercial motor vehicles. That is almost 
14 years in the gentleman's State. CMVs can operate at a length of 65 
feet. This amendment would raise it to 81 feet 6 inches.
  The original rationale was to allow custom harvesters, those who have 
unique requirements, unique needs. I represent an agricultural area 
among the great diversity of my district, and there we do not have 
wheat but do have soybeans and corn. The idea was to allow the 
harvester to pull a combine and header, that is in the words of the 
amendment, exclusively in harvesting the wheat.
  Now we see his amendment and it creeps, wheat, soybeans and milo. 
Each of these crops has different harvest times. So, if the length 
exemption is adopted, we will have these exemptions in place for much 
of the year.
  They have had 14 years of working with this. This is the first time 
the issue has come before the committee. I do not understand what the 
need is except that they want to do it, but the language would allow 
these vehicles to operate basically on any route in Nebraska with a 
State or U.S. Route shield language. That is serious. That is placing 
serious safety problems on the Nation's roadway.
  Try to pass one of those vehicles in a VW or Ford Pinto, if you still 
have one, or any other small vehicle. It is nerve-wracking and 
dangerous. I have tried it and I do not think it is safe; and as the 
figures show, 5,000 people a year die in car-truck crashes. We should 
not open the floodgates for rollback of a critical safety provision now 
in the regulatory process.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OSBORNE. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I appreciate the comments. What this amendment would do would be to 
give the State of Nebraska an opportunity to extend its length limits. 
It does not mandate it. It simply gives them the opportunity. It is 
also important to point out that this is as tight as we can make it.
  The gentleman mentioned that the length of time would be much of the 
year. It would actually be the month of July, which is when most all 
wheat harvest occurs, and also the month of October, which would be for 
sorghum or milo and also some soybeans.
  As far as safety is concerned, if it is unsafe in Nebraska, we have 
got all of the surrounding States, roughly 10 States, that have the 
length limit of 80 feet. So what is happening now is we are having to 
decouple the trailer, leave half of it at the Kansas border and then we 
double up. So we are causing twice the traffic across the State of 
Nebraska. We have to go back, get the header, take it to the field. 
Then we leave the header there, go to the next place, drop the combine 
off, go back and get the header. So what we think we are doing here is 
we are using way more fuel, causing more traffic. It is more of a 
safety problem, and we think that this really affects the whole 
industry.
  As far as crashes are concerned, there were 4,699 large-truck crashes 
in 2003, and only 294 of those crashes involved the larger rigs. So we 
do not think this is a significant factor. We think it would be safer, 
and we know it would be cheaper.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I have the right to close. I am the only 
speaker. If the gentleman wishes to conclude his amendment, I will make 
the closing remarks.
  Mr. OSBORNE. Mr. Chairman, I yield back my time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  It is true that other States have the right to operate longer-length 
vehicles. They were grandfathered in in 1991. I like being a 
grandfather but of very small children, not of very large trucks. Had I 
been in the leadership position in 1991, I did oppose it, I did object 
to it, but I was not in a leadership position to stop it, and we would 
have stopped it.
  This is not a good move. This is not in the public interest. The 
adjoining States ought not to have longer vehicles; and if this 
amendment is done, then we might as well just throw the motor carrier 
safety rules away and let everybody drive longer vehicles, heavier 
vehicles at any time of the year and see further endangerment of safety 
on the roadways.
  This well-intentioned amendment, it is certainly initiated by farmers 
who feel they are going to be able to move their goods to market at 
lower cost, more efficiently, but at great risk to life and to the 
public safety.
  So I urge Members to vote ``no'' on the amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Osborne).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chairman announced that the 
ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. OSBORNE. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Nebraska 
(Mr. Osborne) will be postponed.
  It is now in order to consider amendment No. 7 printed in part B of 
House Report 109-14.


                   Amendment No. 7 Offered by Mr. Cox

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

       Amendment No. 7 offered by Mr. Cox:
       Redesignate section 4136 as section 4137 and insert after 
     section 4135 the following (and conform the table of contents 
     accordingly):

     SEC. 4136. STATE LAWS RELATING TO VEHICLE TOWING.

       Nothing in section 14501(c) of title 49, United States 
     Code, shall be construed to prevent a State from requiring 
     that, in the case of vehicles towed from private property 
     without the consent of the owner or operator of the vehicle, 
     towing companies have prior written authorization from the 
     property owner or lessee (or an employee or agent thereof), 
     or that such owner or lessee (or an employee or agent 
     thereof) be present at the time the vehicle is towed from the 
     property, or both.

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 140, the gentleman 
from California (Mr. Cox) and the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran) 
each will control 5 minutes.

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  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California (Mr. Cox).
  Mr. COX. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Before I address the substance of this amendment, I want to thank the 
distinguished gentleman from Virginia, the co-author of this amendment, 
for working so diligently over the last several days to craft the 
language we are debating on the floor today. He has been at the 
forefront of bringing the issue of consumer protection in towing, which 
is what this amendment is about, to the attention of the Congress.
  The legislation that he introduced last Congress, which he has 
reintroduced as H.R. 1173 in the 109th Congress, properly has focused 
attention on a program that is frustrating local government officials 
and police personnel charged with protecting public safety and 
especially our constituents, ordinary citizens.
  I would especially like to thank the chairman and the professional 
staff of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure who bent 
over backwards to work with us to put together this good amendment. The 
gentleman from Alaska (Chairman Young), the gentleman from Minnesota 
(Ranking Member Oberstar), the gentleman from Wisconsin (Chairman 
Petri), and the gentleman from Oregon (Ranking Member DeFazio) all 
provided us with excellent support in crafting this amendment.
  More than anyone, I should like to thank Bob McDonell, the chief of 
police in the city of Newport Beach, California. He has been vigilant 
in seeking reform to protect the citizens of California from what we 
have come to know as predatory towing.
  For several years, Chief McDonell has worked to build public 
awareness about this issue. He educated me about this issue and about 
the current state of the law, and he offered the suggestions for reform 
that are the subject of this amendment today. Chief McDonell and other 
law enforcement personnel in Orange County have had to deal with road 
tow truck operators who are ripping off ordinary consumers by 
exploiting a loophole in Federal law.
  In California, in particular, a ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of 
Appeals in 2000 has called into question two provisions of our State 
law that are designed to help local communities protect public safety 
by ensuring that tow truck operators who tow vehicles parked on private 
property do so with both the written authorization of the owner of the 
property on which the trespass is occurring and with the owner or an 
agent of the owner being present at the time of the tow. These 
important safeguards protect the rights of property owners to remove 
trespassing vehicles, and they also ensure that the decisions are 
clearly made with the knowledge and participation of the private 
property owners.
  Although there is a decision of the California Supreme Court 
upholding these provisions of California law, the conflict between the 
State and Federal decisions has left the practical effect of the law in 
limbo. It has made the law essentially unenforceable.
  This problem, Mr. Chairman, was put in stark relief just last week 
when the Orange County district attorney's office announced that they 
would not prosecute a tow truck operator who was in such a hurry to tow 
a vehicle before the owner returned that he towed a car with a sleeping 
4-year-old child in the back seat.

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  According to the story in the Orange County Register, the deputy 
district attorney said that the Ninth Circuit decision was hampering 
her prosecution saying, ``The towing companies are able to flagrantly 
violate the California Vehicle Code, and we cannot prosecute that until 
the Federal law is changed.''
  What we have the opportunity to do with this amendment is to make the 
necessary change. The problem is not just in Orange County; it is in 
northern Virginia where the co-author resides. It is in many 
communities across the country. A few bad apples in the towing industry 
are wreaking havoc, endangering citizens and compromising public 
safety.
  The vast majority of tow truck operators and their companies are good 
public citizens. They work hard. And they work cooperatively with 
private property owners. They assist law enforcement. The reputation of 
these good citizens in this industry everywhere is soiled by the 
actions of a few rogue operators who are able to operate outside the 
law.
  This amendment is merely designed to allow States to ensure that the 
bad apples come back within the reach of the law and that the confusion 
that has been prompted by the courts in California, the Federal court, 
which has compromised our State's ability to protect its citizens, is 
clarified.
  I know that this amendment does not resolve all of the problems that 
the co-author, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran) has with 
predatory towers, and I look forward to working with him and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on this issue further as 
we head to conference should this amendment be accepted.
  As we consider whether any further refinements are needed, however, 
we must be mindful that, in the main, deregulation has been a huge 
success for the industry and for consumers. So in our desire to ensure 
that States can properly carry out their Constitutional function to 
protect public safety and to protect consumers, we need to be careful 
that we not return to the status quo ante which would expose the 
industry and consumers to a miasma of confusing and conflicting State, 
county and municipal ordinances that neither protect public safety nor 
our pocketbooks and, instead, breed inefficiency and lead to increased 
costs for consumers.
  I look forward to working with the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. 
Moran) and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to ensure 
that the proper balance is maintained.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the 
amendment.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Without objection, the gentleman from Virginia 
(Mr. Moran) will control the time in opposition and is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  I want to first express my appreciation to the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Cox). He is a friend and colleague, but most 
importantly, when his constituents have a very serious concern, he has 
shown he effectively addresses the concerns of his constituents in 
California. And I appreciate his crafting this amendment. It is 
somewhat different from the amendment that I had in a bill, but it is 
certainly consistent.
  What gives rise to the need for this amendment is what happened back 
in 1994, when the Tow Truck Operators Association slipped in language 
in the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization that claimed that 
towing was interstate in nature and, thus, can only be regulated by the 
Federal Government, which fell under the Interstate Commerce 
Commission.
  Then, in the next year, in 1995, the Congress passed the Interstate 
Commerce Commission Termination Act, and thus, there was no one to 
regulate towing at the Federal level.
  Now, as the gentleman from California (Mr. Cox) very rightly says, 
most towing companies do not need regulation. They do a good job. You 
know, they do what they are supposed to do; they are decent people.
  Unfortunately, when you have an unregulated situation, you do have a 
few bad apples, as the gentleman from California (Mr. Cox) has said.
  And they will take advantage of that situation and act in an abusive 
manner. That is why I want to thank the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. 
Young) and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), our wonderful 
ranking member, for letting us bring this amendment to the floor.
  It does involve transportation. It is appropriate to be included 
here. And, you know, nobody is trying to take too heavy a hand on any 
sector of the industry. But, the fact is there have been abuses.
  In Arlington County alone, many of my colleagues live in Arlington 
County, they have had 280 cases of abusive victimization of people that 
have been sent to the courts in just the last 2 years. Now, a lot of 
this stuff, you

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know, it does not need to happen. You do not need to damage a car when 
you tow it, letting it drag along the street.
  You do not need to treat people abusively, particularly young single 
women who have their car towed and have to go to a remote, dark place 
and have to have a hundred dollars in cash instead of being able to 
write out a check or show a credit card.
  There have been abuses. And there have been abuses in Los Angeles. 
Mr. Cox cited the case, what tow truck operator in their right mind, 
who in their right mind would tow a car with a baby in the car seat, 
the mother goes frantic, and the baby is towed to some tow truck lot.
  Those are the kinds of abuses that we need to eliminate. And that is 
why the Cox amendment makes the owner of the property responsible. If 
the States choose, they can require that the owner be present when the 
vehicle is towed. That makes a lot of sense.
  If it does not work, the gentleman from California (Mr. Cox) has 
agreed, we will pursue this further, until we give reasonable 
regulatory authority to States and localities. I think this is simply a 
commonsense amendment. I want to thank a former colleague, Mr. 
Bereuter; the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter); the gentleman 
from Nebraska (Mr. Terry); they were cosponsors of the legislation.
  And I look forward to working with the gentleman from California (Mr. 
Cox) and the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar), the gentleman 
form Alaska (Mr. Young) the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri) and 
the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio).
  You know, we will come up ultimately with the kind of regulatory 
authority that States need to bring this under control. But, we are not 
after all of the towing companies. Most of the towing companies are 
doing the right thing, and they are behaving as we would under that 
situation. It is just there are some abuses. We need some regulatory 
authority to bring them under control.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I would love to yield to the 
gentleman from Minnesota.
  (Mr. OBERSTAR asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Cox-Moran 
amendment that does protect owners of motor vehicles from predatory 
towing practices as both gentlemen have explained.
  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Reclaiming my time, Mr. Chairman, may I ask 
how much time is remaining?
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Virginia has 30 seconds 
remaining.
  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, in the 30 seconds remaining, I 
want to talk about one other point on a related issue, rather than take 
up the committee's time later in the day.
  I want to thank the chairman and the ranking member for the report 
language that addresses teen driver traffic accidents. It is good 
language. We are going to conduct a study on what we ought to be doing 
with regard to teenagers being responsible for such a high percentage 
of fatal crashes. It has gone from 6.6 percent to almost 15 percent 
now.
  We are going to get a report to the committee to come up with some 
model driving school curricula and graduated licensing requirements. 
That makes a lot of sense, and it is good report language.
  Again, I want to thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Cox) for 
bringing this amendment up and for the committee for entertaining it, 
and I trust that it will pass, hopefully, unanimously.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise to offer support for 
the amendment that has been offered jointly by the Gentlemen from New 
York and California. This amendment would allow states to legislate to 
require towtruck operators, when they have cause to remove a vehicle 
from private property without consent of the vehicle owner or operator, 
to (1) have written permission from the owner (or lessee, or the 
employer or agent thereof) of the private property authorizing the 
nonconsensual tow; and (2) tow from private property only if the owner 
(or lessee, employee, or agent thereof) of the property is present.
  This amendment speaks to states' rights and the ability of states to 
occupy a field of legislation that is completely within constitutional 
limits. State property law properly deals with the problems 
contemplated by the underlying legislation, H.R. 3 as it pertains to 
license to enter private property for purpose of towing.
  The Cox/Moran amendment is a narrower response to the nationwide 
challenges of predatory tow truck operators than H.R. 1173, the State 
and Local Predatory Towing Enforcement Act, a stand-alone bill 
sponsored by Rep. Moran. This National League of Cities (NLC)-supported 
bill would clarify the permissible scope of state and local regulatory 
authority over tow truck operations to protect consumers against 
predatory operators.
  Under current federal law, state and local governments are prohibited 
from enacting or enforcing laws relating to the ``price, route or 
service'' of tow truck operations, except for public safety and the 
pricing of non-consensual tows. 49 USC Sec. 14501(3)(1)(2). An 
amendment to a 1994 federal law, the Federal Aviation Administration 
Authorization Act, classified tow truck operators as ``interstate 
carriers'' that are exempt from state and local regulation.
  One year later, Congress eliminated the federal commission that 
oversaw interstate carriers, essentially freeing the tow truck industry 
from regulation. This loophole in federal law prohibits state and local 
governments from enacting consumer protections against predatory tow 
truck operations.
  The federal loophole chills the ability of municipalities from 
adopting consumer protection ordinances requiring tow truck operators 
to accept credit card payments because such an ordinance could face 
legal challenge as falling outside the exception to regulate only for 
safety or price.
  Without congressional action, the courts are the only forum to decide 
the limits of regulatory authority over the tow truck industry. While 
the Supreme Court upheld state and local authority to regulate this 
industry for public safety, the Court declined to address what specific 
types of regulation would qualify. City of Columbus v. Ours Garage and 
Wrecker Service, 536 U.S. 424 (2002). Subsequent decisions at the 
federal and state court levels in cases between tow companies and 
municipalities have generated conflicts about the specific reach of 
valid regulation.
  The Cox/Moran amendment helps to clarify the specific types of 
regulation state and local governments may enact. Without legislative 
clarification, the courts will continue to be the forum to resolve 
disputes and, without judicial consensus, this would only create more 
uncertainty. Absent a uniform national policy direction, consumers will 
continue to lose. Given the current Administration's initiative to 
curtail plaintiffs' ability to have their meritorious claims heard, 
this amendment amounts to an effort to protect innocent consumers and 
property owners.
  Mr. Chairman, for the reasons mentioned above, I support the 
gentlemen's amendment an urge my colleagues to do the same.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Cox).
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 8 
printed in part B of House Report 109-14.


          Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota

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

       Amendment No. 8 offered by Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota:
       Strike section 1209 of the bill and insert the following:

     SEC. 1209. CONGESTION PRICING PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Section 129 of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Congestion Pricing Pilot Program.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(A) Eligible toll facility.--The term `eligible toll 
     facility' includes--
       ``(i) a facility in existence on the date of enactment of 
     this subsection that collects tolls;
       ``(ii) a facility in existence on the date of enactment of 
     this subsection that serves high occupancy vehicle lanes; and
       ``(iii) a facility constructed after the date of enactment 
     of this subsection to create additional tolled capacity 
     (including a facility constructed by a private entity or 
     using private funds).
       ``(B) Nonattainment area.--The term `nonattainment area' 
     has the meaning given the term in section 171 of the Clean 
     Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501).
       ``(2) Establishment.--Notwithstanding sections 129 and 301, 
     the Secretary may permit a State, public authority, or a 
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     private entity designated by a State, to collect a toll from 
     motor vehicles at an eligible toll facility for any highway, 
     bridge, or tunnel, including facilities on the Interstate 
     System--
       ``(A) to manage high levels of congestion; or
       ``(B) to reduce emissions in a nonattainment area or 
     maintenance area.
       ``(3) Limitation on use of revenues.--
       ``(A) In general.--All toll revenues received under 
     paragraph (2) shall be used by a State or public authority 
     for--
       ``(i) debt service;
       ``(ii) a reasonable return on investment of any private 
     financing;
       ``(iii) the costs necessary for proper operation and 
     maintenance of any facilities under paragraph (2) (including 
     reconstruction, resurfacing, restoration, and 
     rehabilitation); and
       ``(iv) highway projects eligible for Federal assistance 
     under this title if the Secretary certifies that the 
     necessary costs under clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) have been 
     satisfied.
       ``(B) Requirements.--
       ``(i) Variable price requirement.--The Secretary shall 
     require, for each facility that charges tolls under this 
     subsection, that the tolls vary in price according to time of 
     day, as appropriate to manage congestion or improve air 
     quality.
       ``(ii) HOV passenger requirements.--A State may permit 
     motor vehicles with fewer than 2 occupants to operate in high 
     occupancy vehicle lanes as part of a variable toll pricing 
     program established under this subsection, provided the State 
     complies with the requirements under section 1208 of the 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.
       ``(iii) Reasonable rate requirement.--Variations in the 
     toll rate between different classes of vehicles for a 
     facility under this section shall be reasonable, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(C) Agreement.--
       ``(i) In general.--Before the Secretary may permit a 
     facility to charge tolls under this subsection, the Secretary 
     and the applicable State or public authority shall enter into 
     an agreement for each facility incorporating the conditions 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       ``(ii) Termination.--An agreement under clause (i) shall 
     terminate with respect to a facility upon the decision of the 
     State or public authority to discontinue the variable tolling 
     program under this subsection for the facility.
       ``(iii) Debt.--If there is any debt outstanding on a 
     facility at the time at which the decision is made to 
     discontinue the program under this subsection with respect to 
     the facility, the facility may continue to charge tolls in 
     accordance with the terms of the agreement until such time as 
     the debt is retired.
       ``(D) Limitation on federal share.--The Federal share of 
     the cost of a project on a facility tolled under this 
     subsection, including a project to install the toll 
     collection facility shall be a percentage, not to exceed 80 
     percent, determined by the applicable State.
       ``(4) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the 
     program under this subsection, a State or public authority 
     shall provide to the Secretary--
       ``(A) a description of the congestion or air quality 
     problems sought to be addressed under the program;
       ``(B) a description of--
       ``(i) the goals sought to be achieved under the program; 
     and
       ``(ii) the performance measures that would be used to gauge 
     the success made toward reaching those goals; and
       ``(C) such other information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(f) Automation.--A facility created or modified under 
     this section shall use an electronic toll collection system 
     that uses a transponder or other means to specify an account 
     for the purposes of collecting a toll as a vehicle passes 
     through the collection facility.
       ``(g) Interoperability.--
       ``(1) Rule.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     promulgate a final rule specifying requirements, standards, 
     or performance specifications for automated toll collection 
     systems implemented under this section.
       ``(B) Development.--In developing that rule, which shall be 
     designed to maximize the interoperability of electronic 
     collection systems, the Secretary shall, to the maximum 
     extent practicable--
       ``(i) seek to accelerate progress toward the national goal 
     of achieving a nationwide interoperable electronic toll 
     collection system;
       ``(ii) take into account the use of transponders currently 
     deployed within an appropriate geographical area of travel 
     and the transponders likely to be in use within the next 5 
     years; and
       ``(iii) seek to minimize additional costs and maximize 
     convenience to users of the toll facility and to the toll 
     facility owner or operator.
       ``(2) Future modifications.--As the state of technology 
     progresses, the Secretary shall modify the rule promulgated 
     under paragraph (1)(A), as appropriate.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1012 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act (23 U.S.C. 149 note; 105 Stat. 
     1938; 112 Stat. 211) is amended by striking subsection (b).
       (2) Continuation of program.--Notwithstanding the amendment 
     made by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall monitor and allow 
     any existing project associated with a value pricing program 
     established under a cooperative agreement in effect on the 
     day before the date of enactment of this Act to continue.
       Strike paragraph (3) of section 1603(c) of the bill and 
     insert the following:
       (3) An analysis demonstrating that the facility could not 
     be maintained or improved to meet current or future needs 
     from the State's apportionments and allocations made 
     available by this Act (including amendments made by this Act) 
     and from revenues for highways from any other source without 
     toll revenues.
       Strike subsection (a) of section 1603 of the bill and 
     insert the following:

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement an Interstate System reconstruction and 
     rehabilitation pilot program under which the Secretary, 
     notwithstanding sections 129 and 301 of title 23, United 
     States Code, may permit a State to collect tolls on a 
     highway, bridge, or tunnel on the Interstate System for the 
     purpose of reconstructing and rehabilitating Interstate 
     highway corridors that could not otherwise be adequately 
     maintained or functionally improved without the collection of 
     tolls.
       After section 1603(c)(4)(C) of the bill, insert the 
     following (and redesignate any subsequent subparagraphs 
     accordingly):

       (D) an agreement for public disclosure of revenues 
     generated and operating expenditures.
       Strike paragraph (1) of section 1603(d) of the bill and 
     insert the following:
       (1) the State is unable to reconstruct or rehabilitate the 
     proposed toll facility using existing apportionments;
       Strike section 1604 of the bill and insert the following 
     (and conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 1604. FAST LANES.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter I of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 169. FAST fees

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and 
     implement an Interstate System FAST lanes program under which 
     the Secretary, notwithstanding sections 129 and 301, shall 
     permit a State, or a public or private entity designated by a 
     State, to collect fees to finance the construction or 
     expansion of an interstate highway, for the purpose of 
     reducing traffic congestion, by constructing 1 or more 
     additional lanes (including bridge, support, and other 
     structures necessary for construction or expansion) on the 
     Interstate System.
       ``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the 
     program, a State shall submit to the Secretary for approval 
     an application that contains--
       ``(1) an identification of the additional lanes (including 
     any necessary bridge, support, and other structures) to be 
     constructed on the Interstate System under the program;
       ``(2) in the case of 1 or more additional lanes that affect 
     a metropolitan area, an assurance that the metropolitan 
     planning organization established under section 134 for the 
     area has been consulted during the planning process 
     concerning the placement and amount of fees on the FAST 
     lanes; and
       ``(3) a facility management plan that includes--
       ``(A) a plan for implementing the imposition of fees on the 
     additional lanes;
       ``(B) a schedule and finance plan for construction, 
     operation, and maintenance of the additional lanes using 
     revenues from fees (and, as necessary to supplement those 
     revenues, revenues from other sources); and
       ``(C) a description of the public or private entities that 
     will be responsible for implementation and administration of 
     the program.
       ``(c) Requirements.--The Secretary shall approve the 
     application of a State for participation in the program after 
     the Secretary determines that, in addition to meeting the 
     requirements of subsection (b), the State has entered into an 
     agreement with the Secretary that provides that--
       ``(1) fees collected from motorists using a FAST lane shall 
     be collected only through the use of noncash electronic 
     technology;
       ``(2) all revenues from fees received from operation of 
     FAST lanes shall be used only for--
       ``(A) debt service relating to the investment in FAST 
     lanes;
       ``(B) reasonable return on investment of any private entity 
     financing the project, as determined by the State;
       ``(C) any costs necessary for the improvement, and proper 
     operation and maintenance (including reconstruction, 
     resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation), of FAST lanes 
     and existing lanes, if the improvement--
       ``(i) is necessary to integrate existing lanes with the 
     FAST lanes;
       ``(ii) is necessary for the construction of an interchange 
     (including an on- or off-ramp) from the FAST lane to connect 
     the FAST lane to--

       ``(I) an existing FAST lane;
       ``(II) the Interstate System; or
       ``(III) a highway; and

       ``(iii) is carried out before the date on which fees for 
     use of FAST lanes cease to be collected in accordance with 
     paragraph (6); or
       ``(D) the establishment by the State of a reserve account 
     to be used only for long-

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     term maintenance and operation of the FAST lanes;
       ``(3) fees may be collected only on and for the use of FAST 
     lanes, and may not be collected on or for the use of existing 
     lanes;
       ``(4) use of FAST lanes shall be voluntary;
       ``(5) revenues from fees received from operation of FAST 
     lanes may not be used for any other project (except for 
     establishment of a reserve account described in paragraph 
     (2)(D) or as otherwise provided in this section);
       ``(6) on completion of the project, and on completion of 
     the use of fees to satisfy the requirements for use of 
     revenue described in paragraph (2), no additional fees shall 
     be collected; and
       ``(7)(A) to ensure compliance with paragraphs (1) through 
     (5), annual audits shall be conducted for each year during 
     which fees are collected on FAST lanes; and
       ``(B) the results of each audit shall be submitted to the 
     Secretary.
       ``(d) Apportionment.--
       ``(1) In general.--Revenues collected from FAST lanes shall 
     not be taken into account in determining the apportionments 
     and allocations that any State or transportation district 
     within a State shall be entitled to receive under or in 
     accordance with this chapter.
       ``(2) No effect on state expenditure of funds.--Nothing in 
     this section affects the expenditure by any State of funds 
     apportioned under this chapter.
       ``(e) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `FAST lane' means a interstate highway or interstate highway 
     lane, financed, at least in part, through the collection of 
     fees, that is added to the Interstate System to reduce 
     traffic congestion.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--
       (1) The analysis for subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 1208 of the bill, 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     168 the following:

``169. FAST fees.''.
       (2) Section 301 of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after ``tunnels,'' the following: ``and except 
     as provided in section 169,''.
       At the end of title I of the bill, insert the following 
     (and conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly):

     SEC. 1838. FREEDOM FROM TOLLS.

       Section 301 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting before the comma the following: ``and section 
     169''.
       At the end of title III of the bill, insert the following 
     (and conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly):

     SEC. 3047. CONGRESSIONAL INTENT REGARDING TRANSIT 
                   INVOLVEMENT.

       It is the intention of Congress to work with the States and 
     the private sector to include bus rapid transit when adding 
     FAST capacity to the Interstate System
       At the end of section 1105 of the bill strike the end 
     quotation marks and the last period and insert the following:
       ``(k) Toll Feasibility.--The Secretary shall select and 
     conduct a study on a project under this title that is 
     intended to increase capacity, and that has an estimated 
     total cost of at least $50,000,000, to determine whether--
       ``(1) a toll facility for the project is feasible; and
       ``(2) privatizing the construction, operation, and 
     maintenance of the toll facility is financially advisable 
     (while retaining legal and administrative control of the 
     portion of the applicable Interstate route).''.

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 140, the gentleman 
from Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy) and a Member opposed each will control 10 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy).
  Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  This amendment addresses the big issues surrounding this year's road 
bill. How do we meet expanding capacity? How do we do so without 
increasing taxes or expanding the deficit? How do we address an over 
reliance on the gas tax? The degree to which the FAST Act, introduced 
by myself and the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith), attracted 
strong bipartisan support reflects the success in addressing these 
issues; by expanding capacity, by removing an outdated prohibition 
against charging fees on the interstate, and preserving the trust of 
the driving public by doing so only if the fees are charged on new 
lanes, so we have new concrete or tar; charge electronically, so there 
are no toll booths; and the fees go away when construction and 
maintenance costs have been provided for.
  The use of these optional lanes would be optional to drivers, and the 
program is optional for States to use and does not impact their funding 
allocations. It is estimated that the FAST provisions could provide $50 
billion in additional capacity over the road bill period without 
increasing taxes or expanding the deficit.
  The FAST Act had 73 bipartisan cosponsors. Both the conservative 
Heritage Foundation and the new Democrat Progressive Policy Institute 
have written favorably about it. I appreciate the Chairman's efforts to 
reflect FAST concepts in H.R. 3. I have been very open with him about 
my intent to offer this amendment, but the concerns we have with H.R. 3 
are that it is drafted so that it limits the ability to increase 
capacity by limiting its FAST-like section to only three projects and, 
in that way, gives States far less flexibility than they deserve. It 
limits the ability to increase capacity by limiting its FAST-lane 
section to only three projects, as I said; allows tolls to be charged 
on existing lanes in both 1209, in sections 1603 and 1604; and allows 
those tolls to be charged indefinitely under those programs. It allows 
revenues under these programs to be diverted to a variety of nonuser 
purposes.
  Long-term FAST-style fee lanes can be a major solution to relieving 
congestion, but only if we preserve the trust of the driving public. 
The provisions included in TEA-LU could lead to the same distrust and 
resistance that has resulted in every recent State referendum on 
increases in gas tax being defeated. When used with FAST-style 
protections, it has been accepted by drivers, as witnessed by the 
Minneapolis, Minnesota Star Tribune poll showing 69 in support of FAST.
  Frankly, many States around the country are using FAST. This 
amendment authorizes variable congestion tolls on existing roads and on 
newly-constructed lanes, and I would just recommend to my colleagues 
that we adopt this capacity-expanding, State-empowering, maintaining-
the-trust-of-the-driving-public amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition, and yield 
myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, the gentleman is certainly well-intentioned in his 
purpose of adding to our fund of surface transportation capacity, but 
this is the wrong way to do it. Toll is spelled T-A-X. And this 
proposition is opposed by AASHTO, by tolling authorities, and by 
various environmental organizations.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. 
Blumenauer).
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy. 
I want to make clear that I personally am open to the possibility of 
having more flexibility within the transportation fund: Value pricing 
and tolling have a role. They have had a role since the beginning of 
our freeway system. But this amendment is not the FAST-lane bill that 
the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy) introduced last year.
  Despite the rhetoric that it is supported by every major highway user 
group, his amendment is opposed by almost every highway user group, 
including AASHTO. My colleague from Minnesota pointed out AGC, APTA, 
AMPO, and the International Bridge and Tunnel Turnpike Authority. They 
oppose this amendment.
  Actually, there is correspondence that I will enter into the record 
that was actually signed against this from the Reason Foundation, 
Robert Poole.
  Now, why is that? Well, first of all, there are a number of areas 
right now that this would severely restrict the ability of State DOTs 
and local governments to develop pricing systems that meet their local 
needs. No reason to do that. Almost every community currently using HOT 
lanes or value pricing has a portion of the revenue dedicated to 
transit and corridor improvements.
  In fact, it has been proven time and time again that the support for 
value pricing actually increases if people can have a balanced 
approach. This is not balanced and the public does not support tolling 
on facilities without an equity element.
  In fact, the Kennedy amendment assumes, or it asserts, and I talked 
to him again about this today, that it is not a problem for people to 
continue on. Well, in San Diego, New York, even Minneapolis, in his own 
State, where they are currently using HOT lanes, they would be 
restricted in the use of their revenues and could no longer use any of 
these funds to pay for transit investment in their corridor. That is 
why the local governments, transit agencies, AASHTO and road builders 
oppose this amendments.

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  Why would we dictate to them how they are going to design their use 
of toll revenues?

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  And adding a lane to a bridge or to a freeway is not just a single 
lane. If we are going to deal with congestion, which our chairman and 
the ranking member are concerned with, we need to do this in a 
comprehensive fashion. The adoption of this amendment will prohibit 
that. It limits it very narrowly, takes away the resources from people 
that have it, it prevents value pricing in any broader context.
  Most fundamentally, there is no good reason to deny the flexibility 
to deal comprehensibly and comprehensively with our transportation 
needs. As a supporter of the use of tolls and value pricing where it is 
appropriate, where local governments want it, there is no reason why we 
should adopt this amendment and restrict provisions under the existing 
law. I think our chairman and the ranking member have proposed ways to 
explore moving forward, and we ought to reject this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I include for the Record the letter I referred to 
earlier.

    AASHTO, Environmental Defense Oppose Tolling Measure That Lacks 
                              Flexibility

       The American Association of State Highway and 
     Transportation Officials (AASHTO), which represents state 
     transportation departments, today joined with the group 
     Environmental Defense, the construction industry, and other 
     organizations to strongly oppose an amendment that would 
     cripple state and local ability to use tolling to meet 
     transportation needs and manage traffic problems.
       Rep. Mark Kennedy (R-MN) proposes the amendment to H.R. 3, 
     the highway and transit reauthorization bill expected to come 
     to the House floor tomorrow. The proposed amendment would 
     further restrict states' and localities' current tolling 
     authority, restrict tolling on Interstates, limit tolling as 
     a revenue option, and eliminate funding for promising non-
     highway transportation market incentive pilot projects that 
     help reduce traffic and pollution.
       ``We agree with the President that these decisions need to 
     be made on a state and local level,'' said AASHTO Executive 
     Director John Horsley.
       ``While AASHTO and Environmental Defense have frequently 
     differed on highway-related issues,'' Horsley said, ``the 
     limitations inherent in Rep. Kennedy's tolling bill would 
     needlessly restrict an important revenue and traffic-
     management tool available to state departments of 
     transportation, as they seek to close the gap between 
     pressing transportation needs and available resources,'' 
     Horsley said.
       Tolling is being explored in several states, including New 
     York, California, and Texas, in combination with debt 
     financing as a way to advance sorely needed transportation 
     infrastructure projects. Horsley explained that AASHTO's 
     members believe state transportation officials should have 
     the ability to determine, on a case-by-case basis, where 
     tolling would be most productive and what projects should be 
     financed using toll revenues.
       As submitted Tuesday afternoon to the Rules Committee, the 
     Kennedy legislation would allow for new tolls to be levied 
     only to fund additional lane construction or to convert high-
     occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes to high-occupancy toll (HOT) 
     lanes. If used for new construction, tolls newly imposed 
     under the amendment would have to be lifted once debt-service 
     was paid and a reserve fund for maintenance and operations 
     had been established.
       The Kennedy amendment continues to restrict toll revenues 
     for highway use only, denying agencies the opportunity to 
     fund new improved transit.
       ``The Kennedy amendment would reverse a growing trend in 
     which states are experimenting with tolls to cut congestion 
     and air pollution,'' said Michael Replogle, Transportation 
     Director for Environmental Defense. ``San Diego is using 
     tolls on the 1-15 corridor to pay for new express-bus 
     services. New York uses tolls to raise hundreds of millions 
     of dollars for bridges, tunnels and rapid rail transit. 
     Congress should give states the freedom to use these tools to 
     cut congestion and pollution and boost access--not take the 
     tools away.''
       ``Properly placed transit projects remove a great deal of 
     traffic from overcrowded roads,'' Horsley noted. ``We need to 
     be able to address the nation's transportation needs in a 
     holistic, multi-modal way, not piecemeal.''
       Replogle said his group supports ``accountability and 
     transparency for toll-road projects to mitigate their 
     environmental impacts and traffic growth. We can minimize new 
     pavement by doing more to price and manage the pavement we've 
     already got,'' Replogle said.
       Although AASHTO and Environmental Defense have found common 
     ground on the Kennedy language, Horsley noted that they 
     remain of two minds about a variety of issues within the 
     larger reauthorization bill, H.R. 3, being moved by House 
     transportation leaders.
       The Kennedy approach to date has drawn the opposition of 
     the Tolling Coalition, which includes AASHTO, the American 
     Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), the 
     Associated General Contractors (AGC), the American Council of 
     Engineering Companies (ACEC), the National Asphalt Pavement 
     Association (NAPA), the National Stone, Sand and Gravel 
     Association, the International Bridge, Tunnel & Turnpike 
     Authority (IBTTA) and the National Council for Public-Private 
     Partnerships.
       Other members of the Tolling Coalition include Koch 
     Performance Roads Inc., Peter Kiewit and Sons, Nossaman 
     Guthner Knox Elliott LLP, Parsons Brinckerhoff, the Bay Area 
     Council, the Ybarra Group, Ashland Inc., Secretary of 
     Transportation Whittington Clement of the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, the Colorado Department of Transportation, the 
     Texas Department of Transportation, the Maryland Department 
     of Transportation, Gabriel Roth, and Robert W. Poole of the 
     Reason Public Policy Institute.
       Environmental Defense, a nonprofit dedicated to 
     breakthrough solutions to environmental The Kennedy amendment 
     has drawn opposition as well from the Value Pricing Futures 
     Group, a coalition that includes Environmental Defense, a 
     400,000 member nonprofit group dedicated to innovative 
     solutions to environmental problems, and many other groups. 
     These include the American Public Transportation Association, 
     the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, the Miami-Dade 
     Expressway Authority, the Georgia State Road and Tollway 
     Authority, the San Diego Association of Governments, Portland 
     Metro in Oregon, the Alameda County Congestion Management 
     Agency, Wilbur Smith Associates, and the Surface 
     Transportation Policy Project.
       Also, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Regional 
     Plan Association, the TriState Transportation Campaign, the 
     American Planning Association, the American Society of 
     Landscape Architects, the Independent Institute, the Central 
     Parking System of Orange County, California, HNTB Corp., 
     Transportation Innovations, Inc., UrbanTrans Consultants, 
     City CarShare, the International Downtown Association, TIME/ 
     to Improve Municipal Efficiency, Cofiroute USA, the Resource 
     Systems Group, CRSPE, Inc. of Cape Coral, Florida, Smart 
     Growth America, Friends of the Earth, Transportation 
     Alternatives of New York City, the Union of Concerned 
     Scientists, the Center for Neighborhood Technology in 
     Chicago, the Oregon Environmental Council, CYCLE-SAFE, INC. 
     of Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Thunderhead Alliance, the 
     Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition and Lee County 
     Commissioner John Albion of Florida.

  Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  When I listen to the gentleman from Oregon, I am always trying to 
figure out whether we are on the same page or on a different page 
because I would agree we need to give States more flexibility.
  First of all, Mr. Poole pulled his name off the letter the gentleman 
referred to when they saw the actual wording on our amendment.
  Second, value pricing would have more use, I am convinced, at the end 
of the 6-year road period under our amendment than under the existing 
language. We allow value pricing on existing toll roads. We allow value 
pricing on HOV to HOT conversions under our amendment, different than 
last year. And we would allow value pricing, congestion pricing on all 
new FAST lanes which we do not limit to three as the very highly 
restrictive draft put forth by the committee, but would allow an 
unlimited amount using value pricing if States so wish because we grant 
them that flexibility if it meets those simple criteria to honor the 
trust of the driving public.
  I appreciate very much the good work that AASHTO does, but I have 
never really viewed them as a highway-user organization; they are a 
highway building and constructing organization.
  Those that are supporting the Kennedy-Smith amendment is the Highway 
Users Association, is the American Truckers Association which makes 
this their top priority, is the 108,000 small business owner-operator 
individual drivers of America, is AAA. All of those are the preeminent 
highway users, as well as it is supported by those that believe we 
ought to be fiscally responsible and we ought to honor the trust of the 
driving public, whether we are talking about Americans for Tax Reform, 
National Taxpayers Union, Citizens Against Government Waste, and many 
others.
  Mr. Chairman, this is pro-capacity, and this is pro-give-States-
flexibility, and this is to make sure that we add more construction and 
add more capacity to our lanes.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

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  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Alaska (Chairman Young).
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chairman, I reluctantly but strongly rise in 
opposition to this amendment. I have to tell Members that the people 
have contacted me, every State department of transportation because it 
does not give them flexibility. I thought that is what the gentleman 
was trying to do. They say it does not do that.
  We have American Road Builders, Transportation Construction 
Coalition, State highway and transportation officials, and Public 
Transportation Association all opposing the amendment. That tells me 
something.
  I am one that happens to believe in toll roads, contrary to my good 
friend, but this amendment takes away States rights to expand, 
including Texas. Last year our majority leader was supportive of the 
amendment, and now he informs me that he opposes the amendment because 
the State department of transportation says it will hamstring what they 
have been able to do.
  I would love to work with the gentleman to try to figure this out. I 
think we are on the right track as far as tolls, but this amendment 
restricts instead of giving flexibility, and in doing so, takes away 
States' ability to leave in the tolling concept and maintain.
  That is one of our biggest problems, we have not in fact put the 
money in maintenance. If we were to put a toll road in under this 
provision, and under his provision they take the tolling out when the 
road is paid for, who do Members think is going to pay for the toll 
road later on down the line? They will be back to Congress saying we 
need the money to maintain the road paid for by a toll.
  My argument is there is no such thing as a free road. The roads have 
to be paid for after they are paid for to maintain them so they can be 
used. So, again, I respect the gentleman's work and his belief and 
effort, but to have this amendment take away the flexibility and have 
it opposed by every VDOT, we know something is wrong with the amendment 
as drafted. Again, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I wish the 
gentleman would continue to work with us to work to solve this problem.
  Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  I respect the leadership of the chairman and his commitment to work 
to try to figure out whether we can have tolls be part of the solution 
in a fiscally responsible way. I would suggest it is not every DOT that 
is opposing it. Minnesota is supporting it. With regard to Texas, all 
eight projects in Texas have allowed that they are working on doing 
this.
  Our amendment allows more capacity because instead of restricting 
FAST-type lanes to only three projects around the country, there can be 
an unlimited number in place around the country. This frankly gives 
more capacity, not less. Katie Freeway, for example, is one of those 
that allows. Highway Interstate 69 that they are trying to build is 
allowed. There may be some misinformation that is being spread on this.
  I would also like to address some of the information that may have 
come from the committee suggesting this is an anti-tolling amendment. 
This is a responsible expansion of fee-type lanes being built and would 
allow for more than the underlying amendment. This does give, maybe in 
different ways than the committee drafted, but more flexibility to the 
States. It also allows more lanes to be built.
  If the goal is to put tolls on existing lanes, which we restrict 
further in this amendment, there is ability to put more tolls in 
existing lanes in the committee draft. But if the question is whether 
we can put more tolls on new expansion of highway capacity, there is 
unquestionably greater flexibility offered under this amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman 
from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson).
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I just received a 
call from the Texas Department of Transportation. They are very much 
opposed to this amendment. I want to clarify that because the call just 
came in. We do need the flexibility, but they want the flexibility to 
remain with the State rather than authorizing something here.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Burgess).
  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Chairman, I rise to oppose this amendment. Our State 
department of transportation is very opposed to the language in the 
Kennedy amendment and would ask that the House defeat this amendment 
and use the language that is in the main bill.
  In Texas, we have such a unique problem because we have such a large 
geographic footprint, second only to Alaska. Yet at the same time, we 
receive nowhere near the Federal funding the State of Alaska receives. 
As a consequence, we are constantly behind and constantly looking for 
ways to finance necessary and needed road projects in my State.
  We have farm-to-market roads and State highways in my State that 
carry traffic, burdens of traffic they were never intended to carry, 
and they cannot be financed with the gas tax alone. We need the 
flexibility to take the money from a toll road and move it to a near 
neighbor, near-time project, which I understand that this amendment 
would prohibit.
  Finally, we cannot allow the sunsetting of the tolls on a toll 
project. The prototype for that was the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike 30 
years ago. That was a 1960s solution, and we have a 21st-century 
problem.
  Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  First of all, there was a statement of opposition from the State of 
Texas without really seeing our amendment, and so I have a call in and 
have not yet had a return call from the commissioner in Texas. We would 
be happy to work with them to make sure they have the flexibility they 
need. This provides more flexibility. I would agree with the chairman, 
we want to be having an expansion of construction using these types of 
lanes, which is what we are for. But a big part of the disagreement is 
whether we want to put a toll on existing lanes and just make it more 
painful to drive, or whether we want to actually build and add 
construction and add capacity and use fee-type revenues to help 
facilitate that expansion, which this unquestionably would add 
significantly more of. I encourage support of the amendment.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman 
from Florida (Ms. Corrine Brown).
  Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida. Mr. Chairman, let me be clear, the 
Florida Secretary of Transportation is in town today, along with 
Commissioner Lazaro, and they are both opposed to this amendment.
  The U.S. Department of Transportation has said that we need to invest 
$375 billion just to keep up with the needs of this Nation's 
transportation infrastructure. Yet we have a bill on the floor today at 
$284 billion. Obviously, this is not enough of an investment we need to 
keep up with our transportation system.
  This amendment will tie the hands of the State departments of 
transportation and would deny them the flexibility they need to fund 
important projects in their State. My home State of Florida is 
experiencing tremendous population growth, and we use tolls to cover 
many of the high costs related to maintaining an adequate 
transportation system. Without these additional revenues, there is no 
question that current improvement projects will not be funded. In other 
words, no tolls, no roads.
  The current tolling provisions in this bill were carefully worked out 
in a bipartisan manner and were developed to allow States the 
flexibility to build new roads, reduce congestion, and invest in 
transit. We authorize this major transportation bill every 6 years so 
we can make major investments in infrastructure and improve the 
national transportation system, but the Kennedy amendment does the 
opposite. It takes money from the States and limits their ability to 
creatively finance major projects. In closing, no tolls, no roads.

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  Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  I would just respond, I agree with the gentlewoman. We ought to be 
giving more capacity to the States. Our amendment provides that, 
estimated by a study done by Mr. Poole, of, I would say, $50 billion. 
So we are turning away, by opposing this amendment, the $50 billion it 
could generate.
  This is really a debate about whether we want to toll existing lanes 
and just bring in more revenue, or whether we want to add capacity. The 
Kennedy amendment adds more capacity.
  In closing, I would just reiterate to try to clarify some of the 
factual errors that have potentially been espoused on behalf of this 
amendment. First of all, we do not affect existing tollways in the 
least. We do not effect the HOV to HOT conversions. We allow the three 
projects that were currently in law to allow new expansions, conversion 
of existing lanes to tolls. But beyond that, we put a limit so we stop 
the further expansion of just putting tolls on existing lanes, and we 
unquestionably provide far more authority than the underlying bill to 
add new lanes, new tar, and new concrete because the existing bill only 
limits it to three projects where there is an unlimited amount of 
increased projects funded by fees, providing they are new lanes charged 
electronically so there are no toll booths, and fees go away when it is 
paid for.
  Again, I plead with Members to look at the underlying facts of the 
bill and look at the ones that are supported by highway users across 
the board and look at the ones supported by those looking for 
responsible government.

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  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Again, I urge my colleagues to resist the siren call of tolls. It all 
sounds so simple: We will add more lanes; we will add more concrete and 
asphalt if all you will let us do is impose a toll on it.
  The very first tolling facility in the western world, apart from that 
in ancient India, was King Edward III in England who allowed one of his 
knights the authority to build a bridge over the Thames in exchange for 
charging a fee to cross that bridge. It was to be temporary to cover 
the cost of the bridge. Four hundred years later, the British 
Parliament removed the toll from that bridge.
  Tolls just do not go away. Once you put them on, they are there 
forever. To toll the interstate that we have already paid for is an 
insult to the drivers of this country. This is the wrong thing to do. 
We have provided reasonable tolling in this bill that is pending before 
us. It is sensible, but to go in this direction would impose tolls on 
those who can least afford it, would have widespread tolling on the 
interstate for which we have already paid. It does not guarantee that 
States will not contract away their right to build other roads in 
proximity to toll roads as happened in California. They got sued by the 
tolling authority.
  This is the wrong thing to do. We have got a reasonable bill. What we 
really need, and I would invite my dear friend and good colleague from 
Minnesota, support the $375 billion bill that this committee 
introduced. That is the way to get more concrete and asphalt poured on 
America's roadways. Defeat the tolling amendment.
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition 
to the amendment offered by the gentleman from Minnesota because of its 
direct and detrimental effect on the State of Texas. The amendment 
seeks to ``streamline'' tolling authority to charge tolls on new lands 
and dedicate toll revenues to user fee purposes, and restrict the 
authority to convert existing non-toll Interstate Highway lanes into 
tolled roads and then indefinitely toll those roads.
  This amendment is an overboard proposal to address a smaller problem. 
Overall, it will diminish existing state jurisdiction, tolling 
authority, decisions regarding the time limit on tolls, and the use of 
toll revenues. Specifically, the Kennedy Amendment would hinder the 
State's ability to obtain financing for the expansion of the Katy 
Freeway because of the undue burden that it would levy.
  Toll credits are a significant resource for transit providers because 
they can use them in lieu of obtaining a federal match--thereby greatly 
expediting the development of major projects that serve the 
communities. This amendment will cripple the value of the toll credit 
program.
  Without the revenue from toll credits, Texas will have less funding 
for the reduction of congestion and the improvement of air quality. In 
reducing an otherwise viable revenue stream, this amendment would 
restrict local governments like Houston from choosing the best tool to 
respond to local conditions and priorities.
  In addition, this proposal would prohibit the tolling of new 
interstates, including the I-69 Corridor, which lacks an alternate 
source of financing. The City of Houston already suffers from 
congestion and poor air quality.
  Mr. Chairman, I oppose this amendment and urge my colleagues to join 
me.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mr. Issa). The question is on the amendment 
offered by the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Kennedy).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chairman announced that the 
noes appeared to have it.
  Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Minnesota 
(Mr. Kennedy) will be postponed.
  The Chair understands the amendment No. 9 will not be offered at this 
time.
  It is now in order to consider amendment No. 10 printed in part B of 
House Report 109-14.


                 Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Graves

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

       Amendment No. 10 offered by Mr. Graves:
       At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following (and 
     conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 14__. RENTED OR LEASED MOTOR VEHICLES.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 301 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 30106. Rented or leased motor vehicle safety and 
       responsibility

       ``(a) In General.--An owner of a motor vehicle that rents 
     or leases the vehicle to a person (or an affiliate of the 
     owner) shall not be liable under the law of any State or 
     political subdivision thereof, by reason of being the owner 
     of the vehicle (or an affiliate of the owner), for harm to 
     persons or property that results or arises out of the use, 
     operation, orpossession of the vehicle during the period of 
     the rental or lease, if--
       ``(1) the owner (or an affiliate of the owner) is engaged 
     in the trade or business of renting or leasing motor 
     vehicles; and
       ``(2) there is no negligence or criminal wrongdoing on the 
     part of the owner (or an affiliate of the owner).
       ``(b) Financial Responsibility Laws.--Nothing in this 
     section supersedes the law of any State or political 
     subdivision thereof--
       ``(1) imposing financial responsibility or insurance 
     standards on the owner of a motor vehicle for the privilege 
     of registering and operating a motor vehicle; or
       ``(2) imposing liability on business entities engaged in 
     the trade or business of renting or leasing motor vehicles 
     for failure to meet the financial responsibility or liability 
     insurance requirements under State law.
       ``(c) Applicability and Effective Date.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, this section shall apply with 
     respect to any action commenced on or after the date of 
     enactment of this section without regard to whether the harm 
     that is the subject of the action, or the conduct that caused 
     the harm, occurred before such date of enactment.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Affiliate.--The term ``affiliate'' means a person 
     other than the owner that directly or indirectly controls, is 
     controlled by, or is under common control with the owner. In 
     the preceding sentence, the term ``control'' means the power 
     to direct the management and policies of a person whether 
     through ownership of voting securities or otherwise.
       ``(2) Owner.--The term `owner' means a person who is--
       ``(A) a record or beneficial owner, holder of title, 
     lessor, or lessee of a motor vehicle;
       ``(B) entitled to the use and possession of a motor vehicle 
     subject to a security interest in another person; or
       ``(C) a lessor, lessee, or a bailee of a motor vehicle, in 
     the trade or business of renting or leasing motor vehicles, 
     having the use or possession thereof, under a lease, 
     bailment, or otherwise.
       ``(3) Person.--The term `person' means any individual, 
     corporation, company, limited liability company, trust, 
     association, firm, partnership, society, joint stock company, 
     or any other entity.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 30105 
     the following:

``30106. Rented or leased motor vehicle safety and responsibility.''.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 140, the gentleman 
from Missouri (Mr. Graves) and the

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gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) each will control 10 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Graves).
  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I am here today to correct an inequity in the car and 
truck renting and leasing industry. By reforming vicarious liability to 
establish a national standard that all but a small handful of States 
already follow, we will restore fair competition to the car and truck 
renting and leasing industry and lower costs and increase choices for 
all consumers.
  Currently, a small number of States impose vicarious liability or 
limitless liability without fault, on companies and their affiliates 
simply because they own a vehicle involved in an accident. Whether or 
not the vehicle was at fault is completely irrelevant in these 
situations. These vicarious liability lawsuits cost consumers 
nationwide over $100 million annually.
  Vicarious liability laws apply where the accident occurs. It does not 
matter where the car or truck was rented or leased. Since companies 
cannot prevent their vehicles from being driven to a vicarious 
liability State, they cannot prevent their exposure to these laws and 
must raise their rates accordingly. These higher costs have driven many 
small companies out of business, reducing the consumer choice and 
competition that keeps costs down.
  While this amendment seeks to level the playing field, I want to 
emphasize, I want to be very clear about this, that this provision will 
not allow car and truck renting and leasing companies to escape 
liability if they are at fault. Accident victims will continue to be 
compensated according to individual State law.
  This is supported by the NFIB. It is supported by the U.S. Chamber of 
Commerce and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. I ask my 
colleagues to support this commonsense reform measure to level the 
playing field so that consumers are protected.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler).
  Mr. NADLER. I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Graves) regarding vicarious liability for 
rental car companies. This amendment, if passed, would nullify the laws 
of 15 States and the District of Columbia and would have the disastrous 
effect of allowing rental car companies to lease vehicles to uninsured 
drivers with no recourse for innocent victims should an accident occur. 
Fifteen States and the District of Columbia allow rental car companies 
the freedom to lease cars to whomever they choose whether or not the 
customer has his or her own insurance. In exchange for this right, the 
companies are required by the State laws to assume responsibility when 
uninsured drivers cause injury and are financially unable to compensate 
the people they injure or kill. If the gentleman from Missouri's 
amendment were to pass, the innocent victim would have no recourse, no 
insurance company to sue.
  This trade-off is in the best interest of both the States and the 
rental car companies. For example, my own State of New York is one of 
the most active rental car markets in the country. In New York City, 
many, many people do not own cars. Therefore, they do not have 
automobile insurance. If companies were allowed to rent cars only to 
insured drivers, and that is the natural result should this amendment 
pass, these States would allow companies to rent only to insured 
drivers, many New York residents would effectively have no access to 
rental cars and the rental car market would decline.
  This situation is not unique to New York. Anybody, Republican or 
Democrat, who is from Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Maine, 
Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, the District of Columbia, California, 
Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin should not 
vote for this amendment, Republican or Democrat, unless you want to say 
to your State legislators: We are going to preempt the law of New York, 
of California, of Florida, wherever, because we know better. Many of 
these States are big tourism States. By holding rental car companies 
responsible for the out-of-state drivers who rent cars while 
vacationing, these States protect their own residents from negligent 
out-of-state drivers. Vicarious liability laws also protect innocent 
Americans from negligent foreign drivers. If a foreigner rents a car in 
New York City or Los Angeles, runs over a pedestrian and her child, and 
then flees the country, the injured family would be left with no remedy 
should this amendment pass. In fact, the Graves amendment would 
probably shift responsibility away from wrongdoers and onto taxpayers. 
That is not something we ought to do.
  There is nothing wrong, Mr. Chairman, with a State deciding, a State 
making its own decision. We believe in that here, supposedly. There is 
nothing wrong with a State deciding that it is in the best interests of 
the people of that State for uninsured drivers to be able to rent cars, 
but to require the car rental companies to take vicarious liability so 
that we do not shift the burden of paying for an accident to the 
pedestrian, the innocent victim or to the hospital or to the taxpayers, 
it is a perfectly reasonable thing to do. And 15 States and the 
District of Columbia have done it. Why should Congress usurp the 
States' power to make this decision for themselves? What is the 
overriding Federal interest in preempting State laws on this subject?
  Rental car companies reap lots of profits in these States. Any 
expense that results to them from these State laws, such as any 
insurance policy the rental car company itself has to carry to cover 
its liability, is simply passed on to the rental car drivers as a cost 
of doing business. If we are going to preempt State vicarious liability 
laws, we could require that any uninsured drivers must purchase 
insurance themselves from the rental car company, but no such 
requirement is included in this amendment.
  To pass this amendment is to say that we are going to obviate the 
policy choices of these States and shift the burden of any accidents to 
innocent victims of accidents in those States. We should not do it. The 
States should decide this question as they have. I urge my colleagues 
to oppose this amendment.
  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 30 seconds.
  Quickly, Mr. Chairman, there are no uninsured rental vehicles on the 
road. Every single rental vehicle out there has to meet the State's 
minimum requirements for insurance. There is recourse. States put 
drivers on the road. Rental vehicle companies put cars on the road. 
They should be responsible for their equipment. Drivers should be 
responsible for themselves. But there is no uninsured rental vehicles 
on the road today.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my good friend, the gentleman from 
Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the majority whip.
  Mr. BLUNT. Mr. Chairman, I want to commend my colleague from Missouri 
for his work on this important issue. Even well-intentioned laws do not 
always make good sense and this is one of those times. Find me an 
American who believes that a driver who rents a car and causes an 
accident is not in the wrong, and the rental company is. You might be 
able to find that on the Floor of the House. I do not think you can 
find that out there where this passes the commonsense test with 
Americans.
  Holding rental and leasing companies responsible for the actions of 
their renters drives up the cost of renting a vehicle for all 
consumers. As was just pointed out, this insurance that is added to 
protect the company is added to every single person that rents a car, 
those very same people that the gentleman from Missouri pointed out 
already have to show proof of their own insurance. This arbitrary 
regulation costs small and large companies more than $100 million each 
year. In turn, small companies are getting run out of this business, 
and also this limits choices and competition for the customers when 
that happens.
  The gentleman from Missouri's amendment will establish a fair 
national standard for liability: A rental or leasing company will only 
be liable in instances where the company is negligent or at fault. I 
think we can all agree, Mr. Chairman, that it makes good sense and will 
help limit the cost of renting cars to consumers. I ask my

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colleagues to support this important reform.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 30 seconds.
  The gentleman would preempt States' rights which is, I do not 
believe, a position that Congress should be taking, but he said, don't 
worry, those States require some sort of minimum of insurance and 
people would be covered. If people would be covered, then why is the 
potential liability or the actual liability as according to the 
previous speaker so large to those companies? It must mean that the 
levels of insurance are pretty inadequate. If they had adequate 
insurance or if they were required to carry adequate insurance, then 
this might be a supportable position, but to defer to the States who 
might have inadequate insurance and then leave potential injured 
persons hanging out there and preempt the States, I think, is 
unconscionable for this Congress.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. 
Conyers), the ranking member on the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Oregon for 
yielding me this time, and I want to commend him and the ranking 
subcommittee member, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler), for 
their excellent work in rebutting the notion offered by the gentleman 
from Missouri (Mr. Graves) about protecting the rental car industry and 
the leasing industry. That is what this is. Because what is wrong with 
requiring that the rental and leasing car companies assume 
responsibility when uninsured drivers they rent to cause injury and 
cannot compensate the victim? This is another one of a long line of 
issues, legal, in which we reduce the supports of the citizen and make 
them more open and more vulnerable. If a driver harms an individual and 
cannot compensate for their injury, the rental company should do so. 
What is wrong with that? Vicarious liability guarantees that the 
victims are not left to shoulder the costs of injuries caused by 
negligent rental car drivers and companies.
  Take the case of the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler). New York 
City, I have been in cabs where we have wrecks downtown in Manhattan. 
Car rental is a very dangerous activity. For us not to require this 
backup from the car rental industry would be a travesty. And so I am 
hoping that we will just do something for the consumers. By the way, 
Members, that is what you have in your district, consumers of a product 
that need a little insurance backup when necessary. And to knock that 
out in the cavalier manner that is being proposed is preposterous.
  I rise in strong opposition to the amendment offered by Mr. Graves of 
Missouri. This provision is nothing more than a special interest sham 
designed to unfairly and unjustifiably protect the very profitable car 
rental and leasing industry and harm innocent bystanders.
  Vicarious liability protects innocent bystanders from injuries caused 
by irresponsible drivers of rented cars. In exchange for the right to 
rent or lease to whomever the car companies chooses, fifteen states, 
including my own state of Michigan, require that rental and leasing car 
companies assume the responsibility when uninsured drivers cause injury 
and cannot compensate the victim. Thus, when a car rental company 
allows an uninsured driver to drive a rental vehicle, they do so, 
understanding the risk created by that action. If a driver harms an 
individual and cannot compensate for the injury, the rental company 
should do so. Vicarious liability guarantees that victims are not left 
to shoulder the cost of their injuries caused by negligent rental car 
drivers and companies that put these uninsured drivers on the road.
  New York City is a case in point. It has one of the most active car 
rental markets in the country and a huge number of uninsured drivers 
that rent cars due to the car ownership rates in NYC. New York has 
forbidden car rental companies to ask their customers if they own auto 
insurance, in order to allow the largest number of people access to 
rented cars. Since New York has made the policy decision to mandate car 
rental companies to rent to uninsured drivers, New York needs vicarious 
liability to protect innocent bystanders who are injured by these 
uninsured drivers. Eliminating vicarious liability would be disastrous 
for the citizens of New York, leaving injured people to shoulder their 
own costs of injuries unforeseen and prevent.
  It is also important to note that the issue of preempting state 
liability is under the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Judiciary, 
of which I am the Ranking Member, and no hearings have been held to 
examine the appropriateness of the language which would be included in 
the legislation should the amendment pass. It is irresponsible to allow 
this provision to be debated on the House floor without a committee of 
jurisdiction's careful review.
  I also object to the retroactive and unfair nature of the amendment. 
As a matter of equity, it is unfair to change the rules of litigation 
in the middle of the game. If a victim brings a lawsuit based on a 
particular set of laws and principles, it is simply unfair to alter 
those rules and principles after the fact. In addition to suffering a 
harm, the plaintiff may have expended significant time and resources in 
the litigation, and it is inequitable for Congress to unilaterally 
dismiss that claim without providing the harmed party with his or her 
day in court.
  Additionally, the principles of federalism dictate that in all but 
the most exceptional cases, tort law should be left to the states. Tort 
law has traditionally been handled by the state legislative and court 
systems under a framework established by our founders. In fact, there 
are fifteen states that are ably handling this issue of vicarious 
liability. Congress should not depart from its long tradition of 
letting courts decide new cases before considering stepping in to alter 
the law where it believes the results are contrary to the public 
interest.
  This amendment has no other purpose than to protect big rental and 
leasing companies at the expense of accident victims. I am appalled at 
the effort to leave innocent bystanders without recourse and believe 
this amendment has no place in this Transportation Reauthorization 
legislation that is before us today. I strongly urge my colleagues to 
oppose this amendment and vote no.
  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 15 seconds.
  Mr. Chairman, vicarious liability does not protect against uninsured 
drivers. It simply provides higher compensation based solely on the 
fact that the individual owns the vehicle. We are not absolving these 
companies of liability if they are at fault. What we are doing is 
eliminating vicarious liability simply because they own the vehicle.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to my friend, the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Boucher) who is a cosponsor of this legislation.

                              {time}  1600

  (Mr. BOUCHER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. BOUCHER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me 
time, and I am pleased to join him in offering this amendment today and 
to urge its adoption in the committee. It will eliminate antiquated 
vicarious liability statutes and, at the same time, benefit the 
consumers who rent automobiles.
  Vicarious liability laws for rental cars in a handful of States drive 
up costs for consumers nationwide by an average of $100 million 
annually. These laws allow unlimited damages against companies that 
rent vehicles solely because the company owns the vehicle that is 
involved in the accident, not because the company has done anything 
wrong. These companies are not negligent, they are not at fault, they 
could have done nothing to have prevented the accident.
  Consumers pay $100 million annually resulting from these unfair laws 
because companies must bill the costs of these arbitrary damage awards 
into their rental and lease rates. Regardless of where a car or truck 
rental company is headquartered or where the vehicle is rented or 
leased, the company is subject to vicarious liability when its vehicle 
is driven to a vicarious liability State and is then involved in an 
accident. Therefore, the laws of a mere handful of States are driving 
up the rental rates for rental consumers nationwide.
  The amendment offered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Graves), 
which I am pleased to cosponsor, will eliminate these unwarranted 
vicarious liability laws and broadly benefit the renters of automobiles 
nationwide. I commend the gentleman for introducing the amendment, and 
I urge its adoption in the committee.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 15 seconds.
  Mr. Chairman, I would just address a question to the gentleman. You 
say they are already covered. Well, if someone rents a car in a State 
that has 10/20 insurance, $10,000/$20,000, and they drive next door to 
a State that has $100,000/$300,000 and they have an accident, I guess 
you only get 10/20. So you

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are saying it only affects these States. It would affect all States, if 
you remove this liability as they cross State lines.
  Mr. Chairman, I would yield on the gentleman's own time to answer 
that question, if he would.
  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to my friend, the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Smith).
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Missouri 
for yielding me time, and I do support the Graves-Boucher amendment.
  This commonsense amendment would prevent car and truck rental 
companies from being held liable for injury and property damage in 
situations where they are not at fault. Currently, some States allow 
vehicle rental companies to be held vicariously liable. This means they 
are held responsible even when they are not at fault.
  When a company rents a car or truck and has no way to foresee or 
prevent an accident, they should not be held liable simply because they 
have deep pockets. The Graves-Boucher amendment would create a national 
standard, providing that vehicle rental companies can only be held 
liable in situations where they have actually been negligent. This 
amendment in no way lets companies off the hook when they have been 
negligent.
  Mr. Chairman, I support the Graves-Boucher amendment because it 
requires the legal system to treat vehicle rental companies fairly.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar).
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, this is a very specious argument that we 
have before us. The rental company has insurance, so that makes 
everything fine, except that the amendment relieves the rental company 
of the liability on their insurance, except in the case of negligence. 
That does not make any sense whatever.
  If I have a vehicle and allow someone else to use that vehicle and 
that person has an accident, I am the one that is liable. Why should a 
car rental company be any different than the individual? The answer is 
they have got a good lobby and they are lobbying for this amendment. 
They are lobbying to free themselves of responsibility and liability. 
That is not right.
  States have different rules. What is wrong with respecting State 
rules? States have adopted a policy that has concluded that without the 
kind of protection the gentleman would like to remove, harm to innocent 
children, harm to bystanders, would go totally uncompensated, even if 
the rental car company leased the vehicle to an obvious drug abuser or 
to someone who has a history of a very bad driving record.
  That is wrong. We should not be in the business of wholesale removal 
of liability for responsibility.
  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Chairman, think about the statement that the opposition makes, 
that this amendment releases the rental industry except in the case of 
negligence. Think about that for just a minute. They should be liable 
in the case of negligence. They should not be liable for the action of 
their drivers.
  The fact of the matter is, there are no uninsured vehicles on the 
road. In the case of an individual's car, you have a choice of who you 
are going to loan that car to. A rental company has to rent to a 
qualified driver. If they have a driver's license and they meet the 
State's minimum requirements, they have to rent to them.
  Mr. Chairman, it is frustrating when there is so much misinformation 
out there about bills like this. There are three points that I want to 
make and I want to be very clear on.
  Just remember, rental car companies do not put drivers on the road. 
States do. Rental car companies put cars on the road. They should not 
be liable for the action of the drivers. They should be liable for the 
their negligence or for their equipment, but they should not be liable 
for the action of their drivers.
  Second, there are no uninsured rental vehicles on the road today. 
Those vehicles, before they can even be registered, have to meet the 
State's minimum requirements for insurance. That is up to the States. 
Let the States deal with that, just as what was pointed out. But there 
are no uninsured rental vehicles on the roads today. There is 
compensation or means for compensation to folks out there who might be 
harmed.
  The third thing, and let us be very, very clear on this, this 
proposal would not exempt rental and leasing companies from the 
liability involved with their equipment. They are still liable and 
should be liable for negligence when it deals with their equipment, but 
they should not be liable for the actions of drivers. If you rent a 
vehicle in a non-vicarious liability State and drive it into a State 
such as New York, they are liable, unlimited liability, just because 
they own the car. That is not right.
  Mr. Chairman, I urge adoption of this and hope my colleagues can 
support me.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, again the gentleman did not answer my question. Rent a 
car in a 10/20 State, drive it into a 100/300 State, that car is 
essentially not insured for the purposes of that State.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from 
New York (Mr. Nadler).
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.
  Mr. Chairman, the gentleman from Missouri says why should a company 
that rents a car to an individual, the company is not negligent, the 
individual is negligent, why should they be liable for the results of 
his or her negligence?
  The answer is that is up to the State legislature. The State 
legislature may prefer that the person who must pay the medical bills 
should be the insurance company of the lessor company, rather than the 
innocent victim who is walking along with her baby stroller. We want 
people to be protected. There are cars that are insured to $10,000 and 
$20,000, they drive into a State with a high cost of living, with a 
high cost of medical care, that requires of its own domestic drivers 
$100,000 and $300,000, and there is no guarantee.
  So the real answer is why should not New York or California or these 
other States be able to say we want to protect our citizens against 
non-resident drivers who are negligent, against foreign tourists from 
France who are negligent.
  The real question is, should the insurance company bear the risk, the 
insurance company of the lessor company bear the risk, or should the 
woman with the baby stroller bear the risk? If I were running for the 
State legislature, I would say the insurance company. Here I say it is 
up to the legislature, not to us. Vote against this amendment.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN (Mr. LaHood). The question is on the amendment 
offered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Graves).
  The question was taken; and the Acting Chairman announced that the 
ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote, and pending 
that, I make the point of order that a quorum is not present.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further 
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Missouri 
(Mr. Graves) will be postponed.
  The point of no quorum is considered withdrawn.


          Sequential Votes Postponed in Committee of the Whole

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings 
will now resume on those amendments on which further proceedings were 
postponed, in the following order: amendment offered by Mr. Osborne of 
Nebraska; amendment offered by Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota; and amendment 
offered by Mr. Graves of Missouri.
  The Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the time for any electronic vote 
after the first vote in this series.


                 Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Osborne

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The pending business is the demand for a 
recorded vote on amendment No. 6, printed in part B of House Report 
109-14, offered by the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Osborne), on which 
further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by 
voice vote.
  The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
  The Clerk redesignated the amendment.


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.

[[Page H1203]]

  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 236, 
noes 184, not voting 13, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 58]

                               AYES--236

     Abercrombie
     Aderholt
     Akin
     Alexander
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barrett (SC)
     Bartlett (MD)
     Barton (TX)
     Bass
     Beauprez
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonner
     Bono
     Boozman
     Boren
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boustany
     Boyd
     Bradley (NH)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Cantor
     Capito
     Cardoza
     Carter
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chocola
     Cole (OK)
     Conaway
     Cox
     Crenshaw
     Cubin
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Cunningham
     Davis (KY)
     Davis (TN)
     Davis, Jo Ann
     Deal (GA)
     DeLay
     Dent
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Drake
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Emerson
     English (PA)
     Etheridge
     Everett
     Feeney
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fortenberry
     Fossella
     Foxx
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Gilchrest
     Gingrey
     Gohmert
     Gonzalez
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Granger
     Graves
     Green, Gene
     Gutknecht
     Hall
     Harris
     Hart
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis (SC)
     Issa
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Jindal
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Keller
     Kennedy (MN)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kind
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kline
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Kuhl (NY)
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lucas
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Lynch
     Mack
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     Marshall
     McCaul (TX)
     McCrery
     McHenry
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McMorris
     Melancon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, Gary
     Moore (KS)
     Moran (KS)
     Musgrave
     Myrick
     Neugebauer
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nunes
     Nussle
     Obey
     Osborne
     Otter
     Oxley
     Paul
     Pearce
     Pence
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Platts
     Poe
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (GA)
     Pryce (OH)
     Putnam
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Renzi
     Reynolds
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sanders
     Schwarz (MI)
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simmons
     Simpson
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Sodrel
     Souder
     Stearns
     Sullivan
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Upton
     Walden (OR)
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Wasserman Schultz
     Watson
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson (NM)
     Wilson (SC)
     Young (FL)

                               NOES--184

     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baca
     Baldwin
     Barrow
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Boehlert
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brown, Corrine
     Butterfield
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carnahan
     Carson
     Case
     Chandler
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis, Tom
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emanuel
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Ferguson
     Filner
     Fitzpatrick (PA)
     Gillmor
     Green (WI)
     Green, Al
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hefley
     Higgins
     Hinojosa
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Israel
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (NC)
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     Kirk
     Kucinich
     Langevin
     Lantos
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Markey
     Matheson
     McCarthy
     McCollum (MN)
     McCotter
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Menendez
     Michaud
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, George
     Mollohan
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Sabo
     Salazar
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schwartz (PA)
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Solis
     Spratt
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Udall (NM)
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt
     Weiner
     Weldon (PA)
     Wexler
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Baird
     Clay
     Gibbons
     Herseth
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Payne
     Ramstad
     Rothman
     Royce
     Stupak
     Tiberi

                              {time}  1639

  Messrs. RANGEL, RUPPERSBERGER, TOWNS, JEFFERSON, and Mr. TOM DAVIS of 
Virginia changed their vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  Messrs. REYNOLDS, GARY G. MILLER of California, WAXMAN, and Mrs. BONO 
changed their vote from ``no'' to ``aye''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


          Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota.

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


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 155, 
noes 265, not voting 13, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 59]

                               AYES--155

     Aderholt
     Akin
     Alexander
     Andrews
     Barrett (SC)
     Bass
     Beauprez
     Blackburn
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonner
     Boozman
     Boren
     Boustany
     Boyd
     Bradley (NH)
     Brown (SC)
     Burton (IN)
     Buyer
     Cannon
     Cantor
     Cardoza
     Chabot
     Coble
     Cole (OK)
     Cooper
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crenshaw
     Cubin
     Dent
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Doggett
     Drake
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English (PA)
     Everett
     Feeney
     Ferguson
     Flake
     Fossella
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gillmor
     Gingrey
     Goode
     Gordon
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Harris
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hensarling
     Hinojosa
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Inglis (SC)
     Istook
     Jenkins
     Jindal
     Johnson (IL)
     Jones (NC)
     Keller
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MN)
     Kind
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kline
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     LoBiondo
     Mack
     Manzullo
     McCaul (TX)
     McCotter
     McHenry
     McHugh
     McMorris
     Meeks (NY)
     Melancon
     Mica
     Michaud
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moore (KS)
     Moran (KS)
     Musgrave
     Neugebauer
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Otter
     Oxley
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pearce
     Pence
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Platts
     Portman
     Pryce (OH)
     Putnam
     Rahall
     Rehberg
     Renzi
     Reyes
     Reynolds
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simmons
     Simpson
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Strickland
     Sullivan
     Sweeney
     Tancredo
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Upton
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson (NM)
     Wilson (SC)
     Young (FL)

                               NOES--265

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Baca
     Bachus
     Baker
     Baldwin
     Barrow
     Bartlett (MD)
     Barton (TX)
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (OH)
     Brown, Corrine
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Burgess
     Butterfield
     Calvert
     Camp
     Capito
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carnahan
     Carson
     Carter
     Case
     Castle
     Chandler
     Chocola
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Conaway
     Conyers
     Costa
     Costello
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Cummings
     Cunningham
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (KY)
     Davis (TN)
     Davis, Jo Ann
     Davis, Tom
     Deal (GA)
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Emanuel
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fitzpatrick (PA)
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fortenberry
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gerlach
     Gilchrest
     Gohmert
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Granger
     Graves
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hall
     Harman
     Hart
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Higgins
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda

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     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inslee
     Israel
     Issa
     Jackson (IL)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     Kirk
     Kucinich
     Kuhl (NY)
     Langevin
     Lantos
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Lynch
     Maloney
     Marchant
     Markey
     Marshall
     Matheson
     McCarthy
     McCollum (MN)
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Menendez
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (MI)
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Nunes
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Osborne
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Poe
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Price (GA)
     Price (NC)
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reichert
     Rogers (MI)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Ryun (KS)
     Sabo
     Salazar
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sanders
     Saxton
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schwartz (PA)
     Schwarz (MI)
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherman
     Sherwood
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Snyder
     Sodrel
     Solis
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thomas
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tiahrt
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walden (OR)
     Walsh
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Weller
     Westmoreland
     Wexler
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Baird
     Bishop (UT)
     Clay
     Gibbons
     Herseth
     Hobson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Payne
     Ramstad
     Rothman
     Stupak
     Tiberi

                              {time}  1649

  Mr. SCOTT of Georgia changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
  Messrs. BASS, McHUGH, BOEHLERT, DOGGETT, and MOORE of Kansas, and 
Mrs. MUSGRAVE changed their vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was rejected.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


                          personal explanation

  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Chairman, I rise today to explain how I would have 
voted on March 9, 2005 during rollcall votes No. 58 and No. 59 in the 
first session of the 109th Congress. The first vote was on the Osborne 
Amendment to H.R. 3, the Transportation Equity Act--A Legacy for Users, 
the second vote was on the Kennedy Amendment to H.R. 3.
  I would have voted ``yes'' on both these rollcall votes.
  I was unable to cast these votes because I was serving as the Master 
of Ceremonies at the dedication of Nevada's Sarah Winnemucca statue in 
the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.


                 Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Graves

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


                             Recorded Vote

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. A recorded vote has been demanded.
  A recorded vote was ordered.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 218, 
noes 201, not voting 15, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 60]

                               AYES--218

     Aderholt
     Akin
     Alexander
     Bachus
     Baker
     Barrett (SC)
     Bartlett (MD)
     Barton (TX)
     Bass
     Beauprez
     Biggert
     Bilirakis
     Blackburn
     Blunt
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonner
     Bono
     Boozman
     Boren
     Boucher
     Boustany
     Boyd
     Bradley (NH)
     Brady (TX)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cannon
     Cantor
     Capito
     Cardoza
     Carter
     Chabot
     Chocola
     Coble
     Cole (OK)
     Conaway
     Cooper
     Costa
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crenshaw
     Cubin
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Cunningham
     Davis (KY)
     Davis (TN)
     Davis, Jo Ann
     Davis, Tom
     Deal (GA)
     DeLay
     Dent
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Drake
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English (PA)
     Everett
     Feeney
     Ferguson
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Fossella
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrey
     Gohmert
     Goode
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Granger
     Graves
     Green (WI)
     Gutknecht
     Hall
     Harris
     Hart
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hulshof
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis (SC)
     Issa
     Jindal
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones (NC)
     Keller
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MN)
     King (IA)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kline
     Kolbe
     Kuhl (NY)
     LaHood
     Latham
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Mack
     Marchant
     Matheson
     McCaul (TX)
     McCotter
     McCrery
     McHenry
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McMorris
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, Gary
     Moran (KS)
     Murphy
     Musgrave
     Myrick
     Neugebauer
     Ney
     Northup
     Norwood
     Nunes
     Nussle
     Osborne
     Oxley
     Pearce
     Pence
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (PA)
     Pickering
     Pitts
     Platts
     Poe
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Price (GA)
     Pryce (OH)
     Putnam
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Renzi
     Reynolds
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Ryun (KS)
     Schwarz (MI)
     Sensenbrenner
     Sessions
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sherwood
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Sodrel
     Souder
     Stearns
     Sullivan
     Sweeney
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walden (OR)
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Westmoreland
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson (NM)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wolf

                               NOES--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allen
     Andrews
     Baca
     Baldwin
     Barrow
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Blumenauer
     Boswell
     Brady (PA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brown, Corrine
     Butterfield
     Capps
     Capuano
     Cardin
     Carnahan
     Carson
     Case
     Castle
     Chandler
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (AL)
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (FL)
     Davis (IL)
     DeFazio
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Emanuel
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fitzpatrick (PA)
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Higgins
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Holt
     Honda
     Hooley
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Israel
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jefferson
     Jenkins
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones (OH)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     Kind
     King (NY)
     Knollenberg
     Kucinich
     Langevin
     Lantos
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     LaTourette
     Lee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lynch
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Marshall
     McCarthy
     McCollum (MN)
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Melancon
     Menendez
     Mica
     Michaud
     Millender-McDonald
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, George
     Mollohan
     Moore (KS)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (VA)
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Otter
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor
     Paul
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Rogers (AL)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Sabo
     Salazar
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sanders
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schwartz (PA)
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Solis
     Spratt
     Stark
     Strickland
     Tancredo
     Tauscher
     Taylor (MS)
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Towns
     Turner
     Udall (CO)
     Udall (NM)
     Van Hollen
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Wexler
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Baird
     Bishop (UT)
     Clay
     DeGette
     Herseth
     Hobson
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Payne
     Ramstad
     Rothman
     Saxton
     Simmons
     Stupak
     Thomas
     Tiberi

                              {time}  1658

  Mr. WELDON of Florida changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Stated for:
  Mr. SIMMONS. Mr. Chairman, on rollcall No. 60, I was unavoidably 
detained. Had I been present, I would have vote ``aye.''
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. No further amendment being in order, under the 
rule, the Committee rises.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Putnam) having assumed the chair, Mr.

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LaHood, Acting Chairman of the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union, reported that that Committee, having had under 
consideration the bill (H.R. 3) to authorize funds for Federal-aid 
highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other 
purposes, had come to no resolution thereon.

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