[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 30, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H2867-H2885]
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              SAFETEA-LU TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT OF 2008

  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur in 
the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1195) to amend the Safe, 
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy 
for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the Senate amendment is as follows:
  Senate amendment:

                               H.R. 1195

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``SAFETEA-LU 
     Technical Corrections Act of 2008''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                      TITLE I--HIGHWAY PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. Surface transportation technical corrections.
Sec. 102. MAGLEV.
Sec. 103. Projects of national and regional significance and national 
              corridor infrastructure improvement projects.
Sec. 104. Idling reduction facilities.
Sec. 105. Project authorizations.
Sec. 106. Nonmotorized transportation pilot program.
Sec. 107. Correction of Interstate and National Highway System 
              designations.
Sec. 108. Budget justification; buy America.
Sec. 109. Transportation improvements.
Sec. 110. I-95/Contee Road interchange design.
Sec. 111. Highway research funding.
Sec. 112. Rescission.
Sec. 113. TEA-21 technical corrections.
Sec. 114. High priority corridor and innovative project technical 
              corrections.
Sec. 115. Definition of repeat intoxicated driver law.
Sec. 116. Research technical correction.
Sec. 117. Buy America waiver notification and annual reports.
Sec. 118. Efficient use of existing highway capacity.
Sec. 119. Future interstate designation.
Sec. 120. Project flexibility.
Sec. 121. Effective date.

                      TITLE II--TRANSIT PROVISIONS

Sec. 201. Transit technical corrections.

           TITLE III--OTHER SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Technical amendments relating to motor carrier safety.
Sec. 302. Technical amendments relating to hazardous materials 
              transportation.
Sec. 303. Highway safety.
Sec. 304. Correction of study requirement regarding on-scene motor 
              vehicle collision causation.
Sec. 305. Motor carrier transportation registration.
Sec. 306. Applicability of Fair Labor Standards Act requirements and 
              limitation on liability.

                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 401. Conveyance of GSA Fleet Management Center to Alaska Railroad 
              Corporation.
Sec. 402. Conveyance of retained interest in St. Joseph Memorial Hall.

                       TITLE V--OTHER PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. De Soto County, Mississippi.
Sec. 502. Department of Justice review.

                      TITLE I--HIGHWAY PROVISIONS

     SEC. 101. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) Correction of Internal References in Disadvantaged 
     Business Enterprises.--Paragraphs (3)(A) and (5) of section 
     1101(b) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 
     1156) are amended by striking ``paragraph (1)'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``paragraph (2)''.
       (b) Correction of Distribution of Obligation Authority.--
     Section 1102(c)(5) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
     Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 
     Stat. 1158) is amended by striking ``among the States''.
       (c) Correction of Federal Lands Highways.--Section 1119 of 
     the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation 
     Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1190) is amended by 
     striking subsection (m) and inserting the following:
       ``(m) Forest Highways.--Of the amounts made available for 
     public lands highways under section 1101--
       ``(1) not more than $20,000,000 for each fiscal year may be 
     used for the maintenance of forest highways;
       ``(2) not more than $1,000,000 for each fiscal year may be 
     used for signage identifying public hunting and fishing 
     access; and
       ``(3) not more than $10,000,000 for each fiscal year shall 
     be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay the costs of 
     facilitating the passage of aquatic species beneath forest 
     roads (as defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United 
     States Code), including the costs of constructing, 
     maintaining, replacing, and removing culverts and bridges, as 
     appropriate.''.
       (d) Correction of Description of National Corridor 
     Infrastructure Improvement Project.--Item number 1 of the 
     table contained in section 1302(e) of the Safe, Accountable, 
     Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
     Users (119 Stat. 1205) is amended in the State column by 
     inserting ``LA,'' after ``TX,''.
       (e) Correction of High Priority Designations.--
       (1) Kentucky high priority corridor designation.--Section 
     1105(c)(18)(E) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032; 112 Stat. 189; 115 
     Stat. 872) is amended by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``, follow Interstate Route 24 to the 
     Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway, then utilize the 
     existing Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway and Edward 
     T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway to Henderson''.
       (2) Interstate route 376 high priority designation.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1105(c)(79) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
     2032; 119 Stat. 1213) is amended by striking ``and on United 
     States Route 422''.
       (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 1105(e)(5)(B)(i)(I) of 
     the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
     (105 Stat. 2033; 119 Stat. 1213) is amended by striking ``and 
     United States Route 422''.
       (f) Correction of Infrastructure Finance Section.--Section 
     1602(d)(1) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 
     1247) is amended by striking ``through 189 as sections 601 
     through 609, respectively'' and inserting ``through 190 as 
     sections 601 through 610, respectively''.
       (g) Correction of Project Federal Share.--Section 1964(a) 
     of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation 
     Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1519) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``only for the States of Alaska, Montana, 
     Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, and South Dakota,''; and
       (2) by striking ``section 120(b)'' and inserting ``section 
     120''.
       (h) Transportation Systems Management and Operations 
     Defined.--Section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     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

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     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 security, 
     safety, and reliability of the transportation system.
       ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `transportation systems 
     management and operations' includes--
       ``(i) regional operations collaboration and coordination 
     activities between transportation and public safety agencies; 
     and
       ``(ii) improvements to the transportation system, such as 
     traffic detection and surveillance, arterial management, 
     freeway management, demand management, work zone management, 
     emergency management, electronic toll collection, automated 
     enforcement, traffic incident management, roadway weather 
     management, traveler information services, commercial vehicle 
     operations, traffic control, freight management, and 
     coordination of highway, rail, transit, bicycle, and 
     pedestrian operations.''.
       (i) Correction of Reference in Apportionment of Highway 
     Safety Improvement Program Funds.--Effective October 1, 2007, 
     section 104(b)(5)(A)(iii) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``the Federal-aid system'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Federal-aid highways''.
       (j) Correction of Amendment To Advance Construction.--
     Section 115 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (k) Correction of High Priority Projects.--Section 117 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) as 
     subsections (e) through (i), respectively;
       (2) by redesignating the second subsection (c) (relating to 
     Federal share) as subsection (d);
       (3) in subsection (a)(2)(A) by inserting ``(112 Stat. 
     257)'' after ``21st Century''; and
       (4) in subsection (a)(2)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``subsection (b)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (c)''; and
       (B) by striking ``SAFETEA-LU'' and inserting ``Safe, 
     Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
     Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1256)''.
       (l) Correction of Transfer of Unused Protective-Device 
     Funds to Other Highway Safety Improvement Program Projects.--
     Section 130(e)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``purposes under this subsection'' and inserting 
     ``highway safety improvement program purposes''.
       (m) Correction of Highway Bridge Program.--
       (1) In general.--Section 144 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) in the section heading by striking ``REPLACEMENT AND 
     REHABILITATION'';
       (B) in subsections (b), (c)(1), and (e) by striking 
     ``Federal-aid system'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Federal-aid highway'';
       (C) in subsections (c)(2) and (o) by striking ``the 
     Federal-aid system'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``Federal-aid highways'';
       (D) in the heading to paragraph (4) of subsection (d) by 
     inserting ``systematic'' before ``preventive'';
       (E) in subsection (e) by striking ``off-system bridges'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``bridges not on Federal-
     aid highways'';
       (F) by striking subsection (f);
       (G) by redesignating subsections (g) through (s) as 
     subsections (f) through (r), respectively;
       (H) in paragraph (1)(A)(vi) of subsection (f) (as 
     redesignated by subparagraph (G) of this paragraph) by 
     inserting ``and the removal of the Missisquoi Bay causeway'' 
     after ``Bridge'';
       (I) in paragraph (2) of subsection (f) (as redesignated by 
     subparagraph (G) of this paragraph) by striking the paragraph 
     heading and inserting ``Bridges not on federal-aid 
     highways'';
       (J) in subsection (m) (as redesignated by subparagraph (G) 
     of this paragraph) by striking the subsection heading and 
     inserting ``Program for Bridges Not on Federal-Aid 
     Highways''; and
       (K) in subsection (n)(4)(B) (as redesignated by 
     subparagraph (G) of this paragraph) by striking ``State 
     highway agency'' and inserting ``State transportation 
     department''.
       (2) Special conditions.--Section 1114 of the Safe, 
     Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
     Legacy for Users (Public Law 109-59; 119 Stat. 1172) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Special Conditions.--Any unobligated or unexpended 
     funds remaining on completion of the project carried out 
     under section 144(f)(1)(A)(vi) of title 23, United States 
     Code, shall be made available to carry out the project 
     described in section 144(f)(1)(A)(vii) of that title after 
     the date on which the Vermont Agency of Transportation 
     certifies to the Federal Highway Administration the final 
     determination of the agency regarding the removal of the 
     Missisquoi Bay causeway.''.
       (3) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Metropolitan planning.--Section 104(f)(1) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``replacement and 
     rehabilitation''.
       (B) Equity bonus program.--Subsections (a)(2)(C) and 
     (b)(2)(C) of section 105 of such title are amended by 
     striking ``replacement and rehabilitation'' each place it 
     appears.
       (C) Analysis.--The analysis for chapter 1 of such title is 
     amended in the item relating to section 144 by striking 
     ``replacement and rehabilitation''.
       (n) Metropolitan Transportation Planning.--Section 134 of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (f)(3)(C)(ii) by striking subclause (II) 
     and inserting the following:

       ``(II) Funding.--For fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, in addition to other funds made available to the 
     metropolitan planning organization for the Lake Tahoe region 
     under this title and chapter 53 of title 49, prior to any 
     allocation under section 202 of this title and 
     notwithstanding the allocation provisions of section 202, the 
     Secretary shall set aside \1/2\ of 1 percent of all funds 
     authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year to carry 
     out section 204 and shall make such funds available to the 
     metropolitan planning organization for the Lake Tahoe region 
     to carry out the transportation planning process, 
     environmental reviews, preliminary engineering, and design to 
     complete environmental documentation for transportation 
     projects for the Lake Tahoe region under the Tahoe Regional 
     Planning Compact as consented to in Public Law 96-551 (94 
     Stat. 3233) and this paragraph.'';

       (2) in subsection (j)(3)(D) by inserting ``or the 
     identified phase'' after ``the project'' each place it 
     appears; and
       (3) in subsection (k)(2) by striking ``a metropolitan 
     planning area serving''.
       (o) Correction of National Scenic Byways Program 
     Coverage.--Section 162 of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(3)(B) by striking ``a National Scenic 
     Byway under subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``a National 
     Scenic Byway, an All-American Road, or one of America's 
     Byways under paragraph (1)''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(3) by striking ``or All-American 
     Road'' each place it appears and inserting ``All-American 
     Road, or one of America's Byways''.
       (p) Correction of Reference in Toll Provision.--Section 
     166(b)(5)(C) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)''.
       (q) Correction of Recreational Trails Program Apportionment 
     Exceptions.--Section 206(d)(3)(A) of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``(B), (C), and (D)'' and 
     inserting ``(B) and (C)''.
       (r) Correction of Infrastructure Finance.--Section 
     601(a)(3) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``bbb minus, BBB (low),'' after ``Baa3,''.
       (s) Correction of Miscellaneous Typographical Errors.--
       (1) Section 1401 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
     Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 
     Stat. 1226) is amended by redesignating subsections (d) and 
     (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively.
       (2) Section 1404(e) of such Act (119 Stat. 1229) is amended 
     by inserting ``tribal,'' after ``local,''.
       (3) Section 10211(b)(2) of such Act (119 Stat. 1937) is 
     amended by striking ``plan administer'' and inserting ``plan 
     and administer''.
       (4) Section 10212(a) of such Act (119 Stat. 1937) is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting ``equity bonus,'' after ``minimum 
     guarantee,'';
       (B) by striking ``freight intermodal connectors'' and 
     inserting ``railway-highway crossings'';
       (C) by striking ``high risk rural road,''; and
       (D) by inserting after ``highway safety improvement 
     programs'' the following: ``(and separately the set aside for 
     the high risk rural road program)''.

     SEC. 102. MAGLEV.

       (a) Funding.--Section 1101(a)(18) of the Safe, Accountable, 
     Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
     Users (119 Stat. 1155) is amended by striking ``Act--'' and 
     all that follows through the end of the paragraph and 
     inserting ``Act, $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
     and 2009.''.
       (b) Contract Authority.--Section 1307 of the Safe, 
     Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
     Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1217) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(e) Contract Authority.--Funds authorized under section 
     1101(a)(18) 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 the funds shall not 
     be transferable and shall remain available until expended, 
     and the Federal share of the cost of a project to be carried 
     out with such funds shall be 80 percent.''.
       (c) Allocation.--Section 1307 of the Safe, Accountable, 
     Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
     Users (119 Stat. 1217) is amended by striking subsection (d) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Allocation.--Of the amounts made available to carry 
     out this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     allocate--
       ``(1) 50 percent to the Nevada department of transportation 
     who shall cooperate with the California-Nevada Super Speed 
     Train Commission for the MAGLEV project between Las Vegas and 
     Primm, Nevada, as a segment of the high-speed MAGLEV system 
     between Las Vegas, Nevada, and Anaheim, California; and
       ``(2) 50 percent for existing MAGLEV projects located east 
     of the Mississippi River using such criteria as the Secretary 
     deems appropriate.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     take effect on October 1, 2007.

     SEC. 103. PROJECTS OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE AND 
                   NATIONAL CORRIDOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Project of National and Regional Significance.--The 
     table contained in section 1301(m) of the Safe, Accountable, 
     Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity: A Legacy for Users 
     (119 Stat. 1203) is amended--
       (1) in item number 4 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``$7,400,000 for planning, design, and 
     construction of a new American border plaza at the Blue Water 
     Bridge in or near Port Huron; $12,600,000 for integrated 
     highway realignment and grade separations at Port Huron to 
     eliminate road blockages from NAFTA rail traffic'';
       (2) in item number 19 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``For purposes of construction and other 
     related transportation improvements associated with the rail 
     yard relocation in the vicinity of Santa Teresa''; and

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       (3) in item number 22 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Redesign and reconstruction of interchanges 
     298 and 299 of I-80 and accompanying improvements to any 
     other public roads in the vicinity, Monroe County''.
       (b) National Corridor Infrastructure Improvement Project.--
     The table contained in section 1302(e) of the Safe, 
     Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
     Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1205) is amended in item number 
     23 by striking the project description and inserting 
     ``Improvements to State Road 312, Hammond''.

     SEC. 104. IDLING REDUCTION FACILITIES.

       Section 111(d) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 105. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Project Modifications.--The table contained in section 
     1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 
     1256) is amended--
       (1) in item number 34 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Removal and Reconfiguration of Interstate 
     ramps, I-40, Memphis'';
       (2) by striking item number 61;
       (3) in item number 87 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``M-291 highway outer road improvement 
     project'';
       (4) in item number 128 by striking ``$2,400,000'' and 
     inserting ``$4,800,000'';
       (5) in item number 154 by striking ``Virginia'' and 
     inserting ``Eveleth'';
       (6) in item number 193 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Improvements to or access to Route 108 to 
     enhance access to the business park near Rumford'';
       (7) in item number 240 by striking ``$800,000'' and 
     inserting ``$2,400,000'';
       (8) by striking item number 248;
       (9) in item number 274 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Intersection improvements at Belleville and 
     Ecorse Roads and approach roadways, and widen Belleville Road 
     from Ecorse to Tyler, Van Buren Township, Michigan'';
       (10) in item number 277 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Construct connector road from Rushing Drive 
     North to Grand Ave., Williamson County'';
       (11) in item number 395 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Plan and construct interchange at I-65, from 
     existing SR-109 to I-65'';
       (12) in item number 463 by striking ``Cookeville'' and 
     inserting ``Putnam County'';
       (13) in item number 576 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Design, right-of-way acquisition, and 
     construction of Nebraska Highway 35 between Norfolk and South 
     Sioux City, including an interchange at Milepost 1 on I-
     129'';
       (14) in item number 595 by striking ``Street Closure at'' 
     and inserting ``Transportation improvement project near'';
       (15) in item number 649 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Construction and enhancement of the Fillmore 
     Avenue Corridor, Buffalo'';
       (16) in item number 655 by inserting ``, safety improvement 
     construction,'' after ``Environmental studies'';
       (17) in item number 676 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``St. Croix River crossing project, Wisconsin 
     State Highway 64, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, to Minnesota 
     State Highway 36, Washington County'';
       (18) in item number 770 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Improve existing Horns Hill Road in North 
     Newark, Ohio, from Waterworks Road to Licking Springs Road'';
       (19) in item number 777 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Akutan Airport access'';
       (20) in item number 829 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``$400,000 to conduct New Bedford/Fairhaven 
     Bridge modernization study; $1,000,000 to design and build 
     New Bedford Business Park access road'';
       (21) in item number 881 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Pedestrian safety improvements near North 
     Atlantic Boulevard, Monterey Park'';
       (22) in item number 923 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Improve safety of a horizontal curve on 
     Clarksville St. 0.25 miles north of 275th Rd. in Grandview 
     Township, Edgar County'';
       (23) in item number 947 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Third East/West River Crossing, St. Lucie 
     River'';
       (24) in item numbers 959 and 3327 by striking ``Northern 
     Section,'' each place it appears;
       (25) in item number 963 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``For engineering, right-of-way acquisition, 
     and reconstruction of 2 existing lanes on Manhattan Road from 
     Baseline Road to Route 53'';
       (26) in item number 983 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Land acquisition for highway mitigation in 
     Cecil, Kent, Queen Annes, and Worcester Counties'';
       (27) in item number 1039 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Widen State Route 98, including 
     storm drain developments, from D. Navarro Avenue to State 
     Route 111'';
       (28) in item number 1047 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Bridge and road work at Little 
     Susitna River Access road in Matanuska-Susitna Borough'';
       (29) in item number 1124 by striking ``bridge over 
     Stillwater River, Orono'' and inserting ``routes'';
       (30) in item number 1206 by striking ``Pleasantville'' and 
     inserting ``Briarcliff Manor'';
       (31) in item number 1281 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Upgrade roads in Attala County 
     District 4 (Roads 4211 and 4204), Kosciusko, Ward 2, and 
     Ethel, Attala County'';
       (32) in item number 1487 by striking ``$800,000'' and 
     inserting ``$1,600,000'';
       (33) in item number 1575 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Highway and road signage, and 
     traffic signal synchronization and upgrades, in Shippensburg 
     Boro, Shippensburg Township, and surrounding 
     municipalities'';
       (34) in item number 1661 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Sheldon West Extension in 
     Matanuska-Susitna Borough'';
       (35) in item number 1810 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Design, engineering, ROW 
     acquisition, construction, and construction engineering for 
     the reconstruction of TH 95, from 12th Avenue to CSAH 13, 
     including bridge and approaches, ramps, intersecting 
     roadways, signals, turn lanes, and multiuse trail, North 
     Branch'';
       (36) in item number 1852 by striking ``Milepost 9.3'' and 
     inserting ``Milepost 24.3'';
       (37) in item numbers 1926 and 2893 by striking the project 
     descriptions and inserting ``Grading, paving roads, and the 
     transfer of rail-to-truck for the intermodal facility at 
     Rickenbacker Airport, Columbus, Ohio'';
       (38) in item number 1933 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Enhance Byzantine Latino Quarter 
     transit plazas at Normandie and Pico, and Hoover and Pico, 
     Los Angeles, by improving streetscapes, including expanding 
     concrete and paving'';
       (39) in item number 1975 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Point MacKenzie Access Road 
     improvements in Matanuska-Susitna Borough'';
       (40) in item number 2015 by striking the project 
     description and amount and inserting ``Heidelberg Borough/
     Scott Township/Carnegie Borough for design, engineering, 
     acquisition, and construction of streetscaping enhancements, 
     paving, lighting and safety upgrades, and parking 
     improvements'' and ``$2,000,000'', respectively;
       (41) in item number 2087 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Railroad crossing improvement on 
     Illinois Route 82 in Geneseo'';
       (42) in item number 2211 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construct road projects and 
     transportation enhancements as part of or connected to 
     RiverScape Phase III, Montgomery County, Ohio'';
       (43) in item number 2234 by striking the project 
     description and amount and inserting ``North Atherton Signal 
     Coordination Project in Centre County'' and ``$400,000'', 
     respectively;
       (44) in item number 2316 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construct a new bridge at Indian 
     Street, Martin County'';
       (45) in item number 2420 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Preconstruction and construction 
     activities of U.S. 51 between the Assumption Bypass and 
     Vandalia'';
       (46) in item number 2482 by striking ``Country'' and 
     inserting ``County'';
       (47) in item number 2663 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Rosemead Boulevard safety 
     enhancement and beautification, Temple City'';
       (48) in item number 2671 by striking ``from 2 to 5 lanes 
     and improve alignment within rights-of-way in St. George'' 
     and inserting ``, St. George'';
       (49) in item number 2743 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Improve safety of culvert 
     replacement on 250th Rd. between 460th St. and Cty Hwy 20 in 
     Grandview Township, Edgar County'';
       (50) by striking item number 2800;
       (51) in item number 2826 by striking ``State Street and 
     Cajon Boulevard'' and inserting ``Palm Avenue'';
       (52) in item number 2931 by striking ``Frazho Road'' and 
     inserting ``Martin Road'';
       (53) in item number 3047 by inserting ``and roadway 
     improvements'' after ``safety project'';
       (54) in item number 3078 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``U.S. 2/Sultan Basin Road 
     improvements in Sultan'';
       (55) in item number 3174 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Improving Outer Harbor access 
     through planning, design, construction, and relocations of 
     Southtowns Connector-NY Route 5, Fuhrmann Boulevard, and a 
     bridge connecting the Outer Harbor to downtown Buffalo at the 
     Inner Harbor'';
       (56) in item number 3219 by striking ``Forest'' and 
     inserting ``Warren'';
       (57) in item number 3254 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Reconstruct PA Route 274/34 
     Corridor, Perry County'';
       (58) in item number 3260 by striking ``Lake Shore Drive'' 
     and inserting ``Lakeshore Drive and parking facility/entrance 
     improvements serving the Museum of Science and Industry'';
       (59) in item number 3368 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Plan, design, and engineering, 
     Ludlam Trail, Miami'';
       (60) in item number 3410 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Design, purchase land, and 
     construct sound walls along the west side of I-65 from 
     approximately 950 feet south of the Harding Place interchange 
     south to Hogan Road'';
       (61) in item number 3537 by inserting ``and the study of 
     alternatives along the North South Corridor,'' after 
     ``Valley'';
       (62) in item number 3582 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Improving Outer Harbor access 
     through planning, design, construction, and relocations of 
     Southtowns Connector-NY Route 5, Fuhrmann Boulevard, and a 
     bridge connecting the Outer Harbor to downtown Buffalo at the 
     Inner Harbor'';
       (63) in item number 3604 by inserting ``/Kane Creek 
     Boulevard'' after ``500 West'';
       (64) in item number 3632 by striking the State, project 
     description, and amount and inserting ``FL'', ``Pine Island 
     Road pedestrian overpass, city of Tamarac'', and 
     ``$610,000'', respectively;
       (65) in item number 3634 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``FL'', ``West Avenue Bridge, city of Miami Beach'', and 
     ``$620,000'', respectively;

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       (66) in item number 3673 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Improve marine dry-dock and 
     facilities in Ketchikan'';
       (67) in item number 2942 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Redesigning the intersection of 
     Business U.S. 322/High Street and Rosedale Avenue and 
     constructing a new East Campus Drive between High Street 
     (U.S. 322) and Matlock Street at West Chester University, 
     West Chester, Pennsylvania'';
       (68) in item number 2781 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Highway and road signage, road 
     construction, and other transportation improvement and 
     enhancement projects on or near Highway 26, in Riverton and 
     surrounding areas'';
       (69) in item number 2430 by striking ``200 South 
     Interchange'' and inserting ``400 South Interchange'';
       (70) by striking item number 20;
       (71) in item number 424 by striking ``$264,000'' and 
     inserting ``$644,000'';
       (72) in item number 1210 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Town of New Windsor--Riley Road, 
     Shore Drive, and area road improvements'';
       (73) by striking item numbers 68, 905, and 1742;
       (74) in item number 1059 by striking ``$240,000'' and 
     inserting ``$420,000'';
       (75) in item number 2974 by striking ``$120,000'' and 
     inserting ``$220,000'';
       (76) by striking item numbers 841, 960, and 2030;
       (77) in item number 1278 by striking ``$740,000'' and 
     inserting ``$989,600'';
       (78) in item number 207 by striking ``$13,600,000'' and 
     inserting ``$13,200,000'';
       (79) in item number 2656 by striking ``$12,228,000'' and 
     inserting ``$8,970,000'';
       (80) in item number 1983 by striking ``$1,600,000'' and 
     inserting ``$1,000,000'';
       (81) in item number 753 by striking ``$2,700,000'' and 
     inserting ``$3,200,000'';
       (82) in item number 64 by striking ``$6,560,000'' and 
     inserting ``$8,480,000'';
       (83) in item number 2338 by striking ``$1,600,000'' and 
     inserting ``$1,800,000'';
       (84) in item number 1533 by striking ``$392,000'' and 
     inserting ``$490,000'';
       (85) in item number 1354 by striking ``$40,000'' and 
     inserting ``$50,000'';
       (86) in item number 3106 by striking ``$400,000'' and 
     inserting ``$500,000'';
       (87) in item number 799 by striking ``$1,600,000'' and 
     inserting ``$2,000,000'';
       (88) in item number 159--
       (A) by striking ``Construct interchange for 146th St. and 
     I-69'' and inserting ``Upgrade 146th St. to I-69 Access''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``$2,400,000'' and inserting 
     ``$3,200,000'';
       (89) by striking item number 2936;
       (90) in item number 3138 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Elimination of highway-railway 
     crossing along the KO railroad from Salina to Osborne to 
     increase safety and reduce congestion'';
       (91) in item number 2274 by striking ``between Farmington 
     and Merriman'' and inserting ``between Hines Drive and 
     Inkster, Flamingo Street between Ann Arbor Trail and Joy 
     Road, and the intersection of Warren Road and Newburgh 
     Road'';
       (92) in item number 52 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Pontiac Trail between E. Liberty and McHattie 
     Street'';
       (93) in item number 1544 by striking ``connector'';
       (94) in item number 2573 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Rehabilitation of Sugar Hill Road 
     in North Salem, NY'';
       (95) in item number 1450 by striking ``III-VI'' and 
     inserting ``III-VII'';
       (96) in item number 2637 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construction, road and safety 
     improvements in Geauga County, OH'';
       (97) in item number 2342 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Streetscaping, bicycle trails, 
     and related improvements to the I-90/SR-615 interchange and 
     adjacent area and Heisley Road in Mentor, including 
     acquisition of necessary right-of-way within the Newell Creek 
     development to build future bicycle trails and bicycle 
     staging areas that will connect into the existing bicycle 
     trail system at I-90/SR-615, widening the Garfield Road 
     Bridge over I-90 to provide connectivity to the existing 
     bicycle trail system between the I-90/SR-615 interchange and 
     Lakeland Community College, and acquisition of additional 
     land needed for the preservation of the Lake Metroparks 
     Greenspace Corridor with the Newell Creek development 
     adjacent to the I-90/SR-615 interchange'';
       (98) in item number 161 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Construct False Pass causeway and road to the 
     terminus of the south arm  breakwater project'';
       (99) in item number 2002 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Dowling Road extension/
     reconstruction west from Minnesota Drive to Old Seward 
     Highway, Anchorage'';
       (100) in item number 2023 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Biking and pedestrian trail 
     construction, Kentland'';
       (101) in item number 2035 by striking ``Replace'' and 
     inserting ``Repair'';
       (102) in item number 2511 by striking ``Replace'' and 
     inserting ``Rehabilitate'';
       (103) in item number 2981 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Roadway improvements on Highway 
     262 on the Navajo Nation in Aneth'';
       (104) in item number 2068 by inserting ``and approaches'' 
     after ``capacity'';
       (105) in item number 98 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Right-of-way acquisition and construction for 
     the 77th Street reconstruction project, including the Lyndale 
     Avenue Bridge over I-494, Richfield'';
       (106) in item number 1783 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Clark Road access improvements, 
     Jacksonville'';
       (107) in item number 2711 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Main Street Road Improvements 
     through Springfield, Jacksonville'';
       (108) in item number 3485 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Improve SR 105 (Hecksher Drive) 
     from Drummond Point to August Road, including bridges across 
     the Broward River and Dunns Creek, Jacksonville'';
       (109) in item number 3486 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construct improvements to NE 19th 
     Street/NE 19th Terrace from NE 3rd Avenue to NE 8th Avenue, 
     Gainesville'';
       (110) in item number 3487 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construct improvements to NE 25th 
     Street from SR 26 (University Blvd.) to NE 8th Avenue, 
     Gainesville'';
       (111) in item number 803 by striking ``St. Clair County'' 
     and inserting ``city of Madison'';
       (112) in item number 615 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Roadway improvements to Jackson 
     Avenue between Jericho Turnpike and Teibrook Avenue'';
       (113) by striking item number 889;
       (114) in item number 324 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Alger County, to reconstruct, 
     pave, and realign a portion of H-58 from 2,600 feet south of 
     Little Beaver Lake Road to 4,600 feet east of Hurricane 
     River'';
       (115) in item number 301 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Improvements for St. Georges 
     Avenue between East Baltimore Avenue on the southwest and 
     Chandler Avenue on the northeast'';
       (116) in item number 1519 by inserting ``at the 
     intersection of Quincy/West Drinker/Electric Streets near the 
     Dunmore School complex'' after ``roadway redesign'';
       (117) in item number 2604 by inserting ``on Coolidge, 
     Bridge (from Main to Monroe), Skytop (from Gedding to 
     Skytop), Atwell (from Bear Creek Rd. to Pittston Township), 
     Wood (to Bear Creek Rd.), Pine, Oak (from Penn Avenue to 
     Lackawanna Avenue), McLean, Second, and Lolli Lane'' after 
     ``roadway redesign'';
       (118) in item number 1157 by inserting ``on Mill Street 
     from Prince Street to Roberts Street, John Street from 
     Roberts Street to end, Thomas Street from Roberts Street to 
     end, Williams Street from Roberts Street to end, Charles 
     Street from Roberts Street to end, Fair Street from Roberts 
     Street to end, Newport Avenue from East Kirmar Avenue to 
     end'' after ``roadway redesign'';
       (119) in item number 805 by inserting ``on Oak Street from 
     Stark Street to the township line at Mayock Street and on 
     East Mountain Boulevard'' after ``roadway redesign'';
       (120) in item number 2704 by inserting ``on West Cemetery 
     Street and Frederick Courts'' after ``roadway redesign'';
       (121) in item number 4599 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Pedestrian paths, stairs, 
     seating, landscaping, lighting, and other transportation 
     enhancement activities along Riverside Boulevard and at 
     Riverside Park South'';
       (122) in item number 1363 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Design, engineering, right-of-way 
     acquisition, and construction of streetscaping enhancements, 
     paving, lighting, safety improvements, handicap access ramps, 
     parking, and roadway redesign on Bilbow Street from Church 
     Street to Pugh Street, on Pugh Street from Swallow Street to 
     Main Street, Jones Lane from Main Street to Hoblak Street, 
     Cherry Street from Green Street to Church Street, Main Street 
     from Jackson Street to end, Short Street from Cherry Street 
     to Main Street, and Hillside Avenue in Edwardsville Borough, 
     Luzerne County'';
       (123) in item number 883 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Design, engineering, right-of-way 
     acquisition, and construction of streetscaping enhancements, 
     paving, lighting, parking, roadway redesign, and safety 
     improvements (including curbing, stop signs, crosswalks, and 
     pedestrian sidewalks) at and around the 3-way intersection 
     involving Susquehanna Avenue, Erie Street, and Second Street 
     in West Pittston, Luzerne County'';
       (124) in item number 625 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Design, engineering, right-of-way 
     acquisition, and construction of streetscaping enhancements, 
     paving, lighting, safety improvements, parking, and roadway 
     redesign on Sampson Street, Dunn Avenue, Powell Street, 
     Josephine Street, Pittston Avenue, Railroad Street, McClure 
     Avenue, and Baker Street in Old Forge Borough, Lackawanna 
     County'';
       (125) in item number 372 by inserting ``, replacement of 
     the Nesbitt Street Bridge, and placement of a guard rail 
     adjacent to St. Vladimir's Cemetery on Mountain Road (S.R. 
     1007)'' after ``roadway redesign'';
       (126) in item number 2308 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Design, engineering, right-of-way 
     acquisition, and construction of streetscaping enhancements, 
     paving, lighting, safety improvements, parking, and roadway 
     redesign, including a project to establish emergency access 
     to Catherino Drive from South Valley Avenue in Throop 
     Borough, Lackawanna County'';
       (127) in item number 967 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Design, engineering, right-of-way 
     acquisition, and construction of streetscaping enhancements, 
     paving, lighting, safety improvements, parking, roadway 
     redesign, and catch basin restoration and replacement on 
     Cherry Street, Willow Street, Eno Street, Flat Road, Krispin 
     Street, Parrish Street, Carver Street, Church Street, 
     Franklin Street, Carolina Street, East Main Street, and Rear 
     Shawnee Avenue in Plymouth Borough, Luzerne County'';
       (128) in item number 989 by inserting ``on Old Ashley Road, 
     Ashley Street, Phillips Street, First Street, Ferry Road, and 
     Division Street'' after ``roadway redesign'';

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       (129) in item number 342 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Design, engineering, right-of-way 
     acquisition, and construction of streetscaping enhancements, 
     paving, lighting, safety improvements, parking, roadway 
     redesign, and cross pipe and catch basin restoration and 
     replacement on Northgate, Mandy Court, Vine Street, and 36th 
     Street in Milnesville West, and on Hillside Drive (including 
     the widening of the bridge on Hillside Drive), Club 40 Road, 
     Sunburst and Venisa Drives, and Stockton #7 Road in Hazle 
     Township, Luzerne County'';
       (130) in item number 2332 by striking ``Monroe County'' and 
     inserting ``Carbon, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne Counties'';
       (131) in item number 4914 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Roadway improvements on I-90 loop 
     in Mitchell along Haven Street from near Burr Street to near 
     Ohlman Street'';
       (132) by striking item number 2723;
       (133) in item number 61 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``AL'', ``Grade crossing improvements along Wiregrass Central 
     RR at Boll Weevil Bypass in Enterprise, AL'', and 
     ``$250,000'', respectively;
       (134) in item number 314 by striking the project 
     description and amount and inserting ``Streetscape 
     enhancements to the transit and pedestrian corridor, Fort 
     Lauderdale, Downtown Development Authority'' and 
     ``$610,000'', respectively;
       (135) in item number 1639 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Operational and highway safety 
     improvements on Hwy 94 between the 20 mile marker post in 
     Jamul and Hwy 188 in Tecate'';
       (136) in item number 2860 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Roadway improvements from 
     Halchita to Mexican Hat on the Navajo Nation'';
       (137) in item number 2549 by striking ``on Navy Pier'';
       (138) in item number 2804 by striking ``on Navy Pier'';
       (139) in item number 1328 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construct public access roadways 
     and pedestrian safety improvements in and around Montclair 
     State University in Clifton'';
       (140) in item number 2559 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construct sound walls on Route 
     164 at and near the Maersk interchange'';
       (141) in item number 1849 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Highway, traffic-flow, pedestrian 
     facility, and streetscape improvements, Pittsburgh'';
       (142) in item number 697 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Highway, traffic-flow, pedestrian 
     facility, and streetscape improvements, Pittsburgh'';
       (143) in item number 3597 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Road Alignment from IL Route 159 
     to Sullivan Drive, Swansea'';
       (144) in item number 2352 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Streetscaping and transportation 
     enhancements on 7th Street in Calexico, traffic signalization 
     on Highway 78, construction of the Renewable Energy and 
     Transportation Learning Center, improve and enlarge parking 
     lot, and create bus stop, Brawley'';
       (145) in item number 3482 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Conduct a study to examine multi-
     modal improvements to the I-5 corridor between the Main 
     Street Interchange and State Route 54'';
       (146) in item number 1275 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Scoping, permitting, engineering, 
     construction management, and construction of Riverbank Park 
     Bike Trail, Kearny'';
       (147) in item number 726 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Grade Separation at Vanowen and 
     Clybourn, Burbank'';
       (148) in item number 1579 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``San Gabriel Blvd. rehabilitation 
     project, Mission Road to Broadway, San Gabriel'';
       (149) in item number 2690 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``San Gabriel Blvd. rehabilitation 
     project, Mission Road to Broadway, San Gabriel'';
       (150) in item number 2811 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``San Gabriel Blvd. rehabilitation 
     project, Mission Road to Broadway, San Gabriel'';
       (151) in item number 259 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Design and construction of the 
     Clair Nelson Intermodal Center in Finland, Lake County'';
       (152) in item number 3456 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Completion of Phase II/Part I of 
     a project on Elizabeth Avenue in Coleraine to west of Itasca 
     County State Aid Highway 15 in Itasca County'';
       (153) in item number 2329 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Upgrade streets, undertake 
     streetscaping, and implement traffic and pedestrian safety 
     signalization improvements and highway-rail crossing safety 
     improvements, Oak Lawn'';
       (154) in item number 766 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Design and construction of the 
     walking path at Ellis Pond, Norwood'';
       (155) in item number 3474 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Yellow River Trail, Newton 
     County'';
       (156) in item number 3291 by striking the amount and 
     inserting ``$200,000'';
       (157) in item number 3635 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``GA'', ``Access Road in Montezuma'', and ``$200,000'', 
     respectively;
       (158) in item number 716 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Conduct a project study report 
     for new Highway 99 Interchange between SR 165 and Bradbury 
     Road, and safety improvements/realignment of SR 165, serving 
     Turlock/Hilmar region'';
       (159) in item number 1386 by striking the project 
     description and amount and inserting ``Pedestrian and bicycle 
     facilities, and street lighting in Haddon Heights'' and 
     ``$300,000'', respectively;
       (160) in item number 2720 by striking the project 
     description and amount and inserting ``Pedestrian and bicycle 
     facilities and street lighting in Barrington and streetscape 
     improvements to Clements Bridge Road from the circle at the 
     White Horse Pike to NJ Turnpike overpass in Barrington'' and 
     ``$700,000'', respectively;
       (161) in item number 2523 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Penobscot Riverfront Development 
     for bicycle trails, amenities, traffic circulation 
     improvements, and waterfront access or stabilization, Bangor 
     and Brewer'';
       (162) in item number 545 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Planning, design, and 
     construction of improvements to the highway systems 
     connecting to Lewistown and Auburn downtowns'';
       (163) by striking item number 2168;
       (164) by striking item number 170;
       (165) in item number 2366 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Design, engineering, right-of-way 
     acquisition, and paving of the parking lot at the Casey Plaza 
     in Wilkes-Barre Township'';
       (166) in item number 826 by striking ``and Interstate 81'' 
     and inserting ``and exit 168 on Interstate 81 or the 
     intersection of the connector road with Northampton St.'';
       (167) in item number 2144 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Design, engineering, right-of-way 
     acquisition and construction of streetscaping enhancements, 
     paving, lighting, safety improvements, parking, and roadway 
     redesign on Third Street from Pittston Avenue to Packer 
     Street; Swift Street from Packer Street to Railroad Street; 
     Clark Street from Main Street to South Street; School Street 
     from Main Street to South Street; Plane Street from Grove 
     Street to William Street; John Street from 4 John Street to 
     William Street; Grove Street from Plane Street to Duryea 
     Borough line; Wood Street from Cherry Street to Hawthorne 
     Street in Avoca Borough, Luzerne County'';
       (168) in item number 1765 by striking the project 
     description and amount and inserting ``Design, engineering, 
     right-of-way acquisition, and construction of street 
     improvements, streetscaping enhancements, paving, lighting, 
     safety improvements, parking, roadway redesign in Pittston, 
     including right-of-way acquisition, structure demolition, and 
     intersection safety improvements in the vicinity of and 
     including Main, William, and Parsonage Streets in Pittston'' 
     and ``$1,600,000'', respectively;
       (169) in item number 2957 by striking the project 
     description and amount and inserting ``Design, engineering, 
     land acquisition, right-of-way acquisition, and construction 
     of a parking garage, streetscaping enhancements, paving, 
     lighting, safety improvements, parking, and roadway redesign 
     in the city of Wilkes-Barre'' and ``$2,800,000'', 
     respectively;
       (170) in item number 3283 by striking the project 
     description and amount and inserting ``Pedestrian access 
     improvements, including installation of infrastructure and 
     equipment for security and surveillance purposes at subway 
     stations in Astoria, New York'' and ``$1,300,000'', 
     respectively;
       (171) in item number 3556 by striking the project 
     description and amount and inserting ``Design and 
     rehabilitate staircases used as streets due to the steep 
     grade of terrain in Bronx County'' and ``$1,100,000'', 
     respectively;
       (172) by striking item number 203;
       (173) by striking item number 552;
       (174) by striking item number 590;
       (175) by striking item number 759;
       (176) by striking item number 879;
       (177) by striking item number 1071;
       (178) by striking item number 1382;
       (179) by striking item number 1897;
       (180) by striking item number 2553;
       (181) in item number 3014 by striking the project 
     description and amount and inserting ``Design and Construct 
     school safety projects in New York City'' and ``$2,500,000'', 
     respectively;
       (182) in item number 2375 by striking the project 
     description and amount and inserting ``Subsurface 
     environmental study to measure presence of methane and 
     benzene gasses in vicinity of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and the 
     Kosciusko Bridge, resulting from the Newtown Creek oil 
     spill'' and ``$100,000'';
       (183) in item number 221 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Study and Implement 
     transportation improvements on Flatbush Ave. between Avenue U 
     and the Marine Park Bridge in front of Gateway National Park 
     in Kings County, New York'';
       (184) in item number 2732 striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Pedestrian safety improvements in the 
     vicinity of LIRR stations'';
       (185) by striking item number 99;
       (186) in item number 398 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construct a new 2-lane road 
     extending north from University Park Drive and improvements 
     to University Park Drive'';
       (187) in item number 446 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Transportation improvements for 
     development of the Williamsport-Pile Bay Road corridor'';
       (188) in item number 671 by striking ``and Pedestrian Trail 
     Expansion'' and inserting ``, including parking facilities 
     and Pedestrian Trail Expansion'';
       (189) in item number 674 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``AL'', ``Grade crossing improvements along Conecuh Valley

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     RR at Henderson Highway (CR-21) in Troy, AL'', and 
     ``$300,000'', respectively;
       (190) in item number 739 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``AL'', ``Grade crossing improvements along Luxapalila Valley 
     RR in Lamar and Fayette Counties, AL (Crossings at CR-6, CR-
     20, SH-7, James Street, and College Drive)'', and 
     ``$300,000'', respectively;
       (191) in item number 746 by striking ``Planning and 
     construction of a bicycle trail adjacent to the I-90 and SR 
     615 Interchange in'' and inserting ``Planning, construction, 
     and extension of bicycle trails adjacent to the I-90 and SR 
     615 Interchange, along the Greenway Corridor and 
     throughout'';
       (192) in item number 749 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``PA'', ``UPMC Heliport in Bedford'', and ``$750,000'', 
     respectively;
       (193) in item number 813 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Preliminary design and study of 
     long-term roadway approach alternatives to TH 36/SH 64 St. 
     Croix River Crossing Project'';
       (194) in item number 816 by striking ``$800,000'' and 
     inserting ``$880,000'';
       (195) in item number 852 by striking ``Acquire Right-of-Way 
     for Ludlam Trail, Miami, Florida'' and inserting ``Planning, 
     design, and engineering, Ludlam Trail, Miami'';
       (196) in item number 994 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``PA'', ``Construct 2 flyover ramps and S. Linden Street exit 
     for access to industrial sites in the cities of McKeesport 
     and Duquesne'', and ``$500,000'', respectively;
       (197) in item number 1015 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Mississippi River Crossing 
     connecting I-94 and US 10 between US 160 and TH 101, MN'';
       (198) in item number 1101 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``I-285 underpass/tunnel assessment 
     and engineering and interchange improvements in Sandy 
     Springs'';
       (199) in item number 1211 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``PA'', ``Road improvements and upgrades related to the 
     Pennsylvania State Baseball Stadium'', and ``$500,000'', 
     respectively;
       (200) in item number 1345 by striking ``to Stony Creek 
     Park, 25 Mile Road in Shelby Township'' and inserting ``south 
     to the city of Utica'';
       (201) in item number 1501 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construction and right-of-way 
     acquisition of TH 241, CSAH 35 and associated streets in the 
     city of St. Michael'';
       (202) in item number 1525 by striking ``north of CSX RR 
     Bridge'' and inserting ``US Highway 90'';
       (203) in item number 1847 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Improve roads, sidewalks, and 
     road drainage, City of Seward'';
       (204) in item number 2031 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construct and improve Westside 
     Parkway in Fulton County'';
       (205) in item number 2103 by striking ``$2,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$3,000,000'';
       (206) in item number 2219 by striking ``SR 91 in City of 
     Twinsburg, OH'' and inserting ``Center Valley Parkway in 
     Twinsburg, OH'';
       (207) in item number 2302 by inserting ``and other road 
     improvements to Safford Street'' after ``crossings'';
       (208) in item number 2560 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``I-285 underpass/tunnel assessment 
     and engineering and interchange improvements in Sandy 
     Springs'';
       (209) in item number 2563 by striking the project 
     description and amount and inserting ``Construct hike and 
     bike path as part of Bridgeview Bridge replacement in Macomb 
     County'' and ``$486,400'', respectively;
       (210) in item number 2698 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Interchanges at I-95/Ellis Road 
     and between Grant Road and Micco Road, Brevard County'';
       (211) in item number 3141 by striking ``$2,800,000'' and 
     inserting ``$1,800,000'';
       (212) by striking item number 3160;
       (213) in item number 3353 by inserting ``and construction'' 
     after ``mitigation'';
       (214) in item number 996 by striking ``$2,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$687,000'';
       (215) in item number 2166 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Design, right-of-way acquisition, 
     and construction for I-35 and CSAH2 interchange and CSAH2 
     corridor to TH61 in Forest Lake'';
       (216) in item number 3251 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``I-94 and Radio Drive Interchange 
     and frontage road project, design, right-of-way acquisition, 
     and construction, Woodbury'';
       (217) in item number 1488 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construct a 4-lane highway 
     between Maverick Junction and the Nebraska border'';
       (218) in item number 3240 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Railroad-highway crossings in 
     Pierre'';
       (219) in item number 1738 by striking ``Paving'' and 
     inserting ``Planning, design, and construction'';
       (220) in item number 3672 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Pave remaining stretch of BIA 
     Route 4 from the junction of the BIA Route 4 and N8031 in 
     Pinon, AZ, to the Navajo and Hopi border'';
       (221) in item number 2424 by striking ``Construction'' and 
     inserting ``preconstruction (including survey and 
     archeological clearances) and construction'';
       (222) in item number 1216 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``PA'', ``For roadway construction improvements to Route 222 
     relocation, Lehigh County'', and ``$1,313,000'', 
     respectively;
       (223) in item number 2956 by striking ``$1,360,000'' and 
     inserting ``$2,080,000'';
       (224) in item number 1256 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``PA'', ``Construction of a bridge over Brandywine Creek as 
     part of the Boot Road extension project, Downingtown 
     Borough'', and ``$700,000'', respectively;
       (225) in item number 1291 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``PA'', ``Enhance parking facilities in Chester Springs, 
     Historic Yellow Springs'', and ``$20,000'', respectively;
       (226) in item number 1304 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``PA'', ``Improve the intersection at SR 100/SR 4003 
     (Kernsville Road), Lehigh County'', and ``$250,000'', 
     respectively;
       (227) in item number 1357 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``PA'', ``Intersection signalization at SR 3020 (Newburg 
     Road)/Country Club Road, Northampton County'', and 
     ``$250,000'', respectively;
       (228) in item number 1395 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``PA'', ``Improve the intersection at SR 100/SR 29, Lehigh 
     County'', and ``$220,000'', respectively;
       (229) in item number 80 by striking ``$4,544,000'' and 
     inserting ``$4,731,200'';
       (230) in item number 2096 by striking ``$4,800,000'' and 
     inserting ``$5,217,600'';
       (231) in item number 1496 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``PA'', ``Study future needs of East-West road infrastructure 
     in Adams County'', and ``$115,200'', respectively;
       (232) in item number 2193 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``710 Freeway Study to 
     comprehensively evaluate the technical feasibility of a 
     tunnel alternative to close the 710 Freeway gap, considering 
     all practicable routes, in addition to any potential route 
     previously considered, and with no funds to be used for 
     preliminary engineering or environmental review except to the 
     extent necessary to determine feasibility'';
       (233) in item number 2445 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``$600,000 for road and pedestrian 
     safety improvements on Main Street in the Village of 
     Patchogue; $900,000 for road and pedestrian safety 
     improvements on Montauk Highway, between NYS Route 112 and 
     Suffolk County Road 101 in Suffolk County'';
       (234) in item number 346 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Hansen Dam Recreation Area access 
     improvements, including hillside stabilization and parking 
     lot rehabilitation along Osborne Street between Glenoaks 
     Boulevard and Dronfield Avenue'';
       (235) by striking item number 449;
       (236) in item number 3688 by striking ``road'' and 
     inserting ``trail'';
       (237) in item number 3695 by striking ``in Soldotna'' and 
     inserting ``in the Kenai River corridor'';
       (238) in item number 3699 by striking ``to improve fish 
     habitat'';
       (239) in item number 3700 by inserting ``and ferry 
     facilities'' after ``a ferry'';
       (240) in item number 3703 by inserting ``or other roads'' 
     after ``Cape Blossom Road'';
       (241) in item number 3704 by striking ``Fairbanks'' and 
     inserting ``Alaska Highway'';
       (242) in item number 3705 by striking ``in Cook Inlet for 
     the Westside development/Williamsport-Pile Bay Road'' and 
     inserting ``for development of the Williamsport-Pile Bay Road 
     corridor'';
       (243) in item number 3829 by striking the amount and 
     inserting ``$3,050,000'';
       (244) by inserting after item number 3829 the following:


``3829A                 CO   U.S. 550, New Mexico State      $950,000'';
                              line to Durango.


       (245) in item number 4788 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Heidelberg Borough/Scott 
     Township/Carnegie Borough for design, engineering, 
     acquisition, and construction of streetscaping enhancements, 
     paving, lighting and safety upgrades, and parking 
     improvements'';
       (246) in item number 3861 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Creation of a greenway path along 
     the Naugatuck River in Waterbury'';
       (247) in item number 3883 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Wilmington Riverfront Access and 
     Street Grid Redesign'';
       (248) in item number 3892 by striking ``$5,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$8,800,000'';
       (249) in item number 3894 by striking ``$5,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$1,200,000'';
       (250) in item number 3909 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``S.R. 281, the Avalon Boulevard 
     Expansion Project from Interstate 10 to U.S. Highway 91'';
       (251) in item number 3911 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construct a new bridge at Indian 
     Street, Martin County'';
       (252) in item number 3916 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``City of Hollywood for U.S. 1/
     Federal Highway, north of Young Circle'';
       (253) in item number 3937 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Kingsland bypass from CR 61 to I-
     95, Camden County'';
       (254) in item number 3945 by striking ``CR 293 to CS 5231'' 
     and inserting ``SR 371 to SR 400'';
       (255) in item number 3965 by striking ``transportation 
     projects'' and inserting ``and air quality projects'';
       (256) in item number 3986 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Extension of Sugarloaf Parkway, 
     Gwinnett County'';

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       (257) in item number 3999 by striking ``Bridges'' and 
     inserting ``Bridge and Corridor'';
       (258) in item number 4003 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``City of Council Bluffs and 
     Pottawattamie County East Beltway Roadway and Connectors 
     Project'';
       (259) in item number 4043 by striking ``MP 9.3, Segment I, 
     II, and III'' and inserting ``Milepost 24.3'';
       (260) in item number 4050 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Preconstruction and construction 
     activities of U.S. 51 between the Assumption Bypass and 
     Vandalia'';
       (261) in item number 4058 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``For improvements to the road 
     between Brighton and Bunker Hill in Macoupin County'';
       (262) in each of item numbers 4062 and 4084 by striking the 
     project description and inserting ``Preconstruction, 
     construction, and related research and studies of I-290 Cap 
     the Ike project in the village of Oak Park'';
       (263) in item number 4089 by inserting ``and parking 
     facility/entrance improvements serving the Museum of Science 
     and Industry'' after ``Lakeshore Drive'';
       (264) in item number 4103 by inserting ``and adjacent to 
     the'' before ``Shawnee'';
       (265) in item number 4110 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``For improvements to the road 
     between Brighton and Bunker Hill in Macoupin County'';
       (266) in item number 4120 by striking the matters in the 
     project description and amount columns and inserting 
     ``Upgrade 146th Street to Improve I-69 Access'' and 
     ``$800,000'', respectively;
       (267) in item number 4125 by striking ``$250,000'' and 
     inserting ``$1,650,000'';
       (268) by striking item number 4170;
       (269) by striking item number 4179;
       (270) in item number 4185 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Replace the Clinton Street Bridge 
     spanning St. Mary's River in downtown Fort Wayne'';
       (271) in item number 4299 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Improve U.S. 40, MD 715 
     interchange and other roadways in the vicinity of Aberdeen 
     Proving Ground to support BRAC-related growth'';
       (272) in item number 4313 by striking ``Maryland Avenue'' 
     and all that follows through ``Rd. corridor'' and inserting 
     ``intermodal access, streetscape, and pedestrian safety 
     improvements'';
       (273) in item number 4315 by striking ``stormwater 
     mitigation project'' and inserting ``environmental 
     preservation project'';
       (274) in item number 4318 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Planning, design, and 
     construction of improvements to the highway systems 
     connecting to Lewiston and Auburn downtowns'';
       (275) in item number 4323 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``MaineDOT Acadia intermodal 
     passenger and maintenance facility'';
       (276) in item number 4338 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construct 1 or more grade-
     separated crossings of I-75, and make associated improvements 
     to improve local and regional east-west mobility between 
     Mileposts 279 and 282'';
       (277) in item number 4355 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Design, engineering, ROW 
     acquisition, construction, and construction engineering for 
     the reconstruction of TH 95, from 12th Avenue to CSAH 13, 
     including bridge and approaches, ramps, intersecting 
     roadways, signals, turn lanes, and multiuse trail, North 
     Branch'';
       (278) in item number 4357 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Design, construct, ROW, and 
     expand TH 241 and CSAH 35 and associated streets in the city 
     of St. Michael'';
       (279) in item number 4360 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Planning, design, and 
     construction for Twin Cities Bioscience Corridor in St. 
     Paul'';
       (280) in item number 4362 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``I-494/U.S. 169 interchange 
     reconstruction including U.S. 169/Valley View Road 
     interchange, Twin Cities Metropolitan Area'';
       (281) in item number 4365 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``34th Street realignment and 34th 
     Street and I-94 interchange, including retention and 
     reconstruction of the SE Main Avenue/CSAH 52 interchange 
     ramps at I-94, and other transportation improvements for the 
     city of Moorhead, including the SE Main Avenue GSI and 
     Moorhead Comprehensive Rail Safety Program'';
       (282) in item number 4369 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construction of 8th Street North, 
     Stearns C.R. 120 to TH 15 in St. Cloud'';
       (283) in item number 4371 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construction and ROW of TH 241, 
     CSAH 35 and associated streets in the city of St. Michael'';
       (284) in item number 4411 by striking ``Southaven'' and 
     inserting ``DeSoto County'';
       (285) in item number 4424 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``U.S. 93 Evaro to Polson 
     transportation improvement projects'';
       (286) in item number 4428 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``US 76 improvements'';
       (287) in item number 4457 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construct an interchange at an 
     existing grade separation at SR 1602 (Old Stantonsburg Rd.) 
     and U.S. 264 Bypass in Wilson County'';
       (288) in item number 4461 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Transportation and related 
     improvements at Queens University of Charlotte, including the 
     Queens Science Center and the Marion Diehl Center, 
     Charlotte'';
       (289) in item number 4507 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Design, right-of-way acquisition, 
     and construction of Highway 35 between Norfolk and South 
     Sioux City, including an interchange at milepost 1 on U.S. I-
     129'';
       (290) in item number 4555 by inserting ``Canal Street and'' 
     after ``Reconstruction of'';
       (291) in item number 4565 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Railroad Construction and 
     Acquisition, Ely and White Pine County'';
       (292) in item number 4588 by inserting ``Private Parking 
     and'' before ``Transportation'';
       (293) in item number 4596 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Centerway Bridge and Bike Trail 
     Project, Corning'';
       (294) in item number 4610 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Preparation, demolition, 
     disposal, and site restoration of Alert Facility on Access 
     Road to Plattsburgh International Airport'';
       (295) in item number 4649 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Fairfield County, OH U.S. 33 and 
     old U.S. 33 safety improvements and related construction, 
     city of Lancaster and surrounding areas'';
       (296) in item number 4651 by striking ``for the transfer of 
     rail to truck for the intermodal'' and inserting ``, and 
     construction of an intermodal freight'';
       (297) in item number 4691 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Transportation improvements to 
     Idabel Industrial Park Rail Spur, Idabel'';
       (298) in item number 4722 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Highway, traffic, pedestrian, and 
     riverfront improvements, Pittsburgh'';
       (299) in item number 4749 by striking ``study'' and 
     inserting ``improvements'';
       (300) in item number 4821 by striking ``highway grade 
     crossing project, Clearfield and Clinton Counties'' and 
     inserting ``Project for highway grade crossings and other 
     purposes relating to the Project in Cambria, Centre, 
     Clearfield, Clinton, Indiana, and Jefferson Counties'';
       (301) in item number 4838 by striking ``study'' and 
     inserting ``improvements'';
       (302) in item number 4839 by striking ``fuel-celled'' and 
     inserting ``fueled'';
       (303) in item number 4866 by striking ``$11,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$9,400,000'';
       (304) by inserting after item number 4866 the following:


``4866A                 RI   Repair and restore railroad   $1,600,000'';
                              bridge in Westerly.


       (305) in item number 4892 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construct a 4-lane highway 
     between maverick Junction and the Nebraska border'';
       (306) in item number 4916 by striking ``$1,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$328,000'';
       (307) in item number 4924 by striking ``$3,450,000'' and 
     inserting ``$4,122,000'';
       (308) in item number 4960 by inserting ``of which $50,000 
     shall be used for a street paving project, Calhoun'' after 
     ``County'';
       (309) in item number 4974 by striking ``, Sevier County'';
       (310) in item number 5008 by inserting ``/Kane Creek 
     Boulevard'' after ``500 West'';
       (311) in each of item numbers 5011 and 5033 by striking 
     ``200 South Interchange'' and inserting ``400 South 
     Interchange'';
       (312) in item number 5021 by striking ``Pine View Dam,'';
       (313) in item number 5026 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Roadway improvements on 
     Washington Fields Road/300 East, Washington'';
       (314) in item number 5027 by inserting ``and roadway 
     improvements'' after ``safety project'';
       (315) in item number 5028 by inserting ``and roadway 
     improvements'' after ``lighting'';
       (316) in item number 5029 by inserting ``and roadway 
     improvements'' after ``lights'';
       (317) in number 5032 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Expand Redhills Parkway, St. George'';
       (318) in item number 5132 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``St. Croix River crossing project, 
     Wisconsin State Highway 64, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, to 
     Minnesota State Highway 36, Washington County'';
       (319) in item number 5161 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Raleigh Street Extension Project 
     in Martinsburg'';
       (320) in item number 1824 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``U.S. Route 10 expansion in Wadena 
     and Ottertail Counties'';
       (321) in item number 1194 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Roadway and pedestrian design and 
     improvements for Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn'';
       (322) in item number 2286 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Road improvements for Church 
     Street between NY State Route 25A and Hilden Street in Kings 
     Park'';
       (323) in item number 1724 by striking the project 
     description and amount and inserting ``For road resurfacing 
     and upgrades to Old Nichols Road and road repairs in the 
     Nissequogue River watershed in Smithtown'' and 
     ``$1,500,000'', respectively;
       (324) in item number 3636 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``NY'', ``Road repair and maintenance in the Town of 
     Southampton'', and ``$500,000'', respectively;
       (325) in item number 3638 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``NY'', ``Improve NY State Route 112 from Old Town Road to NY 
     State Route 347'', and ``$6,000,000'', respectively;
       (326) in item number 3479 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Road improvements and utility 
     relocations within the city of Jackson'';
       (327) in item number 141 by striking ``construction of 
     pedestrian and bicycle improvements'' and inserting 
     ``transportation enhancement activities'';

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       (328) in item number 1204 by striking ``at SR 283'';
       (329) in item number 2896 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Improve streetscape and signage 
     and pave roads in McMinn County, including $50,000 that may 
     be used for paving local roads in the city of Calhoun'';
       (330) in item number 3017 by striking ``, Pine View Dam'';
       (331) in item number 3188 insert after ``Reconstruction'' 
     the following: ``including U.S. 169/Valley View Road 
     Interchange,'';
       (332) in item number 1772 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Reconstruction of Historic 
     Eastern Parkway'';
       (333) in item number 2610 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Reconstruction of Times and Duffy 
     Squares in New York City'';
       (334) in item number 2462--
       (A) by striking ``of the New Jersey Turnpike, Carteret'' 
     and inserting ``and the Tremley Point Connector Road of the 
     New Jersey Turnpike''; and
       (B) by striking ``$1,200,000'' and inserting ``$450,000'';
       (335) in item number 2871 by striking the amount and 
     inserting ``$2,430,000'';
       (336) in item number 3381 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Determine scope, design, 
     engineering, and construction of Western Boulevard Extension 
     from Northern Boulevard to Route 9 in Ocean County, New 
     Jersey'';
       (337) in item number 2703 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Upgrading existing railroad 
     crossings with installation of active signals and gates and 
     to study the feasibility and necessity of rail grade 
     separation'';
       (338) in item number 1004 by inserting ``SR 71 near'' after 
     ``turn lane on'';
       (339) in item number 2824 by striking the project 
     description and inserting the following: ``Sevier County, TN, 
     SR 35 near SR 449 intersection'';
       (340) in item number 373 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Widening existing Highway 226, 
     including a bypass of Cash and a new connection to Highway 
     49'';
       (341) in item number 1486, by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Bridge reconstruction and road 
     widening on Route 252 and Route 30 in Tredyffrin Township, 
     PA, in conjunction with the Paoli Transportation Center 
     Project'';
       (342) in item number 4541 by striking ``of the New Jersey 
     Turnpike, Carteret'' and inserting ``and the Tremley Point 
     Connector Road of the New Jersey Turnpike'';
       (343) in item number 4006 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Improvement to Alice's Road/105th 
     Street Corridor including bridge, interchange, roadway, 
     right-of-way, and enhancements'';
       (344) in item number 2901 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Purchase of land and conservation 
     easements within U.S. 24 study area in Lucas, Henry, and 
     Fulton Counties, Ohio'';
       (345) in item number 2619 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Improve access to I-55 between 
     Bayless Avenue and Loughborough Avenue, including bridge 
     230.06'';
       (346) in item number 1687 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construct an interchange at I-675 
     and Warren Avenue near downtown Saginaw'';
       (347) by striking item number 206;
       (348) by striking item number 821;
       (349) by striking item number 906;
       (350) by striking item number 1144;
       (351) in item number 1693 by striking the project 
     description and amount and inserting ``Plan and implement 
     truck route improvements in the Maspeth neighborhood of 
     Queens County'' and ``$500,000'', respectively;
       (352) in item number 3039 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Pittsfield greenways construction 
     to connect Pittsfield to the Ann Arbor greenway system, 
     Pittsfield Township'';
       (353) in item number 2922 by striking the project 
     description and amount and inserting ``Detroit River 
     International Wildlife Refuge for land acquisition adjacent 
     to I-75 in Monroe County for wetland mitigation and habitat 
     restoration, Fish and Wildlife Service'' and ``$1,800,000'', 
     respectively;
       (354) in item number 3641 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``MI'', ``River Raisin Battlefield for acquisition of 
     historic battlefield land in Monroe County, Port of Monroe'', 
     and ``$1,200,000''; respectively;
       (355) in item number 3643 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``MI'', ``Phase 1 of Monroe County greenway system 
     construction, Monroe County'', and ``$940,000'', 
     respectively;
       (356) in item number 3645 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``MI'', ``East County fueling operations consolidation at the 
     Monroe County Road Commission and enhancement of facilities 
     to accommodate biodiesel fuel pumps, Monroe County'', and 
     ``$1,000,000'', respectively;
       (357) in item number 3646 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``MI'', ``Greenway trail construction from City of Monroe to 
     Sterling State Park, City of Monroe'', and ``$100,000''; 
     respectively;
       (358) in item number 1883 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Planning for the Orangeline High 
     Speed MAGLEV from Los Angeles County to Orange County'';
       (359) in item number 3757 by inserting ``, including Van 
     Asche Drive'' after ``Corridor'';
       (360) in item number 4347 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Alger County, to reconstruct, 
     pave, and realign a portion of H-58 from 2,600 feet south of 
     Little Beaver Lake Road to 4,600 feet east of Hurricane 
     River'';
       (361) in item number 4335 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construct an interchange at I-675 
     and Warren Avenue near downtown Saginaw'';
       (362) in item number 4891 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Widening U.S. 17 in Charleston 
     County from the Isle of Palms Connector to a point at or near 
     Darrell Creek Trail'';
       (363) in item number 3647 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``AL'', ``Drainage and infrastructure improvements on U.S. 11 
     in front of Springville Middle School in Springville'', and 
     ``$1,000,000'', respectively;
       (364) in item number 3648 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``AL'', ``Transportation enhancement projects for sidewalks 
     and streetscaping along Cahaba Road between the Botanical 
     Gardens and the Birmingham Zoo in the City of Birmingham'', 
     and ``$1,075,000'', respectively;
       (365) in item number 3651 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``AL'', ``Engineering and right-of-way acquisition for the 
     McWrights Ferry Road extension between Rice Mine Road and New 
     Watermelon Road in Tuscaloosa County'', and ``$1,075,000'', 
     respectively;
       (366) in item number 562 by striking ``a designated truck 
     route through'' and inserting ``roadway and sidewalk 
     improvements in'';
       (367) in item number 2836 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Traffic calming and safety 
     improvements to Lido Boulevard, Town of Hampstead, Nassau 
     County'';
       (368) in item number 1353 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Improve the flow of truck traffic 
     in Orrville'';
       (369) in item number 1975 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Hatcher Pass Ski Development Road 
     in Matanuska-Susitna Borough'';
       (370) in item number 1661 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Hatcher Pass Ski Development Road 
     in Matanuska-Susitna Borough'';
       (371) in item number 1574 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construct commuter parking 
     structure in the central business district in the vicinity of 
     La Grange Road, and for projects identified by the Village of 
     La Grange as its highest priorities'';
       (372) in item number 3461 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construct Leon Pass overpass, and 
     for projects identified by the Village of Hodgkins as its 
     highest priorities'';
       (373) in item numbers 1310 and 2265 by striking the project 
     descriptions and inserting ``To construct up to 2 
     interchanges on U.S. Alternate Highway 72/Alabama Highway 20 
     from Interstate 65 to U.S. Highway 31 in Decatur, Alabama, 
     with additional lanes as necessary'';
       (374) in item number 4934 by striking ``connection with 
     Hermitage Avenue'' and inserting ``Hermitage Avenue and 
     pedestrian connection'';
       (375) in item number 1227 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Construct road improvements near 
     industrial park near SR 209 and CR 345 that improve access to 
     the industrial park'';
       (376) in item number 2507 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Texas Department of 
     Transportation: for those projects the Department has 
     identified as its highest priorities'';
       (377) in item number 3903 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Planning, design, and engineering 
     study to widen (4 lanes) SR 87 from the intersection of US 90 
     and SR 87 South to the Alabama State line'';
       (378) in item number 56 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Bicycle and pedestrian improvements, 
     Oregon'';
       (379) in item number 604 by striking the amount and 
     inserting ``$11,800,000'';
       (380) in item number 1299 by striking the amount and 
     inserting ``$9,800,000'';
       (381) in item number 1506 by striking the amount and 
     inserting ``$5,100,000'';
       (382) in item number 1904 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Study and construct access to 
     intermodal facility in Azusa'';
       (383) in item number 3653 by striking the matters in the 
     State, project description, and amount columns and inserting 
     ``MI'', ``Bicycle and pedestrian trails in Harrison 
     Township'', and ``$2,900,000'', respectively;
       (384) in item number 3447 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Carlton, 4th Street Railroad 
     Crossing Improvement Project: Construct a safe, at grade 
     crossing of the railroad and necessary bridge, connecting the 
     community's educational and athletic facilities'';
       (385) in item number 2321 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Design and construct roadway and 
     traffic signal improvements on Stella Street and Front 
     Street, Wormleysburg, PA''; and
       (386) in item number 370 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Pedestrian paths, stairs, 
     seating, landscaping, lighting, and other transportation 
     enhancement activities along Riverside Boulevard and at 
     Riverside Park South''.
       (b) Unused Obligation Authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, unused obligation authority made available 
     for an item in section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable, 
     Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
     Users (119 Stat. 1256) that is repealed, or authorized 
     funding for such an item that is reduced, by this section 
     shall be made available--

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       (1) for an item in section 1702 of that Act that is added 
     or increased by this section and that is in the same State as 
     the item for which obligation authority or funding is 
     repealed or reduced;
       (2) in an amount proportional to the amount of obligation 
     authority or funding that is so repealed or reduced; and
       (3) individually for projects numbered 1 through 3676 
     pursuant to section 1102(c)(4)(A) of that Act (119 Stat. 
     1158).
       (c) Transfer of Project Funds.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall transfer to the Commandant of the Coast 
     Guard amounts made available to carry out the project 
     described in item number 4985 of the table contained in 
     section 1702 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 
     1447) to carry out that project, in accordance with the Act 
     of June 21, 1940, commonly known as the ``Truman-Hobbs Act'', 
     (33 U.S.C. 511 et seq.).
       (d) Additional Discretionary Use of Surface Transportation 
     Program Funds.--Of the funds apportioned to each State under 
     section 104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, a State 
     may expend for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009 not more 
     than $1,000,000 for the following activities:
       (1) Participation in the Joint Operation Center for Fuel 
     Compliance established under section 143(b)(4)(H) of title 
     23, United States Code, within the Department of the 
     Treasury, including the funding of additional positions for 
     motor fuel tax enforcement officers and other staff dedicated 
     on a full-time basis to participation in the activities of 
     the Center.
       (2) Development, operation, and maintenance of electronic 
     filing systems to coordinate data exchange with the Internal 
     Revenue Service by States that impose a tax on the removal of 
     taxable fuel from any refinery and on the removal of taxable 
     fuel from any terminal.
       (3) Development, operation, and maintenance of electronic 
     single point of filing in conjunction with the Internal 
     Revenue Service by States that impose a tax on the removal of 
     taxable fuel from any refinery and on the removal of taxable 
     fuel from any terminal.
       (4) Development, operation, and maintenance of a 
     certification system by a State of any fuel sold to a State 
     or local government (as defined in section 4221(d)(4) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986) for the exclusive use of the 
     State or local government or sold to a qualified volunteer 
     fire department (as defined in section 150(e)(2) of such 
     Code) for its exclusive use.
       (5) Development, operation, and maintenance of a 
     certification system by a State of any fuel sold to a 
     nonprofit educational organization (as defined in section 
     4221(d)(5) of such Code) that includes verification of the 
     good standing of the organization in the State in which the 
     organization is providing educational services.
       (e) Project Federal Share.--Section 1964 of the Safe, 
     Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity: A 
     Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1519) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(c) Special Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Federal share of the cost of the projects described 
     in item numbers 1284 and 3093 in the table contained in 
     section 1702 of this Act shall be 100 percent.''.

     SEC. 106. NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION PILOT PROGRAM.

       Section 1807(a)(3) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
     Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 
     Stat. 1460) is amended by striking ``Minneapolis-St. Paul, 
     Minnesota'' and inserting ``Minneapolis, Minnesota''.

     SEC. 107. CORRECTION OF INTERSTATE AND NATIONAL HIGHWAY 
                   SYSTEM DESIGNATIONS.

       (a) Treatment.--Section 1908(a) of the Safe, Accountable, 
     Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
     Users (119 Stat. 1469) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (b) National Highway System.--Section 1908(b) of the Safe, 
     Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
     Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1470) is amended by striking 
     ``from the Arkansas State line'' and inserting ``from 
     Interstate Route 540''.

     SEC. 108. BUDGET JUSTIFICATION; BUY AMERICA.

       (a) Budget Justification.--Section 1926 of the Safe, 
     Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
     Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1483) is amended by striking 
     ``The Department'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Department''.
       (b) Buy America.--Section 1928 of the Safe, Accountable, 
     Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
     Users (119 Stat. 1484) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as 
     paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) the current application by the Federal Highway 
     Administration of the Buy America test, that is only applied 
     to components or parts of a bridge project and not the entire 
     bridge project, is inconsistent with this sense of 
     Congress;''.

     SEC. 109. TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS.

       The table contained in section 1934(c) of the Safe, 
     Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
     Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1486) is amended--
       (1) in item number 436 by inserting ``, Saole,'' after 
     ``Sua'';
       (2) in item number 448 by inserting ``by removing asphalt 
     and concrete and reinstalling blue cobblestones'' after 
     ``streets'';
       (3) by striking item number 451;
       (4) in item number 452 by striking ``$2,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$3,000,000'';
       (5) in item number 12 by striking ``Yukon River'' and 
     inserting ``Kuskokwim River'';
       (6) in item number 18 by striking ``Engineering and 
     Construction in Merced County'' and inserting ``and safety 
     improvements/realignment of SR 165 project study report and 
     environmental studies in Merced and Stanislaus Counties'';
       (7) in item number 38 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Relocation of the Newark Train Station'';
       (8) in item number 57 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Kingsland bypass from CR 61 to I-95, Camden 
     County'';
       (9) in item number 114 by striking ``IA-32'' and inserting 
     ``SW'' after ``Construct'';
       (10) in item number 122 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Design, right-of-way acquisition, and 
     construction of the SW Arterial and connections to U.S. 20, 
     Dubuque County'';
       (11) in item number 130 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Improvements and rehabilitation to rail and 
     bridges on the Appanoose County Community Railroad'';
       (12) in item number 133 by striking ``IA-32'';
       (13) in item number 138 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``West Spencer Beltway Project'';
       (14) in item number 142 by striking ``MP 9.3, Segment I, 
     II, and III'' and inserting ``Milepost 24.3'';
       (15) in item number 161 by striking ``Bridge replacement on 
     Johnson Drive and Nall Ave.'' and inserting ``Construction 
     improvements'';
       (16) in item number 182 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Improve U.S. 40, M.D. 715 interchange, and 
     other roadways in the vicinity of Aberdeen Proving Ground to 
     support BRAC-related growth'';
       (17) in item number 198 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Construct 1 or more grade separated crossings 
     of I-75 and make associated improvements to improve local and 
     regional east-west mobility between Mileposts 279 and 282'';
       (18) in item number 201 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Alger County, to reconstruct, pave, and 
     realign a portion of H-58 from 2,600 feet south of Little 
     Beaver Lake Road to 4,600 feet east of Hurricane River'';
       (19) in item number 238 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Develop and construct the St. Mary water 
     project road and bridge infrastructure, including a new 
     bridge and approaches across St. Mary River, stabilization 
     and improvements to United States Route 89, and road/canal 
     from Siphon Bridge to Spider Lake, on the condition that 
     $2,500,000 of the amount made available to carry out this 
     item may be made available to the Bureau of Reclamation for 
     use for the Swift Current Creek and Boulder Creek bank and 
     bed stabilization project in the Lower St. Mary Lake 
     drainage'';
       (20) in item number 329 by inserting ``, Tulsa'' after 
     ``technology'';
       (21) in item number 358 by striking ``fuel-celled'' and 
     inserting ``fueled'';
       (22) in item number 374 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Construct a 4-lane highway between Maverick 
     Junction and the Nebraska border'';
       (23) in item number 402 by striking ``from 2 to 5 lanes and 
     improve alignment within rights-of-way in St. George'' and 
     inserting ``, St. George'';
       (24) in item number 309 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Streetscape, roadway, pedestrian, and parking 
     improvements at the intersection of Meadow Lane, Chestnut 
     Lane, Willow Drive, and Liberty Avenue for the College of New 
     Rochelle campus in New Rochelle''; and
       (25) in item number 462 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``I-75 widening and improvements in Collier and 
     Lee Counties, Florida''.

     SEC. 110. I-95/CONTEE ROAD INTERCHANGE DESIGN.

       Section 1961 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 
     1518) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by striking ``STUDY'' and 
     inserting ``DESIGN'';
       (2) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(a) Design.--The Secretary shall make available the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by this section for the design 
     of the I-95/Contee Road interchange in Prince George's 
     County, Maryland.''; and
       (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b).

     SEC. 111. HIGHWAY RESEARCH FUNDING.

       (a) F-SHRP Funding.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009, at any time at 
     which an apportionment is made of the sums authorized to be 
     appropriated for the surface transportation program, the 
     congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program, 
     the National Highway System, the Interstate maintenance 
     program, the bridge program, or the highway safety 
     improvement program, the Secretary of Transportation shall--
       (1) deduct from each apportionment an amount not to exceed 
     0.205 percent of the apportionment; and
       (2) transfer or otherwise make that amount available to 
     carry out section 510 of title 23, United States Code.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Funding.--Section 5101 of the Safe, Accountable, 
     Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
     Users (119 Stat. 1779) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``509, and 510'' and 
     inserting ``and 509'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(4) by striking ``$69,700,000'' and 
     all that follows through ``2009'' and inserting ``$40,400,000 
     for fiscal year 2005, $69,700,000 for fiscal year 2006, 
     $76,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008, and 
     $78,900,000 for fiscal year 2009''; and
       (C) in subsection (b) by inserting after ``50 percent'' the 
     following ``or, in the case of funds appropriated by 
     subsection (a) to carry out section 5201, 5202, or 5203 of 
     this Act, 80 percent''.
       (2) Future strategic highway research program.--Section 
     5210 of such Act (119 Stat. 1804) is amended--

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       (A) by striking subsection (c); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (c) Contract Authority.--Funds made available 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 the Federal share shall be 
     determined under section 510(f) of that title.
       (d) Applicability of Obligation Limitation.--Funds made 
     available under this section shall be subject to any 
     limitation on obligations for Federal-aid highways and 
     highway safety construction programs under section 1102 the 
     Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 
     Act: A Legacy for Users (23 U.S.C. 104 note; 119 Stat. 1157) 
     or any other Act.
       (e) Equity Bonus Formula.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, in allocating funds for the equity bonus 
     program under section 105 of title 23, United States Code, 
     for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall make the required calculations under 
     that section as if this section had not been enacted.
       (f) Funding for Research Activities.--Of the amount made 
     available by section 5101(a)(1) of the Safe, Accountable, 
     Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
     Users (119 Stat. 1779)--
       (1) at least $1,000,000 shall be made available for each of 
     fiscal years 2008 and 2009 to carry out section 502(h) of 
     title 23, United States Code; and
       (2) at least $4,900,000 shall be made available for each of 
     fiscal years 2008 and 2009 to carry out section 502(i) of 
     that title.
       (g) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Surface transportation research.--Section 502 of title 
     23, United States Code, is amended by striking the first 
     subsection (h), relating to infrastructure investment needs 
     reports beginning with the report for January 31, 1999.
       (2) Advanced travel forecasting procedures program.--
     Section 5512(a)(2) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
     Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 
     Stat. 1829) is amended by striking ``Program appreciation.--
     '' and inserting ``Program application.--''.
       (3) University transportation research.--Section 5506 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (c)(2)(B) by striking ``tier'' and 
     inserting ``Tier'';
       (B) in subsection (i)--
       (i) by striking ``In order to'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--In order to''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Special rule.--Nothing in paragraph (1) requires a 
     nonprofit institution of higher learning designated as a Tier 
     II university transportation center to maintain total 
     expenditures as described in paragraph (1) in excess of the 
     amount of the grant awarded to the institution.''; and
       (C) in subsection (k)(3) by striking ``The Secretary'' and 
     all that follows through ``to carry out this section'' and 
     inserting ``For each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009, the 
     Secretary shall expend not more than 1.5 percent of amounts 
     made available to carry out this section''.

     SEC. 112. RESCISSION.

       Section 10212 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (as amended by 
     section 1302 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Public 
     Law 109-280)) (119 Stat. 1937; 120 Stat. 780) is amended by 
     striking ``$8,593,000,000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``$8,708,000,000''.

     SEC. 113. TEA-21 TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) Surface Transportation Program.--Section 1108(f)(1) of 
     the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (23 U.S.C. 
     133 note; 112 Stat. 141) is amended by striking ``2003'' and 
     inserting ``2009''.
       (b) Project Authorizations.--The table contained in section 
     1602 of such Act (112 Stat. 257) is amended--
       (1) in item number 1096 (as amended by section 1703(a)(11) 
     of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation 
     Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1454)) by inserting 
     ``, and planning and construction to Heisley Road,'' before 
     ``in Mentor, Ohio'';
       (2) in item number 1646 by striking ``and construction'' 
     and inserting ``construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, 
     restoration, rehabilitation, and repaving''; and
       (3) in item number 614 by inserting ``and for NJ Carteret, 
     NJ Ferry Service Terminal'' after ``east''.

     SEC. 114. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDOR AND INNOVATIVE PROJECT 
                   TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) High Priority Corridors.--Section 1105(c) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
     Stat. 2032; 119 Stat. 1212) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (63) by striking ``and United States 
     Routes 1, 3, 9, 17, and 46,'' and inserting ``United States 
     Routes 1, 9, and 46, and State Routes 3 and 17,''; and
       (2) in paragraph (64)--
       (A) by striking ``United States Route 42'' and inserting 
     ``State Route 42''; and
       (B) by striking ``Interstate Route 676'' and inserting 
     ``Interstate Routes 76 and 676''.
       (b) Innovative Projects.--Item number 89 of the table 
     contained in section 1107(b) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2052) is 
     amended in the matter under the column with the heading 
     ``Innovative projects'' by inserting ``and contiguous 
     counties'' after ``Michigan''.

     SEC. 115. DEFINITION OF REPEAT INTOXICATED DRIVER LAW.

       Section 164(a)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(A) receive--
       ``(i) a driver's license suspension for not less than 1 
     year; or
       ``(ii) a combination of suspension of all driving 
     privileges for the first 45 days of the suspension period 
     followed by a reinstatement of limited driving privileges for 
     the purpose 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;
       ``(B) be subject to the impoundment or immobilization of, 
     or the installation of an ignition interlock system on, each 
     motor vehicle owned or operated, or both, by the 
     individual;''.

     SEC. 116. RESEARCH TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

       Section 5506(e)(5)(C) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``$2,225,000''and inserting 
     ``$2,250,000''.

     SEC. 117. BUY AMERICA WAIVER NOTIFICATION AND ANNUAL REPORTS.

       (a) Waiver Notification.--
       (1) In general.--If the Secretary of Transportation makes a 
     finding under section 313(b) of title 23, United States Code, 
     with respect to a project, the Secretary shall--
       (A) publish in the Federal Register, before the date on 
     which such finding takes effect, a detailed written 
     justification as to the reasons that such finding is needed; 
     and
       (B) provide notice of such finding and an opportunity for 
     public comment on such finding for a period of not to exceed 
     60 days.
       (2) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     paragraph (1) shall be construed to require the effective 
     date of a finding referred to in paragraph (1) to be delayed 
     until after the close of the public comment period referred 
     to in paragraph (1)(B).
       (b) Annual Reports.--Not later than February 1 of each year 
     beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, 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 on the projects for which the Secretary made findings 
     under section 313(b) of title 23, United States Code, during 
     the preceding calendar year and the justifications for such 
     findings.

     SEC. 118. EFFICIENT USE OF EXISTING HIGHWAY CAPACITY.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a 
     study on the impacts of converting left and right highway 
     safety shoulders to travel lanes.
       (b) Contents.--In conducting the study, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) analyze instances in which safety shoulders are used 
     for general purpose vehicle traffic, high occupancy vehicles, 
     and public transportation vehicles;
       (2) analyze instances in which safety shoulders are not 
     part of the roadway design;
       (3) evaluate whether or not conversion of safety shoulders 
     or the lack of a safety shoulder in the original roadway 
     design has a significant impact on the number of accidents or 
     has any other impact on highway safety; and
       (4) compile relevant statistics.
       (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study.

     SEC. 119. FUTURE INTERSTATE DESIGNATION.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary 
     of Transportation shall designate, as a future Interstate 
     Route 69 Spur, the Audubon Parkway and, as a future 
     Interstate Route 66 Spur, the Natcher Parkway in Owensboro, 
     Kentucky. Any segment of such routes shall become part of the 
     Interstate System (as defined in section 101 of title 23, 
     United States Code) at such time as the Secretary determines 
     that the segment--
       (1) meets the Interstate System design standards approved 
     by the Secretary under section 109(b) of title 23, United 
     States Code; and
       (2) connects to an existing Interstate System segment.
       (b) Signs.--Section 103(c)(4)(B)(iv) of title 23, United 
     States Code, shall apply to the designations under subsection 
     (a); except that a State may install signs on the 2 parkways 
     that are to be designated under subsection (a) indicating the 
     approximate location of each of the future Interstate System 
     highways.
       (c) Removal of Designation.--The Secretary shall remove 
     designation of a highway referred to in subsection (a) as a 
     future Interstate System route if the Secretary, as of the 
     last day of the 25-year period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of this Act, has not made the determinations under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) with respect to such 
     highway.

     SEC. 120. PROJECT FLEXIBILITY.

       Section 1935(b)(1) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
     Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 
     Stat. 1510) is amended by inserting ``the project numbered 
     1322 and'' before ``the projects''.

     SEC. 121. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act 
     (including subsection (b)), this Act and the amendments made 
     by this Act take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Exception.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this Act (other 
     than the amendments made by sections 101(g), 101(m)(1)(H), 
     103, 105, 109, and 201(o)) to the Safe, Accountable, 
     Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 
     Users (Public Law 109-59; 119 Stat. 1144) shall--
       (A) take effect as of the date of enactment of that Act; 
     and
       (B) be treated as being included in that Act as of that 
     date.
       (2) Effect of amendments.--Each provision of the Safe, 
     Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
     Legacy for Users

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     (Public Law 109-59; 119 Stat. 1144) (including the amendments 
     made by that Act) (as in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of this Act) that is amended by this Act (other 
     than sections 101(g), 101(m)(1)(H), 103, 105, 109, and 
     201(o)) shall be treated as not being enacted.
       (c) Conforming Amendment to Highway Trust Fund.--
     Subsections (c)(1) and (e)(3) of section 9503 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking ``Safe, 
     Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
     Legacy for Users'' and inserting ``SAFETEA-LU Technical 
     Corrections Act of 2008''.

                      TITLE II--TRANSIT PROVISIONS

     SEC. 201. TRANSIT TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) Section 5302.--Section 5302(a)(10) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``charter,'' and 
     inserting ``charter, sightseeing,''.
       (b) Section 5303.--
       (1) Section 5303(f)(3)(C)(ii) of such title is amended by 
     striking subclause (II) and inserting the following:

       ``(II) Funding.--For fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, in addition to other funds made available to the 
     metropolitan planning organization for the Lake Tahoe region 
     under this chapter and title 23, prior to any allocation 
     under section 202 of title 23, and notwithstanding the 
     allocation provisions of section 202, the Secretary shall set 
     aside \1/2\ of 1 percent of all funds authorized to be 
     appropriated for such fiscal year to carry out section 204 of 
     title 23, and shall make such funds available to the 
     metropolitan planning organization for the Lake Tahoe region 
     to carry out the transportation planning process, 
     environmental reviews, preliminary engineering, and design to 
     complete environmental documentation for transportation 
     projects for the Lake Tahoe region under the Tahoe Regional 
     Planning Compact as consented to in Public Law 96-551 (94 
     Stat. 3233) and this paragraph.''.

       (2) Section 5303(j)(3)(D) of such title is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or the identified phase'' before 
     ``within the time''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or the identified phase'' before the 
     period at the end.
       (3) Section 5303(k)(2) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``a metropolitan planning area serving''.
       (c) Section 5307.--Section 5307(b) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in the heading for paragraph (2) by striking ``2007'' 
     and inserting ``2009'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2009''; and
       (B) by striking ``mass'' and inserting ``public'';
       (3) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(E) Maximum amounts in fiscal years 2008 and 2009.--In 
     fiscal years 2008 and 2009--
       ``(i) amounts made available to any urbanized area under 
     clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be not more than 
     50 percent of the amount apportioned in fiscal year 2002 to 
     the urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000, as 
     determined in the 1990 decennial census of population;
       ``(ii) amounts made available to any urbanized area under 
     subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be not more than 50 percent of 
     the amount apportioned to the urbanized area under this 
     section for fiscal year 2003; and
       ``(iii) each portion of any area not designated as an 
     urbanized area, as determined by the 1990 decennial census, 
     and eligible to receive funds under subparagraph (A)(iv), 
     shall receive an amount of funds to carry out this section 
     that is not less than 50 percent of the amount the portion of 
     the area received under section 5311 in fiscal year 2002.''; 
     and
       (4) in paragraph (3) by striking ``section 5305(a)'' and 
     inserting ``section 5303(k)''.
       (d) Section 5309.--Section 5309 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(5)(B) by striking ``regulation.'' and 
     inserting ``this subsection and shall give comparable, but 
     not necessarily equal, numerical weight to each project 
     justification criteria in calculating the overall project 
     rating.'';
       (2) in subsection (e)(6)(B) by striking ``subsection.'' and 
     inserting ``subsection and shall give comparable, but not 
     necessarily equal, numerical weight to each project 
     justification criteria in calculating the overall project 
     rating.'';
       (3) in the heading for paragraph (2)(A) of subsection (m) 
     by striking ``Major capital'' and inserting ``Capital''; and
       (4) in subsection (m)(7)(B) by striking ``section 3039'' 
     and inserting ``section 3045''.
       (e) Section 5311.--Section 5311 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (g)(1)(A) by striking ``for any purpose 
     other than operating assistance'' and inserting ``for a 
     capital project or project administrative expenses'';
       (2) in subsections (g)(1)(A) and (g)(1)(B) by striking 
     ``capital'' after ``net''; and
       (3) in subsection (i)(1) by striking ``Sections 
     5323(a)(1)(D) and 5333(b) of this title apply'' and inserting 
     ``Section 5333(b) applies''.
       (f) Section 5312.--The heading for section 5312(c) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``Mass Transportation'' and 
     inserting ``Public Transportation''.
       (g) Section 5314.--Section 5314(a)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``section 5323(a)(1)(D)'' and inserting ``section 
     5333(b)''.
       (h) Section 5319.--Section 5319 of such title is amended by 
     striking ``section 5307(k)'' and inserting ``section 
     5307(d)(1)(K)''.
       (i) Section 5320.--Section 5320 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A) by striking ``intra--agency'' 
     and inserting ``intraagency'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(5)(A) by striking ``5302(a)(1)(A)'' 
     and inserting ``5302(a)(1)'';
       (3) in subsection (d)(1) by inserting ``to administer this 
     section and'' after ``5338(b)(2)(J)'';
       (4) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the following:
       ``(4) Transfers to land management agencies.--The Secretary 
     may transfer amounts available under paragraph (1) to the 
     appropriate Federal land management agency to pay necessary 
     costs of the agency for such activities described in 
     paragraph (1) in connection with activities being carried out 
     under this section.'';
       (5) in subsection (k)(3) by striking ``subsection (d)(1)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (e)(1)'';
       (6) by redesignating subsections (a) through (m) as 
     subsections (b) through (n), respectively; and
       (7) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(a) Program Name.--The program authorized by this section 
     shall be known as the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks 
     Program.''.
       (j) Section 5323.--Section 5323(n) of such title is amended 
     by striking ``section 5336(e)(2)'' and inserting ``section 
     5336(d)(2)''.
       (k) Section 5325.--Section 5325(b) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting before the period at the 
     end ``adopted before August 10, 2005'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (l) Section 5336.--
       (1) Apportionments of formula grants.--Section 5336 of such 
     title is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a) by striking ``Of the amount'' and all 
     that follows before paragraph (1) and inserting ``Of the 
     amount apportioned under subsection (i)(2) to carry out 
     section 5307--'';
       (B) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ``subsections (a) and 
     (h)(2) of section 5338'' and inserting ``subsections 
     (a)(1)(C)(vi) and (b)(2)(B) of section 5338''; and
       (C) by redesignating subsection (c), as added by section 
     3034(c) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 
     1628), as subsection (k).
       (2) Technical amendments.--Section 3034(d)(2) of the Safe, 
     Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
     Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1629), is amended by striking 
     ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(2)''.
       (m) Section 5337.--Section 5337(a) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``for each of fiscal 
     years 1998 through 2003'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal 
     years 2005 through 2009''.
       (n) Section 5338.--Section 5338(d)(1)(B) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``section 5315(a)(16)'' and inserting 
     ``section 5315(b)(2)(P)''.
       (o) SAFETEA-LU.--
       (1) Section 3011.--Section 3011(f) of the Safe, 
     Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
     Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1589) is amended by adding to the 
     end the following:
       ``(5) Central Florida Commuter Rail Transit Project.''.
       (2) Section 3037.--Section 3037(c) of such Act (119 Stat. 
     1636) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (3) by striking ``Phase II''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (10).
       (3) Section 3040.--Section 3040(4) of such Act (119 Stat. 
     1639) is amended by striking ``$7,871,895,000'' and inserting 
     ``$7,872,893,000''.
       (4) Section 3043.--
       (A) Portland, oregon.--Section 3043(b)(27) of such Act (119 
     Stat. 1642) is amended by inserting ``/Milwaukie'' after 
     ``Mall''.
       (B) Los angeles.--
       (i) Phase 1.--Section 3043(b)(13) of such Act (119 Stat. 
     1642) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(13) Los Angeles--Exposition LRT (Phase 1).''.
       (ii) Phase 2.--Section 3043(c) of such Act (119 Stat. 1645) 
     is amended by inserting after paragraph (104) the following:
       ``(104A) Los Angeles--Exposition LRT (Phase 2).''.
       (C) San diego.--Section 3043(c)(105) of such Act (119 Stat. 
     1645) is amended by striking ``LOSSAN Del Mar-San Diego--Rail 
     Corridor Improvements'' and inserting ``LOSSAN Rail Corridor 
     Improvements''.
       (D) San diego.--Section 3043(c)(217) of such Act (119 Stat. 
     1648) is amended by striking ``San Diego'' and inserting 
     ``San Diego Transit''.
       (E) Sacramento.--Section 3043(c)(204) of such Act (119 
     Stat. 647) is amended by striking ``Downtown''.
       (F) Boston.--Section 3043(d)(6) of such Act (119 Stat. 
     1649) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(6) Boston-Silver Line Phase III, $20,000,000.''.
       (G) Project construction grants.--Section 3043(e) of such 
     Act (119 Stat. 1651) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(4) Project construction grants.--Projects recommended by 
     the Secretary for a project construction grant agreement 
     under section 5309(e) of title 49, United States Code, or for 
     funding under section 5309(m)(2)(A)(i) of such title during 
     fiscal year 2008 and fiscal year 2009 are authorized for 
     preliminary engineering, final design, and construction for 
     fiscal years 2007 through 2009 upon the completion of the 
     notification process for each such project under section 
     5309(g)(5).''.
       (H) Los angeles and san gabriel valley.--Section 3043 of 
     such Act (119 Stat. 1640) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(k) Los Angeles Extension.--In evaluating the local share 
     of the project authorized by subsection (c)(104A) in the new 
     starts rating process, the Secretary shall give consideration 
     to project elements of the project authorized by subsection 
     (b)(13) advanced with 100 percent non-Federal funds.

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       ``(l) San Gabriel Valley--Gold Line Foothill Extension 
     Phase II.--In evaluating the local share of the San Gabriel 
     Valley--Gold Line Foothill Extension Phase II project 
     authorized by subsection (b)(33) in the new starts rating 
     process, the Secretary shall give consideration to project 
     elements of the San Gabriel Valley--Gold Line Foothill 
     Extension Phase I project advanced with 100 percent non-
     Federal funds.''.
       (5) Section 3044.--
       (A) Projects.--The table contained in section 3044(a) of 
     such Act (119 Stat. 1652) is amended--
       (i) in item 25--

       (I) by striking ``$217,360'' and inserting ``$167,360''; 
     and
       (II) by striking ``$225,720'' and inserting ``$175,720'';

       (ii) in item number 36 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Los Angeles County Metropolitan 
     Transportation Authority (LACMTA) for bus and bus-related 
     facilities in the LACMTA's service area'';
       (iii) in item number 71 by inserting ``Metropolitan Bus 
     Authority'' after ``Puerto Rico'';
       (iv) in item number 84 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Improvements to the existing Sacramento 
     Intermodal Facility (Sacramento Valley Station)'';
       (v) in item number 94 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Pacific Transit, WA Vehicle Replacement'';
       (vi) in item number 120 by striking ``Dayton Airport 
     Intermodal Rail Feasibility Study'' and inserting ``Greater 
     Dayton Regional Transit Authority buses and bus facilities'';
       (vii) in item number 152 by inserting ``Metropolitan Bus 
     Authority'' after ``Puerto Rico'';
       (viii) in item number 416 by striking ``Improve marine 
     intermodal'' and inserting ``Improve marine dry-dock and'';
       (ix) in item number 457--

       (I) by striking ``$65,000'' and inserting ``$0''; and
       (II) by striking ``$67,500'' and inserting ``$0''; and

       (x) in item number 458--

       (I) by striking ``$65,000'' and inserting ``$130,000'';
       (II) by striking ``$67,500'' and inserting ``$135,000''; 
     and

       (xi) in item number 57 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Wilmington, NC, maintenance and operations 
     facilities and administration and transfer facilities'';
       (xii) in item number 460 by striking the matters in the 
     project description, FY08 column, and FY09 column and 
     inserting ``460. Mid-Region Council of Governments, New 
     Mexico, public transportation buses, bus-related equipment 
     and facilities, and intermodal terminals in Albuquerque and 
     Santa Fe'', ``$500,000'', and ``$500,000'', respectively.
       (xiii) in item number 138 by striking ``Design'' and 
     inserting ``Determine scope, engineering, design,'';
       (xiv) in item number 23 by striking ``Construct'' and 
     inserting ``Design, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, 
     and construction'';
       (xv) in item number 439 by inserting before ``Central'' the 
     following: ``Design, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, 
     and construction'';
       (xvi) in item number 453 by inserting before ``Central'' 
     the following: ``Design, engineering, right-of-way 
     acquisition, and construction'';
       (xvii) in item number 371 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Regional Transportation 
     Commission of Southern Nevada, Sunset Bus Maintenance 
     Facility'';
       (xviii) in item number 487 by striking ``Central Arkansas 
     Transit Authority Facility Upgrades'' and inserting ``Central 
     Arkansas Transit Authority Bus Acquisition'';
       (xix) in item number 491 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Pace, IL, Cermak Road, Bus Rapid 
     Transit, and related bus projects, and alternatives 
     analysis'';
       (xx) in item number 512 by striking ``Corning, NY, Phase II 
     Corning Preserve Transportation Enhancement Project'' and 
     inserting ``Transportation Center Enhancements, Corning, 
     NY'';
       (xxi) in item number 534 by striking ``Community Buses'' 
     and inserting ``Bus and Bus Facilities'';
       (xxii) in item number 570 by striking ``Maine Department of 
     Transportation-Acadia Intermodal Facility'' and inserting 
     ``MaineDOT Acadia Intermodal Passenger and Maintenance 
     Facility'';
       (xxiii) in item number 80 by striking the project 
     description and amounts and inserting ``Flagler County, 
     Florida-buses and bus facility'', ``$57,684'', ``$60,192'', 
     ``$65,208'', and ``$67,716'' respectively;
       (xxiv) in item number 135 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Pace Suburban Bus, IL-Purchase 
     Vehicles'';
       (xxv) in item number 276 by striking the project 
     description and amounts and inserting ``Long Beach Transit, 
     Long Beach, California, for the purchase of transit vehicles 
     and enhancement of para-transit and senior transportation 
     services'', ``$128,180'', ``$133,760'', ``$144,906'', and 
     ``$150,480'', respectively; and
       (xxvi) by adding at the end--

       (I)(aa) in the project description column ``666. New York 
     City, NY, rehabilitation of subway stations to include 
     passenger access improvements including escalators or 
     installation of infrastructure for security and surveillance 
     purposes''; and
       (bb) in the FY08 column and the FY09 column ``$50,000'';
       (II)(aa) in the project description column ``667. St. Johns 
     County Council on Aging buses and bus facilities, Florida''; 
     and
       (bb) in the FY06, FY07, FY08, and FY09 columns ``$57,684'', 
     ``$60,192'', ``$65,208'', and ``$67,716'', respectively;
       (III)(aa) in the project description column ``668. The City 
     of Compton, California, for the replacement of buses and 
     paratransit vehicles''; and
       (bb) in the FY06, FY07, FY08, and FY09 columns 
     ``$128,180'', ``$133,760'', ``$144,906'', and ``$150,480'', 
     respectively; and
       (IV)(aa) in the project description column ``669. City of 
     Los Angeles, California, for the purchase of transit vehicles 
     in Watts and enhancement of paratransit and senior 
     transportation services''; and
       (bb) in the FY06, FY07, FY08, and FY09 columns 
     ``$128,200'', ``$133,760'', ``$144,908'', and ``$150,480'', 
     respectively.

       (B) Special rule.--Section 3044(c) of such Act (119 Stat. 
     1705) is amended--
       (i) by inserting ``, or other entity,'' after ``State or 
     local governmental authority''; and
       (ii) by striking ``projects numbered 258 and 347'' and 
     inserting ``projects numbered 258, 347, and 411''; and
       (iii) by striking the period at the end and inserting: ``, 
     and funds made available for fiscal year 2006 for the bus and 
     bus-related facilities projects numbered 176 and 652 under 
     subsection (a) shall remain available until September 30, 
     2009.''.
       (6) Section 3046.--Section 3046(a)(7) of such Act (119 
     Stat. 1708) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``hydrogen fuel cell vehicles'' and 
     inserting ``hydrogen fueled vehicles'';
       (B) by striking ``hydrogen fuel cell employee shuttle 
     vans'' and inserting ``hydrogen fueled employee shuttle 
     vans''; and
       (C) by striking ``in Allentown, Pennsylvania'' and 
     inserting ``to the DaVinci Center in Allentown, 
     Pennsylvania''.
       (7) Section 3050.--Section 3050(b) of such Act (119 Stat. 
     1713) is amended by inserting ``by negotiating the extension 
     of the existing agreement between mile post 191.13 and mile 
     post 185.1 to mile post 165.9 in Rhode Island'' before the 
     period at the end.
       (p) Transit Tunnels.--In carrying out section 5309(d)(3)(D) 
     of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall specifically analyze, evaluate, and 
     consider--
       (1) the congestion relief, improved mobility, and other 
     benefits of transit tunnels in those projects which include a 
     transit tunnel; and
       (2) the associated ancillary and mitigation costs necessary 
     to relieve congestion, improve mobility, and decrease air and 
     noise pollution in those projects which do not include a 
     transit tunnel, but where a transit tunnel was one of the 
     alternatives analyzed.
       (q) Knoxville, Tennessee, Property Acquisition.--The 
     acquisition of property for the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, 
     for the Knoxville, Tennessee, Central Station project shall 
     be deemed to qualify as an acquisition of land for protective 
     purposes pursuant to section 622.101 of title 49, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of 
     this Act. The Secretary of Transportation may allow the costs 
     of such acquisition to be credited toward the non-Federal 
     share for the project.
       (r) California Transit Services.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall use not more than $3,000,000 of the 
     funds made available for use at the discretion of the 
     Secretary for fiscal year 2007 for Federal Transit 
     Administration Discretionary Programs, Bus and Bus Facilities 
     to reimburse the California State department of 
     transportation for actual and necessary costs of maintenance 
     and operation, less the amount of fares earned, for 
     additional public transportation services that were provided 
     by the department of transportation as a temporary substitute 
     for highway traffic service following the freeway collapse at 
     the interchange connecting Interstate Routes 80, 580, and 880 
     near the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, on April 29, 2007, 
     until the reopening of that facility on June 29, 2007. The 
     Federal share of the cost of activities reimbursed under this 
     subsection shall be 100 percent.

           TITLE III--OTHER SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO MOTOR CARRIER 
                   SAFETY.

       (a) Conforming Amendment Relating to High-Priority 
     Activities.--Section 31104(f) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking the designation and heading for 
     paragraph (1) and by striking paragraph (2).
       (b) New Entrant Audits.--
       (1) Corrections of references.--Section 4107(b) of the 
     Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 
     Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1720) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Section 31104'' and inserting ``Section 
     31144''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``(c)'' after ``the 
     second subsection''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 7112 of such Act (119 
     Stat. 1899) is amended by striking subsection (c).
       (c) Prohibited Transportation.--Section 4114(c)(1) of the 
     such Act (119 Stat. 1726) is amended by striking ``the second 
     subsection (c)'' and inserting ``(f)''.
       (d) Effective Date Relating to Medical Examiners.--Section 
     4116(f) of such Act (119 Stat. 1728) is amended by striking 
     ``amendment made by subsection (a)'' and inserting 
     ``amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)''.
       (e) Roadability Technical Correction.--Section 
     31151(a)(3)(E)(ii) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Act'' and inserting ``section''.
       (f) Correction of Subsection Reference.--Section 4121 of 
     the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation 
     Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1734) is amended by 
     striking ``31139(f)(5)'' and inserting ``31139(g)(5)''.
       (g) CDL Learner's Permit Program Technical Correction.--
     Section 4122(2)(A) of such Act (119 Stat. 1734) is amended by 
     striking ``license'' and inserting ``licenses''.
       (h) CDL Information System Funding Reference.--Section 
     31309(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``31318'' and inserting ``31313''.

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       (i) Clarification of Reference.--Section 229(a)(1) of the 
     Federal Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (49 
     U.S.C. 31136 note; 119 Stat. 1743) is amended by inserting 
     ``of title 49, United States Code,'' after ``31502''.
       (j) Redesignation of Section.--The second section 39 of 
     chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code, relating to 
     commercial motor vehicles required to stop for inspections, 
     and the item relating to such section in the analysis for 
     such chapter, are redesignated as section 40.
       (k) Office of Intermodalism.--Section 5503 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (f)(2) by striking ``Surface 
     Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2005'', and 
     inserting ``Motor Carrier Safety Reauthorization Act of 
     2005''; and
       (2) by redesignating the first subsection (h), relating to 
     authorization of appropriations, as subsection (i) and moving 
     it after the second subsection (h).
       (l) Use of Fees for Unified Carrier Registration System.--
     Section 13908 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f) and inserting 
     after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Use of Fees for Unified Carrier Registration 
     System.--Fees collected under this section may be credited to 
     the Department of Transportation appropriations account for 
     purposes for which such fees are collected and shall be 
     available for expenditure for such purposes until 
     expended.''.
       (m) Commercial Motor Vehicle Definition.--Section 
     14504a(a)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``a motor carrier required to make any filing or 
     pay any fee to a State with respect to the motor carrier's 
     authority or insurance related to operation within such 
     State, the motor carrier'' and inserting ``determining the 
     size of a motor carrier or motor private carrier's fleet in 
     calculating the fee to be paid by a motor carrier or motor 
     private carrier pursuant to subsection (f)(1), the motor 
     carrier or motor private carrier''.
       (n) Clarification of Unreasonable Burden.--Section 
     14504a(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``interstate'' the last place it appears and 
     inserting ``intrastate''.
       (o) Contents of Agreement Typo.--Section 
     14504a(f)(1)(A)(ii) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``or'' the last place it appears.
       (p) Other Unified Carrier Registration System Technical 
     Corrections.--Section 14504a of title 49, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(1)(B) by striking ``the a'' and 
     inserting ``a'';
       (2) in subsection (f)(1)(A)(i) by striking ``in connection 
     with the filing of proof of financial responsibility''; and
       (3) in subsection (f)(1)(A)(ii) by striking ``in connection 
     with such a filing'' and inserting ``under the UCR 
     agreement''.
       (q) Identification of Vehicles.--Section 14506(b)(2) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting before 
     the semicolon at the end the following: ``or under an 
     applicable State law if, on October 1, 2006, the State has a 
     form of highway use taxation not subject to collection 
     through the International Fuel Tax Agreement''.
       (r) Driveaway Saddlemount Vehicle.--
       (1) Definition.--Section 31111(a)(4) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in the paragraph heading by striking ``Drive-away 
     saddlemount with fullmount'' and inserting ``Driveaway 
     saddlemount'';
       (B) by striking ``drive-away saddlemount with fullmount'' 
     and inserting ``driveaway saddlemount''; and
       (C) by inserting ``Such combination may include one 
     fullmount.'' after the period at the end.
       (2) In general.--Section 31111(b)(1)(D) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``a driveaway saddlemount with 
     fullmount'' and inserting ``all driveaway saddlemount''.

     SEC. 302. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO HAZARDOUS 
                   MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION.

       (a) Definition of Hazmat Employees.--Section 7102(2) of the 
     Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 
     Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1892) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(3)(A)'' and inserting ``(3)'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``clause (i)'' and 
     inserting ``clause (i) of subparagraph (A)''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``clause (ii)'' and 
     inserting ``subparagraph (A)(ii)''.
       (b) Technical Correction.--Section 5103a(g)(1)(B)(ii) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Act'' 
     and inserting ``subsection''.
       (c) Preemption Correction.--Section 5125 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ``5119(e)'' and 
     inserting ``5119(f)'';
       (2) in each of subsections (e) and (g) by striking 
     ``5119(b)'' and inserting ``5119(f)''; and
       (3) in subsection (g) by striking ``(b), (c)(1), or (d)'' 
     and inserting ``(a), (b)(1), or (c)''.
       (d) Relationship to Other Laws.--Section 7124(3) of the 
     Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 
     Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1908) is amended by 
     inserting ``the first place it appears'' before ``and 
     inserting''.
       (e) Report.--Section 5121(h) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``exemptions'' and 
     inserting ``special permits''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``exemption'' and 
     inserting ``special permit''.
       (f) Section Heading.--Section 5128 of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking the section designation 
     and heading and inserting the following:

     ``Sec. 5128. Authorization of appropriations''.

       (g) Chapter Analysis.--The analysis for chapter 57 of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended in the item relating to 
     section 5701 by striking ``Transportation'' and inserting 
     ``transportation''.
       (h) Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs 
     Improvement Act.--Section 5(b) of the Norman Y. Mineta 
     Research and Special Programs Improvement Act (49 U.S.C. 108 
     note; 118 Stat. 2427) is amended by inserting ``(including 
     delegations by the Secretary of Transportation)'' after ``All 
     orders''.
       (i) Shipping Papers.--Section 5110(d)(1) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Shippers'' and 
     inserting ``Offerors''; and
       (2) by striking ``shipper's'' and inserting ``offeror's''.
       (j) NTSB Recommendations.--Section 19(1) of the Pipeline 
     Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act of 2006 
     (49 U.S.C. 60102 note; 120 Stat. 3498) is amended by striking 
     ``165'' and inserting ``1165''.

     SEC. 303. HIGHWAY SAFETY.

       (a) State Minimum Apportionments for Highway Safety 
     Programs.--Effective October 1, 2007, section 402(c) of the 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ``The 
     annual apportionment to each State shall not be less than 
     one-half of 1 per centum'' and inserting ``The annual 
     apportionment to each State shall not be less than three-
     quarters of 1 percent''.
       (b) Consolidation of Grant Applications.--Section 402(m) of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended in the first 
     sentence--
       (1) by striking ``through'' and inserting ``for which''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting ``is appropriate'' before the period at 
     the end.
       (c) Technical Corrections.--
       (1) Section 2002(b) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
     Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 
     Stat. 1521) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as (2) and (3), 
     respectively.
       (2) Section 2007(b)(1) of such Act (119 Stat. 1529) is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subparagraph (A);
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B); and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (C).
       (3) Effective August 10, 2005, section 410(c)(7)(B) of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ``clause 
     (i)'' and inserting ``clauses (i) and (ii)''.
       (4) Section 411 of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by redesignating the second subsection (c), relating to 
     administration expenses, and subsection (d) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively.

     SEC. 304. CORRECTION OF STUDY REQUIREMENT REGARDING ON-SCENE 
                   MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION CAUSATION.

       Section 2003(c)(1) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
     Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 
     (Public Law 109-59; 119 Stat. 1522) is amended in the second 
     sentence by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''.

     SEC. 305. MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION REGISTRATION.

       (a) General Requirements.--Section 31138 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) General Requirement.--
       ``(1) Transportation of passengers for compensation.--The 
     Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations to 
     require minimum levels of financial responsibility sufficient 
     to satisfy liability amounts established by the Secretary 
     covering public liability and property damage for the 
     transportation of passengers for compensation by motor 
     vehicle in the United States between a place in a State and--
       ``(A) a place in another State;
       ``(B) another place in the same State through a place 
     outside of that State; or
       ``(C) a place outside the United States.
       ``(2) Transportation of passengers not for compensation.--
     The Secretary may prescribe regulations to require minimum 
     levels of financial responsibility sufficient to satisfy 
     liability amounts established by the Secretary covering 
     public liability and property damage for the transportation 
     of passengers for commercial purposes, but not for 
     compensation, by motor vehicle in the United States between a 
     place in a State and--
       ``(A) a place in another State;
       ``(B) another place in the same State through a place 
     outside of that State; or
       ``(C) a place outside the United States.''; and
       (2) by striking ``commercial'' each place it appears in 
     subsection (c)(4).
       (b) Transportation of Property.--Section 31139 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``commercial motor vehicle'' in subsection 
     (b)(1) and inserting ``motor carrier or motor private carrier 
     (as such terms are defined in section 13102 of this title)''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``commercial'' in subsection (c).
       (c) Definitions Relating to Motor Carriers.--Paragraphs 
     (6)(B), (7)(B), (14), and (15) of section 13102 of such title 
     are each amended by striking ``commercial motor vehicle (as 
     defined in section 31132)'' and inserting ``motor vehicle''.
       (d) Freight Forwarders.--Section 13903(a) of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall register a person to 
     provide service subject to jurisdiction under subchapter III 
     of chapter 135 as a freight forwarder if the Secretary finds 
     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 the Board.''.
       (e) Brokers.--Section 13904(a) of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:

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       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall register, subject to 
     section 13906(b), a person to be a broker for transportation 
     of property subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of 
     chapter 135, if the Secretary finds that the person is fit, 
     willing, and able to be a broker for transportation and to 
     comply with this part and applicable regulations of the 
     Secretary.''.

     SEC. 306. APPLICABILITY OF FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT 
                   REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.

       (a) Applicability Following This Act.--Beginning on the 
     date of enactment of this Act, section 7 of the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) shall apply to a 
     covered employee notwithstanding section 13(b)(1) of that Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 213(b)(1)).
       (b) Liability Limitation Following SAFETEA-LU.--
       (1) Limitation on liability.--An employer shall not be 
     liable for a violation of section 7 of the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) with respect to a 
     covered employee if--
       (A) the violation occurred in the 1-year period beginning 
     on August 10, 2005; and
       (B) as of the date of the violation, the employer did not 
     have actual knowledge that the employer was subject to the 
     requirements of such section with respect to the covered 
     employee.
       (2) Actions to recover amounts previously paid.--Nothing in 
     paragraph (1) shall be construed to establish a cause of 
     action for an employer to recover amounts paid before the 
     date of enactment of this Act in settlement of, in compromise 
     of, or pursuant to a judgment rendered regarding a claim or 
     potential claim based on an alleged or proven violation of 
     section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
     207) occurring in the 1-year period referred to in paragraph 
     (1)(A) with respect to a covered employee.
       (c) Covered Employee Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``covered employee'' means an individual--
       (1) who is employed by a motor carrier or motor private 
     carrier (as such terms are defined by section 13102 of title 
     49, United States Code, as amended by section 305);
       (2) whose work, in whole or in part, is defined--
       (A) as that of a driver, driver's helper, loader, or 
     mechanic; and
       (B) as affecting the safety of operation of motor vehicles 
     weighing 10,000 pounds or less in transportation on public 
     highways in interstate or foreign commerce, except vehicles--
       (i) designed or used to transport more than 8 passengers 
     (including the driver) for compensation;
       (ii) designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers 
     (including the driver) and not used to transport passengers 
     for compensation; or
       (iii) used in transporting material found by the Secretary 
     of Transportation to be hazardous under section 5103 of title 
     49, United States Code, and transported in a quantity 
     requiring placarding under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary under section 5103 of title 49, United States Code; 
     and
       (3) who performs duties on motor vehicles weighing 10,000 
     pounds or less.

                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. CONVEYANCE OF GSA FLEET MANAGEMENT CENTER TO ALASKA 
                   RAILROAD CORPORATION.

       (a) In General.--Subject to the requirements of this 
     section, the Administrator of General Services shall convey, 
     not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, by quitclaim deed, to the Alaska Railroad Corporation, 
     an entity of the State of Alaska (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Corporation''), all right, title, and interest of 
     the United States in and to the parcel of real property 
     described in subsection (b), known as the GSA Fleet 
     Management Center.
       (b) GSA Fleet Management Center.--The parcel to be conveyed 
     under subsection (a) is the parcel located at the 
     intersection of 2nd Avenue and Christensen Avenue in 
     Anchorage, Alaska, consisting of approximately 78,000 square 
     feet of land and the improvements thereon.
       (c) Consideration.--
       (1) In general.--As consideration for the parcel to be 
     conveyed under subsection (a), the Administrator shall 
     require the Corporation to--
       (A) convey replacement property in accordance with 
     paragraph (2); or
       (B) pay the purchase price for the parcel in accordance 
     with paragraph (3).
       (2) Replacement property.--If the Administrator requires 
     the Corporation to provide consideration under paragraph 
     (1)(A), the Corporation shall--
       (A) convey, and pay the cost of conveying, to the United 
     States, acting by and through the Administrator, fee simple 
     title to real property, including a building, that the 
     Administrator determines to be suitable as a replacement 
     facility for the parcel to be conveyed under subsection (a); 
     and
       (B) provide such other consideration as the Administrator 
     and the Corporation may agree, including payment of the costs 
     of relocating the occupants vacating the parcel to be 
     conveyed under subsection (a).
       (3) Purchase price.--If the Administrator requires the 
     Corporation to provide consideration under paragraph (1)(B), 
     the Corporation shall pay to the Administrator the fair 
     market value of the parcel to be conveyed under subsection 
     (a) based on its highest and best use as determined by an 
     independent appraisal commissioned by the Administrator and 
     paid for by the Corporation.
       (d) Appraisal.--In the case of an appraisal under 
     subsection (c)(3)--
       (1) the appraisal shall be performed by an appraiser 
     mutually acceptable to the Administrator and the Corporation; 
     and
       (2) the assumptions, scope of work, and other terms and 
     conditions related to the appraisal assignment shall be 
     mutually acceptable to the Administrator and the Corporation.
       (e) Proceeds.--
       (1) Deposit.--Any proceeds received under subsection (c) 
     shall be paid into the Federal Buildings Fund established 
     under section 592 of title 40, United States Code.
       (2) Expenditure.--Funds paid into the Federal Buildings 
     Fund under paragraph (1) shall be available to the 
     Administrator, in amounts specified in appropriations Acts, 
     for expenditure for any lawful purpose consistent with 
     existing authorities granted to the Administrator; except 
     that the Administrator shall provide to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate 30 days advance written notice of any 
     expenditure of the proceeds.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Administrator may 
     require such additional terms and conditions to the 
     conveyance under subsection (a) as the Administrator 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
       (g) Description of Property and Survey.--The exact acreage 
     and legal description of the parcels to be conveyed under 
     subsections (a) and (c)(2) shall be determined by surveys 
     satisfactory to the Administrator and the Corporation.

     SEC. 402. CONVEYANCE OF RETAINED INTEREST IN ST. JOSEPH 
                   MEMORIAL HALL.

       (a) In General.--Subject to the terms and conditions of 
     subsection (c), the Administrator of General Services shall 
     convey to the city of St. Joseph, Michigan, by quitclaim 
     deed, any interest retained by the United States in St. 
     Joseph Memorial Hall.
       (b) St. Joseph Memorial Hall Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``St. Joseph Memorial Hall'' means the property subject 
     to a conveyance from the Secretary of Commerce to the city of 
     St. Joseph, Michigan, by quitclaim deed dated May 9, 1936, 
     recorded in Liber 310, at page 404, in the Register of Deeds 
     for Berrien County, Michigan.
       (c) Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection 
     (a) shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
       (1) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the city of St. Joseph, Michigan, shall 
     pay $10,000 to the United States.
       (2) Additional terms and conditions.--The Administrator may 
     require such additional terms and conditions for the 
     conveyance under subsection (a) as the Administrator 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

                       TITLE V--OTHER PROVISIONS

     SEC. 501. DE SOTO COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.

       Section 219(f)(30) of the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757; 113 Stat. 334; 114 
     Stat. 2763A-220; 119 Stat. 282; 119 Stat. 2257) is amended by 
     striking ``$55,000,000'' and inserting ``$75,000,000''.

     SEC. 502. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REVIEW.

       Consistent with applicable standards and procedures, the 
     Department of Justice shall review allegations of impropriety 
     regarding item 462 in section 1934(c) of Public Law 109-59 to 
     ascertain if a violation of Federal criminal law has 
     occurred.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) and the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mica) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Minnesota.

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                             General Leave

  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks 
on the bill pending before us.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Minnesota?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, here we are once again for at least the 
fifth time in 3 years to consider technical corrections to the SAFETEA-
LU legislation.
  In the 109th Congress, the gentleman from Alaska, then Chair of the 
full committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and I worked to 
bring this technical corrections bill to the House floor, passed it 
successfully. We dealt with hundreds and hundreds of minor adjustments, 
changes that normally happen in the course of passing a major bill of 
this nature. If I recall rightly, in ISTEA in 1991, there were 600 or 
700 such technical corrections in the TEA-21 bill. In 1998 there were 
something like 1,200 technical corrections that had to be made. And we 
had a somewhat smaller number for SAFETEA-LU. We passed it three times 
in that Congress, and three times we could not get the other body, as 
we affectionately call them, to come to agreement and move the bill. We 
tried, in fact, after election in November, 2006, in a conference call, 
I recall, with Chairman Young and me, with the other

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body leadership, but they could not come to a resolution on the matter. 
So we took it up again in this Congress, and we passed it. It's been a 
year since we moved the bill.
  This is bipartisan. Finally, it's a bicameral agreement among all the 
issues under jurisdiction of our committee on the bill that we passed. 
Finally, the Senate passed the bill by an overwhelming margin of 88-2. 
In our body it passed 422-1 in August of 2007.
  So we now have a number of changes here. A good many of the 
adjustments were requested by the DOT Modal Administrators, and we have 
accommodated those in this legislation.
  Particularly, there were errors made in drafting the final language 
in the research program. Funding calculations resulted in lower than 
intended funding levels for several research programs. These technical 
fixes now will finally recapture critical research funds for the Future 
Strategic Highway Research program aimed at dealing with highway 
safety, reliability, capacity, renewal; and the University 
Transportation Center program that provides funding for the many 
disciplines in the Academic Center that generate useful and productive 
ideas for the practitioners of highway and bridge construction and 
transit operation. We also have an important clarification to the 
repeat intoxicated driver law to allow for use of ignition interlock 
devices, strongly supported by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. This 
legislation gives States more flexibility to either continue with the 
1-year license suspension or permit a 45-day license suspension with 
limited driving privileges.
  We also have clarifying language to help the Federal Transit 
Administration to interpret section 3011 of SAFETEA-LU on new start and 
small start projects. I say ``help.'' It will put them on the right 
course to do the right thing that we intended in House-Senate 
conference on the transit title of the bill. As then Chairman Young 
will recall, we had a very vigorous debate with the conferees from the 
other body on this matter, and we came out with this language, and now 
it's been misrepresented over there by the Federal Transit 
Administration.
  The number of technical corrections that we provide in this 
legislation will allow hundreds, maybe even thousands, of projects to 
move more vigorously ahead to the construction stage, and I'm quite 
certain that we will see a generation of at least 40,000 family-wage, 
highway-related construction jobs that will help lift this economy out 
of its doldrums. With over a million construction trades workers out of 
a job, we'll make at least a start in getting the economy back on track 
and putting them back to work.
  For bringing us to this stage, I especially want to thank the 
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mica), ranking member of the committee, who 
has devoted a great deal of time. I know personally that he has 
interceded with the leadership in the other body to ask them to move 
this legislation along, and proceeded with one of the principal 
recalcitrant Members of the other body. He's really done his share of 
shouldering the workload and then some, and I'm grateful to the 
gentleman. And I appreciate the enduring participation with the former 
chairman, Mr. Young, the work that we did together in the last Congress 
to move the SAFETEA-LU legislation and then the technical corrections 
portion of it, and I appreciate that participation.
  This really is a bipartisan initiative in the best tradition of this 
committee. Again, I thank the gentleman from Florida for his splendid 
work and the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) for the splendid 
effort he has made.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  As we consider before the House H.R. 1195, I want to express my 
support for this legislation. And, first off, I'd like to thank the 
chairman of the committee, Mr. Oberstar, for his work and efforts, for 
his staff; Mr. DeFazio, who chairs the Highway Subcommittee; and also 
Mr. Duncan on our side of the aisle.
  Now, I know that this bill's being here didn't come by accident. As 
you heard, this has passed the House at least four other times. A great 
deal of credit for the achievement in bringing this legislation forward 
also must go to the former Chair of the committee, the distinguished 
gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young). Mr. Young worked closely with Mr. 
Oberstar in crafting legislation to deal with some of the needed 
changes that were necessary. When you pass a, I think it was, $286 
billion transportation and highway transit authorization bill, there 
are always technical corrections that are needed. It's almost 
impossible to pass a bill of that magnitude with that many numbers, 
that many projects, and not come back and make adjustments, both in 
some of the formulas that are required and also in some of the requests 
from Members. So this is part of the process.
  One of the most important things, as people also ask us what we are 
doing to move the economy forward, I think it's absolutely essential 
that our transportation and infrastructure projects move forward. And 
without this legislation that cannot be possible because, again, of 
some of the drafting requirements under the July, 2005, SAFETEA-LU bill 
that was passed.
  So here we are, the fifth time the House of Representatives will pass 
this legislation. It should be on its way to the President. As you 
heard, this legislation passed in the 109th Congress. It passed in the 
110th Congress. Under the leadership of Chairman Young and then ranking 
member of the committee Mr. Oberstar, it moved forward, and now we have 
it in this Congress.
  The technical corrections in this bill have been clearly identified 
by the Department of Transportation and also by State Departments of 
Transportation and are mostly a conforming nature or correcting 
drafting errors. Again, a huge bill with many provisions.
  The largest section of the bill, section 105, makes changes to 386 
high-priority projects in section 1702 of the SAFETEA-LU bill. These 
changes address surface transportation projects that cannot be executed 
as they are currently drafted in the current law, again, that we passed 
back in July of 2005. And, of course, next year we will be doing 
another bill, and that's why it's so important that we get this on the 
President's desk as soon as possible so that these technical changes 
clarify who the recipients are and project descriptions and make 
corrections that in some instances will increase project funding levels 
and decrease others to achieve budget neutrality.
  There are many Members of Congress in the House and Senate who have 
written to our committee or to the Senate Committee on the Environment 
and Public Works or the Banking Committee in the Senate supporting 
specific projects and policy corrections. These requests have been 
submitted, I believe, through an open and transparent process. On my 
side of the aisle, I've tried to keep all of these requests public, 
available to the press, and, again, in a very transparent manner for 
everyone to see what has been requested, what the projects are, and who 
has requested them.
  In this legislation there are 150 corrections made at the request of 
Senators, 197 corrections made at the request of House Democrats, and 
138 corrections made at the request of House Republicans.
  I support this legislation. It's necessary, again, to move these 
projects forward to stimulate our economy and build our Nation's 
infrastructure.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. I have no further speakers on our side at this time, 
and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, one of the members of our committee, the 
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mack) has requested time, and I would like 
to yield him 2 minutes.
  Mr. MACK. I want to thank the ranking member for the time.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to lend my strong support to passage of 
this important legislation, which would restore $10 million to the 
critical widening of I-75, which is now underway in Southwest Florida. 
It is the same language that we included in the transportation bill 
when we voted on it in 2005.
  By ensuring this $10 million will be spent to widen I-75 in Lee and 
Collier Counties in Florida, we are protecting the economic viability, 
quality of life, and public safety for all who rely on it. For that, I 
thank my colleagues for supporting this important legislation.
  While this matter has received well-deserved scrutiny, the 
legislative process, however flawed it has been, is now

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doing what the people want and deserve. I would hope that as a result 
of what we have learned and what we may continue to learn that this 
institution will be better and that we will ensure it never happens 
again.
  Again, I want to thank my colleagues for supporting this legislation 
and for doing what is best and right for the people of Southwest 
Florida.

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  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve my time.
  Mr. MICA. Might I inquire as to how much time I have remaining.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida has 14 minutes.
  Mr. MICA. I would like to yield 6 minutes to the gentleman from 
Alaska (Mr. Young).
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, how much time remains on our time?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Alaska.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Alaska will be recognized 
for 11 minutes.
  (Mr. YOUNG of Alaska asked and was given permission to revise and 
extend his remarks.)
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. First, let me thank the chairman of the full 
committee, Mr. Oberstar, and the ranking member, Mr. Mica, for bringing 
this technical corrections bill to the floor. I will be supporting this 
bill today because it is a good bill.
  I want to again thank my minority member, Mr. Oberstar. When I was 
chairman, we had worked very hard on TEA-LU. It was the only positive 
piece of legislation this Congress passed in 6 years. When I say 
positive, it left a part of infrastructure, not all of it, for the good 
of this Nation. I take great pride in that because it probably created 
about 185,000 new jobs, $286 billion to be spent for the infrastructure 
and for the economy of this great Nation.
  I bring that up because I hear some people talking about, well, we 
will repeal the 18.2 percent tax on fuel to help our consumers out. 
Then goodbye to the roads, the repairs, the new needs for the 
additional automobiles on our highways. I say beware. It will be a 
terrible disaster for this great Nation of ours. We have other ideas 
about solving the high gas prices, but that is probably the worst I 
have heard of all.
  Having said that, I am going to go through a chronological order of 
what has occurred about the issue of Coconut Road. In 2001, I became 
chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, a position I held 
for 6 years. This committee is the largest committee in the House of 
Representatives, with oversight over all modes of transportation; 
aviation, highways, railroads, all public buildings, waterways, and 
emergency management.
  As the only Congressman from Alaska, I worked very hard for the State 
of Alaska. I worked with the Governor, State legislature, and local 
officials. I can say with great pride we did very well for the State of 
Alaska because we need transportation in that State, as every other 
State needs it.
  I want to remind people, the responsibility of a chairman is to 
address the transportation needs in all of the country. As chairman, I 
worked with officials throughout the country, Governors, mayors, 
transportation officials, and, of course, all 434 Members and delegates 
of this body.
  As we prepared for the writing of the national transportation bill, 
members of our committee and I traveled extensively throughout the 
country at the request of House Members and State and local officials. 
For the thousands and thousands of transportation projects requested of 
us, I visited as many communities as possible to meet with the Members, 
local officials, and public to discuss these requests.
  In 2004, Florida Gulf Coast University President William Merwin 
commissioned a study of a road improvement that would increase the 
university's ability to cope with hurricanes and other disasters. One 
of the recommendations in the report was for the construction of an on-
ramp from Coconut Road to I-75.
  In 2005, the City of Bonita Springs hired a consultant to determine 
if the interchange at Coconut Road and I-75 would improve traffic 
congestion on Bonita Beach Road, Corkscrew Road, Old 41, I-75 and 
Coconut Road. The study determined that the Coconut interchange would 
take 9,000 cars off of Bonita Road and Corkscrew Road each day, but add 
about 6,000 cars per day to Coconut Road.
  In February 2005, I was invited by a congressional colleague, who was 
a member of the Transportation Committee, to his district in Florida to 
hear the needs and concerns of local constituents. On February 19, a 
town hall meeting was held at Florida Gulf Coast University, whose 
arena also serves as a hurricane shelter.
  This town hall meeting was attended by more than 200 local 
constituents, transportation officials, and elected officials. One of 
the issues discussed at the town hall meeting was the need for a 
hurricane evacuation route to ensure that people could get to safety 
more quickly during a national disaster. This project was to be an 
interchange from the heavily traveled I-75 highway to Coconut Road, 
which leads to the Florida Gulf Coast University in Bonita Springs.
  At the town hall meeting, University President William Merwin spoke 
of the need for a research center at the university that would focus on 
transportation improvements using new technologies. He also presented a 
study showing the need for the interchange at Coconut Road to help 
hurricane evacuees reach the two main shelters in south Lee County. The 
goal was to provide $10 million for a study, not to build, but study 
this interchange.
  I also would like to note, to the credit of the Florida delegation, 
this area received $81 million for the widening of I-75. This funding 
was totally justified and important to the area. The $10 million for 
the Coconut Road study did not take any money away or divert any funds 
of the $81 million allocated for 
I-75 widening. The $10 million for the Coconut Road was 
funded separately under the national highway bill. Otherwise, it was 
money above the line.

  This interchange study had the support of the Florida Gulf Coast 
University, the Technical Advisory Committee, which consisted of city 
and county transportation experts, and the local citizens' advisory 
committee. The Bonita Springs City Council and the Regional Planning 
Council Staff have also supported the interchange study. The Technical 
Advisory Committee and local citizens' advisory committee voted 
unanimously to include the study in the long range Lee Metropolitan 
Planning Organization Transportation plan. Unanimously voted for. 
However, the Metropolitan Planning Organization voted not to include 
the interchange study in their long range plan. They instead wanted to 
transfer the $10 million to another project, including I-75.
  While I don't agree with this organization's decision, I respect it. 
It's important to stress that this study funding did not go to any one 
person, it did not go to any one group of people. The funding was to go 
to the State of Florida, were they to choose to proceed with the study.
  This has always been a good project. The residents of this community 
deserve to have a safe and effective evacuation route for themselves in 
case of a national disaster. With Hurricanes Katrina and Rita we saw 
firsthand what happens when Americans are unable to get to safety. But 
for now, I support these residents in their wanting to put this money 
towards another project. I have always supported the community's right 
to do what they think is best for them. The change is in this technical 
corrections bill, and I support it.
  So why I am talking about this, other than to give the chronological 
order of event that occurred? Well, it's very easy. I have been the 
subject of much innuendo concerning my intent and motivation of this 
project. These accusations have little, if any, connection with what 
actually occurred.
  I outlined my intent and motivations on this, and it is quite 
different from what I have been hearing lately about this study. Some 
of the media have made this study into being about one land owner in 
the area. Not one word has been mentioned about the hundreds of people 
who attended the town hall meeting in support of this study or about 
the numerous local organizations and officials who supported it.
  This study was included in the largest national highway bill in 
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There were more than 6,200 high priority projects, some call them 
earmarks, in that bill. About half of these were sponsored by the 
Democrats and Republicans of this body. About half were sponsored 
evenly by Republicans and Democrats in the other body. These 6,200 high 
priority project earmarks from the House and Senate totaled 5 percent 
of the total highway bill. Five percent.
  Two committees handled this bill, the Transportation and 
Infrastructure Committee, and the Ways and Means Committee. Four 
committees worked on this bill in the Senate. I did not write this bill 
by myself. There were six committee chairmen, six ranking members, and 
dozens of subcommittee chairmen and subcommittee ranking members, 
members of both party's leadership, and countless others who played 
major roles in the legislation.
  The 6,200 high priority projects, earmarks, were requested by 
virtually every Member in this House, other than 14 Members of the 
House, including Mr. Flake. This body had nothing to do with the 
projects requested by the other body, and they had nothing to do with 
those requested by this body.
  This was a massive bill that was not completed until several months 
after the previous highway authorization had already expired. Members 
and staff were literally working around the clock until we were able to 
pass the bill in July, 2005.
  As to the debate concerning the process of the enrollment of this and 
any other legislation, that is not a process I own or control. There 
are officers of the House and the Senate whose job it is to oversee 
this process. A committee chairman does not control the enrollment 
process. I have never been in an enrollment office, and I do not 
believe any chairman has that right.
  After all the accusations and rumors about this bill, I hope this 
sets the record straight. This project was asked for by the community, 
it was supported by the Congressman from that district, and there are 
letters to back that up. But, the Senate is meddling in House affairs. 
I am supporting this bill. I welcome, if you want to welcome, an 
investigation into the House. I will support that. But, remember, that 
is a slippery, slippery road which we are about to be involved in.
  We have an opportunity in this bill to stimulate the economy, keep 
our people working. I am going to support this legislation. But keep in 
mind that Coconut Road was not my idea. It was created and fostered by 
the local people of that community.
  It's not the first time in the enrollment process. Even in this bill, 
Jacksonville was mentioned in the bill. What we didn't know, when the 
Senate and the House voted on it, was that there were six Jacksonvilles 
in this Nation. It had to be changed, and it was changed prior going to 
the President's desk, and the House never voted on it. I can go on to 
other cases where legislation has been changed by the enrollment 
process when it is considered not the intent of the House.
  I thank the gentleman.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I would inquire of the gentleman from 
Florida if he has other speakers. We are waiting for one speaker on our 
side.
  Mr. MICA. I do have other speakers. I would be pleased to yield 1 
minute to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Flake).
  Mr. FLAKE. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  I rise in opposition to this bill. H.R. 1195 is purported to be a 
technical corrections bill. When you hear ``technical corrections,'' 
you often think of missing commas or misspellings or inverted numbers 
or other drafting errors. We are doing far, far, far more than that 
here with this legislation. There are, I believe, more than 200 
earmarks that are receiving so-called technical corrections here. These 
are substantial in nature. They are not simply technical. I think they 
deserve further scrutiny.
  We have all found out what happens when we rush legislation like this 
through. The underlying bill had 6,300 or 6,200 earmarks, as was 
mentioned. If you're making technical corrections, they should be 
technical. These are more than technical. They deserve more scrutiny. 
We don't want to find out later that we have the same problems that we 
had before. For that reason, I will oppose the legislation.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I will continue to reserve my time.
  Mr. MICA. May I inquire as to how much time our side has?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 7 minutes.
  Mr. MICA. I would like to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman who heads 
up the Highway Subcommittee on our side, our ranking member, the 
gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Duncan).
  Mr. DUNCAN. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  I first would like to thank Chairman Oberstar, Ranking Member Mica, 
and Mr. DeFazio, the chairman of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, 
for continuing to work on this important technical corrections bill. I 
rise to voice my support for H.R. 1195 as amended by the Senate, and I 
encourage my colleagues to do the same. This is the fifth time we have 
brought a SAFETEA-LU technical corrections bill to the House floor in 
the past 2 years.
  The bill we are considering today is H.R. 1195. This is a bill that 
the House passed in March of 2007. The House also passed a more recent 
version of SAFETEA-LU technical corrections on August 1, 2007, H.R. 
3248. As Chairman Oberstar mentioned, that bill passed the House with 
only one dissenting vote. The Senate has amended H.R. 1195 so that the 
version of H.R. 1195 that we are considering today includes all the 
changes that were made in H.R. 3248.
  Once the President signs this bill, SAFETEA-LU will finally be able 
to accomplish what the Congress voted for it to do almost 3 years ago. 
There were many minor errors in policy and in Members' projects in 
SAFETEA-LU that needed technical correction.

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  We have heard from the U.S. Department of Transportation and several 
State DOTs regarding fixes to different programs and high priority 
projects. I believe this bill addresses most of the issues that have 
been brought to our attention.
  This bill makes critical corrections to the Federal Highway Research 
Program to ensure that the department can continue essential research 
programs, including the Future Strategic Highway Research Program and 
the University Transportation Center Research Program. The bill also 
corrects several drafting errors regarding the Magnetic Levitation 
Transportation Deployment Program.
  It is important to note that this bill does not make substantial 
policy changes to SAFETEA-LU. Rather, this bill corrects provisions 
that were not workable by State DOTs or the U.S. Department of 
Transportation.
  Let me just add a couple of things. Ranking Member Mica, Chairman 
Oberstar and others have mentioned that our economy needs this bill. 
Just a couple of hours ago, I met with homebuilders from my district in 
Tennessee. In 2000, Fortune Magazine said the Knoxville metropolitan 
area was the most popular place to move to in the whole country based 
on the number moving in in relation to fewest moving out. Ours has been 
a very popular, fast growing area. Yet this group of homebuilders told 
me that their market was down 60 percent just from last year. I have 
been hearing similar stories. We have got some problems that need work.
  One of the Republican Presidential candidates was talking about the 
stimulus package that we passed earlier and they said the problem with 
it was that we were going to be borrowing money from the Chinese so 
that people could buy Chinese products. I am not really talking about 
the merits or demerits of that bill, but he suggested that what we 
should do is have a stimulus package on infrastructure, because that 
would be doing things that needed to be done here in this country and 
the money would be going to American workers to do that very needed 
work in this country. So I think that is something that we might want 
to consider at a later point.
  But I simply will close at this time by once again thanking our great 
chairman, Mr. Oberstar, and my boss and good friend, Ranking Member 
Mica, for their persistence on this technical corrections bill. I hope 
all of my colleagues will join me in supporting this bill.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 3 minutes.

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  One of the items in our technical corrections bill that I mentioned 
at the outset was clarifying language to help the Federal Transit 
Administration to properly interpret section 3011 of SAFETEA-LU on New 
Start and Small Start project justifications. The reason for that 
language was that in the consideration of the bill in the House and 
Senate, and then during conference on SAFETEA-LU, it was clear the 
Federal Transit Administration was trying to, by administrative action, 
change existing law.
  So we, the lawmakers, gave specific direction to FTA that rather than 
rely so heavily on their own fabricated cost-effectiveness index in 
determining authorization or approval of New Start and Small Start 
projects, they are giving inadequate consideration to other factors, 
economic development and environmental benefits among them, the 
investments that private sector interests make at transit stops on 
major projects, such as Dallas Area Rapid Transit, such as the 
Washington Area Metro project, where over $20 billion in private sector 
capital investments have been made along the stops. In Dallas, it is 
over $1 billion. FTA was not taking into consideration those additional 
benefits that flow from the investment in a transit project.
  Similarly, they were not taking those factors into consideration in 
evaluating the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project extension out to 
Wiehle Avenue, which is otherwise known as the Dulles Metro Extension.
  Well, I am delighted that even before we moved this bill through to 
final enactment, the Federal Transit Administration announced this 
morning that it intends ``to approve entry into final design for the 
Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project,'' one of the most important transit 
projects in the entire United States. This is a vital decision. It is 
very important to move ahead with this project, so, frankly, we don't 
look like a third world country when it comes to moving people and 
goods in our economy.
  I would also like to take this opportunity to note that one of the 
technical corrections that was so important for us to make in this 
legislation is for the authority to move ahead with MAGLEV development. 
Magnetic levitation technology was initiated in the United States going 
back even before ISTEA in 1991 under an amendment that I advanced with 
the support of the Congressional Steel Caucus to perfect magnetic 
levitation technology.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman from Minnesota has 
expired.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. I yield myself an additional 2 minutes.
  While we continued to study it and develop it in university research 
centers and in contracts with the private sector, Germany and Japan 
moved ahead with test track MAGLEV technology projects. One of those, 
the German technology version, has already been implemented in 
Shanghai, China, while we continue to lag behind because we have not 
moved ahead with sufficient authority.
  Well, we have provided that authority in SAFETEA-LU, but the language 
wasn't precise enough to satisfy the Federal Transit Administration to 
move ahead. So we have corrected that ambiguity, if you will, or at 
least what the Department of Transportation considered to be an 
ambiguity, with the following language. ``Fifty percent of the funds 
will be allocated to the Nevada Department of Transportation, who shall 
cooperate with the California-Nevada Super Speed Train Commission for 
the MAGLEV project between Las Vegas and Primm.'' In addition, the 
other 50 percent of the funds shall be allocated ``for existing MAGLEV 
projects located east of the Mississippi River, using such criteria as 
the Secretary deems appropriate.''
  In the accompanying report, section 102 language on MAGLEV, we 
further specify how those funds are to be used, specifically, the 50 
percent allocated to the California-Nevada Super Speed Train Commission 
for Las Vegas-Primm and the other 50 percent for projects east of the 
Mississippi. The intent of this clarification is to limit the eligible 
projects to three existing projects east of the Mississippi River; 
Pittsburgh, Baltimore-Washington and Atlanta-Chattanooga, in a 
competition to be determined by and evaluated and resolved by the 
Secretary of Transportation.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman from Minnesota has 
again expired.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. I yield myself an additional minute.
  I earnestly hope now that after two decades of studying, evaluating 
and developing in very limited test modes, MAGLEV technology will now 
be able to move ahead with passenger MAGLEV technology.
  I also note for the record that the gentleman from California (Mr. 
Rohrabacher) and I have been working with the Port Authority of Los 
Angeles-Long Beach and the California Transportation Department, and 
Mr. Rohrabacher with the Governor's office in California, on a MAGLEV 
circular route, loop route, from the Port of Los Angeles to Riverside, 
California, to carry container cargo that can actually pay its own way 
to the interior of California and avoid the grade crossings and 
actually haul paying passenger containers.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman from Minnesota has 
again expired.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. I yield myself 1 additional minute.
  I think these opportunities for advancing the state of the art of 
this very exciting magnetic levitation technology will now come to 
fruition with the final language in this legislation on these two 
projects, plus the initiative in the Port of Long Beach-Los Angeles.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  In closing for our side, again I want to thank Mr. Oberstar and Mr. 
DeFazio and Mr. Duncan, who spoke previously, and Mr. Young, the 
previous Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
  Let me just respond to a couple of items here. First of all, I want 
to join Mr. Oberstar. Both of us worked very hard and intently with the 
Governor of Virginia and with the delegation from Virginia, the 
Northern Virginia congressional delegation. I am so delighted to see 
that the extension of the Metrorail will continue out to Dulles.
  It is expensive, folks. It is not going to get any cheaper. If you 
are looking at solutions to help the environment and deal with 
congestion, that is one of them, and we have to move forward. I am very 
pleased, and I thank the gentleman for his efforts and our joint 
efforts in making that possible.
  We are all joined together by one common denominator in 
transportation, from sea to shining sea: We face congestion everywhere, 
in small towns, middle-sized towns, metropolitan areas. This bill, more 
than any other legislation that we will do this year, will move 
projects forward.
  Now, there has been some criticism that this changes earmarks or 
redefines some earmarks. Yes, it does. These are congressional 
earmarks, and I say from our side of the aisle, I can tell you that we 
have done everything we can to make this process transparent, open, and 
have Members publicly state what their intent is. So I feel good about 
what we have done.
  I can't control what the other body does. Mr. Oberstar can't either. 
But we have done our best to vet these projects and move the interests 
of this country, which is building and moving the infrastructure of 
this country forward. This legislation will do that. I urge Members to 
support this legislation.
  Now, I know it does have a provision in here that does allow the 
Department of Justice to conduct an investigation on one of the 
projects. The leadership of the House and Senate and Mr. Young and 
others have agreed to move forward with this. I don't think it sets a 
good precedent, because the House and Senate should be the judge of 
their own Members under the Constitution. Be that as it may, I will 
still support this bill, move forward with the process, and we will try 
to do our best to keep America moving forward with its infrastructure 
and transportation projects, which is absolutely vital to our economy 
at this time.
  I ask Members to support this legislation, and again thank all those 
involved.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. How 
much remains?

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Two minutes.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. I yield myself the balance of my time again to express 
my great appreciation to the gentleman from Florida for the splendid 
cooperation, bipartisan participation, for the efforts made here in 
this body and with the other body on moving them along to bring the 
technical corrections to a conclusion.
  I also want to note for the record the gentleman from Florida joined 
with me in the appeal, in fact, he initiated the request to the 
Secretary of Transportation, Ms. Peters, last October, for a meeting in 
our committee offices with the Governor of Virginia, the Commissioner 
of Transportation for Virginia, the Northern Virginia bipartisan 
Republican and Democratic House delegation, with Senator Warner's staff 
and FTA Administrator Simpson to discuss this Dulles Metrorail project, 
to bring to the attention of the administration that this is a 
bipartisan initiative, that we are together on supporting it, and to 
move it ahead. Now we are there. I thank the gentleman for his 
consistency and constancy on that initiative.
  I concur also with the gentleman's remarks. These are technical 
corrections. There are 485 of them. Some of them, a good many of them, 
are just misspellings that needed to be technically corrected. There 
was some wording that the Federal Highway Administration wanted 
clarification on, that the Federal Transit Administration asked us to 
provide clarifying language on, and we do that in this legislation.

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  There were other projects where Members found that a project had been 
designated and was not exactly what their constituents were 
anticipating, they wanted to change it, dollar for dollar, no 
increasing, no additional spending. It is appropriate.
  As former Chairman Bud Shuster was fond of saying: We Members of 
Congress are not potted plants. We are not there to just stand and look 
on benignly while the executive branch implements the legislation that 
we vote for. We are the ones who are accountable to raise the revenues; 
we are the ones who are accountable to put the policies in place, and 
we have a say in how they are carried out. And that is what we do with 
these Member high-priority projects.
  So I urge all Members to support this legislation as an affirmation 
of the role of the people's body in setting transportation policy.
  Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, today the House is considering H.R. 1195, 
a bill to make technical corrections to the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 
(SAFETEA-LU). Included in this bill is an important technical 
correction to a previously authorized high-priority project (HPP) which 
would increase vehicle crossing capacity over the Mississippi River and 
provide congestion relief for many of my constituents in Anoka County.
  Development associated with population growth in the northwestern 
portion of the Twin Cities metro region has significantly increased 
traffic volume along the Highway 101, Highway 169, and 1-94 corridors. 
These increases currently cause significant delays at corridor 
crossings over the Mississippi River during the rush hours. Congestion 
experienced along these existing corridors will increase markedly as 
the area continues to grow.
  Unfortunately, H.R. 1195 includes an error in the language referring 
to this project, mislabeling US 169 as US 160. In the past, typo 
mistakes have held up funding previously authorized by the House. I 
hope that my statement will serve to clarify this typo now and in the 
future as this important project moves forward.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) that the House suspend the 
rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill, H.R. 1195.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the 
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be 
postponed.

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