[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 7651-7664]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  SAFETEA-LU TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass 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, as amended.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

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                               H.R. 1195

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

                      TITLE I--HIGHWAY PROVISIONS

     SECTION 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 Interstate Route 376 High Priority 
     Designation.--
       (1) 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''.
       (2) 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) 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 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.''.
       (h) Correction of Reference in Apportionment of Highway 
     Safety Improvement Program Funds.--Effective October 1, 2006, 
     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''.
       (i) Correction of Amendment To Advance Construction.--
     Section 115 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (j) 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)''.
       (k) 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''.
       (l) Metropolitan Transportation Planning.--
       (1) Section 134(j)(3)(D) of title 23, United States Code, 
     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.
       (2) Section 134(k)(2) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``a metropolitan planning area serving''.
       (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 (2) of subsection (f) (as redesignated by 
     subparagraph (G)) by striking the paragraph heading and 
     inserting ``Bridges not on federal-aid highways'';
       (I) in subsection (m) (as redesignated by subparagraph (G)) 
     by striking the subsection heading and inserting ``Program 
     for Bridges Not on Federal-Aid Highways''; and
       (J) in subsection (n)(4)(B) (as redesignated by 
     subparagraph (G)) by striking ``State highway agency'' and 
     inserting ``State transportation department''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Metropolitan planning.--Section 104(f)(1) of such title 
     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) 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''.
       (o) 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)''.
       (p) 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)''.
       (q) 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.
       (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''.

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       (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 subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) and inserting the following:
       ``(A) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
       ``(B) $35,000,000 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.''.

     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 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''.
       (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) In General.--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, 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 by 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 inserting ``Heidelberg Borough/Scott 
     Township/Carnegie Borough for design, engineering, 
     acquisition, and construction of streetscaping enhancements, 
     paving, lighting and safety upgrades, and parking 
     improvements'';
       (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'';

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       (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;
       (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 inserting ``and to Heisley 
     Road'' after ``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 ``Providence Hospital public access 
     road and enhancements, including access connections between 
     the proposed Providence Regional Administration Building and 
     Piper Street, to improve  access and circulation in the 
     Providence Southwest Campus'';
       (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 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) in item number 889 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``U.S. 160, State Highway 3 to east 
     of the Florida River'';
       (114) in item number 324 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Paving a portion of H-58 from 
     Buck Hill to 4,000 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'';

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       (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 3136 by inserting ``on Walden Drive 
     and Greenwood Hills Drive'' after ``roadway redesign'';
       (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'';
       (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 2436 by striking the project 
     description and amount and inserting ``For Wilkes-Barre to 
     design, acquire land, and construct a parking garage or 
     parkade, streetscaping enhancements, paving, lighting, safety 
     improvements, and roadway redesign at and around the Sterling 
     Hotel in Wilkes-Barre, including on River Street, Market 
     Street, or Franklin Street (or any combination thereof) to 
     the vicinity of the Irem Temple'' and ``$3,000,000'', 
     respectively;
       (132) in item number 2723 by striking ``$4,000,000'' and by 
     inserting ``$3,150,000'';
       (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 by 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 2429 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;

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       (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 and 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) in item number 2168 by striking the project 
     description and amount and inserting ``Study and design, 
     engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and construction of 
     street improvements, streetscaping enhancements, paving, 
     lighting, safety improvements, along the Rt. 315 corridor 
     from Dupont to Wilkes Barre'' and ``$1,000,000'', 
     respectively;
       (164) in item number 170 by striking the project 
     description and amount and inserting ``Study of a Maglev 
     train route from Northeast Pennsylvania through New Jersey 
     and New York'' and ``$1,600,000'', respectively;
       (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 and 
     including the intersection of Main and William 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, streetscapping 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 in the Breezy Point neighborhood 
     of Queens County'';
       (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 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 ``Ferry'' and 
     inserting ``Dock'';
       (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, 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'';

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       (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 by 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 by inserting ``Hansen Dam Recreation Area 
     access improvements, including hillside stabilization and 
     parking lot rehabilitation along Osborne Street between 
     Glenoaks Boulevard and Dronfield Avenue''; and
       (235) in item number 449 by striking the project 
     description and inserting ``Route 30 and Mount Pleasant Road 
     Interchange Safety Improvements, Westmoreland County, install 
     light installations at intersection and consolidate entrances 
     and exits to Route 30''.
       (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--
       (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) 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 2007 through 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.
       (d) 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 DESIGNATION.

       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).

     SEC. 108. FUTURE OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

       Section 1909(b) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
     Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 
     Stat. 1471) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph 
     (9) by striking ``July 1, 2007'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     2007'';
       (2) in paragraph (11)(C) by striking ``the Administrator of 
     the Federal Highway Administration'' and inserting ``the 
     Secretary'';
       (3) in paragraph (11)(D)(i) by striking ``, on a 
     reimbursable basis,'';
       (4) in paragraph (15) by striking ``$1,400,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2006 and 2007'' and inserting ``$1,400,000 for 
     fiscal year 2006 and $3,400,000 for fiscal year 2007'';
       (5) by redesignating paragraphs (14), (15), (16), and (17) 
     as paragraphs (15), (16), (17), and (18), respectively; and
       (6) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following:
       ``(14) Limitations.--Funds made available to carry out this 
     section may be expended only to support the activities of the 
     Commission. No data, analyses, reports, or any other 
     documents prepared for the Commission to fulfill its duties 
     may be provided to or shared with other commissions or task 
     forces until such data, analyses, reports, or documents have 
     been made available to the public.''.

     SEC. 109. 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 is only applied to 
     components or parts of a bridge project and not the entire 
     bridge project and this is inconsistent with this sense of 
     Congress;''.

     SEC. 110. 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; and
       (4) in item number 452 by striking ``$2,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$3,000,000''.

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     SEC. 111. BIA INDIAN ROAD PROGRAM.

       Section 1939(b) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
     Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 
     Stat. 1511) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``For the villages'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--For the villages'';
       (2) by striking ``, and the Secretary'' and inserting a 
     period and the following:
       ``(2) Fiscal year 2006.--The Secretary''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Fiscal year 2007.--The Secretary shall pay, from 
     amounts made available to carry out section 202(d) of title 
     23, United States Code, for fiscal year 2007, the tribal 
     organizations listed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
     (a) the difference between the Federal share of the costs of 
     the projects listed in such paragraphs and the amounts paid 
     to the respective tribal organizations for such projects 
     under this section in fiscal year 2006.''.

     SEC. 112. 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.'';
       (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b); and
       (4) in subsection (b)(1) (as so redesignated) by striking 
     ``2006'' and inserting ``2007''.

     SEC. 113. HIGHWAY RESEARCH FUNDING.

       (a) F-SHRP Funding.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, for each of fiscal years 2007 through 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--
       (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 2007 through 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 2007 through 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 2007 through 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 (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
       (B) 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 2007 through 2009, the 
     Secretary shall expend not more than 1.5 percent of amounts 
     made available to carry out this section''.

     SEC. 114. 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 ``$8,710,000,000''.

     SEC. 115. 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 the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
     (112 Stat. 257) is amended 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''.

     SEC. 116. 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. 117. 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. 118. BUY AMERICA.

       Section 313 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Waivers.--
       ``(1) Written justifications.--If the Secretary determines 
     that it is necessary to waive the application of subsection 
     (a) in accordance with subsection (b), the Secretary shall, 
     before the waiver becomes effective--
       ``(A) publish in the Federal Register a detailed written 
     justification as to why the waiver is needed; and
       ``(B) provide the public with a reasonable period of time 
     for notice and comment.
       ``(2) Annual report.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of enactment of this subsection, and annually 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on the Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a report on any waivers granted 
     under subsection (b).''.

     SEC. 119. 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.

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       (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. 120. 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 103, 105, 110, 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 (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 103, 105, 110, and 
     201(o)) shall be treated as not being enacted.

                      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(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.
       (2) 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 paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``mass transportation'' 
     and inserting ``public transportation''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``section 5305(a)'' and 
     inserting ``section 5303(k)''.
       (d) Section 5309.--Section 5309(m) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in the heading for paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``Major 
     capital'' and inserting ``Capital''; and
       (2) in paragraph (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)''; and
       (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.''.
       (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 3037.--Section 3037(c)(3) of the Safe, 
     Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
     Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1636) is amended by striking 
     ``Phase II''.
       (2) 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''.
       (3) Section 3043.--
       (A) Portland, oregon.--Section 3043(b)(27) of such Act (119 
     Stat. 1642) is amended by inserting ``/Milwaukie'' after 
     ``Mall''.
       (B) 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''.
       (C) San diego.--Section 3043(c)(217) of such Act (119 Stat. 
     1648) is amended by striking ``San Diego'' and inserting 
     ``San Diego Transit''.
       (D) Livermore.--Section 3043(c) of such Act (119 Stat. 
     1645) is amended by inserting after paragraph (102) the 
     following:
       ``(102A) Livermore, California--Livermore Amador Valley 
     Transit Authority BRT.''.
       (E) Sacramento.--Section 3043(c)(204) of such Act (119 
     Stat. 647) is amended by striking ``Downtown''.
       (4) 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 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) by adding at the end--

       (I) 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
       (II) in each of the FY08 and FY09 columns by inserting 
     ``$50,000'';

       (x) in item number 457--

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

       (xi) in item number 458--

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

       (xii) in item number 57 by striking the project description 
     and inserting ``Wilmington, NC, maintenance, operations and 
     administration, transfer facilities''.
       (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''.
       (5) 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''.

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       (6) 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 
     section 3043(b)(33) of such Act (119 Stat. 1642) in the new 
     starts rating process, the Secretary of Transportation 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.

                      TITLE III--OTHER 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''.
       (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) Registration of Brokers.--Section 4142(c)(2) of the 
     Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 
     Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 1747) is amended by 
     inserting ``each place it appears'' before the semicolon.
       (k) 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.
       (l) 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).
       (m) 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 by 
     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.''.
       (n) 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''.
       (o) 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''.
       (p) 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.
       (q) 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''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)(1)(A)(i) by striking ``in connection 
     with the filing of proof of financial responsibility''.
       (r) Termination of Registration Provisions.--Section 
     4305(a) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 
     1764) is amended by striking ``12 months'' and inserting ``24 
     months''.
       (s) 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''.
       (t) 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) 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''.
       (d) 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''.
       (e) 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''.

       (f) 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''.
       (g) 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''.
       (h) 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''.
       (i) 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) 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)''.

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       (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. REPEAL OF NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 
                   COMMISSION.

       Section 11142 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
     Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (119 Stat. 
     1961), and the item relating to such section in the table of 
     contents contained in section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) and the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oregon.


                             General Leave

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their 
remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 1195.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Oregon?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, this legislation is truly a compendium of technical 
corrections. When you look at a bill the magnitude of SAFETEA-LU and 
its extraordinary importance in our economy, and I believe the 
signature accomplishment of the last Congress, there are bound to be 
some drafting errors and other minor concerns in the legislation. We 
recognized those quite early on and had hoped to pass this bill, this 
technical corrections bill, during the last Congress; but it was never 
considered by the Senate, as are so many things that we do around here. 
Hopefully, this time we will get this needed work done.
  There are some essential things to be accomplished in this 
legislation. There is an oversight in the bill that results in the 
Surface Transportation Research Development and Deployment account 
being oversubscribed. People say, who cares.
  Well, actually it means that critical programs for the Federal 
Highway Administration Legacy Research and research programs will not 
be funded, and that creates a major problem. For instance, this would 
mean that we would not get the biennial ``Conditions and Performance 
Report.'' If we are going to maintain and improve our Nation's 
transportation infrastructure, we need to understand its status, its 
condition, and its need for future investment as we move toward yet 
another transportation bill in the coming Congress.
  It provides appraisals of highways, bridges, and transit finance, 
their expenditures in those accounts, and compares it to the needs we 
have, operational performance and future investment requirements.
  It also would free up additional funding for the National Surface 
Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, something that was 
created as part of SAFETEA-LU and has yet to get its work accomplished. 
We have charged them with both looking at and assessing the future 
needs, building on the requirements I just mentioned, the annual 
reports of the Department of Transportation, but even going beyond that 
to determine our infrastructure needs both to maintain the current 
infrastructure, to enhance it, and to mitigate congestion and to move 
toward a less congested and more fuel-efficient transportation future.
  They have also been charged with looking at how we pay for these 
vital investments and assessing the current revenue source, the gas 
tax, and some assorted excise taxes with future needs. This is again 
critical work to be done by that commission.
  This will better fund their work and give them some of the staff 
assistance they need, give them the capability of obtaining the data 
that they need, and extend the deadline for the report to Congress, 
which will be a crucial building block in the next transportation bill, 
by 6 months. We have now set a deadline of December 31, 2007.
  The bill also clarifies something regarding a sense of Congress 
regarding the buy America requirement. We feel that the Federal Highway 
Administration is not implementing the Buy America Act consistent with 
our, Congress's, statutory intent. They are beginning to break projects 
down into segments in a way that was not anticipated so that they can 
basically go around some of the buy America requirements. We want to 
reinforce here that the separate component test is not what we 
intended, and the amendment included in this bill is intended to 
clarify congressional intent and provide guidance to the Federal 
Highway Administration in the implementation of that section of the 
bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the chairman for 
leading the charge on this important technical corrections bill. I want 
to voice my support for H.R. 1195, and I encourage my colleagues to do 
the same.
  In the time that has passed since SAFETEA-LU was signed into law, we 
have heard from the Department of Transportation and several States 
regarding fixes to different programs and high-priority projects. H.R. 
1195 addresses most of the areas that need correction.
  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 in SAFETEA-LU. After we pass this bill, SAFETEA-
LU will finally be able to accomplish what Congress voted to do 2 years 
ago.
  The bulk of this bill is section 105, which makes changes to over 200 
of the high-priority projects in section 1702 of SAFETEA-LU. These 
changes address surface transportation projects in the bill that were 
unable to be executed, clarifying recipients, and increasing certain 
project funding levels, and decreasing others to achieve budget 
neutrality.
  The bill also makes a critical correction in the Transportation 
Research Program authorized in SAFETEA-LU. Errors were made in the 
research section of SAFETEA-LU that weakened the legacy research 
programs carried out by the Department of Transportation. This bill 
addresses that problem.
  The bill also extends the reporting deadline for the National Surface 
Transportation Policy and Review Study Commission established in 
SAFETEA-LU. This important commission is tasked with recommending a new 
direction in funding and policy for our surface transportation 
programs, and we look forward to seeing their final report.
  Again, thank you, Mr. Chairman, for revitalizing this technical 
corrections bill. I hope all of my colleagues will join me in 
supporting the bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may desire to the 
gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young).
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the gentleman 
from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) for bringing this bill forth, and Mr. 
Oberstar, the chairman of the full committee. This was our bill. We 
worked on this jointly. Some people say, Why do you need a technical 
corrections bill?
  If you remember, every highway bill we have ever passed has gone 
through a series of technical correction adjustments because when we 
write a bill, sometimes it is misinterpreted by highway departments and 
municipalities. This is purely a technical corrections bill. It adds 
nothing; it takes nothing away.
  Again, we passed a good piece of legislation 2 years ago. It has been 
implemented, but it will be implemented in a better way with these 
corrections.
  I have talked with the gentleman from Oregon and all he has to say is 
``yes'' or ``no.'' Regarding Providence Hospital of Anchorage, we are 
looking for a solution to a problem. I agree that we shouldn't be 
paying for something that is already done, but I would like to have 
those moneys available to improve the transportation to the center hub 
of health care in the city of Anchorage. It is my understanding that 
the gentleman has agreed to work with me in conference to try to solve 
that problem.

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  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I yield to the gentleman from Oregon.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Absolutely. The gentleman from Alaska has had extensive 
conversation with the chairman of the committee. It is my understanding 
that he is fully committed to helping resolve this issue.
  There is a problem with retroactive reimbursement, but we are looking 
at other ways to deal with critical access to a vital health facility 
in Anchorage.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I thank the gentleman, and I look forward to 
working with the gentleman and the chairman of the full committee on 
the new highway bill.
  I believe that the adjustments in this bill for the commission are 
set up for finding ways to fund, and it is crucially important to make 
sure that they have enough time to do that job. We are right in the 
process of not only finishing up SAFETEA-LU, but now we are in the 
process of beginning to write another bill which has to address the 
issue of transportation in this country.
  As you know how strong I supported the funding and the methods of 
funding previously was not successful, I think this Congress has a 
responsibility to provide the transportation for the Nation as a whole 
that can do the job.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I want to thank the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) for his 
leadership as chairman of the full committee as we went through that 
process in the last Congress, and also the fact that he is willing to 
get out front at the beginning to begin to try to address what is 
actually an investment deficit so far as it goes to transportation in 
the United States, something that can be easily recognized if one 
travels to other countries and sees how committed they are, 
particularly to competitors like China and the investments they are 
making which are absolutely on a massive scale to make their economy 
more efficient to move their people more efficiently.
  We need to not only maintain what we have and live on the benefits of 
our past investment; we need to ensure more robust future investments. 
I assure the gentleman I have begun a series of hearings that are on 
two tracks in the subcommittee I chair to look both at the future 
investment needs and also potential ways to raise the funds we need to 
make those investments.
  I look forward to working with the gentleman and others as we go 
through that process.
  I do want to assure Members since there is a new sensitivity around 
here about PAYGO that H.R. 1195 complies fully with House budget rules; 
and although it only addresses changes to previously authorized 
projects, not new projects, it also fully adheres to the new House 
Member earmark disclosure requirements.
  This is legislation that I recommend wholly to my colleagues, and 
they can vote for it in good conscience. It will help build our future 
and realize the full dream of SAFETEA-LU as we move through its full 
term.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I want to thank Mr. DeFazio, 
Mr. Duncan, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Mica, and certainly their staffs, for 
working so hard together to rectify the technical corrections that we 
are addressing in SAFETEA-LU. And I also want to thank our former 
chairman, the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young), for his hard work in 
providing the leadership that we had in the last Congress to get the 
SAFETEA-LU bill done.
  Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1195 makes technical corrections to the 
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy for Users, or SAFETEA-LU.
  This is the third time we have worked to finalize these technical 
corrections to SAFETEA-LU. During the 109th Congress, the House passed 
H.R. 5689, a bill to make technical corrections to SAFETEA-LU in June 
2006.
  During the summer and fall of 2006, we worked with the Senate to 
create H.R. 6233, which is a very similar product to the bill we are 
considering today. Now, we are trying again.
  As my colleagues have just said, H.R. 1195 makes numerous technical 
corrections to Federal surface transportation programs authorized by 
SAFETEA-LU. The technical corrections included in this bill have been 
identified by the Department of Transportation and are mostly of a 
conforming nature, or to correct drafting errors. The most important 
correction we are making is to strengthen the Federal Highway research 
program by ensuring the continuation of the legacy research programs 
carried out by the Department of Transportation.
  The majority of this bill is section 105, which makes changes to over 
200 of the high priority projects in sec. 1702 of SAFETEA-LU. These 
changes address ``broken'' surface transportation projects, clarifying 
recipients and increasing certain project funding levels and decreasing 
others to achieve budget neutrality.
  There is one purely technical correction that is not included in this 
package. SAFETEA-LU inadvertently changed certain regulations for 
trucks with a gross vehicle weight of less than 10,000 pounds.
  One of the implications of this error is that operators of these 
trucks no longer have to register or file insurance with DOT. 
Consequently, DOT can not regulate them for safety purposes.
  When Congress passed SAFETEA-LU, this change was not a policy change 
Congress knew about or intended to make. If Congress wanted to make 
this change, we would have debated and discussed it. Rather, this was 
something we were not aware of and has had very serious unintended 
consequences--especially for small businesses.
  I hope the Chairman, along with our colleagues in the Senate, will 
work with me to correct this technical problem.
  Despite the omission of this important correction, I still support 
this legislation and I encourage my colleagues to do the same.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 1195, a 
bill to make technical corrections to the surface transportation act, 
SAFETEA-LU.
  H.R. 1195 makes technical corrections to the surface transportation 
act, Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: 
A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), enacted in 2005. This is a non-
controversial, bipartisan bill that is intended to correct drafting 
errors, make technical fixes, and clarify Congressional intent on 
several provisions of the SAFETEA-LU.
  This legislation is very similar to the two bills that passed the 
House last year, but were never considered by the Senate.
  Although H.R. 1195, as amended, only addresses changes to previously 
authorized projects, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, per my direction, has required Members of Congress to 
submit earmark disclosure certifications pursuant to Rule XXI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives. In addition, the bill, as 
amended, complies with pay-as-you-go budget rules.
  SAFETEA-LU has been very successful and effective. Building on 
previous surface transportation acts, SAFETEA-LU provides the 
programmatic framework and investments necessary to begin addressing 
the nation's growing surface transportation needs. However, as with 
legislation of this magnitude, there were inadvertent drafting errors. 
The changes in this bill are required to ensure that all policies, 
programs, and projects embodied in the authorization act are 
implemented as intended by Congress.
  In particular, this bill makes critical fixes to the transportation 
research program authorized in SAFETEA-LU. Errors were made in the 
research program funding calculations that resulted in lower than 
intended funding levels in several research programs. These technical 
fixes will recapture critical research funds for many essential 
programs, including:
  The Future Strategic Highway Research Program, a concentrated, 
results-oriented research program focused on solving the top problems 
of highway safety, reliability, capacity, and renewal; and
  The University Transportation Center Program which advances U.S. 
technology and expertise in the many disciplines comprising 
transportation through the mechanisms of education, research, and 
technology.
  The bill also clarifies section 1928 of SAFETEA-LU regarding the 
Sense of Congress concerning Buy America requirements for Federal-aid 
highway bridge projects. Congress does not believe that the Federal 
Highway Administration (``FHWA'') is implementing the Buy America Act 
consistent with the statutory intent. Specifically, the ``additional 
cost test'' should be conducted on the basis of an entire bridge 
project, not on separate components of the bridge project. Regrettably, 
FHWA has applied the test to separate components of a bridge project if 
the project is broken into several components for contracting purposes. 
The original Sense of Congress, as well as the amendment included in

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this bill, is intended to clarify Congressional intent and to provide 
guidance to the FHWA in its implementation.
  Finally, H.R. 1195 modifies the Repeat Intoxicated Driver Law to 
allow for the use of ignition interlock devices. This change gives 
States more flexibility to either continue with the current one-year 
license suspension requirement for repeat offenders, or permit a 45-day 
license suspension, after which limited driving privileges are 
reinstated provided an ignition interlock device is placed on the 
offender's vehicle.
  Repeat offenders are a significant part of the United States drunk 
driving problem, representing about one-third of all Driving Under the 
Influence (DUI) arrests each year. It is estimated that between 50 and 
75 percent of repeat offenders whose licenses have been suspended 
continue to drive illegally. An ignition interlock device prevents 
offenders who have alcohol in their system from operating their 
vehicle, but allows them to continue to drive to work, school, or an 
alcohol treatment program.
   Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting H.R. 
1195.
  Mr. Speaker, I submit the following exchange of letters between Mr. 
Gordon and myself regarding this bill.

         House of Representatives, Committee on Science and 
           Technology,
                                   Washington, DC, March 26, 2007.
     Hon. James L. Oberstar,
     Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: I am writing to you concerning the 
     jurisdictional interest of the Committee on Science and 
     Technology in matters being considered in 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 bill amends research portions of 
     H.R. 3, Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation 
     Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (P.L. 109-59), which are 
     within the Committee on Science and Technology's 
     jurisdiction.
       The Committee on Science and Technology acknowledges the 
     importance of H.R. 1195 and the need for the legislation to 
     move expeditiously. Therefore, while we have a valid claim to 
     jurisdiction over the bill, I agree not to request a 
     sequential referral. This, of course, is conditional on our 
     mutual understanding that nothing in this legislation or my 
     decision to forgo a sequential referral waives, reduces or 
     otherwise affects the jurisdiction of the Committee on 
     Science and Technology and that a copy of this letter and of 
     your response will be included in the Congressional Record 
     when the bill is considered on the House Floor.
       The Committee on Science and Technology also asks that you 
     support our request to be conferees on any provisions over 
     which we have jurisdiction during any House-Senate conference 
     on this legislation.
       Thank you for your attention to this matter.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Bart Gordon,
     Chairman.
                                  ____

         House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and 
           Infrastructure,
                                   Washington, DC, March 26, 2007.
     Hon. Bart Gordon,
     Chairman, Committee on Science and Technology, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Chairman Gordon: Thank you for your March 26, 2007 
     letter regarding 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. 
     Your support for this legislation and your assistance in 
     ensuring its timely consideration are greatly appreciated.
       I agree that the research provisions in the bill are of 
     jurisdictional interest to the Committee on Science and 
     Technology. I acknowledge that by forgoing a sequential 
     referral, your Committee is not relinquishing its 
     jurisdiction and I will fully support your request to be 
     represented in a House Senate conference on those provisions 
     over which the Committee on Science and Technology has 
     jurisdiction in H.R. 1195.
       I value your cooperation and look forward to working with 
     you as we move ahead with this important clean air 
     legislation.
           Sincerely,
                                          James L. Oberstar, M.C.,
                                                         Chairman.

  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the Chairman for 
revitalizing this important technical corrections bill and voice my 
support for H.R. 1195. I encourage my colleagues to do the same.
  There were many minor errors--in policy and in Members projects--in 
SAFETEA-LU that need technical correction.
  Most people may not remember, but the House and Senate actually 
passed a SAFETEA-LU technical corrections bill that was signed into law 
in October 2005. That bill was taken up with extreme urgency because it 
prevented the accidental shutdown of boat safety programs.
  In the time that has passed since the October 2005 SAFETEA-LU 
technical corrections bill was signed into law, we have heard from DOT 
and various states regarding fixes to different programs and high 
priority projects. I believe H.R. 1195 addresses most of the areas 
which need correction.
  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'' in SAFETEA-LU. After we pass this bill, 
SAFETEA-LU will finally be able to accomplish what Congress voted to do 
2 years ago.
  H.R. 1195 addresses all of the true technical corrections except one. 
This bill does not include a correction to an error in the motor 
carrier title of SAFETEA-LU.
  In SAFETEA-LU, we attempted to harmonize the definition of 
``commercial motor vehicle'' with ``motor vehicle''. Unintentionally, 
this change removed trucks weighing 10,000 lbs or less from the truck 
exemption of the Fair Labor Standards Act and from DOT's safety 
oversight.
  I am very concerned with this change in policy that was never 
negotiated for or discussed during the bill's original conference.
  Now, small trucking business, who will have to change their business 
plan in order to comply with the law, are going to suffer the most. 
These are the small businesses who have high overhead and small 
profits, but are providing necessary services and products to urban 
areas and rural towns across the country.
  This change is going to create great hardships on the small companies 
who are already in the business and most likely will inhibit others 
from entering the business.
  It is disappointing this Congress has not addressed this problem, but 
I hope we can do so before final passage of this bill.
  Again, thank you, Mr. Chairman, for revitalizing this technical 
correction bill and I hope all my colleagues will join me in supporting 
this bill.
  Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to voice my strong support for 
H.R. 1195. This bill will make essential technical corrections to the 
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act.
  I want to thank my friend, Rep. James Oberstar, and the Members of 
the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for bringing this 
legislation to the floor.
  This legislation will provide support for vital projects to my home 
state of California, and in particular to the city of San Bernardino, 
located in my district. I commend the Chairman for his foresight in 
giving states the flexibility our districts need to carry out these 
important transportation projects.
  I am particularly pleased this bill includes a technical correction 
for High Priority Project # 2826. This change will allow transportation 
officials in the Inland Empire to double the number of grade 
separations constructed on the Alameda Corridor East.
  There is no doubt this project will go a long way to help reduce 
congestion and improve road safety for residents in my home district 
and all Californians traveling to and from the Inland Empire. I urge my 
colleagues to support our local communities and cast a vote in favor of 
H.R. 1195.
  Mr. WEINER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend my colleagues for their 
work on the SAFETEA-LU technical corrections bill. After extensive 
conversations with the local transportation authority in New York City, 
it has become apparent that several changes are necessary in order for 
very important transportation infrastructure improvements to be 
implemented in New York City. Included in this bill are a number of 
projects that will enhance transportation throughout New York City and 
in my district in particular.
  At my urging, the technical corrections bill includes: $1,100,000 for 
the New York City Department of Transportation to design and 
rehabilitate roads commonly known as step streets, which connect 
streets on steep grades, in Bronx County in coordination with my 
colleagues Mr. Engel, Mr. Crowley, and Mr. Serrano; $2,500,000 to 
design and construct school safety projects in New York City to be used 
as part of the recently launched Safe Routes to Schools project, 
spearheaded by the New York City Department of Transportation; 
$1,300,000 for the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority to install 
security cameras at the Steinway Street, Broadway, 30th Avenue, and 
Astoria Boulevard subway stations in Astoria, New York, at the 
suggestion and urging of New York Assemblyman Michael Gianaris; 
$100,000 to provide for an

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independent study of the Newtown Creek oil spill in coordination with 
my colleague Ms. Velazquez; $500,000 for the New York City Department 
of Transportation to study and implement transportation improvements in 
the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens County; $500,000 for the New 
York Metropolitan Transit Authority's interagency task force on fencing 
to fence exposed track along the Long Island Railroad.
  These high priority projects will make a considerable contribution to 
the lives of New York City residents.
  Chairman Oberstar, Mr. Mica, Chairman DeFazio, and Mr. Duncan deserve 
the thanks and appreciation of every Member of this House for their 
tireless efforts to improve America's transportation system.
  I also could not have secured these and other programs within TEA-LU 
without the help and counsel of individuals here in Washington, and New 
York City. I would like to thank Joshua Fay-Hurvitz of my staff. I 
would also like to thank both the Democratic and Republican staff of 
the Transportation Committee. In particular, I would like to thank 
Jackie Schmitz and Ward McCarragher of Mr. Oberstar's staff. I would 
also like to thank Commissioner Iris Weinshall, David Woloch, and Andra 
Horsch at the New York City Department of Transportation. Additionally, 
I'd like to thank Derrick Douglas with the State of New York, and Judy 
Chesser and Bill Daly with the City of New York. Finally I'd like to 
thank Lee Sander and Chris Boylan with the New York Metropolitan 
Transit Authority, Mike Weiss at the Federal Highway Administration, 
and Jessie Torres at the Department of Transportation.
  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to thank our Chairman, James 
Oberstar, for his dedication to our Nation's highways, and for his 
willingness to work with me on an issue of great importance to Arizona 
as H.R. 1195 continues its way through the legislative process.
  H.R. 1195 makes technical corrections to the law that funds our 
Nation's highways: the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (``SAFETEA-LU'').
  Unfortunately, when the law was drafted, Arizona was left out of a 
key provision. That provision concerns the Federal funding share that 
is made available for certain highway projects.
  Under existing law, the Federal Government is supposed to assume a 
larger share for Federal highway projects in states with large 
proportions of Federal lands.
  Currently, SAFETEA-LU identifies 6 such states with large amounts of 
public land.
  Unfortunately, Arizona . . . which ranks 3rd in the Nation in public 
lands . . . was left off that list.
  I believe this was a mistake, and should be corrected along with all 
the other mistakes that H.R. 1195 addresses.
  At the time SAFETEA-LU was initially drafted, no one from Arizona 
served on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
thus, there was no one to bring this omission to the Committee's 
attention.
  I am now proud to serve on that committee.
  When we marked up H.R. 1195 earlier this month, I offered an 
amendment to add Arizona to the list of states with large amounts of 
public lands which are supposed to receive a higher Federal share.
  My amendment was budget-neutral. It would have cost nothing. It would 
not have reduced any other state's highway funding. Rather, it would 
have merely given our state . . . a state with more public lands than 
47 other states . . . the flexibility it needs to allocate its Federal 
funding between our various highway projects.
  At the Chairman's request, and in exchange for his commitment to work 
with me on this issue as H.R. 1195 goes to conference comittee, I 
withdrew my amendment. I know the Chairman understands how important 
this is to Arizona, and I am grateful for his assistance.
  I would also like to publicly thank Senator Jon Kyl, who has been a 
champion of this issue for years. He has fought hard for this in the 
Senate, and I know he will do the same again this year. I look forward 
to working with him as well, for the good of Arizona, when the bill 
reaches conference committee.
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. 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 Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 1195, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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