ROADS AND HIGHWAYS

Amendments

Maintenance: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (H.R. 2988), H10779 [24SE]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (S. 1831), S10866, S10897 [18SE]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3489 [16AP], H3533, H3536, H3537, H3538, H3545 [17AP]

Articles and editorials

Highways and You—The Road to Our Future, E794 [14MY]

Keep the Avenue Closed, S7055 [26JN]

Less Funding, More Alternative Financing Predicted, S8371 [19JY]

Bills and resolutions

Appalachian Development Highway System: funding (see S. 1881), S6408 [18JN]

Appropriations: funding for roads classified as local or rural minor collectors (see H.R. 3165), H2866 [26MR]

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (see S. 1903), S6849 [25JN]

Construction: funding (see H.R. 3775), H7260 [10JY]

Construction industries: reuse or disposal of construction and demolition debris (see H.R. 3522), H5569 [23MY]

Crime: establish toll-free telephone number for the reporting of stolen and abandoned motor vehicles (see H.R. 4286), H12173 [28SE]

———include graffiti removal within meaning of transportation enhancement activity (see H.R. 3848), H8029 [18JY]

Dept. of Transportation: regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers (see S. 1957; H.R. 4040), S7887 [16JY], H10174 [10SE]

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (see H.R. 4128), H10762 [20SE]

FCC: establish rules preventing broadcasts that create hazards for motorists (see H.R. 3419), H4646 [8MY]

Federal aid programs: modify the minimum allocation formula (see S. 2022, 2123; H.R. 3195), S9554 [2AU], S11294 [25SE], H3170 [28MR]

Hazardous substances: regulation of not-for-hire transportation of agriculture production materials (see H.R. 3799), H7532 [12JY]

Maine Turnpike: increase truck weight limit on sections (see S. 1883; H.R. 3549), S6408 [18JN], H5646 [29MY]

Maintenance: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (see H.R. 2988), H1507 [28FE]

Metric system: modification of highway signs (see H.R. 3617), H6285 [12JN]

Mexico: safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (see S. 1548; H.R. 2946), S555 [30JA], H1224 [1FE]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see S. 2116; H.R. 3162, 3168), S11169 [24SE], H2866 [26MR], H2949 [27MR]

National parks and recreation areas: highway relocation assistance relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks (see S. 1706), S4190 [25AP]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (see S. 1831), S5763 [4JN]

Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (see H.R. 3372, 3384), H4396 [1MY]

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: authorize improvements to a county road and prohibit construction of a scenic shoreline drive (see H.R. 2958), H1225 [1FE]

Public works: national program to create jobs and restore infrastructure (see H.R. 3469), H5287 [16MY]

Railroads: funding for grade crossing closure projects (see S. 1572), S1295 [23FE]

———implementation of exemptions to train whistle requirements at public highway-rail grade crossings (see H. Con. Res. 201), H8557 [25JY]

———improve safety at grade crossings (see H.R. 3000), H1635 [29FE]

States: allocation of funds from the Highway Trust Fund (see S. 1843), S5856 [5JN]

———eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to national minimum drinking age (see H.R. 3548), H5646 [29MY]

———increase number of participants in the infrastructure bank pilot program (see H.R. 3367), H4302 [30AP]

———participation by certain officials in statewide planning processes (see H.R. 3227), H3230 [29MR]

Taxation: treatment of certain agricultural equipment (see H.R. 2887), H912 [25JA]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (see S. 1891; H.R. 3527, 3669), S6517 [19JN], H5569 [23MY], H6508 [18JN]

———highway construction funding (see S. 2143), S11539 [27SE]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), consideration, H3229 [29MR]

———transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (see S. 1971; H.R. 3840), S8156 [18JY], H7779 [17JY]

Urban areas: metropolitan planning (see H.R. 4330), H12193 [30SE]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (see S.J. Res. 62; H.J. Res. 194), S11090 [20SE], H10524 [17SE]

White House: use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic (see S. Res. 254; H. Res. 458), S5004 [14MY], H6691 [20JN]

William H. Natcher Bridge: designate (see H.R. 3572), H5817 [4JN]

Descriptions

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact Amendments Made By Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, H10825 [24SE]

Letters

Dept. of Transportation use of erroneous highway apportionment formulas: several Senators, S12115 [1OC]

Impact of relaxed travel barriers between the U.S. and Mexico on drug enforcement efforts and highway safety: Senator Feinstein, S557 [30JA]

Off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds: Alan Greenspan, FRS, H3511 [17AP]

———Allen Schick, Brookings Institution, H3513 [17AP]

———Clifford Winston, Brookings Institution, H3514 [17AP]

———David J. Forkenbrock, University of Iowa, H3510 [17AP]

———David Luberoff, Harvard University, H3511 [17AP]

———G. William Miller, G. William Miller & Co., Inc., H3512 [17AP]

———Hendrick S. Houthakker, Harvard University, H3511 [17AP]

———Herbert Stein, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, H3513 [17AP]

———James A. Dunn, Rutgers University, H3510 [17AP]

———James H. Washington, Dept. of Transportation, H3533 [17AP]

———James L. Blum, CBO, H3509 [17AP]

———Martin Wachs, University of California, H3513 [17AP]

———Michael Bell, Johns Hopkins University, H3508 [17AP]

———Michael J. Boskin, Stanford University, H3510 [17AP]

———Murray Weidenbaum, Center for the Study of American Business, H3514 [17AP]

———Paul A. Volcker, James D. Wolfensohn, Inc., H3513 [17AP]

———Pete du Pont, National Center for Policy Analysis, H3510 [17AP]

———Philip C. Jackson Jr., Birmingham-Southern College, H3511 [17AP]

———Raymond J. Saulnier, H3513 [17AP]

———Sherman J. Maisel, Sherman J. Maisel Associates, H3512 [17AP]

———Thomas G. Moore, H3512 [17AP]

———Tom Schatz and Joe Winkelmann, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, E583 [19AP]

———William Poole, Brown University, H3512 [17AP]

Transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States: Senator Mack, S8371 [19JY]

Use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic in front of the White House: Richard L. Lesher, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S6442 [19JN]

Lists

Cosponsors of S. Res. 254, use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic in front of the White House, S6434 [19JN]

Supporters of S. Res. 254, use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic in front of the White House, S6434 [19JN]

Supporters of S. Res. 254, use of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House for vehicular traffic, S5012 [14MY]

Memorandums

Modify the Minimum Allocation Formula for Federal Aid Highway Program: Linda L. Robertson, Dept. of the Treasury, S9270, S9274 [31JY]

Messages

Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Report: President Clinton, S12303 [3OC], H12267 [3OC]

Questions

Dept. of Transportation use of erroneous highway apportionment formulas, S12116 [1OC]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: funding for roads classified as local or rural minor collectors (H.R. 3165), E449 [26MR]

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (S. 1903), H6797-H6799 [25JN]

Budget: discretionary spending levels, H5725, H5728, H5729, H5740 [30MY]

California: Alameda Corridor transportation project funding, H12105 [28SE], E1666 [19SE]

Cataldo, ID: Coeur d'Alene River dike improvement funding, H6883 [26JN]

Construction: funding (H.R. 3775), E1249 [11JY]

Dept. of Transportation: regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers, H11331, H11334 [26SE]

———regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers (H.R. 4040), H10546-H10548 [18SE]

Drunken driving: add vehicle confiscation to criteria for State eligibility for Federal drunk driving countermeasure grants (H.R. 4128), E1667 [20SE]

———reporting of blood alcohol levels exceeding State permissible levels after vehicular accidents (H.R. 1982), E779 [10MY]

Forest Service: road construction funding, H6592-H6599, H6602-H6604, H6612-H6620 [19JN]

Highway Trust Fund: mass transit account expenditures, H7068, H7079 [27JN]

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act: reauthorize, H10774 [24SE], E1352 [23JY]

Maintenance: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (H.R. 2988), H10779-H10783 [24SE]

Mexico: safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (H.R. 2946), H1204 [1FE]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: domestic auto content labeling funding, H6971 [26JN], E1215 [8JY]

———promotion of bicycle safety and training, E1257 [11JY]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (H.R. 3168), H2932-H2934 [27MR]

National parks and recreation areas: highway relocation assistance relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks (H.R. 848), H6042 [10JN]

Petroleum: transfer gasoline tax revenues to transportation trust funds (H.R. 3372), E681 [1MY]

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: authorize improvements to a county road and prohibit construction of a scenic shoreline drive, H6674 [20JN]

Railroads: implementation of exemptions to train whistle requirements at public highway-rail grade crossings (H. Con. Res. 201), E1371 [25JY]

———improve safety at grade crossings (H.R. 3000), E258 [29FE]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (H.R. 2743), H6418 [17JN]

———limitation on interest payments credited to transportation trust funds, H3536 [17AP]

———national policy for infrastructure, H5114 [15MY], H5255 [16MY]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), H3184 [29MR], H3504-H3547 [17AP], E583, E584 [19AP], E658 [29AP]

———provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 842), consideration (H. Res. 396), H3497-H3504 [17AP]

———use of innovative financing methods relative to maintenance of roads, E499 [29MR]

Washington: emergency funding for repair of Highway 105, H12108 [28SE]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (H.J. Res. 194), H10822-H10825 [24SE]

West Virginia: highway corridor project, H3621 [18AP], H9905 [2AU]

White House: use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic (H. Res. 458), E1141 [20JN]

William H. Natcher Bridge: designate (H.R. 3572), H6462-H6464 [18JN], E1137 [20JN]

Remarks in Senate

Appalachian Development Highway System: funding (S. 1881), S6409 [18JN]

Beartooth Highway: management, S10533 [13SE]

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge: designate (S. 1903), S6820 [25JN]

Billings, MT: Shiloh Interchange project funding, S9282 [31JY]

Budget: discretionary spending levels, S5243-S5248 [17MY], S5478 [22MY]

Dept. of Transportation: regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers (S. 1957), S7893-S7895 [16JY]

Ecology and environment: protect scenic highways from water erosion, S9148 [30JY]

Federal aid programs: modify the minimum allocation formula, S9266-S9275, S9281 [31JY], S10779, S10781, S10783, S10785 [18SE]

———modify the minimum allocation formula (S. 2022), S9561, S9562 [2AU]

———modify the minimum allocation formula (S. 2123), S11303-S11305 [25SE], S11560 [27SE]

Highway Trust Fund: allocation of funds, S12115-S12117 [1OC]

Interstate Highway System: anniversary, S7054 [26JN]

Maintenance: exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions (H.R. 2988), S11583 [27SE]

Mexico: safety standards and drug enforcement efforts relative to trucks seeking to cross U.S. border (S. 1548), S555-S559 [30JA]

Michigan: transit projects funding, S9132 [30JY], S9282 [31JY]

Motor vehicles: safety of air bags relative to children, S10831 [18SE]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (S. 2116), S11186 [24SE]

NTSB: authorizing appropriations (S. 1831), S5768 [4JN], S10895-S10898 [18SE]

Railroads: closure of rail-highway crossings, S9141, S9142, S9145 [30JY]

———funding for grade crossing closure projects (S. 1572), S1296 [23FE]

———implementation of exemptions to train whistle requirements at public highway-rail grade crossings, S9276-S9278 [31JY]

———train whistle requirements at public highway-rail grade crossings, S10747, S10759 [18SE]

States: allocation of funds from the Highway Trust Fund (S. 1843), S5864 [5JN]

———project funding, S5242, S5243 [17MY]

Transportation: funding for projects in Mexican border States to accommodate increased traffic resulting from NAFTA implementation (S. 1891), S6528 [19JN]

———highway construction funding (S. 2143), S11547-S11549 [27SE]

———transfer authority over highway programs and mass transit programs to States (S. 1971), S8370 [19JY]

Trucking industry: applying Federal weight regulations to Maine and New Hampshire, S9280 [31JY]

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact: congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (H.J. Res. 194), S12401 [3OC]

———congressional consent to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia (S.J. Res. 62), S11094 [20SE]

White House: use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic, S4274 [29AP], S6433-S6436, S6438, S6441-S6450 [19JN]

———use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic (H. Res. 458), S7054 [26JN]

———use of Pennsylvania Avenue for vehicular traffic (S. Res. 254), S5011 [14MY], S5619 [23MY]

Reports filed

Appalachian Regional Commission Funding and Economic Development Programs: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2145) (H. Rept. 104-693), H8029 [18JY]

Consideration of H.R. 842, Off-Budget Treatment for Certain Transportation Trust Funds: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 396) (H. Rept. 104-514), H3229 [29MR]

Dept. of Transportation Regulations Relative to Transportation of Intermodal Containers: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4040) (H. Rept. 104-794), H10523 [17SE]

Hells Canyon Wilderness Area Boundary Modification: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2693) (H. Rept. 104-779), H10111 [9SE]

Highway Relocation Assistance Relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1706), S10600 [16SE]

Moratorium on Federal Regulations Relative to Right-of-Way Construction on Public Land: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1425) (S. Rept. 104-261), S4937 [9MY]

NTSB Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1831) (S. Rept. 104-324), S8373 [19JY]

Off-Budget Treatment for Certain Transportation Trust Funds: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 842) (H. Rept. 104-499), H2949 [27MR]

———Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 842) (H. Rept. 104-499), H3229 [29MR]

Traffic Signal Synchronization Projects Exemption From Certain Clean Air Act Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2988) (H. Rept. 104-807), H10601 [18SE]

William H. Natcher Bridge: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 3572), S10837 [18SE]

William H. Natcher Bridge Designation: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3572) (H. Rept. 104-626), H6508 [18JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Pennsylvania Avenue Reopening Emergency Resolution: District of Columbia City Council, S6434 [19JN]

Statements

Interstate Highway System Anniversary: Vice President Gore, S7054 [26JN], H6974 [26JN]

Summaries

Mexican Safety Standards and Drug Enforcement Efforts Relative to Trucks Seeking To Cross U.S. Border (H.R. 2946), H1205 [1FE]

Transfer Authority Over Highway Programs and Mass Transit Programs to States (S. 1971), S8372 [19JY]

Tables

Comparison of proposed obligation based on estimated appropriations for Federal aid highway programs, S9267 [31JY]

Comparison of State highway obligation limitations, S10780 [18SE]

Dept. of Transportation allocation of highway trust funds, S12116 [1OC]

Highway funding lost by State, 1992-96, H3519 [17AP]

Michigan transit projects funding, S9282 [31JY]

Testimonies

Use of Innovative Financing Methods Relative to Highway Maintenance: Robert Zauner, E499 [29MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 396, consideration of H.R. 842, Truth in Budgeting Act, H3497 [17AP]

H.J. Res. 194, congressional consent to amendments to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, H10822-H10824 [24SE]

H.R. 848, highway relocation assistance relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parks, H6042 [10JN]

H.R. 2988, exempt traffic signal synchronization projects from certain Clean Air Act provisions, H10779 [24SE]

H.R. 3572, William H. Natcher Bridge, H6462 [18JN]

H.R. 4040, regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers, H10546 [18SE]

S. 1572, Railroad Crossing Safety Act, S1296 [23FE]

S. 1891, Border Infrastructure Safety and Congestion Relief Act, S6529 [19JN]

S. 1903, Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge, S6820 [25JN], H6799 [25JN]

S. 1957, regulations relative to transportation of intermodal containers, S7894 [16JY]

S. 2022, Surface Transportation Equity Act, S9561 [2AU]

S. 2123, Highway Funding Fairness Act, S11304 [25SE]

S. Res. 254, use of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House for vehicular traffic, S5011 [14MY]